The flower balls on Tian Mufeng's side were scattered on the table, none of them easy to score against; perhaps that was the only consolation.
Even if Li Liang makes a mistake and misses the black ball, his chances of winning are still very slim.
Li Liang grinned, striking a pose of absolute certainty.
Miaomiao tugged at Duoduo's sleeve, her eyes half-closed, wanting to look but not daring to.
The crowd whistled and celebrated their victory ahead of time.
Tian Mufeng, however, kept his lips tightly pressed together, calmly awaiting the result.
The next second, the black ball stopped right at the edge of the hole, just one millimeter away, and failed to go in.
"Haha~" Miaomiao jumped up happily, saw Li Liang glare at her with a dark face, stuck out her tongue, and hid behind her brother.
Tian Mufeng didn't show much surprise; he simply picked up the cue stick calmly.
While those people were still lamenting, he had already put a ball in the hole.
Those balls were all shot from tricky angles, but he was able to apply the right amount of power, choose the right angle, and put the ball in.
Everyone held their breath, watching his superb performance.
A few minutes later, he put all the balls into the holes.
The air suddenly seemed to freeze, eerily quiet.
Miaomiao said loudly:
"Li Liang, you have to keep your word."
Several of his buddies cast sympathetic glances at him and said to Miaomiao with grins:
"Brother Liang likes you, didn't you know? You're so protective of this younger brother, does that mean you've fallen for him?"
After hearing this, Duoduo stepped forward, glared at him, and said sternly:
"Stop making sarcastic remarks about my sister. Now that you've lost, do as we agreed!"
He was just watching the fun and didn't want to say anything, but now that his sister is being made fun of, he won't stand for it.
Li Liang was put on the hot seat and had no choice but to drink it despite his reluctance.
The young boy had never drunk baijiu before, and the first cup made him cough from the spiciness.
Several people advised Tian Mufeng not to take it to heart and to just finish his drink and let it go.
He coldly replied, "Drink!"
After watching Li Liang drink himself into a stupor and collapse on the ground, he pulled Miaomiao outside.
Duoduo hurriedly caught up and pushed his hand away.
"Don't think that just because I'm speaking up for you, you can touch my sister's hand whenever you want!"
He was very dissatisfied with Tian Mufeng's behavior, as if he was determined to get whatever he wanted.
Tian Mufeng let go, looking at Miaomiao with a pitiful expression.
Miaomiao didn't want things to get awkward between them, so she quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile:
"Alright, we're all friends. Brother, let's go home."
After all this commotion, it's already very late. If I don't go home soon, my dad will definitely scold me.
A phone rang in Tian Mufeng's pocket.
Amidst the envious glances of Miaomiao and Duoduo, he pulled out a mobile phone to answer the call.
Zhou Ling was getting a little anxious when she saw that he hadn't come home so late.
After hanging up the phone, he had no choice but to say goodbye to Miaomiao.
Dodo watched his departing figure, her dissatisfaction returning.
"He didn't even offer to take you home. He has no manners at all."
Miaomiao chuckled, "Isn't it enough that you're with me? Why do we need so many people to see us off?"
Duoduo emphasized, "What if I'm not there? A guy has to go with you back."
Miaomiao stuck out her tongue: "I know, I'll definitely shamelessly ask them to send it back."
The two walked and talked on their way home, but as soon as they reached the door, Lin Ye started scolding them.
"What time is it? Why are you only coming back now? Duoduo, I asked you to take care of your sister, not to let you all run wild outside..."
All the raindrops fell on Duoduo, and he felt very wronged.
He's been like this since he was little; he can only swallow his pride and endure being scolded for his younger sister's sake.
Miaomiao shook Lin Ye's arm:
“Dad, we walked back, so it’s natural that we’ll be a little late. I told you before, if you gave each of us a mobile phone, we could be found anytime.”
Lu Wanqing, with her thick, black hair flowing freely and wearing a silk nightgown, walked over, embraced Miaomiao, and said in unison:
“I told you long ago to buy them mobile phones, but you wouldn’t listen.”
Lin Ye sighed: "They're so young, they haven't even earned any money yet, and they're already learning to consume extravagantly, which is setting a bad example for everyone."
Having lived with Lu Wanqing for so many years, Lin Ye had always been accommodating to her, but the issue of the "big brother" phone became their first point of disagreement.
Lu Wanqing felt that the mobile phone was developed by her own company, and the cost price was not more than ten thousand yuan per unit. Even if she used it to make calls, it would still serve as an advertisement.
"Daddy, please buy it for us," Miaomiao continued to plead.
Lin Ye has also softened his stance somewhat.
The children are growing up, and they will inevitably have some social interactions in the future, so it's impossible for them to stay home all the time.
Just as he was about to agree, Ququ, dressed in a suit, returned carrying a briefcase.
His mature demeanor made him look exactly like an office worker who works overtime and comes home late.
However, his face still looked a little immature.
When Miaomiao saw her older brother, she rushed up to him and asked him how work was and if he was tired.
With a chuckle, he pulled a mobile phone from his bag and handed it to her.
"This is a new product from the company. Could you try it out?"
Lu Wanqing saw that the phone was actually a flip phone.
Last year, Motorola developed a flip phone, and unexpectedly, Han Tao's team also developed one.
Miaomiao was overjoyed, gave her older brother a kiss on the cheek, and then began to study him.
Duoduo went over and fiddled with her, finally managing to dial her own home phone.
Ququ brought one back for everyone in the family this time, so that everyone can keep in touch anytime with this new phone.
Since it's a test machine, if there are any problems, you can report them to the company. If your feedback is adopted, you might even receive a bonus.
Meanwhile, Tian Mufeng was walking home when he was suddenly surrounded by a group of masked men.
Although they were masked, it was easy to recognize them as Li Liang and his group.
"Li Liang, what do you want to do?" he asked directly.
Li Liang ripped off the cloth, revealing a ferocious smile.
"You almost got me drunk, and you think you can just leave like this?"
Several people punched and kicked him.
When he got home, Zhou Ling saw that his eyes were red and his body was covered in bruises, and she was furious.
"Brother Rong, you have to think of something! Someone is bullying our Mu Feng, and they're really going all out!"
She cried as she applied the medicine to him.
Tian Guangrong was leaning against the headboard looking at documents when he saw his adopted son like this, and he felt very sad.
After all, they were raised from a baby, so there's an emotional bond between them.
"Mufeng, who did this to you? Tell your father, and I'll go teach them a lesson."
Tian Mufeng shook his head. "Dad, I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll handle it."
The next day, Tian Mufeng still went to school with his head held high. However, knowing he had an injury on his face, he didn't go looking for Miaomiao.
At noon, he ran into her when he went to the cafeteria for lunch.
Miaomiao sat down opposite him with her food and smiled:
"What's your phone number? I'll save it."
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