Speed ​​God

Chapter 41 Secret Meeting
Knock, knock knock knock.

A crisp and polite knock echoed in the corridor. The action of knocking conveyed a sense of caution, as if afraid of damaging the door.

After waiting a while, the door finally opened, but only a crack. Lu Zhizhou's head popped out, cautiously peeking out.

Zhou Guanyu was about to greet him, but when he saw Lu Zhizhou's expression, he was full of questions.

Before Zhou Guanyu could speak, Lu Zhizhou quickly opened the door, grabbed Zhou Guanyu and pulled him inside. He then peeked out and looked around the corridor to make sure there were no other figures before quickly retreating back inside, closing the door again, and turning to Zhou Guanyu to make a quiet gesture.

Zhou Guanyu was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on. "Zhizhou, why are you acting so suspiciously?"

Lu Zhizhou ignored Zhou Guanyu and went straight into the room.

Zhou Guanyu followed Lu Zhizhou's footsteps and immediately noticed the steaming hot pot with two broths. His eyes lit up, "Hot pot!"

Lu Zhizhou, "Shh!"

Zhou Guanyu quickly lowered his voice, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Lu Zhizhou, "Hot pot?"

"Hehe." Lu Zhizhou laughed. "Extra meal. Extra meal on holidays, 'Cheat Day,' but we need to keep it a secret, otherwise Coach Blasco will turn into a little devil again."

Carl Blasco, the strength and conditioning coach at Ferrari's youth academy, has nothing to do with racing. He is a professional triathlete who has participated in the Sydney and Athens Olympics and finished in the top 20 in both. He is undoubtedly one of the top athletes.

Although he doesn't understand racing, Blasco offers objective opinions from a third-person perspective, which are very valuable. Moreover, he is known for being strict, rigid, and ruthless, making him a fearsome figure.

Zhou Guanyu's eyes widened, and he held his breath, seemingly recalling the three meals he had eaten at home over the past few days. He subconsciously began to tighten his stomach.

Lu Zhizhou glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, a smile appearing in his eyes. "It's alright, it's alright. Anyway, it's already like this, so it doesn't matter if I eat one more meal or one less meal."

Zhou Guanyu blinked, his face full of astonishment, but looking at the bubbling hot pot, he couldn't help but swallow. He usually strictly followed the diet during training, but as soon as he relaxed during the holiday, all his cravings broke free of their reins, and his self-control obviously dropped, making it impossible for him to control himself.

As if possessed, Zhou Guanyu also took two steps forward, staring intently at the hot pot, his body behaving more honestly than his mind.

Lu Zhizhou had already quickly added a set of bowls and chopsticks.

Before Zhou Guanyu realized it, he already had a piece of freshly cut beef in his mouth, and couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. "Did you send this hot pot broth from your family?"

Lu Zhizhou shook his head. "No, it's too much trouble to send food from home. A friend of mine went all the way to Rome to find it. You can contact him if you need anything."

Lorenzo: Achoo! Who? Who's talking about him behind his back?

Zhou Guanyu looked on with admiration. He knew how difficult it was to make real local friends while living in a foreign country, and Lu Zhizhou had actually done it!
Indeed, a genius!
Lu Zhizhou picked up a plate of white radishes and corn, and looked at Zhou Guanyu with a questioning gaze: Red soup? White soup?

Zhou Guanyu waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind, but when he saw the strangely shaped white radishes, he really couldn't imagine how Lu Zhizhou had cut them, or how much suffering these white radishes had endured. He looked at them with a look of amazement for a few more seconds.

Lu Zhizhou, however, had already put everything into the pot without a care in the world. White radishes went into the red broth and corn went into the white broth. "Why did you come back today? There are still two days of holiday left. I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow at the earliest, so I secretly had a big meal today."

It was just a casual chat, but unexpectedly, Zhou Guanyu's eyes darkened slightly, and he looked a little embarrassed, making his panda eyes even more noticeable.

After a pause, Zhou Guanyu changed the subject, "Right, I forgot about it."

Zhou Guanyu stood up and brought over the large bag he had been carrying. "Snacks, all bought by my family. My mom didn't know what you liked to eat, so she bought a little bit of everything."

"Your mother?" Lu Zhizhou was very surprised.

Zhou Guanyu scratched his head, looking slightly shy. "Yes, it's probably because I've mentioned you too many times on the phone, and my family knows that a fellow villager has come to our college. Also, you've been taking good care of me lately. My mom said she needed to bring you something, and she was originally planning to buy some local specialties, but I said that's too old-fashioned, so..." Lu Zhizhou tilted his head. "Taking care of me? Really? Zhou, are you sure?"

The string of question marks made Zhou Guanyu unable to hold back his laughter, but it was cut off the next second.

Knock knock knock!
The knocking came again, and Lu Zhizhou and Zhou Guanyu both froze on the spot, afraid to move, wondering if they were hallucinating.

However, knock knock knock!
That confident knocking came again.

Lu Zhizhou looked confused and had no idea what was going on. He walked around Zhou Guanyu, ran to the door again, and carefully opened the door a crack to peek his head out.

Leclerc stood in the doorway, beaming, "Hey, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

Before he could finish speaking, Leclerc was pulled inside by Lu Zhizhou.

Leclerc was dizzy and disoriented when he saw a steaming hot pot on the table and a mess of various ingredients scattered all over the table. The table seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Zhou Guanyu put down his chopsticks, raised his hands, and took three steps back to create distance, using all his strength to prove his innocence, but the oily sheen on his lips betrayed him.

"Charles, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Lu Zhizhou gave Leclerc a hug according to European etiquette.

Leclerc paused for a moment, then finally came to his senses and picked up a neatly wrapped red gift box. “My parents found out you’re spending the holidays here alone, and they insisted you accept this gift. If you’re still alone in Europe next year, you’re welcome to come to my house for a holiday together.”

Lu Zhizhou politely accepted the gift, looked at the bag in his hand, and then at Leclerc. "I'm sorry, I didn't prepare a gift. I'm so rude. How about this, Charles, have you had dinner? Perhaps you could try some of our hometown cuisine as a return gift."

Leclerc hesitated slightly, his steps already prepared to take his leave, but his eyes remained fixed on the hot pot with two broths. "What's that bright red thing?"

“A miraculous medicine,” Lu Zhizhou said.

Leclerc looked at Lu Zhizhou speechlessly, almost rolling his eyes at him.

Lu Zhizhou laughed heartily, then took out a set of chopsticks and bowl and stuffed them into Leclerc's hands. Before Leclerc could react, Lu Zhizhou had already pressed his shoulder down to sit down. "Charles, chopsticks, are you okay with these? Do you want to use a knife and fork instead?"

Leclerc glanced at the chopsticks in his hand, but didn't answer. He picked up the chopsticks directly, looking slightly awkward, but there was no problem. He just didn't know how to start.

For Leclerc, who is used to sharing food, this large pot in front of him was indeed a challenge.

Lu Zhizhou didn't say anything. He used his chopsticks to reach into the red soup, picked up a piece of beef, put it in the bowl, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in his mouth.

Leclerc suddenly realized what was happening and began to imitate it.

Seeing this, Zhou Guanyu's smile also turned up slightly. The usually introverted and taciturn Leclerc actually had this side to him.

Zhou Guanyu couldn't help but look at Lu Zhizhou again, hesitating to speak. This was the second time today.

Lu Zhizhou seemed to notice the gaze and looked over, revealing a smile.

Zhou Guanyu's tension eased slightly. Although he was still somewhat hesitant, he impulsively blurted out, "Zhizhou, if there are two teams, one big team, but all the resources are tilted towards others; and one small team, you can win more resources and more opportunities."

What would you choose?

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