Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 553: Be Frank and Honest (4K)

From the quiet restaurant's private rooms to the elegant villas located on the seaside.

Chen Ran and Ana Ivanovic had a lengthy battle comparable to a five-set Grand Slam match. The battle lasted from 9 pm to 2 am, just like a night match unique to the French Open.

The two young men, full of vigor and vitality, fell asleep peacefully only after they were completely exhausted.

Early the next morning, the two of them relived yesterday's scenes with great interest.

The fighting power of the Serbian girl is far beyond that of the petite French beauty Alizée, and is also better than Maria Sharapova.

Chen Ran found that falling in love with a foreign horse was straightforward and not dragged out at all.

One second, the two parties just exchanged glances and confirmed their relationship, and the next second... ahem, you know.

This is true for both Alix, Sharapova, and today's Ivanovic.

More importantly, she won’t make a fuss and insist that you marry her.

I won’t say that one day you two have parted ways, and then I’ll write an angry essay accusing you of being a scumbag.

At least when being with them, Chen Ran won't feel any burden or pressure.

At this moment, Chen Ran felt a little sympathetic to his cousins ​​in certain areas of the country. Not only did they have to buy a car and a house plus a betrothal gift of 38 yuan, but within a few days of the engagement, nothing happened and the woman regretted the engagement.

You ask about the betrothal gift? The betrothal gift has already been spent. Not satisfied? If you are not satisfied, go and sue. Even Douyin live broadcast has no money.

There are even gold diggers who trick naive guys into coming to their cities, and then ask them to rent a house on their own, claiming that they do not accept cohabitation before marriage. Their purpose is to better control and drain you.

In short, various routines come one after another.

Why bother?
Chen Ran sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, looking at Ivanovic who was busy in the kitchen, making Serbian specialties for him, and shouted, "Ana, do you think we need to make our relationship public?"

Ivanovich turned around, revealing her pretty wheat-colored face, and smiled sweetly: "Why didn't you and Alijie go public before?"

"You know... I was under 18 at the time, and she was under 20, which was not good for her. Plus, she was a popular actress, so we tacitly didn't announce it." Chen Ran explained very frankly. "Now I'm almost 20, and you're 18, so the situation is different."

Since the girl asked, Chen Ran had no intention of hiding it.

"How did Alisha perform?" Ivanovich blinked.

"Her physical fitness is far inferior to yours." Chen Ran said with a smile, "This is the conclusion I came to after a thorough understanding."

"Did all my tennis practice go in vain?" Ivanovich was very satisfied with the answer and turned around to continue cooking.

After a while, Ivanovich came over with barbecue, bread and sausages and sat next to Chen Ran.

"Honey... do you think we should make our relationship public?" As she spoke, she stuffed one of the pieces of barbecue into Chen Ran's mouth.

It was fragrant and seasoned, very delicious.

"Of course I have no objection... Ana, what do you think?" Chen Ran was not sure whether the girl in front of him was testing him. After all, the fairies in his country often did this.

"I... let me think about it." Ivanovich frowned and tilted his head to think for a while, "I'm afraid that after the information is made public... I will be under too much pressure and it will affect my performance in the competition."

"And..." She then gave a bitter smile, "If Maria meets me in the future, will she beat me to death with all her might? I can't beat her."

Nothing seems wrong.

After all, she is a professional player, and excessive public pressure and attention will indeed affect her on-the-spot performance.

Isn't this exactly what he wants!

nice!

Wait, something seems to be wrong!

Chen Ran felt a little strange, and couldn't figure out what went wrong.

"Chen..." Ivanovich suddenly stretched out her hands and hugged his neck. "When I win the Grand Slam, we will make our relationship public. This way, I will feel less pressure."

Indeed, she was worried that if the relationship was made public, it would not only affect her form but also make it more difficult to win a Grand Slam.

"What if you can never win?" Chen Ran really wanted to ask this, but reason told him not to ask this question and just let everything take its course.

I remember that in my previous life, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title at the 2008 French Open.

But can it be achieved in this life?

Because from that moment on, the trajectory of her life has changed.

"Okay, I respect your idea." Chen Ran made an OK gesture.

In Ivanovich's heart, standing next to this brilliant man, the pressure was quite great.

"But Ana..." Chen Ran remembered something. "Even if we don't make our relationship public, others can always see the clues. We can't just act like strangers in professional tours and Grand Slam tournaments without saying hello."

"As long as there is contact and communication, there will always be clues."

Obviously, the experienced Chen Ran could consider things more carefully.

He finally realized the problem.

After all, whether it is herself in ATP or Ivanovic in WTA, they are the focus of media attention.

As long as there is a competition, the interactions between the two will definitely be captured by the media during the competition.

This is unlike celebrities in the entertainment industry, who, if they engage in secret relationships, always have a certain possibility of avoiding the paparazzi's attention.

It’s also not like when Chen Ran and Alijie chose to date on Corsica, avoiding everyone’s attention.

If they are together, they have to deliberately avoid each other and not go to the stadium where the other half is playing to cheer for the other half. This relationship is too depressing. It is better not to have it!

"What should we do then?" Ivanovich also realized this and frowned, "Is the only way to make our relationship public?"

"It seems... there is no other choice." Chen Ran also acted very seriously and frankly.

If he was looking for a female artist in the entertainment industry, he could actually hide it well, after all, their circles did not overlap.

Just like when Liu Xiang announced his marriage, everyone knew who his girlfriend was.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Liu Xiang has faded out of the mainstream attention for some time.

Chen Ran thought that instead of waiting to be exposed by reporters, it would be better for him to take the initiative.

"Then let's choose a suitable time?" Ivanovic seemed to have made up his mind, "At least for now, let's enjoy this vacation. No matter how much pressure there is, I have to overcome it. I am a professional player."

Chen Ran asked again: "Ana, what is your next plan?"

"Honey, are you going back home?" Ivanovich asked, with anticipation in his eyes.

Chen Ran originally planned to return to China after the Australian Open, after all, the three web games developed by the company were about to be launched.

But plans can't keep up with changes.

Love comes too fast like a tornado, and there is no time to escape from the storm.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if I don't go back to China. After all, our Chinese traditional Spring Festival is over." Chen Ran said lightly.

Of course, he would never go to Serbia. To be exact, Serbia is currently in turmoil, with Montenegro seeking independence.

The former Yugoslavia was divided again and again.

Besides, who would go to Serbia if they were rich? All the rich people in Serbia are running away.

Ivanovic obviously doesn't want to go back to Serbia. She has been to China to participate in several WTA tours, but she has only been to first- and second-tier cities, which are much more developed than Serbia's capital, Belgrade.

So she has a very good impression of China.

"Chen... in a few days, the two of us can go to your country together." Ivanovich took the initiative to bring it up. "By the way, Li Ning Company also needs me to attend an event on site."

"Oh... According to the agreement between Nike and me, I cannot appear at Li Ning's activities, although I am willing to support my girlfriend." Chen Ran smiled and joked.

"I understand, but I think if I go to China, I can do a lot of things, and you can accompany me. Then..." Ivanovich paused, "We can go to North America together."

"No, we have to go to the Middle East before North America."

Both Qatar and the UAE have hosted high-level ATP and WTA tours and paid players extremely generous appearance fees.

"If you want to train, we won't have much time to travel around in China." Chen Ran looked at the girl's excited eyes and was really worried that the only Grand Slam this girl would get in the future might be lost by him.

"You live in Shanghai?" Ivanovich suddenly asked.

"Yes." Chen Ran nodded. "To be exact, I usually go back and forth between Shanghai and Hangzhou. I have houses in both cities."

"Is Hangzhou close to the Magic City?"

“Very close!”

Ivanovich immediately replied: "I've heard from friends before that Hangzhou is the most beautiful city in China, especially the West Lake, which is so beautiful."

Chen Ran's eyelids jumped. Was this girl going to take him to the West Lake for a boat ride?
"How about this, when we go to China this time, let's visit the two cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou. Uh... can I visit your company?" Ivanovich was very curious.

"If you're interested, of course." Chen Ran shrugged.

This time when they return to China, their relationship will definitely be exposed.

But Chen Ran doesn't care. He is almost 20 years old, and he is not a young handsome guy who sells the image of being single. He is not worried that exposing his relationship will affect his commercial value.

It is even possible that this love affair between a golden boy and a beautiful girl could allow Chen Ran's commercial value, which has already reached its limit, to break through the bottleneck again.

Nike and IMG agency will be especially ecstatic.

Unfortunately, Ivanovic has already signed with Li Ning, so Nike’s attempt to poach him is useless.

Chen Ran suddenly began to look forward to the sensation this relationship would cause once it was exposed.

It will probably occupy the headlines of major media.

……

Chen Ran and Ivanovic stayed in Sydney for three more days, and then flew directly to the Magic City.

This time he did not notify any media or the agency. He only notified his cousin Zhu Xiaoli and asked her to pick him up at the airport with the company's driver.

Therefore, the outside world still thought that Chen Ran was in closed training somewhere in Australia, preparing for the upcoming Sunshine Double.

"Look how hard Chen Ran has been training!"

"Even after winning the championship, he didn't go home for the New Year and was still training hard outside!"

"There's been no further news about him and Alijie. He's a single man now. Why not train?"

"Yes, the world's number one position, so many people are eyeing it!"

"Perhaps Djokovic's father's words stimulated Chen Ran. He decided to work towards Sampras' goal of 14 Grand Slams and become a real GOAT!"

"Chinese national football team, learn this. If you were all single, there's no way you wouldn't make it to the World Cup!"

As a result, millions of Chen Ran fans on the Internet started to make some moves.

They even launched an online appeal: "Chen Ran, you are not allowed to find a girlfriend until you become a true tennis goat. Because only single athletes are the strongest."

After all, they firmly believe that once an athlete finds a girlfriend, his physical fitness will definitely decline.

It would be fine if it was an ordinary athlete, but for a top athlete, the harsh competitive environment he faces is such that his body cannot withstand any temptation.

At this moment, they didn't know that a plane that took off from Sydney had slowly landed at the Magic City's international airport.

"It's summer in Sydney, but it's a cold winter in Melbourne..."

Chen Ran and Ivanovich walked out slowly from the business class together, wearing thick hats and masks.

The weather was not good. It was drizzling in the Magic City and the sky was gray.

Chen Ran and Ivanovich walked out of the VIP channel hand in hand.

The airport in Shanghai is always very busy with constant flow of people.

So no one among the hurried pedestrians noticed the two people walking past them.

Only occasionally someone turned their head and noticed that the foreign girl was very tall, about 1 meters, and the Chinese man next to her was about the same height.

Can he grasp this?

Some guys were thinking maliciously.

Soon, Chen Ran and Ivanovich walked through a long corridor, exited the airport lobby, and got into a business car.

"Hey, didn't you say you were alone?" Chen Ran's cousin Zhu Xiaoli drove over to pick him up personally.

But when she saw Chen Ran getting into a business car with a foreign girl, Zhu Xiaoli was shocked.

What happened in the end?
"Because it's not convenient to talk about this on the phone."

Chen Ran smiled slightly, then put his arm around the girl next to him and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, a professional female tennis player from Serbia, Ivanovic."

"Ah...it's her!" Zhu Xiaoli also remembered.

Previously at the China Open, the scandal between the two caused a sensation for a while, but it soon came to nothing.

"You guys have been together? How long?"

"It's the fifth day..."

"What were you doing in the past few days?"

"I have been living in her house in Sydney, so I have saved a lot of rent."

"We're already living together...right after we met. You're worthy of being a foreign girl."

Zhu Xiaoli recalled her college romance, but even after dating for a year they didn't live together. How efficient is her cousin?

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(End of this chapter)