"I only wanted fairness."
Those words kept echoing in Tang Ye's mind.
Perhaps because he had suffered too much unfair treatment over the past few months, Cristiano Ronaldo, already a sensitive person, had become even more fragile.
It was painful, sure.
But thinking about it carefully...
"Tom!"
Hearing someone call from behind, Tang Ye turned around to see Bukayo staring at him with his big eyes.
"Oh, Bukayo!"
Tang Ye opened his arms and hugged Bukayo. "You're a starter now, haha!"
When they had first met, Bukayo had still been an Arsenal substitute. Now, though, he had firmly secured a starting spot and could even be considered a key player.
"Actually, I was already a starter last season."
Bukayo chatted with Tang Ye. "But you weren't in the Premier League last season."
"Otherwise, Tom, you'd have been even more surprised!"
"Haha!"
Tang Ye put an arm around Bukayo's shoulders.
He really liked Bukayo. From the moment they had met, Tang Ye had felt that the Arsenal forward had something special about him.
Forwards with that kind of spark were usually genius forwards!
"I want to introduce you to Martín."
Bukayo noticed Ødegaard fidgeting beside them, so he simply pushed his teammate forward. "He talks to me every day about how good you are. During the World Cup qualifiers, he was always watching your matches too."
"Hey!"
Ødegaard's face reddened slightly. "Could you say this kind of thing after the match? How am I supposed to play in the second half now?"
"Oh, it's fine, it's fine!"
Tang Ye hugged Ødegaard. "Good luck in the World Cup too!"
"..."
The moment he finished congratulating him, the air around them suddenly froze.
Huh?
Tang Ye looked at Bukayo in confusion, and his friend explained.
Ødegaard's Norway national team had failed to qualify