The chessboard was already in an endgame, with one hundred black and white pieces on it. Now there were twenty more, but it was as if two completely unrelated games were being played on the same board. One was brimming with killing intent, while the other looked like children playing house.
But Ruan Lan was playing with extreme seriousness. At one point, she was tempted to pull out her phone, find a Go app, and use its AI to analyze the game and compete with her opponent. But if she did that, it wouldn't be a true victory.
So, after much hesitation, Ruan Lan abandoned the idea. She wanted to win this game with her own strength and then tell Xu Lai—
You stinky brother-in-law! See? I told you to make that move, but you wouldn't listen!
