A Reserved Man Can't Be Trusted

The party Jose Semedo proposed won enthusiastic support from everyone in the team. Even head coach Jean James did not stop them when he heard the news. He only required the players to be home before midnight.

"I don't want to see any of you late for training tomorrow."

That left Su Dong very surprised. Had Sporting Lisbon's internal management already become this relaxed?

Only after he followed the group to an open-air bar near the Vasco da Gama Shopping Center did he realize he had been worrying for nothing.

It was a rooftop bar, on the top floor of a tall building south of the shopping center. With a glass ceiling and an unbeatable view facing the Tagus River, it only opened at night, and the scenery was beautiful.

The decor and layout were very modern, and the lighting was bright. There was none of the pink Su Dong had imagined before.

Besides all kinds of alcoholic drinks, the bar also served non-alcoholic beverages and cocktails, along with various delicious breads and other food. It was perfect for a gathering of around thirty people, especially since there were also two foosball tables and a game area with all kinds of gaming equipment.

In short, this really was the ideal party venue for young people.

"First time here. How does it feel?" Jose Semedo asked with a grin.

Although he had been the one to organize it, Su Dong was actually paying, so of course he cared about how the sponsor felt.

Seeing his teammates all finding their own fun with practiced ease, clearly regulars here, Su Dong felt quite satisfied too.

After all, his real goal was to build a good relationship with his teammates.

"Have we booked the place?" Su Dong asked with concern.

"Until eleven, they're only serving us." Semedo smiled and waggled his eyebrows at Su Dong. "And a group of hot friends."

Su Dong did not need to guess to know this guy must have invited girls.

Sometimes, he really wondered if Semedo counted as the Nicholas Tse of Black men.

It felt like he was especially popular with girls, and every night he would spend ages on the phone with a different one.

"Do you want me to introduce a few to you later, and maybe create an opportunity while I'm at it?" Semedo swayed his body to the music and smiled teasingly at Su Dong. "Other than Jordana, you can touch whoever you want."

"Jordana?" Su Dong was very curious. Who was that?

Just as they were speaking, a burst of cheering came from the entrance, and a dozen young, beautiful girls streamed in, chattering and laughing.

The one in front was a girl of Latin American descent. She wore a black deep-V belted leather camisole and a long purple skirt, showing off her curvy figure to the fullest, especially the proud upper half outlined by the black leather.

The arrival of this group of girls suddenly raised the temperature in the open-air bar by several degrees.

All the teammates clearly welcomed them very much, crowding around one after another.

It was obvious they often hung out together.

"That beauty is Jordana," Semedo said, jutting his chin.

Su Dong glanced over from a distance and gave an oh, but he did not feel much inside. She was not the type he liked.

To be honest, he still preferred Chinese girls.

"She's Jardel's younger sister."

"Huh?" Su Dong was a little surprised. "That Jardel from our first team?"

"Mm." Semedo nodded.

Su Dong immediately understood a little. No wonder she looked so familiar with the Sporting Lisbon players.

After all, before Jardel went to Turkey, he had also played for Porto in the Portuguese Super League.

"Also, she likes Rony."

"What?" Su Dong was truly shocked this time.

"Why are you reacting so strongly?" Semedo was startled by Su Dong instead.

"No, she likes Rony?"

"Yeah. All of us know. She's always said so herself."

"But... why have I never heard you guys mention it?"

Semedo smiled. "Rony hasn't agreed to her yet."

No way, right?

This was truly the first time Su Dong had heard about Rony's love life. He had not expected that there would even be a girl chasing him.

However, thinking it over carefully, Rony was actually pretty handsome.

"Do you know why Rony hasn't agreed to her?" Su Dong was a little eager for gossip.

Semedo shrugged. "He said dating is a waste of time."

Su Dong laughed and nodded. That really was Rony's style.

"Before, he said there was a girl he liked on Madeira Island, but later we all discovered there was no such person at all, because he only ever called his family. So lately Jordana has started her offensive again."

As he spoke, Semedo pointed toward Rony in the distance.

Su Dong looked over and, sure enough, found that there was no one else in Jordana's eyes, only Rony.

As soon as the Brazilian girl came in, she had gone straight toward Rony with a clear target.

"Trust me, Rony is just a closet flirt. It won't take long before she wins him over," Jose Semedo said, looking like an expert.

But Su Dong completely agreed with his judgment.

Rony might usually look pretty cool, but in private, the guy was a total closet show-off.

For example, every time he went out, he had to carefully match his clothes, comb his hair neatly, and sometimes even spray on quite a bit of cologne. On ordinary days, he also loved acting handsome.

A closet show-off like that basically could not hold out for long once a girl started pursuing him.

"How long do you think he can last?" Su Dong asked with a smile.

Jose Semedo thought for a moment. "A month?"

Su Dong looked over and saw Jordana clinging to Rony and talking to him. At first, the guy was still playing it cool, but gradually, he started smiling too.

"No, no, no. I don't think he'll last two weeks."

Rony soon brought Jordana over to Su Dong.

He said he wanted to introduce his best friend to Jordana.

Perhaps because he did not like this type, Su Dong kept his eyes straight ahead when facing the curvaceous Jordana, and handled it very naturally.

Only after they met did he learn that Jordana was actually a model, and she was a year older than Su Dong.

With a brother who was a European-level football star, Jordana's career had not started from a low point, but if she wanted to develop further, she had to rely on her own ability.

That also explained why the girls she had brought tonight were basically all quite good.

It was only at that moment that Su Dong truly understood why this group of teammates from the second team were so enthusiastic about parties.

Once he figured that out, he realized the air of the open-air bar was filled everywhere with the scent of male hormones.

Although he had stayed at the bar until eleven last night, Su Dong still woke up on time at four-thirty in the morning.

He lay in bed, yawning, so sleepy that he did not want to get up.

Ten thousand voices in his head were telling him that today was a special case, and he could sleep in a little longer.

Training was not until nine-thirty anyway. He had plenty of time to laze in bed.

But just as he was about to doze off again, reason reminded him that he could not set this precedent.

The scariest thing about this kind of matter was the first time, because once there was a first time, a second and a third would feel even more justified.

Thinking of this, Su Dong became much more awake. He forced himself out of bed, walked into the bathroom, and splashed himself awake with cold water.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Su Dong did the same as usual and carried out simple physical training in his room.

In the end, he had still moved his fitness equipment over, but instead of putting it in the large living room, he had set aside a workout area in his own room, where he exercised every morning.

Fortunately, his room was spacious enough, so it did not really get in the way.

After training until five o'clock, Su Dong quietly left his room and went downstairs to train.

"Wait for me."

Su Dong had just pressed the elevator button when Rony's shout came from behind him.

That surprised him a little.

He saw the Madeira Island youngster come out of the apartment looking like he had just woken up, his eyes bloodshot.

"What time did you get back last night?" Su Dong asked curiously.

After the party ended at eleven, the players had all gone their separate ways, but when saying goodbye, Su Dong and Jose Semedo had not found any trace of Rony, and Jordana had also disappeared.

Clearly, at some point during the party, the two of them had snuck off.

As for where they had gone, who knew?

At the time, Jose Semedo had pointed at a building across the street and told Su Dong that maybe they had gone to the hotel opposite.

"No idea. I came back and slept," Rony replied listlessly.

"Then why don't you go sleep a bit more?"

"No need. It's nothing. My back's just a little sore."

Su Dong thought of something, gave an oh, and forced himself not to laugh out loud.

Damn it, and here he had thought so highly of him, believing he could last two weeks. And the result?

Closet show-offs really were unreliable!

On ordinary days, he acted like he was something else, yet he had been taken down so easily.

Disappointing! Deeply disappointing!

Su Dong suddenly thought of the first-team training session later. If Jardel found out that Rony had gone out with his sister last night, what expression would he have?

Would the elder brother-in-law beat his little brother-in-law up on the spot?

At the very least, he should grab him and give him a fierce warning, telling him not to bully his sister in the future and all that.

Su Dong thought about it. That scene would definitely be interesting.

"What are you laughing at?" Rony suddenly turned his head.

"Ah, nothing, nothing." Su Dong almost burst out laughing.

"You're acting all mysterious. It can't be anything good. In a minute, I'll beat the truth out of you."

When Su Dong heard that, he could no longer hold back and burst into laughter. "Can you? With your arms and legs all weak, can you even still kick a ball?"

Rony thought it over, and immediately realized what the bastard was talking about.

The boy from Madeira Island actually blushed, a rare sight, then charged straight at Su Dong and started wrestling with him.

"Talk. Confess honestly. Which hotel did you two go to last night?"

"No, it wasn't what you're thinking. We didn't do anything."

"You're still denying it? Look at the state you're in. You dare say you two didn't do anything last night?"

"Really, we just..."

"Don't explain. Explaining means you're covering it up. I'm definitely telling Jardel. You're dead."

"Come on, I really didn't."

"Go explain it to Jardel."

Rony was on the verge of tears. What exactly was this guy trying to do?

In the end, after signing several humiliating, sovereignty-forfeiting treaties, Su Dong agreed to keep his secret for the time being.

"I'm telling you, Jordana and I really didn't do anything. I freaking only held her hand, that's all." Rony pulled a long face as he explained.

But neither of them expected that when Su Dong and Rony arrived at the Alcochete first-team locker room that morning, Jardel, who had been waiting there for them, came straight over with a fierce, menacing look on his face.

"Kid, I heard you went out alone on a date with my sister last night?"