The next day, when he returned to school, he didn't see any reporters because Mo Han had already sent them away. People kept greeting Luo Yu. It couldn't be helped. The news that Luo Yu had won two championships in the adult category was now known to everyone, making him the most popular person at Kyoto University.

It seemed that after He Yunfei had made things clear, the two of them had no more contact and had become complete strangers. As for He Zhenggang, He Yunfei didn't know what his attitude was. He would always find topics to talk to He Zhenggang, but He Zhenggang ignored him and had recently become closer to Ding Mingzhou.

After class, Lu Jie stopped Luo Yu at the stairs and said, "Brother Luo, let's talk."

Luo Yu glanced at the students passing by who were curious and nodded. The two of them came to a more secluded place. After checking that there was no one around, Lu Jie said to Luo Yu, "I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble. I'm sorry."

Because Lu Jie had recently encountered big problems in his family business, he had not come to school. As soon as he arrived at school, he immediately went to find Luo Yu. At first, he knew nothing. It was not until he received intentional or unintentional reminders and warnings from others that he realized that the reason why his family had so many troubles recently was all because of Luo Yu.

Luo Yu wore a necklace with a ring inside. Seeing the ring on Luo Yu's chest, Lu Jie let out a bitter smile. It turned out he was already taken. He just didn't know it. At first, Luo Yu ignored him, so he tried every possible way to get close to Luo Yu, intentionally or unintentionally revealing his identity as a rich second-generation, just to attract Luo Yu's attention. However, after she realized Luo Yu's identity, everything he did became a joke.

Luo Yu didn't dislike Lu Jie. He just treated him as an ordinary senior. Although he had caused him a lot of trouble, Luo Yu thought that he had learned a lesson and that was enough.

"I accept your apology, senior. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." Luo Yu turned around. He and Lu Jie had nothing to say.

Was this a disguised admission? An admission that what happened in his family was related to him? Lu Jie watched Luo Yu leave the background with a hint of reluctance. He clenched his fists, but quickly released them. What could he do about it? Compared to the Mo family, their Lu family was just a tiny ant.

"Junior Luo, I wish you happiness." Lu Jie suddenly shouted behind Luo Yu.

Luo Yu paused for a moment, then continued walking without looking back, leaving Lu Jie with a look of relief. Even though they couldn't be together, he'd tried, hadn't he? When you like someone, you don't necessarily have to get them; as long as they're happy, that's all you need.

As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he ran into Zhang Wenchuan. Zhang Wenchuan looked around as if he was waiting for someone, but when he saw Luo Yu coming out, he immediately walked over.

"Luo Yu, I finally waited for you."

"Teacher Zhang, is there anything wrong?" Luo Yu asked lightly.

"I've called you so many times these past two days but you didn't answer. I was so worried. Here, take it. This is a bonus from the school." Zhang Wenchuan handed an envelope to Luo Yu.

"What bonus?" Luo Yu took it.

"The school rewards each participating student with 600 yuan in prize money for the calligraphy and painting competition in the university group. Luo Yu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but since you participated in the adult group competition, you should have told me in advance. If I had known, I would not have forced you to participate in the university group competition. Fortunately, you are lucky. Otherwise, if you lost such an important competition, wouldn't you blame me?" Zhang Wenchuan said in a blaming tone: "Don't do this again next time." After speaking, Zhang Wenchuan turned and left.

Although the bonus was not much, it was a token of the school's appreciation, so Luo Yu still kept it.

After the competition, Luo Yu had a lot more free time, and the online buzz about him gradually died down. Lately, perhaps because he was in a good mood, he'd actually eaten a larger bowl of rice than usual. Zhou Bo and Mo Han smiled more often when they saw this. In their eyes, this was a sign of Luo Yu's second growth spurt; as long as he could eat, it was good. So lately, Zhou Bo had completely denied Luo Yu the opportunity to cook, instead making all sorts of soups for him.

That day, Luo Yu and Mo Han returned to the Mo family's old house for dinner. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Old Man Mo with a stern face and looked very unhappy.

"What's wrong with Dad?" Luo Yu asked Mrs. Mo after sitting down.

"He went out to play chess with someone today. He lost four out of five games and was so angry that he didn't even have lunch." Old Mrs. Mo looked helpless.

"How can this be? Skipping meals is bad for your health." Luo Yu said to Mr. Mo, "Dad, I'll cook some of your favorite dishes later."

When Mr. Mo heard Luo Yu cooking, he smiled instantly. But then he thought of something and wilted again. "I'm so angry now, how can I have the mood to eat?"

"In that case, I'll make it for Mom. Doesn't Mom like mapo tofu? Then I'll make mapo tofu."

As soon as Luo Yu said this, Mr. Mo was dissatisfied, "Why do you only make what she likes to eat? I want it too."

"Didn't Dad just say he didn't want to eat?" Luo Yu asked with his head tilted.

"I want to eat again now. Humph, if I don't have a full meal, how can I play chess with the cunning fox Lao Zhou tomorrow? Xiaoyu, please make a few more dishes later. I will eat and drink my fill, and then I will fight Lao Zhou for three hundred rounds tomorrow." Old Master Mo was full of fighting spirit.

Luo Yu smiled lightly, "Okay."

In the kitchen, Mrs. Mo smiled and said to Luo Yu, "You still have a solution. I tried to persuade your father all afternoon, but he just wouldn't listen."

Luo Yu said while cutting vegetables: "Nothing. By the way, the old Zhou that Dad mentioned is Uncle Zhou, right?"

Mrs. Mo said, "That's right. Before, you won the adult group championship, and your dad called and boasted about it for a long time. Of course, Old Zhou wasn't convinced, so he asked your dad to play chess with him. But recently, your dad has been playing chess with Old Zhou every day, and he loses every day. Now, he lost again today, so he started to get angry."

Luo Yu put the food into the pot, "Then Dad has never won?"

Mrs. Mo took out the steamed spareribs and said, "Your father's chess skills are terrible. Otherwise, Old Zhou would let him win a single game. He's not good at chess, but he just loves playing chess. When he loses, he gets angry and sulks. He's really going backwards."

After the meal was ready, the old man ate with relish. After he was full, he suddenly asked Luo Yu: "Xiaoyu, do you know how to play chess?"

Luo Yu smiled faintly, "A little bit."

"It's good enough if you can do it. Come, play a game with me, an old man, and let me see how good you are." Old Master Mo immediately stood up and took the chess set.

"Wait a minute, don't show mercy. Just play according to your level." Mo Han beside him said to Luo Yu.

"No need to give in? Dad will be unhappy, right?" Luo Yu asked.

"If you let him, he will be really unhappy. Listen to me, okay." Mo Han rubbed Luo Yu's head.

"Xiaoyu, just listen to Mo Han." Old Mrs. Mo also said with a smile.

Well, since Mo Han and Old Madam Mo said so, Luo Yu could only do as they said.

So when Grandpa Mo excitedly set up the chessboard, ready to defeat Luo Yu and find a sense of victory in Luo Yu, but was instead defeated by Luo Yu without a single piece of his chess piece left, Grandpa Mo was depressed.

"Come on again. I didn't expect your chess skills to be so high. Let's play another game. I don't believe I can't beat you." The old man quickly placed his chess pieces again with a serious expression on his face. He no longer had the relaxation he had when facing Luo Yu for the first time.

As a result, in less than fifteen minutes in the second game, Mr. Mo lost again.

"Come again."

"Come again."

"I just don't believe it. You can eat all my chess pieces again this time."

"Oh, why did you lose again? Try again."

…

Luo Yu and the old man played from eight o'clock in the evening to ten thirty in the evening. Seeing that Luo Yu began to yawn, Mo Han stopped the old man from arranging the dishes again, "Dad, it's very late, and Luo Yu is sleepy, so we'll leave first." Mo Han pulled Luo Yu and prepared to get up and leave.

"Hey, don't go! I haven't played enough yet," the old man said sullenly. He was getting more and more excited as the game went on, wishing he could play Luo Yu until dawn. Although he lost every game, he became more and more courageous. The old man felt that he had almost figured out Luo Yu's style and would definitely win the next game.

"Okay, old man, it's already half past ten. If you don't rest, Xiaoyu also needs to rest!" Old Mrs. Mo looked at her son who was holding Luo Yu with a distressed look on his face, and then glared at Old Man Mo.

Mr. Mo muttered a little aggrievedly, "Isn't tomorrow the weekend? It's not class time, so what's the harm in sleeping in a little later? Okay, let's go, but Xiaoyu, remember to come tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you."

"Okay." Luo Yu yawned again and followed Mo Han.

"Old man, why do you want Xiaoyu to come here tomorrow?" asked Mrs. Mo.

"Of course it's chess. I didn't expect Xiaoyu's chess skills are so high. Tomorrow I will take Xiaoyu to kill Old Zhou and see if he is still showing off in front of me." Old Master Mo wanted to laugh when he thought about the scene of Luo Yu killing Old Zhou without leaving a single piece of armor.

"You, you can't beat others in chess, so you let your daughter-in-law find a match for you. Do you have the nerve to do that?" Old Mrs. Mo rolled her eyes at Old Man Mo.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? She's my daughter-in-law, not someone else." Mr. Mo raised his chin proudly.

On the way back, Luo Yu leaned on Mo Han's shoulder and fell asleep. Mo Han looked at Luo Yu, who looked exhausted, and couldn't help but kiss him on the forehead. He didn't know what was wrong these days, but Luo Yu seemed to be very sleepy. He usually wouldn't fall asleep before midnight, but now he was sleepy at 10:30 and got up very late in the morning. Could it be that his schoolwork was too heavy lately, so he didn't have enough energy? He had to talk to Uncle Zhou when he got home, and he had to make some more soup to replenish Luo Yu's energy.