What? What's going on? Didn't we agree that you three girls would live in one room? Could it be that you changed your mind?
Ling Zhi was shocked inside.
Before coming to Pengcheng, everyone had agreed to stay in Pengcheng for one or two nights. After all, the game was played in two days. The top four will be decided today, and the semi-finals and finals will be played tomorrow.
If Zhao Shiyan and Liu Lili can advance smoothly, it goes without saying. If unfortunately they fail to advance, then everyone will stay in Pengcheng for a day.
Although Ling Zhi would be happy if Zhao Shiyan was willing to live in the same room with him, as long as he remembered that Zhao Zhiyu was also in Pengcheng, Ling Zhi did not dare to have any charming thoughts in his heart. It would be too disrespectful to his father.
When she came to Pengcheng this time, Zhao Shiyan also told Ling Zhi that she wanted to take Ling Zhi to meet Zhao Zhiyu.
Of course, Zhao Shiyan also knew that Ling Zhi seemed very nervous about this matter, and it was a bit early to take him to meet his parents not long after the two established their relationship.
So Zhao Shiyan also comforted Ling Zhi, saying that he invited Ling Zhi to come to Pengcheng to play together as a friend and meet his father by the way. Ling Zhi felt at ease.
As for whether Zhao Zhiyu can see the current relationship between the two, it depends on their acting skills, but Ling Zhi remains pessimistic about this.
Because of Zhao Shiyan's appearance, she said she was trying to reassure Ling Zhi, but in her heart it was clear that she didn't want to hide the relationship between her and Ling Zhi, and Ling Zhi wasn't so stupid that he couldn't see it.
In this case, then he would have to keep a little distance from Zhao Shiyan, and he would not be able to be as close to her as usual.
But why did Zhao Shiyan say that just now? What... in vain, shameless! She must be making fun of herself! Yes, that must be the case! Can't believe her lies!
Thinking of this, Ling Zhi snorted in the direction of Zhao Shiyan, then sat aside, waiting for Zhao Shiyan's next game to start.
As everyone knows, Liu Lili, who was standing aside and watching the two people laughing and scolding the whole time, suddenly raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but it passed quickly and was not noticed by anyone.
…
The 16-to-8 and 8-to-4 games are all 11-game best-of-six games. Although the number of games seems to be a lot, most of the players can finish it within half an hour. After all, those who can advance to the top 16 are all masters.
Basically every game can be decided quickly.
Although female players do not have any advantage in terms of competition rules, out of respect for female players, all participating male players will take the initiative to let Liu Lili and Zhao Shiyan choose who will tee off first. This has become an unwritten habit.
And relying on Liu Lili's tactical arrangements, Zhao Shiyan was almost always picked up behind the weaker player. This also allowed the two to successfully win the next two games.
However, after winning the game, Liu Lili did not look very happy. Instead, she looked at the draw for the semi-finals and frowned.
"Lili, we successfully entered the semi-finals today, can we go celebrate?"
Zhao Shiyan suggested.
Lili shook her head gently:
"Our opponent tomorrow will not be easy. I still want to come and practice some football tonight."
"Ah? Is that so?"
Zhao Shiyan looked at the draw and then noticed their opponents tomorrow: Yao Guangzhi/Pan Yue.
Seeing Zhao Shiyan's confused look, Liu Lili rarely said a few more words to explain:
"Yao Guangzhi, if I remember correctly, should have been the runner-up in the Pengcheng City Chinese Eight-Ball Citizen Cup last year. But I only heard about it, and I have never actually seen him play a game."
"And Pan Yue's words..."
Lili paused slightly, gritted her teeth slightly, and seemed to be secretive about the name. But in the end, she sighed deeply and spoke of the unbearable past:
"Pan Yue was the opponent I met when I first participated in this type of competition. At that time, I..."
"I didn't win a game."
Zhao Shiyan was a little surprised. Liu Lili could not win a game in the nine-ball match. This only showed that Pan Yue was terrible.
But speaking of it, it was reasonable for the two of them to have smooth sailing in the first few rounds. In the semi-finals, they met two strong opponents.
After thinking about it, Zhao Shiyan felt a little ashamed:
"Sorry, Lili, if I were stronger, we wouldn't have to be afraid of them."
Liu Lili shook her head gently and said no more.
In fact, Liu Lili knew very well that Zhao Shiyan was not much worse than her in nine-ball.
Since Zhao Shiyan usually plays more eight-ball and snooker, her accuracy in nine-ball is almost the same as Liu Lili's.
As today's game progressed, Zhao Shiyan felt better and better as he entered the later stages, and his accuracy was even slightly better than Liu Lili's.
However, Zhao Shiyan lacks the ability to control the position of the white ball after hitting the ball. Therefore, although in the eyes of ordinary people, her hitting is very accurate, in the eyes of professional golfers, her hitting is more like a miracle with great strength.
Therefore, taking into account Lili's comprehensive ability and Zhao Shiyan's accuracy advantage, the two of them can be said to be almost equally matched, and there is no question of who is the loser.
This was the reason why Lili shook her head slightly. It was not that she disliked Zhao Shiyan's poor level, but that she was not very confident that she could win the game with any of her opponents if they were to fight alone.
"It's okay, Lili. Then can I come and practice with you? It's all my fault. I shouldn't be complacent after winning a few games."
"Even if we lose! We can't win every game, right? Haha..."
Zhao Shiyan comforted Liu Lili with a smile. Even though tomorrow's game was very difficult, Liu Lili seemed to think it was no big deal under Miss Zhao's exaggeration.
Liu Lili showed a rare smile and nodded heavily, looking forward to tomorrow's game.
But no matter what, the two of them were able to reach the semi-finals when they partnered for the first time, and they made a small splash.
…
After the day's game, the five of them hurriedly finished dinner together nearby. During this period, everyone did not communicate too much. They were just amazed that Ren Yushi's identity as a referee was hidden so deeply.
However, Ren Yushi was also very modest, avoiding his own identity and praising Li Mengyao instead. He just said that he was usually busy with work and rarely watched Snooker games. He was not necessarily more familiar with some rare rules than Mengyao.
So Li Mengyao was modest on one side, and Ren Yushi was flattering on the other, and the joyful dinner was quickly ended.
After the meal, Ren Yushi left first, and the group of 4 people, 3 women and 1 man, returned to Earl Xi again and began the evening training.
The four of us are all people who like billiards, so they didn't feel bored because they had been in the billiards hall all afternoon.
Even though Ling Zhi and Li Mengyao were sitting aside and not training, they were still watching Shi Yan and Lili play with great interest. Li Mengyao also took the opportunity to ask Liu Lili a lot about the nine-ball rules, and she didn't know what Ren Yushi had taught her in the afternoon.
"Mengyao, what did Brother Ren talk to you this afternoon?"
Ling Zhi still couldn't help his curiosity and asked Li Mengyao.
"Well...actually, let's just chat casually. I only told him that I now work at Xingyu Billiards, and I didn't tell him too much about myself. Regarding my own affairs, I just want to let you and Shi Yan
Know."
Well, this is understandable. Li Mengyao's experience in coming to Huacheng was quite miserable. The less people know about it, the better. At this point, Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan will definitely protect her.
"However, he didn't ask me much about it, but later he talked to me a lot about what happened when he was a referee. I think he is really professional. If he is given enough time to prepare, he will be able to referee Snooker.
It’s not a problem to get the certificate.”
Ling Zhi could see that Li Mengyao was full of yearning for Ren Yushi's job. If this was the case, then it was really not in vain to recommend her to work in Xingyu Billiards, because she really met too many people who were destined to work.
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After that, the two of them took turns sparring with Lili and Shi Yan, and they continued to practice like this until after 10 o'clock in the evening, they returned to the hotel they had booked and prepared to rest.
Ling Zhi entered his small single room, stretched out, fell on the bed, and enjoyed the rare leisurely moment today.
Although I am not the protagonist today, I have experienced a lot, so I don't feel very relaxed, and now I can finally rest...
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Lexus, can I come in?"
Just halfway through thinking, Ling Zhi heard Zhao Shiyan's knock on the door. How could he forget something else? Did she really want to wait in vain? No, no, no, she probably just wanted to come over and take a look.
Ling Zhi immediately stood up and opened the door, letting Zhao Shiyan walk in.
Zhao Shiyan was seen clasping his hands behind his back, first looking inside with curiosity on his face, and then followed Ling Zhi in step by step.
"Wow, Ling Zhi, your place is really small. I feel so wronged to you."
"Isn't it normal to be small? Why should I be so big? I can't deal with the past few days."
"Hehe, that's right. But if you feel aggrieved, you can come to our house and live with us."
"Stop making trouble Shi Yan, even if you agree, Lili and Mengyao will never agree."
"Oh, you idiot, we are all our own people. If you go over and beg them, maybe they will agree. Then you might be able to enjoy being fucked..."
"Stop it!"
Before Zhao Shiyan could finish speaking, Ling Zhi quickly stopped her, fearing that she would say something sarcastic again.
The past is definitely not past, but if Zhao Shiyan continues talking, Ling Zhi can't guarantee what scene he will imagine. Just imagining it, Ling Zhi feels full of guilt!
Seeing Ling Zhi's arrogant look, Zhao Shiyan smiled. She rolled her eyes, pushed Ling Zhi to the bed when he wasn't paying attention, and pressed her lips against him.