Ye Xieren had found himself speechless again. He originally thought that Tian Lingyu, the second rank of the academy didn't pay attention to what the other students were up to; but he was right.
Indeed, that was the Yan Chen he knew since the beginning. Initially, the majority thought that this school year for the juniors would come between the sponsored students of the Liu and Li families; neither had expected Lu Xinyi's appearance, courtesy of the Shen family.
This nerd wasn't only proficient in the kitchen, but he was also versed in gastronomy which he and Lu Xinyi rarely paid attention to. This was the reason why Yan Chen could stand against him and Lu Xinyi at the top ranks. He could not be easily defeated by others when the data he needed was in his hands.
It would be hard for someone to beat him because he could already predict the outcome of the dish to be presented.