Ronaldinho Would Cry Watching This

When he heard the system notification that morning, Huang Kaiwen got up and found a system email. That was when he noticed the anticipation and fate points he had received.

That's right, there were fate points too.

[Changed the fate of Barbara, one of Milan's future executives; slightly changed the fate of rising star Pato]

Click below to view the fate display.

A scene immediately appeared.

[After meeting Huang Kaiwen, Barbara's standards for partners became much higher.]

[She found it difficult to date the same man twice.]

[Barbara grew increasingly disappointed in men and even lost faith in them.]

[She began dating women.]

[Barbara and Pato would never have any interaction.]

[None of her original five children would be born.]

[She and her girlfriend chose IVF. It was a boy, and Barbara named him Kevin Wong Berlusconi. Her girlfriend became jealous and broke up with Barbara. She shifted her focus to the child's education. Kevin was mixed-race and very intelligent. The AR gaming device he created in college swept the world. He founded a company and made a fortune, then acquired AC Milan from Americans.]

[...Barbara lived to ninety and passed away peacefully, surrounded by Kevin's descendants.]

By the time he saw that, Huang Kaiwen was completely numb.

He had never imagined that simply meeting each other would have such a huge impact.

Pato had no fate display, though, so he was probably still destined to be injury-prone. It was just that when he arrived in Milan, Barbara had no interest in him, which slightly changed Pato's romantic history.

The two of them had provided Huang Kaiwen with a total of 1.5 fate points.

Barbara, whose fate had changed drastically, provided 1 point. Pato's altered love life alone had provided 0.5 points.

Sure enough, the fates of star players were worth more.

As for Barbara, Huang Kaiwen felt guilty for one second before realizing that this really was not his fault.

If possible, he would treat her a little better.

After the young mistress woke up, she was lost in Huang Kaiwen's gentle offensive.

That afternoon, a club staff member waited outside for more than two hours before finally seeing Huang Kaiwen.

"When you have time, get yourself a bank card. The club will transfer the advance salary to it. Also, you'd better get more rest. Don't embarrass yourself when you meet the fans at San Siro." The member of the coaching staff glanced at Barbara, who was hugging Huang Kaiwen's neck from behind the chair.

However, those words angered the young mistress.

Until Sunday, the two barely left the bedroom.

Sunday, June 6, 2004.

More than 32,000 fans flooded into San Siro Square to attend Huang Kaiwen's unveiling ceremony.

They had also watched that brief appearance on television. The talent Huang Kaiwen had displayed was exceptional.

Then there were all the recent messy rumors—his 5 million salary, his fifty-hour battle with Barbara. Those were also among the reasons they had come to San Siro today.

Standing in the players' tunnel, Huang Kaiwen could already hear the fans singing outside.

"Milan, Milan, we support only you. Milan, Milan, always for you. We walk beside heroes, on the grass, beneath the blue sky, they have won another star..."

The Milan anthem was melodious. Though the fans' chorus was far from perfectly synchronized, it made it even easier to imagine the feeling of having tens of thousands of people supporting and cheering for you.

Before he had even stepped out, Huang Kaiwen was already eager to meet the fans.

"Hey, it'll be a little while yet." A club staff member patted his shoulder.

"Alright."

At the center of the pitch, the team owner and club executives, Baldy Berlusconi and the cyclist Rabbit, came up one after another to give their speeches and go through the motions. Once they had finally finished rambling, the DJ called out Huang Kaiwen's name.

The moment he stepped out of the tunnel, the fans' enthusiasm hit him with several times the force of before.

Huang Kaiwen seriously suspected they were desperate for the two bald men to shut up.

After taking the microphone, he raised his right hand and said to the fans, "Hello, Rossoneri."

Boom—

The fans in the stands, dressed in red-and-black striped shirts, frantically waved their hands in response.

"...I've always been a Milan fan. Baresi is my idol. I still haven't had the chance to meet him, which is a little regrettable, but I believe he'll hear my name soon enough. I also like Maldini. I met Paolo before, and he's a great guy. I'm very happy to fight alongside such a great player. I'm full of confidence for the new season."

Still holding the microphone, Huang Kaiwen walked toward the football.

When the club staff saw him, someone immediately came over and held out a hand.

But Huang Kaiwen dragged the ball away with his foot without handing over the microphone.

The fans thought it was a harmless joke and burst into laughter.

But to their surprise, Huang Kaiwen began to sing. "Milan, Milan, we support only you. Milan, Milan, always for you..."

Yet even as he sang, he kept juggling the ball.

The ball rose to almost exactly the same height every single time!

After a brief silence, San Siro erupted completely.

Barbara, watching the figure on the green pitch from the stands, had tenderness overflowing in her eyes. She felt as though she had met the love of her life.

The fans had never seen such an outrageous unveiling ceremony.

Huang Kaiwen, who had only been casually juggling moments ago, put a little more force into it and kicked the ball more than two meters into the air. Then he began using his head and shoulders in coordination with both feet. The most outrageous part was that his singing never stopped.

Even when Maradona was unveiled in Naples, he had not looked this spectacular.

The fans began singing loudly along with him.

The Milan anthem echoed throughout the city.

Even fans of their crosstown rivals were left dumbfounded as they watched the live broadcast on television.

AC Milan might have signed someone incredible.

The crew from Channel 5, who had specially flown in from China after receiving word, were all stunned.

Just when they thought Huang Kaiwen was finished, they saw him juggle the ball as he moved toward the goal.

The length of every step and the height of every touch were almost exactly the same. Shevchenko, watching television at home, could have fit an apple in his open mouth at the sight of such astonishing ball control.

Even Ronaldinho probably was not this good, right?

Were you sent by a circus or something? You're juggling while singing too?

But even Shevchenko had to admit that among all the players he had seen, there might not have been a single one with such extraordinary ball control.

It was fucking unfair!

He truly had not expected the team's new signing to be far stronger than he had imagined.

Ancelotti was grinning so hard that his eyes had sunk into the fat on his face. He imagined Huang Kaiwen tearing through opponents this season while he, as coach, led Milan to an unprecedented treble in Italian football.

Just when everyone thought this was the limit.

Huang Kaiwen stopped outside the penalty area.

Then he flicked the ball up and swung his leg for a volley.

The instant he struck the ball, the fans thought it was over.

After all, at a normal unveiling ceremony, you simply took a shot and scored to wrap things up.

But unexpectedly—

Duang!

The ball struck the crossbar and bounced back. The craziest part was that Huang Kaiwen did not move from where he stood singing. He casually reached out with his foot and controlled the ball, then flicked it up again and unleashed another volley...