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During the two days of preparation for the weekend league, Qin Xiong returned to Wardle Street earlier than usual in the afternoon. He wanted to see Sylvia a few more times, and he also wanted to help her share some of her work.
In Freddy's eyes, Qin Xiong was infatuated with a girl, but not to the point where he was head over heels for her.
For example, after dinner, Qin Xiong would return to his apartment and study Spanish step by step. He would not delay his career because of it.
Freddy was satisfied with his attitude. It was also one of the things he admired about Qin Xiong.
Sylvia and Qin Xiong spoke a few words every day, but they did not go too far and explore each other's private lives. Every time she got off work, Sylvia would glance at Qin Xiong's window. Sometimes, she could see a blurry figure wearing headphones and reading a book. That was Qin Xiong.
In close contact with Qin Xiong, one would never associate him with the star who indulged in luxury in nightclubs. Although Qin Xiong had been to nightclubs, he had never reached the state where he was one with the nightlife. It was all improvised by the entertainment reporters, writing about it in a special story.
On Friday afternoon, Qin Xiong returned to Wardle Street early. He called Sylvia outside the restaurant and handed her the ticket.
After chatting with her for the past few days, Qin Xiong was no longer nervous in front of her, but he was still very serious.
"These are the tickets for the Eredivisie match tomorrow afternoon in Alkmaar. If you have time and want to watch the match, you can go with your friends. Or, Dekoiz and Freddy will definitely be there. With them around, you will be safe."
Sylvia, who was wearing the restaurant's uniform, did not take the ticket from Qin Xiong's hand. Instead, she lowered her head and carefully read the contents of the ticket. This forced Qin Xiong to reach out his hand, but he turned his face to the other side. This was because he smelled the fragrance of her hair and was worried that he would show a rude expression because he was intoxicated.
Sylvia saw the contents of the ticket.
After noon tomorrow, the first match of the tenth round of the Eredivisie would be held at AZ Alkmaar's home stadium: AZ Alkmaar VS Ajax.
She had already seen it clearly, but she still maintained her slightly bent posture. She had fallen into a trance.
She didn't tell Qin Xiong.
Her father was a hardcore Ajax fan who had been supporting Ajax for more than thirty years. Her grandfather and grandmother were both Ajax fans.
Her mother, who had passed away ten years ago, was a fan of AZ Alkmaar.
She was the eldest daughter in the family, but she did not inherit the family's belief in football. From the day her mother passed away, her life was filled with two parts.
Work and study.
From a very young age, she began to help the shops in the neighborhood. When she was young, the friendly neighbors would reward her with food. When she grew up, she began to earn money.
And for her to be able to enter such a prestigious school like the University of Amsterdam, it could be imagined that she had to juggle her studies and do odd jobs. She really did not have much time for leisure and entertainment.
Could it be that football, for ordinary people, was not entertainment?
Sylvia came back to her senses and straightened her body. Suddenly, she saw Qin Xiong's face turned away, but his face was already red. That was clearly the shy expression of a big boy. Only then did she realize that her action of bending over to look at the contents of the ticket might have been a bit ambiguous. Suddenly, her beautiful face appeared to blush.
She raised her hand to stroke her blonde hair and smiled apologetically at Qin Xiong. She said, "I'm sorry, I have to come to the restaurant to help tomorrow. Recently, the restaurant's business is very busy. There are a lot of tourists from all over the world in the city. I don't want to ask for leave and make Dekoiz worry, so I'm really sorry. Next time, if there's a chance next time, I'll definitely come and cheer for you."
Qin Xiong retracted his hand and smiled. "I should be the one saying sorry. I should have known that you would be very busy with work. I didn't think about it."
Yes, when he got the ticket today, he only wanted to invite Sylvia to watch the game, but he didn't think about it calmly. Tomorrow was the weekend, and Amsterdam recently had a dance festival and a garden exhibition. The number of tourists coming here from all over the world suddenly increased. It was the busiest time for small restaurants, hotels, and other industries.
Even so, Qin Xiong was a little disappointed, but he did not feel too much. He had not been spoiled since he was young, so he would think more about other people.
He blamed himself.
Such emotions continued until he followed the team on their journey to Alkmaar.
Alkmaar City was just north of Amsterdam. It was very close. There was no need to take the train, they could just take the bus. Qin Xiong leaned his head against the window and thought about something.
After all, he did not understand Sylvia's life. That girl never seemed to have a moment of leisure. She was more hardworking than her peers, very hardworking, very hardworking!
But she did not have the aggressiveness that most hardworking people had. She was like an angel, treating people like a spring breeze.
Qin Xiong felt that it was a terrible decision to hastily invite Sylvia to watch the game.
Sneijder, who was beside him, suddenly pulled his arm and asked, "Is what Adrianse said true? He trained a Chinese player? "
Qin Xiong frowned and did not understand. He asked, "What do you mean?"
Snede passed the newspaper in his hand to Qin Xiong and said, "Take a look."
Qin Xiong took the newspaper and read it carefully. It was a local football newspaper in the Netherlands. It published the statements of the managers of the two teams at the pre-match press conference.
Kor Adrianse was the manager of AZ Alkmaar.
He and Ajax had a lot of history. First, he was from Amsterdam. Second, before he took charge of FC Alkmaar, Adrian was the manager of Ajax!
The way he left Ajax was also very cowardly. He had great ambitions but he did not achieve them. He only stayed at the club for less than a year and a half on a three-year contract before he was chased out by the board of directors and fans! It was a result of being betrayed by his friends!
Of course, the rich and powerful were cruel.
It was not hard to imagine that Adrian had a vengeful feeling towards Ajax!
However, most of the people who shouted were not capable and lacked etiquette. Westerners liked to pay attention to etiquette and pretend to be a gentleman.
The grudge between Adrian and Ajax did not need to be put on the table. During the press conference, Qin Xiong was more popular recently. When the reporters asked if he would focus on restricting Qin Xiong, Adrian answered the question and talked about how he trained a Chinese player almost 20 years ago. He did not expect that after so many years, a Chinese player would be successful in the Netherlands.
Qin Xiong looked at the name of the Chinese player that Adrian mentioned. It was a little familiar. However, it was a piece of history. He did not care and was not interested. He threw the newspaper back to Snede and said, "It should be true. There is nothing to brag about."
He turned his head to look out of the window again. His thoughts were interrupted. Suddenly, he looked up and fixed his gaze on the top of the car window.
Drip, drip!
Two drops of liquid rolled down the car window.
Drip, drip, drip!
Outside, it was raining!
The bus had already entered Alkmaar City. Qin Xiong turned his gaze and looked at the sky in the direction of the city. Over there, dark clouds covered the sky!
His facial muscles twitched unnaturally!
Ivan suddenly shouted in the bus, "Qin Xiong! Are you going to sleepwalk again today? "
As soon as he finished speaking, he laughed unscrupulously.
Most of his teammates on the bus also started to laugh out loud.
Everyone still remembered, Qin Xiong's performance in the match against FC Groningen was a mess!
Qin Xiong's facial muscles twitched, but his eyes were unusually firm.
He was not nervous.
But excited!
Uncontrollable excitement!
It's raining?
It's raining!
Today, it was inevitable that there would be a match in the rain!
Comain walked from the front to the back of the bus with a gloomy expression. He came to where Qin Xiong and Snede were. He poked his head in front of Qin Xiong and whispered, "Today will be a match in the rain. In order to prevent you from getting injured, I'll arrange for you to be a substitute. How about it?"
Comain did not openly attack Qin Xiong. Instead, he used the reason of protecting the player to tactfully let Qin Xiong avoid the match!
He was worried!
If Qin Xiong did not perform well, it would affect his condition and destroy his confidence!
In four days, AC Milan would parachute into Amsterdam!
At that time, he would need Qin Xiong! He needed a strong fighting Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong's eyes were bright. He shook his head firmly and said, "I'm fine. I want to play!"
Comain asked again, "Are you sure?"
Qin Xiong said loudly, "No problem! I've been waiting for this moment! "
Wherever he fell, he, Qin Xiong, would climb up from there!
Like a man, he would overcome the difficulties with his head held high!
When Qin Xiong's firm voice spread throughout the bus, all his teammates stopped laughing. It was replaced by a kind of seriousness!
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