Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Xiaoxiao turned and pointed to the pet shop behind her and said, âCome on. Letâs go in.â
Feng Tianqi was going to follow behind her when he saw the kittens and puppies. His eyebrows furrowed and he immediately rejected the idea. âNo! I donât like pets, and Iâm allergic to dogs.â
Mu Xiaoxiao looked back at him, folded her arms, and looked at him incredulously. âYouâre allergic to dogs? Are you for real?â
âDuh, of course itâs for real! Why do I want to lie to you?â Feng Tianqi looked as though he wouldnât go in.
Mu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment. They couldnât just leave him alone outside, right?
She looked around and her gaze stopped at the mall next to the store.
She smiled and pointed to the mall, saying, âYouâre unhappy, right? Letâs go there and play! I guarantee that itâll cheer you up!â
âWhere? Whatâs there to play?â Feng Tianqi said disdainfully.
Looking back, Mu Xiaoxiao reluctantly waved to the kittens and puppies behind the glass window and said, âBye bye.â
Then she hugged Yin Shaojieâs arm, pulling him as they walked toward the shopping center. Yin Shaojie said to Feng Tianqi, âCome if you want. When I said that itâll cheer you up I meant it.â
Yin Shaojie looked down at her face and his finger lightly touched her cheek.
Mu Xiaoxiao turned to look at him.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yin Shaojie stared at her, his eyes suggesting something.
Mu Xiaoxiao smiled, buried her face in his arm, and she whispered to him, âGeez, heâs unhappy. Letâs cheer him up. Weâll have fun too. Besides, I havenât been there for some time. I really feel like going.â
âYou mean the game room above?â He knew what she was planning to do.
Mu Xiaoxiao chuckled mischievously, âYeah.â
Although Feng Tianqi was still annoyed, he still followed them obediently.
On the fifth floor of the mall, there was a large game room with various gaming equipment. On the outside was a row of claw cranes.
Feng Tianqi swept a glance at the claw cranes and he gave Mu Xiaoxiao a look of disdain as he said, âDonât tell me you were talking about this?â
âThis is not bad. Letâs play this first! After that, weâll go inside and play.â Mu Xiaoxiao nudged Yin Shaojie, tolling him to go and buy some tokens.
After a short while, Yin Shaojie came out, carrying a bag of tokens.
Mu Xiaoxiao chose a claw crane machine that she liked and waved at them. âCome here. Letâs have a challenge to see who gets it first, okay?â
âWhatâs the reward?â Yin Shaojie asked with a smile.
Given his personality, he would never play such a childish game, but he could play along with her.
He remembered that when they were young, she really liked to play claw cranes. She would always ask him to help her get the toys because she was lousy at it. She couldnât target the toys accurately and had never succeeded in getting a prize.
Mu Xiaoxiao smiled at him. âWhat reward do you want?â
âSince our objective here is to cheer up Feng Tianqi, letâs not gamble, alright? Letâs see who is better at this!â
She knew that she couldnât beat him so she gave herself a way out lest she loss.
Feng Tianqi didnât say anything as he stood by the side.