SD Chapter 27: Gift

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Although the doctor's original words at the time were to rest for ten days, after a weekend of rest, Jing Ci realized that her efficiency in handling work at home was really not high.

Although Tao Mingzhuo was full of disapproval at the time, Jing Ci still went to the company on Monday.

But he didn't know if it was Jing Ci's illusion, but he always felt that Tao Mingzhuo's state in the past two days always seemed to be a little absent-minded.

Whenever Jing Ci accidentally looked up at Tao Mingzhuo, she would always find that he was also secretly looking at her.

Tao Mingzhuo's expression was hesitant to speak, and he would look away pretending nothing happened the moment their eyes met. His whole person seemed to be in a state of embarrassment.

Sometimes, Jing Ci would find him sitting alone in the living room, his head lowered, unable to see clearly the expression on his face.

This state made Jing Ci feel a little confused, but she didn't know how to ask.

During dinner on Monday night, Tao Mingzhuo was still in a state of wandering mind. Jing Ci found that he only touched the small green vegetable in front of him.

After finishing all the green vegetables, Jing Ci watched helplessly as Tao Mingzhuo continued to pick up the condiments from the bottom of the plate, and then slowly put them into his mouth.

After chewing twice, Tao Mingzhuo's expression gradually became distorted.

Jing Ci quickly poured him a glass of water: "Are the other dishes not delicious? Do you want to order takeout?"

Tao Mingzhuo raised his head and looked at him, and looked away in panic: "No, no."

He He paused for a moment, then quickly put other dishes into his bowl, and said vaguely to Jing Ci: "It's okay, I, I'm not full yet, I'll continue eating."

Jing Ci looked at him, hesitant He nodded.

The phone screen lit up, Jing Ci lowered her head and found a message from her secretary Liang Jingjing, stating that the restaurant for the evening had been reserved.

Jing Ci raised his eyes and glanced at the young man who was trying hard to put rice into his mouth, lowered his head and replied "Okay".

Tomorrow is actually Jing Ci's birthday.

In fact, Jing Ci has not celebrated her birthday for many years.

Li Yupo is the kind of person who likes excitement and grand scenes. In the past few years, he always wanted to fly to the U country and organize parties and cocktail receptions for him. Jing Ci would reluctantly refuse every time.

First, they feel that extravagance is unnecessary. There are many international students who party every day. However, although it may seem lively on the surface, in fact, not many of them may sincerely wish you a happy birthday.

Second, Jing Ci's father passed away in May. Although it has been a long time, Jing Ci is indeed in no mood to celebrate himself at this time of year.

During those years abroad, Li Lan would have a long phone call with him on every birthday, and Li Yupo would send some flowers and gifts to Jing Ci.

That day in the living room, when Tao Mingzhuo was sleeping soundly on Jing Ci's lap, Li Yupo sent him several messages.

Li Yupo: "Xiaoci, since you have returned to China this year, how about I organize something for you on your birthday this time?"

After a while, he added: "Your sister-in-law and I have almost played together, and we can just fly. I'll come back and bring you some good wine."

Jing Ci responded quickly and said, "No."

Li Yupo seemed to have expected his answer: "You really don't have a birthday every year. Is this the reason for living alone?"

Before Jing Ci could reply, the young man lying on his lap suddenly moved slightly and said something vaguely.

Jing Ci listened for a long time but didn't understand what he said. She only heard him chirp at the end and then became quiet again.

Jing Ci: "..."

For some reason, looking at Tao Mingzhuo's profile, Jing Ci suddenly felt that if Tao Mingzhuo could be by his side, he would actually have thought about this birthday.

Just have a meal, it doesn't need to be too grand. If possible, order a small cake to have a little sense of ceremony.

Jing Ci paused, picked up the phone again, and replied to Li Yupo: "No, I have someone to accompany me this year."

After a long time, Li Yupo slowly understood the meaning of his words: "Ouch, ouch, there is something new. What's the situation? When did this happen?"

Jing Ci didn't want to explain too much to him, so she replied with the all-purpose "little frog smile" emoticon.

In the end, Jing Ci did not tell Tao Mingzhuo what day it was.

Because he knew that someone like Tao Mingzhuo, who had to find ways to return even a meal to him, would definitely put a lot of thought and energy into preparing a gift for himself if he told him that it was his birthday.

But Jing Ci just wanted to spend a night with Tao Mingzhuo relaxedly and without any burden.

Jing Ci raised his eyes and reminded the young man sitting opposite him one last time: "We are going out to eat tomorrow night, remember?"

Then he saw Tao Mingzhuo seemed to stiffen, his Adam's apple moving up and down, and after a while he clicked nod.

Jing Ci said "hmm" and added: "I have an appointment with someone tomorrow afternoon, so he won't be at the company, but I will send you the restaurant address in advance, and we can meet directly at the restaurant then, okay? After a while

, he heard Tao Mingzhuo whisper: "Okay."

Tao Mingzhuo's life was extremely chaotic these two days.

On the night of the phone call with Tao Xue, it could be said that Tao Mingzhuo spent a lot of effort to help Tao Xue calm down from his semi-crazy state.

Tao Mingzhuo thought that Tao Xue really didn't care at first, but later he discovered that it was because his sister didn't listen at all to what he just said.

In addition to bloody ethics dramas, Tao Xue also likes to read comics and novels with subtle themes. So even though she didn't expect that her biological brother would be pursued by a boy one day, after calming down, she still reluctantly accepted this fact and began to interrogate how they met.

So Tao Mingzhuo obscured the identity of Jingci's boss and told Tao Xue most of what happened between the two.

Tao Xue: "Then why did he choose 519 instead of 520?"

Tao Mingzhuo said melancholy: "He must be afraid that 520 will look too obvious and I may not agree to be with him. Let's go eat."

Tao Xue still felt that something was wrong, but for a while she thought it was quite reasonable and couldn't refute his theory.

Tao Xue said: "Then since you know that this person has liked you for a long time, why have you delayed it until now? Didn't you refuse earlier? Now you are still living with her..."

Tao Mingzhuo remained silent and did not speak.

Tao Xue looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face and suddenly understood something.

With Tao Mingzhuo's character, if he doesn't like someone, he will reject them decisively without leaving a single thought for them.

But to be able to delay it until now, and even move to someone else's house, wearing pure cotton pajamas and a book that he has never read a page in his life, shows that...

Tao Xue quickly turned away and gasped. After taking a few breaths, he patted his chest.

After a while, she calmed down, turned her head, observed Tao Mingzhuo's expression, and asked tentatively: "Then do you think if he confesses... do you want to accept it?"

Tao Mingzhuo looked at her blankly. Said: "I, I don't know either..."

Tao Xue was very aware of Tao Mingzhuo's problem with his harsh words, and immediately asked keenly: "How do you feel when you are with him?"

"You kid, stop now. "I'm in a hurry to be tough." Tao Xue said patiently, "I'm helping you think clearly. You must think carefully before answering me and understand what you are thinking."

Tao Mingzhuo lowered his head.

After a while, he whispered: "I can't tell, I just feel... I feel very comfortable with him, and there are some rejections that I can't say to him."

"He is very gentle, no matter what I do No matter how bad things happen to me, he won't be angry if I deliberately make him hate me, and he is always very tolerant of me." Tao Mingzhuo murmured, "He...he is really good to me,"

Tao Xue said . Speechless.

After a while, Tao Xue suddenly realized something. She stared at Tao Mingzhuo's face: "Wait a minute, is that portrait you painted in my studio before..."

Tao Mingzhuo's face It suddenly turned red.

Tao Xue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed after a moment: "...No, you Tao Mingzhuo."

"I'll hang up first." Tao Xue murmured, "I have to think about it quickly. How should I talk to my parents for a while? This drama has never been shown in TV series..."

Tao Xue hung up the phone directly.

Tao Mingzhuo originally wanted to ask Tao Xue to give him some advice, but after the phone call, he felt that his heart seemed to be even more confused.

On Tuesday morning, Yang Kening happily shared with her little sisters in the office the finished film shot during this trip to the Comic Exhibition.

Yang Kening proudly displayed her high-profile pictures from 360 degrees without blind spots: "Everyone, Yang Kening is the most beautiful in the world. If you agree, please breathe!"

Some people said they wanted to see the details of her red dress. So Yang Kening started rummaging through her phone again.

In the meantime, I accidentally slid across a photo taken from a candid perspective. It was obvious that it was no longer Yang Kening herself in the red dress, but two men.

Yang Kening quickly turned over the photo: "Oh, I'm sorry, my hand slipped on my family."

Tao Mingzhuo: "..."

Yang Kening's little sisters began to scream at high decibels, while turning their heads. Looking at Tao Mingzhuo, there was a lot of discussion. Tao Mingzhuo vaguely heard remarks like "Is it Mr. Jing?" and "Send me a copy."

But Tao Mingzhuo was not in the mood to care about them today, and he just spent the day absentmindedly.

After get off work, Tao Mingzhuo turned on his phone and found the restaurant address Jing Ci sent him.

Tao Mingzhuo then remembered that Jing Ci had mentioned that day that the restaurant he wanted to eat at tonight was a French restaurant.

Although Tao Mingzhuo had never heard of the name of the restaurant, and he didn't even know how to pronounce this string of letters together, but judging from Jing Ci's previous takeout order, this should also be a very expensive restaurant.

Tao Mingzhuo looked down at the large T-shirt he was wearing, hesitated for a moment, and decided to take a taxi back to Jing Ci's residence and change into more formal clothes.

For French food, the atmosphere should be very romantic, right? While on the road, Tao Mingzhuo couldn't help but start thinking blindly. If Jing Ci really confesses to herself, should she refuse?

If you don't refuse, then...should you agree?

Tao Mingzhuo felt that the roots of his ears were getting hot uncontrollably.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to look at the scenery outside the window. He didn't dare to think about it anymore. He felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

Jing Ci's home is located in a quiet villa area. The security is very good, and there are very few people and vehicles coming and going.

However, after getting out of the car, Tao Mingzhuo met a courier pacing back and forth at the door.

The courier seemed to be worried because no one answered the door after ringing the doorbell. When he saw Tao Mingzhuo coming over, he felt like he had seen a savior: "Are you Mr. Jingci?"

Tao Mingzhuo was stunned: "What's wrong?"

"Someone is there" The items I ordered for you have arrived. Please sign for them here first." The courier thrust the receipt into Tao Mingzhuo's hand and gave him a pen. "I'll go to the car to help you get the items. Wait."

Tao Mingzhuo hesitated and thought it would be okay to help sign for the express delivery, so he signed Jing Ci's name on the list.

However, after turning around, Tao Mingzhuo was stunned.

Because the courier brought Tao Mingzhuo a large bouquet of flowers and a square cardboard box.

Tao Mingzhuo hugged the bouquet of flowers in a daze, and then took the box. Through the transparent area above the box, he found that it contained a cake.

A pink, heart-shaped cake.

Tao Mingzhuo's heart suddenly sank.

He pursed his lips, then looked at the bouquet in his other hand, and found that there was a delicate card inserted on it, but the content on it was blocked by the eucalyptus leaves in the bouquet.

Tao Mingzhuo hesitated, placed the cake on the ground, and then pulled out the card.

There is no signature on the card.

"Xiao Ci:

I have been giving this to you for so many years, and it seems to have almost become a habit.

So this year, it is also indispensable. I chose your favorite red as the main color.

By the way, there is chocolate in the cake, so remember not to leave it . Let Dr. Wen eat it. "

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