Dani. Wellington must now regret that he accepted the challenge, and even more regretted offending these students, who knew that the Chinese student among them would be able to drink so much? It's a pity that he can't say a complete sentence anymore.

I ran to the bathroom three times, and I vomited with my throat and eyes, and I was about to vomit bile, and my mouth was filled with an indescribable bitter taste. As a result, when he came back, he saw the Chinese student grabbing a bottle of wine and approaching him, his blood-red eyes widened, his voice hoarse, and he said viciously to him: "! ”

Wellington's legs went limp, and he collapsed directly on the carpet in the private room.

"Aha!" Borger laughed uncontrollably, he didn't care what kind of angry expressions those girls would look at him, he just felt so good now, he wanted to laugh.

Russell was even more desperate than him, he asked the waiter for a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, then held it in his hand, walked over to Wellington, crouched down and shook the juice in front of him. "Underage imp, do you want some juice?"

"Woo-" the boys whistled excitedly. Out of the most primitive instinct, they were already in a trench with Chu Zhongtian, Russell, and Borger. Seeing that self-righteous Wellington unlucky would be even higher than taking ecstasy.

Emily didn't see them messing around, just drinking and playing with a few other sisters who had a better relationship, and had a great time. Her amount of alcohol is not small, Chu Zhongtian has seen it.

There was no expression of superiority on Wellington's face now, and he looked at the orange juice in Russell's hand with confused eyes, and he probably didn't know what that yellow thing was now. Russell had a good conscience, and if he went into the bathroom with an empty cup and filled it up, and told Wellington that it was orange juice, he would drink it in one gulp...... Russell pinched Wellington's mouth and poured him the orange juice from his glass. Wellington didn't have time to swallow, and most of the orange juice spilled from the corners of his mouth, running down his cheeks and neck. He was choking and coughing. This scene made the girls who had a good impression of Wellington unbearable, but Russell laughed happily.

"Would you like another drink, little ghost?" Russell leaned into the other man's ear and whispered.

He was answered by Wellington's louder cough.

After the flash came on, Borger held the digital camera in his hand and gave Russell a thumbs up: "When that kid becomes famous in the future, this picture will definitely sell for a big price, ha!" ”

The two of them tortured Wellington in different ways, while Chu Zhongtian was drinking and drinking by himself, even if there was no Wellington and him to fight, he had no intention of stopping. He didn't care how unlucky and miserable Wellington was, for him, Wellington, who pretended to be a fool, was not worthy of sympathy.

※※※When this Christmas drinking party was over, Wellington asked a few girls to help them into the taxi, while Chu Zhongtian held on to the wall again and vomited. That Wellington's amount of alcohol was actually average, and Chu Zhongtian drank until he vomited, mainly because he poured himself alone later. But despite another night of headaches, he felt refreshed. Seeing Wellington almost being dragged into the car, he felt so good!

Hearing the car start, he turned around and waved at the taxi and shouted, "I'll do it again next time, little ghost!" ”

"Ahaha!" Borger and Russell put their arms around each other's shoulders and laughed so happily that many of the girls glared at him. But they don't care, a group of women who can't move their legs when they see a rich and handsome guy, and they don't have the heart to stammer...... After Chu Zhongtian finished shouting, he leaned over and continued to vomit, and then he felt someone gently patting him behind his back. He just thought it was Borger or Russell, and didn't care, just continued to vomit about the promising job.

"You're a great drinker, Chu."

It was Emily's voice.

Chu Zhongtian was so shocked that he almost swallowed the vomit in his mouth...... A piece of paper was handed over by a pink jade hand: "Wipe it, I don't want to be spit out by you." ”

Chu Zhongtian took it and wiped his mouth clean, before he raised his head to look at Emily standing in front of him, he searched Emily's chest cavity now, but did not find the pearl necklace.

"Where's the necklace?" He asked.

Emily gestured to her satchel, "Take it off." ”

"Why don't you wear it?"

"Pearls are not acid-proof, and sweat will corrode them." Emily said.

Chu Zhongtian planned to see some clues from Emily's face, but under the hazy drunken eyes, he couldn't really see it, and only knew that Emily was smiling.

In the end, he had to mutter: "It's so cold this day, where is the sweat......

"And what's on your forehead?" Emily took out a piece of paper and wiped the fine beads of sweat from Chu Zhongtian's forehead.

Chu Zhongtian broke free from Emily's support, he didn't seem to want to be too intimate.

Emily looked at Chu Zhongtian, who was a little vain under her feet: "Do you want to call a car to take you home?" ”

Chu Zhongtian waved his hand, "I'll stand for a while and blow the wind for a while." Yes...... You should call a car, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to get that many things yourself......" Chu Zhongtian pointed to the stall of gifts that were stacked on the ground.

Emily laughed.

"You'd better take care of yourself, drunkard."

Chu Zhongtian leaned against the wall and smiled weakly at Emily: "Hehe, your alcohol consumption is not bad......"

The taxi queued up for the passengers, Chu Zhongtian rested for a while, and then helped Emily carry all the gifts into the car, and then waved goodbye. Soon, only he, Russell, and Borger were left at the door of the bar.

"Had a great night, hah!" Borger said excitedly.

Chu Zhongtian glanced at Russell: "You won't be curfew tonight?" ”

"Tomorrow is Christmas." Russell said.

"In that case, let's go have another drink!" Chu Zhongtian's very rare proposal surprised the other two people a little.

"I remember you never did, Chu." Borger asked curiously.

"Tomorrow is Christmas." Chu Zhongtian replied directly with Russell's words.

Russell thought for a moment, then nodded, "Good idea." Anyway, I'm happy tonight, and I'm taking care of the whole 'gay guy', and I haven't drunk much. "Gays" they give to Dani, who looks like a gentleman on the outside, but actually behaves very ungentlemanly. Wellington took a temporary nickname. Not to mention, it's quite vivid...... "Well, I know where there are bars that are open until two o'clock." Let's go now! Borger shouted excitedly.

He even started singing, "beautiful_day" (Beautiful Day) by the band U2, and it didn't take long for Russell to come in in harmony.

Chu Zhongtian was also singing, but he was not singing an English song, but a very appropriate Chinese song: "We people, I'm really happy tonight!" ”

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who had a hangover, slept until the afternoon and woke up leisurely, but he found that his body was not very good, he had a headache and thirst, a stomach ache and nausea, and he wanted to vomit but couldn't vomit.

It looks like I drank too much yesterday, and now that I was so cool, it's time to pay for it...... Yang Yang came to knock on his door and talked about the masquerade party at night, Chu Zhongtian told him weakly that he obviously couldn't go to the masquerade today, because he couldn't even get out of bed now.

"How much did you drink?" Hearing Chu Zhongtian's hoarse and tired voice, Yang Yang was taken aback. It was the first time he had seen Chu Zhongtian so weak, and the roommate lying on the bed had dry and white lips and a sallow face.

"I don't know......" Chu Zhongtian's voice was much quieter than usual, and he had no strength.

Yang Yang poured him a glass of water and put it at the head of the bed.

"Thank you......"

"It's a shame." Yang Yang sighed regretfully. "You won't be able to go to tonight's masquerade. I'll tell you, there are beautiful women, oh, miss it and regret it for a year! ”

Chu Zhongtian grinned and smiled silently. He doesn't care if there are beautiful women, anyway, if there are beautiful women, it's not his own, so why bother to join in the fun? And most importantly, the group of people who had had a conflict with him before because of playing football were also going, and he felt that it would be awkward for the two sides to meet. He didn't want to see them again, and they didn't expect that the people they had once mocked would now become the main players at Wimbledon...... Everyone is uncomfortable with each other when they meet, and they are not in the mood for a good holiday, so the best thing to do is not to meet at all.

"Looks like you had a great time with Emily yesterday?"

"It's okay......" Chu Zhongtian waved his hand weakly. It was really fun, but not with Emily, but with that Wellington, and it was high with him.

Yang Yang shook his head: "But I still have to persuade you, Da Chu." You're a kicker now, so be careful to drink less, or don't drink at all. Alcohol is bad for you, and it's not good for you to play football. Do you know why Chinese players are a little older and their form is declining so quickly? It is related to not paying attention to one's body and unhealthy living habits. ”

Seeing Yang Yang's serious appearance, Chu Zhongtian couldn't help laughing: "Anyway, it doesn't matter if you are an amateur kicker or drink......

"It's your body, you have to take care of it. Even if you don't play football, it's not good for your body to drink like this all the time, and drinking hurts your liver. Look how good I am, I don't smoke or drink. It's a good thing that you don't smoke, but it's better to have less alcohol, and I'm doing it for your own good, Da Chu. Otherwise, when you get old, you'll know how powerful you are......"

Chu Zhongtian suddenly interrupted Yang Yang's record continent, he looked at the chattering roommate and said, "Has anyone ever told you, Old Yang?" ”

"Tell me what?"

"You're really ...... mother"

"Die!" Yang Yang punched Chu Zhongtian in the stomach, and although he was separated by the quilt, Chu Zhongtian still felt the power of this punch.

"Hahaha...... Ahem! Although he was beaten, Chu Zhongtian laughed so much that he coughed.

"I went to look for it, and I remember bringing a jar of honey from home, and I don't know if I've eaten it. Drinking some honey water after a hangover is good for you. Yang Yang threw down Chu Zhongtian, who was coughing and looking pitiful, turned around and walked out.

Chu Zhongtian looked at the back of this roommate, although he made jokes about others in his mouth, he was grateful in his heart. has been in the UK for more than a year, and if it weren't for him, he would definitely be harder than he is now. When I first came here, Wimbledon was nothing to him except to be the venue for one of the world's four major tennis tournaments. If it weren't for Yang Yang's enthusiastic help, he wouldn't have lived in a well-equipped apartment, and he could quickly find two part-time jobs. You know, at that time, he had a hard time even listening to what people were saying.

Originally, he wanted to give Yang Yang a Christmas gift, but he was rejected. He knew that Yang Yang was saving money for himself. But if you really don't give anything, it's too much to say.

When Yang Yang turned back again, he was holding a jar of honey with little left and a bucket of steaming instant noodles.

"People with hangovers need to eat something to make their stomachs comfortable." Yang Yang put the instant noodles aside, "But it's a pity that I can only make noodles." ”

Chu Zhongtian smiled: "If you want to make other things, I don't dare to eat them." ”

Yang Yang ignored his ridicule, picked up the water cup, poured the boiling water inside into the honey jar, then screwed the lid on, and shook it vigorously.

"That's all there is to it, so as not to waste it, I have to do it." He said to Chu Zhongtian, who was a little surprised.

Chu Zhongtian asked him to put down the things in his hand, and then pointed to the desk: "Open the drawer on the left." ”

Yang Yang was inexplicable, but he still obediently walked over and opened the drawer. He originally thought that Chu Zhongtian wanted to read, but it was inconvenient to move, so he asked himself to do it for him. Unexpectedly, a small picture frame lying in a drawer, inside ...... "Is this me?" Yang Yang picked up the picture frame in his hand, pointed to the avatar in it and asked Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"Merry Christmas, Old Yang. Send this, you will never refuse again, right? ”

Yang Yang laughed a little unkindly, and he scratched the back of his head: "It's so beautiful...... But wait, why does this look a bit like a woman? He cast a puzzled glance at Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian held back a smile and said to him seriously, "Didn't anyone tell you, Lao Yang." You're really ...... mother."

"Holy! You give me death! Yang Yang raised his middle finger at him.

"Wha...... Ahem! Haha-" Chu Zhongtian pounded the bed board hard, laughing loudly.

※※※ Yang Yang went to the masquerade ball in the evening, but his cross-dressing was very uncreative, just a police uniform. Chu Zhongtian jokingly suggested that if he had the ability, he should get a set of chengguan uniforms, and he would ensure that he would be in the limelight at the masquerade ball, so that everyone would bow down.

Yang Yang gave him a middle finger and went out.

He spent the rest of the night, until the second half of the night, alone. After lying in bed all afternoon, he got up and made his own dinner, still noodles. But unlike last year, he didn't feel lonely, even though he thought of his parents and was ready to call them at twelve o'clock, but it wasn't homesickness.

This Christmas, thanks to football, he has a lot of friends and has a very happy time. And it should continue to be like this for the next two and a half years.

I really didn't expect to come here to study abroad and have such a harvest. It really responds to an old Chinese saying: "Is it a blessing to lose a horse?" ”

When he was forced to give up football to focus on his studies, did he ever think that he would be where he would be? When he had just stepped off the plane and stood on the streets of London, looking at the city that was about to spend four years, did he ever have the illusion of spending his university career happily with a group of friends?

Reading books and reviewing homework until twelve o'clock, Chu Zhongtian looked at his watch, got up and put on the key, closed the door and walked out. He had to go to the public phone booth downstairs to call home. There is an eight-hour time difference between London and Beijing, and now it's twelve o'clock here, and it's eight o'clock in the morning in Chengdu, and my parents have already gotten up.

Although parents don't have to do this Christmas, in the UK, Christmas is like the Chinese New Year, and you should call your parents on this day.

Emily placed the repackaged box of pearl necklaces in front of her mother: "Merry Christmas, Mommy. ”

"What is this......" Mom lifted the lid and was taken aback. Cartier's necklace? Where are you from? ”

"Bought it."

"But do you have that much money?" Emily's financial situation, Mom is clear. Their family is not too wealthy, and they never buy such expensive jewelry. Originally, the necklace she wore around her neck was always given by her ex-husband, but after the divorce, she no longer saw any jewelry on her neck.

"I worked part-time and earned the money to buy this." Emily said with a grin, her face as usual, completely unrecognizable that she was lying.

Mom will be skeptical.

"Mom~~" Emily made a coquettish **. "I see you've worked so hard that I've been wanting to buy you a gift. I didn't tell you about it to surprise you......"

The mother no longer doubted her "well-intentioned" daughter, and happily took out the necklace and put it around her neck, while Emily twisted it and snickered.

I'm sorry, Dani. Hey!

※※※ Standing in the telephone hall, inserting the magnetic card, Chu Zhongtian dialed the phone at home.

Suddenly, the sky in the distance was shining, and for a moment it was purple and red, brilliant and dazzling. He looked up and saw fireworks blooming in the night sky. The rumbling salute reverberated like a thunderous sound, almost drowning out the "beep" sound in the earpiece.

Just after twelve o'clock, it's time for the fireworks to be set off.

The night sky in London was filled with colorful fireworks, and Chu Zhongtian raised his head to see it. It was the same last Christmas, but when he was in a state of loneliness and loneliness in the house, he didn't care about the lively festive atmosphere outside the window, and when he looked up today, he realized that it was all so beautiful.

"Hey, which?" His father's voice rang on the phone.

Chu Zhongtian continued to look up at the bright world outside the phone booth, and said to his father, who was thousands of miles away, "Hey, Dad, it's me." Merry Christmas to you and Mom! ”

(To be continued)