The next day, morning.
His biological clock woke Mark up on time.
Since it was a holiday, the nutritionist who prepared breakfast for him every day was also off.
So, after washing up, Mark could only step into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for himself.
Fortunately, as a single guy, his practical skills were quite strong.
After making himself some egg and bacon toast, Mark turned on the coffee machine and poured himself an espresso to start the new day.
Just as he finished enjoying his Christmas breakfast, his phone suddenly rang.
When he saw the name on the caller ID, his eyebrows twitched, and he answered the phone: "Hey, Keeley!"
"Hey, baby, Merry Christmas!"
Hearing Keeley's term of endearment, Mark smiled slightly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
This vexing little enchantress...
"Merry Christmas!"
"I've arrived at the airport. Are you coming to pick me up?"
Hearing this, Mark replied without hesitation: "Of course! Just wait a moment, I'm coming right over!"
"Okay."
Hanging up the phone, Mark put on a khaki trench coat over his black sweater, grabbed his keys and sunglasses, and quickly left the apartment.
A moment later, with the low roar of an engine, a black Porsche Panamera roared out of the underground parking lot... Half an hour later, Mark picked up Keeley Hazel, who had come from afar, at the airport.
The British sexy goddess was wearing a black lace floral dress with a lady's trench coat over it, and red-bottomed high heels on her feet.
Mark could clearly see that the woman had certainly put a lot of thought into this meeting.
Because the waves of her blonde hair were curled just right, and her bright red lips made one want to have a good taste of them.
Even in the biting cold wind, this woman left her beautiful legs exposed without any concealment.
"As expected of a woman who loves beauty more than life..."
The moment she saw Mark, Keeley gave him a very passionate kiss.
After the kiss, the two of them ducked into the warm car.
As soon as she sat down, Keeley stared at Mark's profile and asked softly, "Baby, did you miss me?"
Although this wasn't the first time she had taken the initiative to come to Wolfsburg to meet Mark.
However, on a special holiday like Christmas, it was of great significance.
Mark's willingness to meet her on this day showed that she held a certain weight and status in his heart!
"Keeley, keep going! You're about to succeed!"
Facing the woman's seductive gaze and the faint scent of perfume lingering around his nose, Mark nodded seriously and said, "Of course I did!"
Hearing this answer, the woman smiled, then leaned close to Mark's ear and whispered softly, "Me too..."
Such teasing was a great test for a young man like Mark, who was bursting with hormones.
Stepping on the gas pedal, the black Porsche lunged forward with impatience...
Before long, they returned to his high-end apartment, and he took out the key to open the door.
With a click, just as the door closed, Mark was hugged around the waist by Keeley, and then she kissed him directly!
Not to be outdone, Mark hugged the woman back and pinned her against the wall.
The two of them kissed passionately right in the hallway!
Keeley was 28 and Mark was 19; there was a nine-year age gap between them.
But it was just right.
As the saying goes, meeting at the age of most wanting and the age of most giving!
Like dry wood and a raging fire, it ignited instantly!
After a long time... the two of them lay naked in the warm bed, feeling each other's pounding heartbeats.
"So, are we dating now?"
Hearing this, Mark looked down at the blushing Keeley and couldn't help but smile gently: "Of course!"
However, the woman didn't seem satisfied with this answer.
She pouted and said somewhat aggrievedly, "But you haven't publicly acknowledged it..."
"Then what do you want me to do?"
"I want you to make our relationship public on social media!"
Hearing this, Mark was first stunned, then thought about it and didn't feel the request was excessive.
Keeley was quite good to him and always flew from Britain to Germany to accompany him.
Women, of course, don't want others to eye their man.
Besides, it's just dating, not marriage.
If it doesn't work out after dating, they can just break up.
Thinking of this, Mark gave Keeley a kiss on the cheek: "Of course, no problem!"
...In Haarlem, Netherlands, Raiola, who was enjoying Christmas reunion time with his family, suddenly received a call from his assistant: "What's wrong?"
"Boss, Mark posted a new social media update! Go check it out!"
Hearing this, Raiola couldn't help but frown, thinking Mark had made some outrageous comment on social media like Balotelli.
"I see."
Hanging up the phone, Raiola immediately opened Twitter.
The next second, he saw that Mark had just posted a photo a minute ago.
In the photo, Mark was flashing a brilliant smile at the camera.
Beside him, Keeley Hazel was reaching out to hug his neck and giving him a kiss on the cheek!
The photo was captioned: "Merry Christmas!"
Obviously, this was Mark's official announcement of his relationship with Keeley!
Watching the likes and comments jump up crazily, Raiola's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and he cursed in his heart: "This brat, such a big thing and he didn't notify me in advance..." However, Raiola also couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Officially announcing a girlfriend was much better than posting something that would cause trouble.
Clicking into the comments section, Raiola saw comments refreshing constantly: "This woman isn't good enough for you!"
"No way!"
"She's just a vain bitch!"
After a quick browse, the vast majority of comments were against Mark and Keeley as a couple!
Closing Twitter, Raiola didn't call Mark immediately but sent a text message: "Congratulations on having a girlfriend, buddy. But could you tell me in advance next time?"
A few minutes later, Mark replied with a text: "I couldn't help it, she suddenly asked me to go public, and I couldn't refuse..."
Seeing the content of the message, Raiola immediately showed a "just as I thought" expression.
"Young people, still so inexperienced..."
What Mark himself didn't expect was that this official announcement photo was like a giant bomb, instantly exploding in the hearts of fans and followers.
Although the ambiguous relationship between Mark and Keeley had traces to follow.
The two had been photographed together more than once.
But no one expected Mark to actually admit it personally?!
Following Mark's initiative to disclose his romance with the British sexy goddess Keeley Hazel, Keeley also posted the same photo on her social media account with the caption: "Best Christmas present ever!"
Soon, the entire internet was in an uproar.
As the most popular and well-known German Golden Boy in German and even world football today, Mark's fame in Germany was not at all inferior to some TV or movie actors or famous singers.
And this wave of relationship disclosure was like a stone causing a thousand ripples!
The next day.
The Sun, which specializes in reporting gossip, also put the photo of the two kissing at the airport on the front page!
"One is the red-hot German Golden Boy, the other is the British sexy goddess of countless men's dreams..."
"The two spent a wonderful Christmas Eve in Wolfsburg... and major and minor German media magazines have reported on their relationship.
You should know that Mark is now the hope of the entire German football scene.
But he actually chose a British woman to be his girlfriend?!
You should know that due to certain historical issues and the influence of football culture, the relationship between these two countries can hardly be called friendly.
For a time, this transnational romance became a topic of great interest for fans of both countries.
For Mark, giving Keeley the status of a girlfriend would certainly lose him many romantic encounters.
However, it could also help him avoid the harassment of many women.
You should know that the number of female internet celebrities who send him sexy photos online every day can't be counted on both hands.
In the following days, the two in the heat of passion didn't leave the apartment for a single step!
Fortunately, Mark had the phone number of a Chinese restaurant and could have them deliver meals to his door.
Otherwise, the things in the refrigerator wouldn't have been enough for the two of them to mess around with...
During this period, Mark also watched several Premier League Christmas matches at home.
It's worth mentioning that while watching Premier League games, Keeley also casually mentioned the possibility of him going to play in the Premier League.
In Keeley's view, their transnational romance was too far apart.
If Mark transferred to a Premier League team, they could be in the same country.
She also suggested that Mark should preferably join a team in London.
That way, they could live and see each other in the same city!
Of course, this was just Keeley's wishful thinking.
However, it did make Mark start to think about his future.
If he really helped Wolfsburg break Bayern's monopoly and win the Bundesliga title this season, where would he go next season?
Currently, he had two choices.
Stay at Wolfsburg or transfer away.
First of all, staying at Wolfsburg didn't seem like the best choice at the moment.
Although Wolfsburg could give him a core tactical status and unlimited shooting rights.
Perhaps they could also offer a contract matching his value and status.
However, the team's squad strength, financial investment, and even club reputation could not support his ambition to challenge for the Champions League title or even the Ballon d'Or!
Given the Volkswagen Group's investment style, they would never spend big money to bring in strong reinforcements like other giants.
Moreover, with the Bundesliga title won, the rising Wolfsburg would likely face poaching and dismantling by other giants!
This kind of thing was not uncommon.
Like the Premier League team "Saints" Southampton, which is poached by other giants every season;
Or the "star factory" Ajax, whose team cores are poached every season...
Or what Bayern does every season...
Given Wolfsburg's club management philosophy, unless they had an owner like Abramovich who invested regardless of cost, and a world-class coach like Mourinho to lead the team to win several titles and join the ranks of the giants within a few years.
Otherwise, with Wolfsburg's size, it would be impossible to keep a player like Mark.
Moreover, as far as he knew, after this season ended, De Bruyne, the team's midfield core, would be sought after by major giants.
Eventually, Manchester City spent a transfer fee that broke the club record to snatch this future world-best midfielder.
Originally, if De Bruyne stayed and he continued to partner with De Bruyne, the team would still have some competitiveness.
But if De Bruyne left, then no matter how strong he was alone, he would be isolated and helpless.
So, staying wasn't a good choice.
Secondly, if he chose to transfer away, there were many choices for transfer targets.
Of course, with his strength and age, once he expressed a desire to transfer, he would definitely cause a scramble among the giants.
It wouldn't be the giants choosing him, but him choosing the giants!
Thinking of this, Mark shook these messy thoughts out of his head.
The season was only halfway through; it didn't make much sense to start thinking about next season now.
It wouldn't be too late to decide once the season ended and everything was settled...
And Mark, enjoying the pleasures of romance for the first time, was completely immersed in the gentle embrace.
It wasn't until Raiola called him that he suddenly realized he had been so indulged in beauty that he had even forgotten the time.
Unknowingly, 2014 had passed, and 2015 had arrived!
"You've been at home for almost a week! It's time to come out and work!"
With Raiola's reminder, Mark realized that a whole bunch of commercial endorsement activities were waiting for him to complete.
On the other hand, as Keeley's romance with Mark was exposed, jobs also took the initiative to come to her.
Such as magazine cover shoots, commercial endorsement shoots, magazine interviews...
There were even several audition invitations for movies and TV series!
Wasn't this exactly the effect she wanted?!
With a deep kiss, the two reluctantly ended their wonderful Christmas and New Year time and rushed to their respective jobs!
In the first few days of the new year, Mark also completed the commercial endorsement shooting tasks he hadn't finished before, one by one.
As his fame and popularity increased, the brands he endorsed also became more and more.
And each one was either an old domestic brand or a well-known international brand.
The scope of endorsements also ranged from snacks and fast food to clothing, watches, skincare products, and so on.
Who told him to have such an outstanding image, being more handsome than most German actors?
There were even small-budget German films that wanted to invite him for a cameo!
However, considering he was about to return to the team for winter training, Mark had no choice but to painfully decline this great opportunity to enter the film and television industry.
After several days of non-stop work, he completed all commercial activities on the eve of the team assembly day.
Looking at the long string of zeros in his bank account, Mark couldn't help but sigh:
This money is really easy to make!