Rose Manor

Shen Jia Nian thought that Fu Jichen would go back to the company to handle work after lunch. She just touched her belly and he saw something was wrong and asked with a smile: "Are you full?"

Shen Jianian didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence.

After entering the elevator, Fu Jichen pressed the button for the sixth floor: "I'll take you for a ride to help you feel better."

Shen Jianian asked him: "What time is it now?" She didn't have a mobile phone and didn't know the time.

Fu Jichen raised his wrist and showed her his watch. It was five minutes to two o'clock.

Shen Jianian didn't expect that it would take so long to have a meal: "You're not going to the company today?"

"I have to go over there later. There are a few contracts that need to be signed."

The elevator went up two floors and stopped at the sixth floor. Fu Jichen held Shen Jianian's wrist and led her out.

Shen Jia Nian has not been to the video arcade for several years, or to be more precise, not since graduating from college.

In my memory, the last time I came to the video game city was during my junior year of college. Bai Changxia celebrated her birthday. Her birthday was also in winter, one month earlier than hers. Four girls in a dormitory gathered for dinner at a hot pot restaurant in the mall. She also ate too much that day, and her roommate suggested visiting the video arcade. She was very impressed. She and Bai Changxia took off their down jackets and danced a song on the dance machine.

She was wearing a fluffy white cardigan with a plaid skirt, and Bai Changxia was wearing a thin sweater, black jeans, and long leather boots. Bai Changxia dances well, but she is different. Her limbs are not coordinated and she raises her hands and kicks her legs according to the action prompts on the screen. The other two roommates looked on and laughed, saying she looked like a stupid penguin.

After getting off the dance machine, Bai Changxia went to ride a motorcycle and competed with a group of children. He won a pack of candy from them and gave it to a few of them.

At that time, my life was simple, happy and carefree, and I didn't know what it felt like to be sad at all.

Shen Jia Nian looked in the direction of the dance machine, and there happened to be two slim girls dancing. They should play frequently. Their movements were smooth and graceful, and their dance steps were precise and without mistakes.

Through them, Shen Jianian seemed to see himself in college.

Fu Jichen didn't know what she was thinking. He only saw her fascinated by the dancing machine not far away, so he guessed that she wanted to play: "There is an empty one next to it, you can play if you want, and I will exchange the game coins for you. "

Shen Jianian turned around and looked into his deep eyes. She shook her head: "I can't dance."

There are all young people here, some play racing cars, some play electronic drums, some shoot hoops in front of the basketball hoop, and some play with dolls.

After walking around, Shen Jianian's eyes fell on the girls holding dolls. He watched their heads touching each other and excitedly discussed how to operate them.

Shen Jianian was infected by the smiles on their faces and wanted to know if the doll was really that happy.

The man beside her left at some point. Shen Jia Nian wandered around, and his eyes suddenly paused. Fu Jichen strode over from the counter and handed her a small red basket, which was full of heavy game coins.

"Thank you."

Shen Jianian smiled, holding a basket of game coins, and chose a claw machine to play.

She put in a few coins, pressed the operation button, watched the iron claws stagger down, grabbed a big-eared rabbit, and dropped it before it reached the exit.

After trying five or six times, none of the rabbits escaped from the hole smoothly. Shen Jia Nian was a little discouraged. It was so easy to see others playing, but it was his turn to operate it that he found it difficult.

Fu Jichen was carrying shopping bags and desserts, leaning sideways on a claw machine next to him. His eyes never left Shen Jianian, seeing how clumsy and anxious she was, his eyes were full of smiles.

"Do you need my help?" Fu Jichen finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to show mercy and help her.

Shen Jianian straightened up, with distrust in his eyes: "You know how?" This kind of game relies on luck and skill. Did he think he would catch dolls if he knew how to do business?
  "You'll know if you give it a try." Fu Jichen stood up straight, walked to her side, held her shoulders and pushed her aside, "Give me."

He put the shopping bag on the ground and let her hold the box of desserts. He said with a magnetic smile, "Watch it."

Shen Jianian grabbed a few game coins and gave them to him.

Fu Jichen had never played catch-a-doll in his life. He had just watched Shen Jiani play, understood the basic steps, and put in a coin. He spotted the paw tied with a chain inside and asked the person next to him: "Want that rabbit?"

Shen Jia Nian didn't choose: "Whatever."

Fu Jichen clicked the button, and Shen Jia Nian stared intently at the paw, which landed on the back of the pink lop-eared rabbit. He closed his paw, pinched the rabbit's head, and slowly moved up to the entrance of the hole.

Success was imminent, the paws were suddenly released, and the rabbit fell to the edge of the hole. Shen Jia Nian couldn't help but laugh out loud. Looking at Fu Jichen's confident look, he thought he was very powerful. However, the reality in front of him was that Junshan's president also had to lose to this claw machine.

"Watch it." Shen Jianian lowered his voice and repeated what Fu Jichen said at that time.

Fu Jichen laughed angrily when he heard her imitating him in a weird accent. He turned to look at her and stretched out his hand to her: "Give me a few more coins."

"Forget it, let's not play this anymore." Shen Jianian was not trying to save his respect, but said matter-of-factly, "I heard that the claw machine can set the probability of catching, and the probability of this machine may be set to be relatively low."

Fu Jichen would never allow his reputation to be compromised by catching the baby: "Give it to me."

Fu Yuling stood next to the small room where the photo shoot was taking place, blocking most of his body and staring diagonally across from him. Three meters away was a row of claw machines with lights on.

Fu Jichen was taller than the claw machine. He had a shopping bag at his feet and one hand on the console of the claw machine. He was hunched over and staring attentively at the pile of plush dolls inside. He was wearing a shirt and trousers. Due to his bent posture, the shirt was stretched out in a straight arc, highlighting the man's broad back, narrow waist and long legs.

The whole picture is extremely inconsistent, but because of the woman beside him, it is also strangely harmonious.

I couldn't hear what they were saying or see their expressions. It seemed easy to imagine that the man was probably catching the doll to make the woman happy.

If it were any other man to do this kind of thing, Fu Yuling would definitely sneer at it, thinking it was childish and boring, but that man was Fu Jichen, the man she had tried so hard to get.

Fu Yuling didn't understand why he wanted to follow him, looking for abuse?
  Didn't she see clearly at the dinner table how much Fu Jichen cared about that woman?

Fu Yuling didn't want to watch anymore. Staying for one more second would be torture to herself, but her feet seemed to have roots and she couldn't move for a long time.

Over there, Shen Jia Nian had no choice but to give Fu Jichen a few more coins and spoke harshly to him: "Admit it, there are things that you, Boss Fu, can't do."

Fu Jichen remained silent and focused on catching the doll.

The second attempt still failed.

Shen Jianian laughed so hard that he couldn't stand still. He held the claw machine with one hand, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and so were the corners of his mouth. She realized that she might have some evil intentions and liked to see Fu Jichen get into trouble.

She said deliberately: "Why don't you try another one? I really think there is something wrong with this claw machine."

Fu Jichen was not in the mood to admit defeat and continued to ask her for game coins. Shen Jianian simply gave him the basket: "With so many coins, I should be able to catch one."

Fu Jichen narrowed his black eyes at her, and everything he wanted to say was in one look - what did that look mean: I am very happy?
  Shen Jianian tried hard not to laugh, but couldn't help it: "Okay, I won't talk anymore, you can play as much as you like."

Fu Jichen put in another round of coins, unbuttoned his cufflinks, and folded his sleeves up twice. He worked harder than the previous two times. It seemed that he was in trouble with this claw machine. He vowed not to catch one until he caught it. Give it up and take it as seriously as you would a big project.

Shen Jia Nian couldn't help but think about it. If this scene was seen by people in Fu Jichen's company, he didn't know what they would think of him.

When he was distracted, he suddenly heard a gentle banging sound. Shen Jianian took a closer look. Fu Jichen bent down and took out a pink stuffed rabbit from the hole. It had two long ears hanging down. Fu Jichen tugged on one of the ears. , put his other hand on the belt around his waist, and handed the rabbit to her.

Shen Jianian was surprised that he really caught it.

When she reached for it, Fu Jichen deliberately raised his arm, and her hand fell empty: "How can you thank me?"

The smile on Shen Jianian's face faltered: "You are too stingy to bargain for a rabbit doll."

Fu Jichen was teasing her. He lowered his arms and stuffed the rabbit into her arms: "I was just joking, but you took it seriously. You are too stingy."

Shen Jianian held the rabbit with one hand and looked at Fu Jichen expressionlessly. He was childish and not like the domineering and powerful him.

Fu Jichen regained his reputation and raised his eyebrows at her: "Are you still playing?"

Shen Jianian shook her head. She didn't want to play anything else, so she gave the remaining game coins to the passing girls.

Seeing that they were coming, Fu Yuling panicked and got into the small room where the photo shoot was taken. Fortunately, there was no one inside. Her heart was beating too fast, so she pressed her heart.

Fu Yuling hid for a long time, and when he went out again, the two people outside had already left. (End of chapter)