The remaining teams, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United... and so many other strong teams!
Besides these, other leagues also have one or two top teams, just not as many as the Premier League.
For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga. Although Barcelona experienced a cliff-like decline and even collapsed after Messi left, their recent form has shown some improvement, and the foundation of a veteran powerhouse remains.
The Bundesliga has Bayern, and Serie A has Juventus. In Ligue 1, there is PSG with their one-superpower-many-strong setup. None of them are to be trifled with.
The future landscape of world football is truly exciting!
...
After spending the entire afternoon on the bench, Cao Baiming felt physically and mentally exhausted.
"Strange, I don't even feel this tired when I'm actually playing, why!"
In the evening, after the team disbanded, he prepared to drive to his residence. His phone was placed on the navigation mount. He turned the key, engaged the clutch, and started the engine...
Just then, a message popped up on his phone screen. The notification sound was specially set, and he immediately recognized it as Wu Xue's.
"Are you coming back? I've made dinner for you! Hurry back!"
After the message, there was a very cute emoji.
Cao Baiming, a straightforward guy, felt his heart almost melt upon seeing it, especially at this moment of extreme fatigue!
He hurried home, and Wu Xue was already at the entrance.
Seeing Wu Xue standing at the door with the groceries in her hand, Cao Baiming suddenly remembered that he hadn't given her a key to his apartment!
How could this be?
After getting out of the car, Cao Baiming cheerfully handed her a set of spare keys.
"From now on, whenever you want to come, you can come anytime, understand?"
Although she still showed a hint of hesitation, she didn't refuse.
They entered the living room. Wu Xue opened the carefully wrapped food and then said,
"Wait for me, I'll make a little more, I'm afraid it won't be enough..."
Cao Baiming glanced at the food on the table. There were at least five dishes... and there were only two people, so how could it not be enough?
However, he didn't stop her as he watched her walk away.
Seeing the lopsided heart drawn with ketchup on the omurice, he almost felt reluctant to break it.
"I didn't see you play in today's game. Is your injury really healed?"
"Yes, my injury is fine, the club just refuses to let me play."
"You should really take more care of yourself..."
After a brief chat, they began to eat, talking and eating, and even opened two bottles of good wine.
Under the influence of alcohol, a slight intoxication began to set in even before they finished eating.
"No, I can't drink anymore..."
Wu Xue said with a smile, refusing the beer that Cao Baiming offered, and then poured herself another cup...
Tonight, there was a live broadcast of a La Liga match happening thousands of miles away. Cao Baiming had originally planned to watch it, but seeing Wu Xue's appearance, he had a different idea.
That night, Wu Xue didn't go home and ended up staying over.
...
The next morning, Cao Baiming slowly opened his eyes. A bright spot of light was falling directly on the quilt.
It was a bit dazzling...
It was a long beam of light, filtering through the gap in the curtains, casting a slightly yellowish hue on the room, with a touch of warmth and romance.
He reached out and found that the person beside him was gone.
His phone was lying casually to the side. He picked it up and realized it was already 9:30 AM. He had slept in late again.
In the living room, was that some noise?
Cao Baiming rubbed his eyes, casually put on his shirt, and pushed open the bedroom door.
He happened to hear Wu Xue say,
"Okay, okay, I'll go offline for now. See you tonight!"
Then, the computer screen displayed a black screen, and the text within was unclear. But Cao Baiming immediately remembered that she had told him before that she did some streaming in her spare time to earn some extra money.
Wu Xue's headset was still on, and she hadn't noticed Cao Baiming walking up behind her.
"Good morning."
A gentle male voice came from behind her. Only then did she hear it.
She immediately closed the screen and turned around.
This was the first time Cao Baiming had seen her like this. She seemed to have just showered, her face clear, like a lotus emerging from water.
Her hair was still slightly damp, falling over her shoulders, emitting an intoxicating, fresh scent...
"What, is there something you don't want me to see, something shameful?"
"Haha, I've shown you everything."
"I meant the screen..."
A blush flashed across Wu Xue's face, and she quickly explained.
"I'm a streamer, remember? I told you before, my fan count is quite low, I'm too embarrassed to show you..."
Cao Baiming understood that she was likely being modest. To be able to support herself with her part-time income, her numbers couldn't be that low.
"If you don't show me, I'm going to search for it!"
"No, no, no, I'll show you!"
Cao Baiming smiled with satisfaction, and the screen was opened again. For the first time, he saw Wu Xue's homepage.
Her platform nickname was "Qiqi Qi," and her homepage displayed some pre-recorded singing videos. It turned out Wu Xue was a music streamer.
This was different from what Cao Baiming had imagined. Girls like Wu Xue who loved football and attended every match were rare enough, and coupled with her high appearance, he had thought she would be a football streamer.
He then looked at her fan count. Under the "following" section, there was a number: 9765.
Over nine thousand?
Cao Baiming was a little surprised. This fan count was quite different from what he had expected.
Not even ten thousand, yet how could this fan count be enough to cover her living expenses?
Seeing the confusion in Cao Baiming's eyes, Wu Xue quickly asked.
"How much do you earn a month?" Cao Baiming asked directly and frankly.
"Tens of thousands, sometimes a hundred or two hundred thousand..." Wu Xue replied after thinking for a moment.
"What the hell???"
Cao Baiming was even more bewildered. Nine thousand fans could earn up to two hundred thousand?
But in an instant, he realized!
With Wu Xue's looks, she probably had more than one wealthy patron sponsoring her on the leaderboard!
If there were a few such people, and they gifted tens of thousands daily, then forget two hundred thousand, even a million would be possible!
However, he also understood the mindset of those wealthy individuals. How many of them had pure intentions? He knew men's minds all too well; they probably wanted to keep Wu Xue as their mistress!
Thinking this, Wu Xue showed him the gift leaderboard. The result was different from what he had imagined.
On the leaderboard, there wasn't one dominant superpower. On the contrary, the amounts gifted by the top ten were roughly similar. Since Wu Xue started streaming, the top spot had already gifted nearly six hundred thousand!
No wonder...
Cao Baiming quickly praised her. Then, he took her hand.
"Have any of these people contacted you privately?"
"It seems so, but I refused them. My awareness is very strong, don't worry!"
Hearing her say this, Cao Baiming didn't think about it anymore.