As soon as Lu Rong finished his dish, everyone around couldn't help but look over.
The aroma was so strong and fresh that it spread continuously for hundreds of meters around.
Many staff members and photographers drooled, their eyes glued to the bowl of soup in Lu Rong's hand.
Without a doubt, Lu Rong's soup was even more tempting than the dishes he made in the competition a few days ago.
Since only one bowl was made, there was no room for error.
Upon seeing this, several judges quickly signaled to the staff to fetch the soup. The staff member who came to fetch the soup was a woman in her early twenties, very pretty, dressed in a neat suit, and with her hair in a bun.
She slowly walked towards Lu Rong, and then Lu Rong handed her the soup.
As soon as she got closer, she noticed that the soup had an extremely rich and fragrant aroma, which made her drool and swallow repeatedly just from smelling it.
Because she was still live-streaming, she tried hard to swallow her saliva and maintain a normal expression for the sake of her image.
Normally, she would have snatched the soup and gulped it down, but not now.
Hold the bowl of soup carefully, then walk slowly toward the judges' table, afraid that walking too fast will cause you to spill the soup.
She wasn't far from the judges' table, only about seven or eight meters away, but those seven or eight meters felt incredibly difficult and long to walk.
As she walked slowly, everyone's eyes were on Su Tingyun, the etiquette lady, making her feel like a celebrity in the spotlight.
Of course, to be precise, people weren't looking at her, but rather at the bowl of soup in her hand.
It smelled so good that everyone couldn't resist rushing over to take a big gulp after smelling the aroma of the soup.
Fortunately, out of professional ethics, and because the aroma of the soup wasn't as strong due to the distance, they all resisted the urge.
However, what no one noticed was that the staff member holding the soup had become the biggest time bomb.
At first, she could resist, but as she walked, the aroma emanating from the soup seemed to intensify as she moved. And as time went on, she found herself slowly succumbing to its allure.
Saliva kept overflowing from her throat, but she kept swallowing it back down. This went on and on, with her mind and mouth engaged in a fierce struggle.
Just then, not only the audience at the scene, but also the viewers in the live broadcast room noticed that something was wrong with her.
"Oh no, oh no, did you see that? This female staff member seems to be completely unable to stand the aroma of this soup."
"From the very beginning, I had a feeling that she was about to fall for it. Now, as we walk, I feel like her eyes are fixed on this bowl of soup. Is she about to lift it up and take a big gulp?"
"What are the judges going to drink if this continues? Lu Rong went through so much trouble to make this soup, aren't these security personnel going to step in and stop him?"
"How can we stop them? Look, even the security guards are drooling. If this continues, it's questionable whether this bowl of soup will even reach the judges' mouths."
"I can't take it anymore, I think she can't stand it anymore, this soup is just too tempting."
"Although I can't smell the aroma through the screen, just by looking at them, I know that this soup is like a tempting poison, constantly tantalizing their taste buds."
“Others will have to do something. I feel like her mind is completely blank right now, and she might just shovel the soup down her throat in the next second.”
"Oh no, look! She's slowly lifting the bowl of soup; she's about to drink it."
"Oh no, we've got a barbecue! What are the referees going to do now?"
Just as the viewers in the live broadcast room were getting anxious about the situation on site, the female staff member who was about to put the soup into her mouth suddenly found that her hands were being forcefully pressed down by a pair of large hands, and then the bowl of soup in her hands was taken away.
That's right, the person who came to get the soup was Li Shangui.
He had already noticed something was wrong with the female staff member, and if things continued like this, they wouldn't be able to drink the soup.
This would affect the entire competition.
This situation would absolutely not occur at the finals of the national culinary competition.
So when he noticed the female staff member was about to drink the soup, he quickly ran over and stopped her.
At the same time, he snatched the soup away. Only then did the female staff member realize her mistake, recover from her dazed state, and apologize profusely.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I couldn't help myself just now. I didn't mean to."
Li Shangui naturally couldn't blame him, because he was also well aware of the magical properties of this soup.
"You can go down now. This is not your fault. This soup is just too tempting. Even I, who have been a gourmet all my life, think it may surpass the best food that mankind has ever made."
At this moment, not only Li Shangui, but also the remaining referees and Wu Zhengchuan, the host, all gathered around without hesitation.
On one hand, they wanted to try the soup that drove them almost crazy.
On the other hand, it was also to protect the soup from being taken away by others.
At this moment, Li Shangui realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately asked the staff to bring five small bowls.
Soon, a young male staff member came running over with several bowls under everyone's watchful eyes. But to prevent him from succumbing to temptation, Wu Zhengchuan was asked to run over and take the bowls when they were only two or three meters away.
Li Shangui quickly divided the bowl of soup into six portions, five for the judges and one for Wu Zhengchuan.
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