There aren't many pool tables here, just about five or six at a glance, but quite a few people have gathered.
Each table is surrounded by about four or five onlookers, mostly handso guys and beautiful won. Each of them tall and elegant, with the aura that any one of them could easily be a model!
Smoke filled the air, and many others sat on the sofas nearby, drinking and chatting.
"Enjoy your ga!" the waiter said, then went downstairs.
Liu Zixuan sat down nearby with a glass of wine, slowly observing the scene.
"Young Master Qu, you're in good form today! It's just been over an hour, and you've won five gas in a row." At this mont, a young man next to Liu Zixuan suddenly smiled and spoke to the man across from him.
The man addressed as Young Master Qu chuckled proudly, "That's right! I've been quite lucky recently."
"Could it be because you're about to go from being an outsider to becoming a soon-to-be son-in-law in the Celestial Capital?" Upon hearing this, everyone nearby laughed.
Young Master Qu didn't feel they were mocking him; instead, he wore an even prouder expression on his face: "You're underestimating the Qu family. Given ti, why couldn't our Qu family replace the ng family!"
Hearing this familiar na, Liu Zixuan suddenly lifted his head.
He had been listening to them brag out of boredom, but now, he carefully scrutinized this Young Master Qu.
Young Master Qu looked to be about the sa age as Liu Zixuan, handso in appearance, wearing a black tailcoat that made him appear quite gentlemanly.
However, his words carried an air of arrogance, mixed with immaturity. Such talk is completely inappropriate in this kind of setting.
If there were eavesdroppers, and the ng family heard, they would surely be on guard against them.
Or maybe they were confident enough to think they could swallow the ng family!
"Young Master Qu, you're amazing! In the future, we'll be following you. We people from the West City will finally be able to boast in the East City and stop them from looking down on us every day!"
"When Young Master Qu becos the Patriarch of the ng family, you must treat us to a feast!"
The voices of agreent rose and fell, mostly insincere flattery. Liu Zixuan noticed it, but Young Master Qu appeared even prouder, thinking he had already risen above these people.
"A feast is no problem. Anyone up for two more gas with ? I'm just getting started!" Young Master Qu picked up a pool cue and smiled.
Several people exchanged glances and smiled bitterly, "We can't play with you. We didn't bring enough money out today and are saving it to impress so girls later. If we lose to you, how can we even play?"
"Oh co on, you can hit on girls any day, why not today!"
Seeing Young Master Qu acting this way, several people looked around, and one of them pointed at Liu Zixuan, "Isn't there soone else here? Why do you have to target us?"
"Co on, brother, play a couple of gas with our Young Master Qu."
Before Liu Zixuan could react, he was already pulled over by a few people.
Young Master Qu sized up Liu Zixuan and smiled, "Friend, how about two gas?"
"I just got here and don't really know how to play!" Liu Zixuan smiled.
"No problem, we can teach you." A man next to him laughed, "Don't be too restrained, bro. In this circle, we're all from out of town, not like those tables over there filled with East City's young masters. We're just having fun, making friends!"
"From your look, you wouldn't happen to be short on cash, would you?" Having just been praised by everyone, Young Master Qu's deanor was even more arrogant, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Liu Zixuan grinned, "Although I have less money than you, Young Master Qu, I can still play a few rounds. Since you're so interested, let's do it. If I lose, I'll consider it tuition fees."
"You're pretty cool!" Young Master Qu picked up a cue from the side and handed it to Liu Zixuan, "You decide what to play, so you can't say I'm bullying you!"
Liu Zixuan pretended not to understand at all, turned his head to the group and asked, "What do you guys think would be fun to play?"
"You're not pulling any girls tonight, so nothing too thrilling. Let's just stick to the usual, play so Eight-Ball!" a man laughed.
"Eight-Ball's too dull, since this is your first ti here, let's keep it fair with sothing neither you nor Young Master Qu have played before!"
The man who had brought Liu Zixuan over paused and explained, "In the most original pool, there are fifteen numbered balls excluding the cue ball. Each of you gets seven; the Eight-Ball is the decider. Each numbered ball goes for a hundred thousand. Whoever clears their seven first gets to go for the Eight-Ball."
"How does the wager work on the Eight-Ball?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"How about a million?" the man hesitantly suggested.
"That depends on whether this brother has that much money. Anyway, it doesn't matter to !" Young Master Qu side-eyed him with a look of nonchalance.
Liu Zixuan smiled, "Sure, a million for the Eight-Ball."
"I'll set up the balls!"
With that said, once the balls were set, everyone else stepped aside to get ready to watch.
Young Master Qu then smiled enigmatically at Liu Zixuan, "You break, so you can't say I'm bullying you!"
Liu Zixuan grasped the cue stick and smiled, "If I beat you later, Young Master Qu, don't be mad!"
"You think you can beat ?"
Young Master Qu, with no sign of humility, shouted to those around him, "Did everyone hear that? A newbie says he's going to beat ."
"Hahahaha!"
"Dude, Young Master Qu's been winning at everything these days, just be his practice partner and pay so tuition. Don't think about winning!"
They stopped playing because Young Master Qu seed to be on a lucky streak, winning at everything in the past few days, causing them to lose quite a bit, which is why they refused to keep playing.
Liu Zixuan smirked slightly, walked to the front, and acted like he had no idea what he was doing.
Everyone who saw this exchanged knowing smiles; not even knowing how to break ant he'd surely lose.
But they were all just here for the fun, and seeing Liu Zixuan lose was better than losing to Young Master Qu themselves!
Seeing Liu Zixuan's act, Young Master Qu's face grew more disdainful, muttering, "Hope you don't embarrass yourself by not sinking a single ball!"
Crack!
Liu Zixuan's lips curled as he thought to himself, "I'll toy around with you first... soon, I'll make sure you have nowhere to hide!"
A crisp sound followed, and with just one hand on the cue, Liu Zixuan struck sharply, causing the triangle of pool balls to scatter like flowers.
The fifteen balls quickly rolled across the table, and the bystanders couldn't help but widen their eyes, watching each ball's movent intently.
Seeing the balls pass by pockets yet not drop in, Young Master Qu's lips slowly curved into a smirk...
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