Chapter 20: A Battle of Wits Between Father and Son
Murong Ting came to his senses and tested Kong Chi a few more times.
He specifically chose long and obscure words for the test, but... he didn't get a single one wrong!
It's as if the textbook has already been crammed into their brains!
Lin Cheng, who was standing to the side, was stunned. His worldview had been completely overturned.
Who would have thought that the young master wasn't a poor student at all, but rather... a low-key academic genius?!
"You can't stop me. I don't want to play with you anymore. I'm going home to find my mommy!" Kong Chi gradually lost his patience.
Murong Ting was extremely conflicted. On one hand, he was pleased that his son was actually very talented and hardworking in his studies. On the other hand, thinking about the promise he had just made, he wished he could cut off his own tongue!
He glared at Lin Cheng beside him and gritted his teeth, saying, "Not yet."
Kong Chi was stunned, then raised his voice in disbelief: "You're a grown man, you won't go back on your word, will you?!"
Murong Ting's face darkened, and he glared at Lin Cheng.
The meaning in his eyes was clear—
Speak up! If you don't resolve this, I'll dock your bonus!
Lin Cheng trembled and hurriedly said, "Young Master, this... Young Master Ting didn't mean that."
Seeing the questioning look in Kong Chi's eyes, Lin Cheng resorted to shamelessness: "Well, Young Master Ting promised to let you go home to see Mommy, but Uncle Lin hasn't agreed yet. How about this, young master, let's... play Go?"
He was Murong Ting's personal assistant and had a lot of contact with this little tyrant.
He was absolutely certain that the young master would never play Go!
Lin Cheng tentatively asked, afraid that Murong Chen would refuse.
But then the other person's eyes lit up and they said, "As long as I win, that's fine?"
Lin Cheng, the president of the Go club at university, was quite confident in his Go skills and immediately nodded, saying, "That's right!"
Kong Chi nodded in agreement.
A chessboard, a single game to determine the winner.
Murong Ting sat to the side, drinking tea and acting as referee.
He knew Lin Cheng's Go skills, but Murong Chen had never had the patience to watch someone else play a game of Go since he was a child.
This ending was already predetermined.
Therefore, Murong Ting drank his tea very leisurely.
However, as the game began, Murong Ting gradually lost his composure...
Upon reaching the tenth step, Lin Cheng looked puzzled.
Upon taking the thirtieth step, Lin Cheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
After walking fifty steps, Lin Cheng suddenly stood up and exclaimed in surprise, "This is impossible!"
Kong Chi stood up, bowed slightly, and said very politely, "Thank you for your kind offer."
Lin Cheng stood rooted to the spot, staring intently at the chessboard. After a long while, he actually took a step back, pointing a trembling finger at Kong Chi: "Young Master, you...you..."
Beside him, Murong Ting was also in shock.
He stood up and strode over to the chessboard.
In just fifty steps, Lin Cheng lost!
Seeing that he had won, Kong Chi immediately stood up and said, "I've won, can I leave now?"
Beside him, Lin Cheng disregarded all hierarchy and grabbed Murong Chen, asking, "Young Master, have you been secretly learning Go?"
Kong Chi shook his head: "No."
Lin Cheng didn't believe it, "Then you..."
Then, Kong Chi said with a serious face, "I went to university openly and honestly."
Lin Cheng: "..."
Young master, do you think you're very funny?
Standing beside the chessboard, Murong Ting couldn't help but turn his head to examine his son.
He gave himself too many "surprises" tonight. He even began to doubt whether this was the good-for-nothing brat he had raised!
Yet, the nose, eyes, and ears were all familiar to him; who else could it be but his son?!
Lin Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow, pulled Murong Ting aside, and said awkwardly, "Young Master Ting, this..."
Murong Ting said coldly, "Your terrible idea can't stop my son, so you're fired."
Lin Cheng wanted to cry but had no tears.
His plan was supposed to be foolproof, but who would have thought that the young master would suddenly become so clever!
After a while, a thought suddenly struck him, and his strategist came back online, whispering, "Young Master Ting, I have another idea."
Murong Ting glanced at him.
Lin Cheng firmly uttered two words: "Play the victim!"
Murong Ting looked at him like he was crazy, "...What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
Lin Cheng couldn't wait to voice his thoughts: "Young Master Ting, I'm serious! Think about it, the young mistress has never cared about the young master at all, so where does the young master get such deep feelings for her?"
"In my opinion, the young master is just kind-hearted by nature. He feels sorry for the young mistress because of her miserable life. You are just too reserved. If you play the victim a little, the young master will definitely buy it!"
Murong Ting felt pain all over his body and said disdainfully, "Impossible, you can sell me if you want."
"No way, Young Master Ting! You're the child's father, you have to be the one to take the lead in this kind of thing..."
Lin Cheng was speaking when he glanced over and suddenly shouted, "Oh no, the young master is trying to run away!"
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