Chapter 81
The four young men in front reported the numbers that they had drawn in turns, arousing envy, jealousy, and indignance from the crowd at the scene.
When it was finally Shay’s turn, Courtney focused her attention and gazed at the stage.
Shay currently had a considerably large fanbase. Therefore, a huge group of young ladies crowded in front of the stage with their eyes beaming with eagerness when it was time for the lucky draw by Shay.
“The card number that I’ve drawn is number 28.” The clear voice of the young man echoed in the scene, and the fans below the stage looked at their respective numbers in their hands before sighing.
Suddenly, a childish voice rang from among the crowd. “I’m number 28! Shay, it’s me!”
The adorable voice of a little girl succesrully attracted everyone’s attention. The crowd automatically gave way, revealing a young girl in a soft yellow T-shirt and blue overalls, who was jumping on the spot non-stop. Upon seeing that the path was clear, she dashed to the front and got onto the stage using both her hands and legs before throwing herself into Shay’s arms.
“I can go on a trip with you now, Shay!”
“Why is the winner a little girl?”
“Aww, that girl is cute.”
“She’s so lucky.”
“Oh, my! She’s overwhelmingly cute!”
Everyone was immersed in the little girl’s cuteness except Courtney, whose expression instantly fell as she immediately rushed to the stage while picking up the skirt of her gown. “Tina, what are you doing? Get down now.”
Tina refused to leave Shay’s embrace. “No, I won the lucky draw. I want to go on a trip with Shay.”
Hearing that, the audience burst into laughter.
“What nonsense are you saying?” Coutney involuntarily frowned and pulled the standing mic beside her. “I’m sorry, everyone. This is my daughter. It’s against the rule for the hotel employees to participate in the lucky draw, so this draw doesn’t count. We will have Shay draw a number again.”
“No! I’m not an employee! Mommy, you are taking this too far!” Tina pursed her lips, wearing a dissatisfied expression.
The audience was abuzz as they discussed among themselves. –
A person suddenly shouted, “What the girl said is right-she is not a hotel employee, so just let her go on the trip. This is something we should be glad for.”
“That’s right.”
Voices of agreement came from the crowd.
Standing before the super adorable little girl, the fans, who would usually put up a fight till the end, were unusually generous; all of them agreed to let Tina win the prize.
Courtney was put on a spot, so she explained, “Thank you, everyone, for your kindness. However, I don’t think that this is a good idea-I can’t allow her to go on a trip with Shay on her own. So just forget it.”
“That’s no big deal. You can go along with them.” A plump girl waved and openly laughed as she spoke. “We’ll
be more than happy if it is a mother and a child going on a trip with Shay!”
To this bunch of girls, Courtney was a ‘safer’ choice-rather than to let some unknown fangirl, who had her own motive, go on a trip with Shay, it would be better to give this chance to some stranger. On top of that, this stranger had a child, which would greatly reduce the chances of their idol getting into a relationship after the trip!
Courtney was dumbfounded. Who could have thought that something so unexpected would happen at the final part of the celebration?
Tina returned to the lounge in high spirits while carrying a large bag of snacks that were given to her by Shay’s fans. “Jordan, look at what I have here. Many pretty ladies gave me yummy food.”
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