Chapter 1442: Chapter 1441: No Regrets
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Leaving Reed, Li Wei stood at the door, letting out a long breath.
Looking around, Li Wei didn’t immediately return to the locker room. Instead, he casually pulled a baseball cap from the box at the door and ventured toward the field.
Uproar, noise, surge.
No words needed, from a distance, one could feel the fervor of the entire stadium. Clearly, everyone recognized the significance of this game.
Leaning against the shadowed corner of the exit, Li Wei quietly watched the crowds pouring in and the field getting ready, pausing to listen to it all.
Faintly, amidst the chaotic noise, Li Wei could hear a familiar melody blooming resiliently—
“… March on, march on, with hope in your heart, you’ll never walk alone…”
Turns out he wasn’t the only one who firmly remembered Annie Gallas and Felix Gray; turns out Annie and Felix indeed accompanied them through numerous hardships to make it here.
Ah, how wonderful.
Turns out, at the end of the storm, there truly was a golden sky, and the sweet singing of the oriole.
In the bustling crowd, Li Wei found them.
Li Yi, Jiang Yin, Jenna Galas, Karen Gray, and many others, all wore red jerseys, this time a special jersey jointly issued by the Annie Gallas Foundation and the Kansas City Chiefs—
with the number 100, and the name “Gray Gallas.”
This was a jersey commemorating Annie and Felix, and when they wore it, Annie and Felix fought alongside them.
In the stands, Carter, West, Provos, and others were exceptionally active, hard to ignore as they moved through the crowd, urging all fans to raise their hands high and join the chorus, vaguely visible on their jersey backs.
Not Li Wei, not Mahomes, not any Kansas City Chiefs player, the prominent “100” came into view, displaying their tightly knit strength.
Finally, Annie and Felix had arrived at Hard Rock Stadium.
The singing gradually converged.
The fervent emotions, the boiling blood surged and burned within the chest, yet Li Wei found calm in the midst, a sense of tranquility and composure before the storm.
Turning, Li Wei strolled through the stadium for a while, quietly listening to the noise swirling under the Miami blue sky, finding a rare stillness.
Then, he turned and stepped toward the locker room.
He was ready.
Upon opening the locker room door again, one could feel the restless and tense energy in the air.
Logically speaking, this was already the third time, it should be smooth sailing, but that’s not the case. Every experience, every journey is different. Even if one experiences it seven or ten times, when stepping onto the stage for a decisive battle again, that anticipation and nervous excitement is always new.
Not out of fear or cowardice, but out of yearning for victory, for battle, for the championship.
They still crave the championship.
Moreover, the finish line for writing history and creating miracles is right in front, wouldn’t it be odd not to be excited or nervous?
Looking at the chaotic yet absent-minded scene before him, Li Wei’s lips gently curved, perhaps this is also why Reed sought him out—
A few words of inspirational talk wouldn’t work, the situation before them couldn’t simply be changed with words, it needed stepping onto the field, using the body to clash and to feel, to restore a sense of reality.
Sometimes, one’s reaction might be slow, perhaps confused, losing the game before fully waking up; other times, over-excited, but unable to shake off the nerves, the more one desires a stellar performance, the more one becomes trapped.
Just look at the divisional game against the Tennessee Titans.
So, Reed found the stabilizer.
“Rookie, what did the coach want from you?” Hill eagerly came to ask.
On the side, a shadow leaned their ears in, Li Wei’s lips gently curved, “Tea.”
Hill, “Huh?”
Li Wei smiled without speaking.
Hill stared blankly, “The coach wanted to drink tea with you, then what?”
Li Wei shrugged lightly, “That’s all.”
Hill turned his head with a blank expression to Kelsey, Kelsey understood, “Didn’t mention the game?”
Li Wei, “God, we’ve spent two weeks discussing the game day and night, aren’t you tired of it? Plus, isn’t it too late to sharpen the spear now?”
Kelsey, “Ah, so just like that?”
Li Wei didn’t respond further.
It was evident, the air paused slightly, and the locker room’s eyes were gathering toward Li Wei—
They needed an answer.
Maybe, Mahomes was one of the few exceptions, he watched Li Wei, his eyes full of laughter, observing Li Wei’s movements.
That look made Li Wei unable to resist, a smile crept up his lips, “What, you’re expecting me to shout some slogans, oh yea, victory! Like that?”
Ha!
A wave of low laughter surged, Hardman’s shoulders shook vigorously.
Hill rolled his eyes, “You could be more dismissive.”
Li Wei also chuckled lightly, “See, here’s the thing, we might win, we might lose, only when we set foot on the field will we find out.”
Hill, “Ha. Ha. Mr. Socrates, thanks for telling us the truth.”
Kelsey couldn’t help himself, “Do you know who Socrates is?”
Hill: … “Shut up!”
Li Wei laughed with joy, the locker room’s atmosphere quietly relaxed, “Do I yearn for victory? Do I yearn for the championship? Certainly, one hundred percent. But for me, what’s truly important is this journey, we fight side by side, we break through obstacles, we weather the storm together.”
“Not just you, but also Annie and Felix, the Old Oak Tavern, Kansas City. I just want to leave all my energy on Hard Rock Stadium, jointly writing a finale for the 2019 season journey, a finale that belongs to us.”
“Look, next season, maybe we’ll continue our battles, maybe we’ll part ways on our respective adventures, but undoubtedly, I’m immensely grateful we completed this journey together, I just want to enjoy tonight’s last game.”
“That’s all.”
A pause, Li Wei looked around the entire locker room.
“Hey, perhaps I can experience such an adventure again in the future, but you might not, rather than agonizing over gain and loss, overthinking, why not savor the moment, otherwise you won’t find your place in the spotlight.”
Boom!
The locker room suddenly exploded.
“Hey. Professor!”
“Never expected you to be such a rookie.”
“What do you mean by that? I protest, strongly protest.”
“Rookie, I’m hurt.”
“Oh oh oh, rookie is playing diva, I just got evidence. You’re in trouble now.”
Bustling, chattering, everyone joined in, the atmosphere was exceptionally lively.
Mahomes was dumbfounded, watching the locker room come alive and bright again, his gaze full of admiration as he looked at Li Wei.
Li Wei seemed to notice, patting Mahomes on the shoulder, “Careful, I wouldn’t want to be Brittany’s enemy. She already dislikes me enough.”
Mahomes also laughed—
Super Bowl, they came, not to create history or write miracles, but to usher in a spectacular ending to this great adventure.