122: Chapter 122 Gu Xiaonan at the Arcade

Li Luo's first impression upon entering was that it was very noisy. Not only was the lighting dim, but the air was thick with the smell of second-hand smoke, and the sound of game tokens clinking against machines was constant.

He then walked toward the cashier counter and saw two cashier Girls with their heads down, playing on their phones, not noticing him. He had no choice but to knock on the counter.

"Beautiful, could I trouble you to exchange some tokens?"

"Oh, okay. How many do you want?" The cashier Girl replied without even looking up from her phone.

Li Luo felt this was quite normal; coming to work in a place like this was essentially just idling away the time. You couldn't expect people to show you much respect.

Besides, these women could quit whenever they felt like it. As long as they weren't too bad-looking, there would always be a few 'simps' chasing after them.

"Give me a hundred yuan's worth!"

"Sure. Did you buy them online or are you paying by phone? If you bought them online, show me the redemption code. For phone payments, just scan the bank QR code on the counter."

Because the noise inside the game city was too loud, Li Luo didn't hear the latter part clearly and couldn't help but ask.

"I didn't hear the last part very clearly. Could you say it again?"

Seeing this, the cashier Girl looked up with some impatience.

"I said, if you bought them online..."

"Li Luo! You... why are you here!"

Li Luo was also a bit dazed when she called his name.

The ambient lights at the counter were flashing constantly, and the Girl had been looking down the whole time, so he hadn't recognized who was who. Besides, he hadn't even considered the possibility.

Seeing that the man in front of her hadn't reacted yet, the cashier Girl couldn't help but find it funny and said somewhat playfully.

"How is it that after only one day you don't recognize me? Is it because there are too many great beauties around you that you look down on people like us?"

Coming back to his senses, Li Luo said amusedly.

"What kind of person do you take me for? Besides, I could forget anyone, but I could never forget our Great Beauty Gu!"

That's right, the person standing behind the cashier counter right now was indeed one of Xu Wei's Old Classmates, Gu Xiaonan.

Although Gu Xiaonan knew he was teasing her, she still felt her face heating up. Fortunately, the light here wasn't very good, otherwise she would have felt somewhat embarrassed.

The other cashier Girl, being quite close, naturally noticed this, which she found a bit inconceivable.

One should know that Gu Xiaonan wasn't just a pretty face for their establishment; her personality was quite bold and straightforward.

Don't think that something like blushing just from talking to a man would happen to her. You should know that when a man publicly confessed to her in the game city before, she hadn't even batted an eye.

While this secretly amazed her, she also couldn't help but size up the man in front of her.

Gu Xiaonan then said coquettishly.

"What do you mean 'great beauty'? Your Xu Wei is the real great beauty, okay!"

"Oh, right, speaking of Xu Wei, where is she?" As she spoke, Gu Xiaonan poked her head out to glance behind him.

Looking at the baby-faced Girl with a bit of baby fat in front of him, Li Luo couldn't resist reaching out and pinching her cheek.

"Ah... Li... Luo... what are you doing!"

Gu Xiaonan immediately pulled her head back and looked at him with a face that had instantly turned bright red.

*Cough, cough, cough...*

Li Luo coughed awkwardly a few times to cover up his current embarrassment.

"Stop looking, it's just me. Xu Wei is still at the hospital with her mom! I just happened to be free and came out for a stroll. When I saw there was a game city here, I thought I'd come in to kill some time."

Li Luo noticed that the Girl's face was a bit flushed, and under the glow of the ambient lights, she looked especially cute.

This made him involuntarily call out to the system.

"Use Insight Technique on the baby-faced Girl."

[Name]: Gu Xiaonan

[Age]: 24

[Height]: 154

[Weight]: 46

[Overall Beauty]: 83

[Privacy]: 100

[Status]: Normal

[Intimacy]: 40

『System: Bind?』

"Don't bind for now."

Holy crap, besides her beauty score being a bit lower, she's also top-tier!

Seeing Li Luo staring at her, Gu Xiaonan felt even more self-conscious.

This made her mind wander. Does he have feelings for me too? What if he confesses to me, what should I do? Should I accept or refuse? If I accept, wouldn't I be betraying Xu Wei?

Of course, these thoughts only flashed through her mind for an instant. After coming back to her senses, she didn't even notice that her tone had suddenly become a bit coquettish.

"How much longer are you going to keep staring! Do you want to exchange tokens or not?"

"Oh, oh, yes. I'll exchange a hundred's worth to play for a bit first."

Li Luo also realized he had been staring at the Girl. Now that she had given him an out,

he quickly took it to avoid the scene becoming awkward.

After scanning the payment, he waited a moment before Gu Xiaonan handed him a basket full of game tokens.

Seeing Li Luo about to leave, Gu Xiaonan hurriedly spoke up.

"Li Luo, do you need a gaming companion? If you feel bored playing alone, we have a companion service here."

"Of course, there's a fee—thirty yuan an hour."

Li Luo was stunned for a moment. A gaming companion? That sounded quite interesting.

"Sure, then arrange for someone to come over! But let me say this first, I don't want a guy!"

"Who's going to arrange a guy for you! Am I not right here?"

"You..."

Li Luo was a bit confused by this.

"What about me? Am I not good enough for you?" Gu Xiaonan said irritably.

"No, aren't you working as a cashier? If you're a companion, who's going to mind the counter?"

"Isn't my good sister still here? One person is enough."

Hearing this, Li Luo nodded nonchalantly.

"Whatever you want! Then give me another hundred yuan's worth of tokens. Otherwise, we definitely won't have enough to play. Also, I'll pay for two hours of your companion service first."

With that, Li Luo paid another hundred and sixty yuan.

"Okay, go ahead and start playing! I'll bring the other hundred yuan's worth of tokens over in a bit. I also need to record the transaction here. Once I'm done, I'll come find you immediately."

Recording the transaction was just a pretext; her real intention was to send Li Luo away first. After all, she had to explain things to her sister right away, and it wouldn't be good if the secret got out.

Li Luo didn't suspect anything; besides, he didn't understand their operational model.

After watching Li Luo leave, Gu Xiaonan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before she could even turn around and speak, the other cashier Girl beat her to it.

"I say, Xiao Nan, you're pretty good! No wonder you were so cold to the men who chased you before. After all this time, it turns out you have someone in your heart!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? What 'someone in my heart'? He's my Old Classmate's boyfriend," Gu Xiaonan quickly retorted.

"You actually have improper thoughts about your Old Classmate's boyfriend? Jie jie jie..."

"Just thinking about it is so exciting."