Imperial Clubhouse?
My friend?
The more I listened, the more confused I became. I looked at the caller ID again. It was indeed the unfamiliar number from before. What happened?
"Hello, I don't know this person. Did you make a mistake?"
The staff member on the other side seemed stunned for a moment before they said, "I'm sorry, but you’re the first one in his list of latest contacts. I just thought... Will it be convenient for you to come here? He’s too drunk and we can't get in touch with anyone else."
They wanted me to pick up a stranger?
I was a little perplexed, and a hurried voice came from the staff member on the other end. "Hey, sir, don't vomit here."
Fine then, I would go take a look.
"I'll go over now."
After hanging up the call, I got up. I had wanted Nicky to come with me, but it was already midnight and I did not want to disturb her rest. Hence, I hailed a taxi and went to the Imperial Clubhouse by myself.
I went into the private room the staff mentioned and took a look.
There was a man lying on the sofa. He was dressed in casual clothes and looked young. His face was clean, but he was drunk now and lying sideways on the sofa.
"Miss, you're finally here," the staff member greeted me. "I'll leave this to you, then. We still have work on our side." They left hurriedly after they said that.
I did not even manage to explain things to them. I slowly walked forward while wrapping my coat around myself. I gently pushed the man on the sofa." Hey, wake up."
"Hngh..." He murmured, then turned over. He did not seem to want to wake up.
Gods, how much did he drink?
I glanced at the wine bottles on the ground and saw that there were more than a dozen bottles. He surely did not care for his body.
Now what should I do?
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