The championship celebrations lasted a long time before they finally began to wind down. Back in the locker room, the Crystal Palace players
The championship celebrations lasted a long time before they finally began to wind down.
Back in the locker room, the Crystal Palace players were going wild, spraying champagne at each other.
The brand-new FA Cup trophy was placed in the center of the locker room.
Each player was brimming with uncontainable excitement.
Champions!
Double winners of the season!
A perfect season—capped off with a perfect ending!
Everyone laughed heartily, carefree and unrestrained.
They celebrated freely, savoring the hard-earned fruits of a long and grueling season.
At that moment,
Kai was celebrating with his teammates,
completely immersed in the joy of this hard-won success.
"Kai, thank you for everything you've brought to Crystal Palace!"
Coach Holloway stepped forward and gave Kai a big hug.
One by one, every Crystal Palace player came up to him.
They looked at their young captain,
their eyes full of gratitude and reluctant emotion.
Each player walked up for a heartfelt embrace—
Vaughan, Zaha, Ambrose...
Every Crystal Palace player hugged Kai, unwilling to let go.
They spoke from the heart, confiding their feelings in him.
Vaughan broke down in tears.
Compared to the others,
he felt Kai's impact on him most deeply.
This was a striker once hailed by the Premier League media as a prodigy—
but just one season later, he had become lost in the shadow of that reputation.
Before Kai arrived,
Vaughan was goalless in the league—
even while playing for a struggling, bottom-tier Championship team like Crystal Palace.
Back then, he couldn't even see a future for himself.
His path seemed completely bleak.
At the time, he even fantasized about catching the eye of his old Premier League club
and somehow making it back to the top flight.
But how hard would that be?
Ten Championship games without a goal.
The team was teetering on the edge of relegation.
At that point, Vaughan had basically given up all hope on his footballing career.
But then—
a figure appeared on the club's trial grounds.
A strange young man from Spain,
a product of La Masia.
At first, everyone thought he was just another Spanish "kid"
who only liked playing tiki-taka football.
But they were wrong.
His football electrified everyone—
those pinpoint long passes, his calm control in midfield,
his composure when organizing attacks!
Even before the trial ended,
the whole squad was already shouting for the coach to sign him.
From that moment on,
a brand-new Crystal Palace team was born.
Alongside it,
a generational football genius made his debut.
From that point forward,
Crystal Palace went undefeated—
whether in the league or in cup competitions—
racking up win after win with unstoppable momentum!
This team, once considered relegation fodder in the Championship,
rose all the way to dominance across every competition!
And now, with the season complete,
they stood here once again—
as double champions!
James Vaughan finally became the league's top scorer—something he had dreamed of for years.
Now, Vaughan was sobbing,
his head buried in Kai's chest.
At this moment, the Crystal Palace striker was overwhelmed with emotion.
"Kai… without you, I'm nothing.
You saved my career. But I… I have nothing to give you in return."
Tears streamed from Vaughan's eyes.
Every player expressed their gratitude and sorrow.
No one held back their feelings.
Because they all knew—
This was their last chance.
In the days to come,
their captain most likely wouldn't be leading them forward anymore.
He was about to go to a bigger stage,
to write an even more dazzling legend.
Kai gently shook his head,
his own eyes long since brimming with tears.
Then—
he took off the captain's armband on his arm,
and quietly hung it on the locker room doorframe.
"I just want to say—thank you all for your trust!
When I first put on the captain's armband, I really did struggle inside, even if just a little."
"I was far too young to be a captain... But with your help, everything turned out alright.
Two championships are the best proof of that!"
The locker room erupted into wild cheers!
Every teammate raised their fists and roared with joy for their captain.
Coach Holloway and Millen shook their heads with emotion,
tears rolling freely down their faces.
In that jubilant locker room,
champagne flew through the air, tears streamed down cheeks.
Every player shared their heartfelt words.
They even brought the Championship trophy into the room,
placing it right beside the FA Cup.
Maybe many years from now,
when Kai and all the Crystal Palace players look back on this moment—
they will still be overwhelmed with emotion.
This was the story of a small club's passionate rise.
A chapter of legend written by a generational genius!
All the beauty of this journey was captured in this one season.
But the road wasn't over.
When the tears were wiped away,
everyone knew—they would need to regroup and march forward again.
A club photographer burst into the locker room.
"Let's capture this beautiful moment!"
Everyone responded instantly.
They all sat down on the floor of the locker room.
Kai, unsurprisingly, was seated right at the front.
Surrounding him were all of Crystal Palace's players, coaching staff, and team personnel.
In front of them—two gleaming trophies that shimmered under the light.
Every eye was filled with tears.
Click.
The moment the shutter clicked—
all that beauty was frozen in time, forever.
"Crystal Palace defeat Manchester United with a last-minute goal! The greatest underdog in FA Cup history is born!"
"Kai puts on a dazzling performance—hat trick in the FA Cup final!"
"Three goals to crush a Premier League giant! Redefining what it means to be a genius!"
"Crystal Palace closes their season in perfection! But where will the super-talent go next?"
"Transfer window heating up! Premier League giants battle to sign Kai!"
Following Crystal Palace's stunning 3–2 victory over Manchester United,
and the crowning of a double title-winning season—
the entire English football scene exploded overnight.
Kai's name once again echoed across every street in England!
The media scrambled to calculate just how much Crystal Palace had changed
since his arrival.
Since Kai joined Crystal Palace,
the team had recorded a historic 36-match winning streak in the league.
And in the FA Cup, from the third round all the way to the final,
six matches, six wins—flawless.
Across all competitions:
42 consecutive victories.
An unprecedented miracle!
The London media went wild.
Many South London outlets became unofficial mouthpieces for Crystal Palace,
reporting madly on this jaw-dropping record.
42-match winning streak.
Crystal Palace created a terrifying, unmatched record.
All of English football was thrown into pure frenzy!
Later that evening—
after another round of celebrations back at the club...
Late at night,
Kai returned to his villa.
In the living room, candlelight flickered gently.
"Welcome home, our double champion!"
Fan Sijing ran up and threw her arms around his.
In the living room, Elena and the other girls were there too.
Over time, they'd all become close friends with Fan Sijing.
The girls were happily celebrating Kai's victory.
Soon, Uncle Fan called.
Even over the phone,
Kai could clearly feel the undeniable excitement and admiration in his voice.
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