Of course, quite a few people got married on impulse that day because of those two sentences, indirectly boosting the country's marriage rate.
Wang Yue and the deeply moved Yin Guo knew nothing about that. After spending the night together, they boarded a flight home the next day, just as fans around the world were discussing the proposal.
They were in a hurry to get back, but not because they were eager to get married. The Chinese billiards tournament was about to begin.
In fact, Yin Guo was already running late. She had missed the pre-tournament training camp and couldn't take part. She had only skipped it because she wanted to watch Wang Yue's finals.
Fortunately, everyone knew where Yin Guo had gone. And with Meng Xiaodong smoothing things over, nobody said much about her arriving late.
Wang Yue was also competing in the tournament. Although they hadn't trained together, they had kept up with their practice and submitted their training logs on time. They could just say they'd attended camp separately.
As for the globally watched proposal, they had powerful connections, so everyone could do as Li Chenggan had and pretend they were temporarily blind.
This billiards tournament was a major event for the sport in China. Not only was Wang Yue competing, but his brother-in-law, Meng Xiaodong, was too, along with two other former champions: Jiang Yang and Lin Yiyang.
Meng Xiaodong had entered the tournament because Lin Yiyang was competing. He had been longing to face that rival again.
Yin Guo had only entered a few small tournaments that year, but she had kept practicing. With Wang Yue's help, she had become even more precise in controlling her shots.
So, in the nine-ball division of the tournament, Yin Guo fought her way through the field, defeated all