It was a very strange feeling.

Three in the morning, alone in a deserted office building. As he looked out, the entire Development Zone was shrouded in darkness, save for a single light directly across from him. Beneath its faint glow, he could vaguely make out a human figure.

A little curious, Su Chen took out his phone, opened the camera, and zoomed in as far as it would go.

He had to admit, the camera function on modern phones was seriously impressive.

The two buildings were at least a hundred meters apart. After zooming in tenfold, he still couldn’t clearly see the other person’s appearance or build, but he could vaguely make out a girl sitting by the window, hunched over a computer, busy with something.

’She’s probably working overtime...’

Su Chen gave a lonely smile, turned on his phone’s flashlight, raised his arm, and waved. ’We’re in the same boat!’

This scene is totally out of a movie, isn’t it?!

「Meanwhile.」

Ling Shuyu was blissfully enjoying her pickled fish and garlic eggplant when she noticed a faint, flickering light out of the corner of her eye.

She lifted her gaze to look.

Hm?

’The 19th floor of the building across the way?’

’Isn’t that the place I went to eat today?’

Ling Shuyu did the same, using her phone’s camera to zoom in. In the frame, she could vaguely see a person in baggy shorts leaning against the window, jumping up and down and waving their arms, occasionally pointing a phone in her direction.

’A pervert?’

CLICK!

Ling Shuyu got up, turned off the light, and drew the curtains. Then she returned to the window and continued to quietly enjoy her meal.

’There’s a pervert on the 19th floor across the street, peeping in the middle of the night!’

’Hm, I’ll have to be a little more careful next time I go there to eat.’

When Su Chen saw the other person suddenly turn off the light, he sighed in disappointment. ’Did she not see me waving hello?’

Whatever.

The thought that someone else was up slogging away at this ungodly hour, just like him, made him feel much better than before.

After a few days of adjustments, the work tasks at Delicious were now very clearly defined.

Before closing time, all the pork knuckles needed for the next day had to be put on to stew.

Since Su Chen lived at the company, he just had to set alarms to check on the kitchen periodically.

The employees didn’t start this early, so for now, Su Chen was solely responsible for breakfast. Over the past few days, his technique for making steamed buns had improved, and he could now make a hundred or so in less than an hour.

But before starting on the buns, Su Chen picked up the ingredient inventory list and began to study it.

At first glance, the list of ingredients seemed quite long, but there wasn’t much he could actually use for dishes. The main issue was a lack of seasonal vegetables, which made it difficult to prepare stir-fried dishes to order.

The sky gradually began to lighten. Su Chen stretched, went to wash up, and started making the buns at six-thirty. By seven-thirty, all the buns were ready to be taken out of the steamers.

He ladled himself a bowl of millet porridge and grabbed three large pork knuckle buns. He never got tired of eating these buns. Su Chen went to the office area and picked up the account book Liu Shengnan had prepared the day before to look it over.

The previous day, including the 10 buns sold in the morning, the total revenue was 3,900 yuan!

The money was all in his WeChat, so the figure was accurate. Now, Su Chen had another bold idea, but whether he could try it or not would depend on today’s business volume.

After finishing the three buns and the bowl of porridge, Su Chen contentedly returned the bowl and plate to the kitchen. As expected, the first customer of the day arrived.

"Oh! Boss Su, are you the only one here today?"

It was the big eater with the black-framed glasses. Su Chen nodded. "The takeout boxes and plastic bags are over there. Grab as many as you want!"

Wang Rui replied cheerfully, "Alrighty." As he packed buns for himself, he tried to make small talk with Su Chen. "Boss Su, these buns are seriously delicious. How come you’re the one cooking in your company’s cafeteria?"

Su Chen leaned against the doorway. "Because no one else knows how."

Wang Rui: (´-﹏-`;)

"Boss Su, a lot of people should be coming to buy buns this morning. I’m getting some for my whole department at once!"

Wang Rui packed a full 30 buns. There were fifteen people in total from the General Affairs Office, Finance, and HR, so two for each person.

Su Chen grunted in acknowledgment, and a pleasant sound came from his phone.

[WeChat Payment Received: 150 yuan.]

Wang Rui saw that it was still early and was in no hurry to get to work. He wanted to get friendlier with Su Chen but didn’t know what to say. Coincidentally, a few familiar figures appeared in Delicious’s office area.

"Well, well, Assistant Zhang? You’re here early."

Zhang Li glanced at Wang Rui. "All you people from General Affairs know how to do is eat..." She then turned to Su Chen. "Boss, four buns, please."

Su Chen tilted his chin toward the heated display case. The price was posted on the door.

Wang Rui packed four buns and handed them to Zhang Li. "Assistant Zhang, it’s not that we won’t do it. You know our company’s situation. Wouldn’t it be better to just approve a budget to eat out?"

"I can’t be bothered to talk to you." Zhang Li scanned the code to pay, then left with her buns.

Wang Rui, carrying his huge bag of buns, said, "Bye, Boss Su~"

People came in one after another throughout the morning. The five steamers of buns Su Chen had made were all sold out by close to eight o’clock.

WeChat income: 600 yuan.

He hadn’t gotten a full night’s sleep, and the other employees wouldn’t arrive until ten. So, Su Chen decided to crawl back into bed to catch up on his sleep.

He had just taken off his pants.

[Delicious Value +999 from an unknown diner]

Su Chen opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling. "You really haven’t eaten anything good in your life, have you..."

「Xinghui Building.」

When Zhang Li got to the office, she first placed the buns on Ling Shuyu’s desk, then went to take care of some things. It wasn’t until eight-thirty that she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

’Finally, time to eat.’

Gently pushing open her boss’s door, Zhang Li stood in front of the desk and looked around for a long moment. "Sister Ling?"

"Hm?"

"Where are my buns?"

A muscle in the corner of Ling Shuyu’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, but her face remained expressionless. "Buns? I don’t know."

Seeing that Zhang Li was about to say more, Ling Shuyu feigned composure and added, "The client will be here in two days. I’ll draft a proposal, and you go find the new Director Li from the General Affairs Office."

"Oh!" Zhang Li propped her chin on her finger. ’Where are my buns?’

"Hosting them in our own cafeteria is an option, but this client is different from the previous ones. We can’t afford any mistakes. If possible, have Director Li go to the 19th floor of the building across the street and invite their chef. I’d feel more at ease if that chef prepares the reception meal."

"Mhm!" Zhang Li jotted down the key points in her notebook. "True. If they can make an ordinary pickled fish that delicious, their other dishes must be just as good. It would be best if we could get him to come over."

Ling Shuyu continued, "If you can’t get him, have Director Li figure something out himself. The client arrives the day after tomorrow. If this gets delayed, it’ll be bad for everyone."

"Okay." Zhang Li took her notebook and was just at the door when she was called back.

"You bought the buns from across the street this morning?"

"Yeah, I left them on the desk. My buns..."

Ling Shuyu’s gaze darted away. "Um, did you see anyone strange over there?"

"Anyone strange?" Zhang Li thought hard. "When I went, only their boss was there. The employees hadn’t started yet."

"Mm, I see." After saying that, Ling Shuyu lowered her head and went back to work, saying no more.

Zhang Li was very efficient. She left the design department and headed straight for the General Affairs Office.

At that moment, Li Mingtao was holding a cup of hot tea with two large meat buns in front of him, basking in Zhou Kai’s praise!