Since Lu Zhe moved out of Tang Qi's house, Xia Xiaobing has also moved to a new place, moving next door to Lu Zhe again.
“But we don’t really need to do this,” Xia Xiaobing said to the guy behind her as soon as she entered the house. “Why don’t we live together, rent a house together? Or buy one.”
Lu Zhe smiled and shook his head: "Let's forget it. I can't accept something for nothing."
Xia Xiaobing frowned and said, "What do you mean by 'no reward without merit'... I like you, do I need any other reason?"
Lu Zhe suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously, "The reason is my pride. It's fine to joke around and flatter others, but you can't really think like that, can you? I won't accept any more rewards until I've done enough for you and helped you expand your territory. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, Xia Xiaobing sighed, "Alright then..."
The two sat down side by side on the sofa, cuddling and snuggling together. They also started talking about work.
Lu Zhe: "I've noticed that you've been acquiring small technology companies lately, and very specifically. You're talking about a particular algorithm, a specific circuit component, and so on... Are you planning to integrate them and create a new product?"
Xia Xiaobing: "That's right, want to guess my ultimate goal?"
Having stated his ultimate goal, Lu Zhe replied without hesitation: "Make money!"
"Isn't that obvious..." Xia Xiaobing suddenly had a flash of inspiration halfway through her sentence, "Wait, making money isn't the ultimate goal either."
Lu Zhe: "What is that?"
Xia Xiaobing said in a serious tone, "I'll take care of you."
Lu Zhe: "..."
Xia Xiaobing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll stop teasing you and get to the point. What I'm going to make is an MR device."
Lu Zhe already had some understanding of this, so he said, "MR, Mixed-Reality?"
Xia Xiaobing: "Yes, mixed reality."
Lu Zhe pondered for a moment and said, "Even AR technology isn't mature yet, let alone MR technology..."
Xia Xiaobing: "It still requires a long development cycle, at least five years, and that's assuming I can avoid all the detours in advance. If we consider the industry situation before my rebirth, it would take eight or nine years for a truly groundbreaking product to emerge. But because I have the advantage of foresight, I can plan ahead and acquire all the key patents. Even for patents that haven't appeared yet, I can get their prototypes first, guide their research and development, and accelerate the process."
Lu Zhe: "Will this market be very large in the future?"
"You simply can't imagine how big this market is... Just like people who were using computers to access the internet twenty years ago couldn't imagine how big the market for smartphones and mobile internet would become."
The warm light shone on Xia Xiaobing's smiling face, making her eyes sparkle like starlight.
For a moment, Lu Zhe was also awestruck by her ambition and whispered, "Is this the concept of the metaverse?"
Xia Xiaobing: "The metaverse is still a gimmick right now, but ten years from now... I should say that no matter how the metaverse develops this time, MR technology will be an indispensable foundation for it. Moreover, the more advanced AI technology I have is also the foundation for the future."
Lu Zhe laughed: "I understand, you are the next Ren Zhengfei."
Xia Xiaobing said confidently, "Don't exaggerate. He'll probably just be... the next Lei Jun."
Lu Zhe was speechless and could only give a thumbs up to express his admiration.
Xia Xiaobing: "There's nothing to be surprised about. If they had a 10-year vision, they could definitely accomplish much more than this. But in my opinion, we can't put all our focus on these things."
As she said this, she glanced down at Lu Zhe's left hand.
The ring remained obediently on his middle finger.
Xia Xiaobing suddenly lowered her head and bit his finger with the ring on it—she didn't use her teeth, just her lips, so it couldn't be called biting, but rather sucking.
Then Lu Zhe felt something gently lick his finger joint.
Xia Xiaobing looked up at him, her eyes alluring: "Do you still want to talk to me about the future? Or, shall we talk about the present?"
Lu Zhe was somewhat taken aback: "Why did you suddenly..."
Xia Xiaobing: "You've been in my house for almost half an hour now, are you still going to pretend to be a gentleman?"
Seeing the icy beauty's completely unusual demeanor, Lu Zhe subconsciously swallowed.
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It was past 11 p.m. when Lu Zhe left Xia Xiaobing's house.
He rubbed his lower abdomen with one hand, took out his phone with the other, opened Xue Xiaodie's WeChat, and sent a message: [Have you gone home, or are you with Xiaocaitang?]
If Xue Xiaodie had already returned to her rented apartment by now, it meant there was another match tonight… Although he considered himself to be in excellent physical condition, two matches in one night would really leave him exhausted. Especially since the interval between the two matches might only be about three hours, which would certainly affect his performance on the field.
However, the girl replied: "Never mind, I'm going to sleep. Little Rainbow is chatting with me right now."
For a moment, Lu Zhe didn't know whether he felt regret and disappointment or relief.
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Sending messages to Lu Zhe in front of Tang Qi was something Xue Xiaodie was very familiar with, so she naturally didn't feel any psychological burden.
The problem was, after sending the message, when she looked up and saw Tang Qi walking toward the desk, her heart almost stopped beating.
Xue Xiaodie then realized that she had been so busy drawing that evening that she had completely forgotten to hide the small box. After all, that small box contained the diamond ring Lu Zhe had given her!
The girl couldn't help but feel regret.
Why take out the diamond ring to examine it before drawing? It's not like it's going to grow legs and run away. Why can't you just put it in the bottom drawer? Why can't you resist taking it out to look at it?
This is troublesome...
Fortunately, Tang Qi didn't seem to notice the small box next to the laptop. Instead, she stared at the computer screen and exclaimed, "Sister Xiaodie, your drawings are getting better and better!"
Xue Xiaodie's tone remained calm: "It's alright. This is an outsourced promotional design for the game, and they paid quite a bit of money, so we definitely have to do a good job."
As she spoke, she walked to Tang Qi's side and stood in front of the small box containing the ring.
Tang Qi asked again, "What game is it?"
Xue Xiaodie: "It's a pay-to-win reskin game, relying purely on character art to attract players."
Tang Qi said "Oh," and pouted, "Then I'm not interested. I was actually hoping to see what kind of games Sister Xiaodie would participate in..."
"I only outsourced the marketing and promotion; I'm not really involved in the game content, so I don't need to play this."
As she spoke, Xue Xiaodie picked up the small box, stuffed it into her pocket, and breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
Fortunately, Tang Qi didn't notice this, otherwise, it might have been a bombshell...
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