Qi Yue: "... !"
She had accidentally spoken her mind!
"Ah, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! That was just a figurative way of expressing gratitude, don't mind it! What I mean is, I really, really, really appreciate you so much! I don't know how to thank you enough. By the way, do you have anything you like? I'd like to express my gratitude!"
Qi Yue felt that since someone had helped her out so much, it was only right to offer thanks.
"Actually, no thanks are needed. You won by your own merits," Gu Huai said.
"That won't do, the prize is a bit too... too beyond what I expected, and I feel unsettled. Let me just show my appreciation!" Qi Yue insisted.
"Are you sure about the gift?"
"Yes!"
On the other end of the phone, Gu Huai seemed to ponder for a moment.
After a while, he spoke, "Okay, but, I'm not sure what I want right now. President Qi, do you have time tonight? Take me shopping in a mall?"