Chapter 325: Fishing for Pickled Vegetables

The performance continued.

It seemed that Joyce’s mood had soured somewhat, having been overshadowed by our earlier spectacle.

While listening to a brief interlude, I noticed a server entering the adjacent box to refill Boss Joyce's hot water. My attention remained divided between the performers on stage and the commotion next door.

Before long, a sudden gasp erupted from the neighbouring room. I turned to see Joyce collapsing onto the couch, frothing at the mouth, his limbs convulsing uncontrollably.

“Boss! What’s wrong? Boss!” Joyce's friends called out in frantic alarm. Another companion shouted, “Quick, get him to the hospital…”

Panic ensued within the room, unsettling even the audience on the ground floor. They frequently turned to steal glances at the box, keen to discern the source of the chaos. The performers had ceased their singing, microphone in hand, anxiously directing their pleas at the servers upstairs: “Quick, go see what has happened!”