spent a pleasant Christmas Eve at the University of North London, and Chen Xi also slept very sweetly that night.

The pure love with Eva before made Chen Xi, who was a veteran of the festival before the crossing, enjoy it very much, and even had an urge to turn back as a prodigal son. But the next day, a phone call pulled him back to reality.

"Hey baby, Merry Christmas!" As soon as the phone was connected, Cheryl's pleasant voice came from the other end.

"Merry Christmas, baby!" Thinking of Cheryl's coquettish appearance, Chen Xi couldn't help but perk up.

"Can you spend Christmas with me today?" When Cheryl said this, she looked a little pitiful.

Chen Xi then remembered that Cheryl, who lives in Newcastle, is now working alone in London, and it seems that he did not choose to go home for Christmas. In this way, the two can be regarded as sympathetic. Therefore, Chen Xi immediately agreed to her request: "Okay, how about we go to your house to prepare a Christmas dinner?" ”

"Okay!" When Cheryl heard Chen Xi agree, her tone was full of excitement.

The two met for a romantic lunch at a French restaurant, and then went on a shopping spree like a couple at a supermarket near Cheryl's house.

Holding the arm of a beloved man and going to the supermarket is something that any normal woman loves to do. Cheryl is no exception, in this warm environment, she even fantasizes about the situation after she and Chen Xi get married like a little woman.

But she knew it was just an unrealistic idea. Although he has been with Chen Xi for a while, the two have no clear relationship, and their careers have just started, and they haven't thought about it that far for the time being. So, she just quietly enjoyed this moment of warmth.

The two didn't stay in the supermarket for too long, after all, they were both public figures. During Christmas, I don't know if those annoying paparazzi are on holiday, so the two don't dare to blatantly expose themselves to outsiders.

Needless to say, Chen Xi is now one of the most popular young stars in the Premier League. As for Cheryl, she also became a household name after participating in a reality show called Popstars in early December.

The song "HaveYouever" she sang on the show touched the hearts of the judges, not only made her enter the group girlsaloud, but also left a deep impression on the audience with her sweet appearance.

Cheryl's career has made significant progress, which makes her feel good. However, she also knows that with her exposure and fame increasing, she may not be able to get in and out of the right way with Chen Xi as before.

Although the exposure of the relationship between the two is undoubtedly of great help to her star career, the reading surname she has cultivated since she was a child still makes her resist becoming popular in this way.

After Chen Xi and Cheryl returned to Cheryl's home with large bags and small bags, they began to prepare a sumptuous Christmas dinner.

Although Cheryl is a female star, she is not the kind of delicate woman who comes out early to work the contrary, she is also the same as Chen Xi, she will often cook something she likes to eat in her spare time.

Therefore, the two can help each other well in the kitchen, and the cooperation is very pleasant.

Since Chen Xi is not familiar with the practice of Western food, most of the time, he plays the role of a helper.

He was surprised that such a fashionable beauty with a surname as Cheryl could skillfully go to the kitchen. Thinking about the beauties he met before the crossing, there were very few of them with this kind of "traditional skills", which made his cooking skills marketable.

Of course, Chen Xi will not let Cheryl be busy alone. After Cheryl made a few must-have dishes for Christmas, he also cooked a Chinese dish and showed his hand well.

The two of them prepared a Christmas dinner, although they were a little busy, but they also felt very fulfilling. Visiting the supermarket together and cooking together also allowed the two to enjoy some ordinary happiness.

After more than half an afternoon, the two finally put the dishes on the table.

At the dinner table, the two had a heart-to-heart conversation. This allowed Chen Xi to understand Cheryl's situation in detail.

Her parents never even married, and when she was eleven years old, her parents broke up, leaving her with a younger brother.

Then her mother found a new father for her, and she had three more half-siblings.

The complicated family relationship made her very readable and a little rebellious since she was a child. She was an out-and-out bad student at school and eventually dropped out at the age of sixteen.

After dropping out of school, Cheryl decisively left Newcastle and came to London alone. With her excellent appearance and dancing skills as a child, she achieved good results in some beauty pageant competitions and successfully entered the modeling industry.

Over the years, she has been relying on some income from shooting advertisements and magazine covers to support herself.

Cheryl spoke unreservedly about her disgraceful childhood and adolescent life, which made Chen Xi feel her trust in herself. He almost had the urge to tell her about the reality he had traversed.

Eventually, though, he resisted the impulse. Because he knew that telling Cheryl this fact would not do her any good to herself. Therefore, he just relied on his fused memories to talk about some of the past of this body.

The somewhat "similar" growth environment and recent situation of the two resonated with each other.

This kind of spiritual communication has brought the two people who had only physical ~ physical communication a lot closer before.

That night, Chen Xi stayed at Cheryl's house. Affected by the atmosphere before, the two did not stage a night of madness like last time at Chen Xi's house.

It's just that after the spring breeze for a while, the two hugged each other and slept -

The two-day Christmas holiday passed quickly, and on the morning of the 26th, Chen Xi and his teammates arrived at the training base on time to participate in recovery training.

To Hoddle's satisfaction, the results of organizing the players to weigh themselves before training did not come out of the ordeal. Although the weight of the two dozen players has increased somewhat after Christmas, it is within the normal range. After all, when Christmas is over, the players will inevitably eat some greasy food.

After only one to two weeks of scientific training, everyone's weight will basically return to normal.

On the 27th, Tottenham Hotspur welcomed the city rival Charlton Athletic at home.

Faced with an opponent who had swept away from home, neither Hoddle nor the players cared too much.

The game in White Hart Lane was also played without danger. Both teams seemed to have been affected by the Christmas holidays, with an assist from Chen Xi setting up the winning goal for Iverson to make it 1-0, giving Tottenham three points at minimal cost to continue leading the Premier League.

The win over Charlton Athletic left Tottenham in no mood to celebrate as they had to travel to Newcastle for their final game of 2002.

This game is undoubtedly a huge test for Tottenham.

Newcastle have been consistent this season, with a number of quality players in the squad to ensure the team's results, and St James's Stadium, which can accommodate more than 50,000 players, is a veritable devil's home. Previously, Newcastle had won seven in a row at home!

As soon as he entered the St. James' Stadium, Chen Xi felt a little depressed.

In addition to the frantic Newcastle fans in the stands, the distinctive white guardrails in the stadium stands are also uncomfortable to look at from the inside of the stadium.

From the perspective of people's visual habits, this guardrail design is easy to create an illusion of "surrounding". The home team's players are used to this environment, so it's the away team players who are disrupted!

This may have been a deliberate "trap" by the stadium's designers.

In fact, many famous European stadiums have "traps" of one kind or another.

Tottenham's White Hart Lane's access to the visitors' dressing room is much narrower than the home team's, which tends to give the visitors a feeling of uneasiness that affects their mood from the start.

The lawn at Old Trafford is slightly sloping, high on the left and low on the right, but it is difficult to detect with the naked eye. So, when it was Manchester United who picked the side, they would always choose to attack from left to right in the first half.

The 'trap' at Anfield Stadium is their famous sign 'This is Anfield', which appears to be a welcome to the visiting team, but is in fact a strong psychological hint to the visiting team.

In addition, famous stadiums such as the Bernabeu and Camp Nou also have such and such "traps".

Obviously, any team knows the importance of home advantage.

Feeling the oppressive atmosphere, Chen Xi suddenly felt that the team's final battle of 02 years might not be so easy to play.

In this game, both teams played as much as they could.

Newcastle starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: GivenDefenders: Aaron Hughes, O'Brien, Brambo, BernardMidfielders: Solano, Jenas, Dier, RobertsForwards: Bellamy, ShillerTottenham Hotspur starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: KellerDefenders: Karl, Ledley King, Richards, Tarico Midfielders: Simon Davis, Redknapp, Clemens, Edison Chan Forwards: Iverson, Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur have several players unavailable due to injuries and suspensions, but the quality of the benches is not very different.

As soon as the game began, Newcastle launched an onslaught under the leadership of their leading goalscorer, Alan Shearer.

Their luxurious midfield line-up combined with the aggressive style of play arranged by the famous coach Robson Sr. made the Tottenham backline difficult to cope with for a while.

Less than fifteen minutes into the game, Tottenham's goal was breached!

Wales fast Mabellami used his domineering speed to tear through the Tottenham Hotspur defence, knocking the ball across the penalty area, Shearer's powerful bombardment made it too late for Keller to make a save, and he could only watch the ball drill into the goal!

The score fell behind, so Chen Xi and his teammates stepped up their attack, hoping to equalize.

But with the terrifying atmosphere at St James' Stadium and Newcastle's frantic attack, Tottenham's attack was difficult to play. Chen Xi can only fall into a situation of fighting alone.

Newcastle's defence doesn't have any stars, but the overall defense is very good. Although they failed to restrain Chen Xi, they cut off the connection between him and his teammates very well.

Coupled with the brave play of their Irish goalkeeper Given, who defused Chen Xi's threatening shots several times, Tottenham Hotspur has not been able to break through the goal of Newcastle, but at the last moment of the first half of the game, Newcastle seized a counterattack opportunity to expand the score!

This time it was Dier on the right, and the England international was not much slower than Bellamy, and his powerful breakthrough made Tarico unguarded, and the cross after the bottom found Shearer in the middle, allowing the England legend to score a brace!

Tottenham could only go into the break with two goals down.

After a midfield adjustment, Tottenham's attack finally improved in the second half.

Chen Xi also used an inward shot in the 10th minute of the second half to penetrate the gate guarded by Given, and pulled back a point.

Tottenham went from strength to strength after the goal, with several threatening shots coming close to equalising. But he missed the goal again and again!

With Tottenham dominating, Newcastle scored again!

Still the veteran Shearer, he had a brilliant assist with a header from the edge of the box!

Bellamy, who was inserted at high speed, stabbed the ball into the net before the attacking Keller, 3-1, and Newcastle extended their lead to two goals again!

At this time, there were only ten minutes left in the whole game, and Tottenham Hotspur was in an unprecedented predicament!

Although Chen Xi is still working hard to create opportunities, his teammates have squandered these opportunities again and again!

It wasn't until injury time that Iverson converted Chen Xi's assist into a goal with a header.

In the three minutes of stoppage time, Tottenham made the final swoop, but this time, they couldn't pull off a miracle and the score remained 3-2 until the end!

Tottenham's 11-game unbeaten run in the league came to an abrupt end and were overtaken by Manchester United, who won behind them, to move one point into second place in the table.

The 32-year-old Shearer, who shone in the game, set a new stat for the 350th of his career, leaving behind him record after record in 550 appearances for the Newcastle striker in 550 Premier League appearances and 250 for the Magpies.

Newcastle United have also extended their home winning streak to eight.

And if Tottenham wants revenge, they can only wait until White Hart Lane a month later!

(To be continued)