After dinner, Fly and Taylor snuggled on the sofa in the second-floor living room, watching entertainment programs on TV, embracing each other.
Fly had barely turned on the TV in London over the years; he only used it when Taylor was there.
There was nothing he could do; Fly had always been indifferent to these TV programs. In his previous life, he spent more time scrolling through short videos on Douyin.
But Douyin hadn't been invented yet, so Fly had no place to watch short videos and could only snuggle with his girlfriend watching TV.
After all, when Taylor rested on weekdays, she basically just stayed home watching TV. She was a real homebody, completely different from her lively public image as a singer.
"Elder sister, your new album hasn't been released for long, does coming to the United Kingdom now not affect your new album's sales?"
Fly was still very curious why Taylor would make a surprise visit at this time. Could it be that all the follow-up promotional work after her new album's release was already finished?
Hearing this, Taylor just snuggled her head deeper into Fly's chest and said lightly, "It's been released for over two weeks. I've been on all the necessary promotional shows, and subsequent sales can no longer be boosted just by appearing on programs."
"Anyway, I've already met my expectations for this album. As for how much it sells afterward, it doesn't matter."
Hearing his girlfriend's indifferent tone, Fly was filled with envy.
Honestly, is this the style of a money-making machine in the music industry?
When other singers release new albums, which one isn't begging everyone they know and pulling strings to get on high-profile shows?
How come when it comes to his own girlfriend, she's become so laid-back?
Fly heard that some TV stations in the United States had invited Taylor to appear on shows, but Taylor directly refused, finding them too far away and the audience size not large enough.
Refusing such free opportunities shows Taylor's current status in the music industry.
Perhaps in terms of awards and status, she is still a little distance away from being a global superstar.
But when it comes to earning potential alone, many superstars can't compare to the money-printing machine in Fly's arms.
Thinking of this, Fly swallowed and asked weakly, "Elder sister, how much money have you made so far this year?"
Taylor glanced at her boyfriend, held up four fingers, and wiggled them in front of his eyes: "Not much, just over forty million..."
Hearing this, Fly was completely stunned.
Over forty million US dollars? Are you kidding me?
You should know that Fly's current annual salary is just over 2 million euros, and his agent has currently turned down all commercial endorsements.
In other words, Fly's annual income at this stage is just his salary.
Meanwhile, his girlfriend had already raked in over forty million US dollars before the year even ended, which was equivalent to the income of more than twenty Flys.
Thinking of this, Fly really couldn't hold back.
"Elder sister, I want to be a kept man..."
Before Fly could continue, Taylor raised her hand to interrupt him: "My dear brother Fly, do you have some misunderstanding about yourself?"
"Since I debuted, haven't you always been living off your elder sister?"
"When did you ever need to specifically ask me to let you be a kept man? Could it be that what you were living off before wasn't being kept, but something else?"
Teased by his girlfriend, Fly was so embarrassed he wanted to curl his toes.
"Okay, what's your elder sister's is yours. Don't you have my supplementary card? Just swipe it for whatever you want to buy."
Finally, Taylor ruffled Fly's hair with her hand, then leaned in to kiss him.
However, what followed was not a grand harmonious event, but rather the tender intimacy of a couple, and a night filled with warmth and sweetness passed just like that...
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On November 8th, Chelsea suffered a major upset against Liverpool, ultimately losing 0-2 to Liverpool, who were temporarily ranked near the bottom of the League table this season.
The Reds played magnificently at Anfield Stadium, leaving the determined and iron-willed Blues battered and bruised.
Meanwhile, Manchester United narrowly defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at home, thanks to a brace from the South Korean player Park Ji-sung.
The Sky Blues, Manchester City, won 2-0 away against West Brom.
Arsenal's rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, suffered a decisive 2-4 defeat against Bolton Wanderers.
For a time, the entire Premier League table underwent drastic changes.
Still in first place was Arsenal, with 10 wins and 1 draw from 11 matches, accumulating 31 points. They had only dropped two points since the start of the season. Arsenal's performance so far this season could only be summarized by the word "dominance".
As for Chelsea, who were originally ranked second, their points remained unchanged at 22 because they lost this match.
However, Manchester United, who were ranked third behind them, won this round of the League, increasing their points by 3 to 23, overtaking Chelsea to reach second place in the Premier League.
The Sky Blues, Manchester City, also increased their points from 17 to 20, narrowing the gap with the leading pack, and maintained their fourth-place ranking in the League.
Fly saw that Manchester United had won all their recent matches, sweeping away the gloom from the start of the season, and his heart was filled with vigilance.
Could it be that by the end of the season, the fight would still be between those two old men?
Fly didn't know, and he was too lazy to think that much. Anyway, if they steadily defeated every opponent they met in the League, they could win the League title.
After all, the League title has never been decided by the results in head-to-head matches between strong teams, but by the ability to consistently beat weaker teams and earn points.
It wasn't Fly bragging, but when it came to crushing weaker teams, there really weren't many who could match him.
He was indeed worthy of the title "Expert in Crushing Weaker Teams".
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November 11th, Singles' Day.
Arsenal visited Molineux Stadium to challenge Wolverhampton Wanderers.
There was hardly any suspense in this match. In the very first minute, Diaby assisted Fly for a lightning-fast goal.
By scoring the goal, Fly also broke his own fastest goal record.
Scoring a goal in just 1 minute was something even Messi in his previous life hadn't done.
Although this kind of record was quite trivial, it was better than nothing.
Then, in the 8th minute of the match, Wolverhampton Wanderers' midfielder Edwards was injured, forcing a substitution. Midfielder Stephen Hunt replaced the injured Edwards.
In the 62nd minute, Fly once again received a through ball from Fabregas, beat the offside trap for a one-on-one opportunity, and ultimately slotted the ball into the far corner, making it Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After Fly scored his second goal, Wenger immediately substituted him with Hazard.
Finally, in the last minute of regular time, Hazard assisted Chamakh for a goal, and Arsenal comfortably defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0.
After this match, Arsenal had played a total of 12 Premier League games this season, with a record of 11 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 34 points.
Fly himself had achieved an astonishing goal-scoring efficiency of 21 goals in 11 League appearances.
Adding his 11 goals in 4 Champions League matches, he had played a total of 15 games this season, scoring 32 goals, with an average of 2.13 goals per game.
By now, no media personnel or commentators questioned whether Fly could win this season's Premier League Golden Boot; it was clearly a certainty!
Currently, the focus of industry insiders and fans alike was on how many goals Fly would score in the League by the end of the season!
As it stood, Alan Shearer's Premier League single-season goal record of 34 goals was definitely not going to be safe.
However, whether Fly could break the European top 5 leagues single-season goal record remained to be seen.
The current European top 5 leagues single-season goal record is the Ligue 1 single-season goal record of 44 goals, held by Josip Skoblar in the 1970-1971 season.
Fly was currently 23 goals away from this number.
Although, based on Fly's current goal-scoring efficiency, it seemed like he could break the record in just 12 more games, goal counts in football aren't calculated that way.
You cannot use the number calculated by multiplying the current goal-scoring efficiency by the number of games played as the final goal count for speculation.
Because the magic of football lies in its unpredictability.
When you're in form, scoring in consecutive games is easy.
When you're not in form or have bad luck, it's possible to go many games without scoring.
These things are unpredictable.
It's not like basketball, where if a player's scoring ability is strong enough, they can easily score ten or so points in a game even when their shooting is cold.
Football is truly a sport where past high goal counts and excellent finishing skills do not guarantee that a player will score in the next match.
Therefore, regarding predictions for Fly's League goals by the end of the season, many media outlets and professionals still tended to be conservative, predicting a figure of 40 goals for Fly.
At the same time, after this match, Fly, as usual, checked the results of other teams' games.
With just one glance, Fly wanted to burst into laughter.
What did he see?
In the last match of the twelfth round of the Premier League to kick off, Manchester City, the noisy neighbors Sir Alex Ferguson had always looked down upon, actually held Manchester United to a dull 0-0 draw at their home ground, the Etihad.
As a result, Manchester United only got 1 point from this round, and currently had 24 points after 12 games. The gap with Arsenal suddenly widened to 10 points, a difference that couldn't be made up in three games.
In contrast, Chelsea narrowly defeated Fulham 1-0 at home at Stamford Bridge, reaching 25 points and once again pushing past Manchester United to take the second position.
As a result, the top four teams in the Premier League were currently Arsenal with 34 points, Chelsea with 25 points, Manchester United with 24 points, and Manchester City with 21 points.
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