After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Influenced by her teammates, Lan Qingqing couldn't help but feel a sense of confidence and joy from the bottom of her heart, and her eyes shone with light.

"The coffee for Group Nine is ready. Now, judges, please taste it blindly and score it item by item."

When the judges were evaluating and scoring, the three of them came together and stood side by side in the center of the stage to wait.

Lan Yujuan casually reached out and gently took Lan Qingqing's hand, asking with a smile:

"The competition is almost over, are you still nervous?"

Lan Qingqing's lips curled up slightly as she sincerely said:

"It's much better now!"

"Sis, I think the coffee I made today is an exceptional creation; it's sure to taste good."

"Even if I lose, I'll accept it willingly."

Qi Lei, who was standing next to him, also chuckled softly:

"I peeked just now, and the water flow when Qingqing was brewing coffee was really beautiful; she did a great job!"

Lan Yujuan smiled after hearing this.

Although the scoring results haven't come out yet, Lan Yujuan has already seen the performances of the first eight groups.

If Lan Qingqing can perform normally in the upcoming theoretical assessment, then their chances of entering the finals are quite high.

Soon, the host received the judges' scores.

"Lan Qingqing, 8.8 points."

The audience remained completely unmoved by the score, as if it were already expected.

Only Lan Qingqing was extremely excited!

"Oh my god, I got over 8 points! An 8.8! I'm amazing!"

"That arrogant barista at the mountaintop coffee shop only got 8.8 points in the competition just now, hehe."

Lan Yujuan and Qi Lei, standing to the left and right, looked at the excited Lan Qingqing with eyes full of doting affection.

"Qi Lei, 10 points!"

When the host read Qi Lei's name, his voice unconsciously rose, and an incredulous expression appeared on his face.

This caused an uproar at the scene!

"Holy crap! Did I hear that right? Someone actually got a perfect score?"

"You heard right, I've heard of Qi Lei, he's a coffee master!"

"Oh, it's him! No wonder he looked familiar; there are so many of his competition videos online."

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and the host also heard some of it.

So, as the host opened the last score sheet, he jokingly remarked:

"Dear viewers, to everyone's surprise, a perfect score was achieved in this afternoon's semi-finals!"

"Could it be that some past coffee champion has secretly entered the competition?"

The host's smile froze as soon as he finished speaking.

After a moment of stunned silence, she laughed loudly and read aloud the final score sheet:

"Lan Yujuan, also a perfect 10!"

"Group 9, Hidden in the Hillside Cafe, final average score: 9.6!"

After announcing the scores, the host couldn't hide his amazement, and even his smile became much brighter.

"It seems a dark horse has emerged in this afternoon's competition!"

How will they fare in the theoretical section? Let's wait and see!

"Now, please have the three contestants from Banshan Xiaoyin Cafe line up to draw a question."

Lan Qingqing was originally in the middle of the three, Qi Lei was in front, and Lan Yujuan was behind.

After Qi Lei drew a question, he handed it to the host to read aloud on the spot.

He drew three simple questions, and answered them all correctly on the spot.

When Lan Qingqing heard that it was a question-and-answer session, she felt a wave of dizziness and instantly showed fear.

"Sister, why don't you go first!" Lan Qingqing moved swiftly, hiding behind Lan Yujuan while muttering something to herself.

"Wasn't it agreed that there would be multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions? How come everyone else got multiple-choice and true/false questions, but we got short-answer questions right away?"

Lan Yujuan gently patted her arm, "Then wait a bit longer, I'll go first!"

Then, he calmly walked forward with a smile.

This time, even Lan Yujuan herself didn't expect that she would actually draw three questions.

Moreover, these three questions were even more difficult and tricky than the ones Qi Lei had just drawn, and they mixed Chinese and English.

However, these three questions were just common sense to her, all within her knowledge base, and she still answered them all correctly.

The audience erupted in applause, and even the host couldn't help but applaud for her.

But after Lan Yujuan finished answering, there was no joy on her face.

Instead, he turned around and looked at Lan Qingqing, who was nervously drawing a question, with worry in his eyes.

Given the difficulty level of the semi-finals, Lan Qingqing definitely wouldn't be able to answer the questions.

It seems they were targeted behind closed doors, and this competition can only end here.