Keeping His Promise, Preparing for the Wedding

The royal investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace came to a perfect close.

Li Yufei, wearing the KBE Commander of the British Empire medal, had officially secured his place as the one and only Football King of the modern era.

At twenty-two, he had completed the World Cup Grand Slam, claimed the highest civilian honor bestowed by the British Royal Family, and led England to break a forty-eight-year curse.

Layer upon layer of epic glory had been heaped upon him, forever cementing his historical standing as the number one active player in the Football World—unshakable and unsurpassable.

Major media outlets around the world spent the entire night revisiting his path to godhood. The unprecedented honor of a century and his overwhelming dominance flooded the internet.

While the entire internet was still immersed in the shock of the Football King's coronation, a major event that countless people had awaited for years, one that had long been set in stone, was officially announced.

There was no unexpected surprise, no sudden trending-topic stunt.

This was a long-established engagement, publicly known and witnessed by the world for years. At last, the moment had come to fulfill it completely.

All the royal celebrations, official receptions, and investiture proceedings in London had concluded.

Li Yufei did not linger in England for even a moment. Holding Taylor's hand, he boarded their private jet with her and began the journey back to America.

High above the clouds, beneath a clear and endless sea of white, the luxurious and tranquil private cabin shut out the overwhelming noise of public opinion.

The decisive, battle-hardened edge of the Football King on the pitch was gone, as was the solemn grandeur of the Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.

At that moment, Li Yufei had cast aside all the halos of the era and all