The shimmering lost dusty summer

Chapter 18
2. Broken wings
"Ding Yu, the contract expires at the end of this day, if I become your manager again, I will take your surname!" Li Pin yelled back at the other end of the phone viciously, and then hung up the phone.

Ding Yu!Ding Yu!She wished she could treat the phone in her hand as Ding Yu, and then put it on the bottom of her foot to step on it a few times to relieve her hatred. Who is it?Two days ago, I just told her in a hurry that I was going back to the United States, and I didn't even want to participate in the friendly match. Today I regretted it and said that I don't want to go back to the United States for the time being. What is wrong with this man now, so difficult to serve?
She tapped her fingers on the table, somewhat understanding in her heart that that matter must have something to do with Miss Qin, so why don't you ask her out to meet someday?Fortunately, Ding Yu is not in the game now, otherwise, according to his current state, he would definitely lose.

Just as she was thinking, the phone on the table rang. She glanced at the phone screen and pressed the answer button.

"The file of that person has been investigated, Miss Li, do you have a fax machine over there? I'll send it for you." The other end of the phone said.

Li Pin reported the number, hung up the phone, and looked at the fax machine on the desk.

After a while, the fax machine rang, and then a fax came.

Li Pin waited for the two pages to be passed on before picking it up to read. When he saw the content on it, he couldn't help being stunned.

No wonder she felt familiar when she saw that photo last time. She sat down thoughtfully and looked at the words on it: Spent 13 years in prison for raping an underage girl.

"Underage girl?" She said to herself, looking out of the window.

"Warm air, the basketball ticket given by the outsourcing company is only available to managers. I got it from that man. Do you want to go?" Xiao Jiang raised the ticket in her hand. The man she was talking about was the project department next door. The reason why the manager was able to come over was because he was a couple.

"Isn't it a good time for you to go with him?" Nuan Feng glanced at the ticket in her hand, not very interested.

"He's going on a business trip this weekend, so you can go with me." The last half of the sentence dragged on for a long time, coquettishly pulling the warm wind's arm and shaking it.

Nuanfeng is a little embarrassed, is it the ticket for the friendly match?In Ding Yu's game, although he wouldn't see her in the crowd, he really didn't want to see him again, even if it was just on the field.Looking down at her palm, she was slightly dazed. This hand had slapped him hard that day.

"Warm wind..." Xiao Jiang's voice was still coquettish.

"I..." Just as Nuan Feng was about to say, the phone on the table rang.

It was Wu Qi, Xiao Jiang saw the words on the phone, stepped aside, and at the same time said softly to the phone, pretending to be fierce: "Don't fight for the warm air with me."

Wu Qi hadn't approached Nuan Feng for several days. Nuan Feng knew that he was angry at her failure to agree to the proposal that day. This was the second time. There is a problem, and Wu Qi is a person who is not confident enough. The result is the same twice, so he must be a little frustrated.

So Nuanfeng thought, it would be better if we didn't see each other at this time. If we met again soon, she herself felt that she didn't know how to face him, because she didn't say yes or no to him that day, and she was afraid that Wu Qi would ask again when they met again. , if you ask her why she disagrees, what should I say then?
She hasn't figured it out yet, her mind is still in a mess.

Picking up the phone with some hesitation, Wu Qi's voice on the other end was the same as usual, as if what happened that day had happened at all: "Nuanfeng, let's have dinner together tonight."

"I have to work overtime at night." It's true, and it's the end of the month again.

"I'll pick you up."

"No, you are on night shift today, so you don't need to pick me up."

"What about tomorrow? Tomorrow is the weekend, how about this afternoon?" Wu Qi's tone was a bit like when he was chasing her before, slightly urgent.

"Tomorrow?" She paused, subconsciously looking at Xiao Jiang, who was waving basketball tickets at her fiercely, and without knowing why, she said into the phone, "Tomorrow, I agreed with my colleagues to go out."

The other end of the phone fell silent, and the warm wind heard the sound of a lighter. It was easy to tell that Wu Qi was smoking. He seldom smoked. After becoming a doctor, he smoked even less. He only smoked one occasionally when socializing. Smoking, Nuanfeng felt uncomfortable when he heard the sound of him smoking, and moved his mouth to compromise, but heard Wu Qi speak first on the phone: "Then let's make an appointment." After speaking, he hung up the phone.

Staring at the phone, the warm air sighed softly, this is not a problem at all, she thought about it, pressed the phone and prepared to call again, but just opened the phone cover and hesitated, what would she say when she called again?Say you suddenly have time?

Forget it, next time, she closed the phone again.

"Are you arguing?" Xiao Jiang watched from the side.

"I don't know either." Originally, I wanted to say no with a smile as usual, but seeing Xiao Jiang's concerned expression, I told the truth.

"You don't know what it means?"

Nuanfeng smiled: "I don't know, but I'm not sure if this is a quarrel."

Xiao Jiang was stunned: "What does this mean? A quarrel is a quarrel, and there are still uncertainties?"

Nuan Feng didn't know how to explain it. The situation between him and Wu Qi should not be regarded as a quarrel, but to some extent it should be more serious than a quarrel. The problem lies with herself, and she can't figure it out.

"Xiao Jiang, shall we order milk tea?" She didn't want to talk about this issue, so she changed the subject.

"Milk tea? Okay, I'll look for a delivery order." Xiaojiang likes to drink milk tea the most. When he heard that it was called milk tea, he forgot to ask and ran back to his place to find the order.

Nuanfeng looked at her and smiled, when can he be as simple and direct as her?Or are you just messing with yourself?

"Haven't you gotten tired of eating at the canteen A for five years?" Wu Zheng asked with a smile as he watched Wu Qi eating a plate of fried shredded pork with green peppers.

"You haven't been eating all the time." Wu Qi replied.

After graduating, Wu Zheng stayed at the school and became a teacher, so he has indeed eaten in the cafeteria of University A until now.

"Why didn't you ask Nuanfeng to eat, but came to me?" Wu Zheng had already found out that something was wrong with someone, but Wu Zheng didn't ask directly.

Wu Qi's chopsticks stopped for picking up vegetables, then picked them up and put them into a bowl, took a bite of the rice, and asked without answering, "Do you know that Ding Yu is actually Nuan Feng's bloodless younger brother?"

Wu Zheng didn't expect him to ask this question, he was startled, and nodded: "I know."

Wu Qi looked up at him: "It's because I treat you like a brother."

Wu Zheng smiled: "We are brothers."

Wu Qi still looked at him, and said for a while, "Sometimes I feel that you are too similar to Nuanfeng, in your thoughts, expressions, and even temper, always gentle and gentle, but I don't know what you are thinking?"

Wu Zheng also looked at him: "What's the matter, did you quarrel with Nuanfeng?"

Wu Qi spread his hands: "It's good if we can quarrel." He put down his chopsticks, turned his head to look at the few students who came in from outside, and said, a little lonely, "I proposed to her again, but it still didn't work."

Wu Zheng froze for a moment, lowered his head and said nothing.

A friendly match between the city and its neighbors.

Ding Yu only played one quarter, 12 minutes.

But there were still no empty seats.

The location of the ticket is good, it is relatively front, but because there are so many people, it is not conspicuous for Nuanfeng and Xiaojiang to sit inside.

Xiaojiang bought a few small things, saying they could be tapped when calling for refueling, but he insisted on giving some to the warm air, but the warm air couldn't push it, so he had to hold it in his hand.

At the start of the game, Ding Yu was not yet ready to play, but it was still intense.

She said she never paid attention to basketball, but Nuan Feng could understand it. Later, she found that she knew who was fouling, whether the goal was valid, etc. She gradually lost her mind. Why did she understand everything?
In the second half, Ding Yu appeared off the field, wearing the jersey of the city team, sitting very low-key, but some fans still saw him, and then more and more people turned their attention from the game to him, and even more so. There are girls screaming.

Ding Yu was indifferent, just lowered his head, turning a deaf ear to the audience's excessive attention, and he didn't stand up until the end of the first quarter of the second half.

At this time, the city's team was behind, and the audience cheered loudly because of his appearance.

The second quarter of the second half begins immediately.

After all, it is the difference between international stars and ordinary players. Even if it is emphasized that it is a friendly match, no matter how carelessly Ding Yu played, because of his appearance, the situation on the field immediately became overwhelming, and the audience cheered continuously.

Nuanfeng watched Ding Yu's movements, dribbling, shooting, jumping, and landing, all familiar and natural, just like he should be like this, is that the real Ding Yu?He was obviously doing such strenuous exercise, but he felt calmer than usual, as if he was enjoying himself, extremely happy.

Nuan Feng can tell how much he loves basketball.

She lost sight of the other, forgot to watch the game itself, and paid more attention to Ding Yu, just like most people on the field, because he seemed to be shining at this moment.

"Ding Yu is so handsome," Xiao Jiang shouted like a nympho, putting his hands around his mouth and shouting, "Ding Yu, I love you." But it was overwhelmed by the cheers of others.

Nuanfeng didn't do anything, just looked at Ding Yu.

12 minutes.

In fact, it is not long, but every second counts on the field.

Soon, the weakness of the team became apparent: Ding Yu was too strong and the other players were too weak.

Basketball itself is a sport of teamwork. It is not impossible for one person to perform, but it must be at the cost of physical strength and fouls. What is more serious, the quality of the opposing player is not strong. With the exhaustion of the body, the body The collision and brutal offense and defense began to appear. Ding Yu could only be regarded as a small man on the court. The collision of those big men with no skills at all made it difficult for him to fight alone.

"What are those players doing standing there? Why are Ding Yu playing alone? What do they eat? Quick defense, quick defense, oh, my God!"

Nuanfeng frowned when she stood up after seeing Ding Yu being knocked down by a team member of more than two meters. She suddenly remembered that Ding Yu was still in the hospital for treatment some time ago. He mentioned that he had a tendon injury.

The 12-minute friendly match was actually innocuous, but now the so-called "friendship" is a bit tense at the last minute.

With 5 minutes left, she subconsciously looked at Li Pin who came with Ding Yu off the court, and her expression was not good either.

At this moment, a whistle was heard suddenly, Li Pin stood up abruptly, and Nuan Feng hurriedly looked towards the court.

Ding Yu hugged his legs and fell to the ground.

"Ah!" Xiao Jiang next to him yelled, and there was an uproar around him.

The warm wind man stood up at once.

Too many people surrounded Ding Yu, she couldn't see the situation clearly, but the situation must be very bad, because after a while, a single frame was lifted up, Xiao Jiang beside him grabbed her hand unconsciously because of nervousness, and she also unconsciously Hold back.

Then Ding Yu was carried out. Seeing Ding Yu's brows frowned because of the pain on the stand, Nuan Feng couldn't stand and sat down.

"Basketball Prince Dreams of City B"

What I have seen the most recently is the report about Ding Yu.

Television, newspapers, and magazines all proclaim a fact.

Ding Yu can no longer play.

Nuan Feng looked at the newspaper in the hands of the man at the next table, a little dazed.

Can't play anymore, wonder how he is now?
In fact, he can be regarded as someone who has nothing to do with me, but after all, he has been under the same roof for more than ten years, even if that happened later, he is indeed someone I know.

He looked down at the time on his phone, it was still 5 minutes away, and when he looked up, he saw someone rushing in at the door of the restaurant.

"Sorry, I asked you to wait." Li Pin sat down opposite Nuanfeng, and said to Nuanfeng.

Nuanfeng smiled: "You are not late, don't be embarrassed."

Li Pin's expression was smiling, but she was obviously tired. At noon, Nuanfeng received a call from her, saying that she would come out to chat at night. Nuanfeng could basically guess that it must be about Ding Yu.

really.

"Miss Qin, I won't talk about those things. I asked you out today to talk about Ding Yu." Li Pin took a sip of the water brought by the waiter, his original smile disappeared, and he said in a serious manner.

Nuanfeng didn't answer, waiting for her to continue.

"Ding Yu," Li Pin sighed, "He hasn't eaten for two days, he refuses to see people, and he doesn't cooperate with the treatment. His condition is very bad."

The warm wind pursed his lips.

"I really can't think of anyone who can persuade him, even his second uncle, he refuses to meet, so I want you to try, maybe he will listen to you."

"He won't listen." Nuan Feng said without thinking.

"Why are you so sure?" Seeing her reaction, Li Pin was slightly surprised.

"He hates me."

"Hate you? How is it possible? Miss Qin," Li Pin looked at her, "Ding Yu likes you." Her tone was very certain, without any guesswork.

She accidentally touched the water glass in front of the warm air, and it fell on the table, splashing water on the table. She was startled and stood up. Li Pin, who was opposite, hurriedly covered the whole stack of paper towels next to her.

The waiter came to deal with it, and after cleaning it for a while, the warm air sat down again.

The expression was no longer as unbelievable as before, Nuan Feng looked at Li Pin and said: "Miss Li, please don't joke."

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious," but seeing Nuanfeng still didn't believe it, Li Pin nodded and raised his hands, "Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about asking you to see Ding Yu, no matter you What is the relationship with him, who am I, and what methods have been tried, I hope you can try it."

After speaking, she looked at the warm wind and waited for her answer.

The waiter brought another glass of water. Nuan Feng looked at the ripples in the glass when it was put down. Holding the glass, Li Pin thought she wanted to pick it up and take a sip, but she just held it and said after a while: "Ding Yu, I really can't." Are you playing basketball again?"

"Yes, the doctor's conclusion. It's all my fault. His tendon was injured, but he was still allowed to play." Li Pin's tears came as soon as he said it, and he quickly wiped it with his hands, and then stroked it. His forehead said, "What should he do in the future?"

Nuan Feng's heart moved, and he saw Li Pin's slightly painful expression.

"When Ding Yu came to the United States, I was already in my third year of college. Our continent is not a place where Chinese people are concentrated, so when he came to the United States, he suffered a lot like when I first came to the United States." Li Pin still put his hand on his forehead. Said, "Being beaten all the time. In the United States, there are 1.8 meters and 1.9 meters of overnourished Caucasians. He has a stubborn temper, so his nose is bruised and his face is swollen every day. But he can really bear it and adapt. It didn't take long for him to get rid of it." The tallest white guy in the school fell to the ground, and no one dared to mess with him since then."

"In the hearts of Americans, basketball belongs to their nation. Outsiders can't play it well. It seems unbelievable to them for small Chinese to play basketball. So Ding Yu wanted to join the school basketball team and was directly rejected. , He was not even allowed to enter the basketball court, so he went to the basketball court outside the school to compete with those black people. If he lost, he would be paid or be beaten. If he won, the court would let him play for a day. He was beaten all over his body, and later he almost lost his opponents, and his fame also followed. Only then did the school team find him, and he has already headed for the NBA." Li Pin put down his hand, tears came to his eyes "I've known Ding Yu for so many years. He doesn't smoke, drink, or have a girlfriend for basketball. He spends all his time on basketball. Basketball is his pride. Life, it can be said, is everything to him. Now, everything No more, Miss Qin, you don't want him to be destroyed like this, do you?"

There was soothing music in the store, and she gradually became sad as she sighed. Nuanfeng silently gave her a tissue, her heart was unconsciously tangled up, she knew what kind of temper Ding Yu was, and how much he liked him She also knows basketball, but she didn't expect him to be so persistent.

She shouldn't be soft-hearted, she reminded herself, what he became has nothing to do with her.

However, in the end she couldn't help herself, maybe it was because of Ding Yu's current situation, but she believed that it was because she couldn't resist Li Pin's plea. In fact, she still felt embarrassed, but when Li Pin asked her if she could do it again.

(End of this chapter)