Trajectory 2: entangled curves

"Damn it! This damn woman." Zhuge Yihua cursed in his heart. His emotions were always stable, and he almost never cursed anyone like this, not even in his heart. However, she was an exception.

He looked at Zhuge Qinuo's face, the face that had moved his heart countless times when he was young and ignorant. After all, God has a preference for some people. She was more mature, with complete makeup, and the upturned corners of her mouth showed a polite smile and stubborn alienation. He looked into her eyes, and the red eyes no longer had the depth and affection they once had, but were replaced by indifference and rejection, and even a little ridicule and sarcasm.

But those eyes, the slight red bloodshot and the indifference and rejection in them, truly betrayed the turmoil and contradictions in her heart, making him unable to look away. After several years, this woman could still make his heart surge and arouse the dragon in his heart, but he had to admit something.

He couldn't stand the confrontation with her. He felt like he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't control himself and wanted to give her a hug and tell her not to be angry anymore because he lost. "Hey, are you all here?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Yihua felt relieved, while Zhuge Qinuo nervously retracted the slight insolence he had shown in front of Zhuge Yihua, smiled and respectfully called out: "Teacher Ye."

Zhuge Yihua noticed that the way she addressed Ye Mingyuan changed from Principal Ye to Teacher Ye. This didn't seem to be a big deal, but as they were both familiar people, she was obviously much friendlier to Ye Mingyuan than to herself.

Zhuge Yihua stood up first and nodded to Ye Mingyuan with a smile.

Ye Mingyuan also nodded, but soon turned his eyes to Zhuge Qinuo.

Before Zhuge Yihua could feel lucky that he could be freed from being alone with Zhuge Qinuo, he was deeply hurt by her and Ye Mingyuan's gaze and smile. Maybe it was just the friendship between teacher and student, but he seemed so redundant. Zhuge Yihua felt sour in his heart, so he opened the door and went straight into the box.

"Are you okay? I'll ask the waiter to get you a glass of water." Ye Mingyuan looked at Zhuge Qinuo's condition. Everyone who had experienced the wine at the dinner could tell at a glance that she was not feeling well after drinking the wine.

Zhuge Qinuo turned back and said, "It's okay, no need. Why did you come out?"

Ye Mingyuan replied: "Oh, it's nothing. It's a bit noisy inside. I can't drink much, so I came out to smoke a cigarette and get some fresh air. Why don't you go in?"

Zhuge Qinuo replied: "Wait for a call! Take care of something."

Ye Mingyuan walked a little further away, took out a cigarette and started smoking.

"Drink less." After coming back from smoking, he couldn't help but give a reminder.

"I do want to! Thank you for your concern, teacher." Zhuge Qinuo gave Ye Mingyuan a helpless look.

"Okay, I'll go in first." Ye Mingyuan didn't say much and turned to go into the house.

After a while, the waiter came back and handed her the bill and asked her to confirm it. She simply signed it and completed the task of paying the bill.

Zhuge Qinuo returned to the room again. It was already filled with the smell of cigarettes and alcohol, and there was a lot of noise. It was obvious that everyone was already drunk and excited.

"Hey, Director Zhuge is back. You've been gone for a long time."

"Sorry, sorry, I'll punish myself by drinking three glasses of wine to make up for the amount I owe."

It was said to be three cups, but in fact it was only three half cups. Maybe I vomited and rested, and after three half cups of red wine, my stomach started to churn again. Before I could sit down and rest, I heard someone say: "Female hero. Come on, come on..."

As soon as this sentence came out, Zhuge Qinuo knew without thinking that the next thing would be another toast. She took a deep breath and prepared herself.

In no mood……

"Director Zhuge is indeed a woman who is as capable as any man. As I said before, good things come in pairs. Come, come, let me toast you a glass. Your drinking today will start and end with me, and it will be perfect." Zhuge Yihua spoke.

By the time he finished speaking, he had already drunk a whole glass of red wine. Zhuge Qinuo was about to drink the wine that others were offering, but he drank it unconsciously as well.

Zhuge Yihua's meaning was very clear. He didn't want everyone present to point the finger at Zhuge Qinuo, but everyone present was an important figure. In addition, they were drunk. Although most people understood Zhuge Yihua's meaning, there were always some people who didn't get it: "Hey, Professor Zhuge, your heroic rescue of the beauty is a bit inappropriate. Everyone is drinking happily, and you won't let the beautiful director drink? You don't give her a chance to perform!"

"Principal Dou, please forgive me for making fun of me. I have a low alcohol tolerance." Zhuge Qinuo took the opportunity to back off.

"Then what did you do just now..." Principal Dou wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ye Mingyuan: "Principal Dou, today we are a bunch of men drinking together, why are you dragging a woman with you? Come on, I'll drink with you?"

"Principal Ye has also come out to protect his protégé." Principal Dou was unyielding.

"Principal Dou treats me as a friend, but I dare not drink if you offer me a toast," Qinuo said, pouring a full glass into his cup and continued, "I should toast you. Without further ado, let's drink first."

After saying that, he downed another glass of wine. This glass of wine made her hair stand on end and she felt extremely uncomfortable. Her body told her that if she continued drinking like this, she would definitely get drunk.

"Next, I'd like to offer another toast to everyone present. I'll drink it, and you can do as you please." Zhuge Qinuo has tried his best to be considerate.

"Okay, okay, let's do it together!" Deputy Director Wang also stood up at the right time, and Zhuge Yihua also stood up. Everyone at the table stood up.

Zhuge Qinuo finished a whole glass of red wine, and seeing that Deputy Director Wang and Zhuge Yihua had also finished their glasses, the others did not dare not to drink. Everyone's glass was empty.

"Don't stand there, eat your food!" said Deputy Director Wang.

The glasses were all empty. No matter how much wine was in the glasses, everyone drank it. Then a new round of pouring wine and eating began.

Deputy Director Wang wanted to pour wine for Zhuge Qinuo, so he poured less for her. Zhuge Yihua asked the waiter for a cup of hot water, and after the hot water was served, he passed Deputy Director Wang and personally handed it to Zhuge Qinuo.

What happened during the time she was out just now? How did it change so quickly? The answer is unknown. Fortunately, everyone present can see the situation clearly. Zhuge Yihua, Ye Mingyuan and Deputy Director Wang are all protecting her. Therefore, in the following drinking parties, Zhuge Qinuo got much less wine, and Deputy Director Wang also poured her very little every time she finished drinking.

But because she had been injured by drinking before and was weak, she felt dizzy after drinking the few glasses of wine. If she were to stand up and walk according to her own constant standards, she would definitely not be able to walk in a straight line.

And the effect of the red wine was coming later. The aftereffects were getting stronger and stronger, and although she tried to control herself, she knew that she could no longer keep herself in control.

She could only endure the discomfort of 10,000 levels, the dizziness of 20,000 levels, listen more and talk less, watch more and drink less, in order to maintain a good image.