Chapter 452 - Life Analogous to a Chess Game (2/2)

“This is my territory. Within the boundaries of my land, no one can say no to me!”

There was hostility in both Zuo Qiuchen’s expression and tone of voice as he refused to back off.

However, neither was Long Tianyu ready to give in. He was also fuming.

“She is my wife. Without my permission, no one will get to see her!”

The two men were diametrically opposed to each other. It seemed that a battle would break out any minute.

The people in the surrounding put down what they were doing and dispersed.

They were not going to stand by to watch this. If something went wrong for them, they could be executed.

At this moment, Sumei, who had been looking down all these while, seemed to be smiling from the corner of her mouth.

A presumptuous Sumei wanted to tell Lin Mengya that these two men were her assets.

She thought that once she acted, these two men would try to kill each other because of Lin Mengya.

By then, she would love to see who else this woman could rely on!

Nevertheless, the commotion in the courtyard did not affect the relaxed atmosphere in the room.

Lin Mengya, who had nothing much to do lately, had learned to play chess. One would be most addicted to playing chess when she first picked it up.

Long Tianyu had been encouraging her by purposely letting her win eight out of ten games.

Whenever she could not find someone to play chess with her, the rather silly Zuo Qiuyu should appear and present himself.

“What do you guys have up your sleeves?”

Although Zuo Qiuyu could tell that the two people were acting, he was still not able to make out what they were up to.

“It’s nothing really. I just want to know what Sumei is holding in her hand. Rest assured that they know the limits. It wouldn’t lead to a fight.”

Lin Mengya quietly put down a chess piece and the surrounding white chess pieces were taken by her instantly.

Lin Mengya discovered by playing chess was as good as fighting a battle. One had to try to figure out what the opponent’s mind, and then think of a strategy to counter it. More importantly, he had to lure the opponent into his trap.

Basically, she would have won half the game if she was the active party taking the initiative in this chess game.

Playing chess was like living a person’s life. Something was fleeting while others had a lasting effect. A true expert would never allow his opponent to see through his intentions.

However, at this moment, Lin Mengya had not reached that level of competency yet.

“How are you so sure that what Sumei is holding in her hand isn’t something that will bring you harm?”

Given how the event unfolded, Zuo Qiuyu could tell that the thing Sumei was holding in her hand was meant to attack Lin Mengya.

Otherwise, why did Sumei end up having her eyes on Long Tianyu alone back in Square Town?

That had to be the reason. In terms of looks, Long Tianyu was indeed more good-looking than him. However, he was only a tiny little bit more handsome than him.

The cold and cruel Long Tianyu did not even know how to behave tenderly towards women. How could Long Tianyu compare with him, who was such an elegant gentleman?

Sumei must have an ulterior motive!

Surely Lin Mengya was not aware of Zuo Qiuyu’s narcissistic thought. However, Xiu was not around because Lin Mengya had sent her away to investigate on some matters.

From the information gathered by Xiu, Sumei was merely a tool used by her master against Lin Mengya.

In other words, Sumei was simply a resource to be depleted.

If she guessed correctly, Sumei would, by all means, follow them to the old capital city to attend the medical conference when they set out on the day after tomorrow.

Lin Mengya had wanted to keep this chess piece for use later during the medical conference.

However…

Although Lin Mengya refused to admit, she could not deny the fact that she could feel anger rising in her whenever Sumei threw herself at Long Tianyu.

This reaction was what everyone would call jealousy.

However, Lin Mengya refused to admit it no matter what. She just felt that it would be wise to get rid of this malignant tumor as soon as possible.

Lest she would continue following Lin Mengya and disgust her.

The quarrel outside soon ended.

It was needless to say that Zuo Qiuchen had eventual left in a rage.

Lin Mengya drew her attention back to the chess game.

Although she seemed to have the upper hand at this moment, being a novice at the game and inexperienced, there were flaws in her moves.

Zuo Qiuyu would be able to defeat her if he were a little bit more intelligent.

At this moment, there were two choices right in front of her.

On one hand, she could patch up at the loopholes and take one step at a time. On the other hand, she could go for a checkmate and attack her opponent and catch him unprepared.

In reality, this was not merely a choice to be made in the chess game, but all the more the situation she was facing now.

Lifting a chess piece, Lin Mengya hesitated and stared intently at the chessboard.

What should she do in order to emerge victorious in the end?

After pondering for a long time, Lin Mengya finally chose to put down her black chess piece.

Zuo Qiuyu looked at her and frowned. He did not understand the intention of this move of Lin Mengya.