"By the way, Shi Yan, Uncle Li told me before he played with me that if I wanted to, I could use this club when I play professionally. It shows that the quality of this club is really good. But
, I probably know what Uncle Li means, he probably wants me to play professionally, although he didn't say it directly."
Ling Zhi pointed to the new club in his hand, smiled at Zhao Shiyan and said.
"Oh, that's it. So Lingzhi, what do you think? Have you ever thought about playing billiards in a professional competition?"
Ling Zhi pondered for a while and said tentatively:
"Actually, I never thought about playing professionally before this. Especially before I met you, I just regarded playing billiards as a hobby."
"But in recent weeks, I have found that my hand seems to have gotten much better. Apart from anything else, just talking about the 5-point challenge, I didn't expect that I could do so well and score more than 40 strokes in a row. So I thought, I
Maybe he does have talent."
"It goes without saying that Lingzhi, of course you have talent. As long as you want to do it, you can definitely do it well."
"Haha, thank you for saying that. What about you? Have you ever thought about playing professionally? You're no worse than me. After all, you can occasionally clear the stage."
Ling Zhi thought that no matter how common this question was, her answer would probably be similar to his own, but...
"No, I still don't want to be a professional anymore."
The short-haired girl replied affirmatively.
Such a direct rejection? Although the main career of a graduate student is scientific research, it is normal for her to say so. But since she is so talented, doesn’t she even think about it in that direction?
Ling Zhi asked his question, but the short-haired girl did not answer immediately. She turned her hand away, thoughtfully. After a while, her face returned to the previous smile and said:
"I...I still take billiards as a hobby and forget about becoming a professional."
Hobby...? In that case, Ling Zhi stopped asking, but he didn't know if it was his imagination, the short-haired girl's eyes seemed a little dodgey.
"Ah! Ling Zhi, we arrived just as we were talking. I'll go back first. Let's have a date some other time!"
"Are you free for the two days on the weekend? I also want to practice for a while on the weekend. If you have time, come with me."
"Um, I'm sorry, Ling Zhi, I have other arrangements for the weekend. I'll stay with you another day."
"Oh, that's it. It's okay. Just go about your business."
"Well, I'm leaving then!"
"Good night!"
The two waved goodbye.
Although he thought she was a little strange tonight, Ling Zhi didn't think much about it. More importantly, he was still worried about whether Li Mengyao's incident would have an impact on her. However, he could only believe her.
Ling Zhi sighed and walked towards Huacheng University.
At 12 o'clock in the evening, Ling Zhi was preparing to go to bed when he suddenly received a WeChat message from Zhao Shiyan:
"Lingzhi, have you rested?"
"Not yet, what's wrong?"
Lexus replied.
"Hmph, I think the truth is close to ten. I pestered Mengyao tonight and asked her which school she went to. She still refused to tell at first, but finally, with my insistence, she finally told the truth."
Under Zhao Shiyan's explanation of one sentence after another, Ling Zhi finally understood something.
It turns out that Li Mengyao dropped out of high school and never went to college. She came to Huacheng alone and rented a house in this small urban village. However, where her savings came from, Li Mengyao did not say whether she lived or died.
As for what happened tonight, Black Jacket did learn from Li Mengyao that she was in the ball room, but they didn't say which club she was in. Black Jacket probably found her from one family to another.
Black Jacket had long known from Li Mengyao that she knew Zhao Shiyan and that she had little money, so he wanted her to use her relationship with Zhao Shiyan to earn a breakup fee.
But Li Mengyao didn't want to do this. Apart from work, she had little interaction with others. Zhao Shiyan was the only person who treated her sincerely. She didn't want to take advantage of Zhao Shiyan, so she rushed to pay the TV fee.
Got it, now I understand everything. This can also explain why Li Mengyao would sit there motionless tonight, letting Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan listen to their quarrel.
On the one hand, she really didn't expect Black Jacket to find him here and was a little caught off guard. On the other hand, she might also have a faint hope that Ling Zhi and Zhao Shiyan could help her.
Although she felt very conflicted, she finally chose not to drag Zhao Shiyan into this muddy water.
Ling Zhi sighed and guessed that the matter was half correct. Tonight's quarrel, Black Jacket did have elements of acting in it, but Li Mengyao did not cooperate with him.
As for what Li Mengyao said to Zhao Shiyan, Ling Zhi didn't think she was lying, otherwise she could have made up a school and job to deceive Zhao Shiyan. She didn't tell her even to the death, maybe she really had something to hide.
Lexus replied:
"It seems that I did make a mistake. Li Mengyao probably didn't have any ill intentions. It should all be that black jacket's fault."
"No, Lingzhi, what you said is generally correct. But I was still furious after hearing it. I didn't expect that scumbag to treat her like this."
"Indeed, I'm afraid she met someone unkind. So what are you going to do next? Help Mengyao solve this matter?"
"Of course, I think now that I know the truth, I can't sit idly by and let her leave that scumbag. But, can you help me? Ling Zhi."
"Then there's no need to ask. Your matter is my matter. If you ask me for help, I have no reason not to help."
"Then, can you send me that recording? I'm afraid that scumbag will continue to pester her, so I want to use this recording to warn him. If he dares to pester her again and keeps asking for breakup fees, I will sue him.
Blackmail.”
Ling Zhi sighed, finally reaching this point.
Although he sympathized with Li Mengyao's experience, if it weren't for Zhao Shiyan, he would never have bothered with Li Mengyao's personal affairs. This may be the difference between him and Zhao Shiyan.
For a moment, Ling Zhi felt disgusted with himself, but then he regained some clarity and replied to Zhao Shiyan:
"It's easy to talk about the recording. You can ask her out later when you have time, and we can discuss the details in person."
"okay."
…
On Saturday, Ling Zhi and his brothers came to Xingyu Billiards.
"Hey, Ling Zhi, is this the newly opened golf club you mentioned? It's amazing, the decoration! This golf table! It's not cheap for an hour."
Chen Feng said.
Because Zhao Shiyan had something to do on the weekend, Ling Zhi invited the two Feng brothers to play ball together.
"Indeed, but I have a membership card, so it doesn't cost much for an hour. Just open up and hit."
"Oh, that's okay."
So, the three of them started tonight's billiards trip.
…
"Damn, Ling Zi, I haven't seen you for a while, you're so good, you're so awesome."
Chen Feng pointed to a table of his own balls and looked at Ling Zhi helplessly.
"It's bad luck, it's just good luck. This spherical shape doesn't support my understanding of the stage, haha..."
Ling Zhi laughed, but he immediately realized that this explanation seemed a bit Versailles, so he stopped laughing rationally.
In order to increase the difficulty for himself, when the two Feng brothers gave him a free ball, Ling Zhi would occasionally set up some long platforms for himself to attack, and occasionally...
"Come on, come on, help me place it." When he was feeling good, Ling Zhi waved his hand and asked Chen Feng to help him choose the position of the white ball.
"Oh? It can be placed anywhere?"
It is a fact that Lexus is more powerful, and Chen Feng doesn't care if Lexus is letting off steam. After all, entertainment is the main thing, not a competition.
"Uh, don't make it too difficult. I don't need stickers or anything like that. I can accept it at a slightly different angle."
Chen Feng thought for a while and gave Ling Zhi an angle ball that could hit the bottom bag.
At this time, Chen Feng and Ling Zhi each had one ball left on the table. Counting Black Eight, all three balls were in the lower half of the table.
Chen Feng swung this ball at a slightly wider angle. If he didn't add another stroke after hitting it, the white ball would most likely reach the upper half of the table, and it would be more difficult to hit the black eight next.
"If you act like that, then all I can do is... Gaogao Yiku calls for a seat."
Ling Zhi said. There is nothing wrong with his idea. If the ball is high and the hole is high, the white ball will not hit the middle line (that is, the line connecting the two middle bags), so it should not go too far to the upper half of the table. But at this time,
Gao Feng interjected:
"How about trying a low bar? After all, you need to control your strength to call a position. If you use a low bar, you don't need to use a low bar. In this way, no matter how strong or weak the force is, the final angle of the black eight's goal will not be very large."
That's right! That's right! Ling Zhi glanced at Gao Feng. Although Gao Feng's accuracy was slightly inferior to his, at the critical moment, his thinking was still very clear, but he was still stuck in the old rut of scoring goals as his main goal.
.
After all, the angle of this ball is slightly larger, so it is a little difficult to score a goal, so Ling Zhi subconsciously does not dare to use the low-strength stick method, and only dares to use the high stick to push lightly. But once the high stick is pushed too much, it will be a black hole.
The goal angle may be wider.
If you think about it carefully, if you apply strong force in the low shot, the accuracy of the shot should be very high. If the force is used well, you may be able to brake the white ball to prevent it from going too far.
Ling Zhi made a decision in an instant. After aiming at the goal point, he hesitated a little and hit the white ball without daring to use too much force. However, his power seemed to be too small. The white ball was controlled in the center of the table, but the target ball was
After walking for some distance, he stopped at the mouth of the bag.
"Oh, brother, it's a pity, it's just a little bit close."
Chen Feng said.
"Oh, it's my fault too. I was too focused on positioning and forgot to use some force to push the target ball forward, haha."
Ling Zhi laughed at himself for a while, but this goal also made him pay attention to his concentration. In the game, scoring goals is the first priority, followed by calling positions. Unless the goal ball is easy to score, he can only put too much effort into it.
Focus on your positioning.
After secretly reminding himself, Ling Zhi handed the white ball to Chen Feng and asked him to play the free ball (note 1). However, Chen Feng's level was average and he failed to collect his own ball and the black eight. In the end, this game was
Lexus' long platform ended with a crisp sound.
At 10 o'clock, when the three of them were checking out, Ling Zhi saw the recruitment information for a sparring partner next to him, and thought to himself, this ball room is so big, and coach Xingchen is not there every day, so it is reasonable to want a long-term sparring partner.
Before leaving, Ling Zhi also reminded the two Feng brothers that there is a competition here next week. Although the two Feng brothers were also very interested, they felt that they had no ability, so they gave up on signing up.
…
The three of them walked back to the dormitory. It was not yet 11 o'clock, and there were still many college students going out to visit these street food restaurants at night. When they walked to the city village street, Gao Feng asked Lingzhi and the others to wait for him while he went to buy one nearby.
Double skin milk. At this time...
"You two, show me your ID cards."
Note 1: The latest Chinese Billiards Association 2017 version of the Chinese Billiards Rules stipulates that after the white ball comes into contact with the target ball, unless a goal is scored, if there is no ball on the table, it will be considered a foul.