You Really Are a Beast!

The little girl thought Su Yan liked her.

She lifted her head and gazed at Su Yan with wide eyes. Gathering her courage, she continued, "Th-then wait until I'm older. I'll confess to you again.

I'll keep liking you just as much as I do now.

You have to wait for me, too."

No.

A Zhen, you're serious?!

We'd only just met. At most, you'd watched me play basketball for five minutes last night.

And you liked me this much?

I mean, seriously. This damn charm of mine.

Su Yan smiled faintly and replied, "All right. I'll wait for you."

He couldn't bring himself to reject such a pretty girl over and over. It might hurt her and even make her lose confidence.

It was a kind lie.

Su Yan knew the little girl was acting on a passing impulse. After some time, she'd forget about him.

Besides.

How could a girl that pretty possibly lack admirers?

Little did he know... his kind lie had only made the little girl believe him even more.

She was now certain that Su Yan liked her, too.

They'd fallen in love at first sight.

It was just that... she was still young, and Su Yan didn't want to hurt her.

Mm-hm. That was exactly what she thought.

The little girl's face lit up with a smile. Pouting, she said, "Come on~ You can't expect a girl to keep holding these flowers forever, can you?"

"Mine."

Su Yan smiled and took the flowers from her hands.

He'd thought that after he explained the situation, she'd understand. Accepting the flowers didn't have to mean anything.

But the little girl saw it completely differently.

In her eyes, Su Yan had just acknowledged that she was his girlfriend. Once she was a little older, they'd make their relationship official.

"Thank you for the flowers."

Su Yan thanked her politely, without a trace of emotion. "If that's all, I'm going to practice."

"Mm-hm."

The little girl nodded.

"Let's go, David Lee."

Su Yan called to him.

Aw~ That's it? No hug? No kiss?

David Lee hadn't enjoyed the show nearly enough, but he still straightened up, ready to leave.

"W-wait."

The little girl stopped Su Yan again.

"Is there something else?"

Su Yan stopped and asked. A hint of shyness crept over the little girl's face. "C-could you give me a hug?"

"Of course."

Su Yan agreed without hesitation.

A girl that pretty had mustered up the courage to confess to him. What was wrong with giving her a hug?

Su Yan stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her.

At 201 centimeters tall, Su Yan holding the little girl looked... just like a father hugging his daughter.

Holy shit~

David Lee, standing behind them, blurted out a string of holy shits.

He knew... his thoughts had been downright wicked.

Su Yan felt the girl's soft body in his arms and caught the faint, sweet scent of her skin and hair.

Mm, she smelled nice.

After just a moment, Su Yan gallantly let her go and smiled warmly. "Study hard, okay? At your age, your studies are what matter most."

He must want me to become even better, so I'll be worthy of him.

"Mm."

The little girl nodded obediently.

"Well, bye."

Su Yan waved goodbye and continued on his way. David Lee followed, and the two of them gradually walked away from the girl.

Suddenly.

The little girl ran after them and came up to Su Yan again.

Su Yan was still in a daze when she quickly threw herself at him, hopped up, and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"My name is Walter Marcia. I'll confess to you again!"

Marcia blushed scarlet, left him with her name, and quickly ran off.

W-was I just kissed against my will?

Su Yan froze for a moment, then shook his head with a laugh.

David Lee glanced back. Only when the little girl had vanished from sight did he finally blurt out, "Su Yan, you actually turned down a girl that pretty? Doesn't your conscience hurt at all?!"

"Bro, she's only fifteen. She's underage.

Even if I had a wildly inappropriate thought, our country has a whole criminal code for dealing with it."

Su Yan pursed his lips.

"So what?"

David Lee scoffed, then shook his head repeatedly. "Marcia, was it? That girl's unbelievably beautiful.

And she's underage.

If she confessed to me like that, I can't even imagine how much fun I'd have for a while."

For a while?

David Lee, that's a pretty scummy way to put it.

Su Yan understood what David Lee meant and couldn't be bothered to respond.

As a citizen of Dragon Country, he had his own moral boundaries, principles ingrained in him since childhood.

On the way to the locker room.

David Lee pressed him curiously. "How were the girl's lips? And her body—soft, right?"

What a creep.

Su Yan knew David Lee came from a wealthy family and had money to spare. He was good-looking, too, so his life off the court was bound to be lively.

Besides.

He was American. A messy private life was pretty normal.

Superstars like LeBron and Curry, who loved only one person their whole lives, were few and far between.

Still.

Su Yan had no intention of chatting with him about it. Otherwise... the more they said, the more likely they were to get censored.

"Nice weather today~"

Su Yan forcibly changed the subject.

Mm~ It was pretty soft.

Before long.

The two of them reached the locker room.

"Su Yan's here!"

"Morning, Yan!"

"Yan, have you had breakfast? There's still some here. Want to join us?"

By the time Su Yan arrived.

Most of the team was already there. They all greeted him warmly, even more enthusiastically than they greeted David Lee.

And David Lee was supposed to be the Knicks' star player this season.

Yet all night yesterday, before he'd gone out on the court, he'd sat by himself, and no one had paid him any attention.

Larry Hughes spotted the roses in Su Yan's hand and teased him. "Yan, are you planning to confess to someone?

Tell us.

If I know her, I'll help set you two up."

"Maybe he got rejected," Gallinari joked.

"Give it a rest!"

Chris Duhon waved a hand. "Su Yan's so good-looking. If he makes the first move, there isn't a woman alive who could resist him."

Everyone started guessing.

Larry Hughes's curiosity flared. He looked at David Lee, who'd arrived with Su Yan. "What's the story, David Lee?"

"Haha!"

David Lee laughed and shook his head. "Rejected? No way. Su Yan turned down a girl with a face that could stop traffic.

Those roses came from her."

"How old?"

"Fifteen!"

"How pretty?"

"Probably way prettier than a lot of actresses!"

"Holy shit!"

Marty stared at him in shock. "Why? How could you possibly turn her down?!"

Larry Hughes could barely keep from swearing. "A little lamb came right into your arms, and you actually shoved her away.

Su Yan, you really are a beast!"

???

I'm a beast?

Guys, do you hear yourselves? She's underage, and you still wouldn't leave her alone.

You're the real beasts!!!