Happiness Doubles When Shared

When Chen Anno learned that his girlfriend was carrying his child, he went through three stages in total.

The first stage was complete helplessness.

The man whom tens of thousands at Anfield had hailed as the "King of the UEFA Champions League" found his mind completely blank at that moment.

He simply had no experience with this, like a rookie facing a complicated tactics board for the first time, with no idea what to do.

He hurriedly tried to help Nicolas sit down, then worried that he might hurt her by using too much force.

He asked whether she wanted water, then remembered that perhaps she should not drink anything cold so early in her pregnancy.

He spun around in place twice, utterly unable to decide which leg to move first.

Nicolas laughed at his flustered state and only then pressed him back onto the sofa.

The second stage was the happiness and responsibility that came after he calmed down.

Once the initial panic had passed, Chen Anno finally came to his senses.

He crouched before Nicolas and carefully placed his hand over her lower belly, feeling the life that had not yet taken shape.

At that moment, an indescribable warmth rose from the depths of his heart.

He thought that he was going to have a child.

He was going to become a father.

From then on, he would no longer play football solely for himself, nor merely for the team and for glory, but for this family and for the little life growing within her.

The third stage was excitement and joy.

Once that heavy sense of responsibility settled within him, Chen Anno was completely filled with an uncontrollable delight.

He could not sit still. He stood and paced twice before sitting down again, unable to stop himself