Fatty and Er Har abandoned Zhang San and went off to the nightclub together.
Yes, in their words, they abandoned Zhang San, rather than being ditched by soone who forgot their friends over a date.
The absence of one person didn’t affect their nightclub plans, as they were both young—Felton was only 24—still in the energetic, promising phase of life and not yet needing alcohol for pleasure. They rarely drank at nightclubs, couldn’t really enjoy it, and rembered the nas of fine wines just to show off. Their sole purpose at the nightclub was to hit on girls, and the person they abandoned only missed out on the nightclub experience.
On the other side, Zhang Yang arrived at the date location, the Third Opera House of Lincoln Center on Sixth Avenue. After waiting for a while, a taxi stopped at the foot of the theater’s long staircase.
Emma Roberts got out of the car and, seeing Zhang Yang was already there, excitedly jogged over but stopped in her tracks when she got close.
"Your phone is so hard to reach, basketball superstar is really busy huh."
Emma Roberts’ tone had a hint of teasing, her expression was a bit condescending, and she had a slightly bitchy vibe.
These three traits, if found in another person, might have irritated Zhang Yang, but coming from the little diva, he found them just right for her persona. He couldn’t muster any dislike.
Zhang Yang shrugged and replied, "Can’t help it, there are so many girls needing my attention every day, it’s really busy."
Emma Roberts: "Wow, spending a dozen hours in the arena every day and still finding ti for the ladies, your ti managent is impressive."
Zhang Yang: "It’s not that exaggerated, I’ve calculated, it averages about eight to nine hours per day, nine-to-five is my work ethic... Hmm? You investigating ?"
Emma Roberts rolled her eyes: "Do you need to investigate such things? Gym rat, training freak, stamina expert, I’m a fan of yours. Your comndable traits seem like paid-for manufactured persona labels. Of course, I know them. But a few days ago I watched your docuntary... Let’s go, the show is about to start."
Zhang Yang watched Emma Roberts as she turned to climb the long staircase, raised an eyebrow, and followed.
The two entered the theater and watched an opera, just an ordinary romantic short play, which ended after a little more than 60 minutes.
After the show, the two ca to the exhibition hall in the theater. As soon as Emma Roberts left the theater, she started chattering about the play they had just watched.
Though she started working young, she was still just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, and the little diva nearly shed tears watching it earlier.
As she spoke, Emma Roberts suddenly stopped and asked, "Jack, didn’t you like tonight’s show?"
Zhang Yang: "Hmm? Why do you ask that?"
Emma Roberts tilted her head up to look at Zhang Yang: "Though you’ve been engaging in conversation, and it doesn’t seem like you’re brushing off, you could answer the questions about the plot, but I didn’t feel your enthusiasm for the show."
Zhang Yang laughed and said: "As expected of an outstanding young actress, you’re really perceptive. But it’s not that I didn’t like it, the actors perford brilliantly, the costus, sets, and stage design were all beautiful, just the plot confused ."
So professional? Emma Roberts asked, "Though it’s not a classic play, it’s an outstanding new work from the past couple of years, there shouldn’t be any plot issues, the pacing was good, the conflicts and turns were appropriate."
Zhang Yang had held it in for too long, and since Emma Roberts brought it up, he couldn’t help it anymore and started his rant: "The male lead seed kind of dumb, why keep everything bottled up, can’t they talk things out? Any misunderstanding would be cleared up with a simple conversation! The female lead kept everything bottled up too, why not ask? A simple question would resolve everything! The female supporting character too, at first I thought she was the third wheel, then I thought she was a potential love interest, it turned out halfway through that she treated the lead couple as siblings, and just because of this ridiculous reason, she created troubles to keep them apart..."
After his rant, Zhang Yang noticed the little diva was blinking her big eyes at him, covering her mouth with a fist as she coughed lightly and said: "Was I too harsh?"
Emma Roberts chuckled and said, not quite kindly: "n and won truly focus on completely different things, you’re not wrong. But it’s a love drama after all, and sotis reality is even more exaggerated than stage drama, but..."
Zhang Yang: "But?"
Emma Roberts: "I’m already surprised you sat through it patiently; I thought you’d fall asleep after a while. My friend from the cast went to watch a movie with her boyfriend, and he started snoring halfway through. I was planning to record you snoring."
Zhang Yang: "Do I snore while sleeping?"
Emma Roberts: "... Your points of interest are really peculiar, co on, let’s go ho."
"Go ho?"
"In New York, of course, I go ho; it’s my first ti bringing a guy ho, wanna co? I’ll eat you up!"
"Tsk tsk, just don’t end up begging for rcy again later."
"Don’t underestimate , I have experience now, this ti you’ll be the one begging for rcy!"
...
By 8 a.m. the next day, Emma Roberts woke up in her familiar bedroom, an apartnt her mom bought for her to stay in New York.
She tried to sit up, but as soon as she engaged her lower back, she felt her legs trembling.
The little diva regretted it for the third ti, she shouldn’t have been so competitive.
But after the first round last night, that guy smugly asked if she was going to beg for rcy, and her competitive spirit couldn’t help but flare, leading to a second round...
Forget it, I’ll lie down a bit longer. Anyway, there’s no class or work today. She turned her head to look at the other side of the pillow, ready to appreciate the face of her sleeping companion.
Even without makeup, he’s so handso, with a great body. It’s a pity he’s not an actor. He’s just too tall, which limits his roles, making it hard to pair him with actresses... huh? Where is he?
The girl looked at the empty pillow beside her, hesitated for a mont, then climbed out of bed, thinking to herself that what her mother said was right: no man is good, once they put their pants on, they leave.
Standing up, she felt much better than the previous two tis. Back then, she needed to hold onto the wall to walk.
With so resentnt, she finished her shower and Emma Roberts ca to the living room, ready to watch a movie to lift her mood... then saw breakfast and a note on the coffee table.
"I didn’t know what you like to eat, so I made an olet and bacon with the ingredients in your fridge. If it’s cold, just microwave it. I have an interview this morning, so I left first. Soone will deliver the basketball tickets at noon. Hope to see you tonight."
The girl picked up the note, glanced at it, and was quite surprised...
She touched the plastic wrap with her hand, felt so warmth, so it wasn’t cold, and didn’t bother reheating it.
She cut a piece of the olet, bracing herself for it to taste terrible, but with a bit of expectation took a bite... Her eyes widened! What a surprise!
This guy, the breakfast he made is quite delicious!
On the other side, Zhang Yang started his regular work trip to New York, which he does 1-2 tis a year, busy from morning till night.
This ti it’s busier than usual. The team just got to the top of the league, he just topped the scoring list, and just scored 50 in three quarters... He’s at the height of his career in the basketball world.
Even the Great General’s gun incident, which caused an uproar, couldn’t stop his popularity.
He seriously suspected these dia were specially invited by the Knicks to ss with visiting team stars like them...
After a busy morning and having lunch at noon, he finally had two to three hours of rest. After a nap and regaining his energy, in the evening he felt refreshed and joined his teammates in pre-ga preparations.
By 7:40 PM, Zhang Yang entered the court amidst the crazy cheers of fans at Madison Square Garden.
After the entry ceremony, when the lights were on, he couldn’t help but glance at that seat opposite the scoreboard, seeing that figure, this ti dressed casually, unlike last ti attending promotional activities. The other party noticed his gaze and just waved, so he didn’t go over to take a picture or give any cara help.
But this ti, his mood was much more excited than when he played against the Hawks in the previous away ga... He wanted to go wild!
Just as he was about to go over and say hi to Zhang San, Erha suddenly felt a chill...
The pre-ga preparation ti ended quickly, and the two teams’ starters took the court.
Bobcats starting lineup: Felton, Zhang Yang, Hill, Ibaka, Okafor.
After the ga with the Mavericks, Millsap experienced muscle tightness in his legs. Thomas Carter diagnosed it as a fatigue injury, caused by his first-ti consecutive starts and playing full quarters or even longer gas frequently.
Though it doesn’t affect the ga, due to continuous away gas, Carlisle, as a precaution, let Millsap rest.
With Millsap absent, Ibaka moved up to the starting lineup, and to compensate for the missing mid-range facilitating ability, Carlisle positioned Hill as a starter.
Knicks Team starting lineup: Chris Duhon, Harden, Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, David Lee.
Harden mostly played as a substitute before, only starting when the Martial Saint or Wilson Chandler was out. Tonight, both are uninjured; he’s starting per a directive from the owner to D’Antoni.
The purpose, naturally, is for viewership and dia buzz.
The friendship between Zhang Yang and Harden is not a secret. Half a year ago, the three-ti Compton champion’s ousting from a nightclub made the news.
At 8 PM, the nationally broadcast ga between the Bobcats and the Knicks began.
Okafor beat David Lee to win the jump ball, with the Bobcats starting their offense.
Zhang Yang received the ball in the frontcourt for the first attack, t face-to-face by Harden, who was defensive and active.
But the defense effect... Zhang Yang easily got past Harden with a change of direction, charged straight to the inside, and with a Euro step, easily bypassed the defending David Lee, reaching the right side of the hoop, jumped, and slamd the ball into the basket with one hand.
The hunting mont began!
Right from the start of the ga, Zhang Yang was in full attack mode!
This was Harden’s first encounter with Zhang Yang on the NBA court, and within a few rounds, he was utterly confounded.
Erha: Zhang San, don’t co over here, man; we’re brothers! Brothers!
Dolan: Damn it, didn’t I give you tickets when you asked? If I ever give you tickets again, I must be stupid!
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