legendary midfielder

Chapter 41 Go to Sheffield United!
After successfully completing the recording of the "Happy Camp" program, Zhang Xu and Nicola did not go home at all in order to avoid the harassment of reporters, and the two began to play around in Hunan Province.

Accompanied by a man she loves, and able to linger in the beautiful scenery of Hunan Province, Nicola is very satisfied with Zhang Xu's arrangement. These few days are the happiest and happiest time in her life.

But the good times didn't last long. A week later, Yang Zi finally finished his work and made an appointment with Zhang Xu to meet at the Swan Hotel in Xiangzhong City.

Zhang Xu naturally had no objection to Yang Zi's request, so in Nicola's depressed mood, the two hurried back to Xiangzhong City from the beautiful ancient city of Phoenix.

At the Swan Hotel, Zhang Xu and Yang Zi met in the hotel's coffee shop alone. Compared with the fiery chats on the phone and text messages, they only had a few simple greetings after meeting.

This made Zhang Xu's fiery heart cool down a bit.

"Zhang Xu, I'm sorry that it took so long to meet you after you returned to China. I'm really busy, I hope you can understand!" Yang Zi sat opposite Zhang Xu, holding a coffee cup, and said a little unnaturally.

"Hehe, it's okay, I can understand!" Zhang Xu smiled.

Before I met Yang Zi, I always wanted to meet, but after meeting, I always felt a little awkward.Having never been in a relationship before, he really doesn't know the reason, so he can only chat with Yang Zi without saying a word.

And Yang Zi was also a little absent-minded, she looked at her mobile phone from time to time, and then she smiled and gestured on the mobile phone.

After Zhang Xu said a few words, he found that the other party didn't respond much, so he stopped talking altogether, watching Yang Zi fiddle with his phone while drinking coffee.

It's only been two months since we separated, Zhang Xu feels that Yang Zi has changed, which makes him feel strange.In fact, the person is still the same person, but there have been some changes in clothing and temperament that Zhang Xu can't understand.

These changes made Zhang Xu feel uncomfortable.

After a while, Yang Zi suddenly realized that he reluctantly raised his head from the phone, took a sip of coffee, and said to Zhang Xu: "Zhang Xu, I'm going to start filming another TV series soon, and the time will be even busier. I will report to the BJ crew tomorrow, if..."

Before Yang Zi finished speaking, Zhang Xu took over: "I know, if you don't have time, I won't bother you!"

"Thank you!" Yang Zi smiled.

Zhang Xu looked at Yang Zi's smile, no matter how he looked at it, there was a formula in it. At this moment, he suddenly missed Nicola's smile, which was sunny, warm, beautiful and full of love.

"Damn it!" He thought of Nicola when he was with Yang Zi, which made him a little panicked. He shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of the moving figure of Nicola in his mind, but it was obviously in vain.

"What's wrong?" Hearing Zhang Xu's low curse, Yang Zi asked strangely.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little uncomfortable in my head!" Zhang Xu explained casually.

"Oh, then go back to your room and rest. It's getting late anyway. I'm going to the airport early tomorrow morning, so don't send me off. Take a good rest!"

"Hmm!" Seeing Yang Zi leaving the coffee shop, Zhang Xu didn't feel a sense of loss, but a sense of relief.

Is this what it feels like to be in love?Zhang Xu was a little at a loss.

The next day, Zhang Xu got up and sent Yang Zi to the airport. Because many reporters were guarding the entrance of the airport, Zhang Xu didn't get off the car after arriving at the airport, but simply wished him a few words before returning to the hotel.

Watching Yang Zi from the car window walking towards many reporters with a smile on his face, Zhang Xu always felt that there was no difference between that smile and the smile he showed to himself, they were both so formulaic and so fake!

Zhang Xu returned to the room with an unhappy and melancholy face, and threw himself on the bed, not wanting to do anything, just lying there motionless, staring at the empty ceiling in a daze.

"What's the matter? Zhang? Did something happen?" During lunch, Nicola asked worriedly when she noticed that Zhang Xu's expression was wrong.

"It's okay! I'm just a little tired!" Zhang Xu forced a smile on Nicola.

"Then pay more attention to rest!" Nicola said a word of concern even though she knew that Zhang Xu was definitely not tired.

"Oh, by the way, it's Christmas tomorrow! Let's go home today, let our family spend Christmas with you!" Zhang Xu changed the subject.

"Okay! It's great!" Nicola clapped her hands in surprise, with a charming smile on her face.

Looking at Nicola's warm smile, Zhang Xu felt a sense of warmth in his heart. He was a little crazy when he looked at it, and he didn't notice the moving blush slowly appearing on Nicola's delicate face.
After lunch, the two packed their luggage, left the hotel holding hands, and went to the bus station to take the bus home.

Along the way, Zhang Xu and Nicola were either holding hands, or Nicola was holding Zhang Xu's arm. The scene was very warm.

Zhang Xu didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all, on the contrary, he still enjoyed this relaxed and warm feeling.

On Christmas Eve, Zhang Xu's parents specially prepared an exquisite dinner for Nicola, and let Nicola eat a big meal. In the end, Nicola couldn't bear it anymore, so she reluctantly returned to the room while touching her round belly.

During the period, Nicola received a call from her father, Mr. Nelson. On the phone, Nielsen asked about Nicola's situation in China with concern, and had a brief conversation with Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu didn't know much about Nelson. He politely congratulated Mr. Nelson on the phone. Nelson obviously knew Zhang Xu's situation better, so he directly asked which club Zhang Xu planned to go to next.

Zhang Xu was very surprised by Nelson's well-informed information, but Philip hadn't called yet at this time, which meant that it hadn't been finalized yet, so Zhang Xu could only tell Nelson the truth.

At the end, Nelson and Mrs. Nelson, who had a good chat, congratulated Zhang Xu's parents together in Chinese: "Mr. Zhang, Mrs. Zhang, Merry Christmas!"

This surprised Zhang Xu, and at the same time, he was very happy that Nelson was friendly to his family.

Then, a series of voices rang from Nicola's mobile phone, including those of Nicola's four older brothers, her two younger brothers, and her lovely younger sister.

"I really envy you! You have so many brothers and sisters!" Zhang Xu said.

"Hehe, they are the most precious people in my life, I love them! Of course, you too!" Nicola looked at Zhang Xu with deep love in his eyes, which moved Zhang Xu quite a bit.

After Christmas, the day to return to the team is not far away.

On this day, Zhang Xu finally received a call from Philip.

"Hi, Zhang, I have good news and bad news here, which one do you want to hear first?" Philip joked with a childlike innocence.

"Bad news!"

"The bad news is: I have contacted Crystal Palace Club, Frankfurt Club, Munich 1860 Club, etc., and negotiated several times. They are still interested in you, but they are not willing to give you a stable chance to play. Moreover, Frankfurt and Munich 1860 are only willing to bid 40 euros at most. As for Crystal Palace, they are willing to raise the bid to 50 euros, but not only are they unwilling to give you a stable chance to play, they are also unwilling to use the special talent clause!"

"Yeah, it's expected! So what's the good news?" Zhang Xu was not surprised by this result. Although his own strength is enough, European clubs are more willing to use European and American players with comparable strength, unless you are particularly good.

This situation can be regarded as an unspoken rule that European clubs default to.

"The good news is Sheffield United. Their conditions are the same as I said last time, and they have added expensive assist awards and goal awards!"

"And what is your opinion, Mr. Philips?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xu already had a preliminary suggestion in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He wanted to see Philip's opinion.

"My opinion is still Sheffield United. For you, a special talent quota is too important. It not only shows the attitude of Sheffield United, but also allows you to have no obstacles in the European League!"

In fact, Zhang Xu has always had to face a problem that he couldn't tell Philip. This problem is that the system's clear main task is to ask him to transfer to Sheffield United during the winter break.

This is a route that has been planned, and he has to go if he wants to, and he has to go this way if he doesn't want to.In fact, he refrained from expressing his position to Philip in advance, just to see how important he is in the minds of those clubs.

The result made him a little disappointed. It seemed that his abilities had not been recognized by them, otherwise this would not be the case now.

Forget it, let's go according to the main task of the system!Maybe this is called "Believe in the system, you will live forever!" Zhang Xu thought to himself mockingly.

Sheffield United?Well, then go to Sheffield United!

"Mr. Philip, if this is the case, let's go to Sheffield United!" Zhang Xu calmly agreed.

"Don't need to discuss it with your parents or your beautiful girlfriend?"

"No, I am the master of my affairs. I believe that the decision I make must be correct! Because I believe in your judgment and opinion!" Zhang Xu praised Philip at the right time.

"Haha, alright! If this is the case, then I will contact Sheffield United immediately to negotiate specific terms. When you return to Belgium, I will give you a sample draft of the contract!"

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Philip!"

"Haha, Zhang, I think you should find an agent. You can't let my old bones help you negotiate in the future, can you?"

"What you said is true, I will consider it!" Zhang Xu smiled and agreed.

After finishing the call with Philip, Zhang Xu notified his parents and Nicola of his decision.

The parents didn't have any objections, but Nicola was a little bit unhappy, because in the future I would have to fly to see Zhang Xu from France!
(End of this chapter)