The next day at noon, at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.

Wu Shi dragged his suitcase into the waiting hall, followed by his teammates from Evergrande.

Wearing a mask and sunglasses, Gao Lin muttered as he walked, "This awful weather is freezing."

Wu Shi ignored him and looked around.

"What are you looking for?" Gao Lin asked, leaning closer.

"I didn't look for anything."

"Oh, still pretending." Gao Lin winked. "I saw that girl in the white down jacket yesterday. Was she your girlfriend?"

Wu Shi rolled his eyes at him: "She's the girl next door, we grew up together."

"The girl next door?" Gao Lin chuckled. "Isn't that a childhood sweetheart? Not bad, Shi Tou, you've been preparing since you were little."

"roll."

As they were talking, Wu Shi saw them.

Wu Shi's mother stood outside the security checkpoint, wearing that red down jacket, carrying a plastic bag containing steaming hot roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

Next to him was Zhang Hao, chewing gum.

Next to her was Su Qianqian.

Today she changed into a light blue down jacket, a white scarf, and tied her hair up, revealing a fair and clean face.

She stood behind Wu Shi's mother, glancing this way, meeting Wu Shi's gaze, then quickly looking away.

Wu Shi walked over.

"mom."

Wu Shi's mother grabbed him, looked him up and down, and then pinched his arm.

"You left in such a hurry this morning. I went out to buy you something, and when I came back, you were gone. Here, take this with you; eat it on the plane."

She stuffed a plastic bag into Wu Shi's hand; inside were four steaming hot roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers).

"Mom, there's too much, we can't finish it."

"If we can't finish it, we'll share it with our teammates so they can also taste the delicious food from Xi'an," Wu Shi's mother said, her eyes reddening again. "Message me when we arrive, okay?"

Wu Shi nodded: "Mm."

Zhang Hao came over and punched Wu Shi in the shoulder.

"Stone, let me know in advance next time you come back, let's get together. You're a big star now, don't forget me."

Wu Shi rubbed his shoulders: "I can't forget you."

"Oh, right," Zhang Hao lowered his voice and gestured towards Su Qianqian, "that young lady came all the way to see you off, aren't you going to say a few words?"

Wu Shi paused for a moment and looked at Su Qianqian.

Su Qianqian lowered her head and drew circles on the ground with her toes.

Wu Shi walked over and stood in front of her.

"Shallowly".

Su Qianqian raised her head, her eyes bright.

"Brother Stone, have a safe journey."

"Um."

There was a two-second silence.

Wu Shi took out his phone from his pocket and waved it.

"Contact via WeChat."

Su Qianqian was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"it is good."

Wu Shi turned around and walked towards the security checkpoint.

After taking a few steps, I turned back.

Su Qianqian was still standing there when she saw him turn around and waved to him.

Wu Shi waved and then disappeared into the security checkpoint.

In the distance, Gao Lin, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, and a few others squatted in a corner, looking on with gossip-filled expressions.

"Did you see that? That girl, there's definitely something wrong with her," Gao Lin whispered.

Feng Xiaoting squinted: "He's quite handsome, more than a match for our Stone."

Zhang Linpeng nodded: "No wonder when I ask Shitou to go out, he never goes to bars or karaoke. I thought he was underage and couldn't let loose, but it turns out he has a girlfriend waiting at home."

"What little girlfriend? People say she's the girl next door," Gao Lin corrected.

"The girl next door?" Feng Xiaoting chuckled. "Isn't that even better? Being close to the water tower gives you an advantage."

Several people laughed lewdly.

Wu Shi walked over, saw their expressions, and was speechless.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Gao Lin put his arm around his shoulder. "Shi Tou, that girl is pretty good, make the most of her."

Wu Shi rolled his eyes and pushed him away.

After the plane took off, Wu Shi leaned against the window and looked outside.

My phone vibrated. It was a WeChat message from Su Qianqian:

"Hey Stone, has it taken off yet?"

Wu Shi replied, "It hasn't taken off yet."

The other side sent a facepalm emoji.

"Let me know when you arrive."

"it is good."

Wu Shi put his phone away and closed his eyes.

Silver's voice echoed in my mind:

"Oh, you're chatting?"

Wu Shi ignored her.

"This girl is good, much better than those who just shout '666'." Yin paused, "But your main task right now is to play football, don't think too much."

Wu Shi nodded.

It was already afternoon when I got back to Guangzhou.

The Chinese Super League season has officially ended.

Evergrande's new king won his final away game 1-0 against Shaanxi, a perfect ending to the season.

That evening, Wu Shi returned to his apartment and collapsed onto the sofa.

Silver floated out and sat on the coffee table.

"Alright, it's time to settle the score."

She snapped her fingers, and the system panel unfolded before her eyes.

[2011 Chinese Super League Season Statistics (Wu Shi)]

Appearances: 21 (15 starts, 6 substitute appearances)

Playing time: 1583 minutes

Goals: 11

Assists: 9

Key passes per game: 2.3

Average dribbles per game: 2.1

Average rating: 7.8 points

[Integration Degree Settlement]

Current integration level: 9.85% → 10.00% (+0.15%)

Global ranking for the same age group: 72 → 68 (up 4 places)

【Core Attributes】

Shots: 84

Passes: 89

Field of view: 97

Dribbling: 79

Body: 84

Defense: 53

[Silver's Review]

"10%! Congratulations! You've finally upgraded from 'newbie' to 'entry-level'."

Wu Shi was taken aback: "10% is just the beginning?"

"Otherwise what? You think 10% is enough to be on par with Messi?" Yin rolled his eyes. "Messi entered La Masia when he was ten and won the Ballon d'Or at eighteen. At your current level, you'd only be considered upper-middle tier in European youth academies."

Wu Shi remained silent.

"However, it's not bad that it went from 0.0001% to 10% in less than two years." Yin's tone softened. "And your stats are really impressive: 11 goals and 9 assists. For a rookie in the Chinese Super League, this record is not embarrassing."

Wu Shi stared at the 10.00%, his mind filled with mixed feelings.

"Alright, stop being so emo." Silver clapped his hands. "Next stop, the FA Cup final, our opponent is Shanghai East Asia."

Wu Shi raised his head.

Shanghai East Asia.

The newly promoted team has performed well in the Chinese Super League this season, ranking in the middle. There's someone on the team he knows well.

Wu Lei, Golden Boot winner of the AFC U-19 Championship, captain of the Chinese U-19 national team.

Yin was about to continue his analysis when he suddenly stopped.

Her figure flickered.

"what?"

Wu Shi frowned: "What's wrong?"

Yin looked down at her hand, which was becoming transparent.

"Holy crap, no way..."

"What's going on?"

Yin looked up, her expression somewhat complicated.

"The system needs to be upgraded again."

"10% is a critical point that requires adjustments to the core algorithm. The estimated upgrade time is... 100 hours."

Wu Shi was stunned: "One hundred hours? That's more than four days?"

"Hmm." Silver's figure grew fainter and fainter. "That means you won't see me for the next four days."

Wu Shi opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

She's been here almost every day since she appeared.

Sometimes she's so annoying, I can't help but want her to shut up when she gets sarcastic. But then she suddenly says she's going to disappear for four days...

"Silver" looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"What, you can't bear to part with it?"

Wu Shi didn't say anything.

"Alright, alright, stop being so dramatic." Yin waved his hand. "It's only four days, it's not like you're not coming back. You can take this opportunity to play a game yourself."

Yin's voice faded into the distance, "Without me nagging in your ear, you make your own decisions and judgments. Let's see how much of a brain you've actually developed in the past year and a half."

Wu Shi remained silent.

Yin glanced at him one last time.

"Play well. Don't embarrass yourself."

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