The fifty-third melon: What melon? Take fifty-three bites...

A figure squatted down in front of her, a cool voice saying, "Tell me, why don't you listen to us properly? I didn't mean to be so rude to you..."

Suddenly, He Zhen, who had been lying on the sofa as if she had given up hope, suddenly sprang up and rammed into the person in front of her, knocking them aside. Then she quickly ran towards the door.

"Stop her!" someone shouted.

With the door right in front of her, a glimmer of hope appeared in He Zhen's eyes as she reached out her hand towards the doorknob.

But at that moment, she felt a sharp pain on her scalp. She looked up and saw a hideous and terrifying face behind her. The person was grabbing her hair and dragging her toward the door inside the private room.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

He Zhen screamed and struggled, and was violently thrown to the ground.

She suddenly looked up, and when she saw the furnishings in the room, she was stunned.

Inside the private room, cameras were placed everywhere—on the walls, the table, the bed, and so on. The flashing red lights of the cameras indicated that they were all in operation.

He Zhen was stunned. "... What is this?"

Snap!

The sound of a belt being unbuckled brought He Zhen back to her senses. She looked in the direction of the sound in alarm and saw three tall figures standing in front of her. Her pupils contracted, and she instinctively ran backward.

"Well..."

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over her, He Zhen collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly powerless, as if all the strength had been drained from her body in that instant.

What's going on?

He Zhen was bewildered, but soon she remembered the half-glass of wine she had been forced to drink. The fiery taste of the strong liquor seemed to linger in her mouth, and it seemed to carry a subtle medicinal flavor.

In an instant, He Zhen realized something: that glass of wine had been drugged!

But it was too late for her to realize what was happening. The effects of the drug in the drink seemed to be gradually spreading through her body. She began to feel weak in her limbs and dizzy.

"Brother Hong, do you want to play first or should I? Hehe, I've never played with this kind of popular little star before..."

"... Is the equipment in the room working properly? Let's make sure we don't end up with nothing recorded."

"Brother Hong, don't worry, we've already checked everything. Every machine in the room is working perfectly; they'll definitely capture crystal-clear images."

While He Zhen was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, some things were blurry...

A clear voice reached her ears, and she tried to open her eyes wide, but her body was completely powerless.

Someone, someone please save me!

A feeling of despair spread through He Zhen's heart. She thought angrily and resentfully: Was she really going to suffer this humiliation today?

At that very moment, in the private room outside the main room, the door was suddenly banged on loudly—these private rooms were highly private; the door could be locked from the inside once closed, and the waiter could only bring something in by knocking.

The group of people who were having a great time in the private room thought it was just the waiter bringing something again. However, compared to the usual gentle and polite knocking, this time the knocking sounded particularly violent and irritable, with the door being banged on loudly.

Inside the private room, someone frowned angrily and said, "What's wrong with the waiters in this restaurant...?"

Someone ran over to open the door, but before it was even a crack open, the person outside impatiently shoved it open, causing the person opening the door to stumble and nearly be hit by the door.

"You..."

The person who opened the door was about to get angry, but when they looked up, they found that the people who came in were not the waiters they thought they had, but three complete strangers.

There were three people: two men and one woman.

Both men were very tall, especially one of them. Despite the freezing weather, he was only wearing a black jacket, which he had unzipped to reveal a bulging, muscular chest. His physique was very intimidating, and he was extremely strong.

The only woman among the three was wearing a thick, long down jacket, a hat, and a mask; she was completely covered from head to toe.

The three of them entered the room so openly, as if they didn't care about anyone else in the private room.

The people in the private room glared at them angrily.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"... Security! Where's the security guard?"

Amidst the angry and chaotic cursing of the people in the private room, the woman in the down jacket looked around, as if searching for something.

After her search proved fruitless, she turned to look at the people in the private room, her gaze clear and sharp, and asked:

Where is He Zhen?

Chapter 53, the fifty-third melon: What kind of melon is it? It's the one you take fifty-three bites of...

"... Where is He Zhen? Where is she?"

The melodious sound of jade beads falling onto a plate echoed in the private room. At the same time, a pair of clear, cold eyes swept across the room, their heavy gaze creating a sense of pressure.

"What He Zhen?" someone immediately replied, "We don't know any He Zhen. You've come to the wrong place."

Tsk~

Ye Mo chuckled and said, "Since I was able to find this place, it means I'm pretty sure she's here... You guys should call her out, otherwise if I come in to look for her myself later..."

She said meaningfully, "If something unpleasant happens later, it won't be pleasant, so if possible, I still don't want things to become unpleasant."

Although Ye Mo spoke very nicely, her attitude was actually extremely tough, as if to say, "You must bring He Zhen out here."

Her attitude was very unpleasant, especially to the group of pampered young men in the private room. They were extremely displeased, and their expressions immediately turned ugly and angry.

"You think you can just call people out like that?" someone scoffed, asking dismissively, "Who do you think you are? Why should we listen to you?"

But as soon as this person finished speaking, someone behind him whispered, "... That person in the black coat looks like Ye Lin, the general manager of Ye Corporation and the eldest son of the Ye Family."

These words caused a stir of doubt and uncertainty among those present.

Few people in this circle are unaware of the name Ye Corporation. The weight of the name Ye Corporation is extraordinary. Whether it is wealth, status, or connections, the Ye Corporation is unshakeable.

As the eldest son of the Ye Family and the future head of the Ye Corporation, Ye Lin's name was, if not legendary, well-known among these privileged young men in the circle. Unlike them, who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun, Ye Lin, who was gradually taking power in the Ye Corporation, was a figure comparable to their fathers. Normally, they would never have any interaction with him; he was merely a figure in the shadow of their elders.

And now, this person has actually appeared before them?

"... Is it really Ye Lin?"

"I don't know, I've only seen it once before, it looks very similar."

"Ask Jiang Qiming, didn't he attend the Ye Family's dinner party today?"

After a brief murmur, the people in the private room turned their gazes to Jiang Qiming, who had been stunned the moment Jiang Qiming Ye Mo and the others entered.

He naturally recognized Ye Lin, having met him just that evening. Since he recognized Ye Lin, the identity of the woman among the three was easy to guess. He had heard Ye Mo's voice before; Ye Mo's voice was very distinctive, crisp and bright, clear and pure, like jade beads rolling on a plate. Once heard, it was hard to forget.