new lord of the rings

Chapter 16 Taylor Swift's Invitation

The game between the 76ers and the Warriors ended hastily.

One wants to give up resistance early, lose less and save face;

One will accept as soon as it is good, and the next game will face the Heat, the No. [-] Heat in the East, the Big Three team with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.

Zhang Xin clocked out of get off work halfway through the third quarter.

With a score of 125:88, the Warriors beat the 76ers by 37 points.

勇士斯蒂芬库里拿到30分8助攻5篮板，伊戈达拉拿到15分6篮板5助攻，格林拿到16分10篮板6助攻，张信上场18分钟，拿到28分4封盖6篮板，5助攻，全场16投11中，三分10投6中。

76人的迈卡威拿到全队最高的28分，却是通过上场34分钟，26次投篮拿到的，26投10中，三分10中3。

In terms of efficiency, Zhang Xin beat McAway, who just won the best rookie this month.

The post-match press conference was handled by Curry and Mark Jackson. After taking a shower, they took out their mobile phones and found a new message from Taylor Swift. When they clicked on it, it was Taylor who wanted to invite him for coffee.

Zhang Xin looked at the time, it was not even 11 o'clock, so it wasn't too late, anyway, it was usually two or three o'clock before returning to the hotel after attending the press conference, so it didn't hurt to go there.

Taylor is in the coffee shop of the hotel where the team is staying, which is the coffee shop he visited last time.

When Zhang Xin arrived, Taylor was reading with a book. Seeing Zhang Xin approaching, she greeted her with a smile.

"Hey, Ashin, what do you want to drink?" Taylor summoned the waiter.

"Lemonade, drinking coffee so late may affect sleep." Zhang Xin said with a smile.

"Well, let's have lemonade, thank you." Taylor Swift and the waiter nodded.

"What book are you reading?" Zhang Xin asked curiously.

"Well, books on finance." Taylor said sheepishly. "But it's too boring. My father is also a practitioner in finance, but I have never paid attention to it."

Zhang Xin looked at the cover, it was Mankiw's "Principles of Economics".It is not difficult to be difficult, but boring is certain.

"Are you going to learn how to manage money?" Zhang Xin asked.

"That's not true. The last time I saw you read financial academic papers with great interest, I thought it was interesting. I just saw it in the store, so I took it over to have a look. I didn't expect it to be too boring for me." Taylor Swift said embarrassedly.

"Haha, for you liberal arts students, books on finance are really boring." Zhang Xin couldn't help but smile.

Taylor Swift's smile was like a flower, and there were thousands of styles in the eyes, Zhang Xin's eyes were attracted.

Zhang Xin immediately came back to his senses, lowered his head and flipped through the book in a disguised manner. As a basic book, he had already torn it up when he was an undergraduate student, and he pretended to be fascinated by it.

Taylor Swift pursed her lips and smiled, pretending to stir the coffee in the cup. Under the dim light, the amazingly smooth bare hands stirred gently, the coffee was smoking lightly, and a faint fragrance of coffee permeated between the two of them.

"Midnight, you come and pick me up
No hidden lights
Long drive, but ending burn in flames or paradise
Fading off you, it's been a while since I have been heard from you..."

(To the effect: Midnight, you pick me up, the car has no headlights

drive for a long time and may end up in burning flames or heaven
Gone you, oh I didn't even hear from you for a while)

Taylor sang softly, so low that only Zhang Xin and herself could hear.

The soft singing and the light music in the coffee shop were in perfect harmony, and Zhang Xin was fascinated by it. Taylor stopped singing after only a while, and Zhang Xin came back to his senses.

"Why don't you sing?"

"That's all I can think of," Taylor said with a smile.

"Is this just thought of?" Zhang Xin asked in surprise.

Taylor nodded. "I was thinking about it while waiting for you." Taylor tilted his head and looked at Zhang Xin.

"Great talent, pure nature!" Zhang Xin secretly praised.In the previous life, Zhang Xin liked the singer Taylor very much. She dared to love and hate, and she had a very warm relationship, but she often met with bad manners.

Taylor took the initiative to ask him out and composed music for him. Taylor should have a crush on him.

Zhang Xin understood that Zhang Xin also liked Taylor's uninhibited personality, but because of the relationship in his previous life, Zhang Xin dared not love again. The best way to deal with Taylor is to be good friends. Is it good?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xin also let go and chatted with Taylor lightly. Taylor told Zhang Xin interesting stories about her music creation, while Zhang Xin listened quietly and occasionally helped Taylor add lemonade.

Taylor has never been so happy, probably the last time was with his first love.

Taylor occasionally looked at Zhang Xin's perfect handsome face, and couldn't help feeling happy in her heart, but she also knew that most Chinese men were conservative, so she might not be easy to accept her, um, take your time.

It was late at night, Zhang Xin sent Taylor back, and went back to rest himself.

On the plane to Miami.

Some members of the Warriors team were sleeping, some were listening to music, some were watching videos, while Zhang Xin was reading academic papers with gusto. He couldn't miss his studies because of playing basketball.

"Wow, Zhang, are you with Taylor Swift?" Green yelled.

"What? Zhang and Goddess Taylor are together?" Curry exclaimed.

"What's going on?" Zhang Xin poked his head out of the academic paper.

"A reporter photographed you drinking coffee with Taylor Swift late at night, and more than once, so aren't they together?" Green smiled lewdly.

"Show me, I'll take a look." Iguodala was very interested.

"We are just friends." Zhang Xin shook his head and smiled wryly.The paparazzi in the United States are really pervasive. Generally speaking, five-star hotels will do a good job of privacy. I didn’t expect to be photographed, but Zhang Xin thinks it doesn’t matter. Anyway, he is single. side has no effect.

After getting off the plane, Zhang Xin sent a text message to Taylor Swift, telling her about the matter and asking if it would affect her.

Taylor's text message came back quickly. "Zhang, it's okay. I'm single now, so I don't need to worry about being misunderstood by anyone and whether it will affect you."

"Oh, I'm single too, ha ha."

Taylor Swift jumped up happily on the other end of the phone. Although I hadn't heard whether Zhang Xin had a girlfriend, many celebrities would hide their marriage and relationship status, and personally confirmed it from Zhang Xin. Taylor was so happy.

Taylor calls girlfriend: "Karina, I think I'm in love."

"Is that weird? Every year you have a boyfriend and every year you dump or get dumped," Karina Bray said lazily.

"But I'm really moved this time. I want to marry him."

"Oh? Who is it?" Carina Bray was very curious. She had never heard that Taylor would talk about getting married. Taylor had always been obsessed with music, and always said that he would grow old with music, that he could fall in love, but not get married.

"Zhang Xin."

"Is that the Chinese who plays in the NBA?"

"It's him, Karina, I want to be with him, but he is a Chinese man. I heard that Chinese men are very conservative. I have talked with several boyfriends before. I am afraid he will mind."

Taylor Swift has been worrying about this ever since she fell in love with The Letter.

"No way? There are still such conservative men now? Who doesn't the American girl talk to several boyfriends before getting married?"

"What should I do? Karina, help me visualize ideas." Taylor Swift was so troubled by this question that she couldn't sleep well.

"According to my experience, to deal with this kind of conservative man, you have to use your enthusiasm and firmness to move him, Taylor, do you really love him?" Karina asked seriously.

"Yes! I'm sure of this." Taylor Swift said firmly.

"Then you need to firmly draw a line with your past."

"I know what to do." Taylor nodded.

The temperature in Miami in February is pleasant, between 26°-16°, which is the season when warblers and grasses grow, and many people come to Miami for spring vacation.

Miami is an international metropolis with a very developed economy, and the city is very clean and tidy. It ranks among the top cities in the United States. It is a very suitable city for long-term living.

Having nothing to do, Curry and Zhang Xin decided to go for a walk on the streets together. Sure enough, the streets were clean and the crowds were in good spirits. The willow wind was not blowing on their faces, and the difference in Miami did not look cold, with some ocean atmosphere. It's refreshing.

Zhang Xin and Curry strolled down the street, chatting casually about their views on Miami, while smiling softly.

Walking around, I saw the huge American Airlines Center arena. Curry and Zhang Xin smiled at each other, and trotted to the front of the arena. The huge posters of the Heat's Big Three were hung in the most conspicuous place of the arena. The Big Three of the championship can see their complacency even on the posters.

Zhang Xin looked up and stared deeply at the posters of the Big Three, and was silent for a long time.

"Stephen, do you know why I came to the Warriors?"

"For your dream." Stephen Curry said with a smile.

"Yes, for my dream." Zhang Xin nodded, "Then do you know why I play basketball?"

"Stephen, I play for glory!"

"Basketball Glory!"

"Competitive sports, in the final analysis, is competition, is to win, is to win with dignity!"

"I don't care about how many points I score per game, I don't care about my salary, I don't care about the fatigue caused by training, all of these are for the team to win, and the ultimate goal is the supreme Olympic Brian Cup."

"Stephen, you want it too!" Zhang Xin looked at Curry with a smile.

"Of course, that's my dream too." Curry nodded firmly.

"Then, Stephen, let's beat them!" Zhang Xin pointed to the Big Three of the Heat.

Zhang Xin and Curry looked at each other and smiled.

"Then defeat them!"

(End of this chapter)