bayedsolid Chapter 40 Young and unaware of Xiao Ai's goodness, mistaking Bao Ni for Bao
Chapter 40 Young and unaware of Xiao Ai's goodness, mistaking Bao Ni for Bao
Knowing he was in the wrong, Wu Xu slunk away to the side and began to drink in silence.
The puppet calmly tidied up the chessboard, his gaze sweeping over the four guests who hadn't yet joined the game. He gave a sinister smile and said, "Time is running out. Who will you send to face off in the third round?"
“I’ll do it!” Zhong Zheyi sat down decisively and used every move he could think of.
When he had 5 points left and insisted on making his last move, Cheng Ai's lips twitched, and she turned her face away, unable to bear looking at him.
That was clearly a trap, and Zhong Zheyi actually jumped right in like a fool. He was utterly stupid!
The result was obvious: he lost miserably.
Next up was Song Yifei, who, after being instantly defeated, wisely conceded defeat.
Now only the Cheng sisters remain in the room and haven't tried it.
Seeing that the incense and candles were about to burn out, Cheng Baoni suddenly had a wicked idea.
She sat down on the stone bench first, winking defiantly at Cheng Ai, "Sister, you're not going to steal my boyfriend, are you? You're not going to try to beat your own sister in chess, are you?"
Cheng Ai's eyes narrowed, and a cold smile appeared on her lips. "You've made three mistakes."
Cheng Baoni was completely bewildered. Before she could ask for clarification, she heard her continue, "First of all, I don't want Hao Jian, that two-faced, sycophantic, cruel scum."
Upon hearing this, Song Yifei lowered her head in shame, wishing she could dig a hole in the ground and disappear into it.
Not only Hao Jian was a sycophant, but he himself was too.
Could it be that Sister Xiao Ai was deliberately implying something about her when she said that?
Hao Jian never expected Cheng Ai to publicly belittle him on the show, and his face instantly turned ashen.
But thinking of her fierce and agile skills, he forcibly suppressed his anger and dared not act rashly.
Cheng Ai glanced at him sideways and sneered disdainfully, "Secondly, the rules do not clearly state the order of appearance, so there is no question of vying for it."
Finally, my mother's name is Wang Ying, and your mother's name is Zou Xuan. We are half-sisters, sharing the same father, and you are not my biological sister.
She spoke very quickly, rattling off a long speech in one breath, and then added at the end, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to, deliberately stalling for time to make me lose my chance to challenge the puppet. Ha, how childish!"
Cheng Baoni felt embarrassed and her face flushed when her trick was exposed so clearly.
She gritted her teeth, determined to deny everything, "I didn't, I'm not, don't make false accusations..."
"Enough!" Cheng Ai interrupted impatiently, her brows furrowed with a sharp edge. "Whether you admit it or not, you must make your move within five minutes, or I won't mind helping you personally."
Cheng Baoni's heart sank, but she remained defiant, saying, "Playing chess requires a calm and peaceful mind. What right do you have to interfere with my thought process?"
Cheng Ai didn't speak, but slowly raised her right hand and made a grasping gesture.
The seemingly casual movements conveyed a strong sense of threat.
Cheng Baoni shrank her neck and subconsciously swallowed.
Not daring to confront Cheng Ai head-on, she pretended to pick up a black chess piece and circle it around the chessboard.
Five minutes passed in a flash, and Cheng Baoni had already taken four steps.
Seeing that she hesitated to make the final move, Cheng Ai's eyes turned cold. She suddenly bent down, raised her flashlight to shine on her face, and said in a chilling voice, "My dear sister, have you thought it through?"
Cheng Baoni looked in the direction of the sound and was met with a strange, pale face.
As the saying goes, "If you do nothing wrong in ordinary times, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at your door in the middle of the night."
She was full of wicked thoughts, but at this moment she was so frightened that she was trembling all over.
In his fear, the chess piece in his hand clattered to the ground.
The puppet mechanically rolled its eyes, its lips slightly parted, and its tone was full of pride, "I won again."
Cheng Baoni fled her seat in a panic, throwing herself into her boyfriend's arms and sobbing, "Waaaaah, A-Jian... let's go home... this variety show will kill people if it keeps filming, waaaaah..."
Hao Jian patted her back symbolically, muttering a curse under his breath.
Unlike other casual games, Go is not something you can play randomly. If you play blindly or haphazardly, you will easily be criticized by outsiders.
Moreover, Cheng Baoni is a celebrity, and her every move attracts attention. The production team will definitely broadcast this segment for the sake of viewership, and she won't even know how she died.
It seems the plan needs to be implemented ahead of schedule, otherwise I'll lose my job.
Wu Xu was still feeling down about the game he had just lost, completely unaware of the sinister glint that flashed quickly in Hao Jian's eyes.
Song Yifei and Zhong Zheyi exchanged a glance and chuckled smugly. They had long disliked Cheng Baoni's arrogant and domineering behavior.
As for Cheng Ai, she had already sat down in a dignified posture, looking like an old monk in deep meditation.
Two of the three photographers in the room had experience with Go. Seeing the guests losing repeatedly, they approached the bluestone slab with great interest and boldly began to discuss it in hushed tones.
Zhong Zheyi and Wu Xu also joined in, and they gathered together, each expressing their own opinions and arguing endlessly.
Cheng Ai, however, kept her eyes glued to the chessboard, her mind racing.
Before long, he understood the profound meaning behind it.
Her master once taught her that the most difficult thing to see clearly in the world is the human heart.
Humans are inherently fickle and extremely complex, especially when faced with power, they often seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and are ungrateful.
The same applies to Go. On the surface, it is a game between two people, but from a certain perspective, it is a contest between two cultures, two teams, and even two countries.
During a game, players not only need superb skills, but also need to accurately predict their opponent's psychological activities, make judgments in advance, and find the best breakthrough point to achieve a decisive victory.
Wu Xu was repeatedly defeated because he couldn't understand the puppet's mind.
Zhong Zheyi's chess skills are not good enough. Even if he manages to avoid a few moves, he has no chance of winning.
Cheng Ai picked up a black piece, looked at the four people who were still debating fiercely, and said with a faint smile, "Actually, the solution to this endgame is very simple. We just need to give up our current advantages and launch a full-scale attack."
With that, she placed the chess piece in her hand.
With just one move, the situation on the chessboard changed dramatically, with both sides fighting fiercely and suffering heavy casualties.
Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to see that all the white stones have been defeated, with only one black stone clinging to life in a corner.
The moment the broadcast stopped, the incense and candles went out, and the room became dark again. The puppet tiptoed down from the stone chair and disappeared mysteriously.
Hao Jian was stunned, a question arising in his mind: Was this still the Cheng Ai he knew? How could she even understand Go?
Why did she always pretend to be timid and stupid before?
Was it a performance to test his loyalty, deliberately staged for him?
Hao Jian thought about it more and more and felt that his guess was correct. A surge of anger rose in his heart, but it was quickly covered by a deep sense of frustration.
When I was young, I didn't know how good Xiao Ai was, and I mistook Bao Ni for a treasure.