Her action seemed somewhat abrupt at the dinner table.
But Tang Li didn’t care.
Qin Yansheng looked at the glass of watermelon juice and smiled with interest: "How did Ah Li know I like drinking watermelon juice?"
Without looking at Lai Shengxia’s face, Tang Li said, "The last time my brother-in-law came to our house, he ate quite a few slices of watermelon from the fruit plate." After a pause, she asked, "Or did I guess wrong?"
"No," Qin Yansheng laughed heartily, "I indeed like eating watermelon."
Aunt Wu, who had just brought soy milk to Ouyang Qian, spoke up anxiously: "If the young master likes to drink watermelon juice, I will make some right now. Miss, you should just drink this one yourself."
Tang Li heard her and the corners of her mouth slightly lifted.
It was just a guess, but Aunt Wu’s reaction confirmed that there was indeed something wrong with this glass of watermelon juice.
Even if it wasn’t poisoned, something was definitely added to her juice on purpose.
Earlier, when Lai Yuaner went to the kitchen, she probably went to tamper with the juice.
"The watermelon juice should be drunk by my brother-in-law." Tang Li had already placed the glass of watermelon juice beside Qin Yansheng’s hand: "I’m not feeling well these last couple of days, so I can’t drink juice."
Qin Yansheng asked, "Have you been to the hospital if you’re not feeling well?"
"Just a girl’s common troubles."
Tang Li said so, and Qin Yansheng understood.
Lai Shengxia’s body suddenly leaned toward Qin Yansheng, her hand already clasping his arm, and she said with a small reproach, "You just can’t help this habit of prying until the end. Luckily, Ah Li is still young; otherwise, it’d be so embarrassing for her with you asking like that."
Tang Li smiled gently: "No, I know my brother-in-law is just asking out of concern."
Before the sound of her words faded, Lai Shengxia’s smile slightly dimmed.
Tang Li’s gaze returned to Qin Yansheng: "Brother-in-law has to drive back later, it’s more appropriate to drink watermelon juice than red wine."
But it was at this moment that Lai Yuaner spoke: "This glass of watermelon juice is not good. Aunt Wu, please make a new glass for my brother-in-law."
However, Qin Yansheng said, "This glass is fine. After all, Ah Li hasn’t drunk from it. We should still promote frugality."
"..." Lai Yuaner heard this and felt a surge of panic inside.
She had added two laxative pills to Tang Li’s glass of watermelon juice.
The dosage was enough to make Tang Li suffer from vomiting and diarrhea.
If Qin Yansheng drank the juice, he definitely wouldn’t fare well either.
"How about... I switch with brother-in-law?" Lai Yuaner pushed out her apple juice, "I kinda want to drink watermelon juice too, brother-in-law, just let me have it this time."
After enjoying Lai Yuaner’s slightly panicked behavior, Tang Li looked up and smiled at Aunt Wu: "Aunt Wu, did you add something you shouldn’t have to my watermelon juice? And Yuanyuan saw it when she went into the kitchen, so now she’d rather suffer a stomachache herself than let my brother-in-law drink this glass of watermelon juice?"
Hearing this joke, the Lai Family People all had different expressions.
Ouyang Qian, who guessed that her younger daughter must have done something bad and was noticed by Tang Li, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating, questioned Aunt Wu, "Did you put something in the watermelon juice?"
With this statement, she shifted all the responsibility onto Aunt Wu.
Aunt Wu stood there, at a loss for what to do.
Tang Li leaned over and took the glass of juice away from Qin Yansheng’s hand: "Brother-in-law, you shouldn’t drink it either. If something happens to your health, the loss would outweigh the gain."
Even if Qin Yansheng was the Lai Family’s prospective son-in-law, he is not a Lai by blood; certain disgraceful matters should never be brought before the young master, unless they, the Lai Family, truly have no shame and want to become the laughing stock of relatives and outsiders!
Lai Wenyan’s face darkened completely, and he stared at Aunt Wu demanding, "What did you add to the juice?"