The next day.
It was the third day of the new year.
In the morning. It was not even 6 AM yet.
His parents were not up yet. Old Wu and his daughter were still asleep, but Zhang Ye was already up by himself. He walked to the beach outside the villa and lay down on a recliner. He put on his sunglasses and looked out at the sea. Listening to the sound of the waves and feeling the cool sea breeze, he felt exceptionally peaceful.
His family.
Freedom.
This was what life was like.
Zhang Ye was overjoyed. This was the happiest day he had in the past few years. As a result, he, who rarely suffered from insomnia, did not get much sleep. His mind was filled with the smiles of his family and his adorable daughter. Although the little kid was still a little afraid of him and had not even called him "Daddy" yet, Zhang Ye did not care. He knew that he had owed his family too much over the years. It was he who had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, so he wanted to make up for it. He wanted to slowly make up for all the fatherly love that he had not given to his daughter all these years.
Not far away.
Several young people were out on their morning jogs.
"Aiyo, I'm so tired."
"There's still one more lap to go."
"Qiqi, you can do it."
"Teacher Tian too. Why did he make us train so early in the morning?"
"We have to improve our mental and physical strength as well."
Zhang Ye looked over when he heard that and smiled. He lay there leisurely waved and said, "Hey."
Those young people turned their heads to look and were stunned.
Chen Qiqi said in surprise, "Wow, Expert Bro!"
Chen Niannian waved. "Expert, why are you still wearing your sunglasses so early in the morning?"
Huo Yan also stopped running. "We meet again."
Zhang Ye asked, "Are you doing morning exercises?"
Huo Yan sighed and said, "Yeah, the Qiyuan organized the training program. It was supposed to be their Go academy's practice, but it was Teacher Tian who led the team this time. In the end, our Xiangqi academy got caught doing it too."
Chen Qiqi walked over. "Expert, we were just talking about you with Teacher Tian and my aunt yesterday. My aunt was quite curious about which old friend you were and wanted to meet you. Why don't you come with us later? Anyway, it's that hotel on the east side. It's very close."
Zhang Ye waved it off and said with a smile, "Forget it. I'm not a member of your Qiyuan, so I won't be going."
Chen Niannian said, "But you are really at the level of a professional player. Even if you can't compare yourself to Teacher Tian and the others, you are at least comparable to us professional 4th-dan players. If you train a little more and don't use that outdated Cosmic Flow, you can research and learn some new playstyles. You will definitely be stronger. I wonder if Changhe 9-dan knows of him? Over the years, Teacher Changhe has led us in creating many playstyles. You should learn them. "
Long River Level 9?
How could I not know him? He's my father-in-law.
Learning from him?
Come on, with his level, what could he do?
Chen Niannian asked, "What's your occupation now?"
Zhang Ye said, "I'm temporarily unemployed."
Chen Qiqi said, "Hey, then why are you still staying in such an expensive hotel?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "My wife is rich."
Chen Niannian criticized, "Uncle, you can't always eat off your wife. Men have to be strong. Come to our Qiyuan. Professional Go players earn a lot of money."
Chen Qiqi stabbed him with a knife. "It's just that you're a little old."
Zhang Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Is that so?"
Chen Qiqi said, "The publicly recognized peak of the Go world is when you're in your twenties. The older you get, the more your condition will deteriorate."
Zhang Ye smiled. "Alright then."
A female Go player said, "Hai, you're still the one who has it easy. We still have to play against PeterGo in the day."
Chen Qiqi said in pain, "Yeah, just thinking about it makes me worry. Teacher Tian made us take turns to play against PeterGo over the past few years, then do some research and write reports on it."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Isn't that pretty good? It's a form of training."
Chen Niannian looked like she was about to cry. "It's not good at all. Playing against PeterGo makes us feel despair. It's a form of despair from start to finish, and it seriously affects our confidence."
Zhang Ye said, "Young people should train more, right?"
Chen Qiqi harrumphed and said, "How can you be happy when you're losing every day?"
But Zhang Ye said, "I've never lost before."
When everyone heard this, they all rolled their eyes.
Never lost before?
How is that possible!
There are still people in this world who have never lost before?
Can you stop bragging?
But what they didn't know was that Zhang Ye had indeed never lost before. He might have lost in a small game, but not in a big game. Be it a best of three or a best of five, Zhang Ye had never lost before.
At this moment, the hotel staff came over. "Hello, this is a private beach. Only hotel staff are allowed to enter. Sorry about that."
Huo Yan said, "Alright, we'll be leaving right away."
Chen Niannian waved. "Then let's continue our jog, Expert Bro."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "See you later."
When they left, Zhang Ye checked his watch and got up to head back to the villa. Seeing that his parents, Old Wu, and the others were still not awake, he felt a little sleepy. So he lay down and wanted to go back to sleep.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Ye's ears suddenly twitched. He could sense that someone was beside his bed. He immediately opened his eyes a little and looked over. Then he was overjoyed.
It was his daughter beside his bed.
Sisi was holding a doll in her arms and looking at Zhang Ye curiously.
Zhang Ye pretended to have just woken up and yawned as he opened his eyes. "Eh, my daughter?"
Sisi jumped in fright and hurriedly ran out of the room.
Zhang Ye was tickled by this and felt a sweetness in his heart. He rolled over and got out of bed.
Old Wu's voice came from outside.
"Sisi, what's the matter?"
"I-I'm fine."
"Did you go to see Daddy?"
"No."
"Why did you run off?"
Sisi stammered.
Zhang Ye walked out. "Daughter, let Daddy carry you, alright?"
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "Let Daddy carry you?"
Sisi shook her head and hid behind her mother.
Wu Zeqing smiled. "Then let Daddy teach you how to play Go, alright?"
Sisi struggled for a long time before finally nodding her little head.
Wu Zeqing looked at her husband. "Teach the child how to play Go."
"Alright." Zhang Ye said excitedly, "Come, come and play Go with Daddy."
Soon after, his parents also woke up. When the two of them came out of the room, they saw the father-daughter pair playing Go in the living room. They looked at each other and smiled.
His mother smiled and said, "Sisi, you didn't let Daddy into the house to sleep with you and Mommy last night. Why are you playing Go with Daddy today?"
Zhang Ye said smugly, "This is a matter between us, so don't meddle in it."
His mother harrumphed, "Alright, I won't meddle in it, alright?"
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "This little rascal went to her father's place the moment she woke up this morning. I've been paying close attention to her."
His father said, "This is what they mean by blood is thicker than water."
Wu Zeqing nodded and said, "Let's not bother about it. Let them spend more time together. This is our daughter's first time meeting her father, and it's also Little Ye's first time being a father. They both need to go through a process, and I believe that Little Ye can handle it well."
His mother gave him a sidelong glance and said, "I'm just afraid that this kid will lead my granddaughter astray."
Wu Zeqing smiled. "He won't."
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