Chapter 42 of 100
Chapter 42
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Lu Tai did not mock Ah Mei, so when he met Ah Xing’s gaze, he merely nodded silently. However, the other fellow disciples were not like him; they laughed heartily.
Ah Mei did not notice these things. She thought Ah Xing was genuinely praising her, so she blushed and lowered her head, saying softly, "I dressed up specially today, I was afraid you might think I looked bad, but it seems to be okay."
"Whoa~~~"
Everyone drew in a sharp breath.
"Alright, alright, let's eat together." Lu Tai walked over and said, easing the somewhat awkward situation.
"Yay~~" Everyone cheered. Then they all sat down at the round table, opened the beer, filled their glasses, and raised them.
"Everyone, our team has had a good start, so we're gathering here today. I hope we can keep up the good work and fight our way to the final, winning the Super Cup!" Ah Xing said, and then added, "Brother Lu, you should say a few words."
Lu Tai shook his head and said, "Brother Xing has said it well. Let's just drink."
"Good~~" Everyone spoke and drank their glasses in one go...
During the meal, Ah Mei smiled and pulled Ah Xing away, running to the woods opposite the restaurant. Seeing this, Lu Tai couldn't help but frown. This might be Ah Mei revealing her feelings to Ah Xing, but as everyone who has seen the movie knows, this is also the most heartbreaking moment for Ah Mei.
Men are usually "appearance animals." With Ah Mei looking like this, no one would consider her as a girlfriend. Sure enough, after a while, Ah Mei returned, suddenly shouting that she wanted to play a drinking game. Everyone naturally agreed, but Lu Tai saw the tears in her eyes that no one else noticed!
Then, Ah Xing also returned. He looked much more subdued and even seemed reluctant to meet Ah Mei's eyes.
After the meal, everyone went home, as they still had to continue training, with the next week's matches coming one after another. As they were about to leave, Lu Tai pulled Ah Xing aside and said, "Brother Xing, I hope you can truly appreciate Ah Mei's beauty, not just pay lip service."
After saying this, he didn't wait for Ah Xing to respond and left with Liu Yifei.
These past two days, for some reason, the conversation between Lu Tai and Liu Yifei had decreased, as if they had suddenly become distant. They only nodded and smiled at each other perfunctorily, making the atmosphere somewhat awkward.
Lu Tai had a "little devil" in his heart. He had seen Liu Yifei naked and even helped her change clothes. If they were a couple, Lu Tai's actions would not only not be awkward but would also increase their intimacy.
But they weren't! They were just friends. Doing this only added a bit of strangeness. Could they possibly develop further?
This question, Lu Tai dared not think about. They were together because of a special reason, being in the movie world, but this was temporary. Once the mission was completed, they would return to the real world, and the probability of Liu Yifei accompanying him back to the movie world in the future was almost zero.
In reality, Lu Tai knew the situation clearly. He and Liu Yifei seemed to have no common ground. Liu Yifei had her own social circle, and unlike him, an electrician, she lived at the top of the pyramid...
Could he and Liu Yifei have a future? If they were to develop in that direction, how would Liu Yifei's family and friends view her? Sigh... Every time he thought about this, Lu Tai shook his head. It was impossible! He and Liu Yifei had no future.
Knowing there was no future, he shouldn't trouble himself unnecessarily. He should just treat this as a chance encounter...
Like Lu Tai, Liu Yifei had also thought a lot about this. To say she had no feelings for Lu Tai at all would be a lie. It wasn't because Lu Tai was good-looking; in the entertainment industry, she saw plenty of handsome men.
What she liked about Lu Tai was his bravery and kindness, and his consideration for her. But could they ultimately be together? Liu Yifei almost shook her head in denial.
Lu Tai's secret, she couldn't tell anyone, not even her mother. Without this secret, with Lu Tai's status as an electrician, her mother would never agree to them being together, let alone the entertainment reporters who would sensationalize it, or her friends in the industry who wouldn't understand, or her fans who would drown Lu Tai in criticism!
All of this would bring immense pressure on Lu Tai, pressure that could completely change him... So, Lu Tai could only be an unknown friend, not a boyfriend, let alone a husband!
Although their thoughts were a bit different, their conclusions were surprisingly similar: they could only be ordinary friends. This unspoken agreement made them both deliberately distant. Lu Tai played his matches, and Liu Yifei accompanied him, while both silently counted down the days until they could return home.
Two weeks later, the Shaolin Soccer Team advanced to the group stage with a perfect record and faced their first opponent, the "Iron Hammer Team"! As the name suggests, this team was very strong, a traditional powerhouse from the north.
Logically, the Iron Hammer Team wouldn't take a newly formed team that had fought its way through the qualifiers seriously. But this time, they didn't dare to underestimate the Shaolin Team. They treated them with great caution, and the coach even treated them like a championship team when setting tactics.
This was because the Shaolin Team had scored an astonishing 160 goals in four qualifier matches without conceding a single goal.
The match attracted many spectators, and the Shaolin Team's performance finally caught the attention of the nation. Many sponsors were eager to invest if the Shaolin Team could defeat the Iron Hammer Team.
The match started at 6 PM. The Iron Hammer Team was a professional team, and many experts believed that no matter how strong the Shaolin Team was, they would face their toughest challenge tonight.
However, the match left all the experts speechless, while the audience was treated to a spectacular goal show. The Shaolin Team scored 15 goals, 7 in the first half and 8 in the second half.
Lu Tai took 6 free kicks and scored all 6! His free kicks were almost like penalties!
The Iron Hammer Team was shattered by kung fu!
After this match, the Shaolin Team gained immense confidence in facing professional teams. It seemed there were no more opponents to speak of. They were just waiting for the matches to start, win, and advance!!
A month later, the Shaolin Team entered the semi-finals. They faced the "Flying Dragon" Team, which had also won all their matches. During this month, the Shaolin Team's coordination became increasingly proficient, and sponsor checks poured in like snowflakes. As Brother Feng had said, they finally became wealthy.
They had their own dedicated bus, their own apartment complex, and no longer had to worry about sports equipment or training gear. The players finally realized their various values through football.
The sports sections of newspapers and TV were filled with news about the Shaolin Soccer Team every day, with detailed introductions of each player. Among them, Lu Tai and Ah Xing were the focus. Lu Tai had scored 60 goals, leading the scoring chart, and experts believed this record would remain unbroken for a hundred years!
As the matches progressed, Liu Yifei seemed to forget they were in the movie world. She got along well with the other players and was very happy.
On this day, at 4 PM, the Shaolin Team's match against the Flying Dragon Team officially began. This was the last major obstacle for the Shaolin Team to reach the final.
The Flying Dragon Team had two forwards, known as the "Jade-Faced Twin Dragons." They were fair-skinned and had small mustaches. In the movie, they were played by Zhang Baiqi and Karen Mok.
The Jade-Faced Twin Dragons' greatest strength was their lightness kung fu, which even surpassed the Sixth Brother.
At the start of the match, the Flying Dragon Team kicked off. Before Lu Tai and Ah Xing could intercept them, the Twin Dragons soared into the air, gliding over the Shaolin Team's players like grasshoppers, and in a blink, they were at the goal.
"Unbelievable, they're using wires!!" Ah Xing exclaimed, watching them fly by.
However, when they reached the goal, they faced a major problem: the Fourth Brother and his Ghost Shadow Grappling Hands!
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!"
The Twin Dragons' first eight shots were all blocked by the Fourth Brother. No matter how hard they shot or how tricky the angles, the Fourth Brother always appeared like a ghost and deflected the ball out of the goal.
Gradually, all the Flying Dragon Team players, except the goalkeeper, rushed forward to take turns shooting. But even so, they couldn't score!
In the end, the Fourth Brother saw that the opposing team had only one goalkeeper, who was already anxious and had moved to the midfield. He smiled, took a big step, and kicked the ball directly into the opposing goal!
"Beep~~~" With the whistle, the Shaolin Team defeated the Flying Dragon Team 1-0 and advanced to the final of the National Super Cup...
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