Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 716: Mirror Reunion After Being Shattered
 

Gradually, Brittany calmed down.

It was not just silence; the restlessness and anxiety in her mind also quietly settled.

Li Wei didn’t continue speaking; instead, he took a step back, maintaining a distance, giving Brittany space and time to think, letting the world fall into silence.

Brittany noticed, and she lifted her head to look closely at Li Wei.

“You’re defending Patrick,” she said.

Li Wei replied, “Of course.”

So he admitted it just like that?

Caught off guard, Brittany stared blankly at Li Wei.

Li Wei shrugged slightly, “I’m his friend, not yours. Isn’t it natural for me to speak and defend him?”

“Moreover,”

“God, please don’t misunderstand, I like Sherlock, and I don’t mind him staying in my guest room; but I still prefer my own space.”

One second, two seconds.

Brittany realized, and burst into laughter.

Although Brittany always kept her guards up around Mahomes’s teammates, considering them nothing but a den of snakes; if she had to choose one, she thought Li Wei might not be a terrible choice.

The smile lingered on her lips slightly longer.

Brittany took a deep breath, “How is Patrick doing?”

“No, he’s not doing well,” Li Wei spoke frankly, “I’m not lying.”

“We lost a crucial game, and there were many reasons. The opponents truly performed well, they deserved all the applause and praise; negative press about the team and missing players also added a lot of uncertainty.”

“But the fact is, after the game, we often look for reasons within ourselves first, which is always better than blaming teammates.”

“Sherlock… it’s the same.”

Others might not know, but that doesn’t mean Mahomes can forgive himself.

The fact Mahomes was temporarily staying at Li Wei’s place was known only to Kelsey, everyone else was kept in the dark, not to mention the quarrel between Mahomes and Brittany was also a secret.

Clearly, Mahomes was restless, not at his best.

If the game had been won, then it would all be fine; unfortunately, the loss occurred, and even though there were many other subjective and objective reasons, Mahomes still blamed himself, unable to easily forgive himself—

even though Mahomes’s performance couldn’t be said to be poor.

Brittany wasn’t surprised, “That idiot has always been like this.”

Moreover, this time the Kansas City Chiefs were right at the center of the storm, and the barrage of negative comments online was a complete disaster.

Li Wei could understand Brittany’s concerns, “I’ve already suggested to everyone in the locker room to uninstall social media apps, all of them.”

Brittany almost choked on her own saliva, “All?”

Li Wei lightly shrugged, “You and I both know how bad and outrageous those online comments can be, utterly devoid of reason and logic; so, the best approach is to block them all, shut them up.”

After thinking it over, Brittany had to admit, Li Wei was right.

Li Wei said, “Anyway, in the age of the internet, everything comes fast and goes even faster, news trends by the minute, and in two or three days they become old news. By then, people’s attention will have moved on.”

“If we win the next game, the crisis will be completely resolved.”

In the world of competitive sports, there is nothing that a victory can’t solve; if one victory isn’t enough—

then make it two.

Moreover, the current situation stemmed from that very loss.

“Maybe, you should also delete all the social media apps.”

Brittany paused slightly, “What?”

Li Wei repeated his earlier words and added a sentence, “You just couldn’t control your anxiety because of those dirty and ugly voices on social media, right?”

Brittany: …

Precise, on point, with a kind of naked exposure, what’s going on?

Brittany’s cheeks warmed slightly, “Let’s head back.”

Li Wei, “Oh.”

Brief and light, yet it seemed profoundly meaningful, as if teasing Brittany about her abrupt change of subject.

Brittany slightly lifted her chin, “I was actually about to call Patrick home…”

Li Wei quickly squeezed out a smile, “Please, Miss Brittany, right this way.”

Though they called it jogging, Li Wei and Brittany ended up just taking a walk, barely covering a few hundred meters before turning back around.

Li Wei opened the front door, making a welcoming gesture.

Brittany didn’t hesitate, striding confidently into the house.

“Patrick.”

“Patrick!”

Her clear voice, resounding to the skies, was like a hellish angel’s call, piercing straight to the heart.

It wasn’t just Mahomes who felt a chill at the scene, even Li Wei, who had done nothing wrong, instinctively prepared to hide.

It was a one-second trip back to childhood.

Back then, getting off school early in the afternoon, sneakingly watching cartoons on TV. Upon hearing the sounds of parents returning home, scrambling in a mess, turning off the TV and covering tracks, but amid the haste, forgetting that the TV was still hot, and rushing back to the desk pretending to be a diligent child doing homework.

Li Wei followed Brittany’s steps into the house.

Looking left and right, the sight of Mahomes was nowhere to be found, the guestroom door wide open with a clear view to its depths.

Where is he?

Brittany’s steps were nimble and light as she whirled through Li Wei’s home, her dizzingly agile movements nearly matching the Skimming Steps. She indeed had hidden talents.

Finally—

“Damn God, what are you really up to?” Brittany’s face was full of astonishment.

The gym?

Mahomes had hidden in the gym? That room had a wide view, hardly a place to hide. How did Mahomes end up there?

Li Wei walked over, following Brittany’s gaze and was nearly exposed.

But there, Mahomes’ burly figure was hidden behind a punching bag, his hands tightly clasped around it, attempting to blend in with the bag.

Clearly, this move was ineffective.

And rather comical.

Mahomes knew it himself, holding the bag with his head peeking out from the side, revealing an awkward smile, “I don’t even know what I’m doing.”

“Sorry, dear.”

“I just wanted to come home. Can I come home?”

Brittany caught her breath, taking a deep breath, “I swear I don’t even know who you are anymore.”

Mahomes, “Me neither.”

Mahomes let go of the punching bag, stood up straight, and looked pitifully at Brittany, “I’m sorry for some things that happened, I… sorry, anyway, sorry, I shouldn’t have done that. I really want to come home, can I?”

Brittany looked back at Li Wei.

Li Wei spread his hands.

Brittany turned back to Mahomes, “Okay. Let’s go home.”

Mahomes’s face beamed with joy, exuberantly opening his arms and giving Brittany a big hug, “I love you, Brittany, really.”

Meanwhile, Mahomes looked towards Li Wei, flashing a brilliant smile: the ploy had worked after all.

However!

Unexpectedly, Brittany had a trick up her sleeve; while Mahomes was off guard, she lifted her right leg and kicked Mahomes in the shin.

Mahomes, “Ouch!”

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