Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Andoa! You...you guys are late, and you even deliberately kicked me with a football? I'll talk to Coach Maxa!" Ronaldo got up from the ground, his face full of indignation, and spoke without any fear.

But what he didn't know was that... as he spoke, he subconsciously took half a step back.

It's clear that this isn't the first time he's been harassed by someone like Andoya.

He seems to have suffered some hardship because of this.

"Very well, you $1,500 African country bumpkin, go ahead and tell the coach. Maybe he'll make us run five or ten laps. But before that, you'll get a beating." Andoa was no shorter than Chris, and he strutted around arrogantly.

Away from the football field, he is even more influential than Cristiano Ronaldo.

But Ronaldo lowered his head after saying that.

The phrase "African countryside" is his biggest weakness.

He came to Lisbon from Madeira.

From peripheral areas to the capital, from small towns to big cities.

Over the past month, he witnessed the prosperity of Lisbon and the stylish hairstyles and trendy clothes of the local children.

Many things here made him feel ashamed of himself.

Besides trying his best, he didn't know what else he could do.

But the harder he tried, the less he could get along with his teammates of the same age.

Because people will think he's faking it.

I think he's frivolous.

Why should Cristiano Ronaldo practice shooting when everyone else is resting?

Doesn't that make the rest of us look lazy?

Deng Kai was stunned.

Because he had never seen such a "cowardly" Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Cristiano Ronaldo he knew was someone who never gave up and was always resolute!

Deng Kai understands that Ronaldo will eventually find a way to deal with this and one day give a strong rebuttal to those who hurt him out of jealousy or because of their inexplicable sense of superiority.

But Deng Kai couldn't wait any longer.

He's going to teach Ronaldo that method now.

"Andoa, is it?" Deng Kai walked between Ronaldo's and Andoa's groups, rubbing his ear. "Although I don't know what conflict you had with Chris before, shouldn't you apologize to me before dealing with your issues?"

Andoya frowned, looking puzzled.

Deng Kai pointed to his ear and said, "Didn't you notice that your damn soccer ball almost hit me just now?"

"It flew past my ear, grazed my ear, and hurt my spirit, do you understand?"

"I think both your parents and Coach Maksa must have reminded you not to play football next to roads with oncoming traffic, and even more so, not to kick people with the football, right?"

Andoya?

Others?

Cristiano Ronaldo?!

"You? You're standing up for him? You've become friends? Haha, that's rare!" Andoya was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter with his friends. "You want me to apologize to you? Are you sure, little guy?"

"Guys, did you hear that? This 1.4-meter-tall kid wants me to apologize to him! Hahaha!"

"That's hilarious!"

Are all Asians this humorous?

"Do you really think you're a midfield genius?"

"You had a chance to perform yesterday, but only because I was substituted. I could have neutralized you in a minute on the field! There are no good football players in Asia, especially in China."

There was laughter.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Deng Kai did not smile.

Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Deng Kai with emotion and sympathy.

He never expected Deng Kai to stand up for him.

He knew all too well what it felt like to be ridiculed by a crowd; it took immense courage to face that.

However, Deng Kai's reaction was once again quite different from what Ronaldo had expected.

Deng Kai wasn't upset, nor did he lower his head in self-pity. Instead, he pursed his lips and nodded: "Very well, now I can announce that you have successfully angered me."

"I hate being called short!"

"I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely hate it!"

After saying that, Deng Kai turned to look at Cristiano Ronaldo: "Cristiano Ronaldo."

Have you ever noticed that you become assertive when facing someone weaker than you, and weak and fearful when facing someone stronger than you?

"This is not the mindset of a real man. You are far less brave, determined, and proud than you appear."

"I know the reason, because you were born in Madeira, because you have African ancestry, and so on."

"But today I want to tell you what I would do in this situation."

"I, Deng Kai, am 1.4 meters tall and of Asian descent. But I am never ashamed of it!"

"And what's even more complicated than your situation is that I'm of Chinese descent. My homeland, China, is seen as a worse place by you, but I've always been proud of being Chinese!"

"If skin color and ancestry cannot bring me glory, then I hope that I can prove my skin color and ancestry."

"China can also have great players. Asians can produce football legends too!"

"Now, you have a chance to prove you're not insecure, not cowardly, and not prejudiced against others... Do you dare to join me in taking them down?"

Deng Kai made a solemn vow.

Everyone around was stunned, including Cristiano Ronaldo.

A loud conspiracy?

This……

Andoa felt like she had encountered two oddballs.

Bullshit about the next Quaresma, bullshit about the prodigy footballer Kaiser.

One came from a rural area in Africa, and the other came from a rural area in China.

They are a perfect match.

"So, you want to fight us?" Andoya walked towards Deng Kai, cracking his knuckles.

Deng Kai bent down to pick up the football that had just knocked down Ronaldo, took a deep breath, and then kicked it hard.

boom!

A spectacular instep shot!

The distance was too close, and Andoya had no time to dodge; the football hit him quite violently in the face.

It explodes with TOU!

"Damn you, jungler! You didn't apologize! You were so arrogant, so bullying! You said China is no good!" Deng Kai shouted, then rushed over and kicked Andoya in the head.

He can just reach that position.

Andor Adam immediately collapsed to the ground, curled up, and felt an intense pain in his testicles.

Deng Kai pressed his advantage, unleashing a flying dragon attack that relentlessly pressured Andoya with its devastating attacks.

But soon, Andoya's companions realized what was happening and began to pull and beat Deng Kai.

Even so, Deng Kai still held on tightly to Andoya, who was still wailing.

"Chris, what the hell are you standing there for... Hurry up and come and take them down... Kill them!" Deng Kai stubbornly refused to admit defeat, punching Andoya's face repeatedly. "I hate it when people say I'm short, I hate it when people say I'm short, I hate it..."

The scene before him warmed Ronaldo's heart.

An unprecedented thrill made his blood boil.

Deng Kai's powerful shot at Andoa seems to have been imprinted in Ronaldo's mind.

He swore it was the coolest shot he had ever seen in his life!

At this moment, the beast within Ronaldo, which had been suppressed and bound time and again by the skyscrapers of Lisbon, was finally summoned.

Ferocious beast!

Out of the cage!

"Fuck! Don't hit him, come and hit me instead! I told you not to hit him!" Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes were red as he charged into the crowd, shoving aside the boy who was beating Deng Kai. Like a god descending to earth, he knocked down the surrounding thugs with his fists while shouting, "I hate it when people call me a country bumpkin!"

"I hate it when people say you don't even deserve to be called Ronaldo."

"I hate it when people ask me to pass the ball..."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the silhouettes of two boys back to back, throwing punches, are uniquely beautiful.

From that moment on, they became close comrades-in-arms.