nycdaug Chapter 371 made even the young heartthrob drool.
Chapter 371 made even the young heartthrob drool.
As always, he ordered his favorite food, and then asked the waiter to bring over a bottle of wine that he had left there.
"Would they dare sell you alcohol?"
Deng Ziqi was somewhat surprised. Wang Xiucheng was not yet 21, not old enough to drink in public, yet a restaurant dared to sell Wang Xiucheng's liquor and even store it there.
"There are plenty of these kinds of things. If there's money to be made, why wouldn't you take it? This one bottle costs several thousand dollars, and look..."
Wang Xiucheng turned the bottle around so that the label was facing Deng Ziqi.
"Durant?"
The label on the bottle says "Durant," which means that this bottle of liquor was stored here by Durant.
Wang Xiucheng grabbed Deng Ziqi's hand. "Look, this wine isn't mine, is it?"
Wang Xiucheng did not sit face-to-face with Deng Ziqi, but sat in a row.
This led to Wang Xiucheng's hands always being restless, and Deng Ziqi often had to deal with Wang Xiucheng's groping hands.
"The waiter will be coming in soon, so behave yourself." Deng Ziqi glanced at Wang Xiucheng with a slightly flushed face.
"Who can blame me for being so charming!" Wang Xiucheng said with a smile, "She's made all those young heartthrobs drool."
Deng Ziqi was slightly taken aback, then burst out laughing.
She remembered this incident.
Deng Ziqi chuckled, covered her mouth, and whispered to Wang Xiucheng, "Who knows what happened to him that time, hehe..."
"So, men's aesthetic sense is the same," Wang Xiucheng said.
Fortunately, the food Wang Xiucheng ordered was served very quickly.
"Let's eat, I'm starving." Wang Xiucheng finally let go of Deng Ziqi's hand and started eating.
Deng Ziqi tilted her head to look at the man sitting next to her, feeling a sense of unreality.
But more than anything, it was the grievances welling up inside me.
It would be too difficult for Deng Ziqi to even meet with Wang Xiucheng!
She longed to be by Wang Xiucheng's side every day, to cook for him, wash his clothes, and bear his children.
Just like in the movies.
But she knew it was impossible.
It's impossible, at least for now.
Both of them have their own careers and it's impossible for them to retire at this time.
"What's wrong?" Wang Xiucheng glanced at Deng Ziqi, who hadn't touched her chopsticks and was instead looking at him.
"It's nothing." Deng Ziqi shook her head and began to eat slowly.
What led Deng Ziqi to this thought was an episode of Running Man that aired some time ago.
That episode was recorded at the Barclays Center in New York, the home court of the team Wang Xiucheng plays for.
After watching that episode, Deng Ziqi realized that Wang Xiucheng's interactions with so many female celebrities made her realize that they were all watching him.
Imagination is also understandable.
Wang Xiucheng is young, handsome, rich, and has a good temper.
Who wouldn't want to marry a man like that?
A sense of crisis immediately arose in Deng Ziqi's heart.
Of course, in reality, the program that Deng Ziqi saw had already been edited and most of the content had been cut.
Even the ambiguous lines that Wang Xiucheng said to the older sisters were dubbed in post-production.
If Deng Ziqi had seen the original version, she probably wouldn't have been able to stand it.
“I’m leaving after I watch you sing tomorrow. I’m going to Salt Lake City for the All-Star Game,” Wang Xiucheng suddenly said, looking up again.
Deng Ziqi did not answer.
Wang Xiucheng noticed that she seemed somewhat forlorn.
“But tonight, you’re not getting away.” Wang Xiucheng stretched out his hand again.
……
More than an hour later, after hanging the bill on Green, Wang Xiucheng was about to leave when he saw two people walk into the elevator.
Wang Xiucheng recognized one of the men, who looked to be in his sixties; he was the owner of the restaurant.
When Wang Xiucheng came before, this old man came over to say hello.
Wang Xiucheng pulled Deng Ziqi back instead of going over.
"Why is your boss here today?" Wang Xiucheng asked a waiter.
Upon hearing this, the waiter's expression changed slightly: "The owner wants to sell this restaurant, saying he's getting old and can't manage it anymore."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiucheng narrowed his eyes, said goodbye to the waiter, and entered the elevator.
"Do you like this restaurant?" Wang Xiucheng asked Deng Ziqi in a low voice.
“Of course, there probably aren’t many restaurants that can see the Empire State Building,” Deng Ziqi said, leaning against Wang Xiucheng.
“I meant how the food tastes,” Wang Xiucheng corrected.
"The taste is definitely not a problem either; the standards of a Michelin-starred restaurant are reliable."
Wang Xiucheng nodded upon hearing this, "Then I'll buy this restaurant, and my sister can come whenever she wants."
Deng Ziqi was slightly taken aback. "Are you serious? If you like the food here, you can come often. There's no need to buy it."
"It's because you like it, sister..."
Deng Ziqi whispered, "I like it here because I came with you."
Wang Xiucheng chuckled, "Sister, if you do that, I'll start drooling too..."
……
Although he had three concert tickets, Wang Xiucheng only took Ma Xiaoxuan to Lin Junjie's concert.
Ma Wei was on a plane flying to the United States at this time. Although Wu Di and Wu Jia knew who Lin Junjie was, they were completely indifferent to the concert.
For Wang Xiucheng, he wouldn't have come to the concert if it weren't for Deng Ziqi.
Jumping and dancing to music for over two hours straight—you'd be better off spending that energy shopping with some other woman.
Fortunately, Deng Ziqi's segment was in the first half of the concert.
After watching Deng Ziqi, Wang Xiucheng left the concert with Ma Xiaoxuan.
Then Wang Xiucheng boarded Cai Congxin's plane and flew to Salt Lake City.
……
Evening of the 17th.
The All-Star Rookie Challenge kicked off first.
The format of this year's rookie tournament is no different from last year's.
There are still four teams, each led by a retired but still relatively young former NBA player.
Speaking of which, Wang Xiucheng was originally selected for the rookie competition.
But Wang Xiucheng doesn't even play in the main tournament, so why would he play in this ridiculous rookie tournament?
However, Wang Xiucheng still appeared on the sidelines today.
Firstly, it was required by the alliance.
Since you don't want to play in the rookie game, you can at least sit on the sidelines.
Secondly, it's also because Wang Xiucheng has a good relationship with the rookies of the 21st cohort.
Especially Green and Shen Jing, two former teammates on the Rockets.
Speaking of which, four Rockets players were selected for the Rising Stars Challenge this year.
Second-year rookie Jalen Green, and Shen Jing.
Also, this year's rookies Jabari Smith and Tali Ethan.
Ultimately, Gasol's team, featuring players like Bancharo, Barnes, Ivey, and Mathelin, won the Rising Stars Challenge.
The first day of the All-Star game has come to an end.
Wang Xiucheng and a group of rookies returned to the hotel in a car arranged by the league.
The next day, evening.
Smart home stadium.
Compared to yesterday's rookie game, today's smart home arena was packed with people and every seat was taken.
Looking around, the stadium was filled with enthusiastic fans.
Many of the big-name stars who appeared yesterday also showed up at the stadium today.
They were either dressed casually, chatting warmly with friends on the sidelines, or giving advice to younger competitors who were preparing for the competition.
What's even more remarkable is that many Hollywood stars were seated in the prime front-row seats of the stadium.
Sylvester Stallone, accompanied by his three daughters, sat in the very center of the front row.
Not far away were Scarlett and Cody, and Olson taking pictures with his phone.
Meanwhile, Bruno, who has already confirmed that he will perform his latest single "APT" at the halftime show of tomorrow's main game, sat together with his four little burdens.
When Bruno saw Wang Xiucheng looking over, he waved vigorously.
Jennie and Jisoo also saw Wang Xiucheng.
The two waved back to Bruno, but they were much more reserved.
If you look closely, you can see that their eyes are filled with an indescribable affection.
"Welcome to Salt Lake City..."
On the TNT broadcast booth, O'Neal shouted into the microphone.
On the second floor, the broadcasting studios of Tencent and CCTV Sports are next to each other.
At this point, the broadcasts had already started in both live streaming rooms.
Compared to tomorrow's main game, today's dunk contest is the real highlight for Chinese fans.
"Welcome everyone to get up on a weekend morning and watch today's All-Star individual events."
In the Penguin Live room, Wang Meng glanced at his computer and said, "There will be three competitions today. First is the Skills Contest, then the Three-Point Contest, and finally, the Slam Dunk Contest, which we are most looking forward to."
Before Wang Meng could finish speaking, Yang Yi interrupted, saying, "As the defending champion, Wang Xiucheng's only opponent today is himself. If he plays at the same level as last year, the dunk contest championship will not be out of reach."
"Everyone says that McCollum is amazing this year, so I specifically looked up his dunk highlights, including some dunk contests he participated in at the grassroots level."
"Well, how should I put it?" Yang Yi paused for a moment, "Getting second place shouldn't be a problem, but if we want to win the championship, we're still a bit short."
As the biggest Wang Xiucheng fan in China, Yang Yi spoke without any restraint, as if Wang Xiucheng had already secured the championship.