Chapter 15: Acquaintances
It's often said that Los Angeles is the city that never sleeps, and that's true. If you're in it, you'll know how drunk it is.
But tonight's Los Angeles is still noisy, but it's different. It's not Christmas or New Year's Day, but tonight in Los Angeles is full of joyous crowds, gathering for nothing more than the NBA's All-Star Game tonight.
However, all this does not seem to have much to do with Wang Yu, because he is a rookie, and because he is a yellow-skinned Asian, although the data is very eye-catching, he still has not been selected for the All-Star Weekend.
In the face of his teammates' complaints for himself, and in the face of the head coach and the team owner's roar for himself, Wang Yu was indifferent, because he really didn't care whether he could enter the so-called highest hall of basketball.
In fact, to put it bluntly, as long as the fans recognize your strength, as long as your team can achieve good results, this so-called honor is really not so important.
Compared with this, Wang Yu has more important things to do, and he is confirming through his own channels whether his mother is doing well now.
Putting down the phone, Wang Yu leaned back on the sofa and finally let out a long breath. Just now, he learned on the phone that Li Kui and they had been safely transferred to another place according to his instructions. For this reason, his heart, which had been hanging all along, finally fell to the ground.
"I really want to see what kind of medicine is sold in your gourd, huh." Wang Yu smiled coldly, and then drank all the red wine in the glass in one gulp.
Just as Wang Yu wanted to get up and go into the bathroom to take a bath, suddenly the doorbell rang.
Wang Yu was slightly stunned, he couldn't imagine that anyone would come to him at this time. The reason why I say this is because Han Bin temporarily left the local area for some reason; Second, in order not to let others disturb him, the house chosen by Wang Yu is very secluded, and basically no one else comes to visit except Han Bin.
In confusion, Wang Yu walked over quickly and stretched out his hand to open the door. In front of me, a tall and handsome Asian boy was standing outside the door smiling.
"Who are you looking for?" Wang Yu asked lightly.
"May I ask if you are Wang Yu's senior?" The boy asked with a smile.
"I'm Wang Yu, who are you?" The boy was very surprised to know his name, and he immediately recalled it carefully and quickly in his mind, but after a while, he still couldn't recognize who the tall Asian boy in front of him was.
"You've seen me."
Seeing that Wang Yu still didn't remember who he was, the boy smiled and stretched out his finger to point to his face, reminding: "In the video, you think about it carefully." ”
"Are you Chinese? Playing basketball? Wang Yu asked tentatively.
"Yes, my name is Yi Haiyang. Just got off the plane, Brother Han Bin had something to do and walked away, and he asked me to come to you first. ”
The boy thought that Wang Yu remembered who he was, pointed to the luggage next to him as he spoke, and said with a smile: "Senior, haven't you let me in and sit down until now?" ”
"Oh, please come in."
Wang Yu smiled awkwardly at the boy's reminder, and was about to take the luggage from his hand, when he suddenly noticed that a head with long hair slowly emerged from behind the boy. Looking up, Wang Yu immediately froze in place.
Beautiful face, sweet smile, everything seems to have never changed. The girl who poked her head out was none other than Wang Yu's first love after a seven-year absence, a high school friend after a seven-year absence, and a lifetime memory after a seven-year absence-Lin Xue.
In the past seven years, Wang Yu never dreamed that he would be able to see her again in this life. Wang Yu never thought that the two would meet again at this time, here and now.
For a while, a thousand tastes came to his heart, and Wang Yu stood there in a daze, forgetting his words and actions.
"What's wrong? Don't know me anymore? Lin Xue had tears in her eyes and asked bitterly: "You are so amazing, you haven't even contacted our classmates for seven years." ”
"Do you know your seniors?"
The boy obviously didn't know the relationship between Lin Xue and Wang Yu, so he turned his face to Lin Xue and scolded with a smile: "Really, why didn't you tell me earlier when you knew your seniors?" ”
"Why don't you let us in and sit down?"
Lin Xue didn't answer the boy's question, she slapped Wang Yu lightly on the shoulder, and then took the luggage and walked into the house first.
"Senior, senior..."
Lin Xue's actions made the boy's call full of apologies, but because of this, Wang Yu, who was in a daze, was immediately awakened.
"Please come in, please come in."
Coming back to his senses, Wang Yu said as he took the luggage from the boy's hand and strode in with the boy.
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In the office, Han Bin kept walking back and forth with his mobile phone.
After a while, he didn't know what he heard, and he slammed the phone to the ground, and in the crisp sound, the innocent phone shattered all over the ground. However, Han Bin still didn't seem to be a little relieved, and actually stepped on the debris all over the ground a few more times.
Knock, knock, knock sounded, Han Bin turned his face violently, and there was a killing intent in his eyes at this moment.
"Who?" Han Bin asked coldly.
"It's me, Ocean." The outsider replied softly.
"Come in." Han Bin said and turned around and walked to the sofa on the side and sat down.
At the door, a tall Asian boy strode in. This person is none other than Yi Haiyang, who had just met Wang Yu not long ago. Yi Haiyang just walked into the house, and immediately saw the fragments of his mobile phone all over the ground, and couldn't help but stop in a daze.
"Brother Bin, has something happened?" Yi Haiyang asked tentatively.
"Whatever your business, come and sit." Han Bin said coldly, stretching out his hand and pointing to the sofa opposite.
"Brother Bin, is it really okay?" Yi Haiyang sat down, still tentatively asking.
"It's okay, I was just informed that a few of my little birds really flew away, so I'm a little uncomfortable."
Han Bin said and looked up behind Yi Haiyang, and asked with a smile, "What, didn't your girlfriend come with you?" ”
"She's here too, and now she's at Wang Yu's senior." Yi Haiyang smiled: "Brother Bin, do you know that the two of them are high school classmates, hehe." ”
"Oh, that's good. You don't have to worry about her when you come out to meet me now, right? Han Bin smiled and poured himself a glass of red wine, and looked at the boy sitting opposite him lightly.
"yes, it's easier for us to talk about things."
Yi Haiyang said, suddenly slightly startled in his heart, and asked with a smile: "Brother Bin, do you know that the two of them have known each other before?" ”
"How do I know that?"
Han Bin smiled and waved his hand, comforting: "But that's okay, you can train here with more peace of mind in the future, right?" ”
"Yes, I was afraid that she would be very unaccustomed to not knowing anyone here, but now it's great to have an acquaintance." Yi Haiyang smiled, thought of business, and said, "Brother Bin, is there something wrong with you calling me over in a hurry now, do you want to sign a contract now?" ”
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about business."
Han Bin smiled and patted his head, then took a document from the side and put it in front of Yi Haiyang, and said, "You sign this, I will arrange you to play on the team to which the Rockets belong in the Development League as soon as possible." ”
"Okay."
Yi Haiyang nodded happily, just wanted to pick up the pen to sign his name, looked down and saw that the document was all in English, and hesitated: "Brother Bin, how come it is all English, is there a Chinese version?" ”
"What? Don't you believe me? Han Bin said with a smile, looking straight at the boy in front of him.
"No, no, I'm just asking."
Yi Haiyang didn't dare to give up this rare opportunity in front of him, and when he saw Han Bin's unhappy face, he immediately signed his name on the document, and said with a smile: "Do you think this is okay?" ”
"Yes, that's right."
Han Bin glanced at the document, there was no excitement in his eyes, and he handed over a glass of red wine and said: "Come, have a drink with me, I wish us a happy cooperation in the future, and I also wish you a blockbuster in the future." ”
"Thank you Brother Bin for your cultivation, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'm still playing wild ball on the outdoor court now." Yi Haiyang thanked sincerely, and as he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and dried the full elixir.
"Don't say that, I'm willing to help you because you have potential."
Han Bin said this, and saw that the boy opposite drank the glass of red wine without hesitation, but a trace of disgust and hatred faintly flashed in his eyes.
"Thank you, Brother Bin..."
Yi Haiyang, who was a little excited, was about to choke up as he spoke, which made Han Bin on the other side look at it with a cold smile in his heart.
"Don't talk about that, come with me, and I'll tell you in detail about your future plans."
Han Bin stood up, patted Yi Haiyang's shoulder comfortingly, and turned around and walked towards the desk inside. Yi Haiyang didn't dare to be the slightest slack, hurriedly reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, and immediately got up and followed quickly.
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The night was a little late, and the cool breeze on the face had an indescribable comfort. The cold city is still noisy at the moment, as if to tell that there will be many sleepless people tonight.
On the balcony, Lin Xue was quietly lying on the guardrail with her chin in her hands. A pair of big eyes with tear stains were stunned ahead, stunned to look at the night sky in the distance, stunned at the dazzling neon under the little starlight.
After a long time, Lin Xue slowly turned her face away, and immediately a slightly resolute face full of cheeks and beard came into her eyes.
It's really different, it's really changed.
You've become taller than before, you've become stronger than before, you've become stronger than before.
If you think about it, sometimes time is really a ruthless pig-killing knife, which not only changes us, but also changes everything around us.
"How do you think about growing a beard?" Lin Xue asked with a smile.
"I don't know when I started staying." Wang Yu smiled innocently and said, "Will you be cold?" Do you want to add an extra piece of clothing? ”
"I'm fine." Lin Xue shook her head and said, "By the way, are they okay, Auntie?" Are you married to Xu Jiaman? ”
"Don't you know?"
Wang Yu smiled bitterly, deliberately putting aside Lin Xue's inquiry about her mother, and said, "She broke up with me seven years ago. ”
"I'm sorry, I went to the provinces for a few years, and when I came back, you weren't there anymore."
Lin Xue, who has been tempered by life, did not show much shock when she heard the news of Wang Yu's breakup, and said with a wry smile: "You have been in the United States for the past seven years, haven't you?" ”
"Yes, I came to the United States after my father died."
Wang Yu said about his father, his eyes couldn't help flashing a trace of grief, and after calming down a little, he continued: "By the way, your boyfriend played well in the CBA, why did he suddenly come to the United States?" ”
"What? Who did you hear him say he was playing in the CBA? Lin Xue asked puzzled.
"I saw it myself."
Wang Yu said, seeing that the confusion on Lin Xue's face was even stronger, he added with a smile: "Last time, someone brought me a video of the highlights of outstanding domestic players, and I saw your boyfriend playing a game wearing a jersey of a certain CBA team. ”
"Oh, you misunderstood."
Lin Xue was reminded by Wang Yu like this, and immediately seemed to remember something, and said with a smile: "He was invited by other teams to play an exhibition match that time. ”
"Exhibition matches?"
Hearing this, Wang Yu was slightly stunned, and hurriedly asked tentatively: "Then which team does he belong to?" ”
"I don't belong to any team."
Lin Xue looked at Wang Yu strangely and said with a smile: "He has already joined the work, but he usually likes to play basketball, and he has never played an official game." That time he was invited to play an exhibition match, and it was because of his good luck that he accidentally won the spot. ”
"Strange, so what does he mean by doing this? Is there really something about him that I haven't discovered..."
Hearing Lin Xue's explanation, pictures immediately flashed quickly in Wang Yu's mind, and while he was thinking carefully about the reason, he didn't know it in a low voice.
"What's wrong? What are you talking about? Lin Xue looked at Wang Yu puzzled.
"Oh, nothing."
Wang Yu came back to his senses, knowing that there would be no way to figure out this matter for a while, so he changed his tone and smiled: "Let's go in, it's late, I guess your boyfriend should come back in a while, don't let him see it and think that I am deliberately causing you to catch a cold." ”
"Okay, then I'll go rest first." Lin Xue smiled, turned around and walked in.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Wang Yu frowned tightly. He really couldn't figure out why if Yi Haiyang's real situation was really as Lin Xue said, then why he appeared in the video that Han Bin deliberately handed over to him.
"Is there really something about you that I don't see?"
With a wry smile, Wang Yu secretly made up his mind that he must have a good competition with this slightly mysterious Yi Haiyang as soon as possible.
(Three shifts a day, the first shift today.) )