53: Chapter 54 The Dumpling Incident

After the three of them went upstairs and sat down, Gao Qilan immediately sensed something was off.

The room was filled with extremely luxurious decorations everywhere.

She couldn't help but say, "Eating at this place must be really expensive!"

Even though they had a lot of money now, they couldn't afford to spend it so recklessly!

"It's not that expensive. For my girlfriend to eat, no price is too high." An Xin's face was full of smiles as he directly picked up a dumpling and placed it in Gao Qilan's bowl.

Seeing this from not far away, Chu Xinxin couldn't help but feel a sour pang in her heart again, yet there was nothing she could do. After all, they were the couple.

"After the meal, I'll take you to buy some gold necklaces or the like. That'll make you look even prettier." An Xin reached out and gently tucked a strand of hair behind Gao Qilan's forehead.

This immediately made Gao Qilan even more bashful.

An hour later, the meal was finished, and Chu Xinxin left the restaurant directly.

Bai Fei also left his business card. After all, An Xin clearly wasn't an ordinary person. With his business acumen, there was absolutely no room for error.

Inside the mall, An Xin looked at the still very shy Gao Qilan beside him and couldn't resist the urge to tease her a little, but he held back.

He never expected to succeed so quickly, to successfully make this treasure of a girl his.

Not long after, the two of them spotted a claw machine arcade.

As soon as Gao Qilan saw the claw machines, her feet immediately stopped moving.

When the two walked over to the claw machines, they realized a crowd had already gathered there.

It turned out there was an aquamarine necklace placed inside one of the claw machines. Many women were racking their brains trying to grab that necklace.

But despite throwing in piles of money, no one had managed to get that aquamarine.

Seeing Gao Qilan staring intently at that claw machine, An Xin smiled and said, "Do you like that necklace too?"

Gao Qilan was just about to nod when she saw the words on the claw machine.

It was actually a hundred yuan per try. That was way too expensive!

"I don't like it. Let's go!" Gao Qilan shook her head like a rattle-drum, but was instantly pulled inside by An Xin.

"You might not like it, but I do. I want to see you wear it for me." As he spoke, An Xin inserted a considerable amount of money into one of the machines.

Seeing the envious looks from the people around him, he directly said, "How about we see who can grab something from inside first?"

As soon as he said this, the people around him were instantly fired up with a competitive spirit.

The system's voice also rang out again in An Xin's mind.

"Aquamarine Mission: Spend 50,000 yuan to grab the aquamarine, thirty-fold return."

Hearing this, An Xin seemed to get a shot of adrenaline and instantly embarked on his claw machine journey.

However, he failed every time, which slowly made the people who had initially been fiercely competing with him start to back down.

Not long after, a young couple arrived nearby. They clearly weren't short on money either.

One of them smiled and said, "Sis, that necklace looks really nice. Do you want it?"

The younger girl, upon hearing this, immediately clutched the little rabbit in her hands and said, "I don't need it at all."

She looked at An Xin, who was standing there battling it out, and couldn't help but frown. Why was it him again? She had tried so hard to avoid him before. Why did she have to see him again today?

It turned out this was none other than Gongsun Qi, who had previously been circling around An Xin holding a rabbit. The other person was her own brother, Gongsun Yue.

"Xiao Yue, if you like it, I'll get it for you!"

But Gongsun Yue's eyes immediately dimmed considerably upon seeing Gao Qilan beside An Xin.

"Brother, you have to get that necklace for me. I think it would look really good on me."

Gongsun Qi immediately said, "Alright!"

Seeing someone suddenly join the fray, An Xin smiled and said, "Bro, you've got your eye on that aquamarine too?"

"Getting it for my sister. As a man, of course you have to treat the people around you well." Gongsun Qi wore a faint smile on his face.

The two of them soon invested nearly twenty to thirty thousand yuan.

This drew an even larger crowd. People even started wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

Of course, Gao Qilan wiped An Xin's sweat, while Gongsun Qi's sister wiped his.

By the time they had spent around a hundred thousand yuan, they still hadn't managed to grab the aquamarine.

An Xin couldn't help but smile and say, "This aquamarine is really tough to get."

Gao Qilan beside him said, "How about we just forget it? This is way too much money spent!"

The crowd grew larger and larger, raising the temperature noticeably.

"It's fine! Since I said I'd get it for you, I'll definitely do it."

Suddenly, the crowd let out a collective gasp. An Xin had actually grabbed the aquamarine necklace.

Right before everyone's eyes, the necklace appeared in view. No one expected that in the end, it would be An Xin who got the aquamarine.

Gao Qilan's gaze was instantly captivated by that string of gems. She couldn't help but say, "It's really too beautiful."

"Let me put it on you."

Under the envious gazes of everyone, An Xin placed the necklace around Gao Qilan's neck.

Not long after, Gao Qilan's eyes grew slightly moist. She never imagined An Xin would spend so much money just to grab an aquamarine for her.

Even if this necklace was valuable, it shouldn't have cost such a huge price.

An Xin smiled and said, "I know what you mean, but money can't buy my happiness. Not to mention, this is a necklace I really wanted to give you."

After saying this, An Xin directly took Gao Qilan's hand and led her away from the crowd.

Someone couldn't help but say enviously, "Whoever marries that Handsome Guy is sure to be very happy! Spending so much money, putting in so much effort... if he wasn't in good shape, just standing there for an hour would be exhausting!"

"You can say that again! It's something we can only envy."

Amidst the crowd's admiration, Gongsun Yue looked at the red necklace in Gongsun Qi's hand and couldn't help but say, "No matter how pretty it is, it's not the one I liked."

"Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to that guy!" Gongsun Qi pinched his younger sister's cheek and couldn't resist waving a hand in front of her eyes.

"Don't talk nonsense." Gongsun Yue couldn't help but quickly walk away.

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

An Xin and Gao Qilan arrived at a snack shop. He smiled and said, "I checked out this place in advance. The taste is really good."

When Gao Qilan saw the dazzling array of food inside and scanned the prices, she was instantly stunned.

She couldn't help but say, "This stuff is way too expensive. This isn't good, is it?"

"It's perfectly fine. Isn't the money I earn meant for you to spend?" An Xin quickly picked out many snacks for her.

Gao Qilan couldn't help but say, "We can't eat that much. I'll get fat."

"Don't worry! You won't get fat. There's not a trace of trans fat, and it's scientifically portioned. Even if you eat a lot, it'll be fine."