As early as the flower box incident, Wen Can vaguely knew that Ye Kong was very good at playing chess.

After meeting the gardener this time, he had a clearer understanding of this - the gardener said that Qin Wu had always been determined to defeat Ye Kong in Go, but he just couldn't do it.

Although she was still young at that time, and she never played the game again in the following years, and even said that she didn't know how to play Go anymore - but Wen Can thought that the talent was there, and she might just be a little rusty for a while, but she would definitely still be an extremely difficult opponent.

——He had no intention of underestimating his enemy, because he felt that he also had questions to ask Ye Kong, so he used all his strength from the beginning. Even when he played against his grandfather before, he had never been so focused and calm.

but--

·

The moonlight is quiet and peaceful.

A large tent stood on the empty and spacious concrete roof.

The tarpaulin was pulled open, and all four sides turned into transparent plastic, so the night was separated from them only by a layer of light-stained film.

The girl and the man sat cross-legged in the warm light, playing chess in silence.

Ordinary plastic chess pieces fell on the wooden chessboard, making crisp sounds.

At first the sound was neither fast nor slow, giving a sense of the leisurely placement of pieces. However, as time passed, more and more black and white pieces fell on the board, and the sound became faster and faster.

Da da da……

As the rain kept falling on Wen Can, he almost forgot who was on the other side.

It was not until his white piece was taken away and the first sound different from the sound of pieces falling was made - time seemed to be flowing at a very fast speed and yet seemed to be still, that his perception suddenly returned to normal.

He raised his head, and his slightly contracted pupils reflected the face of the girl opposite him like a mirror.

The way she eats the child is slow and even elegant, yet it also has a sense of strangeness and aggressiveness that makes her seem like she doesn't recognize anyone.

Only after she placed the captured white piece on the corner of the chessboard did the girl ask, "What color do you like?"

"..." Wen Can was stunned for a long time before answering, "Gray."

He vaguely saw the girl smile.

Then the man raised his head - when he really looked into those dark eyes, he realized that he was not mistaken.

That's aggression.

Cold and wanton, arrogant and calm, absolutely aggressive.

That was a completely unfamiliar Ye Kong.

When she lowered her head, her neck bent like a swan, the entire tent, the entire area illuminated by the light, and the entire night seemed to be invisibly and powerfully dragged into her attack area.

-

"I don't know exactly what happened, but it's said that Young Master Qin has never really won a game from her. Even though he paid a lot of Go masters to teach him, and even had masters compete with her online, she never really lost once - even if she did lose, it was obviously because she let him win."

"But I don't know how to play Go. I only peeked at it once from a distance..."

The gardener shook his head on that rainy night: "It's hard to say, but it feels completely different from the Ye Kong I usually see."

-

Wen Can finally understood what this "completely different" meant.

Just like Ye Kong would never be disturbed by external things when he was painting, the same was true for Ye Kong when he was playing chess.

She looked at the chessboard most of the time, and occasionally she would lift her eyes to scan her opponent's expression - her head and face did not move, only her eyelids were raised. Although the look was understated, it gave people the creepy illusion of being scanned into the brain.

Wen Can could no longer be distracted, and even his peripheral vision no longer paid special attention to her expression, but Ye Kong's presence was too strong - he had never felt such a strong and cold aggressiveness from her.

Once your mind is in a state of confusion, it is inevitable that your subordinates will make mistakes.

Ye Kong took another piece without hesitation.

“What is your favorite animal?”

"……No."

Isn't it a whale?

This rhetorical question flashed through Ye Kong's mind.

But she just continued to play chess in silence, and once again left him coldly without any emotion.

“What’s your favorite movie?”

"No."

……

"What's your favorite sport?"

"No."

……

Ye Kong suddenly stopped, she looked up at Wen Can, and said expressionlessly: "Are you going to continue to be so absent-minded and play the role of a mouse for me? - If you want to lose so much, you can just roll the dice and answer my thousand questions."

"..."

This was the first time Wen Can personally felt Ye Kong's venomous tongue. He was unprepared to feel the momentary embarrassment. If he hadn't been able to control himself well, his face would have turned red. In the end, his ears turned red silently in the dim light, and his Adam's apple rolled. He asked dryly, "Do you have so many questions?"

"Because I'm curious about you." Ye Kong still used that cold expression and tone, "A thousand questions are not enough, I want to ask ten thousand questions."

“…There aren’t that many things to ask.”

"You have to eat one of my pieces to get my answer. Now, you already owe me two pieces."

"..." Wen Can silently clenched his fists and sat cross-legged opposite her, looking down at the chessboard full of murderous aura, and muttered to himself, "Is this also considered a kind of interest?"

"Of course." Ye Kong actually answered.

"..."

Wen Can closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes again and began to concentrate on continuing this strange interest.

-

"What is your favorite piece of work? Regardless of category."

Ye Kong ate another piece.

Perhaps to respond to this weird yet serious mood, Wen Can was silent for a long time before giving his answer.

"Flower of the Galaxy."

-

This was the first time that Ye Kong was suddenly disrupted while playing chess.

She was stunned for a moment, and a faint ripple appeared in her eyes, as if the ice had broken, and she didn't even know it, then she raised her head.

This time it was Wen Can who didn't move or look up.

He stared at the chessboard, his face expressionless, and just said, "Don't you want to continue?"

Ye Kong lowered his head.

The game continues.

-

The temperature in the tent kept rising as time passed.

When a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of Wen Can's forehead, Ye Kong spoke again.

“What’s your most hated work?”

There was also a long silence, and he gave the same answer.

"Flower of the Galaxy."

-

This time Ye Kong did not stop.

The sound of pieces falling to the ground could be heard continuously.

Wen Can finally ate one of her pieces.

The silence lasted for about a minute before he said, "If the person you hate the most fell into your hands and was at your disposal, how would you treat him?"

"..."

Ye Kong slowly raised his head.

On the opposite side, Wen Can also raised his head.

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