Chapter 230 Not Just to Say Thank You

That day, Kotana stayed in her physical therapy room and didn't go anywhere. She had prepared herself to be besieged by gossipers. Soon, the whole team would know, then the club, and finally the media...

But all day long, no one came to ask her, "Hey, is it true you're with Zhou Yi?"

No one, neither her colleagues in the medical team nor the players, appeared before her with excited expressions.

This made her a little puzzled. Could that bastard Großkreutz really be able to keep his mouth shut so tightly?

Or had Zhou Yi threatened him with "no more assists on the field"?

But Kotana wasn't so optimistic. She believed that since her relationship with Zhou Yi had been exposed, it was only a matter of time before it was made public.

And since it might be exposed, she naturally had to think about how to respond.

"Are you Zhou Yi's girlfriend?"

"No."

"Then why do you live with him…"

"It's just a coincidence that we rented the same house."

"Since you're not Zhou Yi's girlfriend, why don't you move out?"

"I moved in first, why should I move?"

"Then why didn't Zhou Yi move?"

"How would I know? Shouldn't you ask him?"

"Isn't denial just a cover-up?"

"Believe what you want."

Kotana imagined a fierce exchange between herself and reporters in her mind.

Just when she thought she was ready to face those curious gossipers, she didn't expect that what she ultimately waited for wasn't gossipers or reporters, but Zhou Yi.

"The reason of physical recovery after the game doesn't work anymore," Kotana said to Zhou Yi, who was standing at the door.

"I didn't come to ask you for a massage," Zhou Yi shook his head.

"Did you come to discuss how to unify our story when facing reporters?" Kotana retorted.

"I came to invite you to dinner."

Kotana was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected Zhou Yi to come to her for this, but she quickly reacted and said angrily, "Are you afraid the media doesn't have enough ammunition?"

"Eat at my house, there are no reporters there."

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Even when Kotana was standing in the elevator, she didn't understand why she had agreed to Zhou Yi's invitation and followed him to his home.

Thank goodness for the privacy glass in the back of the Mercedes. When Zhou Yi drove out of the training base, she wasn't seen sitting in the back. Otherwise, the fact that she was Zhou Yi's girlfriend would probably be confirmed.

"Fingerprint lock. No one can come up without permission," Zhou Yi explained, as if to reassure Kotana.

"A piece of transparent tape can easily extract fingerprints," Kotana said.

"Just for some news material, go learn how to be a special agent first?" Zhou Yi was dismissive of Kotana's words.

"If you were in England, your trash can outside would be turned upside down by the paparazzi, believe it or not?" Kotana retorted sharply. "They'd even know how many times a week you have sex."

Zhou Yi grinned. He couldn't refute, because he had indeed heard similar news when he was a fan. Hong Kong paparazzi were well-known in mainland China, and the Hong Kong paparazzi were apprentices of the British paparazzi...

"Oh, right, Zhou Yi. You don't have a girlfriend, how do you solve your physiological problems?" Kotana naturally shifted from the topic of paparazzi to Zhou Yi's personal privacy.

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes at her: "It's none of your business!"

"You wouldn't have gone to prostitutes, would you? I know, prostitution is legal in Germany…"

Zhou Yi said angrily: "We used to live together, wouldn't you know if I went out to solicit prostitutes!"

"How would I know?" Kotana spread her hands casually. "We weren't together all the time."

Hearing this, Zhou Yi was speechless for a moment, and finally replied helplessly: "No." Of course, he didn't forget to counterattack. "I don't think you should be a physical therapist, you're more like a paparazzi."

Kotana smiled: "I still have basic curiosity."

"Your question has exceeded the scope of 'basic curiosity.' If I asked you…" Zhou Yi originally wanted to say, "If I asked you the same question, how would you answer?" But then he thought that Kotana was a woman after all, and this kind of question was too vulgar, so he didn't ask it and swallowed it back.

Kotana seemed to be able to guess what Zhou Yi didn't ask. In the past, she might have argued with Zhou Yi.

But at this time, the two of them were alone in a small space, and coupled with what had happened in the past two days, it made the situation very ambiguous…

So, the elevator fell into a silence that was a bit awkward for both of them.

Fortunately, the elevator quickly reached its final destination.

The "ding" of the prompt sounded like the end-of-class bell, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

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When she met Zhou Yi's parents, Kotana swept away her usual indifference in front of others and showed great affinity, greeting the elders with a smile. Even though she couldn't understand what Zhou Yi's parents were saying, she always maintained a smile on her face, without the slightest impatience or other emotions.

Zhou Yi was really amazed when he saw Kotana's appearance. It was said that women were fickle, and he had really seen it today!

"My parents said thank you because you took care of my treatment when I was injured…" Zhou Yi translated what his parents said to Kotana. The reason he invited Kotana to his home for dinner was that his parents wanted to thank Kotana for taking care of him during his injury.

Kotana first smiled and said to Zhou Yi's parents: "You're welcome, this is my job, I'm a team doctor, taking care of and treating players is my duty."

After Zhou Yi translated Kotana's words, Zhou Jianliang and Li Cuiyun told Zhou Yi to accompany Kotana while they continued to busy themselves in the kitchen.

Only Zhou Yi and Kotana were left in the living room.

Only then did Kotana take a good look at Zhou Yi's new house. Compared to the house they had rented before, it was much more luxurious. The house Zhou Yi used to live in was old and had outdated facilities, and it certainly didn't look so glamorous.

"It's good to be rich, you can buy such a nice house whenever you want," Kotana sighed, not knowing whether she was praising Zhou Yi or mocking him.

Then she turned to Zhou Yi and asked, "How did they know I was treating you?"

Zhou Yi said, "I told them."

"Did you also tell them that we live together?" Kotana asked.

"I didn't."

"Then why didn't you say it?"

"You didn't tell Mrs. Wagner about us living together either," Zhou Yi retorted.

The two of them realized that this wasn't a matter of one person hiding it. The fact that things had reached this point was the result of both of them hiding it, so it could be said that they were both "accomplices"…

The two of them fell into another embarrassing silence.

Just when Zhou Yi was planning to say something to eliminate this embarrassment, Kotana took the lead and said, "I'll go help in the kitchen."

After saying that, she left Zhou Yi alone and walked straight to the kitchen.

When Zhou Yi came back to his senses and followed, he almost bumped into Kotana at the kitchen door.

"Help me translate to Auntie, tell her I want to fry some steak," Kotana said directly, not caring about Zhou Yi's complaining look.

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and then recalled the taste of Kotana's steak. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and then walked into the kitchen to act as a translator.

Li Cuiyun was very surprised and happy that Kotana had taken the initiative to help.

After that, everyone was busy in the kitchen. Zhou Yi was responsible for translating, Zhou Jianliang was responsible for assisting, and the main force in the kitchen became Kotana and Li Cuiyun.

A German woman and a Chinese woman, with Zhou Yi's translation help, worked well together and cooperated happily.

Even later, the two of them chatted while working. Zhou Yi was initially unwilling to translate this kind of chat content, which were all topics between women. But under Li Cuiyun's "coercion," he finally gave in, reluctantly translating women's topics for the two of them. Zhou Jianliang couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene.

Such a harmonious scene had never appeared in this family before…

His gossip heart suddenly became active. His son suddenly called home to say he wanted to invite Kotana to dinner. Could it be more than just to thank her for her treatment and care?