Fox in the Penalty Area

Li Qingqing was woken up by the message notification tone on her mobile phone.

She reached out to the bedside table and took down the phone with the charging cable still plugged in.

In a daze, I saw a piece of news popping up on the lock screen:

"Good news: Leeds City won the Europa League! Hu Lai is wearing a five-star red flag..."

Her drowsiness disappeared instantly.

Unplug the charging cable first, then turn over and unlock the phone in a more comfortable position.

There are several unread messages on WeChat.

I clicked in and saw that there were messages from Lilith and Hu Lai.

Look at what Hu Lai posted first.

The first message was a photo, in which Hu Lai, wearing a commemorative T-shirt for winning the championship, was sitting in the locker room, holding the Europa League Cup in his hand, smiling brightly at the camera.

Li Qingqing noticed that his right wrist was tied with the red rope ring she gave her.

So she smiled knowingly.

Continue to look down, it is Hu Lai's message:

"From now on, please call me the European Champion!"

"Surprise for you!"

"handsome or not?"

Even though he knew that Hu Lai might already be asleep at this time, or might be celebrating all night and had no time to look at his phone, Li Qingqing still replied, "Congratulations, Mr. Champion!"

After answering, she downloaded the photo Hu Lai sent to her and saved it to her phone, and then looked at what Lilith sent her.

"I kept my promise and went to the scene to cheer for Hu!"

Below is a selfie of Lilith in her box at the World Cup Stadium in Paris.

"Qingqing, I saw a handsome guy in the box. His melancholy profile really fascinated me...I forgot to cheer for Hu..."

Under this sentence, Lilith sent an obviously candid photo.

Li Qingqing glanced at the "handsome guy" in the photo and was stunned:

Isn't this Rocky? !

He actually went to watch Hu Lai's game?

Is he so upset?

What Li Qingqing didn't expect was that Luo Kai and Lilith even met...

What a coincidence.

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As soon as Xu Wen opened her eyes, she saw Li Qingqing lying on her own bed, watching with her mobile phone in her hand...

She was a little surprised: "Are you awake?"

"Ah... just woke up." Li Qingqing put down her phone and looked at Xu Wen.

Xu Wen said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that I would also see you lying on the bed playing with your mobile phone after waking up!"

"I really just woke up..."

"Why don't you get up when you wake up..." As soon as Xu Wen's voice fell, she realized it herself. She suddenly lifted her upper body from the bed and asked a little excitedly: "What's the result of the Europa League? Did Hu Lai win?" ?!"

"I won." Li Qingqing replied with a smile.

"Yeah!" Xu Wen cheered, and then realized that Li Qingqing was not very excited. "Did you sneak up in the middle of the night to watch the live broadcast?"

Li Qingqing rolled her eyes, shook her head and said, "Of course not, what are you thinking?"

"Then why do you look so calm?"

"Is there no suspense about this?"

"How can there be no suspense..." Xu Wen decided to ignore her, and went online to watch the news on her mobile phone.

But not long after she watched it, she exclaimed: "Hu Lai actually touched the trophy before the game!?"

Then she looked at Li Qingqing: "Qingqing, do you know?"

"I just heard from you."

"Uh...why are you so calm?"

"Because he has already won the trophy, even if he touches the trophy before the game, it doesn't matter."

When Xu Wen thought about it... that's really the case.

The reason why everyone cares about this matter so much is because they feel that touching the trophy before the game is a curse. Now that Hu Lai has won the championship, naturally this curse has been broken.

A broken curse, so what else is there to care about?

So she continued to watch, and after a while, she exclaimed again: "Hat-trick?! Hu Lai performed a hat-trick!?"

Having said that, she raised her head to look at Li Qingqing again, and Li Qingqing nodded to her: "Yes, I also heard it from you.

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"Why does it feel like you don't care at all..." Xu Wen frowned.

Li Qingqing said with a smile: "Anyway, you are by the side to help me finish the broadcast, just like listening to the news, I will just listen to you."

"Hey!" Xu Wen gave Li Qingqing a blank look, and continued to watch the news.

Soon she took a breath and her eyes widened.

Li Qingqing raised her eyebrows.

But Xu Wen has nothing to say.

"Say it." Li Qingqing had no choice but to remind her.

"I won't tell you! I'm curious to see for myself!" After speaking, Xu Wen actually put down her phone and jumped out of bed. "I'm going to wash up!"

Lying on the bed, Li Qingqing sighed, and honestly found the match highlights on the "Goal" website.

Start looking seriously.

Sure enough, she saw the scene where Hu Lai reached out to touch the trophy during the entrance ceremony before the game. She grinned.

She didn't know why Hu Lai did this, maybe it was because she wanted to be different from others, or maybe she wanted to tell everyone that touching the trophy before the game would not be cursed...

Li Qingqing was noncommittal about this, and she didn't care much about the various interpretations of this matter from the outside world. Because don't use common sense to speculate on Hu Lai.

After the simple appearance ceremony, the screen cut to Hu Lai's first goal.

A sudden long shot from outside the penalty area caught the Seville Navigators by surprise.

Then the Voyagers not only equalized the score before the end of the first half, but also completed a go-ahead.

In the second half, Kamara helped Leeds City equalize the score, and then the game fell into a stalemate.

During this period, several shots from both sides appeared in the highlights, but nothing caused any disturbance.

More importantly, Hu Lai basically didn't appear in the highlights.

Until the 88th minute, he suddenly appeared in front of the Seville Navigator!

Lore!

Seeing this, Li Qingqing sighed slightly, regretting that she missed the live broadcast.

How excited she would be if she saw this ball live...

Now, she already knew that this was not the real lore.

Behind this ball there is another ball...

But when he saw Hu Lai's third ball, Li Qingqing sat up from the bed in shock.

After eating two Sevilla Voyager players raw with speed, he kicked the football into the goal from outside the penalty area... She has never seen such a goal from Hu Lai before!

Especially that speed... If Li Qingqing had scored this goal, it would have been normal.

But that's Hu Lai!

When did you have this speed?

Li Qingqing quit the video, switched to WeChat, and typed to ask: "What happened to the third ball? Why do I feel that your speed has become faster?"

After asking, she realized that there should be a six-hour time difference between herself and Hu Lai, so she couldn't get a quick answer when she sent it.

Now that everyone is sitting up, let's just get up.

When Xu Wen returned from washing in the bathroom, she saw Li Qingqing who was getting dressed, and asked, "Have you finished reading?"

"Well, I saw it."

"Hat-trick! Hu Lai is the first Chinese player to perform a hat-trick in the Europa League final, right? That's amazing..."

Li Qingqing shook her head: "No."

"Do not?"

"He is the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in a Europa League final."

Xu Wen gave her a white look: "Tsk!"

Li Qingqing laughed and got out of bed to wash up.

Xu Wen picked up her mobile phone and read the online comments about the Europa League final.

"...Hu Lai proved with practical actions that we Chinese are atheists and don't believe in evil at all!"

"When Hou Lai touched the trophy before the game, some Sevilla navigator fans declared that Hou Lai was a famous navigator. Now I really want media reporters to interview those navigator fans and ask them if they would still accept it. Hu Lai is their fame..."

"In the future, whoever wants to talk about losing the championship by touching the trophy before the game will slap Hu Lai's hat-trick in the face!"

"Hu Lai is too cheap! After the game, the Spanish media asked him why he still had the speed to kick such a counterattack at the last moment. Guess how he answered? He actually said: 'Because I touched the trophy before the game! I I think the Europa League has brought me good luck and strength!' Hahahahaha! According to the Chinese reporter present, the Spanish reporter’s expression at that time was simply wonderful!"

Xu Wen laughed out loud.

Li Qingqing in the bathroom was also laughing, very happily - because of the rushing water, there was no need to be afraid of being heard by Xu Wen outside.

Well done, Holly!

She waved her fist at herself in the mirror, with a bright smile on her face that she couldn't hold back no matter what.

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"...In the Europa League final that ended early this morning capital time, Leeds City, where Hou Lai is located, finally defeated the overlord Sevilla Navigator with a score of 4:2...Hu Lai completed the hat in this game The trick is the biggest contributor to the team's final victory... At the same time, he also became the first Asian player to perform a hat-trick in the Europa League final... After the game, Hu Lai was elected the best player in the Europa League final. In addition He also became the top scorer in the Europa League this season with 13 goals..."

"Hat-trick in the Europa League final..."

Qin Qi, who just came back from morning exercise with his father Qin Lin, stood in front of the TV, watched all the news about Leeds City's championship, and then complained to his father Qin Lin:

"Damn it, I missed such a wonderful game!"

Because his father Qin Lin didn't allow him to stay up late, he didn't watch the live broadcast of the game early this morning.

Qin Lin is very strict with his son who has entered the Anton Flash Star youth team. Whether it is football training or life details, he has already demanded his son with the standards of a professional player.

"Do you want to watch the game?" Qin Lin asked.

"Of course I want to!"

"Simple. You will work hard to play in Europe in the future, and there will be no time difference when watching European games."

Qin Qi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his father to say that, and after realizing it, he asked excitedly: "Dad, are you willing to let me play football in Europe?!"

"As long as you have the ability, why don't I want to?"

Qin Qi made a great wish on the spot: "Okay! I will definitely strive to go to Europe to join Brother Hu and the others as soon as possible!"

Mother Wang Yuan came out of the kitchen with breakfast, and gave her son a white look: "You, first try to play in the Super League in Shining Star."

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Hu Lai woke up naturally from sleep—it was said that he woke up naturally, but in fact it was only an hour later than his usual wake-up time.

After waking up, he didn't get up in a hurry, but lay on the hotel bed and picked up his mobile phone to check who had left a message for him in the past few hours.

In fact, after winning the championship last night, his WeChat almost exploded, and he received congratulatory messages from many people.

Including Uncle Yong's, Brother Huan's, Fatty Song's, and Mom's.

Except Li Qingqing.

Hu Lai knew that Li Qingqing didn't watch the live broadcast, so it was impossible to give him blessings immediately, and he expressed his understanding.

But now it was already afternoon in China, and Li Qingqing must have known about it, so he just wanted to see what Li Qingqing would say.

Unlocking the phone, clicking on WeChat, and sure enough, I saw a message from my top friend Li Qingqing.

"Congratulations, Mr. Champion!"

Seeing this sentence, Hu Lai grinned.

I don't know why, just such a simple sentence, but it feels as if it can be compared with the excitement of his cup last night.

Perfect in my heart, and then continue to look down.

"What's the matter with the third ball? Why do I feel that you have become faster?"

Hu Lai didn't expect Li Qingqing to be so observant, but he certainly couldn't say that he used the [sneakers that don't fit well] prop, but gave all the credit to the bracelet that Li Qingqing gave him:

"Lucky bracelet, it's the luck you gave me that brought you good luck! The personal test is useful - the so-called curse of touching the trophy doesn't work on me... Let me tell you, you must wear it during the World Cup Go!"

Not long after, Li Qingqing returned a smiling face: "Are you up?"

"Just woke up, still lying on the bed. What about you, what are you doing?"

"I'm getting ready to go to training in the afternoon. If you come back later, I won't be able to see it until after training..."

Speaking of which, Li Qingqing sent a photo, which was a selfie of herself in the bathroom in the bathroom wearing a training suit.

She also asked, "Is it pretty?"

"AWSL" Hu Lai posted an emoji with his hands covering his heart.

"I won't be poor with you, I went to training!"

"Go, go, come on, World Cup!"

Morikawa Junpei came out of the bathroom and saw this scene - Hu Lai was lying on his side on the bed with his mobile phone in his hands, with a happy smile on his face.

So he laughed too.

Great, we are the European champions!

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PS, today is still a single update~