When Nie Chuan was woken up with sleepy eyes, he found that they had arrived at the door of a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant.

"Get off the bus, Nie Chuan, and go eat!"

"Wow! I like the morning tea at this chain tea restaurant the most! The shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns are great!" Nie Chuan's eyes lit up and he patted Ewing's arm to recommend it strongly.

Ewing also laughed: "It seems that Reese is very good at finding places!"

"Reese?"

When Nie Chuan followed Ewing to a round table, he found that Reese had already been sitting by the window with an English newspaper in his hand. In the morning light, Reese's facial features looked even more handsome, and many guests dining here couldn't help but look in his direction.

"Hey, Reese! We're here!" Carlo sat down with a flourish.

Ewing sniffed the air like a child, revealing an intoxicated expression: "What a nice smell..."

Nie Chuan finally figured out that Ewing was a foodie.

"I've already ordered the food," Reese said calmly.

"Serve the food quickly! Serve the food! I'm hungry!" Ewing licked his lips.

Carlo frowned and said, "Why do I remember that you ate three burgers in the restaurant before coming out, just like me!"

"I'm hungry again, is that not okay?" Ewing glared at Carlo.

"Ah, you are such a bottomless pit..."

Under the table, Ewing kicked Carlo hard, but Carlo's leg dodged to the side, hitting Nie Chuan's knee instead. Nie Chuan suddenly lost his balance, crashed to the side, and fell into the arms of the person next to him.

"Ah! My barbecued pork buns!" Nie Chuan opened his eyes wide.

The moment the barbecued pork bun fell on the plate, he realized that he seemed to be hugged by someone.

Nie Chuan turned his head with a stiff neck and saw that Reese next to him had already placed the newspaper on the table.

"Um...Reese, don't blame Allen! Blame Ewing!"

"What?" Ewing glared over and raised his fist as if he was going to hit Carlo.

"You kicked me first, and I bumped into Alan in order to avoid you, and Alan accidentally bumped into Reese!"

"Okay, stop arguing and let's eat. You two shouldn't eat at the same table." Heishan rarely showed a helpless expression.

"Hmph!" Ewing turned his head away.

"Eat." Reese raised his chin and glanced at the barbecued pork bun that Nie Chuan dropped on the plate, motioning him to continue eating.

Nie Chuan felt as if he had been pardoned. When he put the barbecued pork bun into his mouth, he thought of Reese's raised hand clasped on his left shoulder at that moment, and that place inexplicably became hot.

When they left the restaurant, Ewing was still reluctant to leave: "It was so delicious! The dumplings were so springy!"

"Those are shrimp dumplings," Nie Chuan replied.

“The buns with sweet meat filling are delicious too!”

“That’s called barbecued pork bun.”

"And the one with the egg wrapped in the transparent dough is delicious too!"

“That’s rice noodle rolls.”

"I'll have it again next time, double the amount! I should have known not to eat three burgers!"

Ewing's regretful look made Nie Chuan temporarily put aside his nervousness before the game.

After getting in the car, Nie Chuan, who had eaten his fill, fell asleep again.

Carlo smiled and said, "This guy is really like a child. He sleeps when he gets on the bus and eats when he gets off."

"This is good, it saves all the physical strength and energy for the practice match," said Montenegro.

Carlo saw from the rearview mirror that Reese's Land Rover was following them and smiled slightly.

They finally arrived at the basketball court where they had agreed to practice.

Nie Chuan discovered that this basketball court was so close to the hospital where Connor was. Was this intentional by Reese or was it a coincidence?

"Hey, I rented this basketball court! It's pretty good, right?" Carlo patted his chest.

If it was Carlo, it would just be a coincidence.

"Can't you just rent a place in the gymnasium?" Ewing curled his lips.

"Here we go." Reese took off his coat, threw it on a chair beside him, and covered his sports bag with it. "Nie Chuan, don't forget to warm up."

"Ah, oh! Yes!" Nie Chuan also took off his coat.

At this time, their opponents from UKB walked into the basketball court with sports backpacks on their backs.

Their center waved to Carlo: "Hey, Carlo Brandon, long time no see!"

The first thing Nie Chuan saw was the other person's legs. Looking up along the legs, he was stunned.

Even if the height of these people is not more than 190 cm, they must be at least 187 or 188 cm!

Nie Chuan is totally useless in front of them!

"Long time no see! Have you washed your neck?" Carlo raised his eyebrows.

The other party sneered, and after a quick glance, his eyes fell on Nie Chuan: "Is he the newcomer on your team?"

"Yes, it has unlimited potential. Just be careful with your neck." Carlo gestured with his fingers around his neck.

The center of UKB showed a look of disbelief: "Just this little guy? I'm afraid he can't touch the basketball."

In fact, Nie Chuan himself was also worried about this.

"You only have five people here? Not even any substitutes?"

"Five people are enough!" Carlo looked confident, but Nie Chuan was worried.

The other team had seven players, so Carlo and his team had to send at least six people! Even if they could send Peter, it would be fine! At least Peter's height was better than Nie Chuan's!

At this time, two middle-aged men walked into the stadium. One of them had gray-blue eyes and looked serious and stern.

He sat behind ukb.

Nie Chuan became even more nervous. UKB took this practice match so seriously!

"Nie Chuan, warm up."

Reese raised his chin and just said one sentence, which attracted the attention of all UKB players.

Admiration, envy, disdain, Nie Chuan could imagine that Reese must be a feared figure in the alliance.

Reese passed the ball to Nie Chuan, but Nie Chuan did not catch it and the ball bounced onto Ewing's lower back.

"Oh! Oh my god, who is that idiot..." Ewing turned around and found that it was Nie Chuan. His attitude immediately changed. "Alan, don't be nervous! Don't be nervous!"

The more he said this, the more nervous Nie Chuan became, and even his arms became stiff.

The opposing point guard raised his eyebrows, tilted his head and complained in a moderately loud voice: "Even if our performance in the league last year was not very good, UDK didn't have to be so perfunctory with us, right?"

Nie Chuan's mood became even worse.

"Don't let others affect your mood." Reese's voice sounded in his ears.

"I see."

But when the opponent walked in, the feeling of oppression became more obvious.

Although Nie Chuan had fought against Mark, Reese, Black Mountain and Peter who were much taller than him, he had never faced so many tall guys at once!

As a point guard, it is an impossible task for him to dribble the ball into the opponent's defensive area. He will be knocked down by the opponent in minutes!

"Don't back down." Reese's voice sounded again.

Nie Chuan was going crazy. Did Reese have the ability to read minds? Why did Reese know everything he was thinking?

The game is about to begin and the referee is UKB's assistant coach.

With a whistle, the ball was thrown into the air, and Nie Chuan's heart was in his throat.

But Carlo's jumping ability was beyond Nie Chuan's imagination, especially in terms of the speed of exerting force. He slammed the ball towards Nie Chuan with great momentum. Nie Chuan caught the ball, and Ewing shouted, "Quick break!"

Nie Chuan realized his responsibility and dribbled towards the opponent's area.

He had not taken three steps when the opponent's small forward stood in front of him.

"Pass him!" Carlo shouted.

Unlike his usual casual voice, Carlo's voice seemed steady and oppressive.

The opponent was very tall, and Nie Chuan couldn't imagine the opponent's defense range. He tried to quickly dribble the ball and turn around to bypass the opponent, but he didn't expect the opponent to follow closely and intercept him again.

DK's fast break was about to be broken up. At this time, Ewing shook off the defender and came to Nie Chuan: "Alan - pass the ball!"

Nie Chuan passed the ball, and Ewing dribbled quickly past two opposing defenders and reached the three-point area, but the opponent's center followed closely and jumped up to intercept when Ewing was about to jump and shoot, completely blocking Ewing's shooting height.

Ewing pushed the ball to the side and passed it to Montenegro. Montenegro's speed was amazing. He suddenly made a layup and a slam dunk resounded through the sky.

"Hu——" Nie Chuan exhaled.

"Return to defense!" Carlo shouted, and everyone quickly returned to defense, and Nie Chuan was on the front line.

The opponent's point guard quickly shook his shoulder to the left in front of Nie Chuan, stopped suddenly, changed direction, and got rid of Nie Chuan in one go, broke through Ewing's defense, and quickly cut into the deep of DK.

Just as he was about to face Reese, he passed the ball to his small forward, who continued to dribble the ball to the layup but was blocked by Carlo and Montenegro.

Montenegro jumped up and blocked the opponent's shot, while Carlo slapped the opponent's ball down from behind with a "bang".

As soon as Ewing received the ball, it was taken away by the opponent's point guard. Ewing did not get angry, but quickly chased after him.

Nie Chuan followed and Reese quickly intercepted the ball. As soon as he turned around, the opponent's small forward snatched the ball away, and jumped up without warning, making a three-pointer and overtaking DK.

The pace of all this was too fast for Nie Chuan.

Not only did things change rapidly, but most importantly, Nie Chuan felt as if he did not belong to this court. With every pass, every attack and defense, he was like an outsider and was completely unable to get into the state.

The opponent's small forward walked up to Reese and smiled, "Sorry."