Wang Shuo paid it no mind, but Subotic nodded earnestly.
"What are you nodding for?" Wang Shuo asked Subotic, amused.
"I've got a girlfriend."
"What?"
Wang Shuo was shocked. "You have a girlfriend? Since when?"
"A long time. Before I came to Germany."
Subotic had arrived in Mainz in the summer of '06.
That was two or three years ago.
'Hold on, bro. You got a girlfriend when you were sixteen or seventeen? That's dating too young, you know?'
'That's illegal for a minor!'
"How come I've never met her?" Nowitzki asked, also surprised.
Subotic finally smiled a little shyly. "She's the World Youth pole vault champion. She's been in the United States recently, preparing for the Olympic trials."
'Holy crap!'
This time, it wasn't just Wang Shuo; even Nowitzki nearly yanked the steering wheel.
'That's ridiculous, right?'
'Dating young is one thing, but a world champion?'
Wang Shuo suddenly felt that being teammates with someone so incredible put a lot of pressure on him.
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