Discussion Need help. To bing read 400+ chapters.

I need someone to do me a favor (title). Not sure if it's allowed but ready to give nuffies for it.

Why i want someone to do it ? Because i want to see if there is romance later on.
Why ? It's because i dislike seeing heart-broken girls.

Spoiler: Plot. Boring plot of MC just wanting to be a better cook.

The series is a modern cooking series of a young man (finished high school or university / i forgot) that is the grandson of a really good chef (again i am not sure if the dad is good or not). Grandpa + a friend of grandpa operate a famous restaurant in some other city. And MC is basically tasked to keep open a small restaurant where grandpa began. Basically rich family, but they are not together with MC and MC kinda punished of keeping a restaurant because his cooking skills are mediocre / not disliked but also the bare minimun of family love. Of course what would be a series without a cooking system ! He got it! And began to create more delicious dishes / authentic recipes that are like 20% more delicious then famous recipes.
I am at 44 and there is no real goal beside MC wanting to upgrade his Knife/Seasoning etc mastery in system. Grandpa is satisfied with him (+ also getting the recipes from him). Dad i forgot (don't blame me ! i stopped reading for like 2 months !). Mother also satisfied with him and help him get the best ingredients as her job is kinda delivery of food ingredients. Edit: Ah and also of course there are the usual "missions". Like invent a dish, cook this dish, make the guy satisfied.

The romance. Basically before MC got the system or become well-known / at the very beginning of the series, there is a beautiful (?) university female student that kinda fell for him, that is why she eats in his restaurant. So she keeps visiting him, trying to be close to him. Little later, kinda part time as waitress for him. It's explained by series or some thoughts or words that she is in love with MC (it's 100% confirmed). I don't think she confessed yet. But the big problem is that MC is not really interested in romance (series mention some kind of fiancée / broken engagement / sad back story). MC only considers her as a little sister. Which in my oppinion is quite sad for her.

Link : https://www.uukanshu.com/b/99043/
Not really high in ranking, but still ranked in the top 100.
There is today 429 chapters. Still continuing.

 

is it translated to English?

 

Chapter 419
People and employees call her lady boss. So...

 

Normally i should be really happy because it means that she is together with MC but the thing is, i am pessimistic... and i fear it's kinda said without thinking because she is always together with MC, kinda like a joke and in fact they are not together but she is just following him despite him rejecting her, so she can stay close to him.

Sigh... but fine... i think i will believe in author and think they are together. Now i just need to read further... but i can't help but it will be long before romance...

Thx for spoiler.