Chi Ning had eaten someone else's food, so he had to go easy on them.
He thought about it and decided there was no reason he couldn't. "Come on."
Gu Zhe happily carried his rice bowl back to stand beside Big Brother Gu, who looked like he had eaten two huge lemons.
There was no suspense in the afternoon match.
It was just that whenever Chi Ning bent down to take a shot, he could clearly feel that the spectators were looking at him strangely. They whispered among themselves as though something major had happened without his knowledge.
What could it be? Surely Shen Minyi hadn't pulled some stunt again?
Distracted by his thoughts, Chi Ning carelessly let Big Brother Gu win back two rounds.
Still, that only changed the score from 8:2 to 10:4.
Big Brother Gu looked a little more respectable, but not by much.
Four in the afternoon.
Chi Ning was so exhausted that he did not want to say a single extra word.
By the time the host announced the champion, his eyes were already closed.
Standing continuously for six hours had truly pushed him beyond his limit.
For one brief moment, Chi Ning even felt that he had actually fallen asleep standing up. When he opened his eyes again, the venue had been arranged into an entirely different scene.
The green snooker table now looked more like a beautiful gambling table. A small pile of cash sat on top of it.
Chi Ning looked at the "little pyramid of gold" and then at the host.
Good lord, the pre-match instructions had actually been telling the truth.
The prize money was really paid out in cash!
The host held the microphone up to Chi Ning's mouth. "Does our champion have anything to say?"
Chi Ning said,