Chapter 485: Rao Zhi Rou

Your first guess.

After a heart‑pounding three minutes, Fan Xi finally received a text reply from Jennifer. That simple answer made Fan Xi's heart race again, and his face showed some joy and a lot of shock.

He could hardly believe it.

But he was already convinced: I am a father now.

Fan Xi quickly took out his phone to call Jennifer, but the call still didn't connect; Jennifer evidently had a stubborn reason for not wanting to talk with Fan Xi at this moment.

Perhaps she has been weak lately, perhaps she doesn't want to affect Fan Xi's game, or maybe she doesn't want Jie Ke involved in the child's upbringing; she wants to raise the child on her own.

Among all the Fan ladies, their relationship is the most unique.

But it must be said, this poses a huge dilemma for Fan Xi.

Fan Xi leaned against the locker, and his thoughts took a while before snapping back.

Qiao Zhi Gervin is a stranger to Fan Xi; he doesn't know every NBA historic star by heart. In fact, the Ice Man, Qiao Zhi Gervin, was a super‑star in the ABA era, later winning four NBA scoring titles and becoming a legendary star of the Spurs. Such a long history is a huge challenge for the 21‑year‑old Fan Xi.

But the Energy Halo has already been lit, and it alerts him that under extreme stimulation he has obtained the 'Ice Man's Gentle Finger Talent', Rao Zhi Rou.

Fan Xi's palms are extremely huge and wide; his hand size exceeds Michael Jordan's, and is larger than his teammates—center Little Jordan and Huaiti Seda. Another Kuaisuan player with massive palms is Leonard, but in comparison Fan Xi's fingers are a bit longer, while Leonard's palms are bigger.

This is something Kobe Bryant envies greatly; many commentators say that besides height, Kobe couldn't surpass Jordan because Kobe's palms are too small and his fingers too short, preventing him from performing many expressive moves.

However, having big hands also brings its own troubles. Big‑handed players rarely become shooters; even Jordan's Three-Point Shot feel was average. Players like O'Neal and Rajon Rondo are classic big‑handed, poor‑shooting types.

Fan Xi spent some time dealing with the risk of overly large palms, including Leonard; although Leonard has no obvious shooting flaw, his play is very methodical.

Fan Xi felt his fingers become extremely agile; he twitched them like a pianist.

A short while later, Arenas walked into the locker room.

He couldn't wait to announce the big news: "Hey, Jie Ke, did you hear? Jennifer became a mother. My God, she's a real American sweetheart; heaven knows how wildly we chased Rachel back then. Her child should be super, super, super cute. Supposedly a boy."

"No idea which lucky one. Jie Ke, do you think it could be that bastard Brad Pitt rekindling an old flame with her?"

Arenas babbled on.

Then, he saw Fan Xi looking at him awkwardly.

Arenas let out a weird shout, clutching his head, eyes wide as he stared at Fan Xi: "Jie Ke, don't tell me you really dated her? Oh!!! She's my idol!"

"This news won't make you sad, will it? My god, I almost forgot—she's also a shareholder of the Kuaisuan Club."

Arenas let out a black‑style scream.

Although each Black person's level of excitement varies, when they get excited, their outward expression, including voice, is roughly the same.

The locker room then became lively as Butler, Hamilton, Deng Taijones, Leonard and others arrived.

Now the whole world is discussing this explosive news, even these multimillionaires are no exception.

However, no one doubts that Fan Xi sitting beside them is the father of Jennifer's child.

In fact, this speculation is scarce on the internet and in news reports.

Although the media had previously been eager to spin a romance between Jennifer and Fan Xi, when it actually reached this point, they still thought it impossible and unrealistic.

Currently, the mainstream view is that Jennifer may have used scientific means—perhaps she went to a gene bank to select a high‑quality gene and then gave birth to a child.

For Western superstars, this is not a norm‑challenging matter.

"Brad Pitt congratulated Zhan Ni Fu An Ni Si Dun."

When Fan Xi headed to the arena to warm up, he heard Butler behind him reciting the news on his phone.

Netizens and media were eager to clarify this explosive incident immediately.

Thus, quite naturally, Brad Pitt became their object of suspicion.

Fan Xi shook his head and left the locker room. Soon, he ran into Mike Brown.

Mike Brown greeted Fan Xi and then said, "Jie Ke, no need to worry about this. I've already responded to the reporters for you."

"I told them you have no relation to Jennifer's child. All of us can testify for you; you never had any contact with her, and science hasn't advanced to contactless pregnancy yet."

Mike Brown added, "We must guard against Miami and its supporters using this matter to disrupt our campaign; we're just one win away from clinching the championship."

Fan Xi patted his shoulder; Mike Brown is a sincere guy. What he says, everyone will surely believe.

After all, he even swore on his faith.

Fortunately, Mike Brown isn't a devout believer.

Anyway, Mike Brown's clarification indeed eased many of Fan Xi's tedious dealings.

Many reporters lingering around the training facility had already dispersed; by the time Fan Xi finished his evening practice, only a handful remained. A reporter asked Fan Xi how he viewed Jennifer's pregnancy and childbirth.

"I hope she's fine, I hope her child grows up healthy. If I have time I'll visit her and her child—no, I will definitely visit them. Maybe this week; if we beat the Heat on Friday, I should be in New York on Saturday."

Fan Xi barely concealed his emotions.

But this genuine feeling instead made reporters and viewers think Fan Xi has nothing to do with the matter.

That's somewhat absurd.

But that's how the world is; the biggest difference between real life and novel stories is that novels need logic, while real life doesn't—most of the time it's bewilderment and coincidence.

Fan Xi saves a lot of energy.

Miami also doesn't exploit the topic.

In this situation, the sixth game of this year's finals follows.

Many think this match will be the closing battle of this year's NBA season.

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