Everyone drank wine and chatted, and the scene was very lively. However, Li Cheng is not very interested in this kind of American-style party, how can a group of unfamiliar people play together?

After Li Cheng finished greeting everyone, he took a glass of red wine and hid in the corner alone.

"Hey! Dude, don't mind if I sit next to you! Battier came over with a wine glass.

Li Cheng made a gesture of please, and after Battier sat down, he looked at the lively crowd over there and said, "You don't like this atmosphere very much?" ”

"Yes, I think friends should not have too many people when they get together, five or six is enough. Everyone sat together, drank and chatted, and had a great time. Li Cheng said.

"I think so too." Battier put the wine glass in his hand on the table, changed his words, and said, "Watching your game is really exciting, and it makes people feel ...... Crazy. It must be a great feeling to be your teammate. ”

"You want to be my teammate?" Li Cheng asked.

Battier said: "Who wouldn't want to be teammates with good players? But now the Rockets are good, and if Yao Mai is healthy, we have a chance to win the championship. ”

Li Cheng nodded. Then, he and Battier chatted with each other. The two of them chatted together, and they had a good time. But not long after, Hyde came over and beckoned them to go and play together. It's all Rockets players there, and Li Cheng is not interested in being with the members of other teams, after all, he is an outsider.

After Battier was gone, he sat alone in the corner feeling a little hot. He looked around and swept to the small door leading to the backyard of the villa, "When attending this kind of party, it seems that something wonderful will always happen on the balcony or backyard of the master's house. ”

I don't know what kind of thought drove him, Li Cheng walked towards the backyard.

Pushing open the door, Li Cheng took advantage of the hazy light in the backyard and the moonlight that had already sprinkled in the night sky, and found that there was really a person in the backyard, and it was a woman.

"Is there really something strange going to happen?" Li Cheng couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Maddie's backyard is about the same as the backyard of an American home, with ovens, recliners, swings, and tables.

The woman was sitting on a swing in the backyard at this time talking on the phone.

"Hey! Jenny, this is your chance, what else do you have to hesitate about! I've put a lot of effort into letting you come to this party, and it's the only thing I can do to help you, so you have to take care of it yourself! Do you know what you need right now? Network! You need to have connections, you need to meet more people, so that you can have more opportunities. And the best way for a woman to get a connection is with her body. ”

"Stephanie, I don't want to be a man on top, I want to be successful with my own efforts."

"Why can't you make sense? Alas! I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, you can do it yourself! That's all I can help you, so do it yourself! ”

He also wanted to come over to see what was so special about this girl who was far away from the crowd, but at this time he had no such interest. The woman who had just hung up the phone was clearly not in a beautiful mood.

Jenny Portman leaned alone on the swing, the dim light hanging over her like a veil. Her blonde hair was like a flowing spring, and it was scattered over her shoulders. At this moment, two lines of clear tears were slowly crossing her face.

Li Cheng was about to leave, but he was making eye contact with Jenny when she looked up.

The eyes like clear water, pure with a trace of unyielding and unwilling.

Looking at her watery eyes, Li Cheng didn't want to leave, he suddenly wanted to get to know this girl.

"Hello, my name is Li Cheng."

Jenny Portman quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, made a professional smile, and said, "My name is Jenny Portman, and I know you." ”

"Honored, beautiful lady." Li Cheng smiled: "Why did you appear here alone, isn't it good to play with them inside?" ”

"Didn't you show up here too?" Jenny asked rhetorically.

"I don't really like the bustle in the house, and I drank some wine, it was a little hot, and I came out to breathe." Li Cheng said.

"Oh, I'll come out and answer the phone." Jenny Portman said she was now done answering the phone, but she didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

Li Cheng put the goblet in his hand on the table next to him and said, "Can I sit next to you?" Jenny. ”

Jenny moved a little to the side and motioned for Li Cheng to sit down.

"You already know me, so what do you do?" Li Cheng asked.

Jenny thought for a moment and said, "I'm an actor, but I haven't acted in a play yet. ”

Li Cheng seemed to hear some desperation in Jenny's voice. But it seems that it is this despair that evokes Li Cheng's memories. Wasn't his situation desperate for a long time? At that time, he could only pass the time at the very end of the bench.

"You seem to be a little desperate."

Jenny nodded slightly, "There are so many people on this road that it's hard for me to get a chance. ”

"It's not started yet, you still have a lot of opportunities." Li Cheng said.

Jenny was stunned for a moment, then said, "I've heard your story, it's very inspiring. But not everyone can be like you. ”

Li Cheng raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky, and the moon tonight seemed exceptionally clear. A gentle breeze blew through Jenny's hair.

"It smells so good!" Li Cheng took a deep breath.

Jenny glared at him, Li Cheng smiled, and continued: "Everyone says that God is fair, but in fact, this old guy is not fair at all. But at least we still have the opportunity to work hard, and many people don't even have the opportunity to work hard. ”

Looking at the man next to her, who was about the same age as herself, and enlightened herself in an old-fashioned manner, Jenny burst out laughing.

"I didn't expect you to be quite good at preaching."

Li Cheng grabbed his hair and said, "No, no!" It's just that in those dark days, I learned a lot. ”

"Haha!" Jenny burst out laughing, and then she added, "It's nice to meet you here, I feel like I'm full of power right now." I'm going to work hard little by little, and one day I'll succeed. ”

Then they gently rocked the swing and talked about some other topics, which they talked about quite speculatively.

During the chat, Li Cheng learned that Jenny was British, but their family moved to Philadelphia when they were very young. She wanted to be an actress, but his father always wanted her to be a lawyer. A good lawyer has a high social status, which is much better than mixing in the chaotic entertainment industry.

"I didn't expect you to be a person who sticks to your dreams."

"That's it!" Jenny smiled playfully.

The two of them spent almost an hour on the balcony, but they had no intention of leaving. Until Yao Ming came out to find him.