Thanks to "Fatty" brothers for their support, and thanks for the support, brothers!
Determined, Li Changlin went straight to work and pressed the start button on the spinner.
Instantly, the needle on the spinner began to spin quickly, whooshing around.
Before long, the needle stopped on the third treasure chest below.
Right away, the option to increase the bet popped up, and without hesitation, Li Changlin clicked to add ten more bets and then confirmed.
This was his well-thought-out decision; as long as he had another chance to unlock, he would be getting at least ten chests.
That way, he wouldn’t waste any lottery chances.
Li Changlin was quite pleased with his decision.
After placing extra bets, ten treasure chests fell into the Storage Box.
However, Li Changlin didn’t open those treasure chests but chose to start the lottery again.
After another five consecutive draws, there were now sixty unopened treasure chests in the pet box.
At this moment, Li Changlin still had eight lottery chances left.
For the remaining eight chances, Li Changlin didn’t want to waste them; he decided to hold on to them and wait until he had enough popularity points for ten lottery chances before drawing again.
"Now, it’s time for daddy to open the treasure chests," said Li Changlin with a bit of excitement. He placed his phone on the stool and vigorously rubbed his right hand on his pants.
As his left hand was receiving an IV, he couldn’t rub his hands together, so he opted for this method.
It was actually a subconscious act, hoping it would bring him better luck with his hands.
Feeling it was about right, he stopped.
Then he picked up his phone, ready to open the treasure chests.
However, just then, his phone vibrated suddenly, followed by the sound of delightful music.
Li Changlin glanced over with annoyance and saw it was a call from Brother Grape.
A call from Brother Grape was a must-answer.
Moreover, the day before yesterday, Brother Grape told Li Changlin he was going to the provincial city for business and would pass through Jincheng on his way back, hoping to meet up with him.
Li Changlin was very much looking forward to it.
So, he immediately answered the call, "Brother Grape, where are you now?"
"Haha, Changlin brother, I’ve just gotten off the highway and will be entering the city soon. Where are you? I’ll drive straight to you," came Brother Grape’s hearty laugh from Xiaobudian Under the Grapevine on the other end of the line.
"I’m at the hospital getting an IV." Li Changlin quickly told Brother Grape where the hospital was, and after chatting for a bit more, Brother Grape hung up first.
After putting away his phone, Li Changlin lost interest in opening the treasure chests. He looked up at the IV bottle hanging on the metal stand and noticed that there was another bottle unused.
His heart truly felt heavy but thankfully, both bottles weren’t large, and finishing one only took about ten minutes.
Moreover, this bottle was already more than half done and would only take a few minutes to finish.
"Nurse," although it might add up to just over twenty minutes, Li Changlin felt quite anxious, so he turned to look at the nurse.
"Li Changlin, is there something you need?" The nurse was seated not far from Li Changlin; in fact, she had been keeping an eye on the activity here the whole time.
It was also because there were quite a few patients in the observation room that the nurse did not sit next to Li Changlin.
After all, patients nowadays are quite conscious of their rights, and if she appeared to be overly attentive to Li Changlin, she might receive complaints from the patients.
The nurse did not want to complicate matters unnecessarily, though deep down she was incredibly frustrated.
Now, hearing Li Changlin calling out to her, she immediately stood up and walked over.
"Could you please speed things up a bit? My friend is here, and I remember I’m in a hurry," Li Changlin said. Even though Brother Grape was on his way back and just stopping by to check on him, Li Changlin did not want to keep Brother Grape waiting.
After all, in Jincheng, Li Changlin could be considered at least half a host, and there was no reason for a host to make their guest wait.
"That won’t do, Li Changlin," the nurse quickly shook her head upon hearing that Li Changlin wanted to speed things up. You can’t mess around with an IV drip; even though all Li Changlin was getting was some anti-inflammatory IV fluids, she couldn’t afford to be careless!
"Why not, it’s just some anti-inflammatory IV fluids." Li Changlin touched his nose, feeling dejected, then turned his head and whispered, "You know, how about you cut me some slack here?"
"How could we cut corners with an IV drip? It concerns your own health," the nurse glanced at Li Changlin, then looked up at the IV bag hanging on the stand. "There’s just a little more than a bottle left; it won’t take too long. It should be done in about twenty minutes."
Then, pausing for a moment, the nurse huffed and added, "I’m not ’what’s her name’, my name is Zeng Yi, you’d better remember that."
"Zeng Yi, I’ve got it," Li Changlin nodded, then suddenly had an idea, "Hey, Zeng Yi, just cut me some slack, will you? If you speed it up for me, I’ll give you my phone number."
Li Changlin was really being shameless now; he knew Zeng Yi had a soft spot for him.
And for the sake of not keeping Brother Grape waiting, Li Changlin was willing to go all out, even offering up his mobile number for sale.
"Really?" Zeng Yi paused, then after some hesitation and biting her lip, she said softly, "Li Changlin, you have to not only give me your mobile number but also add me as a friend on the messaging app!"
See, what isn’t negotiable? Zeng Yi was clearly the type who wouldn’t act without seeing some benefit!
It was just adding a friend, after all; Li Changlin didn’t need to be overly concerned.
Without almost any consideration, he immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, it’s a deal."
"So tell me, and I’ll add you as a friend first," Zeng Yi said as she quickly pulled out her phone, not wanting to wait another moment.
Seeing her impatience, Li Changlin felt a bit perplexed inside. Weren’t you just saying it wasn’t possible, and now you’re so agreeable?
It’s pretty sad, really. What happened to your principles, Zeng Yi?
No matter what, you could have at least shown some hesitation, some struggle!
Li Changlin was internally dismayed, feeling like he fell for one of Zeng Yi’s tricks.
But upon reflection, he realized it was not a big deal.
As long as it didn’t waste Brother Grape’s time, a messaging app contact was trivial; so be it!
Therefore, soon enough, Li Changlin made peace with the situation and exchanged messaging app contacts with Zeng Yi.
Afterward, Zeng Yi also got Li Changlin’s mobile number and even dialed it to confirm.
Seeing her cautiousness, Li Changlin was somewhat exasperated, but as the circumstances were against him, he was powerless to do anything.
After the confirmation, Zeng Yi finally seemed satisfied and slightly adjusted the IV drip rate for Li Changlin.