Chapter 130

Fan Xi walked into the underground parking lot, and sure enough, he saw Scarlett, but he didn't find Selena.

When Scarlett saw Fan Xi, she immediately said to him: "Let's go, we're going to a wonderful place."

Fan Xi asked suspiciously: "Where's Selena?"

"She's already waiting for you there," Scarlett said with an ambiguous smile.

Then, she asked Fan Xi to open the car door, and she climbed into Fan Xi's Lincoln.

Fan Xi didn't drive the Ferrari that Kobe Bryant had gifted him; instead, he had his agent Lu Yuan buy him a second-hand Lincoln, which was usually used as the studio's official vehicle when Fan Xi wasn't playing games in Los Angeles.

In terms of money, Fan Xi had always been very conservative.

He wasn't like his teammates; almost every NBA player was a big spender. Anyway, they could receive a considerable salary from the team every month, enough to cover their various expenses. If that wasn't enough, banks were also very happy to provide short-term loans or credit card consumption to these high-paid players.

This is why many NBA superstars announce bankruptcy just a few years after retiring.

Because they continue to maintain a luxurious lifestyle after retirement, while they no longer have any income. To use an old Chinese saying, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Black people's ability to control money is basically at the level of a seven or eight-year-old Chinese child; they have never established a real concept of savings, and the idea of "harvesting in autumn and storing in winter" has never appeared in their textbooks.

Scarlett didn't mind Fan Xi's ordinary car at all; she even said to Fan Xi after sitting in the car: "Jack, I can buy you a Rolls-Royce."

Fan Xi politely declined her.

Then, Scarlett held his head and kissed him.

She said to Fan Xi: "I've missed you so much, Jack. Do you know how I've spent these days? I simply couldn't resist the longing for you; you're like a raging fire, constantly burning my heart. After meeting you, I can no longer fit any other man in my eyes."

Scarlett, at the level of a Hollywood goddess, was very affectionate, even a bit like a sycophant.

Scarlett was one of the few female stars in Hollywood who could command a salary of over 15 million dollars; she had both acting skills and an audience base, and many regarded her as the queen of commercial films.

But now, this queen was like... a loyal maid in front of Jack.

Fan Xi said somewhat 'heartlessly': "Didn't we agree that we wouldn't see each other again?"

Scarlett immediately fell silent.

Like a little kitten caught by its owner for stealing food.

When the car drove out of the basement, Scarlett began to direct Fan Xi's route, and she confessed to Fan Xi: "Actually, Jack. I was brought here by Selena to test you; she thinks I'm experienced and can distinguish men."

"But I fell into it; I'm playing with fire and burning myself. I'm covered in flames from head to toe now."

Scarlett said sincerely, telling Fan Xi: "Tonight, when you and Selena are on your date, I will choose to leave."

Fan Xi listened to her quietly the whole time.

Soon, they arrived at the dinner location.

In fact, it was also in the city centre.

It was only a 15-minute drive away.

Fan Xi and Scarlett went up together, and after seeing Selena, Scarlett left in a timely manner.

When Scarlett Johansson left, Fan Xi and Selena sat down in this most famous glass restaurant in Los Angeles; it was a high-taste French restaurant that operated on a membership basis.

Selena had used a lot of connections to get a membership card here.

She sat down.

She was still a bit shy when she saw Fan Xi, and she said to Fan Xi: "Scarlett told you everything, right? She's a very good person; she's been carrying the burden of scandals recently, but she has no complaints."

"I'm very happy to have such a friend; she's not a woman like Taylor Swift, she didn't go behind my back to target the person her friend is pursuing."

Selena said very sincerely to Fan Xi.

When Fan Xi heard this, he only felt sweat breaking out on his forehead.

He knew that Taylor Swift and Selena were good friends.

However, he couldn't agree with Selena distinguishing Taylor and Scarlett in this way. He even wanted to reply to Selena: Are you so sure Scarlett didn't go behind your back to target me? She took advantage of my physical weakness to pull me into the massage room...

Fan Xi smiled.

Selena controlled the rhythm of the conversation; she first congratulated Fan Xi on winning his first playoff game of his career.

Then, she said she had been following every one of Fan Xi's games, as well as Fan Xi recently winning Rookie of the Year.

She had done a lot of homework; as a teenage idol heavily promoted by Disney, it was truly not easy to spend so much effort on Fan Xi.

After all, she was a superstar in the spotlight outside, and her posters were everywhere on the streets of Los Angeles.

In fact, at this time, Andrew Bynum also leaked information to the Los Angeles media; he had already invited some paparazzi to come and photograph Fan Xi and Selena's date.

Moreover, he had given Selena some things before, and he believed those things were enough for the media to capture some explosive footage.

In this way, Jack Fan would inevitably fall into the verbal attacks of the sports media, and those entertainment media would also lash out at his fickle behavior.

This way, Jack Fan would be spurned in both the sports circle and the entertainment circle.

He, who had originally been able to handle both sides with ease, would immediately be under attack from both sides.

Hehehehe!

Thinking of this, Bynum even showed a smug smile.

He was too excited.

He could already imagine the scene of Fan Xi being unable to recover, and him regaining his glory in Los Angeles.

The conversation between Selena and Fan Xi continued.

As the exquisite and elegant food was served on the table, the two also drank a little champagne.

Selena hinted that Fan Xi could rest at the hotel here. Fan Xi seemed to understand, and seemed not to understand; he told Selena that he had been gifted the right to use the presidential suite of this hotel last time, and he hadn't used it yet.

Was this a request to sleep in separate rooms?

Selena's heart started drumming.

"Jack, do you know? Although our meeting was very coincidental, even bizarre. But I really fell madly in love with you after that night; I feel like you've been carved into my mind. I can't stop missing you; I have no interest in other men, even the Jonas Brothers, who are sought after by the outside world, are dull and tasteless in my eyes."

Selena expressed her deep affection to Fan Xi.

The Jonas Brothers she mentioned were the hottest idol group in the last two years, red to a degree somewhat like the TFBoys on the other side of the ocean years later; the difference is that TFBoys are three unrelated brothers, while the Jonas Brothers are real brothers.

In a parallel world, these three brothers had dated Disney's little princesses, Taylor Swift, and a host of other female stars.

But here, with Fan Xi around, they were clearly going to lose a lot of happiness.

Selena's confession was very moving.

However, Fan Xi's reaction was flat, because he had just heard the same words in the car a moment ago.

Scarlett had even said it more explicitly.

This made Selena feel frustrated.

Her hand went into her bag, and she touched a pack of magical powder that Bynum had given her. Bynum had told her with certainty that as long as Jack drank this, he would willingly obey any of your whims tonight.

Moreover, that ugly guy also said: "Everyone in our locker room likes his feelings to have an accurate destination, so he can focus more on playing basketball. You are the Chosen One in our hearts."

Selena's heart was itching to act.

And soon she put it into action; she actually took advantage of the gap when Fan Xi turned around to secretly pour half a pack of powder into Fan Xi's champagne.

Then, she raised her glass with a blushing face and said to Fan Xi: "Jack, cheers to our meeting again."

Fan Xi raised his glass and said to her: "Selena, actually, I also have a good impression of you. But my current situation is a bit special; I might not be able to be responsible for you. Do you understand what I mean?"

As soon as Selena heard this, she beamed with joy. She didn't care about the second half of the sentence at all.

She was a typical American; Americans are very open, they don't have the traditional concepts of Chinese people, they don't need anyone to be responsible for them, they just want to be happy.

Bang!

The glasses clinked lightly.

Selena suddenly remembered something, but Fan Xi had already drained the wine glass.

Fan Xi frowned.

He said: "I definitely can't drive now; I have to go to the U training gym for practice tomorrow morning, so I'll stay here tonight."

Fan Xi stood up, carrying his ball bag, and walked to the counter to pay the bill.

Then, he walked to the hotel front desk downstairs; he wanted to check in.

When he reached the front desk, he immediately felt his whole body heating up, and his blood was boiling.

There was a strong impulse.

He even felt his cerebral cortex was frantically active; under such intense physiological reactions, his emotions also rose, and it felt as if new electrical energy could be triggered in his mind at any time.

Is my alcohol tolerance this bad now?

I didn't have this situation when drinking before.

Could it be... I'm going to awaken a new talent tonight?

Fan Xi actually felt a surge of surprise.

He quickly finished checking in.

Afterwards, he looked back; Selena was originally walking toward him, but she suddenly saw magnesium lights flashing outside. As a Disney teenage idol with rich experience in being secretly photographed, she immediately realized something was wrong, and she said to Fan Xi: "You go up first, I'll go and lead them away."

Hmm?

Fan Xi was stunned.

His thinking had become a bit slow at this time; he hurriedly walked toward the elevator, swiped his card, and headed to the suite on the top floor.

The elevator went all the way up.

During the elevator's ascent, Fan Xi felt his whole body getting hotter and hotter in the confined space, and his thinking was also a bit dulled.

When the elevator door opened, the person who came into Fan Xi's view was actually Taylor, Taylor Swift.

"Taylor."

Fan Xi called out Swift's name.

Taylor Swift was also very surprised to see Fan Xi, and she asked Fan Xi: "Why are you here too..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Fan Xi reached out and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

His mobility showed some lag.

Taylor Swift had been craving Fan Xi for a long time; when Fan Xi put his hand on her shoulder, she immediately had a feeling like an electric shock.

She was very excited.

She hurriedly canceled her plan to meet with the dance team and helped Fan Xi into her room...

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Selena walked out of the hotel door and climbed into her car in a straightforward manner.

At this time, the paparazzi who were secretly filming swarmed up and questioned Selena.

Selena answered very naturally: "Isn't it normal to have a meal with a good friend? In fact, Jack was even dropped off by Scarlett. Didn't you say Scarlett is his rumored girlfriend?"

Selena launched a wave of mockery and then drove her car directly back to her luxury apartment.

This wave left the reporters dumbfounded.

They had come to photograph a scandal, but it turned out like this.

They had photographed Fan Xi and Scarlett leaving the Staples Center together and coming to this hotel, but Scarlett had taken a taxi back shortly after.

They had thought this was Scarlett giving Selena a chance to be alone with Fan Xi, but in the blink of an eye, after they finished eating and came down, Fan Xi stayed at the hotel, while Selena returned home.

Could it be that they really had nothing going on?

Were Selena's previous confessions just as her agency said, just a loss in a game of Truth or Dare?

The reporters hated the guy who tipped them off; wasn't this waiting for nothing?

They had originally wanted to photograph something interesting, but now it had turned into a clarification meeting.

They followed Selena all the way back.

The lights in Selena's room soon turned on, and then quickly turned off again.

They were absolutely furious, cursing the anonymous whistleblower to high heaven in their hearts.

At this time, was Bynum still immersed in the dream of Fan Xi's miserable encounter?

At the same time, Selena secretly drove another car, went out from another exit of the residential area, and headed straight for the underground parking lot of the Hilton Hotel. She arrived at the top floor, but no matter how she knocked, the door wouldn't open.

She was immediately very frustrated.

She thought that Fan Xi's teammate was very unreliable; Jack must have fallen into a deep sleep after taking that medicine.

She hurriedly opened another room, but because there were no more presidential suites, she stayed on the floor below the top floor.

She didn't sleep well all night.

On one hand, it was because she missed Fan Xi, and even though he was close at hand, they couldn't see each other.

On the other hand, it was because she didn't know what was happening upstairs.

This hotel had good soundproofing, but the vibration resistance was a bit poor; from time to time, there were thumping sounds, making it impossible for her to sleep soundly.

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Fan Xi didn't fully wake up until noon the next day. At this time, Taylor Swift had already left, leaving a note: Jack, you satisfied all my imaginations about men. I love you, I will love you forever, and I will never change my mind.

She even drew a little heart.

Fan Xi was very surprised.

But, he was also very pleasantly surprised.

Because last night, in the midst of his madness, he activated the Energy Halo, and a huge figure appeared within the halo. This person, with an afro, roared in the Staples Center, bringing real fear to the Lakers fans.

Fan Xi obtained the strength talent he desperately needed from him.

This person was the Pistons powerhouse who had caused the Lakers' super F4 combination to return home defeated in the finals back then.

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