Lu Ling stopped the car and didn't rush down. Pat said he wanted to come along, but she refused. There are many things that she has to do by herself. She lowered her eyes, a little bored in her heart, and the things she had to do were often things she didn't want to do. She bit her lower lip and was about to say the word * when someone knocked on her car window. She turned her head and was a young Indo-Pakistani boy.

She opened the window, looking confused.

The boy pointed, and she glanced in the direction he was pointing, only to realize that half of her car was parked at the exit of the car wash, and she said sorry and was about to drive on.

The boy suddenly spoke English with an Indian accent and said, "I know you, you're Christine, aren't you? ”

She smiled and said thank you.

The boy added, "Your father, Alex, often washes cars here." He's a good guy. ”

Lu Ling's smile locked on his face. She didn't say anything more, nodded at the boy, and drove on.

When Lu Yungui opened the door, he thought it was Steve's assistant Thomas or Cheng Si. When he saw his daughter, he was startled for a second, and then made a move that made Lu Ling almost explode - he was about to close the door.

He's fucking ready to shut her out!

Is it that she's gambling on the ball, and he might be in trouble at work?

"Lu Yungui, we have to talk!" she said loudly.

Lu Yungui looked at her, her eyes were a little cloudy, except that she wanted to speak and stopped.

He looked very thin, but his strength was not small, Lu Ling pushed the door hard, but did not push, if it wasn't for her foot jammed, she would really be turned away. The two froze at the door for several minutes, neither of them speaking.

Finally, he let go.

Lu Ling walked in and closed the door. His back was rickety, he looked older than his age, probably because of this incident, he looked a little older.

She heard him say, "I'm your father, if you don't want to call Daddy, don't call me, I don't want to hear you call me by my name." ”

"You promised me. Lu Ling yelled at him.

He didn't say a word, and after a few seconds, he turned his head and asked, "Tea or coffee?"

"No need. I asked a few questions and left. ”

He sat down on the couch and lit a cigarette. He never quit smoking completely, and occasionally smoked, but when she was there, he didn't smoke. I have no scruples today, probably because I think there is really nothing to scruple about.

Lu Ling walked over, picked up the cigarette on the coffee table, and lit one as well.

Lu Yungui looked up at her, always looking at her.

"What do you want to say?" she asked him, puffing on her cigarette.

He didn't speak, hung his head, and took a sharp breath.

When Lu Yungui's cigarette was about to burn out, he finally spoke.

"I buy a few games a week, sometimes I go to the store and sometimes I ...... on my phone"

"Wow, that's good, the ads on the gambling site are not in vain. Lu Ling sarcastically puffed out his cigarette.

Gambling is completely legal in the UK, not only legal, this is a pastime in the UK, many people will bet casually if they have nothing to do, and the clothes worn by the queen for large-scale events will be whatever color there are Bo/Cai companies to open. But first, Lu Yungui is no ordinary pastime, he is a gambler through and through, and second, he has a daughter who is the head coach of his mother's Premier League club.

Lu Yungui ignored her sarcasm and continued: "If you lose, you always want to win back, and if you win, you always want to win more." I know it doesn't really have anything to do with money, I'm sick. ”

"I'm not interested in hearing that. What are the specific sessions you have involved in QPR?"

"There are two. ”

"Which two?"

"At home to Everton, I bet you lost. Away to Chelsea, I bet you lost. ”

Lu Ling laughed, how could this matter be so ridiculous.

"I don't know what to say. She said.

Lu Yungui lit another cigarette, "I thought that if I bet on you to lose, you will win." ”

Lu Ling laughed even harder.

Her laughter echoed through the old apartment. The smoke was filling, and the smell of smoke gradually made her nauseous and dizzy.

"Is it a lot?" she asked.

"Usually a few hundred pounds a game, the highest bet is two thousand pounds. ”

"Where did you get all that money?" she realized after asking her that it was a stupid question. She gave. Her salary went up at the same time as the amount of money coming into his account every month was also increasing. She had always asked her accountant to take care of it for her. Maybe she shouldn't have given him money in the first place.

The two were silent for a long time.

Lu Yungui lit a third cigarette.

"Can you stop smoking ......?"

He put down the lighter.

Then he said, "Thomas said that this matter should not implicate you in the end." The results of the FA investigation will be available soon. Don't worry too much. ”

"How could I not be worried!" Lu Ling stood up, calmed down, and tried to keep his tone as low as possible, "I don't know what to say." I don't really know...... I met her in the United States, and she's doing well, and I wish you were doing well. I was originally angry, but now I feel ...... This is you, this is you, and you won't change, even if it's for me. I'm not going to cut ties with you, that's troublesome. I'm not going to stop making money to your account either...... But if there's nothing really important, please don't contact me again and don't come to see my game. ”

She looked around the house, and she thought that she wouldn't be back here for a long time. It made her feel sad. What made her even more sad was the person sitting in front of her.

She thought she was going to cry, but she didn't.

He kept his head down at all times.

She walked to the door and looked back, "Bye-bye, Daddy." ”

He looked up, and there were no tears, but she knew that he was sad.

****

When Lu Ling opened the car door, a man was holding a camera at her more than ten meters away. She glanced at the man and whispered* and got into the car. That's when the FA call came in.

The hearing was due next week, and FA officials told her the details that they had emailed her. She hung up, patted the steering wheel, and started the car.

It was past seven o'clock in the evening when she got home. At the beginning of June, this is one of the best times of day in London. Sometimes, even if it rains all afternoon, the sun still comes out in the evening, and then the sun sets.

Lu Ling parked the car, walked to the mailbox, opened the mailbox, took all the things, and walked to the door. When she turned around, she saw Ruby taking Zoe out, and she waved at them, smiling slightly.

With the exception of a few letters from the FA and Ian's wedding invitation, most of them were of little use.

She didn't open the FA letter, and almost the same content had already been sent to her mailbox anyway.

After pouring some red wine, she carefully opened Ian's wedding invitation. The invitation card was beautiful. From this card, she can feel the couple's longing and attention to this wedding.

The wedding will take place in Edinburgh on June 26.

The Scottish boy had a good time as a child, with just over a week to go back to training, and he had plenty of time for his honeymoon.

Lu Ling put down the red wine and sat on the sofa with the computer in his arms. She checked her email and called a couple of players.

Both Vargas and León have returned to South America. Vargas will compete in the Confederations Cup. Leon will return to London at the end of June. Both of them made it clear on the phone that she would not leave. Although this was expected, Lu Ling was still very happy to hear the exact news. It's just that when both of them ask about her father, she feels a little embarrassed. She really didn't have much to say but tell them not to worry about it.

When there was a knock on the door, she didn't have to think about it to know it was Pat. Presumably Ruby walked Zoe back and told him she was home.

"How long has it been since you've been back?" he asked.

"Soon. I'm going to call you after replying to the email. Lu Ling kissed his face, he just wanted to hug her, she had already turned around and walked away.

She returned to the couch and continued to check her email.

Patrick walked over and handed something to her, and Lu Ling looked up—

It's the latest issue of Newsweek. She's the cover character.

On the cover, in addition to her photograph that everyone says is perfect, the accompanying text is also very clever, pun intended:

(Crazy Christine)

"I watched your interview......" Patrick's expression was a little complicated.

Lu Ling took it, "What's wrong?"

He laughed, "Nothing. It's great. ”

"Really?" it was so weird that she had almost forgotten what she had said in that interview. She flipped it open and looked at it.

Patrick sat down beside her and drank her half glass of red wine.

Although half of the interview was about football, perhaps the real interest was Feminism, Nick and Pat.

It's ironic.

And, did she really say the word fate? It's kind of unlike her. Or, when people encounter something they don't understand in confusion, it's easy to think of the word. She's not immune.

"Tina......" Patrick shouted.

Lu Ling put Newsweek aside and turned his head to look at him.

Patrick shook his head and said, "I think Alex needs help, he's ...... this problem like alcoholism."

"Before I met you, my mom went through at least four gambling cessations with him. Failed every time. Exhausted, she chose to leave. Lu Ling felt that his voice was very rational and calm, "He doesn't need help." What he needs is freedom. So I decided to fulfill him. Never bother him again. ”

Patrick was silent for a moment and said, "Baby, he's your father, I'm afraid you'll regret it one day." ”

"I won't. Lu Ling smiled, put down the computer, and stood up, "Are you hungry?"

"A little. ”

"We may have to go to your house, I don't have anything to eat. ”

"Good. Patrick also stood up, took her into his arms, and looked at her, "You know you can tell me anything......"

"Pate!"

"I won't mention it. ”

"The hearing is next week. ”

"Hopefully the FA won't be so stupid. ”

"Wait a minute. Walking to the door, Lu Ling remembered something, she took her bag to the bathroom, and came out after a while.

"If yes, baby, you don't know how many I have in my house. Patrick said with a smile.

Lu Ling bit her lower lip and laughed for a while, then she shook her head and whispered, "(Menstrual period, full stop) [This word has two meanings, Lu Ling made a pun here. 】

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Pat's face showed a look of helplessness or disappointment.

They didn't have any precautions in the locker room at Loftus Road for the first time, and then Lu Ling took the medicine but it was a little late, and she was still worried about whether there would be any accidents. Thankfully not. She swore never to do such a stupid thing again, and she was not a sixteen-year-old girl who didn't know anything, and she would never make such a mistake.

"Hey, you should be glad I didn't come, you're going to be a teenager dad. Oh, except, you're not a teenager anymore. Anyway, trust me, you wouldn't want to be a dad so early. ”

He circled her and said slowly, "In fact, it's quite the opposite. ”

She thought he was joking, but she looked closely into his eyes and expression, and he meant it.

Lu Ling was frightened. 166 Reading Network