The wine - serving waiter handed a glass of red wine to An Ke.
An Ke looked at the glass of wine meaningfully. She glanced at the waiter who was still standing beside her.
"Do you still have something to do?" An Ke raised her eyebrows.
"Um... no." The wine - serving waiter backed away a bit nervously.
From afar, Xia Jingyi stared directly at An Ke. An Ke just looked at the glass of wine and slowly walked away, disappearing from Xia Jingyi's sight.
"Come on, Manman. Let's follow her." Xia Jingyi grabbed Jiang Man's hand and followed An Ke from the other side.
What they didn't know was that in just a split second, An Ke had completed a deceptive switch. The glass of red wine on the table was swapped with the one she had in her hand at first.
A sly smile flashed across An Ke's face.
"Sir, could you please send this glass of wine to Miss Jiang Man and tell her it's from Young Master He Ting?" An Ke pointed at the swapped glass of wine on the table.
"Young Master He Ting? May I ask who you are, ma'am?"
"I'm He Ting's wife." An Ke smiled brightly.
Then An Ke leaned over and whispered something to the wine - serving waiter.
"Okay." The wine - serving waiter was a bit confused but still picked up the glass and walked away.
Just as An Ke was sipping her wine leisurely, ready to watch the show, Xie Ying suddenly appeared near her. She was standing quite far away, seemingly not wanting to be seen. Xie Ying had her back to An Ke.
"The glass of wine you have has a problem. Don't turn around. Someone's watching you."
"Huh? Who are you?" An Ke was very confused about who this person was. Logically, only Jiang Man's group should have known about her plan. But this woman came to warn her. Was she an undercover agent from that group?
"You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know that you can't drink that wine. That's all I have to say." With that, Xie Ying was about to leave.
"Wait. I've swapped the wine. The real problematic one is on its way to Jiang Man. You should go and warn Jiang Man now. Consider this as my reward for your earlier warning."
"What? A deceptive switch? Why should I go and warn that woman? I'd rather see her suffer." With that, Xie Ying left.
On the other hand, Xia Jingyi and Jiang Man were completely unaware of the approaching danger.
"Manman, wait a bit longer. Once she drinks more, there'll be a good show." Xia Jingyi smiled smugly.
"Jingyi, isn't this a bit too much? What if others find out..." Jiang Man said timidly.
"If others find out, I'll take the blame. You'll be fine, Sister Manman."
"Sigh. I hope little sister An Ke won't get into any trouble."
Although Jiang Man seemed worried about An Ke on the surface, she was actually extremely happy inside. She even silently thanked Xia Jingyi in her heart for being so eager to do things for her. She watched An Ke like she was watching a show. Coincidentally, she saw An Ke turn around and look at her. An Ke's smile made Jiang Man feel strange.
"Excuse me. Are you Miss Jiang Man?" The wine - serving waiter politely smiled at Xia Jingyi and Jiang Man.
"Yes. What's the matter?" Jiang Man looked at him warily.
"Mr. He Ting would like to invite the two ladies to have some red wine and would like to talk to you upstairs in detail." As the wine - serving waiter said this, he handed over two glasses of wine.
Xia Jingyi quickly took one, but Jiang Man was hesitant and didn't reach out for it.
"Sister Manman, take it! This is from Young Master He Ting." Xia Jingyi nudged Jiang Man.
Jiang Man looked at He Ting upstairs and hesitated. But under Xia Jingyi's persuasion, she finally took the glass.
"I always feel something's strange. Why does Brother He Ting want to give me wine and invite us upstairs?"
"What! It's not really for the two of us. It's clearly for you, Young Master He Ting just didn't want to ignore me since I'm with you. Do you think Young Master He Ting might be feeling that he went too far recently and wants to apologize to you?"
Jiang Man didn't say a word. She knew He Ting wasn't such a person. She had never seen He Ting apologize to anyone. She looked up at He Ting again and found that He Ting seemed to be raising his glass towards her. So she also picked up her glass and raised it towards He Ting. Jiang Man had a big smile on her face. What she didn't see was that An Ke also raised her glass.
It was An Ke who raised her glass first, and then He Ting did. But since An Ke and Jiang Man were in a similar vertical position, it seemed as if He Ting was raising his glass towards Jiang Man. An Ke watched Jiang Man drink the red wine and her smile became even more obvious.
Xia Jingyi beside Jiang Man saw Jiang Man suddenly raise her glass and looked up at the upper floor. As soon as she looked up, she saw He Ting smiling brightly and raising his glass, his eyes full of affection. Xia Jingyi was a bit dazed. She had never seen He Ting smile like this before.
"Sister Manman, I told you. Young Master He Ting must have something to talk to you about. He must want to apologize, and maybe even confess his love. Awww! It's love! Look how gentle and charming Young Master He Ting is smiling." Xia Jingyi nudged Jiang Man.
Although Jiang Man was still a bit confused, she was really happy. Maybe what Xia Jingyi said was true.
"Maybe." Jiang Man smiled sweetly. She looked at He Ting upstairs and sipped the red wine one mouthful after another.
An Ke was very satisfied with Jiang Man's reaction. And He Ting upstairs was also very satisfied. He didn't expect An Ke to raise her glass towards him on her own initiative. This really made him happy.
When Jiang Man had drunk half a glass of red wine, she took a step forward.
"Jingyi, I'm going upstairs!"
"Okay. Go ahead!"
Jiang Man walked towards the stairs step by step and then walked up the stairs step by step.
Those who were watching this were not only Xia Jingyi and An Ke, but also Xie Ying who was watching from afar.
Xie Ying watched Jiang Man walking step by step and smiled absent - mindedly. Finally, Jiang Man would get a lesson today.
An Ke watched Jiang Man go upstairs and quickly followed. Xia Jingyi, afraid that An Ke would ruin Jiang Man's good thing, also followed. Naturally, Xie Ying also followed.
When Jiang Man reached the upper floor, she felt that something was wrong with her body. So she didn't go directly to He Ting but planned to go to the restroom. On her way to the restroom, she found that she could hardly walk steadily. Her legs were weak and her body was getting hot.
Jiang Man didn't know what was wrong. She didn't know what she had eaten wrong, but she knew that this feeling was very similar to that of taking an aphrodisiac. She thought while walking about what she had eaten wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
"I'm so hot. What should I do? I'm so hot." Jiang Man staggered. A man who had just come out of the men's restroom saw Jiang Man's state and naturally knew what was going on.