The world of film and television begins with Hikaru no Go

Turn right after exiting the stairs and you'll find Class 3. The door is open, and a few students are sitting sparsely inside.

Some people are chatting, while others are sleeping.

Zhang Rui glanced inside; time had passed.

Just as I was about to ask someone where time had gone, a girl ran over.

"Brother Rui, what brings you here?"

The speaker was Jiang Xueming, who lived next door to Shi Guang's house, and Zhang Rui knew him too.

"I need to speak with Shi Guang."

"Shiguang? He seems to have gone to the high school section?" Jiang Xueming blinked. "What do you need Shiguang for? Did your aunt ask you to look for him?"

"It's nothing serious, don't worry." Zhang Rui knew what she was worried about; he guessed Shi Guang had gotten into trouble at school again. "Where is he in the high school section?"

"They're probably going to see Wu Di. They've been hanging out together a lot lately, in that building behind. Just keep walking along this road, and you'll find it there."

"Thanks."

Zhang Rui turned around and went downstairs, following the direction Jiang Xueming pointed out.

The high school building is a bit older than the junior high school building. The walls are covered with ivy, the window frames are green, and some of the paint is peeling off.

Wu Di was also Shi Guang's neighbor, but a year older than him. Zhang Rui had never met him, only knowing that he existed, so he wasn't sure which class he was in. Just as he was thinking about asking someone, he heard a familiar voice coming from not far away—

"Doesn't it make me look even more like a high school student than you when I wear it?"

It's definitely time.

Zhang Rui turned the corner and saw two people standing by the roadside.

The person wearing a short-sleeved shirt, carrying a backpack, pushing a bicycle, and wearing glasses, who looked quite refined, must be Wu Di.

The other one was wearing a school uniform jacket that was obviously too big, with the zipper all the way up. He had his hands in his pockets, his chin slightly raised, and a smug look on his face.

"Even if you count as one person impersonating someone else, there's nothing we can do about the third person."

"Just the two of us? Then why were you in such a hurry for a classroom? I thought you'd already found someone!"

"I wasn't thinking... I was thinking that if we had a venue, maybe people could come..."

Seeing Wu Di's aggrieved expression, Zhang Rui assumed that Shi Guang was bullying him again, so he called out, "Shi Guang!"

Shi Guang turned around, saw Zhang Rui, and was stunned for a moment: "Brother? What brings you here?"

Wu Di also looked over, his gaze lingering on Zhang Rui's face for a second before he froze instantly.

"...Zhang...Zhang Rui, 9th Dan?"

Zhang Rui nodded: "Hello."

"Y-you...you're Zhang Rui, a 9-dan player?!"

Wu Di was so flustered that he didn't know how to stand. He subconsciously started to straighten his clothes and even forgot to hold the bicycle. Fortunately, he had put down the kickstand beforehand, otherwise he was really worried that it would fall and hit him.

"Um."

"I—I—" Wu Di's face flushed red, and he became incoherent. "Can I shake your hand? I admire you so much! I played your game against Lee Chang-ho in last year's Qiulan Cup at least thirty times! And yesterday's decisive game in the Tianyuan Tournament, that point at 3-3—"

He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, seemingly realizing he had gotten too excited, and scratched his head sheepishly.

Shi Guang looked at Wu Di, then at Zhang Rui, with a bewildered expression: "Why are you so excited? Is my brother famous in the Go world?"

I knew about Zhang Rui's chess playing time, but he moved out a long time ago and only comes back for holidays.

Moreover, they didn't talk about chess much at home, and Shi Guang wasn't very interested in Go at that time.

Shi Guang didn't know that Zhang Rui could see Chu Ying. It wasn't that he was deliberately hiding it from her; he just didn't know how to bring it up.

Okay, actually it was intentional.

Zhang Rui thought the interaction between the two was quite fun at the time, so he pretended not to see it. It was only after Shi Guang stopped playing chess that he got involved with Chu Ying.

Zhang Rui stated that he would not take the blame for not telling Shi Guang that it was Chu Ying's idea to remain silent.

After Shi Guang rekindled his interest in Go, Chu Ying even discussed with Zhang Rui that they should try not to reveal their true identity in front of Shi Guang in the future, so as not to provoke him.

After all, Chu Ying was still a little worried that Shi Guang's enthusiasm was just a passing fad.

Zhang Rui had no such concerns, but he didn't care and just let Chu Ying do as he pleased.

Wu Di was still clearly in a state of excitement when he heard Shi Guang address Zhang Rui. He turned around abruptly and exclaimed, "Your brother?! How come you've never told me that Zhang Rui, the ninth-dan player, is your brother?!"

"You didn't even ask?" Shi Guang shrugged dismissively. "Besides, all I know is that he's playing Go. I don't even know when he became a ninth-dan."

"But you didn't tell me your brother can play Go..." Wu Di muttered softly, then raised his voice eight octaves, "Do you know who your brother is? The youngest 9-dan Go player in China! Eight world champions! Four-time Tianyuan champion! The world's number one Go player right now! Even the CCTV News reported on it! And you don't know?!"

"It's just that you're ranked first in the class." Zhang Rui corrected.

"Who reads the news for no reason..." Shi Guang was startled by Wu Di's reaction and took a half step back. "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Exaggeration?!" Wu Di took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm himself down. "Shiguang, do you know how many people dream of meeting you?"

Shi Guang pursed her lips and secretly glanced at Zhang Rui.

Zhang Rui stood there expressionless, just like usual.

"Alright, alright." Shi Guang waved his hand, changing the subject, "What did you come to see me for?"

"I need to talk to you about something."

"What is it?"

Zhang Rui glanced at Wu Di: "Do you want an autograph?"

"May I?"

Wu Di quickly took off his backpack, pulled out a brand new notebook, and handed it over with both hands along with a ballpoint pen.

Zhang Rui took it and solemnly signed his name on the first page.

Wu Di respectfully accepted the gift, then said sensibly, "Um... I have something to do, so I'll head back to the classroom first. Zhang Rui, 9th Dan, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

After saying that, he bowed and then quickly pushed his bicycle away. After a few steps, he couldn't help but look back and almost bumped into a tree.

After Wu Di walked away, Shi Guang couldn't help but joke, "Not bad, you've got quite the airs, you even have fans now."

"Be serious."

"Okay, what's the matter? Why did you come all the way to school?"

"Your mom called me this morning and said you want to learn Go again?"

Shi Guang's expression shifted, his gaze becoming somewhat unfocused: "...What did she say to you?"

"They never sleep properly, they're always clutching a chessboard or something..."

"I just downloaded it casually to kill some time—"

"Just downloading something casually? To kill some time?"

Upon hearing Shiguang's words, a certain soul became displeased and, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, floated in front of Shiguang.

Shi Guang's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly tried to make amends, but Zhang Rui was there, so she could only wink and give him a knowing look: I was just kidding!