Chapter 311: Random Pointing
The trace of inferiority that had just arisen in Liu Xiangyi’s heart instantly disappeared when she saw Xu Youyou reaching out her hand.
Beside her, Lu Jingyao said warmly, “I’ll just have a bag of original-flavored chips, Youyou, could you help me grab one?”
Xu Youyou picked out two bags of chips and handed the big bag of snacks back to Liu Xiangyi.
Assistant Liu instantly put on a face-changing performance like a Sichuan opera artist, pulling out a bag of chips and pretending to like it a lot.
To put Liu Xiangyi at ease, Xu Youyou casually sat down on the long steps by the roadside.
After a moment’s hesitation, Lu Jingyao also sat down beside her.
With a “rip” sound, Xu Youyou opened the bag of chips and took out a small card hidden inside.
“There’s even a lottery! Let’s see what the first prize is— a luxury trip to Japan for two, worth two hundred thousand…”
Xu Youyou spoke casually, then scraped off the coating on the card. Instantly, she froze.
“Did you win?” Lu Jingyao asked with a smile.
Xu Youyou smiled helplessly, “Isn’t this too fake? I just randomly scratched it and got the first prize? When did my luck get so good?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she found it odd and handed the small card to Liu Xiangyi. “You bought the chips, so the prize should go to you.”
Liu Xiangyi leaned in and examined the card carefully for a long time, finally confirming it was a real win.
But she refused to accept it: “Boss, even though I treated you to the chips, the chips are yours, so the prize belongs to you!”
Liu Xiangyi originally felt very guilty—because of her bad luck, Xu Youyou lost two hundred thousand. Now the first prize was marked at two hundred thousand too (though it might not be exactly that much), so Liu Xiangyi felt it evened things out.
With that in mind, she refused to take the card no matter what.
Xu Youyou said helplessly, “Fine, if you don’t want it, that’s okay. Because of your outstanding performance this month, I’m rewarding you with a luxury trip to Japan for two, okay?”
Liu Xiangyi was dumbfounded and said, “Boss, you’re too good to me. But I really don’t want to go alone.”
Secretly, she thought how great it would be if she could travel to Japan with Xu Youyou. She wasn’t like other workers who hated their bosses; instead, she wished her boss eternal wealth.
Even though she was a staff member on this trip, she hadn’t been mistreated at all and was actually happier than if she had traveled alone, so she was willing to accompany Xu Youyou again.
She spoke carelessly, but Xu Youyou took it seriously. Originally, Xu Youyou hadn’t planned to add a Japan trip to her itinerary—she even wanted to avoid Japan because she had offended the Yasuda family before.
Now, she couldn’t help but wonder: was Heaven using Liu Xiangyi’s hand to send this travel package to her, hinting she should go to Japan?
[Ding! Opportunity-snatching task activated. Please complete the task within ten days.]
The system’s golden pointer pointed straight at the small card in Xu Youyou’s hand.
Xu Youyou felt drained. With the system prompting her like this, it seemed there was no way she could avoid it.
“Since you don’t want to go alone, and I haven’t been there either, let’s go together,” Xu Youyou said.
Liu Xiangyi widened her eyes, thinking, Can Xu Youyou hear my thoughts? This is exactly what I wished for!
They only stayed in Macau for less than a day before setting off for Japan. There was no time to arrange a private flight, so they had to book the next available tickets.
Even then, the earliest flight was early the next morning.
Although they had to stay one more night in Macau, Xu Youyou had no interest in entering any casinos. She loved money, but preferred earning it steadily. Once you open the door to gambling, there’s no stopping it.
Some temporary bodyguards, however, sneaked into a casino to play for a few hours when they were off duty.
Xu Youyou quietly instructed Xu Fang to write down their names. She didn’t want unstable elements around her. After the Japan trip, she wouldn’t hire those guards again.
These temporary guards had been carefully selected by Xu Youyou. If her team needed new members or if someone left, they would have been first in line. It was reassuring that none of her full-time guards had secretly gone gambling.
After a four-hour flight, they arrived in Tokyo.
Although they had booked a hotel, resting wasn’t the first thing on their list. Xu Youyou sent a few people to handle the luggage and took the rest to drive around Tokyo with her.
“Miss Xu, where exactly are we going?”
The Chinese driver they had hired in Tokyo finally couldn’t help asking after five hours of aimless driving under Xu Youyou’s instructions.
Xu Youyou couldn’t explain it either—this was her first time encountering something like this.
Before, even when she roamed unfamiliar places, she always had a destination.
But this time, the system gave her instructions, yet the pointer kept moving.
She felt like she had already passed the same place twice. No wonder the driver was questioning her.
Xu Youyou couldn’t help but wonder, “Is the mission target constantly moving?”
The system didn’t respond.
Seeing the tired faces around her, Xu Youyou said helplessly, “Let’s find a place to eat first.”
Lu Jingyao patted her shoulder comfortingly. “No matter where you go, I’ll go with you.”
Xu Youyou forced a smile.
That evening, they ate at a famous Japanese restaurant. Liu Xiangyi loved it, but Xu Youyou barely tasted anything, her mind occupied by the task.
If the target kept moving, how was she supposed to catch up? How could she seize the treasure?
“Boss, you don’t like it? You barely ate anything,” Liu Xiangyi asked.
Xu Youyou replied, “I don’t have much of an appetite.”
Liu Xiangyi sighed again. Right in season, the Echizen crab was tender and sweet. Xu Youyou was facing such top-quality ingredients and a meal costing over 10,000 yen per person, yet she could say she had no appetite!
Liu Xiangyi said, “Boss, I don’t know what’s troubling you, but for someone like you, it must involve tens of millions or even billions, right?”
Xu Youyou froze slightly. Truthfully, she had no idea how much the treasure was worth.
“But think about it this way: I’m a poor person, and I still try hard to enjoy life. So as a rich person, you should enjoy it even more. The whole point of making money is to live well, right?” Liu Xiangyi continued.
Her words weren’t particularly eloquent, but Xu Youyou always valued what she said. Thinking carefully, she actually felt much better.
“Alright, I’ll enjoy myself properly,” Xu Youyou said, lowering her head to taste a freshly served snow crab leg.
Maybe it was Liu Xiangyi’s good luck, but after dinner, just as their car got back onto the main road, the system’s golden pointer flashed again.
This time, it pointed straight at a young man standing by the roadside!
