His only task was to report his latest condition to the team doctor on time to help them determine the progress of his injury.
Wu Xue was recently busy with the opening report of her graduation thesis. She was frustrated because some experimental results did not reach significant indicators. There was nothing she could do but temporarily shift her attention.
Speaking of money, she was not short of it at all. Compared to being unable to sleep due to experimental data, she was looking forward to graduating as soon as possible.
With a postgraduate degree from a prestigious overseas university, finding a relatively stable job upon her return would be easy. As long as the boss was not an idiot, they would naturally not reject her.
That afternoon, after the lunch break, Wu Xue started preparing early. She had postponed her original study plan for the afternoon in preparation for the evening meeting.
She even rejected her supervisor's request, spending from three to five o'clock busy with her makeup and dressing up.
She tried on almost all the clothes in her wardrobe, but still felt that nothing was quite right.
In the end, she chose the light purple dress she wore on her first meeting with Cao Baming, paired with a jacket.
Although it was a bit cold, this dress still held some significance, and it saved her a lot of trouble in choosing.
With an excited heart, she opened her phone and indeed received a text message from Cao Baming.
She marveled at how lucky she was. Thousands of women in the world might want to have dinner with Cao Baming, yet all she had to do was send a message to fulfill her wish.
She was the public enemy of all the girls in the school. A well-behaved female student, with excellent grades, had ended up in such a situation.
However, she did not regret it. Thinking about what she possessed, it was understandable that those people were envious and jealous.
Cao Baming chose a Rolls-Royce convertible sports car. The body was all silver-gray, his favorite in the garage.
Even though silver-gray was a very understated color, taken to the extreme of understatedness, it was still so conspicuous driving on the city streets, attracting many glances along the way.
It was the same square, the same outfit. This time, Cao Baming saw her at a glance.
Compared to the first day, this could be considered a wonderful change. But everything else was the same, as if yesterday had repeated itself, and even the temperature today was cooperating.
A long-awaited reunion, the two embraced, for as long as possible.
All the worries in their hearts seemed to melt away in that warm embrace, then evaporate into the air.
"Long time no see!"
Her voice was still as beautiful as ever, gentle and intellectual, like a lubricant for the ears, smooth and pleasant to hear.
"Long time no see. You returned to the country after the World Cup. You must have had a lot to talk about these days!"
"Of course. What about you?"
"I have more stories, but I need some alcohol."
...
Happy laughter echoed in the open-top car. With a roar of the engine, the sports car accelerated to its maximum speed.
In fact, the destination was already in Cao Baming's mind.
The restaurant was perfect for this date.
Here, a romantic atmosphere permeated. It was not just about eating, but more importantly, about the experience.
After dinner, Cao Baming drove Wu Xue back to her dorm, who prepared for her thesis report the next day. He, on the other hand, went to the lakeside alone.
The experience that day brought many thoughts to his mind, not just Wu Xue's face, the restaurant, the night, the red lights and wine.
At this moment, there was not a trace of wind on the lake. The water surface was as calm as a giant mirror. Unfortunately, with insufficient light, only the reflection of a crescent moon could be seen on the black water.
That sliver of bright yellow was so conspicuous in the entire dark night. Cao Baming felt his whole body and soul gradually merging with the environment.
Just like in the restaurant, everything was about the experience.
Spending so much money was not just about eating a meal. In this world, the most important and interesting things for people are naturally people themselves.
In the company of different people, the food in their mouths and the wine they drank all tasted completely different.
The environment and atmosphere were equally important. Cao Baming had visited the top restaurants in the world, and a common characteristic was that they did not only focus on the food itself. From the moment you entered, the entire experience, whether visual, auditory, or olfactory, served a core kernel.
This experience was what was truly worth the price.
This reminded Cao Baming of the area he had invested in in Tang Country. If there was one keyword, it would naturally be "experience."
Isn't life all about experience? Seeking the meaning of life, if one searches tirelessly, one might search for a lifetime, sweating profusely, nervous and serious, only to find nothing in the end.
And a life that could have been beautiful was thus wasted in a desperate search. Only at the end of life did one realize that what one was pursuing was never the true meaning of life.
On the contrary, dreams had no meaning. This might be why people always loved dreams so much.
Dreams always felt beautiful.
Although dreams could be good or nightmares, both types of dreams were meaningless. In dreams, there was no need to be nervous about anything, and there was no pressure.
The reason for this was that one was not seeking a meaning that did not exist. In contrast, in the real world, so many people were still foolishly searching. They lived such tiring lives, yet could not understand why.
If only one could live in dreams forever, they thought. This was their heartfelt wish.
However, if one could recognize reality early on, perhaps there was no meaning in this world either. Spending one's limited time on experiences, or not experiencing anything.
Either way, one would live a happy life.
Even if one were trapped in a repeatedly cycling time-space, one could still feel the friction with reality, but one must never be deluded by that feeling.
Cao Baming felt very fortunate to have football as his lifelong pursuit. Everything seemed to become clear.
People in the distance might hear it, or they might not. But he believed that in the near future, all humanity would realize this, and the area he had built would be the beginning of a new world.