But I Don't Have Your WeChat

The simultaneous challenge was finally over.

According to convention, Wu Shuheng should have first praised the juniors who had participated in the simultaneous challenge, then said a few words of encouragement to bring the Go lecture to a close.

However, when Wu Shuheng picked up the microphone again and looked at all the female and male students below the stage, he suddenly had no idea what to say.

At that moment, the audience was also utterly silent. Everyone was looking at Wu Shuheng with inexplicable expressions.

After a long while, Wu Shuheng finally shook his head and let out a long breath of stale air.

"Today's simultaneous challenge truly gave me an unprecedented surprise..."

Wu Shuheng paused, then added, "Or should I say, shock?"

At those words, the students below struggled not to laugh. The oppressive atmosphere from moments ago suddenly relaxed.

"Honestly, I never imagined that I would lose, not even in a simultaneous challenge where I gave a two-stone handicap."

Wu Shuheng's expression was somewhat emotional as he said, "But in the end, I not only lost, I lost two games."

"To all the other junior students who lost to me, there's no need to belittle yourselves. You all played very well—really well."

"From playing against you, I could see your love for Go and your spirit of never admitting defeat."

"Even when you knew you had fallen behind, you still gritted your teeth and fought to the very end, playing the most brilliant moves you could. You completed this game record yourselves. Even though you lost, you shouldn't feel disappointed. In fact—you should feel proud."

"Of course, I'm saying this to myself as well."

At this, the students below could finally hold back no longer and burst into laughter. The air suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Once the laughter below gradually subsided, Wu Shuheng continued, "As for the two junior students who defeated me... I hope that one day, I'll see you on the professional circuit."

At these words, all the students below froze, then involuntarily turned their gazes toward Yu Shao and Xu Ziqin.

They all heard the deeper meaning in Wu Shuheng's words.

In Wu Shuheng's eyes, Yu Shao and Xu Ziqin actually had the potential to pursue becoming Professional Go Players!

"Finally, I'd like to give everyone one last sentence."

Wu Shuheng took a deep breath and said, "Go, like life, is a road so long that you can't see its end!"

"On this road, some people walk very quickly, some walk very slowly, some keep falling, and others keep getting back up."

"But none of that matters. All we need to do is keep moving forward. That's all!"

"Thank you, everyone!"

After he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause immediately rang out below the stage.

Soon, as the lecture came to an end, Wu Shuheng left the stage. The students below began filing out, while the students who had participated in the simultaneous challenge also stood up and headed down from the stage.

"He's coming down."

"Weren't you interested in him? Come on, hurry up and ask for his WeChat!"

"Aw, I was just joking."

"Really? Then if you're not going, I will."

"Hey? No, no, no, I'll go! Isn't that enough?"

When they saw Yu Shao walking off the stage, quite a few girls immediately sprang into action, preparing to ask him for his contact information.

However, just as they were about to walk toward Yu Shao, they saw Wu Zhixuan, who had been sitting in the first row, suddenly stand up and walk straight toward him.

They froze for a moment, their footsteps coming to an abrupt halt.

"Hey, how did it go?"

As soon as Yu Shao stepped down from the stage, Wu Zhixuan took the initiative to come over. Two small dimples appeared at the corners of her smiling mouth. She looked like a child who had scored full marks on an exam and was showing off as she said, "My Autographed Photo was amazing, right?"

"Amazing."

Looking at the energetic girl before him, Yu Shao smiled and said, "If not for your Autographed Photo, I probably wouldn't have won."

"Although the Autographed Photo of a future female Go saint played a part, you really did play very well, too."

Wu Zhixuan stuck out her tongue. She knew her own limitations, so she felt a little embarrassed upon hearing Yu Shao say that. Still, she couldn't help asking curiously, "Have you trained at a Go academy before?"

"Uh... no."

Yu Shao shook his head and answered honestly.

In his previous life, he really had trained at a Go academy, but not in this life. His predecessor had not even known how to play Go.

"No?"

Hearing this answer, Wu Zhixuan's beautiful eyes widened in shock.

Yu Shao suddenly realized that Wu Zhixuan was unfairly adorable. Even her expression of shock was cute, like a little kitten, making him want to pinch her cheeks.

"Let's not talk about that for now."

Yu Shao looked at Wu Zhixuan and asked, "So, where's my Autographed Photo?"

At these words, Wu Zhixuan froze for a moment, then patted her head as if suddenly waking from a dream and said, "Oh, right!"

She had agreed casually because she had thought it would be fun, but she hadn't considered that she had no ready-made photo with her now.

She didn't even have a photo, let alone a pen!

What should she do?

Wu Zhixuan thought seriously for a moment, then said, "How about this? What's your home address? Send it to me—I'm afraid I'll forget it. Then I'll go home, find a photo, sign it, and mail it to you."

"That works."

Yu Shao nodded, then looked at Wu Zhixuan and drawled, "But... I don't have your contact information."

"Then let's add each other!"

Wu Zhixuan felt that this was no problem at all. After saying that, she hurriedly pulled her phone from her trouser pocket, opened WeChat, and asked, "What's your WeChat? I'll add you."

Yu Shao immediately told her his WeChat ID.

"Okay! I've added you. Remember to accept it!"

Wu Zhixuan quickly entered Yu Shao's WeChat ID, selected "Add Friend," then waved the phone in front of Yu Shao to show that she had added him and was only waiting for him to accept.

"Okay."

Yu Shao nodded.

"I originally just came to look around my brother's alma mater today. I never expected to see my brother lose at Go—twice, no less. Now I have another reason to make fun of him. Hehe."

Wu Zhixuan put away her phone in satisfaction, then waved goodbye to Yu Shao with a smile. "I'm leaving now!"

Soon after parting with Wu Zhixuan, Yu Shao had barely left the multimedia classroom when Zhou De blocked him at the entrance.

"Old Yu! What did Wu Zhixuan say to you? Come on, confess everything!"

Zhou De grabbed Yu Shao by the collar and questioned him in a tone so jealous it could have been squeezed for juice.

"What could she say? She wanted to add me on WeChat."

Yu Shao pried Zhou De's hand away and said casually.

"You really are asking to die!!!"

Zhou De's eyes were bloodshot. He was unwilling to believe it, but he had indeed seen Wu Zhixuan take out her phone at the entrance of the multimedia classroom.

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