7: Only three blind boxes left!
At 8:30 the next morning.
Chen Kai hurriedly got up, washed up, put on his delivery uniform, and went downstairs. He grabbed a quick bite at a breakfast shop, then rode his little electric donkey towards Joy City Mall.
Joy City Mall could be considered a high-end shopping center in Jiangnan City. It sold everything, from luxury goods down to all kinds of Jade Rough Stone and jewelry.
Just as he parked his Electric Scooter at the entrance of Joy City Mall, Chen Kai was shocked by the massive crowd.
He often came to this area to pick up orders, but there had never been this many people.
Moreover, almost everyone walking out of the mall was carrying a Pop Mart shopping bag.
There was even someone pushing a cart out, and it was filled entirely with labubu blind boxes.
"Holy crap, even scalpers are here?"
"Is this really that popular? No wonder a single hidden chase can sell for the sky-high price of three thousand yuan!"
Chen Kai rubbed his hands together excitedly; this one labubu blind box was driving the economy of the entire mall.
He rode his little electric donkey to the parking lot, pulled out the key, and sent a WeChat message to Liu Yunshang.
"Sister Liu, let's video call in a bit. You can pick which blind box you want over the video. My luck has always been terrible, and I'd feel guilty if I didn't pull the style you like."
After sending it, he sat on his little electric donkey and quietly waited for Liu Yunshang's reply.
Chen Kai had a little ulterior motive. Although Sister Liu was usually gentle and generous, when it came to money, even Brothers have to settle accounts clearly.
If he just picked one for Liu Yunshang and happened to pull a hidden chase for himself, he wouldn't be able to explain it.
Even if he told the truth—that he picked one for her and then randomly pulled another for himself and got a hidden chase—she might not believe him.
Sister Liu definitely wouldn't say anything on the surface, but she would inevitably wonder about it in private.
Although she said that if he picked a blind box, she'd give it to him, what if Liu Yunshang thought he had already opened the hidden chase first?
"Ding-dong."
Just as Chen Kai was lost in thought, Sister Liu suddenly replied.
[Sister Liu: Sorry, little Brother, I just finished washing up.]
[You can just pick it for me; I believe in your luck! I quite like these styles. If you manage to pull the red one, I'll give you a separate tip.]
Chen Kai hurriedly replied, "You're too kind, Sister Liu. Let's still do a video call. What if I don't pick the style you like, or what if I get lucky and pull a hidden chase? Haha."
[Sister Liu: You kid. Alright, video call me later. I'm going to go change my clothes.]
After hearing her say that, Chen Kai checked the time. It was 10:30, an hour and a half earlier than the time given by the system. Only then did he put his phone away with peace of mind and strode towards Joy City Mall.
Entering the mall, he took the elevator to the third floor with familiarity. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Chen Kai was stunned by the scene before him.
"What the hell is this place? Is this still Joy City Mall? Why are there so many people?"
As soon as he left the elevator, a queue of people came into view.
The line stretched for dozens of meters, with hundreds of people waiting!
He looked at the front of the line and saw a man holding a burlap sack, filling it with labubu blind boxes!
"Damn! Is this what they mean by filling a sack with money?"
He wasn't filling it with blind boxes; he was clearly filling it with money. Online, the price of regular styles had already been hyped up to 240.
He hurriedly ran a few steps to the back of the line to wait. It shouldn't be a big problem; the intel said arriving before 12 o'clock would be fine.
However, watching people constantly leaving with large bags, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Soon, Chen Kai was third in line, and he hurriedly dialed a video call to Liu Yunshang.
The phone rang only twice before it was answered.
On the other end of the video was a woman who was almost stunningly beautiful, wearing exquisite makeup.
Chen Kai had never seen Liu Yunshang with such exquisite makeup. The only time he had seen her was two days ago when he delivered flowers, and she had on light makeup then.
Besides her stunning face, the deep-V white shirt Liu Yunshang wore in the video—an otherwise plain-looking shirt—carried a different kind of charm on her.
Even an ordinary shirt that didn't accentuate her figure could look so stylish on her.
"Little Brother, is there something dirty on my face?"
Liu Yunshang puzzledly brought her stunningly beautiful face closer to the camera, examining it carefully.
"No, Sister Liu's temperament is just too good. I was stunned for a moment."
Chen Kai laughed awkwardly and scratched his head. Liu Yunshang had always left him with such a gentle impression.
"Pfft, you sure know how to talk."
"I'm always stating the facts, Sister Liu."
Chen Kai said righteously.
"Mm~ I know, little Brother has a sweet mouth."
While chatting, he looked up from time to time to see how many labubu blind boxes were left.
When he saw clearly how many blind boxes were left in the large container, his heart suddenly tightened.
There were only three blind boxes left!
There was still one person in front of him! He only prayed that this person wouldn't buy them all at once.
He stared intently at the woman in line ahead of him as she wandered around the shop. When he saw her struggle for a long time and only pick one blind box to pay for, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Next!"
Just then, the shop assistant suddenly called out.
Chen Kai responded, hurriedly took a few quick steps into the shop, and stood in front of the blind boxes.
His heart tightened again; neither of the two blind boxes had a faint glow.
That shouldn't be right. Last time when he picked up the flowers, there was a faint glow as a reminder.
Why wasn't there a reminder this time? And there were only two left! What if he opened the hidden chase on the first one?
Since he was already on a video call with Liu Yunshang, the first one that opened to a hidden chase would definitely be Sister Liu's!
He was caught in a dilemma, constantly picking up the blind boxes and putting them back down, trying to find some clue on the packaging.
"Brother, hurry up. It's not like you're going to the execution ground. Why are you dilly-dallying? I'm still waiting to buy."
"Exactly, everyone is waiting. Don't waste time. Are you buying or not?"
The urging voices of the people in line behind him made him even more anxious.
Chen Kai steeled his heart and gritted his teeth—he would take a gamble!
He'd gamble that his shitty luck from the past two years would prevent him from pulling a hidden chase blind box!
He flipped the phone camera. "Sister Liu, which blind box do you want? We're lucky; there happen to be two left."
On the other end of the video, Liu Yunshang noticeably frowned. "Those people behind you are really rude."
"It's fine, take your time picking. If worse comes to worst, I'll buy out all the labubu series. The more they rush, the more I'll make them watch and not be able to buy."
Chen Kai chuckled. Was she venting for him?
"It's okay, Sister Liu. Just pick one of these two; my luck isn't very good."
Liu Yunshang seemed a bit indifferent, though a look of hesitation appeared on her beautiful face.
"Little Brother, you pick for me. I have decision paralysis. I hate these 'pick one of two' situations the most. Usually, I don't do 'pick one of two'; I take them all.
But since there are only two blind boxes and one of them is the one I promised to give you, just help me choose."