Sophie-Brook (Sophie-Brook) stood on the edge of the training ground with her legs side by side, looking at Lu Ke who was fiddling with rugby with a surprised face, a trace of admiration flashed in her eyes, but the smile on the corner of her mouth outlined a touch of banter and ridicule, "You should have a little bit of your own life." ”

This is ridiculing Lu Ke for working too hard and too hard, and his private life is boring and lackluster. Compared to the players who enjoy the bar life, it's too boring.

"Are you just a friendly suggestion, or do you want to be a part of it?" Lu Ke raised his eyebrows and asked seriously. The ambiguity in and out of the words, but lingering.

Sophie unexpectedly raised the corners of her mouth, her white teeth gently bit her bright red lower lip, and her watery blue eyes slowly and slowly contracted, looking up and down at Lu Ke in front of her.

Recently, the news about Lu Ke has been boiling and lively, and almost every media is paying attention to this Chinese quarterback, his experience, his past, his resume, his performance, any small detail is enough to become the focus of heated discussion. However, setting aside the bizarre scene, it makes people fall into a daze: because these reports focus on the shocking explosions, the gimmicks of the gap and the heat of the focus, and no one really discusses the person "Lu Ke".

What kind of person is he?

Lacking such a core, all the reports have no sense of reality, and only capture a glamorous image: the unknown sparring player turned into a star quarterback who swept through the army in the first week of the regular season; He is also the first Chinese-American player in NFL history. That's all.

As an assistant in the San Francisco 49ers media department, Sophie graduated from the University of Southern California School of Journalism last year, and after an eight-month internship at a public relations agency in New York, she successfully applied for a job and joined the San Francisco 49ers media department, becoming a part of the team's external public relations, external news and external publicity departments.

Sophie doesn't like Lu Ke. It has nothing to do with personal feelings, but because Lu Ke is from UCLA, and she is from the University of Southern California.

The two schools are rivals in rugby and in many other ways. Just looking at the graduate school on your resume is enough to be a reason to hate someone. In the United States, this is the case.

But in the past six weeks, Lu Ke's focus and dedication on and off the field have left a deep impression on Sophie. She doesn't like Lu Ke, that's one thing; It's another thing to be an assistant press secretary to appreciate the professionalism of the team's main quarterback. However, in that short sentence just now, all the good feelings suddenly collapsed.

"I don't know, it turns out that you are also from the Brotherhood." Sophie's eyes flashed slightly, her chin raised, and she responded defiantly.

The members of the fraternity of the Ivy League schools in the United States have always liked to mess around, like parties, like carnivals, and of course, there are also those who like to flirt/play/women, and there is no bottom line. Lu Ke's joke just now was harmless; The reason why Sophie responded like this is actually a deliberate-for-tat.

"I knocked over many, many people with one rod." Lu Ke did not refute, but sighed with a smile, showing a slightly exaggerated expression, as if to say: There is no need to treat all men as public enemies because of a joke.

Wise, intelligent, humorous. Sophie tried her best to control her expression, but the smile on her lips still rose slightly, "I'm serious, you should join them." For athletes, a leisurely time with a beer is the easiest and most direct way to get closer to teammates. ”

"Did I hear me wrong, or are you really looking down on athletes? A glass of beer can solve the problem...... Simple-minded? Lu Ke's ridicule made Sophie stunned, and then Sophie realized her mistake, the smile under her eyes brightened little by little, and her teeth bit her lower lip again, but the smile still bloomed wantonly, and between her bright eyes and teeth, there was a special style.

Lu Ke stopped and took the initiative to pull back the topic, "I'm too far behind now, and I can only use my personal time to try to catch up." In China, there is an old saying that the stupid bird flies first. What's more, I'm the only one on the entire court with a different skin tone. I think I need more effort than just a beer. ”

There was no self-pity complaint, but self-aware sobriety, confidence and perseverance between words, bursting out with a shallow light in the depths of the dark eyes.

The smile on Sophie's lips paused for a moment, staring at those eyes in a daze. In the last game, Lu Ke stood on the court and dominated the game calmly and sophistication. Lu Ke, who is hidden under media reports, the real Lu Ke, seems to faintly reveal some outlines.

A gust of wind blew, and Sophie shivered, came back to her senses, lowered her eyes, and muttered secretly, "Damn the Bruins." Then he smiled businessmanlikely, "If you can keep putting on your first performance, the whole city will go crazy for you." ”

Lu Ke shrugged his shoulders and threw the rugby in his hand again, "It seems that today's extra practice is going to be doubled, otherwise someone will be disappointed." "On the surface, it's talking about the fans; Subtext...... Lu Ke's gaze fell on Sophie generously. However, with such a bright and beautiful appearance, Sophie can't refute it - otherwise there will be no three hundred taels of silver here.

A chuckle flashed in Lu Ke's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile, and then took the initiative to change the topic, and didn't continue to joke, "Is there something wrong with me?" I'm heading to the gym now. "Strength training, which must be done in the gym; Now there are still three hours before dinner time, and Lu Ke is still ready to rush back for dinner.

"Oh, yes!" Sophie gritted her teeth and exclaimed in chagrin. The reason why she rushed down was to intercept Lu Ke specifically, "I'll go to the gym with you, talk as you go." Save a little time. ”

Lu Ke threw the rugby ball into the cart next to him, and then pushed the cart and walked towards the barbed wire gate of the training ground.

Sophie looked back, then walked over briskly and opened the door to the training ground, a little clumsy because of the high heels, but she still did her best to complete the auxiliary work. Lu Ke nodded with a smile and said "thank you", then pushed the cart and walked out, and then walked back briskly to help Sophie close the door.

The wind was blowing, and Sophie's slightly curly long hair suddenly became messy, and the wanton fluttering skirt didn't help, and Sophie was a little scrambling. Then Sophie noticed that Lu Ke silently switched a position, tall and burly, blocking the incoming wind and slightly relieving Sophie's embarrassment.

Although everyone said that Lu Ke's figure was not strong enough, for Sophie, the athlete's figure still looked extremely tall, and his broad shoulders blocked most of the sunset that spilled into the sky. The smile on Sophie's face was also a little embarrassed, and she explained casually, "Milo bit my sneakers, and I didn't have time to buy sneakers today." ”

After a pause, he added, "Milo is my dog." ”

"It scared me. I thought it was your boyfriend. Lu Ke said something at his fingertips, but he didn't hold back, he laughed with a puff, and Sophie rolled her eyes widely, but after all, she still couldn't hold back and laughed along.

The two of them walked in the direction of the gym, and Sophie got down to business, "Before you entered the team, did you have a criminal history, or a school disciplinary history?" ”

For rugby players, violence is part of their lives, so it's normal to have a criminal record or punishment. If it's not breaking the law during the season, or if the star player violates the league's bottom line — such as domestic violence; Under normal circumstances, it doesn't really matter.

But Lu Ke's situation is a little special. He is of Chinese descent. There is no precedent in the entire alliance to refer to; Moreover, the issue of racial discrimination has always been unavoidable. This is the first time that the San Francisco 49 have dealt with such a situation, so they must be prepared to do their own research before the problem arises, so that they can avoid being scrambling and even prevent it in advance.

"It turned out to be this thing. No. Lu Ke replied simply, "At least not in my memory." If necessary, I can go home and check with my parents if they have broken the heads of the neighbor's children when they were younger. Then, Lu Ke saw Sophie's angry expression, he chuckled lightly, and said seriously, "I can look through the contact information of the school I used to attend, and you can confirm it again." But, I'm pretty sure, I'm what you call a nerd. ”

"Nerd?" Sophie looked Lu Ke up and down in disbelief. Quarterback and nerd, these are definitely the two least relevant words, and even the most anti-genre Hollywood movies will not be set like this.

"Otherwise why do you think I'm on a rugby team." In order to attract girls. Lu Ke's answer made Sophie cry and laugh again, thinking about it carefully, but unable to refute it.

So, Sophie began to complain, "Now it seems that the effect is good." I promise, there are quite a few girls in San Francisco who are looking forward to your favor. ”

"In order to maintain this momentum. I'd better start training. Lu Ke handed the cart full of rugby balls to the equipment administrator, pointed to the gym not far away, and said with a smile, "There are no other problems, right?" After getting Sophie's affirmative answer, Lu Ke didn't stay any longer and left directly.

In the distance, Sophie heard Lu Ke's words coming along the wind, "Don't keep staring at my back, I'll misunderstand." ”

Sophie opened her mouth and was about to retort, but the next moment, the heavy wooden door of the gym closed, cutting off the connection between the two men. Sophie could only clench her fists in frustration, full of grief and indignation.

As an excellent graduate of journalism, Sophie has a strong self-confidence in her own strength; But in the short confrontation just now, she has repeatedly fallen behind, this feeling is really ...... Depressed. What the hell is going on?