My Girlfriend Is Missing

At the postgame press conference, Walker, who had put up a season-high score, was the focus of every reporter's attention.

Yet during the interview, Walker still made sure to praise Tang.

"Most people only saw that I scored a lot of points, but I actually had my highest assist total of the season too. Three of those went to Tang. He didn't waste a single opportunity. He created space for me, and those three three-pointers were extremely important to us. They were the key to winning the game."

It was not just Walker. Cahoon's praise for Tang Tian surpassed that of every previous game.

"I need to apologize to UConn's fans, because I had no idea Tang could shoot threes before. If I'd known, the game might have been much easier. But fortunately, we all know now. His pick-and-rolls with Kemba will become one of our new tactics, and they'll give our opponents a huge headache."

The outside world did not know what happened between players or between players and coaches off the court. But for a role player to receive such high praise from the Team Core and the Head Coach, it was obvious that his contribution to the team went far beyond the numbers he put up on the court.

One message from those interviews was abundantly clear: Tang Tian was very important to UConn.

UConn's victory over Washington State University, the top team in the Pac-10, instantly made waves.

That once-dominant old powerhouse was back!

Not only did NCAA media cover them extensively, but other powerhouses also placed UConn back on their lists of potential rivals.

That was the purpose of invitationals. Those who won usually gained a great deal of fame.

After finishing their game against Washington State University, UConn's players quickly returned to school.

Invitationals were games outside the Regular Season and were essentially squeezed into the schedule. In two days, they would face another Big East Conference team.

After training session ended that day, Tang Tian left the Training Facility with his teammates.

"Beep, beep!"

As they walked, a burst of car horns suddenly sounded outside the arena.

Everyone was drawn by the horns and turned their heads. Tang Tian turned around as well.

It was the latest Maserati GranCabrio. After the door opened, someone stepped out.

Elizabeth Olsen was waving in their direction.

His teammates looked at one another, unsure who she was or whom she was greeting.

Tang Tian felt a headache coming on.

He had lent Olsen ten dollars at the subway station before. Afterward, Olsen had called him several times, saying she wanted to pay him back.

After receiving his Scholarship, Tang Tian no longer cared about those ten dollars and had told her several times that there was no need.

He had not expected Olsen to come all the way to UConn!

And judging by the situation, she had probably been waiting outside for quite a while. It would definitely be inappropriate to ignore her.

He walked straight toward Olsen.

Behind him, his teammates' eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

Olsen was wearing a relatively tight outfit that day. Her curvaceous figure was especially eye-catching after she got out of the car, not to mention that she had arrived in a Maserati.

Before Tang Tian even reached her, a round of whistles and teasing erupted behind him.

These guys!

Tang Tian ignored them. After greeting Olsen, he got into the passenger seat.

Olsen waved to Tang Tian's teammates, returned to the car, and drove straight out of UConn.

"That guy is seriously too enviable," Walker said as he watched the car drive away, unable to hide his jealousy.

The other teammates wore similarly envious expressions.

"Normal," Napier suddenly said.

The other players gave him puzzled looks.

"Mature men are popular with beautiful women," Napier continued.

The other players all nodded in agreement.

Tang Tian really did possess a maturity that did not match his age group. More importantly, he was handsome too!

"Why did you come to UConn?" Once the car started moving, Tang Tian turned to Olsen and asked.

"To treat you to dinner," Olsen said with a smile.

Tang Tian was not stupid. He knew that since he had refused to accept repayment, she was using dinner to thank him instead.

"I told you, it's fine. It wasn't much money," Tang Tian said.

"It's not about the money. If you hadn't helped me, I would've had to call Lucy's family to pick her up. You saved me a lot of trouble." Olsen turned and smiled at him as she spoke.

America was not like China in the future. Even though its economy was more developed at the time, mobile payments were still inconvenient. Losing money really did create a lot of trouble.

As they talked, the car had already driven out of UConn.

"By the way, did you find your wallet?" Since he was already in Olsen's car, refusing again would be awkward, so Tang Tian simply started chatting.

"I found it. I got lucky. Someone picked it up and turned it in directly to the library. They contacted me the next day," Olsen said with a smile.

"Then you really were lucky. Otherwise, replacing your cards and everything else would've been enough of a hassle."

"Yeah. There was also a photo of my mom and me inside. It would've been troublesome if I'd lost it. Come to think of it, I should thank you for watching Lucy that day too."

"That little girl... was interesting." At the mention of Lucy, Tang Tian could not help but give a bitter smile.

"That's just how she is." Olsen could not help laughing when she mentioned her younger cousin.

They were both good conversationalists. Although it was only their second meeting, they chatted almost the entire time in the car.

Olsen drove to a fairly large local shopping mall and parked in the underground garage.

As he got out of the car, Tang Tian gave it another look.

Come to think of it, Olsen had not yet become the Scarlet Witch, and she had not even filmed her first movie, yet she could already afford a Maserati. Her family must have been quite well-off.

At that moment, Olsen had formed a new impression of Tang Tian as well.

When she had seen that battered phone before, she had assumed Tang Tian was probably from a poor family. That was also why she had insisted on paying him back. But from his reaction after getting into the Maserati to his manners and way of speaking, he was clearly nothing like that.

Unable to decide what to eat, they came up from the underground garage and wandered around outside on the first floor while chatting.

As they walked, Olsen was suddenly drawn to a notice posted outside a shop.

Tang Tian followed her over.

"My girlfriend Anna is 1.8 meters tall. She has a pair of big, charming blue eyes and especially beautiful brown hair. Of course, her nose is beautiful too, and her little red lips are adorable. But yesterday, I accidentally left her alone at the entrance, and then she got blown away. I miss her very much, and I really want to find her again. If anyone sees her, please call this number: 433..."

"What does this mean? How could his girlfriend have been blown away?" Olsen muttered as she stared at it.

Hehe, I already have nearly forty chapters saved up. I'll try to save one hundred before release, then I can go crazy with the updates once it launches.