"Ding."
The elevator doors slowly opened, revealing a young nurse standing at the entrance. Her clean and simple white uniform couldn't hide her curvaceous figure. Her smooth, long blonde hair was neatly tied into a ponytail. Her face, without any makeup other than a little light red lipstick, was enough to light up her beautiful, youthful looks.
At that moment, she had a professional and polite smile on her face. "Good morning. Are you the San Francisco 49ers player who made an appointment for a physical checkup?" Walter nodded in confirmation and pointed at Lu Ke. She nodded again and said, "We've been waiting for you. Please follow me to the locker room to change your clothes first."
Lu Ke's eyebrow raised slightly. Was this VIP treatment? Lu Ke and Walter exchanged glances. Lu Ke spread his hands, looking confused, but Walter had an urging look on his face, as if telling him to "hurry up." This left Lu Ke full of questions, but he quickened his pace to catch up with the nurse and walked side by side with her toward the locker room.
Along the way, the nurse's demeanor was very professional. She briefly introduced the physical examination items and contents that Lu Ke needed to complete today. In no time, they arrived at the locker room, but the nurse didn't stop. She pushed the door open and walked in. "Change your clothes here and wait for a moment. Someone will come and knock on the door to take you to your first physical examination."
It wasn't a communal locker room as he had imagined, but a VIP locker room. The entire spacious room was equipped with a bed, a sofa, a TV, a refrigerator, a desk, and a wardrobe. It was the size of a five-star hotel room.
Lu Ke turned around, and his peripheral vision caught the sight of the slowly closing door. But the nurse, who was close by, was even more overwhelming. They were almost about to bump into each other. His athletic instincts kicked in, and he carefully held her up while taking a step back to avoid colliding.
"My apologies," Lu Ke said kindly, but a question flashed through his mind: Wasn't the nurse standing at the door just a moment ago?
Before the question could sink in, Lu Ke noticed the nurse's bright eyes, and the smile on his face became meaningful. He looked her up and down. Her professional and polite demeanor from just a moment ago had instantly disappeared. If Lu Ke didn't misinterpret her, she had just winked at him. The plot seemed to be taking a wrong turn.
The nurse raised her right hand and subtly traced the shape of his chest, not even touching his clothes. But a strange tension surged between them. It was as if he could clearly hear their hearts beating. "It looks like you just came back from an intense battle. Even the button on your shirt fell off."
The nurse's fingertip gently touched the button on his shirt, which was hanging by a single thread. Lu Ke looked down at it and chuckled. "So, are you going to sew the button for me?"
The moment he said that, the nurse's expression froze. This was not going according to plan. She was only stunned for a moment and then immediately reverted to her teasing and seductive demeanor. "Since it's broken, you should buy a new one. Why bother mending it? You're one of the hottest superstars in the league right now. If you need someone to go shopping with you, I'm willing to sacrifice my personal time."
Lu Ke's eyes showed a meaningful look. In just two sentences, her ambiguous and seductive words made her intentions very clear. But Lu Ke heard another layer of meaning in them. "I thought you didn't know me. You've been so professional, and you didn't even know my name."
"Lu Ke, right?" the nurse said with a smile. Her finger began to trace circles on Lu Ke's chest. The subtle action was a little ticklish. "Like the Skywalker's name. Now everyone knows you." The nurse's finger suddenly stopped and poked Lu Ke's pectoral muscle. "I didn't expect you to look like a professor or a scholar from the outside. I should have known you were a football player under the clothes."
Lu Ke grabbed her right hand and pulled it away slightly, showing a polite smile. "Fortunately, I'm not playing a football video game."
The nurse gently bent her fingers and scratched Lu Ke's palm. "I heard you were coming to the hospital for a checkup today, and a large group of nurses have been waiting, hoping to serve you. How do you feel now, superstar?" The look in her eyes and her gestures became more and more explicit.
Lu Ke chuckled. He had often seen this kind of situation in movies and TV shows, and he never expected to experience it himself. He politely stepped aside and said tactfully, "I already have a girlfriend."
The nurse laughed softly. "Even marriage is just a piece of paper. Bambi, you're so cute." With that, without waiting for Lu Ke to respond again, she raised her hand and slipped something into his palm. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek, then moved slowly to the side and whispered in his ear, "I'll wait for your call."
After she finished speaking, she turned around. Her golden ponytail swung in the air in a beautiful arc. She walked gracefully and seductively toward the door. She paused at the door for a moment, and her graceful figure was on full display in her slow movements. Even the loose-fitting nurse's uniform couldn't hide her impressive figure. Finally, she opened the door and left with a triumphant look.
Lu Ke stood there, a smile on his face. When he was the only one left in the room, he couldn't help but say, "Wow." Everything that just happened seemed like a scene from a TV show. Thinking back on it, it still felt a little absurd, and he couldn't help but laugh.
He opened his palm, and the crumpled piece of paper rolled into the center. He opened it and saw a string of numbers and a name, "Vanessa." He didn't have to guess. This was definitely Vanessa's phone number.
His phone in his pocket started to vibrate. He took it out and saw who was calling. Lu Ke's smile became even brighter. He walked to the sofa next to him and sat down in front of the window. "You called at this time. Did you sense something?"
"Huh?" Candice Swanepoel, on the other end of the phone, was completely confused and had no idea what Lu Ke was talking about. "I called to tell you that I've received my Christmas present, but I haven't opened it yet. I'll open it on Christmas Day. As for your Christmas present, I mailed it out yesterday. I had your parents' address wrong before, so remember to go pick it up then."
"Oh, thanks," Lu Ke said, nodding in sudden understanding. "Every year, the mail is as slow as a turtle. This year I made an effort to mail it a week in advance, and I didn't expect it to arrive on time. It's a miracle."
"Thanks for the gift! But it better not be a prank gift this year! My roommates and I were scared to death last year," Candice complained. Then Lu Ke retorted, "But don't you think it was brilliant?"
Last year, Lu Ke's Christmas gift was a specially made ice cube wrapped in plastic wrap, and inside was a fake blood ice cube. In the freezing cold of New York, the ice cube slowly melted and seeped out of the plastic wrap, and then slowly seeped out of the packaging. By the time Candice and her roommates realized something was wrong, there was already a pool of blood on the floor, and they were terrified. Later, Candice was the bravest and opened the package, and the truth was revealed. What was even more interesting was that the real gift was wrapped in the center of the ice cube. It was a handmade keychain in the shape of a Skittles candy. Candice was still using that keychain.
Candice thought about it and felt a little powerless to complain. She rolled her eyes. "Ha! Ha! Very brilliant!" She said sarcastically. "By the way, what did you just say? Did I sense something?"
"Oh, someone just slipped me their phone number," Lu Ke said, briefly explaining what had just happened. Then he stroked his chin. "What do you think? Does this count as a groupie?"
"Haha, no, it doesn't." This time, Candice laughed genuinely. "Have you heard of stamp collecting?"
Everyone had their own hobbies. A small number of people found joy in "collecting" famous people, from athletes to actors to singers to social activists. All public figures were within their reach. It was like collecting stamps, "sleeping" with them one by one, as if they were their medals of honor.
Lu Ke's mouth was slightly agape, and he couldn't help but smile. "You mean I'm a stamp now? I didn't know the standards for stamps were so low now."
His self-deprecating tone made Candice laugh again. "Why didn't you say yes?"
"I'm guessing that she was more interested in my wallet and my name than my personal charm. The problem is, both of those things are still in the 'poor' phase for me, so I chose to politely decline." Through his accumulation and experience in college, Lu Ke had developed a journalist's intuition. Through the details of their conversation, he could clearly feel the pure materialistic motive. He didn't like it, so he kept his distance and used his girlfriend as an excuse to refuse.
"Are you sure it wasn't because of your personal charm?" Candice asked teasingly.
Lu Ke frowned slightly and said seriously, "Are you serious? Am I a person with personal charm? You should know that Asian men are not the most popular type here."
"Of course," Candice answered without any hesitation, clearly and concisely. "To me, you've always been a very charming person, one who can make a woman's heart flutter. You should believe that."
Both sides of the phone fell silent. The sincere words that came out of her mouth created a blurry and ambiguous atmosphere in the air. It slowly swelled. Even with half of the United States between them, he could still clearly hear the faint, uneven breathing from the other end of the phone.
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