When the Clippers heard of Hayes' suspension, they were overjoyed and thought their chance had come. Mike Dunleavy arranged for Brand and Carman to go on a rampage on the inside. As a result, David Lee and Yao Ming worked together for the first time beyond people's imagination.

According to the original historical development, Yao Ming was going to be injured in this game. However, Yao Ming played an average of 38 minutes per game in that life, and he was tired, and the average playing time of Yao Ming in this life was only 31.4 minutes, and he was very physically strong. So, the injuries didn't happen again.

In this game, Yao Ming played 35 minutes, 13 of 23 shots, 9 of 11 free throws, 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.

David Lee played 34 minutes, shooting 4-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line for 12 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals. On the defensive end, David Lee also used his body to resist Brand's strong inside attack, allowing Brand to score only 23 points and 8 rebounds.

Alston had two straight games, scoring 21 points and nine assists, while Juwan Howard also scored 14 points.

Without Hayes, the Rockets' interior line is still infinitely powerful, sinking the Clippers 105-93. Mike Dunleavy said in his post-game press conference: "The Rockets have been too strong this year. Hayes and Maddy are both out, and they're still very good. David Lee is a good interior player, and the Rockets' trade has been a reinforcement, and I think they could very well be champions this year. ”

Under questions from reporters, Jeff Van Gundy publicly praised David Lee. "We won the game on the inside. Yao Ming played a central role as always, while David Lee played well. Hayes is our black rebounding monster and David is white. He used his defense very well to support the Rockets' interior line, otherwise the Rockets would not have won so easily. ”

After the game, Gao Tongxuan went home alone, leaving Hayes and Taylor Swift to live together in a two-person world. The two went to the café they frequented and talked a lot about music.

Taylor has been busy practicing lately, and her first big concert is scheduled to be held at the Toyota Center on January 2, 2007, where Taylor will release a number of new songs, as well as some covers, and the organizers will put up posters, the biggest gimmick of which is that Hayes will appear as a guest.

Taylor strongly urged Hayes to sing more at the concert because she had so few songs, and with covers, it was difficult to sing for two hours. In the end, Hayes decided to sing three songs with her, as well as perform a single. In order to make the concert a success, Hayes also had to do his homework and take time to participate in rehearsals.

Sending off Taylor Swift in the evening, Hayes returned to his lying home, became Santa Claus, and quietly put down his gifts for his brother and sister.

In addition, Hayes continued to absorb Guangji Pharmaceutical in the stock market, and 10 million Chengren yuan was a terrifying amount of money, which directly affected the Chinese stock market, and the pharmaceutical sector rose as a whole because of the inflow of large funds. Hayes is not worried that he will be trapped because of the shady stock market, the bull market in 2007 is only one aspect, on the other hand, he has studied Guangji Pharmaceutical in his previous life. Unlike other stocks that have soared in restructuring, this is only benefiting from industry factors, and the price of the company's main product, riboflavin, has risen sharply, which has directly led to a sharp increase in the company's performance. No matter what people in China do, it is inevitable that the price of riboflavin will rise sharply in the future, and the stock price will naturally rise. The original dealer shipped, and he sucked as much as he could.

The next day, "Christmas," the festival that Americans care about the most, arrived.

By and large, Americans are prepared and in a similar mood for Christmas to Chinese to New Year. Every year after Thanksgiving, Americans begin to prepare for Christmas, and those who prepare earlier decorate their houses with Christmas lights. Many people decorate their houses with Christmas decorations, which are reminiscent of fairytale wonderlands, which is a gorgeous way to celebrate.

On the night of Christmas Eve, there is a singing event in the church, which usually lasts from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. The singing activity was a favorite part of Hayes in the past, and every time he was touched by the touching singing! He thinks it's a wonderful sound! Every Christmas Eve he would go to church to hear the hymns be sung.

This year, Hayes had no such intentions. He had become an unbeliever, preferring to sing pop songs at home rather than singing hymns in church.

He also didn't plan to go home for Christmas with his family, so he gave gifts in advance. The reason for not going home was that a few of his teammates were lonely in Houston, and he was going to party to add to the bond between his teammates.

The party was started by Azubuc at his newly bought villa. In addition to David Lee, Van Weaver, and Giammario Moon, he invited Gao Tongxuan.

As soon as Hayes heard that Azubuk was partying, he immediately offered to attend it himself. I don't know why, he is always worried that Azubuke will not give up and take some love offensive, and he is afraid that Gao Tongxuan will suffer.

That night, several teammates came, and many girls with surnames participated. Hayes guessed right, although there were many women at this party, Azubuke did not give up, and was preparing to use Christmas to make some small means, confess to Gao Tongxuan again, and strive to hug the beauty.

Hayes and Gao Tongxuan arrived together, bringing their own carefully prepared Chinese food, as well as carefully wrapped gifts, which were stacked under the Christmas tree as soon as they entered.

There are already a lot of things under the tree, and no one knows who gave what to give. Don't look at the beautiful packaging, the box or bag is oversized, but the general price is not very expensive, and most of them are towels, moisturizers and other supplies, Americans give gifts in the heart, what is not important. After the meal, there is usually a small activity of drawing lots to exchange gifts.

There are candlesticks in the hall, and the candles are lit, and the candlelight is flickering, which is very feeling.

Azubuk greeted him and asked strangely, "Chuck, isn't Taylor coming?" ”

"Taylor is going to spend Christmas with his family." Hayes laughed. He could see that Azubuuk's expression was a little strange, and he didn't know why.

"Then you're cool today. There are a lot of women here who come to the party because they hear you're coming. Azubuk laughed. You have a lot of fans! ”

"Aha?" Before Hayes could ask questions, he was surrounded by a group of women screaming.

Hayes thought that he was going to help Gao Tongxuan block the pervert, but he didn't expect that he was the most popular. He either practices during the holidays, or plays music with Taylor Swift, rarely goes out, and is a standard otaku. He hadn't been to a party organized by his teammates, he didn't go to bars, discos, or nightlife, so he didn't know how many fans he had and how popular he was.

Now he understood.

"Chuck Hayes, are you free tonight? You've played awesome balls, and I want to give you a good treat. A tall blonde woman with a convex figure said.

"I don't mind being with people." The other woman took Hayes's arm and smiled.

"It's my phone number, Taylor won't know." A black man said.

One woman after another made overtures to Hayes. Hayes was flattered.

There are many women in the United States who are particularly bold when facing some men they like, as long as they feel good, they don't care whether they are black or white. It is said that O'Neal, the big shark, had an affair with model and actor Dominic, model Vanessa, hip-hop singer Alex Miller, and also claimed to have had a one-night stand with Cindy Crawford.

Hayes never thought he would encounter such a glamorous situation, and tried to calm himself, finding a reason to say, "Thank you, everyone, for your kindness. But not tonight, do you see that lady? ”

Hayes pointed at Gao Tongxuan, shook his head and said, "She is my agent and has been bought by Taylor." If I had done anything out of the ordinary today, she would have told Taylor that our relationship might be in trouble. I left the phone, sorry. ”

Hayes escaped from the encirclement of the women and returned to Gao Tongxuan. He didn't want to have a one-night stand with someone he didn't know, and he didn't want to be involved with them.

Gao Tongxuan saw Hayes pointing to herself, then walked over and asked in Chinese, "Chuck, what did you just say to them?" Why don't you keep talking? ”

"I'm not tempted by strangers. I told them they were here to spend time with my sister. Hayes also said in Chinese.

Both of them use Chinese, and they can say anything directly, anyway, the people around them can't understand it, and those who are not familiar with Hayes are surprised.

"Yes...... Don't you have to spend time with your family? I've always thought that Christmas in the United States is like the Chinese New Year, where the family spends together. Gao Tongxuan wanted to ask this question on the way, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"No, otherwise there would be so many people at the party. And there are a lot of people on my parents' side, so I don't feel bored without one of them. You are alone in the United States, no one here speaks Chinese, and you don't like American jokes, it must be boring. I'm willing to stay with you. You are also my family now, and I love being with you. Hayes smiled.

These are the words from his heart. He also feels embarrassed if he goes back to be with his parents, because cultural differences make him and his current family have nothing to say. Gao Tongxuan is Chinese, and many of the two have similar ideas. After getting along for a long time, he feels that Gao Tongxuan is more like his current relative.

Gao Tongxuan looked at Hayes, gave him a gentle hug, and said deeply, "Thank you." ”

Everyone chatted while eating, and the Chinese food brought by the two was the most popular, once again proving the power of Chinese cuisine. After the meal, people played a lot of small games, some of which were more ambiguous between men and women, and Hayes and Gao Tongxuan both refused to participate.

"You say, in the eyes of others, are we a little boring?" Gao Tongxuan sat next to Hayes and asked.

"It's not that we're bored, it's that they're too passionate. Do you want to play that game? Hayes laughed.

The game played now is that men and women eat chocolate bars together, one person bites one end, and it is easy to kiss each other to see who eats the mouth faster. Weaver and a black girl emerge victorious.

"I'm actually a little interested, but there's no one to work with me." Gao Tongxuan said lightly, and then immediately changed the topic: "Do you have any Christmas wishes?" It's almost 12 o'clock, and it's time for you to make a wish. ”

"My wish is to win the championship! Win a lot of championships, and preferably be champions every season in your career. Hayes said, "What about you?" What are your wishes? ”

Gao Tongxuan said lightly: "I hope that my family's wishes in the United States can come true, healthy and happy." ”

Hayes's heart was shocked, Gao Tongxuan has no family in the United States, isn't that just making a wish for him?

At this time, Azubuuk ran over, called Hayes aside, and said, "Chuck, you know I like height, can you help me?" ”

"What can I help you?" Hayes asked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, on this special day, I propose to kiss the people around you at 12 o'clock." Azubuk shouted. Then he whispered to Hayes, "Chuck, I want to stand next to Gao for a moment." ”

"You probably make her hate you like this, Chinese don't have the habit of kissing people casually." Hayes put his arm around Azubuuk's shoulders and said.

"I was sad that she didn't participate in the game when I proposed to play the game. Just a midnight kiss, nothing, right? "Azubuk still doesn't give up.

Hayes said helplessly: "I'll be honest, I asked her, she doesn't want to be in love with a black man, and she definitely won't be with you." I advise you to just change your target. ”

"Did she reject you too?" Azubuke said: "You have a problem, you don't spend time with your family at Christmas, you don't stay with Taylor. Came here with her. Your purpose is not pure, right? ”

"It's not what you think, but it's really impossible for the two of you, it's more realistic for you to find a local beauty." Hayes heard Azubuke say this, and felt that there was a bit of a problem, he never seemed to have regarded Gao Tongxuan as an agent, but he didn't like it, this feeling was contradictory. Maybe it's because he can't let go of China, Gao Tongxuan is like a connection point between him and China, a kind of comfort in his heart.

Azubuk felt helpless and simply went to find someone else. When he saw the woman, he asked, "Do you want to kiss me at 12 o'clock?" "Hayes almost died of sweat when he saw it.

At this time, a young man was accosting Gao Tongxuan, and after Gao Tongxuan refused with a wry smile, he simply stood up and walked towards Hayes. The time is almost up. Everyone gathered in front of the TV, waiting for midnight to come.

"Chuck, would you like someone to kiss you at midnight?" Gao Tongxuan came to Hayes's side and asked.

Hayes looked around and joked, "If it's you." Willing. ”

At this time, the people around him began to applaud and cheer, and Hayes was about to applaud a few times as he wanted to symbolize his surname.

Gao Tongxuan stood on tiptoe, and her red lips were lightly imprinted on Hayes's mouth.

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