A run, a roar, a catharsis; Finally, the rain passed and the sky cleared.

After gradually regaining their strength, Lu Ke and Candace walked side by side, along the downhill road, chatting slowly, walking slowly all the way, back to the Castro district, back to the vicinity of the main street, and the sight was full of vitality again, the kind of busyness and rush that belongs to daily life, simple, but full of vitality.

"So, you're going to live in San Francisco for the rest of your life? Or a short stay? It was only then that Lu Ke remembered that Candace had been in San Francisco for ten days, but in the past two weeks, everything in the regular season had been whizz like a tornado, and he had little energy to think about other things.

"Short-term." Candace seemed to sense the guilt in Lu Ke's voice, and bumped Lu Ke's shoulder with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself." ”

For professional rugby players, September to February is the busiest season, and every week is in full swing and does not stop. In contrast, the same is true for the models' work patterns. So, Candace couldn't know better.

"This time it's a short-term project, stationed here to shoot, and yesterday it was already a temporary end, and I'm going to fly to New York in the afternoon." Candace simply explained, "Next Wednesday is the big day of the year. ”

Victoria's Secret fashion catwalk.

Lu Ke's eyes widened, "Will it be held next week?" So fast, isn't it going to wait until November? ”

"It's November, and it's coming to an end." Candace said speechlessly, and then saw Lu Ke scratching her head in a daze, and she couldn't help laughing, "This year's catwalk was held in New York, but it happened to be in the middle of the season, and you still had a game, so you can only regret being absent." Otherwise, I can give you a few tickets and call your teammates to come along. ”

Lu Ke opened his mouth slightly, and his brain made up for it, there was a scene of a group of big men on Victoria's Secret catwalk, and when this group of big men saw Leonardo DiCaprio, they were like little fans, and the scene should be very lively.

"Strangling. If we go to New York for the next week, we can sneak out and watch the catwalk, alas. Lu Ke had a regretful expression on his face, and slammed his left fist into the palm of his right hand, expressing his regret, which made Candace wonder, "Maybe, next time, maybe we will go to New York next year to play against the Jets, and then there will be a chance." ”

"What if our catwalk stage moves to London?" Candace winked playfully, Victoria's Secret has been trying to broaden the market and extend the catwalk stage to other markets, which is a high probability event.

Lu Ke also blinked his eyes and said seriously, "Don't you know, has the alliance started the London Bowl now?" ”

Suddenly, neither of them spoke, and Candace looked at Lu Ke seriously, doubting the truth of these words; And Lu Ke met his gaze calmly and swore that he was serious.

As they looked at each other, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise, and Candace nodded heavily in affirmation, "Then, we'll wait and see." Between the words, there was still a hint of skepticism.

However, the taxi had already stopped on the side of the road, and Lu Ke did not continue to argue, opened the door gentlemanly, invited Candace to get into the car, and then watched the taxi drift away, then turned around, looked left and right, and finally decided to take a step in the direction of his parents' house.

Regarding the London bowl, Lu Ke is serious.

In 2006, Roger Goodale officially took over the NFL, and the new president developed a series of global promotion plans to promote the NFL not so much football as the NBA, opening up the situation around the world.

In 2007, the London Bowl was officially born, and every year a regular season game was moved to Wembley Stadium in London.

However, for the team, it is a troublesome matter; And on both sides of the competition, one team is bound to lose a home advantage, which makes most teams unwilling.

As a result, the league has introduced a series of compensation measures - including high appearance fees, which also ensures that the teams can cooperate with the league's promotion plan.

Also in 2007, in addition to the London bowl, the Chinese bowl was also planned.

Originally, the NFL planned to hold a warm-up game at the Beijing/Beijing Stadium on August 8 of that year, as a cushion game for the first anniversary before the opening of the Olympic Games.

It's a pity that the idea is beautiful, and the reality is skinny. Under the intricacies of many factors, in the end, nothing happened.

Regardless, the London Bowl went off without a hitch and was a huge success. Now, the annual London Bowl is still going on; And the league is starting to plan more different possibilities, for example, the Mexican Bowl.

Therefore, one day in the future, Lu Ke may indeed go to London to participate in the competition, and even he may return to China to participate in the competition. Standing on the stage of competition in my homeland as a Chinese quarterback is definitely a very special thing.

These are the distant future, though. For Lu Ke, the next game is the most important. One step at a time, all is unknown until the end of the rookie season.

Along the familiar neighborhood, those familiar scenes, familiar corners, and familiar houses in the line of sight seem to be back to the middle school days, every day along the same block, carrying out similar training, boring life is full of infinite possibilities, even if there is no hope, still full of enthusiasm to run wild.

Gradually, the mood calmed down completely, and the desire for victory and the motivation to fight were once again found in the ashes of defeat.

Unconsciously, his parents' house appeared in sight, and from a distance, Lu Ke saw Jiang Youning standing at the door looking around, she looked left and right cautiously and carefully, as if she was waiting for something, and seemed to be exploring something, and then Jiang Youning cast her eyes in the direction of Lu Ke.

In an instant, Jiang Youning turned around in a panic as if her fingertips had been burned, and began to get busy on the porch, as if she had been busy with this matter from the beginning.

As soon as his footsteps approached, Lu Ke saw his mother who was concentrating on cleaning the window, even though he was standing beside her, she seemed to be too involved to notice Lu Ke's arrival, and after a pause, she suddenly turned her head, "Oh, you're back." ”

Lu Ke's suffocating performance made Lu Ke laugh, but he couldn't hold back a smile and said seriously, "Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine." ”

"Yesterday's defeat is not a bomb, there is no need to avoid it, and there is no need to taboo it. It's there, it's objective, it's a fact, I don't like it, but it's a fact. Learning to accept it and then overcome it, it's my lesson, like I've been trying to do for the past decade or so. I'm not that easy to beat. Lu Ke said all his thoughts in one go.

Jiang Youning, who was standing in front of him, was slightly stunned, and then nodded slightly, but he didn't know how to express his emotions, and finally just nodded again and said a word, "OK." "Just one word, cautious, but emotional.

Lu Ke showed a big smile, "Mom, if I decide to retire now, what do you think?" ”

Jiang Youning obviously didn't expect such a turnaround, his thoughts couldn't keep up with Lu Ke's footsteps, and countless thoughts surged out, but in the end he found his voice, "Don't worry about me and your dad, we can take care of ourselves, so, the point is, you'd better not let yourself starve to death." ”

Such a response made Lu Ke stunned, and then directly burst into a big smile.

"I mean, your health and life will always be the most important thing to me." Jiang Youning took a deep breath.

Lu Ke could see that his words caught Jiang Youning off guard, and in an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. For traditional Chinese parents, they are accustomed to thinking about everything for their children, even making decisions for them; But after Jiang Youning hesitated and thought about it, he finally chose to respect Lu Ke, just like any previous choice and decision.

Jiang Youning showed a firm smile, "I think, that's all." ”

"That's all?" Lu Ke asked rhetorically, looking at Jiang Youning and nodding firmly, he also nodded, "That's good, I should prepare for next week's game now, if you want to win the Super Bowl, every game is crucial, what I lack the most is experience, so I must cherish every opportunity to play." ”

After speaking, Lu Ke pushed open the door and entered the house.

Jiang Youning stood in place and was stunned, and then realized what was going on in the conversation just now. Only after experiencing wind and rain can you see the rainbow; Only by withstanding the grinding can we forge the edge. On the field of rugby, Lu Ke is growing up little by little, and the process is not easy, but he will definitely not surrender easily.

And what she and Lu Zhengze need to do is to continue to worry, and continue to support and become the most solid backing for their son.

Suddenly, a burst of tears appeared in his eyes, but before he could wipe it, Lu Ke's voice came from the room, "Mom, I want to eat steak at noon, thicker, is it okay?" ”

Jiang Youning wiped the tears from his cheeks in a panic and replied in a loud voice, "Hey, okay, I'll take out the steak and thaw it now." The smile on the corner of his mouth involuntarily bloomed, and the dark cloud hanging over his head finally dissipated, and then began to babble, "What about beyond this?" What else would you like to eat? I'll go to the supermarket in a moment......"