Volume 1: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered! Chapter 51: One-on-One
The next day, Zhang Yu and Matthew Graves flew back to Indiana, with Butler accompanying them to Butler. Unlike staying with the Leslies, whom Butler regarded as family, Zhang Yu was still a stranger to him. Butler had not yet grown to two meters tall and stood at only around 1.93 meters, while Curry had grown considerably since last year and was already 1.88 meters tall, close to his eventual barefoot height of 1.91 meters. Afterward, Butler quickly changed into his training clothes, warmed up briefly, and stepped onto the court. Zhang Yu had proactively offered him the window seat, which made him very happy. The next morning, Zhang Yu and Butler headed to Hinkle Fieldhouse. This had been Zhang Yu's suggestion. He wanted to use his height advantage to win one back. On the other end, Curry used a change of pace to shake free for a shot and buried a three-pointer. Do I really look that much like a shady businessman trying to scam a teenager? This had been Zhang Yu's suggestion. Butler's first instinct was to refuse; a teenager's pride would not let him accept that kind of help. He probed a few more times, then suddenly exploded forward, trying to drive past Curry's right side. They arrived at the gym at 8:15, with forty-five minutes remaining before practice. Curry was the only one on the court, warming up. This had been Zhang Yu's suggestion. The Leslies were not well-off. His parents were both ordinary office workers, and Michelle Lambert had four children with her first husband before having another three with her current husband after remarriage. Money was extremely tight. "All right, I'll referee. No restrictions on rules—let's play to ten. Practice starts soon." Zhang