Fox in the Penalty Area

At the end of the training, Zhang Qinghuan met Hu Lai and Wang Guangwei at the South Gate.

Seeing him, Hu Lai took the initiative to say: "Wang Guangwei wants to treat you to dinner, we..."

Wang Guangwei glanced at Hu Lai in surprise.

Zhang Qinghuan didn't give him a chance to continue, so he snorted: "Not interested."

After speaking, he walked past the two of them.

When Zhang Qinghuan walked away, Hu Lai complained: "Old Wang, why don't you help me keep him, aren't you very good at man-to-man defense?"

Wang Guangwei's face was full of black lines: "Why do you keep it? Is this a stadium? You can't return the ball well... Besides, Hu Lai, what the hell am I asking for dinner?"

"Oh, you know, I still owe 400,000 foreign debts..." Hu Lai quickly explained. "Besides, didn't he agree? You have nothing to lose."

"Hey, you don't really want to change Zhang Qinghuan, do you? Let me tell you that even if you send him to participate in 'Metamorphosis', it's useless..."

Hu Lai took a look at Wang Guangwei. He couldn't tell this person that he cared about Zhang Qinghuan because he was greedy for system task rewards, could he?

He could only stare at the direction where Zhang Qinghuan disappeared, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm dating him!"

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Sitting in a taxi, Zhang Qinghuan received a call from Qin Lin. The content of the call made him a little flustered.

"Qing Huan, are you free? Come to my house for a meal? Don't worry, there is no one else, just you."

With a very painful expression on Zhang Qinghuan's face, he struggled and said, "This...Brother Lin, I'm already home..."

Hearing these words, the taxi driver raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Qinghuan in the rearview mirror.

"And Brother Lin, you need to rest now, so you should have a good rest... I will come to see you next time..."

After a while of silence on the other end of the phone, he said, "Okay, you should also take a good rest and don't go to those places."

"I know, Brother Lin. Then I'll hang up..."

Zhang Qinghuan hung up the phone and leaned on the back of the seat,

He let out a silent breath.

He knew what Qin Lin was calling to ask him to do.

He doesn't want to go.

He didn't know how to face Qin Lin, and he didn't know how he should react when Qin Lin said those words.

So just don't go.

Qin Lin looked down at the phone, shook his head, and said to his wife, "No need to prepare, he won't come."

Wang Yuan said "oh", then frowned and said, "Old Qin, don't meddle in your own business..."

"I just regret that I didn't meddle in my own business." Qin Lin shook his head.

Seeing this, his wife had no choice but to stop talking.

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Before training the next day, Hu Lai blocked Zhang Qinghuan again at the south gate.

As a result, Zhang Qinghuan had just entered the south gate, turned around and ran out after seeing him...

Then I ran half a lap around the Liucheng training base, and I didn't realize it until I was halfway—why should I run? Makes me afraid of him like...

But now people ran out, and they ran halfway. Whether they turned back or went directly to the north gate, the distance was about the same.

And what if the boy is still waiting for him if he turns back?

Thinking of this, Zhang Qinghuan had no choice but to move forward and entered the training base from the main entrance in the north.

It was very strange when everyone looked at Zhang Qinghuan who walked in panting in the locker room.

But given their relationship with Zhang Qinghuan, no one went back and asked him why he looked so embarrassed.

It was Wang Guangwei who later got the answer from Hu Lai.

"Look at how you forced him... Do you know why Zhang Qinghuan usually goes through the south gate instead of the north gate?" Wang Guangwei said to him, "There is a parking lot at the north gate, which is the gate for most players to enter and exit. There were the most fans gathered, compared to the south gate, there were far fewer people. In order to avoid you, Zhang Qinghuan ran all the way from the south gate to the north gate..."

"You can't blame me, can you? I just want to have a good talk with him." Hu Lai spread his hands.

"Stop talking, there will be no results, a waste of time."

"Even if it doesn't work out, it's fun to see him in such a mess..." Hu Lai couldn't tell Wang Guangwei the real reason, so he could only go sideways.

After Wang Guangwei heard Hu Lai's answer, he didn't feel that it was against harmony at all. On the contrary, he felt that this was Hu Lai's real purpose. It was because he was upset that Zhang Qinghuan was squandering his talent so much that he teased him.

This man is so cheap...

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Before the training on the third day, Hu Lai was still waiting for the badger at the south gate... No, it was "Huan".

But this time he never waited for Zhang Qinghuan.

In the end, it was Wang Guangwei who called him, and he realized that Zhang Qinghuan was already in the locker room...

I don't know if he came in from the north gate, or if he arrived earlier than them...Anyway, Wang Guangwei saw Zhang Qinghuan as soon as he arrived in the locker room, and hurriedly called Hu Lai.

When Zhang Qinghuan saw Hu Lai walking into the locker room with annoyed expression on his face, he knew that this kid must be waiting for him at the south gate...

He resisted the urge to roll his eyes - how can a person be so cheap?

He made further associations—the fans who were waiting for Hu Lai to sign autographs and take photos with them outside the training base, did they know that the idol they admired was actually a slut? If you know this, will you still like him?

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On the fourth day, Hu Lai went to the North Gate to wait for Zhang Qinghuan.

As a result, Zhang Qinghuan finally got rid of those female fans, entered the training base, and saw Hu Lai as soon as he looked up.

Then the two of them started a one-on-one offensive and defensive battle without football in full view - Zhang Qinghuan suddenly ran to the left, and Hu Lai also pushed forward.

Then Zhang Qinghuan changed direction to the right again, and Hu Lai also changed direction.

When getting close to Zhang Qinghuan, Hu Lai reached out to pull the latter, but he dodged him. And Zhang Qinghuan just took the opportunity to speed up and get rid of Hu Lai.

Then ran to the small building where the first team locker room was located.

This scene caught the head coach Zhao Kangming and assistant coach Chen Mo from a distance.

"What are they doing?" Zhao Kangming frowned.

Hu Lai was about to catch up, when he heard the head coach Chen Modi yelling from the side: "Hu Lai!"

He had no choice but to look at the team's assistant coach and found that he was hooking himself: "Come here!"

After he ran to Chen Mo and Zhao Kangming, Chen Mo asked him, "What are you doing with Zhang Qinghuan?"

"This...I want to talk to Zhang Qinghuan." Hu Lai replied honestly.

"What are you talking to him about? What are you two talking about? Are you having a conflict?" Chen Mo asked repeatedly, frowning.

"No, no..." Hu Lai shook his head hastily, "I just want to persuade him... I wonder if our team has less offensive organizers now? If Zhang Qinghuan can perform normally, won't this problem be solved?"

When Zhao Kangming and Chen Mo heard what Hu Lai said, they looked at each other, and then Chen Mo said to him with a straight face: "Why do you need to worry about this kind of thing? Are you the coach, or are we the coach? Hurry up Go back to the locker room, get ready for training, and stop messing around with these moths!"

"Okay, okay..." Hu Lai quickly turned around and ran away.

Looking at his back, Chen Mo shook his head: "This kid! What does he think? He really thinks that he can do things that no one else can do?"

Zhao Kangming smiled and said, "I still have a good intention."

"Just meddling in my own business!" Chen Mo glared at his old superior, "Don't spoil him all the time."

"Sometimes I think about it, Old Chen. Give this kid a little more expectation, who knows what surprises he can bring us..."

"It could be a shock, too."

"Ha!" Zhao Kangming laughed, "You're right, Zhang Qinghuan is beyond his control."

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After training that day, there are two days left before the competition.

According to the usual practice, the head coach will announce the 18-man squad at this time.

Why was this list announced two days before the game? Because the 18 people who were selected for the game squad the day before the game cannot go home, they have to live in the dormitory of the training base for the home game, and they have to live in the away hotel for the away game.

If the list is announced in front of you, then the players who have been selected to this list will not have time to go home and pack their things. Should they go to the away game with both hands in their pockets?

So the list was announced two days in advance, and the selected players went back to pack their things today and brought them directly to training tomorrow.

After training, follow the team directly to the airport, or live in the training base dormitory, which is convenient for management.

After everyone finished stretching on the training ground, they gathered together and waited for the head coach to announce the list.

If it was before, this time is very worth looking forward to.

The team's performance is good, and everyone hopes to be selected for the list of 18 people. After all, only those selected for this list will have the opportunity to play.

The number of appearances is related to bonuses and contracts-in some players' contracts, it is stipulated how many times they have played before they can get a new contract at a certain annual salary level.

But recently, everyone is not very enthusiastic about entering the 18th National Congress.

Because the team's performance has deteriorated and lost three games in a row, the pressure on whoever plays is not small. Especially in home games, if you don't play well, how embarrassing is it to be booed by your own fans?

And the game the day after tomorrow, Flash Star is playing at home.

Everyone has their own thoughts, but Zhang Qinghuan has a sense of aloofness - although the team currently lacks a midfield organizer, he doesn't think he can get a chance. Because if there was a chance, it wouldn't be possible for Qin Lin to play two games after being injured and still not be selected for the 18-man squad...

He believed that Director Zhao should have completely given up on him.

As for him, he is waiting to return to Tenglong after the lease expires...

Just then, he heard someone calling his name.

"Zhang Qinghuan."

He raised his head and found that the teammates in front of him were all looking back at him, their eyes were full of surprise, and he returned with a confused look - he didn't understand why his name was called.

"The above are the 18 people selected for this competition. When you come to train tomorrow, bring your personal belongings. We will live directly in the training base at night."

Zhao Kangming announced the dissolution amidst the players' shocked eyes and uncontrollable whispers.

Almost all players turned to look at Zhang Qinghuan when they left the training ground.

And Zhang Qinghuan was completely unaware of these gazes, he stood on the field in a daze until he was the only one left in the training field.