According to the previous plan, Ollie and Zhao Gang would travel to Birmingham with Xia and her boyfriend.

As a result, Xia waited a long time, but Ollie didn't send her any information.

Didn't they agree to find a chance to hook up with Longguo Zhao when they went to Birmingham?

Was she delayed by something at the last minute?

Xia sent messages, but Ollie didn't respond, so she couldn't help but call to see what she was doing.

"Phone, phone..." Zhao Gang heard the ringtone and just opened his mouth to remind her when Ollie grabbed her phone.

Bang!

She smashed it against the wall.

The ringing stopped, but Ollie's voice was much nicer than the phone's ringtone.

From two o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock in the evening.

After several mid-game breaks, continuously breaking through the defense and scoring goals at such a high intensity... even a professional soccer player couldn't stand such a continuous match.

What's more, he hadn't eaten anything all night, and his stamina couldn't keep up.

"Hey, you've never been one to push yourself too hard, have you?" Ollie smiled, lying there, reaching out and pressing on Zhao Gang's shoulder as he tried to climb back up.

Yes, he never pushed himself too hard, but when it came to this, as a man, he would never admit defeat.

"I'll make you something to eat." Ollie reached out and pressed the somewhat stiff Zhao Gang back down, got out of bed and prepared to go to the kitchen, not forgetting to turn her head and give Zhao Gang a flying kiss.

Zhao Gang leaned on the bed with his right arm, lying on his side, and when Ollie went out, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell straight down.

"Whew... I need to work on my stamina." Zhao Gang moved his waist, and fell asleep in less than two minutes.

Ollie walked out of the bedroom, found the phone she had smashed, took out the SIM card, and switched to a spare phone.

"What's wrong with you? I almost called the police!" Xia's exasperated voice came over.

"Well... I'm not going to Birmingham anymore. You two go."

"Why?"

"Haha..." Ollie couldn't help but laugh heartily.

Going to Birmingham was just a means to an end, and since she had achieved her goal, why should she go?

"Oh... you must tell me all about it when you have time, don't leave out any details, understand? Including how he..."

"You're disgusting."

Ollie listened to the nonsense and finally couldn't help but hang up the phone, taking a Manchester City home jersey with the number 18 from her luggage.

More than an hour later, Ollie prepared dinner, and also took a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from the cupboard.

As soon as she pushed open the door, Zhao Gang opened his eyes and woke up.

It was good to be young.

His body's ability to recover was extremely strong.

Zhao Gang looked at Ollie, her hair a little disheveled, holding dinner.

She was wearing his blue number 18 jersey, her legs were long, and her toes were crystal clear.

It seemed she was only wearing the jersey.

"Hi!" Ollie walked over, put the dinner aside, and smiled brightly.

"Hi." Zhao Gang reached out and helped Ollie up, unable to resist looking at the jersey.

He couldn't help but remember the scene Xiluo had described to him before.

That guy really knew how to live.

Zhao Gang couldn't help but reach out and grab the hem of Ollie's jersey.

"Whoa! You don't like your own jersey?"

"I don't like my own jersey covering up beautiful things."

Zhao Gang's hands didn't stop, moving a little slowly, even trembling slightly.

Ollie didn't hesitate, laughing heartily and stretching her arms straight up.

The blue jersey was lifted up by Zhao Gang, all the way up, until it was completely removed from Ollie's head.

Her long hair fell down, and Zhao Gang let out a breath.

"Don't you want to eat something?"

"The game's not over yet. What's the point of eating? At most, we can drink something."

...

Three days, a full three days.

Zhao Gang hadn't gone downstairs much except to shower and use the restroom.

Of course, there were a few times when he rolled off the bed, which was an accident.

Ollie told Zhao Gang that she also had jerseys of Messi and Ronaldo that he could try on.

Zhao Gang didn't agree.

After all, this wasn't the time to be chasing stars, and looking at the number 10 and 7 jerseys would make him feel weird.

His mind might think of those two superstars, and if he thought of them during battle, there could be big problems with his psychology.

When the two were finally satisfied, Zhao Gang felt that he might need a professional diet to supplement his body. Just eating beef and drinking juice probably wouldn't work.

At noon on the 1st, the two ate something, and Zhao Gang ran to the living room and turned on the TV.

A match he was quite concerned about was about to begin.

Longguo's World Cup qualifier.

The first match of the top twelve, challenging Asia's Taeguk Warriors on the road.

In Zhao Gang's memory, the national team lost this match 2:3 on the road. He didn't watch the match at the time, but only read some reports and analysis afterward.

It seemed that the Longguo national team had displayed its spirit and tactical cooperation through this match.

It filled Longguo players and Longguo fans with confidence!

The media praised the Longguo players wildly.

It seemed that they had already qualified for the World Cup.

Some media even said that the Bangguo's (South Korea) win was a fluke.

They would definitely beat Bangguo to a pulp when Longguo hosted them at home.

At the time, Zhao Gang really believed these people's nonsense.

Now, watching this match again, he realized that the two teams were simply not on the same level.

Zhao Gang almost collapsed on the sofa, watching the match between the two teams.

The match went to the 66th minute, and the Bangguo team was leading three to zero.

Ollie finished her work and walked to the sofa, kneeling gently beside Zhao Gang, reaching out and putting a grape to Zhao Gang's mouth, and then watching the TV broadcast.

"Why didn't you participate in the match? Is it because Longguo is already so strong now? They can beat others three to zero without your help?"

"Your face looks a little bad. You're too tired."

"There's no need to be so disappointed if you didn't get to play. Longguo is so strong, you should be happy!" Ollie put her arms around Zhao Gang and kissed him gently.

Zhao Gang took a breath. "We're losing!"

Ollie was shocked and hurriedly looked over again. This time, she saw clearly that Longguo was behind by three goals.

Because of Zhao Gang, she had crammed on some knowledge about the Longguo team, and knew that the five-star Longguo wore red jerseys.

Seeing the red team on the field, she thought it was the Longguo team, but it turned out to be the Bangguo team!

Uh...

Zhao Gang looked at that somewhat overwhelmed figure and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

Center back Zheng Zhi, already thirty-eight years old, was still fighting hard, and gave the Bangguo team an own goal.

At this age, he still had to play as a starting defender, competing with some young guys in stamina and speed.

"Why, why didn't you play?"

"Because I don't have a place on this national team."

"Longguo's midfield and attack are already so strong? No wonder, no wonder England can only be called the European Longguo team!" Ollie was a little puzzled. She had also done her homework, and it didn't seem like Longguo's midfield and attack were full of talent either?

But Zhao Gang definitely knew more than she did. If he said he didn't have a place, then he definitely didn't have a place.

"Then..." Ollie's eyes lit up. "Have you ever considered England? You definitely have a place on the English national team. England's midfield and attack aren't as good as you!"

Zhao Gang glanced at Ollie. "You really are a spy sent by the enemy."

"No way! It's just that Longguo doesn't have a place for you, that's why I thought of this. For a soccer player, the highest achievements are definitely the World Cup and the Ballon d'Or!

If you can't represent Longguo, you can completely represent England. If that's the case, you really have a chance to win the World Cup!

And you're still young. You can participate in at least three World Cups as an absolute starter and absolute core player!"