Chapter 159: Can It Cure Depression? No, It’s Just a Drink—A Drink!

Chapter 159: Can It Cure Depression? No, It's Just a Drink—A Drink!

"Okay, then I'll make you some Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea. You two can grab a seat and wait a while."

Although Lu Yunque said he was buying it for his grandparents in the Lu family, Yun Zijin couldn't just make only two cups. Since Lu and Mo Bin were about to leave, she'd also make one cup each for Lu's parents, totaling six cups altogether.

Even though some of the customers in the shop were somewhat dissatisfied that Yun cut the line to make Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea for Lu, after listening to their conversation, they realized it was Lu who had lent Yun a hand, thus granting him that privilege.

Although they felt a bit resentful, they could only pretend nothing had happened.

Qin Sitong and the other two employees were also quite considerate and freed up the station so that Yun Zijin could prepare the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea.

"Alright, thanks a lot, Zijin."

Lu Yunque was visibly in a better mood, and even the angles of his face looked gentler.

"Boss, my wife has postpartum depression. After drinking your Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, she's been doing much better. But you only sell 200 cups of it per day, so sometimes I'm late, and it's sold out. Is there any chance I can reserve one cup every day?"

Just as Yun started to make the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, a man near the front of the line made a request.

Qin Sitong and the other two employees were a bit stunned. One of them asked, "While it's true our milk tea is somewhat special, our boss never said it's effective for depression. Dear customer, perhaps you've misunderstood?"

This was no small matter. They were just a regular shop and could not bear the responsibility of medical claims.

"It's absolutely true! My wife has been actively undergoing therapy, but it's yielded little improvement. A few days ago, I came across the name of your Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, thought it sounded auspicious, so I bought a cup for her.

Before, she was constantly depressed—severe insomnia, slight suicidal tendencies—and needed round-the-clock supervision at home. Medication wasn't working either.

I never expected that after drinking your Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, she actually slept through the night! She even made me breakfast the following morning! I quickly took her to see her psychologist again, who remarked that my wife's depression had significantly eased. He asked me to reflect on any changes that day—aside from the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, nothing else was different at all!"

The only variable was indeed the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea!

After the consultation, he took his wife home, asked his mother to come over and help watch her, and then hurried off again to buy more Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea.

However, because he often got off work late, sometimes he arrived to find the shop's daily quota sold out. Without the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, his wife would lapse into depression again, albeit a bit less severely than before.

He reasoned that if he could purchase a cup for his wife daily, all those small changes might eventually accumulate, and perhaps her postpartum depression would be fully cured.

The man's words amazed both the staff and the other patrons who overheard.

"Sir," Yun said, stepping forward quickly to avoid complications, "I can tell you're partial to our Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea, but we never stated it can treat depression. If in your case it genuinely helped alleviate her depression, we're honored—but it may just be a coincidence. I hope you, and everyone else, won't overstate it.

Our Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea is just a normal beverage, and it's definitely not medicine. Please keep that in mind!"

Qin Sitong had also been rattled by the man's story, but fortunately Yun had stepped in to clarify.

If people spread the rumor that Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea cured depression, it could cause serious trouble for the shop.

Indeed, a bit of flattery can boost business, but turning the beverage into some sort of medical cure would be a huge risk. The other customers, upon hearing Yun's caution, also felt that the man's account sounded exaggerated: if the milk tea truly cured depression, the boss would have patented it as a medication rather than selling it simply as milk tea.

Yet, given Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea's special nature, many still wanted to try it—after all, hospital fees are high, and if an 88-yuan cup of milk tea might help, they figured it was worth a shot.

Seeing how deftly Yun handled this unexpected scenario, Lu Yunque appreciated her composure. Though he himself suspected that Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea could help with depression, bipolar disorder, and similar issues, any such announcement had to come from the Wangyou Milk Tea Shop itself rather than from rumors among customers.

"Understood. I won't say anything out of line again. I'll just have three cups of Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea!"

So saying, the man took out his phone and transferred 264 yuan via scan-pay to the shop.

Though it was pricey, the Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea was indeed special. Each time one drank it, the taste and experience were slightly different. For many people, a single cup from Wangyou Milk Tea Shop could easily outshine multiple cups from generic places.

Of course, 88 yuan per cup wasn't affordable for everyone. Some customers had smaller budgets and would choose other flavors, or come later when the day's 200 cups of Forget-Your-Worries sold out. They simply didn't want to leave empty-handed.

Still feeling uneasy, Yun finished making the six cups for Lu and then discussed with Qin Sitong: they needed to revise the shop's promotional materials to emphasize that Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea is just a beverage and not a form of medicine—perhaps printed large, bold, and highlighted so no customer missed it.

Whatever guests concluded after reading that disclaimer was up to them, but at least the store had done its part.

Qin Sitong readily grasped the urgency and solemnly agreed. Otherwise, if certain regulators or agencies accused them of consumer fraud, that would be disastrous.

Having settled the matter with Qin Sitong, Yun carefully packed the six cups of Forget-Your-Worries Milk Tea she'd made for Lu.

Throughout this process, Lu watched Yun closely. As soon as she started preparing the signature drink, he motioned to Mo Bin to join him at the counter.

"Why make so many? Two cups are plenty. My grandparents can't possibly drink this much," Lu remarked, noting she had prepared six cups in total.

"You all came, so I can't just ignore you. Two cups for Grandpa Lu and Grandma Xu, two cups for your parents, and you two also need a cup each, right? Please pass along my greetings to them."

She had a decent impression of the Lu family from Grandpa Lu's last birthday banquet. Although there had been no contact since then, Yun didn't mind taking this chance to leave a favorable impression.

"Me too…?" Mo Bin blurted in surprise. Yun was a figure who could casually shell out tens of billions of yuan, and yet she was thoughtful enough to include him as well. In that moment, Mo Bin found Yun almost angelic.

If such a kindhearted person truly ended up in a relationship with the boss, Mo Bin felt Lu must have saved the galaxy in a previous life!

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