Fox in the Penalty Area

"Fox in the Forbidden Zone"

After a day of training, the Leeds City team took the bus back to the hotel where they were staying. Hu Lai took a shower in the room, changed into clean clothes, and said to Junpei Morikawa: "Morikawa, you can go eat by yourself later. I won’t go.”

Morikawa Junpei was a little surprised: "Aren't you going to eat?"

"Well, I have something to do and I'm going out to eat." Hu Lai said simply.

Morikawa Junpei didn't ask him what the specific matter was. Hearing what Hu Lai said, he just nodded: "Okay, I understand."

This reaction surprised Hu Lai: "Hey, aren't you curious why I want to go out to eat?"

Morikawa Junpei nodded: "Curious."

"Then why didn't you ask?"

Morikawa Junpei told the truth: "Because I guess Charlie will come to you during dinner. When he finds out that you are not there, he will ask me where you have been. If I know where you have been, I will ask him when I face him." It's natural if you can't do it, then you might be forced to tell him under pressure... So it's best not to know. Otherwise, I'm afraid that what you did out tonight will be known to the whole team soon."

Hu Lai gave a thumbs up to Morikawa Junpei: "Morikawa, you know Charlie's humanity very well! You are right, so I won't tell you where you went."

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Frankfurt is a historic and prosperous commercial city.

Although it was destroyed in World War II and turned into ruins.

However, this makes the city more modern and cosmopolitan than other German cities.

Despite this, many buildings full of German history can be seen everywhere in this city.

Driving a car on the streets of Frankfurt is like traveling between two different times and spaces.

Especially on rainy days, this sense of déjà vu is even stronger.

This is how Li Qingqing felt while sitting in a taxi, looking at the street scene outside the window.

When the car stopped in front of a restaurant with a neon sign, she paid the fare and got out of the back door.

It was raining lightly, and she walked quickly to the door of the restaurant.

With the sound of wind chimes, she pushed open the restaurant door.

Looking to the left, she saw the person she had longed for sitting in the innermost booth.

So she walked quickly towards him with a smile.

The waiter next to her originally wanted to come up and ask her, but when she saw her like this, she automatically stepped back.

"How long have you been here?"

While sitting down, she asked Hu Lai opposite.

"I've just been here for a while, no more than ten minutes." Hu Lai, who was looking at the menu, looked up and noticed some water droplets on Li Qingqing's hair, so he asked: "Don't you have an umbrella?"

"Only two steps, I didn't even bring an umbrella."

Hu Lai pulled off a tissue and handed it to Li Qingqing: "Wipe it off."

"Okay." Li Qingqing obediently took the tissue and wiped the raindrops from her hair and forehead.

"What do you want to eat?" Hu Lai asked while Li Qingqing was wiping his hair.

"Whatever, you can eat whatever you want." Li Qingqing folded the used paper towel and put it aside, then looked at Hu Lai who lowered his head to order.

Hu Lai felt something in his heart and raised his head to look at her: "What are you looking at?"

"Look at you." Li Qingqing held her chin in her hand and continued to look at him with a smile.

Hu Lai put the menu aside and posed: "Come on, let's see enough."

"I hate it." Li Qingqing raised his hand and hit Hu Lai.

"Then I'll order whatever I want." Hu Lai didn't hide and let Li Qingqing pat himself gently before saying.

"Yeah. Just order whatever you want. You can eat whatever you want."

Hu Lai raised his hand and called the waiter.

After ordering, he looked at Li Qingqing seriously: "After I got up today, I saw a link to the "Goal" online forum sent by Brother Sun.

did you see it yet? "

"Are you talking about the post about all Sherlock Holmes?"

Hu Lai nodded: "Well, those melon-eating people are so powerful..."

"I read it and it was sent to me by Xu Wen."

"After Brother Sun sent it to me, he asked me if it was true."

"How did you answer him?"

"I haven't answered him yet, so I pretended not to see it."

"Why don't you come back?"

"Don't I want to ask for your opinion in person? This is not my matter. I have to agree with both of you before I can say it, right?"

"Okay, then I agree!" Li Qingqing nodded and said.

"Where are you? Did anyone ask you?"

"Yes, I have."

"you said so?"

"No. I have to ask for your consent!" Li Qingqing covered her mouth and laughed. "Like you said, this is a matter between the two of us!"

"Okay, I agree."

The two parties who had obtained each other's authorization naturally talked about the "tall building" on the "Goal" website - now this post has tens of thousands of replies. Except for the initial clues and analysis, the rest They are all people who come from all over to visit.

The back has completely turned into a check-in and check-in building.

"So you were interested in me when you were recording the program at the Olympics?" Hu Lai asked.

"I just have a good impression!" Li Qingqing refused to admit it.

"Hey, eyes can't deceive you. Let me tell you, I can analyze micro-expressions..."

Li Qingqing rolled her eyes at Hu Lai: "Then you can analyze what my expression means now?"

"Shy!"

"Pooh!"

"I'm really shy this time, ha!"

Li Qingqing wanted to glare at Hu Lai, but in the end he smiled sweetly.

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There were not many people in the upscale restaurant, and the seats in the corners were unnoticed.

The two of them enjoyed an uninterrupted meal.

It soothes their stomachs and also soothes the two young hearts that they have not seen for a long time.

The young man and woman who were originally in love, but because of their respective careers, could only live apart in two places for a long time. For them, it is a kind of suffering and torture.

Even this meeting was a specially carved out time - taking advantage of Li Qingqing's layover in Frankfurt on his way back to Madrid, the two of them finally met here for a simple meal.

I didn’t dare to eat this meal for too long, because Li Qingqing had to take the 9:30 flight to Madrid in the evening.

I'm afraid of missing my flight if I eat for too long.

After eating, the two of them walked out of the restaurant together. Looking at the light rain still falling outside, Hu Lai held up a straight-handled umbrella in his hand.

However, this umbrella is not big enough. If two people stand side by side, one shoulder of each will be exposed to the rain, and they will soon get wet.

So Hu Lai held up the umbrella with one hand, opened the other arm, took Li Qingqing directly into his arms, and protected him under the umbrella.

They were walking along the sidewalk towards the intersection ahead, where there was a taxi stand.

When they were standing at the intersection waiting for the traffic light, Li Qingqing, who was nestled in Hu Lai's arms, lowered his head and said: "Although you have not yet decided which team you will go to, I want to say that when you are considering which team to go to, Don't worry about me. If you don't want to go, don't force yourself to go to Madrid. Put your career first."

"Ah? Doesn't that mean we have to continue to live separately?"

Li Qingqing bit her lip: "There's nothing we can do about it. Who said we are all professional players? Do you want me not to play football to accompany you?"

When she asked this question, she raised her head and looked at Hu Lai, who was close at hand.

Under her gaze, Hu Lai shook his head: "Of course not."

"So, we are destined to spend less time together and more distance." Li Qingqing lowered her head again and sighed quietly.

Hearing her sigh, Hu Lai said nothing, but hugged Li Qingqing harder.

"The light is green." Li Qingqing noticed that the traffic light on the other side of the road turned on to signal passage.

Hu Lai did not let go: "There are many people, let them go first, we will wait for the next round."

"This is not like catching the subway, we have to wait for the next one..." Li Qingqing complained, but she snuggled into Hu Lai's arms obediently and did not move.

"The light is green again." Li Qingqing reminded Hu Lai who didn't let go at all.

This time Hu Lai loosened his arm around her, but just when Li Qingqing thought he was letting her go, she was suddenly pulled in front of him by Hu Lai. She changed from snuggling sideways to jumping into Hu Lai head-on. embrace.

"I suddenly remembered something."

Li Qingqing raised his head slightly and looked at him with wide eyes: "What's the matter?"

"You said, what are you going to say to me when we meet again?"

Li Qingqing's eyes flashed: "What words? Why don't I remember..."

"Hey! Don't pretend to be confused!" Hu Lai held Li Qingqing tighter with his hands.

Feeling the solid touch on his chest, Li Qingqing stopped struggling: "Okay, I surrender."

Then she looked at the boy in front of her with a blushing face and said softly:

"I love you, Hu Lai..."

The umbrella in Hu Lai's hand dropped downwards, blocking their sight.

They couldn't see the traffic lights across the street, and the noisy traffic and crowds seemed to disappear from them.

He stared into the bright eyes of the girl in his arms and lowered his head.

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As soon as she stepped into the front door of the main station in the early morning, Wang Shanshan was chased from behind by her colleagues, who then asked her with a gossipy face:

"Shanshan, don't you have the contact information of Hu Lai and Li Qingqing? Didn't you ask them if the rumors on the Internet are true?"

Wang Shanshan shook her head: "No. That is someone else's private matter. If they don't tell them themselves, it would be impolite for me to take the initiative to ask."

"That's what I say, but I really want to know if it's true..."

Wang Shanshan asked with a smile: "Aren't there so many clues on the Internet that have been uncovered? Can this be reversed?"

"If both parties don't admit it, it's really hard to say. You don't know that those celebrities will choose to hide their relationships for the sake of their careers..."

"You are talking about the entertainment industry, but Hu Lai and Li Qingqing are not from the entertainment industry. So there is no need to worry. Now that everyone knows it, I guess their official announcement is not far away..."

My colleague felt that Wang Shanshan was right and picked up her phone to see if there was any new news. Maybe after this night, the two of them would make an official announcement?

As a result, she just checked Douyin twice and exclaimed: "Wow! Someone photographed Hu Lai and Li Qingqing kissing on the streets of Frankfurt!"

This sound made Wang Shanshan cast a surprised look at her mobile phone.

What I saw on the screen was indeed an exotic street. A man and a woman stood side by side at the intersection, holding an umbrella together.

Thanks to the advancement of mobile phone imaging technology, the video is very clear and you can clearly see the faces of the two people.

It was Hu Lai and Li Qingqing who caused the heated discussion!

The video was taken from across the road, and the two people were obviously waiting for the traffic light.

But when the intersection light turned green, they did not move, but continued to cling to each other.

Pedestrians waiting for the signal lights with them walked past them on both sides, stepped onto the zebra crossing, and passed the intersection.

When the traffic lights changed and the stopped traffic started again, the two of them still stood where they were.

The publisher also added a piece of music to the video, with a tenor roaring:

"...a kiss that requires no rest, no need to breathe air, no need to stay away from the audience on the street!"

In the video, with the music playing, people and cars are coming and going.

The young couple stood on the neon-lit rainy night street, hugging each other.

The black umbrella lowered slowly, covering their faces.

From time to time, the speeding traffic would completely block the camera, causing the screen to go black, but when the screen lit up again, you could still see the two of them standing there, hugging each other as if no one else was around, as if they were the only two people in the world.

The song repeats over and over again:

"...In the light rain, cars flew by, passers-by passed by in the street, traffic lights rushed by, and you and I are the only ones left -!" (Note 1)

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Note 1: The song "Dare to Love, Dare to Do" by Lin Zixiang, and "Elf in Life" from the previous chapter have been added to the QQ Music "Fox in the Forbidden Zone" playlist.

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