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Anxi City Sports University was one of the best universities with the best soccer facilities for soccer enthusiasts in Zhongju Province. The school was huge, and there were four soccer practice venues, which met the standards of a normal soccer field. Not to mention, the Anxi City Sports University stadium could accommodate 35,000 people. It was simply a blessing for soccer players.
It was a pity that Anxi City didn’t have a top-notch soccer team. The team had just been promoted to the B-League a few rounds in advance. On the other hand, Andong City, the neighboring city, had been playing in the A-League for a long time, and its club standard was very high. Anxi City’s professional team had been established more than 20 years ago, but due to funding issues in recent years, they had only re-established their team five years ago.
In the second half of this year, it would be the start of Anxi City Sports University’s professional team’s attempt to advance to the top A-League. From this season, the first two rounds of the C-League would be decided a few rounds ahead of schedule, thereby ensuring that they would advance to the B-League, and the enthusiasm of the city’s fans would increase. Even Anxi City Sports University was the same.
Coach Wang Tie said, “All of you, play well and stay in Anxi City to serve the club.”
The team members knew that even though this was what was said to them, most of them here would not be chosen to join the club at all. This was the current situation of a comprehensive sports school. Although they were more professional than the players from other universities, they would at most be a physical education teacher, a soccer coach, or find some other way out.
Even though it was a school in Anbei City, there were still many people who could not participate in competitions and could only join halfway. How many people could really become professionals? Including most of the current professional soccer clubs’ freshmen teams, how many people could be promoted to play in the top league? Playing in the professional league was really an extravagant hope. Many college players like them were just having fun.
Not to mention the top-level league, even the lower-level leagues were mostly played by retired veterans. There weren’t many young ones.
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Xia Mengyin carried the tripod and DSLR over. She wanted to record it for the players.
Midfielder Elwood asked, “Little Xia, you’re here again?”
Xia Mengyin said, “Yeah, I’m here to record you guys. Why? Do you have a problem with that?”
She had her hair tied up in a ponytail and was wearing a baseball cap as well as a pair of glasses. She wore the casual top of Anxi City Sports University’s soccer team. At 165cm, she was really not tall at the sports school, looking like a primary school student. She did not present the image of a young girl in her teens. Instead, she looked immature and young.
Because of this, her team members enjoyed teasing her.
Zhang Yu secretly told her, “After you’re done with your training, come eat barbecue with us.”
Xia Mengyin kicked her leg, saying, “What! My friend, the training hasn’t even started and you’re already thinking of eating. Weren’t you the one who had diarrhea outside the school?”
The team members laughed.
From the time she was in university until now, Xia Mengyin would always come to the soccer team to help out whenever she had the time. She would take publicity photos or record videos so that the members could know their own problems. The reason why she helped out was because her father, Xia Chunyu, and Coach Wang Tie were friends, so she was appointed to help the soccer team for free.
Xia Mengyin looked at the camera and said, “Ai Wu, Chang Yu, why don’t you guys focus on your training? What are you doing? Don’t think that you can slack off just because Coach Wang is over there…”
Her voice was so loud that it traveled through the entire training ground. Lu Ang heard the girl’s voice and instinctively looked over. There was indeed a girl who was not tall and was very far away.
At the same time, Lu Ang, who was taking soccer lessons with the Sports Education Department, was having a practice run. His height stood out among the other players.
However, it was a sports school after all, and no one cared about his height. Although he wore sports glasses, no one paid too much attention to it, because he was in class with the physical education students. Some people also wore ordinary glasses, although Lu Ang wore specially-made sports glasses.
Xia Mengyin ran over angrily and kicked the ball straight into the net.
Coincidentally, Lu Ang saw this scene from afar. He thought to himself, “Are the girls in school that skillful?”
On the other side, it was obvious that the members of the soccer team had started jeering again because of this kick. Their whistles echoed throughout the training ground, followed by laughter.
Captain Wu Youming said, “Hurry up and focus on your training. Don’t forget what you’re here for. Mengyin has already given you a demonstration. Stop acting so indecently.”
The team members instantly pulled a long face. “All right…”
The team members whispered among themselves that only the captain would think that Xia Mengyin was decent. They thought that a girl like her was not suitable for dating. The image of her lecturing people on the field made them feel that she was even older than their mother. She looked young, but she was a really boring person.
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Xia Mengyin had never been in a relationship before. Her roommate, Zhang Yu, told her, “You have to change your personality. You like soccer, right? Even though there are not any handsome guys in the soccer team, at least there are some good-looking ones, aren’t there? You’re quite familiar with them, so why haven’t you found a boyfriend in three years? You should reflect on yourself, my friend.”
Xia Mengyin said, “It’s true that I like soccer, but none of my friends on our school’s soccer team caught my eye. I refuse, and I’m doing pretty well right now. I just like watching competitions, doing things, and writing scripts. It’s pretty good too, and now I have to prepare for my internship early.”
Zhang Yu said, “Distracting other people’s training? It’s the minority in the soccer team that doesn’t have a girlfriend. Maybe you think they’re too… scummy.” Zhang Yu thought of Chang Yu.
Xia Mengyin thought that even if she was familiar with the members of the soccer team, who would know who they really were in private?
Xia Mengyin said, “Erm, about that, maybe… there are some who are decent, but I don’t like them. Sigh, I don’t think there are any players I like in our school’s soccer team. Also, I have a weird personality, I always want people to listen to me. You understand, right? But I know myself, and no one likes to listen to me, sigh.”
Zhang Yu replied, “It’s normal, Leos are like that.”
Xia Mengyin said, “No, no, no, I don’t think I’m domineering at all.”
Zhang Yu almost choked. “Yinyin, I think you’re asking too much.”
Xia Mengyin replied, “I don’t think so. I don’t have high expectations either.”
Zhang Yu said, “Think about what you said before. You said you are looking for someone cute, who will listen to you, and also likes soccer. You two will be each other’s first love and it is best if he plays soccer as well. Moreover, you hope that he won’t get married until he is 30… You won’t be able to find such a player in your life.”
Xia Mengyin said, “That’s why I have self-awareness. I’ve always been single. It’s not hard for others, but it’s not hard for myself either.”
Wang Yiyi, her other roommate, said, “Yinyin is the type who doesn’t seem like much on the surface but is actually very passionate. She said that she doesn’t like handsome guys and doesn’t want to date them. But she’s always staring at the poster of Lu Ang beside Zhang Yu’s bed and watching those Mary Sue web dramas.”
Zhang Yu knew that Xia Mengyin was just a little bit more passionate on the inside towards relationships.
Her other roommate, Lin Yunai, said, “Yinyin, you should learn from Wang Xinyue and dress up more, and love will come your way. Do you remember when she was in her first year? She easily interviewed the captain of the basketball team.”
Xia Mengyin said, “Pfft, don’t mention that basketball team captain again.”
When the first year of university students enrolled for a month, as the only professional sports news major in the school’s cultural class, their task was to interview the basketball team that was currently playing in the university basketball league. Unfortunately, the school coincidentally lost. Although the team members were unhappy, the assignment had to be completed.
Back then, Xia Mengyin said, “Hello, I’m from the school’s publicity department. Can I interview you?”
The basketball team captain said, “I’m sorry, but I refuse the interview.”
Who knew that she would encounter such an awkward moment in her first interview? Luckily, her roommates were around.
Unfortunately for her, Wang Xinyue also interviewed the basketball team captain after the other players left. In the end, she only said, “Hello,” and the captain said, “If you have any questions, feel free to ask.”
This difference in treatment shocked Xia Mengyin and her roommates. There was such a thing?
From then on, Xia Mengyin never went to the school’s basketball court again. Even during physical education classes, she avoided choosing basketball.
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It was still the soccer players that made Xia Mengyin feel comfortable. Even though they were very talkative and had all sorts of shortcomings, they generally got along well with her.
For the past three years, many assignments were completed with the cooperation of these team members. Xia Mengyin would go to the training ground to film the soccer team during photography class. She would interview the team members during writing class to do a character interview.
Even though Xia Mengyin’s roommates didn’t know much about soccer, under Xia Mengyin’s guidance, they gradually gained a basic understanding of it.
Zhang Yu was the fanatical leader of Lu Ang’s fans. Xia Mengyin’s head was about to explode every day when she heard her talk about Lu Ang, about how he was suspended by his coach, how he got into a conflict with someone, and all sorts of rumors. Xia Mengyin felt that it was really not easy for a star-chasing girl to catch up to a sports star who had very little official information.
However, Lu Ang’s face and body were indeed hung in their dormitory every day. It was a poster of him shooting a goal on the field. He had a buzz cut hairstyle and his skin was lightly tanned. His deep eyes were very serious as he stared at everyone.
No one would not be attracted to him.
In her third year of university, Xia Mengyin told Zhang Yu, “You should focus more on the projects and competitions. That way, you won’t fail the commentary class. Look at you, you’ve already dated a soccer player from our school, why did you still fail?” At that time, Xia Mengyin gave Zhang Yu a lot of soccer knowledge and finally helped her pass.
Wang Yiyi always said to Zhang Yu, “You should share your love-luck with Yinyin.”
Zhang Yu replied, “Are you sure about my love luck? A guy like Chang Yu?”
Her roommates all shook their heads.
Xia Mengyin said, “Someone like me will probably be lonely for the rest of my life. Sigh…”
…
Xia Mengyin announced, “I might not be able to come to see you guys for training for a while.”
The team members, “Huh? Why?”
Xia Mengyin said, “I’m going to be in my fourth year in the second half of the year. I have a lot of classes, and I still have to prepare for my internship. The school is going to have the media’s on-campus job fair soon.”
Wu Youming replied, “Don’t worry, you know soccer so well. You’ll definitely pass.”
Chang Yu, who liked to kick up a fuss, said, “Don’t worry, go chase your dream. We will miss you. And without you, we will definitely be even lazier.”
This made the team members burst into laughter again.
Xia Mengyin said, “It’s not like we can’t see each other anymore. I’m sure everyone in the school will still bump into each other. Also, maybe I’ll sneak onto the field and scare you to death.”
The team members retreated, shrieking, “Scary…”
After bidding farewell to her team members, Xia Mengyin brought the DSLR and the tripod back to her dorm and prepared to send the video to Coach Wang Tie.
Tomorrow was the day for her favorite soccer media to come to the school for an interview. The former director had already asked Wang Xinyue to collect the resumes of those who were willing to participate. Xia Mengyin thought that she would definitely have no problem. Her resume was so rich in content, and there were so many manuscripts attached, so there would definitely not be any problems. She was now waiting for the interview notice for the teaching block tomorrow.
What Xia Mengyin did not know was that her resume was lying on the table in Lu Ang’s room.