My beautiful CEO wife

Chapter 1773: Beauty, Annie

Ever since deciding to go to Yunhai City to watch the football match, Chu Xiaoran has been extremely excited.

Right after breakfast, she couldn’t wait to call her friends, asking them to reserve three VIP tickets, and book the hotel as well.

Once she hung up the phone, she happily flashed a V sign to the two of them and said with satisfaction: "Everything is set! We can leave anytime now!"

Xiao Zheng and Leng Ruobing were also infected by her excitement.

Leng Ruobing, rarely showing a smile, nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll go pack some luggage now. Since we’re staying in Yunhai City for a night, I’ll definitely need to bring pajamas and skincare products."

After saying this, she turned and went back to the bedroom.

Chu Xiaoran also hurried off to pack her luggage, leaving only Xiao Zheng there, with nothing to do, lounging on the sofa with crossed legs, looking very much like the master of a wealthy ancient household.

After about half an hour of preparation, the three of them officially set out.

Yunhai City isn’t far from Zhonghai City, driving there takes at most two hours. Therefore, before lunchtime, the three of them arrived at a villa hotel named Wan Country Manor in Yunhai City.

Because Chu Xiaoran’s friend had helped with the reservations in advance, the three of them didn’t spend much time checking in to the hotel successfully.

Led by a waiter, the three of them found Villa Nine.

The villas in the manor are all standalone.

Each villa is equipped with a garden, with pleasant air and particularly beautiful scenery.

Whether it was Xiao Zheng, or Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran, all were very satisfied with the hotel. After a simple tour of the villa, they chose their rooms.

During this process, a small episode occurred.

Xiao Zheng originally wanted to share a room with Leng Ruobing, but she firmly insisted on him taking another guest room by using the reasoning that there were plenty of empty rooms in the villa, leaving Xiao Zheng feeling helpless and eliciting a giggle from Chu Xiaoran.

After the three of them had put their luggage in their respective rooms, Chu Xiaoran’s friend came over.

Her name was Annie, a girl with a lovely appearance. According to Chu Xiaoran, she was a small wealthy second-generation local from Yunhai City. Fearing Xiao Zheng might have ideas about Annie, Chu Xiaoran quietly told Xiao Zheng that Annie already had a boyfriend and they were engaged.

This made Xiao Zheng feel quite aggrieved, thinking it was unfair that he was always mistaken for a womanizer when he was clearly honest and simple.

It was only upon Xiao Zheng’s repeated assurances that Chu Xiaoran was completely at ease.

The four then enjoyed a very sumptuous and luxurious lunch at Wan Country Manor.

After the meal, Annie suggested, saying, "Actually, there’s not much to visit in Yunhai City; it’s not as prosperous or steeped in history as your Zhonghai City. How about we go to the stadium this afternoon and watch them practice?"

"Yes, yes, I’d love that!" Chu Xiaoran said excitedly.

She is definitely a die-hard football fan; otherwise, she wouldn’t have actively requested to come to Yunhai City to watch the match. Once, during high school, she even secretly took her passport to go abroad for the World Cup, worrying her family into thinking she was kidnapped, which ended with them reporting it to the police.

This incident made Chu Xiaoran the subject of jokes among her family and friends for quite a while.

Xiao Zheng and Leng Ruobing naturally didn’t want to dampen her spirits and agreed immediately.

The four then set off from Wan Country Manor, heading straight for Yunhai Stadium. Along the way, Chu Xiaoran explained the connections between Yunhai City and the football world to Xiao Zheng and the others.

Yunhai City is definitely the most famous prefecture-level city in Huaxia’s football world, as no fewer than double-digit football players have emerged from it. Among them, the vast majority of people have played in top league matches and these players have significant standing in the football world.

After hearing Chu Xiaoran’s introduction, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but develop some interest in the match the next day.

While driving, he asked, "So, for tomorrow’s match, which team’s chances of winning do you think will be higher? Our Zhonghai Team or their Yunhai Team?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoran immediately replied without hesitation, "Yunhai Team’s chance of winning is at least seventy percent, maybe even higher. In general, Zhonghai Team has very slim hopes of winning the match."

"Because it’s currently the off-season, the national team players from Yunhai City will all be participating in this friendly match. In contrast, our Zhonghai Team has almost no key players to step up."

Upon hearing her words, even Leng Ruobing couldn’t help but interject, asking, "Are the differences between the two teams that significant? Why did Zhonghai Team agree to have a friendly match with Yunhai Team then? Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if they lose the match?"

Chu Xiaoran sighed and said rather helplessly, "If they lose, it will definitely be embarrassing. The team understands this better than we do. However, the stakes are so high that even if Zhonghai Team doesn’t want to compete, they have to."

"Because if they lose the match, it would merely demonstrate inferiority in skill. But if they don’t even dare to compete, they would become a laughing stock, and next year’s sponsorship fee would significantly drop."

Although Leng Ruobing hadn’t invested in a team before, as a businesswoman, she immediately understood the rules: "It seems that regardless of the industry, making money isn’t an easy task."

Upon hearing her words, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but laugh and say, "That’s for sure, otherwise, why do people always say that making money is hard, and eating crap is difficult?"

His somewhat crude comment made both girls blush and glare at him.

Xiao Zheng didn’t feel anything was wrong and said, "There’s no need for you two to worry pointlessly; in any case, matches always have winners and losers. No matter who wins or loses this match, it has nothing to do with us."

"We just sit in the stands and enjoy the spectacle."

After hearing his carefree words, the two women couldn’t help but laugh. Although his words were blunt, they had to admit that he was indeed right.

"We seem to have arrived, get ready, and you can get off the car."

Xiao Zheng suddenly said.

Chu Xiaoran then looked ahead, watching Annie, who had been leading the way in front, just as she turned her car into a parking lot. Right next to the parking lot, there was a large stadium rising from the ground.