Chapter 320 – My Dear CEO Wife – The Date (20)
Bai Tang was stunned. He had clearly caught the doll — it was already halfway up — so how did it suddenly fall back down?
Unwilling to give up, the little squirrel decided to try again. But the result was exactly the same — the doll slipped out halfway through being lifted.
Pressing his lips together, Bai Tang stubbornly fed three more game coins into the machine. He refused to believe it — no way he was walking away tonight without winning a single doll.
This time, Bai Tang made up his mind to change his tactic: he would speed up the process. The moment he picked up the squirrel doll, he’d immediately move the claw back to its original position — that way, even if the doll fell, it would drop right into the prize chute.
It was a good plan, but the business owners weren’t fools. The claw machines were adjusted on purpose — without knowing the trick, it was nearly impossible for players to win.
The little squirrel lost battle after battle. Despite trying again and again, the pile of game coins in the small basket had shrunk by a third, yet Bai Tang still hadn’t managed to grab a single squirrel doll.
“I’m done…” After yet another failure, Bai Tang huffed in frustration, throwing down the control stick — though his eyes still kept sneaking glances toward the machine.
“If you don’t like it, we can go play something else,” Wen Changhe said, noticing that Bai Tang was just venting and deliberately trying to distract him.
Bai Tang’s face remained defiant. “No. I will catch one.”
He tried again — and failed again.
The little squirrel’s frustration reached its peak. Unable to control his temper, he threw the basket to the floor, and the game coins scattered everywhere with a loud clatter.
“I’m done, I’m done! I just can’t catch it — no matter what, I can’t…” Bai Tang’s nose stung, and tears started streaming down his cheeks.
Wen Changhe gently took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from Bai Tang’s face. “Don’t cry. I’ll help, Tang Tang.”
Earlier, Bai Tang had refused to let Wen Changhe interfere, so Wen had only been able to stand by as the “coin-holder.”
“However many Tang Tang wants, I’ll catch that many.”
Comforted by Wen Changhe’s words, Bai Tang finally stopped crying. He held up four fingers and said, “Four… no, I want all of them — every single one!”
Halfway through, Bai Tang changed his mind again, remembering the mocking sound effects the claw machine played each time he failed.
He was determined to make A He catch every squirrel doll — every last one of them!!!
The two of them picked up the scattered coins together. Their roles had now reversed — this time, Bai Tang was the one standing beside Wen Changhe, holding the little basket like an assistant.
“Go, A He~” Bai Tang cheered him on, already knowing from experience how difficult these machines were to control.
“Tang Tang, give me a Lucky Kiss.” Wen Changhe tilted his face toward him, eagerly awaiting a kiss from his little love.
Bai Tang looked around. Earlier, he had thrown such a huge tantrum that everyone else playing at the claw machines had left. Now, the entire game area was empty except for him and Wen Changhe.
With no one else around, Bai Tang felt completely at ease being intimate with Wen Changhe in public.
“Smooch~”
The crisp, clear sound made Wen Changhe beam with joy. “With Tang Tang’s lucky kiss, I know I can win this.”
The man fed three game coins into the slot. As the game’s start sound effect played, the claw inside the machine began to move.
“Just a little to the left… yes, that’s the one!” Bai Tang pointed at the orange squirrel doll directly in front of him.
Wen Changhe carefully aimed, lowered the claw, and locked it into position.
“Success! Congratulations!” As the squirrel doll dropped into the prize chute, the machine beeped in celebration.
Bai Tang lifted the panel at the bottom of the claw machine and retrieved the orange-yellow squirrel doll.
“Ah! We got it! A He, you’re amazing~” Bai Tang exclaimed, hugging Wen Changhe happily.
He finally had the squirrel doll. “Thank you, A He~”
Bai Tang pressed a kiss to Wen Changhe’s face. Just as he was about to kiss him again, Wen Changhe turned slightly, meeting his lips — and their lips touched.
Bai Tang froze for a moment, his fair little face visibly turning red.
“With Tang Tang’s encouragement, I’m even more confident about getting the second doll,” Wen Changhe said with a mischievous smile, hugging Bai Tang and giving him another playful kiss.
The boy smiled, revealing a shallow dimple, and nodded emphatically. “Mm~”
Actions spoke louder than words. Wen Changhe truly was the chosen male lead — even his first time playing the claw machine, his luck and skill were off the charts.
Within half an hour, several dolls had already piled up at Bai Tang’s feet. He was holding four in his arms, and the neatly arranged squirrel dolls in the machine were almost gone.
“A He, you’re amazing! I want the silver wolf next~”
Next to the squirrel doll machine was a silver wolf doll machine.
Squirrels and silver wolves — a perfect pair.
In the world of beasts, the male lead transformed into a silver wolf, often running through the forest with the little squirrel.
“Okay, we’ll do whatever Tang Tang wants.” Wen Changhe unbuttoned the first button of his shirt, revealing a handsome collarbone.
A single smile from Tangtang was priceless. As long as Tang Tang was happy, Wen Changhe would do anything.
He fed three game coins into the machine and, on the first try, picked up the silver wolf doll that Bai Tang had pointed out.
“A He, you’re amazing! I love you~” Bai Tang shouted, hugging Wen Changhe. With the squirrel and the silver wolf in hand, everything felt complete, perfectly complete.
Security had noticed on the monitors that someone in the claw machine area was winning doll after doll with uncanny precision.
At this rate, all the dolls in the machine would soon be gone — a serious loss for the mall.
By the time the mall manager and security arrived, a small mountain of dolls had already piled up at Wen Changhe and Bai Tang’s feet.
“You two… how did you get so many?” the mall manager asked.
Bai Tang replied confidently, “Why not? We put in the coins and won them fair and square.” Well, it was technically A He’s skill that did it, but since Bai Tang and A He were one, it was all the same.
Judging by their appearance, they didn’t look like troublemakers either.
The mall manager tried to reason with them, “We don’t have that many dolls left in the warehouse. If you win them all, it’ll affect the experience of other customers. You’ve already taken quite a few — shouldn’t that be enough?”
Wen Changhe turned to Bai Tang. “Tang Tang, what do you say? I’ll follow your decision.”
The mall manager immediately focused on Bai Tang.
Looking down at the pile of dolls at their feet, Bai Tang did feel a little guilty.
“Alright then, we won’t take any more. Let’s go watch a movie~” Bai Tang said, holding a squirrel doll in his left hand and a silver wolf in his right.
The mall manager breathed a sigh of relief — thankfully, they weren’t unreasonable customers.
Wen Changhe wrote down an address for the manager so that the dolls could be delivered to their home. Of course, this involved an extra fee.
Money made things easy, and the mall manager didn’t make things difficult — everyone remained friendly, and friendliness brings wealth.
Bai Tang handed the squirrel doll to Wen Changhe. “The little squirrel is me, and the little silver wolf is you. Quick, hold it.”
“Okay, I’ll hold it. I want the little one, and I want the big one too.” Wen Changhe suddenly hoisted Bai Tang onto his back and dashed toward the top floor of the mall.
“Hahaha…” Their laughter rang out joyfully all the way.
By the time they arrived at the cinema, it was much busier than an hour ago — probably because the previous show had just ended.
Sitting in the lounge area, snacking and chatting, passersby pretending to be strangers kept sneaking glances at Wen Changhe and Bai Tang.
“Look, look! They’re holding hands…!”
“I see it! The little uke is blushing — he’s so cute when he blushes~”
“Stay calm, girls, don’t freak out. Be careful not to get noticed.”
In modern life, people rarely go out without their phones. It’s common to keep your head down and play on your phone in public, and online chatter is always lively.
Bai Tang didn’t notice a single gaze aimed at him. He was still fretting over which snacks to buy.
“A He, I want them all~” Facing a variety of snacks, Bai Tang couldn’t decide and could only look at Wen Changhe pleadingly.
Ever since long ago, his strict “top” had carefully controlled how many snacks he could have each day. How much he could eat depended on Wen Changhe’s mood — life as a little mouse was tough.
It was rare that Bai Tang had planned an entire date, and Wen Changhe wanted to indulge his precious one no matter what.
With a grand wave of his hand, he said, “Today, Tang Tang can eat whatever he wants. Order anything.”
“Yay~ A He is the best!” Bai Tang hugged Wen Changhe’s neck and planted a happy kiss on him.
Hidden fangirls watching from the shadows had their mouths twitching uncontrollably, snapping photos furiously with their cameras.
“Quick, kiss him! Keep going!”
But fate had other plans. The little squirrel and the big silver wolf, holding a bucket of popcorn for the whole family, hand in hand, walked into the cinema.
Even after entering, they weren’t flustered — the fangirls had also bought tickets.
As soon as the two of them sat down, other moviegoers flocked in, filling the seats around them.
“Excuse me, could you move? My seat is over there,” a girl said, holding her ticket and pointing to the seat to Bai Tang’s right.
“Oh, sure~”
The boy’s voice was soft and sweet, like cotton candy from childhood.
The girl’s heart leapt — she was the first person to manage to talk to Tang Tang.
“Thank you,” she said.
The space between the front and back rows was quite narrow. To let the girl pass, Bai Tang and Wen Changhe either had to tuck in their legs or stand up completely.
After spending an hour walking around the mall, Bai Tang was tired, so he chose the first option — he pulled his feet back as much as possible to let the girl through.
The girl was carrying a lot of things. Not paying attention, she suddenly lost her balance and fell toward Bai Tang.
Wen Changhe reacted instantly, pulling Bai Tang into his arms while the girl stumbled against the back of the seat instead.
Most people’s instinct would’ve been to help the one falling — but Wen Changhe did the opposite, shielding Bai Tang instead.
The people who witnessed it burst into laughter. “As expected of a domineering CEO — even his reflexes are different from ordinary people’s.”
Only in private could people see their true selves — Wen Changhe and Bai Tang were even more affectionate than the rumors online said.
The girl gave an embarrassed smile. “I’m sorry, I lost my balance.” She really hadn’t meant to do it.
“It’s okay,” Bai Tang said. “The movie’s about to start — go ahead and sit.”
Once the 3D glasses were on, the theater lights dimmed completely.
It was a suspenseful sci-fi film, the eerie atmosphere and intense sound effects making Bai Tang jump in fright over and over.
“Ah—!” The girls around them screamed, and even the little voice in Bai Tang’s head was shrieking.
The combined visual and auditory shocks nearly scared him to tears.
Noticing Bai Tang’s trembling hand, Wen Changhe took it and asked softly, “Your hands are freezing. Tang Tang, are you cold?”
Moments later, a tiny, trembling voice came from beside him — Bai Tang’s soft, childish tone laced with tears:
“A He… I’m scared~”
Author’s Note:
I originally wanted to focus on the plot, but the date scene just kept getting longer and longer.