Along the way, there are blue and white flags, and there are constantly changing high songs. The song floated through the Old Oak Quarter, through the streets of West London.

The bus moved slowly, passing through the sea of people. There was a light rain in the sky, but it didn't look like the direction of the new Queen's Park was overcast, and it seemed to be a sunny day over there.

A message popped up on Lu Ling's phone. It was sent by Steve, no text, just a link to a web page. She clicked.

exclusive:isher ay outne queens park

Exclusive: Lu is leaving New Queen's Park

- Daily Mail

Oh, shit. She looked around, and it was clear that many of the players didn't know about it, but it seemed that some other players had noticed the news when they checked their phones, and their expressions were different.

She didn't choose to let the players know after the coaching staff meeting, the main reason was that there was not enough time, but of course, now that she thinks about it, it would have been better to say it after the parade was over and not affect their mood – although, perhaps, some players wanted her to leave.

She looked down at her phone again. According to their sources, this season's Premier League title boss Kristen Luke may be out of contract with QPR due to an offer from another team, according to the Mail.

Oh well. At least the reason for leaving is a guess from them.

The rain fell on her hair. The rain didn't stop, and the bus was already approaching the new Queen's Park.

On top of the bus, she lifted the Premier League trophy, each of which sparked thunderous cheers and singing.

The Queen's Blue and White Legion.

The Queen's New Queen's Park.

Lu Ling couldn't remember what he said. Raindrops ran down her cheeks and fell on the heavy trophy.

When the final ceremony was over, Lu Ling drove directly to Harrington. As requested, all the players will assemble here, only for a short time, and then the holiday will begin.

She walked into the locker room. From bowing her head to raising her head, less than half a second spent a century in her heart.

She looked at everyone's expressions and quickly determined that most of them had seen the news, but they didn't quite believe it. Zixiang and Leon were still laughing in low voices.

Phil was the last to enter, swearing at his phone as he pushed the door open.

Lu Ling motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"There's something I want to tell you. ”

****

"I always keep thinking about that night. ”

"Which night?"

"The night you became the manager of QPR. She was originally tiptoeing to find the protein bar at the top of the refrigerator, but at this point, the movement of her hand stopped, she turned her head and smiled at the man lying on the sofa, "It was that night that I walked into the Dark Horse Cross Tavern." You know, it's weird that I haven't been to clubs and bars much since college, but that night ......."

The man stood up on his elbows, and he seemed to be about to fall asleep, but now he seemed to be suddenly refreshed. Whiskey and donuts that may be expiring soon, as well as physical and mental fatigue do not make him comfortable. She felt a little guilty and said sorry, and he waved his hand, also falling into memory, "Oh, that night. Yes, yes, it's weird, since I've stopped being a scout, I don't often go to bars or nightclubs, but that night, I just wanted to find a pub to celebrate my new beginning. ”

She listened to him, turned her back to him, and found her protein bar behind a pile of trivia, which she grabbed in her hand and closed the refrigerator door.

She turned, and he looked at her, frowning slightly. She had already showered, changed her clothes, put on her makeup, everything was ready, and she was just waiting for the car to pick her up. She didn't know why she had suddenly brought up that night, of course, it was a very special night. They've talked about it in the past.

That was where the story began. Although their stories can have another beginning. For example, he met her on the first morning meeting. If she is late, there is a possibility that she will be fired outright with his style. In that case, is the end of the story?

"Anyway......" she tore open the wrapper, took a bite of the protein bar, and chewed it carefully. It's always going to take a long time to chew.

"Anyway, what?" he asked.

"All in all weird. She snorted, her thoughts drifting away, "Maybe it's because ...... My dad. I went to dinner with him in east London that night, which was normal, until I left and he asked me about the change of manager at the club, and he wanted me to give him some inside information so that he could place bets...... I quarreled with him for a few words and left, groggy on the subway, and I saw the news about you, and I looked at your picture at the time, it was a very small one, and it was not very clear, and I thought how could this guy come to our team? But he is very good-looking. Later, I forgot about it when I turned to the end of the page, because I saw the news of a husky attacking a little girl, and it was still somewhere in Hertfordshire......"

He didn't speak, listening to her, but her phone rang suddenly. She took out her phone and looked at it, stared at the screen for a moment, and pressed it off.

"Sorry, Nick, I have to go, let's get back to talking. She walked over to him and tapped on his lips, "Get a good night's sleep." ”

"Enjoy your Premier League title tour/tour, babe. He put his arm around her and kissed her, "I remember last year when we won the title, Liverpool was empty, and I think the same is true in west London today. Go ahead. Come back when it's over, you need to rest. ”

"Okay. She laughed, but she knew it must have looked a little forced.

****

"Christine!"

This string of voices interrupted Lu Ling's thoughts, and she suddenly came back to her senses and looked at the person opposite, "I'm really sorry, Ian, I was thinking about something else just now...... What's wrong?"

The Scotsman had his lips open, and he didn't know where to start.

"Ian, say whatever you want. Lu Ling said.

They were standing outside the locker room, the door of the locker room was ajar, and they could still hear the voices inside.

"Why is the boss leaving? I don't care if she slept with Patrick, the important thing is that she kind of, she's great, isn't she......"

"Maybe it's because of her father. ”

I don't believe it, I think it's the decision of the Americans, and it's nice to say, and we will negotiate together...... Shit, who do you think is going to be our new boss?"

"I like Mr. Louis very much. ”

"The teaching assistant is good, but ......"

"Is she really going to go to another team, a Premier League team?"

………

Ian took two steps back and closed the locker room door.

Lu Ling looked at his watch and asked again, "Ian, what do you want to say?"

Ian looked up at the manager, maybe he should have called the previous manager, he looked at her and said, "That's the end of Lu's era in QPR, you know, Christine, they're going to say that, journalists." I'm still a little incredulous......"

"Ian ......"

He interrupted her, "You, like Pat, make a decision that the people around you can only accept...... Honestly, you're all a bit selfish. ”

She was silent.

"Will you go to another club?"

"No, I'm going to take a break. ”

Ian nodded, "But this is really the end of an era, Pat is gone, and now, you are gone." I don't know if Zixiang will leave, I asked him, and he was vague. Maybe I'll be the only one left next season. ”

This made Lu Ling a little surprised. She didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ian said sadly, "I understand you. Thank you, boss, it's been a great season. I kept talking to Zixiang just now, the only regret is that there is no Patter. ”

"yes. Lu Ling nodded, "It's just that he's missing." "But he's also won La Liga, and he's got the Champions League final to play in a little over a week...... Maybe for him, it's not a pity. ”

Ian didn't say anything more and hugged the manager.

The locker room door opened again.

Lu Ling raised his eyes and looked.

Do you really want to say goodbye one by one?

No, she thought.

She made up her mind, let go of Ian, and turned around. Anyway, some people will appear at Lu Yungui's funeral.

****

"Hey dear, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. ”

"Sorry, she doesn't like to be too close to strangers sometimes. Patrick looked up and smiled politely, and then he picked Zoe back. Steve was waiting for him outside the airport, he didn't want to spend too much time here.

Finally, everything was in order. Zoe whined twice, and Patrick rubbed her head, "Okay, okay, I know, we'll be home soon." You'll be able to see her in a moment, or at least, it will make you happy, right?" he looked up again to see the staff smiling a little weirdly.

The staff member said, "I just didn't expect you to be so gentle." Did you know that when it comes to dating apps, boys with dogs are always more popular with girls? ”

Patrick smiled, didn't say anything more, and left with Zoe.

Zoe has been a little depressed since the check-up, and Patrick teased her for a long time, but she was still listless.

Steve glanced over, "Tell her it's the best time to weather in England, and reassure her that she won't be left here forever." You won't, will you?"

Patrick stared into Zoe's eyes, and she looked away pitifully.

Steve added, "She may just be constipated. ”

Patrick touched Zoe and asked, "Are you?"

Zoe barked softly and landed on Patrick's lap.

"Apparently not. Patrick still followed her fur, but turned his gaze out the window.

It was indeed the best time of the weather in England. Blue skies, sunshine, breezes, before the sun sets at nine o'clock, girls in short skirts, boys in shorts, and of course, pedestrians in trench coats and jackets, are not easy to see on the streets of Barcelona this season.

"Do you have a black suit at home?" Steve asked, thinking that he felt that he was not only an agent, but also Patrick's butler, and even a valet.

Patrick said, "There are many, you can help me get a set to go to the dry cleaners in a while, you may need to iron it, choose priority service, I want it tonight, I'm afraid I won't be too late tomorrow morning." ”

Steve agreed, and asked, "Will you go back to Barcelona tomorrow after the funeral?"

'Yes, to prepare for the Champions League final. ”

"It's getting closer, it's really exciting. By the way, did she talk to you about her leaving?"

Patrick remembered what she had said in the car that day—

"Pat, I'm ready to leave the club. I was tired and wanted to take a break. Thank you for not playing the role of Prince Charming or The Dark Knight or anything like that, which is important to me. ”

Zoe suddenly stood up from his lap and took Patrick into his arms, and she fell down again, still looking unrefreshed.

"She didn't say much, she just told me the news. Patrick said.

"Aren't you surprised?"

"A little. ”

"A little?" said Steve, looking incredulous.

Shortly after the end of the QPR championship parade in the morning, the major media almost simultaneously exposed the news that Kristen Lu was sure to leave the team, and at two o'clock in the afternoon, the QPR officially confirmed the departure of the coach, and the head coach affairs were temporarily represented by assistant coach Tim Luiz, and the team will announce the new coach within a week.

The whole football world was still in shock, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, there was another breaking news on Everton's side: Nicolas Flores terminated his contract with Everton ahead of schedule. Several media outlets claim that the Spaniard and Real Madrid have reached an agreement. Regardless of the outcome of the Champions League final (Barcelona vs. Real Madrid), Zidane will leave and he will be replaced by Nicolás Flores.

If you go to any English newspaper right now, you're going to see these two pieces of news, and if you go to Twitter right now, you'll find that these two are the hottest topics in the past few hours, not to mention the intimacy between these two people.

Patrick looked ahead, and in two blocks he was home.

'Tina doesn't just make a decision, she must have her considerations, and leaving the team is tough for her, probably harder than if I chose to leave. I think it's just like what is written on the official website of QPR, her departure from the team at this time is a very difficult option for her and the club to accept, but for the sake of each other's better future, this is perhaps the most suitable option at this stage. Isn't that last sentence great?"

The last sentence of the official website is:

Thank you to Kristen Lue for everything she has created and left for this club, she has been forever recorded in the club's history and we hope to meet again in the foreseeable future.

Steve smiled, that was Nathan Neil's original words, and it was also the last thing he said to her at the meeting of four that day.

Everton, on the other hand, have also used the same terms as negotiating the termination of the contract and sincerely thanked the Spaniards for everything they have done for the club, but it seems, it seems, the Toffees are not so happy to let go of the manager at this time, despite his lack of success this season.

Steve believes that the situation over there is more like Nicholas has to leave and Everton has to compromise. Everton could certainly choose to say that Flores unilaterally wanted to terminate the contract, in which case the fans and the media would put the blame on Espanyol and Real Madrid, but that would not be a good option in the long run.

"Steve. ”

Steve came back to his senses and asked, "Are you going to her house?"

"Yes. Patrick thought for a moment and changed his mind, "Forget it, let's be tomorrow morning." He knew what might bother him if he went now. But he remembered one more thing, so he asked his agent, "Is Tina's mother back in London?"

Steve drove into Patrick's villa, "Yes, but Christine didn't want to see her, and I was always in the middle to help them communicate." Oh my god, it's the most tiring job I've ever done. ”

Patrick let out a thoughtful oh. The car stopped, and he got out of the car with Zoe in his arms.

Zoe's head spun around and screamed several times.

"Hey, Zoe, this is your home, have you forgotten? You see, she's on the other side. Sorry, we may have to see her tomorrow. ”

Steve's gang took Trick down the suitcase and reminded him, "You go get me a black suit, I'll take it to the dry cleaners, I won't deliver it myself, I'll have someone bring it to you." Don't go to bed too early, okay?"

"No problem, thank you, Steve. Patrick took Zoe into the house.

Steve turned. After a while, Patrick came off with a suit.

"Put it in the back seat. ”

Patrick threw it in the back seat, and he remembered something and asked, "Have you seen Zixiang lately?"

Steve said, "Trouble open the door, man. ”

"You didn't answer my question. Patrick pressed the key in his hand.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" said Steve's voice, and his car had already driven out of the villa.

****

Early in the morning, the cemetery is exceptionally quiet.

The grass is green and the sun is shining. Lu Ling closed his eyes, and had the illusion that such good weather, as if, this should be a wedding, not a funeral. She opened her eyes and watched as the coffin entered the boxy cavern that had been dug long ago. That's where he's going to be, she thought. Then she heard a low sob. She didn't have to look back, she knew it was her mother crying.

Nicholas walked up to her and put his arm around her.

She continued to stare at the coffin for a long time, and said, "I'm fine. It's over. ”

On the way back, the sound of birds was everywhere.

Patrick and Ian walked in front, both dressed in black suits and looking solemn. There was a white dot that caught Lu Ling's attention, and she stared at the white dot tightly. Suddenly, he walked straight over.

Patrick jerked back and saw the woman with a serious face, and the man behind the woman who also didn't understand what was going on.

He whispered, "Tina......"

Lu Ling scraped the white spot on the shoulder of Patrick's suit with his fingernails, "What is this?

“babe”

Lu Ling didn't stop moving, and the people around her looked at her.

"Tina, it's okay, maybe I rubbed something when I sent it to dry cleaning yesterday. ”

Lu Ling's fingers stiffened, and then she retracted in embarrassment and whispered, "I'm sorry." ”

"It doesn't matter. Are you okay?"

Lu Ling tugged at the corners of his mouth slightly, "I'm fine, probably because I'm hungry." After that, she heard low sobs again. She looked back impatiently, and it was still the same woman, leaning on her husband's shoulder, crying as she went.

Nicholas also looked back, her mother seemed really sad, he turned his gaze back to look at her, but she didn't seem to think so.

****

Lu Ling was really hungry. She tasted almost all of the food.

Nicholas went to her and told her, "Don't eat any more." ”

She took a bite of the hot pork pie and said, "I paid for it, why didn't I eat it?"

Nicholas was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Would you like to talk to your mother, she'll be back in New York in the afternoon." ”

"It's amazing, I'm really worried she'll be in London for a few more days. "Half of the pork pie is left.

"You don't know when the next time you'll see her. ”

"I hope forever?" the pork pie was a little less.

"I know you want to find someone to blame, but you blame her for your grief and anger and you don't do it to her, and I think she's really sad. ”

"You don't care if she's really sad or fake sad, I just feel like it's not fair to my dad that she brought her husband to my dad's funeral. ”

"Your dad has a girlfriend too. ”

"Are you really going to argue with me about this?"

"No, I want you to have peace of mind. ”

"I probably won't be able to do it today. ”

"Well, I'll go tell her you don't want to talk to her. ”

"Thank you. ”

"Will you one day regret not forgiving her earlier? You know that forgiving her is also redeeming yourself. ”

"I don't need to be redeemed. Lu Ling took two more little hot dogs, stuffed one directly into his mouth, and continued, "She doesn't need to be forgiven by me. She was not wrong from beginning to end, she just took the initiative to choose a life without me, and I also took the initiative to choose a life without her. I think it's fair. My dad was a gambler and stole my money, but he never ...... Never took the initiative to walk out of my life...... all emotions came up at this moment, including the food in her stomach, she said, "Sorry......" covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom.

Nicholas hurriedly followed.

Patrick was chatting with a few of his past teammates, but he never left that direction, watching her run to the bathroom, he quickly said sorry to Ian and Zixiang and walked over there.

She ...... Are you alright?" asked Nicholas outside the bathroom.

Nicholas glanced at Patrick, the boy had changed so much, so much, he couldn't tell. He continued to look him in the eye and said, "She'll be fine." Probably just vomiting. ”

“…… She—she's pregnant?" asked Patrick, trembling.

Nicholas was stunned and laughed, but Patrick's blue eyes were full of shock and sadness.

He curled his smile, "No, it's not. Don't you see, she hasn't stopped eating since she came back, and she probably ate the amount of three people. She's doing stupid things, filling the empty chunk of her heart with food. ”

The door was opened, Lu Ling walked out, she wiped her mouth with a tissue, and said, "Nick, the empty piece belongs to my father, I'm not stupid enough to think that food can fill this, okay? Okay, I'm fine, sorry for the drama." She smiled slightly, "I recommend the mini lobster sandwich, it's the best of all." I'll tip the chef a little bit later and I'm happy with the food. I think if my dad was here, he would be happy too. ”

She nodded at the two men and walked towards the crowd. There were a lot of people who came, and most of them were friends who cared about her. She knew that a funeral was the best way to digest grief, but it was not the end of grief. 166 Reading Network