In the past month, Chen Xuan had grown immensely.
It is often said that money gives a person confidence, and there's truth to that. Money, to some extent, can be seen as a person's backing.
Although it was the last day, for Chen Xuan, today felt no different from yesterday.
After finishing the last table of dishes around 8 PM, Chen Xuan took off her apron and washed her hands.
Li Aimin said, "Chen, today's the last day. I'll make a few more dishes later so we can celebrate properly."
"Sure."
Chen Xuan smiled. Once tonight passed, the first challenge would be officially over.
In this month, Li Aimin's culinary skills had improved to an extraordinary level.
He could now easily take on the role of head chef in a five-star hotel or even a Michelin Three-Star restaurant.
Becoming a top-level chef was no longer a challenge for him.
So even if she didn't show up tomorrow, Li Aimin could easily manage the restaurant on his own.
Half an hour later, Li Aimin brought the dishes to the table, and just then, a girl around twenty years old entered the room.
"Miss Chen!" the girl exclaimed cheerfully as she walked in, her eyes bright as she noticed the spread of dishes. "Wow, I came back just in time."
She went over and picked up a piece of pork rib, throwing it into her mouth, chewing loudly. In a deliberately mature tone, she said, "Wow, my dad's cooking is really getting better. Miss Chen, you've really trained him well."
"Hey, watch how you speak," Chen Xuan chuckled.
The girl was Li Aimin's daughter, Li Meng, a law student at Jinling University.
Soon, more dishes were served, and the whole family gathered around the table for a late-night snack.
It wasn't a particularly luxurious restaurant—just simple decor, but the food was delicate, giving the place a cozy, homey atmosphere.
Li Aimin asked, "Chen, after this challenge is over, will you continue?"
When he asked this, all the viewers perked up, eager to hear Chen Xuan's answer.
Chen Xuan nodded, "Of course, I'll continue with the challenges."
Li Aimin asked, "Have you decided what challenge you want to take next?"
He didn't even ask if Chen Xuan would pass the evaluation—that was obvious. If even Chen Xuan couldn't pass, then the other 99 challengers didn't stand a chance.
"No, not yet," Chen Xuan shook her head. "After the first challenge ends, there's a week of rest, no rush. I'll think about it slowly."
Li Meng said, "Miss Chen, I checked the program's rules. After midnight, the audience voting will start, and I'll make sure to get all my classmates to vote for you!"
Chen Xuan smiled, "I'll thank you in advance then."
"It's been fast, hasn't it? A whole month already."
"I've watched you grow, Miss Chen. Sigh, you've really grown up."
"After midnight, I'll definitely vote for you, Miss Chen!"
"Forget about the observer and professional evaluations, I'm sure you'll get the highest score from the audience!"
After finishing the late-night snack, Chen Xuan went back home.
She washed up and lay down to rest.
However, the other challengers couldn't sleep.
For the 19 challengers who had chosen the chef path, the final day felt like an eternity.
These challengers' live stream rooms had around 300,000 viewers daily.
This was already a very high number—most streamers who live-stream professionally struggled to maintain an average of 300,000 viewers per day.
But compared to Chen Xuan's consistent millions of viewers, their numbers seemed insignificant.
As the moment of truth approached, each challenger sat quietly at home, waiting for midnight.
As the minutes ticked by, the number of viewers in their streams gradually dwindled.
Despite reminding their viewers throughout the day to vote for them after midnight, the reality was harsh.
By 11 PM, their live stream rooms barely had 50,000 viewers.
The program's overall online data had also dropped to 8 million.
In contrast, Chen Xuan's live stream had 4 million viewers.
This stark contrast made the other challengers feel even more hopeless.
At 11:50 PM, at Jinling City First Hospital, the nurse station.
Several nurses on the night shift were doing rounds when suddenly, the alarm from a bed near the door went off.
Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed her phone, still groggy, and looked at the screen. Instantly, she became wide awake. "Ah, it's almost midnight."
Her father, who had been sitting on the care bed, asked, "Xiaoxiao, what's going on?"
Xiaoxiao stared at her phone and said, "It's almost midnight. I need to vote for Miss Chen!"
The nurse doing the rounds overheard and quickly said, "Oh no, I forgot about that!"
Luckily, there were still 10 minutes left.
After finishing the rounds, several of the nurses took out their phones and waited for midnight.
At the same moment, similar scenes were playing out all over the country.
At 11:55 PM, just 5 minutes before midnight, Chen Xuan's live stream saw a massive surge in viewers.
Her 4 million viewers quickly skyrocketed to 5 million!
The surge didn't seem to stop.
At 11:59 PM, her viewers crossed 10 million!
And as midnight struck, the number hit 12 million!
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