Chapter 182 Purple Lily

In the room, Elena stood on her heels slightly, carefully helped Barty straighten his tie, and then took two steps back.

He was tall and straight, wearing a decent black suit, with wild blond hair simply tied up, and a carefully groomed beard. His smile made Elena's heart beat a few times involuntarily.

"I'm already old." Elena turned to look at the dressing mirror. She was wearing a white open-back evening dress, and there were already wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Batty came behind Elena, hugged Elena from behind, rested his chin on Elena's shoulder, and whispered: "In my heart, you will always be the most beautiful."

Elena snorted softly and asked again: "By the way, are you sure there will be no special program after the banquet?"

Barty's expression changed slightly, and he said guiltily: "Probably not."

That's what I say, but those guys are having so much fun, it's hard to say.

Elena snorted again, broke away from Barty, then gracefully took Barty's arm and said with a smile: "Let's go."

When the two of them went out, the night was getting dark. They could see the direction of the football field in the distance, and there was light illuminating the night sky.

The soft chandelier illuminated the entire courtyard, and the night wind blew. Elena shivered slightly, held her arms tighter, and then said: "Actually, I quite like it here. There is no unfinished work. There is no annoying media, not even the two little bastards Thiago and Lucas, just you and me, just the most peaceful life."

Barty looked around, silent.

This period of time was not the calmest moment for him.

The two went out and walked along the path to the football field behind the rehabilitation center.

Before I arrived, I could already hear music coming from over there.

The spotlights flickered to illuminate the sky, and when they got closer, they saw many people dancing on the makeshift dance floor.

Barty saw Pires in a wheelchair at a glance. He was pushing the wheelchair and circling around a female nurse. It was so funny.

Just then, the music stopped.

On the stage in front, guest host Jamie King patted the microphone to attract everyone's attention, then pointed at the entrance and shouted: "Everyone, please let us welcome today's protagonist, the eternal God of War, Gabriel Mr. Batistuta!"

With two bangs, several fireworks tubes exploded and debris flew into the sky, drowning Bati and Elena.

"Are they planning a wedding for us?" Elena asked dumbfounded.

"who cares."

Barty took a step forward, turned around, and extended his hand to Elena gracefully.

Elena smiled and held Barty's hand.

"Come on, let's get high." Jamie King shouted excitedly to the sky.

The rock music started and the dance floor became noisy again.

Chen Yu was also there, dancing to the music with Lexi in the corner of the dance floor.

Many people came today.

Not only the VIP patients at the clinic, but also the doctors and nurses at the clinic, as well as Suns players and uniform staff, all came here as long as they were free.

It’s a rare opportunity to relax and unwind.

Maldini twisted his body, squeezed next to Chen Yu, and whispered: "Chen, it's almost done. That guy has already danced a few rounds."

"is it?"

Chen Yu glanced at his watch and gestured to Maldini to take action.

In the center of the dance floor, Barty hugged Elena and moved to the music.

He didn't notice that there was no one around him.

The music gradually faded away.

Barty slowed down and noticed that there was no one around him anymore. He was about to see what was going on when a voice suddenly came from behind him.

It's a loud and rhythmic horn sound.

Barty stood there in a daze, as if someone had suddenly pressed the pause button.

Elena in front of her also immediately covered her mouth and looked behind Barty in disbelief.

"Hold high the flying purple flag."

“On a pitch of challenge and courage.”

……

Barty turned around slowly.

On the electronic screen behind the stage, the game screen appeared at some point.

"goal!"

The host was faintly shouting in a long voice.

In the picture, the figure wearing the purple No. 9 jersey was running across the court with his arms outstretched and roaring. The stands had turned into a purple ocean.

Barty stared at the screen steadily, unable to look away.

Along with the increasingly high-pitched singing, the picture kept flashing, and the shy and shy self in 91 appeared, standing on Frankie Stadium for the first time.

We also saw the relegation failure, and everyone cried together.

Then they gathered their spirits and set off again.

Toldo jumped and saved the football.

Then Rui Costa came, and Barty was so proud that year that he won the first Italian Golden Boot.

Afterwards, with the cheers of the Viola fans in the stands, they set sail and became fourth in the league, champions of the Italian Cup and Super Cup. The fanatical fans even erected a statue of themselves in front of the stadium, and they clamored to choose He is the mayor of Florence.

But prosperity will eventually come to an end, and congenial love will inevitably be faced with many dangers.

He dedicated his best nine years to this city of literature and art, but his desire for the championship still made Barty carry his bags.

On May 2000, 5, when he scored the last goal for Fiorentina, he fell in the net and refused to get up for a long time. Batty, who was present, couldn't help but cover his mouth and eyes. It has become crystal clear.

Then six months later, already wearing the No. 6 jersey of Roma, he volleyed past the door of his old club.

That goal, I didn't celebrate, I just stood still, covering my face with my hands, letting tears fall from the gaps between my fingers.

When he saw Zeng Jin's teammate Toldo coming forward to comfort him on the screen, Barty could no longer control his tears and burst out.

"You guys..."

Barty looked around, the lights focused on him, everyone was hidden in the darkness, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

At this time, the screen dimmed for a moment, and a new picture began to flash back. It's still the same him, with long hair flowing and running like the wind.

The feared Trident is famous throughout the Apennine Peninsula. When the scene freezes, it is the last round of the league last year. Roma faced Parma. In the 78th minute, he scored the last goal of the season. He has been waiting for this championship for 18 years. The Roma fans could no longer bear it and rushed into the stadium.

Barty cried and laughed.

On the screen, Totti's pants were stripped off and he fled in panic under the cover of the police. Antonioli was even worse, with only a pair of pants stripped off. Even Parma's goalkeeper Buffon was stripped off by the fanatical Roma fans. I lost my jersey and pants, and I found a Roma jersey from somewhere, and put it on my body with a confused look on my face.

And Capello, fearing that the fans would lose control and enter the stadium and cause the game to be replayed, he yelled at the fans angrily, his face turning red from holding back.

After finally getting rid of the fans, the game restarted, but everyone couldn't find a suitable jersey.

Totti found Candela's shorts and showed off to himself proudly.

In the end, there was even a scene of Sabrina's shocking transformation in the amphitheater.

Barty smiled, tears filling his eyes again.

How much he hopes that when he wins the championship, he is still wearing the Viola No. 9 jersey.

And he also knew that just after he won the championship for Roma, angry Fiorentina fans pulled down the statue they had erected in their honor.

As if it was a curtain call, the lights suddenly dimmed.

The entire dance floor and football field were dark and nothing could be seen.

In the darkness, Buddy stood blankly, with mixed emotions.

At this moment, a spotlight suddenly turned on and shone on Buddy.

He looked up, and a figure appeared in the light.

It's Chen Yu.

"For you."

Chen Yu came to Barty holding a stack of things and handed it over.

"This is……"

Barty took it blankly and unfolded it.

A purple No. 9 jersey and a purple lily team flag.

Whether it's a jersey or a team flag, it's all densely packed with words.

The screen lights up again.

"He is our hero and our eternal God of War."

On the street, a young man carrying a briefcase was stopped and said to the camera. Then he happily picked up a pen and wrote his blessings for Batty on the team flag.

"Although I was angry when he left and felt that he had betrayed us, when I saw him holding the trophy and shouting excitedly, I was still happy for him."

"When the team was relegated and in the darkest moment, he did not leave us, so I don't blame him, I know how much he longs for that championship trophy."

"I will never forget that he scored twice to help us defeat AC Milan and win the Super Cup. He is our eternal Batman."

On the screen, the camera kept changing. Fans were interviewed on the street, and then they happily picked up the pen and sent their blessings to Batty.

Batty stared blankly at the jersey and team flag in his hands, and he knew the origin of these words.

He buried his head deeply in the jersey and cried unbridledly.

In the darkness, some people began to cry silently.

"Did we go too far? Look at him crying so much." Maldini whispered guiltily next to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu shrugged: "This was your idea."

Maldini raised his eyebrows: "You inspired me."

Chen Yu grinned and looked at the lights. Barty was still buried in the jersey for a long time and refused to look up. He also began to feel guilty: "It should be fine."

Elena stepped forward and helped Barty up.

Everyone present looked at all this in confusion, and finally looked at Chen Yu.

Everyone seemed to be asking what to do now.

"What's that?" Chen Yu coughed lightly, and then said, "Should we cut the cake?"

As he said that, he waved his hand quickly, signaling to push the cake up.

A huge 9 layer cake.

Still purple.

Chen Yu felt a little sore in his balls. If he knew that Buddy had such a big reaction, he wouldn't want the purple one.

Everyone gathered around, and Batty raised his head, his eyes already wet and red.

"Thank you."

Barty looked around, murmuring thank you, and finally locked his eyes on Chen Yu, walked over, and hugged Chen Yu.

"Chen, thank you for everything you have done."

Batty hugged Chen Yu and cried like a child.

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, then reached out and patted Barty on the back.

Speaking of which, it is not easy to do all this, and many people have contributed.

I found Trapattoni, who coached Fiorentina for two years.

We also contacted Silvio Berlusconi, who was a close friend of the elder Cecchi Gori. It was his intervention that persuaded the young Cecchi Gori, and a lot of precious video materials were found.

As for the interview, Maldini also found friends in the media to help produce it.

Finally, it was mailed all the way to the United States to complete this special program.

"Okay, let's cut the cake." Chen Yu said.

Batty let go of Chen Yu, nodded, and folded the jersey and team flag solemnly. He looked at Maldini, Inzaghi and others who were gathered in a circle, holding the two things in his arms: " This is the best gift I have ever received, thank you all."

With that said, he picked up the cake knife and handed it to Chen Yu, gesturing for the two of them to cut it together.

"Bon voyage." Chen Yu smiled and sent his blessing, and cut the cake with Buddy, while waving in the distance.

The next moment, with the roar, bright fireworks soared into the sky, lighting up the sky.

(End of this chapter)

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