Wang Yi and Doncic walked to a nearby hotel.
Dongzi said there was a famous restaurant nearby in Manila, and he had already reserved a private room.
When the two arrived at the restaurant, Wang Yi was surprised to find that Dongzi's mother, Potterbin, was there too.
She was in her forties, but looked like a woman in her thirties.
With a mother that beautiful, it was no wonder Dongzi was handsome too.
This wasn't the first time the two had met, and Dongzi's mom warmly invited Wang Yi to sit down.
She poured him a glass of red wine.
The three chatted happily throughout the meal.
Of course, Wang Yi still only ate a little.
Dongzi and his mother knew he had a personal nutritionist, so they didn't press him.
As they chatted, all three tacitly avoided bringing up the game between their teams two days later.
It was always like this whenever Wang Yi and Dongzi ate together.
They talked about other things, but never about the game coming up.
This time, though, Dongzi's mom brought up a sensitive topic over dinner.
"Wang, would you consider coming to Dallas?"
Wang Yi understood. This was the real reason Dongzi's mom was there today.
As a mother, Potterbin was utterly devoted to her son.
She had attended the draft in person, and after Dongzi signed with the Mavericks, she had practically set aside her entire career to focus on being his assistant.
Now she watched her son play at an MVP level year after year, yet always fall just short. He hadn't even reached the Western Conference Finals.
So she had decided to start planning his future.
Dongzi hadn't expected his mother to bring this up now, either.
Looking embarrassed, he explained to Wang Yi, "My mother's just joking. Don't