(Y/N)'s P.O.V.

"Okay, okay, calm down..." I say to Marinette as she freaks out about her uncle coming over to visit.

Marinette's great-uncle, Wang Cheng, who is a famous chef is coming over to Paris for a competition called 'The World's Greatest Chef'. And I'm here to give her personal motivation so that she doesn't do anything stupid, or I guess that's what she said.

"What if I flunk out my Chinese?! Ugh! I don't even know how to say it well!" She panics at me making me chuckle. "You'll do fine. Just stick to yourself, girlfriend~" I say which makes her nod but the doorbell rings.

"Oh my gosh! That must be him!" She looks at me in despair. I smile, "Don't worry, everything will go fine..." I say which makes her close her eyes and nod in relief. I pick up the bouquet of flowers which she picked out for him and give her a pat on the back.

We walk to the door and open it to find a man who I presume is Marinette's great uncle.

I smile at the man who gives a greeting in Mandarin. I look to Marinette for her to speak.

We welcome him and soon realise we don't have much to communicate with him. "What do we do?!" She whisper-yells at me as he sits down and looks at the bouquet of flowers we gifted him.

I then get an idea, "I have just the plan!" I said before pulling out my phone to call Alya. I dial her number and as soon as I hit dial, she picks up. "What's up, (Y/N)?" She asks through the phone which makes me chuckle, "We're kind of in a 'we-don't-know-how-to-speak-Chinese' type of a situation over here..." I say.

"What's the problem?" Alya asks making me look over to Marinette who tries to offer him something to eat.

"Um...Marinette and I don't know what to do with Mrs Sabine's uncle. You know, the one she was talking about..." I try to say which makes her laugh. "Chillax, girl. I have the right solution!" She says making me sigh in relief, "Thanks, Alya." I say before hanging up.

"So, what did Alya say?" Marinette asks me as I walk towards her, "She said she 'has the right solution' and I'm guessing we should wait." I say which makes her nod as we sit down the couch beside Mr Cheng.

We just sit there in awkward silence.

A few minutes later, the doorbell rings which makes me stand up, "I'll get it." I say and walk over before opening the door. My eyes widen at the person behind it.

"A-Adrien...?" I stutter as he smiles at me. "Um...what are you doing here...?" I ask, really confused.

"Alya called me," He says, "She said you both were in a Chinese situation and you needed someone who speaks Chinese. So here I am. Translator, at your service!" He says cheekily which makes me freeze there in place.

"Adrien!" Marinette greets him with a blast. "You are a lifesaver! Where's Alya?" She asks completely forgetting that I'm there and Adrien's there and that I'M FREAKING OUT!!!

Before he can speak, we both get text messages, which makes us look at our phones.

Alya: You're welcome! Now, you owe me 20,000 croissants!

I giggle at the text before looking up at Adrien.

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We all ride in Adrien's limousine to Le Grand Paris, where the competition will take place. I sit in between Mr Cheng and Marinette on the back seat whilst Adrien sits on the front passenger's seat. While Adrien and Mr Cheng are conversing in Chinese, Marinette closes in on me, "Whoa, it's only five minutes and you're already drooling over him~?" She teases in a hushed tone which makes me blush, "No, I'm not!" I whisper back to her before she gives me the 'yeah-yeah-sure' look.

"My English very bad. Not like your Chinese."

Marinette and I stop whatever we're doing and face Mr Cheng, "What? You can speak English?!" Marinette asks which makes the man chuckle, "Oh no, not good. My English not good." He states which makes me smile. "No worries, you can speak whatever language you're comfortable with," I say which makes him nod.

Once we arrive at our destination, the mayor warmly greets Mr Wang and we all enter the Grand Paris and then the TV show host walks towards Mr Cheng. "So, Mr Wang, what dish are you preparing today for us?" He asks which makes the said-man look to Adrien for translation. After those words are translated, he says, "My dish is Celestial soup!" The host then applauds him and says words of welcome which makes Marinette and I look at each other with a smile.

"Would you like me to come with you, Mr Cheng?" Adrien asks him which makes him shake his head. "No, thank you, Adrien. Cooking needs no words." Mr Cheng says before leaving to the kitchen.

"Thank you, Adrien. We're really sorry for bothering you for nothing. We didn't know he could speak English..." I say which makes him scratch the back of his head. "No problem. I always like to help. I actually got the time to practice my Chinese by talking to Cheng Shifu." He says making Marinette and I confused, "Cheng...Shifu?" She asks which makes him chuckle.

"Shifu means 'Master' in Chinese." He states making us nod in understanding.

"Look who's here. My favourite persons, (Y/N) and Marinette." We hear a snobby voice which makes us turn to look at...Chloe. I internally groan.

"I mean, seriously, does your great-uncle expect to win the contest with a SOUP? Puh-lease, it's not even a main dish! Doesn't he know how to make sushi like everyone else?" She says to Marinette making me roll my eyes. "Oh, Chloe. You don't even need to be an idiot to understand a chef's mind! Well, you're beyond an idiot! I mean, you don't even know that Japanese people make sushi and Mr Cheng is CHINESE!" I say which makes her scoff.

"Besides, my great-uncle is not like 'everyone else'. He's the best chef in the world. His soup is legendary!" Marinette says making me nod. "Well, I despise soup." Chloe states.

"So what?" Adrien asks as he's clearly annoyed.

"Didn't you know? I'm in the jury and your uncle will not be getting my vote for sure." She says making me chuckle, "True...because unlike you, the other judges have taste." I say which makes her push me away. "Hey! Quit it, Chloe!" Marinette defends me.

"Hah! We'll see who's defending who when your great-uncle loses!" Chloe says to Marinette making me growl as she walks away. "You've made a BIG mistake!" She says making me roll my eyes.

"Wow, you both really stood up for Cheng Shifu..." Adrien says making us nod, "Yep. Friends stick together, you know?" I say which makes him smile.

Marinette frowns, "I don't think he'll appreciate it though...I mean...I don't think he likes me..." She says making me give her a look of disbelief.

"Seriously? After all that, you're gonna say he doesn't like you? You're just over-reacting. Look at yourself, Marinette, if you were my great-niece, I would absolutely adore you~" I say trying to cheer her up but she looks down. "But didn't you see him rip apart the flowers I gave him...?" She asks me making me frown.

"(Y/N)'s right, Marinette. Cheng Shifu isn't just a chef, he's an artist. He told me he was going to put flowers in his Celestial Soup. He says he improvises his dishes when fateful things come his way. The flowers must be the ones you gave him." Adrien says which makes me smile and nod at Marinette. "See! Even Mr Wang sees you as a lucky charm!" I say, and yes, it was intentional.

She smiles at us, "So you think he likes me...?" She asks making me laugh, "Of course, he does. He's shown you great respect in his own way!" I say which makes her hug me.

"Thanks, (Y/N)...Adrien..." She thanks us for cheering her up. I let out an encouraging smile for her. "Hey, I'm not your 'personal motivation' for nothing!"

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The five jury members are introduced: André Bourgeois, Chloé herself, Jagged Stone, Mrs Césaire, and Alec. The show starts and Mr Cheng presents his dish to the judges during the live broadcast, "The much awaited 'Celestial Soup' has arrived." Alec, the TV host, says and then the judges prepare to taste the soup.

Marinette, Adrien and I keep our fingers crossed that the soup's reviews hit high.

But much to our surprise, they all react in disgust. "What is this?!" They gag in objection.

"I'm sorry but we can't put this soup on the guest's menu...so I'll give it a three." Mr Andre, the mayor, points.

"Seeing that it's already unappetizing, I'll give it a negative zero." Chloe, the great, roll her eyes and doesn't even look at the dish.

"Ugh, this is too much for a rockstar's taste! I'll give it a zero!" Jagged Stone states with a distasteful tone.

"I'm sorry but it's just not edible. I'll give it a one." Mrs Césaire says and shakes her head.

"I'm sorry, too, Mr Cheng...but I'll have to give you a zero, which means your points add up to 0.8, which is the lowest we've seen on this show. Your soup will not be on the menu this year and you will not be called 'The World's Greatest Chef'!" Alec says which makes me choke in disbelief.

But then I notice something suspicious when Chloe leaves the table. A petal identical to the flowers that Marinette gave Mr Cheng and the one on the soup just falls from her sweater making me boil in anger. Marinette seems to notice it too.

"This is wrong. I'm sure Mr Cheng wasn't the cause of this. I'm guessing Chloe had something to do with this..." I say in suspicion as I investigate the matter. "I'd like to say you're wrong but I know her too well to say that..." Adrien states.

Marinette walks over to Mr Cheng in sadness and puts a hand on his shoulder. "Uncle Cheng...I'm sure this wasn't your fault. In fact, I know it isn't. It's Chloe's. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I provoked her-" Marinette says but to be interrupted by him pushing her off. "Celestial Soup was a disaster...I'll never be World's Greatest Chef..." He says which instantly breaks my heart.

"Mr Cheng...wait!" I try to call out to him but he leaves, ashamed of his loss. I look at Marinette who looks down in discouragement.

I smile at her sadly. "I'm sure there's another way..." I say, "Adrien, why don't you take her downstairs?" I say to which he looks at me confusedly. "I'll go talk to him...maybe convince him to come out of his sorrow..." I say which makes him smile and nod before taking Marinette towards the elevator.

I look at them for a while but pick on my heels and head for the kitchen.

Once I manage to reach my destination, I reach out to open the kitchen door. "Mr Cheng-" I call out but I am interrupted by the unbearable pain on my chest.

"An Akuma...?" I look around but then I hear laughter inside the kitchen. When I peek in I see Mr Cheng as the Akumatized villain. My eyes widen at the scene before rushing off to an isolated place and looking at Seven, who pops out of my jacket.

"Looks like Mr Cheng was overpowered with his loss..." I state which makes Seven looks at me, "Better catch the Akuma!" She says making me nod.

"Seven. it's springtime to bloom!" I say which sucks her into my choker and transform me into Primvère Rosé.

As I end my transformation with a stance, I immediately rush to the roof where the commotion seems to happen.

I notice the building poured over with indestructible caramel which makes my eyebrows furrow.

"Someone let me out! I don't want to eat your soup!" I hear Chloe's muffled voice through the door. "Oh, foolish girl! You're not going to eat soup, you are soup!" I hear which makes me burst through the door.

"We'll see about that, buddy!" I say and attack him but I'm blocked by the minions of his. I look at Chloe who is tied up above a pool full of boiling hot soup, "Primvère Rosé! Get me out of here!" She pleads only to make me look at Kung Food with a grumble. I notice that he brainwashed all the four judges into his minions.

I look up to one of his screens and see Ladybug and Cat Noir fighting Jagged Stone in the main hall which makes me smirk.

"Looks like it's me and you guys for a while!" I say as they attack me and I dodge them.

The villain then sends the brainwashed Bourgeois to fight the duo downstairs as they finished off Jagged Stone.

"Hah! Is that all you've got!?" I say trying to toot his horn. He just laughs. "Not quite, Prim. Not until you're in the soup!" He says making me growl.

But then I'm distracted and one of his minions attack me pushing me off the edge. I yelp but extend my whip to hold myself up.

"The temperature's just right! Now to add the main ingredient!" I hear Kung Food say. I realise that he doesn't notice me and that the other two minions also have joined in to defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir. I take my chance to grab Chloe out of danger.

I pull her out before she plunges into the pool of soup and place her on the ground, "Prim! What took you so long?!" She yammers at me. I frown before looking at Kung Food. "Roses Divine!" I chant and roses form around me before attacking the villain catching him off guard.

I then feel a presence behind me making me look behind. I smirk.

"Took you guys long enough~" I tease as Ladybug and Cat Noir enter our battle.

"I know you're better than this, Cheng Shifu..." I hear Ladybug say as I get ready in my stance. "I'm not Cheng Shifu! I'm Kung Food, the greatest chef in the world! And I'll do everything it takes to make my brat soup!" He says with a menacing tone. "And I'll take care of three of you myself!" He charges towards us with his weapons. We dodge most of his attack and then fights Cat.

"The Akuma must be inside his chef's hat! Try to grab it!" I say to him but he gets blocked by a blast of chilli powder.

"It burns!" Cat yells in a pained way. "Like it spicy?" Kung Food says with a smirk before attacking once more.

Ladybug activates her Lucky Charm and a cheque machine lands on her hands. A piece of paper rolls out of the machine.

Kung Food laughs, "You think you can beat me with a piece of paper?!" He shouts at us and pulls out a giant sword made of pizza.

"You're the one to talk. You've been trying to defeat us with sausages and cheese!" Cat remarks, angering him.

I take a sneak peek with my divine mode before smirking and nodding at Ladybug to take action.

Ladybug soaks the paper from the machine in Kung Food's soup, "Now!" She says making me use an arrow at Kung Food, distracting him. She whips and wraps the damp paper around him, trapping him. "Cat Noir! All his weapons come from his bag! Destroy it!" She says to Cat, he smirks. He uses his Cataclysm on Kung Food's bag, and Ladybug grabs the chef hat and tears it apart, revealing the Akuma.

She chants, "Time to de-evilise!" She says and purifies it.

"Miraculous Ladybug/Primrose!" She tosses the cheque machine into the air as I shoot an arrow making ladybugs and rose petals go around and make everything go back to normal.

We watch as Cheng Shifu comes into consciousness.

"No more injustice in the world and here's a token from a rose~," Rose petals form around me and then make way to Mr Cheng's palms and a box full of rose herbs, imprinted with a rose logo appears. "What is this?" He asks making me smile.

"A little bird told me that you improvise in your dishes when fateful things come your way..." I say which makes him look up at me. "See this as a 'fateful thing' and give your Celestial Soup a chance!" I say which makes him smile.

I give him a two-fingered salute before retreating back to the hotel with Ladybug. We both transform back and head to the roof where we see Mr Cheng holding the box I gave him in his hands, I smile.

"Uncle! Are you okay?!" Marinette rushes over to him and pulls him up from the ground. He nods and looks at us with a happy smile.

"(Y/N), Marinette!" Adrien joins us. He looks at Mr Cheng with a concerned look before noticing Marinette with him.

We all head back to the kitchen.

Apparently, Mr Cheng was given a second chance in the competition. once they found out Chloe tampered with the soup.

"Can you teach me how to make Celestial Soup?" Marinette asks as he gives the soup another try. "Of course," He smiles and welcomes her.

"Looks like your personal motivation worked." I hear Adrien says as he stands beside me. I blush as I realise how close he is.

"I-I don't think so. I think he has his own motivation..." I say which makes him nod.

"Ugh, seriously? More soup? I told you I hate soup!" We hear Chloe's annoying voice as she enters the kitchen. "I don't think the jury would approve." She says in a prissy manner which makes Adrien sigh.

"Hmm, Didn't your father kick you off the jury?" Adrien comments which takes me by surprise.

'This boy is full of surprises...'

"What? N-No...I...I resigned!" Chloe says making me laugh, "Sure you did." I say which makes her flustered and she leaves speechless.

"Marinette and Cheng Shifu have got this covered!" Adrien says making me nod and chuckle. I then glance at him as he looks at me. We both look away at the same time which makes Marinette snicker in the back.

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"Cheng Shifu! Your Celestial Soup has scored the highest marks in the contest making you the winner!" Alec says as he deliciously sips the soup.

"And this soup will be in the menu of the Grand Paris!" The mayor says which makes Mr Cheng shake his head.

"Not 'Celestial Soup'. Now it's called 'Marinette Soup' after my great-niece." He states which makes my eyes widen at Marinette.

"Come on! Stand next to your uncle!" Alec calls making her look at me. I nod and push her over making her rush to her great-uncle and hug him.

In the end, all four of us have the soup as a celebration for his victory.

"How did you make such awesome soup!?" Adrien asks him which makes him chuckle. "Actually, I have a secret box of ingredients that I'll carry for eternity," He says which makes Marinette look at me making me smile.

"That sounds great," I say with a smile as I slurp another mouthful of soup and let out a satisfied hum.

End Chapter.

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