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Lu Heng stared blankly at Wei Linxuan without reacting.

Wei Linxuan snorted. "Fight poison with poison!"

Hearing that, Lu Heng gave an awkward little smile as well. His smile was full of the restraint and unease one felt before a superior, as though Wei Linxuan, his boss, might devour him if he made the slightest misstep.

Wei Linxuan gave a faint smile and sat directly on the edge of Lu Heng's bed. "Are you afraid of me?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Heng said quietly, "Thank you, President Wei... for saving me last night."

Watching Lu Heng dodge the question, Wei Linxuan chuckled and tilted his head teasingly. "Are you going to say next that you can never repay the debt of saving your life, so you'll offer yourself to me?"

Lu Heng: "..."

"Forget it, I was joking." Seeing Lu Heng's troubled expression, Wei Linxuan waved a hand. "But your management contract is in my hands. In a sense, that counts as offering yourself to me too."

Lu Heng remained silent.

Wei Linxuan studied Lu Heng with an inquisitive expression and asked curiously, "Are you really that bad at talking, or do you just not want to talk to me?"

Lu Heng nervously gripped the corner of the blanket and hurriedly explained, "No... I..."

Watching Lu Heng stammer without managing to say a complete sentence, Wei Linxuan shook his head with a smile. "No wonder you spent so many years at Star Entertainment without making it. Don't tell me that at dinner parties, all you did was keep your head down and drink?"

At the mention of Star Entertainment and drinking, Lu Heng grew even more uneasy.

He sat up in bed and said awkwardly, "Am I bothering you too much? Maybe I should leave first!"

"Don't." Wei