A sophomore in college starts by getting a marriage certificate with a female CEO.

"never mind?"

Li Xixue's forehead was covered with black lines.

Lu Yang's words seemed to ignite her competitive spirit.

Then she inserted another coin.

Her entire attention was now focused on the gray kitten.

The claw moves over, positions itself, and presses the button.

They've been arrested.

They've really been arrested.

The kitten, held between claws, wobbled and moved toward the exit.

Li Xixue gripped the control stick tightly.

Lu Yang also looked over.

Three seconds.

Two seconds.

One second.

The kitten slipped out of the paw and fell back into the pile of dolls with a thud.

Li Xixue's face immediately darkened.

Lu Yang, standing to the side, couldn't help but almost burst out laughing.

Li Xixue quickly turned her head to look at him, her expression clearly saying, "Try smiling again."

Lu Yang quickly withdrew his smile and stopped laughing.

"How about I give it a try?"

Lu Yang stepped forward and inserted a coin.

Li Xixue stepped aside and watched him operate the device with her arms crossed.

Lu Yang stared at the kitten inside and moved the joystick slightly.

Move a little to the left, then a little forward.

button.

The claws went down.

I grabbed the kitten's head.

Pull it up.

Halfway through, its claws loosened.

The kitten has fallen again.

Li Xixue glanced at him, and a look of relief instantly appeared on her lips.

Lu Yang coughed and said, "There's something wrong with this machine."

"You just said the success rate is low to begin with."

"That was said to someone else."

Li Xixue ignored him and put in three more coins.

All three attempts failed.

The gray kitten lay on top of the pile of dolls, its posture unchanged, as if mocking her.

Lu Yang stood to the side, his hands in his pockets, not daring to say a word.

Li Xixue stared at the gray kitten in the claw machine, her eyes conveying a clear message: if she didn't get it out today, she would change the meaning of her name, Li Xixue.

Lu Yang counted the remaining game tokens in the plastic basket.

There's still more than half a basket left.

That's enough to keep this woman from wasting money for a while.

Li Xixue inserted another coin.

This time, she changed her strategy.

Instead of focusing on the gray kitten, it first eyed the pink penguin sitting on the side.

In theory, dolls closer to the exit are more likely to fall out.

She mentally analyzed the claw's gripping angle and adjusted the position of the control stick.

button.

The claws went down.

They caught the penguin's wing.

Pull it up.

The penguin spun around in mid-air before sliding out of its claws.

"or……"

"don't want."

Li Xixue interrupted him and took out another game coin from the basket.

Lu Yang shut his mouth.

A little boy pulled his mother's hand and walked over, peered through the glass, and then turned to his mother and said, "Mom, that lady is amazing, she keeps putting money in."

Li Xixue pursed her lips, and the black lines on her forehead deepened.

The little boy's mother quickly pulled him away.

"Don't talk nonsense, my sister is playing Monopoly."

"..."

Lu Yang twitched the corner of his mouth.

He turned around, and sure enough, Li Xixue was grinding her teeth, completely determined to take on the claw machine.

The thirteenth time.

failure.

The fourteenth time.

Still a failure...

Finally, the claws gripped the gray kitten's back and lifted it to its highest point.

Li Xixue stared at the cat, her fingers unconsciously clenching into a fist.

The kitten wobbled twice.

Pull it up.

Stable.

We've reached the exit.

The claws loosened.

The kitten fell down.

I fell into the exit.

Li Xixue was stunned for a moment.

Then she bent down and took the kitten out of the exit.

A gray plush kitten, about the size of a palm, with slightly crooked ears; the workmanship is so-so.

Become!

Li Xixue held up the gray kitten, paused for two seconds, and the expression on her face was completely different from the calm she usually showed when signing contracts worth hundreds of millions.

Her eyes were bright, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, giving her a childlike quality.

Lu Yang was taken aback by her appearance.

A woman who manages billions in assets is now holding a plush toy, looking incredibly happy.

Realizing her reaction, Li Xixue slowly lowered her hand and quickly composed herself.

She cleared her throat and stuffed the kitten into her bag.

"Congratulations."

Lu Yang said with a smile.

Li Xixue gave a smug "hmm," then walked to the next machine, bent down, and glanced at what was inside.

It's a bunch of little yellow ducks.

She turned to look at Lu Yang.

"Let's play one more."

Lu Yang followed, carrying the basket of game coins.

And so, the two of them stayed in the claw machine area for almost forty minutes.

Li Xixue seemed to have unlocked her full potential, grabbing a bunch of dolls and stuffing them all into her bag, so much so that the zipper could barely be closed.

Lu Yang followed behind her, carrying a basket of increasingly lighter game coins.

"Want to play again?"

Li Xixue glanced at the remaining coins in the basket and thought for a moment.

"Let's try something else."

Lu Yang led her inside.

The arcade was much more lively inside than outside.

Soon, the two arrived at a dimly lit area.

Li Xixue slowed her pace.

Ahead was an entrance with the words "Midnight Bell" hanging above it.

Black plastic sheeting was pasted on both sides of the entrance, and screams and eerie sound effects could be heard from inside from time to time.

There was a sign at the entrance that read "No entry for the faint of heart," and next to it was a drawing of a skull.

Li Xixue stopped and stared at the sign for two seconds.

Lu Yang walked to her side and followed her gaze.

"A haunted house?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a scream came from the entrance of the haunted house.

A man and a woman ran out hand in hand, one of them losing a shoe, and squatting on the ground panting.

"Oh my god... I'm never coming back."

"I told you not to go in, but you insisted!"

The man and woman were blaming each other outside the entrance, their faces pale.

Li Xixue glanced at the two of them, then looked at the entrance. A cold, eerie wind blew in from inside from time to time, making her shiver involuntarily.

Lu Yang tilted his head slightly: "You...aren't scared, are you?"

Li Xixue turned her head and looked at him.

"What am I afraid of?"

As she spoke, she walked to the ticket booth next to the entrance and exchanged her game tokens for two tickets.

The ticket seller was a young man wearing a black T-shirt and a ghost mask, with only his eyes showing.

"Gentlemen, just letting you know in advance."

The young man lifted his mask and said, "Our haunted house is fully immersive. There are NPCs inside who will interact with you. Just don't hit anyone."

Li Xixue nodded.

"in addition……"

The young man glanced at Li Xixue, then at Lu Yang, and said, "This passage is more exciting for couples. Do you want to try it?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Yang asked.

"The couples' passageway is longer and has more traps."

Lu Yang turned to look at Li Xixue: "If you're scared, we can..."

Li Xixue crossed her arms and slightly raised her chin: "Let's use the couples' passage!"

The young man stamped the ticket and pointed to a black door on the left.

Have a great time, both of you.