After walking through the vicissitudes of industrial civilization for a hundred years, London is like a beautiful woman who has washed away the lead, full of temptation to lie on the alluvial plains of southeast England, not seeing a little of the vulgarity of the industrial revolution, and looking at the elegance of the Middle Ages and the elegance of the modern city.

At night, the Thames River is shrouded in the usual wisps of mist, making the distant night scene hazy. The ship with its glittering lights came out of the mist, stopped for a short time in sight, and then disappeared into the mist in the distance. The hazy London Bridge rises and falls, like a wheezing dragon, crawling on this distant river, guarding this ancient and moving city.

Looking at such a beautiful scenery in front of him, Shao Yifan felt even more sad in his heart.

"I don't know when the next time I'll see something like this again." Shao Yifan said with a sigh.

"Are you really going to China?" Catherine asked sadly.

Shao Yifan nodded. Just after this afternoon's match against Brazil, he and his dad found a café and the two talked for a long time. This time, neither of them got angry or angry, but just calmly said what they thought. After the talk, Shao Shiping took Shao's mother Woolf back to Manchester first, while Shao Yifan stayed, and he planned to spend another night in London.

"He convinced me," Shao Yifan said of the outcome of this afternoon's negotiations, "so I should leave after dealing with this side of the matter." ”

Catherine gently rested her head on his shoulder, was silent for a while, and then asked, "When will you be back?" ”

This time, Shao Yifan was also silent, and after a while, he said: "My dad and my mom will quit their jobs here and go back to China with me, so ......"

"Okay, that's it. Say no more. Catherine interrupted. At some point, her eyes became a little moist, and silent tears blurred her vision. However, the night seems to be the best cover for it all.

However, no matter how well you hide, you can't hide from the people you care about. After a while, Shao Yifan felt the gently twitching shoulders of Yiren beside him, and his heart suddenly ached, like a hammer slammed into his chest. I saw him turn around, hug her tightly in his arms, and then kiss the bitter tears in her eyes with his lips.

He will never forget that early autumn morning long ago, the boy who scored the goal for the United teenagers smirked as he looked at the crowd on the sidelines, and the girl in the crowd who happened to be passing by happened to be eye-catching.

The beauty of that girl had made him embarrassed to look at him directly. With long blond hair, a tall figure, and a beautiful face, he is like a favorite of God.

And that girl is not like that. She has always looked down on any boy, and for the first time, she was moved by a person of the opposite sex; She has always been cheerful and generous, but for the first time, she has become so shy; She has never cared about anything, but for the first time, she cares about all the information of a person.

She began to slowly inquire about the boy. Manchester United talent, captain of the Red Devils, top scorer in the team, Chinese mixed-race ...... Each of these labels fascinated her.

So, after struggling for a long time, she finally came to Manchester United's training camp on an ordinary afternoon. Standing on the way the player must leave, waiting for the figure. There is shyness, joy, and anxiety about the unknown.

"Hello, my name is Shao Yifan. Yes...... Can you get acquainted? To her surprise, it was he who took the initiative to greet her. Of course, she wouldn't know how much courage he mustered up for this at that time.

"Hello, Shao Yifan," she said the name Shao Yifan very fluently, and happily introduced herself: "My name is Catherine." ”

Since then, or rather, some time earlier, Catherine's classmates have noticed that she has become a little different. Catherine, who had always been rude, willful, and lawless, began to become mild-mannered. Later, when they found the boy who was following Catherine, it dawned on them that she was in love.

Maybe the beginning wasn't as beautiful and romantic as a fairy tale. But it was a boy, about a city, a large part of the memory.

"Hey, you weren't so violent before!"

"If I used to be like this, would you be able to take the bait?"

“……”

Catherine, who was snuggled in the arms of her beloved, recalled the aggrieved appearance of Shao Yifan when she was bullied by her, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but hook up a smile.

Bang!

"Ouch! Why are you hitting me?! Shao Yifan, who was immersed in love, suddenly hit his head.

"Hmph, I want to hit you! Isn't it possible? Catherine got out of Shao Yifan's arms and said unreasonably with a pout.

"......" Shao Yifan was a little confused. And Catherine was secretly happy in her heart.

"You bad guy! Now you don't want me! I'll beat you to death! Saying that, Catherine hit Shao Yifan with another series of critical hits.

And Shao Yifan could only stand there helplessly and bear her fists. I'm used to it anyway.

The bridge of London Bridge parted again, and a ship with flashing lights crossed the bridge, through the fog, and sailed into the unseen distance.

……

The report of England's 3-1 Brazil national team was sent back home, instantly shocking many fans.

You know, no Chinese have ever been able to penetrate the door of Brazil three times! And it's a game, a hat-trick! Even if it's just a national junior team game, it's enough to be amazing.

However, more shocking news is yet to come. Soon, the news of Shao Yifan's withdrawal from the England national junior team quickly spread around the world. Not only England, but also in the East, caused a great shock.

As soon as the news came out, major domestic media forwarded it one after another, and pointed out that this talented teenager of Manchester United is likely to return to China in the near future! This has generated more widespread attention and discussion among fans.

"Haha, Chinese football is saved!"

"At the expense of the superior conditions of England, return to the motherland, good!"

"There is hope for breaking out of Asia!"

"Hat-trick against Brazil! I want to ask who else?! ”

"I really want to see him in the national team jersey!"

For a while, public opinion fell to Shao Yifan's side. All sorts of praise and touting come and go.

Of course, there are also sane fans.

"The Chinese football environment is still too poor, and it is unrealistic to rely on Shao Yifan to save Chinese football alone!"

"That's it. Football is an eleven-man sport! ”

“……”

This is the first time Shao Yifan has caused such a big impact in this ancient country. But now, he hasn't gone back.

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