Chapter 1008
"Be, I challenge you. If you''re not good at chess, you can choose another talent,’ Alma confidently
proposed. "I can y the piano, chess, and even do painting and calligraphy."
Alma, being the daughter of a wealthy family, had plenty of opportunities to hone her talents. Many
around her secretly admired the shimmering aura she exuded. If they could, they''d love to have the
same impressive background and talents and be the object of others'' envy.
"Fine, chess it is” Be reluctantly agreed. "One minute."
Alma was secretly delighted. She borrowed a chess set and graciously allowed Be to make the first
move.
"No need, I''ll give you a three-move advantage."
What?
Alma was insulted by Be''s offer. She smiled and said, "That wouldn''t be fair, would it? Competition is
about fairness. I''ll call you sis. Respecting the elders is a traditional virtue in Solterra. So please, make
the first move."
Be didn''t want to waste her breath arguing, so she made the first move.
Alma thought Be was speechless in the face of her wit and felt even more triumphant. However, her
smile didn''tst long as she watched the game progress.
It was supposed to be a simple game, but Be maneuvered with such ease, leaving Alma at a
disadvantage. Her pieces were continuously captured by Be.
In less than a minute, the oue was clear. Many of the onlookers who had just arrived saw the end
of the game, with Be as the winner.
Be maintained her indifferent demeanor, as if winning or losing was a trivial matter to her.
But Alma sat before the chessboard, thunderstruck. She had believed she could maintain a lead for at
least a minute. But now, looking at the disastrous state of the board, she was filled with shame and
couldn''t utter a word.
How could this be.
How could Be''s chess skills be so formidable?
It was one thing for her to be good at violin, but to also crush her at chess.
As Be stood up, someone eximed, "It''s Professor Oswald!"
Professor Oswald had somehow appeared amongst the crowd. No one knew how long he''d been
standing there watching. His warm smile and approving apuse were directed at Be.
“Wonderful, absolutely wonderful. I had no idea you were also skilled at chess. Who did you learn
from?"
To win over Alma in both violin and chess was impressive.
Alma was equally talented in chess as she was in violin.
But instead of boasting about her mentor, Be asked, "What brings you here,Professor Oswald?"
Instead of judging thepetition, what brought him backstage?
“I wanted to add you on WhatsApp,’ Professor Oswald replied with agentlemanly smile.
He had mentioned, whilementing on Be''s violin performance, that ifshe ever changed her mind,
she was wee to seek him out at the ViolinAssociation, or he could add her on WhatsApp.
He was serious!
As soon as Be left the audience area, he followed!
Everyone was stunned by his actions. It was clear he was very fond of Beand satisfied with her
performance. He intended to take her as his student.
In front of so many people, Be didn''t want to embarrass him. She took out her phone, opened her
QR code, and handed it over.
After scanning her contact card, Professor Oswald said, "Added."
After epting his request, Bemented, "I have another team to coach for thepetition. I
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won''t keep you, Professor."
"Very well; Professor Oswald nodded, "Feel free to reach out anytime."
As he walked past Alma, he didn’t spare her a nce.
He thought that by pretending not to see her, he could spare her the bruise on her ego.
But Alma misunderstood his good intentions and felt even more jealous and dissatisfied!
She felt that Professor Oswald was ignoring her and repeatedly showing favor to Be, treating her as
invisible.
Everyone else was gathering around Be.
“Be, you''re amazing! Not only are you good at violin, but your chess skills are also top-notch!"