Trajectory 2: entangled curves

Zhuge Qinuo himself was not that outgoing, but compared to the new parents that Han Xin had to face after entering elementary school, apart from some uncomfortable thoughts, Shen Chengkun was already a very familiar person to her.

But this familiarity was not enough for her to tell him that she was divorced, so she remained silent.

This silence made Shen Chengkun feel that his sudden appearance made her feel uneasy: "Does my sitting here really make you so nervous?"

"No, no, it's good for you to sit here. It's just that I'm not very good at chatting. Sit and listen to the old men and women chatting, it's quite interesting."

"So you are interested in this too?"

"Are you laughing at me?"

"I wouldn't dare. Haha, then let's listen together!"

The two of them sat on a bench, listening to the old men and women around them chattering about their children, square dance partners, and trivial matters. The best part was that they smiled at each other and winked at each other. The initial awkwardness seemed to have disappeared.

The music of the school's end of school sounded, interrupting the atmosphere. The elderly people who were just chatting lined up at the school gate. The crowd gradually became disrupted.

Zhuge Qinuo stood up first: "Let's go and pick up the children."

"I never thought that our children are quite destined to be together." Shen Chengkun continued.

As she walked away, she said, "You just realized it now? We've been classmates for such a long time."

He followed her: "I discovered it a long time ago, but I just have the chance to tell you now."

It was a very simple sentence, but Shen Chengkun said it in a strange tone, which made people feel that there was something else behind his words.

Zhuge Qinuo felt the back of his head getting hot, and he couldn't remember how she had made him talk like that.

"Could it be that the 'honey trap' that night gave him some illusion?" She thought so, but pretended that she had not asked for a meeting and did not respond.

Just get up and move forward.

Shen Chengkun followed and walked beside her: "You should be careful with the cars! I'm looking forward to the next time soon to listen to gossip together."

"Next time? Our two children have been classmates for so many years, and this is the first time we have talked so much? Next time, maybe we have to wait until they graduate."

With a noncommittal smile, the two of them also stood in the crowd.

Students were leaving school one after another, and parents outside the door also started to move.

Shen Chengkun seemed not to notice Zhuge Qinuo's intention to keep a distance in his words and actions. He stayed by the side, very close, so close that they could feel the touch of each other's clothes in the hot weather.

This kind of touch penetrated the warmth into her skin and her body, making her mind blank and her eyes hollow.

The crowd suddenly retreated, and before she could react, she felt her arms being tightened, her back pressed against a solid chest, and a warm breath coming from above her head. She knew it was him, and instinctively she was not repulsed. Was it because he was handsome?

She didn't have time to think too much, as a string in her brain made her break free in a second.

"Thank you!"

"Oh my, sorry, did I step on your lover?" The "perpetrator" waited until the crowd stabilized and turned around to apologize.

"It's okay, she's fine, don't worry about it." Shen Chengkun answered calmly.

Zhuge Qinuo could do nothing but smile politely. There was no need to even explain. Those who stepped on her didn't care, but those who cared would be sad.

She pretended not to hear their conversation, and slowly moved forward with the crowd, deliberately keeping a distance from him.

When he was one meter away from him, Han Xin appeared and saved the situation perfectly.

She immediately turned around and said to Shen Chengkun, "My son is here. I'm leaving first. And thank you for what happened just now. Bye."

"Okay, goodbye." Shen Chengkun smiled helplessly.

He knew she was on the run, but he was very pleased with her lack of explanation.

Zhuge Qinuo took Han Xin and walked out of the crowd, wanting to quickly escape from Shen Chengkun's sight, and suddenly found a familiar figure standing next to her car - Han Moli.

His appearance surprised her, after all, according to the rules, today was not the day he was supposed to appear.

"Dad, Dad is back," Han Xin shouted excitedly.

Yes, they didn’t know about what happened between Zhuge Qinuo and Han Moli. Apart from the parties involved and the parents of the three parties, few people knew that they were divorced.

Moreover, when the children went to their grandparents' house, Yang Qiang would not be in the same space with them, and they did not notice the difference at all.

Han Xin naively thought that his father was just on a business trip and was back now.

He pulled Zhuge Qinuo and trotted to Han Moli's side: "Dad, you came back early this week?"

His voice was innocent and cute, but it hurt Zhuge Qinuo's heart.

"Well, I miss you and mom." Han Moli said and glanced at Zhuge Qinuo.

Although this was not the first time he acted pretentiously, Zhuge Qinuo couldn't help but sneer in his heart like a conditioned reflex.

The youngest son held Han Moli with one hand and Zhuge Qinuo with the other. After a while, Han Xin was pulled aside by Han Moli. He held Zhuge Qinuo with one hand and put her hand on his heart as usual.

Zhuge Qinuo's eyes widened and he wanted to break free, but he was held tightly and couldn't.

Han Moli: "You've lost weight, take my car, and let's go eat together."

"No need, Aunt Luo has already cooked it." Zhuge Qinuo refused politely but coldly.

Han Xin: "Mom, I want to eat outside. Dad, what are we going to eat?"

Han Moli: "Ask your mom. She can eat whatever she wants."

"Okay, you take dad's car and you decide what you want to eat. Remember to tell me when you've made your decision. I'll go pick up my brother and meet up with you guys." Zhuge Qinuo gently touched Chengxin's little head.

"Yes, sir." Han Moli cooperated very well.

However, this kind of awkward performance made Zhuge Qinuo extremely uncomfortable. No matter what form it took, every time, she would feel indescribable grievance and irritability in her heart.

In the son's eyes, all of this is filled with love from his parents.

And further away, there is another gaze recording this corner.

In Shen Chengkun's eyes, everything was like a handful of hard-to-swallow dog food, and he ate it with great discomfort.

He laughed at himself and said, "That's right. They are a model couple and have always been. What am I thinking?"

He recalled every detail of Zhuge Qinuo. Just like he had noticed that their child was in the next class, he had noticed her various figures in this new school, but she knew nothing about it. All this time, she had never really paid attention to him. She was always polite and gentle, even the various styles of drinking that night were all Shen Chengkun's own feelings, and she really did not cross the line at all.

His extravagant desires, the results he wanted, would not be available to her or himself. Shen Chengkun seemed to want to convince himself to give up some ridiculous and unrealistic ideas, but the more he did so, the heavier the stone in his heart became, pressing him to the point of suffocation.

He knew very well that this kind of depression would take time to calm down, or until the next meeting.