Before Lu Ling walked into the press conference, he asked Josh what questions the reporter probably asked Nick. It doesn't quite fit her style of doing things, but her mind is a little messy today, and she still wants to be a little prepared in advance.

Josh's expression was slightly embarrassed, recalling the press conference just now.

A reporter asked the Everton boss how it felt to beat his close friend with such a ruthless scoreline. The Spaniard said with a blank face that he would not talk about any questions about the opposing manager.

But there are still reporters who are unwilling to want to find out further, and Nicholas directly said loudly: "It is said that football reporters in England pay attention to everything, but not football." I think so. ”

The scene was a little awkward at one point. But reporters are used to it, from Jose to Nicholas, and Christine, Sean, and even Pep, who are not good old people. However, like former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, their press conferences were more boring. So it's hard to say whether football journalists in England prefer the former or the latter.

One of the most controversial questions was asked by The Sun.

The journalist, David King, asked: "Nick, your old club drew with Manchester United and only allowed Pep to get one point in the two games against Manchester City. But against Everton, six points, what do you think about that?

The Everton manager pouted and shook his head: "It's just two games, we won and they lost. What do you want me to think?"

"After the game, when you hugged Christine......"

"Next question. Nicholas then ignored the Sun's reporter's question.

After Josh finished speaking, Lu Ling nodded and walked into the press conference.

The problems she's going to face are probably tougher than Nick's, and maybe they're in a worse mood, but she knows she can handle it.

Really.

"Christine, Nick hugged you after the game, you don't seem to like that hug ......"

"I don't have anything to say. ”

"Christine, in this game, Yu was sent off, and when he played Manchester United before, Amber also received a red card...... Do you feel like that's the price to pay for using young players?"

'The red card and the youth, I don't think there is a direct relationship. We've had very few red cards so far this season and I remember there were a lot of teams that had more than us. Maybe you should check out, are they all young players?"

"Everton are winless in the previous four league games......

"Questions that don't have anything to do with my team, I'm not interested in answering. ”

"Christine, your relationship with Nick will be ...... because of this game"

'I don't want to talk about the manager. ”

……

When Lu Ling walked out, the reporters were talking.

Mirror reporter John Kraus chatted with Sky Sports reporter Chloe Taylor.

John tapped on the keyboard and said, "Don't you think it's a little weird? They weren't shy about talking about each other before, and although this is a direct match, you can explain that they want everyone to focus on the game and not on their relationship, but ...... I always feel that Christine, Nick, don't care about these things. Plus that weird hug ......"

"Oh John, you don't have to say it, they must have broken up. I wasn't sure, but seeing all the words and actions of these two before and after this fight, I bet that's it. Believe it or not, Nick must have gotten on the bus straight back to Liverpool. Chloe finished updating Twitter and put away her iPad. She still has a copy of the house book in her hand. The two people on the cover of the house catalogue are Patrick and Ross Barkley. She looked at one of the faces and was slightly stunned.

John caught a glimpse of this and laughed, but didn't say anything.

"What's wrong, John?" Chloe teased at his expression.

John continued typing, "Oh nothing, it's just ......" his voice narrowed, "I know you had a brief ...... with Patrick"

Chloe was very surprised and hurriedly asked, "How do you know?"

She confessed it.

John closed the lid of the computer, "All I can say is that your BFF (dforever) mouth is not very tight. We once met at a drinking party, and she happened to have drunk a little too much, so she just said a few casual words. She said, 'Oh Chloe likes the ones smaller than her now, but that player any woman would like that.'" I thought, who else but the pretty boys from QPR? Plus you've had so many games in QPR this season. You don't go to Arsenal or Chelsea games sometimes......"

"Isn't it because I like Christine?" Chloe laughed.

They walked out together.

"Oh come on, you like her, but you prefer Patrick, don't you?"

The two said as they walked out of the media room.

They were not loud, but the basic content was heard clearly by David King, a reporter for The Sun, who was sitting diagonally behind them.

****

The night was getting darker and the wind was blowing.

Nicholas buttoned up his suit as he walked out of the court. He walked onto the Everton bus, with fans shouting at him and the media flashing lights, but he didn't look back or show any expression the whole time.

Ross Barkley looked up, and not only him, but almost all the players and coaches and the team doctor watched him sit down.

That awkward hug was talked about in the dressing room when the Spaniards went to their post-match press conference.

Kristen is so stingy. Quite a few players think so.

Ross doesn't think so.

And now, the manager has not chosen to stay in London.

There seems to be only one possibility, they have broken up long before this game.

The bus started, and Nicholas glanced out the window.

The Loftus Stadium is really small, the smallest stadium in the Premier League. The stands are low. The main blue and white colors are beautiful. It was where he started his coaching career, and now it's hers. But this stadium is about to be abandoned. Next time, when he fights her, they won't be here again.

He remembered when they were standing together near the touchline, and that was the moment when the season was decided......

He stared down at the scar on his left hand, which was supposed to be a beautiful and romantic morning.

His phone rang, and he was stunned for a moment before taking it out and looking at it. But when he saw Sophie's name, he smiled slightly, he missed Diego very much.

****

When Lu Ling walked out, the Everton bus was already far away, and she only saw a tail.

Patrick's car was already driven by staff. She got into the car with him. The fans outside the car were loud. The last words she heard before she got into the boy's car were:

"You drove Nick away!"

I don't know if it's a QPR fan or an Everton fan.

Chloe happened to come out of the other side with John, and she also saw the familiar car, and the two people in it.

She turned to John and said, "The Spaniard has really returned to Liverpool." ”

"Definitely. Our colleagues at The Sun have a busy job tonight. ”

Chloe smiled and nodded, and after a while, she muttered, "Don't you think she's a bit of a hypocrite?"

John frowned, "Who? Christine? But who of us isn't?" he said and smiled, "I think it's a shame that her sensational romance with Nick ended so quickly." ”

"Really?" Chloe looked at the table, wondering whether to hail a taxi or take the subway. It's just a five-minute walk from the metro station and easy to get to home.

"You can see that they appreciate each other and understand each other. It's a rarity. Not to mention that the two are very right when they stand together. John said and shook his head, "Look at me, that's gossip." ”

Chloe glanced at John, smiled and said, "They're too similar." I went to the press conference for both of them, and they both spoke in the same style. There must have been a fight...... "She didn't say any more, and decided to take the subway."

Chloe said goodbye to John, wrapped her scarf, and sent a message to Patrick as she went.

[Your chance has come, is that so? I'm sorry to see you lose today. 】

****

In the past two months, Luca has grown up little by little. Lu Ling felt that every time he saw him, he was different. But sometimes it feels like it's still the same age as when we first met. She fed him something to eat. Lukka didn't look very hungry, though. She clapped her palms and looked at Luca's back in a daze.

"Would it have been easier to accept if it hadn't lost to him?" Patrick asked her, touching the back of his horse.

Lu Ling continued to stare at the horse's back and shook his head, "Actually, it doesn't matter who you lose...... Maybe it has something to do with it, I don't know. ”

After a while.

"Why did you break up?"

"I don't want to say, it's stupid. Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. ”

"Why did you come to my house that day?"

“…… He said that he slept with someone else, and I was very frustrated, after all, we had not been separated for a long time, so I thought why can't I?" Lu Ling glanced at Patrick when he said this, and smiled apologetically, "Are you angry with me?"

Patrick shook his head and continued, "Why me? I mean, you have a lot of options. ”

Why Pat? Lu Ling's brows tightened. She hadn't thought about it. It's like she didn't think about finding anyone else that day. In fact, it stands to reason that she should never seduce her own players. But Pat isn't just her player......

"Or do you want him to be angry and jealous?" Patrick took a few steps forward, close to her.

"No, that's not the case......" Lu Ling hurriedly denied it.

"Why is that?" he asked.

The boy's beautiful face was too close, Lu Ling was a little uncomfortable, she tilted her head, "I don't have an idea." Maybe it's because you know you like me and won't reject me?"

Patrick bowed her head and called out her name, "Tina, no one is going to reject you, you know. Not for this reason. ”

She lowered her eyes and raised them again, her brow still furrowed, "Pat, I don't want to discuss these ...... right now"

Patrick stared at her lips, her lips were beautifully shaped, soft to the touch, that feeling ......

It was quiet in the stable, and she looked at him, as if a little cramped.

He wanted to kiss her.

Will she refuse? Is this the right moment?

He was about to lean over.

Suddenly, Lukka turned his head, took a few steps, and hissed softly.

Lu Ling took the opportunity to push Patrick away and laughed. She touched Luca, "Oh, my pretty good boy. ”

Patrick grimaced and muttered, "Stupid ponies." ”

Then, he looked at her, knowing that the moment had passed.