The team took a three-day break to allow the players to regain their strength and prepare for the upcoming 2007-2008 regular season.

On this day, Hayes had already woken up at 6 a.m. and walked to Time Warner Arena.

Hayes' penchant for extra shooting has become a household name in the United States, so the team directly gave him a key to the training ground.

After practicing for an hour, Hayes was about to go back and found that Gao Tongxuan was sitting in the audience at some point.

"Why are you here? Why do you wake up so early? Hayes smiled wryly.

"Didn't you get up earlier? Wash your hands and eat breakfast together. Gao Tongxuan took two bags and smiled.

Hayes washed his hands, sat down next to Gao Tongxuan, and said, "You don't need to get up so early, even if someone contacts work, it will be after half past nine." ”

"Isn't there a basketball court in the yard? Why don't you fight there? Gao Tongxuan handed a bag to Hayes, which contained a hamburger with beef sauce and fried eggs.

"The basketball court at home is too bad to compare with here." Hayes took a bite of the burger and laughed.

When they moved into the villa, there was still more than half a month before the summer training camp, and Hayes couldn't be idle, waking up early to practice almost every day. Gao Tongxuan felt that Hayes was afraid that practicing shooting on the court of the villa would make her sleep, so she went to the arena. She had secretly gotten up in the morning to observe that Hayes was always very light when he went out, and his steps were very small, and from a distance it looked like a moving chess game. (Are the legs all connected?) After practicing for more than an hour, Hayes would come home and bring back breakfast from outside, then head out and put a note on the fridge that said, "Rice is on the table, hot and then eat!" "Call when you miss me." "Don't clean up today, hire a maid when you have time." Something like that.

Hayes always spoke in a stiff tone, but Gao Tongxuan thought it was very sweet, and the breakfast was very fragrant.

When Hayes comes back from practice at 9 o'clock, Gao Tongxuan will be very happy as long as he pretends to be just out of bed and gives him a kiss.

Gao Tongxuan snuggled up to Hayes and asked, "When you practice in the morning, I'll accompany you, right?" I can help you pick up the ball. ”

"When I'm practicing alone, don't you get bored watching from the sidelines? I shoot for half an hour, and if you fall asleep in the gym, it's easy to catch a cold. Hayes laughed.

"I'm bored when you're playing away." Gao Tongxuan said: "We don't seem to have officially gone out on a date, are you free today?" ”

Hayes shoved the burger into his mouth in two bites and said, "Free!" Where do you want to go? What to eat? Any good suggestions? ”

"Let's go shopping. I've been here for so long, and I haven't walked more than 10 kilometers. ”

During their time in Charlotte, they really hadn't toured the city of Charlotte. Hayes has encountered celebrity troubles, and wherever he goes, he often bumps into people asking for autographs, and many **s are exposed to the flash of the media.

Moreover, it is inconvenient for him to go out with Gao Tongxuan. When I first arrived here, there was a shocking scandal about Hayes "stepping on two boats".

Taylor flew back to Houston from an early vacation to clarify the matter to the media. Taylor told the media: "Chuck and I are very good friends, we care about each other a lot, he's like my brother, we're not the kind of couple that everyone thinks. Both of us were too busy. Chuck has to play basketball well, he works hard every day, and I want to be more successful in my career, because we can't stay with each other for a long time, so it's hard for the relationship to progress. Of course, we will not lose contact, and we will still be best friends. So, don't be too surprised to see me and Chuck in public. ”

Taylor's explanation was quickly recognized by fans and fans alike. The American entertainment industry is like this, everyone is willing to talk about some topics after dinner, but few people will take it seriously, and after chatting, they forget about it. After all, these celebrities are too far away from ordinary people, and it is not their turn to care what the private lives of celebrities are.

As soon as the news came out that Hayes and Taylor were not a couple, a large part of the fans were happy because Hayes and Taylor's looks were too incompatible. Just thinking that the two are a couple makes them feel uncomfortable. They also don't want Taylor to fall in love and marry too soon, after all, the success of black and white marriages is too rare and too risky, and people worry that she will fall like Britney Spears.

The two went home, Hayes changed his clothes, and Gao Tongxuan dressed up carefully, wearing casual clothes on his body, looking young and bright, like a college student who had not graduated, Hayes was a little stunned.

Hayes was thoroughly hated by Toyota, but there were also people who liked him. Ford, a giant in the local automobile industry in the United States, came to the door and asked him to endorse Ford. Ford also stated its support for Hayes's selfless spirit, and that Hayes could unilaterally terminate the contract at any time if the Ford had a similar fault with Toyota.

So, Hayes's car was replaced by a spacious Ford Taurus.

Driving through downtown Charlotte, Hayes didn't stop. Charlotte is not big, but it is a 40- or 50-story high-rise building that stands on both sides of the street. The buildings on both sides of the street are connected by elevated overpasses. The flyover here is not open-air, but enclosed, like the corridor of the building, which is not only for people to pass, but also for small shopping malls.

The busiest place in China is generally the city center, but many cities in the United States are the opposite.

There are no residential buildings in the urban area, and there are no big shopping malls. Most people live in the suburbs, and the big supermarkets and restaurants are also in the suburbs. Walking down the street in the heart of the city will have a deserted feeling! There are no police on the streets, there are few pedestrians, and there are few vehicles in the huge parking lot. Only the weekly work is said, there will be a little more vehicles and people. On weekends, people drive to the waterfront or elsewhere, or stay with their families at home in the suburbs. So the city always seems very deserted.

After discussion, Hayes drove to the place he had always wanted to see—North Carolina State University at Charlotte, a college town with a university-affiliated hospital, two or three large supermarkets, a bookstore, a bowling alley, and a kindergarten. All these facilities are for the purpose of this university. It's very bustling here, with a lot of traffic, so it's not lively.

The school is nationally famous for its athletics and is ranked among the top universities in the country, attracting many students from all over the world. It's also the hometown of Michael Jordan. Jordan's father was also shot dead here.

After lunch at a restaurant, Hayes and Gao Tongxuan walked to the country roads of the farmland near the university for a walk. There, there is a different scene: endless farmland, winding field paths, and flower nurseries beside the road constitute a beautiful pastoral scenery. Paths pass through large pastoral fields, and there are quaint and elegant churches of various styles with beautiful designs, from which parishioners come and go.

There are many sects here, and many of them have never heard of Hayes. Gao Tongxuan read a lot of books and explained to him that there are two major denominations, Romanism and Protestantism, and Protestantism is divided into hundreds of small denominations, such as Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and so on...... The followers of these many denominations, although they have different beliefs, can live in harmony.

When Hayes heard that there were so many churches, his first thought was that Americans have faith.

Walking along the field paths, you will sometimes find a narrow path that leads into the sparse woods, and when you walk past, you will generally see several duplex villas, with no walls, no gates, and only the occasional low hedge marking the boundaries of the residents. There is usually a garage connected to the small building, with a manicured lawn in front of the door, and the glass door of the room opens to the lawn, through which you can see the furnishings of the living room. If Chinese are conservative and Americans are open, then such a home design is a symbol of open surname.

"It's good if you live in a hut like this with your family when you're old, and the whole family is happy." Gao Tongxuan looked at Hayes and said gently, "Chuck, what do you like about me?" ”

Hayes thought for a moment and said, "Because you are like me, you don't like to be limited in your reading, you don't want to socialize, you don't get along with people you don't like, you don't live overnight, you don't want to be lonely, and you don't want friends who eat and drink." You've been in Houston for so long and haven't made any real friends, and I'm not wrong, right? ”

"Only those who really care about each other are friends, not those who use each other to pass the time." Gao Tongxuan smiled bitterly: "What you said doesn't seem to be an advantage, shouldn't you use words like gentleness and kindness to describe a woman?" ”

"But I just like you. I don't have many friends, so I'm more sincere with the people I like. In fact, I have always wanted to find a lover like a close friend, understand each other, care for each other, and live a relaxed life. Hayes laughed, "What about you?" What do you like about me? ”

"I told you not to be angry." Gao Tongxuan asked tentatively.

"Tell me, have I ever been angry with you?"

"I think you're like Chinese, everywhere, and you're the kind of reliable type I like." Honest, steady, and unobtrusive. Gao Tongxuan took Hayes's thick arm and said softly.

Hayes sighed, the country is easy to change, and his surname is difficult to change.

"Then what do you think I have to be reliable?" Hayes asked.

"You care about people, but you don't have romance." Gao Tongxuan said with a smile.

"That's a blow to me, I think it's romantic to walk like this." Hayes smiled wryly.

"Well, I love it with you. But the kind of romance that is recognized on the outside, I don't like it. Gao Tongxuan said.

"Why?"

"I always feel that many men are eager to be embraced by women when they are most romantic, and those men know that poetry is beautiful, the starry sky is brilliant, the evening breeze is warm and pleasant, and life is poetic, but I always feel that it is simply the romance stimulated by hormones. They use their cleverness to make women faint in order to. I hate romances that can't tell if it's true or not, it's more of a trap. Gao Tongxuan leaned on Hayes and tightened a little tighter, and said, "You are different, you are a really good person." When I started to want to be an agent, I hoped that I could succeed, but I was also scared, because I heard that NBA players like to use their celebrity status to seduce girls and play with women, but you don't, you respect me very much......"

For the truth or falsehood of feelings, the form of romance is no different in expression. Sometimes, the more fake it is, the more it looks like it is real in a woman's feelings. Therefore, this is the reason why some women are hurt to the point of incompleteness.

Hayes is not good at dominating romance, he is good at playing basketball, and when it comes to feelings, he always goes with the flow. This point has won Gao Tongxuan's trust. Women with a knowing surname are often easy to be happy and find true love, because they are more lucid in their dreams and will not lose their minds in the face of romance.

"Respect you is necessary, but I'm miserable too. Everyone has wives and children. I'm just a star, and I'm still alone. Alas, poor single older young man......" Hayes sighed as he hugged Gao Tongxuan.

"Or ...... ...... tonight," Gao Tongxuan lowered her head and said ashamedly in the voice of mosquitoes and flies.

Hayes's ears were wide open!

(To be continued)