Standing Next To You

Chapter 15: Matching his pace

Chapter 15: Matching his pace

Perhaps she could be smart and intelligent like the young master if she read all the books he had read. After all, the teacher said that the foundation of intelligence was through books and experience.

That's why when the young master asked her, Bei Sangyun proudly said what she learned.

The young master's eyes changed a bit. He looked at Bei Sangyun longer this time.

"Then do you know how to play chess?"

"Of course!"@@@@

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In the playroom, the snacks and drinks were abandoned at the side as several children watched the two players in awe. Bei Sangyun and the young master played chess without a pause.

It was like they knew what step to make right after their opponent moved. It was very different when Cheng Li and the young master played. Cheng Li took a lot of time and thinking before making a move while the young master made a move after a moment of pause.

Watching Bei Sangyun made move after move and the young master's quick response, Cheng Li suddenly understood that the young master was actually giving him a bit of face when they played before.

It turned out the young master was more formidable than he thought!

But, Bei Sangyun was amazing as well! She could match the young master's pace!

Cheng Li looked at Bei Sangyun with wide eyes.

One of the boys who was watching but did not understand chess said with contempt, "She is just moving without knowing the rules..."

However, his words stopped when Bei Sangyun suddenly took the young master's three pawns!

It was the first time the young master had his pieces down. When Cheng Li played, it was always the young master who took several pieces before saying 'check mate'.

Would Bei Sangyun also say those words?!

Could it be that Bei Sangyun was a genius too?

Bei Sangyun lasted an hour with the young master and she even gave the young master a hard time. He did not dare to look down on Bei Sangyun's skills.

Finally, after ten more minutes, Bei Sangyun lost.

There were only five pieces remaining on the chessboard. It could be said that the match was very fierce and both players' skills were close.

Bei Sangyun had an ugly look on her face. She stood up and admit her loss.

It seemed that she was still lacking compared to the young master. She tried her best but she still lost terribly.

Before Bei Sangyun leave the room, the young master suddenly spoke.

"This is your first time playing chess, right?"

Bei Sangyun paused and nodded.

When everyone left the playroom, the young master stared at the chess board for a long time. He then stood up and picked up the book that Bei Sangyun was reading earlier. This was the book he had finished reading when he was five.

He was not fond of chess and only read the book because his mother once said that smart children should know how to play chess.

He had stopped playing because he had no opponent anymore. But after arriving in the countryside, he played this game often. Because this was the only game that he was willing to play with other children.

That Cheng Li who was said to be a chess champion did not match him at all. But when it was getting boring, the little girl showed her talent and made the game more fun.

It looked like that rude little girl who insulted Grandma Pei's delicious cookies had some skills.

"Her name is Bei Sangyun...right?"

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