Ling Zhi gently patted Zhao Shiyan's shoulder. After a long time, he felt the girl's long breathing. When he looked carefully, he saw two lines of clear tears hanging on the girl's delicate face, and she fell asleep unknowingly.
Ling Zhi smiled slightly, this girl was probably too excited early in the morning, and by now her energy had been exhausted, so she was naturally tired.
He did not wake the girl up, but gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and slightly adjusted his body position so that she could lean on her more comfortably.
After a while, Zhao Shiyan woke up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked softly:
"Lingzhi, what time is it?"
"It's okay, it's still early, it's only 10 o'clock."
"Ah! It's already 10 o'clock. I actually slept for so long! Um... Lingzhi, you haven't moved all this time, right?"
"Yes, I did not move. Isn't this just to make you sleep more comfortably?"
"Oh! It's all my fault! You haven't moved at all for so long, you must be exhausted! You fool, why didn't you wake me up!"
After that, Zhao Shiyan pushed Ling Zhi's head onto his lap, stroked his hair, and whispered:
"Come on, Ling Zhi. To reward you, you should also rest for a while."
Ling Zhi was a little confused. He really didn't expect that the girl would reward him with a knee pillow! This kind of treatment felt really unbearable!
Feeling the soft touch of the girl's body and the warmth from her thighs, and smelling the faint scent of perfume on her body, Ling Zhi couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
He felt a little hot at the base of his ears, and hurriedly left Rourou Village before he had any more reactions, and explained:
"Well... Shi Yan, I slept in the car, so I don't need to rest anymore. Besides, Mengyao's exam is about to end, so let's wait for her right now."
Zhao Shiyan pouted slightly, then smiled and nodded, and the two of them took their belongings and left the cafe.
However, what Ling Zhi didn't notice was that Zhao Shiyan, who was following him, muttered softly:
"Tch, I don't understand the style."
…
The two of them stood waiting at the entrance of the Taiwan Association, and after a while, Li Mengyao walked out.
Because she had an exam today, she was wearing formal clothes. Even though it was an ordinary white shirt and black trousers, it still couldn't stop her beautiful temperament, and she stood out among the candidates who walked out.
"Mengyao, how did you do in the exam?"
Zhao Shiyan stepped forward, held her hand, and asked with concern. Li Mengyao smiled slightly and said:
"Don't worry, Shi Yan. The exam is easier than I thought. It seems that all the hard work during this time has been in vain."
"Haha, that's good."
Zhao Shiyan and Ling Zhi were both happy for Li Mengyao.
"You are……"
Hearing someone talking behind her, Li Mengyao turned her head. After recognizing the person, she covered her mouth in surprise and sighed:
"You are, Mr. Ren! Right? It's such a coincidence that I can meet you here."
The man also seemed surprised:
"You actually still remember my name? It's incredible, it's been so long."
The two of them seemed to be friends reunited after a long absence, chatting in front of Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan, who were slightly confused.
"Uh, Ling Zhi, who is he? Why don't I recognize him?"
"Me too...wait, it looks familiar."
Ling Zhi thought about it carefully, and the place where he and Li Mengyao had some intersection was probably...
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he greeted the man with a smile:
"You must be the player who helped Mengyao out during the first Chinese eight-ball competition in Xingyu Billiards."
After Lingzhi reminded him, Zhao Shiyan also thought about it.
More than 2 months ago, during the Xingyu billiards match, someone deliberately made things difficult for Li Mengyao by saying that she played the ball irregularly. And the person who came to the rescue at that time was none other than Mr. Ren.
"I recognize you. Your name is Ling Zhi, right? I saw you play in that game and you played very well. My name is Ren Yushi. Nice to meet you."
"Me too, brother Ren..."
"Haha, don't be so formal, just call me by my name."
Having said that, Ren Yushi in front of him looks much older than the three of them. He can call the three of Ling Zhi by their first names, but Ling Zhi cannot be so polite to him.
"By the way, what are your plans next?"
"Oh, we are going to participate in the Pengcheng City Nine-Ball Doubles Tournament hosted by Earl Xi in the afternoon."
"Well, I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, can I join you?"
Ling Zhi made eye contact with the two girls, and seeing them all nodding silently, he no longer hesitated and agreed to go with Ren Yushi.
Next, the four of them found a place to eat nearby. While the three of them were chatting eagerly, Ling Zhi was lost in thought.
Ling Zhi himself was quite emotional when he accompanied Li Mengyao to take the exam this time.
As a long-time billiards fan for more than ten years, I dare not say that I can understand every detail of snooker rules, but Li Mengyao is already familiar with it to the extent that she can take the referee certificate test, and she can't help but feel a sense of competitiveness in her heart.
Heart.
He thought about it for a moment, then took advantage of the conversation between Zhao Shiyan and the three of them to tentatively ask:
"Mengyao, I just watched a video some time ago, which involves a special rule in Snooker. Can I test you?"
Li Mengyao turned around, smiled and said to Ling Zhi:
"Of course, senior brother Lingzhi, feel free to ask."
"Then let me tell you. When there are only pink balls and black balls on the Snooker table, if the opponent fouls and uses the black ball to hit me with a Snooker shot, then in this situation,
Can I use the black ball to give my opponent another snooker?"
"It shouldn't work. The opponent fouled you and gave you a snooker. Although it is a free kick in this state, aren't the rules of the free ball very clear? In the free ball state, the obstacle ball itself is not allowed.
Let’s do Snooker again.”
Ren Yushi said first.
A free kick occurs when an opponent commits a foul that prevents you from seeing all the playable balls.
In the free ball state, you can hit any ball on the table. But at the same time, the rules stipulate that you cannot use the obstacle ball itself to make a snooker for your opponent.
For example, in a game, the opponent should hit the red ball, but accidentally missed it, and instead used a coffee ball to block all the red balls that could be seen.
So at this time, although you can hit the coffee ball as a red ball, you cannot lightly stick a coffee ball to create an obstacle for your opponent, otherwise it will be considered a foul.
This is a common rule in snooker games.
Ling Zhi smiled and did not answer, but focused his eyes on Li Mengyao.
Li Mengyao glanced at Ren Yushi, hesitated for a moment and then said:
"It should be...it's ok. If a free ball is generated when only pink and black are left on the table, you can directly use the black ball to make snooker. The only exception is this case."
"Huh? Really? You can't."
"It's true. In fact, there are many strange rules in snooker, especially when there are only black balls left on the table."
"For example, if the point difference between two players is less than 7 points, if either player commits a foul, he or she will be directly awarded a loss."
"Also, when the point difference between two people is equal to 7 points, and the leading party commits a foul, then after adding 7 points to the trailing party, the black ball needs to be returned to its own point to compete again..."
Listening to Li Mengyao's explanation, Ling Zhi became more and more certain that this girl had really done her homework, and he had really underestimated her.
Seeing Li Mengyao speaking in such detail, and Ling Zhi on the side also nodding frequently, Ren Yushi felt that he might indeed be wrong, so he said sheepishly:
"I'm sorry. Maybe I haven't watched enough games. This situation is too rare, so I didn't pay much attention when learning the rules."
"Oh, no, no, I'm also a dabbler."
Li Mengyao said modestly.
This little episode gradually faded away amid the laughter of everyone, but Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan once again deeply realized the extent of Li Mengyao's efforts.
Two months ago, this girl had nothing to do with billiards.
Two months later, not only did she know the rules of billiards well, but she could also feel that she was confident, generous, humble, and rigorous. These qualities often appeared in front of everyone along with her youthful and beautiful image.
Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan were also sincerely happy for her changes.
…
After lunch, the four of them went to the Earl Xi Billiards Hall in Pengcheng City to prepare for the afternoon nine-ball doubles match.
No, to be precise, it was Zhao Shiyan who was participating, and Ling Zhi and the others were just accompanying Zhao Shiyan.
However, plans can never keep up with changes.
"Hey, brother, can you play nine-ball?"
A man wearing a black professional vest hurriedly asked Lexus.
"Um, I know I can, what's the matter? I'm here with a friend today, not a contestant. If I want to ask about the competition..."
"You're not a contestant? Great! You're the one I'm looking for!"
Ling Zhi was confused. There were many people present who were not contestants. Why did you have to look for me?
The man seemed to realize that he was a little rude, so he quickly explained:
"Sorry, I'm a little anxious. This is the first time we meet. My name is Chang Cuo, a contracted player of Feiyu Billiards. Today my partner has something to do and can't come in time. I would like to ask you to replace my partner and play with my partner. How about it?
"
"Ah? How is this possible? I usually play more eight-ball, but I can't do nine-ball, brother."
"Oh, it's enough to be able to play eight-ball. Nine-ball is very good for scoring goals. Besides, it doesn't really matter whether I win or not. I just want to find someone to deal with the game. After all, I signed the contract and I have to participate."
"But why do you have to find me?"
Ling Zhi looked around, and when he saw Ren Yushi, he looked at him asking for help.
Ren Yushi nodded knowingly, but he sat on the seat next to him and did not stand up to respond to Ling Zhi's request. Instead, he said with a smile:
"Lingzhi, just take part. Li Mengyao and I took the exam in the morning, and we are both a little tired. We can't partner with Brother Chang. I'm sorry."
What? Tired? You just had a great chat with Mengyao over there, so you are tired? You obviously want to flirt with girls.
Ling Zhi complained in his heart.
In fact, if you participate, you will participate. However, what he is most worried about is, if he faces Zhao Shiyan, should he win?
Ling Zhi suddenly felt a little dizzy.
"Well, Ling Zhi, this eldest brother's name is Chang Cuo, right? I just looked at the draw, and he's not in the same group as me and Lili, so he probably won't be able to match up. Don't worry, you can go and have some fun.
"
Zhao Shiyan naturally knew what Ling Zhi was worried about, so after Chang Cuo invited Ling Zhi to participate in the competition, she quickly checked the lottery form and dispelled Ling Zhi's concerns.
Not in the same group? That should be okay. With my poor level, I probably won't be able to break through the group stage, let alone face off against Zhao Shiyan and Liu Lili, so I should be able to try and compete.
It's just that I didn't plan to play a game when I came here this time, so naturally I didn't bring my own clubs, so I had to make do with the public clubs in the golf club. Although the feel is not as good as the one I usually use,
But there’s no need to be picky now.
After deciding to participate, Ling Zhi said to Chang Cuo next to him:
"Brother Chang, please give me some advice, but don't think I'm not playing well."
"No, no, just feel free to do whatever you want."
So, due to an accident, Lexus, who was supposed to be sitting in the audience seat watching the game, suddenly became a participant in this game.