Chapter Forty-Eight: I'm Willing to Wait

Zhang Jun and Yang Pan have reached a new agreement with the club, and they have a new agent, which has already appeared in the newspapers. After the world football broadcast the Dutch album, the country set off a small **, and then this craze for Zhang and Yang began to fall, the media has noticed this phenomenon, today's Chinese football environment is too disappointing, and it is thankless to spend a lot of effort to report on domestic football. Today's sports newspapers need a "g-spot" to stimulate the interest of a wide range of readers, making it easier to get money out of their wallets. The birth of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan in the Netherlands naturally satisfied the expectations of the media and readers, but there is no so-called enduring news in the world, and Zhang and Yang are no exception. So, after the initial madness, the enthusiasm of the masses began to decline.

The media certainly didn't want this to continue, so they did everything possible to find more attractive and shocking news. Now, they're all set on Saturday's 'highlight' – Ajax hosting Warrendam, the current top-ranked Dutch giants and the biggest dark horse of the season so far. It is indeed very interesting, the Dutch national television has decided to broadcast the game, and CCTV5 is also urgently negotiating with the Dutch side, hoping to get the live video after the game, and then find a time to broadcast it in China.

"Zhang Yang combination challenges Ajax!"

"China's twin stars are coming to the Amsterdam Arena!"

"The battle between the top of the list and the dark horse, Zhang Yang and the two have attracted much attention!"

"Dutch media prediction: the two sides draw, the Chinese teenager has a good performance!"

"The newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger, and the young dark horse vows to pick the overlord off the horse!"

……

Sophie stood in front of the newsstand, looking at the colorful sports newspaper, the sports section of the newspaper, she was a little dizzy.

Suddenly, a magnified color photograph appeared in her field of vision. She took a closer look and found that it was a sports edition of a tabloid that she had never heard of. The reason why that photo stood out on the front page of so many newspapers was simply because it took up a quarter of the page.

"The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass!" The bold bold bold font in red is the main title, and there is a line below it that is the subtitle: "Beautiful agent? Or a beauty lover? ”

Sophie hurriedly grabbed the newspaper, and the photo showed Zhang Jun, Yang Pan and the agent Hua Fang talking together. This photo was taken when Zhang, Yang and Hua Fang first met on the training ground, but it has not been seen in the newspapers, and Sophie is the first time she has seen it.

There is a small circle in the corner of this large photograph with Hua Fang's head in the circle, from which it can be roughly seen that it is indeed a beautiful woman.

The text reads: "...... has just become famous, and there are already beautiful women*...... What is the origin of this agent who calls himself Huafang? The reporter of this newspaper conducted many interviews and investigations for this reason, but did not find out her true identity...... Her purpose in approaching the two remains to be seen...... Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, and it seems that Zhang and Yang are no exception......"

Sophie jumped to read the report and felt a little ridiculous, just based on an ordinary photo of the three people, she deduced that the two had an affair with this agent, which was really funny! No wonder it's a tabloid!

She snorted in her heart, and put the newspaper back at the newsstand, but the newspaper was immediately picked up by another person: "Oh! Oh! There will be a scandal so soon! The man exclaimed with an exaggerated expression.

Sophie frowned and turned to leave.

Almost overnight, when Sophie passed by the newsstand again, she found that almost all sports-related newspapers had the same front page on the front page: "Zhang Jun broke the scandal!" ”

"Warrendam, the Netherlands, yesterday after a media revealed that the beautiful agent Hua Fang is likely to be the girlfriend of one of the two players, the reporter of this newspaper broke the news again, and one of them is likely to be Zhang Jun......"

“…… The reporter of this newspaper waited outside the apartment of Zhang and Yang and took a photo. In the photo, Zhang Jun and Hua Fang have just come out of the apartment, and the two are ...... close"

“…… After a little analysis, this matter is not groundless. Compared with Yang Pan, Zhang Jun, who has a gentle smile, is indeed more likely to be liked by female surnames, and Hua Fang is also a beauty, and a smile makes people feel good......"

In this way, we can explain why Hua Fang's appearance seems to have fallen from the sky. In fact, it's not surprising, it's just that Zhang Jun has been prepared for a long time, and his husband sings with his wife, which is not a strange thing in today's football world......"

"Hua Fang is nearly thirty years old, Zhang Jun has just turned twenty, and the difference between the two is almost ten years old. But that doesn't make an excuse to stop love from happening......"

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Sophie felt a wave of dizziness, and this time she was really dizzy. She couldn't understand why so many reports about Zhang Jun's girlfriend popped up overnight. The words are conclusive, and they are supplemented by photos as proof. In addition to some tabloids that have never been heard of, there are many well-known sports newspapers and magazines with national influence.

Sophie's simple heart naturally couldn't figure it out, because she didn't understand the cruelty of news competition. Since yesterday's report on the scandal of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan appeared in a certain media, the sales of other newspapers and periodicals have plummeted. So the CEOs were outraged, how could China's sports reporting situation be subverted by a tabloid? They called reporters in the Netherlands to dig up any clues about the scandal.

"Why do you only treat the same photo of three people talking as an ordinary picture with a caption, so that others can find news from it? Have you been doing all these years of journalism in vain? Be good at discovering the details of life, the details! Use your brains! Dig me out all the stuff behind these photos! ”

That's pretty much what the boss said to his men. As a result, Warrendam's Chinese journalists began a new round of crazy journalism competition.

While Zhang Jun and Yang Pan were eating dinner, they glanced out the window from time to time, and there were still a few reporters waiting outside who hadn't even eaten dinner.

"Isn't it just a game against Ajax? Is it worth it for them to forget to sleep and eat? Zhang Jun felt that in addition to the tension in the team recently, even the reporters were like big enemies, and they had flashing lights everywhere they went.

"Where does the news come from? Where did the salary come from without news? What do they take to eat without a salary? Yang Pan stared at the TV, "People are called having professional ethics and dedication!" ”

"Oh, by the way, why didn't you see Sister Hua today, where did she go?"

She said to run some errands and be back in two days...... What is this for, you ask? You won't be ......" Yang Pan looked at Zhang Jun and laughed evilly.

Zhang Jun hit it with a spoon, "Laugh at your size!" Sister Hua is ten years older than us, and I don't have a sister complex. Besides, I don't consider any female surnames except Sophie! Satisfied, right? ”

"Hehe, satisfied, satisfied! All you have to do is remember that there was Sophie. People are waiting for you in China, don't do anything sorry for her, otherwise, hehe! Dawn: All the boys and girls will tear you to shreds......" Yang Pan pushed the plate, "It's full!" ”

"When you're full, go wash the dishes!" Zhang Jun stood up and fell onto the sofa behind him, "I'll leave it to you." ”

Yang Pan muttered: "If you don't exercise after eating, you will become a pig's ......" and then packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen.

"Sophie......" Zhang Jun collapsed on the sofa, softly reading the name.

Sophie returned to the dormitory and lay down on the bed, staring at the top bed.

If the news she saw yesterday thought it was just a boring tabloid's boring move, then now almost all newspapers are unanimously saying that Zhang Jun and that Hua Fang are in a relationship, which can't help but worry her.

She had seen Hua Fang's photos in the newspaper, and it was indeed beautiful. She was almost thirty years old in the newspaper, but Sophie didn't look like a thirty-year-old no matter how she looked at her, and her figure and face were well maintained. Judging by her gestures and mannerisms, she should be a person who is highly educated and has a very strict family education. Her sudden appearance and background that even reporters can't find out also make Sophie very suspicious. Why did she approach Jang Jun? Why do you want to be their broker all of a sudden?

Anhui, China, and Volendham, the Netherlands, are indeed too far away. Even if there is a phone call in three days, a letter in two weeks, and a "Sports Weekly" three times a week, it still makes her feel a little distant.

I can see your face, but I cannot hear your voice; I can hear your voice, but I can't see your face......

I promised Zhang Jun in that snowy winter, can the two of them keep it? Zhang Jun is now a star, and he has become the hope of Chinese football, a headliner. I'm just an ordinary college student, unfamous, unnoticeable, will I start to be unworthy of him?

He has begun to live under the flashlight, and he still goes to class every day with his textbook, and sketches with a picture folder on his back after class, which are completely two different worlds!

"Sophie, then we might be separated for a while."

"Don't be afraid, I'll wait for you!"

……

Because I dreamed that you were leaving,

I woke up crying.

Watch the night breeze blow across the windowsill,

Can you feel my love?

When the day comes to old age,

Are you still with me?

Look at those oaths that lie,

Drift away with the past.

How many people have loved your youthful face,

Who wants to endure the ruthless changes of the years?

How many people have come and gone back in your life,

You can know that I will be by your side all my life.

……

The door of the dormitory opened "whew", and the roommate hurriedly walked in: "Huh? Sophie, are you? I just saw a lot of news about Zhang Jun on the Internet, and they are so boring! How can it be ......"

Sophie didn't listen to a word from her roommate, she was staring at the picture clip leaning against her desk, an unfinished landscape of the school's modern art center. There, green trees, green vines, white walls, bright sunlight, and two people, a man and a woman, sat on a bench. The woman was finished, but the man she was nestling up to had only drawn a rough outline with a pencil, with a little light color.

Every time I finish a painting, after a short sense of accomplishment, endless loss ensues. The painting he drew with his heart, but the person he wanted to see the most was not around. Teacher Zhou once asked Sophie why there was always a man and a woman on each of her paintings, but she just smiled and didn't answer. After seeing her work, students will cry out with envy: "Wow! It's beautiful! Excellent! Teacher Zhou would nod: "Well, Sophie, you have improved again!" ”

And what about him?

He's in Holland, he can't see.

The phone rang, and Sophie was closest to the phone, but she didn't answer. But the roommate ran over and picked it up: "Hey, who are you looking for?" Oh, wait, Sophie. ”

Sophie heard someone call her, and then came back to her senses: "Mine? ”

The roommate nodded and handed her the microphone.

Inside was Teacher Zhou's voice: "Sophie, this weekend I plan to organize people to go to Dashu Mountain to sketch, will you come?" ”

"Me? I...... Mr. Zhou, I'm not feeling well, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to come on weekends. Sophie lied.

"Is that so? I see you've finished drawing everything you can in school, and I want to take you out to see it, but if you can't come, forget it. Your health is important, so you won't be in class tomorrow night, right? ”

"Hmm."

"Alright then, pay attention to your body, you can rest."

Putting down the phone, the roommate asked Sophie strangely, "Are you feeling unwell?" Do you want to go to the hospital? ”

"No need." Sophie lay face down on the bed, buried her head in the pillow, and replied vaguely.

Zhang Jun's mobile phone rang, and it was Li Yan calling. "Hey, Zhang Jun, where are you now?"

"On the way home from the supermarket."

"Okay, you wait for me at home, I'll come up to you now." After speaking, Li Yan hurriedly hung up the phone.

"What's the matter?" Yang Pan asked him.

"I don't know, Li Yan asked us to wait for him at home. It's not going to be another interview, is it? ”

"Haha! I think he wants to come to eat, right? Yang Pan laughed.

As soon as the two of them arrived home on the front foot, Li Yan and Wang Hua followed with the back foot.

"Hey! Don't you want to come here again, do you? Yang Pan joked.

"Hey, hey! If it is done, I dare not refuse. Li Yan smiled, not caring about Yang Pan's words at all. They often make jokes like this, and they have long been used to it.

"I just arrived, and I haven't had time to cook yet. Seriously, what's the matter with me? Zhang Jun said.

As soon as he heard Zhang Jun say this, Li Yan began to laugh non-stop: "Haha! It's not for domestic counterparts! I received a call from the editor-in-chief, who insisted on me to investigate the truth about your scandal! Li Yan pointed at Zhang Jun and smiled.

"Me? My scandal? Zhang Jun pointed at himself, very surprised.

"Yes, the love affair between you and that beautiful agent Hua Fang. Some people analyze that there must be a reason why this Huafang suddenly appeared. Then analyze and analyze that you and her are in a relationship. Ha ha! ”

Zhang Jun and Yang Pan glanced at each other and laughed. It's probably the most ridiculous joke they've ever heard.

"Ho-ho! You think it's ridiculous, don't you? What's even more ridiculous is that the domestic sports media have blown up their nests, and the overwhelming reports are more than one that looks like the real one, and the evidence is more conclusive than the other, what is the same as what! Wang Hua smiled, "Ajax and your game have been fired, so let's create something like this to hype, haha!" ”

But this time, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan didn't laugh. "You say that the country is full of reports of this kind?" Yang Pan asked Wang Hua.

Wang Hua nodded: "Yes, surprised, right?" Overwhelmed, that formation scared the faint to death! ”

Li Yan took out a stack of papers from his bag, "This is a fax I received from China, and it is all related reports from domestic newspapers about this matter. See for yourselves. ”

Zhang Jun took it, gave half of it to Yang Pan, and looked at it himself. For a moment, no one spoke, and the room fell silent.

The more Zhang Jun looked at it, the more he sweated. What a joke! In his opinion, it is no different from a conspiracy! Almost every piece of news on this is conclusive, with a nose and an eye. The text and pictures match, the witnesses testify, and the detailed analysis and argumentation...... Even he thought that he and Sister Hua really had a leg. As the saying goes: three people become tigers. Zhang Jun thought of Sophie in China, buying newspapers was her "compulsory course", what would she think when she saw these overwhelming reports?

"You've read it, haven't you? The domestic media are crazy, and our publication time is the day after tomorrow, so the editor-in-chief called me and asked me to write an article...... Zhang Jun, are you listening? Li Yan saw Zhang Jun put down the information in his hand, and then reached for his mobile phone.

Yang Pan grabbed Zhang Jun's hand: "It's seven o'clock in the evening now, and it's one o'clock in the morning in China, do you think it's appropriate to call now?" ”

Zhang Jun hesitated for a while, then put the phone back again.

"What are you talking about?" Li Yan didn't understand what the two were doing.

"It's not a joke anymore." Yang Pan smiled bitterly at Li Yan, "It's a vicious rumor." ”

"Vicious rumors?"

"Zhang Jun already has a girlfriend and is still studying in China. Distance can produce beauty, but it can also create rifts. She may have seen ......"

Zhang Jun raised his head and asked Li Yan, "When will your newspaper come out?" ”

"The day after tomorrow."

"Can you please let me make a statement, I want to clarify the matter."

"That's why I'm here. Wang Hua, prepare the record. You say! ”

After sending Li Yan and Wang Hua away, Zhang Jun sat on the sofa and played with the mobile phone in his hand repeatedly: "Yang Pan, I think it's better for me to call Sophie." ”

Yang Pan turned his head to look at the clock on the wall, it was almost eight o'clock: "It's 1:47 a.m. in China, Sophie has already slept, and her roommate has also fallen asleep." You're not going to be able to hit it, right? I'll talk about it tomorrow if I have something to do, and I'll remind ...... tomorrow."

"But I can't wait!" Zhang Jun suddenly raised his voice, which frightened Yang Pan into a daze, "I can't wait!" I want to call Sophie right now, I don't care what time it's in the morning! Those boring people, boring newspapers, what will Sophie think when she sees it? Can she stand other people's gossip? ”

“…… Don't think of Sophie as too weak, she's a very strong girl......"

"That's because I'm there for her! I know her, Yang Pan, Sophie's strong side is only shown in front of me, just like she is also my pillar. We were so far apart, she was alone in school, lonely, facing all this boring shit! Zhang Jun slammed the stack of fax papers out of the table, and the papers fell all over the ground with a thud.

"I'm going to explain to her that I don't want a repeat of my freshman year, and this time I can't send her a tape or anything...... Misunderstandings are caused by not taking the initiative, and if I don't take the initiative this time, I will regret it for the rest of my life! ”

Yang Pan looked at Zhang Jun, who was getting more and more excited, and knew that he was really in a hurry. His deep longing for Sophie exploded at this time, and it couldn't be stopped.

"Okay, okay. You call her, I'll read the book. Yang Pan got up and went into the bedroom.

Zhang Jun watched Yang Pan walk into the bedroom, and he shouted, "Yang Pan, you shouldn't be angry with me, right?" Then he heard the sound of something falling to the ground in the bedroom, and then about ten seconds later, Yang Pan's voice also came: "Angry you are big!" I just don't want to disturb you two whispering! ”

"Huh? When did you change your mind and stop being a light bulb? Could it be that the filament is burning? ”

"Damn! Wordy! Hit Kombat! ”

Zhang Jun shook his head and smiled, took out his mobile phone, and dialed the phone number of Sophie's dormitory.

Sophie went to bed early, but she couldn't sleep again after waking up in the middle of the night. She stared at the unfinished campus landscape in the darkness with wide eyes, she couldn't actually see anything clearly, but she just didn't want to close her eyes.

The telephone rang in the dormitory late at night without warning, and the sound seemed to pierce the night sky and travel thousands of miles to Sophie's bedside. However, the bell is also very harsh.

Sophie was taken aback and hurriedly went to answer the phone, she was afraid of waking her roommate.

"Hello? Who are you looking for? ”

"Is it Sophie? I'm Zhang Jun. ”

Sophie was stunned for a moment, she couldn't believe that Zhang Jun would call at this time, it was early in the morning!

"Are you Zhang Jun? Are you really Zhang Jun? ”

"Can't you hear me, Sophie?"

Sophie curled up in the quilt, holding the microphone in her hand, her curled body trembling slightly, I don't know if it was because of the cold weather in the middle of the night, or because she was excited.

"I, I hear that...... What are you calling here for? Sophie put her head under the covers and spoke in a low voice.

"Sophie, I already know what happened. Those domestic media are too boring! I want to explain to you that I don't have that kind of relationship with Sister Hua at all! You, do you believe me? ”

"How do you know?" Sophie did not rush to answer Zhang Jun's question, but asked Zhang Jun rhetorically.

"It's Li Yan, the reporter I often tell you, he told me. I was in the Netherlands and didn't know what was going on in the country, so I ...... However, I have issued a statement to officially clarify the matter, and it should be in the Sports Weekly the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, nothing happened. I know that the Netherlands and China are so far apart that you are lonely at school alone...... I can't help you, I can't accompany you, I can't, I can't, I can only ......" Zhang Junlian said three "can't" and then fell silent.

Sophie was quietly waiting for the words that "only" followed.

Zhang Jun looked at the red bracelet on his wrist, raised his head and took a deep breath: "Sophie, are you still listening?" ”

"Yes, I'm listening." Sophie's gentle voice gently scratched at Zhang Jun's eardrums through the phone line.

"We're too far apart and too long, really. Never been apart for so long since we met you. I know that waiting too long is going to be alienating. I don't know if it's too early to tell you this, but I'm afraid I'll regret it if I don't......"

As if it wasn't cold anymore, Sophie stopped shivering, clenched the microphone in her hand, and waited quietly.

"Well, it's 8:10 p.m. Amsterdam time and 2:00 a.m. Yenching time......"

Sophie seemed to have returned to Millennium Night, and that day, she also said the same thing to Zhang Jun on the other end of the phone.

"Sophie, I love you. I want to marry you, will you marry me? ”

Sophie's body shuddered involuntarily.

"Sophie, I love you. I want to marry you, will you marry me? ”

Yang Pan held the book in his hand, leaned against the wall, and secretly peeked out. When he heard this, his hand let go, and the book almost fell to the ground, but fortunately he reacted quickly and caught the book with two fingers.

He leaned out again, Zhang Jun turned his back to him, and he couldn't see his expression at this time, but his waist was straight.

Sophie felt something slowly slip across her cheeks and drip onto the pillowcloth.

"Sophie, I'm waiting for your answer. Maybe it's too early to say this, but I'm going to give you a promise, will you marry me, Sophie? ”

Sophie may have imagined in her mind a thousand times that she would accept a marriage proposal, but she never imagined that she would accept a marriage proposal in the bed of her dormitory. It's really not romantic at all, but why was I moved?

Sophie didn't speak, and Jang Jun didn't speak, as he said, he was waiting for Sophie's answer.

This is indeed a big event, a lifelong event, anyone needs to think about it seriously, and once you say yes, it is a promise that two people will work together for a lifetime.

Would you like to?

"I ...... Yes, I do. Sophie's voice was as gentle as ever, but very firm.

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