Chapter 749 Saying Goodbye to Naples

The Napoli players, having eaten, drunk, and played to their hearts' content, left, completely satisfied. The once lively house was suddenly left with only Chen Yingxiong and Cabrero.

Cabrero was still wearing her charming, sexy dress. She had been the focus of attention for many people tonight, but she had closely followed Chen Yingxiong's every step. No matter where Chen Yingxiong went, she stood quietly beside him, accompanying him, listening to him chat with his teammates.

She didn't speak, she only listened. It wasn't even clear if she was actually taking it all in.

She just stood beside Chen Yingxiong, following him wherever he went—except for the bathroom.

Now, Chen Yingxiong had seen off the last of his teammates, Cassano, and when he turned around, he saw Cabrero again.

Looking at Cabrero standing calmly behind him, Chen Yingxiong sighed helplessly.

"I told you, Christine, didn't I? You're not my bodyguard tonight…"

Cabrero nodded, "You did."

"Then look at yourself now." He pointed at Cabrero.

Cabrero looked down at herself, then raised her head and said to Chen Yingxiong with some confusion, "What's wrong? Isn't this what you wanted?"

She thought Chen Yingxiong was talking about her clothes.

"I mean… why do you always have to follow me? What's the difference between you like this and a bodyguard protecting a target? You can walk around freely, chat with other people, like…"

Cabrero interrupted him, "But here, I'm not familiar with any of them."

Chen Yingxiong couldn't say anything else. He was stunned.

Because he realized that what Cabrero said… made a lot of sense. Although she had met his teammates many times, she couldn't really say she was familiar with them… Even Cassano couldn't be considered a close acquaintance. In an environment with many strangers, sticking with the person you're most familiar with seemed to be human nature.

He then realized that he had been chatting with people all night, but he hadn't said a few words to the person beside him.

So he said, "Do you know what I wished for when I blew out the candles?"

Cabrero looked at him, not saying a word.

A smile appeared on Chen Yingxiong's face, "I wished for you to go to Liverpool with me! Haha!"

Cabrero said strangely, "Doesn't saying your wish out loud make it not come true?"

"Haha…"

Chen Yingxiong's remaining laughter got stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

The smile on his face also became stiff.

Seeing his embarrassed look, Cabrero finally smiled.

So this guy also had times when he was speechless.

Seeing Cabrero smile, Chen Yingxiong suddenly realized that this seemed to be the first time the female bodyguard had smiled today? She didn't even smile when he said she was pretty in the car today…

So he was stunned for a moment, then he laughed too.

Well, just for the sake of making her smile, it was worth it for him to be speechless.

Cabrero saw Chen Yingxiong laughing happily and asked strangely, "What are you laughing at?"

"I got to see a smile that money can't buy, I'm happy."

Chen Yingxiong said triumphantly, as if he was the one who had benefited.

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Chen Yingxiong, having spent his twenty-third birthday, returned to the team's training. The Champions League final was on the 28th, and the team would take a special plane to London on the morning of the 27th.

So the 26th was the team's last day of training at the Castel Volturno training base, and it was also the day Chen Yingxiong said goodbye to the Castel Volturno training base.

Since the team had won the league championship, regardless of the outcome of the Champions League final, the agreement signed between Liverpool and Napoli had officially taken effect, and Chen Yingxiong would transfer away from Napoli this summer.

Unfortunately, the Castel Volturno training base was still closed that day, and no fans or reporters were allowed to enter without permission.

So Chen Yingxiong's last official training at the Castel Volturno training base was not watched by many people.

After the training, Chen Yingxiong did not say goodbye to his teammates. He ran to say goodbye to the staff at the training base.

He didn't even let go of the person who managed the lawn.

So everyone knew that Chen Yingxiong was really leaving this time.

Then he took out all his personal belongings that he had left in the locker room, packed them in a bag, and threw them into the car. After playing the final with Barcelona, he wouldn't have to come back here anymore. Naturally, there was no need to leave personal belongings here.

When the team's press officer, Baldari, hugged Chen Yingxiong to say goodbye, he sighed, "You're leaving, I really don't know if we'll have another chance to win a championship…"

Chen Yingxiong patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, Napoli is the Napoli of the Neapolitans, not the Napoli of a certain player. After Maradona left, didn't Napoli still win the league title? There are many excellent players even without me, and I think they have the strength to win the championship."

Hearing him say this, Baldari smiled, "You really know how to talk better than me, the press officer, Yingxiong! I like these words, you're right, Napoli is the Napoli of the Neapolitans. I wish you good luck in Liverpool. No matter what others say about you, I, Baldari, am your friend and will cheer for you. Of course… except when you play against Napoli!"

Chen Yingxiong also laughed, "If I really play against Napoli, I won't hold back!"

"It's our honor to compete against Yingxiong!"

Chen Yingxiong really liked this eloquent press officer. As expected of someone who handled the club's external image promotion, his speaking skills were extraordinary! His words made Chen Yingxiong feel sweet in his heart, and his impression of the Napoli club became even better. Wasn't that what the press officer was supposed to do?

After saying goodbye to everyone, Chen Yingxiong got into the car driven by Cabrero and returned to his home.

He was a little silent after getting in the car.

He had long had the idea of leaving Naples, even as early as half a season after joining the team. But when this moment really came, he found that he didn't accept it calmly.

He felt a little… reluctant.

Because he found that his love for this team didn't come from those fans, but from his teammates, coaches, and club staff who had spent three seasons with him day and night.

What exactly did Naples mean to him? What would be left when he recalled his years in Naples many years later?

Was it those extreme fans who kept booing him, or his teammates, those goals, those victories, or the jokes he cracked with Cassano, Arshavin, and the others?

He felt that the emotions were very complicated.

It turned out that no matter how decisively he spoke at the time, he would still feel a little reluctant when the day to leave really came. The emotions accumulated over time were indeed not so easy to disappear.

He had spent less than two seasons at Zenit Saint Petersburg, but he had played for three full seasons in Naples, so… how long would he stay at his next stop, Liverpool?

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The black Land Rover Discovery 3 drove out of the gate of the Castel Volturno training base.

The extreme fans who had been waiting outside the gate booed again, shouting, "Get out! We don't want to miss you at all!"

Standing opposite them were the Blue Giant Bears fans, holding Chen Yingxiong's posters and portraits, wearing Chen Yingxiong's jerseys, and shouting, "Yingxiong! Yingxiong! We will always be grateful to you!"

The flashes of the cameras in the reporters' hands also went off at the same time.

This was Chen Yingxiong's last day of training in Naples, which was still quite meaningful.

The photojournalists were busy taking pictures, while other reporters looked at the back of the car and murmured.

"From today onwards, he won't appear here anymore…"

"I will miss him."

"I still think that Napoli shouldn't let Chen Yingxiong go, it doesn't make sense… Letting him stay would obviously bring more championships to Napoli… What a pity!"

"Although he is a controversial person, he has no controversy on the football field. It's a pity that if we want to see him play, we have to go to the Premier League!"

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Chen Yingxiong's black Land Rover quickly disappeared from everyone's sight without the slightest pause.

The back view he left for everyone was so resolute.

This was also quite in line with the impression he left on people—he really didn't seem to have much attachment to this team. No one knew that Chen Yingxiong felt a little reluctant in his heart when he was sitting in the car.

This also shows one thing—the Chen Yingxiong that outsiders know is never the real Chen Yingxiong.

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"Do you miss Naples?" Cabrero, who was driving, suddenly asked.

"A little. Three years is not a short time…"

"Now that transportation is so developed, you can still come back often. I think the people here will definitely welcome you back." Perhaps sensing that Chen Yingxiong's mood was a little low, Cabrero comforted him, although her tone was still a little stiff.

But Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised—thinking to himself that he had seen a lot of strange things these days.

Cabrero would actually say such things, she had never comforted him before. Her style was devoid of any sentimentality.

He smiled, "Thank you, Christine."

After saying that, he suddenly realized that he had said this sentence a lot these days. But he had never said it before. No matter how much help Cabrero had given him, he had never said a word of thanks, as if Cabrero doing double duty as his nanny and driver was something she should do.

The relationship between the two was getting better and better, but the time left for them was also getting less and less.

People always seemed to be like this, only knowing to start cherishing things when they were about to lose them, but at that time it was often too late. Just like friendship, love, and family, and of course, life…

These things could not be regained once they were missed.

But people were also forgetful, so the same mistakes were constantly being staged in this world.

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