Chapter 70 (3)
“Why did you hit her? Haven’t you thought about how it would damage your image? Or is it because you know that you’re the only female player in the league and everyone is watchful of your every move so you couldn’t help yourself so you could attract more attention?”
Tong Yao: “……”
In her mind, Tong Yao cursed the reporter with every dirty word she knew. Did the reporter mistaken her as a movie star who has to make sure she has enough exposure all the time? Before she could come up with a more gentle way to answer the question, a big hand came from behind her and pushed the microphone to the side. A chilly voice came from the man behind her: “That’s enough. How do you expect her to answer a question like that? Which media outlet are you from?”
The reporter was taken by surprise and subconsciously backed away a little. The fans swarmed forward to pull him away. The crowd of fangirls noisily jabbered like chattering birds: “This is so insulting.” “Where’s your professional ethics asking a question like that.” The more aggressive ones were more straightforward: “Shit, are you trying to earn more followers? Idiot.”
Tong Yao blinked her eyes, appreciating the warmth the fans had shown her. She took pens and notebooks to sign autographs for a few fans and thanks the fans who had given her gifts. The crowd in front of her dispersed slightly and Tong Yao took a breath of relief and prepared to get on the bus. As she moved forward a couple of steps, she heard someone next to her say: “What kind of professional player is she? Who knows how she became a main player, there wasn’t any news about her being in training at all. I heard that she had signed a contract before that……Even if she’s really good, but she never had her face cam on before. Who knows whether it’s really her who played all those matches to get her to that rank. The club just signed her up without any proof, tsk, tsk, don’t you think– –”
It was the reporter who had been pushed away earlier.
He was leaning against the wall, looking down at the pictures he had just taken while suggestively talking to another reporter next to him– —
As he was talking, he sensed that someone was walking towards him. Before he could raise his head, a slender hand with fair skin covered the len of his camera. The reporter looked up with a start and saw a girl who was one head shorter than him standing right in front of him. Her black eyes were sparkling.
She abruptly lifted her hand up.
Startled, the reporter shrank back.
It turned out that Tong Yao was only using one finger to wiggle in front of his nose and raised her chin up at the same time. She gripped her teeth and said: “You should be glad.”
The reporter: “? ? ? ?”
Tong Yao: “My dad won’t let me cause any trouble now. I’ll let you go this time.”
After saying those words, Tong Yao drew her hand back with some force, disregarding the dumbfounding reporter. She turned around and got back onto the bus, fuming. She sat down on a window seat and pulled the curtain up……Three minutes later, Lu Sicheng also got on the bus. When he passed Tong Yao, he pulled the hood of her jacket over her head and patted her head at the same time.
Tong Yao slapped his hand away.
Xiao Rui stretched his head over and cunningly asked: “Which dad won’t let you cause more trouble?”
Tong Yao: “……”
Tong Yao silently stared at Xiao Rui.
During the silence, Lu Sicheng stood there and suddenly, after some searching, pulled out a box of milk from the gift bags he had received from fans. He put the straw in and handed it over next to the lips of their angry mid: “Fans want me to give this to you so you calm down.”
Tong Yao took the milk and drank it in two gulps, then she threw the empty box into the trash bag.
Lu Sicheng: “Still angry?”
Tong Yao: “Angry.”
Lu Sicheng: “Then we’ll take you to eat hot pot.”
Tong Yao: “Ok.”
Lu Sicheng: “Still angry?”
Tong Yao: “Yes.”
Lu Sicheng took out all the other boxes of milk and stuffed them into her hands, then he walked towards the back of the bus……Xiao Rui leaned over: “Well, give me a box.”
Tong Yao grasped the boxes hid them behind her: “No, I won’t.”
Xiao Rui: “They weren’t from Cheng Ge anyway, what’s the big deal?”
Tong Yao thought about it and figured it was true. She took the milk out and watched Xiao Rui begin sharing the boxes. Then suddenly she thought about something else. She got up from her seat and looked to the back row: “Is it that hot pot place that sells a plate of beef for 888 RMB? I want lobsters.”
The back row was silent.
A long while later, a calm male voice could be heard– —
“As you wish.”
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