The Midfield Master

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Leaving the training base, Xia Ze unconsciously walked to a quiet alley, and an old and crumbling plaque appeared in front of his eyes - the Lost People's Bar.

The bar was surprisingly open and it was only around 8am.

Gently pushing open the wooden door, there was only one person in the bar, the short, fat and bald bar owner, who seemed to have expected Xia Ze to come here, poured a glass of wine and put it on the bar when Xia Ze entered the door.

Xia Ze walked over and sat down in front of the bar, picked up the glass of wine, and took a sip.

The two didn't speak, and a soft and melodious song was playing in the bar, which seemed to represent the bar owner's sadness for Xia Ze's departure.

"I'm leaving, thank you." Xia Ze said softly after finishing the small glass of wine.

The bar owner didn't say anything, he knew what Xia Ze wanted to thank him for, but he had nothing to say to him, the interaction between the two was too little.

Madeira Island is located in the Mediterranean Sea, and it is not too cold in winter. Xia Ze walked out of the street at this time, and was slightly warmed by the newly rising sun. After hailing a taxi, he headed for the suburbs.

The last place to say goodbye is the orphanage, where Monica brought him to give him more spiritual sustenance in his spare time, and he will also say goodbye to the children.

When the taxi stopped by the side of the road, Xia Ze saw a pickup truck parked in front of the orphanage from a distance, and his heart moved slightly, he didn't expect to meet Monica here.

As he approached the orphanage step by step, he could hear the children's laughter coming from the courtyard, they were so happy every moment.

But when he entered the orphanage, the one sitting among the children was not the beautiful girl Monica he imagined, but a burly man and his brother with a beard.

"Ha, Xia Ze, I knew you would come here!" the bearded man shouted to Xia Ze with his thick voice.

Xia Ze just smiled slightly and didn't say much.

And when those children saw Xia Ze, they immediately pestered him, wanting to take a photo with Xia Ze and talk. They all knew that Xia Ze was leaving for England.

"Brother Xia Ze, promise us that you will come back often in the future!" Philip said while tugging at Xia Ze with watery eyes.

Xia Ze gently touched his head, and hugged him into his arms: "Don't worry, I will come back to see you, you have to work hard!"

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When leaving, all the children cried, and the bearded man also gave Xia Ze a ride. Xia Ze didn't mention Monica's name all the way, which made the bearded man feel even more confused.

The car stopped downstairs at Xia Ze's apartment building. When Xia Ze was about to get out of the car, the bearded man grabbed him, took out an envelope from his arms, and handed it to Xia Ze:

"It was given to you by my sister who said she wanted to see the day you won the Ballon d'Or."

A strange color flashed in Xia Ze's eyes, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak. He took the letter, put it in his pocket, said goodbye to the bearded man, and went back to his apartment.

This afternoon, Xia Ze and Wang Xiaolin went to Liverpool together. He temporarily lived in Wang Xiaolin's single apartment, while Hua Yan and Zhang Wei also went together, planning to go to Liverpool for a few days.

On December 14, 2014, Xia Ze officially left Funchal for Liverpool. During his one and a half years in Maritimo, he played 55 times, scored 18 goals and provided 23 assists.

On January 1, 2015, he will transfer to the Premier League team Everton for 5 million euros.

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Liverpool, located in the northwest of England, is the fifth largest city in the UK and a famous commercial center and port city. This city, crossed by the Mersey River, is the hometown of the Beatles and is full of humanity.

Taking advantage of her spare time after class, Wang Xiaolin took Xia Ze and the other three to visit various scenic spots in Liverpool, allowing them to appreciate the scenery of the city.

It's just that the winter in the UK is obviously much colder than Madeira Island in the Mediterranean Sea. The climate with frequent rain and snow made Xia Ze unable to adapt for a while, shivering from the cold.

Not only Xia Ze, but also Zhang Wei and Hua Yan, who suddenly came from the warm Portugal to the frigid Northwest of England, couldn't stand the weather here.

Wang Xiaolin had experienced the cold weather in Liverpool when the winter began. Seeing them huddled up on the street, shivering with the cold wind getting into their collars, she found it funny.

After playing for two days, Xia Ze finally couldn't bear the wind and snow outside, and chose to enjoy the comfort brought by the heating in Wang Xiaolin's apartment.

This is the first time that Xia Ze has used heating indoors. No matter whether it is Portugal or Guangzhou in winter, he has never tried to reach sub-zero cold.

Wang Xiaolin went to class, but Hua Yan and Zhang Wei hid in the hotel and refused to come out, so Xia Ze had to stay alone in Wang Xiaolin's single apartment.

Looking at his girlfriend's small but well-organized room, he felt a burst of warmth. In fact, the most important thing was that there was heating coming out of the air pipe, which helped him resist the severe cold seeping in from the window.

Bored, Xia Ze realized that he hadn't called home for several days. His mother probably didn't know that he had come to England, so he got up from the bed and dialed the phone number at home.

It is now 10 o'clock in the morning in the UK, and it is only around 6 o'clock in the evening in China, so don't worry about disturbing your family's rest.

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"Hi, mom, I'm Xiaoze." Xia Ze said enthusiastically as soon as his mother answered the phone.

"Ozawa, what's the matter? Is it a holiday?" Xia's mother was obviously very happy when she heard that her son was calling, but she was a little hesitant in her response.

"Mom, it's a holiday. I'm here in England." Xia Ze said truthfully.

The two mothers and sons started chattering. Li Chunhua asked Xia Ze if he was used to living in England, whether it was cold, and whether he needed to wear more clothes; while Xia Ze asked about the situation at home, whether he had enough money, and how his younger brother went to school.

After a while, Li Chunhua suddenly realized that she forgot to say something:

"Ozawa, I almost forgot, your Uncle Feng is here, and he has something to tell you."

"Uncle Feng?" Xia Ze asked suspiciously, but Li Chunhua on the other end of the phone didn't seem to hear it, and she seemed to put the microphone down.

After the death of his father, was it Uncle Feng Bo, who lent money to his family to pay off the debts, and who had been taking good care of Xia Ze's two brothers?

Last winter, he demanded debts from his family, and after Xia Ze found out that he had a relationship with Mendes' agency, Xia Ze didn't have much contact with him.

Although I have been taken care of by him for so many years, I don't have much contact with him after paying off the debt, and I feel a little sorry. But when a relationship breaks down, that too is hard to mend. c