I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

After handing the invitation to the doorman for inspection, Lin Kazuma and Yukino walked into the magnificent banquet hall.

The headlights are hung on the four-story high ceiling, and the light is bright but not glaring. The large and bright floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides allow you to see Dongdu Bay at night.

The well-dressed guests were toasting each other, and waiters carrying drinks were flitting among them like butterflies.

With a piece of just the right music as the background, the two people who had just appeared attracted the attention of the people around them, and many curious, scrutinizing, and amazed eyes fell on them.

At the center of their eye contact, Hayashi Kazuma and Yukino behaved as naturally as if they were walking in their own back garden.

They walked all the way to an empty corner.

"Have you seen Kamo Yu?" Lin Hezhen asked in a low voice.

"No, he doesn't seem to have arrived yet." Yukino's eyes wandered among the crowd.

"Then what should we do now? Just wait until he comes?" Lin Hezhen already felt a little bored.

Xue No rolled her eyes at him and said, "You can go get some food from the table, or ask the waiter to bring you some drinks. If the music starts, just dance a dance or two to make yourself look less out of place."

"But I can't dance." Lin Hezhen was a little embarrassed.

"Basic waltz steps aren't difficult. I'll teach you later. You just need to follow my instructions."

"alright."

Lin Hezhen stopped hesitating and went straight to the dining table to choose food.

On one side of the hall, which is as wide as a square, there is a long table that is several dozen meters long.

A variety of dishes are neatly arranged on the white tablecloth. The exquisite presentation and tempting aroma are enough to arouse anyone's appetite.

This kind of high-class dance seemed to have an unspoken rule that "you can't eat, otherwise it would be impolite", and there was no one around the table.

Lin Hezhen didn't care about that. He took the plate and tasted a little of each dish within ten meters of Yukino.

"Is this a macaron? Why is it so sweet?"

"The caviar is okay, but that's just how it is. I wonder why it's so expensive?"

"Foie gras is delicious, but it's a little hard to swallow when you think about how it's made."

"The golden thing on the ice cream is actually gold foil. Rich people really know how to have fun. They eat gold directly."

"This lobster tastes good. What's that white mushroom next to it? It has a very strong flavor."

“That’s a white truffle.”

Lin Hezhen suddenly turned around and found a blonde maid with a solemn expression standing beside him.

She had fair skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head. She had a delicate appearance and a cold expression, and was wearing a traditional black and white maid outfit.

"You are?" he asked.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hayasaka Ai, and I'm a maid in the Shinomiya family." Miss Meidou curtseyed.

"Oh." Lin Hezhen nodded.

He remembered that Yukino had mentioned that this ball was hosted by the tycoon Shinomiya family.

"Excuse me, are you satisfied with the dishes served at this banquet?" the maid asked in a serious tone.

"Well, you've heard all the comments just now. There are some dishes I haven't tried yet. I can tell you after I try them."

After Lin Hezhen finished speaking, he picked up another piece of beef from the cold dish and put it into his mouth.

"Wow, why is this beef raw?"

Hayasaka Ai explained: "Wagyu beef, medium rare, has the best flavor."

Lin Hezhen shook his head and said, "It's still a little old. I usually just chase after the cow's butt and eat it."

"Puff——" Hayasaka almost couldn't hold it in.

She quickly returned to her serious demeanor and said, "Dear guest, I have received your feedback. The Shinomiya family will work hard to improve and hope to provide you with more satisfactory service next time."

"Well, actually you have done a good job, but there is not a single dish that glows. It seems a bit lacking in this kind of high-end dinner."

"You mean glowing food?" Hayasaka Ai tilted her head slightly.

"Look, your food doesn't glow, and it's not drugged. I don't even have the desire to tear my clothes after eating your food. This shows that you are still far from it."

Lin Hezhen was talking nonsense in a serious tone.

"Sir, please don't joke around." Hayasaka Ai finally realized that he was joking.

"Don't mind me. I just saw that you looked serious and wanted to tease you. Has anyone ever told you that you look good when you smile?"

"You should save these kinds of words for your female companions," Hayasaka Ai chuckled.

"Are you chatting up a strange girl?" At some point, Yukinoshita Yukino was standing next to Lin Kazuma with one hand on her hips.

"What strange girl? Her name is Hayasaka Ai, we already know each other, and this isn't a flirtation. Hayasaka is a maid at the Shinomiya family, and she's asking me for my opinion on the dishes."

"I didn't know you were a gourmet."

"Secrets make men more manly. There are many things about me that you don't know. For example, in my hometown, there is a saying that goes 'Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west...'"

"Forget it, what happens to you has nothing to do with me. I'm hungry. Can you help me scoop some of the salad over there?" Yukino handed the plate to Lin Hezhen.

"alright."

Lin Hezhen paused for a second, put down the plate in his hand, took her plate, and walked to the salad area filled with various vegetables.

"I wish you two a pleasant meal. I'll take my leave now." Hayasaka Ai said goodbye.

"Goodbye, Miss Maid."

"Goodbye." Yukino also nodded to her.

Lin Hezhen randomly picked up a few vegetables that he thought were good, poured a spoonful of vinaigrette on them, stirred them, and handed them to Yukino.

"Thank you."

Yukino scooped a little salad with a fork and put it into her mouth. The crisp vegetables mixed with the sour and appetizing vinaigrette made her, who usually had no appetite, savor it carefully.

In order to attend the dance party that night, Yukino didn't have any dinner at all. She only managed to relieve her hunger with a small plate of salad.

"I need to go to the bathroom," she said, putting down her plate.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Lin Hezhen left the table without any reluctance.

The food here is really not to his taste.

Perhaps in order not to affect the air in the hall, most of the dishes are cold cuts, cakes, snacks, fruits, and salads. There are no spicy or stimulating seasonings in the dishes, and the taste is relatively light.

"Hmm, I don't feel full. After we're done, should we find a yakitori restaurant to eat some barbecue?" He stood in front of the bathroom door, daydreaming.

At this moment, a soft and warm body, wrapped in a fragrant breeze, threw itself into his arms.

A light and elegant fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and a pair of slender, white arms wrapped around his waist, hugging him tightly.

"Hayasaka, help me," she murmured.

"Who are you?" Lin Hezhen looked at the girl who was throwing herself at him in surprise.

But she was about the same age as Yukino, and was wearing a gorgeous burgundy dress.

I don’t know what material the long skirt is made of, and it doesn’t have even a wrinkle. It sways gently like flowing water as its owner moves.

The girl had long straight black hair parted in the middle, facial features as delicately carved as a porcelain doll, skin as white and smooth as Hetian jade, and a pair of red eyes filled with a look of depression and pain.

The girl was very strong, far beyond average, and she actually pushed Lin Hezhen back to the men's restroom.

"Hey, this is the men's restroom!" Lin Hezhen grabbed her shoulders and tried to push her away.

But the girl grabbed his collar, forcibly pulled him into the toilet cubicle, and pushed him to sit on the toilet.

Then, the girl seemed to have exhausted all her strength and collapsed on him.

Fortunately, there was no one else in the men's room, otherwise if someone else saw this scene, Lin Hezhen would not be able to explain it even if he had mouths all over his body.

"But there's no smell of alcohol on him. Could he have been drugged?"

Lin Hezhen felt that something was wrong with the girl.

He lifted the girl's chin and looked at her carefully, and found that her eyes were blurry, her cheeks were flushed, and she was unconscious.

"Haasaka, Hayasaka..." the girl whispered.

"Haysaka, is that Hayasaka Ai?" Lin Hezhen thought of the maid he had just met.

"Yes... Hayasaka, help me!"

"Help you? How can I help you?"

"It's so hot, help me take off my clothes..." The girl pretended to lift up her skirt.

"Hey, this is not allowed!" Lin Hezhen quickly grabbed her hands.

"It's so hot and uncomfortable, help me!"

The girl leaned her head on Lin Hezhen's shoulder, and her hot breath fanned Lin Hezhen's neck.

Feeling a warmth on his left cheek, Lin Hezhen turned his head subconsciously, and the next second, he felt a soft touch on his lips.

It felt like a slippery fish, swimming in the water and circling over the rocks.

The itchy and numbing feeling rushed into every part of his body like an electric current, making him unable to stop.

Lin Hezhen suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and turned his face away as if he had been electrocuted.

"What is this? A lucky pervert case?" Lin Hezhen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

He was worried that if he delayed any longer, he would be discovered by others and would be unable to explain himself.

Lin Hezhen pulled out his right hand and used a "awakening technique", and the girl, who had originally had lifeless eyes, suddenly woke up.

"What's wrong with me? Where is this? Who are you?" she asked in rapid succession.

Lin Hezhen replied: "This is the men's room. You were drugged and I helped you sober up."

The girl stood up and thought for a moment, then her beautiful eyes were filled with endless anger.

"Damn it, he actually drugged me! How dare he? He is so lawless!" She turned her head and stared at Lin Hezhen, "Who are you? Are you in cahoots with them?"

Lin Hezhen quickly explained: "I'm just a passerby. I have nothing to do with this matter! Have you forgotten? You pushed me here."

The girl covered her forehead and tried hard to recall: "It seems like this..."

Her memory was a little fuzzy.

Lin Hezhen stared at her closely and secretly prepared a "Forgetfulness Spell" in his hand.

This girl seems to be of high status. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, once she remembers what happened just now, I will shoot her.

"Miss Kaguya!" At this time, a voice came from outside the toilet.

"I'm so sorry, I'm late!" Hayasaka Ai rushed in wearing a maid outfit, holding a tactical dagger in her hand.

"Just now, they sent me away to collect customers' opinions on the dishes. I didn't expect that something like this would happen after I was away for just a short while...Lin Hezhen! Why are you here?"

Hayasaka Ai stared at him warily, holding the dagger in her left hand and reaching under the maid's skirt with her right hand.

Looking at the vaguely raised outline, could she have tied a pistol to her thigh?

Lin Hezhen didn't want to make a big deal out of this, so he quickly defended himself: "I was just an outsider who was accidentally involved. I really wasn't the one who drugged her. If you don't believe me, ask her!"

Shinomiya Kaguya regained her composure and nodded, "Yes, that's right. Hayasaka, let's leave here first. This gentleman..."

"My name is Lin Hezhen."

"Mr. Lin, you helped me, and Kaguya Shinomiya will remember your kindness. Hayasaka, give him your business card. If he needs anything in the future, he can call this number... By the way, Mr. Lin, I don't want to hear about today's incident from a fourth person."

The girl's face was filled with a polite yet distant smile. When she was no longer under the influence of the drugs, she instantly turned into a superior chaebol lady. Her expression was filled with a sense of pressure that made her look intimidating without even getting angry.

Or maybe this is her usual attitude.

"Of course, I won't tell anyone, and I don't need your reward." Lin Kazuma did not take the business card handed over by Hayasaka Ai.

As for the repayment, he had actually already received it.

The girl's lips are soft, as delicate as rose petals, and exude a faint fragrance that is endlessly memorable.

"You don't need it, but I do." Shinomiya Kaguya said with a smile, "People of the Shinomiya family will avenge their grudges and repay their kindness."

She stepped forward a little and put the business card into Lin Hezhen's right breast pocket.

"let's go."