Chapter 256: Chapter 256: Young Master Lin Punished
The competition rules are that each partner plays one ball, and the overall game adopts the size ball scoring system.
Before the match, Lin Mubai was selecting a cue while tilting his head and asking the little woman beside him: "Nannan, do you want to practice a bit first?"
An Nan tilted her head in the same manner, initially looking at him in confusion, then calmly shook her head: "No need, let’s go with this."
The atmosphere changed even before the match began.
On the other side of the billiards table, Lan Xinxixi excitedly declared to her cocky younger brother: "No siblings on the battlefield, today I vow to make you walk home sideways."
Normally she could never beat him, but today she was brimming with confidence.
She knew how skilled her brother was, but regardless of his extraordinary talent, paired with An Nan who was not that adept, she was absolutely determined to win.
"Hmph, who’s afraid of whom? Bring it on." Lin Mubai’s tone matched hers in competitiveness.
Among the four who were about to compete, An Nan was the calmest. As everyone decided she should take the opening shot, she casually played the first cue without pocketing any balls, which immediately eased Lan Xinxixi’s tension. She was worried An Nan might be modest, saving a killer move for the right moment, but it turned out her skills were just average, giving Lan Xinxixi substantial confidence to win this round.
Throwing a triumphant glance at her brother Lin Mubai, Lan Xinxixi took the second shot, performing quite well and pocketing a ball, then proceeded with the third shot, but did not make it, leaving it to Lin Mubai now.
He was very aware that he had to bring out his best billiards skills and sink more balls; otherwise, he might not get another chance later.
As he predicted, he successfully pocketed four balls consecutively but missed on the fifth.
When it was Yu Wenhao’s turn, he had the same triumphant look as his own woman while watching Lin Mubai’s shots. Although he didn’t clear the table, An Nan and Lin Mubai’s side had only a couple of small balls left on the table.
An Nan still didn’t pocket a ball, and at this moment, Lin Mubai started to take off his jacket quite consciously. Lan Xinxixi was rather satisfied: "Not bad, the kid has potential." As she landed the final ball in the pocket, a burst of applause erupted. By the time her second ball was pocketed, Lin Mubai had already obediently started doing push-ups on the ground, with someone beside him counting.
Everyone’s attention was focused on Young Master Lin; no one noticed the mischievous look in An Nan’s eyes, except for An Jiayou who was familiar with the situation. He merely shook his head slightly and helplessly; he was never keen to intervene, only cared about An Nan’s happiness, and since she was happy, why should he interfere?
Young Master Lin was still doing push-ups as punishment when the second match started.
Lan Xinru, Zhao Tianchen, Han Xiayang, and Lan Luo.
The result of this pair was absolutely predictable; after each shot, Lan Xinru looked at someone with an extremely innocent expression: "Sorry, I haven’t played in a while, a bit rusty."
Everyone around had sweatdrops forming; if Miss Lan were rusty at billiards, then the whole world must be rusty too.
Zhao Tianchen knew she was doing it on purpose and couldn’t be bothered to argue with her; he tried hard to pocket more balls, but due to limited skills, he unsurprisingly let the opponents win.
Simultaneously, Lan Xinru was unexpectedly surprised; before she had a chance to use tactics on Zhao Tianchen, he had already obediently joined Young Master Lin in doing the same push-ups.