SD Chapter 3: Meaning of Life

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Tao Mingzhuo felt like he was trapped in a strange cycle.

He wanted to know the reason why Jing Ci was spying on him in the cafeteria, so he went to have lunch. In the end, not only did he not get the answer, but he would continue to have more meals with Jing Ci in the future.

There was no pie in the sky, but Tao Mingzhuo was hit by one.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, but Tao Mingzhuo not only had it in a sense, but he will continue to have many more in the future.

"I don't understand." Tao Mingzhuo asked Yang Kening, "Should I pay attention to the lottery recently?"

Yang Kening also fell into deep thought.

"Not to mention why Mr. Jing invites you to dinner every day," Yang Kening hissed and asked, "I just want to know, is he really staring at your face when you two are eating? What do you think?"

Tao Mingzhuo sighed: "He was really staring at my face, and even though he seemed to be suppressing the smile on his face, his whole body was full of emotion. I feel like..."

He recalled for a moment, then hesitated: "As if he was overjoyed because of something."

Yang Kening thought for a moment and let out a long "Oh."

Yang Kening said: "Actually, if we think about it carefully, Mr. Jing has stayed abroad for so long before. His mind may be relatively open, so if there are some special actions, it is not that difficult to understand."

Tao Tao Mingzhuo always felt that there was something in this man's words, and his eyelids twitched: "What do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything." Yang Kening shrugged and said, "But we are just talking about whether there is a possibility. I just said it is possible. He Asking you to eat every day is just a pretense to have a relationship with you..."

"And his target is actually you?" she said.

At 8:30 in the morning, Tao Mingzhuo walked into the convenience store downstairs of the company.

The convenience store's freezers were usually packed before nine o'clock. Tao Mingzhuo took an egg sandwich, walked to the bento shelf, and looked at the fish-flavored shredded pork rice bowl for a while.

There was a hazy mist hanging on the transparent lid of the lunch box, and there was a bright yellow sticker that said "Half Price Today" on the box. Tao Mingzhuo paused, turned and walked towards the cashier.

Tao Mingzhuo usually eats lunch in the company cafeteria three days a week, and buys breakfast and lunch together at a convenience store on the other two days. Normally, Tao Mingzhuo would definitely buy two large boxes of fresh bento boxes like this that had just been put on the shelves and were half-priced.

The lady at the cashier was familiar with Tao Mingzhuo. Seeing that he didn't take much today, she joked: "Why did you eat so little today? Do you want to secretly lose weight?"

Tao Mingzhuo: "There is... something at noon today. A treat for a colleague."

The young lady said "Oh" and while putting the things in a plastic bag, she enthusiastically promoted: "By the way, there is a new peanut butter sandwich, which is perfect for breakfast. Do you want to try it?"

Tao Mingzhuo took the bag and waved his hand with a smile: "This is really not possible, I am allergic to nuts."

Tao Mingzhuo decided to let nature take its course.

Although he was still confused about Jing Ci's motives, the other party also made it clear that he did not want him to interfere, so Tao Mingzhuo thought that he had received a free lunch coupon.

As for Yang Kening's analysis yesterday, it can be said to be completely baseless and absurd.

"First of all, Mr. Jing and I have nothing to do with each other before." Tao Mingzhuo said earnestly, "Secondly, your assumption has no factual basis and is illogical. Finally, it is unfair to talk about other people's private lives and sexual orientations like this. A very wrong behavior."

Yang Kening made an innocent expression at that time: "Don't bite anyone, I didn't mention your sexual orientation at all. Who is this person who is casually speculating?

" Mingzhuo couldn't speak to this girl, and he was a little upset.

He actually didn't understand why he agreed to this ridiculous thing. Maybe it was because Jing Ci's expression was too earnest at the time, or maybe it was because he said at the time, "I really hope you agree to this request," and Tao Mingzhuo has always been a A warm-hearted person who is not good at saying no.

But no matter what, Yang Kening's hypothesis is still too ridiculous.

Tao Mingzhuo took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and began to polish the drawing in his hand.

At 11:30, several colleagues invited Tao Mingzhuo to go downstairs for dinner. For the first time in his life, Tao Mingzhuo turned down someone else's invitation to work because he was rushing to work.

Yang Kening gave Tao Mingzhuo a knowing win before leaving.

Tao Mingzhuo adjusted the texture of the character's hair in the drawing, and sat there for a while, feeling that the time was almost up, so he got up and went upstairs.

He was a little absent-minded. After going upstairs, he took out his mobile phone and looked at it. He found that the time was only about 11:40, and the appointment time he and Jing Ci made yesterday was at 12 o'clock.

The door to Jing Ci's office was ajar.

Tao Mingzhuo was about to knock on the door when he heard a conversation coming from inside, and his hand paused.

There are still about ten minutes until twelve o'clock, which is really an embarrassing time. If you go downstairs now, you will probably have to run up again if your butt is not warm.

Tao Mingzhuo thought about it for a while and finally decided to wait at the door for a while.

Through the crack in the door, you can see Jing Ci and his secretary.

Tao Mingzhuo really didn't want to eavesdrop on what others were saying, but the corridor was too quiet and the office door was not closed tightly, so the conversation between the two people in the room inevitably reached Tao Mingzhuo's ears.

At first, Jing Ci's secretary was reporting on the work. Jing Ci stood in front of the window, listening and watering the potted plants on the table.

Observing the human body is a professional habit of Tao Mingzhuo. He saw that Jing Ci was wearing a light blue shirt today. The hem of the shirt was neatly tucked into the pants, which made the curve of her waist very beautiful.

Perhaps in order to avoid getting wet, Jing Ci rolled up the cuff of the hand watering the flowers, revealing her slender wrist.

Jing Ci has a good figure, but Tao Mingzhuo always feels that he is a little too thin.

When Tao Mingzhuo came back to his senses, he heard Jing Ci ask suddenly: "Has it been delivered?"

"It has been delivered." The secretary said, "I just reheated it, and when I eat it later, it will be The temperature is just right."

Tao Mingzhuo heard Jing Ci say "yes" and asked again: "He is allergic to nuts. Did he make a note when ordering?"

The secretary said, "I remember everything you said. I made a note when I ordered it. I took it apart and checked it again, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

Tao Mingzhuo outside the door: "...?"

He was a little confused at first, until he said this. Nut allergy" made Tao Mingzhuo realize that the "he" in Jingci's mouth was referring to himself.

In fact, even Tao Mingzhuo's family sometimes forgets about allergies, and Tao Mingzhuo never takes the initiative to mention it to outsiders during meals.

He felt that he could just pay attention when eating, there was no need to ask others to order and not be happy when ordering, but why did Jing Ci know such details?

Before Tao Mingzhuo could react, he heard the secretary's voice say with a smile: "It's great. After so long, you finally waited until today."

The secretary didn't say anything about "waiting", but Tao Mingzhuo saw Jing Ci being silent for a moment and nodded.

Tao Mingzhuo immediately realized that they seemed to be chatting about a secret that was tacit to each other and could not be decoded by others.

"I have a pair of ornamental chopsticks in my drawer that Mr. Li gave me before. Let's take them out first." Jing Ci said, "The disposable bamboo chopsticks in the takeout may have burrs. I'm afraid he will feel uncomfortable eating."

The secretary said. Say "ok".

Jing Ci paused and frowned slightly.

Tao Mingzhuo heard him ask in distress: "How many dishes are there today? He seemed a little uncomfortable yesterday. Could it be that I ordered too many, which made him feel very stressed?"

The secretary smiled and said, "No, no, today's five dishes and one soup are definitely just the right portion. In fact, I don't think you need to be so considerate, just let nature take its course."

Then Tao Mingzhuo Seeing Jing Ci shake his head.

He said, "It's necessary."

Jing Ci's voice was not loud, but it reached Tao Mingzhuo's ears very clearly, word by word.

"You don't understand, he... is so important to me." Jing Ci sighed softly, "Without him, my current life may really have no meaning."

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