"Don't worry, brother, sister Miaomiao, how often have you seen me do something I'm not sure of? Besides, I can afford to lose a hundred yuan!"
Du Chen said to Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao with confidence.
Du Chen was not making this up. In his previous life, in order to attract customers, he placed a pool table in his modification shop. Du Chen played a lot when he had nothing to do. He couldn't say how good he was, but compared to the young man on the opposite side, Du Chen felt that he had a good chance of winning.
"Hey, have you guys agreed? If it's not fun, just leave the money and go home!"
The young man on the other side looked at the "Big Four" on the pool table and couldn't help but urge Du Chen.
"Brother, here I come!"
Du Chen responded and walked directly to the pool table. He picked up the cue and asked the young man on the other side.
"Brother, who kicks off first?"
"Don't accuse me of bullying a kid. Let me kick off first! Don't cry if you lose!"
Anyone who has played billiards knows that the average player's first shot is unlikely to score, and it's the second shot that's more likely to win. Also, beginners are eager to poke through the ball with their first shot, and because they're strong, they just rush in recklessly, without any strategy involved.
“Bang!”
Du Chen signaled to the other party to tee off. The young man on the other side did not disappoint Du Chen and hit all the balls with one powerful shot.
The billiard balls clattered against the table for a long time, but not a single ball went in. Now it was Du Chen's turn to hit the ball.
Du Chen now looked carefully at the table, picked up the cue and prepared to hit the ball. Although he was still a little short, he could still make do and playing billiards was not a problem.
“Bang!”
Du Chen's posture was very handsome and his moves were clean and neat, but he was interrupted and chopped by the slider.
"Hahahaha, you still want to play billiards with me at this level? Thank you for the hundred dollars in advance!"
The young man on the opposite side saw Du Chen's mistake and started to fight, and those watching on the side also laughed a lot. Only Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao looked nervously at the middle of the field.
"Du Bin, it's all your fault! You didn't come home after school and came over to play billiards!"
Ding Miaomiao looked at Du Chen's mistake and couldn't help but blame Du Bin.
"I didn't expect that. It was Lu Wen who insisted on pulling me over..."
Du Bin felt a little disappointed when he saw Du Chen making a mistake, and he didn't notice that he had revealed the truth of the matter. Ding Miaomiao seemed thoughtful when she heard the name Lu Wen.
Facing the ridicule from the people around him, Du Chen shrugged indifferently and motioned the young man to continue.
The young man was not polite and hit the billiard ball into the hole with one shot.
"oh!"
There were people watching and cheering. But then the other team missed the next shot.
"Kid, it's your turn! Fight hard!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The young man spoke to Du Chen in a boastful tone, and the people around him laughed.
Du Chen calmly wiped the club head with some powder, then bent down and aimed at the flower ball he had just studied. With a "pop", the shot was very clean and neat, and the flower ball that was aimed at went into the bottom pocket obediently.
"Beautiful Chenchen!"
"Come on, Chenchen!"
Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao, who were watching, excitedly encouraged Du Chen. Du Chen calmly waved his hand and continued to observe the billiard balls on the table.
"Humph, a blind cat meets a dead mouse..."
The young man was muttering softly on the side.
Listening to the young man's muttering, Du Chen remained unmoved and continued to aim at another bouquet according to his prediction.
“Bang!”
As Du Chen expected, the ball landed safely in the pocket.
"Okay! Chenchen!"
Du Bin waved excitedly.
Next, Du Chen began his own performance. Soon, most of the flower balls had been cleared by Du Chen. However, there were still two flower balls in a bad position. Du Chen thought about it and made a defensive move.
"grass!"
Watching Du Chen's impressive play, the young man couldn't help but spit out his praises. As Du Chen expected, the young man didn't score a single goal.
Seeing this, Du Chen picked up the club again, and this time it was very efficient. The remaining two balls went directly into the pocket, leaving only one black ball.
Du Chen was very cautious on his last shot, studying it carefully. Under the expectant eyes of Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao, the black eight landed firmly in the middle pocket. Du Chen casually tossed the cue onto the pool table and said to the young man.
"Brother, thank you for letting me!"
The young man had a gloomy face. He never expected that a little kid would win, which made him feel very embarrassed. Moreover, he lost another hundred yuan, so his mood became even worse.
Du Chen reached out and took the money from under the cigarette box on the billiard table, took out his own hundred yuan, and put the remaining change back on the billiard table.
"Brother, I won't take your money. Let's just be friends!"
Du Chen said to the young man. The young man opened his mouth, wanting to say something but said nothing, and just nodded at Du Chen.
"Brother, Sister Miaomiao, let's go back to the store and have a meal!"
Du Chen walked up to Du Bin and Ding Miaomiao and spoke to them.
"Chenchen, why don't you take the money?"
Du Bin looked at the hundred yuan on the billiard table and said to Du Chen anxiously.
"Let's go! Let's talk as we walk!"
Du Chen didn't explain to Du Bin, but pushed him out. Ding Miaomiao followed Du Chen without saying a word.
After walking out of the crowd, Du Bin couldn't wait to ask Du Chen about what had just happened.
"Chenchen, there's no one here right now. Tell me why you didn't take the hundred yuan. It's a hundred yuan!"
"Brother, there are so many people from all walks of life here. Can you guarantee that you can get out of here safely after taking the money? Can you guarantee that they won't stop you?"
"This isn't necessarily true, is it?"
Du Bin thought about it and answered Du Chen uncertainly.
"So, it's not worth taking the risk for a hundred bucks, right? Besides, Sister Miaomiao is here. Do you think we can guarantee Sister Miaomiao's safety?"
Du Bin fell silent when he heard this.
"Brother, let me ask you, why did you come back here to play billiards today?"
"Oh, my classmate asked me to come over and play. I was planning to go back to the store with you guys, but Lu Wen insisted that I come over and play with him."
Du Bin didn't realize there was anything wrong, so he didn't hide it and spoke directly to Du Chen.
"By the way, Chenchen, Ding Miaomiao, can you please not tell our parents about what happened today?"
Du Bin looked at Du Chen and Ding Miaomiao expectantly, wanting them to help keep it secret.
"That's fine, brother, but don't you notice anything wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
Du Bin looked at Du Chen in confusion.
"Chenchen means why did Lu Wen insist on dragging you over to play billiards?"
Ding Miaomiao, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke.
"That's right, brother. Sister Miaomiao is right. Why did Lu Wen insist on asking you to play billiards? And where is Lu Wen? Why would you play with that young man?"
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