He put the coin in his hand into the coin slot.
The Piqi, which was still half asleep, immediately perked up and smashed the ten-draw option with a big hammer.
He silently took a deep breath and pressed his fair finger on the option for a ten-pull.
The moment Gu Rongqi pressed the button, the Piqie smashed the option with its hammer, and then a blinding golden light shone.
Ten objects appeared on the screen, one in the middle shining with gold light, and the rest shining with white light.
This 199 machine dispenses physical prizes, while the cheaper machines offer a combination of physical and virtual prizes, such as points. You can accumulate enough points to redeem gifts at the counter.
Cheng Qicai examined the shimmering golden bubble closely. "You've won a figurine of a game character!"
She continued in an exaggerated tone, "Congratulations, sir! Our store has achieved its first-ever successful opening! You're incredibly lucky! Hooray!"
As if echoing Cheng Qicai's words, a loud, childlike, and slightly stuttering voice came from the machine: "Oh...the lucky one has appeared in a dazzling display!"
Although Cheng Qicai had designed this line, hearing it now made her feel awkward and ashamed for some reason.
Gu Rongqi laughed, his eyes shining, when he heard her exaggerated words.
Then, his lips relaxed, and he straightened his posture more than usual. He nodded in a very serious tone, in sync with Cheng Qicai, "Thank you."
The machine beeped, and the items inside fell one by one into the dispensing slot.
Cheng Qicai took a small basket and put the contents of the pickup slot into it.
Then, holding the basket handles with both hands, she respectfully handed the small basket over, saying, "Thank you for your patronage, sir."
Gu Rongqi smiled and reached out to take it, "Thank you! Your service was excellent."
Seeing the bright smile on Gu Rongqi's face, Cheng Qicai was captivated and inexplicably fixed her gaze on Gu Rongqi's face!
Gu Rongqi felt somewhat uncomfortable under her sudden, intense, and direct gaze.
He coughed lightly, bringing Cheng Qicai back to her senses.
Reminded, Cheng Qicai immediately withdrew her gaze, like a mouse venturing out in the dark of the house, startled by the light suddenly turned on by the returning owner, and quickly retreated back into the darkness.
The adorable children's voices in the background were still showering her with compliments, and Cheng Qicai awkwardly turned them off.
As she stared intently at Gu Rongqi's face, a little voice inside her kept repeating, "So handsome!"
In short, she suddenly became infatuated with Gu Rongqi just now.
Moreover, she thinks they're so childish right now!
However, to his surprise, Gu Rongqi actually cooperated with his childish act.
My heart is pounding!
It was quite unexpected, but I also felt quite happy.
It felt like eating a huge piece of honey.
Cheng Qicai awkwardly touched her nose and said to Gu Rongqi, "It's about time for today. We need to come back early for the opening tomorrow, so let's go home early."
"Okay." Gu Rong nodded.
Cheng Qicai turned off the electricity and closed the door in the shop. The street outside was now brightly lit and looked very lively.
The two walked home under the neon lights, unaware of what the future held.
After parting ways with Gu Rongqi, Cheng Qicai returned home. Looking at the room full of dolls, she still felt inexplicably lonely.
Lying in bed, my mind was filled with a jumble of messages, and I worried about tomorrow's future.
That feeling of being physically sleepy but mentally very active kept tormenting her.
Even when I pick up my phone to play, I can't concentrate on anything. Now even male gods don't work!
Unable to play, she kept her eyes wide open in the darkness.
Suddenly, her phone screen lit up, appearing particularly glaring in the darkness.
Cheng Qicai's right hand groped for her phone by the pillow. Her eyes, which had been in darkness for so long, stung when they saw light.
Fortunately, she learned to squint the moment she saw the light.
She was taken aback when she saw the message from Gu Rongqi on the screen. After all, it was so late, and she didn't expect Gu Rongqi to send her a message.
She unlocked her phone and went straight to see what he had sent her.
But what Gu Rongqi sent was not text, but a very long audio message.
They have never exchanged voice messages.
Seeing such a voice message caught her off guard, which made her hesitate.
Her hand hovered over the voice message bar, she silently counted to three in her mind before lowering her finger and tapping the voice message bar.
Gu Rongqi's deep voice rang out in the silent environment. Hearing it through the receiver, it sounded a little distorted, but with an added magnetism. It made her ears itch involuntarily.
It was so clear in the empty room.
But she didn't know if it was because her nerves had been on edge for too long; she seemed to hear clearly, yet she also seemed to hear unclearly.
She couldn't help but play it again.
Gu Rongqi's voice came through the phone receiver again and again, seemingly without end...
[Are you asleep yet? I hope you are. But if you're not, don't overthink it. Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet; it will only make things harder for you. Take a deep breath and relax; you'll gradually feel sleepy. Goodnight, sweet dreams!]
At first, Cheng Qicai felt a little uncomfortable listening to it, but as she listened and became familiar with Gu Rongqi's voice, which sounded like a whisper in her ear, she really felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and her consciousness becoming more and more blurred...
When Cheng Qicai woke up, it was already bright daylight the next morning.
She picked up her phone and saw that it was already seven o'clock; she should get up and get ready.
Yesterday, I repeatedly played Gu Rongqi's voice messages on my phone, which drained only 20% of the battery.
When she unlocked her phone and saw that it was still showing her messages with Gu Rongqi, her face slowly began to burn.
Feeling guilty, she exited the app, plugged her phone in to charge, casually placed the screen face down, and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Although the opening time is set for 9 o'clock, which is the same as the mall's opening hours.
But since it was the first day of business, she still got up, put on a beautiful makeup, and wore a nice outfit. A good state of mind makes it easier to have good luck, right?
When she had almost finished getting ready, she picked up her bag and was about to send a message to Gu Rongqi when she heard a knock on the door.
She opened it and saw it was the person she was just about to call.
Cheng Qicai smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I was just about to call you when you arrived."
"Hmm, it's quite a coincidence." Gu Rongqi looked at her and handed her the steamed buns and soy milk. "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I just bought these for you downstairs."
"Thank you." Cheng Qicai took it and let Gu Rongqi in.
If it weren't for Gu Rongqi, she would definitely have eaten while walking, but she knew that Gu Rongqi preferred to eat while sitting down.
"He who eats another's food is bound to him," so you'll naturally have to go along with his wishes.
After she finished eating, she got into Gu Rongqi's car and went to the store.
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