Farewell 108
Remember in one second
"3-0, Wu Yun scored a hat-trick in his last match representing Maridimo, what a perfect farewell performance!" Cristin's excited voice came out from the TV.
"This is a day belonging to Wu Lei, he left the most beautiful memories for the fans of Malaga..."
Endless praise from Christen flowed out of his mouth, as if he was the one who missed this Chinese player the most.
After Marítimo took a 3-0 lead, the singing of the fans at the scene was even louder, and Braga's players seemed to have given up on the game. Three goals behind, it is indeed very difficult to come back.
At 75 minutes into the match, Martins made a substitution and Dick Oh stood by the side of the field, ready to come on as a substitute.
The referee blew his whistle and signaled for a substitution on the sideline.
Wu Yu knew he would be substituted out when Dick appeared on the sidelines. After scoring the third goal, he had no regrets.
The fourth official's board indeed showed Wu Yu being replaced by Dyck.
Wu Yu slowly ran towards the edge of the court, and all the Maradona fans in the stands stood up to applaud and cheer for Wu Yu.
"Good job, buddy!" Wu Yu and Dick O'Connell high-fived as they walked off the court, then Martins came over and shook his hand.
Wu Yu waved to the audience around him after the game, then sat on the substitute bench, waiting for the end of the match.
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At this moment when he walked off the field, his Marítimo career has come to an end. After the game, he will officially bid farewell to Marítimo and head to England to start his own journey in English football.
Although Wu Yong has already left the field, the fans around the stadium are still singing "Let him play", this may be their last time to sing this song at Dos Borrachos Stadium, because the owner of this song is about to leave.
The camera occasionally gave to Wu Yu on the substitute bench and the Maridimo fans in the stands who were moved, some female fans even cried out, just caught by the TV camera.
Monica, who had always secretly liked Wu Yu, was now calm and collected, standing on the podium with her right hand tightly grasping one corner of the banner, as if she wanted to tear it apart.
Beep — Beep — Beep —
The whistle sounded, the game was over, Wu Yu got up from his seat and walked into the field to ask the referee for the ball used in this game. He performed a hat trick, by rights he should be able to keep the ball used in the game.
He tucked the ball under his arm and waved to the fans in the stands.
The fans in the stands almost didn't leave, all shouting his name, which moved him deeply.
After staying on the pitch for a few minutes, Wu Lei finally walked into the player tunnel under the reluctant eyes of Maritimo fans.
In the locker room, Wu You said goodbye to his teammates and coaches one by one, and also let each player and coach sign their names on the leather ball as a keepsake.
The game is over, and after the players of Maridimo have left the locker room one after another to take a shower, only Wu Yun is left sitting quietly in his seat.
He looked around at the slightly yellowed walls, the jerseys casually draped over the players' lockers. The scent of shower gel wafting from the bathroom formed his impression of this locker room at that moment.
"I'm leaving, goodbye." Wu Yu said in a low voice towards the empty air of the locker room before turning around and leaving.
That night, Wang Peijun flew over from the UK to help Wu Yu move house the next day; while Gao Wei and Hua Yan also returned to Fengshan from Lisbon, and naturally they would meet up with Wu Yu.
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Gao Wei helped Benfica draw with Porto away in the afternoon, maintaining a 3-point lead over Porto before the winter break and solely occupying the top spot.
After summer, the four of them hadn't had a good gathering until that night when they finally had a rare opportunity to get together and share their experiences in their respective cities. Gao Wei and Hua Yan were also living together in Lisbon, which made Wu Yu and Wang Peijun cast strange glances at them, making the atmosphere of conversation particularly unusual.
After chatting, they each returned home. Gao Wei followed Hua Yan back to her place in a somewhat strange manner, while Wang Peijun was naturally taken back to his apartment by Wu Yu with a blush on her face.
Although it's not the first time she spent the night in Wu Yu's apartment, Wang Peijun still felt her face burning with shyness. However, when they were being affectionate with each other, they didn't care about these things anymore...
One night of passion, Wang Peijun lay in Wu Yu's arms, falling into a deep sleep.
Wu Yu looked at her gradually fading beautiful face, but felt a twinge of guilt in his heart. After all, half a month ago, he had done some foolish things here, and owed it to Wang Peijun who had given everything to him.
The night was bright, and Wu Yu thought that he would leave the city tomorrow, and his heart also had a hint of reluctance. Mainly because this place left him with too many marks, and also let him gain a lot of glory.
The next morning, before Wang Peijun woke up, Wu Yu had already opened his eyes. For some reason, he got into the habit of waking up early on the second day after the competition.
Wu Yu gently pulled his numb arm out from under Wang Peijun's head, bent down and lightly kissed Wang Peijun's peaceful and slightly happy smiling face, then quietly got out of bed.
After leaving a note on the bedside table, he pushed open the door and left the apartment quietly.
He wants to bid farewell to this city.
On Sunday morning, there were not many pedestrians on the street. Wu Yu walked alone on the granite-paved road, occasionally greeted by one or two early risers. At this time, whether it was Marítimo fans or Nacional supporters, they all had respect for Wu Yu, after all, he no longer belonged to any club in Portugal, and now he was just a passerby on Madeira Island.
His footsteps unconsciously walked to the outer perimeter of the team's training base, and the security guard at the gate was already on duty. He warmly greeted Wu Yu, also knowing that this darling of the team would come to take a look at the place where he had fought before on the last day.
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Wu Yu walked into the training base, today is the first day of winter vacation, and there was no one in the base, it was very quiet.
This was his first time walking around the base with no one else present, two training grounds, goalposts, gym...
Every place where Wu Yun had once struggled and left his mark now appeared before his eyes.
The first training session was overturned by Gretzky, with Gao Wei and Dick O in the physical special training after the end of the training, the passionate female fans shouting wildly outside the iron fence, the amazing ball skills shown by Quaresma when he first came, sweating alone in the gym after injury...
All of this flashed through Wu Yu's mind.
Leaving the training base, Wu Yun's footsteps unconsciously walked to a quiet alley, an old and worn sign appeared in front of him - The Disheartened Bar.
The bar unexpectedly opened its doors at around 8 am.
He gently pushed open the wooden door, and inside the bar, there was only one person, that short, stout, bald-headed bartender, who seemed to have anticipated Wu Yu's arrival. As soon as Wu Yu entered, he poured a glass of wine and placed it on the counter.
Wu Yu walked over and sat down in front of the bar, picked up that glass of wine, and took a light sip.
The two did not speak, and the bar played soft and melodious music, as if representing the boss of the bar, who was sad about Wu Yu's departure.
"I'm leaving, thank you." Wu Yu said softly after finishing that small cup of wine.
The bar owner didn't say a word, he knew what Wu Yu wanted to thank him for, but he had nothing to say to him, the intersection of their two lives was too small.
Madeira Island is located in the middle of the Mediterranean, and winter days are not too cold. Wu Yu walked out of the street at this time, was exposed to the sun that had just risen, and felt a little warm. He hailed a taxi and headed towards the suburbs.
The last place to bid farewell was the orphanage, where Monica had brought him before, and where he had found more spiritual sustenance in his spare time. He also had to say goodbye to the children.
When the taxi stopped by the side of the road, Wu Yu saw a pickup truck parked in front of the orphanage from afar. His heart skipped a beat as he didn't expect to run into Monica here.
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As he walked closer to the orphanage, he could hear the sound of children's laughter coming from inside the courtyard. They seemed to be happy all the time.
But when he entered the orphanage, sitting among the children was not the beautiful girl Monica he had imagined, but a burly big man, his brother Big Whiskers.
"Hah, Wu Yun, I knew you'd come here!" The big-bearded man bellowed in his thick voice, shouting at Wu Yun.
Wu Yu just smiled slightly and didn't say much.
Those children saw Wu Yu and immediately swarmed over, wanting to take photos and chat with him. They all knew that Wu Yu was leaving here for the UK.
"Wu Yu, brother, promise us that you'll come back often!" Philip said with shining eyes, pulling Wu Yu.
Wu Yu gently patted his head and hugged him into his arms: "Don't worry, I'll come back to see you guys, you guys must work hard too!"
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When leaving, all the kids cried, and Big Beard also took Wu Yu on his way. Wu Yu didn't mention Monica's name along the way, which deepened Big Beard's doubts in his heart.
The car stopped under Wu Yun's apartment building, just as Wu Yun was about to get out of the car, Da Hu Zi pulled him back, took an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Wu Yun:
"This is from my sister, she said she hopes to see you win the Golden Ball one day."
Wu Yu's eyes flashed with a strange color, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't speak. He took the letter and put it in his pocket, bid farewell to Big Beard, and then returned to his apartment.
That afternoon, Wu Yun and Wang Peijun went to Liverpool together. He temporarily lived in Wang Peijun's single apartment, while Hua Yan and Gao Wei also traveled together, planning to play in Liverpool for a few days.
On December 14, 2014, Wu Lei officially left Marítimo and went to Liverpool. In a year and a half at Marítimo, he played 55 times, scored 18 goals and had 23 assists.
On 1 January 2015, he moved to Premier League club Everton for a transfer fee of €5 million.
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