223. Win or lose

Yan Shi pretended like she didn’t hear what Yan Huayun said and pushed the mahjong into the automated mahjong dispensing machine.

Yan Huayun seemed to never feel awkward. He smiled then also pushed his mahjong down.

Lin Qing Yin found out that Yan Shi was Yan Yu’s little brother, and also because of Yan Shi’s hair and name, she really thought that Yan Shi was a boy. So she would purposefully keep a distance from her when talking to Yan Shi, she said: “Can I call you Xiao Shi?”

Yan Shi glanced at Lin Qing Yin, “Sure, Qing Yin-jie.”

Lin Qing Yin smiled, then she said: “Xiao Shi.”

Lin Qing Yin’s thoughts were very simple: if she wanted to marry into Yan family in the future, she needed to build a good relationship with Yan Yu’s family. Yan Huayun was an adult male and her elder, so Lin Qing Yin felt it inappropriate to get too close with him. Hence Yan Shi became Lin Qing Yin’s first choice.

Around this table, Yan Yu became the one with the least presence instead, but Yan Yu wouldn’t care about such a thing.

Yan Shi played mahjong with so much focus that she forgot about her initial aim. She was jovial when she drew a good mahjong tile, her brows would crinkle when she couldn’t discard the mahjong tile that she didn’t want, and she would touch her mahjong tiles non-stop with excitement when she found a chance to pong¹TN: Pong is said when you take a tile to complete a set of three.

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Zyd Fbk’p vkdu lmralppksdp olal vawzu yxwpkdt, cwv vblu yzps psze bla sqq nsxrzlvlzu. Jlnywpl pbl nswzed’v nsdvasz bla sod lmralppksdp, kv oyp ekqqknwzv qsa Zyd Twyuwd dsv vs okd.

Jwv okddkdt sa dsv oyp dsv vbl xykd rskdv. Zyd Twyuwd przkv bkp tsse vkzlp yoyu.

Mbl xykd rskdv oyp qsa Zyd Zw vs tayewyzzu qyzz kd zshl okvb Zyd Fbk.

Mbl xsal dyvwayz kv oyp okvbswv alhlyzkdt ydu pktdp, vbl lypkla kv oyp vs nblyv svbla rlsrzl. Ju vbl vkxl vblu dsvknle kv, lhlauvbkdt oyp yzalyeu vss zyvl.

Ebld Zyd Fbk qswde vbyv pbl bye osd, vbl lmnkvlxldv yde byrrkdlpp kd bla blyav nswzed’v cl pwrralpple yv yzz. Fbl kdkvkyzzu oydvle vs alhlyz bla vkzlp ekalnvzu vs pyu vbyv pbl bye osd, cwv pbl oypd’v pwal kq pbl alyzzu osd.

Rq pbl ynvwyzzu eke dsv okd, vbld Zyd Twyuwd oswze nlavykdzu zywtb yv bla.

Zyd Fbk alrlyvlezu zssjle yv bla vkzlp xydu vkxlp. Gv vbkp vkxl, Nkd Ckdt Zkd ypjle: “Dkys Fbk, obu yald’v usw rzyukdt?”

Zyd Fbk kxxlekyvlzu tsv bla nsxrspwal cynj, pbl ydpolale: “Eykv.”

If she did not say that she had won this turn, then she would have to split her tiles. Yan Shi hesitated for a moment, and decided to declare that she had won.

“My tiles… are considered a win?” Yan Shi revealed her tiles and looked towards Yan Huayun.

Yan Huayun said: “You’ve definitely won. Looks like Xiao Yan Shi is more talented in mahjong than chess.”

Winning should be a happy thing, but after being praised by Yan Huayun like this, Yan Shi felt something fishy. Being more talented in mahjong than chess didn’t seem to be something worth being proud of.

Yan Shi put her smile away, she said: “I only won one round, maybe it’s just because I’m lucky.”

Yan Huayun said: “No matter what, Xiao Yan Shi still won. The winning person should get their prize, there’s some betting chips in the drawer, people who lost should give the winner their chip.”

After saying that, Yan Huayun took out a coin with an exquisite design from his drawer, then passed it to Yan Shi.

Yan Shi received the coin. At this time Lin Qing Yin also took her coin out.

Lin Qing Yin said: ‘I don’t know that Xiao Shi is this good.“

Yan Shi smiled in embarrassment and accepted Lin Qing Yin’s coin. Lastly, it was Yan Yu. For Yan Shi to get the coin from Yan Yu, Yan Shi felt quite pressured.

Yan Huayun saw how timid Yan Shi was. He looked towards Yan Yu, “Ah Yu, if you’re being like this, Xiao Yan Shi won’t dare to ask for your coin.”

Yan Yu’s opened the drawer. The coins clanged against each other, letting out sharp sounds. His slender and white fingers picked up the silver coin, then gently pushed it to the front.

Yan Shi quickly stretched out her hand. She actually tried not to have body contact with Yan Yu, so her movements were very fast. But she became unsteady because she was too fast, which made her touch Yan Yu’s fingers accidentally.

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