A hint of anticipation involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
Then we saw Zhang Jingdong step up and sink 3 balls in a row. When it ca to the 4th ball, he didn't even bother with a bridge, just shooting with one hand.
Even so, he sunk 4 more balls consecutively.
Now there was only the black 8 left.
Then Zhang Jingdong, in a show-off fashion, kept his eyes fixed on Lin Qingci and went for a blind shot.
The black 8, like an obedient child, obediently rolled into the bottom pocket.
Lin Qingci was stunned on the spot.
Because she originally thought she was quite the pool expert. When Zhang Jingdong said he would give her a handicap, she thought she'd play the fool to win a surprising victory, but who would have thought Zhang Jingdong was the real tiger!
Zhang Jingdong struck a cool pose: "So, how about it, impressive?"
Lin Qingci snapped back to reality, pretending to be calm: "Hmph... We'll see!"
Zhang Jingdong sighed: "I just love that unwilling-to-lose attitude of yours!"
Over the following two hours, they played 17 gas, and without exception, Zhang Jingdong won them all.
At this point, Lin Qingci suddenly realized she might have fallen for Zhang Jingdong's trick!
The reason he gave her a handicap was actually to save ti on each ga, with the goal of winning as many gas as possible, betting she didn't have enough conservative pajamas.
Though she had a lot of pajamas, indeed the conservative ones did not exceed 8 sets, while the rest were...
But she was too carried away during the ga to think of this.
Now, regret ca too late.
Zhang Jingdong noticed her unusualness and understood why, then asked: "So, do you want to keep playing?"
Lin Qingci picked up on the teasing in his tone, and a bit of stubbornness arose.
"Alright, let's play one last ga. I refuse to believe that under these circumstances, I can't win a single ga against you!"
Zhang Jingdong boasted: "Back then, Sun Wukong didn't believe the Buddha would press him under a mountain for five hundred years either, but the result was..."
"I really want to ask, President Lin, you've lost 18 gas already, that's 18 sets of pajamas. You should honor the bet, right?"
Lin Qingci reluctantly glared at Zhang Jingdong: "Don't worry, I keep my word!"
"As long as you say that, I'm relieved!"
After speaking, Zhang Jingdong quickly set up the balls again.
This ti it was still Lin Qingci's break, but she didn't sink a single ball.
Zhang Jingdong burst out laughing: "President Lin, it seems you've lost your confidence. Looks like this ga isn't looking good for you either. Why don't you just admit defeat?"
Lin Qingci skillfully picked out 4 difficult balls and placed them at the mouth of the pockets, then said indignantly: "Just make your move already!"
Zhang Jingdong shook his head with a smile, then pocketed 7 balls in one go.
And now the black 8 was near the left middle pocket.
Zhang Jingdong smugly glanced at Lin Qingci: "Should I spare this shot?"
Though Lin Qingci knew Zhang Jingdong would most likely make it and win the ga, she still shook her head: "No spare!"
"Alright then."
Zhang Jingdong saw she was truly annoyed, so he intended to let her have a shot. Fixing his eyes on her again, he went for another blind shot.
But perhaps due to a slip at the mont of the shot, the black 8 just hit the pocket's edge and bounced out.
Zhang Jingdong exaggeratedly regretted: "Ah... this ball dared to be disobedient!"
Lin Qingci finally seized the opportunity to chide him: "See what happens when you show off! Look at you now!"
Zhang Jingdong shrugged: "It's fine, it's just one shot anyway. It's not like you can clear the table in one go."
"Daring to underestimate , are you?"
"I'm not underestimating you. I'm just speaking from the facts of the past dozen gas."
Lin Qingci pursed her lips without further argunt, focusing intently on the table.
She carefully observed the table's situation before launching a counterattack.
Her first shot neatly pocketed the 9 ball.
Next, a long shot pocketed the 13 ball.
Then another bank shot pocketed the 10 ball.
Now only the black 8 remained.
Zhang Jingdong, instead of being nervous, intentionally comnted: "President Lin, here cos your chance again. You won't let down, will you..."
Before he could finish, Lin Qingci suddenly made a brisk shot.
The black 8 cleanly rolled into the middle pocket following the cue ball's strike.
Lin Qingci gleefully looked at Zhang Jingdong: "Haha... That'll teach you for running your mouth, I won!"
Zhang Jingdong blinked rapidly, then looked relieved: "Tsk tsk, indeed what goes around cos around. Heaven spares no one!"
"Alright then, I'll honor the bet. What do you want to do?"
Lin Qingci quickly thought for a mont, then, with a rare mischievous smile, said.
"You've won so many gas from , you must really like playing pool. In that case, why don't you lie on the table and let play a real shot of pool!"
"Wha... what!" Zhang Jingdong looked utterly surprised: "President Lin, you usually seem so gentle, but who knew you could be so ruthless and... crude!"
"And you dare to call crude earlier, you're the real crude one here!"
Lin Qingci originally just wanted to scare Zhang Jingdong, but hearing this, especially seeing him so out of composure for the first ti.
She then feigned calmness: "Whatever you say, I'm just asking if you're willing to accept defeat or not?"
"I…" Zhang Jingdong pretended to look troubled: "But... it's too risky! Are you trying to murder your husband?"
Lin Qingci suppressed her laughter: "Alright, since you can't take a loss, then forget it. As punishnt, I won't carry out my punishnt tonight either!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingdong imdiately dropped the act: "… Alright then, if that's the case, bring it on!"
Then he went directly to the pool table and struck a dramatic pose.
Lin Qingci initially thought she'd kill two birds with one stone, making fun of Zhang Jingdong while avoiding her punishnt, but unexpectedly, Zhang Jingdong was this daring.
And upon seeing Zhang Jingdong's actions, she suddenly realized she might have fallen for Zhang Jingdong's trick again.
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