The center of the pitch was still full of people, a group of teammates were jumping behind him with their hands outstretched, and Patrick wanted to jump too, but he couldn't. He glanced at his injured ankle with some helplessness, and the team doctor's worried gaze flickered through his mind. It shouldn't be a problem, he thought, at least he hoped.

Suddenly a hand reached out, and Patrick was startled, and he turned back to Anna. Ana wore his jersey and Mom and Dad wore his jersey and they were all inside the stadium, like all the families of the Barcelona players. It was such a wonderful night.

"Anna, what are you doing?" he limped around.

Anna showed him the red and blue sequins in her hand, "On your hair. ”

Patrick opened her hand and laughed. The moment the flash went up at the corner of his mouth, it kept coming on.

"So what's that feeling? The moment you hold the glass. Anna asked, putting her arm around his shoulder, like his buddy.

Patrick pouted, "Indescribable. "It's really indescribable, I didn't have time to feel it carefully, and the huge trophy was passed by the next teammate.

"It's better than getting the best Christmas present, isn't it?" Anna guessed, wondering what it would feel like.

"It's not the same thing at all, Anna. Patrick laughed wickedly, "Maybe it's like the day you got married, but I don't think I see that coming. ”

Anna pretended to be angry when she heard this, and was about to push him, but suddenly realized that she couldn't push, this guy was lame, if she pushed, what if she was really lame from now on?

"Okay, you should go and take a picture with your bride?" Anna gave him a blank look.

"What?"

"Champions League trophy, fool!"

Patrick looked around, at Messi's. He reached out again and touched the medal around his neck, it was so wonderful.

Pep walked over and looked at his feet and asked. Patrick thought that the Catalans must have asked the team doctor, but he repeated the team doctor's words anyway. Pep nodded, then hugged him, complimenting him all the time.

"Look, Patrick, you belong to Barcelona, you can win everything here, I say we'll do it again next year. ”

"One more time next year. He excitedly agreed. And the whole stadium is still buzzing in my ears.

****

Lu Ling and Nicholas met the Steve family in the rest area. Anne and Beatitsa, the two Lu Lings always heard the names from Steve's mouth, and even saw the photos, but never had the opportunity to meet their little girl.

Pitrisha is already a girl's body and appearance, and she is very careful about whether she is cool or not, but when it comes to tonight's protagonist Patrick, she has a fan's expression, and has been asking Patrick when they will be back in the locker room, and many of her friends are waiting on Instagram to see her and Patrick's selfie.

"Dad, I'd be ashamed if I didn't get a selfie with Patrick tonight, and I wouldn't want to go back to my old school after the summer. ”

Steve was frustrated, and his other daughter, Anne, was clearly more upset.

Anne held her head high and said to Lu Ling, "Are they really going to bully you in the locker room? Christine, if they do that, you should kick them in the ass!"

"Annie!" Steve cried out with his wife.

Lu Ling looked at eight-year-old Anne with a smile, "No, dear, I won't give them a chance to bully me." ”

Anne relented, "What if they do it anyway? I mean what if you accidentally give them a chance?"

Lu Ling glanced at Nicholas beside her, Nicholas looked like she was watching a play, she looked at Anne again, "I'll tell you when you grow up." But the most important thing is what I've already told you, don't give them a chance. ”

"Alright, Annie, it's not too late to ask Christine about these questions when you do decide to become a soccer coach one day. Steve said as he touched Anne's head.

Bitisha snorted, "She doesn't want to be a soccer coach, she just hates all boys." ”

"I don't hate you. Anne suddenly looked at Nicholas and said, "But my mother said ......"

Steve's wife hurriedly grabbed her little daughter, "Anne, she's just...... I'm so excited to meet you guys. ”

Steve was a little confused and didn't know what his wife had told Anne. He whispered in his wife's ear that the two daughters were finally taken away by her, although they were both reluctant.

After his wife and daughter left, Steve exaggeratedly wiped his sweat, "Oh, this night. ”

"Both of your girls are cute, but they seem to be a distraction for you. Nicholas said.

"I can tell you that being a good father is not an easy job. ”

"Believe me, I know very well that I am a father......" Speaking of this, a little loss appeared in Nicholas's eyes, "Diego has grown up very quickly, and I sometimes worry that I won't have time to play with him a few more times, and he will not be close to me." ”

Lu Ling hadn't heard Nicholas mention Diego for a long time, and sometimes she even forgot that he was a father. She looked at the man's face, and she knew that he had been preparing to be a good father since Sophia was pregnant, but had he really done it? Judging from the momentary loss he had just had, he might have let himself down.

The two fathers chatted a few more words, but Lu Ling never interjected.

Steve suddenly changed his tone and asked, "By the way, in the documentary, Phil said that there was a guy who was deliberately naked in the locker room, who is it?"

Lu Ling's originally tense face relaxed little by little, and she actually laughed.

"You watched the documentary, right?" Steve asked again, feeling inexplicable.

But Nicholas couldn't help but laugh too.

Steve looked at the two of them, still confused, and finally, he had caught something.

"Oh shit, Phil was talking about himself, was he?"

"Isn't that obvious?" Lu Ling said with a smile.

Steve shook his head and said, "This guy really doesn't know what to say." ”

Lu Ling recalled that scene and said with a smile, "In the next few days, he hid when he saw me, and he didn't dare to look at my eyes." I reckon he was teased in the dressing room for a long time, but I was surprised that he said it to Sky Sports reporters as if someone else had done it. ”

Nicolas had a smile on his lips as he glanced into the pitch and the Barcelona players began to walk towards the tunnel one after another.

Steve and Lu Ling followed Nicholas's gaze to the court and also discovered this.

"Shall I say hi to Patter?" Steve asked casually, and he immediately added, "I'll have to take the two girls with me anyway, or I'll lose my title of Father of the Year." ”

Lu Ling thought for two seconds, as if talking to Steve, and as if talking to himself, "His injury should be fine?"

"You ask me? I want to ask you. But it doesn't seem like there's a problem, didn't you see that he was messing around with a bunch of teammates just now?"

Lu Ling shrugged his shoulders twice, "As his former club manager and good friend, of course I should congratulate him." Nick, are you along?"

"As his former club manager and as an enemy, of course I would not have better. Nicholas half-teased, "There are a few people over there I'd like to go say hello and see you in a moment, babe?" he said and kissed her cheek.

"I'll see you later. What Lu Ling saw was already the back of the Spaniard.

****

The whole tunnel was full of people, and although there are restrictions on who can enter this area in principle, there are too many special people coming on this particular night.

Patrick let out a long sigh of relief after thanking the reporter, he couldn't remember the first interviews he had given tonight, and he had answered similar questions many times in Spanish and English. He wasn't bored, and he couldn't think of anything that might ruin the good night.

A teammate came over and put his arm on his shoulder and said, "The team doctor asked me to see you and remind you to be careful, and don't forget to go for a full check-up tomorrow morning." ”

He nodded and frowned slightly, there were still many cameras in front of him, although the number of reporters who could enter the area was limited, far from being comparable to the inside of the stadium.

"Pate!"

In the midst of the noise, Patrick heard someone calling him, and he looked over to Steve, and two little girls, presumably his two daughters, Anne and Pitrisa. Patrick always heard Steve talk about them, and yesterday Steve brought it up, saying that he was going to be the father of the year and he had to help him - to take a selfie with his two daughters.

Patrick laughed and was about to speak, but he just didn't expect him to see her again.

It was as if she had appeared out of nowhere. But he knew it wasn't. She could have been behind Steve before, maybe in the crowd, maybe anywhere. And anyway, she appeared, and now, before his eyes.

Patrick could almost hear the exclamations of the photographers, their visceral excitement about the scene they were about to be filmed. It was funny, he thought, and perhaps they wouldn't be any less excited than he was now. It's weird, why would he be thinking about this.

Of course, Patrick knew that Lu Ling was there. He didn't need to be too surprised that she was here, she wouldn't have come, wouldn't she?

It's a double pepperoni to a triple pepperoni, it's a layer of oreo on top of a pancake with nutella, it's a cold beer with ice, and it's snowing at Christmas......

It's a dream come true and another dream comes true.

She smiled at him, her mouth figuring congratulations.

Patrick limped over, hugging and greeting Steve, half-crouching and taking selfies with the two little girls.

A minute later, he hugged her.

"I'm so jealous of you, Pat. ”

"I can lend you ......," he said of his Champions League medal, "but you have to pay me back." ”

"I advise you not to borrow it, I won't give it back to you. ”

"Bad girl. He touched the back of her head, "Thank you for being here." ”

"Thank you for such a great game. Don't touch the back of my head like I'm Zoe. ”

"Did Zoe help?"

"It seems to me, yes, to another person, he said Zoe was a spy. ”

Patrick let go of Lu Ling and blinked his left eye, "Tell him to take it easy, I'm not a little boy anymore, I'm a decent pretentious English man, and I don't like little tricks very much." ”

Lu Ling also smiled, she looked at him, his smile was so bright, and there was light all around him. People came and went, or stopped to watch, and she thought that the most important thing to do tonight was finally done. And, probably, it will be recorded by many people with pictures or videos. That's good too, and she doesn't want to forget the moment either.

Patrick suddenly touched the tattoo on his arm, which stunned him and stunned her.

"I have to go back to the dressing room. ”

She said, "See you ...... then."

Patrick agreed, "I......'ll see you later," he bowed his head, and asked, "Will you stay in Spain?"

"We'll stay for a while, we'll go to Marbella tomorrow. ”

He nodded, still having something to say. But what to say? He looked at her, her eyes, her nose, her chin. The rim of her ears, her neck, her shoulders. He can ignore his lips and can forget about the narcissus and the king of spades on her, but ......

He knew what would ruin the night. If he tells her don't say yes.

She bowed her head too, "I have to go, Pat." She looked at Steve again, "I'll go first, Steve." ”

Steve hurriedly said, "Let's go too, my mission is done, Father of the Year." ”

Anne rolled her eyes with Beatrice, and a disdainful sound came out of her mouth.

Patrick heard Steve and her laughing, and he pursed his mouth, still keeping his head down, and when he looked up, he had already made a decision.

"Tina, call me when you have time, just talk, we haven't done that in a long time. ”

"Of course. Lu Ling looked at his feet, and finally asked, "Are your injuries okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry. He patted her on the shoulder, then Steve's on the shoulder, said hello to the two little girls, and headed to the locker room.

****

The day after the Champions League final, a number of Spanish media revealed that Zidane had ended his tenure at Real Madrid, and Nicolas Flores' agent was negotiating with Real Madrid in Madrid. At the same time, the English media quoted the newspaper "Marca" as saying that Real Madrid had made an offer of 43 million euros to QPR's left-back Yu Zixiang, but QPR had rejected the offer and said that Yu would complete a contract extension with the club within a week.

In addition, the Mail revealed that Nathan Lawrence had personally approached former Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez in Madrid yesterday, with the former darling of the giants on the verge of signing a three-year contract with Premier League champions QPR. The Sun claims Everton are approaching Zinedine Zidane in the hope of bringing the legendary player and coach to Goodison Park – though the rumours are close to a joke given the Credibility of The Sun's transfer news in recent years.

Chloe Kloe, the news host of Sky Sports' transfer window, even quipped: "I'd rather believe that Christine Lu went to Goodison Park than that Zinedine Zidane would be the manager of the Toffees, and now, it is more credible to say that the Frenchman will be the manager of the French national team." As for Everton, they should indeed hurry up to find their next manager, and the competition will only intensify next season. Let's take a look at what our reporter had to say about Neymar's chances of joining Manchester United after our reporter asked him what he had to say. ”

'I'm happy at Barcelona now, but I've always wanted the Premier League. What the future holds, we'll just have to wait and see. Neymar's face appeared on the screen. Next, the scene jumps to Plaça Catalunya after Barcelona's victory.

The whole Barcelona team returned to Barcelona the next day, and the city was in a state of revelry all day, from the championship parade in the morning to the celebrations at the Camp Nou in the evening. The city's hero, Patrick Amber, has always been clouded by his face, and he has also become the least active champion on social media.

Later in the day, Le Monde Sports revealed that Patrick Amber's foot injury could be worse than it looks and that it will take at least two months to fully recover, and Patrick is likely to miss Barcelona's pre-season next season or even the start of La Liga.

It has been speculated that this may be the reason why this year's hottest candidate for the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year is not in a good mood.

On the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, Spain, former Everton and former QPR managers are enjoying a cosy dinner here. After that, they left the hotel and went to the Banus Yacht Marina.

****

Lu Ling put her hair behind her ears, and going to sea at night made her feel a little insecure. She didn't tell Nick that she was worried about ruining the atmosphere and that she didn't feel rational.

The sea breeze blew and ruffled her hair again and again. She took the champagne and turned back to the man and said, "Look, less hair is also good." ”

He walked up to her with a glass of champagne, "So you wouldn't mind if I became bald one day." ”

"Oh, we'll talk about it then. She looked at the top of his head, as if imagining him bald.

"Zidane and Pep both look good with bald heads anyway, and I sometimes think maybe a bald head will make me look like a gang member. ”

Little by little, the lights of the shore faded away, but there was still a light in the vicinity of their ship, from other yachts. Lu Ling turned around, smiled, and looked.

"Hey, don't worry, we're not going too far, we'll be back in a moment. Trust me, nothing will happen. Nicholas saw the woman's concern and added.

Lu Ling faced the Spaniard again, because it was a more formal dinner just now, so he didn't dress like a vacationer, still suit pants and shirt, but the shirt was pink and had a summer flavor. The sea breeze blew the smell of cologne off his body, and with a little alcohol, she felt dizzy.

Nicholas turned back to the young man who was sailing the boat and shouted a word.

She thought to herself, so he had set the coordinates.

The ship was rented by them, and Nicholas's own boat was much smaller than that, and he said that it was more suitable for going to sea during the day, and this was more suitable for the night. Plus they're all drinking, and it's better to have a sober person on board.

Look, what did she have to worry about? He had worried about everything. She should enjoy it all, let him make decisions, and most importantly he made the right decisions. But she wasn't the one who was willing to give up all control, and that was far beyond her comfort zone. And that, in his opinion, he would feel that she didn't trust him enough. No, it's not, it's not just about trust.

Nicholas looked at the sea and felt the peace he hadn't felt in a long time. He also smelled the perfume on her body, mixed with the salty smell of the sea breeze, which mixed into a sweeter smell. The white dress outlines the perfect body line. It occurred to him that if he looked at a picture of him and her in the newspaper, it should be very good.

"I'm a little tired. Lu Ling said. It's a fact that she's a little tired. She asked, "How long will your vacation last?"

"About two weeks. Nicholas replied, "By the way, Sophia will send Diego over next week, and Diego will stay with us for a week, I hope you don't mind." ”

"Of course not. Lu Ling said with a smile. But she was somewhat surprised. Was it because he talked to Steve about his responsibilities as a father? Or was it planned for a long time? He always did it, and let you know when he made all the decisions - I hope you don't mind, and you have to accept it.

"I was going to go to New York to see him after our vacation...... I called Sophie last night and Sophie said that she was going back to Madrid, that she had some work, and asked me if I could take care of Diego, and if not, she could have sent Diego to my parents or her own parents' house, but how could I refuse, right?"

"You can't. Just, you can tell me last night. Lu Ling said softly, but she didn't want him to misunderstand her mind, and said, "I haven't officially met Diego yet, I'm looking forward to it." "It's true.

Nicholas looked at her for a moment and asked, "Do you remember when you were worried that I would get tangled with Sophie?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you still worried?"

"Nope. ”

"Are you sure?"

Lu Ling turned the cup in his hand with his fingers and lowered his head, "Sure." But there's one question I've always wanted to ask you. ”

"Any questions. ”

"You have a very special relationship with Sophia, right? Friends who grew up together, who were together, who were still friends after separation, but who were physically connected, and then had a child, you have to admit, it's complicated. ”

"It sounds complicated. Nicholas took the empty cup in her hand and stared at the woman's eyes seriously, "What do you want to ask?"

"Why are you so sure you're never going to have an emotional possibility with her anymore? You can't predict the future, don't you?"

"There's something I haven't told you all along. Nicholas groaned.

"You can tell me now. ”

"Sophie was the first girl I really liked. ”

“ok”

"When we were together, she slept with another man, so we broke up. ”

"She broke your heart. Lu Ling curled the corners of his mouth, "But you always tell me that you haven't loved anyone else." ”

"I haven't loved Sophie, never. I admit that I liked her when I was seventeen, but I didn't love her, I knew it very well. ”

"But this girl broke your heart, and even ......" Speaking of this, Lu Ling was a little jealous, the Spanish girl she forgot completely affected the character of the man in front of her in a sense, "I guess you haven't had much emotional contact with girls for more than ten years because of this." ”

Nicholas sneered, "Think again. ”

The sea breeze was blowing, and Lu Ling looked into his dark brown eyes, where there was a glint of contempt. Of course she does.

"She didn't break your heart, but she hurt your self-esteem. 'Girl, how dare you betray me, you stupid girl, I'll never like you again', something like that?"

He doesn't speak.

"It's naïve. Lu Ling laughed, "I thought you were much more mature than this, but if you think about it carefully, it fits your personality very well, and the world revolves around you." ”

"Why are you asking me that? You're not sure if you're going to be with Patrick in the future, are you?" 166Reading.com