Chapter 230: Black Panther Arcade! (First of four updates!)

Cheng Yi’s words made Li Bing very happy.

After experiencing that nightmare, Li Bing felt like he had grown up in an instant. He understood that there are always people better than you, and he understood the difficulties his father had faced.

In the past few months, his style of doing things has been much more low-key than before, which surprised many people who know him.

"President, you?" Song Meng felt like God was playing a big joke on her.

Ever since she went to college, she felt that something was wrong. She always felt that the world was so unreal, everything was so unreal, a bit like a dream.

Li Bing looked at Song Meng seriously and said, "Don't call me president anymore. I'm quitting the club."

"?" Song Meng felt even more unreal.

President, are you quitting the company?

"Have you finished your meal?" Cheng Yi looked at Lin Qingyin and the other two girls.

"I'm done eating." Lin Qingyin picked up a napkin and wiped the corner of her mouth, then stood up in a panic.

Ever since Song Meng appeared, Lin Qingyin always felt confused. She held her mouth tightly and felt like crying a little.

The point is, she didn't even know why she wanted to cry.

It's just so inexplicable.

She didn't know how she felt about Cheng Yi, but when Song Meng shouted, "Ask him how he pursued me in the first place," Lin Qingyin's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

An idea popped up in Lin Qingyin’s mind: If one day Cheng Yi has another girl by his side, will he still be good to her?
She doesn't know the answer.

Cheng Yi glanced at Lin Qingyin and realized that Lin Qingyin was daydreaming.

This girl is so insecure.

Cheng Yi raised his hand and stroked Lin Qingyin's hair, then smiled and said, "Don't think too much. We will be friends for life."

"Yeah." Lin Qingyin nodded vigorously, a hint of joy appearing on her pretty face.

"This meal is so boring!" Chen Shihui snorted, stood up and said, "It's so unlucky to meet someone like this!"

"Who are you talking about?" Song Meng was furious.

Chen Shihui said angrily: "Isn't it obvious? We are having a good meal, why are you messing with us? Even if you have talked to Cheng Yi, what can you do?"

"What did you mean by calling Li Bing over? Was it just to show off to Cheng Yi that you've found a great and handsome boyfriend? Or did you mean something else?" Chen Shihui retorted, "Even if Cheng Yi pursued you before, everyone has practiced a couple of times. Aren't we all trying to find someone better for each other?"

“???” Many people looked at Chen Shihui.

What kind of tiger-wolf talk is this?
Chen Shihui said, "What's the matter? Did I say something wrong? Even if I did, it was Zhuo Lanlan who taught me that!"

Chen Shihui was already angry when she saw Lin Qingyin almost crying.

Li Bing on the side quickly explained: "I, Song Meng and I have nothing to do with each other. She is just a member of our club. Our club has just been established, and we just came out for a small gathering."

Cheng Yi patted Li Bing's shoulder and said with a smile: "No need to explain too much, come to the Student Union to find me the day after tomorrow."

"Thank you, thank you Brother Yi." Li Bing showed great respect.

"Let's go. There's no point in talking any more. I'll make up for this meal for you later." Cheng Yi didn't even look at Song Meng. He brushed past her and walked out of the buffet restaurant with Lin Qingyin and the others.

"Brother Yi, let me take you there." Li Bing quickly chased after him.

Li Bing accompanied Cheng Yi and others to the hotel entrance, and even imitated the way his father served Jiang Hong and helped open the car door himself.

Watching Cheng Yi drive away, Li Bing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes.

This meal was totally worth it. He gave Cheng Yi such a big face, so Cheng Yi must promote him, right?
If he could return to the student union, what kind of club would he start?

The Handong University Student Union is so prestigious that 60% of its members are guaranteed jobs, and the lowest position they can get is as a clerk in a government office.

As long as you face the sun, one day you will become a sunflower of the motherland.

"Cheng Yi, why does Li Bing respect you so much?" Chen Shihui asked curiously while sitting in the car.

"I know his father. Strictly speaking, he should call me uncle." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"You know Li Bing's father? I heard that Li Bing's father is very powerful in Jingzhou City." Chen Shihui exclaimed.

"Didn't you just start school? How come you even know this?" Cheng Yi was also a little curious.

"Because Chen Shihui is from Jingzhou City." Zhuo Lanlan, who was thinking about the outline of the novel, bit the end of her pen and said, "And she knows all the rich and handsome men in Handong University."

"Zhuo Lanlan, you're talking nonsense again!" Chen Shihui grabbed Zhuo Lanlan's neck.

"I'm suffocating, I'm suffocating." Zhuo Lanlan shouted while struggling.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Li Bing's father is a very ordinary man, he sells computers. He should have some money, but not a lot."

"From the sound of your voice, you seem to be very rich?" Chen Shihui said with a smile.

"I don't have much money." Cheng Yi shook his head and said, "If I had money, would I still borrow a car?"

Chen Shihui said with some disbelief, "What do you mean by student union? Are you working in the student union?"

"I know the director of the Student Union's External Relations Department. She's the girl you mentioned when you misunderstood me last time." Cheng Yi said with a smile, "As Li Bing's uncle, of course I have to worry about Li Bing's student union status."

"What's so good about this student union?" Chen Shihui expressed disapproval.

"You are all special recruits, so of course you look down on the Student Union. Even if you apply to join the Student Union, no department would dare to agree." Cheng Yi said with a smile: "You are all inner disciples."

"Inner sect?" Chen Shihui was puzzled.

"It's a surfing term." Cheng Yi laughed and said, "You can think of it as a sect in Jin Yong's novels. If Handong University is considered a sect, when the sect suffers a drastic change one day, the sect elders will die to escort you inner disciples to safe evacuation. As for us outer disciples, we will have become cannon fodder before the sect elders die."

Chen Shihui didn't understand Cheng Yi's answer. She looked at Cheng Yi curiously and said, "Cheng Yi, I can't believe you have so many secrets buried in you."

"I advise you not to have such thoughts." After catching her breath, Zhuo Lanlan said stubbornly, "When a woman likes a man, it all starts with curiosity. Do you want to compete with Lin Qingyin for a man?"

"You're talking nonsense again!" Chen Shihui was about to pinch Zhuo Lanlan again.

Zhuo Lanlan had experience this time, so she hugged Chen Shihui's plump body and pressed her onto the back seat.

She looked down at the delicate-looking Chen Shihui, hooked her chin with her finger, and teased, "Look at this little girl, she's born to be a mistress."

"I'm going to tear you apart." Chen Shihui struggled hard, but her strength was not as good as Zhuo Lanlan's.

Zhuo Lanlan held Chen Shihui tightly and shouted to Lin Qingyin, who was still feeling a little depressed, "Lin Qingyin, take off her shoes and socks and tickle the soles of her feet."

"Zhuo Lanlan, please stop bullying Chen Shihui." Lin Qingyin advised.

"How could I be bullying her? Didn't you understand? She wanted to steal your man." Zhuo Lanlan said.

"I didn't." Chen Shihui's chest heaved with anger.

Lin Qingyin asked in confusion: "Why do you want to fight? Isn't it nice for us to play together like this?"

"???"

“???” “???” Cheng Yi and the other two looked at Lin Qingyin in surprise.

Lin Qingyin said a little fearfully: "Did I say something wrong again?"

Zhuo Lanlan let go of Chen Shihui with a helpless look on her face and said, "Chen Shihui, come on, play with Lin Qingyin."

"Pfft." Chen Shihui spat at Zhuo Lanlan and said to Lin Qingyin, "Lin Qingyin, you must remember that love cannot be shared."

"Is friendship okay?" Lin Qingyin asked.

"Friendship is certainly possible." Chen Shihui didn't understand why Lin Qingyin said that.

Lin Qingyin smiled and said, "Then I still want friendship, not love."

Cheng Yi was just driving and did not participate in this topic.

I don’t know whether Lin Qingyin’s fear of love comes from her family or her personality.

Maybe it’s because of the family. A family with a love triangle can completely destroy a little girl’s childhood.

Many people in society who are afraid of marriage do so mostly due to family factors.

Driving into the main road of Jingzhou City, Cheng Yi said, "Chen Shihui, you are a local, do you know where there is a good arcade?"

"I know, I know. The most fun place is Black Panther Arcade." Chen Shihui said, "It's the safest there. No one dares to cause trouble there."

"Black Panther Arcade?" As soon as Cheng Yi heard the name, he knew what Zhang Bao's business was.

Apart from being a bit of a gangster, Zhang Bao also has very positive values. Nowadays, there are still many gangsters like Zhang Bao.

"Do you know where it is?" Cheng Yi asked.

"It's right at the intersection of Zhenghua Road. I went there with my classmates last year," Chen Shihui said excitedly. "There are so many fun things there, including claw machines, coin-operated machines, a carousel, water guns, a dance machine, and everything in between."

"Okay!" After all, Cheng Yi had lived in Jingzhou City for four years and was familiar with the routes in Jingzhou City.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Black Panther Video Game City. The facade of Black Panther Video Game City was very domineering, even the KTV next door was outshined.

"Is the arcade fun?" Lin Qingyin was also looking forward to it. She had only heard of arcades but had never played one.

Zhuo Lanlan also said: "I only played it once in our county town, and it was a very small one."

"It's definitely fun." Chen Shihui looked at Cheng Yi and said with a chuckle, "Cheng Yi, how many coins are you going to give us?"

"Until I get tired of playing." Cheng Yi said with a smile.

"You are so nice. If Lin Qingyin hadn't gotten there first, I would have had a life-and-death love affair with you." Chen Shihui jumped up happily.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "This life-or-death struggle is too dangerous. I can't accept it."

As they were talking, the four of them walked into the Black Panther Arcade.

"Welcome." At the door of the store, two young ladies in black skirts bowed.

"Change me five hundred yuan worth of currency." Cheng Yi walked to the front desk and said.

"Five hundred?" The receptionist was slightly surprised and said, "Sir, this five hundred coin is too heavy. How about you exchange it in batches first?"

"Then let's start with the one hundred and twenty yuan one." Cheng Yi nodded.

The waiter immediately took out 12 bags of coins, 100 coins in each bag, and handed them to Cheng Yi.

"Come on, come on, I'll take you out to play." Chen Shihui quickly took four bags of coins and ran into the video game arcade that was like a sci-fi ocean with the curious Lin Qingyin and Zhuo Lanlan.

The Black Panther Arcade is very formal, without any smoky or foul environment, and the gameplay is mostly popular among young people.

The middle area is occupied by coin-operated machines and arcade machines, which accept one coin at a time.

There are various entertainment facilities around, such as high-speed motorcycles, dance machines, carousels, etc., and there are even many children playing there.

"This is called a coin-operated machine. Do you see this tall tower of coins? As long as you throw a coin in, there's a chance that it will topple over. If you do, you can earn dozens of dollars."

"This is a claw machine, it's also really fun."

Lin Qingyin stood next to a claw machine and could not move.

She looked at the little white rabbit plush toy in the claw machine and looked at Cheng Yi for help.

Cheng Yi said: "You put two coins in, then use the joystick to aim at what you want, and press this red button to catch it."

"Okay, I'll try." Lin Qingyin controlled the joystick with bright eyes and aimed at her favorite little white rabbit plush toy.

Crawl failed!

She threw two more.

Another failure!

After a while, Lin Qingyin failed dozens of times.

"It's so difficult." Lin Qingyin no longer has much confidence.

The joystick of this claw machine is indeed adjusted too loosely. Zhang Bao is really unreliable.

"Maybe the claw machine is broken. I'll go find them and take a look." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "You grab it first."

"Okay." Lin Qingyin nodded and continued to aim at her favorite little white rabbit plush toy.

Cheng Yi came to the front desk and asked, "How much does it cost to adjust the grip of the size 6 doll to the maximum and then adjust it back down after my friend finishes grabbing it?"

"Fifty dollars for a doll, sir." The front desk clerk showed his signature smile on his face.

"You guys are really shameless. That doll is only five dollars, right? No wonder people say that video game arcades make huge profits." Cheng Yi frowned when he heard this.

"It's very complicated for us to adjust the intensity, and we just collect hard-earned money." The front desk clerk still had her signature smile.

As long as couples come together, you must give them 50 yuan. This is the rule!

"Change it quickly." Cheng Yi waved his hand.

The waiter immediately took out the intercom and called a young man. As soon as Cheng Yi returned to the claw machine, the young man had already completed this "very tedious" process.

He smiled politely at Lin Qingyin and said, "There was a problem with our claw machine just now. Please try again."

Lin Qingyin tried to catch it again and finally succeeded.

Looking at the little white rabbit plush toy that jumped out, Lin Qingyin immediately hugged it happily in her arms.

Seeing that Lin Qingyin stopped grabbing, the young man restored his grip to its original strength in less than ten seconds.

"What else do you want to catch?" Cheng Yi looked at Lin Qingyin, who was so happy because of a little white rabbit plush toy, and a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Being with Lin Qingyin always makes his heart calmer. A girl like Lin Qingyin who has no desires or demands seems to be able to wash away all his sins.

 Make up for yesterday’s update!
 
(End of this chapter)

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