"Don't be discouraged. Nobody's good at everything... Let's try again. You can't restart life, but you can restart a game as many times as you like."
Zhou Yuang rattled the coins in his hand and fed one into the machine, inviting Bourbon to continue.
"Try to be a little more precise this time, okay? You can do it, right?"
"Yes! I've analyzed the data from my previous failures."
With experience, she could always do better on the next try.
The claw machine, however, had other ideas.
The claw's acting could put any popular idol to shame. Time and again, it dropped the plush Bourbon had chosen.
In the livestream room, Teio had wailed no fewer than three times.
This time, Bourbon had chosen a Rudolf plush. Mr. C.B., who had watched her own plush fall back into the machine earlier, felt nothing at all. If anything, she wanted to laugh.
"Got it!"
Persistence paid off. Maybe they had finally spent enough to trigger a guaranteed win, or maybe the machine had been moved by Bourbon and Zhou Yuang's efforts. Either way, the plush she wanted finally tumbled out.
"This is the prize you earned."
Zhou Yuang took out the plush and handed it to Bourbon.
Bourbon felt the plush in her hands and stared at her prize, then looked up at Zhou Yuang.
She nodded. Her eyes curved into crescents, and a sweet smile lifted the corners of her mouth.
He had lost count of how many times she had smiled today.
"See? You can smile when you're happy."
Zhou Yuang reached out and ruffled Bourbon's hair.
Bourbon savored the moment, then opened her eyes.
"Master, earlier..."
Her blue eyes suddenly widened, fixing Zhou Yuang with a quiet stare.
From this angle, those clear eyes were surprisingly intimidating.
Zhou Yuang's