This restaurant was indeed located in a very remote area.

It took Allen almost an hour to drive from Stamford Bridge before the three of them finally found the restaurant located next to the Thames.

After confirming that no car was following behind.

Li Shiguang led Simone and Allen into the restaurant as quickly as possible.

This is a retro-styled English restaurant. The walls of the lobby are adorned with paintings that look quite old, and the yellow lights shine on the wooden floor, giving it a warm glow.

"Ivanovic's agent is English?" Li Shiguang looked at Allen with a puzzled expression.

“Naletiric?” Allen shook his head. “He seems to be Serbian too.”

"Why choose a restaurant like this... it looks way too authentic," Li Shiguang complained. "He probably thinks we like English food..."

There's a Chinese person and an Argentinian here, and neither of them likes authentic British food.

Although Allen is a purebred Englishman, he has followed Li Shiguang's father and Li Shiguang for so long that he has long since fallen in love with Chinese food. He even asked someone to buy him a set of Chinese kitchen utensils, and he often makes stir-fried potato shreds at home to satisfy his cravings when he has nothing to do.

"How about we go somewhere else?" Allen suggested immediately when he saw that Li Shiguang was not satisfied.

"Never mind, we're already here." Li Shiguang waved his hand and led the way inside. "This place is remote enough, and our main purpose isn't to eat."

soon.

Led by the waiter, the three arrived at a private room.

Allen went up and knocked on the door.

A moment later, a face that was clearly of Eastern European descent peeked out from the crack in the door to the private room.

"It's me, Nalettirich." Because he was wearing a mask and a baseball cap, Allen could only greet him in a low voice.

Nallertirich clearly recognized Allen's voice.

As soon as Allen finished speaking, he immediately opened the door completely, stepped aside, and made way for the entrance.

As Li Shiguang entered the private room, he immediately saw Ivanovic sitting on the sofa.

The Serbian defender sat on the sofa, head down, seemingly lost in thought, completely unaware that several more people had joined the VIP box.

"Branna!" Naletiric walked over to Ivanovic and slapped him hard on the sofa. "What are you thinking about? Mr. Li and the others have arrived!"

"ah!?"

Ivanovic was startled by Naletiric's action, his body trembled instinctively, and then he turned his gaze to Li Shiguang, who had already taken off his hat and mask.

After clearly seeing who was standing in front of me.

Ivanovic blushed and quickly stood up from the sofa, looking somewhat flustered: "Mr. Li... Hello, I'm sorry, I was just... just now... thinking about something... and didn't notice you had arrived."

"Excuse me, Mr. Li, Brana was just discussing some recent events within the team with me, which is why he was a little..."

"It's okay."

Li Shiguang had a warm smile on his face and a gentle voice.

He looked intently at Ivanovic, then extended his right hand: "Hello, Ivanovic. Let me introduce myself. I am Li Shiguang. You can call me Li."

Seeing that Li Shiguang wasn't angry.

Young Ivanovic breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shook Li Shiguang's hand: "Hello, Mr. Li, you can just call me Brana."

After saying hello.

Everyone took their seats.

"Boss, shall we eat first or...?" Allen, who was still standing, asked in a low voice.

Li Shiguang did not answer Allen immediately.

Instead, he turned to Ivanovic sitting next to him and said, "Branna, you must be hungry after waiting for so long. Shall we eat and chat?"

Ivanovic was taken aback, a hint of emotion appearing in his eyes.

Whether or not I go to Leeds United.

At least at this moment, Li Shiguang showed him respect, something he had never felt in the months since he arrived at Chelsea.

Keep in mind this was six months ago.

Ivanovic remains a hot commodity in the transfer market.

At the time, in addition to Chelsea, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Juventus were all paying attention to this right-back who had performed well in the European Under-21 Championship.

Furthermore, both Juventus and AC Milan have expressed interest in signing Ivanovic to Lokomotiv Moscow.

Regarding the selection of teams and leagues.

At that time, Ivanovic, who was still playing in Russia, did not show any obvious bias.

The reason I later chose to come to Chelsea.

On the one hand, it's because Ivanovic likes Mourinho's tactical style, and on the other hand, Chelsea's owner, Abramovich, is generous enough to pay him a high salary!

But when the winter transfer window opened, everything changed.

At that time, both Lokomotiv Moscow and Ivanovic had reached agreements with Chelsea and signed contracts.

As a result, Mourinho left for Chelsea.

After the young Ivanovic arrived at Chelsea, he was relegated to the reserve team because Grant preferred the veterans in the team, and he didn't get to play a single official match for almost half a year.

To be honest.

This was an insult to Ivanovich, who had long been a key player for the Moscow Locomotive team.

So when agent Nalettirich approached Ivanovic and said Leeds United wanted to sign him, Ivanovic's first reaction was that he absolutely had to leave!

But Ivanovic also knew that the decision of whether or not he could leave was not in his hands, at least not now!

I signed a four-year contract with Chelsea, and it's been less than a year now. Abramovich is a man who doesn't lack money. My situation at Chelsea is already very difficult. If I anger Abramovich by asking for a transfer and he doesn't let me leave, then I will waste the next few years of my youth on the bench or even in the reserve team.

at this point.

Ivanovic cannot accept this.

Before Li Shiguang entered the private room, Ivanovic was discussing this idea with Naletiric, which is why he didn't notice that Li Shiguang and the other two had already entered the private room.

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The waiter served the food quickly, without keeping the hungry group waiting too long.

Since we've already agreed to talk while we eat...

Li Shiguang didn't intend to be polite.

He had just cut a steak and hadn't even fed it to his mouth when he went straight to the point and asked Ivanovic, "Brahna, what are your thoughts on joining Leeds United?"

"Huh?" Ivanovic was taken aback by Li Shiguang's directness, then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "I'm fine with it! Mr. Li, I'm not happy at Chelsea, and I'd love to leave London if the opportunity arises!"

But after saying that...

Thinking about his contract with Chelsea.

Ivanovic's expression turned dejected again...