When Yu Shao arrived at the activity room with Zhou De, Xu Ziqin and Zhong Yufei had already gotten there ahead of them and were studying their respective game records.
What relieved Yu Shao somewhat was that Xu Ziqin seemed unaffected by yesterday's game and had returned to her usual persona.
When she saw Yu Shao enter the activity room with Zhou De, she merely raised her head and calmly glanced at the two of them before lowering it again and continuing to study the game record. She did not even ask why Yu Shao had brought someone else.
As for whether Xu Ziqin had truly been unaffected, only she knew.
Zhong Yufei, however, was different. He immediately asked curiously, "Yu Shao, who's this?"
Before Yu Shao could speak, Zhou De slapped his chest and introduced himself first. "Zhou De, also known as Shen Yi of Jiangling!"
Yu Shao said helplessly, "Don't mind him. He can't play yet; he's just started learning. He has nothing to do after school, anyway, so he plans to come play Go from now on. I'll talk to Teacher Chen later and see if it's okay."
"He's just started learning?"
Hearing that, Zhong Yufei immediately lost interest.
"I may have just started learning, but I'm a genius. Do you know what a genius is?" Zhou De immediately became displeased. "Do you believe I can beat you?"
Zhong Yufei was stunned. He was just about to say, "Then let's play," but he seemed to realize something and immediately looked toward Yu Shao.
"When you say he can't play, do you mean he can't play by your standards, or that he really can't play?" Zhong Yufei asked.
"He really can't play."
Yu Shao emphasized the point. He was also rather puzzled. Where had this kid Zhou De