Chapter 188 A Good Son-In-Law for the Liu Family (1/2)

Xiao Bing's words made Liu Kexin's father frown and he said unhappily, ”It's not a good habit for young people to brag. It's better to be down-to-earth.”

Xiao Bing and Liu Kexin could tell Mr. Liu was not happy. Liu Kexin felt even worse. It was okay if he'd just lost the game, but it would be a big mistake if he bragged. Liu Kexin knew her father best. He hated pompous and boastful men.

Although her father was an intellectual, he was also respectful towards people in other fields who were down-to-earth. To him, people like that could do no wrong. That's why he most hated young people who aimed too high. Because to him, that was being pompous.

Now that Xiao Bing has opened his mouth, if he can't reverse the game, he would have absolutely no hope of winning over Mr. Liu's heart.

Xiao Bing picked up a black chess piece, and put it down firmly, his whole being exuding a radiance that was different from before.

Mr. Liu looked at him and shook his head. ”Young people today like to brag and put on an act.”

Mr. Liu picked up a chess piece and placed it on the board. Currently, Xiao Bing had fallen too far behind to possibly reverse the game under normal circumstances.

Liu Kexin could play Go too. Because of this, she understood the situation and was anxious. Bing was not someone who bragged.

Her father couldn't care less. He'd decided to look for an opportunity to dissuade his daughter from marrying the boastful young man.

Liu Kexin was really perturbed. On the one hand, she felt it was almost impossible to reverse the game. On the other hand, she hoped for a miracle. She was also thinking about how to reverse her father's opinion of Bing if the latter lost the game.

Xiao Bing took his time, going step by step with the game, his expression calm. At first, Mr. Liu thought Xiao Bing was just play-acting, but when he observed Xiao Bing's perpetually unperturbed and unhurried pace, not showing the fretfulness of young people when they lose, he began to feel apprehensive in spite of himself.

This young man may be a little boastful but he could at least graciously admit defeat. Looks like for the moment, he should give the young man the benefit of the doubt and continue observing him.

”You have a good mental attitude.” Mr. Liu gave Xiao Bing his hard-to-come-by praise. Xiao Bing thanked him but kept his focus on the game. Liu Kexin also breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although her father praised Bing, Liu Kexin knew that her father was only giving himself more time to observe Bing. Otherwise, knowing her father, he'd have totally rejected Bing as soon as the game was over and would no longer consider him.

Liu Kexin's father originally thought that Xiao Bing did well to graciously concede defeat. But immediately following a few quick moves, he came to a realization and he was so shocked that cold sweat began to break out all over his head. He suddenly found himself unwittingly fallen into an enormous trap that Xiao Bing set up for him. A trap so enormous that there was no way he could get out of it.

Mr. Liu continued the game step by step, but the further he went, the more apprehensive he became. Xiao Bing's layout was so meticulous that all his previous advantages were eroded in no time at all. The original victory had become a mess, and defeat was certain!

In the end, Mr. Liu was completely defeated by Xiao Bing, and his face was ashen. Liu Kexin was stunned and then became gloomy. On the one hand, she was surprised by Xiao Bing's high level of Go. Her father was the first-class player among amateur players. On the other hand, she was annoyed because Xiao Bing mercilessly defeated her father in a trice. Her father's face was so livid and she didn't know what he was thinking now.

It was after the game was over that Xiao Bing suddenly understood, especially when he saw Mr. Liu's embarrassed look. He began to feel uneasy. He was so focused on how to reverse the game that he forgot to save Mr. Liu's face. Even if he won, he should not have defeated Mr. Liu so completely. He should've pretended to defeat Mr. Liu with difficultly. If this pretend father-in-law were a little petty, he would be driven out of the house.

Xiao Bing looked at Mr. Liu uneasily. After staring at the chessboard for a while, he suddenly laughed uproariously. Xiao Bing was confused.

”Xiao Bing, I've been deceived by you. What? Did you try to make concession to begin with? You thought in your heart, 'This old man is Kexin's father, I must let him win.' Then when you saw the change in my expression, you began to reverse the game?”

Xiao Bing said embarrassedly, ”It's just a fluke. I felt I could learn a lot from you. I was lucky to have won.”

”Come on, is it really luck that you've completely defeated me? Do you think that my level is that low?”

”No, that's not what I meant.”

”No need to explain, I'm not angry. Do you think I am the kind of person who can't admit defeat?” Liu Kexin's father looked at Xiao Bing earnestly and said, ”I saw a few points from this game. Firstly, you had various thoughts going through your mind. You planned to lose at the beginning but ended up defeating me. But it was all to please me. I don't like young people to be slick, but I can understand that. After all, you and Kexin are good friends.”

”Secondly, you are very upright. If others wanted to defeat me, they still want to save some of my face, but you've defeated me so utterly.”

Hearing that, Xiao Bing also laughed embarrassedly.