Chapter 044: Untie the knot and integrate into the world

That morning, Wang Li got up and sat on the edge of the bed, swinging his legs back and forth casually. He looked at the empty bed opposite him, feeling a little nervous.

Thomas had been roommates for a few months and they got along well, but he suddenly transferred out. Now, without the annoying white guy's chattering noise, he was a little uncomfortable.

"Is this what the professional league is like?" Wang Li was a little confused at the moment. He felt lonely again. Yes, it was an incomparable loneliness.

After Wang Li came to this world, it was as if he was standing outside the world, looking down at its development. Everything was just a dream to him, except that he was also a character in this dream.

It was these friends who helped him find friendship, and it was the parents of this body who helped him find intimacy. All the feelings that humans should have were given by others. Is this a blessing or a sadness? And now, his best friend has left... Is it right or wrong to choose the path of professional football? Should I try my best to continue my career as a professional footballer?

After getting out of bed and changing his clothes, he walked towards the training ground with this doubt.

Although Wolverhampton's match against Arsenal has just ended, due to the busy schedule of Premier League teams, tomorrow will be the 19th round of the Premier League, so the first team did not have a holiday today, and many players have already arrived at the training ground to start some warm-up exercises.

When Wang Li arrived at the training ground, the others were playing a ball-grabbing game. Several people formed a big circle and passed the ball to each other. Harrison in the middle was sweating and scrambling anxiously. Looking at his embarrassed appearance, there was no trace of the glory he had when he performed a hat trick in his first Premier League game.

Seeing Harrison running around busily on the court, Wang Li smiled and slowly walked towards the center of the court.

"Hi, Alan, you're here. Mr. Dave just asked you to lie down in the office. Hurry up, the boss is in a bad mood today and looks sad." Seeing Wang Li coming over, Pete immediately came over and said to him.

"Oh...Okay, I'll go right away!" After hearing this, Wang Li turned around and walked towards the office building again.

However, he had not walked far when he heard a quarrel behind him.

"That doesn't count. I was just talking to Alan." Pete explained.

"Pete, don't be a jerk. I got the ball." Harrison said in a righteous voice.

"Miller, you are so bad!" Pete cursed angrily.

It turned out that when Pete turned around, Miller deliberately kicked the ball towards him, so without Pete knowing, Harrison easily grabbed the ball...

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Amid the sound of quarreling on the court, Wang Li walked into the office building and came to Dave's office.

The room was very simple, with only a desk, a few chairs and some odd and ends. Dave sat on the recliner, looking carefully at a pile of newspapers randomly placed on the table, his brows furrowed, and his chaotic breathing showed that he was in a bad mood.

When Dave saw Wang Li come in, he raised his head and called him over, pointing to the newspaper on the table and asking him to take a look.

Wang Li looked down and saw the headline on the top newspaper was "Wolverhampton's rising star falls, Dave and Alan have many conflicts". This was the London Post. He flipped down and checked the comments about himself in each of these newspapers.

'Alan Wang, another fallen star of England'

'Dream dance? Just once'

'After the winter transfer window, do we still want to keep this 'genius'?'

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Almost all newspapers and magazines have negative reports about him. If he says that he doesn't care about it at all, that would be a lie. No one will ignore other people's comments about him, and Wang Li is no exception!

Just half a month ago, they were all praising themselves to the skies, like gods descended from the earth, but now they have become useless? Are all media like this? Are all people like this?

He flipped down again, his eyes stopped at the lower left corner of the back page of The Sun. The space reserved for Wang Li was just a small corner, which was just over a hundred words. For a global newspaper like The Sun, it was already very good to have a space to report on him. You know, it is famous for its Page 3 girls. If it weren't for the recent controversy over "Dream Dance" on the Internet, even its football page would not have any space for a young player like Wang Li.

"Dream Dance Steps Review Investigation Special", this is the name of this report.

"In response to the recent popular 'Dream Dance' video on the Internet, and the heated debate over Wolverhampton's 16-year-old young player Wang Li, I conducted a special poll:

A. I hope Alan Wang can grow better and become a talented English player.

B, what happened to Alan Wang has nothing to do with me, I’m just a bystander.

C, he is just a waste, he just performs well once in a while.

As a result, among the 110,000 fans who participated in the survey, 81.91% chose option A, 13.74% chose option B, and 4.35% chose option C. - George Kuluntalik"

Wang Li read this investigative report and smiled. He thought it was interesting and continued reading. When he saw that nearly 90,000 people out of 110,000 supported him, he felt his blood boiling! Yes, his blood boiling.

'Is it real that there are so many fans supporting me? Is this a feeling of excitement?'

Blood boiling! What a strange feeling, it seems that he hasn't had it for a long time, yes, it has been a long time. Even at Molineux Stadium, when so many fans supported him, it was the same. He only regarded football as the cornerstone of his growth and participating in the Premier League as a job, but now, he has found the feeling, and he found that he likes this feeling.

Wang Li slowly walked towards the window, looking at the soft sunlight calmly, recalling his participation in various competitions. So many people laughed for football, so many people shed tears for football, and so many people were excited for football!

'Is this the feeling? ' Wang Li found that after joining the club, football had become an important part of his life and he could no longer live without it.

At this moment, he seemed to have grasped something, but he was a little unsure. Even when Dave next to him called him twice, he didn't hear it. He was just immersed in his own inner world.

After a long while, he turned his head, with a happy expression on his face!

"Alan, are you okay? Just now, you seemed... lost in thought?" Dave asked doubtfully. He knew that this black-haired boy was very polite. Perhaps the criticism and slander in today's newspapers had shaken his will a little. He was not even 17 years old.

'I was planning to counsel him today, but I didn't expect that before I even said anything, this black-haired boy seemed to be mentally confused by the shock? I really am not very good at comforting others. I should not have given him these annoying newspapers to read.' Dave thought secretly after noticing Wang Li's expression.

Wang Li didn't know what Dave was thinking at the moment. He had figured it out just now. He had made a mistake this morning. As a normal person, of course there would be separations and deaths. This was not a problem at all. What's more, Thomas was just a transfer.

Now, there are so many fans who like the way I play football. They all hope that I can go further and further on the road of football. Whether it is for myself, for my friends, or for these lovely fans, shouldn’t I work harder in this regard? Shouldn’t I play better to bring them happiness?

Wang Li clearly felt that he seemed to have integrated into this world, and he had found his future life goals and motivation!

After the communication, Wang Li's mood became very good again. He turned around and said to Dave firmly: "Boss, I want to participate in the game against Leeds United tomorrow."

Dave narrowed his eyes and looked at him, wondering, "Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, boss. No matter how the media reports it, what does it have to do with us? Don't worry. After you perform well in the next game, they will immediately turn the spotlight and praise you." Wang Li comforted.

"Oh? Really? Then let me think about it alone." Dave touched his forehead and said worriedly, then waved his hand, indicating that Wang Li could leave.

After Wang Li left, Dave sensed something was wrong. After a long while, he frowned and muttered to himself, "Just now, it seemed like the roles were reversed? I was comforted by this kid instead?"