"What are you back for!"
Jin Ying lowered her voice and asked Song Xi.
Song Xi, however, looked puzzled: "I told you, I'm just going to the restroom."
"..." Jin Ying couldn't believe it: "You're really going to the restroom?!"
"What else would I be doing?"
"............"
It's over. She felt that Song Xi's IQ had plummeted after the breakup!
She had missed such a good opportunity just like that!
But Jin Ying was still unwilling to believe it. In her impression, Song Xi was intelligent and sharp. She would never surrender so easily. She must have a backup plan!
"Have you already thought of a way to win?" Jin Ying asked sincerely.
Song Xi answered honestly: "No."
Jin Ying: Just kill me with one blow.
Wang Bin nudged the person next to him. That person stumbled a couple of steps, steadied himself, and urged, "Have you two finished chatting? There's only one ball left. Hurry up and finish the game. Our Young Master Wang's time is very precious!"
Song Xi stood at the tee-off area and picked up the cue she had used earlier.
She took a deep breath. Her palms felt sticky, whether from nervousness or something else. She rubbed them against her pants a few times.
Looking at her state, Jin Ying felt that the game was probably lost.
Bang!
The ball was hit, and the cue flew out with it, swishing through the air.
Jin Ying closed her eyes, unable to bear to watch.
Watching the ball and the cue fall onto the grass side by side, Song Xi pursed her lips tightly.
Wang Bin smirked triumphantly and said, "A bet is a bet. Song Xi, you're dead now."
Song Xi frowned slightly. She lowered her gaze to look at her palms and calmly said, "You cheated."
Wang Bin froze and guiltily retorted, "Stop talking nonsense! You lost, so you lost. Are you really going to act shamelessly in front of so many people? Have you no shame?"
Song Xi persisted: "But the problem is that this game is unfair. What did you put on my cue?"
"Who put anything on it!" Wang Bin refused to admit it.
Song Xi said, "Then do you dare to come to the lawn with me to confirm? Do you dare?"
Wang Bin quickly signaled to the person next to him, then said to Song Xi, "Alright, stop making excuses! The three conditions, not one less!"
He stroked his chin, his eyes lewd, "Let's start with taking off your clothes first to entertain everyone!"
"Impossible!" Jin Ying said to Song Xi, "Song Xi, don't listen to him. I told you we should call the police!"
"Call the police for what!" Wang Bin sneered, "If you can't afford to lose, don't play! We're all adults, don't you even understand this basic rule?"
"Song Xi..."
If this continued, it would be endless.
Song Xi stared at the wine bottles on the table, her eyes chilling.
She stepped forward. The moment she took a step, a magnetic voice descended from above, and in the blink of an eye, the surrounding atmosphere turned ice-cold.
"So lively?"
Jin Ying was the first to turn around and her eyes lit up when she saw Lou Yu Ming.
Then Wang Bin.
He would never forget this kind of slow, lazy tone that evoked a physical sense of fear.
"Young Master Wang, what's wrong? Why is your face so pale?"
"Wang Bin, are you alright?"
Wang Bin's eyes were filled with fear. He looked at Lou Yu Ming in disbelief, feeling as if he were facing a demon, not a person.
"It's essential oil."
But Lou Yu Ming didn't even glance in Wang Bin's direction. Not far away, a staff member returned, holding the cue Song Xi had thrown earlier. Behind him was a man with his head down—it was the subordinate Wang Bin had sent out to destroy the evidence.
Now that the evidence was conclusive, Wang Bin had nothing to say.
Jin Ying suddenly realized, "So Song Xi was right! You cheated! Then this ball doesn't count!"
In fact, Wang Bin no longer cared about the ball or anything else. The moment Lou Yu Ming appeared, he wanted to flee, but his legs betrayed him, and he collapsed onto the sofa, unable to move.
Lou Yu Ming had someone fetch a new cue.
It was pure gold, with a low-key yet luxurious design, clearly priceless.
Under everyone's gaze, he handed it to Song Xi: "Use this."
Song Xi lowered her head, not speaking.
Jin Ying watched anxiously from the side, wishing she could rush forward and shake Song Xi awake: Ahhhhh what are you doing, hurry up and take it ahhhhh!
Wang Bin watched Lou Yu Ming's slight frown, breaking out in a cold sweat of anxiety and schadenfreude. Did Song Xi think she was so great? If she angered Lou Yu Ming, she would be utterly destroyed without him having to lift a finger!
He couldn't wait to use Lou Yu Ming as a weapon to torment Song Xi, just like he had been last night.
But surprisingly, Lou Yu Ming didn't take action!
Well, after all, he was a prominent figure in A City. Hitting a woman in front of so many people really didn't suit his status. Wang Bin made up an excuse for Lou Yu Ming.
Song Xi, with a cold expression, intended to leave. But Lou Yu Ming narrowed his eyes, precisely grasped her slender wrist, and then practically shoved the cue into her hand.
Everyone thought that was the end of it, but to their surprise, the next second, Lou Yu Ming dragged Song Xi to the tee-off area.
Jin Ying was startled and wanted to ask but dared not. Wang Bin, equally, dared not speak.
Lou Yu Ming's voice was neither loud nor soft, but steady and powerful, clear enough for everyone around to hear.
"It's been a while, I'll try it too."