Ye Xiaomo certainly understood the implication in Li Xiaoyun’s words.

He kicked his little short legs twice, then looked at Zhao Gushen’s long legs in front.

Feeling a bit jealous, he finally asked Li Xiaoyun, "What’s up?"

"What’s going on with Xiao Fei and Zhao Gushen?" Li Xiaoyun asked quietly, "Have they always been like this?"

Ye Xiaomo glanced at Ye Fei and Zhao Gushen, nodding, "And lately, Uncle keeps coming to see us."

Ye Xiaomo leaned closer to Li Xiaoyun’s ear and whispered, "And Uncle even wants me to call him Dad. I think he wants to chase Xiao Fei."

Li Xiaoyun chuckled, patting his small head, and said, "Calling him Dad isn’t a loss for you. It can even give you some backing."

Ye Xiaomo actually thought so too, "I’m just worried he might take advantage of Xiao Fei."

"With a little guy like you around, what advantage could he take? If he really likes Xiao Fei, then he’s quite nice. You shouldn’t always stop them; you have to give him a chance," Li Xiaoyun advised.

If this little guy kept blocking them, how would the two of them ever progress?

"Well... I’ll think about it," Ye Xiaomo whispered.

Unknowingly, they had walked to the outside of the competition venue.

Some contestants were already waiting, so Ye Xiaomo quickly let Li Xiaoyun put him down.

Ye Fei had already put on her mask, went to the registration desk to sign her name, and got her name tag to stick on her clothes for the judges to recognize her. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The ten people in their group were already all present.

There were still 15 minutes left before the previous group’s competition ended.

Ye Fei looked around and saw that Shi Jiumei was not in the same group as her.

If Shi Jiumei made it through the preliminaries, they wouldn’t meet until the main competition.

Among the other nine contestants, some also brought their families and friends to cheer for them, but none brought as many people as Ye Fei.

There were three contestants who came alone, having traveled from other cities to compete in B city.

The costs were high, making it inconvenient to bring family and friends along.

The three who came alone gathered to chat.

"That girl wearing the mask and the man she came with, why do they look a bit familiar?"

The culinary contest was hosted by the Changping Group, so naturally, those participating were somewhat familiar with the group.

"He looks a bit like... like Changping Group’s CEO, Zhao Gushen?" one of them whispered.

Afraid of encountering the real person and being overheard.

"No way! They just look alike, right?" Another took a deep breath, "Otherwise, it must be quite a big deal to have the Crown Prince of the Zhao Family personally accompany someone to the competition, right?"

"Yeah, it would make more sense if it were for the finals or some important stage. But this is just the preliminary round."

"It’s probably just a coincidence in appearance."

Everyone speculated, but despite saying that, they were still uncertain in their hearts.

What if it really was him?

He really does look a bit like the photos!

They had never seen Zhao Gushen in person, only occasionally coming across his photos once or twice.

So when seeing him in person, it was hard to be sure.

Someone, braver, secretly took a picture of Zhao Gushen.

At this time, the competition round finished, and the contestants from the previous round walked out.

Some looked relaxed, some confident, while others appeared a bit dejected.