SD Chapter 41: Eat it

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The troubles encountered in the cooperation project with the U country team were far more than Jing Ci expected.

The difference in language and time zone made this period of time difficult even for Jing Ci, who was used to high-intensity work.

Jing Ci and Li Yupo discussed it and decided to set up a separate studio in U country in the future, so that while the teams of the two companies can better cooperate, they can also explore overseas markets.

This decision was actually very sudden. Jing Ci was a little hesitant when he proposed it to Li Yupo, because there would be many uncertain factors in opening a branch overseas and there would be more things to consider, and such risks are not Everyone is willing to take the risk.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this proposal, Li Yupo immediately became happy: "To tell you the truth, I actually had this idea a long time ago."

The two of them had the same idea. Of course, for such a big thing, Jing There is no way one person can handle porcelain.

Li Yupo happened to be on vacation for more than half a year. After taking wedding photos with his girlfriend on the island, he planned to return to China immediately to help Jing Ci.

Li Yupo sighed on the other side of the phone: "You don't know, your sister-in-law has chosen ten dresses for this wedding photo, and it will probably take another two or three days to take the photo. I will have to work hard for you now, Xiaoci. "

Jing Ci knew that although his words sounded like complaints, they were actually a secret show of affection for her, so she smiled and said "ok" on the other end of the phone.

After a busy day, Jing Ci felt extremely tired.

He knew that he might not look in good condition. When he got home, he adjusted his expression in the rearview mirror before getting out of the car.

After opening the door, Jing Ci found that there was no light on in the living room, only a small light was on in the dining room.

Jing Ci saw Tao Mingzhuo and Doctor Wen at the dining table.

Tao Mingzhuo sat with his back to Jing Ci, while Imperial Physician Wen squatted at Tao Mingzhuo's feet, wagging his tail listlessly.

There were already prepared dishes on the dining table. Tao Mingzhuo lowered his head and Imperial Physician Wen drooped his head. For a moment, Jing Ci felt that both of them looked wilted.

Jing Ci hesitated for a moment and said to Tao Mingzhuo, "I'm back."

After hearing the sound, Dr. Wen let out a "woo" and ran to his feet with shuffling steps.

Jing Ci felt a little strange, squatted down and touched its head, and asked Tao Mingzhuo: "Why is it so listless?"

When he raised his eyes, Jing Ci found that Tao Mingzhuo had turned around and was silent. Staring at himself.

Maybe it was because the light in the living room was relatively dark, and because Tao Mingzhuo was sitting a little far away, half of his face was covered in shadow. Jing Ci couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

After a while, he heard Tao Mingzhuo say: "... I was scared by someone else's Chihuahua when I just took it for a walk in the park."

Jing Ci smiled when he heard this, raised his hand and patted it gently. Doctor Wen's head said: "Coward."

Doctor Wen seemed to understand what he said, and he grunted a little unhappy, and ran to lie down on the cushion next to the sofa.

Jing Ci changed his shoes and walked to the dining table. He was stunned when he saw the dishes on the table: "Why did you cook so many dishes?"

Tao Mingzhuo was quiet for a while, and did not answer Jing Ci's question, but stared at it. His eyes asked back, "What did you eat for lunch?"

Jing Ci was slightly startled.

He had been busy at the company all day, and without Tao Mingzhuo around, he naturally didn't eat at noon, so he said, "I just ordered takeout at the company."

Jing Ci originally thought that Tao Mingzhuo was just asking casually, but Unexpectedly, after giving the answer, Tao Mingzhuo still looked straight at him and continued to ask: "What did you order for takeout?"

Jing Ci raised his eyes in confusion and found that Tao Mingzhuo's face had no expression.

Because he didn't have lunch at all, he hesitated for a while before giving the answer: "It's... the Cantonese dim sum we had before."

Tao Mingzhuo didn't speak for a long time.

When he was watching her, Jing Ci felt unspeakable uneasiness in her heart.

Tao Mingzhuo was in a strange state today. He seemed to be in a bad mood. Jing Ci thought for a moment and thought something might have happened to Tao Xue.

He opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but Tao Mingzhuo nodded and said hoarsely: "...Let's eat first."

Jing Ci hesitated for a moment and decided to ask after eating . .

Tao Mingzhuo picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, lowered his head and stuffed it into his mouth. Jing Ci followed Tao Mingzhuo's movements and also picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into the bowl.

Then he heard Tao Mingzhuo suddenly say: "Jing Ci, you have lost a lot of weight."

The weather was getting hotter, the workload was heavy, and he hadn't eaten dinner for a while, so Jing Ci naturally lost weight. Quite a few.

When getting dressed two days ago, Jing Ci found that the waist of the clothes was indeed wider, but she felt that this was not a big deal.

He wanted to wait until Tao Mingzhuo was done with Tao Xue's affairs and was no longer as busy and exhausted as he is now before he could confess his illness to him.

At that time, everything can be restored to its previous state.

Jing Ci knew that he was caring about her, so she smiled gently and replied, "It's been hot lately, so I have a bad appetite, so I eat less than before."

Tao Mingzhuo was quiet for a while, and suddenly asked softly Said: "...Eat less or not at all?"

Jing Ci didn't hear clearly, and raised his eyes blankly to look at the person opposite: "What?"

But Tao Mingzhuo didn't look at him, just poked at the bowl with his chopsticks. After a while, he said calmly: "...I was joking."

Before Jing Ci could say anything, Tao Mingzhuo suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand and stood up.

"I'm going upstairs." He said dryly, "I suddenly remembered that I have a drawing that I haven't sent to Yang Kening yet."

Jing Ci felt a little surprised.

Because Tao Mingzhuo was always very focused and engaged when eating. He was the kind of person who wouldn't even look at his cell phone, and he never got up to do other things while eating.

Perhaps because this sketch was indeed more important, Jing Ci was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said to him, "Go, I'll wait for you."

Tao Mingzhuo remained silent and nodded.

Jing Ci thought he would turn around and go upstairs, but Tao Mingzhuo picked up the empty bowl in front of Jing Ci, opened the rice pot next to him, and filled him with a bowl of rice.

"You should eat more." Tao Mingzhuo's voice sounded calm, "Today I made the stir-fried pork slices that you like very much. I remember the last time we ate together, you ate two bowls of rice."

He said The full bowl of rice was placed back in front of Jing Ci.

"Don't wait for me." Jing Ci heard him say, "When I come down, I want to see you finish this bowl of rice, okay?"

It was obviously a question, but Tao Mingzhuo did not give it to Jing Ci. When Ci had a chance to answer, he turned around and went upstairs.

Jing Ci was stunned. He stared at Tao Mingzhuo's leaving figure for a while, then lowered his head and looked at the full bowl of rice in front of him.

He hesitated for a moment, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.

The stir-fried pork was really delicious, but what made Jing Ci eat two bowls of rice at that time was not the taste of the dish, but Tao Mingzhuo, who was sitting opposite with bulging cheeks.

Jing Ci picked up the chopsticks, took a tentative bite of the rice, and frowned slightly.

Sure enough it was still hard to swallow.

It's not that it tastes bad, it's just that she really can't create any appetite. Even just chewing it in her mouth, before swallowing it, Jing Ci felt that her stomach was already full.

Jing Ci thought about it for a moment, staring at the bowl of rice as high as the hill in front of him, and then remembered Tao Mingzhuo's instructions just now, and felt a headache for a moment.

He hesitated for a moment, then used chopsticks to move the fried meat on the side closest to him to Tao Mingzhuo's side, exposing the bottom of the plate and pretending that he had eaten a lot.

Then he poured the rice back into the rice pot and pressed the rice hard with a rice spoon, trying to make the volume of the rice in the pot look smaller.

Ten minutes later, Tao Mingzhuo came downstairs.

Tao Mingzhuo glanced at Jing Ci, and then his eyes fell on the clean rice bowl in front of Jing Ci. There was no expression on his face and he didn't speak.

Jing Ci pursed her lips and asked, "Are you done?"

After a while, Jing Ci saw Tao Mingzhuo nodding slowly.

He heard Tao Mingzhuo say: "Give me the bowl."

Jing Ci didn't react at first, and just looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face blankly.

Tao Mingzhuo took a deep breath and asked, "Do you want another bowl?"

In fact, even if Tao Mingzhuo didn't ask himself, Jing Ci originally planned to wait for Tao Mingzhuo to come downstairs before serving another bowl of rice. His face eats with him.

If Tao Mingzhuo asked this, it would save trouble in a sense. Jing Ci nodded hesitantly and handed the bowl to him.

In fact, Jing Ci felt a little strange, because Tao Mingzhuo had always been very aware of his small appetite.

Every time he asked for more food in the past two days, Tao Mingzhuo would be stunned for a moment, then take the rice bowl with a smile and make fun of him.

But at this moment, Tao Mingzhuo's state seemed different.

He didn't speak. He was holding the rice very hard and his whole body was very tense. Even the veins on his forearms were clearly visible.

Jing Ci felt that Tao Mingzhuo seemed to be suppressing some emotions. Although there was no expression on his face, when he used a rice spoon to dig out the rice in the pot, Jing Ci saw that his hands seemed to be shaking.

Because Tao Mingzhuo served the rice too hard, when he put the rice from the spoon into the bowl, his hands were a little unstable, causing part of the rice that had just been served to fall into the pot.

If it was just suspicion just now, then Jing Ci is now very sure that there is definitely something wrong with Tao Mingzhuo's mood at this moment.

Jing Ci looked at his face and asked softly: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Tao Mingzhuo lowered his head and slowly scraped the rice grains remaining on the rice spoon with the edge of the rice bowl.

After a long time, Jing Ci heard him say: "...It's nothing. The progress on Yang Kening's side is a bit slow, so there is no way to advance to the next step." Jing Ci

was stunned for a moment, and then nodded clearly.

"Don't be anxious." He said, "When working in a team, everyone's progress cannot be exactly the same. Girls are more attentive and slower to ensure quality."

After a long time, Jing Ci heard Tao Mingzhuo's vague response. With a sound, he put down his rice spoon.

He gave Jing Ci a very full bowl of rice.

The moment their eyes met, Tao Mingzhuo lowered his head. The hair on his forehead blocked his eyes, giving Jing Ci no chance to continue exploring his eyes.

Jing Ci noticed that the line of his jaw looked a little tight.

Tao Mingzhuo's chest rose and fell, and he seemed to hesitate to speak, but in the end he just exhaled silently and placed the bowl in front of Jing Ci.

His movement was very heavy, so when the rice bowl collided with the table, there was a harsh and crisp sound.

Jing Ci looked at Tao Mingzhuo's face blankly.

But Tao Mingzhuo didn't look into his eyes.

He sat down opposite Jing Ci. After a moment of silence, he picked up the chopsticks in front of him, lowered his head and said, "Eat."

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