Tang Tian had even experienced transmigration, so of course he believed in something like fate.
Olson was a little surprised too. She froze when she saw him, then smiled and said, "Thanks for not competing with me for that book."
As she spoke, she waved the book in her hand. It turned out she had borrowed it to read.
"I was just browsing," Tang Tian said with a smile.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, there was nothing more to say.
Afterward, they each turned back and continued waiting for the train.
The train was a little slow and did not arrive for a long time.
"Oh no." Just then, Olson suddenly cried out beside him.
Tang Tian turned his head in confusion and saw Olson patting herself down frantically.
It was winter, and Olson wore a thick coat, but her hurried movements fully outlined her curvaceous figure.
The Scarlet Witch was captivating precisely because of her figure.
But Olson obviously was not showing off her body right now. She looked like she had lost something.
As Tang Tian watched, Olson hesitated for a moment before suddenly looking at him. "I don't know where I lost my wallet. I need to go back to school and look for it. Can you help me watch Lucy?"
It was a request. Perhaps because they had run into each other so many times, or perhaps because Tang Tian had yielded that book to her, Olson had developed a basic level of trust in him.
"No problem," Tang Tian answered readily. He was not in a hurry to go back anyway.
"Thank you." Olson looked anxious. After speaking, she hurried away.
"Are you that person from TV?" Lucy asked in her childish voice.
"What do you think?" Tang Tian had had a daughter in his previous life, so he felt especially fond of Lucy.
"Yes!"
"Smart girl!"
"Hehe, Elizabeth says I'm smart too," Lucy said with a smile.
"Is Elizabeth your sister's name?" Tang Tian asked.
"Yeah, Elizabeth is Elizabeth. Oh, she's also my sister. She's my aunt's daughter. My aunt has three daughters, and she's the youngest one," Lucy said with a smile.
This little girl was really interesting.
Tang Tian could not resist teasing her a little.
"Are you in elementary school?"
"I am."
"Then can I give you an arithmetic problem?" Tang Tian said as he crouched down.
"Okay!" Lucy looked excited.
"Here's the problem. Your sister Elizabeth is eleven years older than you. In three years, she'll be exactly twice your age. So tell me... what's your sister's phone number?" Tang Tian asked.
Lucy counted on her fingers, frowning as she worked it out. Finally, she looked at Tang Tian awkwardly and said, "I can't figure it out, but Elizabeth's phone number is 433... umm... Elizabeth said I can't tell her phone number to just anybody."
The little girl blurted out a few digits, then shook her head hard.
Tang Tian froze for a moment, then could not help bursting into laughter.
This little girl was far too amusing.
After a while, Olson returned. She was frowning, clearly unable to find her wallet.
"Elizabeth, this guy is so interesting! He gave me an arithmetic problem and even asked me for your phone number." Lucy walked back to Olson, took her hand, and spoke.
"..."
Tang Tian felt a headache coming on. The little girl had been so cute before, but that was really setting him up!
Olson had been worried, but after glancing at Tang Tian, she could not help laughing too.
"Didn't you find your wallet?" Tang Tian quickly changed the subject.
"I probably left it in the library, but I couldn't find it. I left my contact information there," Olson said helplessly.
"Then don't you have any money to get back? Do you need me to lend you some first?"
Olson froze for a moment, then shook her head.
"Elizabeth, we don't have money for a taxi," Lucy said then, tugging on Olson's hand.
"..." Olson was speechless as she glanced at her cousin.
"Borrow it for now. Return it when you get the chance. If you never get the chance, just treat it as your own." Tang Tian took out his wallet and pulled out ten dollars.
"Is this enough?" he asked, holding the money out to Olson.
"It's enough!" Olson hesitated over whether to take it, but Lucy directly snatched the money.
Tang Tian smiled. Lucy really looked like someone not to be messed with.
"Do you have a phone?" Olson suddenly asked.
Tang Tian nodded and pulled out his beat-up phone.
Olson froze when she saw it, but her gaze seemed to grow more resolute. She took the phone and entered a number.
When a ringtone came from her coat pocket, she handed the phone back to Tang Tian.
"When I have the chance, I'll pay you back," Olson said as she returned the phone.
Tang Tian nodded.
Being overly polite at a time like this would only make Olson uncomfortable. Nodding readily was the best choice.
Come to think of it, he had failed to trick Olson's phone number out of Lucy earlier. Now Olson had given it to him herself.
Just then, a long whistle sounded, and the sluggish train finally arrived.
The two quickly boarded, then got off one after another at their respective stations.
When Tang Tian boarded the bus back to UConn, the earlier events replayed in his mind, and he could not help smiling again.
UConn's win over Marquette University finally gave the team some breathing room, but it was only one game in the long Regular Season.
As December arrived, the schedule became more crowded than it had been in November.
In UConn's first game of December, they faced strong rival Providence College, led by Shabazz Napier.
The game began in a tight deadlock. Tang Tian continued coming off the bench in the first half and did an excellent job carrying out Cahoon's assignment, locking Brooks down completely.
At halftime, UConn led 37-31.
But the second half brought a sudden reversal. Brooks scored eight straight points to open the half, and even when Cahoon sent Tang Tian in, he could not contain him. Brooks had completely caught fire.
In the end, Brooks poured in 39 points, setting the Big East Conference's new Single Game Scoring Record for the season and leading his team to a 73-67 win over UConn.
Although they had lost, UConn's morale remained high. If Brooks had not gone berserk, they definitely would have won that game.
After that, they played Cincinnati Bearcats, Villanova Wildcats, and Pittsburgh Panthers in succession.
They won all three games.
After starting 2-4, they put together a three-game winning streak and improved to 5-4.
It was not particularly impressive, but at least it looked respectable now.
Tang Tian also received around 25 minutes of Playing Time in each of those three games.
It was obvious that Cahoon's trust in him was steadily increasing.
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