By the pool table, Li Zhiyuan watched the cue ball dully roll into the pocket, but his peripheral vision remained locked on the woman's figure.
This scene of two people walking so closely together was truly eerie.
For safety's sake, it seemed wise now to call his two brothers over.
"Hey hey hey!" The snack bar owner came out unhappily: "The game isn't done yet, either pay for more time or stop playing."
At this time, pool was charged by the game, not by time. If two strangers teamed up, the loser would cover the cost of the game.
That's why the owner hated it when a pair of friends who were bad at pool played; they took too long over a single game.
"What are you yelling for? It's just about adding more money."
"Yeah, as if we can't afford it."
Both young men began to reach into their pockets, but it seemed they forgot how to pull their hands out once inside.
