The Figure in the Room (1)

Bai Xianyu did not ask why he was here but pulled another page over. "What about this?"

Xie Xingyun glanced at it and circled a few positions with his pen.

"Here and here are both fine. If it's down here, it'll be a two-way block…"

As he spoke, he placed his hand beside the girl's ear. The faint smell of sandalwood lingered in the air.

After Xie Xingyun explained, Bai Xianyu felt enlightened. "I didn't expect you to be so good at chess too."

Xie Xingyun's eyes were calm. "I am average."

She added, "You're better than Xiao Zheng."

Bai Xianyu was a little excited. She gathered all the manuals that she had yet to figure out and piled them in front of Xie Xingyun.

Xie Xingyun explained them to her patiently. When Bai Xianyu lowered her head in deep thought, he would even bend down and lean close to her head to explain it to her little by little.