Christopher’s phone vibrated, and the automated alert tone rang again coldly. “The Host has disregarded the prompt and operated the system in violation of the rules. The penalty system has been activated. 10,000 thumbs-up points deducted. Your current total thumbs-up points is 42,100.” There’s even a penalty system? I’ve been deducted 10,000 points! The f*ck! Christopher immediately thought he was doomed. For the love of God. Is this all a joke? 168 hours. That is seven full days! Does that mean I am not allowed to draw a lottery until a week later? Oh, dear lord! Christopher felt defeated. Right now, he couldn’t afford the products in the online mall, nor was he able to draw any lottery. How could he even go against Hayden a week later? This is bad! This is so bad! Even the most beautiful piece of music couldn’t even come close to capturing his current sorrow. Ding-dong!Just when Christopher was busy frowning and thinking about how to deal with the competition a week later, the doorbell rang. Soon after, Samatha’s voice rang from the other side of the door. “Christopher, are you home?” she yelled from outside the door. “I am...” Christopher answered weakly. Then, he stood up from the sofa and opened the door for Samantha. “What’s wrong?” Seeing Christopher’s worried look, Samantha questioned with concern. “Nah, nothing much. Just a little tired is all.” Christopher didn't want Samatha to worry too much about him, so he didn't tell her what happened. “Tired?” With her palm touching the back of his hand, Samantha looked at Christopher with her bright eyes and continued, “Well, if you are tired, go ahead and take a rest! I will cook something for you.” With that, she turned around and went into the kitchen. Probably due to the hot weather, Samantha was dressed lightly today. As she was cooking in an apron, her back looked absolutely exquisite.They were both alone at home right now. In the past, Christopher would definitely take advantage while Samatha was cooking and have some fun with her, but he no longer had that thought now, for his mind was occupied with the competition that would be held a week later. “Christopher, where are your pots, bowls, and other kitchen appliances?” As Christopher was deep in his thoughts, Samatha poked her head out of the kitchen and asked. “Kitchen appliances? Oh, give me a second.” Hearing Samatha’s question, Christopher immediately recalled that some of them were still stored in the Parallel Universe Kitchen Appliance and Storage Pack as he was playing around with it yesterday. Hence, he mumbled ‘extract’ silently in his mind and brought out the kitchen appliances he had stored previously. Everything, including the rusty wok for cooking, as well as soup casserole, spatula, and kitchen knife, were all stored in the storage pack. As Christopher took out these kitchen appliances, which had been stored for a whole day, the air was suddenly filled with a slight fragrance, but it was rather weak. Immediately, Christopher assumed that the scent came from the kitchen, so he didn't think too much into it. In fact, this was not the first time Samantha was here in his house to cook for him. She had been here several times before. In her own words, by doing these, she was fulfilling the obligation of a girlfriend. To tell the truth, Samatha’s cooking skills were only average. Although Christopher was only a line cook, he still had the basic tasting skills. His expectation for her was really simple, which was for all her dishes to be fully cooked. He really wanted to tell Samatha the truth that the food she made was really ordinary, but whenever he looked at the hopeful look on this girl’s face, Christopher couldn’t bring himself to say it.It’s fine! So what if it tastes ordinary! It’s not like they were some cuisine that could not be eaten! Christopher comforted himself. Approximately 30 minutes after he had sent the appliances to the kitchen for Samantha, she brought out a few dishes and a bowl of tomato and egg soup from the kitchen. The dishes seemed to be a little hot; after putting the dishes down on the table quickly, Samantha pinched her earlobe and said, “Christopher, come over and eat!” Though he was still nervous about the competition and wasn’t able to find a solution, Christopher thought he should still eat something to gain more energy. Therefore, he forcefully expelled the troubling thoughts from his brain and walked over to the table. “Wow, there’s a lot of food! Seems that I am in luck today!” After taking a look at the dishes on the table, Christopher smiled and said to Samantha. “Of course!” After receiving Cristopher’s compliment, Samantha raised her head triumphantly and then said to him, “Christopher, try them quickly! I feel like the dishes I cooked today look so good! They must taste great. Come, try it!” “Is that so?” Seeing how confident Samantha was, Christopher still felt a little unsure. He didn’t care whether these dishes tasted good or not; he only hoped that these dishes were all cooked, and he was able to consume them. Lifting his chopsticks, Christopher’s hand wandered around all the dishes. However, he couldn’t distinguish which one looked more ‘fully cooked’. “What’s wrong, Christopher? Is there something wrong with these dishes?” Noticing how Christopher was reluctant to taste the food, Samatha asked curiously, and her expression became a little dim. “No!” As soon as he saw Samantha’s expression, Christopher waved his hand hurriedly and said, “Actually, I'm feeling a little thirsty and want to have some soup first.”As he said that, he picked up the soup spoon before he scooped a small spoonful of the tomato soup and put it into his mouth at once. To be honest, for the tomato and egg soup, the eggs were not completely beaten, and the tomatoes were all clumped together. At first glance, it was a failure, and he thought that the taste of this soup must be very ordinary. However, to his surprise, as soon as he drank the soup, an indescribable taste filled his mouth. Plus, this taste did not belong to the tomato nor the egg—it was a taste that was completely different from the two ingredients. What could it be? Christopher frowned as he was trying to understand the situation. “Is it not good, Christopher?” Samatha asked with great worry as she saw his frown, and she involuntarily clasped her hand. “No, no, it’s not it! It’s just that…” As Christopher was saying this, he suddenly paused, and then he turned to ask Samantha, “Samantha, did you add some other seasonings to this soup?” “Other seasonings?” Hearing that, Samantha shook her head and said, “No, I didn’t!” She didn’t? The expression on Christopher’s face became more and more puzzled. This is strange. If Samantha hadn't added other seasonings, where did the unusual taste in the soup come from? Could it be an illusion? In order to make sure that the tomato soup did have that unusual taste, Christopher drank another bowl of it again, and the unusual taste filled his mouth yet again. It’s not an illusion! Christopher thought to himself. I can really taste that unusual taste again. This inexplicable taste that tasted neither like tomato nor eggs did not feel out of place but instead made the dishes taste ‘just right’. Samantha didn't know what Christopher was thinking about now; she was only sincerely happy to see Christopher drink the large bowl of tomato soup that she had made. Subsequently, she grabbed her chopstick and placed a portion of pulled pork in Christopher’s bowl before saying, “Christopher, come on. Don’t just drink the soup—eat the other dishes too! Although I didn’t put any salt in this dish, I believe it still tastes good!” She thinks it tastes good without any salt? This girl’s confidence is adorable, Christopher thought.