Plop, plop, plop.
There was a faint sound of the heart hitting the chest above the eardrums. The short silence seemed to be as long as a century. Then Lu Ke took the initiative to break the deadlock, "To me, you are also a very charming person." People. Wait, this shouldn’t be the first time you’ve heard this, right? If so, you should consider changing jobs.”
The relaxed and joking tone immediately defused the atmosphere, and Candice couldn't help but complain, speechlessly, "Did you just realize it now? Is the reaction arc too long? Are you sure you don't need to change your career? Four points Wei’s reaction is so slow, is this really okay?”
"Shh, this is our secret, remember not to tell it." Lu Ke did not refute, but said so smoothly, making Candice on the other end of the phone really dumbfounded.
"Knock, knock," there was a knock at the door, and Lu Ke shouted, "Please come in." Then he said into the microphone again, "Sorry, I have something to do here now, I will send you an email later. By the way. , I watched the TV recording of this year’s catwalk show, God, you actually became the opening show? It’s so exciting! Congratulations!”
"Ha, you should know by now how stupid your question was, right?" Candice joked back with a smile. After saying goodbye to each other, she hung up the phone without further delay.
There was a busy signal on the phone, and calmness returned immediately, but Candice was still sitting there, holding her mobile phone in her hand, a little dazed, her mind was blank, it seemed that she had no thoughts, but she seemed to have thousands of thoughts. I couldn't figure out the beginning of my thoughts, so I stayed there, biting my lower lip gently, and just stayed motionless.
"Candice? Candice!" The shouts in her ears came from far and near, but Candice still didn't respond.
It wasn't until a collision force hit her shoulder hard, breaking her balance that Candice came back to her senses. Then she saw her roommate, wearing furry pajamas, with a gossipy expression on her face, "What's wrong? ? What on earth are you thinking about? Are you starting to miss men? Oh ho ho? "
The roar made Candice grab the pillow on the sofa and throw it at it, "Yes, I was thinking about your boyfriend, and he actually picked a set of pajamas as a Christmas gift? And it was also a cute version? God, Are you sure he likes women?"
"Candice!" shouted angrily, and then the two girls started a pillow fight. The scene was very lively.
…
The person who entered the VIP lounge was actually Sophie Brooke.
Lu Ke was slightly surprised, "Those difficult reporters just stopped like this?"
"I told them that they have to wait for the test results now." Sophie said lightly, "This is the purpose of our coming to the hospital today. Naturally, the official can't comment until we get the results."
In less than five minutes, Sophie successfully silenced the reporters and completed a simple official statement; however, the reporters still did not leave, but waited quietly at the entrance of the hospital. No results were obtained today. , they will not give up.
"After the inspection, you leave directly through the back door. Ignore those reporters." Sophie came here specifically to inform Lu Ke of the progress. The team's rest period this week is relatively short, and they must do their best to exclude off-field distractions and win a quieter and more relaxed environment for the players.
After a brief explanation, Sophie was about to leave, but then she noticed that Lu Ke still hadn't changed his clothes, and a question mark popped up, "I thought the examination was about to start. Why, did the doctor ask you to rest here for a while? ?" After saying this, Sophie noticed the note on the coffee table——
Lu Ke just put it on the coffee table casually.
A series of numbers, a name. With a simple scan, all the information can be seen. Sophie couldn't help but shook her head and said in wonder, "God, do all professional athletes only think with the lower part of the body? Today, you came here specially for a check-up. Yes, please stay focused and don’t get into trouble. Isn’t this difficult? Can’t stand it for an hour, two hours?”
Seeing that Lu Ke was about to open his mouth to refute, Sophie started to attack like a barrage of attacks, "There are more than thirty reporters gathered outside now, and they are waiting to break the news. Your behavior and behavior may be used as leverage."
"Do you know that after yesterday's game, more and more people are paying attention to your every move. They all want to bury you in the grave. You are ruining your career now." Sophie gushed. As he kept talking, his anger level was still rising, "The hospital, at least in the hospital, please maintain some respect, okay?"
Suddenly, Sophie seemed to remember something, and her words paused. She looked around cautiously, looking at the whole room, as if she was worried that her intrusion had disturbed something good, and the other client was still there. in the house.
Lu Ke, who was watching all this quietly, shook his head with a chuckle, and complained mercilessly, "Isn't it too late to start checking now?"
Sophie's eyes widened and she stared at Lu Ke without any intention of joking.
Lu Ke could only raise his hands in surrender, "This is just the phone number the nurse left for me. I have no intention of contacting her, and she is not in this room." After finishing speaking, Lu Ke added, "I thought this was very Normal things, nothing to be alarmed about, or do you mean that even players’ bedrooms/affairs have to be reported to the team during the regular season?”
"Of course not!" Sophie said eagerly. She couldn't help but take two steps forward. Then she realized her gaffe and said in a panic, "It's just for you, just for today. You should know that in the past, this In the past two weeks, there has been enough focus around you, it is simply hot. The last thing you need now is gossip, otherwise the advantage established in yesterday's game may be destroyed. You must be confident about yourself. Career Responsibility.”
Lu Ke didn't speak, but gently tightened his jaw to express understanding.
Suddenly there was silence, one second, two seconds. Only then did Lu Ke realize that it was his turn to answer, "Understood! No problem! By the way, in a while, I might get together with my old friends, my former college friend and reporter from the New York Times, Emily -Puwo, she is a woman, there should be no problem, right?"
"No problem?" Sophie's eyes were full of disbelief. "She is a woman and a reporter. How can you be sure that she will not set you up? Maybe she was the one who broke the news!"
Lu Ke didn't refute, just nodded.
But that cute and innocent look seemed meaningful in Sophie's eyes.
It was like this every time. Standing in front of Lu Ke, she was always at a disadvantage. This feeling was really unpleasant. Sophie bent down and picked up the note, curling it into a ball in her palm. He said righteously, "Forbidden! In the hospital, this is forbidden! You'd better not call her, and you'd better not go to nightclubs or bars, otherwise, the team's official position will be It will be very difficult.”
Lu Ke still said nothing and continued to nod to express his understanding.
Sophie's follow-up words were stuck in her throat, feeling irritated, "Say something, do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand." Lu Ke suddenly expressed his opinion, "I'm just curious, is the team's management so strict now? Should I communicate with Jim? Or maybe Trent ?Because I am a very hard-working and dedicated player, the team can rest assured."
Sophie's eyes widened and she looked at Lu Ke, "What are you implying?"
Could it be that Lu Ke was implying that this was her personal behavior?
This, this is really funny! She has nothing to do with Lu Ke at all, and she doesn't care about Lu Ke's off-field behavior; no, she doesn't care about Lu Ke's behavior at any time. The reason for this request is just to protect the interests of the team, and not to ruin the situation that has been worked hard. That's all!
Lu Ke looked at the furious and angry Sophie, a smile appeared on his lips, and then he shook his head gently, "No, I didn't imply anything. Don't worry, I will abide by it."
Such words sounded like an accommodating compromise, as if she was coaxing a child. This made Sophie's breath stuck in her throat. She couldn't spit it out or swallow it. She looked at Lu Ke blankly, but only saw Lu Ke raised his hands as if surrendering. Even though there was no sound at all, his expression and movements were full of countless profound meanings.
However, Sophie had no way to refute, because once she said it, she was at a disadvantage. So, she could only hide and stamp her feet, turned around and left, leaving behind a sentence, "Change your clothes quickly and get checked." Finally, she quickly left the lounge without seeing anything.
"Bang", the door closed a little loudly, it seemed that Sophie was protesting.
But Lu Ke couldn't hold it back, and chuckled lightly. Thinking about Sophie's appearance standing in the corridor at this time, he couldn't help laughing——
"Sorry! Sorry!" Outside the door, Sophie was also regretting it. She nodded quickly to express her apology. This is a hospital, and the sound of the door closing just now was so loud that it echoed throughout the corridor. This was definitely impolite behavior. Even if no one protested, Sophie still had to express her apology.
Deep in her heart, Sophie gritted her teeth: It was all because of that damn Lu Ke! It's all because of him!
He quickly walked to the end of the corridor, found the bathroom, threw the note in his hand into the toilet, and flushed it away.
As for Lu Ke, who stayed in the lounge, he couldn't help but chuckle, then quickly stood up straight and changed into a set of light and loose clothes to prepare for the next examination.
Everything about today was so abnormal, the reporters, the nurses, Candice and Sophie, even Emily. Could it be that yesterday's game had such a big impact? Simply changed the operating rules of the entire universe?
In just a break to change clothes, the active-thinking Lu Ke had already written a science fiction article in his mind.
