You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

"A good place?"

Xu Wenbin's eyes lit up: "Old Jiang, what other good stuff are you hiding at home?"

"You'll find out when you come with me."

Jiang Che led the three through the living room and all the way to a hidden door behind the spiral staircase.

After pushing open the door, Xu Wenbin and the others craned their necks to peer forward.

Behind the door was a downward staircase, with soft light shining down from the top, illuminating the narrow passageway.

After entering, the group looked around curiously and soon noticed several autographed posters of e-sports teams hanging on the wall.

On the other side of the wall, several recesses were carved out, where several figurines and models were placed.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs, Jiang Che reached out and pressed the switch on the wall.

Suddenly, everything became clear.

The more than 40-square-meter basement space has been renovated into a professional e-sports room, with ten monitors arranged in two rows of five, each equipped with the latest ergonomic e-sports chairs.

The reason there were ten computers was that Jiang Che had long anticipated that there would be a day when everyone would gather together to play games.

Therefore, making preparations in advance is a form of foresight.

Sound-absorbing cotton is hung on the wall, a refrigerator is placed in the corner, and the snack shelf next to it is filled with potato chips, cola, instant noodles and other delicious foods.

As the power in the basement was activated, the RGB light strips on the computer cases of these ten computers began to slowly change color.

The three of them were frozen in place, mouths agape, staring at everything before them, and remained unresponsive for a long time.

After a moment, Xu Wenbin was the first to come to his senses.

He opened his mouth, seemed about to say something but then swallowed it back, finally managing to stammer, "Young master, if your household doesn't need more servants, would you be short of dogs?"

"We don't lack anything."

"That's missing..."

"We have no shortage of sons, servants, dogs, or anything else."

Jiang Che pushed Xu Wenbin, who was still trying to keep rambling on, into the room. "Alright, Lao Xu, stop spouting that useless stuff and sit down and play your game."

On the other side, Lu Ziang and Song Mingxuan were much more self-aware in comparison, and had already pulled out a gaming chair and sat down.

While the computer was booting up, Song Mingxuan picked up the mechanical keyboard on the desk and touched it carefully, saying, "Wow, ROG Night Demon? Old Jiang, you have good taste."

Jiang Che walked to his seat and sat down. When he heard Song Mingxuan ask a question, he turned his head and glanced at him.

"Oh, this isn't something I bought. It was a gift from one of my dad's clients. I'm not used to using it, so it's just been sitting here collecting dust."

"Such a good keyboard is just gathering dust, what a waste." Lu Ziang shook his head and sighed.

"There's nothing I can do. I don't care about computer specs or peripherals when I play computer games. For me, as long as it meets the standard for playing, it's acceptable."

During the conversation, all of their computers had successfully booted up.

After putting on his headphones, Xu Wenbin held the mouse and tested its sensitivity on the desktop.

It's visibly smooth and clear.

"Old Jiang, what are the specs of all your computers? How many frames per second can they run in 'Warrior'?"

"I don't quite remember. You can check your computer's properties panel yourself."

Xu Wenbin said "Oh". He didn't particularly care about these things, as long as the game could run smoothly without frame drops.

Besides, Jiang Che is so wealthy, how could he possibly build a computer that's a pile of dog shit?

The four people opened Valorant and logged in by scanning their accounts.

Jiang Che finished setting up the room and pulled the three of them in. Xu Wenbin asked them, "What are we playing? Ranked or casual?"

"Let's warm up with a quick game first, and then we'll have our internal battle after the ladies arrive."

"walk slowly."

The four players selected their agents and entered the game. The first map was the Suspended City of Asia.

Jiang Che chose Jetwind, Xu Wenbin immediately locked in Reina, Song Mingxuan picked Sage, and Lu Ziang chose Iron Arm.

At the start of the game, Xu Wenbin, on the defensive side, rushed towards point A after buying armor and skills.

"Old Xu, where are you going?" Jiang Che called out to him.

"Push forward, what's the point of playing Rena if she doesn't push forward?"

"If you're going to push forward, don't take the main road; try to get through the middle."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Five seconds later, Xu Wenbin's Reina was melted in Hall A by the combined fire of the four opposing players.

"..."

"I know what I'm doing," Song Mingxuan repeated meaningfully.

"...At least I got you guys some information, hehe."

Soon, Lu Ziang controlled Iron Arm to move from point B to the middle lane, and a precise stun grenade blocked the opponent's angle of entry. Then, Justice fired two shots and took down a person.

"Beautiful," Jiang Che complimented.

"Basic operations are not a problem."

In the following rounds, the four players cooperated more and more seamlessly.

Jiang Che's Gale gave Shunyun dash an entry point, Lu Ziang's Iron Arm followed closely behind with additional items, Xu Wenbin's Reina provided vision and finishing shots, and Song Mingxuan's Sage was responsible for healing and cleaning up after the damage.

Four consecutive wins put them on the brink of victory.

After winning the game, Xu Wenbin was visibly more excited: "Okay, bro, I'm on fire this time. A healer like that can carry me to victory!"

"If I remember correctly, you said something similar before the start of the last game, right? And then you gave away the first kill at the start." Song Mingxuan said expressionlessly.

"How can that be the same? Last game the opponent targeted me, this game definitely won't be the same."

"No, the attacking team is going to plant the bomb at point A. If you push out and get stopped, aren't you just causing trouble?"

Lu Ziang chuckled, a rare occurrence for him.

Jiang Che leaned back in his chair, watching his roommates bickering and arguing, and felt an indescribable sense of relaxation.

These past few days, I've been navigating the complex relationships between old foxes like Zhao Guodong, Ye Yunjin, and Liu Wei. I have to think carefully before taking any steps, and my mind is constantly on edge.

Now, sitting with my buddies, playing games and chatting, I feel a long-lost sense of freedom.

He remembered what his father had said in the study: the higher he stood, the fewer people would be around him.

It's quite a stroke of luck that there are three people sitting here with him, not for personal gain but simply to play games with him.

Although Xu Wenbin is really bad at playing games.

"Old Jiang, what are you thinking? If you're going to play a surprise attack, at least score something for me, I'm so excited!"

Xu Wenbin's roar pulled Jiang Che back from his thoughts.

"What are you yelling for? We're coming."

Jiang Che maneuvered the Jetpack into point B with a dash, then, wielding his standard weapon, accurately took down one of the opponents with a three-shot burst.

"Awesome!"

……

After playing a couple of rounds, I heard the sound of a door opening and footsteps overhead.

Su Qinghe's voice came from the stairwell: "Ache, Lin tide and the others have arrived."

Jiang Che responded and invited the three of them upstairs.

As soon as they entered the living room, they saw Su Qinghe leading Lin tide, Zhao Weilan, and Shen Shiyu to change their shoes in the entryway.

Lin tide wore a light green knitted cardigan with white trousers today, and her long hair was tied in a low ponytail. She looked less capable and more gentle than usual.

She looked up and saw several people coming out of the basement, her gaze lingering on Xu Wenbin for a moment.