[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back":3,"chapter-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Football: At 16, Let Me Retire and Come Back?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2299991,4499,"Chapter 21: De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version)","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>【De Bruyne Growth Template (Anti-Cuckold Version): You gain extra benefits during training, guiding you toward becoming Kevin De Bruyne】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Outside this template, you retain all other abilities you currently possess】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Progress: 12%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I actually pulled it off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After acquiring De Bruyne’s Growth Template, Tang Ye’s personal stats panel changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye (37 years, 4 months)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ball Control: 72; Passing: 72】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Shooting: 54; Heading: 39; Set Pieces: 56】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Speed: 58; Endurance: 61; Physical Confrontation: 62】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Defense: 55; Vision: 91】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall Rating: 66\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>De Bruyne’s Growth Template provided a comprehensive boost to Tang Ye’s attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the bonuses from Modric’s Outside Foot Template and Casemiro’s Tackle Template, Tang Ye’s current overall rating has reached 66.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 16 years old with a 66 rating, there are probably few players his age in global football leagues with a higher rating than Tang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, despite buying De Bruyne’s Growth Template with Huabei, Tang Ye wasn’t particularly happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent 100,000 Comeback Points to buy Oscar as a substitute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes Tang Ye didn’t understand his own system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it costs 100,000 Comeback Points, why not just sell Oscar’s Growth Template directly instead of pulling out De Bruyne as a substitute?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treadmill beeped—the 3km warm-up task was complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pressed the “STOP” button and stepped off once the treadmill had fully halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan De raised his head, saw Tang Ye step off the treadmill, and dropped the newspaper in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Activate some muscles with equipment first; we’ll head to the training ground later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why go to the training ground?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For endurance. We trained strength yesterday; today we focus on endurance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan De raised an eyebrow at Tang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the price of skipping homework!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Endurance training? Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Fan De’s surprise, Tang Ye showed no panic upon hearing he’d run endurance—only shrugged lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pretty determined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan De smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later, the two stepped out—the first-team training ground had lights on at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bright, but enough for running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan De sat on a bench in the substitutes’ area and pointed to the markers already placed on the pitch: “Rest five minutes, then start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye walked onto the pitch and began operating in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Purchase Grealish’s Draft Beer, Price: 5 Comeback Points】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Payment Method: Huabei】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Huabei Credit Limit Insufficient】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s worst fear had come true—after spending 100,000 points on De Bruyne’s Growth Template, his Huabei account was completely ruined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless Tang Ye earned 100,000 points, his Huabei would be locked for a full 21 years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earn money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earn a fucking pile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the system won’t sell him good stuff, Tang Ye had to properly discipline it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100,000?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not paying it back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Payment Method: Account Balance】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You obtained Grealish’s Draft Beer】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s task: ten 25-meter shuttles, five 50-meter shuttles, and two 500-meter endurance runs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The volume wasn’t high, but the intensity was brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training at this intensity demanded draft beer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Faster! Faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, great, keep this pace, go on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold steady!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 8:30 PM, Fan De’s voice filled the first-team training ground as he watched Tang Ye sprint tirelessly—something strangely unfamiliar to the Dutchman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just skipping homework—why push yourself so hard...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan De pulled out his phone and dialed Ten Hag’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found Tang’s manual!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Tang Ye woke up with his calves aching—deeply, excruciatingly aching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Grealish’s Draft Beer was just a numbing tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t suffer during training, you’ll suffer after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least this way, Tang Ye could complete his coach’s training using the draft beer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At 37, you woke up on time; yesterday’s extra training left you feeling fulfilled】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Daily Task: 300 Sit-Ups (maximum 5 sessions)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: 3 Comeback Points\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar thing appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye discovered a brilliant mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Grealish’s Draft Beer cost 5 Comeback Points, one daily task’s reward couldn’t afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Utrecht didn’t schedule endurance training every day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye just needed to save the Comeback Points from daily tasks and use them during endurance sessions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of running endurance without enduring pain ignited his training enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his phone—twenty minutes until assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, do the sit-ups!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At 37, you still stick to morning exercise. Keep going—someday you’ll regain your morning erection!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained 3 Comeback Points】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye panted as he ran from the cafeteria to the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, his teammates had already begun today’s warm-up under Fan De’s guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ten Hag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag now stared at Tang Ye with a dead-mother expression: “You’re late again—ninth time this month. I’m considering banning you from the first-team cafeteria.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, sir, let me explain—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pulled up his training top, showing Ten Hag his abs: “I’m late because I did core training first—otherwise I’d have been on time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I believe you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag glanced at Tang Ye’s barely visible six-pack: “Your abs are from being skinny—useless. Also, your core strength is the worst on the entire first team. Cover your stomach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go change your shoes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag tapped Tang Ye’s ass with his notebook: “Wake up earlier. Training right after breakfast isn’t good for your body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay okay, but what about the cafeteria?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat at the second-team cafeteria for now. Come back when you stop being late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, how can you do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye spread his hands to Ten Hag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right to eat in the first-team cafeteria was earned through assists in matches—through long passes after tackles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a right he earned with his skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the hell was Ten Hag kicking him out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assists? Sure, but can you guarantee an assist every match? No, it’s hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye could not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Tenghahe  began forcing him to train with homework, Tang Ye had already figured out what kind of man he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy is extremely ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",981,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b68926f185ed7d144ffd44b805f2305a6cedb59c23b9ee243e60fb422e3bebd1","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-22","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-20",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]