Is the Soup Spiked?

As dinner proceeded, exquisite dishes were served on the dining table. After a portion of the seafood soup was served to each person, the manager swallowed a nervous gulp. He watched as everyone picked up their spoon to take a sip of the hot soup with a heavy chest.

In the past, Jason only dined in the restaurant with his family. Therefore, the manager was shocked to see him bring his friends for dinner. According to media gossip, Jason rarely eats with people he wasn't fond of. Even if it was his clients, he would still refuse to join dinner events. Hence, the manager was certain these people must be some big shots with great importance to him.

The manager's main focus was on Selina, who was sitting on Jason's right side. At the moment, Selina was busy blowing steam off the soup in the concave part of the metal spoon. While everyone already took sips of their soup, Selina was having a difficult time consuming it because it was too hot.

Only those who were close to her knew that she was a foodie with a cat's tongue. Hot items were never her forte. She had to wait until it cools down before she could taste it or else her tongue would become sore after the meal.

As she focused on cooling down the soup, the corner of her eyes was fixated on the manager's reaction. He seemed extremely interested in what she was doing. Perhaps he didn't notice it, but his stares almost dug a hole through her body.

Earlier, she thought something was on her face, so she asked Jessica in a low voice. After confirming nothing was on her face, she tried brushing off his sharp stares. Unfortunately, she could feel his stares from behind, and she didn't like it.

Finally, she's had enough. She decided to taste her spoonful of soup before addressing the problem to him. Then, she realized the change in the manager's expression. His eyes glowed in anticipation when her lips touched the spoon. She frowned and tested him again.

She brought the spoon away from her lips and blew on it again. This time, she caught his hand tightening on top of his other hand. Frustratedly looking at the delicious soup below, she stirred the content in her bowl and checked if there was anything suspicious in it.

'Nothing...then, why is he staring at me? Could this soup be spiked?' She thought to herself.

She set the spoon down on the plate and turned around with furrowed brows. "Excuse me, but is there something wrong with the soup?"

Everyone looked at the manager when Selina brought up the question. Jason reached out to her hand after seeing her frown. "What's wrong?" Jason has been observing his wife for a while. She didn't touch the soup at all.

She continued staring at the manager whose forehead was covered by a layer of sweat as if he was caught in a bad act. Under her interrogative gaze, he answered. "Nothing is wrong with the soup. Miss, if you are dissatisfied with the soup, I can have someone change it for you."

"Are you sure the soup isn't spiked? You've been suspiciously staring at me since the start. When the spoon gets closer to my lips, you look like you were looking forward to me drinking it. So, I brought the spoon away from my lips purposely to test you. For some reason, you acted nervously. If there's nothing wrong with the soup, then why are you staring at me?" Selina straightforwardly addressed the issue.

The manager scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed. "My sincere apologies for causing discomfort, miss. There is nothing wrong with the soup. I was anxious about whether the food is to your taste."

"But why me?" Selina arched her left brow in confusion.

"This is embarrassing to say, but Mister Hui has been our VIP for many years. As the manager, I've always serviced him when he dines in our restaurant. Other than his family, I've never seen him come with anyone else. Though he came with a group today, you were the only girl who sat next to him. While choosing entrees earlier, I could tell Mister Hui was fond of your preferences. Hence, I focused my attention on you." He explained quickly as he caught the dangerous glares from the men at the table.

Selina turned her head towards Jason with a small smile. "He's curious about us. Seeing how anxious we've made him; shouldn't we fulfill his curiosity?" She winked as she rubbed the ring on his hand.

He nodded, raised their interlocked hands and showed the manager their matching rings. "You have a good eye, right? We're newlyweds."

The manager blinked twice to confirm what he saw. Both rings were worn on their ring fingers, which indicated that they were husband and wife. He politely smiled and bowed slightly. "Sorry for disturbing your meal, Mrs. Hui. Please enjoy the rest of the meal. As a congratulation for your marriage, the desserts will be on the house."

Smiling satisfyingly, Selina retracted her gaze and continued drinking her soup. Suddenly, two vibrations interrupted the peace at the table. Kyla and Jessica looked at each other before taking their phones to check their notifications.

"Isaac?" Kyla and Jessica looked at each other with a speechless expression.

After reading the texts, they exchanged their phones and read each other's message. Jessica raised her left brow as they switched back their phones and typed a response to Issac.

"Is everything okay?" Selina saw the helpless expressions on their faces.

Jessica let out a soft giggle. "We're okay, but my brother isn't! He's only leaving for a day and a half but he already packed Kyla's luggage and delivered it personally to my condo before heading to the airport. Then, he sent me reminders of food Kyla couldn't eat as if I could cook or something."

"Awww, he's so sweet!! Oh, right. I forgot that you guys needed a change of clothes. Yi Wei, do you need to stop by your home to get your necessities?" Selina suddenly remembered that her nightgowns were personally customized to her size.

Assistant Li shook her head. "No need for the trouble. There were plentiful incidents where Jessica got drunk and I had to take care of her. Since then, I've decided to keep a set of my daily necessities at her place in case of emergencies. Since Kyla's belongings are already at Jessica's place, we can just head there. No need for an extra stop."

"Alright, then after dinner we will stop by Jessica's place first." Selina smiled at the thought of tonight's reunion slumber party.