Chapter 47: Luxury Villa

Fang Heng enjoyed a feast provided by Wittel in the game, then logged off early.

Tomorrow, he would be entering a dangerous town.

Fang Heng planned to get some rest early tonight.

Exiting the game and opening his gaming pod, Fang Heng stretched.

It wasn't even eight in the evening, yet Group 3 of Huangming Gaming Company was still brimming with vitality.

Most workers were still busy working overtime in front of their computers; two-thirds of the gaming pods were in an active state.

To be precise, Group 3 had people working overtime twenty-four hours a day.

"A bunch of workaholics!"

Fang Heng muttered under his breath and picked up his phone to check it.

There were several missed calls and a few messages on his phone.

Xia Xi: "Fang Heng, how's the new job? Getting used to it?"

Xia Xi: "The Seoul team this time is as weak as before. I watched their qualifiers; by comparison, they couldn't possibly be our match."

Xia Xi: "Heh, they play dirty."

Xia Xi: "Won. So tired. Lying flat."

Xia Xi: "Hehehe, not bad! My friend said you did a great job and helped her out."

Xia Xi: "You didn't let me down. I knew you could do it. Keep it up!"

Unknown Number: "Hello, Mr. Fang Heng. Your accommodation has been arranged. Please proceed to the front desk to collect your employee ID and dormitory card. If you have any questions, please contact us promptly..."

"Great, employee dorms are arranged. No way for me to stay in a hotel now."

Fang Heng shrugged and replied to Xia Xi.

"Is the match over? When are you coming back?"

Seeing that Xia Xi did not reply immediately, Fang Heng put away his phone and went to the company's ground floor reception to pick up his employee ID and dormitory card.

The dormitory was very close to the company, located in a campus just two streets away.

It only took 10 minutes to walk there.

On his way, Fang Heng stopped at a nearby convenience store to buy some daily necessities and entered the campus with his dormitory card.

As he walked forward, Fang Heng checked the dormitory instruction manual sent by the receptionist.

"Four people live in one villa, and everyone has their own separate, private room."

"Private bathroom, private study, private gaming room..."

"Does this company have such good benefits?"

Fang Heng was secretly surprised.

He remembered that even when he was a professional player, the treatment wasn't this good.

"A housekeeper is responsible for daily life and chores in the villa, helping to clean the rooms. Fresh ingredients are supplied to the refrigerator 24 hours a day."

"If you want a late-night snack, you can call and have a chef deliver it."

So luxurious? Does running a gaming company really make this much money?

"I am staying in the top-tier villa area. There are also high-end villa areas, regular apartment areas, and premium apartment areas. The conditions in the apartment areas should be somewhat inferior by comparison."

Fang Heng put away the manual.

He looked around, searching for the location of Villa No. 3 within the campus.

Coincidentally, two young men were walking toward him.

The two were chatting and laughing as they walked, and the taller one was holding a can of beer.

They noticed Fang Heng looking around for directions.

"You're going the wrong way. The villa area is ahead; the apartment area is over there."

"Hmm?"

Fang Heng looked down at the number on his room card.

"I'm not mistaken. I live in Villa No. 3."

"Villa No. 3?"

Xiao Zhijie froze. He leaned over to take a look at Fang Heng's room card, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

It really was Villa No. 3!

"Is there a problem?"

"Uh... no." Xiao Zhijie snapped back to reality. "Villa No. 3 is just ahead. Go all the way to the end and turn right."

"Thanks."

The two passed each other.

The more Xiao Zhijie thought about it, the stranger it felt.

He turned his head to look at Fang Heng again, then whispered to his companion, Ji Kai.

"Have you seen that guy? Is he a newcomer? Living in the Villa No. 3 area?"

"I haven't seen him either. Didn't you just look at his room card? What's his name?"

"Fang Heng."

"Oh, I have some impression of him. I heard that old woman from HR gossiping behind his back. Not long ago, someone who used connections was specially approved for employment by President Qin, named Fang Heng."

"He came through the back door?"

Xiao Zhijie's brow furrowed, and he immediately felt a sense of displeasure.

The entire Huangming Gaming Company only had three top-tier villas, accommodating a maximum of 12 people who enjoyed the highest level of treatment.

It had always been a tradition at Huangming that these three villas were reserved for the company's most outstanding players.

These 12 people represented the absolute peak of Huangming Gaming Company's strength.

Since the company was acquired a while ago, most of the original top players had already resigned.

Now, there were only two players still living in the top-tier villas.

Xiao Zhijie had previously tried to apply to move into a top-tier villa, but his request was rejected the very next day.

If even he wasn't qualified to live in the highest-level villa, how could a newcomer who used connections be allowed to?

"Hmph, President Qin used to say something about 'quality over quantity,' but now a 'friend' shows up and moves straight in."

Xiao Zhijie was angry and began to grumble incessantly.

"Another boss who knows nothing and only knows how to give blind orders."

"If this keeps up, I want to resign too."

"Listening to both sides brings clarity; biased belief brings darkness."

Ji Kai was more composed and advised, "What that old woman in HR said might not be true. Let's wait and see."

Xiao Zhijie curled his lip, feeling increasingly uncomfortable the more he thought about it.

"Fine, as you say, seeing is believing. I'll test him out."

Xiao Zhijie was getting worked up. He drained the remaining beer in his can.

"Hey, what are you trying to do? Don't look for trouble."

"Tsk, what's there to fear? What kind of ability can someone who got in through the back door have?"

As Xiao Zhijie spoke, he turned around, raised the can in his hand, and threw it toward Fang Heng's back.

Fang Heng was walking forward, seemingly completely unaware of the can flying toward him from behind.

"I knew it, just someone using connections..."

As Xiao Zhijie spoke, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.

But in the next second, that smile froze on his face.

Just as the beer can was about to hit Fang Heng's back, Fang Heng abruptly stopped his steps and reached out a hand.

*Clap!*

Without even turning his head, Fang Heng steadily reached out and caught the incoming can.

A flash of surprise crossed Ji Kai's eyes.

"You were just saying he got in through the back door, and now you're stunned."

Fang Heng slowly turned around and looked at Xiao Zhijie.

It's over! He offended a high-level player!

Xiao Zhijie was startled by Fang Heng's movement. He immediately realized that Fang Heng was not the kind of person who "used connections" to join the company as the HR woman had said!

Meeting Fang Heng's gaze, Xiao Zhijie scratched his head awkwardly.

"Sorry about that. My bad. My hand slipped just now."

"It's fine."

Fang Heng gave a gentle smile.

"Just be more careful next time."

Xiao Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that it was lucky the other guy had a relatively mild temperament.

"Here you go."

As Fang Heng spoke, he crushed the can in his hand into a ball and applied sudden force.

*Whoosh!*

The crushed can shot back toward Xiao Zhijie.

*Thwack!!*

"Ow!"

Xiao Zhijie couldn't dodge in time. The can hit him on the forehead, immediately leaving a small, red, swollen bump.

"Sorry about that. My hand slipped."

Fang Heng flashed an apologetic smile and turned to walk away.