The roar made Lu Ling have a splitting headache, the last time she had such a strong feeling on a plane was more than ten years ago, when Liu Lili had not left Lu Yungui. That year, they went back to China to visit relatives together, and it was not appropriate to say that they were visiting relatives, but more accurately they were going to mourn. Her grandmother died, and they went back together to attend her funeral. Because the connection was cheaper, they stayed in Dubai for several hours. During that waiting time, Lu Yungui was very anxious, and Liu Lili was in a bad mood, while Lu Ling was trembling. Later, the plane from Dubai to Beijing finally took off, shaking, she sat by the window as a young woman and never felt that the plane was so annoying, her whole head seemed to explode at any time, and the tinnitus continued throughout the process of climbing 30,000 feet until level flight.

Now, she feels like she's the same player who just played 120 minutes and lost. There is no muscle in the body that is not sore, and the brain is on the verge of collapse.

She looked out the window, and the summer breath could be felt through the thick airplane window, but it only made her breathless even more. She wondered if this was how Pat had returned to London two years earlier, or if that was how he had left London.

Nathan Neil's teasing voice came: "Hey, your tears are almost drowning my private jet, I never knew you could cry so much." ”

Lu Ling stood up while unbuckling the safety buckle, the sound of the cold air made her voice very low, "I think you drank too much champagne and went to the bathroom too many times to almost drown your own plane." ”

"I like that about you, no matter how frustrating you are, your sense of humor is always there. Still, it seems to be a typical British trait?"

"I don't think I'm much like an Englishman, much less typical. Lu Ling walked past Nathan Neil, "You know where my suitcase is, thank you very much." ”

"Christine, I'm not your maid or squire. Nathan Neill shouted behind her, she didn't look back, but he said to himself the rest of the sentence, "I'm your boss." He muttered and gave one of his employees a look, which he didn't have to take himself.

****

Lu Ling slept until sunset, but she didn't know if it was the sunset of the day or the next day. She stood barefoot on the clean, smooth floor, her feet were a little cold, and she rubbed her toes against the floor, the touch was both real and unreal.

She looked out the window.

The beach, the sea, the sunset.

The scenery in front of her presented a magnificent, colorful, beautiful, but she knew that it must be short-lived.

Not all moments you want to capture with photos. Sometimes, that moment is best engraved in your mind. If you want to remember, you will remember, and if one day you find that you have forgotten, it is probably your brain that protects you, and what you should forget should forget.

Bournemouth also had beautiful sunsets, but she never had the chance to see them with him.

"Hey, Tina, Tina. ”

When he called her that, the first one was always short, but the second one would drag on for a long time. His voice was actually nice, even though the accent was as earthy as hers. She didn't have time to tell him that she actually liked it when he called her "Tina".

She didn't know how long she had been standing. Anyway, it was so long that she felt that her legs were sore, and the hunger and thirst all hit. She closed the curtains, took a few steps back, and fell back into the comfort of her bed.

Immediately the room was pitch black again.

She reached for her phone in the darkness. The moment the screen lit up, she felt dizzy. This only lasted for a short time, and she quickly got used to it. She looked at the date and time, and finally knew that she had slept until the next day, and that she should have slept for more than ten hours. She has a maximum of 48 hours left to stay and she needs to get back to Harrington as soon as possible.

There are still a lot of missed calls and messages and emails. She turned on the lights and dealt with the most important things quickly.

Then she leaned back on the bed and clicked on Twitter.

****

The England national team's plane arrived at Heathrow Airport ten hours earlier.

After coming out of the airport hall, countless England fans poured in. Many people held signs and sang various songs. It seems that although the Three Lions have not been able to achieve a major breakthrough this time, they have been treated exceptionally well.

Patrick Amber showed up wearing sunglasses, and the cheers he got were the loudest. Many of the girls shouted his name and waved the St. George flag and the scarf with Patrick painted on it.

The Daily Mail's sports front page featured Patrick in sunglasses, waving to fans, with a huge headline:

Our hero is back...... Hopefully he won't leave again

Normally, such reports would be criticised for focusing on one person and ignoring other English players. But today, no one complains.

Patrick Amber is already considered the greatest player that has ever appeared in the history of football in this country. Although he has yet to win the World Cup like Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore, or the Champions League trophy like Steven Gerrard and David Beckham.

It is believed that he will stay.

At the same time, there are more and more comments on social media hoping that he will stay.

[I really want him to stay in the Premier League, whether he stays in QPR, or goes to Manchester United, Manchester City...... I'm a West Ham fan, no matter so much. 】

[If Patrick Amber is tired of the QPR, ask other strong teams to keep him in the Premier League so that we are qualified to say "this is the best league in the world". 】

[As an Arsenal fan, I think Amber would be better off staying at QPR, it's going to be a legend.] Don't go abroad, of course, it's better to come to us, it's all in London anyway, haha. 】

****

Lu Ling stared at Patrick, who was wearing sunglasses on the phone screen, stunned for a moment.

In fact, most 21-year-old British boys are not like this, more often in their final year of university or gap year, they will party wildly and find girls and excitement. Of course, there are also those who are already working or have started their career plans. But in any case, most of them still make you feel like he's still a kid. But the man in the photo is not a child.

She had received so many voicemails, hatsapp messages, and emails, but not a single word had come from him.

There were also a number of rumours of Patrick and Amber, including news that Amber went to the England dressing room after the England match in Brazil.

Lu Ling brushed through this paragraph and saw something even more shocking.

The Sun's headline:

hat’asklu-

What's going on? Just ask Lurens

The headline of the Daily Star:

sqprfans

The stunning photos of Lu and Lawrence infuriated QPR fans

Her mind was a little confused, so she put down her phone, took a quick shower, changed her clothes, and opened the door. Nathan Neil's villa was impeccable, but she had neither an interest nor a time to visit it. She heard his voice as she went downstairs.

"Are you Sleeping Beauty or what? I was thinking if I should call Nick or Pat, or just kiss you awake myself. ”

"Haha, interesting. ”

"Look at you, you still say that you are not like the British, and when you say it is funny, it is always full of hypocrisy and disdain. ”

"Interesting. ”

"If you say that word again, I'm going to think about firing you. By the way, are you hungry?"

"I can eat an elephant. ”

"Very well, I'm getting ready for dinner, why don't you join me?"

As he spoke, Lu Ling had already walked to the table. At the end of the table, the American looked at her with a knife and fork in a bathrobe and a smile. Lu Ling glanced at him, "I guess you just got up and just sent a girl away, but, really?

Nathan Neal had a bottle of red wine that had been opened.

The American boss glanced at the red wine, stood up, walked over and pulled out the chair for her, and then continued to smile, "It's two girls." I'm sorry you missed last night and this morning. ”

"Thank youand**you!" Lu Ling sat down.

"Coffee or wine?"

"Both. ”

Nathan Neal went and poured her a cup of coffee, then a glass of wine. After that, he returned to his chair, made a gesture of please, and said, "I should tell you that there may be reporters outside my house." ”

"Yes, I already know. "She had a bit of a headache, but she had just seen Twitter, which was to be expected.

"They used to like to stalk me, and now that they know you live in my house, I think they must want to get some shots. ”

Lu Ling ate two mouthfuls of French toast first, she was so hungry, she took another sip of coffee, and then said slowly: "I have a perfect reason, in fact, it's not a reason, Sorin Miturescu is indeed on vacation here, I just called him and his agent, and asked him to have brunch with him tomorrow morning." This Romanian kid, Monchi told me was the "New Haji" (Haji is a Romanian legend) and I want you to know what that means. You see, I think about my job everywhere I go, and you should be glad to have me as a manager. ”

"I'm really relieved. ”

Lu Ling smiled politely at him, his green eyes continued to stare at her, and she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Do you have any regrets about choosing this profession?" asked Nathan Neal in particular seriousness.

"Why do you ask this question?" Lu Ling took another sip of coffee, which made her more and more sober.

"I know that in the UK, the most demanding companies give their employees at least 20 days of annual leave, but you probably have less than two weeks off in a year, don't you feel physically and mentally exhausted......?

"Oh, about this ......" Lu Ling began to cut bacon, "No, I don't regret it. I like to be busy. She looked up too much, "And, if I want a vacation, it's easy, get fired or resign." You know the manager who gets sacked will always say I'm going to take a break. ”

Nathan Neal laughed, and then he took a sip of red wine, "Are you going to tell me your story?"

"Did you invite me on vacation to listen to the story?"

"No, I just don't want my manager to work with a bad mood that would make her make the wrong decision and she doesn't even know it's wrong. ”

"It's a shame that you can't be a lawyer. ”

The laughter of the Americans rang out again. He smiled as he picked up his phone and took a picture.

"What do you want to do?"

"Tweet. ”

"About?"

"Wait a minute......" the American began typing.

After a while, Nathan Nill said, "Oh, you didn't follow me on Twitter, hurry up and follow me, and then you can see what I'm posting." I can't believe you haven't followed me all the time, forget it, your Twitter doesn't update once a year anyway, I said your agent Steve......"

In the process of Nathan Neil's chatter, Lu Ling has already followed the owner of the club and seen the content he posted -

"Relax, I'm not in a romance, but we do have dinner together and talk about work. 】

****

The stars are thick.

Lu Ling lies on the couch on the rooftop of Nathaniel Lawrence's Hawaiian villa.

The sea breeze was strong, and the sound of the waves hit the ears of the landing spirit. When she's not in good shape, a martini is enough to get her intoxicated. The spicy alcohol entered her stomach, and she felt the tumbling and burning, enjoying the freedom of her mind.

Nathan Neal is a narcissistic guy. This manifestation is obvious, for example, he likes to go topless. He has beautiful muscular lines that he seems to want people to see. Newspapers and magazines have seen him topless, and he himself posts on social media from time to time.

"Doesn't that embarrass you?"

"People love this, why should I be embarrassed?"

"But those pictures make you look like a pathetic guy. ”

"It's weird, you're a narcissistic guy yourself, and you actually call me pathetic. ”

"But I'm not going to post topless photos of myself on social media. ”

"I think feminists would love to see you do that, you know, it's not just a man's right to be topless. ”

It was an extremely boring conversation that took place before that martini was swallowed.

Later, Lu Ling shook the empty glass, "Actually, I have to say, I prefer Long Island iced tea or red wine." ”

"You know you want anything I can offer you. ”

"That sounds good. Lu Ling was lying on the sofa, glad that she was dressed decently, jeans and a short-sleeved T-shirt, if she wore a skirt, she would not be so comfortable. "Shouldn't you go to a nightclub and trick a few girls into coming back on such a beautiful night?"

'That's what I do every week and tonight I'd like to talk to my manager about philosophy. Nathan Neil's right leg dangled around his left leg. He drank a good amount of wine, drank most of the red wine in the evening, and now he has two martini glasses, and he still does not look drunk. He wears only a pair of dark red shorts, and his beautiful muscular lines are indeed very model-like.

Lu Ling stared at him for a while and asked, "What is your purpose?"

"There is no purpose, and besides, I don't assume anything is happening. ”

"Very well, please put on your jacket if you really want to hear the story. ”

Nathan Neal then stood up, he was very tall, like Hans, appeared in front of Lu Ling like a wall. But instead of getting his clothes, he took a blanket from the couch and wrapped his upper body.

"You look like a pretty little girl. She scoffed.

"Thank you. He sat back down and smiled at her, "Seriously, I'm not trying to hear a story, I'm just trying to be your friend." ”

Lu Ling tilted his head and looked at the starry sky, as if he hadn't heard his words, "Pat's bedroom has a skylight, and you can also see the sky." ”

Nathan Neal didn't speak, but he bent over and poured her another half of a martini.

"I have to tell you, I'm easy to get drunk, but no matter how drunk I am, I won't do what I don't want to do. Lu Ling twisted his head.

"God, how many times do you want me to say that I don't assume anything happens. To be honest, I wouldn't do anything I shouldn't do unless you want to. ”

They were silent for a moment. Only the sound of the wind and the waves.

"I called Simon back and Barcelona would pay Pate's liquidated damages, £130 million. After Lu Ling finished saying this number, he laughed wildly, "My God, about ten years ago, I thought Ronaldo's eighty million pounds were unbelievable, but ten years later...... This player is still Patrick Amber ......"

"The world is unpredictable. ”

(The causal loop is a bitch.) ）”

"How do you talk about karma?" said Nathan Neal, frowning.

“…… I don't know, maybe it's because two years ago Pat wanted to tell me he loved me but I was with Nick at the time, and two years later I wanted to tell Pat I loved him, but ......"

"You love Patter?"

"Yes. Lu Ling replied quickly.

"You didn't tell him?"

"No...... I think he knows, though. ”

"But you should tell him anyway. ”

"You're weird, you, Tim, Alice, Anna...... You both feel like we shouldn't be together, but you're so interested in what happened to me and Pat that sometimes I even feel like you're actually on our side......"

"I don't know about them, I just ...... Well, people like to see fairy tales, and so do I, but realistically, it's not a good thing for both of you to be together, you have to admit it. ”

"That's why we broke up. ”

"But what makes you sad is that he's soon with another woman, yes, I mean Amber. ”

"No, he wasn't with her......" Lu Ling said with a self-deprecating smile, "but I think it's a matter of time." She tilted her head and asked Nathan Neal, "Have you ever loved?"

Nathan Neal laughed, "**yes. A man is thirty years old and hasn't loved yet, how can it be?"

Lu Ling frowned, she remembered Nick. He told her that he had not loved anyone else and would not be. She never took that sentence seriously. It was a beautiful love sentence, but how could it be taken seriously? He was telling her that he would only love her alone in his life, so how could that be?

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing. Lu Ling shook his head and continued to ask, "How many women have you loved?"

"One. ”

Lu Ling thought for a moment, "Cindy?"

Nathan Neil's eyes told Lu Ling the answer.

"How do you guess that, though?" he asked.

"I don't know, just try. I want to know more. ”

Nathan Neal began to tell the story as he poured himself a drink, "It's not complicated. Cindy used to be my father's secretary, yes, very old-fashioned, and she was also my father's lover. I was about the same age as Pat and had a crush on her. It's like Pat has a crush on you. I pursued her for a long time, and finally got what I wanted. Later, she was still afraid that my father would find out and abandoned me. ”

"It's over?"

"Yes. ”

"Did your father know at the end?"

"Does that matter?"

"Of course. ”

"I think he knows. ”

“…… Your mother is pitiful. ”

"No, my mother is a bitch. ”

"You shouldn't say that about your mother. ”

"No, she's a bitch. My mother was a bitch and my father was a jerk. My mother slept with boys my age, and my father slept with girls my age. ”

"You're such a typical DS, no wonder you objectify women. ”

"Just like you, you're a typical DS. ”

"Thank you. Lu Ling finished his second martini. She didn't know where this conversation would lead.

The third cup of Martini. Transparent liquid, like plain water. But you know it's not plain water, it's the liquid that can make you lose your mind.

"So, you still left Cindy with you?"

Nathan Neal curled the corners of his mouth, "Yes, she has nothing but symbolism to me. ”

"But she's the only woman you've ever loved. ”

"Yes, after she abandoned me, I didn't leave the hotel for weeks. During that time I only ate bigmac and my six-pack abs turned into a pile of fat meat. ”

"But you forgot about her. ”

Nathan Neal couldn't stop nodding, "She's still very special to me, it's just, like BigMac, I don't want to take a bite anymore, I don't even want to smell it." ”

Lu was inspired to be sad, one day, would she also become Pat's bigmac?

Perhaps, she used to be like the distant starlight to him, fascinating him every night and making him miss his heart. Later, she went to his side. She was never supposed to be with him.

They're still good friends, that's what was agreed. Nothing has changed, however, everything has changed.

"I suppose that's all a young boy's infatuation, isn't it?" she sighed.

"Perhaps. Nathan Nill stood up, "I kind of regret talking too much." If you're not going to go to my bed tonight, I think I'm going to have to go out hunting. ”

"Go ahead. Lu Ling waved his hand, "I'll finish drinking this cup and go back to my room to sleep." I've got work to do tomorrow and if all goes well, I'll fly back to London tomorrow night. ”

"So, what do you think of this short vacation?"

"I deceived the boss's sad love story, I think it's not bad. ”

"Haha. This time, Nathan Neal smirked twice.

"ing!" Lu Ling "blessed" him.

"Thank you. His voice was a little farther away, but suddenly he turned back again.

Lu Ling sat up a little straighter, trying to make himself look serious, "I'm not going to go to your bed, if that's the reason why you came back." ”

Nathan Neal threw the blanket on himself, "That's your regret." I guess the two DSs are together, though...... Oh, I'm still not going to take risks, maybe I'll eat fish and chips for a year if I fall in love with you. ”

She smiled, and in the starlight, her smile was bitter.

Nathan Neill took a few steps back, "H, juhisbeautiful. ）”

"Wow, are you listening?"

"You actually know ......" Nathan Neal's surprise only lasted for a moment, and he immediately laughed, "I remember, Pat likes that guy." ”

"Do you know what sarcasm is?"

"What?"

"He said I wasn't ......crazy about him," Lu Ling was drunk, "but in fact, the craziest thing I've ever done was to be with him when he was still my player." ”

"He's an idiot, and he'll understand that one day. By the way, I have to say a bad thing, don't bring your bad mood to your work. Good night, Christine. ”

"You know I won't. Good night, Nate. Lu Ling waved his hand again.

She had drunk all of the Martini, and Nathan Neal had already left the rooftop.

In fact, she also did a crazy thing, which was to engrave her love for him on her skin. Thinking of this, she burst into tears. 166 Reading Network