"Keke, wake up.

"It's not to wake you up, you open your eyes and look at me, I'm leaving."

"Huh?"

I rubbed my eyes, Miller carried her school bag, put on her coat, and changed her shoes and socks, completely in the posture of going out.

"It was a bit sudden, but I had to go. I'm back in my hometown. ”

What? Am I dreaming?

"You can go to class in a while and go to the competition with everyone in the afternoon. Say hello to Tao Tao for me. By the way, don't forget the bookmark that Yue Yin gave him. Remember? As he spoke, he shook my hand on the quilt. I hadn't fully woken up yet, and his hands were so cold that I couldn't tell if it was reality or a dream. The curtains were drawn tightly, the lights were not turned on, and at dawn, everything in the dormitory seemed to sway, like a slow-moving clock, ticking, empty and long.

"Don't think about me, don't rush to contact me, I'll tell you anything." His voice was a little choked, and my eyes widened and I realized that he must have cried not long ago, and both eyes were wet.

"It's still early, you can sleep a little longer. Goodbye. ”

"Don't go! Don't leave me! ”

I didn't have time to think about whether it was a reality or a dream, so I sat up from the bed as if I was sick, and hugged Mi Le, as if if if I didn't hold him, he would dissipate like a shadow in front of my eyes.

"It hurts, it hurts! Ke Ke, you let go of me! It hurts to death! He cried out, crying more pronouncedly.

"Don't go! Why don't you want me anymore! Am I doing something wrong? Don't go! I change, I change everything! You can do whatever you want me to do, don't leave me alone, I can't stand it. I can't live without you! Please! ”

There was nothing I could do but cry. It's like a dream. I can't say clearly, maybe I have vaguely thought of a possibility in my mind - everything from the first year of junior high to the present is just a dream of nothingness. There is no Mi Le, no Ye Ruiyang, no teachers and partners, only myself, a lonely self. And now that the dream is waking up, Miller is saying goodbye to me, and I'm going back to the abyssal darkness of three years ago. I couldn't let go, it was my last chance, I didn't want to fall back again, it was too dark and too cold there. Maybe this is my fate, I will be punished, but I am not afraid, I am unwilling, I will do my best to grasp the last straw, and I will not let go of death.

"Then you promise me one thing." His voice sounded softly, like from a dream.

"You say, you say, I promise 10,000 pieces." I sniffled, but my hand still wouldn't let go.

"After that, I can only lie in bed for two minutes at most. May I? ”

"Not a minute! If you tell me to get up, I'll get up, okay? ”

"You said it yourself, don't regret it."

He smiled. I cried even harder. I'm so happy. This means that he is not leaving, and he will not want me anymore.

"Fool Koko. It's not like I'm not coming back. He hit me on the head with his forehead. Under this undoubted impact, I touched my head in a bit of confusion.

Probably not dreaming.

"I don't want to leave you, I haven't bullied you enough." He stuck out his tongue and wiped his eyes indiscriminately, "It's also my fault, I'm a little anxious, and I didn't say it clearly." I'm sorry. ”

I sat on the bed and stared at him blankly, as if waiting for the verdict.

"A quarter of an hour ago, my father called me and said that my grandfather had fallen in his hometown, which was quite serious, and he didn't wake up. I have to go home, maybe tomorrow, maybe in a few days. Dad drove me up and was already at the school gate. I guess there are a lot of things to do after I go back, and it's not convenient to contact. Don't worry, play well, I'll tell you anything. I just can't go to the game in the afternoon, so you can apologize to the coach and everyone for me. ”

Again, I hugged Miller tightly. He hugged me too. Your grandpa must be fine. I said to him. He nodded. Take care of yourself. Wait for me to come back. Let's go first, Daddy is waiting for me. Wait a minute, I'll take you to the gate. No, you can rest well, it's still early. You'll also have to attend classes and compete. But I'm just going to send it. Don't worry, I'll be safe, looking at the road and looking up at the top. Be careful yourself, brother.

What do you call me? I was a little stunned, as if it was another person's voice, coming from a corner or crevice in a dream, I don't know.

Ke Ke. What else could I call you?

I guess I heard it wrong. After being alone in the room for a long time, I realized that Millet had really left. "I'm in the car, don't worry." "Have a safe journey, your grandfather will wake up soon." After sending this sentence, I threw my phone aside. I think I woke up and wasn't dreaming.

He left without warning, just as his grandfather suddenly fell without warning. How much is really going on in this world while I'm asleep? I thought about it empty, and I burst into tears again for no apparent reason. Maybe I'm afraid, I'm afraid that something will happen to Mi Le's grandfather, and I'm afraid that Mi Le's family will meet something on the way back in a hurry. For a moment, I felt that it was dangerous to put my foot outside the quilt, so I shrank in and wrapped the quilt tightly. Normally I'm not so timid, but it's an early autumn morning, the sun hasn't fully risen, the curtains haven't been opened, and I'm more scared than at noon. Maybe I was woken up unprepared. Anyway, I cried and cried and fell asleep dizzily, and when I woke up, I found that I was almost an hour late, so I simply skipped my morning cram school.

Skipping class, thinking about it, it was the worst thing I ever did on that long Saturday.

After hiding in the dormitory and writing my homework, I went to the cafeteria for lunch, and happened to meet Ye Ruiyang and Brother Chuan after class. Needless to say, Ye Ruiyang asked me with a hippie smile and righteous words, saying that I not only learned to skip class, but also brought good students like Mi Le badly. Before I could answer, Brother Chuan said that Ye Ruiyang wanted to skip class more than anyone else, but he had a thief's heart but no thief's courage. A cross talk started again, and when they got tired, I told Mile about it. As a result, the small talk ended instantly, and everyone was silent. It wasn't until he got on the school bus that Ye Ruiyang spoke, saying that the new middle school is now a branch of the first middle school, and this time we are like an elder brother going to his younger brother's house, but we must get the three points in our hands steadily.

"It's not as simple as you think. Do you really think that Xinjian is your little brother? Brother Chuan laughed, "If I am a classmate of the branch school, can I not try to prove that I am not worse than you in this department?" ”

"So what? Taotao is still on the other side, let him help us and let us in. Ye Ruiyang glanced at him unconvinced, turned his head and saw that everyone was looking at him, and suddenly lost that momentum.

"Tao Tao is not such a person." I said, "He's going to play seriously." ”

"Okay, just kidding, don't take it so seriously." He spread his hands helplessly, came to my side, and said that the two of us should defend well today and don't give him a chance. I gently turned the No. 24 bookmark in my hand, smiled and nodded at Lao Ye.

To respect Taotao, you have to try to make them unable to score a single goal. Thinking silently, I couldn't help but find that I had walked to the referee's side, and Tao Tao, who was also wearing the captain's armband, was waiting for me to shake hands and pick sides. We both smiled and hugged. His swarthy face was more energetic in the morning light.

"Long time no see."

"You too. Come on. ”

"Well, let's do it together."

It seems that he is still one of us, and I hope that everyone will not have illusions when they are on the field. He asked me to guess the heads and tails of the coin, and when I said heads, he became tails. In the sunshine of the end of October, the coins of fate are thrown high, and the first meeting between the two teams on the edge of the cliff is a battle of life and death. On the opposite side, the home team kicks off first. Everyone shook hands and went back to half-time.

Despite having almost identical uniforms and emblems, there can only be one winner between the white jersey of the Chasseur and the green jersey of the dandelion. Only by scoring three points can you survive in the group of death. We have to survive, for the sake of the team, and for the sake of Miller, who can't come.

Hopefully, by the time the team wins today, Miller's grandfather has woken up peacefully.

It's game on!

Miller's absence has revived the troubles we had at Polytechnic last season, as we lost a qualified starting right wing-back. The coach completely adjusted the formation and formed three central defenders with Ming Ming, Chuan Ge and Ye Ruiyang. In the midfield, Luka is on the left, Yan Xi is on the right, and Xuexue sits in the middle. On the front line is Mu Zheng's single arrow. When the coach announced that Luka would start and Xiaoqi would come off the bench, our No.17 still didn't look good, but he didn't say much. I went out of my way to pat him, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Xiao Qi still has some opinions about Luca, mainly because he doesn't know Luca very well, so he has to take his time. The priority today is to win the game after all, and he has it.

In addition to Mi Le, Xu Mu did not come to the away game. Yue Yin helped her take leave, saying that it was her menstrual period. There were only 16 of us.

As Brother Chuan said before the game, the strength of the new construction is unusual, and it is much stronger than last year's experimental middle school. Their No.11 striker is short and very thin, but he has a great sense of the ball, and the defenders are a little difficult to keep up with his pace and frequency. With his little flat head, he always burrowed around our line like a loach, constantly harassing us. The defensive problems are increasing little by little, but our attack is not improving. Luka's crosses were ridiculously wide on several occasions, with one unguarded cross coming straight off the line. Yan Xi had a delicate through ball, but Mu Zheng was stuck by Taotao and couldn't catch the ball. Our no.7 stumbled a few steps and fell into the box, and the referee naturally didn't award a penalty. He was not dissatisfied or complained, but just shook his head very helplessly and got up by himself.

He seems to twitch a little? It's too far away for me to see. It's not too cold today, why did he shiver for no reason? Still not feeling well?

The strategy of the new build-up against us became more and more evident as the game progressed - defend, defend. "Put the bus", I now understand the meaning of the word. At one point, they played with a back five, leaving only the number 11 up front. When we first set foot on the battlefield, they had built strong fortifications, and today they are still reinforcing them, trying to pierce our weak underbelly with the occasional opportunity. Perhaps the opponents are a little bit behind us on paper, but they make up for it with tireless running and uniform discipline. Tao Tao is the commander of the new attack and defense, and his current style of play is a bit like Yin Rirong, who is the core of the midfield who controls the team's attack and defense, and wears the No. 10 jersey that matches the captain's armband. He is no longer silent, but constantly communicates with his teammates and coordinates the entire defensive line. In just a few months, from a defender to a new core, Tao Tao is the most improved of all.

And what about ourselves?

"Focus! Beware of that little ghost! ”

My roar was a true portrayal of the helplessness of the whole team in the first half. The offense continued to be weak, the defense was often distracted, and the haze since the two consecutive defeats did not dissipate at all. The confidence and spirit of the whole team were worn out little by little under the opponent's An Rutai defence, as if the attacking players did not believe that they could deliver the ball in place, and the shooting action was all hesitant. No. 11 successfully won the ball with the assistance of Tao Tao, and a light person passed the ball, and actually directly passed the ball. The latter tried to foul and stop the attack, but when he stretched his foot, he didn't even trip the person. The number 11 on the left side of the box had a good shot and I was going to save the ball off the line.

"I'm not a little ghost! My name is Jiang Xiaofei! You've memorized it for me! The imp shouted at me as he went to pick up the ball. A nameless anger appeared in his heart, anxious and annoyed, but there was no way to respond. It was too bad for us to have five or six shots on goal in the first half, all of which were not as threatening as the one that the imp had just come. Wake up, guys. I was silent on the corner kick defence. Do you have to concede a goal to play? But if we really lose it, can our sluggish spear really pierce the shields of the other side?

The corner was taken off and I didn't choose to counter-attack quickly in the first place. The opponent's retreat was methodical, watching every potential counter-attack point. There are no good opportunities, and I can only reorganize the attack when everyone is far away.

Too bad. And we only have 30 minutes left. A draw doesn't make sense at all, we're two games away from second place, is it a luxury to qualify from the group? When the whistle blew for the first half, the sun hit my forehead blindly, and I covered my eyes with gloves. It has to change a little, but what should we do? It is difficult to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm by shouting and directing alone. It's a stagnant pool again. What the hell is wrong with us? Why is it so confusing?

The coach didn't say anything at halftime, just asked Xiao Qi and Ah Hui to warm up on the field, and told the starters to have a good rest. I felt like I needed to say something, but everyone was tired. The opponent's strong defense is like a piece of kraft candy, sticking to everyone and dragging everyone to exhaustion. I'll talk about it when it's time to play. I thought so and went out to find the bathroom. I want to wash my face, make myself more energetic, and think about how to arouse everyone's fighting spirit under the cold water.

It would be nice to be able to motivate everyone with practical actions. But I'm the goalkeeper. Like the last game, we need to attack, keep attacking, and only attack can survive. But the defense line led by Tao Tao was so impermeable.

"Are you okay? Don't force it anymore, I beg you, really. ”

"No, I can't. This game has to be won. If you don't win, it's really over. ”

"You dare! Keep playing and you'll be done yourself! Let the coach replace you! If you don't listen to me, I'll call your mom right away! ”

"This is my last game......"

"You're insane! Stop talking nonsense! Are you trying to drive me crazy first? ”

"Calm down, learn, calm down. Don't be so loud......"

I froze at the bathroom door. The voice of learning is so loud that it's hard not to hear it. And it's a bit dumb, people only do this when they're anxious and sad, like I did this morning. Mu Zheng's tone was very calm, but it was similar to the previous half-time substitution, revealing a message: tired.

"You're going to let me be willful for the last time. This is the last contribution I can make for you. ”

"I won't give it!"

"Don't cry."

"I didn't cry! It is the smell of disinfectant water in the toilet that is pungent to the nose. ”

I bit my lip and could almost hear my own heartbeat.

"Mu Zheng." I couldn't help but walk in from outside the door, the two of them were startled, looked at each other, and I quickly continued, "Do you want to continue playing?" ”

Nod.

"You're all right, right?"

He shook his head vigorously. Xuexue pushed him hard and didn't move. Although his voice was tired, and his running on the field was rather heavy and slow, what I could see in his piercing eyes this afternoon was not the sluggishness of the past, but the unwavering fire. He didn't give me a verbal answer, but at this moment, I could feel that he was incredibly willing to continue fighting on the field.

As long as a warrior wants to fight, he cannot be kept away from the battlefield. For some reason, I remembered that person. He couldn't play with me on the pitch anymore. Only this time, I saw the unwillingness and longing in Mu Zheng's eyes, as if I saw his eyes, those eyes that I couldn't open again because of me. I found him, from another person.

Perhaps it is the cruelest to leave Mu Zheng on the field at this time.

"Then let's do it together, but this will definitely not be the last." I don't know what happened to Mu Zheng, I just know that I have to walk up and hug his heavy body.

He hugged me too.

"yes, definitely not the last." Xuexue repeated in a daze.

"You guys should enjoy this curtain call."

Mu Zheng smiled, smiling very easily, without a trace of fatigue and fear. I stayed where I was, watching him out the door in an almost looking up posture and walked towards the locker room without hesitation. The corridors on both sides were unlit, and it was pitch black, like a tunnel in the distance, except for the white daylight that shimmered in the windows at the end. Mu Zheng's figure blurred in the darkness, and he was walking towards a place where there was light.

I began to believe in a daze that he was telling the truth about the "last time" and "curtain call".

The game will soon be back in action. I didn't say anything to Xuexue. The coach only emphasized one point: we have no way back except for victory. Xiao Qi came on the scene to replace Luca, and Le Ben and Li Wenqian were still warming up. Maybe when we have to, we can add a few new defenders and we'll have a few strikers.

It's finally time to make a desperate bet. Come on!

In the first half of the second half, we started the most fierce scramble to build and rebuild the fortifications. Like a wounded lion, Mu Zheng swooped at the enemy's ramparts with his claws, despite his disheveled pace and frequency. He ran back and forth in the front court, and his enthusiasm was higher than his previous studies, and his partner was naturally not to be outdone. With the two of them in the lead, the opposition had a lot of problems with the ball and transmission, and we also got a couple of shots up front. Xuexue sent a through ball after a successful counter-attack, breaking through the newly built two-layer defense in one fell swoop. Mu Zheng's start was a little slow, but he still received the ball before it went out of the baseline. From a tight angle, he faced the new defender and fired a shot at the near post. The ball flew towards the goal with the roar of a lion, and the new goalkeeper gave up his hand and the ball hit his glove. A miraculous save. Mu Zheng's shot was almost perfect, but Lady Luck was still not on our side.

Time waits for no one. We took the initiative on the pitch but couldn't find the back of the net. After successfully taking over our chain of offensives, Xinjian gradually had the respite and began to calmly defend and counterattack again. Physical strength is limited, it slips away little by little, and even the invincible lion will be powerless when the sun begins to go west. Halfway through the second half, Mu Zheng's running weakened a lot, and our front court once again fell into a dead silence of old age. And Jiang Xiaofei, the sword hanging over our heads, he once again got the opportunity to threaten our city, using the speed advantage to force Ming Ming to foul, and the referee finally took out a yellow card to our central defender. A well-placed wide set-piece, Xinjian pushed half of the players into our box for the first time in the second half. This is their chance to score.

Death has to keep this ball. I thought. For Mi Le, and for Mu Zheng. It's almost time for us to knock on the door of the new build, and we can't concede the ball at this time. If they want to step past our goal, they should step over my corpse. My whole head is hot.

The set-piece was driven out, and Tao Tao grabbed the landing spot in the crowd and headed straight at the goal. I tried to save the ball but it didn't go far and there was a chance to make a stoppage. I saw the man in the green jersey get the ball in the gap and rush to the ground, firmly holding the ball under the outstretched hands. After defending it, you should immediately observe if there is a chance to counterattack. But the people around me did not disperse, and I was about to get up, only to find a commotion in the dark shadow that enveloped me. As if I had been hit by a huge rock, there was a pain in my left arm, and my hand subconsciously loosened.

Oh no, I couldn't have let go. The ball was sent into the net by the shadow that hit me.

Am I still scared?

And so it is again! Why?

When my brain went blank, I didn't even feel any pain. When he came back to his senses, he only heard Ye Ruiyang yelling at the referee. Doesn't that blow the goalkeeper? He said as if he had pushed the man who had kicked me. Ming Ming and Brother Chuan pulled him down. He was really angry, and Tao Tao came over to persuade the player who wanted to kick people to apologize to me. The man seemed to say sorry, but I didn't care. Ye Ruiyang also complained to Taotao twice, saying how do you become the captain, whether you are playing football or kicking people. The referee gave a yellow card to Ye Ruiyang and the man. I stood up in a distraction and only asked one question, did the goal work? The enforcer shook his head.

Breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain, are you okay? Do you want to make a substitution? ”

It was Mu Zheng who stepped forward to ask. His face is so pale, he doesn't look like the most sunny number one striker in the team. The coach also shouted to me from a distance, and when I turned my head, I saw that Zhao Rui had already come down from the bench to warm up.

I also want to continue fighting, fighting with Mu Zheng. As long as there is a breath left, there will be no retreat. And there's no time to make substitutions, now there may be only ten minutes left, or even less. So, I answered you in the simplest way. Lying on the ground with your left hand behind your back, you did three one-handed push-ups with your right arm.

In fact, my left arm still hurts a little. But I can persevere. It's amazing that I forgot to cry out in pain.

The game resumes. After a short hiatus, the whole team seemed to be rejuvenated. In an attack on the right flank, Yan Xi received a long pass from Ming Ming. His form was also quite sluggish today, and this time he stopped the ball widely, but he accidentally shook off the players who came to defend. "Stop the ball three meters away" mistakenly became a human ball, Yan Xi's brain turned quickly, quickly caught up with the ball into the penalty area, and faced the central defender and goalkeeper who made up the defense, he completed the cross in the human gap. Neither the defender nor the goalkeeper touched the ball, and it raced to the back.

With a cheetah-like sense of smell, Mu Zheng appeared there. In the past, it would have been a neat and tidy goal. But his confidence and physical condition don't seem to be enough to sustain him in the countless moves he's done in the past. He stopped the ball with his left foot, but it didn't stop too well, and the ball deflected a little to the right side of his body. The new goalkeeper and centre-back both pounced and the opportunity was fleeting, and in a flash of lightning, he used an awkward shot: he threw his body onto the turf and shoveled the ball towards the goal with the tip of his right foot. At the same time as Mu Zheng fell to the ground and shoveled, the two newly built defenders also pounced on the ground like hungry tigers, and the three of them were like three stone pillars that fell with a bang. Between the dust raised, everyone witnessed the unhurried movement of the ball across the goal line.

Finally break the ice! Whoever scores at the moment will kill the game! The goal was not very exciting, from the instigation to the goal, it was accompanied by mistakes from both sides, stumbling, and not much to watch. But for us, it is a long drought, a small sapling to grasp before falling into the abyss. After two consecutive defeats, the first win is finally within reach. Mu Zheng has once again become our hero, and last season's Golden Boot was a wasted name. No matter how sluggish his state is, as long as he is given a chance, the white sword can turn into a galaxy and pierce through the long night.

But Mu Zheng didn't celebrate at all. He just barely stood up with the support of Xuexue and Xiao Qi, and his two fingers rotated weakly in front of his chest. It was a gesture asking for a substitution, and the teammates shouted at the bench.

What happened to Mu Zheng? Probably just tired? I hope so. Hope.

But the coach replaced him and Xuexue. He Honghui and Leben appeared at the same time.

Can't be distracted! Mu Zheng worked hard to bring us the lead, and we must not fucking let the victory run at the end! With the little time left, we were able to come together. And the new construction that suddenly lost the goal is also difficult to organize an effective attack in a short period of time, Tao Tao and Jiang Xiaofei each had a shot, but they were far from the goal. In stoppage time, Yan Xi even gave up on attacking the penalty area after winning the ball, and slowly took the ball to the corner. Two and a half minutes of four-minute stoppage time were consumed by him and Xiao Qi, and the legendary corner kick area protection was vividly demonstrated by the two of them using dribbling skills, but behind this was a kind of helplessness and embarrassment. Maybe in the past, I would have dismissed this kind of delayed play. But now, my only wish is to hold on to the three points and keep the team alive. Protecting the ball in the corner area is not a foul and is more sportsmanlike than swindling or deliberately kicking the ball high. [1]

Maybe Ah Hua is right, everyone has changed. But at the final whistle, all I did was raise my hands and yell as hard as I could. We have been hoping for this victory for too long, but luckily it came. Compared to so many victories in the past, this victory was not perfect at all, and it could even be said to be quite a fluke. But the winner is the winner after all, and the three points are real.

But what happened to Mu Zheng? I didn't shake hands and ran straight to the bench. Mu Zheng and Xuexue are not there.

The coach looked at me with a very serious gaze. She said, you go and shake hands, then pack your things, and I will be waiting for you at the school gate. You are the captain, we will take a taxi to the hospital to see Mu Zheng later.

Hospital?

The expression on my face seemed to freeze.

That's right, I asked Huang Minxue to take him to the hospital in a taxi. You move quickly, don't drag. With that, she turned and left the court.

A bad premonition crept up on me. The words "last show" and "curtain call" kept flashing in my mind, and my eyes went black.

"Koko!" Someone slapped me from behind, it was Taotao.

"Congratulations. Is Mu Zheng okay? Why didn't I see him? ”

"I don't know. Go and see him with the coach right away. I replied with a stunned look. He immediately asked me to wait a moment. I stayed where I was and didn't move. Tao Tao pushed Xiao Pingtou in front of me, it was the No. 11 Jiang Xiaofei who asked me to remember his name.

"Come, you say it again to others." Tao Tao said like a big brother, and said earnestly to his teammates who were a head shorter than him.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to kick you." He hung his head, "I want to play football." ”

"Forget it! Didn't you kick our captain in the arm? Ye Ruiyang came out from behind me. I smiled and put my arms around my partner's neck and said it was okay, let him go back to the locker room to rest first.

Actually, I couldn't even see who kicked me. When Jiang Xiaofei obediently stood in front of me, I looked at him carefully. He was short and thin, and his protruding bones looked stiff. The brother shouted politely, I don't think he meant it. So I looked at him and said again that it was okay. After hearing this, he turned his head and slipped away, completely lacking the momentum of asking me to remember my name on the field.

Tao Tao apologized to me again on his behalf. I suddenly felt like a big family member who was in a difficult situation, with a bunch of children.

But why did the shoes we gave to Tao Tao wear on Jiang Xiaofei's feet? I was so focused during the competition that I didn't realize that the shoes on Taotao's feet had been replaced by a pair of old shoes, and the laces on the two feet were not the same length. Is it this that he is wearing these shoes to lead his teammates to carry our attack for more than 50 minutes?

I asked about Tao Tao's shoes. I was a little anxious, because there was no news about Mu Zheng's situation. But I asked anyway, I want to know. As a result, I put in more time. Tao Tao told me that he gave the shoes to Xiao Fei himself. Xiao Fei only had a pair of sandals before, and it was impossible to wear them to play football. The jerseys and pants are all issued by the team, and only the shoes have to be prepared by themselves. But Xiaofei couldn't afford to buy a pair of rubber-soled shoes for 20 yuan at a stall outside, so he couldn't come to the competition and training. If Tao Tao doesn't give him the shoes, he won't have a chance.

Can anyone not even afford 20 dollars? We won this game today and we had 20 bucks, and nobody took it seriously. But for a junior who is only one or two years younger than me, it is as difficult to climb as a moat.

Didn't his mom and dad give him money? I asked.

He doesn't have mom and dad. Tao Tao said.

Yes. I pursed my lips and swallowed hard. The throat is a little uncomfortable.

He was adopted by relatives. After finishing elementary school, his family was not going to let him go on anymore. But the teacher from the branch school went to their house and took him to the school again. There are also a few juniors in the school team who have similar experiences to him.

Oh. I nodded. It seems that he can't think of anything to say or do other than nod. In fact, in detail, just like Ye Ruiyang said, Xinjian is now our branch school, and Xiaofei is also my own student.

We are actually students from the same school.

Don't be too upset. It's going to be fine. Although Xiaofei's current results are not very good, playing football can be regarded as a way out. He's quite talented, and he usually sprints. In the future, you can strive for a national second-level athlete, or become a sports student. I'll help him too. Tao Tao put his hand on my shoulder, and he was comforting me again.

Football, it means different things to everyone, just like everyone's life and destiny are different. For Mu Zheng, perhaps he is willing to fight everything to win for everyone; For Xiaofei, this may be the only way for him to change his fate. What is it for me? Just the spice of life, a small episode of life, a tool to find self-touching? Compared to them, am I living too happily, even a little frivolous?

What am I doing here? It's been almost fourteen years, and I've figured out nothing, and I've made mistakes that I can't forgive.

I sat down on the turf. Everyone went back to the locker room, and there weren't many spectators in the stands. It was just me and Taotao, and before hurrying to the hospital to visit Mu Zheng, I made a decision and slowly untied the laces of my sneakers. It was given to me by my parents before the start of school, the latest style. Spray-painted, vibrant colors dance on both sides of the sneaker, giving it a sporty vibe.

"Taotao, I love cleanliness. So, if Xiao Fei doesn't dislike it, you can give him these shoes. It's pretty new, I've been wearing it for two months. I lifted my shoes in the air, blushed and shook my shoulders, "If it doesn't fit, or if he doesn't like it, you can give it to other students who are in difficulty, you can wear it yourself." ”

"No, Ke Ke, I didn't mean that, besides, Xiao Fei will definitely not be able to accept your things......" He didn't take it, shaking his hands again and again, as if he wanted to try to explain to me.

"Alright, good brother, I understand. You can give it to him, after all, those shoes are gifts from all of us, and I want you to wear them back. I smiled at him, "My previous shoes fit well, but they're so new, I'm a little unused to them." ”

"Then you can go to the locker room and change your shoes and give them to me." He still frowned in embarrassment. There's no time for ink. I shoved my shoes into his arms and said that I was going to see Mu Zheng. After speaking, he ran towards the locker room, not caring that he only had a pair of socks left on his feet.

[1] Corner kick protection is a relatively normal way to consume game time, and many strong teams will also use this method to defend the victory in the final moments of the game. "Lying on the grass" (lying on the field to delay time), deliberately slow down when making substitutions, and delaying set-pieces are also methods of delay, the latter two will receive yellow cards, and the "lying grass" itself is more controversial. What Ke Ke accepted was really just protecting the ball in the corner area.

Group A Round 3

Jiangyuan Foreign School 3:1 Jieqi Middle School

No. 1 Middle School Branch 0:1 Jiangyuan No. 1 Middle School

Jiang Yuan Foreign School 3 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses, scored 10 goals, conceded 4 goals, goal difference 6 goals, total 9 points

Jieqi Middle School 2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, scored 6 goals, conceded 6 goals, won 0 goals, accumulated 6 points

Jiang Yuan No. 1 Middle School 1 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses, scored 6 goals, conceded 7 goals, goal difference -1 goals, total 3 points

No.1 Middle School 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses, 1 goal scored and 6 goals conceded, goal difference -5 goals, total 0 points

Data within Jiang Yuan's No. 1 Squadron

Scorer charts

The number of goals scored by the player

Mu Zheng 2

Yan Xi 2

Ye Ruiyang 1

Millet 1

Assists

Player assists

Yan Xi 2

Millet 1

Huang Minxue 1