Reese, with his back to Nie Chuan, slowly sunken at the corners of his lips.

“There are also toe hopping and step jumping.”

"Then let's continue..." Nie Chuan thought for a moment and added, "But I require a ten-minute intermission!"

"Um."

The morning training ended that day, and Nie Chuan had never been so tired in his life.

He tilted his face up, supported his upper body, and sat directly beside the basketball court. Reese handed him a bottle of mineral water. He unscrewed the cap and gulped down half of the bottle, then poured the rest over his head.

The pleasure cannot be described in words.

A white towel fell from the top of his head and covered his face.

Nie Chuan was too lazy to move. Some things might not be uttered face to face.

"Hey… Reese, I'm sorry."

"What are you sorry for?" Reese stood next to Nie Chuan, leaning against the wall.

You don't even need to look to tell that she definitely looks like a print model.

"I bit you."

It's bleeding. And you didn't hit me.

Your good temper exceeded my expectations.

Of course, Nie Chuan would not say these words.

"It's okay, I'll get the tetanus and rabies shots."

"Huh?" Nie Chuan's eyes finally appeared from under the towel.

Does this guy think that Nie Chuan has rabies?

"If you are easily irritable, lack stamina, and bite people on impulse, you may have mania."

"Huh?" Nie Chuan continued to be surprised.

"I know a very good psychiatrist who can introduce you to him."

"Huh?" Nie Chuan expressed surprise again, "Damn... I just wanted to thank you for praising my talent!"

Reese tilted his head and said with a matter-of-fact expression, "If you want someone to persist in doing something, you should praise him for his talent. Isn't that what you should do?"

Nie Chuan was dumbfounded.

If you think about it carefully, American movies and TV series often seem to play like this:

The mother gently stroked her son's sobbing face, her eyes full of expectation as she said, "My dear son, I believe in you - as long as you persist, you will definitely be able to do it! Because you have talent!"

When someone has no advantage in achieving a goal, the only thing left to do is to praise him for being "talented".

The excited mood just now was instantly extinguished.

He felt like a fool for giving it his all in the last hour of training...

At this moment, Reese stretched out his arm and rubbed Nie Chuan's head through the towel: "But you persisted."

"So? Is this also considered a talent?"

"Yes, persistence is also a kind of talent. I thought you would turn around and leave. Although your training intensity is less than one-third of mine."

"What?" Nie Chuan opened his eyes wide.

He was tired like a dog, but he was not even one-third of Reese? How could he feel?

"In addition to these practices that require a venue, there are other more convenient ways to practice. You can continue practicing after returning to the student dormitory. You can listen to music or watch movies while practicing."

"What method?" Nie Chuan opened his eyes wide.

"Find a thick book and place it under your toes, without your heels touching the ground. Slowly lift your toes and then slowly lower them. This will achieve the effect of raising your heels."

"I've got it down. This is easy!"

“But it’s tiring.”

“…”

Nie Chuan's stomach soon started to growl.

Reese raised his chin. "Go get the mop and clean the court. No sweat."

"Huh?" Nie Chuan was dumbfounded. He was so tired that he couldn't walk anymore, but Reese actually wanted him to clean the basketball court?

"This afternoon, one of my high school classmates will come here from another city to play with me."

"What? You came from another city just for..."

You guys are so energetic!

"You can stay and watch, or you can go home and rest." Reese said lightly.

"Of course stay and watch!"

Nie Chuan really wanted to see what Reese was like!

"Then clean up the basketball court."

“…”

It turns out that there is a fee for observation!

Nie Chuan mopped the basketball court with his tired body, and finally Reese took him to have a decent lunch.

This lunch was not fast food or Western food, but the most expensive Chinese restaurant that Nie Chuan had ever heard of in this city.

After eating and drinking, Reese drove Nie Chuan back to the warehouse. Nie Chuan felt sleepy as soon as he was full, and fell asleep with his head tilted against the car window.

Reese parked the car in front of the warehouse door. He did not wake up Nie Chuan, but just quietly folded his arms and closed his eyes to rest.

More than two hours later, a taxi stopped not far away.

A tall, dark-skinned young man walked towards them, carrying a single-shoulder sports bag.

He smiled and tapped on Reese's car window. "Hey! Is that how you greet me?"

Reese opened his eyes and looked down at his sports watch: "You're here so late?"

"Enough to have a thorough competition with you." The other party grinned, his white teeth shining brightly.

Nie Chuan, who was sleeping soundly, finally rubbed his eyes and woke up: "Hey...is your friend here..."

Nie Chuan just realized that this guy... must be over 1.9 meters tall, right?

"Hey? Reese, why is there an Asian kid in your car?"

…Is he being treated like a child again?

Nie Chuan was too tired to complain.

“He keeps score for us.”

"Oh - hello! My name is Raven Harvey! Reese and I were classmates in middle school, but I'm now in KSU, and Reese and I are old rivals in the basketball league, DK!"

The other party looked very friendly. Nie Chuan was about to shake hands with him, but Reese patted his hand.

"Let's go, don't waste time."

Raven saw the gauze on Reese's forearm and asked in surprise, "Hey! You are always so cautious, how did you hurt yourself?"

"I was bitten by a dog."

After Reese finished speaking, Nie Chuan was about to explode with anger.

It was obviously you who deliberately provoked me!

Either hit me, bite me, or go away!

As soon as Nie Chuan opened his mouth to defend himself, Reese suddenly stuffed something into his mouth. The movement was so fast that Nie Chuan almost choked to death.

The scent of cocoa and milk spreads on the tip of the tongue, it's chocolate!

When did Reese's open the chocolate?

Why didn't he see it?

Reese and Raven had already walked towards the warehouse together. Raven did not forget to turn around and wave to Nie Chuan: "Hey, kid! Come down quickly!"

You are the child! Your whole family is children!

Nie Chuan returned to the bright basketball court that he had cleaned.

From the conversation between Raven and Reese, Nie Chuan learned that this was actually the secret base of Reese and his high school basketball buddies. It seemed that this warehouse was registered under the name of Reese's father and was converted into a basketball hall by Reese. These old teammates who went to various universities would still gather here from time to time to play basketball.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, Reese and Raven quickly entered into a duel.

The one dribbling the ball was Reese, who did not rush up decisively like he did to Nie Chuan, but instead stared at Raven's eyes. His body did not shake, and there were no extra fake moves, but Nie Chuan could see the concentration in Reese's eyes.

This made Nie Chuan curious, what kind of opponent was Riven?

Raven also opened his arms, the smile on his face disappeared, and his calves were tensed, ready to exert force if Reese made any move.

Suddenly, Reese swung to one side, and Raven also moved over. Nie Chuan originally thought that this was just a very natural fake move by Reese, but he didn't expect Reese to continue this way to force a breakout.

Raven was looking for the best moment to steal the ball, and just when he was about to steal the basketball, Reese turned sideways and shook his shoulder. Just as Raven was about to catch up, he shifted his center of gravity in an instant, dribbled the ball behind his back, and was about to break away from Raven's defense.

Nie Chuan, who was standing by, was so nervous that his heart jumped up. He thought Reese had successfully passed Raven, but he didn't expect that Raven suddenly stopped and turned around without hesitation. Reese was running very fast, but Raven's speed was beyond Nie Chuan's imagination. He ran side by side with Reese at lightning speed and sped up again, turning around and coming in front of Reese.

Such a speed left Nie Chuan dumbfounded.

But Reese suddenly jumped up and was about to throw the ball into the basket.

This is impossible! This must be a fake move! The distance is too far!

Raven let go of Reese and suddenly jumped up, stretching his arms as if to surpass Reese's shot.

Nie Chuan's heart was in a knot.

Raven's fingertips touched Reese's three-point shot, changing its arc.

Reese seemed to have anticipated that the ball would miss the target. The moment he landed, he suddenly accelerated and ran. Before Nie Chuan even had time to react, he had already jumped.

Raven also came behind him. With his amazing jumping ability, he was about to grab the rebound.

Perhaps it was just a difference of a few tenths of a second, but Reese slammed the ball into the basket.

With a "bang", Nie Chuan felt as if his nerves were shattered.

Reese landed, and his sharp eyes swept over Nie Chuan.

"Two...two to zero!" Nie Chuan shouted.

Raven was not angry, he grinned and said: "It's my turn! I won't let you get away with it..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly accelerated towards Reese, and without any warning, he moved to Reese's left side. The moment Reese followed closely, Raven made two very smooth dribbles and suddenly accelerated to Reese's right side, then returned to the left side and turned around!