"Don't leave without explaining yourself!" Seeing that Liu Ming was actually planning to leave like that, Erina immediately nervously stepped forward to block his path.
To her, Hisako was different.
She was really worried that Liu Ming would, as he said, make things difficult for Hisako.
"Don't worry, I'm an adult. I wouldn't stoop to the level of you kids," Liu Ming waved his hand, indicating that he was just joking earlier.
Hearing this, Erina secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the latter part of the sentence was too hurtful.
"Who are you calling a kid? This young lady is already 15 years old this year!" Erina immediately protested, even puffing out her chest.
Liu Ming glanced at her lightly. That 'latitude' was indeed not small.
But whether someone was a kid wasn't decided by that.
"Yes, yes, yes, you're not a kid. The receptionist over there is calling you. Those playing cards on the counter are for you, right?"
Liu Ming suddenly pointed towards the reception desk. Hisako was probably there earlier asking the staff for playing cards.
Erina was instantly dumbfounded. She was seen in such an embarrassing situation, and by Liu Ming, that annoying guy!
"A kid is a kid, to actually care about such things," Liu Ming looked at Erina with some amusement.
She had been so arrogant just now, but after he said that, she suddenly changed to her current embarrassed expression.
"I already said I'm not a kid! And how could those playing cards have anything to do with me? I have no idea what you're talking about!" Erina retorted.
"Thud!" Liu Ming directly gave her a chop to the head.
"Erina-sama, are you alright?" Hisako also reacted, looking worriedly at Erina, who was crouching on the ground, holding her head with both hands.
"Hiss~ It hurts a little. This bastard is still the same as before, without any gentlemanly manners!" Erina's eyes welled up with tears, her expression extremely annoyed.
"You're going too far! How dare you lay hands on Erina-sama! Don't you feel ashamed, an adult bullying a young girl?"
Seeing Erina like this, Hisako no longer cared about fear and immediately scolded Liu Ming.
Liu Ming raised his hand again.
Hisako's face changed, and she tried to dodge.
But how could her speed be faster than Liu Ming's?
"Thud!" A sound rang out.
Another person was crouching on the ground, holding their head.
After doing all this, Liu Ming ignored the two and slowly walked towards the elevator.
When he reached the elevator, he found someone already waiting there.
"Is Mr. Dojima waiting for me?" Liu Ming walked over curiously.
"Sort of. I was planning to invite you to dinner, but I didn't expect to see such an interesting scene," Gin Dojima said, nodding, then curiously scrutinized Liu Ming.
Liu Ming was stunned for a moment. He had eaten quite a bit during the assessment, which made him mistakenly think he had already had dinner.
Now, after Gin Dojima said that, he realized he hadn't had a proper dinner yet.
He didn't object, nodded, and slowly followed the other person.
"The Director General said you two had a conflict, and now it doesn't seem to be false," Gin Dojima couldn't help but say.
He knew Erina's personality was a bit arrogant, but no matter what, she was still a beautiful young girl, and Liu Ming actually laid hands on her.
"A spoiled child," Liu Ming said calmly.
Gin Dojima didn't refute.
After having dinner with Gin Dojima, Liu Ming returned to his room.
After enjoying himself for a while on the top floor, he fell into a deep sleep.
Time quickly came to the next day.
Liu Ming once again arrived at his venue, just like yesterday, the only difference being the students in front of him.
After yesterday's eliminations, significantly fewer students remained.
To his surprise, he actually encountered four people he knew here.
Erina and Hisako, Alice and Ryo Kurokiba.
Erina and Hisako clearly saw Liu Ming as well, and perhaps recalling last night's events, both of their expressions were a bit unpleasant.
Who would have thought that after having a spat with Liu Ming last night, they would tragically come today to be assessed by him.
Of course, this was only their one-sided thought; Liu Ming didn't take it to heart at all.
Originally, he was worried that today would be difficult, but upon seeing Erina also here, his eyes immediately lit up.
Alice was clearly quite curious about Liu Ming; she skipped and hopped to stand in front of him.
"We meet again, oh."
Alice's clear voice rang out.
Liu Ming nodded at her, preparing to announce the theme of this assessment to everyone.
However, Alice clearly had no intention of letting him off so easily; she took a step forward, blocking his path.
"I heard, you know, that yesterday you posed the difficult 'Noodle but not Noodle' challenge. It won't be the same today, will it? That would be too boring, with no difficulty at all."
"Alice, don't interrupt the examiner's decision."
Erina couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak up.
"Erina is really too much! How am I interrupting the examiner? I'm just reminding him!" Alice immediately became unwilling upon hearing this and quickly retorted.
Watching the two sisters begin to quarrel, Liu Ming shook his head and ignored them. He slowly walked to the front of everyone.
"Good morning, everyone."
"Mr. Liu, good morning."
"Very good. I imagine you've heard of me. This assessment's content is the same as yesterday's, only three words."
Upon hearing this, many students who had been apprehensive immediately relaxed.
Although 'Noodle but not Noodle' was quite challenging, with prior preparation, they were confident they could handle it.
Alice, however, pouted unhappily. She had just reminded him, yet Liu Ming still chose this topic.
Erina also frowned. Although she had stopped Alice earlier, she actually didn't want to encounter the same assessment content, as it would be too unfair to yesterday's students.
Liu Ming seemed completely oblivious to this and continued, "This time, the requirement is that you create a 'Meat but not Meat' dish that satisfies me, or you will be expelled."
Those who had initially worn joyful expressions suddenly froze. When they came back to their senses, they realized the topic seemed to differ from what they had expected.
A student couldn't help but raise his hand.
"This student, do you have a question?" Liu Ming pointed to the student with the raised hand.
"Mr. Liu, did you just say 'Meat but not Meat'? Is it not 'Noodle but not Noodle'?" he asked nervously.