Li Qingqing, who was carrying a backpack, put the suitcase aside and opened the door with his fingerprint.
Then she saw Hu Lai standing at the door, opening his arms to her:
"Welcome home, Qingqing!"
Li Qingqing laughed, left the suitcase outside the door, stepped forward and threw herself into Hu Lai's arms.
The two hugged first and then kissed, using a long kiss to resolve the ten days of separation.
Although they all say "a little separation is better than a new marriage", neither Hu Lai nor Li Qingqing really understood the meaning of this sentence before.
It was not until this time that they finally understood why they said "a little separation is better than a new marriage".
Two people who were in love were suddenly separated for a short period of time. Although it was only ten days, their days felt like years.
It seemed as if they were separated not just for ten days, but for ten years. During these ten years, they missed each other every day, every hour, every minute.
Hu Lai had to hug Li Qingqing's pillow to fall asleep at night. In fact, Li Qingqing was not much better.
She was also troubled by poor sleep in the first two days, and it was not until later that she gradually adapted to it.
The kiss was very long, and by the time their lips parted, they were even lacking oxygen.
Li Qingqing nestled feebly in Hu Lai's arms and murmured softly: "Wait until I take a rest before cooking..."
Hu Lai hugged her and said, "No, we won't eat at home tonight. As a celebration, we will go out to eat. You can order whatever you want, and I'll treat you to it!"
Li Qingqing smiled: "Hey, now that I think about the fact that you owe me so many meals, do you want to pay me back?"
"It has nothing to do with that matter. I have repaid that debt long ago!"
"Repaid it?" Li Qingqing's eyes widened, "When did you pay it back?"
"You'll pay with your flesh!" Hu Lai said confidently.
Li Qingqing blushed with embarrassment, and then slapped Hu Lai on the chest: "Are you paying off a debt? You are taking advantage!"
"How can you say that? It's clearly a win-win! Mutual benefit!"
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing bickered, but their hearts were filled with sweetness.
The house that had been deserted for ten days finally became lively again, and it felt like home.
The idea deep in his heart is getting stronger and stronger: What if he is no longer the Pirates of Madrid, or Li Qingqing is no longer the King of Madrid, and they are forced to live separately in the two places...
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Hu Lai remembered that when Fatty Song introduced the villa to him, he said that there were many players from Madrid Pirates and Madrid Kings living in the town of Herrera.
Only now did he realize what this sentence meant.
He really didn't expect that when he and Li Qingqing went out for a meal, they would meet their teammates and opponents...
When he and Li Qingqing happily arrived at the door of a high-end restaurant, the waiter asked: "Do you have a reservation?"
He was stunned for a moment and forgot about the appointment!
So he could only give it a try and asked: "I don't have a reservation, are there any seats available?"
The waiter had already figured out Hu Lai's identity, but he still shook his head with a smile and followed the restaurant's rules: "Sorry, sir. Our restaurant is a reservation system. If you don't make a reservation, you are not allowed to dine... I'm very sorry."
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This is the most upscale restaurant in Herrera town, because there are many celebrities living in this town. In addition to football stars, there are also other celebrities.
In order to ensure that these dignitaries are not disturbed while dining, the restaurant only accepts guests who have made a reservation in advance.
Because Hu Lai and Li Qingqing decided to eat out on a whim, they never thought of making a reservation first.
And even if they made a reservation an hour in advance, they couldn't get a seat.
This restaurant is really cool.
Although Hu Lai was a little disappointed, he did not embarrass an ordinary waiter, so he turned around and asked Li Qingqing: "How about we change to another restaurant?"
Li Qingqing had no objection: "Okay."
Anyway, you eat wherever you go. The important thing is not to eat in a high-end restaurant, but to be with the person you love.
Just when the two were about to leave, they met someone head-on.
The other party's eyes widened at first, and then he exclaimed: "Hu? Why are you here?"
It was Julay's teammate Ion Martinez.
"Ion? My girlfriend and I are here for dinner..." Hu Lai pointed to Li Qingqing beside him.
"Your girlfriend?!" Ion Martinez widened his eyes and exclaimed again, "You never said that!"
Hu Lai was speechless: "We have officially announced..."
Martinez waved his hand: "Sorry, I didn't pay attention to the gossip news."
Then he stretched out his hand to Li Qingqing: "Hello, my name is Ion Martinez. I am Hu's teammate. Nice to meet you."
Li Qingqing also politely returned the gift and introduced herself: "Hello, I am Li Qingqing. Nice to meet you."
"So are you leaving now?" Martinez asked Hulay after the greetings.
Hu Lai pointed to the restaurant door behind him: "We originally planned to come here to eat, but we forgot to make a reservation. Now we are planning to change places..."
"Change a place? Change a place? I'll take you in!" Martinez enthusiastically stepped forward and hugged Hu Lai's shoulders, "Don't worry, I have an appointment."
After saying that he could not refuse Hu Lai, he actually took Hu Lai and Li Qingqing to the door of the restaurant, and then reported the reservation information to the waiter.
After a simple check, the waiter led the three people into the restaurant.
Until he walked into this high-end restaurant, Hu Lai was still a little confused. We just walked in like this?
Not only did he come in, he also saw a familiar face:
Alexandra Serrados.
Captain of the Kings of Madrid, main striker, and best player in the World Cup!
He was also in this restaurant, eating with others.
Martinez also saw Cerrados, but it was not as the outside world thought that the Madrid Pirates players and the Madrid Kings players were at odds with each other. Instead, he took Hu Lai and Li Qingqing over to say hello to each other.
After seeing Hu Lai, Cerrados also stood up and shook hands with him, briefly exchanged greetings and said some nice words.
For example, something like "Nice to meet you and wish you a nice evening."
When he saw Li Qingqing next to Hu Lai, he was stunned for a moment because he recognized that he was a player from their club's women's team.
However, he didn't point it out on the spot, he just smiled and nodded gently to Li Qingqing.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Martinez said goodbye to Cerrados and continued walking inside with Hu Lai and Li Qingqing.
Hu Lai couldn't help but ask: "It seems that the relationship between Pirates players and Kings players is not bad in private?"
"What else?" Martinez laughed, "Should we have a fight first when we meet? Cerrados and I are both in the national team. We both know that no matter how hostile the club is, we will still have to play for Spain.
Of course, the relationship between the ball and the ball cannot be too tense. Moreover, Cerrados is a nice person. When he was playing against us, he was just fulfilling the duties of a captain. Unlike Peralta, that guy is simply a bastard.
If you meet him in the game, you must be careful not to injure yourself..."
With that said, Martinez took Hulay to his reserved seat.
Three people were already sitting there.
They are all familiar faces:
Joaquin Vela, the team's right back Jose Irazusta, and Cardoso Toni.
"Hi, guys, look who I brought to you? Let me introduce you, this is Li Qingqing and her boyfriend Hu!" Martinez said, pointing to Li Qingqing and Hu Lai.
Li Qingqing greeted the three of them in Spanish: "Hello!"
All three people looked surprised. They stared at the tall and beautiful girl with wide eyes, and then at Hu Lai standing next to her.
Then Tonyni suddenly realized: "The case has been solved! The case has been solved!"
Errazusta asked him: "What case was solved?"
"I wonder why Hu went home after training and didn't go anywhere... If I had such a beautiful girlfriend, I wouldn't go out and fool around with you guys!"
Martinez pointed to the door of the restaurant: "Then you leave?"
Tonyni ignored him, turned to Hu Lai and Li Qingqing and said: "Sit down quickly, stop standing!"
Only then did the others come to their senses and stood up to give way.
The waiter brought two more chairs for them, and new tableware was placed on the table.
Although it was a little crowded, no one cared.
Hu Lai and Li Qingqing sat down next to each other.
Joaquin Bella frowned: "Hu, your girlfriend, why do I look familiar?"
Martinez joked at him: "Which beautiful woman do you see that doesn't look familiar to you?"
"Damn it, I really think she looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere before..."
Hu Lai introduced to everyone: "Qingqing is a women's football player. She now plays for the King's women's football team."
Everyone at the table took a breath of air.
Martinez complained: "Okay, you had the nerve to ask me before if the relationship between the Pirates players and the Kings players is not bad... You are not only not bad, you are sleeping in the same bed!"
Hu Lai defended: "Men's football and women's football are different!"
He was actually right. Men's football and women's football are like two different worlds in football. Many people actually don't care about women's football at all, and rarely go to watch women's football games, let alone cherish female football players.
A female football star of Li Qingqing's level doesn't have to hide herself when walking on the streets of Madrid. Apart from being looked at a few times because of her figure and appearance, not many people will recognize her as a football star.
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So many times, when discussing the feud between the Kings of Madrid and the Pirates of Madrid, everyone defaults to the hatred between the men's football team and has nothing to do with the women's football team.
Of course, in recent years, with the success of the Madrid Kings women's football team, this same city derby atmosphere has also spread to the matches between the two women's football teams.
This can be regarded as increasing the popularity and attention of women's football, and everyone is happy to see it.
But in terms of intensity, the women's football derby still cannot be compared with the men's football matches. There is a huge difference.
"what are you guys saying?"
The conversation was lively, but the speech was too fast. Li Qingqing practiced listening carefully beside her, but still couldn't understand it completely, so she had to ask Hu Lai in a low voice.
Hu Lai told her: "They are praising you for your beauty."
"Really?" Li Qingqing didn't quite believe it.
"Why did I lie to you? Don't you have confidence in your appearance?"
Hearing Hu Lai say this, a shy smile appeared on Li Qingqing's face.
"Does she understand Spanish, Hu?" Bella asked curiously when she saw Hu Lai and Li Qingqing communicating alone in Chinese.
"She understands a little and can only speak a little. She is still learning." Hu Lai answered on behalf of Li Qingqing.
Then he turned to Li Qingqing and said, "They asked you if you speak Spanish."
Li Qingqing made the simplest greeting in Spanish: "Hello everyone, my name is Li Qingqing, and I am Hu Lai's girlfriend. Nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you too, beautiful lady!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically.
Because there was an extra woman among the men at the table, the atmosphere became even more lively.
Everyone had a wonderful night chatting while eating.
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"Your teammates are such an interesting group of people..." Li Qingqing smiled and said to Hu Lai in the car driving home.
Although she couldn't understand most of the topics they talked about during the meal, and had to rely on Hu Lai's paraphrasing to understand the meaning, this did not prevent Li Qingqing from inferring the content from their reactions.
A group of people sat together to eat, laughing and laughing the whole time.
It can also be seen from this that Hu Lai has integrated well. Of course, there is a reason why he has scored four goals, but it is also very important for the language to allow them to communicate smoothly.
Li Qingqing is not ostracized in the team due to the language barrier, but she is not particularly popular either. She is still trying to integrate into the new team.
While she was happy for Hu Lai, she also became more determined to learn Spanish as soon as possible.
Hu Lai frowned: "I suddenly thought of a question..."
"what is the problem?"
"Did Cerrados recognize you when we met?"
Li Qingqing gave an affirmative answer: "Well, he nodded to me. We are in the training ground next to each other, so he must know my identity."
"Then why didn't he say it on the spot?"
Li Qingqing didn't think about this question. She frowned and thought for a while before trying to say: "Maybe... he doesn't want your teammates to know my identity?"
"But now they all know."
"You know it if you know it." Li Qingqing didn't care.
Hu Lai thought a lot: "Will this bring you trouble?"
"What's the trouble?" Li Qingqing asked him strangely.
"If the fans of the Madrid Kings know that your boyfriend is a Pirates player, will they be angry with you when we beat the Kings?"
Li Qingqing smiled: "Are you thinking about winning the Madrid Derby now?"
"Hey, didn't I come to Madrid just to defeat the King?"
"Have ambition!" Li Qingqing gave him a thumbs up, and then said, "But you don't have to worry about me. If you win the Kings men's team, I will help the Kings women's team win the Pirates women's team and avenge the men's team."
How could Kings fans be angry with me?"
Hu Lai was stunned, he really didn't think about it!
Then he thought about what Li Qingqing said:
He helped the pirates win over the king, and Li Qingqing helped the king avenge the pirates.
Then he helped the pirates to avenge the king, and Li Qingqing continued to help the king to avenge the pirates...
Hatred of perpetual motion! This is it!
When will injustice be repaid?
"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Hu Lai suddenly stopped talking, Li Qingqing asked him.
"Uh, nothing. I was thinking...this is the real 'win-win'..."
"ah?"
"I help the pirates win against the king, and you help the king win against the pirates. No matter who wins or loses, the king or the pirates, we have won twice as a 'win-win'!"
Hu Lai, who was driving, freed up one hand and stretched out two fingers, which were both "V" and "two".
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PS, on the first day of December, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket!!