Chapter 112
Chapter 112
Chapter 112 The Special Prize
The staff took the note and read it aloud. The ninth prize symbolizes long-lasting happiness. If you have a partner, kiss him on the spot for 30 seconds. If you don’t have a partner, confess to the person you like and say that you like them.” Hearing such a strange prize, everyone looked over curiously.
Thinking of the theme of today’s event, those who had won the lottery thought the owner of the Rendezvous Plaza must be head over heels in love. They immediately cheered, “Kiss, kiss!”
Someone started to cheer, and many people immediately raised their arms to cheer along. “Kiss, kiss!” Immediately after, everyone started cheering together.Annalise was already quite shy. Now that she heard everyone cheering, she became even shyer. She hadn’t kissed Julian yet, but her face was already red.
Julian looked at her shy expression, and his heart palpitated. He smiled dotingly and walked closer. He whispered into her ear, “Hold on for 30 seconds.”With that, he took the initiative to kiss her lips. “Ohh!” “Oh, my! It’s so sweet.” “Gosh, my heart!” “They’re making fun of lonely old me!”“They’re so happy and in love.”
“I believe in love again!” Some others were speechless. Around them, there were all kinds of exclamations. Annalise had never kissed in public like this. Being surrounded by so many people, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole and hide in it. If Julian hadn’t told her to last for 30 seconds, she wouldn’t have lasted a single second.
Julian thought that it must’ve been a minute. He let go of Annalise and looked at her with tenderness. Annalise’s face was red. She held Julian’s hand and whispered, “Let’s go.” How embarrassing. She had never felt so awkward in her life. “But we still have so many lottery tickets.” Julian waved the tickets in his hand.
“Why don’t you draw them? I’ll wait for you in the car.” Annalise thought about how everyone was watching her. She was so embarrassed that she did not know what to do. She covered her face with her hands. It was still hot. Julian held Annalise’s hand and said gently, “This is a wonderful event. Look, some others have also drawn prizes that had something to do with love.” Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
Annalise followed Julian’s line of sight. Sure enough, about ten meters away, someone had drawn the tenth prize. The staff read the content, “The tenth prize symbolizes the perfect number. If your parents are beside you, tell them you love them. If your parents are not around, call them and say how much you love them. Upon hearing this, Annalise’s eyes immediately teared up. Her mother passed away when she was three years old, and she had never met her father. She had no idea who her father was However, when she heard this, she felt inexplicably touched.
She was also very curious and impressed by the owner of the Rendezvous Plaza. Such a woman must have a lot of love in her heart to come up with such a meaningful activity. Everyone looked at the person who drew the tenth prize.
It was a woman in her thirties. There was a man beside her. The man was holding the hand of a four or five-year-old child. They must be a family of three. As soon as the woman heard the staff read the contents of the card, she burst into tears. The man patted her shoulder and encouraged her. “Let’s call Mom and Dad.” The woman took out her phone and dialed a number. She said into the phone, “Mom, I love you!”
Most Chanaeans were reserved and not good at expressing themselves. Few children would say how much they love their parents, even when they loved them deeply. After saying that, the woman started crying. The man patted her shoulder to comfort her.
The woman leaned on the man’s shoulder and cried. When the four or five-year-old boy saw his mother crying, immediately, he comforted her. “Mommy, don’t cry. I love you!” The woman immediately hugged her child and kissed his face, The people around them were moved.
After watching this beautiful moment, many people silently sent their parents texts or called them. Although they did not feel comfortable saying the words ‘I love you’, some reminded their parents to take care of themselves and not be too thrifty, or to treat themselves well and spend less time doing outdoor labor. Some also promised to send their parents some monthly living expenses, reminding them to eat well and to have more nutritious things…. That kind of nagging must have been like how their parents nagged at them when they were younger. Annalise looked at this scene and sighed, her eyes red. It’s a very meaningful event.” “Should we continue the lucky draw?” Julian asked.
“Yes,” Annalise replied. If she also drew the tenth prize, she would say to her mentors, “I love you!” Julian gave Annalise another stack of lottery tickets. “You should draw some, too,” Annalise said. The two of them drew the lottery together. Julian drew a few “Thank you for your participation” cards.
Annalise could not help but laugh at him. “You drew so many of those. You’re unlucky.” “Sure, I’ll take the fall for you in the future.” Julian laughed. “Haha.” Annalise laughed, too. She reached into the lottery box and pulled out another card. When she opened it, her eyes suddenly widened.
“What’s wrong?” Julian asked. Annalise blinked again and again. She then jumped up in excitement. “It’s the special prize! I drew the special prize! Oh!” In her lifetime, she had rarely drawn a prize like ‘1 Free Bottle’, but she had drawn a special one this time. It was a BMW worth millions of dollars.
She was so excited that she hugged Julian’s neck and kept jumping. “I won the special prize. Help me check if I’m seeing things.” Julian laughed out loud. He took the card from her hand, looked at it, and said, “Yes, you drew the special prize!” He had arranged this award for her. Of course, she would win it. “I’m so happy!” Annalise jumped again, her face full of joy.
She could afford a million-doliar BMW, but there was a difference between buying one and winning one from the lucky draw. Her mood was also completely different now.
Countless people looked at her in envy.
She must be the chosen one. Seeing how happy Annalise was, Julian felt happy, too. He asked Annalise if she still wanted to continue drawing the lottery ticket. Annalise was very excited. “Yes, of course!” She felt so lucky today that she could keep drawing prizes and fill up the car trunk.
Most importantly, she wanted to win the tenth prize. She was going to take the opportunity to say to her mentors, “Thank you for everything. I love you.” But even after drawing all the lottery tickets, she did not manage to win the tenth prize.It was because Julian had specially set up this lottery box for the two of them. He knew Annalise had no parents, so he arranged for someone to take away all the tenth- prize cards.
Although she didn’t get the prize, Annalise still sent a message to everyone in the group chat. [My dearest mentors, I love you. I’ll be back soon. I’ll make some braised ribs and grilled fish for you all.]
The group chat immediately became extremely lively. Joseph texted, [You little heartless one. You finally remembered us.] Dariel texted, [Fish should be braised, not grilled.] Cash sent, [I want spicy prawns.] And lastly, from Madeline. [I want to hear news of you becoming a mother.]