Days in the Stands with Kaka

Kaka returned in about 40 minutes.

Caroline had already headed back to the hotel and would be returning to Brazil the next day.

Judging by the timing, Kaka had truly just confirmed whether Caroline was at the hotel; he hadn't even offered his ex-girlfriend any comfort.

It's good to be handsome; he could even have two beautiful girlfriends like this.

Kaka stayed the night, and the next morning, it was time for the gift-opening ritual that European children loved most.

Kaka, still a virgin, clearly didn't understand the importance of catching up on sleep for adult men and women. He stood outside the master bedroom first thing in the morning, knocking on the door and shouting excitedly, "Kaiwen, Kaiwen, get up and open presents!"

Huang Kaiwen opened his eyes and found that Barbara was already awake.

"Is it a bit careless to let him stay over?" Huang Kaiwen said with a dry laugh.

Bang—

The young lady kicked him out of bed and climbed out herself.

Huang Kaiwen watched Barbara head into the bathroom, threw on a couple of pieces of clothing, and walked out to open the door, complaining, "Buddy, do you know I only slept for four hours?"

"Did you stay up late playing games yesterday?"

Kaka didn't think much of it for a moment and said, "Let's go, let's open presents."

Sure enough, it's hard for someone who hasn't experienced it to think of that first.

Huang Kaiwen was dragged by Kaka to the Christmas tree.

"Mr. Albert, this is your gift." Kaka politely found the gift first and handed it to the butler, then asked, "Where is Sasha? I prepared a gift for her, too."

"Sasha resigned."

Huang Kaiwen yawned and said. Sasha was the maid who had been taking care of him previously; to prevent him from making mistakes, Barbara had chosen a maid whose appearance was, to put it mildly, difficult to look at.

Huang Kaiwen couldn't stand it anymore, gave her a severance package, and persuaded her to leave.

Pursuing beauty is human nature. You won't let me have a Japanese-style romance with the maid, but you can't let her looks affect my mood either.

"Alright, that's a pity." Kaka found another box and handed it to Huang Kaiwen, saying with an expectant look, "Open it, you'll definitely like it."

Barbara, who had finished changing, also stood on the side, watching the gift box in Huang Kaiwen's hands.

After tearing off the wrapping, Huang Kaiwen found it was a game console and his expression turned strange.

It was Nintendo's new NDS console.

Barbara, standing to the side, suddenly felt a sense of alarm, because she knew that the gift Huang Kaiwen had prepared for Kaka was exactly the same—also a Nintendo NDS!

The young lady had an absurd thought: perhaps the ones she needed to guard against weren't those flashy, cheap women.

Even though Kaka had given her an expensive handbag, Barbara couldn't bring herself to be happy.

However, thanks to Huang Kaiwen's efforts, they still had a decent Christmas.

On January 6, Serie A resumed.

The system shop didn't refresh an [Injury Immunity Card] this month, but Huang Kaiwen didn't pay much attention to it; his vacation still had some time left anyway.

Milan lost their last two games at the end of January 0:1 to their opponents. Especially the match against Bologna on January 30, where Kaka was injured in the final moments, cast a shadow over Milan's prospects.

Ancelotti prayed to every god, hoping only that Huang Kaiwen would recover soon.

The only consolation was that the loaned Crespo was gradually integrating into the team and putting in good performances.

As the team's social coordinator, Huang Kaiwen decided to host a party to boost everyone's spirits.

During the first half of the season, there had been as many as eight parties held at his place. The butler, Albert, was very experienced in this regard, and everyone always had a great time.

Fortunately, in February, the system shop was quite generous.

[Dribbling Master] 2,000 Destiny Points, [Cruyff Template] 8,000 points, [24-Hour Injury Immunity Card] 20 points, [Judo Mastery] 100 points, [Item: Cheerleader Horn] 150 points.

Huang Kaiwen, who only had 100 points, spent 20 points as usual to pocket the [Injury Immunity Card], and just looked at the rest.

On February 2, Milan played away against Messina. Huang Kaiwen had already ditched his crutches and went to the away stands with Kaka.

As soon as the two sat down, Huang Kaiwen pulled bag after bag of snacks out of his backpack.

He took out two water bottles, handed one to Kaka, and finally pulled a game console and a cartridge from the front pocket of his bag, asking, "Did you bring the game console and the data cable like I told you?"

"I brought them," Kaka said.

"Alright then, let's find a place to trade pets in a bit."

"Sure! I caught a Latias, I'll give it to you later!" Kaka said excitedly. He had caught this rare pet while using the restroom a few days ago.

The two were playing Pokémon Ruby. Although the Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen remakes had been released in January 2004, Huang Kaiwen didn't really like that generation.

Milan regained their form well today, with both Crespo and Tomasson scoring twice, but the cameraman kept giving shots to the stands.

The Italian commentator joked, "Kaka and Kaiwen have a good relationship, which is good news for Milan, but they look like they're here for a picnic. Kaiwen even prepared a folding table!"

The next day, the omnipotent La Gazzetta dello Sport not only revealed the brands of snacks the two had eaten but even exposed the game consoles and the game content they were playing.

Not long after, Nintendo came knocking to offer Huang Kaiwen a commercial endorsement. As long as he played their game console in the stands while injured, he would receive 800,000 euros per year.

Huang Kaiwen had no objections to this; at the very least, he was having fun playing.

Getting an endorsement offer while injured—what more could he ask for?

Unfortunately, Kaka soon betrayed their revolutionary friendship and returned to the pitch.

Only Huang Kaiwen was left in the stands playing his game console alone.

After Kaka's return, Milan marched forward with great momentum, winning all their league matches and even defeating Inter Milan again. It was Kaka who scored in that match.

After scoring, Kaka revealed the T-shirt he was wearing underneath, which had "Wish Kaiwen a speedy recovery" written on it in Italian.

In the European arena, they won 0:1 away against the Red Devils Manchester United, with Crespo scoring the winning goal. Milan showed strong competitiveness on both fronts.

Under these circumstances, Huang Kaiwen, who had received another [Injury Immunity Card] in early March, returned to the team.

After two thorough examinations by the Milan Lab, Gianni Nanni told Ancelotti with excitement, "No problem, his body has no lingering issues."

Ancelotti was also excited, and then benched Huang Kaiwen for the match against Atalanta on March 5.

It wasn't that he had any issues with Huang Kaiwen.

Ancelotti preferred for Huang Kaiwen to play in the upcoming Champions League match.

Although they had won by one goal in the first leg, against a team like Manchester United, one goal was simply not safe. Ferguson's Red Devils were the team with the most comebacks in Europe.

Ancelotti just happened to want to use Huang Kaiwen to give Ferguson a surprise.

So, he announced the starting lineup for the Champions League in advance, and Huang Kaiwen's name was prominently listed.

The Manchester Evening News pointed out that this was a smokescreen by Ancelotti, and that Huang Kaiwen could not possibly appear on the pitch again this season.