People have to grow up after all, this sentence is actually very terrible, because adults take it for granted that all the ideal states in life are stifled, and then they think they are smart and rational to spread the concept of "reality has no dreams", telling every young person that the money world composed of tea, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea is the real reality, and those dreams, those passions, those pure, those expectations, etc. are all empty talk.

Admittedly, this is a part of life, and adults do see reality as it really is: cruel and ruthless, boring and cold; But when dreams and blood are abandoned, life is just a simple survival, not real life, and the meaning of those brilliant colors is cut off and extinguished, and then it is just a lifeless rush towards the finish line of death, living, just living.

Lu Ke can't condemn Emily or Jay, because this is their life, this is the world they see from their perspective, and the dilemmas and criticisms they face are objective and real, and will not disappear because of their friendship with each other; But Lu Ke regretted that their perspective and method of looking at the problem did not try to solve the problem, but put all the responsibility on Lu Ke.

It's like...... It's as if a simple and rude search for an object of blame, all problems will disappear, and then they can be relieved.

Unfortunately, this is not the right way to solve the problem.

The world of adults is very boring, but it is also very rational, and it is always possible to find a correct way to solve the problem, and the root cause is that most people can't find it.

Lu Ke cast his gaze at Jay, he hoped that Jay could say something, no matter what it was, as long as Jay could try to justify or refute, then it meant that those words were just Emily's interpretation; But now, Jay was silent, that is, Emily's statement was correct, at least partially, which made Jay unable to refute it with duplicity, which made Lu Ke's mood sink slightly.

Call......

Welcome to the world of grown-ups.

It's just that Lu Ke will not live like an "adult", he has his persistence, from Ryan Baldwin to Miles Scott, from Randy Moss to Ankuang Boulding, from Ted Jean to Patrick Willis to David Akens, and finally to himself, he has his own insistence, otherwise, the San Francisco 49ers will not be what they are now, he understands the laws of the adult world, but it does not mean that he will compromise.

"Emily, did you discuss these words as a friend, or as a job?" Lu Ke finally spoke.

Emily was slightly stunned, and she reflexively retorted, "You're trying to quibble!" ”

Lu Ke chuckled, he was the only one present who could still show a smile, which made Emily feel the attack of disdain and contempt, and was about to break out again, but this time Lu Ke took the lead, "Let's make one thing clear, work is work, friendship is friendship, these are two things, if you come to visit me as a friend, then I am Lu Ke, if you come to interview me as a reporter, then I am the fourteenth of the 49 people in San Francisco, these are two completely different things." ”

"The question now is, you want to interview the quarterbacks of the San Francisco 49ers as a friend, aren't you stealing concepts? Let me tell you, as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, my friends are the guys who play side by side with the team, the nine who support us, the neutral fans who cheer us on, but definitely not journalists. ”

Lu Ke's gaze was projected towards Emily, and although he was smiling now, his eyes gradually lost their warmth.

"Let me tell you in a more straightforward way, when it comes to work, you have interests that you need to protect, and I also have principles that I need to adhere to, and we are opposites, which also means that I will never be friends with you. So, don't test the bottom line of my work as a friend, because I know exactly what you can do for the exclusive explosion, don't forget, I'm also one of you, when it comes to hypocrisy, how can I compare to you media reporters? ”

"Coming in the name of a friend to spy on team secrets, after completing the scoop, creating value for yourself, you gain fame and focus, but at the cost of selling team secrets to the enemy, does that mean that you are serving our sworn enemies in the same district, so can I ask: Are you on the side of Seattle or on our side? Or is it ...... Standing in your own interests, huh? Dear friends! ”

Sneering, laughing and scolding, Lu Ke, who is full of firepower, doesn't need to raise his voice at all, it is enough to completely tear Emily and Jay apart.

"I think Jay is a friend, always has been, and still is, because Jay truly understands how much Logan and I have paid for our dreams, and in the face of the bombardment of media reporters, Jay has always been on our side, and I have not forgotten this friendship, and I will not forget."

"But, Jay, if you really consider me a friend, there are many more solutions to things. Emily, let me tell you, true friends choose how to do it. ”

"A real friend will call me and ask if I can arrange an interview, if I can help with an interview with my teammates, if I can let some news know in advance before it is destined to be exposed, and my answer is yes, and I am willing to help within the scope of my ability."

"Instead of aggressively threatening me with friendship, forcing me, hoping that I will give you exclusivity, hoping that I will betray the team and the fans; Instead of using friendship to make transactions and make chips, I hope to be able to measure its meaning with numbers and value. ”

"Emily, tell me, my friendship with Jay is worth a few exclusives? One? Two? Or ten? So, what do I mean by telling Jay ten exclusive words now that I'm no longer friends? This friendship was canceled out like this, and then completely gone? ”

"Either in the name of friends, for the sake of mutual consideration; Either in the name of work, everything is done on business. Don't cover up your selfishness in the name of a friend, that will only make you ugly and small. ”

"You say, Logan and I are on top? You are wrong, it's not that we look down on you, it's that you look down on yourself, you make yourself small. Also, let me tell you, the original protagonists of today's dinner do not belong to me and Logan, but to yourself, so why should we pay for it? ”

Things can always find a solution.

Unfortunately, some people always choose the worst way, and then tell themselves that this is the only solution, but they don't know that this "only" way is destroying their lives little by little, and when their lives are in ruins, they will shift the blame to society, others, and whitewash themselves. This is the real loser.

After saying these words calmly and calmly, Lu Ke did not look at Emily again, but cast his gaze towards Jay.

From graduation to the present, nearly three years have passed, and they have all changed a little bit, Lu Ke can't know how bad Jay's condition is, he doesn't say one or the other, and then drifts away like this. Lu Ke doesn't know Emily, and there is not much intersection between them, but Lu Ke knows Jay Although he can't be sure how much he knows Jay now, it's just that he still retains Jay's best appearance in his mind.

"Yesterday's post-match press conference, when they asked me again if I was better than Cam, I couldn't hold back, I fought back, and then you were the first to give a standing ovation. Hah, I was thinking at the time that the reporters must be complaining: I planted a spy in their midst, and there is no way to continue this work. ”

Without a head or an end, Lu Ke said such a paragraph, but hit Jay hard, he muttered his lips, trying to say something, but he still couldn't say it after all.

Lu Ke still regards Jay as a friend, although life has separated them a little, and the friendship accumulated in their youth will eventually fade; But that doesn't mean they've parted ways entirely, they're still friends, it's just that something has changed.

Jay didn't be able to speak, but the sadness and confusion in his eyes lingered, and he looked at Lu Ke in a daze.

Lu Ke showed a smile and gently bowed his head towards Jay, as if he was comforting, and seemed to be saying goodbye, his gentle and bright eyes contained too many mixed emotions, but ...... After all, there is no previous closeness and enthusiasm, and the light in the depths of the soul seems to be dimmed like this.

"Tonight is a good time, a special moment for you, you should enjoy the world of two, as far as I hear, there seems to be no such excitement and happiness after getting married, so now you have to take it seriously." Lu Ke made a joke in a relaxed tone, "Then, I and the light bulb next to me won't continue to bother, Emily, congratulations!" Jay is a good man, I wish you all happiness. ”

After speaking, Lu Ke greeted Logan and got up to leave.

"Bambi......" Jay finally made a voice and tried to say something, but found that all the words were so weak that he finally stopped where he was.

Lu Ke walked over and patted Jay on the shoulder, "See you in the official news." ”

This time, he didn't stop any longer, and he beckoned Logan to leave together.

Logan was still a little uneasy after all, glared at Emily fiercely, and then cast his gaze at Jay, but after all, he still didn't speak, so he followed Lu Ke's footsteps and left together.

At this time, the waiter with the first appetizer made way for Lu Ke and Logan to leave, and after the guests walked away, he stepped forward again, but unexpectedly found that there were only two seats left at the four-person table, he hesitated slightly, "Next, is it still a four-person meal?" ”