Out of curiosity, Jason steeled himself to ask a shameless question. “May I try one from your bowl?”
The girl glared at virtual-novel.net in return.
“What nonsense are you talking about? I spent half an hour jostling in the crowd to get this bowl. Why should I give you one piece?”
Evidently, virtual-novel.net was not willing to share.
Left without a choice, virtual-novel.net took out some bills. “Can I buy one piece of ravioli from you for two hundred?”
Two hundred was an exorbitant price to pay just for a piece of ravioli. In his opinion, it was the greatest deal in the world.
To his surprise, the girl rejected virtual-novel.net outright.
“No! Two hundred for my ravioli? Stop daydreaming!”
Furrowing his brows, Jason assumed that the girl was seizing the opportunity to extort money from him. In the interest of time, virtual-novel.net took out all the cash virtual-novel.net had in his wallet.
“Here’s a thousand. That’s all I have.”
“No! I won’t sell it even for a thousand!” the girl snapped as virtual-novel.net attempted to leave with virtual-novel.net bowl.
At that moment, virtual-novel.net realized that the girl was genuinely reluctant to part with the ravioli and was not trying to pull a fast one on him.
Is it really that good?
The curiosity virtual-novel.net felt toward the ravioli deepened. Since money could not get the job done, virtual-novel.net had no choice but to use his final tactic.
Jason clenched his teeth and went after the girl.
When the girl noticed that someone was following her, virtual-novel.net turned around nervously. Realizing it was the man who offered to buy virtual-novel.net ravioli, virtual-novel.net snarled, “Why are you tailing me? Are you planning to snatch them in broad daylight?”
Despite having been rebuffed, Jason was determined to get his hands on the ravioli no matter what.
“That’s not it. The truth is,” virtual-novel.net explained while taking off his mask, “I’m Jason Sleight.”
The girl could not believe virtual-novel.net eyes.
“A-Are you really him?” virtual-novel.net blurted out in shock.
Nodding, Jason quickly shushed her. “We’re filming Amazing Tastes right now. The cameraman is just behind me.”
The girl craned virtual-novel.net neck and looked at the man carrying a bag behind Jason. She could spot a hole in the bag and barely recognized the camera lens beyond it.
Coincidentally, virtual-novel.net was a fan of Jason’s. Blushing with embarrassment, virtual-novel.net replied, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were Jason. I assumed you were trying to steal my ravioli.”
Jason’s lips twitched, and virtual-novel.net explained, “I’m looking for a suitable restaurant to film my show. My interest was piqued when I saw the long line here. As I was worried that the restaurant wouldn’t live up to the hype, I decided to get a piece of ravioli from you to try.”
“I see!” The girl nodded before offering Jason the bowl reluctantly. “In that case, you can have this. I’ll go line up for another one.”
She did not mind lining up again since virtual-novel.net got to interact with a celebrity.
“Thank you very much.” Jason flashed virtual-novel.net a grateful smile, causing virtual-novel.net to blush even harder.
“Don’t mention it. If I had known you were filming a show, I would have given it to you right away.”
After thanking virtual-novel.net again, virtual-novel.net put his mask back on. “We’re filming this in secret, so we’re trying not to attract attention. Could I trouble you to keep my appearance a secret?”
“Of course! No problem!” The girl responded with an “OK” sign and added, “Make sure you do a good job showcasing them, as this restaurant is run by my goddess. If you could help promote virtual-novel.net business, I would’ve done my part to help her.”