"Chen Fan, are you sure you can do this?" Wang Tingting walked alongside Chen Fan, saying in a low voice, "Should I cause trouble later and disrupt the game?"
"But I don't know how to play this thing, so I don't know who's good or bad."
Looking at Wang Tingting's natural demeanor, Chen Fan felt a bit speechless.
For Wang Tingting, using such off-board tactics was completely without psychological burden.
But what kind of person was he? How could he resort to such lowly means?
"No need, you should go back to the restaurant and eat!"
Chen Fan said lightly.
"Am I that disloyal?" Wang Tingting snorted, clearly displeased with Chen Fan's words.
However, she added, "I'll eat after you win, and I'll pack some to take back for Aunt Li and Ah Xue to try!"
Chen Fan was speechless. "I'll treat you to a big meal another day."
"You said it!" Wang Tingting was overjoyed.
The two of them were whispering as they entered the villa's entertainment room.
As expected of a villa worth tens of millions, the entertainment room was spacious and could accommodate thirty to fifty people without a problem.
Irrelevant decorations had been moved away, freeing up a large area.
On a square table at the front, a full set of chess equipment was placed.
Chairs were arranged in four directions.
Chen Xing'er stood by the chessboard, glanced at Chen Fan, and smiled happily, saying, "Fan Guoshou and I will serve as referees for this game."
"Due to time constraints, this will be a fast-paced game!"
"Each move must not exceed one minute. Exceeding this limit once will be considered a delay, and accumulating ten delays will result in a loss!"
"We can begin the coin toss."
After standing opposite Chen Fan, Fan Sisi bowed to Chen Fan and said, "Please guide me!"
Chen Fan nodded faintly and sat down casually.
Fan Sisi felt annoyed again and gritted her teeth, vowing to crush Chen Fan completely.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan opened the chess box, casually picked up a white piece, and signaled Fan Sisi to guess.
This was to let Fan Sisi choose whether to play white or black.
Fan Sisi snorted coldly and, unconvinced, took out two black pieces, indicating she had not guessed correctly.
This returned the right to choose the first or second move to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I'll choose black."
The two sides exchanged chess boxes.
As the pieces were held, they felt cool yet smooth, surprisingly made of high-quality jade.
The chessboard was also made of sandalwood.
"Wait a moment!"
Just as Chen Fan was about to place a piece, Yuan Liangping suddenly stepped forward and spoke.
Chen Xing'er looked at Yuan Liangping with a smile.
"How can a game of chess be played without stakes?" Yuan Liangping chuckled and said, "Chen Fan, do you dare to accept my stakes?"
"You say it!"
Letting him put his face out to be slapped? Chen Fan said faintly.
"I'm backing little friend Fan Guoshou. If you lose, you will kneel and kowtow to me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the guests erupted in an uproar.
These stakes were quite intense.
After speaking, Yuan Liangping looked at Chen Xing'er.
He was worried that Chen Xing'er would object, but seeing her looking at him with a half-smile, he immediately felt relieved.
Doing this was a win-win-win: it would hit Chen Fan, allow him to vent his anger, and curry favor with Chen Xing'er.
"What the hell, it's not you playing, what are you betting with?"
Wang Tingting shouted.
Chen Fan asked, "Then what if little friend Fan Guoshou loses?"
"Three million!"
Yuan Liangping held up three fingers, saying smugly, "I'll put three million as stakes. If you win, I'll transfer it to you on the spot."
"Do I look like I'm short of three million?" Chen Fan retorted.
The entire audience was shocked!
Wang Tingting immediately refuted, "Exactly, you should save it to buy yourself a coffin, lest you get hit by a car and have no coffin!"
Yuan Liangping was furious at this.
The insult was too harsh, almost like a shrew with no manners.
He looked at Chen Xing'er, hoping she would tell Wang Tingting to leave.
He had long disliked Wang Tingting.
But Chen Xing'er had no such intention, even though the vast majority of guests found Wang Tingting to be vulgar and uncouth.
Chen Fan signaled Wang Tingting to stop talking and said faintly, "I don't want three million. The stakes should be equal."
Chen Xing'er nodded in agreement.
Yuan Liangping was cautious and did not want to take such a risk... it's better to be safe than sorry.
He was about to refuse, but seeing Chen Xing'er nod, he hesitated.
Chen Xing'er smiled and said, "The stakes do need to be equal, and if you lose, you can't blame my junior sister for being too bad."
"Don't you dare?" Wang Tingting saw Yuan Liangping hesitate and, regardless of whether Chen Fan could win, provoked him.
Seeing Chen Xing'er's amused expression, Yuan Liangping's eyes flickered a few times, and he said, "Equal it is!"
Frankly, he felt that Chen Fan's chances of winning were too slim.
He had asked Su Yingxia earlier, and during the three years Chen Fan was married into the Su family, he had never touched Go.
And although Chen Xing'er, in Chen Fan's name, had said that Chen Fan was a Go master... this sounded more like Chen Xing'er deliberately saying it to provoke Chen Fan into playing.
In his opinion, Chen Fan might be a good amateur player, but his Go skills were by no means comparable to a professional.
Most importantly, he believed that his provocation had Chen Xing'er's tacit approval, and even if he lost in the end, Miss Chen would not let him be humiliated.
This was why he dared to agree.
Chen Fan's lips twitched.
Then, the chess piece landed on the board with a *snap*.
His posture was relaxed and composed.
On the other hand, Fan Sisi, who was opposite him, looked at Yuan Liangping with a shocked expression, feeling immense pressure.
She had played countless games, but never once had a game been used for betting.
If she lost, would this Mr. Yuan, who seemed to be of unusual status, have to kneel and kowtow to Mr. Chen, who was playing against her?
And if she won, would the arrogant Mr. Chen opposite have to kneel and kowtow to Mr. Yuan?
Regardless of the outcome, someone would be embarrassed?
Her expression was a little bewildered.
"Focus on the game, don't pay attention to things outside the board!"
A deep voice entered her ears. Fan Sisi turned her head and saw her father, Fan Tingyun, speaking.
Her heart tightened.
A Go player truly needed to be detached from external matters to achieve anything.
She took a deep breath, calmed herself, and her attention returned to the chessboard.
Then she was stunned again.
Chen Fan's first move was placed in the center of the board.
Tengen!
In the black and white game of Go, on the nineteen vertical and horizontal lines, Tengen was the center of the universe.
Such a move indicated either extreme arrogance or inexperience.
Which one was Chen Fan?
Fan Sisi responded with a move, defending a corner at the star point.
Chen Fan, without hesitation, immediately attacked.
Fan Tingyun, who was watching from the side, glanced at Chen Fan thoughtfully.
Chen Xing'er was a little puzzled.
This playing style was different from the brother in her memory.
Soon, the initial setup was roughly complete.
Fan Sisi's white stones occupied the four corners of the board.
Chen Fan's single black stone was isolated at Tengen, while the others were attacking from the corners.
A sharp and fierce playing style was evident, as if born for battle.
Out of caution, Fan Sisi made a small jump, firmly defending a corner.
Without any hesitation, Chen Fan touched it with a stone.
Fan Sisi gritted her teeth slightly.
This move completely disregarded her!
Did he really think she was a beginner just learning the game?
Without hesitation, she hooked upwards, intending to capture this piece that had come to her.
However, Chen Fan directly broke it off.
As the saying goes, "a game is born from a break," and this break opened up the situation.
Fan Tingyun looked at Chen Fan's playing style, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
Such a move was too aggressive and often did not end well.
Generally, only beginners who were just learning the game would play like this.
Unless, he was extremely confident in his fighting ability?
Chen Xing'er's heart became even more puzzled. Chen Fan's opening and setup style was increasingly inconsistent with her memory.