Rome Fiumio Airport.

  As the sun rose in the east, an Airbus flight from Dubai slowly desded onto the runway.

  Not long after, a wave of iional passengers passed through s aed the airport.

  Among them, five travelers stood out, not only because they had flown business css, but also because one of them was an exceptionally beautiful young woman with a refiemperament.

  Earlier on the pne, a European passenger in business css had tried to strike up a versation with her, but she ignored him.

  Even after nding, many people wao approach her but hesitated.

  Su Qing and her group paid no attention to the i. After exiting the terminal, they sed the crowd and soon spotted the sign they were looking for. The handwriting was striking, clearly written by someoh skill.

  After all, Gao Shen's handwriting had always been terrible, no matter how much he practiced.

  "Hello."

  Su Qing called out, then led Gao Shen's parents toward the sign.

  After firming the vehicles, they quickly left the airport and got into a Buick GL8 parked nearby, heading south.

  The driver, arranged by Gao Shen, was a club staff member from Naples who frequently made trips to Rome's airport.

  The drive from Rome to ook over two hours.

  They should have arrived earlier, but unfortunately, their flight had been deyed.

  "Mr. Gao should be at the training base right now," the driver said when Su Qing asked.

  "If you'd like, I take you there for a visit."

  "Really?" Su Zhijun was instantly excited.

  As a die-hard football fan, he had always dreamed of watg a Champions League final in person. Visiting Napoli's training base would make the experience eveer.

  "If you decide to go, I'll just o make a quick call te it."

  Su Zhijun, Gao Jianguo, and the others immediately discussed it. Despite the long and exhausting jourhe ce to see Gao Shen as soon as possible was too tempting to pass up.

  Gao Shen's parents and uncle had no objes, aher did Su Qing.

  She tried calling Gao Shen to check, but he didn't answer.

  "He's probably leading training right now," the driver expined.

  "Yeah, yeah. I heard European clubs don't allow eleic devices during training," Su Zhijun added.

  Su Qing uood and decided not to insist.

  The driver, aced to weling visitors, was quite talkative.

  As they drove, he pointed out ndmarks along the way, giving them the feeling of a guided tour.

  Sihere was a nguage barrier, Su Qing transted for the group.

  Their main was Gao Shen.

  How was his life in Naples? How was his retionship with his colleagues? Were the pyers easy to manage? Had he entered any flicts with the club's ma?

  The driver answered all their questions. After all, Gao Shen's reputation in Naples was nothing short of legendary.

  "In the past, when people found out Mr. Gao was single, many wao introduce him to a girlfriend. A lot of beautiful Italian celebrities tried to get close to him. But in the end, they were all disappointed."

  The driver chuckled and g Su Qing through the rearview mirror.

  "He always said he had a beautiful girlfriend bae. At first, we thought he was just making it up, but now..."

  Su Qing didn't trahat part, but she couldn't help feeling a little warmth in her heart.

  …

  Castel Volturno y just north of Naples, so ing from Rome, they arrived there first.

  The driver navigated through town with familiarity, heading straight for the golf club. Along the way, he expined why Napoli's training base was located inside a golf resort.

  Officially, it was due to De Laurentiis' business partnership with the club.

  Napoli's training base wasn't particurly rge, but when they passed through the security checkpoint at the entrahe guards became noticeably enthusiastic upon learning they were Gao Shen's family.

  They greeted them politely and even saluted.

  "This is..." Gao Jianguo was taken aback.

  Su Zhijun, full of pride, nodded. "It looks like Gao Shen is truly loved here."

  They could clearly feel it from the attitudes of both the driver and the security staff.

  When they reached the club's parking lot and got out of the car, they immediately heard shouts ing from the training ground.

  Napoli's squad was in the middle of an interaining session.

  Even from a distance, separated by a barbed-wire fence, Su Qing instantly reized Gao Shen.

  Several other coaches, most of them middle-aged men were direg the drills, while the pyers trained with full focus. Gao Shen stood alongside a bald man slightly taller than him, speaking quietly, clearly discussing tactical adjustments.

  "Do you wao let him know you're here?" the driver asked.

  Su Qing quickly shook her head, and Gao Jianguo and the reed.

  "Let's just wait and watch for a bit," Su Qing said.

  The driver nodded and stayed with them, from afar.

  …

  When Gao Shen woke up that m, he checked the flight status and saw that Su Qing's group had been deyed.

  With no other choice, he headed straight to the training base.

  Starting today, the team would ehe final phase of tactical preparation, fog on disrupting Bara's passing game and trol while applying high-iy pressing.

  The overall training sessio well, though some issues arose.

  That was a good thing.

  Problems appearing now meant there was still time to fix them.

  After each session, the pyers were given a short break.

  As they caught their breath, some of them noticed a group of strangers in the dista first, they thought someone was secretly taking photos, whispering among themselves. But when they spotted the club's driver, they rexed.

  Then, one of them saw Su Qing.

  Even from a distance, where it was difficult to make out faces clearly, her elegaood out immediately.

  She had an aura that naturally drew attention.

  Even among footballers aced to being around stunning women, she caught their eye.

  A few of them looked more closely and, based on her plexion and hair color, quickly put the pieces together, Boss's family had arrived.

  Needless to say, the beautiful and elegant woman who caught everyone's attention was the boss's rumirlfriend.

  Meanwhile, Gao Shen remained pletely unaware, still deep in discussion with Zidane.

  David Luiz, the most eic of them all, cleared his throat loudly and walked tao Shen, fully backed by his ughing teammates.

  "Boss, there's something I o tell you," David Luiz said with a serious expression.

  But the pyers behind him were already stifling their ughter.

  This was David Luiz's talent, he could make even the most serious things sound amusing.

  "What is it?" Gao Shen asked.

  "We found an absolute beauty."

  "Oh?" Gao Shen chuckled. "How beautiful?"

  David Luiz shook his head. "Too beautiful for words. How about I take you to see for yourself?"

  "Sorry, I'm not ied iiful women," Gao Shen replied.

  The moment he said that, the entire squad burst into ughter.

  Gao Shen and Zidane exged puzzled looks, but before they could react, Carlo and the other coaches noticed the se. They quickly walked over, pyfully scolding the "troublemakers" while pointing behind Gao Shen.

  "Go take a look already," Carled with a smile.

  Gao Shen turned around and there they were.

  Su Qing and his parents had arrived.

  Realizing how David Luiz and the others had just tricked him, Gao Shen poi them with amusement.

  "Antonio, I think they're looking strong. Take care of them for me," he called out.

  "Uood. Leave it to me!" Pintus cracked his knuckles menagly.

  A chill ran down the pyers' spines.

  Crap, boss, we were just joking!

  …

  Uhe watchful eyes of the eeam, Gao Shen ran off the training ground straight toward his family.

  The moment they met, he hugged his parents tightly.

  It had been too long sihey st saw each other, and in a fn try like this, the reunio even more emotional.

  Theuro Su Qing and embraced her.

  Ihe training ground, the pyers pressed against the wire fence, peeking curiously. The sed they saw Gao Shen hug Su Qing, they erupted into cheers and jeers.

  "Kiss her, boss!"

  "Woohoo, boss! You get the day off!"

  "Boss, I'm still a kid!"

  The rowdy shouts left Su Qing flustered. Though she had been overwhelmed with emotion at seeing Gao Shen again, the teasing made her cheeks flush. Embarrassed, she quickly pushed him away, giving him a pointed look as if to say, So many people are watg!

  Gao Shen grihen turned back to his squad.

  "Back to training! No peeking!"

  But his so-called "monkeys" only got louder, taking full advantage of this rare opportunity to tease him.

  Even the senior coag staff stood at the sidelines, grinning.

  Lucas, after getting a good look at Su Qing, sighed dramatically and shook his head.

  "Now I uand why he never looked twice at the women here."

  Everyone else nodded in agreement.

  Carlo, the happiest of them all, couldn't stop ughing.

  As Gao Shen's mentor, he had always worried about him. He had seen pictures of Su Qing before, but she was even more stunning in person.

  It genuinely made him happy fao Shen.

  After a brief versation, Gao Shen had someone escort Su Qing and his family to his office to wait.

  M training was almost finished, and o ended, he would take them home.

  Watg them ehe building, Gao Sheantly returo the training ground.

  By then, the pyers were already lined up, looking like obedient schoolboys.

  There was nothing Gao Shen could do with this mischievous group.

  "My family is here, and I know many of yours are too," he said.

  Over the past few days, many pyers had asked him for extra tickets, they clearly had rge groups of family and friends ing to watch the final.

  "No matter what happens, for ourselves, for this team, for the fans, and for our loved ones, we must win this Champions League final!"

  The pyers responded with a loud, unified roar.

  No one wao lose su important match, especially with their families watg.

  ***

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