"Didn't you hear me knock? Stop playing chess and come eat."
Zhou Ning raised his hand and messed up the pieces on the chessboard.
"I lost. Mr. Xia, your chess skills are unparalleled; I'm no match for you."
Xia Shouchang was taken aback for a moment, then threw back his head and laughed, with Xia Momo joining in the laughter. Zhou Ning watched their smiles and for a moment didn't know what to do; his mind was filled with question marks.
Xia Shouchang waved his hand.
"Alright, no more playing, let's go have dinner."
Xia Shouchang walked ahead, and Zhou Ning leaned in close to Xia Momo, speaking in a low voice:
"What's going on? Why are you both laughing like that? Did I do something inappropriate?"
Xia Momo shook her head and, taking Zhou Ning's arm in an unexpected gesture, caused him to stiffen up.
