Eventually, Don recovered from that slightly trance-like state of mind, and he found that Shania had not come down yet. He walked up the stairs a little strangely, and the two bumped into each other at the top of the stairs.

"Yikes! Uncle Tony ...... "Shania was startled by Don who suddenly appeared up.

Don looked around, and it turned out that he had gone to change his clothes.

"Do you want to go out?" He asked.

Shania nodded, then grabbed Donn's arm: "Come with you, go shopping." It's not good to be bored at home all the time. ”

Don thought it was a good idea, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of the day off, but to stay at home.

If two people want to go out, they need to do a little "dressing" to hide their identity. In fact, it was mainly to disguise Shania's identity. If it's just Don going out shopping alone, he doesn't need to hide anything, even if he is recognized on the street, it's not a big deal, at most it's just a few words, signing autographs and taking a group photo.

The manager is also a human being, no matter how famous the manager is, he also has his own life. If the paparazzi had to come and take pictures and follow the newspapers, readers would tear up all the newspapers, right?

Therefore, in various media in England, there is basically no much gossip about the head coach, which is related to the fact that most of the head coaches are mature men with families, and their lives are relatively regular and low-key. The Sun reporters could go to the mansions of big stars and dig through their trash cans to find the videotapes of their surnames, but they didn't see the paparazzi squatting on the doorstep of a manager.

Shania is different, as a hot supermodel in the world right now, her every move will be of great interest to those entertainment media. And most importantly - if these media find out that Shania, who has not yet had any scandals, is shopping intimately with an old man, arm in arm, and that old man is not her father or grandfather...... The devil knows what kind of rumors will come out.

From this point of view, it is very necessary for two people to cover up their identities. Even if not in the media concentration, paparazzi crawl the streets of London and Manchester.

Shania put on a pair of wide-rimmed sunglasses that almost covered half of her face, and a delicate hat, so that if she didn't star, she would hardly recognize who the person in front of her was. Don wore a more casual outfit, he just wore a pair of sunglasses. In this way, the two went out hand in arm.

While waiting for Randy's car at the door, Don glanced at Shania, who was standing beside him, holding his arms. He was thinking about himself and Shania like this, what would be the first thing they would think of if outsiders saw it?

- It's a father and daughter, right? It's a good relationship!

Although he is only thirty-eight years old, it is reasonable to look at his face and make people misunderstand that he is Shania's father - the ghost guy looks old.

Although Don doesn't like to be looked down upon, he really wants everyone to see the relationship between the two of them this way...... It's better than being seen as a "sugar daddy" (sugar_daddy) who takes money to buy fashionable gifts for young girls and then coaxes them to bed?

Randy came quickly, he drove the car to the door of Don's house, waved to the two of them in the car, and said with a smile: "What a father and daughter with a good relationship!" ”

Don smiled with relief. Randy doesn't say he's a "sugar daddy". But Shania's next reaction was a headache for him.

Shania said happily, "Yes, yes! Then I'll call you Daddy today, Uncle Tony! I'm still having a headache for a while, what do I call you outside, and now it's solved! Thank you, Randy! ”

Don grinned with an embarrassed expression, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Shania opened the car door, then pointed inside and said to Donne, "Let's get in the car, Daddy!" ”

Don glared at her and reluctantly slipped into the car. Shania followed, and after closing the door, she asked, "Where are we going to play, Daddy?" ”

Randy, the driver, who saw Donn's embarrassed expression in the rearview mirror, laughed happily.

"Shania...... It's not public yet......" Donn coughed.

"It's a warm-up! I'm afraid that I won't be able to enter the state for a while, and my feet will be exposed! Shania replied with all her might.

Don puffed out his eyes and raised his right hand: "Naughty again, Dad spanked!" ”

"Wow - Daddy is so fierce! You acquiesced! Shania exclaimed exaggeratedly, then she pointed at Don and smiled smugly. Daddy, I want new clothes! Daddy, I want new toys! Dad, I want pocket money! Okay, Dad...... Father! She took Donn's hand and sneered.

Randy laughed so hard that he couldn't get up on the steering wheel.

Don didn't dare to get angry at Shania, so he had to say to Randy in a rough voice, "Drive your car, Randy!" Hold on to the steering wheel! ”

Shania succeeded in her plot and leaned proudly on Donn's shoulder.

Randy glanced in the rearview mirror. No matter how you look at it, it's like a father and daughter with a good relationship...... But, it's a pity that it's father and daughter......

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It was dark and it was dark before Don and Shania returned home with a large pile of things.

On the street, Shania can be regarded as taking her acting skills to the extreme, she plays a good role in a daughter who likes to spoil her father, and when she sees something she likes, she will not leave, and she has to buy it for her "Don's father". Fortunately, all she likes are small toys, not too valuable.

There are often eyeless salespeople smiling and complimenting Don who swipes his card to pay the bill: "Your daughter is so beautiful, sir!" Or say to Shania, "Your father is so good to you, Miss!" ”

Don rolled her eyes vigorously, and Shania buried her face in the fluffy doll and laughed.

When he got home, Don spread the things in his arms on the table and collapsed on the couch, so tired that he didn't want to get up again.

"It's so tiring to go shopping with a woman!"

Shania pouted: "It's a man who says that, Dad, you're so vulgar!" Ah......h

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly reacted that it was no longer a public place outside, and she didn't need to call it that anymore.

Don turned her head to look at her helplessly, and she stuck out her tongue and laughed: "It's been called for a day, it's called Shunkou...... I really didn't mean to, Dad...... Uncle Tony! She saw Tang En raise her slap and quickly changed her words.

"I'm going to be angry, Shania!" Don En smirked.

Shania didn't give him a chance, made a grimace, and ran upstairs with a bunch of toy dolls.

Don was so tired that he lay down again, and he suddenly felt a thump in his waist. I got up and touched it again, and found that it was my mobile phone.

The screen lit up as he had just touched the button, and he was surprised to find that there was a text message.

Before and after the crossing, Donn didn't like texting with people — he thought it was too slow to type on his phone's keyboard with one finger. If he calls directly about anything, and people who know him well call for anything, and it's rare for someone to text him – unless he can't get through and no one answers. The only exception is Shania, when she is bored when she is out on the catwalk, she will text and chat with Done, and Don will only patiently reply with text messages at that time.

He flipped through his inbox and found that the text message was coming from an unfamiliar number.

"Goodbye, Mr. Donne. Hopefully we'll have a chance to play each other again in the future. ”

Don was confused, the text message was three hours ago, when he and Shania were shopping on the street, playing a "father who loves his daughter".

He stared at the string of numbers for a long time, not remembering whose phone number it was. He wanted to call to verify, but when he saw that this person's text message didn't even have a payment to introduce his identity, he didn't bother to meddle with it. Anyway, no matter who it is, no matter what it is, whatever he wants.

He pursed his lips and put his finger on the "Delete Text Message" button.

But he thought about it again, and finally moved away.

"Shania, are you hungry?" Don shouted upstairs.

"Sort of!" Shania replied in a loud voice.

"You wait, I'll cook you delicious Chinese food today!" Don got up and went to the kitchen to get busy.

After a while, Shania also changed her clothes and came down to help, and by the way, she curiously followed Don to learn how to cook Chinese food.

The two of them were busy in the kitchen, but they were also very happy.

Don also forgot about the strange text message in the midst of laughter.

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The next day, Donn woke up early. Today he is going back to work, Don is not around, and there are more things for him to be busy.

At the dinner table, he picked up a newspaper next to him and turned to the sports edition by name.

"Hey, Uncle Tony!" Shania frowned and cried out in dissatisfaction when she noticed that he was reading the newspaper while he was eating again.

This time, Don didn't listen to her, and obediently put down the newspaper. It's as if I'm obsessed, and I freeze it with the newspaper.

"Uncle Tony, Uncle Tony......" Shania snatched the newspaper from Donne's hand, Don didn't blame her, she was wondering, she saw Don take out his phone.

She glanced at the newspaper that had fascinated Donn, and a large headline on it stood out:

'Goodbye, Jose – Jose Mourinho leaves Chelsea'

The following subheadings are:

Abramovich: It was an amicable breakup.

Of course she knew who Mourinho and Abramovich were, and she understood why Uncle Toni behaved the way he did.

Donn pulled out the text message he had received yesterday, and he dialed back to that number.

When Mourinho's voice rang on the other end of the phone, Donn was stunned, not knowing what to say. He made the call on the spur of the moment, and he didn't think of what to say when he really got through.

"Hello? Mr. Donne, if you call me early in the morning to wake me up just to waste your phone bill, then I don't mind leaving the phone on and going back to sleep. ”

"Ahh......h Well...... Hell, I saw the news and suddenly wanted to call you, but I didn't know what to say...... How did you know my phone number, yesterday? ”

"If it's hot, it's for me." Wakare's full name is "Wakare." Mendes", that is, Pepe and Raphinha's agent, and Don are also "old acquaintances".

"Oh......" Donn's tone revealed "I see", but he hadn't decided what to say next.

It was Mourinho who relieved him: "Is the news of my departure so shocking that even Mr. Donn, who has always been quick and sharp-toothed, doesn't know what to say?" ”

Speaking of which, Donne's mind cleared up a bit: "No, I knew early on that you were leaving Chelsea. ”

Mourinho was intrigued by what he said: "Oh? Since when? ”

'The day you became Chelsea manager, it started.

Mourinho chuckled under his breath.

"I'm not telling jokes. You and Abramovich's surname do not coincide, and one of you will have to leave sooner or later. The likely surname of the president of the club to leave is much lower than the likely surname of the manager to leave, so it is definitely you who is leaving. ”

Mourinho listened to Donne's analysis with interest, and then asked: "...... It's a tough guy, so why are you still doing a good job as Nottingham Forest manager? ”

"My boss is smarter than yours, he knows when to give in, he knows how to delegate power to his subordinates, he knows how to sacrifice his surname to satisfy others' ......"

Mourinho on the other end of the phone snorted: "That's right, what you said is not wrong at all." He seemed to be nodding his head, and his pronunciation was spoaching.

After another brief silence, Donn asked: "May I ask you what you plan to do next, Mr. Mourinho?" ”

'I have an agreement with Chelsea that I won't coach any Premier League team for the next year, so I can get more 'break-up fees'. And I also want to take a good break...... "This kind of exchange with Don without any tension or gunpowder smell may be the first time for Mourinho and the first time for Donn.

The feeling was so fresh and wonderful that Don forgot to eat breakfast. Shania didn't rush, she just waited quietly beside her.

"Shall I treat you to a drink, then?" Don brought it up again.

Mourinho wondered: "Why are you so obsessed with inviting me to drink, Mr. Donne?" ”

"Uh, uh...... One of the reasons I coach is to use my position to have a drink after a game with all the best coaches in the world. ”

Hearing Donne's strange reason, Mourinho burst out laughing: "Only England have this weird tradition – a glass of wine after a game, Mr. Donn. But I'm going to reject you. ”

"Why?" Donn asked.

"Because we're still enemies. I'm not saying I'm going to give up football and retire, you're still in charge of Nottingham Forest, and it looks like it's unlikely to be relegated in the next few years, and it's going to be a regular fixture in Europe's top competitions...... So, Mr. Donn, we'll always have a chance to fight again, and as long as there is such a possibility, you will still be my enemy. I never drink with my enemies. ”

"Okay." Don gave up on the idea. "Are you going back to Portugal?"

"Yes, go home and rest."

"Not going back to England?"

"No, I didn't sell a house in London. The agreement only said that he could not coach the Premier League team for one year, but it did not say that he could not do it after one year, and what the future would be...... Who can tell? ”

"Okay, then I wish you the best of luck."

"Good luck too, Mr. Donn."

Hanging up the phone, Don looked at Shania across the street, and Shania was also looking at him.

"You don't look happy, Uncle Tony?" Shania tilted her head to look at Don and said.

"Why do you say that?" Don didn't deny it, just asked.

"I don't know, it's just a feeling that you're not happy."

Don smiled: "I should be happy." ”

"Why?"

"Because there's one less very powerful enemy." Donn gestured to the newspaper to the side, "But my real thoughts are: 'Oh my God, there's one less interesting opponent!'" I couldn't be happier when I thought about it. You're right, Shania, I'm not happy. There's a little emptiness in my heart, it's like ...... It's like losing a very important friend......"

Speaking of this, Don himself laughed again, it was a self-deprecating laugh.

"Have you ever heard something like that, Shania?" In fact, the people who know you best and care about you the most are often your worst enemies'. Look at what these newspapers say......" he picked up the newspaper and pointed to the picture of Mourinho waving on it, with a small line underneath, and he read: "Goodbye, José." Without you, the Premier League would be lonely. ”

"The first time I agreed with The Sun, I also felt a little lonely."

Shania looked at Donn, who was staring at the newspaper and talking, and said nothing.

※※※

When Donn arrived at the door of the Wilford training base, he found that there were already a lot of reporters gathered here. He was a little surprised, shouldn't the center of the world's media be Stamford Bridge in London at this time? Mourinho's departure from the mad coach can be regarded as a sensational news in the world.

"Why are you still here?" Donn looked at the reporters and said, "Aren't you going to London?" Something big is happening there. ”

One of the reporters stepped forward: "So you know, Mr. Donne. ”

"Thanks to you journalists, I knew it when I had breakfast." In fact, he knew about it yesterday afternoon......

The journalist continued: "According to a certain Abramovich cronie, the Russians appreciate your coaching achievements and want you to go to Stamford Bridge. We're here to find out......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Donn's laughter. Don En smiled very happily, he was really happy, and he definitely didn't pretend to be.

"Thank you for letting me listen to the funniest joke of the day, thank you, Mr. Reporter." Don finished laughing and said to a group of confused reporters.

"No, it's not a joke, it's true, I have reliable inside information......" The journalist felt insulted to his integrity, and he was very serious about emphasizing the real surname of his source.

Now that he was serious, Don also straightened his face.

"Well, if what you say is true, you do have an Abramovich confidant as an insider, and he told you that Abramovich is interested in me, then please reply to that confidant and to Mr. Abramovich himself."

A group of reporters pricked up their ears and turned on their phones and voice recorders to record Donn's response to the rumors. The TV reporter extended the microphone to Donne, and the camera lens was naturally focused on the man.

"Dear Roman. Mr. Abramovich......" Donn said as he cleared his throat and spoke into the TV camera.

“**_you。”

(To be continued)