Chapter Two: The Block at the Buzzer

Reporters surrounded Lu. “You were cut yesterday and blocked the tying attempt tonight. What do you say to your former team?” Liang Sen and He Xiao watched from the tunnel. Lu looked at the scoreboard. “They had three years to know me, but gave me one hundred eighty-seven minutes.” “And now?” “Now they can meet me again.” The interview topped every trend before midnight. An hour later, He Xiao texted: Haiyue will withdraw the release and offer a guaranteed deal. Do not burn the bridge. Before Lu could answer, an unknown number called. “Mr. Lu, my name is Su Wan. I’m a sports attorney,” a woman said. “If you haven’t signed anything He Xiao sent, we should meet. He isn’t preserving your road back. He is closing a net around you.”