Chapter 13: The Lonely Genius (Part 1)

  This video game room is located on the slope several blocks away from their unit, and it's also an intersection of a crossroads, which makes it a rather bustling street area. Across the street is the three-star international hotel that was being built in Xia Hai at the time, which is also on Su Can's daily route to school. Occasionally, one or two BMWs, which are rare in this small city of Xia Hai, can be seen parked outside the hotel entrance.

  As they walked past the street opposite the hotel, Liu Rui suddenly raised his hand and pointed over there, shouting "It's them!"

  Four men and one woman walked out of the bright lobby of an international hotel, several people looked extraordinary in terms of dress and temperament, only a little younger than expected, but they stayed at one of the top hotels in Xia Hai City, which was quite surprising.

  Originally, Su Can still thought it was a master from another district coming to provoke him. Looking at this person's demeanor, he couldn't help but furrow his brow.

  The other party obviously also saw them, and the first man had a clear brow and eyes, with a delicate face, already showing a handsome image in the future. He smiled and waved at them, while the three men beside him looked arrogant, pointing and laughing at the three of them.

  And among them, there was only one girl, which made Su Can's heart skip a beat.

  Plain-colored dress, elegant and upright, dark eyes shining like stars, melon seed face, facial features almost perfect, very beautiful.

  Xue Yi Yang and Liu Rui swallowed their saliva, "Just, just now there wasn't this girl, was it? Who is she?"

  The distribution of the three people is dramatic, Xia Hai City's three famous middle schools, First Middle School, Second Middle School and Third Middle School. Xue Yi Yang is in the first middle school, Liu Rui is in the second middle school, and Su Can is timely in the third middle school, as if they had agreed on the distribution. The girl opposite them, no matter from which aspect, can be considered a school flower level, but even Xue Yi Yang and Liu Rui who are usually quite gossipy have not heard of her in their circle, could this girl be from Third Middle School?

  Su Cang thought that there was no such girl in his middle school? You know, you may not remember the name of your deskmate in junior high and high school, but you will definitely remember the name of the prettiest girl, the class flower or the school flower.

  Unfortunately, I couldn't find it in my mind.

  Everyone arrived at the arcade, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense. At first, they saw the people who had provoked them that afternoon arrive, with everyone looking unfriendly. Then, everyone clearly saw the girl, as arcades were generally a man's world, unlike future internet cafes where girls would gather to play Counter-Strike and other masculine games. It was very rare for a girl to appear in an arcade.

  A few older men sitting in the corner timely extinguished their cigarettes, and their previously slouching bodies were now sitting up straight, playing games properly, occasionally glancing sideways at the girl, their faces involuntarily turning red.

  It's no wonder, this girl's dress shows off her perfect figure, and you can already see the stunning potential she has for future growth. Her hair is as black as a waterfall cascading down her shoulders, her eyes are deep and profound, and her clothes and temperament are rare to find. Even Su Can, who was standing not far from her, felt his heart beat slightly faster, whereas before, even when he met Tang Yu, he didn't have this kind of heartbeat feeling.

  Xue Yi Yang and Liu Rui directly found a machine to sit down, shifting their gaze, feeling guilty for not daring to look straight at the girl.

  Just then, a tall man on the other side burst out laughing and said, "What's this? The defeated general has even called for reinforcements. Does he represent your highest level?"

  This sentence is obviously aimed at Su Can, Xue Yiyang and Liu Ruiyang brought Su Can over after dinner, naturally making the other side mistakenly think that he was their "secret weapon".

  "That's my brother, he just came to sharpen his skills, your main opponent is still us!" Liu Rui said hastily. In fact, among the three of them at that time, Xue Yi Yang was the best at playing football games, followed by Liu Rui, and then Su Can. Xue Yi Yang and Liu Rui couldn't swallow their pride from that afternoon's game, they just didn't understand why everyone played the same game but their skills were not as good as others, it was really frustrating.

  "Ah." Wang Weiwei, who was initially excited, looked at Su Can with a hint of disappointment. He had been itching for a challenge and had met Xue Yiyang in the afternoon, but it was clear that Xue's skills were only enough to make him struggle for a moment before being crushed, his thrill fleeting. Just as he was worried that he wouldn't find an opponent, Su Can arrived, and he thought that this person would be a stronger player, but from Liu Rui's words, it seemed that Su Can was just here to cheer and put on a show, which left him somewhat disappointed.

  It has already started here, a man in his thirties in the game room can't bear the arrogance of this group of people, and challenges one of them who is slightly fat. The outcome was quickly decided with a score of 2-0. The young man was clearly no match, and he sat there, stunned and disbelieving.

  A slightly chubby man wearing oversized sportswear yanked off the NIKE baseball cap on his head, slammed it to the ground, and stood up. "Small places are just small places, got it? You guys shouldn't expect to find any decent opponents here either! This small city isn't just small in size, its people aren't worth anything either. Look at these two, they're both nobodies, what's the fun in stepping on them? It can't even satisfy my urge to vent!"

  The other two people immediately echoed, and everyone in the game room blushed, not to mention how ashamed they were.

  "Xiao Wu, what are you talking about!" Wang Weiwei frowned and looked at the girl beside him.

  As expected, the girl also frowned at the rough language of the slightly fat man called Xiao Wu on this side. Xiao Wu immediately shut up, scratched his own neck and said, "Ah, I was just excited earlier... Lu Ran, don't mind it, haha..." His appearance and expression were quite embarrassing.

  Suddenly!

  Everyone's ears perked up at the pleasant name.

  Lin Huoran and his cousin were not very enthusiastic about this gathering, which was a family reunion for the elders. As younger members of the family, they had to accompany them, but Lin's cousin and his group found the accommodations at the large estate uncomfortable and prone to interference from their elders, so they secretly booked a suite at the best hotel. Lin Huoran didn't like participating in the family gathering either, so he stayed with his cousin Zhou Wu and Wang Weiwei's group.

  Wang Weiwei didn't like that everyone's attention was focused on Lin Luoran, so he sat down beside Liu Rui and declared war with a smirk, "Hehe, old rules, if you win against me in one round, I'll cover all the expenses for everyone, and the entire venue's bill will be on me!"

  Everyone was shocked at once.

  This kid might be the young master of some rich family back then!

  Su Can carefully sized up Lin Luoran and Wang Weiyi

  A group of people, their clothes, in terms of workmanship and style, would be impossible to find the same brand in 1998's Xia Hai. The styles are not outdated in Su Can's eyes, a person from the future, but rather low-key, without any visible branding, except for the NIKE sports shoes on their feet. At that time, there was no exclusive store for high-end sports brands like NIKE and Adidas in Xia Hai, and it was rare to see people wearing them.

  A person's attire can be changed, but a person's temperament and character are formed by the innate foundation and the cultivation of education in the environment. These people dress low-key, but their temperament is extraordinary. If it is said that they are rich merchants' sons, then their low-key and introverted dressing style does not quite match. It is very likely that they are the children of government officials. Although they do not give orders with a flick of their fingers, sometimes their majestic and overbearing manner is something that ordinary people's children cannot imitate.

  Su Cang combined his own experience and careful analysis to reach this conclusion, then smiled blandly, knowing that their identities didn't matter, everyone was happy playing together, who cared about anything else? This is probably the charm of competitive games, on the game platform, everyone is equal.

  A wave of regretful voices came, Liu Rui struggled to break through under Wang Wei's front line, but still failed to tie the game. Wang Wei scored the final goal and won 3-1.