As the minutes ticked by, the air conditioner sizzled. Lu Ling suddenly thought of the end of Sunday's evening game in winter. It was about six o'clock, it was already dark, the lights on all sides of the stadium were already on, and the fans in the stands had been in the cold for at least two hours. If it's a good outcome, they'll either talk to their buddies easily, or shake their heads loudly, but if it's an unsatisfactory outcome, they'll probably clasp their hands on their chests and don't say a word, shaking their heads incessantly, and they're even more disappointed when they think of Monday being another week's work. And it's so cold, it's so windy, maybe it's raining lightly. At the top of the lower stands, crows perched on top of them, and from time to time they would crow. The time on the scoreboard indicates that the game is coming to an end.

The only thing that is ambiguous is the stoppage time, because the scoreboard doesn't give a countdown to stoppage time, so when the 90 minutes are over, the coaches on the sidelines and the fans in the stands will look at their watches more often.

Lu Ling looked at his watch, it was eleven o'clock in the evening.

Nicholas suddenly raised his right arm, Lu Ling thought that he was also going to look at his watch, and hurriedly told him the time. He smiled slightly, shook his head at her, and didn't speak, his arm reached out, he didn't touch her face, went around the back of her neck, and rubbed her neck. Her reaction was no different from that of a feline, she craned her neck and turned to his hand in surprise, asking him for some reason, "What do you do?"

The skin he touched was smooth, elastic, and a little sticky, and he could even feel her hairs because of the sweat. It's weird, he thought, and he touched her ear again, and quickly withdrew his hand. Still smiling, he looked into her eyes, "You let me think about it, okay?"

His series of reactions made Lu Qi uneasy. She nodded and said to him, "Of course." She added, "There's no hurry. ”

Nicholas stood up, "I still have a few calls to make, if you are sleepy, go to sleep first, don't wait for me." ”

Lu Ling touched the back of her neck, sweaty and sticky, she called him, "Nick-"

He looked back, no different than usual, "Babe?"

She felt that she was thinking too much, and she felt that she was not, and her mouth was half open, unable to speak.

He hesitated, walked over and kissed her.

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At about four o'clock in the morning, Lu Ling was lying on the bed and heard the sound downstairs, she lay down for a while before slowly sitting up from the bed. Everything was in order, she put on her slippers and went downstairs.

She stood in the living room, faintly hearing the garage door open. She knew that Diego wouldn't be coming to Marbella.

Several times, she woke up that Nick was not with her, she always thought he was gone, but in fact he was gone, he might just not be able to sleep to do anything else, maybe just go back to Liverpool temporarily...... But this time, she knew very well that he was gone and would not come back.

There was a familiar little box on the table, and she picked it up and opened it.

She had given him a pair of cufflinks, the only gift she had given him, and he had given her one.

She took it out, and the back was engraved with C&N.

He won't wear it anymore because he only has one left.

Would be a good souvenir, she thought. She clenched her cufflinks, her palms wet.

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A week later, Real Madrid officially announced that the team signed a three-year contract with the 37-year-old Nicolas Flores, and the former Everton manager, who led the Toffees to the Premier League title and reached the Champions League semi-finals, officially became the owner of one of the biggest football clubs in the world.

In the evening of the same day, QPR officially announced the transfer of the team's left-back Yu Zixiang to Real Madrid for 55 million euros.

The next day, The Sun revealed intimate photos of the Real Madrid manager and the former QPR boss at the Banus marina a week ago, and one of the groups caused an uproar on the yacht. The hot photo of Kristen Lu in a bikini is not the source, what attracts attention is the tattoo on her waist, which is the same as the one on Patrick Amber's arm, the only difference is that her playing card is not the Queen of Spades, but the King of Spades. This seems to verify that the past love history of Kristen Lue and Patrick Amber is not groundless.

The Real Madrid coach did not respond to this, and Christine Lu seemed to have disappeared from the world, and the only thing gossip reporters could be sure of was that Christine did not return to Madrid with Nicolas.

Rafa Benistre officially became QPR boss in late June and has vowed to go all out to win the Premier League title next season. But with the star of the team being chased by Europe's biggest clubs, his voice became a joke on social media for a while. Rumours of Leon Ferreira and Barcelona are still raging. The largest shareholder of QPR tweeted: "Ferreira is the best striker on this planet and we have no intention of selling him. Unfortunately, the Uruguayan has not declared his allegiance on social media, and it looks like his departure is only a matter of time.

The transfer window officially opened on July 1, and on July 2, Real Madrid announced another major signing:

Gabriel Jesus, who joined from Manchester City for €1.5 billion, is the all-time transfer bid for a little more than Patrick Amber – he will replace Cristiano Ronaldo as the leading star and form a new front trident alongside fellow Brazilian Vinicius and French golden boy Kylian Mbappe.

The news came as some surprises, as the media reported that Nicolas Flores' reinforcements were focused on his former Everton side, Ousmane Dembele. But now it looks like the Brazilian talent is the hidden target for Real Madrid.

Patrick Amber vs Gabriel Jesus, the duel between the two strongest men of the era seems to have moved from the Premier League to La Liga.

Nicolas also quickly took away veterans Antonio Rojas and Frank van der Bergh from Everton, spending a total of €1.2 billion. Everton fans, who were originally reluctant to have a crush on Nicholas, became complaining because of these two transfers.

In addition, Everton have also officially announced that new manager Marco Silva of Portugal will lead the team to the Premier League for the next two years. At the same time, their city rivals Liverpool have also welcomed a new manager, former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.

According to Sky Sports' special, it has been an amazing and tumultuous summer – with a number of major teams in the Premier League and La Liga changing dynasties, adding Jose Mourinho's move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain and the Serie A giants' analysis of European hegemony.

The show begins with the intertwining influence of Patrick Amber and Gabriel Jesus, and ends with a montage of Neymar and León Ferreira, and ends with very provocative language:

'Will Neymar be airborne in Manchester, will Ferreira's next stop be Camp Nou?

It was a summer without a major cup competition and most of the players were still enjoying their holidays under the sun. But every time they get a call from an agent, it can shock the world.

For fans of Queens Park Rangers, the summer has started on a rough start. The departure of the meritorious coach Kristen Lu, the departure of Yu Zixiang, and the fact that Leon Ferreira seems to have his heart set on Barcelona have even caused a small group of fans to start brewing an open protest against the management. After all, the Premier League champions have looked like they are only in the market for signings so far, and Rafael Benitez has yet to bring in any new recruits.

To the displeasure of many QPR fans, Espanyol has dismissed most of the former manager's staff – except for Alice's medical team and assistant coach Tim Luiz. While this is normal after the new coach took over, the anger of fans is even higher when combined with the fact that Benitez has been in charge for a month, the pre-season has already begun, and the transfer is still inactive. It has been revealed in many media outlets that Benitez and his fellow Spaniard Monchi (QPR Director of Football) have not agreed on many signings, which is a big reason for the slow progress of the transfer process.

The only piece of good news for QPR fans is that the main goalkeeper Hans Bachmeier has spoken out through his agent Raiola, saying that he will reject all offers and stay at QPR - after the German media has already hyped Bayern Munich's interest.

Even so, it was a turbulent summer at New Queen's Park.

QPR legend and former director of football Les Ferdinand, who has left QPR, made a rare statement on his social media that seemed subtle, but the meaning couldn't be more obvious:

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At the end of July, a number of British media outlets, citing reports from mainstream Chinese media, revealed Christine Lu's recent movements. The Daily Mail writes:

"The former QPR coach negotiated the construction of football schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Kristen Lu's trip to China kept a low profile, but she was still popular with local media, who reportedly declined all media requests for interviews and spoke publicly at only one charity event. ”

In addition, Kristen Lu has been invited by a number of clubs, including important clubs from England, Italy and Spain, as well as clubs from the Chinese Super League. It's unclear where her next stop will be, but according to reliable sources, Lu's current plans are still to take a six-month to one-year vacation. ”

****

Juan González grew a long beard after the holidays, often dipping in everything from coffee foam to sauces, and Nicholas couldn't stop laughing. He didn't bring his entire coaching staff at Vinci Farm to Real Madrid, only Juan, but sometimes he looked at Juan's rather awkward appearance and laughed at his decision.

The Real Madrid manager's desk was clean, without any picture frames, without any superfluous furnishings. Juan was an old friend of Nicholas, and he followed him for several years, knowing the outcome without asking or guessing. And the process is not what Juan is interested in.

Only once, Juan made a joke when he said, "I remember Banus as your paradise, and you came back from a vacation to heaven, and it was like going to hell." ”

Nicholas laughed, "That's heaven and hell." ”

Juan couldn't laugh, and he didn't mention it since.

July is coming to an end, which means the new season is about to begin. Real Madrid's squad has just returned from the United States and is about to depart for England for two other warm-up matches.

It was a hot day, and during training, Nicholas could see the sweat on the necks of his players.

Later in the evening, the agent called him and asked if his villa in Liverpool was interested in selling.

At that moment, in a few short seconds, many images flashed in Nicholas's mind, and he didn't think about it, but just said to his agent: "Put it there, I'm not short of money for the time being." ”

He put down the phone and looked out the window at the sunset. On the table was the day's Marca newspaper, which also reported on Christine Lu's recent trip to China.

There is no doubt that they will continue to meet again. But they all know that their souls will never meet again. 166 Reading Network