Veronica

Holding a glass of foreign liquor, Chen Xi stood by the poolside, watching a large group of black guys having a water fight in the water, and suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

Just a month ago, he was still a corporate slave, working a dead-end job from nine to five, earning three or four thousand a month, living more tired than a dog, let alone basketball. After graduation, he basically only played a few times a year, and over the years, his fundamentals had been completely lost, gradually evolving toward those middle-aged men at the local pickup courts.

But now, he had actually become a main rotation player for an NBA team, earning millions of dollars a year, and partying in an NBA star's mansion.

Amazing!

"Handsome, it's not very polite to put on such a sorrowful look at someone else's party. It's such a buzzkill, isn't it?"

Chen Xi turned his head, damn! What had blinded his eyes?

With a high-bridged nose and exquisite features, her sky-blue eyes were like the masterpiece of a master sculptor, and her brown hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, exuding a charming luster. She wore a low-cut black dress adorned with small white floral patterns, with a high slit on the lower half reaching the base of her thigh, revealing long, glowing white legs in the gaps.

Most importantly, this beauty looked very decent, and the "justice" in front of her was quite magnificent.

"I might have eaten too much, so I started thinking about this and that." Chen Xi laughed at himself and raised his glass.

"I thought you were kidnapped and brought here." The woman also raised her glass for a light clink, then took a small sip.

"Standing here makes you look so out of place with the crowd around you."

As she spoke, she pointed to the group of big men dancing awkwardly in the music not far away.

"Veronica, Veronica Wilson, that's my name."

"Chen Xi, or you can call me Chris. I really am not quite used to this; I rarely attend these kinds of parties."

"I've heard that you put most of your life into training. They say you're a self-discipline fanatic like Kobe."

"It's not as exaggerated as Kobe; I can't get up at 4:30 in the morning." Chen Xi, who had been single since birth in his previous life, could usually banter with his brothers, but when he actually met a woman, he immediately cosplayed as a shy boy.

"Has anyone mentioned me to you?"

"Of course, I asked Jerami about you. Who wouldn't want to know about Oklahoma's Limitless Range shooter? I'm a fan of the Thunder Team too. Plus, you're so handsome."

What's powerful isn't the direct approach, but that good-looking people come up and use it right away.

"I wouldn't call myself a Limitless Range shooter; I just do what I'm supposed to do on the court, nothing more."

"You're so different from how you appear in interviews. I thought you were the kind of, um... very confident person in your daily life."

"Hahahaha, I am confident. Very confident..."

A look of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. This star, who could already be called a household name in Oklahoma, seemed unexpectedly innocent, which made her even more interested.

It was really hard to refuse the idea of turning such a big boy into her own little pet!

Chen Xi got up as usual, arrived at the arena, and began his morning training before the joint practice.

"Chris, you seem a bit distracted. Did you have too much fun at Russell's place last night?" The trainer noticed the change in Chen Xi very keenly.

After all, having missed ten shots in a row, it was hard not to notice.

"Ah, ah, no, I went home quite early yesterday."

Chen Xi shook his head with a smile and refocused his attention.

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Last night was indeed a bit wild; he had chatted with Veronica about everything under the sun for a long time.

As everyone knows, it is hard for a man to say no to his fans, especially when it's a beauty.

Poor Tom was being played in the palm of her hand (not really).

Chen, who was moved by lust, and Veronica, who fell in love at first sight, saw their relationship heat up rapidly despite it being their first meeting.

Last night, he drove his Porsche to take her home, and the next morning, they started talking on the phone again. Even though they were talking about things with no nutritional value, they just didn't want to hang up.

"You're done for, you've fallen in love." The trainer understood the situation from just a few words, and as an experienced person, he immediately began to pass on his experience to Chen Xi.

"Young man, if you have a chance, seize it, just go for it! Ask her out tonight!... No, not tonight, there's a game tonight."

Chen Xi rolled his eyes speechlessly at the trainer who was talking without feeling any pain.

"I ran to the arena early in the morning to train, not to share gossip, especially my own gossip."

"Hahahaha, alright, alright, continue, continue, next set, three-pointers from the arc top."

Time came to the evening, and the Thunder Team fought the Rockets again.

The Thunder players were united, vowing to wash away the shame of being shredded by Harden in the last game.

They showed excellent discipline and enthusiasm right from the start.

Westbrook and Oladipo broke through the Rockets' not-so-strong perimeter defense one after another, then punished Capela's drop defense.

Westbrook and Oladipo have relatively similar technical characteristics; both tend to rely on breakthroughs to create space, and then choose to finish at the rim or from the mid-range. When they have a jump shot, they are very difficult to limit, especially since Westbrook also has excellent vision and can easily transfer the ball to open teammates when facing double-teams.

Before Chen Xi even needed to come on, the Thunder had already hit the Rockets 23 to 10, chasing the Rockets from the start, presenting a completely different situation from the last game.

Then, Chen Xi and Grant came on, and the Thunder's lineup with the highest net efficiency was deployed, making the Rockets even more unable to attend to both ends of the floor.

Harden, whose shooting form was not online today, could only rely on breakthroughs and free throws to struggle to maintain the score difference. Without teammates stepping out, he was unable to chase the score, and in the end, he could only helplessly watch as the Thunder maintained a 10-point lead throughout, taking the game.

After the game, Chen Xi received an invitation from Westbrook.

"Chris, want to hit the club with us? James is paying."

"Maybe next time, Russell, I have plans today."

"?" The girl from yesterday? Not bad, you kid." Westbrook immediately guessed the reason, laughing as he winked at Chen Xi.

"No, I'm going to pick someone up. My grandfather is in Oklahoma City."

"Oh, alright then."

Turtle Turtle's intuition was somewhat accurate; Veronica had indeed asked him out, but he had declined her with the same excuse.

The Old Man had truly arrived.

Seeing that Chen Xi's path as a basketball star was finally showing promise, the old man was deeply gratified.

Chen Xi had repeatedly invited him to close the restaurant and come live with him in Oklahoma, but he had been refused every time. Eventually, unable to turn down the insistence, the old man agreed to come for a visit for a couple of days.

The elderly are sentimental; he refused to let go of that small restaurant, claiming he couldn't bear to leave his regular customers behind.