In the final round of the cooking competition, Cecilia Gu chose to forfeit and did not express any opinion.
Rona Muir and Sophie Mo also decided to forfeit.
Jiro Hirayama gave a very serious review of all eight contestants' dishes, and his conclusion was: they were all terrible, so everyone got zero points.
Hearing Jiro Hirayama's comment, Cecilia Gu nearly burst out laughing.
It seems that chuunibyou really isn't so easy to cure.
On the contrary, the staff from the other villas eagerly came over to score their dishes.
Charles Yin and James Jing just had to wait for the results to be tallied.
When the final results were announced, it was both expected and surprising.
The champion turned out to be the British contestant.
The reason was simple: she was a professional chef.
The Russian beauty who started the contest and the Chinese-Korean mixed beauty both looked a little upset.
But since neither of them won the championship, both felt much better.
Even though the Chinese-Korean beauty managed to place one spot higher than the Russian, the Russian beauty confidently declared that, aside from cooking skills, her figure was far more impressive—totally incomparable to the skinny Chinese-Korean girl.
And just like that, the competition ended without any further fuss.
On the third day, everyone who was supposed to arrive was finally here!
The photographer arrived, the wedding dresses were delivered, and the grooms showed up too.
So Cecilia Gu left Charles Yin and James Jing behind and took the photographer to the flower fields for the wedding photoshoot.
As soon as Miles Gu arrived, he ran off with Ethan Yin again, and only returned for the wedding photos with his hair covered in flower petals.
When asked what they were up to, they said they found a weasel's den in the garden and decided to set a trap for it.
Before Cecilia Gu could raise an eyebrow in anger, Charles Yin had already dragged the two flower- and grass-covered rascals into the bathroom, declaring they couldn't come out until they were clean!
"I really don't know how Earl Field raised his son," Charles Yin grumbled. "Miles Gu was never this naughty before!"
Cecilia Gu sighed, "Why aren't you complaining about Ethan Yin? He's been getting wilder lately. I heard yesterday he secretly slipped a love confession letter he got to his deskmate. Then his deskmate happily took the letter to meet the girl, but both kids ended up crying?"
"There was actually something like that?" several people asked in unison.
Cecilia Gu sighed again, "If it was just that, the teacher wouldn't have come to complain. Ethan said he wanted to help them with their relationship, so he locked them in the bathroom together! Tell me, who taught him that?"
"Pfft..." Instantly, everyone burst out laughing. "That kid's got a bright future!"
The photographer had already adjusted the lighting and waved everyone over, signaling it was time for photos.
Cecilia Gu, trailing her wedding dress, stood sweetly beside Charles Yin.
"Alright, let's get a set of photos for Mr. Yin and Mrs. Charles Yin first!" the photographer called out. "Look over here—one, two..."
Before the photographer could say 'three,' two foam-covered kids dashed in like a whirlwind, right in front of Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin, waving their arms and shouting, "You promised! Aren't we supposed to take wedding photos together?"
Click, click, click, click, click... The five-shot burst was done.
The photographer's jaw dropped instantly!
Then he looked down at the photos and burst out laughing, so hard he could barely straighten up!
Everyone else was confused and crowded around to look, and soon they were all laughing until tears streamed down their faces!
The photographer's lens was truly amazing, capturing every expression perfectly.
In the camera, Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin were completely blocked and reduced to mere background.
The two kids wore pitiful expressions, covered in water and bubbles, and even the flapping bird was captured in perfect detail.
Oh my, this was pure genius!
Cecilia Gu laughed so hard at those five photos she could barely stand!
"Keep these photos! When they grow up, they can pay to get them back!" Cecilia Gu declared, hands on her hips. This decision would become one of Miles Gu and Ethan Yin's many traumatic childhood memories!
The maid quickly brought towels to dry off the water and bubbles. Ethan Yin and Miles Gu kept glaring accusingly at Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin: "Mom, Dad, you broke your promise! Why do you take photos with little sister and not us?"
Cecilia Gu felt a little embarrassed.
She was taking photos with her pregnant belly—there was really no other choice.
Rona Muir wiped away tears of laughter and said, "Don't worry, let's get their solo shots first. We'll all take group photos soon! You two little rascals, don't you want to take pictures with your godmother?"
Hearing Rona Muir say that, Ethan Yin and Miles Gu finally cheered up.
Cecilia Gu and Charles Yin could finally take normal photos.
The entire makeup and styling team waited nearby, ready to touch up at any moment.
After drying off, Ethan Yin and Miles Gu quickly changed clothes and sat quietly to get their hair styled.
Each of the three couples took their photos separately.
After the solo shots, Ethan Yin and Miles Gu crashed every scene—they joined Cecilia Gu, Rona Muir, and Sophie Mo for photos, no exceptions.
Cecilia Gu couldn't help but sigh, "Why does this feel like a family portrait? I think those two kids are the ones using up all the film, not us!"
More than that!
The photographer absolutely adored Ethan Yin and Miles Gu.
He kept leaving the bride and groom aside and snapping away at the two kids!
Several cameras were used in rotation—DSLRs and film cameras, one after another.
It was just one scene, but they ended up taking hundreds of photos!
Ethan Yin and Miles Gu were total naturals.
The two of them stood together, striking pose after pose—the photographer didn't need to give any direction, just keep pressing the shutter!
Julian King shook his head helplessly and said, "I have a feeling that in twenty years, all the stars in the world will be replaced! My legendary reputation probably won't survive!"
"Hmm? Stars? Legendary reputation?" Sophie Mo just smiled gently, but her eyes flashed with a murderous gleam.
She hadn't forgotten about Julian King's ex-girlfriend army!
Bringing that up now?
Do you have a death wish or something?
Seeing his wife's threatening look, Julian King immediately straightened up: "No, no! Absolutely not! I'm a model husband, pure in body and mind! My only reputation is loving my wife, pampering my wife, and listening to my wife!"
Sophie Mo raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, Jiro Hirayama remarked coolly, "Ah, young master King, so this is what you've become! Your legendary days..."
Just as he was about to brag about his own exploits, Jiro Hirayama glanced over and saw Rona Muir giving him a knowing look. Nervous, he quickly changed his tune: "See, from beginning to end, my first love was my wife, my first time was with my wife, and my future is all about my wife!"
Julian King shot Jiro Hirayama a look: "We're both afraid of our wives—what's the difference?"
Rona Muir and Sophie Mo both turned away speechlessly.
Let those two clowns do their comedy routine by themselves!
With that scene finished, they prepared to move to the next one.
Little B came over to help Cecilia Gu with her wedding dress, while Charles Yin carefully supported her, not wanting her to have even the slightest mishap.
Cecilia Gu glanced back at Rona Muir and Jiro Hirayama, then quietly asked Charles Yin, "We're having a joint wedding, right? Will Sean Kerr come?"
Charles Yin raised his brows and glanced at Rona Muir, answering softly, "How could he miss my wedding? But for Sean Kerr to witness Rona Muir marrying Jiro Hirayama, that's really a bit cruel for him."
Cecilia Gu sighed, "But there's nothing we can do. The whole Hirayama Family will be here, so let's not make things too awkward."
"I know." Charles Yin tapped Cecilia Gu's nose. "You don't need to worry about this—I've got it! Sean Kerr isn't clueless. Besides, the Kerr Family never liked Rona Muir. Even if Sean Kerr does anything, Mrs. Kerr will stop him. You probably don't know this, but the reason Sean Kerr went abroad was because of Mrs. Kerr. She didn't trust Rona Muir and worried she'd change her mind and try to seduce her son, so she forced Sean Kerr to go overseas and wouldn't let him come back until Rona Muir was married."
Cecilia Gu was speechless, her mouth agape for a long time.
Mrs. Kerr sure is... petty!
Judging a gentleman with a petty heart—she's a textbook case!
Rona Muir and Jiro Hirayama had met each other's parents, set the wedding date, and the Hirayama Family was ready for everything—how could Rona Muir possibly change her mind now?
No wonder Rona Muir and Sean Kerr couldn't be together. With a mother like that stirring up trouble, it's amazing they even had a chance!
"Can Sean Kerr really let go?" Cecilia Gu asked worriedly. "Even though I'm more partial to Rona Muir, I do hope Sean Kerr finds happiness too."
"Whether he can let go or not, that's up to him," Charles Yin said quietly. "I hear Sean Kerr is doing quite well abroad, apparently in the cosmetics industry. He's even expanding into China—looks like he's planning to play the role of a big boss!"
Cecilia Gu raised her eyebrows. "Interesting!"
"Don't worry, even if Sean Kerr is acting out of spite, he won't make things too ugly. It's fair competition for everyone," Charles Yin said with a smile. "And since you own shares in Danni Cosmetics, if he tries to suppress the company, I'll take care of him!"
Cecilia Gu burst out laughing. "That's more like it. Come on, let's hurry to the next spot. The weather's good, so let's finish the photos quickly. Otherwise, my belly's just going to get bigger. Charles, this pregnancy feels so strange to me."
"What's wrong?" Charles Yin asked.
"It's nothing like when I was pregnant with Ethan Yin! He started kicking at just over four months, right?" Cecilia Gu said, a bit worried. "But this morning, I already felt movement! The doctor says the baby is fine. Do you think this child will be even naughtier than Ethan Yin?"
Charles Yin comforted her, "How could that be? This one's a girl! Girls aren't as mischievous as Ethan Yin, right?"
Cecilia Gu thought about it and agreed.
Girls can only be so naughty, after all.
What a shame.
Little did they know, all their guesses were wrong!