On Monday morning, Lu Ling received a Christmas gift from New York, USA. This year, the woman who was called Mother gave something a little more special.

At eight o'clock, the sky was not yet fully bright, but it was gray, and it should be cloudy again. Normally, at this time, Lu Ling had already arrived in Harrington, but she had made appointments with her accountant and dentist today, so she was going to go a little later.

The head coach of the QPR stood in front of his house wearing gray snow boots and an ankle-length coat that was also gray. She had messy hair and a nice box in her hand. After the Royal Mail man left, she hesitated for a moment and then walked out, she still had to check the mailbox. Not far away, several people held up their cameras at her. She took the letter, tucked it under her armpit, looked up and said to the men, "Merry Christmas! Why don't you give yourself a holiday? It's a terrible weather, isn't it?"

A young man with a beard shouted at her, "Merry Christmas, Christine! We don't want to crouch here so early, no way, it's our job." ”

Lu Ling shrugged his shoulders and prepared to go home.

Patrick was coming out of the house opposite, leading the bulldog.

"Good morning, boss. He shouted behind her.

Lu Ling turned around, "Hey, good morning." She glanced at the people in the distance again, "I'm going to invite him to my house for a hot cup of tea, but, I'm sorry, I'm not going to invite you." ”

It was still the same beard that responded to her: "Thank you, Christine." Have a nice breakfast tea. ”

She went into the house with Patrick, knowing that sometime later, some media would write about what had just happened, and come to the conclusion that QPR coach Kristen Lue was still on good terms with Patrick Amber, the team's number one star, who had just been fined for a week's salary.

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"You're talking to them...... You know how much I wanted to smash their camera. Seriously, can we sue them?" Patrick crouched down to unleash the dog, and Zoe quickly ran away and jumped onto the couch herself.

Lu Ling first put the box in her hand and a few letters on the table, and then she took off her coat, and she wore a thin nightdress inside, but the indoor temperature was more than 20 degrees, and it was not cold.

"You can go and ask Steve. She walked over to the porch and hung up her coat, looking back and smiling.

Patrick looked at her carefully and raised an eyebrow, "Do you think you can change the appointment time with your accountant and dentist?"

"Of course not, you know my schedule is full. She wouldn't have been unaware of what he meant, but if she hadn't had to see the dentist, she might have pushed her accountant to after the Christmas-New Year's schedule.

"Then you shouldn't stand in front of me wearing just such a dress. ”

"I'll leave right away. ”

Patrick thought it was like looking at a large slice of pizza full of thick cheese and bright red salami when he was hungry, but he couldn't eat it. Thinking of this analogy, he laughed to himself.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Ling walked to the couch and touched Zoe a few times, then walked back to the table.

"Nothing, it's just...... You're My Pizza, my favorite double salami pizza. ”

"Oh, it's so romantic. She casually mocked, looked at the delicate box in front of her, and hesitated to open it.

Patrick wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, her slender body enveloped by him, all the touches thrilling him, but he knew that he had to mature a little, that she was now on the lookout for her mother's gifts, that she would have to see her dentist and accountant, and that she would need to rush to Harrington.

He turned his gaze to the box on the table as well. There is a label on it that says the food.

"I'm hungry, open it. He let go of her, "I'm going to make two cups of hot tea." ”

"I can't eat it, I'll see the dentist in a moment. ”

"I can. ”

Lu Ling smiled and opened the box. There's also a box inside the box. When Patrick put the tea bag down, he turned his head,

The box inside was hexagonal, light pink, with a small animal pattern, and the box looked hard, about the size of an eight-inch pizza box.

In fact, it is already obvious that it contains "Mother's Love Dessert".

Lu Ling lowered his eyes and opened the box again.

Cookies that have not been seen for a long time. There are ten pieces in total, which is not much. She looked at it for a long time, but she didn't move. After a while, she took the first box again. Sure enough, there was a card in it.

"Dear Christine, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I've been following you and your team, and I hope you're always so good! I heard Alex say that you haven't seen each other for a long time, and maybe, when you're free, you can go and see him, I think he's missing you. ”

She watched it again and again. When she put the card down, Patrick's tea was brought over.

Patrick glanced at the card, handed her the tea, and asked, "Do you mind if I taste it?"

Lu Ling took the tea and said, "It may have been broken." ”

Patrick picked up a cookie, took a bite, and chewed slowly.

"It's not bad, it's delicious, in fact, it's probably the best cookie I've ever had. ”

She laughed, her eyes shining, "That's because you haven't eaten something that has just come out of the oven, it's hot, it's crispy and soft, you can never forget it with just one bite." ”

"Tina, you're reading the advertising slogan. Patrick saw her crooked eyes and thought the morning had been wonderful.

When Lu Ling changed her clothes and left, she wrapped two cookies in a tissue and put them in her bag, thinking that maybe she would be hungry after watching the dentist.

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Later, when he met with the accountant, Lu Ling called Steve and asked about Lu Yungui's situation. The agent told her that he had not gambled recently and that nothing else was clear.

But the focus of the call quickly shifted to something else.

Steve, acting as Patrick's agent, advised Lu Ling not to leave Patrick Amber out of the starting line-up against Arsenal and told her that there are a number of big clubs looking to bring in the current Premier League top scorer next summer.

"Did Pat ask you to negotiate with me?"

"Of course not, but I'm his agent, and it's my job to maximize the success of his career. I think we're all well aware that if he had gone to a big club last summer, he would have been a very competitive candidate for this year's Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year. But the truth is that he didn't make it to the top three in either category. It's not fair to him. Besides, selling him, QPR can get a very considerable transfer fund, maybe not just a very considerable, but unimaginable transfer fund, aren't you really going to think about it?"

"The club and I are not planning to sell him next summer. I don't think he wants to leave either. ”

Steve was silent for a moment, then switched back to her agent.

"Kristen didn't know you weren't interested in taking a ......"

Lu Ling rejected him, "Until May next year, I will not participate in unnecessary commercial activities." I'm very busy. ”

Before the call, Steven said: "He didn't tell me, but I guess he was in and out of the nightclub and missed training because he had an argument with you, so that's the only reason." I just saw the news and know that there is no problem with your relationship. But Christine, from a professional point of view, whether it's his, or yours, I suggest again that you think about my proposal. ”

The call was not pleasant at all. After Lu Ling left the accountant, he called Tim and said that she would be a little late.

By 11 o'clock in the morning, QPR's head coach had finally shown up at the Harrington training base. Everyone looked at her with a little surprise. But they all politely told her that the new hairstyle was good.

Tim was the only one to make fun of her new hairstyle: "Are you cold? Maybe you'll need a hat." ”

Lu Ling laughed, she knew that her hair was shorter than Tim's now. She looked at Tim's mid-length hair and touched her own, "It's going to save me a lot of time." What's more, it makes me feel better. ”

"If you like it, you can do it. The assistant coach handed over the physical indicators of the player that the team doctor had just sent over, "Actually, it's quite cute, like a beautiful young boy." ”

The topic of hairstyles was quickly over, and Lu Ling pulled the tactical board over, and she needed to talk to Tim about playing Arsenal on Saturday.

"Will Patrick meet?" asked Tim.

This is exactly the most difficult problem that Lu Ling finds the most difficult to solve.

Zixiang was suspended for one game by the team, and theoretically, Pat should have been punished exactly the same. Yesterday afternoon's lucky win over West Bromwich Albion, Pyter's failure was due to a red card suspension, not an intra-squad suspension.

Tim saw that the manager did not speak, and continued: "Arsenal have been in very good form lately...... They have won four in a row, beating Liverpool at Anfield last time out. If Patrick doesn't go, then not only will we lose the most important stars, but the whole team will have to be fundamentally adjusted. ”

Lu Ling understood that what he said was right.

To date, the QPR system has been built around Patrick Amber's extraordinary ability, not only offensively, but also in the overall offensive and defensive structure. If there is no Pat...... It may be difficult for the team to even control the phases, which in turn will trigger a chain reaction and put a lot of pressure on the defence.

"We started the season, not without a plan. When Pat is injured or suspended, we have a way of coping. Lu Ling struggled to make his voice sound calm.

"But it's not the way you deal with a strong opponent in such a high-intensity schedule. Tim continued, his tone unchanged.

Lu Ling lowered his head. When she looked up again, she said, "If Zixiang is suspended by the team and Pat is not, what do you think the other players will think? What do you think they will think of me?"

"Maybe they'll understand. You know, the media and fans have completely different attitudes towards Cristiano and Marcelo. Tim said with a wry smile, "Christine, you made a decision before you discussed it with me, didn't you?"

"I'm thinking about the long-term stability of the dressing room. We didn't have Pyte last season and we won Chelsea as well, remember?"

"You're just trying to let everyone know that this is your team, not Patrick Amber's team. Rest assured, I have your back no matter what you decide. Tim paused and asked, "When are you going to tell him tonight?"

"Right now. She said. 166 Reading Network