My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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“Winter, I’ll make you happy.”

“Heh… I’m already plenty happy, you know?”

The dream-like proposal and wedding had ended, and Han Gyeouri returned to her ordinary life.

Waking up early in the morning, Han Gyeouri gently caressed the face of Son Jinho, who was soundly asleep next to her.

Her relationship with Son Jinho had started due to the friendship between their parents.

In fact, they had lived together for their entire lives since the moment they were born, so she noticed the changes in Son Jinho since the winter of 2010 but didn’t pry too much.

‘I wonder when he will tell me his secret.’

Everyone has one or two secrets after all.

She simply believed Son Jinho would eventually share his secret and patiently waited.

Of course, being human, some feelings of suspicion bubbled up in her.

But in front of the one-of-a-kind Big Ear proposal, those feelings vanished completely.

How could she doubt Son Jinho after experiencing such immense love directed towards her?

What man in the world could propose to a woman with a Big Ear?

Having watched Son Jinho train tirelessly every day to propose with the Big Ear from the closest seat, her affectionate feelings for him only grew stronger.

‘Who am I? The girl who received a proposal with a Big Ear.’

Deep in her heart, a feeling of pride surged within Han Gyeouri as she let out a hearty breath before getting out of bed.

“Glory, Glory Man United~.”

Then she headed to the kitchen, humming a tune and starting to cook, since nutrition was important for a football player whose body was his asset.

Normally, her mother, Hwang Mi-yeon, would prepare the meals.

“Jinho, Gyeouri. Now that you’re married, you two should live happily together.”

“Huh? All of a sudden?”

“What do you mean all of a sudden? Now that you’re married, live together!”

“So, are you going back to Korea, Mom?”

“No, we’re moving to London! We’ve already paid for season tickets for Chelsea.”

With her strong insistence to watch Chelsea’s matches every week, her parents moved to London.

Currently, apart from the household staff and bodyguards, there were only four people in the Manchester mansion, including their recently born son.

At that moment, when Han Gyeouri was skillfully showing off the cooking skills she learned from her mother, she heard a loud cry.

“Waah─!”

As the baby’s crying echoed, her sister Son Haeun rushed to her brother.

“Haseong! I’m here!”

Son Haeun thought that she had to take care of her brother herself instead of letting her busy dad and somewhat childlike mom do it.

Checking the state of the diaper with her tiny hands, Son Haeun opened the door of the small fridge containing breast milk.

Since the fridge was custom-made at Son Jinho’s request for Son Haeun to take care of Haseong, she could easily open it without any hassle.

“Mom! Haseong’s out of food!”

Seeing that the small fridge was empty, Son Haeun called out loudly for her mom, who was cooking.

Han Gyeouri, who had forgotten to refill the breast milk, stopped cooking and approached Son Haseong.

After having fed her son well, Han Gyeouri gently shook Manchester United merchandise in front of him.

Seeing that her second child, Haseong, liked the red uniform unlike Haeun, Han Gyeouri felt pleased.

“Please let this generation be Manchester United fans!!”

Of course, Son Haeun, unable to keep quiet, rushed over and waved a Liverpool jersey in front of Son Haseong, stabbing Han Gyeouri’s heart.

“Kyaaaa─!”

That day, Han Gyeouri spent all day bickering like friends with her daughter and ended the evening in the ordinary yet happy routine of making love with Son Jinho.

Her only concern was the yet-to-be-appointed next manager of Manchester United, even though June was already halfway gone.

“But, the season starts soon. When are they going to appoint a manager?”

After a long day, Han Gyeouri carefully asked Son Jinho, who was utterly exhausted.

“Who knows?”

Son Jinho replied, recalling the chaotic situation at the club.

*

After the end of the 14/15 season, European football underwent a huge upheaval.

The retirement of Manchester United’s legendary manager Alex Ferguson caused many changes.

Without Ferguson, the team’s central figure was gone.

Many clubs approached the players of Manchester United, targeting their treble-winning squad.

Several players decided to transfer to other teams.

[Danny Welbeck heads to Arsenal. “Thank you for the love from Manchester United fans.”]

With the rise of Marcus Rashford, Danny Welbeck, who was at risk of rotation, was the first to leave for Arsenal.

There were several factors behind Danny Welbeck’s transfer, but the issue of game time was the biggest.

Objectively, Welbeck’s skills were still somewhat superior to Rashford’s, who was seven years younger, but the decision was made to focus on developing Rashford in the Premier League.

Still, the peak Danny Welbeck found it hard to accept the club’s decision.

[Danny Welbeck, “Arsenal is a prestigious club. I’m thrilled to be able to play for this team.”]

Eventually, he chose to transfer to Arsenal.

While Arsenal fans were furious that they let Robin van Persie go and brought in someone like Danny Welbeck, who was struggling even in rotation.

[The link between offense and defense, the fantastic performances of Danny Welbeck.]

[Pre-season, positive evaluations about Danny Welbeck. ‘Little Gino.’]

As Danny Welbeck performed well in the pre-season and blended into the team, complaints quickly melted away.

[Danny Welbeck mentions Son Jinho. “I learned a lot from him while at Manchester United. He felt more like a veteran than a promising player.”]

As Danny Welbeck sent his respect towards Son Jinho and adapted well at Arsenal, Manchester United approached Jürgen Klopp to succeed Ferguson.

[Burnt out Jürgen Klopp, “I’m feeling a bit tired.”]

However, Jürgen Klopp rejected Manchester United’s offer, citing burnout.

[Jürgen Klopp resigns as Dortmund manager.]

[Jürgen Klopp highly recommends Thomas Tuchel as his successor.]

[Could Thomas Tuchel, who successfully led Mainz 05, be taking Jürgen Klopp’s place?]

Not only that, Klopp also stepped down from the Dortmund managerial position.

– Jürgen: Gino, I’m looking forward to being with you, but I still want to take a little break. I’m feeling a bit tired.

– Jürgen: And… even though the Glazer Family promised me three years, I just can’t trust them.

Despite Manchester United’s upper management personally trying to persuade Klopp, they couldn’t change his mind.

As Klopp firmly rejected Manchester United’s offer and entered his sabbatical, news broke that Liverpool and Carlo Ancelotti were close to finalizing negotiations.

[Liverpool finally wraps up negotiations with Carlo Ancelotti?]

The news spread that Liverpool was in the final stages of their contract with Carlo Ancelotti.

[Manchester United, having failed to secure Klopp, approaches Carlo Ancelotti.]

Quickly, Manchester United attempted a hijacking.

Manchester United had the upper hand in the competition for Carlo Ancelotti’s signing.

The difference between Manchester United and Liverpool came down to one thing.

“Yeah, just spend it. It’s not my money anyway.”

“No money? Then just borrow from the bank.”

“Debt? Why would I pay that back? It was borrowed in the club’s name; it should be paid back with the club’s revenue.”

It was the difference in mindset between Liverpool, which receives investments from its owner, and Manchester United, whose owner receives dividends.

Liverpool had no choice but to let Carlo Ancelotti go to Manchester United, which offered an astronomical salary as if they were using someone else’s money.

Of course, it wasn’t that Manchester United hijacked Ancelotti just to spite Liverpool.

Carlo Ancelotti, who was renowned as a great tactician, had considerable influence in the football world, and it was thought that he could hold his own against Alex Ferguson.

Although Alex Ferguson had retired, his influence still loomed large.

The board and owners would inevitably feel the weight of Alex Ferguson’s presence in their decision-making.

“Well then, since the manager issue is settled, let’s talk about the most important matter.”

Anyway, with Carlo Ancelotti officially appointed, Manchester United’s upper management focused on their most prioritized issue.

“Since we increased our profits by achieving the treble, shouldn’t we raise the dividends?”

Ed Woodward, who had changed for the better thanks to Ferguson’s criticism, did not oppose the dividend increase.

He owned a small share of Manchester United too.

Who would say no to free money?

Thus, the proposal for a dividend increase passed as smoothly as a politician’s salary raise.

*

Meanwhile, at that moment.

Liverpool, having lost Carlo Ancelotti to Manchester United, appointed Manuel Pellegrini as their manager.

[Liverpool appoints Pellegrini.]

Though Liverpool fans expressed discontent with Manuel Pellegrini’s appointment.

“Gerrard’s winning mentality as captain isn’t something you can just easily acquire. If we let him go, we’ll have to spend astronomical sums to create a winning mentality.”

As Manuel Pellegrini secured a re-contract for Steven Gerrard right after his appointment by convincing FSG, the fans quickly changed their demeanor and began to support Pellegrini.

[Steven Gerrard appeals to Liverpool fans. “Please trust us once again.”]

Then, the Liverpool players began to rally around the mild-mannered Pellegrini.

*

Time flew by swiftly, and the Community Shield, signaling the start of the 2015/2016 season, was held at Wembley Stadium.

[(Community Shield Derby) Manchester United vs. Manchester City.]

└ ? Why is Manchester City participating in the Community Shield? Don’t they usually not hold trophies?

└ Manchester United achieved a treble, so the league’s second-place City is participating in the Community Shield.

└ Oh, I see.

└ By the way, there seem to be many female fans cheering for Manchester City these days on social media.

└ Their uniforms are pretty.

└ Many people got confused between Manchester United and Manchester City and ended up becoming fans of City.

└ Damn, I’m a Manchester City fan from now on.

└ Dude, that won’t happen.

└ Why are those idiots cheering for Manchester City?

└ (Son Jinho’s social media photo with Han Gyeouri. Jpg)

└ This is the class of a Manchester United fan, lol.

└ (Comment deleted.)

└ Those who mess with Son Jinho’s family aren’t afraid of anyone, are they?

└ Yeah, whatever. I’m not going far.

└ What did they say?

└ Something about that redhead doing sexual harassment.

└ Oh, I didn’t know she was his wife! Isn’t Son Jinho just making a cash grab?

└ Just because you don’t know someone, does that mean you can sexually harass them? You really need to use your head.

└ This doesn’t look good. It’s more like an intelligence issue.

└ For real, lol. They seem less than human, like beasts.

└ So, who do you think is going to win?

└ Do you really need to ask that?

└ Yeah, it’s definitely Manchester United, lol. Do you think the reigning treble champions look weak?

While the majority of the media and experts predicted Manchester United’s victory,

[Manchester United suffers a shocking defeat against their rival Manchester City in the Community Shield.]

Manchester United recorded a loss against Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Carlo Ancelotti faced countless criticisms after the match.

The team’s performance was so poor that no one could believe they were the same team that had achieved the treble last season.

[Is Manchester United okay this season?]

└ Yeah, lol. It’s just a friendly match; the real game is on a different level.

└ Seriously, it’s hilarious seeing them make a fuss over a single match they lost, lol.

└ For real, it feels like they’re wishing for Manchester United to collapse.

└ Tsk tsk. United always starts slow; don’t they know that?

But the patience of the Manchester United fans who saw their team achieve a treble last season had grown.

[Manchester United’s opening match ends in defeat.]

However, their patience lasted for only one match.

Following the Community Shield defeat, they also lost their opening match.

[Glazer, taking a record dividend of £100 million.]

└ Those Glazers are just taking money out without investing in the club!

└ Disgusting bastards.

└ Let’s burn the dolls of those Glazer bastards.

└ Isn’t a guillotine necessary?

└ Everyone, bring it out.

Just then, as the news of Manchester United’s dividends broke, the atmosphere changed dramatically.

[Cristiano Ronaldo criticizes the team for not renovating outdated facilities. “The state of the team’s facilities hasn’t changed at all since I left. We train at the risk of injuries.”]

*

Immediately after the defeat in the opening match, when the news of the dividends broke, the resentment of Manchester United fans against the Glazers reached a peak.

And that evening.

“Gyeouri.”

“Yes?”

“How about I buy Manchester United?”

Sensing the moment had arrived, I mentioned the acquisition of Manchester United to Gyeouri.

“Where would we get that kind of money?”

Gyeouri laughed as if my words were a joke.

When I maintained a serious attitude despite her reaction, she suddenly began to wear a serious expression.

“Jinho, you’re not planning to leave me for some rich second generation, are you?! You want to eat Manchester United and leave me behind?”

This time I scoffed at Gyeouri’s words.

Maybe apart from the hidden funds of a chaebol group, my wealth was greater.

But seeing Gyeouri’s serious face, I could no longer keep my secrets to myself and spoke with a serious expression.

“Gyeouri, the truth is I’ve regressed. So, I’ve made a ton of money from investments. You don’t have to worry about money.”

“You’re kidding me!”

Of course, Han Gyeouri didn’t believe my words.

I looked into Gyeouri’s eyes again and said.

“The truth is, I’m the illegitimate child of a chaebol family.”

“Whoa. Really?”

Hmm.

It seemed like Gyeouri’s imagination was a bit skewed.