"Because the sandwich is delicious." Nie Chuan praised himself.

"After eating, it's time to go to class."

Reese had already stood up and started packing up his laptop.

"Oh, what should I do if I don't bring my notebook?" If I rush back to get it now, I will definitely be late.

Reese threw a recorder into his arms: "Instead of taking notes, why not let your mind follow the teacher's."

Recorder? Nie Chuan had wanted a recorder for a long time!

He looked at Reese's back as she put the empty plates into the sink, and couldn't help but say, "Reese...you're actually a really nice person!"

"Did you ever think I was not a good person?"

Without Reese turning around, Nie Chuan could feel that Reese's eyebrows were definitely raised.

"That's not what I meant..." Nie Chuan was flustered and didn't know how to explain.

"I'm going to class." Reese said lightly, and it was hard to tell whether he was angry or not.

When Nie Chuan and Reese walked into the classroom one after another, the girls' attention was almost all drawn to Reese who was walking in front.

As usual, Nie Chuan sat next to a few Chinese students who were on good terms with him.

But what he didn't expect was that Reese also sat next to him with a laptop.

Because of Reese's presence, Nie Chuan didn't dare to chat with the students next to him in class, and didn't dare to take out his phone to play games. He was surprisingly focused. Even the awkward theories, Nie Chuan found that he understood nearly 90% of them.

At noon, Nie Chuan went to the Asian restaurant as usual to meet Zhou Bin for lunch. But when he thought about how Zhou Bin must be having a good time with his girlfriend, Nie Chuan felt really unhappy.

When he was walking on the forest path, he saw Serin walking towards him, holding  a book and chatting and laughing with her classmates.

The moment she saw Nie Chuan, she turned her face away.

Only after she walked away did Nie Chuan touch his head.

"Ah...she hates me..."

Nie Chuan felt a little sad. If only he hadn't exposed Serin so directly...

After the afternoon class, Nie Chuan was taken by Reese to the warehouse that had been converted into a basketball hall.

Nie Chuan had never noticed it before, but it turned out that there was really a serving machine in the corner of the warehouse!

With it, Nie Chuan can practice catching the ball and shooting!

"This machine is expensive, right? Reese... where did you get the money?"

“This was my birthday present last year.”

"Did your parents give it to you?"

"My father."

"What does your father do?"

"lawyer."

"Ah! Is he a particularly good lawyer?" Nie Chuan suddenly became very interested in Reese's family.

"I think so."

"No wonder..." Nie Chuan curled his lips.

"What's the matter?"

"You are sharp and ruthless. Maybe you got that from your father..."

Oh no, why did I say out loud what I was thinking?

"That's true of my father. He made more money than the average person, and he also had more enemies than the average person."

Nie Chuan saw that familiar cold smile from the corner of Reese's lips.

"Wait, what if your father's enemies kidnap you, and the kidnappers call me and say they're going to kill you if you don't pay?"

Nie Chuan sincerely felt that such a thing was very likely to happen!

Isn’t that how it’s played out in American TV dramas?

"You think too much." Reese stopped his three-point shooting practice and looked at Nie Chuan, "Why did you stop your catching practice?"

"oh."

Ten seconds later, Reese suddenly asked again: "What if you really get such a call?"

"Hang up." Nie Chuan's answer was concise and clear.

"Do you want to die?" Reese raised his eyebrows.

"Calls like this are probably from scammers! I'm telling you, I've received several calls like this! There were also calls saying my mom was hit by a car and was in the hospital, even though she was right next to me making dumplings!"

"What if the other party is not a liar?" Reese seemed to suddenly become serious about this question.

Nie Chuan paused, and after considering it countless times, he answered: "...If he asks me for two thousand dollars, I will give it to him. If it's more, forget it."

"Two thousand dollars is all you have?"

"I don't even have two hundred dollars on me." Nie Chuan's pocket money is paid monthly.

"Then where did you get the two thousand dollars?" Reese chuckled, but the chuckle was not cold, but rather pleasant to the ear.

"I'm working in a fast food restaurant." Nie Chuan answered seriously.

He can go to KFC or McDonald's! Or he can go to clean the house and wipe the tables?

"Forget it, I'll tell the kidnappers not to look for you," Reese replied.

"Thank you so much!"

Nie Chuan finally completed today's shooting and passing practice.

The jumping practice that followed was what exhausted him the most.

Fortunately, Reese reduced his jumping training by one third because he ran 3,000 meters this morning.

After Nie Chuan finished his training, he lay directly on the basketball court and didn't want to get up.

Reese threw the towel on Nie Chuan's face.

"Get up and move around. Otherwise your heart won't be able to take it."

"Just let my heart stop and die."

Reese was too lazy to pay attention to him, opened a bottle of mineral water, and sat next to Nie Chuan.

"Hey, Reese, can I ask you for a favor?"

"What's the matter?"

"It's Friday night and a friend of mine has a birthday. Can you bring her a bouquet of flowers for me?"

Nie Chuan knew that Reese would most likely not agree to this request.

“So the other person is a girl.”

"Um."

"I dont go."

"Why?"

"If you like her, you should go by yourself."

"But she likes you." Nie Chuan pressed the towel on his face, not wanting to look at Reese's face. "If it were you, you probably wouldn't have experienced the feeling of a broken heart."

"I don't."

"...But I've always been heartbroken. I've never even experienced the feeling of a kiss...My youth is such a pity."

"When you desire someone very much, when he is not paying attention, use your eyes to trace his figure, his neck, his back, from his waist along the line of his legs to his ankles. When he turns around, your eyes will bump into his lips. Use your thoughts to touch his soft tongue, suck it, and tease it. Then you are already kissing him. If he looks at you in the same way, then you are already kissing, and the touching of lips is just a formality."

Reese's voice was clear but slow.

Nie Chuan never knew that his cold voice could produce such a charming effect.

Inexplicably, Nie Chuan felt as if he was kissed by someone. The other person absorbed everything between his lips and tongue, broke all the laws, and dragged him into another world.

That's an illusion.

He swallowed subconsciously, his body suddenly felt hot, so he curled up his knees to try to hide his feelings.

"It sounds wonderful... I feel like I never imagine her like that." Nie Chuan laughed awkwardly twice, then suddenly realized, "... Wait, you used he instead of she! You are kidding me again!"

Nie Chuan could imagine how Reese was smiling at this moment.

But when he waved away the towel covering his face, he was completely dumbfounded, because Reese was almost covering him, with his left hand on his ear. He turned his face to the side, and his slightly drooping eyelashes seemed to brush across the surface of Nie Chuan's heart. All the blood in his body jumped uncontrollably at that moment.

Nie Chuan opened his eyes stupidly. He wondered if Reese would kiss him like this if he didn't take off the towel.

Such an assumption frightened Nie Chuan.

"Do you want me to teach you?" Reese moved closer.

His voice was soft and contained a hint of seduction.

Nie Chuan supported his upper body and moved backwards, his back stiff for fear that he would accidentally bump into Reese.

“No… no need…”

How could you possibly teach me this?

"Really not necessary?" Reese moved forward a little, and his beautiful chin came up again.

"No, no!" Nie Chuan retreated even more vigorously.

I was not careful and my elbow lost its support, and the back of my head almost hit the floor.

Reese stretched out his arm and held the back of his head steadily: "How stupid."

That chuckle made Nie Chuan open his eyes.

Reese's arms were stretched out very long, and the line between his shoulders and arms extended into an arc that Nie Chuan couldn't help but draw.

"Get up, today's training ends here."

Reese, who had a teasing expression just now, fell cold again.

He was angry, but Nie Chuan didn't understand why.

It was obviously Reese who was playing a trick on him! Why would Reese be angry?

As usual, Reese was driving, and he was silent all the way.

Of course, Nie Chuan would find it strange if he started chatting with him.

When the car stopped in front of Nie Chuan's student apartment, Reese just unlocked the door. When Nie Chuan got out of the car, he said, "Coach Gordon will provide one-on-one coaching to the basketball team members every week. The coaching time will not exceed one hour."

"The school's basketball court?"

"No, the basketball court below his apartment."

After saying that, Reese drove away.

Ah, coach Gordon's coaching? Nie Chuan felt like he had failed an elementary school exam and was about to be given a special lesson by the teacher. The anxiety in his heart was indescribable...

He returned to the room. He knew without thinking that Zhou Bin was on the love hotline again. He could see the pink bubbles on his face with his eyes closed.

Nie Chuan sighed helplessly. Before Zhou Bin started dating, this guy always mocked Nie Chuan for his low IQ. Now Zhou Bin probably doesn't even have IQ anymore. He could spend an hour chatting with the other person about the color of the pillowcase. Life couldn't be more empty.

Nie Chuan came out of the shower, wiped his head while sitting on the bed, put a magazine between his legs, and wiped his head while flipping through it.

Ah... It's been a long time since I fantasized about a blonde girl with big breasts and a big butt!

When Nie Chuan was thinking about whether to invite a blonde beauty into his dream tonight, Zhou Bin finally hung up the phone.

This guy propped up his chin and looked at Nie Chuan, his eyes moved from Nie Chuan's knees to his ankles, and suddenly said with emotion: "A Chuan, your legs are really sexy."

Nie Chuan couldn't help but spit out the saliva he had just swallowed.

"Wha…what's sexy?"

It seems that Zhou Bin not only has a low IQ when it comes to love, but also has huge problems with his aesthetic taste.

"Your calves. The part from the ankle to the middle of the leg is straight and long. The curve of the calf is not exaggerated at all, but it feels very stylish. It seems that playing basketball has made you grow a lot of muscles!" Zhou Bin said, while seriously drawing a line in the air with his finger, "Achuan, have you grown taller?"

Nie Chuan's eyes lit up: "What did you say? Do you really think I've grown taller?"

Zhou Bin nodded seriously: "Otherwise you can buy a tape measure and measure it."

"Haha! Maybe I've grown to 180 centimeters? I want to measure it! I'll buy a tape measure tomorrow to measure it!"

Seeing Nie Chuan's delighted expression, Zhou Bin sighed: "Alas... I was just praising your beautiful calves. As a man, what's the point of having beautiful legs? You don't have to wear a bikini to participate in a beauty pageant."

After saying that, Zhou Bin turned over, took out his professional  book and started reviewing.

That night, Nie Chuan dreamed not of a beautiful blonde girl, but of himself growing to 195cm taller. He dribbled the ball fiercely, quickly made a layup under the defense of a tall opponent, and made a big dunk, shocking the whole audience!

He woke up completely laughing.

The next morning, Nie Chuan followed Reese for a morning run as usual, but unexpectedly met Carlo.

"Hey! Alan! I'm here to go jogging with you in the morning!"

As soon as Carlo smiled, Nie Chuan was dazzled by him and couldn't open his eyes.

Reese said nothing, but ran forward at his own pace.

Basically, Reese finished three laps, while Nie Chuan could only complete two laps.

"See, I knew this guy would run away on his own! I was afraid you would be lonely, so I came here to accompany you!"

Nie Chuan looked left and right, and whispered to Carlo: "Why do I feel that there are so many girls doing morning exercises today?"

"Oh, really?" Carlo looked back and smiled at the girls.

Although this guy was very unreliable when talking to Nie Chuan, he smiled very gentlemanly to the girls, just like a movie poster. Nie Chuan even suspected that this guy practiced in front of the mirror every day when he got home.

"I bet Reese will take you to another place for morning exercise tomorrow."

"Why?"

"He doesn't like to be disturbed."

Carlo shrugged his shoulders. It seemed that these girls were targeting Reese!

"Reese is known for his iron-fisted and cold-blooded character. Can you stand it?"

This question struck Nie Chuan's mind.

He raised his head to the sky and sighed, "Reese refreshed my endurance value. Every time I thought I couldn't bear it, I made it to the end."

Carlo chuckled. "Yes, that's what makes Reese so special. Following him, you will also become persistent. Remember last year's league... We were pushed into a desperate situation by CBU. In the last five minutes, we were 18 points behind. This was a gap that was impossible to reverse in the eyes of all of us. But Reese scored two goals in the fourth minute from the end. He didn't have any lofty words or fancy skills. He just used continuous scoring to inspire our fighting spirit."

Nie Chuan's mind flashed with the image of Reese dribbling on the court. He was like an irreversible flash of lightning, overcoming numerous obstacles. When everyone thought it was impossible, he could always open up another situation.

"Then, we, who had already decided to give up, followed him and ran again. That was the first time that every second I was on the court was crucial. Can you imagine? We made CBU not only score no points in the last three minutes, but also lost 15 points in a row! Just one point, just one point advantage, we rushed into the quarterfinals!"

Carlo half tilted his head back, his mind already racing towards that ecstatic moment.

"All the teams that made it to the top 64 are not weak teams, and the difference in strength is not that big. It's just a matter of who can persist in their determination to win until the end."

Nie Chuan remembered what Reese once said to him: Persistence is also a kind of talent.

"Hey, Alan."

"Um?"

"You are actually very lucky." Carlo smiled and brushed the hair on his forehead back.

"What?" Nie Chuan looked at the other party.

"Reese has never taught someone so seriously."

After saying that, Carlo started running farther and farther.

Nie Chuan chased after him: "Hey! Didn't you say you came here specially to accompany me?"

"You're so slow!" Carlo laughed and ran away.

Nie Chuan held his breath and ran after him.

Carlo glanced sideways and rubbed Nie Chuan's head: "Hey, Allen, have you grown taller?"

Nie Chuan's eyes lit up: "You also think I've grown taller?"

It looks like he's grown taller by more than a little bit!

Carlo put away his smile and suddenly asked in a serious tone: "Nie Chuan, do you think you can conquer the universe if you are five centimeters taller?"

"Of course! If I were five centimeters taller I would be 183 centimeters!"

Ewing is 183 cm tall. With this height, he should not be the shortest one in the team, right?

"Do you feel like you can't hold your head up every time I talk to you?" Carlo said in a slightly admiring tone.

"...Because you are jealous of my intelligence?" Nie Chuan was not sure.

But according to conservative estimates, my IQ should be higher than Carlo's... right...

Carlo changed the subject and asked, "When you imagine falling in love with a wild horse in your mind, but always feel that you can't ride it?"

“I never imagined that…”

Why would you fantasize about falling in love with a wild horse?

You foreigners have such a strong taste!

"You want to fantasize now?"

Nie Chuan tilted his head and tried to think: "It seems that riding on it will be a bit difficult..."

"It's all because you're too short." Carlo squinted his eyes and smiled happily.

He took another step and ran farther and farther.

This time, Nie Chuan had no intention of catching up.

"…Let's break up."

At this time, Reese had finished the second lap and passed by Nie Chuan.

He just looked coldly, his gaze swept across Nie Chuan's shoulder, and a sense of oppression suddenly came over him. Nie Chuan subconsciously swallowed his saliva, raised his legs, and chased forward.

On the surface, he and Reese were only a few meters apart, but in reality they were hundreds of meters apart.

Carlo turned around and ran back, leaning his head towards Nie Chuan: "Hey, Alan."

Nie Chuan didn't intend to pay attention to him.

"You're going to get one-on-one instruction from Coach Gordon this weekend, right?"

Well, this topic is quite important to Nie Chuan, so he decided to pay attention to him.

"yes."

"Our coaching schedules are scheduled together. We can go together." Carlo looked like he really wanted to know what Coach Gordon would say about Nie Chuan.

Just as Nie Chuan was about to say "I don't want to go with you", his left leg twitched and the pain ran up his leg to his head, and Nie Chuan fell to one side.

Fortunately, Carlo was quick to catch him.

"Alan! Alan, what's wrong with you? Are you having a cramp?"

Nie Chuan hopped on one leg and sat down at the edge of the track. He couldn't straighten his legs at all, so he could only hug his knees. His muscles were so tense that they seemed to be torn apart, and his face was red from the pain.

"Hey! Alan! You need to relax! Is Reese too strict and your body can't take it?"

At this moment, Nie Chuan was in so much pain that he couldn't even speak.

Except for his rapid growth in his freshman year of high school, from 1.68 meters to 1.75 meters, he has not had such muscle cramps since then.

"Get out of the way." Reese's cold voice rang out.

He came in front of Nie Chuan without knowing when.

"Hey! Reese, don't judge Alan by the intensity of your exercise! Take it slow!" Carlo was also anxious, fearing that Nie Chuan would get hurt.

Reese acted as if he didn't hear Carlo's words. He just untied Nie Chuan's sneaker laces, grabbed his toes, and led Nie Chuan to straighten his knees.

"It hurts..." Nie Chuan groaned softly.

"Xiaochuan, hold on. Straighten your legs." Reese knelt on one knee in front of Nie Chuan and spoke to him in Chinese.

It was the first time that Nie Chuan heard Reese speak to him in such a gentle voice. Although it was gentle, there was a determination that must be done.

Reese held Nie Chuan's ankle and stretched his legs, while Reese quickly twisted Nie Chuan's ankle joint outward. Everything happened so fast that Nie Chuan couldn't react. The pain turned into soreness and swelling and quickly spread. Nie Chuan groaned and leaned back, supporting himself with his elbows.

Then, Reese placed his palm on Nie Chuan's calf and kneaded it slowly.

The warmth of his palm seemed to speed up the blood circulation in Nie Chuan's legs, and the perfect strength of his fingertips made Nie Chuan feel comfortable.

Gradually, the original pain and soreness were replaced by the touch of Reese's hands. The feeling of being held and treated carefully made Nie Chuan feel wonderful.

"Hey, Alan! Are you okay?"

"I...I'm fine...haha...sorry to scare you!"

Carlo closed his eyes and sighed, "You know it's good to scare me."

Reese let go of Nie Chuan's hand, stood up, and said calmly: "That's all for today. Remember to drink milk in the evening."

What this means is that Nie Chuan is calcium deficient?

Nie Chuan was supported by Carlo and took a few steps slowly.

Reese didn't say anything else, just walked in front. Nie Chuan looked at the other person's back and felt inexplicably guilty.

He knew that Reese had no additional training requirements for him and that he was just following Coach Gordon's instructions.