The atmosphere at the dinner party grew increasingly strange.
Both sides harbored animosity towards each other, yet felt compelled to maintain appearances, causing the meal to quickly draw to a close.
Yu Mengzhi disliked the ambiance and said to Leng Jiaying, "I think we shouldn't be friends anymore. We have different paths and cannot plan together."
She stood up, linking arms with Chen Jinzhao, preparing to leave.
Leng Jiaying, having lost face, dropped all pretense and retorted sarcastically, "How coincidental, I feel the same. I hope you keep a close eye on Chen Jinzhao, lest something unexpected happens to him one day."
Yu Mengzhi paused, then chuckled, "Even if your boyfriend has an accident, Chen Jinzhao won't."
"That's all then."
The two left.
As Yu Mengzhi stepped out of the private room, she let out a long sigh, "They were truly vicious, tampering with the censer. If not for your glass of warm water working, we would have been in trouble!"
"Where did you get your antidote?"
Chen Jinzhao glanced back at the hallway and said with some hesitation, "This is not a place to linger. Let's get to the car and go home before we talk."
Yu Mengzhi nodded.
After they left.
Yamamoto Chizuru and Leng Jiaying also did not linger, leaving the private room one after another.
"They really got lucky, escaping like that. Speaking of which, how did Chen Jinzhao manage it? Even if Chen Jinzhao could endure it, Yu Mengzhi might not have been able to," Leng Jiaying mumbled.
Yamamoto Chizuru muttered with a grim expression, "They must have gotten an antidote. Did you notice that after the waitress left, Chen Jinzhao and Yu Mengzhi were in a hurry to drink water?"
Leng Jiaying's pupils contracted, "Lord Chizuru, are you suggesting the antidote was given by the waitress?"
Yamamoto Chizuru nodded.
This was the most likely scenario. Leng Jiaying's thoughts raced, causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
That waitress knew their plan, knew what illicit substance they were using, and could even procure an antidote.
Could an ordinary waitress do this?
Who was she?
"Let's investigate and find this waitress. Otherwise, I won't be able to rest easy," Yamamoto Chizuru said.
The two used their connections to check the hotel's internal surveillance. They discovered that the monitoring equipment on that floor had malfunctioned at the time of the incident, breaking the trail. Later, Yamamoto Chizuru and Leng Jiaying searched the list of staff on duty that day but still found nothing. The waitress seemed to have never appeared, or perhaps had vanished into thin air.
She came without a shadow and left without a trace.
"We have a traitor within our ranks!" Yamamoto Chizuru concluded with almost certainty.
Leng Jiaying was greatly alarmed, "Then what do we do? Internal enemies are always more terrifying than external ones, capable of striking at any moment!"
Yamamoto Chizuru nodded. However, with no leads, they could only start a slow investigation from within.
"Let's go, we'll head back first."
Leng Jiaying responded with a cooing "Mm."
Yamamoto Chizuru noticed Leng Jiaying's strange expression, especially her suddenly alluring gaze, which made his heart flutter. He had to admit, Leng Jiaying was quite capable.
Certain suggestive images flashed through their minds.
Yamamoto Chizuru felt a fire ignite within him. He took Leng Jiaying's hand and said, "It's not time yet. We'll talk when we get home."
Leng Jiaying no longer replied, instead directly engaging Yamamoto Chizuru.
Water Snake Entwine!
Boom!
Yamamoto Chizuru was already struggling, and with Leng Jiaying's active advances, his psychological defenses were completely breached.
Dry tinder meeting a strong flame, the fire burned fiercely.
As Yamamoto Chizuru's last shred of rationality dissolved, he realized a horrifying possibility – they had also been drugged! He only realized it now, and it was too late.
This drug was far more potent, capable of destroying reason and reverting one to primal instincts!
A passionate scene unfolded in the underground parking lot, attracting a crowd of onlookers.
The sheer frenzy of Leng Jiaying and Yamamoto Chizuru even drew gasps from passersby. Some even filmed short videos and posted them online, which quickly created a wave of buzz.
Meanwhile.
Yu Mengzhi and Chen Jinzhao had just returned home when Yu Mengzhi's phone began ringing incessantly.
After looking at her phone, Yu Mengzhi couldn't help but laugh, "Quick, look at this! It's true what they say, karma comes full circle."
Chen Jinzhao took the phone. The screen displayed a chat group interface with several short videos. After watching for a moment, he chuckled, "They were probably drugged. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so frantic."
Yu Mengzhi snickered, "They got what they deserved."
"I'll contact a few friends in the media and have them report extensively on this matter, and also expose Yamamoto Chizuru's identity."
"Let him get what he deserves for trying to trip us up."
Yu Mengzhi was always a kind person, unwilling to offend people to the death.
However, what Yamamoto Chizuru and Leng Jiaying had done this time was too excessive. Yu Mengzhi had no intention of letting them off easy. She planned to promote it not only on domestic internet platforms but also on overseas ones.
She wanted to make Yamamoto Chizuru a global laughingstock.
After Yu Mengzhi's actions, the spread of these videos noticeably accelerated. In just half an hour, they had already hit the trending list on a certain platform. Yamamoto Chizuru and Leng Jiaying, the subjects of the videos, were still unaware, immersed in their passionate revelry.
Of course.
As the incident began to escalate, the delegation from Japan turned green in the face, demanding that China immediately delete the relevant videos and posts.
Even so, it failed to quell the curiosity of the vast number of netizens, and the matter only seemed to be escalating. It was a perfect example of the forbidden fruit effect: the more something is prohibited, the more people desire it. The more one tries to cover something up, the more it stirs people's curiosity and prompts them to investigate. In other words, deleting the posts did not hide the truth; instead, it turned Yamamoto Chizuru into a clown.
Yu Mengzhi couldn't help but laugh from time to time.
Chen Jinzhao sat on the sofa, thinking that this was an excellent opportunity to make his move. If Yamamoto Chizuru died tonight, most people would assume he committed suicide out of shame, given the Japanese tradition of samurai seppuku.
As for whether that tradition still existed, Chen Jinzhao thought it was highly unlikely.
But that did not affect Chen Jinzhao's plan.
Just as Chen Jinzhao was plotting his major operation for the night, Yu Mengzhi leaned in, "You still haven't told me where you got the antidote."
Chen Jinzhao snapped back to attention, "You didn't recognize the waitress?"
Yu Mengzhi shook her head, "Her makeup was too heavy, but her eyes felt somewhat familiar. Could she be someone I know?"
Chen Jinzhao nodded.
"Precisely."
"She was likely Zhuang Xiaoyue."
Yu Mengzhi was greatly surprised, "It was her?"
Zhuang Xiaoyue had been missing for so long that Yu Mengzhi had almost forgotten about her. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten her. But why would she help us? And how did she know we were poisoned and manage to produce an antidote?"
"Speaking of which, Zhuang Xiaoyue was also a pitiable person. I don't know if I've told you about her experiences before." Chen Jinzhao recounted Zhuang Xiaoyue's past. Yu Mengzhi fell silent, sighing, "In those mountains, who knows how many girls have gone through similar experiences to hers. She might even be considered lucky..."
Chen Jinzhao nodded.
In today's increasingly developed nation, these impoverished individuals seemed to have been abandoned by the times. They had endured hardships that others had not, yet they did not enjoy the conveniences and rights brought by advanced technology.
"Let's not dwell on that for now. Zhuang Xiaoyue might have had some connection with Yamamoto Chizuru. She probably learned of Yamamoto Chizuru's plan beforehand, which allowed her time to prepare a rescue plan." Chen Jinzhao then recalled the "master" Zhuang Xiaoyue had mentioned. Perhaps he had a complicated relationship with the Black Blood Group, which was something he was reluctant to face.
Yu Mengzhi's mood was complex, "I never expected it to be Zhuang Xiaoyue who saved us in the end. What kind of person is she? My impression of her is becoming increasingly blurred."
Humans are the most complex creatures.
Chen Jinzhao patted Yu Mengzhi's shoulder, "President Yu, you should go back and rest. I have to go out tonight."
"Go where?" Yu Mengzhi asked, staring into Chen Jinzhao's eyes.
Chen Jinzhao averted his gaze, smiled, and then spoke.
"To get revenge, of course!"