At 5:49 pm, the huge office was quiet.

Chen Xu leaned against the back of the chair, with a sign pen under his nose, staring at the computer screen, as if thinking about some difficult problems.

In fact, he was in a daze and was about to get off work. He was thinking about where to eat for a while.

Old Tang, who was sitting behind him, came over and whispered, "Old Wang said he wanted to invite a new colleague to dinner, I will remember it later."

Have a dinner again?

Chen Xu had a headache, hesitated for a second, and said, "I understand."

Lao Wang is their supervisor. This boss is good at everything. There is one thing that he likes to have dinner parties at every turn and has to come at least two or three times a month.

He can basically hide if he can. But this time it is to welcome new colleagues, so it is not good not to go.

Moreover, he made excuses to turn it off when he lasted two dinners. If he didn't go this time, I guess Lao Wang would remember his small notebook.

He felt a little depressed when he thought of wasting the two hours after get off work, he had to waste the boring and boring dinner.

He didn't have any opinions about his colleagues, but after get off work, he prefers to be alone.

The most important thing is that after sending money home last week, he didn’t have much left to live, and their dinners were all AA...

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was already hard enough to go to work, and after work, time could not be controlled by himself. Such days are really enough.

When can I put aside these trivial matters and live the life I want to live?

"Ding--"

"The language calibration is completed, the virtual dream device is activated, and the identity verification begins-"

Chen Xu was startled when he heard the sudden sound in his ears, and his hand shook and his pen fell to the ground.

What sound?

In an instant, many thoughts came to his mind. When he bent down to pick up the pen, he looked at the colleagues next to him, and could not see anything unusual.

It's not like a prank that colluded with colleagues.

Is it an illusion?

Then, the sound rang again.

"Verification failed and transferred to visitor mode."

"Welcome to experience this product. This product is manufactured by Xingyu Virtual Equipment Manufacturing Group. It allows you to experience 100% virtual and real dreams. There are many scenes for you to choose from, allowing you to have a wonderful dream life."

Chen Xu felt dry mouth in an instant. In addition to the sound, there was a page in front of him, with an icon in the middle. It was like a virtual computer desktop.

To verify, he closed his eyes and opened it again after a few seconds.

The page is still there, and the high-definition color icon in the middle is so conspicuous.

His heart was pounding.

……………………

After a while, after get off work time came, Chen Xu was still immersed in shock. It was not until Old Tang photographed him that he suddenly came to his senses.

"Why are you still standing there after get off work?" Old Tang asked strangely.

"Nothing." He looked up and saw that all the other colleagues were gone. He quickly packed up his things and said, "Let's go."

The department chose a nearby restaurant for this dinner.

There were eleven people in the advertising department. After arriving at the restaurant, they just happened to gather a table.

The new colleague is a girl, and everyone is very enthusiastic. It’s not because the girl is so beautiful. It’s about to be the end of the year. The marketing department will soon become very busy. If one more person is sharing the work, everyone will be happy.

Most of the people present were young people, and the atmosphere quickly became warmer.

The only dissonant place is Chen Xu. He has not said much and seems absent-minded.

Others didn't care. Chen Xu didn't speak much during dinner parties, and everyone was already used to it.

After dinner, everyone left and had to go to work tomorrow. You can't play too late to avoid affecting your work.

After the show ended, Chen Xu took Lao Tang's car back.

After getting into the car, Old Tang suddenly asked, "Chen Xu, are you okay? Chen Xu, Chen Xu..."

He screamed several times, and Chen Xu, who was in a daze, reacted and asked in confusion, "Hmm?"

Old Tang was even more worried and asked, "After getting off work, you have been worried. Has something happened?"

"Nothing, I just think about things."

Chen Xu gently tapped his forehead, lowered the window a little, and blew the wind outside to make his head clearer.

Since he got off work, he has been studying the "virtual dream equipment", which makes him seem absent-minded.

Old Tang looked at him and said, "Is there any difficulties at home? I still have 20,000 yuan in private money here, you can use it first."

"No, no..." Chen Xu hurriedly explained, "It's not this, I'm thinking about something else."

"Yes." Old Tang nodded and said, "If you have any difficulties, just say, don't suffer if you want to be faced."

Chen Xu felt warm and said, "Thank you."

Old Tang didn't say anything else and started the car.

Chen Xu felt that he was very lucky to make friends like Lao Tang. Lao Tang graduated from the same university as him and was five years older than him. It was not until he got to know each other after he entered this company.

It is precisely because of this relationship that Lao Tang usually takes good care of him.

He was grateful to Lao Tang, but no matter how difficult it was, he did not want to speak to Lao Tang.

Lao Tang has just gotten married and has to pay his mortgage and car loan every month, so the pressure is no less than that of him.

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More than half an hour later, Chen Xu's rental house arrived. The location is relatively remote. It takes ten minutes to walk to the nearest bus station.

He rented a single room, about 20 square meters, with only one single bed and a computer desk. It is a little smaller, but with a separate bathroom, it is enough for one person to live in.

The key is that it is cheap. The cost of living in this city is quite high, and rent is often the biggest expense. It is not easy to find a place close to the company and with cheap rent. He was also lucky and found it.

He put down his briefcase, lay on the bed, held his cell phone, looked at the bank balance prompted in the text message, which was 499.32 yuan, and he had a headache. He had to pay more than half a month before his salary was paid, and only so much money was left. It seemed that he could only live a life with tightening his belt.

Then, he remembered the "virtual dream device" again, and hesitated in his heart whether to go in?

He looked through this product that appeared inexplicably, suspected to be a black technology or a system, for a long time, and didn't even have a manual.

Usually, this device will not appear on his retina on its own initiative. It will only appear after being "awakened" by him. There is only one icon on it, which shows "Do you enter the dream "Survival in the End of Times"?"

When his attention is focused on this line of words, he can get a brief prompt, and he can choose an item or a companion to enter the dream. There are many items and character templates provided on it.
Chapter completed!