Suddenly, Pei Qian felt that something was amiss.

Why had nobody at his table won any prizes yet?

This table mainly consisted of department heads or core members of Tenda, like Huang Sibo, Lü Mingliang, Lin Wan, Bao Xu, Li Yada, Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan and others.

There was one empty seat at the end, so Pei Qian had arranged for Tang Yishu to sit here as well.

When the annual meeting began, prizes had been rapidly scrolling on the big screen, with names being drawn approximately every 2 seconds. Each round of the lottery was separated by a few minutes, but the intervals weren’t very long.

By this calculation, more than a thousand prizes had been drawn, and nearly an hour had passed.

During this time, cheers and applause erupted continuously from various directions in the venue. Since Pei Qian himself wasn’t participating in the lottery, he instinctively assumed everyone should have won prizes by now.

But thinking carefully, his table had remained remarkably quiet, hadn’t it?

Were they being restrained because they were eating with him? That couldn’t be it.

It seemed like nobody at this table had won anything yet.

Pei Qian wasn’t entirely sure, so he quietly asked Huang Sibo sitting beside him: “Have you won anything?”

Huang Sibo shook his head: “No.”

Pei Qian turned to ask Lü Mingliang on his other side: “Have you won anything?”

Lü Mingliang also shook his head: “No.”

Pei Qian looked at Tang Yishu sitting across from him, who was keeping her head down, taking small bites of food and avoiding eye contact. Suddenly, he understood.

Had her aura effect become so powerful that it could even influence pseudo-probability?

Logically speaking, after drawing more than a thousand prizes, these people should have accumulated very high winning probabilities in the background system since they hadn’t won anything yet.

Yet they still couldn’t win anything—this was too bizarre!

Pei Qian suddenly felt a bit guilty and considered finding a way to have Tang Yishu temporarily leave to restore the table’s luck.

As for the unfortunate Tang Yishu… he’d find a way to compensate her later.

But before Pei Qian could think of an excuse, Huang Sibo suddenly exclaimed with delight: “Hmm? I won a Pineapple smartphone!”

Just as everyone was about to congratulate him, they heard Lü Mingliang also exclaim happily: “Ah, I won too, also a smartphone!”

Li Yada: “I think I won a television!”

The winning probability at this table suddenly skyrocketed!

They had received nothing from the earlier, smaller prizes, but as the prizes became more valuable, one prize for these people was worth two or three of the earlier ones!

The gloom over the table instantly vanished.

Although everyone present could easily afford these prizes themselves, buying something yourself versus winning it was a completely different matter!

Pei Qian finally felt relieved.

So that was it!

It seemed that Tang Yishu’s aura had produced the opposite effect.

This aura made people around her unlucky, but in this pseudo-probability system, the worse your luck, the higher your accumulated winning probability became. In the end, they all caught up with the later, bigger prizes!

Pei Qian couldn’t help but sigh in relief. Thankfully, he didn’t need to find an excuse to send Tang Yishu away. Otherwise, if none of the department heads won anything, wouldn’t people suspect him of rigging the operation…

Hmm? Wait a minute.

Pei Qian suddenly realized an issue.

Would Tang Yishu’s aura sometimes produce the opposite effect in certain situations?

Like this time, everyone’s luck did worsen, but because the probability kept accumulating, they ended up winning bigger prizes later!

If this happened in their work as well, wouldn’t that mean…

Pei Qian suddenly felt anxious.

But thinking again, there shouldn’t be any major problem.

This lottery used a special pseudo-probability system where, if you didn’t win for a while, your chances of winning later increased.

But there was no such pseudo-probability in their work!

So… it shouldn’t be a big issue.

Pei Qian relaxed slightly and continued eating.

The names on the big screen continued to scroll.

By now, most people had finished eating. Many tables had put down their chopsticks and were intently watching the screen, waiting for the announcement of the final prizes.

The 18,888 yuan cash gift packages had been drawn, with Li Yada and Zhang Yuan from Pei Qian’s table winning, a winning rate higher than other tables.

After the 10 cash gift packages, the final grand prize appeared on the big screen.

A five-day trip for two to any city in the world, with three spots available!

The moment the prize appeared on the screen, the entire venue erupted in excitement.

Amazing!

This was a two-person, five-day trip to any city of your choice!

It also included first-class flight tickets, five-star hotel accommodation, and an additional spending allowance for souvenirs, like a Donkey brand bag—wouldn’t that be wonderful?

Everyone in the venue put down their chopsticks and focused intently on the big screen, eager to know which three lucky individuals would receive this honor.

Pei Qian noticed that Bao Xu, seated at his table, had a slightly trembling hand holding his chopsticks, and he dared not look at the big screen…

Pei Qian inwardly laughed. Indeed, Bao Xu hadn’t won anything yet!

See? This is fate!

Don’t say I rigged it for you; I’m innocent. You can only blame your luck!

The portraits on the big screen began rapidly scrolling, then consecutively drew three lucky winners.

Bao Xu!

Bao Xu!

And Bao Xu again!

“Pfft!”

Seeing this, Bao Xu almost spat out the red wine in his mouth.

What the hell!

Combined, was he supposed to go on vacation for fifteen days?

Pei Qian was also dumbfounded.

What’s going on?

Wasn’t it agreed that each person could only win twice, and only once per prize category?

Everyone in the venue paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, has Brother Bao become a professional traveler?”

“One person taking all three spots?”

“Poor guy, has to go away for half a month again!”

Pei Qian looked toward Assistant Xin, who came over and whispered: “Mr. Pei, there seems to be a bug in the program…”

Pei Qian: “…”

Sitting across from him, Bao Xu was stunned, almost dropping his chopsticks on the table. He quickly said, “Mr. Pei! I’ve already traveled too many times. This prize should go to someone who needs it more!!”

Pei Qian told Assistant Xin, “Have the technical staff fix it quickly and draw again.”

The program was created by Endpoint Chinese Website’s technical staff, who immediately took out a laptop to make corrections.

Assistant Xin took the microphone and briefly explained that the program had a bug. She suggested everyone start playing with the gashapon machines first, and when they were done, they would redraw the grand prize.

As for the previous prizes, since the program hadn’t had bugs then, they would remain valid.

Everyone immediately dispersed and began playing with handfuls of game tokens.

The original plan was for everyone to happily play with gashapon and claw machines after all the prizes were drawn, and then go home when they were done.

Now, there was a small hitch in the original plan, but it wasn’t a big deal—the grand prize would simply be drawn at the end.

Soon, the claw machines and gashapon machines were surrounded by people.

Wu Bin held a handful of game tokens, wandering behind the crowd, unsure which game to play.

Both the plush toys in the claw machines and the figurines in the gashapon machines looked great!

These prizes had been carefully selected, giving people the feeling that they couldn’t lose no matter what they tried to grab.

The various machines were completely occupied by the girls. Some were clutching handfuls of game tokens, apparently planning to persist at the claw machines, determined not to leave until they had cleared out all the dolls.

The ring toss and air gun games had fewer participants, as girls didn’t particularly enjoy those.

With an exploratory attitude, Wu Bin approached a ring toss game.

A hotel attendant was already waiting to assist. After taking a game token from Wu Bin, he handed him a ring.

“Wow.”

Wu Bin noticed this ring was much larger than typical ring toss rings!

Other rings were usually small, about the size of a bracelet, but this one was almost as big as a plate.

If he still couldn’t ring anything with this, he might as well commit suicide to atone for his shame.

Wu Bin selected a cool-looking figurine, aimed carefully, then threw with all his might!

He missed—the ring didn’t catch anything!

Wu Bin was dumbfounded. Even with such a large ring, he still missed. How could he face the world?

No, he couldn’t give up so easily!

Wu Bin took out more game tokens, preparing to buy more rings.

However, at that moment, the attendant, with lightning speed, picked up the figurine and placed it inside the ring.

“Congratulations, sir, you got it!”

“Pfft!”

Wu Bin almost spat out in surprise. This was allowed?

Shooting the arrow first, then drawing the target?

This was a rigged operation!

But seeing the attendant’s smiling face with a “you know what I mean” expression, Wu Bin instantly understood—this must be Mr. Pei’s instructions!

Wu Bin quickly took out another handful of game tokens, buying ten rings at once, and began throwing them at figurines he liked.

Throw one, win one!

It was impossible not to win because whenever he missed, the attendant would quietly move the figurine or figure into the ring…

Soon, Wu Bin was carrying eleven figurines and figures, returning triumphantly.

The attendant had thoughtfully prepared bags to pack these figures and figurines, making them easy to carry.

Soon, others discovered that the winning probability was extremely high, practically like being given for free!

With the claw machines, if you aimed properly, you’d get one every time.

With the gashapon machines, every little figure that came out was very attractive.

And for some games based on probability, the chance of getting good prizes was ridiculously high!

All these beautiful figures, gashapon toys, plush toys, pillows, and other prizes were essentially being given away!

Everyone was having a blast, each carrying bags of prizes, almost running out of hands to hold them all.

Wu Bin couldn’t help but marvel at how awesome this was!

Why had he never found these little games so enjoyable before?

Soon, after everyone’s enthusiastic efforts, nearly all the prizes in the venue had been claimed, and all the game tokens had been used up.

At this time, the lottery on the big screen finally began scrolling again, displaying the names of three lucky winners.

Everyone looked on with anticipation.

Chen Kangtuo.

Ye Zhizhou.

Bao Xu!

Bao Xu’s face instantly darkened.

What does this mean? This lottery system is targeting me!

How come after redrawing, I’m still on the list?!

Bao Xu quickly looked at Mr. Pei: “Mr. Pei! I don’t need to travel again. Please give this opportunity to someone who needs it more!”

“Who’s willing to trade prizes with me? Any prize is fine!”

Pei Qian chuckled and shook his head: “Since you’ve been selected, absolutely no giving up is allowed!”

“You still have time, so think carefully about which city you haven’t visited yet…”

Bao Xu: “…”

Pei Qian speculated that the reason not all final prizes came from his table might be because when everyone went to play with the gashapon and claw machines, the effect of Tang Yishu’s aura was diluted, no longer concentrated on people at this table.

Bao Xu hadn’t won any prizes, so after leaving the effect of Tang Yishu’s aura, his accumulated high winning probability automatically took effect, earning him the grand prize.

The other two winners were probably just pure luck.

Pei Qian reconfirmed the power and reliability of Tang Yishu’s aura effect.

However… it seemed like Tang Yishu herself hadn’t won anything?

Was it because no matter how others’ luck changed, she would always have terrible luck?

This felt a bit strange, slightly diverging from Pei Qian’s previous judgment.

However, Pei Qian didn’t think too much about it.

Poor child, he’d give her a raise later…