Chapter 1 Chen Hero's Goal-Scoring Path

Chen Hero's goal-scoring path continued. He scored in the fourth and fifth rounds of the league. After only five rounds, his goal count had already increased to six.

If this momentum continued, it wouldn't be too incredible for him to win the league's top scorer award.

His popularity was rapidly climbing thanks to his goals. Although his reputation on the website Yesenin left him was still that of an unknown, that was referring to the global scale.

In Russia, especially in St. Petersburg, his fame was growing day by day.

In the streets and alleys of St. Petersburg, kiosks were already selling Russian nesting dolls with his image.

Chen Hero was very interested in this quintessentially Russian souvenir and bought several. He sent a set home to his parents so they could see. It was also a kind of showing off—your son is so successful that people are making merchandise of him!

Although he didn't know if these not-so-delicately crafted dolls were authorized by Zenit…

In addition to being made into nesting dolls sold on the street, Chen Hero also got the opportunity to appear on television. Through his agent, Dekura, he participated in an interview program on a local St. Petersburg TV station.

During the interview, he talked to the host about his life in St. Petersburg, his relationship with his teammates, and his bold statement at the beginning of the season—to be the top scorer.

The host asked him how he came up with such a new season outlook, and Chen Hero said, "A striker who doesn't want to be the top scorer is not a good striker."

The next day, St. Petersburg media used this quote as a headline to report on Chen Hero's current ranking as the top scorer in the league.

"...If we use this as a standard to measure the quality of a striker, Hero is clearly a good striker, haha!"

The St. Petersburg Zenit Drinking and Merrymaking Gang gave Advocaat a headache because this group could always find a reason and an opportunity to go out and revel.

He believed that this small group would affect the team's atmosphere… but he was powerless to stop them, because the people in this gang were either old players or absolute mainstays of the team. It was impossible for him to move these people—could he really throw the absolute mainstays and core members into the reserves? Then the team's performance would plummet, and he would leave due to poor results. As for the members of the Drinking and Merrymaking Gang who were relegated to the bench, they would inevitably be reused by the new coach.

Therefore, Advocaat chose to guide them as much as possible, and as long as they performed well and the team's results were stable, he would not interfere too much in their activities.

Therefore, after Chen Hero appeared on television, the Drinking and Merrymaking Gang organized a trip to a bar under the pretext of "celebrating Hero's first TV appearance."

This time, because Arshavin was there, they didn't go to a place like Katyusha, but to a bar popular with handsome men and beautiful women. Of course, if you fancy a beautiful woman in the bar, you can take her back, but that depends on your ability. It's not like in a nightclub where you can get it done as long as you have money.

A group of people gathered to drink, while their eyes searched the bar for women who could impress them.

"Look at that one, look at that one..."

"This one is not bad..."

"Great figure, but I don't know what her face looks like..."

"This one has a pretty face! But... her chest is too small, what a pity..."

"Wow! This one is good! Sexy!"

"Those legs... so long!"

"This makeup is a real failure..."

"I don't like brown hair... I still like blonde!"

...

A group of hooligans commented on every woman they could see in the bar. Fortunately, the music in the bar was loud, and no one could hear them.

In this way, they commented on the women in the bar one by one, and then counted to the corner.

There, a woman was alone, out of tune with the bustling and noisy environment.

"This woman... has really broad shoulders!"

"Her arms are all muscles..."

The group continued to be "poisonous."

"I think she has a good figure..." As soon as Chen Hero said this, he was laughed at by everyone.

"What kind of taste do you have, Hero?"

"You only saw a back view and you say she has a good figure? Your standards are really low!"

After laughing at Chen Hero, everyone felt a little bored. Compared with usual, they were playing it too "clean" today.

Anyukov's eyes searched the bar, wanting to find some fun.

Then he saw the woman drinking alone in the corner again.

"I said..." He smiled. "Let's not worry about whether that woman is beautiful or not. It's pitiful that she's drinking alone. Should we invite her over?"

"I think it's a good idea!" Group leader Denisov nodded, and the others naturally nodded in agreement.

But who should invite her?

Everyone unanimously turned their attention to Chen Hero.

"Hey, why are you looking at me?"

"Who said that woman had a good figure just now?"

"It seems Hero has a good impression of this woman, ha!"

A group of people winked and teased Chen Hero, and then said to him: "For the sake of the brothers' happiness, go and show your charm, Hero! Don't refuse, we all know you have many female fans!"

"Yeah, yeah, a sack of letters from female fans!" Denisov still remembered Chen Hero appearing in front of him with a sack of fan letters…

Then Hero was kicked out of the sofa.

He held his glass, looked at the woman sitting alone in the corner, and then looked back at his brothers. A group of unscrupulous people waved at him vigorously: "Go, go! We're waiting for your good news!"

Chen Hero gave them the middle finger, and then turned around and slowly walked towards the other party.

This bar is not the kind of classic bar where people whisper and sip lightly, it is a very noisy bar that is even a bit like a club. So the music is very explosive, and the men and women in the dance floor are playing wildly. But because of this, it makes this woman in the corner even more lonely.

If you have something on your mind, you shouldn't come to this kind of place, right? If you come to this kind of place, you shouldn't act like this.

Chen Hero walked over.

He found that the woman was wearing huge sunglasses that almost covered most of her face.

But this is not uncommon. Many fashionable and beautiful girls like to wear sunglasses now.

He stood next to the woman, then turned his head and looked at his teammates over there. They continued to wave at him, telling him with their mouths: "Go for it!"

Chen Hero curled his lips, turned around, and sat directly opposite the woman.

The woman in sunglasses looked up at him.

Chen Hero smiled at her: "Am I bothering you, beautiful lady?"

"What can I do for you?" The woman spoke, and her voice was quite nice. From what Chen Hero could see now, she had a high and straight nose, fair skin, and slightly curly blonde hair. Turning to the front, he also saw her breasts, not too big, but not too small, at least wearing a low-cut suspender, they were still tempting.

"Uh... when I was looking around the entire bar, I found that everyone was very happy, but only you were drinking alone in this corner, out of tune with this place..."

"So, you want to drive me away?" The woman was in a bad mood, so her tone was naturally not good.

If a man dared to talk to Chen Hero like that, he wouldn't mind taking action to drive the other party away. But in front of beautiful women, Chen Hero was still quite gentlemanly…

He shook his head: "No, no, I just want to chat with you, maybe I can make you feel better?"

The woman opposite him suddenly smiled when she heard him say this, but her expression quickly darkened again.

"Are you happy?" she asked.

"I guess..." Chen Hero shrugged, "I'm having a smooth time at work now, and I've met a lot of good friends. We get along very well and have a good time together. I can't think of anything that would make me frown and drink alone."

Hearing him say this, the woman looked up at Chen Hero again. At this time, she realized that the other party was not Russian.

"You're not from around here?" she asked in surprise.

"I am Chinese. But I work in St. Petersburg." Chen Hero didn't tell the other party his true identity—he just invited a woman over for a drink and a chat, he didn't think it was necessary to say who he was.

"That's rare..." The woman smiled again. "My impression of Chinese people is that they work diligently, but they don't come to places like this to play."

"Your impression of Chinese people is still stuck in the last century, right? Chinese people now also know how to have fun. For example... me!" Chen Hero pointed to himself.

"Wow, it looks like Hero is having a great time chatting with that woman!"

"Is he going to pick up girls, or is he inviting her over?"

"So Hero likes this type of woman? Hmm..."

At the table where his teammates were gathered, a group of people were discussing Chen Hero and that woman.

"I always feel like we let Hero get a big advantage… Look at him, he's chatting happily with a woman now, and what about us? We're surrounded by men!" Denisov pointed to Anyukov on his left and Skrtel on his right.

"Who suggested letting Hero go in the first place?" Kerzhakov began to dig up old grudges.

"Have you never had anything sad or upsetting?" The woman was obviously drunk. She started chatting with the stranger in front of her, shaking her head and talking excitedly.

"How could I not? Of course I have! But I have an advantage, I can always find a reason for myself! Haha!" Chen Hero laughed. He seemed to have forgotten that he came to invite the woman over to play together, and started chatting with her.

"Anyway, you can't be crushed by those things, you have to find a way to de-stress yourself."

"What if there's no reason, and I really can't de-stress?"

"Then hit back hard! Screw those troubles and sad things!" Chen Hero cursed.

The woman was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect the handsome guy in front of her to suddenly curse so casually.

"Yes, if life deceives you, don't be sad, don't be impatient..."

The woman interrupted him: "Ah, I know... this is Pushkin's poem, right?" After saying that, she began to murmur. "If life deceives you, don't be sad, don't be impatient. Be calm in the days of melancholy, believe me! The day of joy will come... Thank you."

She didn't actually think that this poem would help her current mood. She said thank you entirely out of politeness. She could also recite poems, there was no need for others to recite them to her…

Who knew that Chen Hero would shake his head and wave his hand: "No, no, it's not like that. If life bullies you, don't be sad, don't be impatient. Don't give up no matter what happens. If life bullies you, you bully it back! If there are difficulties, screw it! If there are troubles, screw it! Unhappy? Screw it! In short, never let life look down on you! Whoever is against you, you screw their mother!" He spoke rudely, as if he had forgotten that there was a woman in front of him.

At first, the woman was a little surprised, but then she seemed to be moved by the emotions, and a smile appeared on her face. Every time Chen Hero said "screw it," she would laugh out loud. In the end, she simply lay on the table, shaking her shoulders, laughing non-stop.

Chen Hero really didn't know that Pushkin had written a poem called "If Life Deceives You." With his level of education, it was impossible for him to recite this poem backwards. He was just saying his true thoughts.

His attitude towards dealing with difficulties in life is like this—no matter what difficulties he encounters, he will never admit defeat. Even when he was wandering around Europe and being rejected, he would never give up and would insist until he ran out of ammunition and food. The coach of CSKA Moscow looked down on him, and he would never patiently endure and wait for some dog-shit bright future. For him, a bright future is something he creates himself, not something he waits for. So he would slap CSKA Moscow hard, slap them hard, slap them every time he saw them.

I'm actually a very easy-going person. If fate is polite to me, I will be polite to you. If you dare to grit your teeth and snarl at me, then I will be impolite to you. If you make trouble for me and don't let me be happy, then I'll smack you in the face!

He never believed in the bullshit that patience and endurance would make difficulties pass. Happiness is won by oneself, joy is won by oneself, success is won by oneself, and beauty is also won by oneself!

Which of these things will fall from the sky if you just wait at home and look at the sky?

"That jealous and hateful guy!" Seeing the woman being amused by Chen Hero and looking very happy, a group of lonely men were filled with envy.

"Ahhhhh! Why didn't I go?!"

"Damn it… I'm desperate! I'm desperate for this woman's world where she likes Hero!"

Amidst the wails of a group of envious and jealous lonely men, Chen Hero and the woman drank one cup after another, chatting and laughing happily...