Chapter 168: Chapter 168: “Contrast Cute Chapter 168: Chapter 168: “Contrast Cute After playing with the electronic gun for a while, Shen Zhaozhao ran over to the claw machine nearby.
However, after several attempts, she failed to grab a prize, and a visible hint of frustration flashed across her face.
She then went to play with other things.
It was Sheng Chuyi who stood in front of the claw machine she had just used, staring at it for a while before pulling out his phone to scan a QR code for coins.
This was Sheng Chuyi’s first time playing with the claw machine, and he looked very serious.
He inserted coins, lowered the claw, and twice it brushed past the prizes.
By the third time, he knew how to grab, yet he still wasn’t successful.
Meanwhile, Shen Zhaozhao had walked around without finding anything interesting and, upon seeing Sheng Chuyi trying to win a prize, she couldn’t help but run back to stand beside him and watch.
After seeing him fail to grab anything with another two attempts, Shen Zhaozhao consoled him, “It’s not about your technique, these machines are all preset. The owner adjusts the strength and timing of the claws beforehand; they only grasp firmly within a certain probability. If you just focus on one machine, you’ll definitely be able to grab something.”
Young Master Sheng probably hadn’t encountered many things he couldn’t handle in his life, and Shen Zhaozhao didn’t want him to lose heart over a claw machine.
“Hmm,” responded Sheng Chuyi.
He wasn’t like that girl, Shen Zhaozhao, and didn’t plan to give up after just a few tries.
If it didn’t work once or twice, then he would keep trying until it did.
“Look, there’s a handsome guy playing the claw machine,” some girls nearby noticed Sheng Chuyi.
“Really, he’s so handsome!”
“Don’t you think he looks cute playing with the machine?”
“Really, look at how serious his expression is.”
Right then, Sheng Chuyi’s claw finally succeeded in grabbing a toy and dropped it securely into the chute.
A smile finally emerged on Sheng Chuyi’s face.
Excited exclamations came from nearby once again, “Look, he’s smiling, he’s smiling, such a cute contrast charm!”
Shen Zhaozhao lifted her eyes to look over and indeed saw that Sheng Chuyi had a hint of a smile on his lips he hadn’t yet managed to hide.
Sheng Chuyi also noticed the people around him, and the corners of his lips that had been upturned abruptly tensed, returning to his cool and reticent countenance.
He took the toy from beneath the machine and handed it to Shen Zhaozhao standing beside him.
“For me?” Shen Zhaozhao was stunned for a second, rather surprised. She thought he had played to get it for himself.
Sheng Chuyi: “Don’t you want it?”
Shen Zhaozhao didn’t know how to explain to him that what she wanted wasn’t the toy itself, but the joy of the moment when the toy was grabbed.
But then again, this was someone’s first success at the machine.
Smiling, Shen Zhaozhao accepted it, “Thanks, I really like it!”
“What else do you like? I’ll help you win it,” Sheng Chuyi offered.
“Sure!” Shen Zhaozhao quickly pointed at another toy in a different machine, “How about that one!” One shouldn’t dampen his enthusiasm when he was in high spirits.
It seemed that someone had taken up a challenge with the claw machines, as he stood by them persistently afterward.
From initially needing seven or eight tries to succeed once, he gradually became more skilled, managing to grab one every three or four attempts.
In no time at all, everyone knew there was a handsome guy who was really good at playing the claw machine.
Many girls gathered around just to watch him win prizes.
By the time Sheng Chuyi had used up all one hundred coins, Shen Zhaozhao’s arms were full of toys she could no longer hold.
In the end, she exchanged the small toys for one super-sized one.
Shen Zhaozhao held a toy taller than herself in her arms, attracting looks from passersby as they walked by her.