Chapter 7
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Yan Qingchi raised his head to look at him. He smiled and winked at him before looking down at his own chess piece.
Qi Qi lowered his head as well.
Then, he saw Yan Qingchi push a marble at the bottom. His jumping method for the last two rows was the same as Qi Qi's. Qi Qi watched and saw him change a position. Then, the marble on the third row from the bottom had a place to jump. He watched as Yan Qingchi jumped step by step until he reached the opposite side of the board.
He looked at Yan Qingchi in surprise and saw Yan Qingchi smiling gently as he carried out the movements of his hands in an orderly manner.
Soon, the colors of the chess pieces on both sides were reversed and they became triangles again.
Yan Qingchi put down the last marble and said briskly, "I won."
Qi Qi looked at him without blinking. After a long time, he lowered his eyes. His long eyelashes were like small hooks. He looked at the chess pieces on the board that had returned to their original positions and slowly picked one up and put it down.
Yan Qingchi realized that he was copying his previous move. He had a good memory and quickly corrected his previous mistake. He jumped out of his square on the third row from the bottom. He seemed to be proud of himself. He raised his head and looked at Yan Qingchi slyly. Yan Qingchi reached out to applaud him. "Smart."
Qi Qi bit his lip gently and continued with his move. However, he did not feel proud for long. When he reached the middle of the board, he realized that he could not jump over it no matter how hard he tried.
He gritted his teeth harder and bit his lower lip so hard that it turned white. Yan Qingchi was about to ask him to let go when he retracted his teeth and puffed up his cheeks. He angrily but calmly put the marble back in its original position. He raised his head and looked at Yan Qingchi without saying a word.
Yan Qingchi was almost amused by him. He lowered his head and demonstrated it to him again.
Qi Qi memorized it. After he finished, he began to learn it again. However, he was still young. Although he saw the standard solution, he could not help but miss some steps. Every time he forgot or made a wrong move, he would put the chess pieces back and look at Yan Qingchi to ask him to do it again.
Yan Qingchi watched him do it again and again. He felt that the child in front of him was much better than he had imagined.
He had thought that Qi Qi was just smart. However, it seemed that he was not just smart. He was much calmer and more self-disciplined than the average child. At such a young age, he was able to be neither arrogant nor rash. He did not find it troublesome to return to his original position over and over again. Yan Qingchi felt that this child was much calmer than he was when he was young.
After about five rounds of chess, he finally succeeded.
He looked at the reversed colors of the chess pieces on the board and looked at Yan Qingchi proudly.
Yan Qingchi applauded him generously and praised him. "You're really good."
Qi Qi seemed a little shy. He smiled and did not say anything.
Yan Qingchi propped his head up and looked at him. There was a smile in his eyes. He said gently, "Are you good at Chinese checkers? Is that why you're called Qi Qi?"
Qi Qi shook his head.
"Then why are you called Qi Qi?"
Qi Qi thought for a moment and said, "I'm just called Qi Qi."
He looked at Yan Qingchi and said seriously, "I'm Qi Qi. That's why I'm called Qi Qi."
Yan Qingchi had not heard such a childish answer in a long time. Coupled with Qi Qi's soft childish voice, he felt that it was very cute. He pretended to say, "I see."
Qi Qi nodded.
Yan Qingchi asked him, "Can I play Chinese checkers with you?"
Qi Qi thought for a moment and nodded again.
Yan Qingchi looked at the chessboard. "I'm red and you're green. Whoever moves to the other's color first and positions himself correctly wins."
Qi Qi nodded again.
"You go first," Yan Qingchi said.
Qi Qi started playing the same way as before.
Yan Qingchi saw that he was still playing the same way as before and almost laughed out loud. He suppressed his laughter and even cooperated with Qi Qi to give him a way out. He watched as Qi Qi kept playing and occupied his territory.
Qi Qi did not have many playmates. This was the first time someone had played with him for so long and he even won. He was very happy and could not hide his excitement. "I won."
"Yes, you won. Qi Qi is very good."
Hearing that, Qiqi's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.
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