SD Chapter 28: Cake

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Jing Ci arrived at the restaurant earlier than Tao Mingzhuo.

Today is a working day, and this restaurant has always adopted a reservation system, so logically speaking, there should not be too many guests coming to dine.

However, when Jing Ci entered the door, he found that there were many more guests than he expected.

As soon as Jing Ci took a seat under the waiter's instructions, she received a message from Li Yupo.

Li Yupo: "I always feel uneasy if I don't give you something, so I ordered a bouquet of flowers for you like before." Li Yupo

: "Oh, by the way, after your sister-in-law reminded me, I will give it to you and Your partner ordered a sweet cake that we can share together."

Finally, he added: "I forgot to write the most important sentence on the card, happy birthday, Xiao Ci."

Jing Ci knew that Li Yupo was not blind. The type of person who spends a little money and always feels bad.

He didn't have time to correct the word "object" in the sentence, so he could only reply helplessly: "Thank you."

Jing Ci smiled and shook his head, put down the phone, took a sip of water, and was about to send a message to ask. Wherever Tao Mingzhuo went, he suddenly found that the decoration on the table looked a little wrong.

Not only were the decorative flowers used roses, but the napkins were embroidered with some ambiguous English phrases, and even the base of the candlestick was heart-shaped.

Jing Ci hesitated for a moment, but finally called the waiter over and asked what was going on.

The waiter explained: "Because tomorrow is 520, most of the seats for that day have been booked in advance, so many couples choose to dine tonight."

"We will replace all the double seats here in advance Buying such tableware can be regarded as a kind of warm-up." She observed Jing Ci's expression and said, "Of course, if you need it, we can also help you change it to ordinary decoration."

Jing Ci was stunned. He said: "It doesn't matter, let's leave it like this for now."

He lowered his eyes and looked at the sentence "I was enchanted to meet you" on the napkin for a while, then smiled and shook his head.

Jing Ci has been living abroad for the past few years. The only festivals related to couples that she knew were White Day and Chinese Valentine's Day, but she never thought that the homophonic Chinese pronunciation of the original numbers could turn a certain day into a festival to commemorate love.

While lost in thought, Jing Ci saw Tao Mingzhuo appearing at the door of the restaurant.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Tao Mingzhuo first looked at where Jing Ci was, then nodded to the waiter, raised his legs and walked towards Jing Ci.

Tao Mingzhuo wore a dark shirt today.

He was already tall and long-legged, but when he put on more formal clothes like this, he looked extra handsome and tall. Many young girls kept looking at him secretly.

Jing Ci smiled and said to him, "Good evening."

Tao Mingzhuo nodded stiffly, sat down opposite Jing Ci, and after a while said, "Good evening."

Jing Ci handed him the menu . , said warmly: "The set menu they have here is relatively classic. If you want to order some other dishes, we can add them at any time."

He saw Tao Mingzhuo flipping through the menu absentmindedly.

After a while, Tao Mingzhuo closed the menu again and said, "Let's get the set meal you mentioned."

Jing Ci said, "Okay."

French cuisine has more complicated dishes, including appetizers, soups, main courses, and desserts. One dish after another was served, and the waiters at each table were very conscientious. Basically, as soon as the dish was finished, the next dish was brought up in a timely manner, and they began to enthusiastically introduce the ingredients used in each dish and the chef's processing techniques.

Tao Mingzhuo had been immersed in eating, which meant that during the entire meal, the two of them had little time to have a conversation.

Dessert after the meal is a very small mousse, with an overall diameter of no more than five centimeters, served in a small glass spoon.

Jing Ci saw Tao Mingzhuo slowly pick up the spoon, look at it for a moment, and then put the whole spoon into his mouth.

The portions of the French food were very small. Based on Jing Ci's understanding of Tao Mingzhuo's appetite, he felt that Tao Mingzhuo was only about seventy full at the moment.

It happened that Jing Ci also planned to order a birthday cake, so he called the waiter directly and asked: "Excuse me, what types of cakes do you have here?"

When Jing Ci said the word "cake", It felt as if Tao Mingzhuo's figure had stiffened slightly.

Before the waiter could speak, Tao Mingzhuo suddenly raised his head and said a little abruptly: "I think I'm already full."

Jing Ci was startled and asked hesitantly: "Are you sure?"

Tao Tao Mingzhuo didn't look at him, but looked away, and said with a low "hmm", "I, I ate quite a lot at lunch today, and I've never been particularly fond of sweet things."

" So don't order it, it will be a waste." He paused and said, "If you want to eat it, you can order one for yourself."

Jing Ci ordered the cake to share it with Tao Mingzhuo. Tell him that today is his birthday and that he is happy to spend it with him.

Tao Mingzhuo rarely showed such a firm refusal to eat, so Jing Ci felt that he might be really full.

Jing Ci is not a very traditional person. Although he feels a little regretful, it doesn't really make a big difference to him whether there is a cake or not for his birthday.

Jing Ci hesitated for a moment, then nodded and compromised, "Then I won't order it."

They were quiet for a while, and Jing Ci continued to eat the dessert on the plate. Tao Mingzhuo was silent across from him, pouring out the dessert in the cup. Drink the red wine bit by bit.

Jing Ci always felt that Tao Mingzhuo's mood was not particularly high today.

After finishing the dessert, Jing Ci put down the tableware, called the waiter, and asked for the bill.

After swiping the card, Jing Ci asked softly: "Shall we go home?"

Tao Mingzhuo was staring at the wine glass in a daze. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and subconsciously asked: "Will... go back now?"

Jing Ci She was startled for a moment: "...Do you want to do anything else? We can also go for a walk outside together."

Tao Mingzhuo didn't speak for a long time. Jing Ci always felt that his expression looked a little strange, as if he was Waiting for himself to say something.

Jing Ci asked: "What's wrong?"

Tao Mingzhuo pursed his lips: "You-"

He seemed to have something to say that he had been holding back for a long time, but looking at Jing Ci's blank face, Tao Mingzhuo's mouth opened slightly. After a while, he finally lowered his head and said, "Let's go."

Jing Ci felt that Tao Mingzhuo was in a very strange state today. Even after getting out of the car, his steps towards the door of the residence were much longer than usual.

After opening the door, Jing Ci saw the huge bouquet placed in the center of the coffee table in the living room, and immediately showed a look of astonishment.

There was no expression on Tao Mingzhuo's face. He said to Jingci: "You, wait a minute."

Jingci watched Tao Mingzhuo enter the kitchen. When he came out again, he had a square cardboard box in his hand. .

"When I went home to change my clothes today, I met the courier," Tao Mingzhuo said stiffly, "He said someone had brought you flowers and cakes."

"But I think he wanted to give you a It's a surprise, so I didn't tell you just now." He said, "...here."

He put the cake box directly into Jing Ci's hand.

Tao Mingzhuo let go very quickly, as if he didn't want to touch the handle of the cake box for one more second, and Jing Ci almost lost his grip.

Things happened so fast that no matter how clear-headed the person is, it would be difficult to sort them out for a while.

Jing Ci hesitated for a moment, then put the cake on the coffee table, then looked at the card inserted in the bouquet, and immediately realized that it should be ordered by Li Yupo for herself.

He had been discussing things with his collaborators in the afternoon. After the conversation, he found two more calls from unknown numbers on his mobile phone. He didn't pay attention to them. Now that he thought about it, they should be calls from the courier.

Jing Ci looked into Tao Mingzhuo's eyes and said, "Thank you for signing for me."

Tao Mingzhuo stared at his face for a while, then looked away after a while and said, "You're welcome."

"I I'm sleepy." He took a few steps back in a panic and said, "I, I'm going to sleep first."

Jing Ci was startled and saw that Tao Mingzhuo seemed to be not in high spirits, but he hesitated. Wen Sheng asked: "Can you have a bite of cake with me before going to bed? Because today is-"

Tao Mingzhuo interrupted him directly: "I don't want to eat, I am quite full, and the cake belongs to someone else." It was given to you, but it didn’t feel good to me after eating it.”

Jing Ci was stunned for a moment.

"I, I don't mean anything else. But if you don't like someone, you should tell him clearly as soon as possible." Tao Mingzhuo paused, and then whispered, "I have given you this gift for so many years." Hua, it’s always like this on days like this, you, you’re like this…”

Tao Mingzhuo choked for a moment and couldn’t speak anymore.

He realized that he had lost his temper and that his words sounded like those of a angry child. He did not dare to look into Jing Ci's eyes for a moment.

"Forget it, this is your own business and has nothing to do with me." He turned around hastily and said, "I, I'm going to sleep first."

Tao Mingzhuo took a deep breath and lowered his head. , when he was about to walk towards the room, he heard Jing Ci softly "ah" behind him.

"But," he heard Jing Ci say, "today is my birthday."

Tao Mingzhuo's steps suddenly stopped.

He was stunned for three seconds, then turned around in disbelief and looked at Jing Ci blankly: "...you, what did you say?"

Tao Mingzhuo saw the bright smile in Jing Ci's eyes. .

"That person has not only sent me flowers and gifts for many years, but he will continue to send them to me in the future." Jing Ci said, "Because he is my brother."

Tao Mingzhuo's eyes suddenly widened.

"And if it's like what you said," Jing Ci walked step by step in front of Tao Mingzhuo and raised his face slightly, "if my affairs have nothing to do with you-" "

Then why don't you Are you happy, Tao Mingzhuo?" he asked softly.

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