Trajectory 2: entangled curves

Zhuge Qinuo put the children to sleep, and it was almost an hour and a half later. At 11:30, she was not sleepy, so she went to light the incense in the living room and searched the house. She had eaten snacks with the two children all night, and when she saw the snacks again, she had no appetite. She had to cut some fruit and prepare a bottle of drink. It took more than ten minutes to prepare these, and it was almost twelve o'clock. Well, she still had to celebrate the New Year, watch the Spring Festival Gala, listen to the bells of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and listen to her hugging a blanket, watching the Spring Festival Gala, and eating fruit.

"Ding" the doorbell rings.

Zhuge Qinuo stood up naturally, but as soon as he stood up, he felt a creepy feeling.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and it’s past eleven o’clock. Is there anyone coming to visit?

Are you sure it's a human?

Another "ding" sound.

Zhuge Qinuo really wanted to look through the cat's eye, but scenes from horror movies immediately popped up in his mind, and he retracted the idea.

Another "ding" sound.

Zhuge Qinuo was really worried that if he continued thinking like this, he would wake up the two children.

Whatever, a mother must be strong! She stood on tiptoe to get close to the peephole and saw that the person was Huang Cangran.

It was a person, not a prank, not a horror scene, so she could rest assured. But why did he come? Zhuge Qinuo still cautiously took out his phone and made a voice call using WeChat.

"Okay, stop calling. It's me. Open the door!" Before Zhuge Qinuo could ask, Huang Cangran had already spoken, waving his hands desperately at the cat's eye.

Zhuge Qinuo then opened the door with confidence, but with a look of confusion on his face.

"You are so cruel. You took so long to open the door! I am freezing to death." Huang Cangran went into the house naturally, "Close the door, or the heat in the house will escape."

As he spoke, he changed his shoes and walked towards the living room.

But he was caught by Zhuge Qinuo.

"What's wrong?" He looked at his hands.

"What's wrong? I should ask you. It's New Year's Day, why are you here?" Zhuge Qinuo asked.

Huang Cangran: "You also said it's Chinese New Year, of course I will come back to celebrate the New Year."

There seems to be nothing wrong with this answer.

Zhuge Qinuo: "But..."

Huang Cangran: "But what? Don't say but. I came here right after I got off the plane. I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?"

"Oh, yes." Zhuge Qinuo didn't care about the answer to the question immediately. Since the person was here, she had plenty of time to ask clearly. Besides, this was Huang Cangran. Even if he did something unexpected, he would definitely not have bad intentions towards her. In this case, why worry so much.

Zhuge Qinuo took him to a pile of snacks and said, "Pick whatever you like."

Huang Cangran frowned: "That's it? Where are the cold rice and cold dishes for your New Year's Eve dinner? I'll go heat them up."

Zhuge Qinuo: "This is the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"That's it?"

It was still the same two words, but the tone was very different. The former was disgust, while the latter was shock.

"It's New Year's Day, and you're going to give this to Chengcheng and Xinxin?" Huang Cangran confirmed again.

Zhuge Qinuo: "What's wrong with eating it occasionally? For them, this is called 'New Year'. They can eat delicious food whenever they want."

Huang Cangran: "Being your child is not easy either."

"Being my child is very happy!" Zhuge Qinuo was not convinced.

Huang Cangran shook his head helplessly: "I'll go wash my hands."

"What do you want to eat? There are dishes available and you can cook it yourself." She said after he came out after washing his hands.

"I'm not going to bother with that anymore. I'm going to experience the happiness of Chengcheng and Xinxin." Huang Cangran said, picking up a bag of potato chips and sitting on the sofa. "Eating snacks and watching the Spring Festival Gala, you're so smart."

Zhuge Qinuo did the same as him. Instead of sitting on the sofa, he sat on the floor beside the coffee table. She looked at him and smiled.

Although Huang Cangran was watching TV, she didn't miss any of his moves: "What are you looking at? It's not like you haven't seen it before. What? You just realized now that I'm actually very handsome, right?"

This kind of speech is too cliché.

"Handsome, very handsome. Wearing a suit, sitting on the floor, eating snacks, and saying cheeky things, it really couldn't be more handsome."

Huang Cangran suddenly said, "Almost there!"

Zhuge Qinuo: "What's the hurry?"

Huang Cangran: "It's almost 12 o'clock. It's almost the new year."

Only then did she realize that the ceremonial moment she had been waiting for was about to arrive.

The host on TV was saying words to welcome the New Year.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven..." They counted down with the audience across the country in their passionate voices, "Three, two, one."

The New Year's bell is ringing.

"Happy New Year!" It was very lively on TV.

Zhuge Qinuo turned his head and looked at Huang Cangran. He had been looking at her for a long time.

"Happy New Year!" He said these four simple words very seriously. So seriously that his voice and eyes formed a fine net that made her unable to move.

“Ding”, WeChat.

There was a little discord in the atmosphere at the moment.

She came to her senses and said hurriedly, "Happy New Year!"

He smiled.

Suddenly, the sound of several crisp firecrackers outside the window broke the tranquility of the night. She stood up and said, "I'm going to see Chengcheng and Xinxin." She had a good excuse to leave.

The sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside did not affect the brothers' good sleep. Han Xin moved a little and turned over. Zhuge Qinuo patted her twice and she immediately calmed down. She did not go out immediately, but took out her phone to check WeChat.

It was from Mibei. He said, "Happy New Year!" and she replied.

Mi Bei: "You haven't slept yet? Waiting for New Year's Eve?"

Zhuge Qinuo: "Yes, do we have to hear the New Year's bell?"

Mi Bei really wanted to ask her if she watched his show, but in the end he didn't ask and just sent a smiley face.

Zhuge Qinuo: "Are you done?"

He replied: "Almost done! We can withdraw after one o'clock."

Zhuge Qinuo: "Rest early after you finish your work."

Mi Bei: "Yes, you too. I'm still busy for a while, you should go to bed early."

Zhuge Qinuo wanted to tell him that there were other people at home, but he felt that it was unnecessary and difficult to explain, so he did not say more.

"Okay, good night then!"

"good night!"

In addition to Mi Bei's WeChat, there were also various New Year greetings, some sent to groups, and some advertising. She didn't have the energy to read them anymore. But she didn't leave the room immediately. She had a more important problem to deal with - Huang Cangran.

Without going into details, she could understand why he came to her place instead of his own home after returning to China. He was afraid that she would be lonely, so he came to spend the New Year with her. Perhaps her divorce had given him hope, but now he should know that the problem between them was never about others, so her divorce would not have a greater impact on their relationship. They could only be brother and sister.

But he still appeared frequently - although if we averaged this frequency, it would be once every six months. However, compared with the previous ten years of not seeing each other, it was indeed "frequent".

She guessed that maybe he just figured it out and realized that there was nothing wrong with being a brother or sister.

Since this was the case, Zhuge Qinuo would no longer escape.