SD Chapter 2: Watching you eat

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Tao Mingzhuo admitted that he was a little surprised at this time.

The request to "eat while looking at your face" already sounds very subtle. What's even more strange is that this is a conversation between two grown men.

This request also brought a big impact to everyone present. Yang Kening's eyes almost dropped from her job, and she began to make crazy lip movements with Xu Yi, who was sitting opposite.

Although Tao Mingzhuo's face remained unchanged, his mind went blank for a moment.

While hesitating about how to answer, Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci's secretary coming to his side and reminding him that the afternoon meeting was about to begin.

Jing Ci did not explain more about what he just said. He just looked at Tao Mingzhuo and asked gently: "So, see you tomorrow?"

Tao Mingzhuo took a deep breath: "...Okay. "

Jing Ci nodded to him.

After returning to his work station, Tao Mingzhuo was severely tortured by Yang Kening and Xu Yi.

"If the other party hadn't been Mr. Jing, and his expression was calm and composed without the slightest trace of obscenity," Yang Kening mused, "I would really have thought that was workplace sexual harassment."

Tao Mingzhuo was speechless for a long time. .

Xu Yi couldn't help but join in the gossip: "Xiao Tao, why does Mr. Jing want to eat with you alone? Do you two know each other before?"

Yang Kening stared at Tao Mingzhuo thoughtfully: "And why while eating ? I also want to look at your face? Why is it you and not someone else? But you do have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you can be considered pretty in a sense, but Mr. Jing——"

Tao Mingzhuo felt that the topic was getting more and more interesting. The more outrageous it became, he quickly interrupted Yang Kening: "Stop it, let me take it."

Tao Mingzhuo was actually the most confused person. First of all, he didn't know why he was being spied on in the past two days, and secondly, he didn't know what would happen tomorrow. What is the purpose of a lunch that “needs to look at the face”.

"Don't make wild guesses yet. Go and do your business." He said calmly, "We'll know everything after tomorrow, right? I guess Mr. Jing just has some work-related matters that he wants to talk to me about."

However, the next day At 12:30 noon, Tao Mingzhuo sat in Jing Ci’s office and clearly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought.

“I don’t know which country’s cuisine you like best, so I will make my own choice today.

"If you don't like it, or you don't think it's enough, I can contact other restaurants now, and the delivery time shouldn't take long."

"No," Tao Mingzhuo calmed down . With a dry smile, he said, "No need to change, that's enough, Mr. Jing."

Tao Mingzhuo was a little out of breath.

Let’s put it this way, there are so many takeout boxes on the desk that you can probably eat them from New Year’s Eve to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year and also pass the Lantern Festival.

Tao Mingzhuo had some impression of the name of the restaurant printed on the takeout bag. It was a private restaurant that several girls in the office had been clamoring to eat at but found it too expensive.

Jing Ci still didn't explain what the meal was for. He just said "hmm", took apart the tableware, put it in Tao Mingzhuo's hand, and said gently: "That's good, let's eat."

Tao Mingzhuo In fact, there were a lot of things I wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, I responded first and decided to take a few bites before speaking.

As soon as Tao Mingzhuo walked in, he stared at the roast duck on the table. While the pancake was still steaming, he rolled one for himself.

The fragrance is really fragrant. After one sip, it is so delicious that people stretch out.

Tao Mingzhuo spent the whole morning reworking his plans. He was so hungry that he inhaled several roast duck rolls before he remembered that there was someone sitting across from him, and that person was his boss.

Tao Mingzhuo quickly raised his head, and then his heart skipped a beat -

Jing Ci didn't move his chopsticks.

He was just holding a chopstick in one hand, lightly tapping the edge of the plate with the tip of the chopstick, and supporting his chin with the other hand, staring at himself thoughtfully.

Tao Mingzhuo then recalled that Jing Ci had warned him in advance yesterday that he would look at his face while eating.

But he didn't expect Jing Ci to look at him so unceremoniously, with eyes that seemed to...see into the depths of his soul.

He didn't move his chopsticks when the table was full, as if he was full just by looking at his face. This made it difficult for Tao Mingzhuo not to think in strange directions.

Tao Mingzhuo felt that his throat was a little dry: "Mr. Jing, don't you want to take a bite?"

Then he saw Jing Ci blinking in surprise.

Jing Ci said "hmm", but his eyes still stayed on Tao Mingzhuo's face.

"It's okay." Jing Ci said, "You eat first, and I'll just watch you eat."

Tao Mingzhuo: "..."

Tao Mingzhuo felt like he couldn't eat anymore.

When a person realizes that someone else is observing him, it is difficult for him to continue to behave naturally. Tao Mingzhuo hesitated and said, "I'm embarrassed to eat weird food alone. Roast duck is best when it's hot. You can take a bite too. It'll be cold in a while."

Jing Ci was startled for a moment, and then said after a while: "Okay."

Jing Ci. Ci also chose to make a roast duck for herself.

Tao Mingzhuo watched him look at the roast duck roll in his hand for a while, then lowered his head and took a bite, chewing slowly.

The other party finally stopped staring at his face. Tao Mingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the opportunity to lower his head and take two more bites.

However, when he raised his head again, Tao Mingzhuo's breathing was stagnant again.

Because he saw Jing Ci smiling.

Jing Ci stared straight at the bitten roast duck roll in his hand, raising the corners of his mouth slightly.

After just a few exchanges, the first feeling Jing Ci gave to Tao Mingzhuo was tenderness, but at the same time it was a gentleness with a sense of distance.

His eyebrows are beautiful and handsome, and his smile is always soft and polite. When he is not smiling, his expression will become lighter. In short, he is a temperamental and well-educated beauty.

But the smile on Jing Ci's face now was different from his usual polite and polite smile.

At this moment, there was a light in Jing Ci's eyes, and her eyelashes trembled slightly, which was clearly an uncontrollable excitement, like a surprise from the heart.

First, he kept staring at his face while eating, and now he was snickering. If Tao Mingzhuo was just confused before, now he has some shivers down his spine.

Some strange thoughts began to take shape in his mind. Tao Mingzhuo felt that something was not right, so he shouted weakly: "Um, Mr. Jing..."

Jing Ci was startled for a moment, and soon the smile on his face faded. He raised his eyes and looked at Tao Mingzhuo.

Tao Mingzhuo smiled dryly: "You invited me to have this meal. Do you have something to tell me?"

Jing Ci did not speak. He just looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face, a little lost in thought. Thinking about something else.

After a while, Jing Ci said, "What kind of food do you usually like to eat?"

The topic fell into a completely unexpected place. Tao Mingzhuo paused for a moment and could only bite the bullet and said: "I...I'm not picky. I like to eat everything."

Jing Ci nodded.

Then Tao Mingzhuo heard Jing Ci suddenly ask: "Mr. Tao, would you like to have dinner with me every noon from now on?"

Tao Mingzhuo suspected for a moment that he had not heard clearly: "...what? ?"

"Ah, right." Jing Ci thought for a while, and then said, "There is another thing that you may need to get used to, that is, like today, I may look at your face occasionally."

"Of course, because of occupation . You can make some requests to me as compensation for your rest time. If it is within my ability, I will try my best to satisfy it." Jing Ci smiled gently and said, "I very much hope that you can agree to my request. "

At the same time, I also hope that you will not ask me why I made this request."

Tao Mingzhuo felt that the current situation was very much like being in an infinite nest of dolls.

Jing Ci treated herself to a state banquet-level lunch, and the purpose of this lunch was to treat herself to more lunches in the future?

His intuition told him that there were too many unreasonable things in it. Tao Mingzhuo wanted to continue questioning, but Jing Ci's "Don't ask" just now had blocked the way.

Tao Mingzhuo hesitated.

"Actually, I'm... very willing to have dinner with you." Tao Mingzhuo tried his best to express his refusal in a tactful way, "It's just that some of us painters usually have a bad schedule, so the lunch time is not fixed, and I'm afraid of spending time with you. Sorry, I delayed your work."

Jing Ci looked at him thoughtfully and said "Ah" for a long time. However, the next second, Tao Mingzhuo heard Jing Ci say: "Don't worry, I will cooperate with your work plan. You don't have

to worry about time conflicts."

Tao Mingzhuo: "...?"

My boss invites me to lunch every day, and the other person even takes the initiative to accommodate me. It feels like a big piece of pie being fed directly to my mouth with a gold-encrusted fork.

Tao Mingzhuo began to feel a little panicked.

The polite refusal was ineffective, and Tao Mingzhuo could only start to throw dirt on himself: "But there is one more thing I have to tell you, that is, I have a larger appetite and eat more, and when I eat, I actually I don't like to talk much, I'm quite boring..."

Tao Mingzhuo didn't finish what he said because he saw Jing Ci shake her head.

"I can promise you that I will never let you leave my office hungry once." Jing Ci looked at him and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, you don't even need to have a conversation with me."

Tao Ming Zhuo was stunned because Jing Ci's attitude was very sincere.

And I don't know if it was Tao Mingzhuo's misunderstanding, but the look on Jing Ci's face looked... even very considerate.

"I just want to have a meal with you every day." Jing Ci asked gently, "Is that okay, Mr. Tao?"

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