Chapter 7

Over the past three days, he had won a total of over thirteen million in Macau, an amount that an ordinary person could never earn in a lifetime. If it weren't for the concern that continuing to win would attract too much attention, he might have been tempted to stay and make more money. The feeling of watching the numbers in his bank account rise effortlessly was too alluring.

Thinking about these numbers, Zhao Yao felt his drowsiness lessen, and he was too excited to sleep.

However, sitting in the early morning airport waiting for his flight, Zhao Yao gradually calmed down.

'Earning money in a casino is not a long-term solution. After this, unless absolutely necessary, I should use other methods to earn money through legitimate channels.'

Thinking about his abilities and the potential for upgrades in the book, he knew he would only become more powerful in the future. At that time, a mere thirteen million would be nothing.

However, he didn't have grand ambitions like dominating the world, leading the era, or changing humanity. Having enough money to live the life he wanted was enough for him now.

Five hours later, Zhao Yao's feet touched the ground at Jianghai Airport. But as soon as he got off the plane and turned on his phone, it rang impatiently.

As soon as Zhao Yao answered, an angry female voice roared, "Zhao Yao! Do you not want to work anymore? How can you take three days off when the project is so busy? Do you have any sense of responsibility at all?

I couldn't even reach you on the phone. Let me tell you, if you don't come back, you won't get your monthly bonus, and you won't get your year-end bonus either. I'm giving you one hour to come to my office immediately."

Zhao Yao was about to respond, but the call was already hung up. He shook his head helplessly, knowing it was his boss, their project manager Yuan Ying.

She had a bad temper to begin with, and taking three days off in the middle of a project, especially when he didn't have international roaming and couldn't be reached, must have made her furious.

However, Zhao Yao was no longer too concerned. With thirteen million in cash and his limitless abilities, he no longer planned to continue working at the company. Even if they considered it absenteeism and unilaterally terminated his contract, he didn't care.

'Originally, I wanted to proceed step by step, but this mission has forced me to earn a large sum of money quickly. This is good; I can enjoy life earlier.'

The source of his money was clear, and he wasn't a public official. The amount wasn't significant enough to attract the attention of powerful people. Most people, if they knew, would just say he was lucky.

So, Zhao Yao decided to take a taxi home to check on Matcha.

But just as he was waiting for a taxi, the ground beneath his feet began to shake violently. However, this earthquake was short-lived, and the ground quickly returned to its calm state.

"What's going on?" Zhao Yao looked at the chaotic crowd, puzzled. "Another earthquake?"

But this earthquake was very weak and had no significant impact, so it didn't delay Zhao Yao's trip home.

However, as soon as he opened the door to his apartment, he saw the mess inside.

The floor was littered with shredded toilet paper, fallen cups, remotes, and power sockets. There were half-eaten cat food and water stains on the table, and overturned teapots and vases...

He pulled the corners of his mouth and angrily said, "Stupid cat, come out here."

As he walked through the living room, he didn't see Matcha, so he went directly to the bedroom.

There, on the bed, a yellow mass of soft flesh lay like a blob of clay, with a phone in front of it, still connected to a charging cable. The bed was covered in cat food, clearly brought up by Matcha to eat.

Seeing Matcha seriously playing "Honor of Kings," Zhao Yao became even angrier. "Stupid cat, didn't I tell you to watch the house? Look at the mess you've made!"

But when Zhao Yao complained, Matcha just flicked its tail and said impatiently, "What can I do? I'm just a cat. Try opening cat food, grabbing toilet paper, and plugging in wires with your mouth and paws."

As he spoke, the world suddenly froze, and Matcha suddenly sat up, tapping away at the phone screen.

"Time stop to play games? Is that even possible? Does it work?" Zhao Yao was immediately shocked, but as he approached, he saw that Matcha wasn't playing the game but using the time stop ability to type furiously on the phone.

"Garbage monkey, you don't even have a jungle knife, what are you doing?"

"Stupid Zhuge Liang, can you not pick heroes you don't know in ranked matches?"

"Opposing Li Bai, if my teammates weren't garbage, I'd kill you until you retreat, and in the late game, I'd one-shot you."

With each time stop, the words appeared on the screen as soon as time resumed, and Matcha sent them.

During the time stop, "Honor of Kings" couldn't be operated, but the actions taken during the stop would be reflected when time resumed.

This allowed Matcha to type extremely quickly, and even though he was fighting three opponents, he was not at a disadvantage.

But as he was cursing and playing the game...

Li Bai killed Luba.

Li Bai killed Luba.

Li Bai killed Luba.

Li Bai: "Garbage."

Matcha let out a low growl like a tiger, and his paws moved even faster, typing even more quickly.

Seeing the world freeze and unfreeze, Zhao Yao scratched his chin and sighed, "No wonder there were frequent time stops these past few days. It was this guy..."

At that moment, Matcha let out a pitiful meow, and Zhao Yao looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Matcha waved his paw and said, "Quick, help me up, I can't stand."

"What happened?" Zhao Yao immediately went over, lifted Matcha's body, and carried him.

Matcha said, "Lying for too long, my legs are numb."

Zhao Yao pulled the corners of his mouth and threw the fat cat to the ground.

"Meow!" Matcha fell to the ground and shouted in dissatisfaction, "Help me up quickly, I'm not done yet."

Zhao Yao looked at Matcha on the ground with disdain, left the bedroom, turned on his computer, and started browsing cat food on Taobao.

"High-quality food? That should be better cat food, right?"

He flipped through Taobao, found a few of the most expensive cat foods and canned foods, and then opened a search engine to look up reviews of those brands.

After looking for a long time, he found it increasingly complicated. There were various brands, formulas, and flavors. Zhao Yao realized for the first time how much there was to know about cat food.