Chapter 345: Pushing Further and Further Away

"Runxi, come have lunch with me at noon, let's go to the restaurant opposite the chess academy. I remember that you loved eating their salted duck when you were a kid."

Liu Runxi couldn't refuse his mentor whom he hadn't seen for many years.

On the way, Sun Xiangren received a call and asked Liu Runxi to go first.

The restaurant has been renovated, and there is a floor-to-ceiling window in the private room on the second floor, through which you can clearly see the chess academy opposite.

The waiter came in to refill the tea.

She was a young girl in her twenties. While pouring tea, she glanced at the boy standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with confusion.

I was distracted for a moment and tilted my head, spilling the tea.

She quickly took a tissue to wipe it.

"Let me do it."

The boy came over and took the teapot from her hand.

The girl glanced at him secretly, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you Liu Runxi?"

Liu Runxi paused while pouring water and turned to look at her.

The girl felt as if her heart was hit instantly.

"It's really you. I thought you looked familiar. You were just a little kid back then, but now you've grown so tall."

The girl pointed to the chess academy across the street excitedly and said, "When you were a kid, you were the most famous chess genius in Renshi Chess Academy. You often came to our place to eat with Dean Sun. One time, when I brought you hot water, I accidentally burned your arm. Not only did you not get angry, but you comforted me. Do you still remember?"

The young man smiled faintly: "I remember."

"Ahhh, so you really remember me, that's great. At that time, you were the living signboard of Renshi Chess Academy. I haven't seen you since then. It's been several years. You've grown taller and more handsome, but I will never mistake you for your aura of keeping strangers away."

When Liu Runxi was a child, he was very famous in Renshi Chess Academy. When the little girls who came to learn chess were having lunch here at noon, the person they talked about the most was Liu Runxi. Go competitions were played on TV in the store every day, so she had watched many games of Liu Runxi and said without any modesty that he was undoubtedly a genius of that age.

Sun Xiangren opened the door and walked in. "What are you talking about?"

"President Sun, he is Liu Runxi. I didn't expect to see him again."

Sun Xiangren shook his head and smiled, glanced at Liu Runxi, and joked: "You are still the most popular wherever you go."

The waitress's name is Lin Lin. She is about to graduate from college. This restaurant is her family's business, and she helps out in the restaurant on weekends. Over the years, she and Sun Xiangren have become very familiar with each other.

"Of course. Liu is just like what people say on the Internet. He is good-looking and talented. He is so popular in the Go world. How many girls must he attract to learn Go?"

Lin Lin suddenly thought of something: "Student Liu, haven't you learned Go in recent years?"

It seems that we haven't seen him in some of the more important Go competitions in recent years.

Sun Xiangren changed the subject at the right time: "It's the same as before, add a salted duck and steamed Wuchang fish, and someone will be here later."

Lin Lin guessed that her question might be a bit beyond the limit, so she left the private room.

Liu Runxi placed a cup of tea in front of Sun Xiangren.

Sun Xiangren sighed, "You've been gone for so many years, but there are still people who remember you." Liu Runxi avoided the topic, "Who else wants to come?"

Sun Xiangren glanced at him and said, "She is an acquaintance of yours. She told me this morning, and I just knew you were at the chess academy."

Liu Runxi frowned slightly.

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open from the outside, "Sorry, Dean Sun, I kept you waiting for a long time."

The person who walked in was Wei Yuner.

Sun Xiangren smiled kindly and waved at her: "Come in."

Wei Yuner's eyes fell on Liu Runxi, her eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly: "Runxi, we meet again."

Liu Runxi nodded, his expression was indifferent, as if he was keeping people at a distance.

Wei Yuner walked in and sat down on the right side of Liu Runxi. "We just finished the second round of the game. I came out to have dinner with you during the intermission."

Wei Yuner looked down at her watch and said, "I can't stay any longer. I have to leave in twenty minutes."

Lin Lin came in and started serving the dishes.

Sun Xiangren thought of something and said, "Runxi's friends also participated in this competition."

Wei Yuner smiled and said, "I saw that girl this morning."

Sun Xiangren raised his eyebrows.

Wei Yuner looked at the silent Liu Runxi and said, "She won two games in a row, both of which were fast games. Her style of play is exactly the same as yours back then. You have done a good job teaching this student."

Sun Xiangren raised his eyebrows, glanced at Liu Runxi, and said to Wei Yuner, "Could this girl have inherited Runxi's true teachings?"

Dean Sun, who was already old, had a gossipy expression on his face and couldn't wait to say, "Yun'er, tell me more quickly. It's rare to find someone who can attract this kid's attention. He must be a talented person. If he can be brought to our chess academy, his future achievements may not be inferior to yours."

Wei Yuner was Liu Runxi's sparring partner back then. Her chess style has always been influenced by Liu Runxi. It can be said that Liu Runxi was the person who had the greatest influence on her on her road to success.

After hearing what Sun Xiangren said, Wei Yuner's smile froze a little. She quickly glanced at Liu Runxi as if nothing had happened: "The dean values ​​talent, but he also has to see what people want. Our chess academy is small, maybe they have better places to go."

Sun Xiangren heard her words with a bit of sarcasm. He looked at her, then at Liu Runxi, and his mind became clearer. He thought to himself that he was getting old and confused, and was saying some nonsense. He should not mislead these young people.

"Come, come, eat some food. This is your favorite steamed fish."

Liu Runxi stood up: "You guys take your time eating, I'm going to the bathroom."

After saying this, he left without looking back.

Wei Yuner tightened her grip on the chopsticks and stared at the door for a long time.

"Dean, I still can't understand why he would waste such a good talent."

Sun Xiangren sighed, "Everyone has different choices in life. He is also very talented in painting and has won many gold medals in children's competitions. He was also appreciated by a well-known foreign painter who wanted to take him abroad for development, but he also refused. He also has a very high talent for violin and piano, but he did not choose the path of art. Instead, he chose to return to a normal life and be an ordinary high school student."

At this point, Sun Xiangren shook his head and smiled: "He is not an ordinary high school student. He was admitted to Naruhito's gifted class with the second highest score in the country. It is a small class full of geniuses. The Go world has lost a genius, and maybe our country will gain a great scientist in the future. Can you say that his choice was wrong?"

"He is an extremely smart and clear-headed person. Don't use our thinking to imagine his choices. Also, don't treat him as a fool, otherwise you will push him further and further away."


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