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The colleague nearby also laughed upon hearing: "Congratulations, congratulations, Brother Qing, you've finally reached perfection!"

"Yes, Xiao Qing, your long-cherished wish has finally come true!"

"That's really something!"

The crowd wasn't too jealous about Li Qing buying a house, mostly envious and offering blessings. After all, everyone knew a fair bit about Li Qing's family background. Being able to save money and buy a house with his own efforts already puts him ahead of ninety percent of people in modern Huaxia. Li Qing responded with smiles of gratitude.

He enjoyed this work atmosphere, which is why he managed to stay in this company for four years.

"I wish I could be like Brother Qing, but I can't save a dime. Every time I get my salary, I either pay back my credit card or my online loans!"

A trendy-dressed male voice lamented nearby.

Li Qing couldn't help but say, "Zhang Yang, if you curbed your retaliatory spending, you wouldn't be in such a tight spot now."

Nowadays, many young people only think about the present, spending whatever they have, and are heavily into overspending. They practically have no concept of consumption at all. At least among the young men in their twenties that Li Qing knows, seven out of ten are in debt, two are broke by month-end, and only one can pull out a grand in cash.

Zhang Yang helplessly said, "My girlfriend is always asking for this and that. Going out for meals, shopping, watching movies, buying clothes, shoes, and bags easily costs over a thousand or two."

Luo Rui asked curiously from the side: "So it's all coming out of your pocket?"

Zhang Yang blushed: "No way, my girlfriend spends quite a bit on me too."

Li Qing casually said: "Just this Valentine's Day, you sent her a 1314 yuan red envelope, and she bought you five pairs of socks?"

Everyone couldn't hold back their laughter, and Luo Rui laughed even more: "Zhang Yang, you should learn from Brother Qing. He didn't date anyone since he entered society, then saved up and bought a house at thirty! The rest is to find a girlfriend!"

Zhang Yang muttered: "Living in this world, you gotta find a girlfriend!"

Li Qing smiled and shook his head slightly, without refuting. Nowadays, people approach relationships with a playful mindset, unlike his old-fashioned ways where a few chats are enough to plan the future together.

Actually, several girls had hinted at Li Qing, but he was quite cautious about it. From a certain perspective, having gone out with someone a few times for meals, he would have the future all thought out.

Due to having no house back then, he always felt quite inferior psychologically.

Now, he could finally hold his head high.

After lunch, Li Qing returned to his workstation, looking thoughtful. He had a deck of cards in hand and casually drew three cards.

Six, four, seven.

Gently flicking the cards, he watched as the cards transformed into a flush.

Li Qing opened the cards and cleaned them carefully, then his expression brightened. He swapped the positions of six, four, seven, and the flush.

The flush was now in his hand, while the six, four, seven cards entered the stack.

Li Qing stood up suddenly, a trace of excitement on his face.

What the heck am I still going to work for!

Having always possessed the mindset of an ordinary person, Li Qing now realized, damn it, he's a mage now, with a lot of magic that could greatly ease his life. Why settle for being a mere wage-slave.

Being a wage slave isn't bad, really. Working from nine to five or six, with weekends either double off or alternating, and as long as you have a specialized skill, you can go on indefinitely. Despite facing the so-called midlife crisis, by middle age, regardless of professional skills or social networking accumulation, you have some resources.

Even if one loses a job, just lowering one's expectations a bit, they can fit in well. For ordinary people, this is a necessary way to survive.

But for Li Qing now, there's no need.

The system loader he programmed ensured his spells could be cast instantly. Once you successfully cast magic for the first time, it can be activated and mounted on a plugin.

Even meditation now runs twenty-four-seven without interruption.

Why continue to toil here?

Li Qing immediately stood up, after routinely checking the status of the information management system, applied for all seven days of his annual leave in one go.

When submitting it to Chen Ke, the professional admin lady, he had to bring up Chen Chencheng as a shield when asked about the reason.

Under her ambiguous gaze, Li Qing politely smiled and swiftly signed approval.

However, due to the uniqueness of his position, Li Qing needed to prepare a laptop for remote system management.

Li Qing had no objections to this matter, as working in maintenance is like that. If nothing happens, you can relax, but if a problem arises, regardless if it's late night, early morning, or vacation, you have to solve it immediately to ensure normal system operations.

As for why not resign right away, it was purely to ensure that if this plan doesn't work out, he still has a good job as a fallback.

For Li Qing, gambling never seemed like a proper path.

Frankly, he never engaged in gambling that involved spending money, from childhood to adulthood. Once gambling involved money inflow and outflow, Li Qing absolutely avoided participating.

Hence, till now, Li Qing still felt a bit uneasy.

Entering the complex, stepping briskly up to the seventh floor, Li Qing, panting heavily and feeling the thumping of his heart, was about to unlock the door when the slightly ajar door next to him silently opened, and a pair of eyes stared subtly at his back.

With heightened senses, Li Qing immediately sensed something and turned around.

It was a little girl, but not too young. In fact, she was at least fourteen, though she looked quite youthful.

Seeing the other party's mysterious gaze on him, Li Qing couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

The girl remained silent, causing Li Qing to shake his head slightly and say nothing further, opening the door to step inside.

"You're the one... who bought this house?"

The girl's cold voice quietly sounded, stopping Li Qing's actions.

"What is it?"

Seeing Li Qing not denying, the girl narrowed the gap of the partially closed door.

"Didn't the seller tell you that several people died in this house not long ago?"

Li Qing said, "Hmm, yes, they told me."

The girl widened her eyes: "And you still bought it?"

Li Qing shrugged: "Because it's cheap."

"Aren't you afraid for your life?"

"In today's society, houses are more important than life."

The girl's gaze became more eerie: "Just for the cheap price?"

"Of course."

"Aren't you afraid that cheap things might not be good?"

"Maybe it's just good value for money."

The girl snickered: "Good luck to you."