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The corners of Guo Yun's mouth twitched. Why was it that his night couldn't go well?
"Why are you— "
Before anyone could ask him why he was standing in front of them with only a towel wrapped around his waist, Guo Yun tightened the towel and without changing his expression, he told them, "Little Zhanzhan ran away."
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At this moment, Little Zhanzhan was sitting at a table, across three old men, who were staring at him with a strange look in their eyes as if they were questioning why they had to be subjected to this kind of bizarre situation?
A little more than ten minutes ago, Little Zhanzhan woke up in the darkness. His parents weren't around nor was Guo Yun, who would always stick close to him than a glue. At first, he wanted to stay obediently inside the room and wait for everyone to come, but the boredom he felt was too potent and he ended up exploring the hallways outside.
While walking, he saw an old man carrying a chessboard tucked in his armpit. Seeing that it was a game that he loved to play, Little Zhanzhan followed the old man without him noticing.
It was until the old man entered a room in the floor below that he finally realized that someone had followed him when his friends asked him a strange question.
"Old Chen, did you bring your grandson so you can make us show some mercy on you when you lose the game?"
At this, Old Chen was confused, but then he heard a reply from behind him followed by someone grabbing his pants below.
When he looked down, an adorable young boy had his head raised up and smiling.
"You're right! Grandpa Chen made me come because he's afraid!"
Little Zhanzhan acted familiarly with Old Chen as if it was not their first time meeting each other. Old Chen, who wanted to refute it at first, couldn't say anything when Little Zhanzhan started to make the entire place his by expressing his curiosity on their game of chess.
Surprisingly, his curiosity was not childish. Rather, it was more like he was roasting them and their techniques.
"Aiyaa… Why did you do that? You could have done this to swallow up the knight."
"Old Chen, you're doing it wrong. Did you mistaken chess for mahjong?"
"Why are you all so silly? This is not a game of chess anymore. This is just a tic-tac-toe now."
"If Brother Yun saw you play like this, he would glare at you as if you owe him a million."
The old men was ashamed and also afraid of moving a single muscle under his flaming words. They weren't professionals, but they still had some confidence in their skills in chess.
However, under this little guy's observant eyes, he was able to rip apart their facade and exposed their real skills.
Moreover, they could not argue with him. They did not even feel a bit of anger hearing him, because the words Little Zhanzhan imparted to them were all true and reasonable. To be honest, they even thought that they were receiving free lessons from an expert!
Not only that, Little Zhanzhan, who became bored once again after seeing them play, joined the game. But he evilly proposed a game, which one person need to bet something before getting to play. Although it seemed ot be unethical to bet with a child no more than 3 years old, these old men were seasoned gamblers. They simply couldn't pass up the chance to win something while playing a round of chess.
In the end, they betted a few things. A watch, a painting, and a house.
On the other hand, Little Zhanzhan, who instigated to have a betting game with them did not have anything on him.
The old men kindly told him, "It's okay. You're still a child so it's understandable you don't have anything."
"That's right. You can just think of this as an experience for you."
"Ah, but when you grow up, you should remember us, okay?"
Little Zhanzhan stared at them before sneering, "You don't have to be polite. I'll bet my father's company if I lose. I'll even add Brother Yun as a bonus."
The old men were amused by him, thinking that he was talking nonsense.
But Little Zhanzhan was definitely not talking BS. Rather, if he lost to these amateur old men in a game of chess, he shall change his name to Song Bulshido!
They couldn't change the little guy's mind even after they persuaded him. And so, the game began.
The old men were palying carefully, knowing that the little boy was not a simple opponent. They didn't head straight to swallow his pawns nor did they take on his provocations. One could even say that after Little Zhanzhan roasted them, they felt vengeful and wanted to take revenge on their lost confidence.
Thus, one by one, they played against Little Zhanzhan.
But who knew that each round of chess, they would lose something. Little Zhanzhan, on the other hand, did not lose anything.
As if predestined, Little Zhanzhan won four rounds of chess. He also received a watch, painting, house, and a building that another old man betted after he lost once to him.
Little Zhanzhan grinned at the old men, who gathered across him with a sullen look. He reached his hand out with his palm raised upwards and said, "Now you can give me what you ow me."
The old men looked at each other, mirroring each other's helplessness in their eyes.
They could cheat the little boy and leave him without giving him anything. But they were not lawless people who would do something like that. Besides, the little boy had given them enough entertainment to pass the time before their meeting could start.
One by one, they gave up the things they betted to Little Zhanzhan.
"This is a watch I bought in France. It's a limited edition. You can do what you want with it now."
"I don't have the painting with me right now, but I can write a IOU. Give me the address to you home so I can deliver it.
"Fortunately, I have the house deed with me. I was going to give it to my mistress, but you can have it now." The old man sighed but he continued to take out another deed. He was the one who chose to play against Little Zhanzhan again. Losing twice. "This is the deed for the building. You may not know how important and valuable this is. But a bet is a bet. You'll understand in the future just how lucky you are."
After saying this, the old men bid their farewell to Little Zhanzhan. Old Chen, who was mistaken to be Little Zhanzhan's grandfather also received a round of praises from these old men. He was momentarily shocked and dumbfounded. But as someone who also lost the bet and gave away one of his painting, he could only shake his head at Little Zhanzhan.
"Let's go. I don't know who you are. But I'm guessing you're from the same floor as I am." Old Chen said. "I'm afraid your parents might be worriedly looking for you now."
Little Zhanzhan nodded. Feeling slightly nervous as he also found that he took a lot of time playing with these old men. If his mother and father heard of this, they would surely scold him.
There's also Brother Yun, who might cry at the sight of him.
Ha… his life is sure full of troubles.
But, he won a lot this time, this should be able to please Brother Yun and mommy, right?
The two entered the elevator. As soon as they got on the suite floor, a line of men in black uniforms and huge build blocked the elevator.
Once they saw who came out of the elevator, they immediately stepped forward towards Old Chen with a menacing aura surrounding their body.
Old Chen almost pissed himself as he felt that these men were no ordinary bodyguards. But why were they here?
Little Zhanzhan was also curious. It was the first time he saw so many men in black. It was really cool to look at.
At this time, a cold and deep voice echoed in the corridor.
"You've looked around the city and the entire building, and still didn't find him. Should I say my son's ability to hide is superb or you're all just useless and don't need me to pay you anymore?"
Hearing his voice, Little Zhanzhan's ears twitched and looked towards the direction of the voicen in surprise.
He was slightly afraid, but seeing his father standing a few steps away from them, Little Zhanzhan walked forward and said, "A'Yu, who made you angry? You look ugly when you're angry."
The stifling and deadly atmosphere suddenly decreased as soon as the little boy appeared.
Little Zhanzhan, who didn't know what was happening, was suddenly wrapped in a tight embrace from behind.
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