Chapter 3684: Something Feels Off

Ye Chen and Lin Wan'er strolled leisurely across the Stanford campus, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, many university students were coming out of various teaching buildings, heading toward the sports fields visible everywhere.

In this campus, outdoor basketball courts, football fields, tennis courts and other sports facilities almost filled every open space, although Stanford is not a sports-specialized school, the American university team culture has a long history, so for college students, sports take up a large proportion of their time, and when extracurricular time arrives, most people's first thing to do is exercise and train.

Lin Wan'er seemed to really like this atmosphere, every time she walked past a sports field, she would stop to watch, Ye Chen could see from her expression that she seemed to secretly anticipate such a life.

It makes sense, at the physiological age of seventeen or eighteen, one is in the most energetic stage, this kind of fiery sports naturally has strong appeal.

The two arrived at the edge of the football field, the school team was currently conducting confrontation training, the team was divided into two camps by the coach, both sides began fierce confrontation on the field, this event had the most participants and the most spectators, many people waved flags and shouted on the sidelines, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Lin Wan'er and Ye Chen found a less crowded area to sit down, Lin Wan'er rested her chin on one hand, watching the teams training inside, and said: "Young Master, have you ever played football?"

"No." Ye Chen shook his head, smiling: "I don't even understand the rules."

Lin Wan'er laughed: "I used to play before, many years ago, none of the girls on my team could outrun me, maybe it's the effect of the Eternal Youth Pill."

At this moment, the confrontation game had already begun, Ye Chen watched dazedly as a group of people collided, scrambled, and shouted, until a player wearing number 10 got the ball, the sidelines immediately erupted in a burst of girls' screams.

Lin Wan'er laughed and said: "It seems this quarterback is Stanford's star, with so many female fans."

Ye Chen didn't know what a quarterback meant, so he asked Lin Wan'er: "Is the quarterback's role very important?"

Lin Wan'er nodded and explained: "The quarterback is the most important core of the entire team, and also the brain of the team's offense and the leader on the field."

Saying this, Lin Wan'er looked at the number 10 on the field, smiling: "But this person seems to play just average, not very talented or capable, logically speaking, with this level he shouldn't be able to play quarterback on the Stanford team, I guess his background is quite strong."

Ye Chen laughed: "It seems even in America, favoritism is unavoidable, those with connections can be starters."

Lin Wan'er laughed: "This is how the team culture here has always been."

The two watched them play half a game, after the coach blew the whistle and everyone began to rest, Lin Wan'er stood up and said to Ye Chen: "Young Master, let's go."

Ye Chen nodded, and as he stood up, his gaze unconsciously glanced toward the field.

At this moment, those players had already walked from the field to the sidelines, many female spectators began to run toward different players, a girl with excellent image and temperament, a North American and Asian mixed-race beauty, walked toward the blond, blue-eyed number 10 quarterback with her long, slender legs.

That quarterback was clearly dissatisfied with his own performance just now, his expression remained unpleasant, but upon seeing that girl, his eyes instantly lit up again.

The girl handed him a clean towel, then opened a bottle of sports drink, but instead of immediately passing it over, she waited for him to wipe his sweat and return the towel before taking it back and then handing him the drink, truly meticulous.

Ye Chen's hearing was sharp, his thoughts focused on the two, so he immediately heard their conversation.

At that moment, the girl was comforting him in standard American English, smiling: "Robert, your performance just now was already very good, next time if you can adjust tactics earlier according to the situation on the field, you will definitely perform better than now."

The quarterback lightly nodded, looking at the girl and smiling: "You're right, I also feel my biggest problem is that tactical adjustments are not timely enough."

The girl gently stroked his back, comforting: "It's fine, you're already amazing, you're improving every day, believe it won't be long before you can completely dominate the game, I've always believed in you! You're the best!"

The quarterback looked at the girl's eyes, first somewhat surprised, his eyes clearly showing a few sparks of light, but he soon still gave a somewhat dejected, self-mocking laugh: "Everyone says I'm the best, but I know, the vast majority of people say that because my surname is Rothschild, if it weren't for this surname, I probably wouldn't have any strengths noticed at Stanford."

Ye Chen frowned slightly.

Rothschild?

This quarterback is actually from the Rothschild family? How come I never heard Steve that old brat mention it?

Just as Ye Chen was curious, that stunningly beautiful tall girl gently smiled: "Robert, your advantages in my eyes are ten thousand, the surname Rothschild is not even one ten-thousandth of them, I admire your self-discipline, your competitiveness, your character and your calmness, using ancient Chinese words to describe you, it's coming unstained from the mire, washed in clear ripples without allure, always able to keep your true self."

"Is that so?" The quarterback clearly looked somewhat surprised, but the disbelief in his eyes had already dropped from seven-tenths to three-tenths, while the original three-tenths surprise had become seven-tenths.

Ye Chen felt in his heart: This girl really knows how to do it! She handles every aspect perfectly, very thoughtful, very detail-oriented, more importantly, she gives high emotional value, clearly praising him but speaking as if it came straight from the heart.

Lin Wan'er saw Ye Chen stand up but still not intending to leave, his eyes still fixed on the field, so she curiously asked him: "Young Master, haven't you seen enough? Or should I keep you company for a while longer? They should still practice another half."

Ye Chen's frown deepened.

He looked at the mixed-race girl and said to Lin Wan'er: "Miss Lin, I feel something is off."

"Off?" Lin Wan'er asked in surprise: "Young Master, what do you mean by off?"

Ye Chen's eyes fixed on the mixed-race girl, watching her use high emotional intelligence to cheer up the originally low-spirited quarterback until his face was full of spring breeze, he already had the answer in his heart.

His gaze gradually turned icy, the coldness mixed with a few degrees of excitement like a hunter spotting prey, he pulled Lin Wan'er to sit down again, and said to Lin Wan'er: "Miss Lin, did you see the girl beside that quarterback?"

Lin Wan'er nodded, laughing: "I saw her, very pretty, and very tall, her height is at least around 1.78 meters? Her proportions are even more perfect, such a girl, it's hard not to notice her, could it also match your taste, Young Master?"

"No." Ye Chen shook his head with an icy expression, a cold smile flickering at the corner of his mouth, he whispered: "I guess she should be a scholar!"

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PS: Recently I've been a bit stuck in the plot, don't want to fill it with water so I've been quietly organizing my thoughts, please forgive me, currently I've slightly seen the outline.