Chapter 451

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

"Sorry, miss. It's the boss's rule — no one can change it."

Hu Xiaoyun walked over to Pang Lingling with a glass of water in hand, an apologetic look on her face. After speaking, she handed the glass over: "This is the mountain spring water our shop provides. Why don't you drink some water first, rest a bit, then continue eating?"

Pang Lingling looked dejected, nodding helplessly.

Then, she looked at the glass in Hu Xiaoyun's hand, her attention drawn to this cup of water.

The water inside the glass looked just like ordinary mineral water, but the difference was that this water seemed to be ice-cold — a layer of fine, dense water droplets had condensed on the outside of the glass.

Today's weather wasn't particularly cold; for water droplets to condense on the glass surface in this weather, the water inside was definitely ice-cold.

This is knowledge from middle school physics textbooks, and also common sense in daily life — Pang Lingling still understood this principle.

"Waitress miss, seriously? My stomach's about to burst from eating, and you give me a glass of water? And it's ice-cold too! I'm already stuffed like this — if I drink ice water now, won't I have to go straight to the hospital emergency department?"

Pang Lingling frowned, looking at the layer of mist on the glass, asking with an incredulous expression.

"This is what the boss told me to give you. You'll know once you drink it."

Hu Xiaoyun said gently.

"What the hell? I'm this stuffed and you still make me drink ice water — is Boss Lu annoyed that I'm livestreaming in the shop and deliberately messing with me?"

Pang Lingling looked suspiciously at Lu Feng in the kitchen, grumbling complaints under her breath.

"That's not it, miss."

Hu Xiaoyun hurriedly shook her head, explaining very patiently: "Our boss isn't that kind of person. He's actually a really good person. If he had you drink this water, there's definitely his own reasoning."

Although Hu Xiaoyun didn't understand Lu Feng's meaning either, as an employee she instinctively defended Lu Feng's image.

The viewers who witnessed this scene through the lens immediately started speaking up for Pang Lingling in the bullet screen.

The bullet screen quickly filled with voices questioning Lu Feng; most people thought Lu Feng had ill intentions.

Some said Lu Feng just wanted Pang Lingling to drink it and get a stomachache so she'd go to the hospital, that way she wouldn't have to eat the remaining dishes.

Although this might avoid putting Pang Lingling on the blacklist, doing so was a bit inhumane.

On the other side, the diners currently eating or queuing in the hall held completely different opinions from Pang Lingling's fans.

As Lu Feng's fans, they'd come to the shop quite a few times.

They'd seen Lu Feng's conduct clearly, so they all unconditionally believed Lu Feng would absolutely never do that.

However, whether it was the viewers in the livestream room or the diners in the hall right now, the doubt in their hearts was the same.

None of them understood what purpose Lu Feng had in giving a glass of ice water to Pang Lingling who had eaten until stuffed.

For a moment, all kinds of guesses flew around, and the hall began buzzing with discussion.

In the end, it was Zhu Chang who ended everyone's discussion with a single sentence.

"Big Stomach King girl, there's no use suspecting things here. Whatever trick this water has, won't you know once you drink it yourself?"

Zhu Chang stood up from his seat, grinning at Pang Lingling as he spoke.

As soon as he said this, quite a few diners in the shop nodded in agreement.

Pang Lingling looked at the glass Hu Xiaoyun handed over, reluctantly taking it: "Hmph, fine, I'll drink."

She reached out and took the cup; the expression on her face immediately eased slightly.

Because when her fingers touched the glass, she suddenly discovered this cup wasn't as ice-cold as she had imagined.

Instead, it felt like a piece of jade just fished out of river water — coolness carrying a hint of warm, smooth texture.

Pang Lingling leaned in to look at the water in the cup — no ice cubes, not a speck of impurity, only clear, transparent water. It looked very simple, nothing special about it.

Her having this thought wasn't strange at all — it's just a cup of water, what could be special about it?

At this moment, Pang Lingling's livestream room bullet screen got lively again.

Warm Smile: "Pang Lingling, drink with peace of mind. If your stomach really hurts later it's fine — I know a few especially effective gastrointestinal medicines. I'll send you the names later; just go buy them at the pharmacy, guaranteed to work!"

Purple Lavender: "Smile, stop teasing her, okay? But seriously, Boss Lu is too stubborn. What's wrong with making a few less dishes? Pang Lingling didn't pay him any less — he's not losing out! Pang Lingling, you better not drink it. If you really get a stomach illness and get hospitalized, we won't be able to see your livestreams for a long time."

Big Rice King: "Exactly. Streamer, you still need to watch your health! I've already followed you, waiting to watch your livestreams every day! Last time a mukbang I liked stopped streaming for over half a month because she ate something bad — you absolutely must not end up like her!"

Various gift effects kept popping up on the livestream screen; "Warm Smile" sent several Rockets in a row.

Pang Lingling looked at the warm words constantly popping up on the bullet screen, feeling warmth in her heart.

She blinked at the lens, raised her hand in a victory gesture: "Alright alright, everyone don't worry. My gastrointestinal function has always been pretty good! And this water doesn't seem as cold as it looks — I'll sip it slowly, definitely fine! Thanks for the gifts and concern, I've taken it all to heart!"

As she spoke, she deliberately brought the cup to the lens and rotated it once, letting the viewers in the livestream room see clearly — there really were no ice cubes inside, only clear, bright white water.

But Pang Lingling was still muttering in her heart at this moment.

It's just a cup of plain water — besides quenching thirst, what special function could it have?

Even the most expensive mineral water or purified water — don't they all taste more or less the same?

However, the moment she took a sip, this thought was instantly overturned.

The mountain spring water in Lu Feng's shop was a bit cold the instant it entered her mouth, but in just a split second, the water in her mouth immediately turned warm.

As if warmed by the temperature of her oral cavity, the sensation of drinking it was extremely comfortable.

But it was precisely that brief initial coolness that made Pang Lingling's spirit, which had become somewhat listless due to stomach discomfort, recover considerably.

Immediately after, the mountain spring water that had turned warm upon entry went down her throat, and a faint sweet taste emerged in her mouth.

"Hiss — didn't expect even the most ordinary plain water in Boss Lu's shop to be this delicious!"

Pang Lingling couldn't care about anything else, directly downing the cup of water in one go. After setting down the cup, she said with a surprised, delighted expression.

The next second, she hurriedly covered her mouth, and immediately let out a long, satisfied burp.