This scoundrel!
Just then, the phone rang.
“Hello, please speak,” Huang Hao answered the phone, a hint of impatience in his voice.
The other end of the line was silent for a moment, then a somewhat aggrieved, yet cautious voice came through.
“Did I disturb your work?”
Huang Hao was startled and quickly checked the caller ID; it was indeed Lin Kexin.
“No, no, no, no, no, no! Just now, Li Jianqin was showing off his Christmas holiday to me, but I have matches those days and no time, it’s so depressing.”
Hearing Huang Hao’s string of denials, Lin Kexin couldn’t help but giggle again.
This man always made her laugh so easily, she couldn’t even maintain her composure!
Lin Kexin said “Oh” as if she understood, then asked:
“Christmas is in a few days, and this is my first time celebrating Christmas abroad. I wanted to ask if you were free to go together, but it turns out you have matches to play!”
“Ah! Yes, yes! I just happen to not have a match on Christmas Day! I can take you to a really fun bar!”
“That’s great! Then you get back to work, Mr. Coach, see you on Christmas!”
With that, Lin Kexin happily hung up the phone.
Unbeknownst to him, this girl seemed to have already walked into his heart and occupied a very important position.
After an easy 3-0 away win against Aldershot, Huang Hao’s team returned to Cambridge overnight, and the next day was Christmas Eve, with the players eager to go home.
Although there were only two days until the next match, Cambridge United, who had already achieved thirteen consecutive victories in various competitions, generously gave the team a day off so the players could relax.
The next day, Huang Hao slept in, the continuous labor had indeed made him feel a bit tired.
He got up in the afternoon, had a quick lunch, sent a message to Lin Kexin, and then drove to St. Mark's Hospital.
As soon as Huang Hao arrived at the hospital, he saw Lin Kexin walking towards him from a distance.
Today, Lin Kexin was wearing a red dress, with her hair tied in a ponytail, exuding the unique elegance and beauty of an East Asian woman with every gesture, drawing glances from everyone.
Huang Hao quickly got out of the car, opened the door for Lin Kexin, and welcomed her in.
Then he joked:
“Luckily I’m not famous yet, otherwise if the paparazzi caught us, they’d definitely say I was on a date with some big star!”
Lin Kexin, who had just settled down, immediately laughed upon hearing this, then tilted her head and looked at Huang Hao, asking:
“Am I beautiful?”
Against the backdrop of the red dress, Lin Kexin’s skin appeared exceptionally fair, and her beautiful, clear eyes, framed by long eyelashes, gazed at Huang Hao, as if striking his very soul!
“Beautiful!”
After saying this word, Huang Hao quickly lowered his head to start the car and drove towards London.
Soon after, he heard Lin Kexin’s giggles once more.
Soon, the two arrived in front of a bar in central London, where the Christmas events were very rich; Li Jianqin used to bring him here often.
Just as the two were about to push the door open, a man’s voice suddenly came from behind them:
“Huang Hao!!!”
Huang Hao turned his head and saw them! Li Jianqin and Ouyang Bing!
This was truly awkward!
At “The Churchill Arms” pub in Notting Hill, the owner, O’Brien, meticulously decorates the pub for Christmas every year for over 30 years.
This year, 90 Christmas trees were erected outside the pub, adorned with as many as 21,000 colorful light bulbs, and the childlike owner even decorated the pub’s rooftop with reindeer lights.
Inside, on the sofa by the street-facing window, sat two men and two women.
The two men were silent, instead watching each other with a meaningful gaze.
Meanwhile, the two ladies chatted animatedly about their own topics, occasionally covering their mouths to giggle.
“You’ve got some nerve, Huang Hao! I invited you, and you said you were busy!”
Li Jianqin broke the silence between them.
“Would you believe me if I said this was an accident?”
Huang Hao said with a helpless expression.
“Accident my foot! What’s going on here? I didn’t see this coming!”
Li Jianqin tilted his mouth towards Lin Kexin.
“What’s going on here? Didn’t you introduce her to me?”
Huang Hao, in turn, glanced at Ouyang Bing.
“You ignored her, so as a good brother, I had to step in. Well, over time, feelings developed.”
Finally, Li Jianqin conceded.
After that, the two clinked their glasses together, everything unsaid.
The four, after leaving the bar, quickly arrived at the nearby Hyde Park in London, where the annual Christmas market has a beautiful name: Winter Wonderland.
The Hyde Park Christmas Market, famous throughout London, was bustling with tourists at that moment.
Over 200 small, dazzling wooden cabins were also set up here, offering a variety of traditional handicrafts.
As soon as Lin Kexin and Ouyang Bing entered the market, they seemed to transform into two innocent little girls, holding hands, bouncing and weaving between the different wooden cabins.
Huang Hao and Li Jianqin, meanwhile, could only follow behind, carrying bags, looking miserable.
The enormous and magnificent Christmas trees, the colorful candies and handicrafts, and the sweet aroma of mulled wine permeated the air.
All of this seemed no different from previous years, yet Huang Hao felt this year was particularly romantic.
It wasn’t until they reached the giant 70-meter-tall Ferris wheel that the two girls stopped their shopping spree, demanding to go on the Ferris wheel to enjoy the scenery and rest.
What else could be said?
Li Jianqin eagerly paid, earning them some rest time.
The Ferris wheel thoughtfully provided private cabins, and after the door closed, the Ferris wheel slowly started.
From the nearly hundred-meter-high Ferris wheel, the scenery of Hyde Park was completely visible.
Especially at night, accompanied by the twinkling stars and neon streets, it felt as if one were flying in the air.
At this moment, Lin Kexin had abandoned her noisy shopping demeanor, quietly admiring the beautiful scenery outside the window.
Inside the small cabin, even their breathing could be clearly heard.
“Mr. Coach, thank you, I’ve never had such a happy Christmas.”
Lin Kexin broke the silence first.
“You’re welcome, I’m very happy too.”
“Really?”
Lin Kexin tilted her head again, looking at Huang Hao.
“Yes! Really happy!”
Lin Kexin saw Huang Hao nod very affirmatively, looking serious.
She smiled sweetly and looked out the window again.
“Mr. Coach, what are your wishes for the New Year?”
Huang Hao was silent for a moment, as if genuinely thinking hard.
“First, I hope to defeat Manchester City in the New Year and then lead Cambridge United to successfully promote to the English Championship League!”
“Wow! Manchester City seems very strong, right?”
“That’s right, they are one of the strongest teams in all of England.
We’ll meet in the FA Cup next week.”
“Oh~ Besides football, Mr. Coach, don’t you have any other wishes?”
Faced with Lin Kexin’s persistent questioning, Huang Hao, who was usually so aggressive on the field, fell silent once again.
“I hope to find a beautiful girl to witness history with me at Cambridge United.”
This time, it was Lin Kexin who fell silent.
This man, who was always a bit slow-witted around her, finally timidly said something that made her heart flutter!
“So, have you found her?”
“I think I have! She’s with me on the Ferris wheel right now!”
After saying that, Huang Hao gently held Lin Kexin’s hand; it was very soft and smooth.
So soft, like a lotus bud that had just sprouted, and so smooth, like a dewdrop on a lotus leaf that would fall into the pond with a gentle breeze.
Lin Kexin did not resist; a warm current also flowed from her palm into her body.
“Mr. Coach, let’s make a bet!”
“Huh?! Bet what?”
Huang Hao didn’t know why Lin Kexin suddenly thought of betting.
“If your team really defeats Manchester City in a few days, I’ll be your girlfriend!”
Huang Hao’s heart instantly sank by half!
A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea!
Are you rejecting me?
“Becoming your boyfriend seems very difficult! I feel like you’re rejecting me.”
Huang Hao spoke his mind directly!
Lin Kexin saw Huang Hao’s somewhat aggrieved look and giggled again, even bending over with laughter!
After a long while, Lin Kexin finally stopped laughing, then looked at Huang Hao adorably.
“Mr. Coach, I believe in you! You are a very manly man.”
With that, she leaned forward and lightly kissed Huang Hao’s cheek!
“This is the deposit! Go for it!”
Just then, the Ferris wheel slowly opened its cabin door, and Lin Kexin lightly hopped out, linked arms with Ouyang Bing, and ran into the distance.
Li Jianqin saw Huang Hao still stunned inside and pulled him out.
“Crazy, what’s wrong with you?!”
Huang Hao looked at the retreating figures of Lin Kexin and Ouyang Bing, and said thoughtfully:
“I’m thinking, we’re playing Manchester City in a few days.
For the sake of my excitement, Sven-Göran Eriksson, you must lose!”
“He’s crazy, he’s really crazy!”
Li Jianqin looked at Huang Hao, his face filled with four big words: Unbelievable!