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Lu Heng nodded weakly, his entire body limp and aching as he struggled to stand. Unfortunately, he failed and collapsed back down, sprawled out with no strength in his limbs.

Lu Heng's struggle made several coal bosses burst into laughter. A few young newcomers accompanying them at the table laughed along. Though they were older than Lu Heng, he had entered the industry before them. Seeing him in such a sorry state now, they could not help feeling a little pleased at his misfortune.

Director Liu, however, kindly said, "He's drunk like this. Even if he goes to the nightclub, he probably won't be able to sing. Why not call a driver and send him home?"

The coal bosses did not particularly care. With Lu Heng around during the drinking, the atmosphere at the table had been lively enough. But once they switched to KTV, whether a young man like Lu Heng was there or not was not really important—there were still several young newcomers to keep them company.

Thus, after hearing Director Liu's suggestion, the coal bosses all nodded noncommittally. The coal boss who had just ordered a bottle of Remy Martin and directly knocked Lu Heng out even spoke up. "Where does Brother Lu live? How about Old Huang and I take one car, and have Xiao Zhou give him a ride?"

Xiao Zhou was this coal boss's driver. The boss said this partly because Lu Heng was, after all, a celebrity, and partly because he genuinely found Lu Heng agreeable—as he had said himself, he had always admired people who truly gave it their all at the drinking table!

Upon hearing this, Director Liu profusely thanked the coal boss, but still tactfully declined his goodwill.

"His home is pretty far away, so there's no need to trouble