SD Chapter 19: Wife

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Tao Mingzhuo felt like his heart was like a tiny bead threaded on a thread.

And Jing Ci's existence is like a hand that can play with this bead, so Tao Mingzhuo's mood changes all depend on his words and deeds.

In the end, Tao Mingzhuo did not ask Jing Ci who the man on the phone was because he realized with some irritation that he had no position to raise this question.

However, he really likes me. Tao Mingzhuo thought.

When he was working abroad, he still missed me and bought such expensive paint as a gift. He even came to see me the first thing after getting off the plane.

Tao Mingzhuo was stunned for a while, then lowered his head and carefully opened the outer packaging of the paint.

In fact, he was still a little reluctant to use it. After all, paints are less useful after one use. So Tao Mingzhuo finally decided that he would paint something special and commemorative.

At first, he was going to draw the first game character that he designed independently when he first joined the job.

However, Tao Mingzhuo just made a rough shape and looked at the canvas for a while, but he still felt that something was wrong.

After a moment, he took a deep breath and raised his hand again.

Tao Xue passed by the studio door and saw Tao Mingzhuo holding a scraper and carefully applying paint on the canvas.

Tao Xue looked at the canvas intently and said "ouch".

The demonstration paintings Tao Mingzhuo usually paints for his guests are mainly landscape paintings with simple lines.

But this time Tao Mingzhuo painted a portrait that perfectly displayed his own style and skills, and what he painted... was the profile of a man.

She is a beautiful woman with picturesque features and elegant eyes. His eyes seem to contain a pool of gentle and clear water. His hair is messy in the wind. He is biting a cigarette and raising his eyes as if he is looking at the canvas. Someone outside.

Tao Xue felt that the person in the painting looked familiar, but she couldn't place it for a while.

Finding Tao Xue standing at the door, Tao Mingzhuo showed a rare expression of panic, blocking the canvas with his body as if he was feeling guilty: "Come on, paint as you like."

"I've seen it all, why did you draw a handsome guy today? Tao Xue asked casually, "And the painting is so detailed this time. Is there a prototype?"

Then Tao Xue saw her brother's face suddenly blushing: "No, it is an original character, and I told you so." "I'm just painting casually!"

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Tao Xue looked at him inexplicably, "I'm not a fool. Can I tell if you're painting casually or seriously?"

"Stop standing there after you finish painting. " , go and sweep the floor in the hall quickly," she said.

Tao Mingzhuo could never quarrel with Tao Xue, and since Tao Xue was pregnant now, he didn't dare to say anything back.

Before leaving, Tao Xue saw Tao Mingzhuo take the painting off the easel and carefully place it in the corner.

Tao Xue stared at the painting for a while.

She thought about it and felt that such a beautiful work would definitely attract many customers, so she decided to have it framed and placed it in the middle of the studio.

Tao Mingzhuo and Jing Ci still maintain this somewhat special relationship as meal friends.

In fact, Tao Mingzhuo's next plan has been put on hold for a long time, but for some reason, he has no interest in regaining it at all, and has also lost the resolute mentality that he had in the beginning to establish a clear relationship with Jing Ci.

Forget it. Tao Mingzhuo said to himself, it's just eating anyway. One person is eating, and two people are eating. What's the big difference?

After get off work on Monday, Tao Mingzhuo cleared the table and prepared to go downstairs to meet Jing Ci for dinner.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Yang Kening sitting in a daze at the work station, unconscious.

This kind of scene is rare, because Yang Kening is always the fastest one after work, so Tao Mingzhuo was stunned for a moment and asked: "What's going on? What's going on with you?"

"Xu Yi Run away." Yang Kening murmured, "What's the point of my life? In this world, everything is nothing but nothing..."

Tao Mingzhuo felt that the Yang Kening he was talking to now was no longer her. But an empty shell without a soul.

He thought about it for a moment, and then realized that Yang Kening should be referring to going to the comic exhibition to cosplay her beloved character.

Yang Kening has always been obsessed with another game produced by the company in the early stage. This game did not cost much investment and was more female-oriented and plot-oriented. In fact, it did not have as good development prospects as the project team they were currently working on.

But there are many loyal players, and Yang Kening is one of them.

The character she wanted to cosplay this time was a beautiful female vampire. Tao Mingzhuo and Xu Yi were tortured by her for a long time before they had to agree to play her two sons in the game plot.

Tao Mingzhuo didn't know much about the specific plot of the game. He only heard Yang Kening mention it a few times, but he felt that this girl was taking advantage of him and Xu Yi in disguise.

However, during lunch today, Xu Yi suddenly apologized frantically to Yang Kening, saying that his mother forced him to go back to his hometown during the long vacation, so he could not keep the appointment.

Yang Kening was about to pass away at that time.

"It's not like that." Tao Mingzhuo comforted her and said, "Besides, haven't I already agreed? It doesn't matter if one unfilial son is gone, isn't there another one?"

Yang Kening murmured: "What do you know? , these two are indispensable, the essence is to be in pairs, you don't understand my mood at all..."

Tao Mingzhuo didn't understand what she was muttering at all, and when he was about to ask more questions, he heard a gentle voice: "Good evening."

Tao Mingzhuo was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and met Jing Ci's eyes.

His eyes widened and he looked down at his watch, only to realize that he had been chatting with Yang Kening for a while without knowing it, and it had exceeded the time he and Jing Ci had agreed to meet.

It is estimated that Jing Ci did not wait for him downstairs in the company, so he went upstairs again and looked for her.

Yang Kening was also stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Jing Ci to appear here: "Ah! Hello, Mr. Jing, I'm sorry, was my voice too loud..."

Jing Ci shook his head: "It doesn't matter."

Maybe . Because the melancholy look on Yang Kening's face was too obvious, Jing Ci paused and asked softly: "What's going on?"

Jing Ci's expression was full of concern when he spoke, and he looked like a gentle and considerate person. listener.

In fact, Jing Ci might just want to be polite, but what he didn't know was that the person standing opposite was Yang Kening, who had a unique brain circuit.

Yang Kening was born as a social cow, and she had nowhere to release her sorrow. Looking at Jing Ci's gentle profile, her nose suddenly became sour, and she vomited out the cause and effect of the matter in one breath.

Jing Ci stood there and listened patiently to the whole story.

Finally, he nodded and comforted Yang Kening: "I understand that it must be very hard to feel that something you have been looking forward to for a long time has suddenly come to nothing." Yang Kening

: "Uuuuuuuuu, Mr. Jing, only you understand Me, this was originally going to be a very happy three days. I almost soaked the wig plate I bought at home, but now it’s nothing..."

Tao Mingzhuo was gloating at the sidelines.

But the moment Yang Kening finished speaking, Jing Ci silently raised her eyes and looked at Tao Mingzhuo, who was trying hard to suppress a smile.

Then he repeated what Yang Kening had just said in a very soft voice: "Three days?"

There was no special emotion in Jing Ci's eyes. He just stood there and looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face calmly.

Tao Mingzhuo's smile froze for a moment, and his heart trembled inexplicably, and then he suddenly reacted: "No, wait a minute, why is it three days?"

Yang Kening looked at him strangely: "Because the comic exhibition is in City A Ah, let’s go during the short vacation next week. It will take one day to fly there, one day to fly out for cosplay, and another day to fly back, so it’s three days in total.”

“I’ve sent you so many itineraries before, but you can’t . Didn't you look at it carefully even once?" She asked with a suspicious look on her face.

Tao Mingzhuo: "..."

Not to mention looking carefully, Tao Mingzhuo didn't even click on it.

Yang Kening observed Tao Mingzhuo's face, which turned into a cry in an instant: "Tao Mingzhuo, are you a stinky boy going to leave me too? I know you stinky men are not trustworthy... ..."

Yang Kening was so excited that she didn't notice that she had unknowingly scolded her immediate boss who was standing aside.

Tao Mingzhuo felt that even the Great Luo Immortal could not save her mouth. He had a splitting headache and said, "I advise you to pay attention to your sense of propriety. I am not the only man present."

Jing Ci, who was standing next to him, seemed to smile softly.

He wasn't angry at all, he just asked Yang Kening: "Which game character do you want to play?"

Yang Kening choked and said the name of the game.

Jing Ci showed a clear look: "Although I didn't participate much in the production of this project, I heard that players have always been highly motivated to create new projects. Looking at it now, it is indeed the case."

"My favorite character is Yulisu "Yang Kening said languidly, "This is the third year since she officially launched, so I wanted to take a set of photos for her. It happened that the last version just launched two new characters, which are her two sons. , I just wanted to put together a family photo, which is very memorable."

Jing Ci said "Yes": "I know, one is Yin Si and Helan, and the other is an adopted son."

Yang Ke. Ning didn't expect Jing Ci to understand her in such detail, and she suddenly became more energetic: "Yes, yes, my original plan was to let Tao Mingzhuo be my biological son and Xu Yi my adopted one."

Tao Mingzhuo listened to her more and more. The more he spoke, the more he felt that something was wrong: "Who is whose son? Please tell me clearly?"

"You should be able to understand my feelings." Yang Kening ignored Tao Mingzhuo's presence and continued to complain to Jing Ci with a frown, " I have made appointments with photographers, but now one of them has gone away, and the family portrait has become two-thirds of the family portrait. Where can I find someone who understands the character a little bit and is an acquaintance of mine to replace Xu Yi? ..."

The air was quiet for a moment.

Then Yang Kening suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Jing Ci's face.

Tao Mingzhuo immediately realized what this girl was going to do: "Don't-"

"Mr. Jing!" Yang Kening spat out a long string of words without taking a breath, "I know what I say now sounds like You are too ambitious! But I would like to ask if you have the interest and time to play my son... the role that Xu Yi was supposed to play!"

Jing Ci didn't seem to have expected Yang Keying. The question was so direct that I was startled.

After a while, he came to his senses and politely declined: "Sorry, I have never been involved in photography or role-playing related fields before, and I am not professional, so I may not be able to help you."

Yang Kening seemed to realize that she How abrupt the words were.

She hesitated quickly: "Yes, I'm sorry, you must be very busy. I lost my head. Just pretend you didn't hear anything. I... Xiaotao and I should be able to take the photo together..."

Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci blink slightly.

Jing Ci's eyes briefly stayed on Tao Mingzhuo for a second, and then turned to Yang Kening. Tao Mingzhuo heard him gently say to Yang Kening: "But it's not impossible to give it a try."

Yang Kening: "...!"

Tao Mingzhuo: "...?!"

Jing Ci said: "You can tell me the specific three days first. I'll ask the secretary to take a look at the itinerary for those days, and then give me An accurate answer from you."

Yang Kening was immediately overjoyed.

"It's just three days before the long holiday!" Yang Kening's eyes lit up again, "And I feel that you already have a good understanding of the character. When the time comes, just show off the moves. I can give you It’s for guidance, so don’t worry about bad performance! Thank you! Even if you can’t come in the end, thank you!”

Jing Ci nodded with a faint smile on his face.

"That's right." Jing Ci said, "If I remember correctly, these two characters are..."

Before he could finish the second half of his sentence, Yang Kening replied with understanding: "Yes, that's you. That's what I thought!"

Then Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci raise his eyebrows and said softly.

The feeling of being an outsider was not very good. Tao Mingzhuo hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask Jing Ci: "You... what are you talking about?"

Jing Ci looked at him, her expression became a little subtle.

Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci hesitate for a moment, as if he was thinking of a more euphemistic way of saying it, and said: "When these two male characters were launched, in order to increase the diversity of the plot and flesh out the characters, in addition to family affection, The team... also tried a new possibility in the relationship between the two. "

Tao Mingzhuo didn't understand: "What possibility?"

Before Jing Ci could speak, Yang Kening beside him answered in a loud voice. It's love-"

Tao Mingzhuo: "...?"

Tao Mingzhuo suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

Yang Kening looked at him angrily: "Tao Mingzhuo! I knew you hadn't read even one page of the information I gave you!"

She sighed, then showed a look of regret: "Because of the review issue , the relationship between the two is not directly stated in the main plot, but it is still mentioned implicitly in the text, and there are actually many details behind it that can be discussed."

Jing Ci nodded and commented: "It is a somewhat risky attempt. , but judging from the enthusiastic feedback from players, the character creation is successful."

Tao Mingzhuo was in a state of complete aphasia: "..."

He couldn't help but secretly lift his eyelids and saw Jing Ci standing opposite. His expression was calm, so he looked away in a panic, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time.

Seeing Tao Mingzhuo's dumbfounded look, Yang Kening thought he hadn't understood yet, so she said, "Oh, Mr. Jing's analysis is more like a businessman's perspective. Let me give it to you from a player's perspective." Let’s explain it straightforwardly.”

“The two characters you and Mr. Jing cosplay are pseudo-brothers, and their family affection is just an illusion on the surface. Their true feelings are actually unforgettable love,” Yang Kening said, “So if. If you want to correctly interpret the character relationship in the player's mind, you only need to remember a very simple point - "

"You must treat Mr. Jing as your wife at all times." Yang Kening said seriously, "Do you understand?"

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