When Russell found out that Chu Zhongtian had called him several times, it was already a day later.

Then he remembered that he had not spoken with Chu this week. Chu Zhongtian must have wanted to ask about his recent situation. His father woke up and must have told him the good news, right?

He looked at the time. Even if there was a time difference, Chu Zhongtian had not yet had a rest. He called back.

"Hi, Chu!"

※※※ Chu Zhongtian heard Russell's voice on the other end of the phone, which was a little different from usual. Although he was a little tired, he felt excited.

His intuition told him that something good might have happened. What else is good for Russell? Wimbledon's competitive upgrade must be, but that must be called to him by himself, not him by himself.

Then there is only news about his father.

"Hi, Alai. I called you yesterday but no one answered it. Is there any change in your father's situation?"

"Yes! Chu! My dad, he woke up!"

"Wow!"

Chu Zhongtian was really surprised. Unexpectedly, Russell's father, who had been in a coma for half a year, really woke up!

He used to comfort Russell: "Don't worry, he will wake up, maybe tomorrow?"

At first, Russell responded with hope: "Yes, maybe tomorrow!"

Later Russell simply turned into this: "Stop kidding, Chu...but, thank you." He almost accepted his fate.

But unexpectedly, a miracle happened when he had already accepted his fate!

"Is this true? Congratulations, Alai!" Chu Zhongtian increased his voice excitedly.

He even quarreled with his little daughter for this.

Seeing that his daughter, who was originally sleeping, seemed to be about to wake up, he quickly got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom barefoot.

"This is really great news! Look, I'll just say it! He will wake up sooner or later! Haha!"

"Yes, yes, thank you for your good words, Chu!"

Russell was also very happy after receiving congratulations from his friends.

"How is the old man now?" Chu Zhongtian asked after a brief period of happiness.

"I just woke up and my body was still a little weak, but the doctor said that all the signs were normal, but I couldn't eat yet. Now I have to rely on infusion..." Russell introduced his father's situation.

"That's good, ha, that's good..." Chu Zhongtian originally wanted to say, "Since the situation is stable, when will you be able to come back? We will upgrade together?" But he swallowed it again when he said that. Although the agreement is very important, it is obvious that his father is more important. At this time, he really cannot say that kind of thing. He asked him to return to the team just as his father woke up, which is too unhuman.

Russell didn't know what to say. He knew that his father was awake, so the matter of returning to the team was put on the agenda. He signed a contract with Wimbledon Athletic Club, and even now he is the head coach of Wimbledon Athletic. He is the real head coach, and Chu Zhongtian is just an agent.

So during the contract validity period, he had to return to the team to coach - when he first asked for leave, he did not doubt this at all.

But what he saw in the past six months made him doubt this.

Is it necessary to go back?

He might as well quit his job or not and find a professional club in the United States to apply for a coach, so that he can be closer to his father and easier to take care of.

As soon as this thought emerged, it irresistible to the point of surging in his mind.

"Well... Chu, there is something I want to tell you..."

"you say."

"That's right... Well, I think you are a very outstanding head coach. All you lack is experience... I'm planning to quit." He finally made the decision come out.

Chu Zhongtian was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Stop joking, Alai! This joke is not funny at all!"

"I'm not kidding. I'm serious and definitely not on a whim. I've been thinking about it for almost half a year..."

"Don't talk nonsense. Your father is in a stable state, come back to me! This team is your team. As the captain, how can you take the lead in escaping?" Chu Zhongtian didn't care about the concerns in his heart, and he was anxious.

Although he enjoyed the feeling of being a head coach for the past half season, that doesn't mean he wants to continue doing this.

"You have the ability to lead this team well, Chu, you are a qualified captain... I think you should be the head coach, Chu!"

"Of course I will be the head coach, but the premise is that after I retire, the head coach is still yours now, I am just temporary... I know you want to accompany your father more, so you don't have to keep that agreement. You can rest until next season and come back. But I will fulfill my promise - I will definitely upgrade the team successfully!"

※※※Russell hung up the phone. This time the conversation with Chu Zhongtian ended up in an unhappy way, and he could only smile bitterly.

Chu's reaction was much more intense than he expected. He originally thought Chu would accept this decision happily, so he resigned, and then Chu became the official head coach. With his performance in the past half season, he believed that the directors of Wimbledon Athletics were not blind and could not give up the position of head coach to others.

No one is more suitable to be this head coach than Chu.

Russell, who was a little depressed, returned to the ward. His father was still lying on the bed. Although he woke up, he was still very weak because he had been in a coma for half a year, so he was even more unable to walk. He had no choice but to eat now, and could only rely on infusion to maintain necessary nutrition.

In addition to the infusion tube, his body was covered with telecommunications and electrodes. The instruments on the bedside were working for 24 hours, closely monitoring his physical condition. He finally defeated the god of death, and the patient is now precious. This is a miracle of the hospital and can also make the hospital feel glorious, so Russell's father enjoys the best treatment now.

Every day, doctors and nurses come to the ward. In addition to routine work, they are just to see the miracle of the revival of this vegetative person who has been unconscious for half a year. There are even reporters coming to hear the news and want to interview the person involved.

However, Russell refused on the grounds that his father needed rest and they were very busy.

The awakened father slept for a few more hours. He had just woken up and was in good spirits. When he fell asleep, Russell was very worried, for fear that his father would not wake up again.

Hearing Russell pushing the door in, his father turned his head and looked at the door of the ward.

Russell walked to the hospital bed and sat down. He first looked at the numbers on the instrument. After half a year of accompanying him, he almost became a semi-professional nurse. He knew what the numbers on the instrument meant. After looking at the instrument, he found that all the data was normal, he turned to look at his father and talked to him: "Dad, how do you feel?"

"How is it? Just like yesterday, I'm reborn, ha!" Russell's father seemed very optimistic. Although he was still weak in speaking, he could already joke with others.

Seeing his father's spirit in such a good mood, Russell also showed a smile on his face. In the six months since he almost lost his father, Russell has been reflecting that he felt that his love for football was far more than his love for his family, and for this reason he didn't even get married - is this really correct?

When his mother called, she asked him when he would get married. He even joked that he would just marry football, which made his mother complain on the phone that he would joke around again.

"How is the team?" my father asked again.

"It's pretty good. Chu Zai led the team to prepare for the upgraded playoffs."

"Has it already been played?" my father frowned. He was in a coma for half a year, and his thinking still couldn't keep up with the passing time... "Yes, we won the fourth place in the league, so we qualified for the playoffs. The opponent in the semi-finals of the playoffs is... Ipswich. That is not a strong team. I think as long as we perform normally, we can defeat our opponents and be on the finals held at Wembley Stadium!"

Russell became more and more excited as he spoke, and became immersed in the football world.

The father looked at his son like this and did not interrupt him, but let him continue.

"... Chu's team is really great. The homework he did before the game is very detailed. It is said that every player can get a thick tactical manual, which explains the opponent's characteristics and how to deal with these characteristics in a very detailed manner... I think being able to persuade him to join Wimbledon Athletics is the biggest achievement in my coaching team in the past few years, ha!"

Russell suddenly realized that he seemed too obsessed.

He shook his head.

"When will you take leave, Alai?" his father asked him.

"Please...uh, please let your condition be stable..." Russell didn't tell the club that way. He said, "When my father wakes up, I will return to the position of head coach." At that time, in addition to worrying about his father, he also had a concern in his heart, that is, the concern for the team's performance.

"Well, very good, my situation has stabilized." My father issued a "exit order".

Russell heard the meaning of this, and shook his head: "No, you have just woken up for two days, Dad."

"But my situation has stabilized." My father refused to let him go.

"...even if I go back, it won't work. It's time to change the head coach is a taboo for the team. Moreover, Chu did a good job in the team. I don't think I can do that well if I go back..."

"You are the team's head coach, Alai. He is just for you for the time being."

"But he did better than me..."

"How do you know? Does his good results in leading the team mean that he is better than you? But you still succeed in relegation every season without him. In my opinion, you are the best head coach..." The first time since Su Xing said such a long sentence in one breath, which made his father cough.

Russell was anxious and quickly stood up to check the numbers on the instrument - everything was still normal.

"Stop looking, my condition is very stable. Don't I know my own body yet?" My father's voice sounded again.

My father was obviously a little tired. The first time he said so many things, he gasped heavily when he said this.

Russell sat down again and did not continue to talk about this topic. He didn't want to talk to his father. He wanted to enjoy the joy of his father's loss and regaining joy.

"Russell." Unexpectedly, my father spoke again. "Men, be responsible."

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was unable to persuade Russell to change his mind in the end. It seemed that Russell was already determined. This gave him a headache.

After hanging up Russell's phone call, his mood gradually calmed down. The news of Russell's decision to resign did sound shocking to him at the time, but he has now begun to think calmly.

No matter what the reason is, Russell wants to resign. This news must not be known to others, so Chu Zhongtian decided to hide this from the team.

At this critical moment, the team can't stand any trouble.

If the players know that their real head coach is planning to abandon them and resign, I am afraid that these people will not have the heart to play in the playoffs... Even he doesn't care about so many things now, and Russell really wants to resign, and he can't stop him from resigning. As for who will be the real head coach after Russell resigns, he doesn't think about this question at all. No matter who he is, at least he will bring Wimbledon to the Premier League this season!

The goal of all work is to upgrade.

He will never allow such a failure at the last moment.

"Damn Alai... I'll settle the score with you when this season is over!"

He cursed hatefully in his heart and walked back to the bedroom.

Emily didn't pay attention to the expression on his face. She was coaxing the child to sleep. Chu Zhongtian just woke up his daughter. Once the child was woken up, it would be difficult for him to coax her to sleep.

Chu Zhongtian lay on the bed again, closed his eyes, and forced himself to fall asleep. Of course, Russell could leave his burden, but he still had more things to do...※※※ Wimbledon Athletics' first play-off game was away, and this game began on the fourth day after Russell's father woke up.

Russell still watched the live broadcast online through his mobile phone.

Because of the different jet lag, he stayed up late in the ward wearing headphones, while his father fell asleep quietly on the hospital bed.

Since the conversation that day, my father has never said a word to him.
To be continued...