Chapter 163 Adopted Daughter

Wu You felt that tonight was very unhappy. He looked at the two hostesses he had summoned for a thousand yuan, currently playing rock-paper-scissors over there.

He suddenly felt this wouldn't do; he needed to have a proper chat with Ming Han and make him understand that, as a man, being so indifferent when encountering beauties was an absolute mistake.

He walked over, took a deep breath, looked at Ming Han's phone screen, and said, "How on earth do you expect to clear the stage playing like this?!"

Good grief...

Wu You sat down beside Ming Han and naturally snatched the phone away. "You should clear out these green ones first. Playing this game requires looking ahead and behind so you can go further."

Ming Han was dumbfounded! Big brother, we came to the bar as a group to play a match-three puzzle game.

Both beauties were stunned. It would be impolite of them to continue playing rock-paper-scissors now, but accompanying them to play match-three was far too awkward.

"Handsome fellows, let's have a drink."

Wu You was close to clearing the level and looked impatient. "Don't bother me, I'm about to pass this level."

Heh! The two beauties thought to themselves that tonight's service fee was truly earned in the most baffling way possible.

That was truly a wild night!

When Wu You walked out of the bar, his mood was still quite excited. Having dominated bars for many years, the satisfaction didn't even match clearing a match-three puzzle stage.

He even began to doubt whether choosing basketball was the wrong path for him, and if he was actually more suited for e-sports.

The next day, Wu You had a new schedule.

Before leaving, he patted Ming Han on the shoulder, offering encouragement to his junior: "Not bad, you've got good potential."

He praised Ming Han not for his basketball skills, but because Ming Han knew how to adapt to circumstances to achieve greatness.

Although there had been some friction between them, Wu You actually thought quite highly of this youngster. Setting aside his basketball skills, he possessed an idol's face, which in itself was a golden ticket for future development.

If he could recruit him under his wing in the future, his potential would definitely surpass that of Zhuang Tonghe.

Imagining Ming Han calling him big brother in the future and playing match-three games together with him, Wu You felt a wave of sweet delight in his heart.

After meeting with his senior fellow apprentice, Sister Fang took them to meet the staff of the strategic planning department.

The main responsibility of this department was to plan the development for every promising rising star for the coming year or even longer.

Sister Fang led them to collect a thick planning booklet, which contained the company's event arrangements for them over the next few months.

"High School Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament."

A national-level league, a hundred times more prestigious than the previous county challenge cup. Of course, the difficulty of winning the championship was also much greater.

"That Wu You was a top-four finalist in a certain season of the three-on-three tournament, and it was during that competition that he officially debuted."

This tournament attracted immense attention, and even national media outlets would report on it as headline news.

"Of course, expecting you to break into the national top 64 right now is unrealistic. Your goal is the provincial top 32."

What?! Ming Han was awkward. Wu You was a national top-four player, and they were aiming for the provincial top 32?

"Sister Fang, are we really that mediocre? Have so little confidence in us."

Right! Looking at Wu You's behavior, one could tell he just hung out at bars playing match-three games. Even if they had a gap in skill, it shouldn't be that huge!

"Wu You is very strong. If not for his height, making it into the National Basketball League would have been no problem for him."

Ming Han was very confident in himself. This confidence stemmed from his rigorous training and the fact that since entering City No. 1 High School, he had yet to encounter a rival of the same caliber.

However, he also knew that taking this level of strength onto the national stage might mean failing to make the cut entirely.

The road ahead was still long, and he was only just starting out!

"Actually, there's no need to belittle yourselves. When Wu You was at your age, he definitely couldn't compare to you."

Right! Youth is our capital. Because we are young, even when playing match-three games, our hand speed is faster.

"Sister Fang, don't worry! We will keep working hard."

"Mhm!"

"After all, only by becoming better can we swap for a better agent."

"Hehe... Get lost!"

...

After handling matters at the headquarters, they immediately returned to City No. 1 High School.

Constantly shuttling between the company and the school would likely become the norm for their future lives.

Recalling the wild night before, Ming Han massaged his brow in exasperation. "For the sake of money, I actually kept selling my soul."

In order not to sour relations with Wu You too much upon entering the company, Ming Han had accompanied that fellow in playing match-three for half the night.

Ming Han was suffering inside! Did they really think he enjoyed playing such simple and childish match-three games? No way! He preferred Tetris, thank you very much!

Yu Hang comforted Ming Han, "It must have been hard on you!"

They got off at the city bus station, and Chen Li was already waiting there.

She was holding a bottle of water.

Sometimes Ming Han thought Chen Li was truly a wonderful girl. Whether after a basketball game or after his tiring travels, Chen Li would always warmly hand him a cup of water.

Just as he was about to express his gratitude, he watched Chen Li hand the water to Yu Hang instead.

Good grief, what was the meaning of this?

"Chen Li, where's mine?"

Chen Li cast a discontented glance at Ming Han, thinking to herself why he was always so thick-skinned and never blushed when asking for things.

"None."

"Chen Li, you've changed. You used to always bring me a cup of warm water."

Chen Li sneered, "I heard you visited a bar for the first time last night and ordered two girls?"

Heh! Ming Han looked at Yu Hang. A single bottle of water was enough to sell out your good brother? How heartbreaking.

They used to say "wealthy or successful, let us not forget each other," but now maybe he needed to re-evaluate their friendship...

"Chen Li, you misunderstood. That was just a business socialization."

Yu Hang nodded from the side, "Yeah! Ming Han is very honest."

Now that was a true brother!

"He only kept their QQ numbers and said he wanted to understand them in-depth."

Ming Han was speechless. Brotherhood was truly fragile!

Chen Li glared at Ming Han before stating the purpose of this trip: "Chen Nuo wants to treat you guys to dinner."

Ming Han sighed with emotion, "Chen Nuo usually seems kind of silly, but she's actually quite polite. She even knew to come to the station to pick us up."

"Yeah! Actually, it's not like that. Chen Nuo asked you to go back to the county town to pick up your mom."

So she didn't want to treat *me* at all!

"Chen Nuo said this trip is mainly to celebrate your mom being discharged in good health."

Ming Han felt a bit ashamed; he hadn't even been that attentive to his own mother.

Ever since Su Yan returned to the county town, Chen Nuo had been visiting her very frequently.

"Godma, I brought you lots of delicious food."

"Godma, let's go shopping together..."

Every time Su Yan called Ming Han, she would praise Chen Nuo to the high heavens.

"If only she were my biological daughter."

One day Ming Han caught a slight cold and mentioned it to Su Yan.

Su Yan had said, "The weather is indeed unpredictable lately, and a lot of people are catching colds. I need to make a call and tell Chen Nuo to pay attention to staying warm."

Then she hung up...

Leaving a somewhat dazed Ming Han behind. Mom, I'm the one who is seriously ill here!

Heh! At that moment, Ming Han felt that he was truly redundant.

"Chen Nuo also said that if you fail to bring Auntie back, she'll upload your childhood photos wearing only underwear to the online forum."

"How does she even have those?"

"Your mom gave them to her."

Heh! Mom, did you sell me out just like that?