"If you leave now, then I will turn around and leave!"
Wallace's voice echoed in the spacious villa, and in a daze, time seemed to flow backwards again, and scenes that had happened many times appeared again.
Not long ago, Lu Ke, Logan, and Marcus came to the house to look for Aldon, but accidentally bumped into him and missed the tactical meeting that day because he was hungover. Those scenes are still vivid in his mind and lingering, and that farce The ending is Wallace's trump card, a nightmare-like haunting trump card that once again, like countless times in the past, tightly binds Aldon, seemingly inseparable forever, life and death.
Nightmares are always similar, repeating the most fearful and darkest memory fragments deep in the heart over and over again, and then lingering on them regardless, refusing to let go. Now, here we go again.
But this time, Aldon didn't hesitate at all. He didn't even pause in his steps. As if he didn't hear Wallace's threat at all, he walked straight away, leaving Wallace standing alone. Feeling annoyed and angry, he rushed to the kitchen and took out a kitchen knife.
"How could you treat our friendship like this? How could you? I blocked three knives for you, a total of three knives! I even lost half my life for you, just because you stole the little bully's bag/big / Ma, I was beaten in the back until I vomited blood, but what about you? You escaped by yourself? And then you are here again? Just turned around and left like this! Just left me with a back! Just left me waiting there. Death? No way! Absolutely no way! Even if I turn into an innocent ghost, I will still pester you until death! Aldon, let me tell you, what you owe me is not enough! Not enough!"
Those life-threatening screams haunted Aldon like an innocent ghost, and the nightmares from his childhood and youth followed him like a shadow.
Some people wonder why black people can't get rid of those ugly pasts, or even change their own destiny through reading?
Only people who have truly experienced life in those slums can understand that it is something rooted in blood and genes. The memories woven by family and friends are hidden in every cell. Those dark pasts, those decayed neighborhoods, those The depraved life never goes away. Even if you bleach your skin, you still can't get rid of it. It's like the devil's spell, deeply imprinted in the depths of your soul.
escape?
The entire North American society is like a dragnet that tightly locks their fate, leaving them with nowhere to escape.
What Wallace, who was furious, did not notice was that Aldon seemed to sense the danger and shrank his shoulders slightly. The fear accumulated over more than twenty years still could not be completely eliminated. The bond between him and Wallace Just like a blood relationship, it can never be cut off. Wallace's influence still follows him -
Even though they were adults now, standing in front of Wallace, Aldon still felt that he was still the four-year-old child in his memory, following his strong friend in a daze, not understanding what was happening, but just following suit. It has become a habit to follow and then blindly follow the other person's instructions.
Aldon did not look back, nor did he dare to look back. He forced himself to continue to move forward quickly and escape from this black hole. He got into his car, started the engine, and left quickly, leaving all those nightmares behind, but his heart was beating so fast that he could hardly breathe.
When he came back to his senses, Aldon became confused again. Where should he go? Where can he go? Now, what should he do?
train?
In fact, Wallace is right in saying that overtraining may lead to injuries. Today is Monday and they need to rest. But Aldon couldn't stay at home. He needed to leave, he needed to be quiet, he needed... to train, and he needed to temporarily forget about Willis. So, what should he do now?
My mind went blank.
Without Wallace's guidance, Aldon became dazed and confused. He was used to someone always telling him what to do and what to do. Now that he suddenly truly enjoyed "freedom", he felt a little at a loss.
The world is huge, but Aldon doesn't know where he should go.
After thinking hard, I still didn't have a clear idea, so I drove away in a daze, walking unconsciously around the city streets, not knowing where I was going. When I realized what I was doing, the surrounding scenery seemed to be changing. After getting familiar with it and looking at it carefully, Aldon realized that he had arrived at the door of Lu Ke's house without knowing it.
After realizing this, Ardon couldn't help but be a little stunned - in the past, when watching Hollywood movies, such cliché plots often appeared, and then they would curse: Who could be really that stupid? Unconsciously able to drive to the other party's doorstep? This sounds really bullshit.
But now, he actually did this himself, and—why Lu Ke? Something is not right about this. He can seriously declare that he has no thoughts about the same sex, and he likes the opposite sex. Moreover, he also has no thoughts about Lu Ke. He can swear that he is serious.
Thinking of this, Aldon himself couldn't help but laugh, because it was too ridiculous and also because it was too magical. More importantly, he still couldn't figure out why.
Why did you arrive at the door of Lu Ke's house?
He looked out of the car window and saw that it was indeed Lu Ke's house. He would not admit it.
Although Lu Ke is now the second-highest-paid player in the league, he still lives in the same apartment as before and has not changed his mansion. Because Lu Ke is already accustomed to the lifestyle here, it is very convenient to go to the training ground, and the surrounding environment is extremely comfortable. There is no need to change to a bigger house just for the sake of changing to a bigger house.
the difference?
Of course the difference still exists.
First of all, Lu Ke bought this house and changed from a tenant to an owner. He also bought the house next door and connected the two houses with a glass passage. The house next door was completely built into A... training base - there is no misunderstanding. Lu Ke has equipped a training base in his home, with a gym, conference room, passing practice room, tactical discussion room, swimming pool and bathroom including a full massage system.
Secondly, Lu Ke also purchased two other properties. One is near his parents' home, which has been completely renovated and can be reached by walking two blocks away; the other is near Napa Valley, a double-story detached house. The villa, next to a vineyard, has been transformed into a truly exclusive mountain villa, like a paradise.
After signing a top-level contract, Lu Ke did not spend extravagantly. He met his life needs in a low-key and down-to-earth manner. Without luxury cars, yachts or jewelry, Lu Ke still seemed to be living a down-to-earth life; as for the huge numbers in his bank account, Lu Ke spent half of it and gave it to financial planner Anderson Strathmore to look for investment opportunities for him and slowly expand his wealth accumulation areas.
During this offseason, Anderson accidentally met Lu Ke and JJ Watt at Oracle Arena, who were going to watch Stephen Curry's game. Anderson seized the opportunity at the right time, created a chance encounter, and successfully registered in front of Lu Ke and Watt. .
But after that, Lu Ke did not contact Anderson immediately, but concentrated on offseason training. Instead, Anderson tried to contact Lu Ke through various bridge routes, but this was definitely not an easy task - because apart from training, Lu Ke's entertainment life was very lackluster, and could even be said to be infinitely close to zero.
In order to be able to complete the conversation with Lu Ke, Anderson even invited the model through the party relationship, and then invited Candice and a group of friends to attend. Only then did Candice bring Lu Ke as her male companion to create another chance encounter. At that time, Anderson did not hide his embarrassment and said honestly, "I have circled the earth twice before I found the opportunity to meet you again."
On the contrary, Lu Ke was quite generous, "Actually, you can call me directly, or it's okay to call Laihe."
"...I thought you didn't like coming to the door directly like this." Anderson was also dumbfounded.
Lu Ke shrugged, "My personality is that rejection means rejection, and agreement means agreement. The method is just a means to achieve the goal. I don't think there is any difference." This made Anderson look at him with admiration.
After the party, Anderson formally made an appointment with Lu Ke for an interview. Face to face, he demonstrated his abilities, including strengths and weaknesses, as well as his future plans. Lu Ke asked Anderson to compile a report on his past work, and asked Anderson to compile a report on Lu Ke's financial planning.
In fact, this is a very, very strict requirement, because it is more like the approach of university academics, or the approach of large-scale commercial cooperation, at least not the approach of financial management companies.
Anderson was a little stunned, but he completed it as required and got Lu Ke's approval. Finally, Anderson officially became Lu Ke's financial planner - the timing is interesting, it was three weeks after Lu Ke missed the game due to injury. During this period, Lu Ke even teased Anderson, "It's still too late for you to regret it. My stock price has already started to fall."
But Anderson still completed the contract with Lu Ke.
Later, facts proved that Anderson's decision was accurate, because Lu Ke was just the beginning. Starting from Lu Ke, Anderson won many additional customers and successfully opened up the situation in the Bay Area; more importantly, Lu Ke's behavior The style is that of a real smart man, which also made Anderson's work a lot easier, and his career truly reached a turning point.
Even Anderson has to admit: high IQ is indeed different.
The two houses in front of him are Lu Ke's first expensive expenditure after becoming famous throughout the offseason. But in Andre's words, "It's real and affordable. I can't think of a better purchase." way."
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