SD Chapter 29: Cream

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Tao Mingzhuo fell into a state of brain shutdown.

He first looked at the bouquet of flowers and then at the box of cakes. Obviously his mind was in a mess, but he still subconsciously retorted: "I, I'm not unhappy..."

"So, today is yours. Birthday." Tao Mingzhuo paused, then said with some difficulty, "This cake is actually a birthday cake, and it was given to you by your brother..."

Jing Ci said, "Yes."

Tao Mingzhuo: "... ...Brother?"

Jing Ci: "Brother, half-father."

Although Tao Mingzhuo had never heard Jing Ci mention that he had an older brother, when he thought about it carefully, he remembered chatting with Li Lan in the studio. Every time Li Lan mentioned Jing Ci, he always said "my little son".

This shows that Li Lan should have an eldest son.

Tao Mingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief silently at first, but then he realized something again. Looking at Jing Ci's face, he fell into a state of confusion again.

"So, you will treat me to dinner today," he took a deep breath, "... to celebrate your birthday?"

"Yes." Jing Ci sighed, "If I told you earlier, you should Prepare a gift for me?"

Tao Mingzhuo said subconsciously, "Of course, how can I not prepare a gift for your birthday?"

Jing Ci smiled and said, "My intention is that I don't want you to bother preparing a gift. , because you have taken care of me a lot these days.

"But now it seems that it is a bit self-defeating." He looked helpless.

"This, that's it." Tao Mingzhuo's voice was a little hoarse, and he lowered his head, "I thought..."

The second half of his sentence was not spoken for a long time. Jing Ci paused and said with slight confusion. "What do you think?"

Jing Ci asked, seeing Tao Mingzhuo's face suddenly turn red, as if he was extremely embarrassed.

Tao Mingzhuo did not reply to Jing Ci's question. Instead, he suddenly picked up the cake box on the coffee table and walked to the kitchen in a panic: "Let's go eat the cake. I...I suddenly felt a little hungry."

In fact, within a few minutes Previously, Tao Mingzhuo had just made statements such as "I don't want to eat cake," "You can eat it yourself," and "I'm quite full."

Tao Mingzhuo knew that Jing Ci had been looking at him.

In just a few hours, Tao Mingzhuo's mood could be said to be ups and downs. When he saw the card calling Jing Ci "Xiao Ci", Tao Mingzhuo almost immediately realized that the person who wrote the card must be Jing Ci. The man who appeared in the same room as Ci when she was on the phone last time on a business trip.

Tao Mingzhuo's heart sank at that time.

The sentence "Don't let Dr. Wen eat it" on the card made Tao Mingzhuo feel sour in his heart. Because before this, he always thought that the bond between himself and Dr. Wen was very special. Why was this person not only aware of the existence of Imperial Physician Wen, but also able to give such instructions in such a familiar tone?

In other words, Tao Mingzhuo always thought that he was the most special person in Jing Ci's life.

It turns out to be my brother.

Tao Mingzhuo felt his heart drop to the ground at first, but he stared at the cake box for a while, and then felt nothingness and confusion.

It turns out...it turns out that today is Jing Ci's birthday.

The few words on a small card made Tao Mingzhuo understand his own heart almost in a daze, but Jing Ci...it turned out that he didn't want to confess to him.

Tao Mingzhuo took a deep breath. He realized that Jing Ci was observing him, so he had to act busy immediately.

He first slowly took the cake out of the box, then unpacked the candles that came with it, and inserted a few candles crookedly in the center of the cake.

Tao Mingzhuo rubbed his hands, raised his head and asked Jing Ci: "Is there a lighter?"

Jing Ci was quiet for a while and said, "Yes, I'll get it."

After lighting the candle, Jing Ci did not directly make a wish or go He blew out the candle, but stared at the firelight quietly for a while, and then looked into Tao Mingzhuo's eyes.

Tao Mingzhuo pretended to be happy, pushed the cake in front of Jing Ci, grinned at him: "It's your birthday, hurry up and make a wish and blow out the candles."

Jing Ci said, "The candles are very beautiful. , if they have just been lit, let them burn for a while."

"Didn't you say you were hungry just now?" He looked into Tao Mingzhuo's eyes and said, "Then cut some cake and eat it, avoiding the place with candles. That's good."

Tao Mingzhuo was startled and said, "Okay, I'll cut it."

Tao Mingzhuo picked up the plastic knife and started looking for a suitable place to cut. Jing Ci looked at his face and said nothing.

Jing Ci looked at the young man's somewhat stiff profile, and suddenly recalled what the restaurant waiter said, and the subtle look on Tao Mingzhuo's face when he was leaving after dinner, as if he was waiting for him to do something. .

Jing Ci suddenly realized something.

Tao Mingzhuo placed the divided cake in front of Jing Ci, and carefully placed the plastic fork next to the paper plate, when he heard Jing Ci call his name.

"Tao Mingzhuo." Jing Ci asked, "Do you think I invited you to dinner today for some other reason?"

Tao Mingzhuo's hand holding the fork suddenly paused.

He said nonchalantly: "...No."

It was precisely because Tao Mingzhuo had always believed that Jing Ci liked him very much that his current feeling of being in love made him feel particularly embarrassed and sad.

Such a misunderstanding is embarrassing in the first place, and it is even more impossible for Tao Mingzhuo to tell the truth to Jing Ci and say something like "Yes, actually I thought you were going to confess to me today."

Tao Mingzhuo lowered his head and slowly scraped the cake plate with a fork, drawing parallel lines on the butter.

The atmosphere gradually became dull. Jing Ci didn't speak for a long time. Tao Mingzhuo realized that he probably didn't believe his words.

"Okay." Tao Mingzhuo smiled at Jing Ci, pretending to be generous and admitted, "I did think you invited me to dinner today because of the date 520."

"I was scared at first. It's pretty embarrassing now that I think about it." Tao Mingzhuo said.

"But fortunately it was a misunderstanding." He shrugged pretending to be relaxed, "I have made it clear now, so don't mention it anymore. Let's celebrate your birthday together."

The air was quiet for a moment, Tao Mingzhuo's jaw tightened slightly, because even he himself didn't quite believe what he just said.

Jing Ci was silent for a moment and said "Yeah": "I'm sorry, it's true that I didn't make it clear to you."

"We can stop talking about this matter." Jing Ci smiled, "But I have a birthday now. I want you to help me realize my wish. Is that possible?"

Tao Mingzhuo didn't expect that Jing Ci would give up the question so easily and suddenly talk about something unrelated. He stayed for a moment: "...You said. "

Actually . Just a few minutes ago, Jing Ci told Tao Mingzhuo that he didn't want Tao Mingzhuo to prepare a birthday gift for him.

Now the conversation changed again, and he suddenly said completely contradictory words like "I have a birthday wish", which made Tao Mingzhuo feel a little confused.

But no matter what, Tao Mingzhuo originally planned to make up for the gifts for Jing Ci after today, so it would be easier if Jing Ci directly said what he wanted now.

Tao Mingzhuo thought Jing Ci would directly tell him what he wanted.

But Jing Ci didn't say anything else. He just smiled and nodded, then picked up the plastic fork at hand.

Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci lower his head, pick up a piece of cake on the plate, put it into his mouth, and chew it slowly.

The piece of cake Jing Ci just forked was quite big, with fresh cream and peach jam on it. Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci's cheek bulge, and he chewed it for a long time before swallowing it completely.

Then he saw Jing Ci put down his fork and asked, "Can you help me see if there is any cream on the corner of my mouth?"

Tao Mingzhuo was stunned for a moment, then stared at Jing Ci's lips for a while. He nodded: "It's stained a little."

Jing Ci said: "I can't see it, can you wipe it for me?"

Tao Mingzhuo was confused, because the paper was on the table, and Jing Ci could reach it with his hand. to the place.

But Tao Mingzhuo just hesitated and said, "Okay."

When Tao Mingzhuo raised his hand to take out a few napkins from the paper drawer, Jing Ci suddenly raised his hand and held Tao Mingzhuo's hand down. Both hands were burning.

The warm orange candlelight flickered, and the sweet smell of cream from the cake filled the air. They looked at each other quietly for a few seconds.

Jing Ci looked into Tao Mingzhuo's eyes and said gently, "Help me wipe off the cream. This is my birthday wish."

"Can't you help me realize such a simple wish?" he asked.

Tao Mingzhuo's mind was blank because he didn't understand what Jing Ci meant at all.

Of course it's not that he doesn't want to wipe it, but Jing Ci is holding his hand and won't let go. Tao Mingzhuo only has two hands in total, and now there is no free hand to do anything.

Tao Mingzhuo said blankly: "It's not impossible, you are holding my hand now, I...how should I wipe it for you...?"

Jing Ci looked into Tao Mingzhuo's eyes and said nothing. After a while, Tao Mingzhuo saw his eyelashes trembling, lowered his head, and couldn't help but laugh softly.

He said: "...It's really stupid."

Tao Mingzhuo stared blankly at the smile on Jing Ci's face.

Although Tao Mingzhuo's brain turned a little slower, it did not stop functioning completely. After a few seconds, he suddenly understood the meaning of Jing Ci's words.

Tao Mingzhuo's face suddenly turned red. He looked at Jing Ci in disbelief: "You, do you want me to--" "

It doesn't matter." Jing Ci raised his head again and interrupted gently. He said, "Then this time, I will teach you first."

The candle burned little by little, the fire light was warm, and the melted wax oil covered the surface of the cream.

Tao Mingzhuo's hand was already held by Jing Ci. Before he could react, Jing Ci gently took his hand, and the two of them intertwined their fingers.

Then Jing Ci raised her face slightly and kissed Tao Mingzhuo's lips gently.

Jing Ci's kiss was as gentle and patient as his own. His lips were slightly cool, with the sweet smell of peaches and cream, covering Tao Mingzhuo's dry and slightly hot lips.

It's like testing, but also like comforting.

This was actually a very brief kiss, but the moment their lips touched, Tao Mingzhuo froze.

I don't know how long it took, but Jing Ci opened the distance between the two and ended the kiss.

He stared silently at Tao Mingzhuo's face, then let go of his hand after a moment and took a step back.

Then Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci turn away and gently blow out the candles on the cake that were about to burn out.

Light white smoke dispersed in the air. After a moment, Jing Ci raised his eyes and looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face again. He smiled.

"The wish comes true." He said, "Then, good night."

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