Chapter 6: The Co-habiting Beauty

  Lavine told Yefeng that the possibility of signing with the Lakers is very high, although he won't be an attacker, but he can become a good defensive player, hoping he doesn't bear too much psychological pressure in the preseason and show off his strengths.

  To better train, Ye Feng is preparing to move out of the campus and rent an apartment in the city center. UCLA is located in the southwest of Los Angeles, while the Staples Center is in the city center, so he spends a lot of time on the bus every day going to the arena, which affects his rest at night and his condition.

  He went through the apartment listings in the newspaper and found that renting an apartment in Los Angeles was a difficult task. Almost all of the studio apartments downtown were occupied, with only a few people advertising for roommates.

  Baynam knew that Ye Feng was looking for an apartment, so he offered to help and took him to see his teammate, Jordan Farmar. Farmar was a rookie selected by the Lakers last season, a backup point guard. Since he hadn't yet established himself in the team, he rented a place near the arena. A month ago, he had just broken up with his girlfriend, so one of the rooms was empty and he wanted to find someone to share the rent with. The neighborhood was very safe, it only took 20 minutes to walk to the arena, and the price wasn't expensive either - $700 for the whole apartment, or $350 if shared.

  Famal's house is on the third floor, with two bedrooms and one living room, simple decoration, blue walls, spacious living room, complete furniture, and two large bedrooms.

  Yefeng looked very satisfied, but Famar said with embarrassment: "Ye, Andrew, if you had come to find me a day earlier, it would have been better. This morning someone came to see the house and I've already agreed to live with her."

  Baynam frowned and said: "Jordan, of course we have to take care of our teammates in this matter. You haven't signed a contract with her yet, have you?"

  Famal narrowed his eyes and bit his lip, looking embarrassed. "Not yet, but I really hope to live with her."

  Baynam sighed: "Can this be better than living with future teammates? What does she do?"

  Fahrmann was taken aback and shook his head. "I don't know."

  "Then what's her name?" asked Baynam.

  Fahmar was still stunned and shook his head. "I don't know."

  Baynam slammed his hand on the table, furious. "You just want to cohabitate with a woman? You don't ask anything and let her be your roommate?"

  Fangirl smiled foolishly and said: "I asked."

  "What did you ask?" said Baynam.

  Fahim asked her, "When can you move in at the earliest?"

  Baynam fainted on the ground, and Ye Feng had no choice but to continue looking for a house.

  Two days later, Fama called Yefeng to inform him that someone in the neighboring building had moved out and was about to rent an apartment, asking him to hurry over to ask about it.

  Fang Fang's voice was a bit excited on the phone. "Yè, you must rent that apartment, I'm rooting for you."

  "Thanks for keeping an eye on the house, I'll go now." Yefeng originally thought Famaer was just a pervert, but now it seems like he's not a bad friend. Before hanging up the phone, he asked with a smile: "How are you? Has that woman moved in yet?"

  Fahmar let out a long sigh. "Alas... she didn't come, she got the news that there's an apartment for rent and went to rent it, so you have to grab the apartment before her no matter what, my happiness is all up to you, buddy."

  Yefeng hung up the phone and went to look at houses.

  After being a training partner for Ye Feng for some time, he had earned enough money to support himself for a while. As long as he signed with the Lakers, his financial situation would be even more secure, and he could even afford to rent an entire house.

  The house is on the fourth floor, and the layout is similar to where Fama lives. Ye Feng likes it very much. The landlord knows him and also knows that athletes who rent houses are rarely at home and will not cause trouble, so he readily agreed to let him move in. Just as they were about to sign the contract, the girl Fama had his eye on came with her friends to see the house.

  Ye Feng only took one glance, and he felt a sense of astonishment. This woman was too beautiful, with a tall and slender figure like a model; she had a pair of blue eyes that shone like autumn water; she had deep golden hair that cascaded down her shoulders; her facial features were as delicate as a real-life Barbie doll; she wore an ordinary blue dress, but it looked more high-end than others wearing brand-name clothes.

  She's not a big star, stars wouldn't come to rent an apartment here. As a paparazzi elite, Ye Feng firmly believed she was an actress, but couldn't recall her name for the moment. In any case, he wouldn't let this miss live with Famael together.

  A tall, strong-built man with long blonde hair, about 1.9 meters in height, stood beside the girl. He looked at Ye Feng for a few moments and exclaimed: "You're UCLA's Wolf? You also want to rent this house?"

  Ye Feng smiled slightly. "Hey, do you know me?"

  His blond eyes were filled with hostility. "I'm from USC, we've played you guys twice and you almost killed me!"

  Ye Feng couldn't remember this matter and awkwardly asked: "What's your name?"

  "Mind your own business," Neil said gruffly. "My name is Neil. What's it to you?"

  "Neil, I'm really sorry about what happened to you. You might not have seen the news, but during my last match, I was struck by lightning and fell into a coma for ten days before waking up. Now I'm suffering from amnesia. Maybe I was an asshole in the past, but I've changed now. You wouldn't want revenge here, would you?"

  Don't hit a smiling face, Neil saw Ye Feng's harmless appearance and didn't want to speak harshly. He looked at the landlord and said urgently: "Mr. Landlord, this house..."

  The old landlord pointed at Ye Feng and said lightly: "I've already promised to rent the apartment to him. He's alone, if you want to co-rent, you can discuss it among yourselves."

  "Live with him?" Neil turned his head to look at Ye Feng, cleared his throat and said: "If you have the sincerity to apologize to me, can you let us have this house? We are British, this is my sister Gabriella, she just arrived in the United States, unfamiliar with the place, it's close to my school, I can also take care of her easily. Can we? You're Chinese, shouldn't you know that living away from home is not easy?"

  "I'm not a foreigner living abroad? This house is also very important to me, I plan to drop out of school and play basketball. I will represent the Lakers in the preseason game, to ensure my condition, I must rent a house near the stadium. I've been looking for half a month." Ye Feng looked at the beautiful British girl Gabriella and smiled: "Miss, are you willing to co-rent with me?"

  The beauty hadn't spoken yet, when Neil shouted at his sister: "No way! This guy is a madman, a pervert, he's very dangerous."

  Ye Feng shook his head and smiled: "Buddy, don't be so loud, I'm here."

  Gabriella looked at Ye Feng and smiled: "Niel, I don't think he's a bad person. Sir, may I ask a few questions?"

  Niel pulled Gabriela aside and said, "Are you crazy? You really want to co-rent with him?"

  "Gabriella said softly: 'Niel, he is Chinese. I've heard that Chinese people are very good-tempered. His gaze at me was also very clear. I think he won't do anything to me.'"

  Yue Feng was very satisfied with this evaluation. He chuckled and said: "I can still hear, thank you very much, ask me anything if you have any questions."

  "Gabriella asked: "Do you smoke and drink?"

  Yefeng smiled and said: "No, I'm an athlete. I won't touch anything that's bad for my health. I don't drink cola either."

  Gabriela asked again: "Do you usually have parties at home?"

  Americans like parties, but Ye Feng doesn't like noise. "No, I rent a house here because it's close to the stadium and convenient for practicing ball. Most of my time will be spent in the stadium, usually only coming back at night to sleep. As long as I sign with the Lakers smoothly, after the season starts, I'll take planes to various cities to play away games, and I won't often be home. However, I don't mind you and your friends having a party here."

  Gabriella looked straight into Ye Feng's eyes and smiled: "Last question, what kind of girlfriend do you want to find?"

  Europeans tend to be very straightforward and dislike beating around the bush. Ye Feng's response was also quick, blurting out his preference without much thought. "I want to find a Chinese girlfriend, preferably one who is petite and cute."

  In his past life, his favorite celebrity was Zhu Yin, and he wanted to find someone like that. Although the person in front of him is a great beauty, he looks at her with an appreciative eye, but his heart doesn't skip a beat. The lifestyle gap between Europeans and Chinese is too big, and he finds it hard to adapt. Even if he became a two-meter-tall Han, his way of thinking wouldn't change immediately.

  Has this guy really lost his memory? Or is he always so easy to talk to? Neil secretly lamented. In his impression, Ye Feng was a beast-like violent guy. His life should be nothing but brutally knocking people down and then roaring provocatively, again and again. Now he was shocked to discover that Ye Feng could actually speak properly besides howling.

  Gabriella hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Niel, I'll just rent with him, it's too hard to find a house."

  Niel was still uneasy, but the fact that houses were hard to find was true. He frowned and said, "Have you decided? Then I'll come here often, Hungry Wolf, your place welcomes guests, right?"

  "Welcome, I have only one request, no smoking." Ye Feng smiled slightly and said to the landlord: "Sir, can we sign the contract now? I'd like to move in as soon as possible."

  After they had agreed, Ye Feng didn't say a few words with Neil and his sister before hurrying back to the ballroom.

  The next day, he rented a car and moved the household items from school to his new home. He also bought some furniture at the flea market. His beautiful roommate Gabriela also brought over her stuff, all brand new: bed, dresser, closet, etc. Neil called up a group of friends to help with the move, all big guys from the USC football team, like a demonstration or something.

  Ye Feng put away his things and was about to go practice ball again. Before leaving, Gabriella smiled and asked, "I still don't know what your name is, can't just call you Hungry Wolf, right?"

  "My name is Ye Feng, I don't know your full name either, sorry about that." Ye Feng said with a smile. It wasn't until they had moved in together that the two of them exchanged names, and apart from having an older brother who played American football, he didn't know anything else about the beautiful woman, and he wasn't much better off than Fama himself.

  "My full name is Gabriella Wilde."