Chapter 197: Little Quirk
In the next game, the little boy really calmed down a lot. He was accustomed to relaxing by listening to piano music before starting the competition, so in the midst of the noise around him, the little boy sat in his seat and listened quietly, creating a strong contrast.
Lin Yu looked at the little boy's demeanor, and felt more and more that he had the appearance of a chess master, generally talented people have some little quirks, and the boy's quirk is probably that he doesn't eat, drink, or talk before participating in the competition, just sits like that, and maintains a posture of going to the battlefield at any time.
In the second round in the morning, the little boy still defeated his opponent quickly and won two consecutive victories, and Lin Yu thought that the boy could relax a little. But when he took the boy out to eat at noon, the little boy barely ate anything, and it didn't take long for the chopsticks he had just picked up to be put down.
It seems that he still puts a lot of pressure on himself in his heart, Lin Yu secretly said in his heart, the little boy's mind is far beyond his peers, maybe he can't completely relax until the last moment of the game.
After lunch, Lin Yu tried to let the little boy rest on his body for a while, he didn't sleep well last night, and he has been in a state of high tension today, which is a huge drain on his body and spirit. The little boy shook his head resolutely, he said that there were some chess games that he had not yet figured out, and that he should take advantage of the noon time to clear his thoughts. After saying this, the little boy chose a quiet place near the corner and sat down, and began to enter a state of contemplation while listening to the song.
The little boy's serious appearance couldn't help but make Lin Yu feel a little ashamed, he was still so young that he could put such high demands on himself, if he could live in a normal family, his future would probably be limitless.
Lin Yu remembered the wish entrusted to him by the old dean, to find a good family for the little boy, and let them take the boy away from the orphanage, and the old dean should have seen this potential in the boy.
But where should I find such a suitable family for adoption? Lin Yu also fell into a kind of bitter thought...
As it turned out, the boy really thought highly of his opponent, and he won the two games in the afternoon with ease, each game took less than ten minutes, and only the second game of the last game took the little boy twenty minutes to defeat his opponent.
Lin Yu was waiting a little anxiously outside, in his opinion, the little boy in the regional selection tournament should not meet his opponent, after all, the boy's chess strength has surpassed Zhou Guanghua, but he didn't expect that someone could let him play for more than twenty minutes.
Later, Lin Yu learned that in the last game, the little boy did not encounter a powerful opponent, but that he almost fainted due to physical exhaustion on the field, so he made the wrong chess piece and gave the opponent a chance.
When the little boy came out, Lin Yu saw that his face was pale, as if he had a serious illness, but this time, the little boy who won the victory finally had a smile on his face.
Lin Yu picked up the little boy, he soon fell asleep in his arms, seeing the boy's calm expression in his sleep, Lin Yu knew that because today's game was all completed, the boy could finally sleep with peace of mind now.
That night, the boy had a big meal, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time, and after just one meal, the boy's spirit and strength seemed to recover immediately, and a child's characteristic ruddy color appeared on his face.
Seeing that the little boy had become full of energy again, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, if he was sent back to the orphanage with a pale face, it was estimated that the dean might not let them continue the competition, after all, the dean's first task was to ensure the health of the children.
There are still two games tomorrow, the morning is the breakthrough of the top four, and the afternoon is the qualifying match for the champion, runner-up and third place, when they separated, Lin Yu originally wanted to tell the little boy to have a good rest tonight, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back, the more emphasized this kind of thing may be the more counterproductive, let the little boy overcome it himself.
The next day, Lin Yu still picked up the little boy from the orphanage early, and saw the obvious dark circles around the little boy's eyes, Lin Yu didn't need to ask again to know that the little boy must have not slept well last night because of nervousness.
Lin Yu couldn't help this kind of thing, thinking that the little boy was participating in a national competition for the first time after all, and maybe he wouldn't be so scared after a few times.
When eating breakfast, the little boy still only drank a little porridge, steamed buns, steamed buns, and dim sum, he couldn't eat these things, Lin Yu tried to let the little boy take a bite of the siu mai, he almost vomited on the spot, so Lin Yu was no longer reluctant.
Today's time limit has been relaxed to 40 minutes, because more than 80% of the players were eliminated in yesterday's game, so there will be no more strict time requirements. However, this is not good news for the little boy, because the longer the opponent drags on, the more physical energy will be consumed for him, and today will definitely be more difficult than yesterday.
Lin Yu couldn't play the game as easily as he did yesterday, he realized that the little boy who was playing was in torment every minute and every second, and his heart was half-hanging, no matter what he did, he couldn't calm down.
Lin Yu also fell into a fidgeting state unconsciously, he kept pacing back and forth in the lounge, and he didn't know what he was listening to even if there was a song playing in the headphones. He looked at the cars coming and going on the street and the sound of horns from time to time, Lin Yu had a feeling of confusion.
He walked to the gate on the first floor several times, but in order to ensure the silence of the competition venue, the organizers closed the gate after the start of the game today, and people outside could not see what was happening inside.
There were several parents waiting at the door, there was an undisguised look of anxiety on their faces, Lin Yu was finally able to understand the psychology of these parents now, even if it was only through a door, it was difficult for them to put their hearts down.
Finally, after more than thirty minutes, Lin Yu saw the little boy come out of it. As soon as he saw Lin Yu, he began to complain, "My opponent is too slow to play chess, if I hadn't been waiting for him, I would have come out a long time ago." ”
Seeing the little boy's puffed face, Lin Yu smiled knowingly, he pinched the little boy's face and said, "Let's go, let's go to the second floor to rest first." ”
The first 30 minutes was just the beginning, and later Lin Yu found that each game lasted longer, followed by 40 minutes, 50 minutes, and finally the championship and runner-up match in the afternoon, which even lasted an hour.
Lin Yu really sweated for the little boy, and he didn't know if he could survive it for such a long time, praying in his heart not to make any mistakes in the championship and runner-up matches.