[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

Li Zhi paused for a moment, her tone somewhat uneasy: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? I haven't even had my trial period yet, so I don't have a place to stay."

As he spoke, he skillfully opened the Dudu Taxi app and began preparing to hail a taxi home.

Then, after seeing that the taxi fare would be nearly 100 yuan, he fell silent.

They had been taken to the New District Hospital.

It's quite far from the old town where Kurichi lives; taking a taxi back from here would almost require crossing the entire city.

Li Zhi stared at the number, her expression gradually freezing.

Xie Jichuan was a head taller than him, and he could see his phone screen clearly by tilting his head slightly.

He chuckled silently, offering a natural way out:

"Who said I don't have an identity? I'm the captain. Can't the captain's mid laner check out the room early?"

As Xie Jichuan spoke, he waved to the mint green supercar that was slowly approaching in the distance.

He ordered a designated driver to bring his car, which was parked in front of the pharmacy, as soon as he woke up.

The deliveryman smoothly parked the supercar beside the two of them, handed the keys to Xie Jichuan, and disappeared into the night.

"After all, a good living environment is also one of the conditions for job hunting," Xie Jichuan turned his head to look at Li Zhi, his tone quite serious, "We at RAK also need to show sincerity in hiring you."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi's finger very honestly tapped "exit," decisively closing the 100-yuan taxi-hailing interface.

He put his phone in his pocket, nodded reservedly, and said, "You're right, then I'll go check it out."

Xie Jichuan opened the car door and gestured for him to enter.

"Get in the car, we'll be there in five minutes. RAK welcomes you."

Li Zhi didn't refuse again and snuggled into the passenger seat.

"The team's name is RAK?" he asked curiously. "Does it have any special meaning?"

As Xie Jichuan started the car, he patiently explained, his voice sounding particularly deep in the quiet night:

"Rise Above Kings"

The mint green supercar slowly drove out of the hospital parking lot and merged into the traffic flow in the night.

Li Zhi leaned back in her seat, nodded as if she understood, and after pondering for two seconds, gave her evaluation: "It sounds a bit cringey."

Xie Jichuan laughed out loud and shook his head: "You can't say that in front of our boss. The boss's wife named it, and the boss is very protective of his own."

Li Zhi waved her hand to indicate that she understood, then yawned, leaned back in her chair, and began to droop her eyelids.

The streetlights outside the window receded one by one, their warm yellow light flickering on his face.

Three seconds later, he suddenly sat up.

"Are there other people in the base?"

Li Zhi's eyes widened as she turned to Xie Jichuan, her voice tinged with nervousness, "They won't object to my late-night visit, will they?"

Most importantly, Li Zhi is very tired right now and doesn't want to socialize with strangers.

All he wants now is to find a place to lie down, bury his face in a soft pillow, and sleep soundly until noon tomorrow.

Xie Jichuan turned his head, his gaze lingering for a moment on the boy's small face, which was trying to maintain its composure, before gently comforting him:

"No. They're having a team-building hike today, not training, so the lights should have been turned off a long time ago."

Li Zhi stared at Xie Jichuan's profile for a few seconds, making sure he wasn't lying to her, then said "Oh," relieved, and slumped back into her chair.

He closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and his breathing gradually became long and even.

Honestly, Li Zhi just wanted to take a two-minute nap to recover her energy.

But can anyone tell him why it was already daylight when he opened his eyes?

Li Zhi suddenly sat up, the blanket slipping off her body.

He looked around blankly, his mind still not fully switched from sleep mode.

The room was unfamiliar, but it was decorated warmly. Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, and the breeze carried the fresh scent of laundry detergent.

Is this the RAK base?

Li Zhi sat on the bed in a daze for a minute, trying hard to recall what had happened last night.

He only remembers getting on the bus, the seat being very comfortable, and then... nothing more.

He didn't even remember how he got from the car to this bed.

Li Zhi sat on the edge of the bed, looking around, when suddenly there was a scratching sound at the door.

It creaked and groaned, as if something was scratching at the door with its claws.

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then the voice rang out again, this time more urgent.

In the unfamiliar environment, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He carefully walked over and opened the door.

I lowered my head and met a pair of round, blue eyes.

It's a little white cat.

Its fur is snow-white, without a single blemish, and it's round and plump like a freshly cooked glutinous rice ball.

A pair of large, round blue eyes were looking up at him, and its tail swayed gently behind it.

Seeing that Li Zhi had opened the door, it tilted its head and let out a cry with a questioning tone at the end:

"Meow?"

Li Zhi was instantly triggered by her deep-seated human code—she automatically changed her voice to a clip sound when she saw a kitten.

His voice unconsciously softened as he crouched down and stroked the little white cat's head:

"What's wrong? Why are you scratching at my door so early in the morning?"

The little white cat seemed to understand what he was saying, squinted its eyes, meowed twice more, and then turned and ran towards the corridor.

After running a couple of steps, she stopped and looked back at Li Zhi.

Its tail stands straight up, with the tip slightly curved, like a small question mark.

Li Zhi followed, and the kitten continued running forward, turning back every few steps, as if to make sure the new two-legged creature hadn't lost her.

It wasn't even 8 a.m. yet, and the base was full of internet-addicted teenagers who liked to sleep in. The corridors were empty at the moment.

Only Li Zhi, wearing a pair of slippers that someone had left by his bed, followed a cat through the unfamiliar base.

The little white cat walked very fast, but every now and then it would turn back to check if Li Zhi was still there.

We walked until we reached a room at the very end of the corridor.

The little white cat nimbly slipped through the pet doorway under the door, and then a urging "meow" came from inside.

Li Zhi grasped the doorknob, hesitated for a moment, and then pushed the door open.

Then they stood there dumbfounded at the door.

Good heavens, where did he get this?

Is this a zoo?

The room was large and well-lit, with sunlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the entire space bright and warm.

The floor is covered with soft mats, and in the corners are various sizes of pet beds, climbing frames, running wheels, and other pet supplies.

The transparent partitions divide the room into several areas, each housing different residents.

Li Zhi's gaze swept around blankly, and she made a rough estimate.

There was probably a cat, a dog, a duck, a pig, two birds, and three hamsters.

Li Zhi:?