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Yang Rui decided to call his friend Thomas Bentley.

The bond between the two can be seen from the name. When he was in the orphanage, the director named him Tom. The two grew up together. Although they have different skin colors, they are better than brothers.

Searching memory, Yang Rui learned many bits and pieces in the process of growing up.

Tom was malnourished when he was a child, very thin, too lively, and a little hyperactive, so no family would adopt him. Jerry was adopted when he was 8 years old. He often went back to the orphanage to see Tom and share good things with him.

The two went to the same elementary school and the same junior high school.

At the age of 12, Tom still looked like a 7 or 8-year-old elementary school student. At the age of 14, he suddenly "turned an ugly duckling into a swan" and began to grow taller, with blond hair and a delicate appearance.

At this age, no one would adopt Tom. He started working to support himself, and later changed his name to Thomas Bentley, which sounds a lot more imposing. The surname is the name of his favorite car, which can also be translated as "Bentley" in Chinese.

After another four years, he grew from 155cm to 190cm, and he is in excellent health.

In high school, Jerry's adoptive father died, and the roles of the two were reversed. Thomas began to give Jerry benefits and help him through the difficulties.

Jerry, who was poor in his studies, failed to enter the university and had to step into society early. Thomas used his scholarship to help him realize his dream and obtained his coaching certificate.

Because Jerry benefited unilaterally, many of Thomas' classmates disliked him.

Thomas had two rich girlfriends who persuaded him to stay away from Jerry and think about his own future, but he ended up breaking up with his girlfriends.

As long as Thomas chooses a rich second-generation girlfriend, he will have no worries about his future career, but he chose to raise this unrealistic, dream-chasing brother.

For this pair of gay friends, Yang Rui is quite speechless, and the sense of disobedience is too strong!

The story would have been much better if Thomas had been a woman, a beautiful blonde with a strong personality.

She met a handsome sunny guy who was willing to pay for him since she was a child, and the two depended on each other for life. When she grew up, she became better and better, with a bright future. After going through a series of setbacks, the handsome sunshine boy persevered and finally realized his dream and became an NBA basketball coach. They were happily together...

Well, that's much better. (What a fart! You just want your buddies to be beautiful?!)

Yang Rui organized his vocabulary and made the phone call.

You can't just lose contact with your good brothers in this life just because you are reborn and your future memory character dominates. If it weren't for Thomas' funding, he wouldn't be a coach.

The phone rang three times and got through. Yang Rui felt a little uneasy.

"Jerry, do you still know how to call? Every time I call you are not at home!" Thomas' roar came from the other end of the phone, directly blinding Yang Rui, forgetting what he wanted to say.

Seeing him silent for five seconds, Thomas suddenly dropped his voice from 100 decibels to 10 decibels, and his tone reached another extreme. "Hey, are you okay?"

"Nothing happened... I just want to tell you good news. I found a job and I will definitely be able to pay back the money you lent me."

Yang Rui can't be as rude as Jerry. In his previous life, he never borrowed money, and he hated being in debt, which would make him feel very uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, Thomas on the phone went crazy. "Fuckyou! You actually asked me to pay back the money? Forgot what you said when I was in the orphanage? Your money is my money, and my money is your money. Are you crazy?"

In the United States, such things are very common. For example, Iverson was elected the No. 1 pick, and after he became rich, he raised a group of brothers in the slums, eating his and using his. In China, this kind of thing is absolutely rare.

Yang Rui quickly changed his words. "OK, don't get excited, don't worry, I'm not sick, just kidding,

I will never pay you back! What I want to express is that now I have money! "

"Have you become a coach? Which school are you in?" Thomas asked excitedly.

"It's not a school..." Yang Rui guessed based on this guy's piss, if he just said he joined the Knicks, he could fly to New York immediately and send him to the nearest mental hospital.

"It's not a school. Could it be that there are professional teams that want you?" Thomas' tone became a little weird.

"Yeah, you'll know soon, I'm going on a business trip to Long Beach, and I'll arrive tomorrow." Yang Rui said with a smile.

Los Angeles is very close to Long Beach, Thomas immediately said: "Then I will go to Long Beach too, see you at the airport tomorrow, I will cover the board and lodging."

"Someone booked a hotel for me, so don't mess around, I'll go with my colleagues." Yang Rui asked, "Don't you have to go to work?"

"It's just an internship." Thomas asked with a smile, "Is your colleague pretty?"

"Man, a fat man, 40 years old." Yang Ruihan said.

"What a pity," Thomas sighed.

In the early morning, Yang Rui and Thibodeau got on the plane to Long Beach together. When he got out of the airport the next morning, he saw his buddies at a glance.

"Hi, Jerry, I'm here." Thomas was tall and straight in a white T-shirt, gray slacks, and a pair of brown sunglasses.

He has a blond crew cut and sharp facial features. He has attracted talent scouts while walking on the street. He waved to Jerry, and many people looked sideways.

"This is your friend? He is much more handsome than you, and you will definitely not be able to pick up girls when you go out with him." Thibodeau had a rare sense of humor. The two read materials together and discussed basketball tactics, and they have become familiar with each other in the past few days.

"If you can't soak it, you can't soak it." Yang Rui chuckled.

He is bearish about feelings, and he didn't have a girlfriend in his previous life. He is more eager to do something big and succeed in his career.

After exiting the security check, the two brothers hugged each other.

Yang Rui is not worried about getting along with Thomas in the future. He is the same as the image in memory. He communicates well, even strangers can easily become friends with him.

Thomas quietly restrained his smile, fearing that Yang Rui would find it difficult to let go too much, and asked in a low voice, "Is this your boss next to you?"

"No, let me introduce you." Yang Rui faced Thibodeau. "This is my good brother, Thomas Bentley."

"You can call me Tom." Thomas smiled.

In the United States, people named Thomas are generally nicknamed Tom. Such as Tom Cruise, the full name is actually "ThomasCruiseMapotherIV." Translated as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.

"This is my partner, Tom Thibodeau, who is an assistant coach together...So, when the three of us are together, can I call Big Tom and Little Tom to distinguish them?" Yang Rui laughed.

Thomas smiled. Thibodeau has black hair. As an uncle working with young people, there is really a generation gap.

"What team do you work for? Is there basketball in Long Beach?" Thomas asked.

"NBA Summer League, why, he didn't tell you about being an assistant coach for the Knicks?" Thibodeau looked at the two curiously, and answered for Yang Rui.

"Summer League?" Thomas was stunned for ten seconds, wondering what kind of school is called the Knicks, and suddenly shouted: "What? You joined the New York Knicks?!"

He startled the people around him, and the airport security guards all looked this way.

Thibodeau was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Yang Rui shrugged proudly. "That's why I dare not tell you on the phone."

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