Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

In the 16th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 5-0 away from home.

There is only one game left until the end of 2015.

On December 31st, Atletico Madrid will face Rayo Vallecano.

I thought I could spend New Year's Eve with you.

In the video, Chloe pouts a little unhappily.

Lu Xiao has always believed that the expression of a girl puffing out her cheeks in anime is difficult to perfectly replicate in real life.

On Chloe's little face,

They actually made the same emoji for her.

Let me secretly take a screenshot first.

"Hey, what are you doing? Not doing anything weird behind your back, are you?"

Chloe leaned closer to the camera, seemingly trying to see through Lu Xiao's little tricks by following the network cable.

No, no.

"That's good."

"I'm openly and honestly taking screenshots to use as memes."

"Hey!! Jesus!!"

Click, click, click!

Seeing her embarrassed, angry, and helpless state, Lu Xiao couldn't help but take a few more screenshots.

Seeing that Chloe was about to turn red, he quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, are you going to be busy with exams during the Christmas holidays?"

"Of course... Waaah—"

When it comes to exams, Chloe becomes like a soft, squishy slime, sprawled on her dorm desk.

German university exams are relatively rigorous.

Chloe's major is within the College of Sports Science and Health, with a focus on sports management and policy.

Lu Xiao couldn't understand why a pampered rich girl would choose this kind of major.

She even minored in health sciences with a focus on prevention and health promotion.

The content of her major was already enough to give her a headache, and if she didn't earn enough credits, she might be forced to drop out.

With the addition of a minor, she was completely overwhelmed.

Time, I'm talking about time.

It's no wonder that when Lu Xiao first came to Atlético Madrid, it was also the time when Klose had just enrolled, and the two almost lost contact.

Chloe's life was even more difficult than that of a college entrance exam taker in a major Eastern country.

With exams approaching, Chloe was overwhelmed with work and even had to spend her Christmas holidays in the school library.

Lu Xiao had originally thought that she could come to Madrid to visit him like last time.

It looks like things are probably going to be tough.

Lu Xiao himself couldn't go to Germany either.

There are only two days off during Christmas, and then they have to prepare for a new competition.

In early January, besides La Liga, there's also the Copa del Rey.

Lu Xiao was also afraid that his presence would disrupt her study schedule.

Besides, what would my role be? Just a friend?

"What are you thinking about?"

After a moment of silence, Chloe spoke first.

Lu Xiao's brows furrowed slightly, as if he was also facing a dilemma.

Chloe, disregarding her own distress, wanted to comfort him and wished she could reach into the screen and smooth his brow.

"I'm thinking about being interviewed by TV stations again, and I'm a little annoyed by those reporters."

"Okay, don't overthink it. Just say what's on your mind. Whatever you say, you're right. Don't feel pressured, okay?"

"puff--"

He was clearly full of worries himself, but he ended up comforting me instead.

This silly girl.

Lu Xiao hesitated to speak just now, mainly because he didn't want to put pressure on her.

This guy often sacrifices his own feelings so as not to worry others, which makes people feel sorry for him.

"I'll stop here for now. You should focus on your studies and don't overwork yourself. Get up and move around a bit after studying for a while."

"I……"

Chloe seemed to want to say something, but then it looked like someone came into her dorm room.

"Hey honey, who are you chatting with? Your boyfriend?"

"Well... I'll hang up now, bye-bye."

Seeing the girl hurriedly hang up the video call, Lu Xiao simply shook his head and smiled.

She's still so easily embarrassed.

……

"Something's not right with you!"

Lyra grinned, revealing her white teeth, and tucked her chestnut-colored wavy hair behind her ear, her burning gaze fixed on Chloe's evasive eyes.

"There's no point in hiding your boyfriend, let me see if he's handsome or not."

No, really not.

"Huh? No way, judging from your expression during the video chat just now... It's the first time I've ever seen you smile so gently."

Leila stared at the shy girl with an ambiguous expression.

"Was it the person you secretly met in Madrid last time?!"

"More or less, but... but we're just good friends."

Chloe looked like a little girl who had done something wrong, feeling incredibly ashamed.

If it were anyone else, pretending to be their boyfriend wouldn't be a big deal.

The key point is that he's Lu Xiao!

Leila has recently come to a deep understanding of just how crazy she is about Lu Xiao.

This womanizer wants nothing more than to print out a Lu Xiao body pillow and sleep with it every day.

Whenever there's a competition, Lu Xiao practically licks the screen.

Chloe dared not let her know about her relationship with Lu Xiao, otherwise who knows what might happen, and it wouldn't be good if it disturbed him.

Besides... Lu Xiao, he, he can only be mine.

"Oh, I see. You two are still dating, just one step away, right?"

"Uh, more or less."

"Leave it to me! As a romantic Frenchman, I can tailor-make an unforgettable date for Your Highness, I guarantee you..."

"The exam is more important, we can talk about that later. Let's study, let's study first!"

Chloe quickly extinguished that fleeting 0.1-second impulse, afraid that she would lose focus on her studies.

It's important to know how crucial it is to successfully obtain degrees in both majors.

Not just for myself, but also for...

……

"Christmas is ruined, but it's okay."

Since he couldn't visit her during the Christmas holidays, Lu Xiao had no choice but to focus on training and competition.

The psychological trauma from the last "system bug" hasn't disappeared.

Lu Xiao has developed a distrust of the system.

I used to blindly rely on the system, thinking that cheating would allow me to easily overcome everything.

Who knew the system could produce such a huge mess right before a crucial battle!

Fortunately, he had developed muscle memory over time, coupled with his overwhelming desire to win, and finally managed to snatch a hard-fought victory against Barcelona.

Otherwise, they might lose to Barcelona due to overconfidence.

Lu Xiao really let down his Atletico Madrid teammates who fought so hard.

True strength comes from being strong yourself!

Recently, Lu Xiao's main training focus has been on activating muscle memory and trying to get rid of his reliance on external cheats.

"Lu, you really don't celebrate Christmas?"

After the daily training session, the team will have a day off until the 26th.

Training resumed on the afternoon of Boxing Day.

Griezmann had already packed his suitcase and went directly from the training base to the airport to return to France for Christmas.

"Yes, we don't have this custom. We usually only celebrate it during the Spring Festival."

"Then how will you manage? Are you going to have to do extra training at the training base?"

"You guessed that?"

"Jesus!!"

"Fuck off!! You basterd!"

Curses echoed from the locker room.

It's like a top student who scored 149 on a math test but still says they didn't do well and wants to do two more practice tests during the holidays.

How can the underachiever next to me who gets 100 points survive?

Lu Xiao has been a training fanatic since his time at Bayer Leverkusen.

He's gotten used to the sweat in the gym and on the training field.

"Did I distrust the system from the very beginning?"

Otherwise, anyone else would have given up long ago.

Why bother with training when you're always partying in nightclubs, playing video games, and throwing yacht parties? Wouldn't it be better to just crush your opponents with the power of the system and the Heavenly Dao?

Wouldn't it be stupid to train so hard?

No.

Lu Xiao stood on the empty green field, holding a soccer ball, closing his eyes and feeling the connection with the ball.

Training is not a painful process.

The better and more solid your ball feel is, the more fully you can utilize the power provided by the system!

Feeling the process of gradually becoming stronger,

Lu Xiao's gaze remained unchanged!

Who's the idiot here?

It wasn't me anyway!

call--

call--

Lu Xiao returned to the locker room drenched in sweat, his brain completely enveloped by the endorphins from the exercise.

This feels even better than starting a game!

Wait a minute, you Xiao Chunan, how do you know how fun it is to play a game if you've never played one?

After gulping down several mouthfuls of electrolyte drink, Lu Xiao, who was resting by scrolling through his phone, inadvertently saw the match schedule calendar sent by the club in an email.

The match is at 13:00 PM on the 31st, damn early.

That means it will be over by 15 PM.

If we defeat Rayo Vallecano, it means we'll have a holiday on the evening of the 31st and all day on January 1st!

Lu Xiao quickly sketched out a plan in his mind!