It tastes so bitter. It was bitter and fragrant, burnt, and even smoky. Mellow and dizzy, followed by sweetness.

Lu Ling felt that it was difficult for him to resist Nick's kiss. However, if he is allowed to develop, it will only make things worse. She withdrew her tongue and pushed him away.

Nicholas stepped back, chuckled dryly, and sarcastically said, "You see, if that's the case when you turn down Patrick, I don't believe it's going to happen." ”

Lu Ling stood up from the couch, her face flushed slightly, and the alcohol worked quickly in her body. Or maybe it has nothing to do with alcohol and is the cause of the heating.

"Nick, if you can calm down, we can talk. If you can't ......" she didn't continue, stooping down and picking up the clothes on the floor one by one, and throwing them on the couch. Then, she paused, took a few more steps, and picked up the glass he had thrown away.

Nicholas picked up the whiskey on the table and took several sips.

"Don't drink it. Lu Ling glanced at him and said softly.

"I'm going to fucking rush across the side and punch that bastard, he knows you have a boyfriend, and he's doing that!" Nicholas said in a muffled voice, putting down the bottle.

The bottom of the glass bottle hits the glass tabletop and thumps.

"Nick, this has happened. It was my fault. Can you let it pass?" Lu Ling walked up to Nicholas, hesitated for a moment, and hugged him.

He was topless. But his body was as cold as hers, but it seemed to be burning.

Nicholas stiffly reached out and put his arm around her.

"Can you let it pass?" she asked, putting her chin against his shoulder, again, cautiously.

He hugged her tightly, his head buried in her neck, "Yes." "He didn't have any other choice, it just felt so painful.

"It's all about wine. Lu Lingmu stated. She reached out and touched his cold back, feeling him shiver a little, and she hugged him tightly.

It's been a long time.

“babe”

"Nick?"

"That question...... Do you really need to ask?" he whispered in her ear.

Then he raised his head and held her face, his deep eyes full of tenderness and affection.

She looked at him too. It may have been a magical moment.

"I love you, my whole heart is yours. He said, grabbing her hand and resting it on his chest.

"I love you too, Nick. Before this sentence came out, Lu Ling was not sure at all, but when she said it, she understood that she loved him.

Nicholas saw a little surprise in the girl's eyes, and it turned out that she didn't know it herself.

He kissed her eyes, her eyes closed, her eyelashes fluttering, and he kissed the tip of her nose and then her lips. He bit her lower lip, and she snorted out of her throat, not knowing if it hurt. He quickly let go and left her lips, rubbing his thumb back and forth against hers instead.

Lu Ling opened his eyes. Nick still can't let go.

"Maybe we should sleep. She pushed his hand away and tried to speak.

Nicholas nodded.

She was about to turn around when he grabbed her arm again, and before she could react, he pushed her onto the couch.

She knew what was going to happen next, he was already kissing her, and she responded to him fiercely, wrapping her hands and feet around him.

The whole house smells of whiskey.

Lu Ling grabbed Nicholas's back, his whole body was no longer cold, but hot, like fire.

They sweated a lot, just like the first time.

****

When he woke up, Lu Ling found himself in bed and Nick was not there. She sat up from the bed abruptly. Headache a bit, even though I didn't drink much last night.

He's gone.

"Nick. She screamed.

No one responded.

"Nick, are you still there?" this time her voice was loud, and if he was there, he would have heard it.

But still no one responded.

He's really gone.

Lu Ling got out of bed and went downstairs in three or two steps.

The downstairs was equally empty, and the coat he had hung in the doorway was gone.

He went back to Liverpool and didn't say a word to her.

She sat on the couch for a minute, and after that, she decided to take a shower, and she couldn't have arrived later than the players because she had a recovery session today.

Suddenly, she heard a vibrating.

It was the phone in her coat. She walked to the door and pulled her phone out of her coat.

It's Nick.

"Babe, are you awake?"

"Where have you been?" Lu Ling asked calmly.

"There's still an hour to come. Did you sleep well?"

"Not bad. What about you?"

"It's good, I always sleep well with you. ”

When she heard him say this, her heart warmed, and her voice warmed, "...... Why don't you wake me up?"

"I called. I kissed you, and you didn't wake up. ”

"Really, I slept so deeply?" Lu Ling couldn't believe it.

"Yes. ”

"Well, I thought ...... Forget it, I need to go take a shower. ”

'I'm sorry, I have a lot of work today and have to go back to Liverpool. ”

"Of course. ”

"I've missed you. ”

"Me too. ”

"Babe, go take a shower. ”

"Okay, let's get back to it. ”

"Love you, we'll talk later. ”

"Love you. ”

Lu Ling hung up the phone, and this morning suddenly became very beautiful.

The fly in the ointment was that it was almost eleven o'clock when she arrived in Harrington.

****

When Patrick first arrived at the locker room in the morning, it was quiet and spotless. But two hours later, it was a mess and noisy.

They just got back from the gym. Zixiang and Ian both took off their soaked training T-shirts and threw them on the ground, along with socks and sneakers.

Patrick drank all the water from the bottle, then he pinched the empty bottle and threw it in the trash.

There's nothing special today, except that Tina hasn't shown up yet. As he was thinking, his teammates talked about it.

"It's not very common, I haven't seen the boss today!"

Someone laughed and said, "It's stupid, Everton played Arsenal yesterday." ”

"So what?"

"Oh, believe me, Nick certainly didn't leave London last night. ”

"My buddy at Everton told me that the Espanyol didn't really go back to Liverpool with the team bus yesterday. However, he said, this is not new for a long time. ”

"Nick is so lucky......"

Patrick raised his eyes, it was Mensah, who had joked before that if Tina wasn't the team's coach, he would definitely pursue her.

"The owner is said to be welcoming in bed. ”

"No one has ever verified ......"

"Shut the fuck! You're going too far. Nedham roared, glancing at Patrick. The pretty boy's face was a little bad, and he thought, maybe I don't yell, this guy is going to beat up those two idiots.

"By the way, it is said that Nathan Neal was in Harrington yesterday. John digressed.

"I also saw the photos on Twitter, and it looked like it was real. ”

"Hey, Captain Gossip, what about you, is this true?"

Yu Zixiang was looking down at the photo of his new girlfriend and laughing, when he was suddenly called a nickname, and raised his head a little blindly. Ian repeated John's question to him.

", I don't know. Don't let me see that guy, I'm going to have to beat him up. Yu Zixiang put away his mobile phone and said angrily.

"I ran into him last night. Patrick spoke suddenly.

The locker room fell silent for a moment, and almost everyone looked at him.

Patrick frowned, "What the fuck are you doing so strictly?"

The teammates exploded in an instant.

"Did you run into it?"

"Is he really tall?"

"Did you bring the girl? Which one is it this time?"

"I want to ask him dick's question, which is said to be big...... But I guess you didn't see it either, Pat. ”

……

All of a sudden, these guys turned on the gossip mode and kept asking. Patrick was a little impatient, and he stood up, "Nate said to come and see us play Manchester United next week, and then you can ask yourself any questions." I'm not a gossip vice-captain. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the locker room was pushed open.

Tina walked in with a smile on her face.

Patrick looked over, she looked happy, their guess was right, Nick Flores was in London last night. The boy's heart sank, and he turned his head and walked to the shower.

Lu Ling was a little distracted when she saw Patrick, he was only wearing underwear, which made her feel a little embarrassed. He's none other than the other players, even if they're naked, she doesn't care. Only Pat can't. She immediately looked away.

"What are you talking about?" Lu Ling asked casually with a smile.

"Lawrence Jr. Boss, you had a meeting with this guy last night, right?"

Lu Ling acquiesced, but she wasn't going to talk about this person, but turned to serious things.

A week's time opponent will be one of the strongest teams of the season. And the opponent's head coach is also one of the managers she has always wanted to play against. It was a match she had been waiting for.

****

The players had already left Harrington in the afternoon, and they only finished the game yesterday, so it shouldn't be too long to resume training today. Lu Ling chatted with the physical trainer Karl and the team doctors about the physical condition of the players. The good news is that almost all of the regular starters and rotations are injury-free, and the bad news is that they are all a little tired and may have to face an injury crisis later.

It's imperative to buy a few good replacements in the winter.

If John or Mensah are injured, she will be unavailable. And the defense is the key to ensuring the team's bottom line.

Lu Ling then had a brief meeting with Rice and talked about this.

Rice has little to disagree with her on this point, except that the director of football has also implicitly stated that she is not yet the official manager – meaning that she does not have an absolute say in the winter recruitment.

Lu Ling hopes that at Manchester United, after the Arsenal game at the latest, Steve can negotiate her formal contract with the team. Now it looks like Tony will keep her in the role, as long as she doesn't lose back-to-back games.

In the evening, Lu Ling received a strange phone call.

The call was from the opponent of the next round, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

On the phone, the Portuguese asked again about the price of Patrick.

Lu Ling was shocked, and she asked, "Jose, did you read the newspaper? Do you believe what the media says? I never intended to sell Patrick." ”

"Oh, is it? That's not what I heard. ”

"What did you hear?" Lu Ling's voice was a little sharp.

"Replacing him at Liverpool is just an excuse, right? I mean, if you really have a problem with him, you might as well sell it to me, 80 million pounds, which is the price of Ronaldo from Manchester United to Real Madrid. ”

"That's ridiculous, José, I don't know where you heard that Patrick is not for sale. ”

"Well, half a month before the winter window opens, maybe you'll change your mind, maybe he'll change his mind, who knows? José smiled sinisterly on the phone.

"Jose, if this is your pre-match psychological warfare, I find it boring. Lu Ling smiled contemptuously, "I never knew that Manchester United had to play this game when we played QPR." ”

"Oh, dear Christine, don't say that, I'm very sincere. See you at Loftus Road!"

The tone and title of the Manchester United coach on the phone were so similar to Nick, Lu Ling was stunned and replied coldly, "See you then." ”

After she hung up the phone, she was still a little excited. She looked at the phone screen for a moment, then dialed another call.

"Tina. The boy's voice came from the earpiece.

"Pat, did you ask Steve to contact Manchester United?"