"I'm telling you, don't video call me for no reason. It costs money, and it's all coming out of your granddaughter's pocket," said Xue Rui.
"Isn't that the same as it coming from you?" the old lady said, unconcerned.
"Call all you want. I just won't answer." Xue Rui chuckled.
'She's trying to keep tabs on me,' he thought.
...
Old Liu stared intently at the chessboard, watching Lin Ruoxi play against herself.
But after just a few moves, Lin Ruoxi's brow furrowed slightly. "I lost this time."
Old Liu was dumbfounded. 'How did she lose?' he wondered.
She'd only made a couple of moves. He hadn't grasped the situation at all.
At first, Lin Ruoxi would play out a normal game. Sitting on the sidelines, he found it thrilling to watch one person control both sides of the board, engaging in a genuine back-and-forth against herself...
