Nick left a little early, and Lu knew he had to rush back to Liverpool and then go to Bournemouth with the Everton team bus.

Before leaving, he asked her when exactly she was going to date him, the first date. As usual, she asked him when he was going to tell her why he had gone to Spain late at night.

Because of last night's sweetness, these questions did not make the two quarrel. But it's still a problem.

Finally, she said, "I'll have to watch the schedule." ”

And he said, "Believe me, I'd love to sue you now, but I don't think it's the right time." ”

They kissed him goodbye sweetly, and after that, she gave him a third sneeze.

"Babe, you have to take medicine, you're sick. ”

Lu Ling vaguely agreed, lying on the bed and unable to hold his eyelids.

When she woke up again, it was ten o'clock, and there was a box of paracetamol on the bedside table. Looks like Nick left and came back again. Lu Ling picked up the medicine, and his mind was full of his gentle appearance.

She jumped out of bed, found her phone on the table, and called him. But Nick didn't answer. She then left him a message:

"Nick, I was thinking, if you can make it back tonight, I'll stay another night. Call me when the game is over. By the way, thank you for the medicine. You're so sweet. ”

Lu Ling put down his phone and went to the bathroom.

The woman in the mirror did look a little haggard and listless, which was not good. She'd have to take a shower, and then, perhaps, she'll need a little thicker makeup to hide her sickness.

She went out at eleven o'clock and called a taxi to the BBC studio.

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HoftheDay, the BBC's ace show for 52 years, is one of the longest-running TV shows in the UK, reviewing every match of the day, including highlights of around 10 minutes each, post-match interviews, connections and guest analysis.

Although the show is broadcast at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night, the guests generally have to arrive at the studio at noon that day to participate in the production process, watch the competition, and put forward their own analysis opinions, so that the production personnel can make the corresponding competition editing.

There are a total of seven matches on Saturday afternoon, divided between two guests, Lu Ling and Alan Shearer, four of which are mainly responsible for Shearer and three are mainly responsible for Lu Ling. But Lu Ling also has to briefly analyze the game that QPR played against Burnley last night. She had already received the email, so she was prepared.

Arriving at the MOTD studio on the banks of the Canal in Manchester, Lu Ling met Gary Lineker.

England's legendary goalscorer and current BBC ace anchor is all smiles. Lu Ling also smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hi, Mr. Lineker." Nice to see you. ”

Lineker shook hands with a gentlemanly smile, "Just call me Gary, it's our honor to finally meet the famous Kristen Lu." Then he blinked and applauded, "You look so good today." ”

Lu Ling was disrespectful, but he also laughed and teased: "You also look good today, it would be better if you were like the first episode of this season." ”

In the first episode of the season, Lineker fulfilled his promise to appear on the MOTD show wearing only underwear. Even though it was only for a few minutes, he then switched back. The color of the underwear is Leicester blue, but the blue is bright and a little coquettish. Privately, she and Pat laughed at this gentlemanly "old rascal" several times.

Alan Shearer and Lineker both laughed, and Lineker said, "Oh, if Madame asks for that, I think maybe I'll have to do it again." ”

Lu Ling couldn't help but look at Lineker. The 56-year-old England legend has gray hair, but he is very masculine, with broad shoulders and a muscular figure that can be seen through his shirt, elegant and humorous conversation, gentlemanly style and smile, which has easily transformed him from a legendary football star to the most popular sports host in the UK.

Of course, he is the typical personable British man, but with a bit of a rogue temperament. Mr. Lu knew he had married an actor and model who was 19 years his junior, in 2009 — his second wife — but had divorced earlier this year.

Lu Ling looked at Alan Shearer again, the 46-year-old Englishman has a bald head, a burly figure than Lineker, and a casual suit with very high-end fabrics. But as long as I think of this person's behavior and words, I always feel that there is a little bit of mismatch. Lu Ling laughed secretly in his heart, sure enough, everyone was right on the Internet, this regular guest of MOTD does have a strong local atmosphere.

The two of them can be regarded as the two greatest strikers in England's history, so they have a high status, but Lu Ling doesn't care much about this, and she is ready to express her opinion normally.

The first game kicks off at 12:45 p.m. with Antonio Conte's Chelsea taking on Bilic's West Ham.

Chelsea are currently fifth in the league by Arsenal, but only five points away from Manchester City at the top of the table, and it can be said that this season's Premier League has ushered in an era of even more dominance than the previous two seasons. You must know that Tottenham Hotspur is only 6 points less than Manchester City.

Liverpool and West Ham are in the European zone, so they are also trying to challenge for a top-four finish.

In the end, Chelsea were unable to win at home and a late goal from Andy Carroll in West Ham secured a draw.

Next came 3 o'clock, with five games being played at the same time.

All the matches were lit up on five screens in the BBC studio at the same time, including Nicholas's Everton away at Bournemouth.

Bournemouth and Everton were 0-0 throughout the first half. With 81 minutes into the second half, Bournemouth scored one through striker Alfoubi.

Lu Ling saw her boyfriend's stiff face from the screen, and then walked to the bench.

Romelu Lukaku struggled to score due to a bad foot in this game, while Ross Barkley also went off injured midway through.

Nick was replaced by Deulofeu and continued to attack the box with Dembele on the field, and in the 92nd minute of the game, Dembele was tripped in the box.

Everton won a penalty. Lu Ling felt that his heart was also in his throat.

Lineker glanced at the pretty girl, her face nervous as if it were her own team. Is the rumor true?

Alan Shearer didn't pay much attention to Lu Ling's expression, so when Lineker looked at him, he had an expression like what you were watching me do.

On the other hand, Manchester United, who are currently third, are 3-2 ahead of Leicester, and Everton can still be one point above Jose Mourinho's Red Devils as long as they can draw.

As for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who travel to Anfield tomorrow, Everton can continue to put pressure on City as long as they pick up points.

Ousmane Dembele walked twelve yards, ran up, shot and the ball hit the post.

After that, the game was over.

Oh, Nick.

Lu Ling lowered his head, feeling a little depressed. When he looked up again, he saw Lineker glancing at her with his peripheral vision.

Minutes later, the Everton boss appeared in a television interview. He casually said a few words in a bad mood, mainly thinking that the players needed to improve their ability to take chances in front of goal, and left quickly.

Lu Ling went to the bathroom and called Nick, but no one answered.

After a while, Lu Ling received a text message from him: "I'm fine, babe, prepare your show well, I'll be waiting for you at the hotel at night." ”

The final game was played at 5:30 and Arsene Wenger's Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Watford, leaving them three points clear of Chelsea and remaining in the top four.

After the show, three hours before the start of the evening program, Lineker, Shearer, and Lu Ling began to nervously discuss the main points of the evening program with the producers.

It's really a high-intensity and high-quality show. Because it's a live stream, a lot of the preparation needs to be done as quickly as possible and thoroughly. Lu Ling didn't have time to worry about her boyfriend at the moment, she devoted herself to making her first TV show.

It was half past ten. The camera cuts into the studio.

Lineker continued his trademark smile, a graceful look with a hint of evil.

Shearer and Lu Ling sat upright.

Lineker finished his opening remarks and introduced the guests.

'Alan Shearer continues to be with us, and the other guest I think everyone is looking forward to is QPR boss Kristen Lue, who is the first female manager and the youngest manager in the history of the English top flight. Welcome, Christine. ”

Lu Ling continued to smile politely, somewhat psychologically affected by Nick's loss. However, she noticed that Lineker used the word "manager" instead of "acting manager", which showed full respect.

The first game was Manchester United's 3-2 match against Leicester and it was one of the best of the day. Alain Shearer began his analysis after the highlights were shown.

The BBC uses a very high-tech video analysis system, which makes Shearer's analysis look very dazzling. But Lu Ling secretly felt that Shearer had a big problem with what he said. But she didn't bother to fight.

Until it comes to Everton's game.

Luke has taken a closer look at a few clips of Bournemouth's 1-0 Everton game, and she began to explain the video after the highlights.

First of all, she praised Bournemouth's tactical set-up, believing that the Cherries did a good job defensively. But she didn't shy away from pointing out that Everton were a little too casual in attack, perhaps because of their recent good form, with Romelu Lukaku and Ousmane Dembele both looking too sloppy in their shots and seemed to feel comfortable scoring sooner or later.

She also explained Nick's change of tactics and the resulting penalty.

But Shearer suddenly disagreed.

"To be honest, Christine, I think Flores' change of formation is problematic. At this point, it is definitely time to send another centre-forward, play more in the box, and create chaos. Getting a penalty is a bit of a fluke, after all, and you can't expect it to happen all the time. ”

Lu Ling glanced at Shearer, these legendary goalscorers of England were impeccable on the field, but when they really analyzed football tactics, it made professional coaches feel angry and ridiculous. That's true for Rice, and so is Alan Shearer.

She responded unceremoniously: "Alain, I don't think so. There are too many high points in the Bournemouth penalty area, and if you keep crossing it is a stroke of luck, and there are only ten minutes left in the end, how lucky do you have to do it again? It's bad luck to not score a penalty, but what can you do as a manager in that situation? You can't go up and play on your own. ”

Shearer looked a little arrogant and impatient, saying: "Christine, you don't have any experience in professional football, at that time everyone knew that you should keep getting high balls. ”

You don't have any experience in professional football.

This sentence is exactly the same as what Rice said. Lu Ling's anger rose.