Chapter 105 Night Talk x Billiards
Chapter 105 Night Talk x Billiards
The bonfire party lasted until after midnight before everyone gradually returned to their tents.
Back in their tents, everyone was still excited, chatting and playing around, with some tents even bursting into laughter.
"We really had a blast. I hope everyone can get back to studying and preparing for the final exams when we get back," Li Xiangyue said, shaking her head.
"It's such a wonderful time, talking about final exams is a bit of a downer." Tang Li made a crying emoji.
"So what should I say?"
"Of course, it's just chatting!" Zhao Ying leaned in and said, "Lie down quickly, let's all chat together~"
Everyone tidied up and lay down.
"I was originally going to look at the stars."
"You can see a little bit with the window open."
"It's cold!"
While everyone was chatting idly, Tang Li said, "Today, the class monitor really gave me a hard time."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Lai asked.
Tang Li leaned closer to Jiang Lai: "He said I pushed you to someone from another school! Do you know, when you danced with that boy a while back, the atmosphere between you two was incredibly ambiguous, okay?!"
"Indeed," Li Xiangyue said frankly.
Zhao Ying immediately said, "You're a sports student!! Great!! You're good at sports, and you're good at dancing!! You two dance so hot! You're a perfect match!"
Jiang Lai: "That's because of the environment. There was a campfire, flashlights, and upbeat music. Everyone had also been drinking, so their adrenaline was pumping and everything looked like that."
"But Ah Jiang, haven't we met that boy before?"
"What?!" Zhao Ying and Li Xiangyue sat up immediately upon hearing this. "When?"
"It happened during the summer vacation before last. I went to have dinner with A-Jiang and her fellow villagers. That's when we met!"
"So you two knew each other all along!!!" Zhao Ying patted the blanket beneath her.
"Calm down, we don't really know each other, we've only met before," Jiang Lai said.
"That's incredible! What a handsome guy! His style is so unique!" Zhao Ying lay back down. "Speaking of which, why is it that none of us in the dorm have found a partner?"
“Men only slow down my learning speed,” Li Xiangyue said.
Tang Li: "I'm still getting to know my fellow townsman and senior from school..."
Everyone immediately became interested, "Is it the one from the last basketball game?!"
"Which one?" Li Xiangyue didn't know.
"Let me tell you, during the last basketball league, didn't Pear say she could take me and A-Jiang to watch the game? And she could even get good seats. Actually, she just asked that senior from her hometown..."
Zhao Ying definitely has the potential to be a storyteller; she made a simple story sound dramatic and exciting, which made Li Xiangyue click her tongue in admiration.
Tang Li, unusually a little embarrassed and annoyed, said, "Stop talking!!"
Seeing that it wasn't working, she tried to shift the blame: "Why don't you ask A-Jiang! What about her, her fellow villager, the senior in computer science, and this sports school boy?!"
Jiang Lai: "That's ruthless."
They hurt you, so you hurt me?
Tang Li: "My best friend!"
"Yeah, Jiang, what do you think of this sports school boy?" Zhao Ying asked. "I like him! He has a kind of aggressive quality! Is this what the hormones of sports school boys are all about!"
"I don't think so," Jiang Lai refused to answer.
001: "Are you still upset that he deleted you?"
"No, it's just that I think it's better to avoid this type of thing."
"Ah Jiang?"
"what?"
"I've been asking you for ages, what are you thinking about?!"
"what?"
"I'm asking you, what's it like working with the senior students in computer science?"
"What do you mean 'how are we're doing'? We just chat occasionally, but not much. We don't run into each other much at school!"
"What a pity. I quite like Senior Shen. He's good-looking and doesn't talk much, but he's very proactive in his work."
"That kind of guy is at a disadvantage! How can he make an impression if he doesn't show his face more often?"
The other three people started discussing whether Shenyi had any advantages. Jiang Lai listened to their discussion and felt helpless.
“What we think doesn’t matter, the key is Ah Jiang, she has to like it,” Li Xiangyue said.
"That's true."
"So what kind of person does A-Jiang like?"
Jiang Lai thought about it carefully for a moment, and then said, "It's hard to say. I don't seem to have any particular preference. Let's see how things go!"
"That's too broad!" Tang Li said. "That will discourage some boys."
“Besides, Ajahn is too beautiful and outstanding, so guys are less likely to pursue her,” Li Xiangyue said. “Men do like outstanding women, but that outstandingness has to be within their control.”
A late-night conversation took place inside their tent, while the outside gradually quieted down.
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The next day, the weather suddenly turned gloomy. I had checked beforehand and it said the holiday would be sunny, but things changed abruptly. It was getting a bit chilly in the grove.
Because the weather wasn't great, some people felt a bit disappointed, and some suggested going back early. But they had paid for three days, and it would be too much of a loss to go back after only one day. Everyone was still discussing it.
At this moment, Ying Yanzhao and his group came to invite them to go to the villa together.
"We're in the same class! Is the villa that big?"
"No problem, I've booked two buildings, that's enough for everyone to have fun."
"Four of you people have booked two buildings? You're really rich!"
Some students didn't want to go back, so after discussing it, they didn't stand on ceremony and went directly to the villa area, or some went to other parts of the resort.
Jiang Lai also followed them to the villa area.
There are definitely more facilities to play here. Many of the boys went to play basketball. Jiang Lai felt cold outside, so she went inside the villa.
There are many board games, video game consoles, and even the kind of foosball table that boys like.
Jiang Lai glanced at it a few times and then walked up to the pool table.
She's not very good at playing billiards; she's practiced for a long time, but she just can't seem to get the hang of it.
Picking up a stick, wiping it clean, Jiang Lai bent down and aimed at the ball on the table.
Someone walked up to her, but Jiang Lai was too focused to notice who it was.
She struck hard, and with a loud bang, the cue ball flew off the table in a beautiful arc.
The person behind him let out a low laugh.
Jiang Lai frowned and looked over, only to see Ying Yanzhao leaning against the doorframe. Seeing her frown, he laughed even harder: "What's wrong? You're not angry, are you?"
Jiang Lai ignored him and went straight to pick up the ball, but Ying Yanzhao was one step ahead of her, taking the ball first and then carefully placing it on the table. "I'll pick it up for you, consider it my apology for laughing earlier."
"No need."
Jiang Lai got into position again and continued aiming at the ball.
History is always strikingly similar.
Ying Yanzhao tried very hard to suppress his laughter, his shoulders twitching.
"Can't you leave?!" Jiang Lai was unusually a little embarrassed and angry.
I'm not good at playing to begin with, and having someone watching makes it even more annoying.
Ying Yanzhao looked incredulous: "This is the venue I rented?"
Jiang Lai slammed down her cue stick and said, "Then I'm leaving."
As Jiang Lai walked past him, Ying Yanzhao reached out and grabbed her arm: "Shall I teach you?"
"Let go."
Ying Yanzhao obediently let go: "I'm pretty good at billiards. I'll teach you. Your posture and power are wrong. Consider this my apology to you. I shouldn't have laughed just now."
Jiang Lai didn't believe him, so she said, "You played quite well?"
Ying Yanzhao raised his eyebrows confidently. "Don't believe me? Just watch."
He picked up the cue stick that Jiang Lai had used, bent down, and with a slight movement, the cue ball powerfully struck the other target balls, scattering the neatly arranged target balls into the pocket.
Jiang Lai: I miscalculated. He actually has some skills.
Ying Yanzhao turned to look at her and asked, "Do you want to learn?"
Jiang Lai stood there, "001, can I switch to a billiards proficiency skill?"
001: "No, it's not worth it."
"Ok."
Jiang Lai relented and asked Ying Yanzhao, "How can I be like you?"
Ying Yanzhao rearranged all the balls and handed her the cue stick. "If I teach you, will you add me on WeChat?"
"uh-huh?"
"First, strike a pose."
Jiang Lai took the cue stick, habitually bent down, and prepared to hit the cue ball.
At this moment, Ying Yanzhao moved closer to her, and their bodies were almost touching.
"Stay away from me."
Ying Yanzhao: "I didn't even bump into you."
"But it's still too close."
Ying Yanzhao obediently moved a little distance away, and then moved Jiang Lai's left hand with his left hand, "This hand should be placed at this distance, that's just right, don't raise your hand too much."
He pressed Jiang Lai's left hand down, "Relax."
Jiang Lai relaxed. He's just a playboy. Anyone who cares about this little bit of physical contact loses!
Ying Yanzhao held her right hand with his right hand, "When you exert force, it should be in a straight line, like this."
He gently swung the cue stick, guiding Jiang Lai's hand, to strike the cue ball.
The two bodies pressed close together in an instant, and the cue ball went out smoothly, hitting several object balls and going into the pocket.
“Not bad.” Ying Yanzhao’s voice rang in Jiang Lai’s ears.
Sure enough! All scumbags have bubbly voices!
Jiang Lai remembered the technique, then turned hostile and said, "I understand, you can leave now."
Ying Yanzhao's expression froze for a moment. "I'm leaving?"
"Yeah, you can go now! I've almost learned it."
Ying Yanzhao was almost laughing in anger, "Then why don't you try hitting me?"
Jiang Lai actually showed him how it was done. Although she didn't pocket many balls, it was still a significant improvement over her initial performance of sending the ball flying out of the pocket.
"See, I told you I could do it!" With that, she gracefully walked out of the room.
Ying Yanzhao looked at the pile of balls on the table, unsure what to say. Was this some kind of skill?
Moreover, it seems he was "freeloaded"?
What happened to adding me on WeChat?
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