Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

The audience at the scene was stunned and even started discussing it.

They had expected to see a closely contested and evenly matched final, but the final was not as exciting as the previous semi-final. Only the first few minutes of rapid chess were worth praising.

But when the close-up shot on the big screen focused on Lü Jun sitting in front of the chessboard, everyone understood everything.

Despite it being winter, Lü Jun's face was covered in a fine layer of sweat, and his hand holding the chess piece trembled uncontrollably.

Yu Zhe, on the other hand, was completely calm and at ease, even shifting his gaze away from the chessboard to look at the distant scenery, because he was just too bored.

Lu Jun made a lot of harsh remarks at the beginning, so Yu Zhe doesn't need to show him any respect now.

The two sides formed a very stark contrast, just like the current situation on the chessboard.

More and more people are realizing just how powerful Young Master Su Yuzhe of Fenghai City really is.

Yu Zhe doesn't like to waste time on the chessboard, even when facing a highly ranked player.

Because if a player loses their fighting spirit, the whole game becomes very boring.

It's about time.

Yu Zhe sighed softly and, within a few moves, pushed all the pieces that could have secured a kill onto the opposite side of the board.

Now, most of Lü Jun's pieces have been captured, while Yu Zhe still has many pieces he can move around. It's just a matter of time before the game ends.

Lu Jun picked up one of the few remaining chess pieces. This time, he didn't even bother to adjust his black-rimmed glasses. He looked around the chessboard, held the piece up for a long time, but still couldn't decide where to place it.

At last.

He slowly placed the chess piece horizontally on the board and said in a very soft voice, "I concede..."

No one heard him say those words, but everyone saw him press the surrender button with his head down.

The referee then realized what was happening and quickly picked up the microphone to announce it.

"Black resigns! Red wins! The match is over! The final champion is Su Yuzhe, who appeared as a guest!"

42. What kind of celebration banquet should be held?

"The final champion is Su Yuzhe, who appeared as a guest!"

In an instant, the ribbons that had been prepared in the field fluttered and colorful debris filled the air.

This was immediately followed by cheers and shouts from the entire audience that resounded throughout the venue.

Although the one-sided final was a bit disappointing, it didn't stop everyone from marveling at Yu Zhe's amazing performance!

In fact, if it were another family, and their eldest son had defeated Lü Jun, everyone would have thought there was something fishy going on, that it was a pre-arranged "script".

However, everyone believes that Su Yuzhe's strength is genuine, and his character and reputation in Fenghai City are beyond question.

................

This is the VIP audience section at this moment.

The girls all stood up happily to celebrate.

"Brother Yuzhe won! Zixiao, did you see that?! He's so amazing!"

"Isn't that obvious?"

Zixiao was also busy admiring Yuzhe's heroic figure, while Yuche rolled his eyes at Xiaolizhi, showing no surprise whatsoever.

But I was also happy for my brother.

The others were the same, watching Yu Zhe's figure on the field from afar, each with a different gleam in their eyes.

Let's turn our attention back to Yu Zhe.

After Lü Jun pressed the surrender button, he remained silent for a long time.

The cheers from the crowd were nothing but irony to him.

Ke Yuzhe had no intention of showing sympathy: "To be honest, you are far inferior to Senior Xiang Hong'an. I can't understand what you said before about not taking others seriously. You are clearly no match for them. At least they persevered to the end, but you surrendered directly."

"What are you saying..." Hearing what Yu Zhe said, Lü Jun just smiled bitterly, "Even if I lose, I only lost to you, right? Losing to a genius is not shameful."

This guy is really stubborn, and even though some people are good at certain fields, it doesn't mean they have to keep using the word "genius" all the time.

Yu Zhe laughed and said, "Oh, since you put it that way, then I can only tell you that what defeated you this time was not the so-called talent you mentioned, but experience. I was just using what I had learned on the spot."

You say you lost because of talent? Haha, actually, Yu Zhe didn't need to use many brain cells at all to deal with him.

Ahem... Of course, Yu Zhe wouldn't tell him this directly.

"Learning on the spot? You're saying I lost to experience?"

This statement caught Lü Jun's attention.

More than the outcome of the game, Lü Jun seemed to care about exactly where he lost to Su Yuzhe. If Su Yuzhe's change in playing style was simply a copy of a game record he had never seen before, it would be a double blow to Lü Jun.

Yu Zhe paused deliberately, then looked towards the audience: "During the semi-final match against Senior Xiang Hong'an, I found his 'Tai Chi' style of playing very interesting, and his method of softening hardness was just right to counter your playing style."

Yu Zhe continued, "I said I was just learning and applying what I had just learned, but actually..."

"I simply copied a few moves the senior player used earlier. These are all experiences accumulated by the senior player over a long period of life, reflected in the game. I merely imitated them slightly. Forgive my bluntness, but you can't even beat my imitation, let alone if you face players like them; you have absolutely no chance of winning."

Having said everything he wanted to say, Yu Zhe finally vented his anger, which he hadn't known where it came from, and got up to leave the arena.

Perhaps it's because Yu Zhe has never liked being labeled a so-called "genius".

Yu Zhe had finished speaking and had already left the competition area.

Just a few dozen minutes ago, Lü Jun felt invincible, but now his mindset has gone through a process of going from explosion to gradual calm.

He had always believed that no matter how skilled or experienced a chess player was, they were nothing compared to absolute talent.

But Su Yuzhe just told him that even a genius only has a slight advantage and still needs to accumulate experience.

When others said this, Lü Jun would just laugh it off, or rather, dismiss it with disdain.

But Su Yuzhe's words forced him to re-examine himself.

Only after failing will a person realize their mistakes.

Perhaps I've been too arrogant?

The more Lü Jun thought about it, the calmer he became. He felt he was slowly coming to understand.

Ultimately, Su Yuzhe was right.

Although Lü Jun was arrogant, he was not a teenager after all. Approaching thirty, he had the ability to quickly judge right from wrong.

He stood up with a wry smile and left amidst cheers that didn't belong to him.

While lamenting his previous naive thoughts, Lü Jun also realized a truth: he should learn more from those who are not just geniuses, but true strongmen.

However, there's one thing that Lü Jun still really wants to complain about...

Su Yuzhe was just saying that hard work and talent are equally important, but in reality, being able to instantly imitate the playing style of those reclusive old masters in the mountains—isn't that a talent so high it's frightening?

Forget about it... It's incomparable.

Once he realized that he was not a genius in comparison, Lü Jun was completely at peace.

His path of further study in chess is still long.

........................

Before Yu Zhe returned to the VIP seats, the girls were excitedly discussing their next plans.

"If you ask me, we should go back to the villa. The space there is huge! We can have a proper celebration banquet. I want to arrange the best programs and make it a grand affair!"

Yu Che stood up and made the suggestion. With her strong initiative, she was almost ready to call the company directly and ask them to start setting up a celebration banquet at the villa.

However, Zixiao objected: "That would be too noisy. Brother definitely doesn't want that. Why don't we just have a get-together at the apartment and cook a couple more dishes? Wouldn't that be a celebration banquet too?"

Qi Xinye usually doesn't like to offer suggestions, but she was unusually happy today: "There must be a celebration banquet, but I think Zixiao is right. If Xiao Zhe doesn't have any special circumstances, he probably doesn't want to go back to the villa."

Yu Che glanced at her almost imperceptibly.

This big-breasted woman, you talk too much. I know what my brother is thinking.

But Yu Che has her own little scheme... Whenever her brother goes back to the villa, he has to stay there overnight so he can spend more time with her.

It seems that Yu Che's perfect plan will not succeed so easily.

The two sides' suggestions were diametrically opposed, and neither side wanted to give in.

This put Lu Ling and Lu Yao, who were in charge of the execution, in a difficult position. The young ladies had different opinions, and neither of them knew how to arrange things.

"Ah! Brother Yuzhe is back!"

Little Lychee, who had always been outside the "battlefield," was naturally the first to notice Yu Zhe walking towards them from the stairs.

Upon hearing Xiao Lizhi's words, everyone immediately turned their attention to Yu Zhe.

Yu Che and Zi Xiao stepped forward almost simultaneously and questioned each other.

"Brother, are you going back to the villa or the apartment?" "I knew it would be the apartment, right?"

This infuriated Yu Che: "Su Zixiao! Don't mess up my plans, okay? We always go back to the villa for celebrations, isn't that our established habit?"

Zixiao replied helplessly, "This... Yuche, I don't remember this being a habit. Never mind... I'll remain neutral. Where we go is up to my brother."

This left Yu Zhe completely confused.

What are you talking about?

Yu Zhe barely heard anything from their loud noise, but judging from their hostile expressions, they must have been arguing again.

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Little Lychee looks so dazed; we can't count on her.

Before Yu Zhe could ask, Qi Xinye stepped forward to explain.

"Yu Che and Zi Xiao were just discussing where would be a good place to hold the celebration banquet."

"A victory celebration banquet?" Yu Zhe guessed. "Don't tell me... you're going to throw me a victory celebration banquet for something like this?"

Yu Che seemed to have anticipated Yu Zhe's response, so she replied matter-of-factly, "Yes! And brother, what do you mean 'just this'? This is a competition! If we win the championship, of course we should have a celebration banquet!"

Don't let her seemingly natural manner of speaking fool you; does Yu Zhe not know what she's really thinking?

Yu Che is usually too busy to come to the apartment every day.

The idea of ​​throwing a celebration banquet was just an excuse; she really just wanted Yu Zhe to stay at the villa occasionally so he could spend more time with her.