Chapter 678

A clear guzheng prelude broke the silence in the restroom. Lu Heng took his phone from his pocket and glanced at the caller ID.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Heng finally swallowed back the emotions lodged in his throat and asked in confusion, "Big Brother?"

"When are you coming home?" came the calm question from the other end.

"I'm afraid I can't make it home today." Lu Heng sniffed and patiently explained, "Director Liu put together a dinner and invited several investors. They're discussing investing in a TV drama while they eat, and he asked me to drink with them..." Calling it drinking was generous; really, the others were forcing liquor down his throat. Those investors were all coal bosses from Shanxi Province. Even if their alcohol tolerance was not quite as good as his, it was close enough. Three or four of them had ganged up on him. No matter how well Lu Heng could hold his liquor, he was reaching his limit—he had already thrown up twice.

Big Brother Lu Chi frowned on the other end. "You still have to come home..."

Lu Heng frowned as well, but before he could speak, his brother said gravely, "Today is your eighteenth birthday!"

Lu Heng froze. If his brother had not mentioned it, he would have forgotten that today was his birthday.

His brother continued, "Mom, Dad, and our little sister are all waiting for you at home. I'm still working overtime at the firm. I should be done around eleven tonight. How about this? Tell me where you are now, and I'll come pick you up after work."

Lu Heng sniffed again and swallowed the grievance that nearly surged out. "...No, we still have to go sing later. I don't know where Director Liu booked the place. Big Brother,