Chapter 70 The So-called Presence
Nie Chuan calmly returned to his seat, unscrewed the water bottle, and drank most of it while lying on his back.
He enjoyed the first half very much, and it was not until he left the court that he realized there were so many noises in this world.
It was just my first time participating in a formal competition, but I didn’t get to partner up with Reese. What a pity!
There was a folded white towel next to the seat. Nie Chuan smiled, thinking it was something Reese had prepared for him. He picked up the towel and found a chocolate bar underneath it!
"Eh?" Nie Chuan looked at Reese's back. He was listening carefully to Coach Gordon's instructions.
Nie Chuan touched his nose. It seemed that he performed well, so Reese gave it to him as a reward!
He hadn't eaten chocolate for a long time, and he was reluctant to open it and eat it.
When Reese stepped onto the field at the start of the second half, the atmosphere was clearly getting heated up. Even Nie Chuan began to look forward to what Reese would be like in the official game.
At this time, the audience had already started to talk.
"Why did you replace the black-haired guy? I want to see him continue fighting!"
"Yeah! If he and Reese Reddington team up, it would be quite interesting!"
"Oh, I wonder what that coach was thinking!"
"Now we just have to hope that UKB can play a little bit and the coach can replace that black-haired kid!"
Larvin still kept his head propped up. He nudged Owen with his elbow and said, "Reese is very good, and the whole world knows it. But Coach Gordon's original intention was just to get the little guy used to the game! But he has already caught everyone's attention. It's too late to hide him now."
Owen curled his lips and said, "Why don't you go challenge him later? See how much strength he has yet to display."
"Huh? That's a good idea!" Larven turned his head and seemed to accept Owen's suggestion very seriously.
At this time, Reese dribbled the ball into the opponent's area, passed two guards and went straight to the basket.
UKB's small forward, power forward and center quickly returned to defense. Reese entered the three-second zone and took a run-up and jumped, full of explosive power.
"Oh——" There was a shout from the audience, and some people even stood up.
Is Reese going to dunk from this position? Even if his jumping ability is great, it is simply incredible to be able to dunk from this distance!
But that resolute momentum made the three people defending Reese all jump up with all their might.
The sports reporters' shutters flashed, the crowd's shouts stopped, and Reese turned sideways in midair, his body swung like a pendulum, and threw the ball through the gap between the defender's arms. His aerial posture was very graceful, but everyone knew that the angle of the ball was not enough to make a basket.
But at the moment Reese landed, he suddenly accelerated, turned sideways and quickly bypassed the defender in front of him on the left, jumped on the spot, caught the ball that bounced off the basket in the air, and dunked it hard.
With a loud bang, the basketball court was about to shatter!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Nie Chuan opened his eyes wide and his mouth opened wide, and then the whole audience burst into excited shouts.
"so amazing!"
"OMG!"
Nie Chuan stood up stupidly and watched Reese turn around. The moment their eyes met, it felt like countless explosions occurred in his heart.
Reese raised the corners of his lips slightly and looked at Nie Chuan.
A girl's scream came from the audience behind Nie Chuan.
"Ah—Reese Reddington actually smiled? Did you see that?"
"so hot!"
If it were in the past, Nie Chuan would think that there was nothing cool about this. Could he not be so obsessed with it?
And now, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Reese was really handsome.
"Uh..." Larven curled his lips, "Why didn't I think Reese was so showy before?"
Owen lowered his eyes and glanced at Nie Chuan: "Maybe it's because you don't have enough charm for Reese to show off his presence in front of you."
Then, the game became one-sided.
Reese's fierce attack made UKB exhausted in defense, the pressure shown by Carlo and Montenegro under the basket made UKB unbearable, and Ewing broke his own single-game three-point record on the outside.
DK defeated UKB without any suspense.
When the two teams shook hands after the game, the captain of UKB glanced at Nie Chuan who was standing on the sidelines and eagerly watching the game end: "You defeated us before you even gave it your all. We will remember this vengeance."
"See you at home." Carlo responded with a smile.
In the audience, many UKB students were in tears, but they had to say that their team had tried their best, and they kept hearing shouts of “UKB, we are the best”.
Nie Chuan exhaled and watched Reese calmly walk up to him, then reached out and took the towel that Nie Chuan had just used to wipe his sweat.
"You didn't eat the chocolate?" Reese asked.
Nie Chuan shook his head.
He had found something more appealing to him than chocolate.
"Then don't tell Carlo and Ewing that I didn't give you food."
"Of course!" Nie Chuan nodded vigorously.
At this time, sports reporters and some NBA scouts had come forward, and their target was Reese.
Coach Gordon and other assistant coaches rushed forward to deal with them: "It's just the beginning of the regular season, please don't disturb my children! Thank you!"
It was the first time that Nie Chuan saw so many sports reporters. He stared at their cameras and recorders curiously until someone pulled the back of his collar.
"Let's go, do you want to stay and be interviewed?"
"I don't want to!" Nie Chuan hurried to catch up with everyone.
As they walked out of the gym, they saw Larven and Owen standing at the door.
Owen put his hands in his jeans and raised his chin. "Long time no see, Reese. And Reese's little seedling. You seem to have grown taller."
Nie Chuan originally disliked the nickname "Reese's little seedling", but Owen's words "You seem to have grown taller" made Nie Chuan very happy.
"real?"
Ou En walked forward. Outside the basketball court, Ou En really looked like an English gentleman, especially his gray trench coat and plaid shirt, which attracted many people's attention. He stretched out his hand, pointed at the top of Nie Chuan's head, and said with a smile, "Last time I came to the game, you were at my chin. Now you are at my nose. You have grown a lot taller."
Suddenly, a hand reached out and covered Nie Chuan's cheek, pushing him away from Ou En.
Before Nie Chuan understood what was going on, he heard Reese's voice: "What's the matter, Owen?"
"Don't be like that, we are all old friends." Owen smiled.
"Hey, Alan, do you want to play another game with me?" Larven walked over.
Reese, Owen, and Larven were all over 1.9 meters tall. They stood together and surrounded Nie Chuan in the middle. This made Nie Chuan feel deeply oppressed. It seemed that he was not tall enough!
"Who are you?" Nie Chuan frowned. The other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember.
Larven showed a surprised expression: "No way? You don't even remember who I am? We have met before!"
Nie Chuan shook his head again: "I don't remember. There are many people with me. Are you a friend of Mark who repairs cars?"
If they were playing basketball at the community basketball court, Mark had so many friends that Nie Chuan couldn't remember them all.
Larvin looked like he had eaten fly shit: "You won a goal from me with a K."
"Oh - it's you!" Nie Chuan suddenly remembered, pointed at Larven's nose and said, "You hit me with your elbow! My cheekbone was swollen for a month!"
"Your cheekbone is only swollen for one weekend." Reese hooked Nie Chuan's collar and pulled him back.
"Aha, I didn't expect you to hold a grudge like this. Do you want to fight me again?" Larven blinked.
"Yes! Of course! I want revenge!" Nie Chuan rolled up his sleeves. It didn't seem like he wanted to play basketball with the other party, but more like he wanted to beat him up.
"Don't do such boring things. We will meet in March." Reese pulled Nie Chuan back again.
"That's too boring. Why don't you and Alan play against me and Larven? It will be worth it for me to take such a long car ride to watch your game." Owen raised his hand to stop Reese from leaving.
"Ah, that's a good idea." Larven raised his arm and put it on Owen's shoulder. "I'll reluctantly partner with you for a while."
Owen chuckled and looked at Reese: "What's wrong? Are you worried that the little seedling you raised will be broken by us? Its roots are already very deep, even if it is broken, it can grow again."
This proposal made Nie Chuan excited.
Owen and Larven are both masters in the league who are as famous as Reese. It is really interesting to be able to compete with them at the same time!
Nie Chuan turned to look at Reese, his face full of anticipation.
Reese raised his wrist and looked at his sports watch: "Ten minutes. We have to catch the bus back in ten minutes."
"no problem."
As they spoke, Larven and Owen both took off their coats.
"Owen, is it okay for you to wear jeans?" Nie Chuan reminded, "Would you like to borrow a pair of sweatpants?"
"No need." There was a hint of gentleness in Owen's smile, but Nie Chuan had already experienced how "murderous" this guy was on the court.
"Don't regret it if you get angry!" Nie Chuan deliberately showed a nasty smile.
It was a rare opportunity for him to laugh at Owen.
"You're still so cute." Ou En pinched Nie Chuan's cheek.
With a "pop" sound, his hand was instantly opened by Reese.
They came to the open-air basketball court outside the basketball hall.
Owen and Larven were quickly recognized, and the audience who were about to leave gathered around them.
"Is it a one-on-one? Owen versus Larven or..."
"It looks like Reese and the dark-haired guy are teaming up against Owen and Larven!"
"I asked what the black-haired guy's name was! His English name is Alan!"
Ewing dragged Montenegro to the edge of the court, and Carlo followed.
Coach Gordon covered his eyes. "What did I say? Keep a low profile! Keep a low profile! Do they know what keeping a low profile means?"
Unexpectedly, Owen waved to Coach Gordon and said, "Coach Gordon, why don't you be our referee? It's only ten minutes!"
Coach Gordon: "...I'm lucky I didn't beat you guys up!"