[{"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-866":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},2300836,4499,"Chapter 866","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-866",866,"\u003Cp>【666666】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fuck, we actually won, holy shit, Escrivà!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【？？？？？？？？】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【？？？？？？？？】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t get it—does 3:2 mean China is advancing to the quarterfinals? Isn’t this the World Cup, not the Asian Cup?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「wow！」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà jumped onto Tang Ye from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chinese team’s head coach isn’t light, but for Tang Ye, a professional athlete, it was still easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye was genuinely exhausted right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fuck.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted, and together with Escrivà, he fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Haha!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà seemed even more excited than Tang Ye, lying on the grass with both arms raised: 「Vamos!!!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fuck, calm down!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye shoved the coach away and quickly got up: 「You’re covered in sweat—you’re stuck all over me, damn it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hey, aren’t you sweatier than me? Your whole shirt’s soaked!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m the one playing the match—sweating is normal for me. You’re a bureaucrat—why are you sweating?!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Haha! Fuck!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being scolded, Tang Ye stopped arguing with Escrivà and walked to the sideline to wash his hands with mineral water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-click-click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least fifteen photographers stood before him, each holding cameras and relentlessly snapping photos of Tang Ye’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching his right fist against his chest and pointing one finger at the lens, Tang Ye wrote his name in the photographers’ frames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tang Ye!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tang Ye!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Chinese national team, awesome!!!!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Fuck, awesome, Tang Ye!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the comforting words fans shouted at him at halftime, Tang Ye now felt deeply uneasy, so he walked toward the stands near the player tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sixteen is not enough!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Last World Cup we made sixteen—now we’re still at sixteen—don’t look down on us!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wow!!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Haha! Fuck, awesome, Tang Ye! You’re my fucking dad!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongqiudi report: Dawn has broken! China defeated Spain 3:2 in extra time, advancing to the quarterfinals for the first time in history. Tang Ye scored one goal and provided one assist, covering 16.2 km on the pitch. (Comments: 1,023,568)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two accompanying images: Tang Ye’s sliding knee and Fernando’s imitation of Thunder Yatalais. In the distance, Chinese fans raise their hands in celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something feels missing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, golden championship confetti should be drifting through the sky right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sss… my god, I still haven’t fully accepted it.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Haha, normal!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Quarterfinals of the World Cup—this is China’s best-ever result. Reaching the quarterfinals on their third World Cup appearance? That’s impressive, hehe.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Haha, Coach Zhang, I just feel like giving the players a trophy right now.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Oh, normal! If I could, I’d do it too, haha!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongqiudi secondary pinned post: Tang Ye named Man of the Match in China vs. Spain—he’s maintained a 100% MOTM rate across all four World Cup matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【#ChinaVsSpain】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【#China3:2SpainAdvanceToQuarterfinals】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【#China3:2Spain】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【#ChinaForeignPlayerArmorFused】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【#SpainLost】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the biggest underdog of this World Cup group stage, China maintained their identity in the knockout rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their Round of 16 opponent had been Japan, Chinese fans would’ve expected a quarterfinal berth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their Round of 16 opponent was Spain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck it, I’m playing the quarterfinals—Spain better die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「oleoleole~」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’m singing from beyond the mountains~ listening to the wind sing heavenly melodies~~」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Time has changed~ but my heart remains free~~」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I sing across ten thousand miles…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The home team locker room was lively; Escrivà heard the noise from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking over, he was surprised to find Tang Ye wasn’t inside—he was leaning against the wall by the door, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What’s wrong?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Captain, aren’t you coming in? Can’t you sing?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice, Tang Ye looked up, looking flustered: 「Uh, oh, yes, sir. You go ahead—I’ve got something to take care of.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Oh.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escrivà nodded, took a few steps toward the door, then stopped: 「You’re going to look for Rodri?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye said nothing, just stared into his eyes—Escrivà realized his guess was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There’s nothing to say—this is football. You won, you won.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I know, but…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye turned his head, glancing toward the end of the corridor: 「It might be hard for him to accept this.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「… Yeah, that’s true.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing a hand on Tang Ye’s shoulder and patting it, Escrivà said no more and walked into the locker room himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wow!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From inside came a sound—predictably, the coach had just been doused with water by the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Tang Ye kept staring down the corridor, pinching his earlobe. After a moment’s thought, he walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The away team’s locker room was quiet; only Gavi stood outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match, Gavi had asked Tang Ye for his jersey—but now both seemed to have forgotten it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tang Ye approach, Gavi raised his hand in greeting: 「You looking for someone?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Uh… no, I just came by to check…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye waited outside for a while until Rodri emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tang Ye, Rodri didn’t seem surprised—he walked over with open hands: 「Don’t be down. No need. You won—you won.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As teammates began to exit, Rodri told Tang Ye to talk privately later if he had anything to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「… Yeah, okay.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye and Rodri bumped fists, then quickly left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came all this way, waited so long in the hallway—and ended up saying nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing to be done—Rodri said to talk later; he probably needed time to cool down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Rodri’s perspective, he truly might not be able to accept this result so quickly…\u003C\u002Fp>",875,"2026-06-20T06:50:12.695Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5d3cc3873e26bd413cfdf37e3d21e2774fc2bb99f4d61e1d67ad51222d6eda56","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-867","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-865",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]