"Sit. Please take a seat, everyone!" the Lenovo CEO urged with a smile.

I glanced at He Yi, and He Yi gave me a smile before pulling me to the seat next to hers. Beiming Xue, Lian Xin and Murong Mingyue sat down in silence too. To be honest, we all knew that this was going to be more political than celebratory even before we came here. The vice chief’s appearance further proved that this was definitely not going to be a fulfilling banquet.

"First, we would like to congratulate Lenovo for winning the WEL China nationals!"

CEO Dong Xiang made a gesture at Rose, and our team manager immediately carried a golden trophy to him. Dong Xiang accepted the trophy and shot everyone a smile. "Look at this spot. Your IDs—Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, From Water, Beiming Xue, Lian Xing and Murong Mingyue—are carved into the trophy itself! You all fought hard to leave this mark of honor for Lenovo, which is why our company would like to honor that respect by storing it in the team headquarters temporarily. Of course, we will reward you twice the amount that was promised earlier. How does 2 million RMB per player sound?"

He Yi smiled sweetly. "Thank you, CEO Dong! That is exactly what we need right now!"

Dong Xiang laughed. "I’ve known of your name for quite some time, Eve....