Chapter 60

"Right now, does anyone still doubt my talent for scouting? Does anyone still say I'm senile? I believe everyone has seen how excellent Yang is." Pat Riley said triumphantly at the press conference.

In stark contrast, the Nets' head coach Frank looked dejected: "Everyone has seen the reason for our failure. We underestimated Yang. Yang dominated our interior, and he also dominated our team doctor. I don't know if his two moves were intentional, but I can confirm that both were dangerous. Now I have two medical reports in my hands. Devin will be out for half a month, and Brook will rest for at least a week. This is the worst start I've ever experienced, and I'm very frustrated."

If Frank still admitted defeat, Brook Lopez, in his hospital interview, completely denied everything: "Sorry, I don't think Yang won in our matchup. He played for twenty-five minutes, scoring twelve points and grabbing sixteen rebounds. I played for five minutes, scoring eight points and four rebounds. If converted to twenty-five minutes, my stats would be forty points and twenty rebounds. If I had stayed on the court from the start, the Heat would definitely not have won. I have that confidence. Also, I am deeply disappointed by Yang's despicable tactics. He actually took his opponent off the court for victory, which is truly heartbreaking."

Lopez's words spread, and even Americans found them a bit disgusting. This was too much of a distortion of the truth. He was clearly dominated by Yang in both offense and defense, and no one thought his injury was related to Yang's foul play. It was just that Yang's dunk was too powerful, causing the ball to hit his nose, leading to uncontrollable bleeding. This had nothing to do with any conspiracy; it was just a common on-court accident.

Yang completely ignored it. Arguing with such a person was pointless. He would use his shamelessness to distort everything and then use his rich 'brain-dead' experience to defeat you. So, for such a person, there was only one way: to dominate him on the court so thoroughly that he had no reason to lie. Only then would his big mouth shut.

That night, after leaving the arena, Yang immediately called Jessica.

After a brief chat, Jessica drove up in a black Range Rover, waving to Yang, who quickly got in the car.

After getting in, Yang asked curiously, "Did you buy this car?"

"Of course not," Jessica playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't have that much money. This is the chairman's car, and I borrowed it."

"You're so popular now, and you still can't afford a car?" Yang asked in surprise.

Jessica shrugged helplessly, "Our company takes a huge cut, and we have to split it among nine of us, so... we don't get much. It's just a bit better than a regular office job. But it will be better in the future. The chairman said the next contract will increase our share."

"Uh..." Yang nodded, not continuing. He wasn't in the entertainment industry, so he couldn't really comment.

"I'll take you to the best Korean barbecue place," Jessica volunteered.

Although Yang had almost eaten his fill of barbecue with the girls in Miami during the summer, seeing Jessica so excited, he reluctantly agreed.

Jessica drove through the winding streets and soon arrived in the Korean district of New York, where mostly Korean characters were seen, with a few traditional Chinese characters here and there, likely written by older Koreans. Third-generation Koreans and beyond wrote in Chinese, but a brain-dead emperor decided to invent their own script, resulting in the current Korean characters. These characters are essentially like pinyin, leading to many misspellings and mispronunciations. It's said that this caused a loss of billions for a Korean high-speed rail project recently.

Of course, although Yang didn't think much of these Korean characters, he didn't say anything in front of Jessica, respecting others is a virtue.

Following Jessica into a Korean barbecue restaurant, the moment they entered, all the staff gathered around. They had just watched the Nets vs. Heat game and were surprised to see Jessica bringing the national son-in-law to their restaurant so soon after the game.

They excitedly shook Yang's hand, calling him the national son-in-law and specifically instructing him to treat Jessica well. Seeing Jessica smiling like a flower, Yang suddenly felt like he was caught in a conspiracy.

After shaking hands and taking photos with all the staff, they finally managed to order food. When the waiter brought the dishes, he reminded Yang, "National son-in-law, this dish can boost your virility!"

Yang was embarrassed, not knowing how to respond. If he said he and Jessica were just pretending to be a couple, it would hurt their national pride, so he just endured it.

Looking at Jessica, she was blushing and giggling.

"Is this your purpose for bringing me to a Korean restaurant?" Yang asked Jessica in a low voice after the waiter left.

"Don't you think this is pretty good?" Jessica didn't deny it.

"How can you do this? We're not..."

Before Yang could explain, Jessica suddenly pulled out a room card from her pocket, slapped it on the table, and said, "I've already booked a room at the Hilton, three blocks away."

Yang was stunned! After a long pause, he said, "Sis, you're playing with fire. Aren't you afraid I'll... you know?"

Yang gave a friendly warning, but when he looked up at Jessica, she had an expectant expression.

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