Free Web NovelChapter 508: Chapter 420: Fruit Pizza—Once Is Never Enough
Elise helplessly reassured the tourists over and over, her gaze lingering on the paper bags they held.
"If the purchased pizza doesn’t contain durian pizza, after inspection, you can eat it in your hotel room."
"For those with durian pizza, we suggest heading to the dining area on the outer third platform, but please don’t try to sneak durian pizza into the hotel; all entrances are monitored."
It’s one thing not to have anything to eat, but now I have to smell the aroma of the pizza and repeatedly open boxes to check the freshly baked pizzas.
Elise felt she was about to go crazy with cravings, wishing she could snatch a slice and shove it directly into her mouth.
She thought Chef Lin was only good at making Great Xia cuisine and Western dishes, but she didn’t expect him to make new tricks even with sandwiches and pizzas.
When she came to work in the morning, she saw diners everywhere holding beautifully crafted sandwiches and unique burgers.
Coincidentally, she also brought a sandwich for breakfast. Comparing what she held with what others had, she instantly lost her appetite.
And then there are these pizzas.
Not only were the toppings different, but even the pizza edges had been specially stuffed, looking very appetizing.
Sometimes she even thought, rather than suffering this kind of cruel torture every day, should she just switch jobs and become a waitress in the restaurant, at least she could eat for free.
Fortunately, the tourists were very cooperative; upon hearing that the hotel didn’t allow durian food inside, they all turned and walked to the side.
Instead of spending time here, it’s better to quickly find a place to sit and eat while the pizza is still hot.
Just as she and two security guards breathed a sigh of relief, a group of Asians approached.
Seeing them, Elise instantly realized this group was the Great Xia tour group that had checked in this morning.
Even though she couldn’t figure out how they managed to book so many vacant rooms, the information had long been registered online, leaving no room for fake claims.
She immediately noticed two young women in the group holding the same pizza boxes in their hands, quickly stepped forward to stop them, and repeated what she had said before.
"You can’t bring durian pizza inside?"
After the guide translated the meaning, the two girls froze, exchanged a glance, said nothing, and very synchronously opened the bags on the spot, pulling out two boxes of pizzas from inside.
The paper boxes were opened, revealing two golden pizzas inside.
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Elise’s eyes widened in disbelief, instinctively covering her nose to block the sweet stench coming straight at her.
The two young women each grabbed a slice of durian pizza, not caring about others watching, and started to chew greedily. frёewebηovel.cѳm
As they chewed, they stretched the pizza away, pulling out long strings of cheese, and then gradually slurped them back into their mouths.
Seeing the expressions of delight on their faces, the two security guards and Elise herself couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Is this durian pizza really that good?
They actually bought two whole pizzas!
Almost all the guests previously checked bought pizzas with meat, or at most, a half-and-half with pineapple; whole durian pizzas were even rarer.
The thick stench just from smelling it was already a bit unbearable for her, yet these two women were eating so happily.
Could it be like those fermented fish cans, which smell bad but taste fragrant?
It had been a long time since she last ate Lin Chen’s food, and the memories buried deep in her heart were gradually awakening at this moment.
"Gulp"
The sound of swallowing was clearly heard by everyone, surprisingly without causing any surprise, triggering a chain reaction, even the two security guards subconsciously swallowed.
The other Great Xia tourists glanced at the two women eating pizza, as if seeing the most normal thing, quickly averted their gaze.
"We didn’t buy pizza; can we go in?"
"Yes, yes, everyone go back to rest for half an hour. If anyone needs to use the restroom, do it, then we’ll gather in the lobby later!"
The guide waved his hand, and the remaining tourists poured into the hotel and disappeared.
The two women eating pizza weren’t in a hurry either, standing at the entrance to the lobby, casually nibbling on the pizza, and even took out their phones to shoot a few videos of the cheese pull. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Elise and the two security guards stood there, staring intently at them.
As they watched, Elise didn’t even notice when she let her hand down from her nose, seemingly having gotten used to the smell.
Being stared at like this, the two women gradually began to feel a bit embarrassed.
It wouldn’t be a problem if this were back home, but here, abroad, being watched by three blond, blue-eyed foreigners as they ate was really a bit unsettling.
"What do we do, I feel I can’t eat anymore."
One of them sighed as she looked at the two remaining slices of durian pizza in the box, "The first slice was the best, eating more makes it cloying."
"Yeah, not eating it for a while makes you crave it, but actually eating it feels just okay, I really don’t know why these foreigners would queue up for it."
They put the remaining pizza together, a bit anxious about how to deal with it.
They couldn’t bring it into the hotel, and in such hot weather, leaving it outside for two or three hours would spoil it, but throwing it away would feel wasteful.
They had plans to go diving in the afternoon, and definitely couldn’t bring the pizza along.
After pausing momentarily, they finally decided to throw away the remaining pizza.
"Where should I throw it?"
They glanced around and only saw a trash can in the lobby. If they went further, they would have to walk back to the restaurant area.
Having consumed a pile of sugar and oil mixture, the high carbs caused a quick blood sugar spike, making both feel a bit sleepy and lazy, not wanting to take an extra step.
After thinking for a bit, they decided to take the bag to the nearest security guard.
Under the guard’s puzzled and questioning gaze, they pointed to the pizza box, then to the trash can inside the glass door.
The guard shook his head.
The two women pointed at the trash can again, looked around, and shrugged.
Elise stepped forward, took the bag, and reached out, "Please come in, I’ll take care of the rest."
Although they couldn’t communicate, they roughly understood each other’s intentions.
After nodding and thanking Elise, the two women quickly walked into the lobby, planning to head back to the hotel for a twenty-minute rest to digest their food.
Elise watched as their backs disappeared into the elevator, then immediately put on a stern face and spoke to the two security guards.
"I’m going to dispose of this box of pizza to prevent the smell from spreading too close."
There were no trash cans near the lobby. The closest one was at the back, near the beach area, or the third-floor platform near the stairs.
But that area was now full of guests eating pizza, and she dared not go there.
Otherwise, only the restaurant area and the parking lot behind the hotel had trash cans.
Elise carried the paper bag and headed in the opposite direction.
Just after turning the corner and feeling the gaze behind her disappear, her pace instantly quickened, almost running towards the parking lot.
The trash can area was in the middle of the parking lot, near the edge, with red, blue, black, and green bins orderly arranged.
These trash cans were exceptionally large, serving as the dumping area for the entire hotel’s waste, almost as tall as a person and as long as a kayak.
Elise rushed breathlessly to the trash can, or rather the dumpster, cautiously looked around to ensure that the spot wasn’t easily visible, and hurriedly tore open the paper bag and opened the pizza box.
Golden yellow slices of pizza lay before her eyes, still emitting a faint warmth.
"It actually looks okay?"
She had never eaten fruit pizza in her life. Although she wasn’t Italian and didn’t have that fixation, having grown up in this environment, she still had an inexplicable aversion to fruit pizza.
If it wasn’t for the fact that this pizza was made by Chef Lin, she wouldn’t have much interest.
"Lin’s cooking is so good, his fruit pizza shouldn’t be bad, right?"
With this thought, she glanced around again, even ran to both sides of the trash can to make sure no one was in the parking lot, then quickly grabbed a slice and stuffed it into her mouth.
After all, others ate it with their hands, and since she hadn’t eaten it before, it was totally clean, and she didn’t care about the details.
As the warm pizza entered her mouth, the unique sweet aroma of durian instantly filled her mouth, mixed with the rich cheese aroma and the wheat fragrance of the dough.
Rather than saying she was eating pizza, it was more like eating a slice of bread glazed with jam.
As she chewed, Elise’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed as she found herself slowly getting used to the taste of durian.
"It smelled so bad before, how come it tastes sweeter?"
"If you don’t eat it as a main course, but as a dessert or breakfast, it feels quite nice."
She hadn’t eaten breakfast or lunch, having been hungry since morning until now. Eating this sweet durian pizza at this moment opened her appetite, and she quickly polished off a whole slice, then eagerly reached for another one.
Originally, employees would have to wait until lunch service ended before getting meals, but now with free food available, she couldn’t wait any longer.
While eating the second slice, she felt she had clearly grown accustomed to the taste of durian, and it didn’t smell as strongly offensive as before.
By the time she reached the third slice, the joy brought by the durian pizza gradually decreased.
On the fourth slice, she nearly forced herself to finish it.
"No wonder others only ate four slices; it indeed becomes a bit greasy after too much. The first slice was the best."
She glanced at the time, realizing only about two minutes had passed.
She quickly tossed the box into the trash bin, wiping flour crumbs from the corner of her mouth as she walked out, remembering to pull out a lipstick from her pocket and touch up.
"Where did you dispose of it, the parking lot?"
The two security guards were still at the lobby entrance. With no guests for the moment, seeing her return empty-handed, they casually asked.
"Yeah, where else would I throw it?"
Elise nodded matter-of-factly, striding past one of them on her long, slender legs.
The guard hadn’t intended to say more, just wanting to steal a glance at the white long legs in front of him.
Suddenly.
A strong durian smell wafted past him with Elise’s breeze.
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