Chu Zhongtian rubbed his face hard, trying to calm himself down, but it was useless. He decided to open the car window and then sprint for a while.

The cold wind roared in from the open car window. It was still winter in Germany in February, and the bitter cold wind blew on Chu Zhongtian's face, like a knife. Just after his blown snot was almost frozen, he finally pulled over and stopped again.

My mind is still not clear, it is just frozen wood.

Chu Zhongtian rubbed his face hard, not to wake up this time, but to warm his face... After finally rubbing his cheeks and warming them up, his mouth could move.

"Damn, damn..." He kept cursing with his trembling lips.

What's this called? This is called!

I was just in a bad mood for a while and wanted to find someone to drink, chat and accompany me. In Sinsheim, Mathilde was the only one who could do it. Why did I finally get to bed?

If Emily knew about this, I would be dead... Damn, how could it be like this... No, it shouldn't have developed like this... Even though I really like Mathilde so much, I never thought of going to bed with her!

Chu Zhongtian smashed his head on the steering wheel, and this time the car made a continuous whistle sound. This time, more birds flew away.

No matter what difficulties he encounters on the court, Chu Zhongtian can be calm and calm. However, under the court, facing such a sudden change, he was a little helpless and lost his style of "commander tower" and "commander".

Soon he raised his head again, and the harsh whistle finally disappeared. The reason why he raised his head was that he remembered that he would have to practice two days a day and train at 10 o'clock in the morning. And now it was already 9:30. What's worse was that when he looked up and observed the surroundings, he found that it was strange and he had never been here. It was certain that there was absolutely no Hoffenheim training base nearby...※※※ In the end, when Chu Zhongtian arrived at the training base, he was late.

When he drove the car into the training base in a blazing manner, the reporters who came to interview had just finished filming the training content for the first fifteen minutes and were preparing to evacuate. The harsh sound of brakes and dull sound of closing the door attracted everyone's attention, so everyone widened their eyes and watched Chu Zhongtian run down from the field with an incredible expression, running all the way to the locker room, and soon ran out of the locker room.

"Hey, I'm not right? That's... that's Chu?"

"Yes, it's him... God, he was late? This is news!"

"I've been interviewing Hoffenheim for a season and a half. This is the first time I've seen Chu Chi arrive! What happened? Is Sinsheim very stuck today?"

"Sinsheim is a small city with a population of only 30,000, and there will be no traffic jams at any time, man."

"Why is that late?"

"Hey, no matter how much he is, it's a good news to be late! As for the reasons for being late, please check it yourself..."

"agree!"

A group of reporters were talking, and even some impatient reporters had already started calling the newspaper to tell them the news.

Journalists are the people who are good at association. As long as they see something, they can associate a lot of things. When it comes to other players, training late is just a very common thing. But when it comes to Hoffenheim's captain and Chu Zhongtian, who is known as the "professional player model" by Rangnick, there is room for hype when he is late. First of all, why is he late? Following a vine, he may be able to dig out what is behind the lateness. Even if he has just slept, then his lateness is a good news.

Secondly, what does his lateness mean? Chu was late when Hoffenheim is currently cracking down on the rectification. Is this considered committing a crime against the wind? Since that's the case, is it any special significance? Is this a sign that the end of his honeymoon period with Hoffenheim? Is it possible that he will leave Hoffenheim and climb another high? Hoffenheim's poor performance in the league may make him feel discouraged by the team's prospects. As long as players like him are willing to leave, those European giants may line up for him to choose.

Third, what would Rangnick do when the team's absolute core main force is late? Didn't he announce in an interview that any player who violated the team's discipline will face a ban on the team? This is a very serious punishment. Now, will he dare to ban Chu Zhongtian's game? If it is banned, what should Hoffenheim do with a better performance just now? If it can't be resisted, where is the authority of the head coach, the discipline of the team, and how can he manage other players within the team?

The photojournalists took out their already put away cameras and took photos of Chu Zhongtian who ran to Rangnik. But they were too late, and only a few shiver photographers took photos of Chu Zhongtian running down from the car.

The person who took the photo was naturally ecstatic and proud. The person who didn't take the photo could only sigh and regret that such a good news picture was snatched by others. A group of reporters left the training ground with their own calculations.

※※※Although he was only fifteen minutes late, this still surprised Rangnick and his teammates. Everyone knew that their captain Chu Zhongtian was the example of professional players. He came the earliest every day and left the latest after training. He has been on the team for more than a year and a half, and has never seen him late. He has never done anything that violates the team's discipline. In an interview with reporters, Rangnick once claimed that Chu Zhongtian was "a model of professional players". His evaluation was so high that he naturally deserved it.

It is nonsense to say that Chu Zhongtian would be late. No one would believe such a thing, and everyone would only use it as a joke when they hear it.

But today, Chu Zhongtian was indeed the last one in the team to come to the training ground. Seeing that he was called by Rangnick, the teammates who were training on the field stopped training in surprise and turned around to look over. At the same time, they were also talking.

"I said... Chu was late, what's the matter!"

"That kid will be late, I can't believe it..."

"What's going on with him?"

"Car accident..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Just ask him later."

"Did the sun come out from the north today?"

… "Hey! I said what are you guys talking there?" Assistant coach Marichi noticed the abnormality of the players and scolded.

A group of people quickly retracted their curious attention and devoted themselves to training again. However, there were always people who secretly glanced at Chu Zhongtian and Rangnick outside the field.

Although Marichi scolded the players, he couldn't help but look at Rangnick. Chu Zhongtian was late and was definitely the top news in the team. He was like those players, and he was full of doubts and curiosity, wanting to know what was wrong with Chu Zhongtian.

※※※Looking at Chu Zhongtian's fluffy and messy hair and pale face, Rangnick was startled and did not directly punish him, but asked him what happened. He knew Chu Zhongtian's character, not the kind of person who made a mistake on purpose. So there must be some reason for being late, maybe it was something "When I came, I met a pregnant woman who was about to give birth on the way, and he did a good job and sent her to the hospital" and so on... Anyway, I was late for no reason, that was not Chu's style.

But Rangnick's concern really made Chu Zhongtian embarrassed. He couldn't say that he was late because he woke up and found out that he had been in bed with his personal assistant. He panicked and rushed for dozens of kilometers.

"Uh...I, I've slept..." This is an excuse, but compared to those "traffic jams", "when I came across a pregnant woman who was about to give birth on the road, I did a good job and sent her to the hospital," and "helped the old lady cross the road"... this is actually equivalent to "being late for no reason".

"This is not common, Chu. Did you go to bed very late yesterday?" Rangnick frowned and asked with his arms in his arms.

"Yes..." Chu Zhongtian nodded.

Rangnick suddenly sniffed hard, and then said to Chu Zhongtian: "Do you smell wine?"

"Ah, I drank some wine last night..." Chu Zhongtian lowered his head, like a primary school student waiting for the teacher to criticize. Late training and drinking are all mistakes that professional players should not make. He usually pays attention to it. He never drinks except for celebration banquets and holidays.

"I shouldn't care about your private life, Chu." Rangnick patted his shoulder, "But your situation looks a little wrong. Today you are very abnormal and completely subverted your image in my heart. Are you really okay?"

Chu Zhongtian shook his head quickly: "No problem. I just...uh, overslept, and then got up and didn't have time to wash and comb my hair... Ralph, you know that sometimes people always get confused..."

Rangnick stopped asking any more. He said to Chu Zhongtian: "You give the three thousand euros to the team committee yourself, Chu. Go to train now, but as a punishment, you will not be able to play in the next game." The team is still under the crackdown and rectification period. As long as one training is late, I'm sorry, go to the stands next game. When the reporters were still looking forward to how Rangnick would deal with it, Rangnick had already said the punishment very easily and had no mental struggle. In his opinion, nothing is more important than the team's discipline and the results are not good. The team's discipline must be sacred and inviolable, otherwise the team will not be able to control it.

Chu Zhongtian lowered his head and said that he had no objection, so Rangnick let it go.

During the whole process, Chu Zhongtian lowered his head, and rarely looked up and looked at him. This was a sign of guilt, and why did Rangnick not see it. But he didn't know what was wrong with Chu Zhongtian. He was always very relieved about Chu Zhongtian, so he never thought that he would come to listen to Chu Zhongtian explain why he was late and still drank... The Champions League knockout round is about to begin. I hope Chu Zhongtian will not bring this bad state into the Champions League game... Our opponent is very strong, Chu.

※※※ After Chu Zhongtian warmed up alone, he returned to the team. As soon as he returned, he was surrounded by everyone. His teammates asked him with concern what was going on when he was late.

Chu Zhongtian used the way he answered Ranick to make excuses his teammates.

"I've overslept..."

"Stop talking, Chu. Have you really been sleeping? I have always suspected that you never sleep!"

"I've really overslept..."

"You've even drunk?" said the teammate with a sharp nose.

"No! Chu, have you been heartbroken? Why are you so decadent?"

"I haven't lost my heart, I just overslept, brothers..."

"Then what do you do when you drink? I remember you never drink during the league."

"I suddenly want to drink it, can't it?"

"It's not impossible, it's just... I think it's a bit weird."

"Okay OK, I'm really nothing. Look, this is not normal for me?"

After finally dealing with all the gossip-loving teammates, Chu Zhongtian could finally calm down alone. But when he found that when he calmed down, he would find the scene he saw after getting up this morning. It was like it was branded in his mind, and he couldn't even get rid of it. At this time, Mathilde should have woken up, right? What would she react and what would she think in her heart? Will she come to find herself? What should she say in her face? Even if she doesn't come to find herself for this matter, as her personal assistant, she will always come to find herself for work... Then, what should she do?

When Chu Zhongtian thought of these problems, he felt his head full.

Focusing on this, how did the training effect be good?

Rangnick and other coaches observed each other, each of them worried about Chu Zhongtian's condition.

"What's wrong with Chu?" Assistant coach Marichi came up to ask Rangnick.

"I don't know, I asked him just now, but I didn't ask any results. I just thought he must be in trouble, but he didn't want to tell us." Rangnick said to Chu Zhongtian who made frequent mistakes on the court.

"If he is in a bad state, our game will be dangerous..."

"If he doesn't play in the game with Bochum, just use this game as an experiment. We must have a substitute plan when Chu is not around, right?"

That being said, many people still think that this substitute plan is unreliable, so they will study the substitute plan at this time? Isn’t that a big deal!

A group of people looked at Chu Zhongtian and sighed together.

"well--"

※※※Although Chu Zhongtian knew that he was spending the night in Mathilde's bed, only he and Mathilde knew, and there would never be a third party, otherwise Mathilde would tell each other. But as the saying goes, he was guilty, Chu Zhongtian was always worried that Emily would find clues, so he decided to call Emily to find out the slightest.

I didn't call Emily a day yesterday, and of course, she didn't call herself...but I don't know if she would be suspicious about it.

After the training, Chu Zhongtian sat in the car and did not rush to drive home, but called Emily.

It took a long time before the phone was answered. Emily seemed to be angry and could be heard from her stiff answer: "Hey!"

This made Chu Zhongtian more cautious. He didn't know what this anger came from, whether it meant that Emily heard something. The media is very developed today... "Good morning, Emily."

"Good morning, Chu."

"Uh, is it the early morning... I forgot, ha..." Chu Zhongtian didn't know what to say.

"Have you finished training?" Emily never mentioned the incident the night before, but her tone still sounded cold.

"Yes, I've finished practicing, and there's still a training class in the afternoon..."

"How about it?"

Chu Zhongtian thought about it and decided to tell her what she was late, otherwise she would be suspended from the team and would not be able to play in Bochum. Emily would have to know this news sooner or later. Instead of waiting for her to ask with doubts, it would be better to take the initiative to say it, maybe it would reduce her suspicion.

"Uh, I'm late and banned from the team. I can't play in the next game against Bochum."

"Huh?" Emily was also a little surprised. It seemed that Chu Zhongtian was late, which was indeed enough for the standard of a news... "How could you be late?" she asked.

"I... overslept."

"Are you kidding, Chu?"
To be continued...