Chapter 625: Collective Teasing
The San Francisco 49ers players sparsely moved to the sides, clearing a path. It was as if Moses had parted the Red Sea with his staff. You could clearly see the other side of the sea, a path leading to the end of the road, but the turbulent and boiling waves were still baring their fangs. At the end of the road, you could see that figure.
It was a silhouette, facing the exit of the tunnel with the light behind her. The sparse afternoon sunlight outlined her tall figure and beautiful curves. In the intertwining of light and shadow, her legs in light blue jeans looked well-proportioned and slender. A thin baseball jacket was worn over a simple baseball T-shirt. The simple and elegant clothes seemed to hide all her curves, but they still couldn't conceal the graceful lines of her upper body. The silhouette made people's imaginations run wild. Just a quick glance made you want to whistle.
All eyes turned in unison to look at Lu Ke. Each pair of eyes was eager and probing, full of deep meaning. Their unanimous action was so coordinated that it had a subtle comedic effect, making people laugh.
Marcus and Aldon, who were standing next to Lu Ke, couldn't wait to start teasing him. They didn't say anything, but they kept bumping Lu Ke with their shoulders, and their playful eyes kept sizing him up. They would also move back and forth between Lu Ke and the silhouette from time to time. Without a single word, they had already imagined a grand play, and their comical looks made Lu Ke shake his head helplessly.
Then, ignoring this group of guys, Lu Ke started to walk. The feeling was incredibly strange, like walking on a red carpet with guests on both sides welcoming him. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he was walking toward the altar to meet his... wait, that didn't feel right. Shouldn't the man be standing at the end of the red carpet waiting, and the woman, accompanied by her father, walk down the red carpet to receive blessings? Why did it feel like their positions were reversed?
This...
What was even stranger was that the guests standing on both sides seemed to have facial spasms, winking and squinting. They didn't look like they were there for the ceremony but more like cheap circus clowns.
Lu Ke laughed dumbly, shaking his head and gathering his wild thoughts. He walked toward the bright and dazzling light source. The other figures in his peripheral vision gradually disappeared in the light and shadows. Then, the vast world shrunk into one figure, as if all the light in the world fell on her shoulders, outlining a slender and tough silhouette, which then gave off a heart-stopping beauty.
At this moment, the figure turned around. Her soft, long hair fell like a waterfall, creating a beautiful arc. For a moment, it made people hold their breath. Then a smile bloomed in the dim light, instantly lighting up the entire world. It was bright and sunny, sweet and brilliant. The beautiful smile on her face was so lovely that it hit him head-on.
Thump, thump, thump.
His heart beating against his chest was so strong that his mouth started to feel dry.
"Hey, Lu Ke," a clear voice with a hint of sweetness, like candy. He only heard her voice and saw her in person. It was Candice Swanepoel.
Candice stood there, her eyes wide, looking at Lu Ke, who was wearing a casual sports outfit. Her childlike curiosity and playfulness had an elven-like agility. The smile at the corner of her mouth rose uncontrollably. But before Lu Ke could respond, a thunderous roar of teasing came from behind them.
"Hoo hoo hoo, get her, Bambi! Get her!"
"Awoo, Bambi, way to go!"
"Bambi, you kept it a good secret. We misunderstood you and Marcus. Wait, is Marcus heartbroken now? Haha."
"Bambi, nice job! This is what we're talking about, right? This is what we're talking about!"
"Sweetheart, our Bambi is in your hands now. You have to take good care of him."
...
The shouts rose and fell, all mixed together, and it was a lively scene. The excitement that had not been fully vented after the game victory finally found an outlet here, and a new round of celebration began immediately. The howls echoed throughout the stadium tunnel.
Vernon Davis, who had been standing next to Candice, showed a hint of an awkward expression. Just now, as Vernon was walking, his flirtatious radar caught Candice's figure. Unable to contain his excitement, he went up to talk to her. He was surprised to find out that Candice was here for Lu Ke. That's what led to this whole scene.
Vernon's eyes darted back and forth between Lu Ke and Candice. Then he said in a hurry, "Brother, my bad. I didn't know what was going on. It was a complete misunderstanding, pure misunderstanding." Then, to avoid suspicion, Vernon left Candice and came to Lu Ke. He bumped Lu Ke with his shoulder and gave him a knowing look, squeezing his eyes in an exaggerated way. "Bambi, aren't you going to introduce us?"
In just the short pause in their conversation, the group of gossipers behind them couldn't hold back their excitement and swarmed over, standing in a circle behind Lu Ke and Vernon. They stood in layers, three deep inside and three deep outside. At the back, you could still hear Colin Jones's loud voice. "I can't see. Move. I'm not tall enough. Move."
You didn't have to turn around to imagine the lively scene behind him.
This scene made Lu Ke automatically think of a scholar who won the top honor in the imperial examination and was going to marry a princess. All the villagers came out, chattering about the princess's looks and pointing and discussing the son-in-law's honor. Each of them was so eager to stretch their necks, just hoping to see a little clearer.
Lu Ke just thought, "I don't know this group of idiots!"
But these guys were all natural at making friends. They didn't need Lu Ke to introduce them. They already started asking about her background. The endless questions were even more intense than those of paparazzi. Lu Ke couldn't help but shout, "Hey, don't you guys have a sex life? You're all so pent-up!"
"Of course we do. We're just worried about you."
"Exactly, we almost thought you and Logan were in a relationship!"
"Oh, wasn't it Marcus?"
"Now that we finally see some hope, we feel relieved that our boy has finally grown up."
"Honestly, you didn't use any of the condoms we gave you when you joined the team, did you? They're going to expire soon if you don't use them."
"We're just helping out here, okay? It's Cupid's job. Don't worry, just leave it to us!"
The chattering words fell like a downpour. Even with Lu Ke's sharp tongue, facing twenty or thirty people, he was powerless. As expected, you can't be friends with bad people! Absolutely not!
Lu Ke turned his head and saw Candice's brilliant smile. She was enjoying watching a group of big men enter gossip mode. Her eyes and expression were full of meaning. When she noticed Lu Ke's gaze, Candice raised her eyebrows, and the smile in her eyes appeared, as if saying, "Your teammates are so interesting!"
Lu Ke shook his head helplessly. It was too late to distance himself now. Seeing that Vernon was about to start asking for Candice's birth date, he quickly stopped this group of hungry wolves behind him, drawing a line in front of them and refusing to let them cross it. Then he shouted loudly:
"Candice, this is everyone. Everyone, this is Candice."
Vernon was the first to shout with a look of sudden realization, "Oh, so it's Candice!" Then, he turned to everyone and shouted, "Guys, say hello."
"Hey! Can! Dice!"
Everyone roared in unison, shouting Candice's name word for word. The scene was too funny. It looked like a group of soldiers who had been locked in a military camp for too long without seeing any women had finally been released. So they all couldn't help but get excited.
"Pfft," Candice couldn't hold back and started to laugh happily, but she still maintained her composure and waved to everyone. "Good afternoon, everyone!"
"Awoo, good afternoon," the various shouts started to ring out, and everyone was incredibly excited.
Then Candice said gracefully, "Congratulations on winning the game today! It was a great game."
"Oh, Candice has spoken!"
"Thank you, Candice."
"This is the biggest motivation for us to keep working hard!"
"This is our honor!"
"I should've dedicated my touchdown to Candice!"
"Get lost! It wouldn't have been your turn. Don't you see Bambi here?"
In the midst of the chattering noise, Marcus, who was always trying to stir up trouble, started to shout, asking in a loud and shocking voice, "Candice, who do you think had the best performance today?"
In the midst of a bunch of sarcastic comments like "It's definitely not you" and "Don't get your hopes up," all eyes were on Candice again, with a hint of anticipation. They were making fun of Marcus, but they were also abandoning their friends for a woman. As expected of a group of bad friends.
Facing the heavy burden of everyone's attention, Candice didn't show any fear. She put her hands behind her back and deliberately kept them in suspense. Her colorful eyes slowly scanned all the players. The smile on her lips rose little by little. Just when the silent atmosphere was about to solidify, she bit her lower lip and said sweetly, "Bambi."
In that instant, chaos broke out!
It was a true riot. You could even see Aldon running in a large circle in an exaggerated way, with a look of "my pig has finally learned how to get a cabbage," which made everyone start to chant, "Bambi! Bambi! Bambi!" They were shouting, dancing, and making weird noises. The scene was a little out of control, like a group of crazy people doing a ritual dance.
It was not the passionate shouting during a game, but the cheering of good friends trying to help their bro get a girl. The overwhelming shouts echoed in the tunnel, and the gradually quiet Candlestick Park became lively again in a different way.
This party was clearly not over yet.
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