Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 515

Chapter 515: 514 Heartbeat Miss Chapter 515: 514 Heartbeat Miss “`

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Ryder slightly opened his mouth, tilted his head, and stared at Li Wei, his face abuzz with interest but not concealing his surprise and astonishment.

A trace of laughter gradually climbed into his lively, beautiful eyes, like a quietly blooming jasmine.

Not ostentatious, yet fragrantly rich, it possessed a charm of its own.

Then.

The corners of his mouth turned up, unable to hold back his amusement, “One thousand two hundred?”

“Ha, hahaha.”

The more he thought about it, the funnier it became, and he no longer held back, his refined face beaming with a sunny smile.

His gaze fell back on Li Wei’s eyes, scrutinizing them closely.

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“So, have you found it now?”

Li Wei nodded without any hesitation, “Of course.”

Afterward, there were no words as Li Wei simply stared quietly into those eyes in front of him.

Ryder was taken aback.

She could tell Li Wei was somewhat drunk, his gaze hazy and unfocused, but those clear, bright black eyes just stared back at her with a faint smile, so forthright and so direct.

Caught off guard, her cheeks began to feel slightly warm.

Her heartbeat skipped a beat.

Ryder instinctively dodged the gaze.

But as soon as she lowered her eyes, she immediately felt annoyed, and then she heard a low voice by her ear.

“My name is Li Wei, may I ask for your name?”

Ryder looked up again, only to find that the man in front of her still hadn’t shifted his gaze, but his eyes were non-threatening.

They seemed somewhat hazy and casually idle due to the alcohol, the corners of his lips relaxed and curved up gently, like the morning light on a clear spring at the break of early summer, tempting one to touch it with the fingertips.

“Thalia.”

Ryder said.

Li Wei raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly, this was not a common name, “Wow, that’s a special name.”

Ryder shrugged lightly, “My father gave it to me.”

Li Wei was curious, “Are your parents hippies?”

Ryder didn’t understand.

Li Wei explained, “They always like nature-related names, like rivers, leaves, rain, and so on.

Their children are like the children of nature.”

Ryder laughed softly, “No, they are not.

But I can understand the troubles of those children because at school, our names are oddities, and other children always make fun of us.”

“That’s not right,” Li Wei shook his head gently, “It’s a beautiful name.

You should stand up for yourself with pride and tell those kids who treat ‘Twilight’ as a naming bible that I pity your mediocrity.”

Hah.

Ryder laughed heartily, but then she realized she had been improper and hurriedly pursed her lips, glancing at Li Wei, “You’re drunk.”

Li Wei didn’t deny it, rubbing his slightly hot temples, “Indeed.

So I’m trying to ease it.”

Ryder turned to look back, as if checking the location of the night manager, then whispered to Li Wei, “Wait a moment.”

With a turn, the young girl disappeared.

But before Li Wei knew it, she was back, holding two ice pops.

Ryder handed one of the ice pops to Li Wei and quickly unwrapped one for herself, crunching down on it.

“Although I have never drunk alcohol and don’t know what being drunk feels like, I’ve seen my mother do this.

She said it helps relieve her headache.”

Li Wei looked at the ice pop in his hand and couldn’t help but chuckle.

He wanted to ask, are you sure this isn’t for icing your forehead rather than for munching?

But seeing Ryder’s earnest expression, Li Wei ultimately swallowed his words and started crunching along—

He couldn’t be sure, but why did his head feel even more painful?

“Wait a second, Thalia, is this one of those things that can turn your tongue a different color?”

In response to Li Wei’s question, Ryder didn’t reply but simply stuck out her tongue.

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Li Wei had an indescribable look on his face because Ryder’s tongue had turned blue.

Ryder laughed merrily, “This makes me feel like one of the people from Pandora in ‘Avatar’.”

Li Wei raised the yellow popsicle in his hand, “So what does this turn me into?”

“A Minion.”

Li Wei: …

“Haha, hahaha.” Ryder didn’t try to hide his smile at all.

Along with that, the corners of Li Wei’s mouth also easily curled into a smile, “Do you want to know something?”

Ryder tilted his head and stared at Li Wei with round eyes, an ear cocked in a listening pose.

Li Wei didn’t tease him, “I’m happier now than I have been all evening.”

Ryder crunched on his popsicle, “Oh, happier than becoming Super Bowl Champions?”

Li Wei suddenly came to his senses, staring at Ryder’s face in astonishment.

Ryder shrugged, “Tonight, because of the Super Bowl live broadcast, our shop’s turnover quintupled, and our boss was laughing so hard his mouth was about to split.”

Li Wei couldn’t resist a grin, “Oh my God, I must have looked like an idiot just now.”

Ryder didn’t deny it, his eyes filled with laughter, “So the victory party wasn’t fun?”

Li Wei thought about it seriously, “It’s not that, I encountered a whole new world, but I’m not sure…

sigh, alright, it really wasn’t fun.”

Eventually, Li Wei gave up on explaining—

Alcohol alcohol alcohol, people people people, noise noise noise.

It was somewhat novel at first, but after making the rounds, it was just emptiness, the louder it got, the lonelier it felt, and the more crowded it was, the more isolated it felt.

Li Wei looked at Ryder, “I must look like an ungrateful jerk right now.”

Ryder, “I don’t think you’re a jerk.”

Li Wei was taken aback, looking into Ryder’s clear eyes, and said somewhat dramatically, “Thank you, you salvaged my night.”

Ryder snickered.

After a brief pause, Ryder seemed hesitant, but eventually asked, “I have a question, have you ever been depressed?”

Li Wei’s eyes widened, doubting his ears, “God, buzzkill alert.”

Ryder was a bit shy, looking away, “You don’t have to sound the buzzkill alarm.

I was just curious.”

Li Wei, “Are you curious about the mental health of a professional athlete, or are you wondering if another stranger has ever gone through a confusing phase in life?”

Ryder thought about it seriously, “The latter.”

Li Wei nodded slightly to show understanding, “I think modern people have all more or less gone through such a phase, each one has some repression, some depression.

I live in this era, naturally I am no exception.”

Ryder, “Wow, buzzkill alert.”

Ha.

Li Wei laughed cheerfully.

Ryder regained his serious demeanor, “Was it before entering the world of football?”

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Li Wei nodded, “Yes, before.

That’s one of the reasons I love competitive sports, or rather, sports.

It gives you a goal, a visible, achievable goal.

You focus one hundred percent, touching and breaking through little by little, directing your attention to yourself, temporarily setting aside those chaotic thoughts.”

“In those times, the mind quiets down.”

Ryder didn’t speak, only watched Li Wei quietly, intently.

Li Wei, somewhat awkwardly, chuckled, “This probably isn’t the conversation you expected to have with a Super Bowl Champion, huh?”

Ryder nodded slightly, “They usually walk straight in, lift their chin, and then expect the girls to flash their tops and pull them into the restroom.”

Li Wei’s eyes widened, “Oh my God, what on earth is up with this restaurant?”

“Haha, hahaha.” Ryder laughed heartily and unrestrained, his eyes twinkling with mischief.