From the man behind the football king to the football king.

"Boyfriend? Do you know what admitting it means to you, Liu Yimei?" Liu Lili stared at her daughter with wide eyes.

"What does it mean?"

"The image I have built for you over a long period of time..." Liu Lili felt heartbroken when she thought that if Liu Yimei admitted that she had a man outside, her advertising endorsements and movie roles would be affected.

"For these reasons, should I never get married in my life?" Liu Yimei asked.

"No, I just hope you can wait a few years before..."

"Mom, I'm going to be 31 soon! Will I still be able to get married if I wait a few more years?"

"Then why weren't you anxious at all before?"

"That's because I haven't met the right person before!"

"There are many young men in the country who are more handsome and more charming than him..."

"Those greasy-haired and powdered guys are so superficial and hypocritical, they're disgusting!" Liu Yimei showed a disgusted expression, "They can tell you they love you forever while sleeping with multiple women at the same time. I don't want to share a man with those bitches!"

"Hey, hey! Liu Yimei, watch your words..." Liu Lili was speechless at her daughter's outspokenness, "And how do you know that there is no other woman around that man..."

"I have followed the reports on Bruno. There has never been a woman around him." Liu Yimei said with certainty.

"But you are 7 years older than him. You two are really not suitable for each other... When you get older, do you think he will still love you like that?"

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Liu Yimei ignored her mother's advice and said to herself, "Age is not a problem. I love him and he loves me, and that's enough! Personal image and so on can be rebuilt. Just think of it as my transformation. I'm tired of being called a 'vase'. It seems that as long as I appear in front of the camera, I can get paid with this face, and I don't have to do any acting. My efforts are always ignored by them. They only say that the biggest reason why Liu Yimei can become famous is that she is beautiful! But I am an actress, not a high-class prostitute!" Liu Yimei became excited, "If I can choose, I would rather be ugly!"

Why did she hate those interviews her mother arranged for her? Because the hosts of those interview programs had expressed the above views on Liu Yimei on different occasions.

Liu Lili was speechless at her excited daughter. She had thought so when she arranged this image for her daughter. Isn't it the best shortcut to become famous just by looking good without any acting skills? Why not do such a simple thing?

Liu Lili knows that compared with superb acting skills, the majority of audiences prefer pretty faces and sweet smiles. Young artists always rely on their looks to become popular, so why do they still go the thankless route of acting?

She has always ignored the fact that her daughter is actually a good actress, and she showed this talent when she was in school. And she has been working hard to improve her acting skills, hoping that one day everyone will ignore her face and respect her hard work and acting skills.

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As a mother, Liu Lili didn't know what to say, and as a daughter, Liu Yimei stopped talking too. She just sat on the sofa and quietly cleaned her backpack.

Sirens sounded on the street outside, and it seemed that the reporters were not obedient and dispersed.

Of course, if they could be driven away by Liu Lili's just one sentence, they would not be worthy of being journalists.

Perhaps the neighbors, fed up with the annoyance, called the police.

But at this time, Liu Lili no longer had the mind to care about those things. She sat on the chair, staring blankly at her daughter who was packing her things with her head down.

You’ve really grown up!

She still remembered that her daughter listened to her in everything when she was little. Ever since that man abandoned her and Liu Yimei, the mother and daughter have depended on each other until now.

Her daughter will always be a good girl in her heart, and she will agree to do whatever she says even if she is somewhat reluctant.

Liu Lili was used to that kind of life and never thought that one day her precious daughter would go against her wishes and do something that would make her very sad.

Yes, the princess will grow up one day, and the queen will grow old one day. I can't accompany her for the rest of her life, protect her, love her... design and arrange everything for her.

"Okay... I know there are a lot of media outlets that want to know your own comments on this matter. But like you said, we have to be selective. This is a great opportunity that will take your reputation to a higher level. If we seize this opportunity, bad things will turn into good things." Liu Lili spoke, and this time her voice sounded much weaker than before. Perhaps she was tired from the quarrel, or perhaps she hadn't gotten enough rest in the past few days.

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Liu Yimei did not make any comment on her mother's words. She felt neither happy nor disgusted.

As an entertainment star, she must accept and be aware of the fact that her privacy is being used for publicity.

"Liu Yimei, you have to think it over carefully. Do you really want to abandon the title of 'Fairy Sister' and take another path?"

Liu Yimei nodded firmly and said, "That's not something I'd be reluctant to part with."

Liu Lili came up, kissed Liu Yimei on the forehead, and said, "Good luck, baby..."

Then she went upstairs. Liu Yimei knew that she must have something to do in the study so that she could contact the media, accept interviews, and explain the truth to her fans who supported her.

She knew that if she made this decision, many fans would be sad and even feel betrayed. But she didn't care. Compared with the fans, Bruno's importance was self-evident.

For Bruno, she would betray the whole world, not to mention her fans. But she still had to apologize to her fans, because the "Fairy Sister" in their minds was about to disappear, never to return.

She turned on her computer to see if there was any report about her "scandal" on the Internet.

As expected, this "scandal" of hers took up a large amount of program time in the entertainment news that Douyin was broadcasting.

Unlike the previous news that only had some photos, the news on Douyin showed a video. She and Bruno were in the Forbidden City. They embraced each other passionately, kissed, and then separated. Bruno's fingers were around her waist. Sometimes they stared at each other, doing nothing, as if no one was around. They didn't look like tourists visiting here at all.

Liu Yimei watched the video playing on the computer, and the host's chattering was automatically filtered out by her. The corners of her mouth curled up. It was really interesting to see herself and Bruno from the audience's perspective.

She really wanted to say to the sneak photographer: "Great photo."

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News spreads very quickly on the Internet. When Liu Yimei released the news through multiple channels such as Xinlang Weibo and Douyin, admitting her relationship with the famous football superstar Bruno, the news quickly spread around the world, including the United States across the ocean.

Vanessa, who was in the United States preparing to receive the Gulfstream aircraft she and Bruno ordered, was informed of the news by her father. Although she was very angry at first, she did not explode. Even after hanging up the phone, she did not vent hysterically, but opened her business laptop.

Vanessa leaned back in her chair and looked at the webpage that had been completely refreshed. There were two photos on it. The first one was a photo of Liu Yimei and Bruno hugging each other, facing the camera. The second one was even more exciting, a photo of Liu Yimei and Bruno kissing passionately as if no one was around.

Just from these two static photos, Vanessa can feel the deep sweet love between the two people.

Afterwards, Vanessa searched Liu Yimei's personal information on the Internet and fell into silence.

It seems that I have really encountered a strong enemy...

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Although she already knew about Bruno's affairs in the East, Vanessa did not confront Bruno. She just quietly handed over the ultra-luxury private jet they ordered from Gulfstream, returned to Manchester, and began to handle the work that Bruno had handed over before, and communicated with him about the progress of the work every day by email or phone.

Through Vanessa, Bruno also learned something about Manchester United.

This summer, Manchester United did not continue to make waves in the transfer market.

After two summer transfer windows with large-scale signings, Manchester United's reconstruction work has been completed. The team's current lineup has tended to be stable and there is no need for large-scale signings like in the previous two summer transfer windows. Only some simple personnel adjustments are needed.

In terms of buying players, Manchester United mainly introduced Brazilian midfielder Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukrainian League. This Brazilian midfielder with good offense and defense performed well for Shakhtar last season. His outstanding performance in the two Champions League knockout matches against Manchester United attracted the attention of Mourinho. In addition, with Carrick's retirement, Manchester United only has Kante as a reliable choice for the defensive midfielder position.

After repeated consideration, Mourinho asked Manchester United to sign the Brazilian midfielder, and after negotiations, Manchester United spent 4500 million pounds to sign the Brazilian.

In addition, Manchester United also spent 2000 million pounds to sign Portuguese teenager Dalot as a substitute for the full-back.

While buying players, Manchester United is also cleaning up some redundant players in the team. Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini was sold to Chinese Super League team Shandong Luneng for 2000 million pounds. Dutch defender Blind returned to his old club Ajax for 2000 million pounds, which was 600 million pounds more than when he joined Manchester United four years ago.

Bruno was having a leisurely vacation in the countryside of his hometown in his previous life. No one in the isolated village recognized that this foreigner was the football superstar who had recently become popular all over the world.

Vanessa's calls became more and more frequent, with a lot of complaints. Plus, it was almost August, so Bruno knew he had to go back to Manchester.

Once Bruno set a date for his return trip, Vanessa helped him book a flight almost immediately.