Lu Ling only took one bite of that doughnut, and later she only drank half a cup of coffee. But the intense hunger pangs are gone. She touched her face and looked back, at night, on the streets of Manhattan, coming and going, so many cars, so many people, so many colorful lights, she couldn't see him. She really didn't see it.

She didn't know how likely it was that she and Nick would meet on the streets of Manhattan, it had already happened anyway.

All she knew was that Pat was waiting for her at the hotel.

When she opened the door to her hotel room—

The light in the room was very dim, and there were candles lit on the long table, and in the flickering candlelight, Lu Ling faintly smelled the fragrance of roses.

Pat was sipping wine at the table. He looked up at her.

Her gaze was full of surprise.

Patrick put down the wine and walked over.

"Wow. Lu Ling's mouth was still open.

"Like?" he put his arm around her waist and slammed the door behind her.

"Of course. ”

"Why did it take so long? I thought you were in Manhattan a long time ago. ”

"Sorry to keep you waiting. ”

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. After a long day, all the fatigue and stuckness, anger and peace, seemed to disappear. All that remains is the feeling of being with him, only the romantic candlelight and seductive scent.

Patrick touched her face, "Miss me?"

"Didn't I tell you on the phone?" Lu Ling narrowed his eyes.

"Nope. ”

"Pat, I miss you, so much. Seeing you, and all that, I think ......."

"What?" he stared into her eyes, a little expectant.

Lu Ling touched his lips again, "I feel very happy...... Thank you for always being there for me, thank you for making me so happy. ”

"Thank you so much. He kissed her on the lips, "Didn't you say you're hungry, ready to eat?"

"Not so hungry anymore. She told him with a hot kiss what she wanted to do more now.

The next moment, she was carried by him to the bed full of rose petals.

"Pate, my shoes! Oh, I don't want to wear them anymore, it has been making me miserable all day. ”

Patrick got off top of her and helped her take off her shoes, her feet were frayed in several places, and he asked softly, "Does it hurt, baby?"

"Now? not at all. ”

He kissed her toes gently.

"Looks like I'm going to have to keep you entertained all night. ”

Then, little by little, he kissed upwards.

Lift her skirt and slowly take off her panties.

The dim light was matched with the candlelight, and he couldn't see the narcissus on her belly clearly, as if it had changed from scarlet to dark red.

"Tina......

She gasped in agreement.

"You're mine. You are mine. ”

In a state of confusion, Lu Ling felt that his voice was full of intense infatuation and insecurity. Soon, though, she had no way to think about anything else.

****

Although the brunch was not a bite, as far as dinner was concerned, Nate was right, and the food at their hotel did not disappoint. Patrick sat on the other end, seemingly enjoying his food. Of course, he should eat more, if they are really prepared to stay awake all night.

He took a sip of red wine and stopped talking.

Lu Ling smiled slightly and asked, "Don't like it?"

"No, red wine is good. Patrick curled the corners of his mouth.

"But you seem to have something to say. ”

"Your meeting with your mother...... How's it going?" he put down his knife and fork and looked over earnestly.

Lu Ling lowered his eyes, forked a small piece of sashimi and put it in his mouth, and a faint fishy smell hit.

"She's doing well. ”

"What else?"

"I don't know, seeing that she's doing well, I'm happy for her, but I'm angry. She swallowed her food and took a sip of wine, "I said she was selfish. Actually, I'm also selfish. ”

Patrick was silent for a few seconds, then joked, "Don't say that about my girl. She's not selfish. ”

Then, Lu Ling's mobile phone rang.

It's Tim.

Lu Ling pressed the answer button, "Hi, Tim." ”

The QPR TA still sounded fairly steady as he asked, "Kristen, how are you feeling right now?"

Lu Ling smiled and said, "It's not the best state, but it's not bad, thank you, Tim." ”

Tim continued: "One thing, regarding the goalkeeper that you mentioned earlier, I have a very good candidate on my side, because you said the budget is not an issue, so I recommend this man to you, he is the best young goalkeeper in Europe that I have seen. ”

Lu Ling immediately became interested, "Oh, who is it?"

On the other side, Pat was looking down at his phone, and when he looked up, there was something wrong with his gaze.

"Hans Bachmeier (IER), 19 years old, is now in the Munich 1860 team in the Bundesliga. We need to move a little bit quicker, and now there are at least seven or eight teams in Germany with their eyes on him, including Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. And outside of Germany, there are also many big families who are interested. His agent happens to be in London tomorrow but will be leaving soon, so I hope we can talk to him together. ”

Lu Ling said, "That is, I need to go back to London tomorrow?"

Patrick heard this and drank all the wine in his glass.

"7pm London time. ”

Lu Ling quickly calculated the time, it seemed that she needed to catch the early morning flight back to the UK.

"Okay, then I'll go back right away. Tim, could you please send me the location of the meeting and the details of this player, thank you. ”

After that, the phone hangs up.

Patrick knew she had to go. This romantic evening, which has not yet begun, has ended.

She looked over with a little regret and apology.

"I thought we would go back together, so I agreed to talk shows and commercials after that. He pouted.

"Just a few days. She walked over and kissed him on the cheek, "I'm going to miss you." ”

"One more thing. ”

"What?"

He handed over his phone, and there was a picture on the screen.

It was the moment when Nick kissed her when she said goodbye in the café.

"Just a cup of coffee, Pat. When he buys the doughnuts, he appears like a fall from the sky with Sophia and Diego. ”

"He kissed you......" His voice still sounded a little depressed.

"Oh, he's just saying goodbye, and Tim and Ian and I sometimes ......"

"So you're friends now? I remember you saying you're not friends. Why is he in Manhattan too, and he's following you?" Patrick quipped.

"No, Sophia has moved to Manhattan. In fact, I don't know why he was so ...... I'm not friends with him. Pat, I've got to get to the airport in a minute. Can we put this topic down?" she was leaving, not wanting to quarrel with him over the matter.

"You're right. Sorry, baby. He put his arms around her and whispered in her ear, "When I go back, give me a whole day, it's compensation." ”

"I promise you. ”

****

At half past six in the evening in London, Lu Ling, who was in a hurry, finally arrived at the Corinthians Hotel on the banks of the River Thames in central London.

Her face was covered with fatigue, and she watched six hours of footage during the more than seven hours of the flight, clips of Hans Bachmeier that Tim had previously sent her. If nothing else, just to get to know the German goalkeeper in advance.

Les and Tim were already waiting here.

Lu Ling got out of the taxi and complained:

"Your schedule is so urgent, I can't even arrange my trip......"

Tim said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Christine, but this agent today is very difficult, and if you miss this time, you may not have a chance." ”

Lu Ling lowered his head to sort out the folds on his coat and asked, "By the way, I don't know yet, who is his agent?"

Tim smiled and said, "Minow-Raiola." ”

****

An obese Italian wearing sunglasses walks into this upscale hotel in the heart of London.

QPR's open-air private room is on the top floor of the Corinthians, overlooking the River Thames, Waterloo Bridge and the London Eye opposite.

Raiola walked into the private room, he first showed a professional smirk to Lu Ling, Tim, and Rice, and then complained: "I've been to London so many times, I've never liked this place, it's almost so cold in June." ”

Lu Ling looked at the famous—and perhaps notorious—Italian agent. He is the agent of Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Balotelli, Lukaku and others, and became the focus of Pogba's transfer to Manchester United last year, creating a world record for transfer fees, and it is said that he got a commission of 20 million euros.

After a few pleasantries, Lu Ling asked half-jokingly, "Mr. Raiola, I didn't know you still had business in Germany." ”

Raiola laughed a few times, the fat on his chin was shaking, "Just call me Mino, I follow all the players who have potential, so I quickly noticed Hans, it was a year ago, he was only eighteen years old, but you can see him and you know, he doesn't look like a child at all." ”

"I've watched Hans's video footage and to be honest, I'm taken aback, it's not a compliment. Your clients may have a lot of options, but why would they want to try a team that doesn't have a Champions League?"

"Hey, well, I've known Tim and I for a long time, and he told me a lot of good things about you and QPR, and he thought it was the best choice for Hans, and you know, I've always thought about the good of my clients, so that's why we're sitting here. However, I have to remind you that I have at least 10 clear offers from teams to bring in Hans this summer, and you know, I can't ignore those offers, some of which are very generous bids. ”

"Our owners, as you must know, Nathan Neal Lawrence and Toni Fernandez, they want the club to bring in the best players and we're definitely interested. However, we also hope to know a little bit more about the players before getting into the specifics. ”

Raiola pushed her sunglasses above her head and touched her nose, "About this, there's going to be a chance right away, hehe." I'm going to fly to South Korea tonight, and you should know that Hans is playing the World Junior Championships there, and Germany has reached the quarterfinals, so if you're interested, you can go with you, and when you get to South Korea, I can arrange for you to meet Hans and watch Hans train and play live. ”

Lu Ling tilted his head and looked at Tim, and the two of them understood.

After Raiola left, Les smiled and said, "This arrangement is called nervousness. Christine, don't tell me you've decided to fly to Korea tomorrow?"

Lu Ling's decision had been made long before the Italians left.

"Yes, then tomorrow Tim and I will fly to South Korea. Rice, please take care of other transfer matters here in London, we still have a lot of targets to consider. ”

Rice didn't seem to be happy with the role he was now playing, but he nodded reluctantly. 166 Reading Network