The System Says My Childhood Sweetheart Is My Future Blind Date - Chapter 19

“What are you mumbling about? What are you waiting for? Let’s go!”

Li Zhi stood in front of a claw machine, hands on his hips, looking at Shen Yuan seriously.

The reason was that Li Zhi had his eye on a plush toy in the machine, but since someone had already won it, Shen Yuan suggested waiting, hoping that a “sucker” would appear to take the fall.

But Li Zhi was clearly more interested in playing than actually winning.

Shen Yuan was unhappy.

He was the type who wouldn’t act until he saw the prize.

Otherwise, Shen Yuan wouldn’t have bothered to study how to win.

But then again, he really couldn’t figure out math. Just

as Shen Yuan was about to say something, he saw a familiar figure. Damn,

his embarrassing past had suddenly appeared.

Li Zhi keenly noticed the change in Shen Yuan’s expression and, following Shen Yuan’s gaze, naturally found Tong Churou.

“Hey, isn’t that your old flame?”

Shen Yuan shrugged. “Young Master Li, you’ve already made me desensitized.”

“You talk like you’re training a dog.”

“Can I lick you then?”

“Get lost, you slut!”

Seeing that Shen Yuan had no reaction to his embarrassing past, Li Zhi immediately got bored.

“Boring.”

“Hey!”

Shen Yuan laughed angrily. “You’re just mocking my embarrassing past to make fun of me, aren’t you?”

“Oh, that doll is so pretty.”

Young Master Li skipped away.

Shen Yuan was speechless.

Fine, I’ll deal with you later!

Just as Shen Yuan was about to go to another machine to try his luck, his embarrassing past’s voice reached his ears.

“Wow! Shen Yuan, you’ve won so many dolls!”

The familiar formula, the familiar taste.

Why was I fooled by such tricks back then?

Shen Yuan glanced at Tong Churou.

He came to a conclusion.

Probably because of those two long, slender, fair legs.

Thanks to the previous incident at the school gate, Guo Weifeng had a very bad impression of Shen Yuan.

Hearing Tong Churou’s words only worsened his mood.

A surge of competitive energy welled up within him, a desire to challenge Shen Yuan.

“Hmph, I’ve seen you standing here for ages, can’t seem to get it?”

Shen Yuan glanced at Guo Weifeng.

Seriously, buddy, this is a competition after just one sentence?

That’s a bit much.

Then Shen Yuan stepped aside from the claw machine.

“Heh, come on then!”

Seeing Shen Yuan’s arrogant face, Guo Weifeng lost his temper.

“I’ll do it!”

With that, Guo Weifeng took four coins from the coin basket and inserted them into the machine.

After a clinking sound, the machine chimed cheerfully. Guo Weifeng gave Tong Churou a reassuring look.

“Winning a plush toy isn’t as simple as just having hands, is it?”

Guo Weifeng said, pressing a button.

The mechanical claw descended with a series of “biu~biu~biu~” sounds, grabbing a cat plush toy, then rising again with a series of “biu~biu~biu~”.

Then, under Guo Weifeng’s expectant gaze, with a snap, the claw released the plush toy.

As the toy fell, Guo Weifeng heard Shen Yuan click his tongue.

Just as Guo Weifeng was about to offer his thoughts, Tong Churou interrupted him.

“It’s okay, you’ll definitely catch it next time.”

Guo Weifeng immediately felt relieved.

Of course, getting hooked on the first try?
He glared at Shen Yuan, then inserted four more tokens and manipulated the mechanical claw to lower it.

Snap.

It released again.

“Tsk.”

“What a pity, so close.”

Guo Weifeng pursed his lips and continued inserting tokens.

Biu~biu~biu~
Snap, missed again.

“Tsk.”

“This owner is too greedy, setting it so loose!”

Biu~biu~biu~
“Tsk.”

“It’s okay, it’s normal not to catch anything, let’s try another machine!”

Although Tong Churou tried to persuade him, there’s such a thing as sunk cost.

Guo Weifeng had already invested 16 game coins, which wasn’t much compared to his already full coin basket.

With a sufficient balance, this sunk cost was negligible.

So Guo Weifeng invested another 4 game coins.

Biu~biu~biu~
Clearly, the shopkeeper wasn’t very kind.

“Tsk.”

Guo Weifeng was about to lose his temper.

Whenever he failed, Shen Yuan and Tong Churou would grumble like two bastards, one on the left and one on the right.

If Tong Churou hadn’t been encouraging him, Guo Weifeng would have wanted to ask her which side she was on.

If Shen Yuan knew what Guo Weifeng was thinking, he’d probably laugh himself to death.

This idiot was hopeless.

After another failure, just as Shen Yuan finished his “tsk,” Guo Weifeng broke down.

“Can you stop barking like a dog?!”

“Getting impatient.” Shen Yuan chuckled.

“Come on, if you dare!”

Guo Weifeng yelled, sounding somewhat exasperated.

Seeing Guo Weifeng’s reaction, Tong Churou frowned.

It was a bit embarrassing.

Although the witch’s main purpose was to absorb and learn cultivation techniques, she was still a beautiful woman and had to maintain some decorum.

But now, Guo Weifeng’s behavior was quite disgraceful.

If it weren’t for this bastard’s father being a top-level physics teacher, would she have the nerve to follow this jerk around?
Li Zhi peeked out from behind a claw machine, seeing Shen Yuan and Guo Weifeng facing off, one hand tightly gripping her phone.

She had already dialed 110 on the phone screen; if the situation escalated uncontrollably, she would call the police immediately. She

was both cowardly and worried.

Facing Guo Weifeng’s anger, Shen Yuan said sarcastically, “Oh, I’ll do it then.”

“You motherfucker!”

Looking at Shen Yuan’s smug expression, Guo Weifeng knew this was what he had said to Shen Yuan earlier.

“Get lost! Damn it, I refuse to believe I can’t catch it!”

Guo Weifeng tried ten times.

Forty game coins were gone, and he got nothing.

The game coins weren’t many, but Guo Weifeng spent them fast!

In just three or four minutes, nearly one-sixth of his 300 game coins were used, and his reward was zero.

The empty cart contrasted sharply with Shen Yuan’s cart.

Even so, Tong Churou still offered plenty of emotional support.

“Weifeng, it’s okay. Even if I tried, I wouldn’t be able to catch it either.”

Hearing this, Guo Weifeng shoved a handful of game coins into Tong Churou’s hand: “You try! You try!”

Tong Churou looked at the coins in her hand and didn’t refuse: “Then I’ll try once. If I don’t succeed this time, we’ll switch machines!”

Guo Weifeng nodded heavily.

Then he watched the mechanical claw pew-pew-pew as it fell, and then watched the plush toy fall back down with a thud.

“See, I can’t catch it either, it’s okay,”

Tong Churou tried to comfort Guo Weifeng.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuan inserted four game coins.

Guo Weifeng watched nervously as the mechanical claw moved to the plush toy.

*Biu~biu~biu~*
The claw steadily gripped the toy and rose, but upon reaching the top, it released its grip.

Seeing this, Guo Weifeng felt a surge of satisfaction, like he’d just eaten a spicy snack.

“Ha! Noob! Hey, I’ll try!”

Guo Weifeng had barely finished speaking when he met Shen Yuan’s disapproving gaze, and his heart skipped a beat.

“What’s the most crucial thing in claw machines?”

Shen Yuan inserted four game coins: “Timing.”

Shen Yuan’s voice echoed as the mechanical claw moved with a *biu~biu~biu* sound.

“What if you can’t win in front of a girl?”

The mechanical claw stopped at the cat plush toy in the corner.

“Maintain elegance under pressure.”

“Then tell me,” Shen Yuan looked at Guo Weifeng, “who is the king of claw machines in Jiyang?”

Guo Weifeng was stunned by Shen Yuan’s overwhelming confidence and was speechless for a moment.

Twenty seconds later, the mechanical claw automatically descended and firmly grasped the cat plush toy.

*Biu~biu~biu~
click!
* Even after reaching the top, the claw remained firmly holding the toy.

Shen Yuan’s face broke into a bright smile.

“I am the King of Claw Machines in Jiyang!”