To the right of the short brick-red cement driveway, it was a small turquoise garden, with low lilac trees planted around the lush meadows, and the flowers in the garden could be faintly glimpsed, and two tall and strong oak branches were growing wildly, and the savage branches stubbornly stretched out in different directions, blocking out the golden California sun, faintly catching the fragments of the blue sky, penetrating the canopy and spilling on the uneven green shoots.

The small garden revealed a vigorous vitality, and although it seemed that it had not been seriously taken care of for ten days and half a month, the vigorous vitality still ran recklessly and wantonly in the corners.

This is Lu Ke's temporary residence during this offseason's training.

In the offseason of first-year students, Lu Ke chose Los Angeles to train.

Originally, Lu Ke thought that he would need to spend three months in the hotel, but Lech objected, the most important thing in offseason training is to devote oneself without distractions, and a beautiful and warm living environment is also an indispensable plus, compared with the cold hotel, the warmth of the home is more conducive to training.

After talking, Lu Ke agreed.

So, Lech rented a detached home in Burbank. Located behind the famous Beverly Hills, more remote but also cleaner, Lu Ke can stay away from the harassment of the paparazzi and the disturbances of his neighbors, and focus all his energy on offseason training.

Before going to the Demon Capital to launch a promotional campaign, Lu Ke had lived here for a long time, and now he was gradually getting acquainted with it.

Carrying his suitcase, he walked around the path next to the garden and walked towards the main entrance of the house, and saw a small figure curled up in the porch in the distance.

The first reaction in Lu Ke's mind was a stray dog, a lost husky or a runaway golden retriever, but as he got closer, the silhouette of the figure gradually became clear, and it was a human figure.

Dark gray hat T and black jeans, sitting on the ground with a loud bang, wearing a San Francisco 49ers golden-red baseball cap, covering his head and face, his hands supported on his curled knees, and then buried his head between his knees, burying the whole person tightly.

Casually thrown next to it was a black sports bag with the number "30" embroidered with gold thread, but at this time it was covered with mud and dust, and it looked as if it had followed its owner through a thousand hardships to get here; Outside the gear bag hangs a pair of tattered black basketball shoes, full of history.

Looking at it roughly, it is a vagabond.

Lu Ke slowed down slightly, did not panic, did not be impatient, the muscles of his body tensed, and he was ready to maneuver at any time; At the same time, his eyes fell on the other party's body, carefully examining every detail, searching for clues, and then making a judgment.

Faintly, Lu Ke felt a little strange, and a bold and ridiculous guess popped up in his mind, and he couldn't help laughing dumbly; His body movements were still not completely relaxed, and his footsteps stopped a few steps away, and then he shouted, "Stephen? ”

The curled figure suddenly raised its head, and looked around for a moment with blank eyes, searching for the source of the sound—

The beard on his face covered most of his cheeks, messy and sloppy, and he looked like a vagabond; The hazy eyes didn't seem to have woken up yet, the thick eyebrows were tightly entangled, faintly revealing a gray and decadent atmosphere, and the whole person was covered with a layer of gray fog, just like the rainy season in Seattle, so thick that it couldn't be dissolved.

Although it looks a little decadent, and the embarrassment of the beard almost makes people change, it can still be vaguely recognized, as Lu Ke guessed, this is Stephen Curry.

Curry explored left and right, the focus and focus slowly condensed, and finally landed on Lu Ke's body, and then the eyes like a lost deer suddenly became sad, no speech, no expression, but a thick sense of frustration was faintly revealed, as if two mountains were weighing heavily on his shoulders.

"Bambi." Curry shouted in a low voice, his hoarse voice full of exhaustion and vicissitudes, revealing a hint of crying.

A shallow smile froze at the corners of Lu Ke's mouth, and the joy and lightness of seeing his friend gradually calmed down, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his eyes were also dyed with a touch of heaviness.

Lu Ke stepped forward, came to the library, squatted down, stared at the eyes like a lost husky, and took the initiative to show a cheerful smile again, "When did you come over?" Why don't you make a call ahead of time? I've been out for two days, so you're not going to wait here for two days, are you? The gate is not locked at all, just go in. ”

"My season is over." Without a head and no brain, Curry came to a sentence, and then exhaled heavily, as if the whole person was paralyzed, although the words were simple, but revealed a discouraged dullness, obviously the words were not finished, sure enough, the second half of the sentence came, "I was injured again." ”

Curry closed his eyes tightly, and a thick gray overflowed.

But two sentences, for professional players, are so heavy that people can't breathe.

A thousand words swirled on the tip of his tongue, but Lu Ke didn't say anything after all, and patted Curry on the shoulder heavily, "Get up, let's go into the house together." I'm getting ready to watch the video of the game, how about it, and are you interested in joining in? ”

While speaking, Lu Ke stood up again, didn't wait for Curry's reply, and then picked up Curry's equipment bag, pushed open the door of the room, and walked straight in; Curry, who was sitting on the ground with his knees in his arms, was a little stunned, but his brain couldn't turn, so he didn't say anything, staggered to his feet, and followed Lu Ke's footsteps into the room awkwardly.

"I can sit on the sofa in the living room by myself."

Lu Ke's voice rang out, echoing in the empty hall, and it was impossible to tell which direction it was for a while, but Curry's eyes still saw the projector placed in the center of the hall at a glance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull helplessly, "I seriously think that Epson (Epson) should find you as a spokesperson." ”

The decoration and layout here are completely different from Lu Ke's house in San Francisco, which is more retro and cumbersome, and it can be seen that the original owner should be an artist or collector lover, and traces of artworks can be seen everywhere, such as blue and white porcelain flower pots, postmodern pop art paintings, ancient Roman bronze statues, etc.

But the two houses have one thing in common: they are extremely eye-catching projectors, even at the expense of destroying the overall sense of interior.

"I'll pass that on to my broker. Maybe, I really have a chance. Lu Ke's words revealed a brisk shallow smile, you can feel the fatigue after a long day of training, but the whole mental state still maintains a positive level, and unconsciously, the atmosphere in the whole room becomes lighter.

But Curry still felt a deep sense of frustration, and the whole person was a little unmotivated, and following the direction of the sound source, he finally found Lu Ke's figure, who was actually busy in the kitchen, constantly moving back and forth between the refrigerator and the stove, which made Curry raise his eyebrows, "God, Bambi, are you cooking dinner now?" ”

Originally, after the long journey, Lu Ke hadn't figured out how to solve today's dinner; But now that he unexpectedly saw Curry, and it was Curry who was in a very poor state, Lu Ke changed his attention and decided to stay at home.

"Yes, including yours. How's it going, are you ready? Lu Ke's words suddenly made Curry's face change.

Last time, Lu Ke tried to cook a scrambled egg for them, but he almost burned the kitchen, and the memory is still vivid, not to mention the egg like black charcoal, which is not food, but poison.

Curry began to think about how to politely decline Lu Ke's "kindness", and then Lu Ke's hearty laughter came from the kitchen, which seemed to see through his worries and fears, "Don't worry, it's not the kind that officially fires." I just put the food in the microwave that I had cooked in advance. ”

"Worried about my cooking skills, Judy, my nutritionist, even had to put the specific microwave tips for each ingredient out of the crisper box. What level of heating, how many minutes, and so on. God, they simply thought I was German. Lu Ke teased briskly.

Curry didn't speak, facing the kitchen, leaning on the back of the sofa in the hall, quietly watching the busy Lu Ke.

"Now, I follow the dietitian's recipe every day, and I have three meals a day. There's no way, I'm doing a physical workout and it's just torture. Now there are only my nutritious meals in the refrigerator, and there is a special staff member who updates the refrigerator for me every day, so you can only eat these foods with me today. Or do you need me to order food for you? ”

In the kitchen, Lu Ke skillfully began to get busy, and his relaxed but fulfilling actions could be felt, which had become a fixed process of life; Involuntarily, Curry's irritability and eagerness gradually precipitated, and although his mood was still heavy, the whole person calmed down a little.

Curry waved his hand slightly, "No, the nutritious recipe is good." After a moment of silence, he added in a low voice, "I also need to gain weight and muscle." ”

"Good." Lu Ke snapped his fingers, "By the way, can the projector help turn it on?" The remote control is on the coffee table, otherwise it is on the sofa. ”

"God, you're not serious, are you? Watching a video while having dinner? Curry opened his eyes slightly, incredulously asked.

"Why not?" Lu Ke said as a matter of course, "Now in the offseason, after each day's training, a fixed three-hour game video time is absolutely indispensable." For quarterbacks, this training task is as important as strength training and skill training, and you must not be lazy. ”

Raising his head, Lu Ke saw Curry who was stunned, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Quick, turn on the projector, I'll be done here in a maximum of ten minutes. What do you think? Honey, are you ready for dinner? The playful tone of voice made Curry laugh dumbly.