Lu Ling opened his eyes suddenly.

It was pitch black all around, only the corners of the windows shimmered, and they came in from the outside.

Pat fell asleep next to her. His hand rested on her lower abdomen, and she gently removed it and got out of bed.

The room temperature was a little low, and she grabbed a random piece of clothing from her hand and draped it over her body.

Walk barefoot to the window and pull back the curtains slightly.

Outside, there are Manhattan buildings, and a corner of the sky is a little bright.

From getting up to walking here, it took about a minute. Her head hurt a little, but she finally remembered what had happened before.

She looked down and saw an unfinished cup of tea on the windowsill, and she took a sip, the milky taste was a little disgusting.

It would have been nice if it was just a nightmare, but she knew it wasn't.

She picked up her phone, which was full of text messages and missed calls. Tim, Anna, Ian, Zixiang, John...... There are also a couple of coaches and former players with whom she has a good relationship.

and, Lu Yungui's.

She didn't know what to do, so she clicked on Twitter.

Unsurprisingly, countless discussions. There are those who are abusive or supportive.

She saw a news headline that read "-yearbanpardy"

(Lu faces a one-year ban, and her future in QPR could be ruined)

She was about to go in when her phone was taken from behind.

She didn't turn around and whispered, "Pat......"

Patrick's arms wrapped around her.

I don't know how long it took.

The sky is getting brighter.

"Everything is going to be fine, Tina. You didn't do anything wrong. Alex's behavior has nothing to do with you. ”

She didn't speak.

Damn jet lag, obviously tired and sleepy, and a hangover. But I couldn't sleep anyway.

She turned and rested her head on his shoulder.

Then she heard a vibrating.

Patrick looked up at it, his face changing slightly, and then he handed her the phone.

Lu Ling knew that he didn't want her to take it, at least that's what his eyes and body language told her.

When she pressed the answer button, Patrick let go of her.

Patrick drank last night's tea, glancing back at her from time to time.

Her voice was not loud, her face was normal, and she would look up at him from time to time.

"Nick, I don't really want to talk about it right now. This is not the right time. ”

"I said it...... I won't sell you a single fly. ”

"Let me think about it. ”

"Seriously, I don't think Zixiang will go. Are you so confident that he has already told you that he is going to Everton?"

"I've got to hang up. ”

Lu Ling hung up the phone and shrugged at Patrick.

He said he was willing to add Holgate (a young Everton player who can play as centre-back or right-back) to the deal. I don't know what he's thinking, why does he think I'm going to trade the future first-choice left-back for a player I don't need so much? £32 million plus Holgate, which is already more expensive than Luke Shaw. She muttered as she undressed and prepared to go to the shower.

"Wash together?" Patrick took off his T-shirt as well, and walked over to hug her.

Lu Ling's movements stopped for a moment, and he put his chin against his shoulder, complaining a little: "You rejected me last night." ”

"You were depressed last night...... Do you really want it?"

Lu Ling jumped on him, "I can give you super ......"

He didn't let her finish her sentence and gagged her.

****

The food on the plate couldn't arouse any appetite for Lu Ling, and she didn't know how to swallow it with her fork. The feeling of a hangover hasn't quite passed. She didn't drink much last night, but it could have been because of the seven-hour flight, or maybe it was the jet lag, or more so because of a bad mood that made her drink bad.

She and Pat had a good experience in the bathroom in the morning, but after the pleasure, Lu Ling found that she still had to face the reality of fucking.

Patrick had left the hotel earlier. He's going to shoot a Calvinklein ad today. He jokingly asked her a few weeks ago if she minded, and she kept shaking her head and shrugging her shoulders at the time, thinking his question was ridiculous. Of course, as a head coach, she still has a little bit of mind. Just like Ferguson was a little tired of Beckham being too commercial. Other than that, Lu Ling didn't know what else he had to mind.

Nathan Neal sat across from her and Steve sat next to her. Both men were dressed very carefully, but it was her, who dressed very casually.

This corner of the restaurant is isolated, and people who dine outside will glance this way from time to time, but if someone holds up their phone, there will be security guards who remind them that they are not allowed to take pictures.

Lu Ling said sorry. Dropped the knife and fork. She didn't want her brief anorexia to interfere with the other two's meals.

"I remember you always had a good appetite. Nathan Nill said, looking up.

Lu Ling tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Alcohol has driven away my good appetite." These things look delicious...... Enjoy it. ”

"I'm doing. Nathan Neal blinked his green eyes, he took a sip of his coffee and continued: "Transfer funds, what do you think?"

Lu Ling thought for a moment and said, "Please wait a minute." She pulled out her phone and opened the list she had made earlier.

'I need about four new players, plus Mensah, so that's five. I think at least £70 million is needed. She said. She wasn't sure how much Americans were willing to pay. Although Tony has said that he is willing to invest, even though real estate tycoon Lawrence Jr. is not short of money.

Nathan Neal smiled charmingly at her: "I don't know if this news will put you in a better mood – I'm going to give you £100 million." ”

Lu Ling opened her eyes, a little surprised, and then she also smiled, "It's really good news." I have one more request, though. ”

"Speak. ”

'I have to decide who the transfer is going to be, and I don't want Rice, you or Toney to interfere too much. I make a list, and you shop. Be sure to buy it according to the list I gave, that's all. ”

"No problem. But how to deal with the director of football, that's your business. ”

"Of course. ”

"Anything else?"

"There shouldn't be any. ”

"Then I'll tell you about mine. Nathan Neal put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth, "I want you to keep the main player of the team as much as possible." I don't care about the Europa League, but the league, I know it's demanding, but yes, I want a Champions League place. ”

"I think we want the same thing. Lu Ling raised his eyebrows.

"Good. I talked to Steve about a lot of details. I guess you're not very interested right now, so I'll just give you a rough idea. Five years, with an annual salary of 4.5 million pounds. Very few owners sign a five-year contract with a manager, and for £4.5 million, I can only say that Steve is very convincing. What do you think?"

"Deal. She smiled. Stretched out his hand.

Nathan Neal shook her hand. Her hands are not big, soft to hold, but they are not small.

"There's a lot to be done with the details of the contract, but I think that's it. Steve said excitedly.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Lu Ling said and prepared to get up.

The two men at the same table hurriedly got up.

"I'll be going to London next month. By then, all the terms should be negotiated. At that time, you sign again. Nathan Nill added.

"Very much looking forward to it. ”

"A new era for Lawrence and Lu?"

"Sounds good. ”

"I'll send a press release to The Post and The Times and Sky Sports. Steve looked down at his phone and said, "Soon, everyone will know that the club hierarchy is on your side." Of course, it seems that our pretty boy has already done this in advance. ”

"What?" Lu Ling didn't know what Steve was referring to.

Patrick just tweeted. He said that the doubts about you were ridiculous, that he believed in you and supported you 100 percent, and that you, like all the fans, only knew about it after watching the news. ”

"It seems that he is not busy with advertising shoots. Lu Ling said with a smile.

"By the way......" Nathan Neal pinched his chin, a little hesitant.

"What?"

"It's contradictory. Of course, I don't want to see the two of you come to light, but I don't want you to break up either...... Oh, don't tell me you haven't gotten laid, I don't believe it. ”

Lu Ling was a little embarrassed, she glanced at Steve, and Steve looked out the window, looking like I hadn't heard anything.

She didn't bother to pretend in front of Nate, so she asked directly, "Why do you say that?"

"What if you break Pyter's heart and he's going to another team?"

"Why must I have broken his heart?"

"Because you have a strong self-protection mechanism. Nathan Neal blinked, smiling a little slyly.

"In that case, I think I'm probably the only one who is still happy. Steve turned his head and interjected, "I'm sure Manchester United, Manchester City, or Real Madrid and Barcelona are willing to pay me a hefty agent." ”

"It's like you're short of money. Nathan Neal patted Steve on the shoulder.

Lu Ling looked at these two people, although one was British and the other was American, their growth trajectories should be more similar.

"I'm a businessman, Nate. Steve said.

"Me too. Nathan Neal smiled, and he turned his head to Lu Ling again, "What are your plans for today?"

"There was supposed to be a talk show, in LA. But because of what happened last night, I've pushed it off. There is still a magazine cover shoot and an interview left, and it's in New York. Christine, if you don't want to do it now, we can push it to next month, and they're willing to go to London when the time comes. Steve took over.

Lu Ling thought for a moment and asked, "Today?"

"Yes. ”

"I have something to do today. She said.

Nathan Neal and Steve looked at each other, and they didn't look surprised.

"You seem to know what I'm going to do. Lu Ling frowned and said strangely.

Steve hesitated, and said, "It's a matter of everyone that your mother is in New York, and the American media want to interview her, but she refuses." ”

Lu Ling was silent for a while, it was really ridiculous, even her agent knew her mother's situation better than her.

Finally she said, "I haven't called her yet." Well, I'll do the shooting and the interview first. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a call came from her mobile phone.

She said sorry and took two steps to the side.

The FA finally called. 166 Reading Network