But just as Kongming was thinking this...
"Attention, all you adorable Theresas! Our restaurant is now launching a special 'bring in the new with the old' promotion to give back to both new and returning customers!"
"As long as you successfully persuade a Theresa who has never tried bitter melon juice to join our great 'Bitter Melon Juice Family,' the referrer will receive three cups of 'Special Freshly Squeezed Bitter Melon Juice' for free as a reward!"
"Limited quantities available—first come, first served!"
Standing behind the second-floor bar counter, First Ripple, who was in charge of handing out bitter melon juice to the White-haired Dwarves, suddenly cleared her throat and announced in a sweet, highly persuasive voice.
Hearing that absurd promotional announcement, Kongming's fan-waving motion abruptly froze, and alarm bells instantly went off in her mind. This is bad!
Everyone who came to the second floor was here for bitter melon juice. Other than herself, how could there possibly be a Theresa on this floor who had never tried bitter melon juice?!
Kongming herself would never fall for such a trick, but...
Kongming twitched the corner of her mouth and looked up at the "Detective Theresa" sitting across from her—the one who had just run errands and gathered intelligence for her.
Detective Theresa had just downed an entire glass of bitter melon juice in one go. She stuck out her pink tongue and licked her lips with lingering satisfaction, then...
The moment she heard the announcement, her clear yet foolish eyes lit up as though she had spotted an unparalleled treasure, locking firmly onto Kongming.
A bead of cold sweat instantly slid down Kongming's forehead.
Sensing trouble, Kongming swiftly lowered the feather fan that covered the lower half of her face, raised an index finger to her lips, and made