Cheng Qicai ran to the shop entrance, waved the red lottery ticket in front of the owner, and couldn't hide her smile: "Boss, I won the lottery!"
The boss took the ticket and saw that he had indeed won a prize. "I'm so lucky today! A luxury car and a prize!"
"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright."
The shopkeeper was a little puzzled. He had seen the car parked at the entrance for a long time without moving, unlike Cheng Qicai who seemed to be in a hurry. "By the way, why haven't you left yet? Didn't you say the taxi fare would exceed the time limit?"
Cheng Qicai felt a little guilty when asked, but she didn't show it on her face. "I've already won the lottery, what's a little money if I'm late! I told him to wait for me to claim the prize first."
"Generous!" The shopkeeper handed her a hundred yuan.
Cheng Qicai took it and returned to the car. Seeing that Gu Rongqi had opened the window despite the cold weather, he rested his left hand on the window frame. The dim environment enveloped his entire body, making him look somewhat mysterious.
What's he doing? Trying to look cool?
She looked at him uncertainly for a while, then asked hesitantly, "Mr. Gu, aren't you cold?"
"Let's get some fresh air." Gu Rongqi saw her come up, stopped what he was thinking, rolled up the car window, and turned on the air conditioning.
Warm air blew out, dispelling the cold temperature and warming up the car interior.
Cheng Qicai handed him the redeemed lottery ticket and one hundred yuan.
Gu Rongqi glanced at it casually, didn't reach out, and said to Cheng Qicai, "You can take it."
"No way!" Cheng Qicai tilted her head and looked at him. "Winning the lottery on your first try is so meaningful! I kept the lottery ticket I won the first time."
Cheng Qicai waved the two items at him, "President Gu, this is the embodiment of your good luck today. You stepped on money and won the lottery, two good omens in a row. What a wonderful symbol!"
She wants it, but it's not available yet!
Having money is bad enough, but having such good luck is just too much for the poor!
Gu Rongqi hesitated for a moment, then took the broken lottery ticket from her hand. "I only want this one. Consider the other one as me sharing half of my luck today with you."
Cheng Qicai stood there blankly, holding up her hand that only contained coins, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at Gu Rongqi.
The sound of the car starting brought her back to her senses. The red banknote in her hand was a little hot, so she instinctively pulled her fingers back and quickly put the money in her pocket.
Good heavens! With that face and those words, who wouldn't be tempted!
She had to admit that her heart skipped a beat when Gu Rongqi said those words.
Cheng Qicai said in a deliberately casual tone, "Then thank you, President Gu, for the good fortune!"
But he couldn't help but glance at Gu Rongqi's profile. With his hand in his pocket, he gently rubbed the raised patterns on the coin with the pad of his thumb, trying to calm his inner turmoil.
She joked, "This lottery ticket not only has a lucky bonus, but it also has 'May all your wishes come true' printed on it, and the name has a good meaning. It's practically a full buff. Maybe Mr. Gu will soon meet the person he likes."
Gu Rongqi looked ahead and simply smiled faintly, "Is that so? Then I'll take your good wishes."
Cheng Qicai nodded confidently: "Definitely."
"We've arrived." Gu Rongqi slowly brought the car to a stop.
The lottery shop is not far from the neighborhood; it only takes a few minutes to get there.
Seeing the familiar entrance to her residential compound, Cheng Qicai's mood calmed down considerably.
"Thank you for today, Mr. Gu. Goodbye, and take care on your journey."
Cheng Qicai got out of the car, closed the door, and watched Gu Rongqi drive away. She shrugged, took a deep breath of the cold air, felt much more awake, and turned to walk into the residential area.
She stepped out of the elevator and rummaged through her bag for a long time but couldn't find her apartment key. In the end, she emptied everything out of her bag, but still couldn't find it.
Strange, where did the key go?
Cheng Qicai tried hard to recall, and then searched her body again until she found the red coin in her pocket.
She then remembered that she had given the key to Gu Rongqi to scratch lottery tickets, and then she went to redeem the prize and forgot about the key.
She took out her phone and found Gu Rongqi's phone number.
There was only one record of their call, and Cheng Qicai vaguely remembered that it was the call when she injured her hand.
Aside from meeting in person, they have very few other means of communication.
Cheng Qicai pursed her lips, her fingers stiff as she dialed the number. The phone beeped twice before being answered.
She got straight to the point while remaining polite: "Hello, Mr. Gu, I'm Cheng Qicai. I wanted to ask if I left my keys in your car?"
Gu Rongqi glanced down at the armrest box and immediately saw a string of colorful keys lying inside the black recess.
It stands out from the car's understated and calm interior, yet it easily catches the eye.
Gu Rongqi gave a soft "hmm".
The person on the other end asked cautiously, "Mr. Gu, have you gone far?"
Looking at the traffic light ahead, Gu Rongqi quickly turned the steering wheel to the far left lane to make a U-turn. "No, wait a few minutes."
"good!"
She was still hesitating about how to ask Gu Rongqi if he could bring her the keys, but luckily Gu Rongqi just told her to wait.
She breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that she no longer had to put herself in a difficult position.
If she doesn't have the key today, she'll have no choice but to find a hotel to spend the night.
She quickly took the elevator downstairs and didn't see Gu Rongqi's car, so it must still be on its way.
The night wind was biting cold. Cheng Qicai pulled up her collar and paced back and forth at the entrance of the community with her hands in her pockets to raise her body temperature.
After waiting for a few minutes, a blinding light came from afar, and Cheng Qicai immediately recognized it as Gu Rongqi's car.
She jogged to the driver's side window, and Gu Rongqi handed her the keys.
She buried half her face inside her collar, her slightly red nose barely visible, revealing only a pair of bright, large eyes. Her voice trembled slightly as she thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Gu, you've really gone to a lot of trouble."
"It's okay! It's cold, go home early."
After saying that, Gu Rongqi drove away, and Cheng Qicai quickly went upstairs with her keys that she had just recovered.
She was freezing cold after being down there for a few minutes!
...
When Gu Rongqi parked his car in the underground garage, turned off the engine, and took out the key, he saw that bright red lottery ticket.
He picked it up casually and immediately spotted the "囍" (double happiness) character on the fifth card in the second row of the scratch-off area. After a quick glance, he neatly put it in his pocket and took it upstairs.
Once in the room, Gu Rongqi casually took it out and placed it on the bedside table.
After washing up, he leaned against the headboard and picked up the book beside his pillow to read. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the lottery ticket and casually picked it up, flipping it back and forth between his fingers.
His eyes were slightly lowered, and his whole demeanor exuded a sense of aloofness.
Was he lucky?
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't come up with an answer. He bent down, opened the cabinet drawer, put the lottery ticket inside, and was about to close it.
After thinking for a moment, I reached out and took it out, placing it between the pages of the book.
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