Among the eight families, apart from the Shocking Family and the Essential Family, the other families have always maintained a large family system, including the Mu Family, the Gu Family, the Tan Family, the Ye Family, as well as the Song Family and the Jiang Family. Among the main families, there have always been two factions.
One branch inherited the eight family businesses, while the other branch inherited the family estate.
Mu Jin, Ye Mingshi, Gu Zeyi, and Tan Zheng all inherited the Eight Gates, so their family businesses were naturally inherited by others.
Mu Ye is the heir to the Mu family business. Of course, Tan Le and Gu Zemin are the heirs to their respective family businesses. Ye Mingshi is the only son of the Ye family, so Ye He, a member of a branch of the Ye family, inherited the Ye family business, which is definitely an exception.
Ye He was the one who gave up his seat to Jiu Yunchi.
These four families are closely related, so although it is said that the people of the Eight Gates have gathered, they have always been the four gates, but today the Jiu family has joined them.
Clearly, Mu Jin and Mu Ye are the leaders of these two factions.
"Kitty, do you want to play a game?" Ye Mingshi invited.
They were playing billiards.
The cat shook its head. "No, none of you are a match for me."
Upon hearing this, Ye Mingshi and the others naturally disagreed! Ye Mingshi said, "That's not necessarily true. Playing billiards also requires strategy. It's a competition of both mental and physical strength."
The cat looked at him and said, "No matter how much you say, you're no match for me."
Ye Mingshi refused to believe it. "You can't just talk. Come over here and beat us."
The cat said, "It's not that I'm forcing you to believe me, it's that you don't believe me. I won't hit you."
Ye Mingshi stared blankly.
Gu Zeyi chuckled, "Serves you right. Who told you to try and reason with a cat? Could you even win an argument?"
Ye Mingshi felt that Gu Zeyi was right. He couldn't win an argument. Many times, even if he was right, he would inexplicably lose when he was in front of the cat.
At this moment, Mu Jin glanced at the cat and said casually, "They won money."
The cat's eyes lit up instantly. "There's a wager? How much per round?"
Mu Jin: "One hundred thousand."
Cat immediately stood up, walked over with a smile, picked up a pool cue, skillfully rubbed chocolate powder on it, and looked at the three people in front of her. "Come on, who wants to go first?"
Ye Mingshi and the others all looked at the cat that had suddenly changed its attitude. Its enthusiastic demeanor made them feel that something was amiss.
However, Ye Mingshi didn't think too much about it. He said, "Cat, I'll play with you. Ladies first, you start."
Gu Zeyi had already taken the ball hoop and put the loose balls back in place.
The cat said, "We don't need to be so polite between us, you drive."
Ye Mingshi walked over and said, "Since you've put it that way, then I won't stand on ceremony."
Ye Mingshi lowered his body, aimed at the cue ball, and with a "bang," the ball was smashed apart like fireworks. Ye Mingshi's shot was very powerful; it was a great break.
Two striped balls went into the hole, and Ye Mingshi said with a smile, "Then I'll play the striped balls."
The cat nodded.
Ye Mingshi aimed at the number nine ball, which was near the middle pocket. Ye Mingshi gently pushed the cue ball over, and the number nine ball slowly went into the pocket, while the cue ball stopped steadily outside.
The force was just right; it was clear that Ye Mingshi had some skill.
Next, he aimed at the number 12 ball, which was in the middle of the table. His target was the pocket in the lower left corner, which was a bit difficult because it was far away and the ball had many possible paths.
The cue ball must forcefully glide past the side of the 12-ball, knocking it to the edge of the table, then bounce off and hit the other side of the table before bouncing again into the lower left pocket. This requires even more precise control over the force and direction!
Ye Mingshi demonstrated several times before finally making his move.
"Bang!"
Under the watchful eyes of several people, ball number 12 followed the path planned by Ye Mingshi and successfully entered the pocket!
Ye Mingshi looked at Maomao with a hint of smugness, "This ball is still mine, Maomao. Maybe I can clear the table in one shot."
Cat: "Then I wish you good luck."
Ye Mingshi then shot another ball, number 13, and it went in again!
For Ye Mingshi, his performance was not unexpected. He plays these games all day long, so it would be unreasonable if he didn't have some skills.
Only the number 10 and number 15 balls remained. Ye Mingshi played steadily, and when it came to the number 10 ball, even though it traversed the entire length of the pool table, it still went in smoothly.
Ye Mingshi looked at the cat again, "Sorry, you didn't get a chance to play. It's okay, you'll break the game next round."
The cat waved its hand generously, "It's okay, please come in."
Ye Mingshi was quite touched. Playing with the cat was so much fun, unlike other socialites who were all delicate and pretentious. As soon as they sat down at the pool table, they would start posing and never concentrate on playing. They would even cry when they lost.
If you don't comfort her, you'll seem unmanly; if you do comfort her, she'll cry even harder.
Thinking this, Ye Mingshi carefully shot the last ball. This shot wasn't difficult; he just needed to slowly push it in along the edge. But! The number 15 ball rolled and rolled, and unfortunately, it stopped at the entrance of the pocket!
Even if you just blow a little air on it, it will still get in!
Ye Mingshi clutched his head in regret, "Damn it, it didn't go in?"
Tan Zheng couldn't help but tease him, "Do you even know how to fight? You were so close!"
This is so torturous for someone with OCD! It could have gone in so smoothly, but it got stuck at the entrance.
Ye Mingshi said, "Never mind, we can just take another shot later. Kitty, it's your turn."
When the cat looked at Ye Ming, she said, "You don't have another chance to make a shot."
Ye Mingshi immediately laughed, "So confident?"
The cat mimicked his tone and said, "Maybe I'll win in one go."
Ye Mingshi had almost finished collecting the ball.
Ye Mingshi: "Sure, I'll wait and see."
The cat dusted the cue with chocolate powder, pointed to the middle pocket, and said, "This is the pocket; I'm sure I'll pocket it later."
Lowering his body, he aimed at the fifth ball and fired a clean, decisive shot! The cue ball struck the fifth ball, but the fifth ball flew towards the second ball, pocketing it. Then, it hit the edge of the pocket and bounced back, also going into the pocket!
Ye Mingshi couldn't help but clap his hands, "Great shot!"
With her first shot, Maomao cleared two dead corners, greatly increasing the usable space on the table. This move clearly shows that Maomao isn't blindly confident; she actually knows how to play.
So Ye Mingshi asked, "Kitty, do you play billiards often?"
The cat shook its head. "No, this is the second time."
Actually, Maomao only played billiards once, when she was shooting a magazine. The billiards ball was a prop at the time, but she took the opportunity to study the rules of the game. This was her first real game.
Soon, the cat moved to the other side, took another shot, and successfully scored.
There were only seven balls in total. Finally, the 8th ball went into the hole. Cat was more successful than anyone expected and actually cleared the table in one shot!
This series of actions is so satisfying to watch!
Ye Mingshi: "...What? This is a newbie?"
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