Chapter 39

After returning to the hotel, everyone went back to their rooms.

Cristiano seemed to have naturally integrated into the team. He said good night to everyone happily, and under the watchful eyes of all AC Milan's main players, he was dragged into his hotel room by their little prince.

Nesta didn't understand what Kaka was in such a hurry for.

Costa breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Cristiano being brought into the room and finally had some peace and quiet.

As soon as he turned his head, he met Martini's light green eyes. For some reason, he felt short of breath. Before the other party seemed to want to speak, he immediately made an excuse to go into the bathroom to take a shower.

God knows why he needs to wash it again, maybe he needs to be quiet.

Costa used the sound of water to review the situation and relationship of the two kids in his team in his mind.

First of all, they all know that Cristiano is a close friend of Kaka. This understanding was clearly known a year ago because Kaka would hardly miss any game broadcast replay involving Cristiano.

Moreover, whenever the media mentions Cristiano, Kaka, who is always a good guy, always praises his character and football skills.

This is very consistent with Kaka's usual personality and performance in front of the media. Kaka never points out other people's shortcomings. They don't think there is anything wrong with this, except that the other party pays too much attention to Chris's game, but this is also considered a rivalry between two rising stars.

To this day, even Costa noticed that Kaka seemed to occupy Cristiano's mind a little too much - some blocked views, some words, some expressions...

Costa didn't know if he could attribute this to overthinking. After all, the adrenaline rush on the court would always make them do more excessive actions, and kissing and hugging were nothing.

But these two people are not in the same team! Costa didn't know how to convince himself.

When he came out of the bathroom, the hotel room he and the captain were staying in was already full of people - Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Crespo, Cafu, Gattuso... They all looked over at him, as if to say: Confess and tell us everything you know.

Costa/rubbed his face hard in frustration. Why did he feel like he knew something? He didn't want to be a babysitter for these two at all!

"So how does your Ronaldo perform in the national team?" Maldini, their heroic and great Italian captain and strongest left-back, asked Costa first.

"What do you mean?"

"We all know how much Kaka cares about Ronaldo's affairs, and it even crossed the line..." Gattuso paused. He couldn't help but think of Kaka's little actions and rebuttals on the bus just now.

Inzaghi added: "And those phone calls about everything, one a day! They have so much to talk about, oh my god."

Now he remembered the strange feeling of incongruity when Kaka taught him how to fall in love that day.

"He even admitted that he already had someone he loved," Shevchenko added, "at the dinner that day."

Inzaghi took a deep breath and strung it together!

"No wonder he didn't use a pronoun from beginning to end! 'HE' or 'SHE'!" said Inzaghi.

Cafu was silent for two seconds and looked at Nesta: "You were right."

The one called Ronaldo. ——Nesta paused. He just happened to think of it that day, a flash of inspiration came to him.

Or is it intuition?

"So what is Ronaldo's performance like? When he was in the national team, he was also like Kaka?" Maldini asked Costa, returning to the original question, "Didn't you find anything wrong?"

Costa paused, and then he began to recall carefully, and then his expression was a little complicated: "In fact, he rarely mentioned Kaka."

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Gattuso retorted without hesitation: "That's impossible! You must not have noticed."

"Hey! I've been with him since the qualifiers, how could I not notice this?" Costa raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, "Do you think you can ignore the frequency of Kaka mentioning Cristiano?"

"I'm neither blind nor deaf." Costa rolled his eyes.

Gattuso: “…”

Okay, that does make sense.

Shevchenko hummed, "Then this looks... as if something is wrong?"

Inzaghi looked at Shevchenko: "What do you mean?"

"It's not quite equal," Shevchenko said. "I mean, Ronaldo's friendship line obviously did not cross the line."

"But Cristiano will give the goal to Kaka." Costa retorted, "They agreed."

"Yes, we made an appointment. This cannot be considered as an initiative. Maybe it was Kaka who suggested it." Shevchenko said calmly.

Costa opened his eyes wide: "Oh my God, Cristiano took the initiative to come to watch the game and give Kaka a surprise! Isn't this enough?"

"Did he also take the initiative to ask to live in the same room with Kaka?" Inzaghi's eyes lit up, as if he had found a starting point for analysis.

Costa paused: "..."

"?" Shevchenko looked at Costa.

"Well, I was the one who proposed it... After all, there was no way he could have booked a room at that time! I couldn't just leave him alone without a place to stay!" Costa touched the tip of his nose and tried to reply with confidence, ignoring the fact that he seemed to have given an assist.

Inzaghi groaned and raised his hands to cover his eyes: "Okay, then I confirm that Ronaldo has no intention of crossing the line - I guarantee it based on my experience."

"Look at how enthusiastic he is towards us, Gattuso, the boss, and everyone he just gets to know! Maybe he's just treating all his friends equally... so nicely." Inzaghi guessed, and it makes sense.

Costa felt that was wrong.

But he couldn't seem to find any evidence to refute it.

"But Kaka's performance was very obvious, even we could see it. Didn't he feel it?" Cafu said.

Gattuso recalled the games he had watched: "... maybe he is just used to it. Look at his teammates at Manchester United, they even like to pinch his face and force it to celebrate. In comparison, Kaka's performance is too mild. I doubt he thinks there is anything wrong with it."

"Oh, yes, the British... ha." Cafu smiled meaningfully, then stroked his chin and thought, "We need more evidence... By the way, what did Kaka tell you at the last dinner?"

He looked at Inzaghi.

Inzaghi tried to recall -

"What did he say..."

"'I love that person, and that's the only person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with.'"

"He also said that person was the closest to perfection. He said that it would be his greatest fortune if he could have her, and he would cherish her immensely..."

As Inzaghi recalled and recounted the story, he couldn't help but praise: "Oh Kaka is not a new kid in Milan. You can see that he speaks a lot of sweet words."

"It's the influence of Italy," Cafu confirmed.

Nesta looked at Cafu: "You haven't learned it."

"Because I don't need to pursue anyone." Cafu spread his hands.

After he finished speaking, everyone was silent for a few seconds—the answer seemed obvious.

Maldini began: "What he said at the dinner party sounded like a future tense."

"Be more confident and remove the 'sounds like'." Shevchenko smiled, "But in my opinion, Ronaldo is not completely innocent either."

"Maybe he just hasn't figured out the difference between liking and loving. After all, he's only nineteen years old."

Crespo, who had been watching until now, finally decided to speak. He glanced at the Ukrainian and said, "To be honest, I don't think it's a good thing for them to be together. And as you said, Ronaldo is only 19 years old, still a child. I don't think it's appropriate."

Gattuso patted Crespo on the shoulder: "To be honest, we all know it."

He changed the subject: "But you know Kaka. He said that. I think he has made up his mind. You know he is the kind of person who seems to have no temper and can do anything, but in fact he is stubborn and crazy."

"Like Sheva said, if there is something going on between these two, I would rather they just stay together in private and behave themselves, instead of making world news from time to time because of all the pushing and pulling." Gattuso thinks the latter is more terrifying, it's like a time-bomb.

"I agree with you, Kaka's performance is too gentle." Shevchenko looked at Gattuso and brought the topic back, "He needs some advice on chasing people."

"It's also possible that he can't chase too obviously? After all, there are cameras and paparazzi everywhere." Inzaghi raised his eyebrows, then said firmly, "He needs a wingman who can help him cover and keep watch."

Maldini looked at his teammates who had already discussed the matter in depth. He was silent for a while and then interrupted: "What if Ronaldo has no plans in this regard? Like Costa said, he doesn't even mention Kaka very often. This doesn't seem like he likes him."

Cafu said confidently: "To be honest, if they don't like each other, the social distance between the two of them cannot be negative. I have observed it. I am more inclined to believe that the guy just hasn't realized it yet. The only thing to worry about is whether he can accept it."

"After all, you know." Cafu spread his hands.

Maldini seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this, while Inzaghi and his companions, having received clues from Cafu, became more interested in planning the "wingman" plan.

Costa couldn't help but interject: "Have you ever thought about how you can get around those people at Manchester United?"

"More importantly, there are Figo and others. The captain of Portugal will definitely not want to see the captain he wants to take over in the future be poached by the Brazilians," Costa added.

Gattuso and his wingmen: "..."

This will indeed be some huge difficulties.

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Cristiano didn't know that he had been put on trial, and in the eyes of AC Milan's main players, he was labeled as "not proactive enough" and "not understanding love."

If Cristiano knew this, he would definitely be furious. He dared to say that no one understood love better than him! He could debate with them about the topic of "true love" for a whole day!

Kaka pulled him into the room, and the two of them just looked at each other and knew what each other wanted to do.

They were always like two flames that could catch fire at any time, but Cristiano thought that his lover was more like a beast than a flame. Every kiss and caress seemed to crush him and eat him.

"Cris..." Kaka called softly. His shoulders were broad and strong, completely covering Cristiano. He kissed the bright diamond on his lover's earlobe, looked at the surprise and surprise in his lover's eyes, and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

Cristiano was still trying to calm his breathing, his chest rising and falling, panting and smiling as he raised his hand to wrap around his lover's neck. He had not expected to receive a pair of diamond earrings as a gift: "You won today, how come I got the gift instead?"

"If I hadn't come, wouldn't all your preparations have been in vain?"

Kaka lowered his head and whispered, "It was just my first day here. I happened to see it when I passed by the store and thought it was suitable for me, so I bought it."

"I like it very much." Cristiano narrowed his eyes. He shrank slightly because he was ticklish, but he really liked the lingering comfort from his lover afterwards. He lazily tilted his head and intimately pressed against Kaka's neck, like swans embracing each other. He could kiss behind Kaka's ear by moving his mouth. He added, "Whether it's the earring or this, it's great."

Kaka's eyes were slightly deep, and he curled the corners of his mouth to smile softly.

It was not until the two of them were about to turn off the lights that the system thoughtfully popped up a reminder -

[Congratulations to the host Ricardo Izecen dos Santos Leite for completing the trophy mission and unlocking a new function in the physiotherapy room: full body checkup (Note: Please do not ignore every tiny signal from the body. Wish you an early diagnosis and early recovery)]

I have to say that the system is really considerate. If it appeared when two people just entered the room and their eyes were drawn, then both of them would probably lose interest.

Both Cristiano and Kaka decided to try out the new feature. Anyway, they have three hours of physical therapy time and one hour of training time every day, and it will not conflict with the real world time, so it would be a waste to use it.

——However, Cristiano believes that although the use of virtual space will not bring physical fatigue, mental fatigue does exist, so he rarely enters the space for extra training the day before a game.

The results of the full physical examination were pretty good, and Cristiano was quite satisfied with his "report card", except for the heart examination which was marked with a big "B".

"It's OK. When I score dozens more goals or win the Premier League title, I might be able to unlock a solution to my heart problem," Cristiano said. He joked, "At least my leg injury is fine. The quality of the treatment kit has been verified. I don't have to worry about being bombarded when I report to the boss tomorrow."

"Yes Cris," Kaka responded, but sounded even more distracted.

He had been mentally prepared for Cristiano's heart problems, but he still read the comments and suggestions above carefully - "have regular physical examinations, avoid recurrence, pay attention to your work and rest schedule, and keep a good mood."

And there was a long list of detailed medical instructions.

To be honest, this was the first time Kaka understood Cristiano's heart problem so clearly. He thought it was just a problem of tachycardia, but now he knows that it even has a professional term "pre-excitation syndrome".

He knew that in his previous life, the media liked to call Cristiano "Mr. Big Heart" because Cristiano could always complete a beautiful reversal at the most critical moment, the most incredible moment, and the worst moment. He was a veritable Mr. Key, and he had incredible ability to withstand pressure and endure.

All of this can be seen from the fact that the other side always seems to be invincible in the face of groundless slander. It seems that no one thinks that Cristiano will sometimes be unable to bear it. Perhaps what they want to see more is how to defeat such a high and mighty arrogant king.

But those media may not know what is going on in Cristiano's heart. Those media also don't know that the king will never step down from the throne and will never be defeated, but the king will leave them completely and decisively.

Kaka looked at the report and thought, the boos on the field, the pressure from the club, and the madness of public opinion are enough to make a player with an intact heart collapse. Will these be the last straw that broke the camel's back for Cristiano in his previous life?

No, he couldn't pick himself out. Kaka realized this.

He didn't even have the courage to think carefully about whether the choices he had made in the past were just snowflakes piled up one after another for Cristiano and the ending of his previous life?

So God is fair, and those ten years were what he deserved.

Cristiano glanced at Kaka, then he leaned over to look at Kaka's medical report. He was very happy to see a full green "A" on it: "You look really good, keep it up."

Kaka came back to his senses after hearing that and turned his gaze to his lover. He saw Cristiano with a proud and complacent look on his face, with his beautiful eyebrows raised high, and that little corner of his face was full of spirit and spirit.

Cristiano said proudly: "Follow me in training in the future, and I will tell you how to maintain your peak performance for 20 years."

Kaka put down the reports and told himself to look forward. He couldn't let go of his regret and hatred, his guilt and unwillingness, but they could be laid out under his love and piled into an indestructible tower.

He leaned forward and kissed Cristiano's ever-proud eyes: "Of course, Cris, I'll be your best forward."

Cristiano smiled, he raised his head slightly and kissed his lover's mouth back: "You are not only mine, Kaka, you belong to the whole world."

Cristiano wants Kaka to belong to the world stage in football. He cannot monopolize such a person, but in other aspects, of course, Kaka belongs only to him.

Kaka understood what Cristiano said, his heart felt sour and sweet, and he pressed his forehead tightly against Cristiano's.

He thought to himself that perhaps he would never be able to learn how to love others the way Cristiano did. He had Cristiano's love, which was worthy of being envied by everyone.