shadow striker

From the day he met Francisco, Yue Yihuang knew that he was a player who followed his heart very much and knew how to enjoy himself.But during the winter break of this year, he didn't start his winter vacation after the last game of the league, but stayed with his own shadow forward until the opponent left.

"I'll wait for you in Turin."

Just such a simple sentence can make people feel their hearts soften.

This season is an unprecedented devil season for Turin.For Yue Yihuang, this was especially true.

And, starting from this season, he needs to fly between China and Italy more frequently for the national team competition.And because the route from Turin to Beijing is extremely remote, there are often no direct flights at all.Therefore, it is often necessary to turn around when luck is bad.Or transfer to Rome, or transfer to Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, or even Istanbul and Dubai.

Jet lag and ultra-long air journeys will of course be a great test of physical strength, not to mention too frequent and long-distance air journeys can easily cause some waist troubles.Especially for players who are often prone to sports injuries.

It is precisely for this reason that Yue Yihuang plans to use this winter break to rest, to relax at home in Turin, so that both body and mind can get enough rest to cope with the next six months.

Yes, they were exposed in the Champions League group stage and advanced to the Champions League round of [-].

This means...they will face more intense Champions League matches in the second half of this season.

Of course, they still need to continue to sprint in the league.

Although it is said that Turin's results in the first half of the season are not bad.But this is not enough to guarantee that they will be able to achieve the top four in the league and successfully obtain tickets to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season.

And the more tragic battle will be in the summer after the new year.

There will be many players in the Torino team ushering in their World Cup battle.

Whichever way you look at it, it's going to be a hell of a season.

On the day Yue Yihuang left Turin for Barcelona, ​​Francisco drove him to the airport.Almost before we parted, he began to think about how difficult Christmas would be without that Yingfeng. He even began to guess that when he saw each other again after that brief separation, what would happen to him? What a joy it will be.

Francisco: "Yihuang..."

Yue Yihuang: "What?"

Francisco: "It's nothing, let's go to the boarding gate."

Yue Yihuang: "Good!"

[If possible, I really hope that next Christmas, you can be with me...]

He didn't give the other party a farewell kiss, but just sent him off with a smiling gaze.Francisco didn't leave until the opponent's back disappeared from his sight.But before he arrived at the parking lot, he couldn't help sending a text message to the other party:

[I've already started to miss you, what should I do? 】

Yue Yihuang, who entered the boarding gate and passed the security check, saw this text message, stood up, and looked in the direction outside the boarding gate, but he could no longer see the other party...

In the evening of that day, Yue Yihuang's stepfather took his mother and younger brother to the Barcelona airport to pick him up.After not seeing each other for a long time, Yue Yihuang gave everyone in the family of three a hug.They then head to the airport garage together before the crowd recognizes him.

It wasn't Christmas Eve this year, but the family's Christmas dinner seemed to have started today.

Back here again to spend another Christmas with his mother, stepfather, and brother.It's just that at this moment, his state of mind is completely different.Still don't think this is his home, but will look at them with more sincere blessings.

At this time, he is already happy, and he is no longer confused, helpless and depressed.

In the evening of this day, Yue Yihuang's mother prepared a very sumptuous dinner.After a relaxed and enjoyable dinner, Yue Yihuang's stepfather Juan and younger brother Nino helped his mother pack the dishes to the kitchen, and then went to the living room to watch local Spanish TV programs.However, Yue Yihuang did not leave the kitchen, and then pulled up his sleeves to wash the dishes, but was stopped by his mother just as he touched the water.

"It's rare to come back once, so don't worry about it, go and peel some fruit to eat."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter."

"If you say it's not allowed, you can't wash it."

Seeing his mother's rare stubbornness, Yue Yihuang couldn't help but lean against the stove again and watch his mother's busy figure.

"It's cold in Turin now, isn't it? But when you played there two weeks ago, you were still wearing only a long-sleeved tracksuit and a pair of track shorts."

"Don't you still have sports socks?"

"How can there be enough sports socks? You were most afraid of the cold when you were a child, but it would be embarrassing for you to wear two more."

The mother and son, who don't talk on the phone frequently on weekdays, talked about many trivial things in ordinary times when the family got together at Christmas, which gave this small kitchen a feeling that Yue Yihuang couldn't feel in ordinary times. The warmth of family affection.

"Yihuang, you will be 22 after the new year, do you have a girl you like? When will you bring them back to show mom?"

When the beautiful woman in her 40s asked Yue Yihuang a question that her parents often cared about, the Phantom Son of the Turin team obviously coughed violently, completely unprepared.But the mother didn't take it seriously, thinking that her son was being shy.

"Boys should not be anxious when they are 22 years old. But our Yihuang family is so popular with girls, it should not be difficult to find someone who likes you and treats you well. It is always different to have someone around you who cares about you all the time. But ah, you have been taking care of people since you were a child, and you have a good temper. If you find a girlfriend, you probably have to care about them more. But that's okay, it's always better to have someone you like by your side Be a bit happier."

"I... actually think that finding a girlfriend is troublesome. If you have time, you should rest and train more."

When Yue Yihuang heard this, he knew that he was trying to evade his words, which made his mother laugh, but she didn't expose him. Instead, she just put the bowl in the cupboard, washed her hands, and took off her apron.Let her eldest son go upstairs with her.

It was the study she shared with her now husband, Juan.The bookcases in the room are half for each person, and no one moves randomly with each other's things.She brought Yue Yihuang to the study like this, and then took out an old iron box from a bookcase in the corner.With a soft and encouraging smile on his face, he handed the iron box to Yue Yihuang's hand.

"This is……?"

"A picture of me and your dad."

Hearing this sentence, Yue Yihuang's hand holding the iron box trembled, and looked at his mother in surprise, but heard her say slowly:

"I have seen all those things on the Internet. Many people are questioning who your father is and what kind of person he is. But what they say is getting more and more outrageous. A while ago, a Chinese reporter stationed in Spain approached me and said that he hoped that I I can accept a short interview. I hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed to her. I want people to know that your mother's vision of people is not that bad, and you can't have such a handsome and wonderful son with those messy people. "

Hearing this, Yue Yihuang couldn't help laughing, and then looked at his mother helplessly: "I know, my assistant told me."

"assistant?"

"Yes, her name is Lin Ling, and she is responsible for some things in China for me. She told me about the interview you gave, and told me that no one expected you to look so young."

Yue Yihuang's words made his mother a little embarrassed, but as Yue Yihuang opened the iron box, her heart seemed to be suspended as if it was tense.

Yes, when Yue Yihuang was very young, she had already divorced that person.That happened when Yue Yihuang was six years old.And after that, she went to another city because of work. Due to many reasons, Yue Yihuang never saw his father again after that.This has also led to the fact that the 22-year-old, the hottest Asian player in football today, can't remember what his father looks like at all.

In Yue Yihuang's world, his father seems to have long been a servant who is far away from him and has nothing to do with his life.When he first arrived in Barcelona, ​​he felt strongly disturbed that he once hoped that the man he called his father would appear in his life, but he completely gave up that wish because of a quarrel that broke his mother's heart.

This word has been sealed in his vague memory for a long time.

And at this time, he saw the father again who couldn't remember what the other person looked like for a long time.

It was an unexpected, handsome face.

He has a slightly lighter complexion than bronze, deep eyes, and even has a wild and unruly temperament that is hard to see in the city today, but he shows his hearty smile to the camera.

Such a person, no matter where he is, is enough for people to see him at a glance in the crowd.

"This is...my dad? He looks...looks..."

"It's not like Han people, is it? His mother, that is, your grandma, is a Kham girl. Your grandfather met your grandma when he went to Tibet when he was young, and then he had your father. So you must not listen to Yihuang The group outside said your father is Korean."

Hearing this passage, Yue Yihuang couldn't laugh or cry.He just felt that his stepfather really took good care of his mother, so good that she appeared like a child again.

"I'm... quite surprised. Because I don't look like him. "

"Yes. You look more like me. In fact, it's a pity. A large part of the reason I married him was because he was good-looking. I always thought that if I had a son in the future, I could be like It would be nice if he was as handsome. However, my son is also handsome now."

Hearing this sentence, Yue Yihuang scratched his head in embarrassment, and then asked in a very relaxed tone: "Would you mind telling me why you separated in the first place?"

In this regard, his mother smiled at him, and then sat on the swivel chair in front of the desk.Seeing that his mother finally let go of her jealousy and wanted to tell him about the past when she was still young, Yue Yihuang quickly dragged a small stool, sat beside his mother, and listened attentively.

"Your father is very loyal among friends and very smart. When I married him, he had just started his own company. He was still a poor boy and had already made a lot of money in a few years. But when you were five When he was [-] years old, he took on a big project, a very big project. The bank took the initiative to loan him a lot of money, saying it was to fund his project. But I don't know why, that project encountered trouble, a lot of trouble. During that time, he went home every day without talking, smoking in the study until three or four in the morning before going to bed, and went out again early the next morning.

Later, the bank pressed him for payment.But all his money was invested in that project, and no money was returned to the bank.The bank repossessed the land he had used for the mortgage for the construction project.nothing left……"

"and then?"

"After that incident, his whole person changed. I advised him to find a more ordinary and decent job, and we lived a good life. But your father told me that he will stop doing business in the future, and being an official is better than being an ordinary boy. Hello people..."