Chapter 1312 - 1326: Wait—
She rarely drinks this kind of thing, so when the waiter asked her what she’d like to drink just now, she ordered a soy milk instead. But now, looking at that orange juice, just gazing at it, she found it incredibly tangy and delicious, and couldn’t help but want to have a glass.
This feeling made her somewhat at a loss, and also a bit ashamed, yet she couldn’t control it.
She didn’t know what was happening to her. Recently, it seemed to happen often, suddenly wanting to eat something the moment she saw it, even things she was never interested in before.
Having been in the military for many years, she wasn’t fussy about food, and could resist various temptations, but recently, there seemed to be signs of breaking this bottom line.
Though she was upset about this phenomenon, a voice in her head kept telling her it was okay; they were family. This wasn’t the barracks, nor the battlefield. Just eat a bit, drink a bit, and everything would be fine when she returned to the troops.
An Ran had no idea Lin Ruonan had such a mental struggle over a glass of orange juice. When she heard Ruonan, she simply replied, "Okay."
After pouring a glass for Xiao Xiao, she then poured one for Lin Ruonan, and finally poured one for herself.
This cold cup was just enough for three glasses. By the time she finished pouring her own, the entire cold cup was empty.
When An Ran finished pouring and was about to raise her glass for a toast with the other two, Lin Ruonan looked at the cold cup with a slight frown, "Wait—"
She had originally planned to see if there was any left for a second glass after An Ran finished pouring. The orange juice looked delicious, and the aroma made her mouth water. If it weren’t for basic courtesy, she would have downed half a glass to quench her thirst.
But when she saw An Ran pouring out the last of the orange juice, she noticed something suspicious.
There was a bit of white sediment at the bottom of the cup.
They had ordered orange juice, and even if there were sediment, it shouldn’t be this white powdery substance.
Having a background in special forces, she was naturally meticulous and sensitive. Seeing those things, she instinctively called out.
An Ran followed Lin Ruonan’s gaze to the bottom of the cup. Indeed, there was something unclear there.
At this moment, Xiao Xiao’s imagination ran wild, and she exclaimed, "Whoa, could it be that the owner of Kong Mansion Banquet, upset about giving it to you, decided to sneak something into our food while we’re dining here?"
An Ran rolled her eyes at her, "You’ve been reading too many novels lately. Kong Linghui gave it to my brother willingly. If he wasn’t willing, he wouldn’t have handed it over. Every grievance has its territorial or personal leader. Even if my brother wanted to vent for me, he wouldn’t target Kong Linghui and his Kong Mansion Banquet. Why would he need to hand over the Kong Mansion Banquet and then secretly harm me? Unless he’s out of his mind."
"It couldn’t be him. We came here to dine on a whim, and what’s inside may not be what we’re thinking. But you two shouldn’t drink it yet. Let’s wait for the waiter to come over and ask before drinking."
At this moment, Lin Ruonan clearly displayed the advantage of her age. Although she kept calling An Ran ’sister-in-law’, she was nearly six years older than An Ran, and with her military background, she handled things with more maturity. At times, psychologically, she treated these two girls as kids who hadn’t yet grown up.