Chapter 87

Kaka was tidying up his things in the room. After putting them away, he took out the Bible and sat on his bed, starting to read it very seriously.

He completely ignored Rongguang, who was in the same room.

At this moment, only by immersing himself in the world of faith could he avoid being disturbed by that rookie.

But soon he was unable to read the Bible due to the loud music.

He looked up and saw the TV was on, and Rongguang was swaying in front of the screen, seemingly enjoying the intense music very much.

"Hey!"

Kaka shouted loudly from behind, but Rongguang didn't turn around, either because he didn't hear or because he was deliberately ignoring him...

Unable to tolerate it any longer, Kaka picked up the Bible, jumped off the bed, and walked out of the room— he really didn't want to stay in the same room with this person!

Seeing Kaka finally leave the room, Rongguang stuck out his tongue at the closed door and then turned off the TV.

Kaka didn't want to stay in the same room with him, and Rongguang felt the same way. That's why he used this method to drive Kaka away.

Now he could finally focus on writing letters to his family.

He sat at the table, spread out the paper, and began to write letters to his family.

This time, he was writing to his parents and sister who were working in Shanghai.

He started with his sister, because in Rongguang's memory, his sister, who was two years older, had taken on the role of a mother, taking care of him and his younger brother while their parents were away working. So Rongguang had deep feelings for his sister.

"Sis, hello. It's been a long time since I wrote to you. I just received your reply. I've been very busy with training lately, so I haven't had time to write. I'm doing well in Brazil, and you, Dad, and Mom don't need to worry about me..."

Rongguang wrote page after page, filling the letter paper with his words.

He talked about his life in Brazil and his performance in the team—of course, he only mentioned the good things.

He boasted about how awesome he was, saying he had beaten Kaka, a role model, to the ground, making him beg for mercy and promise never to compete for the starting position with Rongguang again— if Rongguang's letter was seen by Kaka, these two would definitely not be able to be teammates...

Rongguang wrote so much because international mail was slow, and it wasn't easy to send a letter. So each letter he wrote was very long. Due to the intense training schedule, including his own special training, he had very little free time. Sometimes it took him several days to finish a letter.

This time, with no one to disturb him, Rongguang wrote very focused at the table. Unconsciously, it had been almost two hours, and he finally finished.

"... Sis, everything is going well here. I'm earning more and more money. Don't worry, I haven't spent a single penny recklessly. I've saved it all. I think it won't be long before I can buy a house for you in Shanghai, so you won't have to keep renting..."

Rongguang didn't know how much it cost to buy a house in Shanghai, but that didn't stop him from having such ambitious goals.

He was earning several thousand dollars per game, which gave him great confidence. He believed it wouldn't be long before he could buy a house in Shanghai...

After finishing the letter to his sister, Rongguang took out a few photos from his bag, all of him playing and living in Brazil. The life photos were taken by Godo, and the football photos were given by Coelho Alexandre Costa.

These photos were to be sent with the letter, so his parents could see how he was doing.

In addition to the photos, Rongguang also found a few copies of the L'Équipe newspaper, cut out the articles about himself, and attached them to the letter, to be sent together.

Why not call? Because of this. On the phone, they couldn't see how he was doing, so he decided to write a letter. Although Rongguang only had a primary school education, he was capable of writing letters. For some complex words he didn't know how to write, he used pinyin.

The important thing was the clippings and photos.

Although they couldn't read Portuguese, they could look at the pictures, which included photos of himself.

Seeing his heroic figure on the field, he wanted to tell them that his son was now a celebrity!

He could also show off, how great it would be!

Hehehehe...

Rongguang couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how his parents would react to the letter.

At that moment, the door opened, and Kaka walked in.

Rongguang's laughter stopped as if there was a switch on the door.

He put on a stern face, carefully put away the letter, photos, and newspapers, and went to the bathroom to wash up without even looking at Kaka.

Kaka completely ignored him and went back to his bed.

Both of them treated each other as if they were air.

The night passed without a word.

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The next day, the teammates were particularly concerned about Rongguang and Kaka. They saw the two of them and focused on their faces after the meeting.

"What are you looking at?" Rongguang wiped his face, wondering if his saliva was dry and visible. But he had washed his face...

"Checking if you have any injuries on your head." Baptista rummaged through Rongguang's hair.

Rongguang broke free from Baptista: "What a joke!"

Baptista quickly lowered his voice: "Shh, everyone is guessing that you and Kaka will fight in the room..."

Rongguang rolled his eyes: "He's no match for me. You should check if he has any injuries."

Indeed, some people were looking at Kaka's face for injuries.

Of course, there was nothing.

There wasn't even a scratch on either of their faces.

This clearly showed that the night was quiet.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, some people felt disappointed, like Renaldo.

Renaldo was now very annoyed with Rongguang. He hoped Rongguang and Kaka would fight, so he could take the opportunity to cause trouble, making Rongguang leave the starting lineup and then the first team.

But unfortunately, that didn't happen.

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The Internacional de Porto Alegre and Juventude are both from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, but from different cities.

Juventude is from Caxias do Sul, while Internacional is from Porto Alegre. They are fierce rivals with another major team, Grêmio, in the same city.

This team is also a traditional powerhouse in Brazil, having produced many world-class players.

Currently, the team doesn't have any big-name stars. However, on the front line, they have a young talent—Neymar Honorato da Silva.

This young player is only eighteen but is already the starting forward for Internacional.

He is called "Neymaradona" by the local media in Porto Alegre.

From this nickname, you can see his influence in Porto Alegre.

In the match against São Paulo, Neymar was particularly excited because his opponent included Kaka. Kaka, who was selected for the Brazilian national team and participated in the World Cup, became a world champion.

Yes, Neymar believed Kaka was a "lucky guy." If Kaka hadn't been from São Paulo and Rio, where football is more developed and receives more attention, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to participate in the World Cup.

Neymar didn't think he was any worse than Kaka, but because he was from Rio Grande do Sul, he received less media attention. If he were in São Paulo, he believed he wouldn't let Kaka outshine him.

Thanks to the National Championship, he had the chance to face Kaka directly.

Kaka's recent performances haven't been great, but it doesn't matter. He still intends to defeat him!

Neymar's eyes were only on Kaka. As for Rongguang... he wasn't very interested. When he heard that Rongguang had only started learning football in January, he lost interest.

He was just lucky.

My true opponent is Kaka!

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When the players were waiting in the tunnel to enter the field, Neymar kept looking at Kaka in front of him.

That's the lucky guy who went to Japan and South Korea with the Brazilian national team, didn't even break a sweat, and won the World Cup!

Neymar is two years younger than Kaka, and Brazil produces many talents. He didn't feel that he should be overshadowed by Kaka.

He also wanted to become like Kaka... no, even better than Kaka!

This match would be a perfect opportunity to prove himself!

To prove to the world that he is not inferior to Kaka!

Thinking about this, Neymar felt a surge of blood to his head, and he suddenly stepped out of the line and walked up to Kaka.

"Hey, Neymar..." His teammates were surprised to see Neymar suddenly walk up to Kaka. Someone reached out to grab Neymar, but only caught air.

Neymar's sudden action also surprised the São Paulo players.

"Hey, kid..." Lugano, standing behind Kaka, seemed to sense the hostility from Neymar.

The feeling was even stronger than from Rongguang...

Kaka looked at Neymar standing next to him. He knew who he was, but he didn't know much about him.

He didn't understand why Neymar was standing in front of him. Did he have something to say to him?

"In this match, I will beat you, Kaka." Neymar said and then turned back to his team.

The São Paulo players were stunned for a moment.

"Kid, what did you say..." Lugano wanted to confront Neymar, but he was held back by his teammate Baptista.

It wouldn't be good to start a fight in the player tunnel before the match...

But while he held back Lugano, he didn't hold back Rongguang.

In everyone's shocked gaze, Rongguang had already walked up to Neymar.

"Don't steal my lines!"

He pointed at Neymar.

Rongguang was about 1.72 meters tall, while Neymar was 1.8 meters.

So Neymar, who was taller, looked down at Rongguang and said in a very contemptuous tone, "Who are you?"

The "Neymaradona" from Rio Grande do Sul didn't know about a talented rookie from São Paulo...

"You..." Rongguang was about to explode from the contempt, but he was held back by the captain, Ceni, who came over.

"Calm down, Rong!"

The captain of Internacional, Leandro Greco, also came over and awkwardly apologized to the São Paulo players, "Sorry, sorry... please don't take it to heart..."

With the efforts of both captains, the order in the tunnel was restored.

However, if someone paid attention, they would notice that both Kaka and Rongguang were clenching their fists in the line...