The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 233 - 150: You mean this car? It’s a gift from the manufacturer_2

Chapter 233: Chapter 150: You mean this car? It’s a gift from the manufacturer_2

A black man in Houston undergoing knee rehabilitation sneezed at this moment.

Even the media in Cleveland optimistically believed that the Cavaliers might not necessarily lose this game.

After all, entering December, the Pacers had been terrifyingly strong, winning games by an average of about 30 points against their opponents.

But who were those opponents?

The Spurs, the Hornets...

These bottom-dweller teams, I could beat them myself!

Su Wan seemed to have read a "Complete Book of Jokes," he really enjoyed watching these self-assured media people spout nonsense after the game.

What surprised him was that Zhu Fangyu actually called him wanting to meet.

Su Wan did not refuse; he also wanted to know how far Zhu Fangyu’s relationship with LeBron had progressed.

Heading to the garage, Su Wan initially wanted to keep a low profile and drive the long-untouched G-Wagon, but after some thought, he decided to take the Ferrari.

Upon arriving at the Cavaliers’ hotel entrance, he immediately saw Zhu Fangyu.

To make things even more coincidental, Zhu Fangyu had just greeted him with a smile when LeBron James and a few other Cavaliers players walked out.

Seeing that Zhu Fangyu was prepared to go out, they were very surprised.

The atmosphere hit an extreme point of awkwardness when they realized that the person picking up Zhu Fangyu was actually Su Wan.

LeBron didn’t say anything, but his face suddenly turned cold, as if to say, don’t you know how important tomorrow’s game is? And you still dare to meet with the opponent?

Su Wan didn’t get out of the car, but simply watched covertly through the window. When he saw Zhu Fangyu only glance back before walking towards him, a mysterious smile flashed across his lips.

It seemed their relationship was even tenser than he had imagined.

"Su, is this your car? Wow, a Ferrari!" Once Zhu Fangyu got into the car, he became a lot more animated, "How much did you pay for it? I’ll buy one too when the time comes, it shouldn’t be expensive, right? It looks like it’s only a couple million RMB?"

He spoke with ease, a sum well within his salary’s reach.

He endured humiliation and burdensome tasks at the Cavaliers just for times like these.

He hoped Su Wan would nod in agreement,

but Su Wan had been concentrating on driving, and suddenly, as if he had just remembered something, he turned to look at Zhu and said, "Oh, this car? It was a gift from the manufacturer, I don’t know how much it costs."

A gift from the manufacturer, I don’t know how much it costs...

A gift from the manufacturer...

A gift...

It was as if there was an echo in Zhu Fangyu’s head, the excitement on his face replaced by disbelief, leaving him unable to utter another word.

He had heard of the story where the Ferrari manufacturer gifted Jordan a car.

But that was Jordan!

Zhu Fangyu had never imagined Su Wan could be connected to such stories.

He thought after entering the NBA, he, Yao Ming, and Su Wan were not much different.

But at this moment, he finally realized what kind of existence Su Wan represented in the League.

The silence on the way was deafening.

Su Wan picked a steakhouse with a good reputation that he had long wanted to try.

"Let’s go!"

Standing at the entrance, Su Wan prepared to let Zhu Fangyu walk ahead.

Zhu Fangyu, still not recovered from his shock, hurriedly stepped back half a step: "You go first, you go first, Su... Wan, you go ahead."

That pause was him nearly calling out "Brother."

Su Wan really hadn’t expected this matter to have such a huge impact on him.

Originally, he just wanted to show Zhu Fangyu a face.

As he was changing cars, he had already thought that Zhu Fangyu would definitely say to him, I’ll also buy one when the time comes.

As a result, he wasn’t wrong in guessing the "sourpuss’s" reaction.

The reaction of Zhu Fangyu after the confrontation was something he hadn’t anticipated.

Before the meal, Zhu Fangyu was quite quiet, but as they were halfway through, he seemed to have digested the shock and finally remembered what he was here for today. He spoke up, "Su, when you were with the Cavaliers before, was LeBron this disgusting?"

Su Wan glanced at him, a bit surprised, "Disgusting? That’s not what you said in the news. Haven’t you always said he’s enthusiastic? You also said that you didn’t understand why I had conflicts with him."

"That’s because I didn’t realize his true face early enough!" Zhu Fangyu was so angry that he dropped his fork to the floor.

Luckily, they had reserved a private room, or else they would now be the center of attention for the whole place.

Su Wan said nothing and continued to cut his steak, just glancing at him and gesturing for him to keep going.

"That guy, when I was playing well, he was oh so friendly, but as soon as I underperformed, he was dismissive and indifferent. There are actually such petty people in the world!" Zhu Fangyu looked like someone who had just had an eye-opening experience, his face full of disgust.

Speaking of which, his current crappy situation on the Cavaliers was precisely because of LeBron’s change in attitude. If he were as enthusiastic as before, would those old birds have dared to bully him?

This Sword Tomb!

Looking at Zhu Fangyu’s demeanor and thinking about the smile he wore during interviews days ago, the stark contrast made Su Wan smirk inwardly, but he didn’t speak, his knife kept moving.

Zhu Fangyu wasn’t here for this today. Seeing that Su Wan didn’t engage, he vented and waived it off, "Let’s not talk about that guy anymore, the more I say, the more disgusting it gets. Su, when you were still not well-known on the Cavaliers, did those old birds bully you? How did you resolve that?"

"Heh, bully me?" Su Wan snorted dryly, looking up at Zhu Fangyu but pausing in his tone, "Forget it, forget it, nothing worth mentioning, it’s in the past, I don’t want to talk about it."

Zhu Fangyu became anxious, desperate enough to start calling him brother, "Don’t be like that, Su, Brother Su, can’t you help a brother out? My days with the Cavaliers are really tough."

Su Wan dodged Zhu Fangyu’s hand and chuckled coldly, "Forget it, everyone’s situation is different, even if I told you my methods, they might not work for you, and things could get even worse. Then you’d blame me."

"How could that happen?" Zhu Fangyu’s face was full of grievance.

Su Wan stopped cutting his steak, just watching him with a cold smile, "You, just you, wouldn’t blame me if things really went south?"

"If you really think of me as your brother, Su, I’ll get unhappy," Zhu Fangyu’s face turned stern instantly.

"You can be unhappy if you want, after finishing the steak, we’ll take off," Su Wan was not falling for any tricks, stuffing the last piece of steak into his mouth, and turning to find the waiter.

Zhu Fangyu panicked, "Wait, Su, are you really just going to stand by and watch me suffer? I really won’t blame you, I’m putting it out there today, if something happens to me and I blame you, then I’m raised by you."

"Fine then..." Su Wan turned on the phone beside him, showing him something, "This conversation we’ve just had, I’ve recorded it. Just so you can’t talk nonsense later."

"Shit..." Zhu Fangyu was about to explode.

Su Wan’s face turned stern too, "Do you want to know the method or not?"

"I do, I do, just say it!" Seeing that Su Wan gave in, Zhu Fangyu forgot about the recording, urging him to hurry up.

"It’s simple when you put it that way..." Su Wan wiped his mouth with a napkin, "Just be more assertive!"

"Be more assertive?" Zhu Fangyu got even more puzzled, "How assertive should I be?"

Su Wan said, "How should I know? I settled it with just one sentence, how would I know to what extent you should be assertive? I told you, every situation is different, you have to figure out the specifics... Alright, are you done? If you’ve finished I’ll give you a ride back."

"Wait, wait a minute, I haven’t even started eating yet. Su, do you always eat this fast?" Zhu Fangyu hurriedly cut the beef on his plate, his knife slowing down as he clearly started to ponder what Su Wan said about being assertive.

This time, Su Wan didn’t urge him and said nothing, taking out his phone to deal with a few messages, waiting quietly for Zhu Fangyu to finish his steak.

Ready to leave, Zhu Fangyu asked one more thing, "Right, Su, who’s guarding me tomorrow? Is it that Ron guy?"

Su Wan nodded his head, "Who else?"

"Can you talk to your coach, have you guard me tomorrow?" Clearly, he was a bit intimidated by Artest’s "Defensive Player of the Year" reputation.

"Why?"

"So you can go easy on me. If I perform well, my life might get a little easier."

"Impossible!" Su Wan refused outright, "What kind of person do you think I am? You have to give it your all when you’re on the court, that’s basic professional integrity."

Mainly it was because of Zhu Fangyu.

If it were someone else, maybe Su Wan would have agreed.

To go easy on this guy, and he’d turn around and tell the media, "Su Wan is just so-so, couldn’t even guard me, right?"

He could gloat about it for a lifetime.