Anna felt like she was burning up as she leaned on Nina. She was seeing stars while her muscles softened uncontrollably.
"Anna, are you drunk? You shouldn’t have finished those two cups with Jennifer."
"All of them were watching, I had to! I’m fine, I know how high my tolerance level is, I'll be fine after I get some rest." Anna patted her cheeks, sobering herself u p
"I’ll send you back now?"
Anna shook her head, "I'll take a nap now."
"Ok."
Jennifer flanked at Anna, approached her, and sat beside her.
"Anna, are you drunk? It's my fault, I shouldn't have made that toast to you."
Nina glared at Jennifer. Nonetheless, Jennifer continued as if she was blaming herself, "Anna, why don't I send you home first? I'm not drunk, I can take care of you."
Anna shook her head, her body was burning uncomfortably. She didn't want to move. All she wanted was a glass of ice water to lower her
temperature.
She tugged at her collar and took in a few deep breaths as she attempted to suppress the heat flowing through her body.
"I drank too much, too fast, just now. I'll be fine after a while." She knew her alcohol tolerance level, these drinks weren’t enough to make her drunk.
Nina poured her a glass of water; she took a few sips but only felt hotter and hotter.
In her chest, she felt as if someone were dusting the surface with a light feather, making her skin itchy and uncomfortable.
She shook her head, stood up with all her might, and said, "I'm going to the bathroom to wash my face."
"Anna, I'll come with you!" Nina rushed after her, but Mindy stopped her.
"Nina, what are you doing? Let’s have a drink!" Mindy tugged at her, "We fought all the time in school, now that we've graduated, don't hold grudges!"
"Anna!"
"I'm fine, I just need to wash my face..." Anna waved at her nonchalantly, and pushed the door open, and stalked outside. If she stayed in such a noisy environment, she was afraid she would vomit.
Anna leaned on the wall, shook her head, but the view in front of her eyes still swayed horribly. She couldn't even stand straight.
Jennifer stood at the entrance to the room and looked on, then rushed to say to Nina who was ready to dash outside."
"Nina, let's drink. From now on, we're colleagues, we should help each other out."
"I'm not going to drink with you!" Nina had no intentions of buying into her scheme.
She wasn’t born in a rich family, and didn't have to worry about the business relationships between the big names, nor did she have to worry about Jennifer seeking revenge on her.
Nina was prepared to rush out but Jennifer stopped her again.
"Nina, how can you say that? I'm a Wurst, don't throw the respect I offer you in my face when I'm still being nice."
"That’s exactly what I'm doing, so what?" Nina pushed Mindy away and glared at Jennifer angrily.
Seeing that Nina and Jennifer were on the verge of a fistfight, they gathered around them and tried to settle the issue.
"Come on, we're all classmates, and we're about to graduate. Stop fighting because of what happened in the past. In the future when we all meet, we'll be friends, are we not?"
"Exactly! We seldom gather as a group, let’s enjoy ourselves tonight! The most important thing is that
we're all happy!"
Jennifer huffed out a breath of indignation, "Nina, I’ll d o Anna a favor and let you off the hook. In the future a t work, you and I will keep to ourselves. Not crossing paths at all would be best."
"As long as you control yourself, no one will have anything against you! I’m just worried you won’t be obedient and will cause trouble everywhere."
"You!"
"I what?! Don’t disturb me here, get lost. I’m going to look for Anna!" Nina pushed Jennifer away and rushed out.
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