Chapter 105
When they arrived at the national team training base, Mendes was like an old father, worriedly escorting the players to the gate of the base before dropping them off.
"Jorge, come here and take a picture for me!" Cristiano called out to Mendes.
Mendes looked around upon hearing this, wondering if there was anything worth taking pictures of.
He took Cristiano's phone and asked in confusion: "Where are you filming?"
"Of course it's me and the sign at the entrance to the base." Cristiano gave Mendes a thumbs up, squinting his eyes and smiling proudly in the hot Portuguese sun. "Is it ready? This is a key moment worth recording."
"Okay." Mendes took several photos and asked Cristiano to check if he was satisfied. He casually asked, "What's the key moment?"
Cristiano sneered at him. "First day of training for Portugal's World Cup."
Mendes: “…”
Sometimes he really doesn't understand some of Cristiano's little thoughts.
"Okay, go away." Cristiano waved his hand, very satisfied with the photo -
@cristiano: [Share photo] [Portuguese flag] [love]
He picked one to upload to the social media app, and sent the rest to Kaka, smiling and telling his lover that he had returned to Portugal.
I guess Kaka hasn't woken up yet, and I haven't received a reply to the message I sent.
——This is the trouble of long-distance relationship. When they were both in Europe, the time difference was only one hour, but now they are three or four hours apart. The difference is too big. Kaka always wakes up when he is training, or when he is free, Kaka is training. It is difficult to find an hour to chat in 24 hours.
Fortunately, they still have a little cheat.
Mendes expressed his opinion on Cristiano's attitude of letting go after using the ball, but it was obvious that the other party had already figured out his temper and was sure that he would not mind at all.
He saw Cristiano blowing him a frivolous kiss and walking away in big strides. Mendes shook his head helplessly. He had just sat back in his car when his phone suddenly started to ring with a series of alerts.
Mendes' eyelids twitched. He hadn't received such an urgent message alert in a long time. When was the last time?
It seems that Cristiano was photographed having dinner with Kaka's parents on the streets of Italy, and was mistakenly thought to be meeting the parents of some amateur girlfriend. His team was also extremely nervous until Mendes explained it in the work group and they relaxed.
However, before he could come out to clarify, the VIP seats at the next day's game explained everything.
So what happened this time?
Mendes opened the work group——
[[Share link], [Share picture], [Share picture], [Share picture]…]
[Oh my god @You can't have both money and hair, boss, take a look, quickly]
[@You can’t have both money and hair, boss, hurry up]
[@You can’t have both money and hair, there are so many pictures this time... the forum is going crazy]
[Why is it so outrageous this time? It’s just a kiss on the cheek, why is the forum going crazy as if these netizens are under their bed? ? ? 】
[That can’t be called just a kiss on the cheek… Just looking at the picture… there’s something there]
[If the target was a woman, it would have been exposed and made public]
【……】
Mendes clicked on the link and immediately saw a huge black headline: "First-hand news! Superstar Ronaldo and Juventus goalkeeper on the street..."
The ellipsis makes people think about it.
Mendes rolled his eyes and wanted to laugh when he saw the title, Juventus goalkeeper? Isn't this the first time they have faced each other in the Champions League? Can't these paparazzi make up something believable?
He continued to scroll down while sitting in the car, and saw several high-definition photos taken in succession occupying the most eye-catching page.
There are only Cristiano and Buffon in the picture, standing on the street corner as if no one is around.
The tall goalkeeper bent down and kissed the young man sitting in the seat. He placed his broad palms on his waist and exerted a little force to create a smooth and beautiful waistline and muscle lines.
From another angle, Buffon's other hand can be seen going around the back of Cristiano's head and kissing Cristiano's neck. The goalkeeper's palm was bony and rough, forming a very sharp contrast. It was obviously just a simple kiss, but the paparazzi captured it with an inexplicable sexy ambiguity.
The third photo shows Cristiano raising his head and smiling at the other person. Their eyes meet and intertwine, frozen in the camera.
The fourth photo shows Cristiano kissing Buffon's cheek back, with his eyes lowered and half of his face covered by Buffon's arm.
Mendes jumped up from his seat and slammed into the roof of the car.
"Damn it!" He cursed softly, not sure whether he was referring to the roof of the car or the news link.
He scrolled to the bottom of the comment section and saw that the comments were almost all the same.
[Oh my god? ! They are actually... ? ! 】
[They won't do it on the street, will they?]
[Looks like]
[They look very tense]
[But the picture of them looking at each other is pure and beautiful, not just about sex]
[The last picture shows that Chris is reluctant to part, which is heartbreaking]
[The photographer of this set of pictures took great pictures! 】
[As expected of a romantic city, it feels like a romance movie]
[God, I'm going to puke, this is horrible, I can't believe this is happening]
[Two men?] ? This is so disgusting! 】
[If this is true, I will hate them so much that I will burn their jerseys and tie the little people wearing their jerseys to the railroad tracks]
[…Man, this is kind of scary]
[No, I mean what I say]
"What a great shot," Cristiano commented.
He had just finished his morning training when he saw that his phone was full of messages and missed calls from Mendes. After reading the messages, he called his agent back: "Gigi and I are at most friends. Who would date a man so openly and kiss each other in the street? Do you believe this kind of news?"
He was in the locker room, completely unaware that after he said this, Figo, Deco and others around him were so shocked that they seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to move, and only pricked up their ears to listen to Cristiano's words.
Gigi? So intimate? Also, kissing each other? ! Who the hell kissed Cristiano? !
"Gigi?" Mendes' eyes widened - although the boy on the other end of the phone couldn't see how surprised he was - he took a deep breath, "You two know each other so well? This isn't the first time you've met?"
"His teammates all call him that, what's the big deal?" Cristiano twitched his lips. "Jorge, don't be brainwashed by these photos, we are just normal friends! Look at the channel that posted this, it must not be serious."
"Le Parisien," Mendes corrected. It's owned by L'Equipe, but it's also keen on publishing gossip.
Of course, now it's not just Le Parisien. The official social media accounts of Sky Sports, The Sun, and The Daily Mirror have all quickly followed suit. Mendes spent a lot of money to prevent this from rushing to the world trend list on social media.
Cristiano rolled his eyes to the sky. No matter what newspaper it was, nine out of ten news reports about him were fabricated.
"I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I have to make a phone call." Cristiano suddenly thought of something and said to Mendes in a hurry, "Deal with this fake news."
Before Mendes could say anything else, Cristiano hung up the phone.
"What call could be more urgent than this one?" Mendes muttered.
After Cristiano hung up the phone with Mendes, he called Kaka, but still no one answered the call.
He looked at the previous messages on his phone. Two hours ago, Kaka replied to his message, which was also a selfie at the national team training base, and nothing else.
It seems that he is still unaware of the tabloid news compiled by the French media.
Cristiano touched his nose. Even though he was innocent, he still had to explain the situation to Kaka first? After all, the photos taken by the French are really atmospheric. If the other man in the photos was not him, he would be happy to send this set of photos to Gigi and make fun of him and his "new boyfriend".
However, the call did not go through, and Cristiano's editor did not have time to send out the text message of explanation, because he received a call from Buffon first.
One is the newly crowned Champions League goalkeeper, and the other is Cristiano Ronaldo. You can imagine how happy the media is. The surge in attention has caused rumors about the two to spread quickly throughout Europe.
Cristiano looked at the incoming call reminder on the screen and pinched his nose in annoyance. He picked up the phone: "Gigi? Did you see the news too?"
Chris couldn't find any other reason for the call except this matter.
The Italian man's deep, apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone: "Cristiano, I'm sorry that my actions have put you in trouble. I didn't expect them to have such a misunderstanding."
Cristiano smiled helplessly and replied while changing his shoes in the locker room: "It's not your fault. It's the paparazzi's fault. They want attention and traffic, and I can't stop making friends just because I'm afraid of what they will write about me."
At this moment, Ricardo in the locker room had already searched his mobile phone for gossip about their Portuguese golden boy and silently circulated the news to his teammates.
As they listened to Cristiano's phone call, they judged the photos in the news and exchanged glances with each other.
-It sounds like they have a normal relationship.
-The camera speaks, eyes and actions cannot lie, the two of them are definitely more than just acquaintances in the first competition.
-But Italians look at pizza with affection.
-I thought Chris and Kaka had some relationship.
-You have to ask Costa.
-Who saw Costa?
-He was just here.
Costa has been bombarded by his club's chat group. Maldini, Shevchenko, Inzaghi... these people have tagged him one by one in the group, asking him about Cristiano's gossip.
He could only hide in the bathroom with his cell phone.
[Costa: Just friends! 】
[Costa: Don’t you Italians have any idea of what’s going on? Can you control your politeness of kissing whoever you meet? 】
[Inzaghi: ...To be honest, not all Italian men are Buffon]
[Inzaghi: But since it’s Buffon, I can understand it]
【Costa: [Angry]】
[Maldini: What was Kaka’s reaction? @Kafu】
[Shevchenko: What was Ronaldo's reaction? @Costa】
[Costa: ...I'm on the phone with Buffon right now]
[Cafu: No wonder Kaka’s phone call couldn’t get through]
[Shevchenko: Oh wow]
Crespo: Oh wow
[Nesta: Oh wow]
[Inzaghi: To be honest, I am very curious about Kaka’s expression now. Is he looking bitter and resentful with his eyebrows drooping? @Kafu】
[Cafu: No, I think it's normal, no special expression]
[Inzaghi: Ha, no expression? That’s even more incredible.]
[Nesta: Kakalian Ronaldo doesn't want anyone to be around when he's having physical therapy, this looks more like zero distance than physical therapy]
[Shevchenko: It’s better to say negative distance]
[Costa: ...Should I go and remind Chris? 】
[Shevchenko: Given Ronaldo's attention to Kaka, he should be able to find Kaka to explain this without you reminding him]
[Costa: No, I mean Kaka]
[Costa: I mean, my Chris needs to be reminded to be careful with Kaka :)]
Costa thought about some "photo" issues, and he dared to say that their Son of God was definitely different from what he appeared to be on the surface.
The phone call between Cristiano and Buffon lasted nearly ten minutes, mainly discussing whether to respond to the gossip.
Cristiano didn't think this required a response. Based on his understanding of the European media, if they responded, the farce would become even more ridiculous. If they ignored it, perhaps within three days, no one would remember the matter anymore.
- After all, the probability of Juventus and Manchester United, Italy and Portugal meeting each other is not high. If the media wants to take a picture of him and Buffon in the same shot again, they may have to wait until next season's Champions League, and it all depends on luck.
Buffon was somewhat surprised by the way Cristiano handled the matter. He thought the young men would hastily issue a joint statement. After all, it would be terrible for a rising superstar to be involved in a gay scandal. However, he did not expect that the other party seemed to be very skilled in ignoring it.
He saw the comments below and found them so embarrassing that even he felt they were a bit too much. However, the little friend he had just made showed an unexpectedly big heart.
As for himself, to be honest, he doesn't care about these things. He believes that sex and love are sparks created by friction, beautiful but short-lived. Such beautiful things should be enjoyed and possessed in time.
"I think I have a call coming in. That's it. Want to talk back? Don't worry about it. It's no big deal." Cristiano heard the "beep" notification sound on his phone. It had rung twice. Now that he had solved the problem with Buffon, there was nothing more to talk about. He quickly hung up the phone.
Very good, two missed calls - Kaka (2)
Buffon heard the busy tone on the other end of the phone and didn't even have time to say "goodbye".
He couldn't help but touch his nose, not knowing whether he should feel relieved when a young man who was seven or eight years younger than him comforted him by saying "Don't worry about it" and "It's no big deal", or depressed that the other person really didn't care at all.
Obviously he is also very popular among young boys.
Cristiano called Kaka back and this time the call was connected quickly.
"Kaka? Have you finished your training?" Cristiano asked.
Kaka responded. He heard Chris's cheerful voice on the other end of the line and subconsciously relaxed. He curled his lips and walked to a place where there were not many people: "Just finished."
"Did you see the news?" When Cristiano heard Kaka say that the training was over, he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "The one between me and Gigi."
"Yeah." Kaka responded.
The Italian goalkeeper, of course, knew about the friendship between Chris and the other side.
He thought that as the most authoritative "old man" in the Juventus locker room, Buffon must have given a lot of help to his lover when Chris first came to Turin, and Chris always cherished this friendship. If Buffon gave one point, his lover would give ten in return.
He was not bothered by the gossip and photos in the reports. What really made him silent and angry were the comments - or rather, it was not only anger, but also uneasiness.
Cristiano heard his lover on the other end of the phone respond and then fell silent. He seemed to understand. He paused, then smiled and said, "Kaka, we are ready, right?"
"Of course, Cris." Kaka answered quickly, his breathing became heavier, as if he was afraid that his lover would leave again because of any hesitation on his part. He said firmly again, "Of course. But I can't bear to see them do this to you..."
噰Ｄ lizardＤ positiveＤ force
"But you can't do anything, and neither can I, so let them be." Cristiano interrupted his lover, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Maybe think about it on the bright side, maybe these people are used to my gossip? Gossip that always ends in vain. Then in the future, when someone mentions you and me based on hearsay, it's just a protective color, and not many people will take it seriously, right?"
"Cris..." Kaka laughed at Cristiano's reaction. He even suspected that his lover had allowed the news to spread. He took a deep breath, clenched the phone and whispered, "Don't leave me alone - don't put yourself on the crest of the wave in these things. This is what I am really afraid of."
Cristiano was silent on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before he spoke: "Okay Kaka, I'm sorry, I just..."
He pursed his lips, unsure how to explain it as he realized that he had indeed forgotten to consider his lover's thoughts.
He couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart - how selfish were his thoughts and protection in the eyes of his lover? He forgot about Kaka's uneasiness, and he only thought about maintaining the rare tranquility between them. It was not until Kaka said it that he realized that this should not be the case. But he always thought about his previous life, thinking that if he had done a little more and given more sense of security, maybe things would be different?
"No, no, no... Cris, God, you shouldn't be the one saying sorry, God, what did I make you misunderstand?" Kaka heard the pause on the other end of the phone and panicked for a moment. He said quickly, "Cris, can we meet? I have to see you. I don't know what stupid thing I said again. I want to see your eyes."
Cristiano's ears warmed when he heard this, and he nodded. He would not refuse Kaka no matter when.
The moment you enter the space is always a little dizzy. Cristiano was hugged tightly as soon as he came in. He had to clamp his hands against his thighs, which was a little uncomfortable.
"Kaka?" He smiled helplessly, "Please, you are too nervous. I am fine. I just thought that you were right. I overlooked something important..."
"It's not like that, Cristiano, that's not a request or an accusation. The protection in a relationship is exclusive. I shouldn't say this to you after enjoying it. I should say it another way..." Kaka touched Cristiano's forehead.
His eyes reflected Chris's beautiful pupils. He looked into those eyes and said subconsciously, "...Cristiano, I just want to tell you that even in those bad voices, I want to stand with you - no, I mean, especially in those bad voices."
Cristiano pursed his lips slightly, lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell on the corners of his lover's serious mouth. He slowly curved his mouth and said softly, "Okay Kaka."
The two of them hugged each other quietly, foreheads pressed against each other, until after a while, Kaka heard Chris suddenly say: "So Kaka, you only pay attention to those comments?"
"Hmm?" Kaka made a slight nasal sound in confusion.
"You don't find those photos to be... atmospheric at all?" Cristiano chose his words carefully.
Oh my god, why isn't his lover even a little jealous? If it were him, he would be jealous - provided that the other person is as charming and good-looking as him.
Kaka paused, he lowered his head and accurately found his lover's rosy lips that were trying to provoke him, he rubbed them with his teeth slightly, and heard his lover make a slight nasal sound.
He whispered, "Atmosphere?"
“……”Cristiano licked his lips. Damn, he felt that he was bitten and swollen.
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