Chapter 26 The Man from the Gym

The man completed his plan and began to close the net. As expected, the black camp suffered heavy casualties.

There is no hurry when the first frost appears, rather it seems like it has been expected.

Stroking the chess pieces with your fingertips, you begin to lay out your plan.

Time passed by little by little, the white pieces were carefully arranged, and under the enemy's strategic planning, the black pieces on the chessboard were scattered.

Chu Shuang has always been very calm, which makes Sheng Ting a little more curious.

Soon after, he got his answer.

The chessboard was empty at the end of the game. The scattered black pieces that had been ignored before turned out to be useful. Hatsushimo gradually magnified his tiny advantage. He had previously given up the stability of the overall situation and made appropriate sacrifices. It turned out that the opponent had been prepared for this.

The white pieces fell in several places, Sheng Ting glanced at the chessboard with a slight smile on his face.

She is not naive at all, she is carefree and transparent, able to move a heavy object with little effort.

She knows everything.

Black won, and Hatsushimo finally smiled with relief, "Thank you."

At this moment, her eyes were clear, with just the right curve at the end of her eyes, translucent and bright, as if she had temporarily forgotten her usual gentleness and coldness.

"You are quite good at chess. Did you learn it from Mr. Shen?"

"Yes, I learned it from my grandfather, but I always lose."

Sheng Ting chuckled, "The old man's chess skills are profound and exquisite, so the people he teaches will naturally be masters."

Looking at the man's gentle eyes and brows, Chu Shuang was stunned. It was the first time she saw him smile.

He looks so good when he smiles. Even if he just slightly curls his lips, the gentleness like a spring breeze is enough to make people feel dazed.

The words just now seemed to be complimenting her.

Chu Shuang narrowed her eyes, "I was able to defeat you by a few tricks, but I am still a layman compared to you. Apart from Grandpa, you are the most meticulous chess player I have ever seen. You have a plan in mind and a good grasp of the overall situation. Playing chess with you is like walking on thin ice. I have to think hard about every step. It is really not easy."

"So troublesome?"

"Um."

"Is it still raining?"

Hatsushimo paused for a second, "Next."

“It’s a little bit confusing, but it’s fun.”

"Okay, I'll try to make it easier for you to win this time."

He had just reached out to collect the chess pieces when his cell phone buzzed with an incoming call.

Chu Shuang waited quietly for him to answer the phone. After a moment, the man frowned and looked towards her. Chu Shuang understood his expression and said softly, "You have something to do first. Come back when you have time."

Sheng Ting nodded and went upstairs while answering the phone.

The living room became quiet, the first frost froze the chessboard, I took a picture with my phone, looked out the window, and saw heavy snow falling, and the snow on the ground was even deeper.

Looking out from her position, the huge glass wall and the snow-covered world outside formed a clever composition, creating a very artistic picture.

She also took a photo of the snow scene and updated her Moments.

【The compatibility between snowy days and chessboards is 100%. 】

Aunt Yuan brought hot goat milk tea and snacks. Chushuang ate some and then lay on the sofa to watch the snow scene.

It turns out that the north can have such heavy snow for several days in a row. My hometown Guiyun is a water town in the south. There is not much snow in winter. There is only a thin layer on the ground and it disappears the next day.

When I recover from my illness, I will definitely ask Sheng Yao to come out and play snowballs with me.

It's easy to feel sleepy in cold weather, but since I had nothing to do, I fell asleep peacefully.

Someone covered her with a blanket halfway through the journey. The person's cold cedar scent was easily recognizable.

When I woke up again, there was no one in the living room. I subconsciously checked my phone and it was four o'clock in the afternoon. There were a few red dots on WeChat. I clicked into the Moments and saw a lot of likes and comments.

I simply replied one by one until I saw the comment from my cousin Shen Heru: [What a wonderful chess game, the white pieces were extremely clever, but it was a pity for the black pieces, they almost won.]

Chu Shuang studied the chessboard again with doubts. After careful observation, she discovered a new world, a bizarre, dense and interconnected chess game. This time, after looking at the details, she realized that she did not win at all. Sheng Ting had already strangled her energy. At first glance, it seemed that she won the game, but in fact, she was the one being restrained.

Chu Shuang was stunned for a long time, suddenly realizing something. Sheng Ting knew the result, but he did not expose her joy of victory.

No matter from which aspect, he won the game completely.

Watching chess is like watching people, it's really interesting.

He gathered up his blanket, packed his things and went upstairs. He walked to the door of the side bedroom out of habit, then suddenly came to his senses and turned around to go back to the master bedroom.

The color-changing roses in the vase on the bedside table are delicate and gorgeous, and are pleasing to the eyes at a glance.

He blew a breath of hot air gently towards the center of the flower. The petals turned blue due to the heat, and the beautiful colors condensed in his eyes. The first frost slowly curved its lips.

He took a book from the bedside table, lay down on the cloud-like big bed, swung his feet in a good mood, and began to try the books he had read.

It's a bit profound and obscure, and I'm sleepy again...

After finishing his work, Sheng Ting went downstairs to look for her, but found that she was gone. He walked to the master bedroom and saw her sleeping with her head down, holding John Rawls's "Justice" in her hand.

I leaned over to take the book and saw the first chapter she was reading.

"Justice is the primary value of social institutions, just as truth is the primary value of systems of thought... The object of justice is the basic structure of society, the principal institutions for allocating the fundamental rights and duties of citizens, for dividing the benefits and burdens resulting from social cooperation..."

The man snorted, closed the book and put it back to its original place. It was hard for her, as she fell asleep while reading.

He lowered his eyes and glanced at her fair face. She looked peaceful and calm as she slept, looking carefree.

Sheng Ting was a little curious, how could a person be so sleepy? He could sleep whenever he wanted regardless of time or place. It was an enviable ability.

She has been sleeping almost all the time these past two days. It seems that she is not feeling well from being sick.

Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Sheng Ting was not in a hurry to wake her up. He took "On Justice" and went to the sofa.

Hatsushimo slept until she woke up naturally. Because she was tilting her face to the side, she saw a man sitting on the sofa. He had long white knuckles and a calm face. He was reading the obscure "On Justice".

I looked at him quietly in a daze as I had just woken up. His eyes were really beautiful, his nose was straight, and his thin lips were always pursed out of habit, a light vermilion... These features combined together formed a face that was extremely abstinent and indifferent.

Sheng Ting didn't even raise his eyes from reading the book, and raised his thin lips slightly, "Come downstairs to eat when you wake up."

Chu Shuang was slightly stunned and stood up. "Are you done?"

"Um."

Putting down the book, Sheng Ting walked over and paused when his eyes fell on her face.

Hatsushimo was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"There are marks on his face."

Chu Shuang covered her face as if she was facing a great enemy, and ran into the bathroom. She saw that the left side of her cheek was slightly red, as if the silver bracelet on her hand had pressed against it while she was sleeping. There was a faint mark, which looked a little funny.

He rubbed his face in frustration. This image didn't look smart at all.

The man's steady voice came from outside the door, "Come downstairs when you're done."

"good."

I washed my face and waited until the marks of frost disappeared before I got up and went downstairs.

In the afternoon, she took an order to design a couple portrait for someone. After dinner, she took a tablet and started working in the living room.

The client said he liked the CP image of Seshomaru and Ling in "Inuyasha", so Hatsushimo collected and sorted out many character pictures before starting to paint.

I'm in good shape today. I've finished sketching the base map and adding color to it in less than two hours. I twisted my slightly stiff neck and decided to work out the details tomorrow.

On the way back to the room, I happened to meet Sheng Ting who was coming out of the gym. He was wearing a towel and his wet black hair was casually lifted up, revealing his fair forehead and eyebrows. His facial features gave people a more intuitive impact.