Chapter 171 Cabella's Holiday

Having finished the match against Chievo, Chen Hero's 2009 season came to an end.

The team disbanded the next day, and everyone was given a holiday.

Of course, they wouldn't be able to rest for long, because on January 6th, Napoli would be playing their eighteenth league match, and the team would have to reassemble before that.

They wouldn't even be able to celebrate the New Year; they would have to return to the team for training to prepare for the league.

Chen Hero still didn't plan to go anywhere. The time was too short, and he wouldn't be able to have many days back home, so he simply didn't go back to avoid the hassle of traveling back and forth.

He planned to use these few days of vacation to learn a few more tricks from Inzaghi in the copycat space, just like last year.

At the same time, he also had to give Cabella a holiday. After all, she had been with him for a year and needed a break as well.

Cabella was packing her luggage in her room. There wasn't much to pack since she was only leaving for a few days and was still in the province of Naples, not going far.

Chen Hero stood at the door, watching her busy.

Ever since that Christmas dinner, he always felt strange when he was with Cabella. There was something extra in his heart, and it was these things that caused the change.

Watching Cabella put clothes into her suitcase, Chen Hero suddenly asked, "Um... when are you coming back?"

Cabella replied while packing, "Reporting to you on the thirty-first."

Chen Hero breathed a sigh of relief—he was really worried that Cabella would leave and never return. Because of that incident, he always had such worries deep in his heart.

"I was afraid you wouldn't come back, heh heh..."

Cabella stopped what she was doing, turned around, and looked at him, "Why wouldn't I come back?"

Chen Hero was stumped by this question.

"Uh..."

"Are you planning to fire me?" Cabella continued to ask.

Chen Hero quickly shook his head, "Absolutely not! I... uh, it's just that you mentioned before that you were planning to end your contract with me, and I was worried that you would this time... ah, that, have similar thoughts again."

"I won't leave you until I'm one hundred percent sure you're safe." Cabella said, looking at Chen Hero.

In the past, Chen Hero wouldn't have thought too much about it. It would have been perfectly normal for Cabella to say this, but now... he couldn't help but wonder if Cabella meant something else.

Make sure I'm one hundred percent safe?

Chen Hero's lips moved, but he didn't say anything. He changed his mind and said in his heart: That's probably not easy...

"Are you really not going on vacation?" Cabella asked.

Chen Hero nodded: "I've been tired for a year, and if I run out to take a vacation, that's not relaxing, that's looking for fatigue. I'll just rest at home for a few days and sleep in."

Hearing this, Cabella opened her mouth as if to say something, but Chen Hero quickly said: "Don't worry, this time the situation you saw last time will definitely not happen, that was an exception..."

Chen Hero was referring to the mess Cabella saw after returning from last year's Christmas holiday: a kitchen full of unwashed dishes and a bathroom full of dirty clothes.

"I can still wash dishes and clothes," he said a little embarrassedly.

Cabella closed her mouth again.

Finally, after packing everything up, Cabella closed the suitcase and picked it up.

Walking to the door, Cabella stopped and turned around to say to Chen Hero, "Merry Christmas in advance, Mr. Chen."

Chen Hero was a little surprised, but he immediately responded, "I wish you a Merry Christmas too, Christine."

Cabella nodded, opened the door, and walked out.

"Goodbye, Mr. Chen."

"Goodbye, Christine."

After seeing Cabella off, Chen Hero turned around and looked at the empty living room. He suddenly sighed.

Christmas alone...

Forget it, let's go to the copycat space!

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The whistle sounded, and everyone's movements stopped. They stood in place like puppets—Chen Hero didn't feel this way before, but after having Maldini and Inzaghi with their own consciousnesses by his side, this feeling was generated and became more and more obvious.

"Hero, you seem a little distracted today." Inzaghi said to Chen Hero after walking onto the field with a whistle in his mouth.

"Really?" Chen Hero asked.

"Very much so." Maldini nodded beside him.

"Uh... maybe I'm just not used to being without someone by my side all of a sudden."

"Who left?" Inzaghi asked.

"I guess it's that beautiful bodyguard, right?" Maldini said. He had the most contact with Chen Hero, and the two of them often chatted, so he naturally knew some things about Chen Hero.

Chen Hero nodded.

"It's just a bodyguard leaving, it shouldn't make you so absent-minded, right?" Inzaghi felt that Chen Hero was overreacting.

Maldini suddenly laughed beside him, "Heh heh heh heh."

This laughter and reaction fully proved that he was a high-intelligence virtual creature with his own consciousness, not an NPC limited by the program.

After laughing, Maldini asked Inzaghi, "Do you understand now?"

Maldini's laughter made Inzaghi suddenly realize: "Ah, I understand!"

Chen Hero had a black line on his face—it's not good when the NPC is too smart...

"What do you guys understand!"

"You can't bear to see the bodyguard leave."

"Nonsense, if she leaves, who will cook, do laundry, and take care of me..."

"Using a bodyguard as a nanny, I think you're the only one who can do such a thing." Inzaghi sighed.

"Still a beautiful woman." Maldini added beside him.

"Beautiful woman? Then you're simply wasting God's gift!" Inzaghi exclaimed.

Chen Hero glanced at him sideways.

Inzaghi thought for a while, then said to Chen Hero, "I have a suggestion, Hero. Don't work too hard this Christmas holiday."

"Hmm?"

"Even if you stay here for twenty-four hours, it won't make much sense. You're not short of these few days. You should still go out and relax."

"No, I think my time is tight and not enough at all..." Chen Hero shook his head and refused Inzaghi's suggestion.

"You're only twenty-one years old, Hero, your career has just begun, how can your time be tight? Do you want to conquer the world tomorrow?" Inzaghi asked him. "Let me tell you, Hero, people who don't know how to enjoy life won't enjoy football. When you enjoy football, you'll have all the achievements."

"Uh... I think I'm quite good at enjoying life..."

Inzaghi patted Chen Hero on the shoulder: "Holidays are for vacation, not for extra training, Hero."

Maldini also agreed: "Just like money can never be earned enough, and football can never be practiced enough. Even if you're made of iron, you can't practice like this, Hero. You're very, very, very hardworking, and I also know why you work so hard. But you're doing very well now. So go on vacation and relax. In your current state, continuing to train won't have much effect, except for brushing up on experience points."

Chen Hero lowered his head and was silent for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Inzaghi and Maldini smiled at each other.

"Merry Christmas, Hero, have a good time."

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When Chen Hero got off the plane, he took a deep breath as if to feel the romantic atmosphere of this country.

Yes, he had come to Toulouse, one of the tourist destinations in France.

Choosing France as his vacation and relaxation destination was purely because of its reputation. Maybe he could even have a romantic encounter...

"French chicks, I'm here!" He howled in his heart.

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After settling down in the hotel during the day and having dinner, Chen Hero planned to go out for a walk and find a place to have fun, just like Inzaghi said, to relax.

Of course, he had also done his homework. Before coming, he searched online for famous nightclubs in Toulouse.

One name impressed him deeply—"Shanghai Night."

Why deeply? Because it was the only Chinese name among a series of foreign names, making Chen Hero feel very kind.

Due to limited time, he didn't have time to carefully look at the information about this nightclub, and only remembered the name and address. Moreover, he felt that information is not as good as experiencing it yourself...

He hailed a taxi and told the driver in English that he wanted to go to "Shanghai Night."

The taxi driver turned his head to look at his guest, then nodded as if he suddenly understood, turned back, and started the car.

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Chen Hero stood at the door, looking up at the sign. The name was "Shanghai Night," but the style of the store didn't seem to have anything to do with "Shanghai" or "China."

It seemed to be another one of those "selling dog meat under the guise of a sheep's head" things that are very common in Europe. He was a little disappointed. But since he was already here, could he just turn around and leave without even going in to take a look? Although it might not be the kind of nightclub Chen Hero thought it was, it was still a nightclub. Where couldn't he have fun?

He pushed the door open and entered...

Five minutes later, the door was knocked open, and Chen Hero fled out of it in a panic.

A group of strong men waved behind him: "Don't go, baby! Let me take good care of you!"

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Chen Hero didn't stop until he had run to a place where no one was chasing him. He leaned against the wall, out of breath and still in shock.

What bad luck, he just wanted to have some fun, but he almost became someone else's fun...

He couldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death, "Shanghai Night" was actually a gay nightclub! He suddenly remembered why the taxi driver took a special look at him when he said he was going to Shanghai Night...

When he first went in, he just thought the customers in this nightclub were strange. Men and men were sitting together, and women and women were huddled together, which was very rare. He didn't realize what it meant. It wasn't until he was taken to the toilet by someone and that person showed that thing to him that he suddenly woke up, smashed open the door, and ran all the way out...

Damn it! This is too unlucky!

He spat on the ground.

Should he just go back like this?

Of course not, after being so frightened, he always had to find a way to calm his nerves, right?

When he looked up, there was a brightly decorated nightclub across the street, with neon lights in the shape of the American flag on the signboard, and the huge name of the store—"American Space."

There was a nightclub called "American Space" on the streets of a French city. Chen Hero found it very interesting.

But... could this be another gay nightclub?

Chen Hero, who had been bitten by a snake once, decided to observe at the door first.

When he found that the men who went in and out of it were all holding female companions, he was finally relieved.

He tidied up his appearance and walked towards this American Space.

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ps, the last day of December, the last day of 2011, after casting today's monthly ticket, everyone will step into the doomsday together!

Anyway, the world is coming to an end, in order to be free from worries, everyone should cast their monthly tickets!