i am a football star

Chapter 4 The Rose of Louis XIV
When Liu Ting was a little embarrassed, Saidu suddenly smiled, and when he smiled, he clearly saw a gap in her teeth, which was slightly larger than ordinary people.

"Okay, where are we going? For coffee?"

"I know there is a coffee shop nearby. Although it is in a small alley, the environment is very good."

The French are happy to enjoy themselves, especially coffee, which is an emotional drink.

During the Gulf War in 1991, France was also one of the participating countries.At that time, many French people were worried that the cause of the war would affect the supply of daily necessities, so they rushed into supermarkets to buy.This incident shocked other European countries. Television stations from other European countries came to France to report the news, but found that what the French snapped up the most was not rice, oil, salt, etc., but coffee and the sugar needed to make coffee.This incident made France a big joke in Europe.

It can be seen how much the French like coffee. Compared with the taste of coffee, the French pay more attention to the environment of drinking coffee. As long as a coffee shop has an elegant environment, even if the taste is ordinary, there will be many customers.

There are more than 12000 cafes in the urban area of ​​Paris.It is no exaggeration to say that coffee is their lover in the eyes of the French.

Every Frenchman has his or her most loyal cafe in his heart. He will go there every time, and his habit will not change every time he goes there. The coffee of the same taste, the same seat, and even the same waiter.There is a traditional saying in France that it is more difficult to change a coffee shop than to change a religion by the Seine River in Paris.

Liu Ting stayed in Monaco for several years, and he also got this kind of love. He fell in love with a cafe in the old city.

Fortunately, Monaco is small, and it takes only a few minutes to walk from the Monte Carlo area to the old town.Along the way, Léa Seydoux was chatting with Liu Ting.

"Are you an actor or a model?"

"I'm actually a football player."

"Then how do you know me?"

"I saw you in a magazine."

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Saidu is only 21 years old, and her acting career has just started, but she worked as a model for a period of time in the past two years, and Liu Ting's reason is justified.

After questioning and answering, Liu Tingcai knew that Seydoux wanted to be a movie star, but her family wanted her to be a producer. Film producers do not have the reputation of movie stars, but they can decide the life and death of a film. They have great power. Seydoux’s mother is a film producer.

Therefore, Saidoux had conflicts with her family. Without the support of her family, she managed to get a supporting role in a low-budget movie.

Saidu, who was in a bad mood, came to Monaco to relax, and happened to meet Liu Ting in the casino.

In fact, Monaco is often like a province of France, and it is very convenient for French people to come here.

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Soon, Liu Ting and Seydoux arrived in the old city, turned three corners in the alley, and finally arrived at a cafe named 'Louis XIV Rose'.

As soon as you enter the cafe, you can see large oil paintings on the walls on both sides, which look like Nordic fairy tales.The cafe is not too big, but the piano music is floating in the whole room, intermittently, it makes people calm and seems a little sad.

There is no big change in the store from Liu Ting's memory, except that the waiters put on Christmas hats.

Walking through the quiet corridor, although it was morning, there were already people in the cafe. Liu Ting took Saidu to the open-air balcony of the cafe.Sitting on the balcony, you can see the blue Mediterranean Sea, and the sea water beats the coastline persistently.There are some purple-black flowers planted on the edge of the balcony. Monaco is located on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, and the winter is not too cold. In addition, I don’t know how to heat it up in the store. These flowers are blooming brilliantly.

The two sat down on the balcony seats, Liu Ting ordered a cup of espresso, and Saidoux ordered a cup of cappuccino.

"The environment of this cafe is really good. I didn't expect there to be such a cafe in Monaco, but the name of the cafe is a bit strange." Saidou looked at Liu Ting and said.

Liu Ting didn't answer her directly, but pointed to the purple-black flower on the balcony and asked, "Do you know what kind of flower that is?"

Seydoux looked at the beautiful flowers and shook his head, then thought of something else, and said with a little surprise: "Is that the Louis XIV rose?"

Louis XIV was the greatest king in the history of the French Empire. He single-handedly promoted the French Empire to dominate Europe. He was also the longest reigning emperor in European history. He called himself the 'Sun King'.Although Louis XIV is powerful, what Liu Ting remembers most clearly is not that this guy likes inbreeding, but what he remembers most clearly is that this guy invented something that benefits thousands of beautiful women-high heels.Louis XIV himself was a dwarf, the kind shorter than Messi, only 154cm. Because he felt that his height and status did not match, he asked craftsmen to make the world's first pair of high heels.

France seems to have a tradition that dwarfs can be powerful when they are in power. Both Louis XIV and Napoleon are known as 'dwarf giants'.It is said that the favorite flower of Napoleon's wife, Empress Josephine, was the Louis XIV rose.

"Well, that purple-black flower is the Louis XIV rose." Liu Ting said to Saidoux.

"Does it have anything to do with Louis XIV?" Seydoux asked curiously.

"No, naming it with Louis XIV is just to highlight his dignity and authority."

The coffee was served, and the two chatted and sipped the coffee.

"This flower is really strange, with strange colors and names." Saidu said again.

"In Norse mythology, Shangluo Fan's fiancée Rose died of illness, and Fan buried her in the amethyst at the bottom of Moon Lake. Later, purple flowers grew on the amethyst, and people named the purple flower as rose after Shangluo Fan's fiancee, which is the source of roses. People think that after the death of Fan's fiancée, he was afraid of his lover's loneliness, and the soul transformed into a rose to accompany his lover. After hearing this story, Satan, the underground demon, decided to come out from the ground to destroy everything. Satan, who is the lord of all evil, hates all good things. In the end, the purple rose was destroyed by Satan, and Shangluo Fan died protecting the rose, and colorless and transparent roses grew from the destroyed place. Fan’s blood was sprinkled on the colorless and transparent rose, and there are red roses in the world today. Red roses are everywhere, and deep purple roses are only found in France. In order to show its nobility, it was named the Louis XIV rose.”

Liu Ting talked eloquently, he thinks that a rich beauty like Léa Seydoux should like this kind of petty bourgeoisie, and she is also a French rich beauty.

"Wow, you are really knowledgeable. I don't know about roses and such stories. You don't look like a football player, but a university professor. No, you are not very old. You should be a doctor of the university." Saidou said with admiration.

Seeing her like this, Liu Ting felt that he could strike while the iron was hot, and looked directly into her eyes and said, "Actually, I think you are more beautiful than Rose Louis XIV today."

Sure enough, Saidu blushed a little, looked at Liu Ting and said softly, "Thank you!"

Liu Ting looked at her, and slowly leaned his head towards her. The table was very narrow and would not hinder the two of them.

Léa Seydoux closed her eyes, and Liu Ting kissed her lips lightly across a narrow table.

The two kissed like this for a few minutes, and the people around them didn't make a fuss. This is France, where men and women can be seen kissing anywhere.

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Liu Ting walked home alone.

Léa Seydoux had already left, and the two had been hanging out in Monaco for a few hours. They just held hands and kissed, and she said she was going home.It seems that she is not used to the rapid development, and Liu Ting is also afraid that if she stays, she might be frightened by his crazy sweating at night.

Liu Ting sent her to Nice Airport, watched her board the plane back to Paris, and left a phone call with each other.

This birthday is not bad, the only fly in the ointment is that the real age is 18 years old, but he has not been able to truly 'adult'.

For the next half month, Liu Ting stayed in Monaco, going out for a stroll when he was bored, going to the casino or soaking in the hot springs.

At night, training in the spiritual illusion is naturally indispensable, and the sandbag training will last for half a year.

At the end of the La Liga winter break, Liu Ting boarded a plane back to Barcelona in Nice. He still had a youth contract at FC Barcelona. No matter what, he had to finish the six months and wait for his agent to help contact the team.

(End of this chapter)