Alice Brown can often be seen on TV with Christine, and sometimes, she hears her name on the lips of some Bundesliga players. Of course, there was more about her in the newspapers. But whether it is the one on the TV who stands on the sidelines and commands, or the players talk about her, or the magical her in the newspaper, they can't exactly coincide with the Christine that Alice knows.

Always, not all mappings are true.

In fact, Alice hadn't seen Christine for a long time, and the last time they saw each other was three years ago. At the time, she was still working on her PhD, while Christine was working as a reserve coach assistant at QPR. Although they were nowhere near as busy as they are now, it was not easy to find time to see each other even then.

Alice still vividly remembers her first encounter with Christine.

It was a Saturday night, at the boots store near the university dorm room.

While her hand reached for the orange box of Durex on the shelf, her other hand was reaching for the blue box of Durex next to her. It was clearly a girl's hand, and Alice turned her face away.

The owner of the hand is a very beautiful Asian girl. The Asian girl smiled a little, pouted in a somewhat earthy accent and said to her, "I tried that, but it's not good." ”

Alice then looked at the line on the orange box again: (Makes me excited).

"Thanks for the suggestion, otherwise I might have had a lot of hope for it. Alice said and turned her hand to the girl, "Alice-Brown." ”

"Kristen Lu. Oh, I still have a name, Lu Ling. ”

Alice's eyebrows were raised, and Christine added, "Chinese." It's not Japanese, it's not Korean. She said and blinked.

Alice thought she must have liked this girl at first sight.

They later went to the queue together to pay, and what she was holding was clearly not the orange box of durex anymore.

That was the beginning of this friendship.

Christine had previously invited her to QPR, but Alice did not want to return to the UK at that time, firstly because her career plan had not yet reached that stage, and secondly, the future of QPR was not as bright as it is now. Christine, of course, is her best friend, but Alice knows full well that she won't disrupt her career plans for pure friendship.

The taxi had been in Surrey for more than ten minutes and finally arrived at the address given by Christine.

Kristen had wanted to ask her out to an Italian restaurant in the West End, but Alice offered to say that she would prefer to bring a bottle of wine to her home for a good chat.

So now, Alice is standing in front of Christine's house with a bottle of red wine.

The door opened quickly.

They hugged passionately and kissed each other on the cheek.

Nothing has changed.

There is almost no reminiscence, straight to the point.

Alice looked at Christine's face and thought to herself that she hadn't changed at all, and she didn't like to beat around the bush.

'Of course, we'll have to talk to you about the specifics and you'll have to talk to the club as well. But my dear, if you tell me now that you are willing to consider this job very seriously, that's definitely good news for me. She took a sip of her drink and then blew again, "You know, the team's results have been a bit bad lately. Thank God the international competition is thoughtful. It was an opportunity for some of the players to get some rest and for me and the coaching staff to have some time to think about the next league game. I know, that's why you have time to go back to London. So, tell me, Alice, what's your idea?"

Alice smiled slightly, "I'll think about it seriously, in fact, I feel like I'm pretty much ready to make a decision......"

"That's amazing!" she almost jumped up from the couch.

Alice quickly stood up as well, and they hugged each other.

The sound of the door opening was heard.

Alice looked at Christine, and she was surprised.

Together, they looked out the door. Alice no longer thought of the famous Patrick Amber.

The beautiful man stood on the porch with a backpack on his back and looked at them, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Why did you come back? I thought you said tomorrow?"

"Hey, Tina, won't you introduce us?"

Their voices rang out at the same time, and Alice realized that the rumors in the newspapers were true, and that Christine and Patrick were a couple.

****

Patrick glanced at the woman before. She was tall, probably as tall as him. The body is very well-proportioned and should have a fitness habit. Blonde hair is shoulder-length, and as for facial features, it should probably be considered beautiful. He didn't look closely.

Now, he and Tina are upstairs.

He put his arm around Tina's waist and leaned in and asked, "Will that Alice stay long?"

"I'm not sure, we haven't seen each other in a long time, I might go out to dinner with her. Also, I'm talking to her about work, and I need to get down. She said and was about to turn around.

Patrick pulled her back into his arms, "Then I'll sleep for a while and wait for you to come back......" He paused, staring at her lips and said ambiguously, "You know how to wake me up." ”

She smiled and glared at him, and he knew she had agreed, so he let her go.

"Tina......" he called again.

"What?"

"You believe Alice, don't you? I don't want ......."

"Yes, don't worry, she's my friend. She said.

****

After Lu Ling went downstairs, he was faced with Alice's face that was still in shock. She wanted to be a little more composed, but she found it difficult for her to do so. Still, she said in as relaxed a tone as she could, "Honey, you've got five minutes to criticize me, but after that, we'll have to get back to what we just said." ”

Alice's eyes widened and she shook her head vigorously. When she spoke, she said, "...... He seems to be a little more handsome than he is on TV. ”

"No criticism?" Lu Ling asked.

Alice frowned and thought for a moment, "Why should I criticize you? Obviously, you're in love with your best friend." Of course you have the right to be together, and you didn't hurt anyone. It's just, my dear, have you ever wondered what would happen if this matter came to light?"

"I want to be ready until then. I'm going to need a very professional PR team, my agent team doesn't have enough experience to deal with this, and I think my agent would recommend that to me as well. I haven't talked to him yet, and maybe he'll think I'm losing my mind, like everyone else. Also, I certainly want my boss to be on my side......"

'The first thing you lose is the dressing room, then the respect that your colleagues have for you, well, at least some of them, and as for the voices of the fans, I can't think about it. However, in fact, the first point is enough for you. You should know very well what it means to lose the dressing room, Jose Mourinho has so many trophies in his hands and is a godfather in Chelsea history...... You know what happened to him that season at Chelsea. Alice interrupted her quickly.

Lu Ling smiled, Alice's first thought was that Jose's example was too normal. After all, the Portuguese's loss of the dressing room at Chelsea that year was accompanied by a team doctor incident.

"Putting aside who was right and who was wrong in the Eva incident, Mourinho must have dealt with something. A friend of mine who is a Chelsea fan was frustrated when I asked him what he thought about the incident, saying that his eight-year-old daughter had asked him the same question and that even though he was a huge fan of Jose Mourinho, he couldn't make a good case for the Portuguese. Alice realized she was off topic, "I mean, if your players knew about it, they wouldn't just see you as their boss anymore...... The prestige you've built up will be in vain, and they'll think 'Patrick her' when you speak, and that's not fair, I know, because Patrick is going to be a 'hero......,'" Alice became more and more agitated the more she spoke.

Just like Nick that day. Lu Ling thought. She called out Alice's name.

Alice looked over.

"Honey, I just want to know now if this will affect your consideration of the position?"

Best friend shook his head, "No. ”

****

Patrick didn't want to eavesdrop, but Alice's voice was so loud that it was all in his ears. Alice said exactly the same thing as Nate.

He tossed and turned, and the bed was filled with the smell of Tina, his favorite smell, but now, it only made him uneasy.

Later, Alice's voice became quieter and quieter, and then the sound of the door closing. They went out to eat, he thought. He struggled to force himself to fall asleep.

But he knew he couldn't possibly fall asleep.

****

The screaming and wheezing in the room stopped. Then, there was silence.

Patrick heard the rain outside. The rain may not be heavy and the wind may be a bit heavy. In fact, it rarely rains heavily in London, and it rarely rains all day. But it's always raining. Just as you thought it was clear, a dark cloud drifted over.

Tina lay in his arms. He grabbed her hair and said, "You've been losing a lot of hair lately. ”

"I'm going to have to think about changing my shampoo. ”

"Tina. ”

"Well, maybe it's because it's too stressful. ”

Patrick knows about QPR's recent record. To be fair, it's not his responsibility, he has the right to leave one club and go to another. It's just that he also feels annoyed.

"Don't worry, I have some ideas. She moved in his arms and took the initiative, and she seemed to smile again, "And Alice has given me some good news." ”

"What's the good news?"

"Alice, if she takes office, will bring a team. She will be the club's chief team doctor and of course a sports medicine specialist. She will bring a second team doctor and a physical therapist. She also recommended several physical trainers to me, all of whom she had worked with or worked with in Germany. I took a look and there were one or two that were famous. ”

Patrick nodded, and he kissed her on the forehead again, "So you didn't continue the conversation?"

"Nope. Did you hear it all upstairs?"

"She has a loud voice. ”

"She just cared about me. ”

"I know. Patrick hugged her a little tighter, "That's what Flores said, right?"

"Almost. Why do they think I haven't thought about that? Of course I know what it's going to be like. If I were to do that, it would only be if my boss was on my side and I was certain that I wouldn't lose the dressing room...... However, if this matter had been exposed by the media in advance, the situation would have been very bad indeed. ”

Patrick didn't speak again. He has to go to the national team for training early the day after tomorrow, and she needs to go to work, so they don't have much time to get along.

He rolled over and started kissing her.

****

Two days later, Metro exposed another Patrick Amber's mansion in Surrey, and deduced that Amber might return to London at the end of his loan.

When Patrick saw the news at the restaurant in St. George's Park, Chloe was walking into the restaurant with her team. Sky Sports will be taking some brief footage of the England national team's training session today, as well as interviewing some of the team's key players. 166 Reading Network