Chapter 16 (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by Coldtaco

Edited by Aelryinth

At 4pm, a red Ferrari stopped in front of the experience store.

Zhao Zihao stepped out from the car and took a good look at the experience store, “Wow! This experience store is quite big! Looks like Chen Mo got a good catch!”

Lin Mao rolled his eyes. “Doesn’t your family own several stores like this?”

Zhao Zihao replied, “Hey, those belong to my parents, it’s none of my business. This one was obtained by Chen Mo using his own hands, so it’s different. Let’s go in and take a look.”

They dialed Chen Mo, waiting for him to let them in.

Zhao Zihao wore a plain white tee and jeans, along with some sneakers. If it weren’t for the fact that he stepped out of a Ferrari, you wouldn’t know he came from a rich family.

In reality everything he wore was expensive, but for some reason when it was on him it seemed no different from the stuff you got from the market.

6Lin Mao was dressed more officially, in a short-sleeved shirt, and casual pants. Moreover, he was usually more calm, making him seem more reliable.

The door opened. “Come in!” Chen Mo welcomed his two guests inside.

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Zhao Zihao walked around on the first floor, checking out the decor. “Not bad, Chen Mo. This store’s pretty good! I’ll be addressing you as Mister Chen Mo the internet cafe owner!”

Chen Mo replied, “Stop messing around, this is a serious experience store.”

Lin Mao looked around in admiration, “Everything in here was provided by the organizers? Not bad. I don’t even have my own experience store yet!”

Chen Mo replied, “You should join a competition too!”

Lin Mao laughed, “Hey, it’s not like I’ve never tried. Getting first place is too difficult, predominantly because the tastes of the audience are a bit weird. The last time I joined one, I entered with a game of decent quality. In the end the audience didn’t want to pay up, only getting second place. Not much I could do!”

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After catching up for a bit, they went to a nearby restaurant for food.

Since it was only the three of them, they couldn’t order too many dishes. Although Zhao Zihao was rich, he wasn’t too picky about what he ate. They ordered five dishes and two bottles of beer, chatting as they ate.

“Zhao Zihao, how’s your office going?” asked Chen Mo.

Zhao Zihao grabbed some food using his chopsticks. “Same old. It never was expected to make money as long as they played games with me. If there was someone I couldn’t beat in game, I’d just ask them to beat the crap out of them for me.”

Lin Mao said, “Look at your success.”

Zhao Zihao said bitterly, “What’s the point of me hiring them other than as my champions?”

Chen Mo said, “Then stop insisting on having it your way in games!”

Zhao Zihao shook his head, “Now that you mention it the past two days have been infuriating.”

Chen Mo asked, “What happened? Bullied in game?”

Zhao Zihao said, “I’ve been playing this new VR game from overseas that was released recently called Earth Online. This game has been infuriating!”

5Chen Mo asked, “What’s up?”

Zhao Zihao said, “Stop mentioning it. The designer of the game clearly has problems! Anyone who joins the game is born on the streets with five hundred RMB on them, meaning everyone needs to work in game to earn money, like in real life!

“Tell me, is the point of me playing the game to experience the life of a wage slave? There wasn’t even an option to top-up when I looked for it!

1“The most infuriating part is when idiots come over to annoy you looking for trouble. If you try and beat them up, the cops will come after you. Every time I get into a fight I wanna get my brothers over, it turns out they were born in a different city and need to catch a train!”

1Chen Mo replied, “Isn’t that a bit too real?”