Lu Zhe, who was highly regarded by Xia Xiaobing, was still agonizing over another problem while working overtime on documents.

That is, whether or not to give the ring to Tang Qi, and when to give it to her.

After meeting Tang Qi's mother today, he had another concern—if the young lady's mother found out that he had given her a ring, would she think that he was after her property and would be suspected of being a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success but fails to achieve his goals)?

As he thought about it, he put on the ring.

In fact, ever since President Xia gave him the ring, he's worn it every time he comes to the company. He only takes it off before seeing Tang Qi. If he were to give Tang Qi another diamond ring, then this process of wearing and taking it off could be skipped.

Because the ring on his hand can be paired with any of the three diamond rings.

Lu Zhe looked up and saw Su Heng next to him still playing a game. It was a newly started CS game, and they were still buying guns and equipment.

"You're running low on money, huh? Want to buy a submachine gun?" Lu Zhe asked with a smile.

Su Heng thought for a moment, but didn't buy a gun. He only bought a smoke grenade and a bomb disposal pliers, and then rushed out after his teammates.

Lu Zhe couldn't help but ask, "You're not even buying guns, how are you going to play?"

Su Heng wasn't wearing headphones at the time, so he could hear Lu Zhe's voice. The guy squinted, a confident smile playing on his lips, and said, "It's okay, let's wait and see."

Then he took the initial pistol and crouched down behind the box at point A.

Since Su Heng chose a location that wasn't a necessary path for planting the bomb, and the color of his character's clothes was almost identical to the surrounding walls, as long as he crouched down facing the wall, he wouldn't be noticed unless you looked closely.

The terrorists planted a bomb at point A, and no one noticed it.

Su Heng's teammates, who were also in the police force, were engaged in a fierce battle around point A, and they all died one after another, but no one noticed him.

The beeping of the bombs grew more rapid. In order not to die in this round and waste guns and money, the remaining three terrorists left point A and prepared to move to a far point to wait for victory.

There are less than ten seconds left before the bomb explodes.

Just then, Su Heng played a song he had prepared beforehand in the game. It was "Believe in Yourself," released by the Zero Point Band nearly twenty years ago. It was once a hit across the country, but it has long been forgotten by people.

Amidst the stirring prelude, the character controlled by Su Heng stood up, turned around, and headed straight for the spot where the bomb had been planted.

Before the person even arrived, a smoke grenade was thrown.

The bomb, along with the surrounding area, was instantly enveloped in thick smoke. Within that smoke, nothing could be seen at all.

But in the instant the smoke burst, Su Heng had already found the bomb and started to dismantle it.

Only 5.1 seconds remain before the bomb explodes.

But with the help of bomb disposal pliers, it only takes 5 seconds to remove the package.

At this moment, the two bandits, who had already run some distance, finally reacted—it happened in the blink of an eye; Su Heng's movements were measured in seconds, and it was highly unlikely that a normal person could react in time.

In the last two or three seconds of that sentence, all they could do was fire wildly at the plume of smoke. But since they couldn't see anyone, couldn't aim, and were crouching and huddled together while unpacking, how could they possibly hit them?

The bomb has been defused.

Amidst the hail of bullets, Su Heng put down his mouse and leisurely pulled out a cigarette. However, remembering that he was in an office and there were people nearby, he put the cigarette down again and picked up the mouse once more.

A new round began. Su Heng turned off the music and bought a sniper rifle and a Desert Eagle. Clearly, he wasn't planning to repeat his previous flashy maneuvers.

But I could still hear my teammates' exclamations of surprise through my headphones.

Even from a meter away, Lu Zhe could hear what they were shouting through the headphones on the table:

"Holy crap, man, that's awesome!"

"Ninja!"

Lu Zhe couldn't help but applaud: "You didn't just unpack it, you blatantly robbed it right in front of them. That's awesome, that's really awesome!"

Su Heng chuckled: "It's fine for casual games like this. But in a real high-stakes game, that spot where I was lying in wait wouldn't have been left unchecked. By the way, do you still have work to do? Want to play a couple of rounds with me?"

Considering that he had already finished organizing all the work that needed to be done today, Lu Zhe decisively said, "Wait for me to download the client."

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The night grew deeper.

When Xia Xiaobing came out of her private office, she saw that most of the people in the algorithm department had also left; looking around, most of the workstations were empty. However, in the operations and maintenance and external investment departments, there were still two people intently working on their computers.

Those were Su Heng and Lu Zhe.

Xia Xiaobing walked over to them, stood behind them, looked at their computer screens, and for a moment didn't know what to say.

Playing games after work is perfectly fine, and usually when she sees this, she just pretends not to see it and walks away. The problem is, she's going home with Lu Zhe now, so she can't pretend she didn't see it.

So Xia Xiaobing stood there, hands on her hips, watching her two subordinates play games.

While playing, Lu Zhe suddenly said, "I feel like something's not right..."

Su Heng: "What could be wrong? Hey, don't run over there, there's probably someone staking out there! Oh dear, look, look, it's over, isn't it? What else is there to say?"

While this guy was yelling, Lu Zhe glanced back and then fell silent.

Su Heng finally realized something was wrong, turned his head to look, and froze.

What does it feel like to be playing a game in the office and suddenly find your boss behind you?

Xia Xiaobing smiled slightly and asked, "Want to play a little longer?"

Lu Zhe shook his head and exited the game: "Never mind, let's go now."

And so, Lu Zhe stood up and walked out of the office with Xia Xiaobing.

Su Heng will continue to match for the next game.

When it came to the next round's gun-buying phase, he suddenly realized something and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Wait a minute, that guy left work with Boss Xia?"

Before this, had Xia Xiaobing ever walked with any subordinate? It seems she had never walked with any male or female employees; she was always alone.

So now, President Xia is actually walking with Lu Zhe, and they're clearly not trying to hide it from people anymore. What does that mean?

Su Heng suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when Lu Zhe moved to the workstation next door, he had asked him the question, "Is it a promotion?" Lu Zhe's answer was vague, "Sort of."

Looking back now, Su Heng suddenly understood the deeper meaning behind the kid's ambiguous words that day.

He murmured with admiration, "You always say my skills are flashy... but if you want to see real skill, you're the one!"

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