He pushed open the door to the private room and reentered the dimly lit hall, where the soothing music mixed with strange surrounding sounds Zhou Wang began to hear.
"Stupid-ass client, dragging out a meal like this. Is your time worthless, man...? I just got my new doll delivered and can’t wait to get back and have some fun! "
Zhou Wang was startled as he turned his head, spotting a young man at a nearby table, holding up his wine glass to toast a middle-aged man opposite him, speaking with warmth and sincerity.
"Mr. Wang, thank you so much this time. See if there’s anything else you need. The steak at this restaurant is really good too..."
Zhou Wang averted his gaze, soon hearing a sharp female voice.
What intrigued Zhou Wang was that the woman was speaking in the Yunan Province dialect, or rather, the standard Ming City accent, which sounded a bit harsh...
"How could someone like Lele snag such a rich sugardaddy? And this guy, hasn’t he tasted anything good before? Haha, if he knew Lele’s history, he wouldn’t even kiss her with those lips!"
Zhou Wang turned to look, finding a square table illuminated by overhead lights, where two women and a man sat facing each other. The older man was clearly a successful person, with the diamond-studded Patek Philippe on his wrist glittering under the lights.
As Zhou Wang looked over, a girl in a spaghetti strap top, dressed provocatively, was elegantly raising her glass and laughing heartily as she toasted the couple opposite:
"Brother Liao, let me toast you again. I’m genuinely happy for Lele. She’s really lucky to find such a perfect man like you..."
"Haha, Sisi, Lele is lucky to have a friend like you. Didn’t you say you wanted to develop in Beidou earlier? Feel free to contact me then!"
"Oh, really? Then I must thank Brother Liao even more..."
It was the peak dinner time, and the renowned Po Restaurant was fully booked. As Zhou Wang moved through, he overheard many fragmented inner thoughts.
These were the unchecked cries of one’s soul when they were in an intense emotional state.
A thousand people, a thousand faces, all harboring secrets within.
Feeling a bit dazed, Zhou Wang couldn’t help but be a little sentimental.
The [Ari’s Conch] artifact was truly heaven-defying. If used well, even an ordinary person could use this tool for a major comeback, right?
The powerful effect comparable to "Mind Reading Technique" would leave anyone without secrets in front of you.
I really wish to possess it long-term.
As he approached the wine cellar area, Zhou Wang finally heard Chen He’s "roar."
"Why doesn’t this old woman understand reason at all? She promised not to interfere in my private life, so what is she trying to do now!"
This area should be the smoking section of the Western restaurant, but since there weren’t many people, as Zhou Wang approached quietly, he vaguely overheard a conversation between a man and a woman behind a wine rack filled with red wine.
"Sister Yan, I really can’t leave with you now. My girlfriend is here too..."
"Oh, is it that little Saintess who won’t even let you kiss her? Tsk, why do you young guys like these unromantic girls? A pretty face isn’t worth anything if you can’t *, just following her around as decoration?"
Responding to Chen He’s pleading was a slow, deliberate female voice, sounding a bit raspy, probably due to her age.
"Her family is strict, so she’s a bit conservative... Sister Yan, how about later? I’ll come find you after I send her home?"
Chen He chuckled awkwardly, then cautiously asked.
"You mean I have to wait for you?"
Sister Yan spoke impatiently: "I had some drinks, and I want it now. Are you coming with me or not?"
"Sister Yan, I really can’t now..."
Chen He pleaded while cursing internally: "After finally getting a chance to become close with Zhou Wang, how could I leave now!"
Zhou Wang didn’t expect Chen He to value him so much and couldn’t help but smile.
"Fine, I won’t force you to come with me, but you’ll have to meet my needs, right?"
After a brief silence, Sister Yan’s tone suddenly changed, and she giggled.
"But if I don’t leave with you, how do I satisfy you?"
Chen He seemed obviously bewildered.
"Who says it has to be done in a room? Follow me..."
Sister Yan let out another light laugh, and soon Zhou Wang heard the click of high heels. He moved back a bit, standing in the shadows.
Before long, a man and a woman emerged from behind the wine rack in the smoking area. Thanks to the restaurant’s dim palette, they hadn’t even noticed Zhou Wang. He saw the woman named Sister Yan pulling at Chen He’s belt, heading toward the restroom on the other side of the hallway.
Standing at a distance, Zhou Wang couldn’t clearly make out Sister Yan’s face, but judging from her out-of-shape body... Chen He seemed to prefer a heavyset type.
Yet, he could guess that this wasn’t a legitimate relationship, evident from how much Chen He resisted.
"Bathroom? Is this old woman so desperate? Damn!"
"Wait, Xiaoxi is also in the bathroom!"
Chen He’s inner thoughts echoed through the hallway, but since he had declined Sister Yan’s invitation to leave, he clearly couldn’t refuse a compromise as they reached the restroom together, silently praying not to encounter his girlfriend there...
Zhou Wang followed them closely, not intending to interfere since he had already uncovered Chen He’s so-called "secret."
A random guess and you’d know that this woman named Sister Yan probably held large amounts of resources pertinent to Chen He’s career, and they were likely in a sort of sugardaddy-like relationship.