《Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?》 ~： Work related "Hello, how long has this been going on? "Author: Hot Spring Stupid Copywriting: Programmer Tao Zhiyue transmigrated and became the cannon fodder in a dog-blooded CEO novel. He was the first love in the book that caused the protagonist Gong Huo Ran to become disabled and heartbroken. In the end, he was revenged to death by the protagonist''s husband and wife. Tao Zhiyue ran away without hesitation. As a dead house, he firmly squatted at home with the computer as a companion, indulging in the wonderful sand sculpture online world, so unhappy. Just kidding, even if the plot wants him to meet Huo, there is no chance, okay? When browsing the forum one day, he saw such a delusional phishing post: TitleI was pursued by four people of the same sex, but I am a straight man, how should I politely refuse? Tao Zhiyue, a homosexual with single mother and fetus, replied with a sneer [Director Tao of the No. 7 Mental Hospital in Jinbei City: Hello, how long has this situation been going on? ] A few minutes later. [Original: Hello, Doctor Tao, it has been going on for more than a month, and I am really distressed. Is this the business scope of your hospital? can you help me? ] Tao Zhiyue:? Then he inexplicably had an old-fashioned netizen. Tao Zhiyue tried to teach straight male netizens some coquettish manipulations of rejecting other people''s love, and the effect was remarkable, and he successfully strangled the other party''s peach blossoms! Later, netizens with increasingly ambiguous relationships invited him to formally meet the base, and he went to the appointment with a throbbing heart. The tall and handsome man stretched out his hand nervously, blushing: Hello, my name is Huo Ran. Tao Zhiyue:! ! ! A decisive programmer who loves life and never works overtime Occasionally, the innocence, bravery and rich second-generation attack of an elementary school chicken, double first love Notes before reading 1. Healing sweet texts, occasional sand sculptures, dual perspective switching, and a lot of psychological descriptions. 2. Slow and trivial daily life, with slow rhythm and many details, all written about life trivialities, neither intense nor exciting. 3. The style and type of writing have been marked. Have fun looking at the text and pictures. Dont force yourself if it doesnt suit your taste. Please dont criticize because of this message, thank you. 4. The story is purely fictitious, and everything is private, please do not substitute it, and do not correspond to the real world. Content tags: Urban love, rich family, sweet text, book Search keywords: Protagonist: Tao Zhiyue, Huo RanSupporting roles: column Sand Sculpture Taste of Dog Blood Pre-acquisition "Help, It''s Dog Blood" Others: Pre-acceptance of column healing sweet article "Stone Begs Me to Shut Up" One-sentence introduction: daily sweet essay Conception: Caring for mental health and caring for the spiritual home. Comment on the work: Programmer Tao Zhiyue died suddenly due to overwork, and after his death, he transmigrated into a novel of dog-blooded romance with a bizarre plot. In order to avoid becoming a cannon fodder for his first love with a tragic ending, he fled overnight and started a new life in another city. But after going around, he still met Gong Huo Ran, the protagonist in the original book, and fell in love with him sincerely. After plucking up the courage and determination to fight against fate, Tao Zhiyue gradually discovered the reason why he crossed the book and the truth behind this novel world... The characters grow and change step by step, the characters are plump and three-dimensional, the emotions are delicate and moving, and the details are rich and real. The protagonist discovers the neglected beauty in the ordinary and trivial daily life, and finds the lost dreams and love in the monotonous life. The story is full of laughter and tears, and the positive emotions of cherishing oneself and living a good life are conveyed between the lines. Chapter 1： Zhitong Game Company, 5:58 p.m. Tao Zhiyue checked the code written today again, and clicked on the new messages accumulated on Dangdang. [Planning-Wang Heng: Yes, there is no problem, Brother Tao is awesome. ] [Planning-Wang Heng: Today is also a day when no bugs can be found.jpg] [Front-end-Tao Zhiyue: Okay, then Im off work~] Two minutes passed quickly, and as soon as it was six o''clock, Tao Zhiyue turned off the computer, closed the lid of the water glass, picked up the shopping bag on the table, and clocked in happily to leave work. The programmer Xue Huacan sitting next door looked at him in surprise: "Xiao Tao, are you leaving?" Tao Zhiyue smiled: "That''s right, there will be no more vegetables in the supermarket any later." "I''m going to send out the package tonight, what are you going to do if you''re not doing it?" Xue Huacan frowned. Tao Zhi remained patient: "I have confirmed all the parts I am in charge of, and it has nothing to do with the modules you are working on. It is none of my business." Xue Huacan''s brows frowned even tighter, "The time for this contract is very tight, and there are still many functions to be changed, so I will leave an overtime shift, and I will send you the new requirements" Tao Zhiyue interrupted him, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Is time tight? Why did I see that you were watching videos at station D in the afternoon..." Xue Huacan: "Cough! I was learning the interface made by others!" So Tao Zhiyue looked at him with encouragement, "You really worked hard and studied for most of the afternoon, then you must have an idea about the function to be changed." Xue Huacan could only speak stubbornly, "Of course." "Then go ahead, bye." Tao Zhiyue didn''t give him a chance to continue talking, turned around and walked away, leaving a handsome back. The other employees watching the excitement not far away couldn''t help but make envious sounds. "The king of dumping has finally met his opponent. Alas, I really envy Tao Zhiyue. He has only been here for less than two months, and he is so young, and he doesn''t even work overtime when he is paid." "If you are Tao Zhiyue, you can do it too. His code is written quickly and well, and he doesn''t rework it. He is the top three. I heard that he didn''t go to the big factory because he didn''t want to work overtime. Since he came, I have seen the main program. Lao Li''s hair doesn''t fall out very much." "Speaking of hair, Tao Zhiyue''s head is so thick and handsome... so sour." "Don''t think about it, the world of handsome guys is different from ours. I heard that many girls from the company next door came to ask him out to hang out, but none of them agreed." "...I suggest expulsion of Tao Zhiyue''s programmer QAQ" Tao Zhiyue didn''t know anything about it. He took the bus to the supermarket near his home, thinking about the menu for the evening. It was getting late, and the supermarket was full of people. There were colorful vegetables, fruits and poultry meat, pink to ripe tomatoes, green leafy vegetables stained with dew, yellow peppers, green and gray live shrimps popping out of the water tank, sauce red cooked food exuded Tao Zhiyue took a deep breath of the tempting fragrance. It''s good to be alive. No one knew that Tao Zhiyue died once. He used to be called Tao Zhiyue. He was quiet and sensible when he was young, with excellent grades and a harmonious family. After graduating from the country''s No. 1 computer major, he successfully entered a big Internet company that everyone admires as a code farmer, working hard and earning money , I want to settle down in a big city and make my parents proud. As a result, before the down payment was enough, he died unexpectedly. Apart from crazy work, Tao Zhiyue has no other hobbies, and has never been in a relationship because of his sexuality. The only concern is his parents. Fortunately, before his death, his mother happened to be pregnant with a second child. Even if he is gone, their There are other consolations in the second half of life. Tao Zhiyue was very relieved about his sudden death, so when he opened his eyes and found himself alive in a novel world, he was full of question marks. Especially when the plot of this novel appeared in his mind, his whole body split apart. This is a dog-blooded danmei novel called "Being Spoiled by a Cruel Disabled Boss". The main character is Shen Nian, who has a weak temperament and a delicate and beautiful body. The disabled president Huo Ran, from then on Huo Ran became Shen Nian''s backer, and Shen Nian became Huo Ran''s only weakness. With the help of Huo Ran, Shen Nian got rid of the adoptive parents'' family, and even discovered his own life experience. It turned out that he was the leftover young master of the wealthy Shen family. Shen Nian was immediately welcomed back to the Shen family. Everyone was slapped in the face, countless men and women admired him, and the relationship between Shen Nian and Huo Ran was also in crisis. Later, Shen Nian cured Huo Ran''s leg with his own medical talent, which proved his sincerity. Soon after, the two went abroad to register for marriage, and lived happily ever after. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t accept the plot full of the flavor of the ancient TV series, but the more terrifying thing was yet to come. There is also a character named Tao Zhiyue in the book, who was an orphan since he was a child, and became Huo Ran''s first love when he was in college. Unexpectedly, the two of them encountered a car accident while traveling during the passionate love period, and Huo Ran disabled his legs in order to protect him. But after Huo Ran was squeezed out by his family and lost power, Tao Zhiyue left him without looking back. From then on, Huo Ran''s temperament changed drastically, until Shen Nian appeared and healed his cold and broken heart. The snobbish and snobbish Tao Zhiyue came back to look for Huo Ran after he learned that he had inherited the group. He wanted to get back together, but the weak Shen Nian stood in front of Huo Ran and scolded him. Falling in love with Shen Nian also made Huo Ran completely desperate for Tao Zhi. Huo Ran began to retaliate against Tao Zhiyue crazily. He caused a car accident and let Tao Zhiyue taste the pain he had suffered. Shen Nian accidentally exposed Tao Zhiyue''s cold-blooded behavior, and netizens who were filled with righteous indignation crazily insulted Tao Zhiyue. , he was ruined, lost his job, and lost the ability to take care of himself because of his injuries, and finally committed suicide in dismal. Tao Zhiyue whose pupils keep shaking: ...scared. Tao Zhiyue didn''t know what opportunity gave him the chance to live again. He didn''t have too many regrets about his death, the only thing that might be that he hoped that he would not have to work overtime in his next life, he would eat on time, exercise his body, and try to live to ninety-nine. As an ordinary social animal who has never seen the world, it is too exciting for him to face such ups and downs of fate all of a sudden. After Tao Zhiyue calmed down, he found that he was in his sophomore year, and there was no one named Huo Ran in his memory. There was no detailed description of the story between him and Huo Ran in the novel. love at first sight. At that time, Tao Zhiyue was full of jealousy towards the ruthless Huo Ran, and also felt apprehensive about the unfamiliar world of novels. He felt that if he stayed here for a second longer, he might be drawn into this terrible dog-blood story. So Tao Zhiyue directly dropped out of school, and fled overnight with his ID card and bank card. He had already studied enough in his previous life, and he was not interested in the university major of "Tao Zhiyue", so there was no need to waste another two years studying. What''s more, his excellent programming level and rich project experience are enough for him to cross the hurdle of academic qualifications and find any job he wants. After a brief investigation, Tao Zhiyue rented a house in Jinbei City, where the climate is pleasant and where snacks are everywhere, found a job, and began to slowly save money for owning his own house. Fortunately, this world is basically the same as the one he used to live in. The cultural customs and level of development are similar, and there are only differences in some details. Therefore, Tao Zhiyue quickly adapted to the new life. The bad habit of hurting the liver has become a glorious young health care provider. Tao Zhiyue commutes to get off work on time every day, cooks breakfast and dinner for himself, reads books and plays games on weekends, goes for a walk in the park on sunny days, and cooks hot pot at home on rainy days. A year passes quickly like running water. Counting the days, there are still two years before Huo Ran and Shen Nian meet again. Tao Zhiyue feels that as long as the two protagonists meet and fall in love, he will be completely safe as a tool man, and he can be freed from the plot that may come at any time , Live your own life completely. Although this world does not seem to have any supernatural elements, Tao Zhiyue has already felt the power of the God of Drama. His last job was in a new game company that rarely needed 996. The benefits were good and the boss was reasonable. Tao Zhiyue was very satisfied with this job, but one day he suddenly learned that the company''s A round of financing was funded by Huo''s capital company led the investment. Moreover, this investment was contacted by Huo''s Group on its own initiative. The reason is that they are optimistic about the company''s future development direction, and they are going to send the executives of the parent company directly. They will carry out in-depth cooperation with other entertainment industries of Huo''s Group in the future. Even the boss of the company was surprised, lamenting how such a small company was favored by the Huo family with a big business. Tao Zhiyue was dumbfounded, and hurriedly resigned and ran away. Before joining the current company, Tao Zhiyue was different from ordinary applicants. At the end of the interview, he had been confirming whether the company had a financing plan. Because his technology is so good, he has a strong aura when he mentions the professional field, and his appearance is too good-looking. The CEO was so surprised to confirm with him carefully whether he was really a programmer, thinking that this is some talented rich young master who came here incognito. Find items to play with. Tao Zhiyue explained for a long time before he convinced the new boss, who had a big brain, that he was just an ordinary wage earner who dropped out of school to earn money. On this day, Tao Zhiyue, as usual, ate his meal slowly, washed the dishes, and stood in front of the color-printed Cupid portrait, sincerely wishing Huo Ran and Shen Nian to fall in love as soon as possible. Then he sat down in front of the computer and started the happiest surfing time of the day. Except for the company and the park supermarkets around the community, Tao Zhiyue seldom goes to other places and does not participate in any social activities. He is afraid of bumping into the characters in the original book, so his social circle is very narrow, basically only colleagues, and colleagues are often difficult to become. friend. It is inevitable that a person''s life will feel lonely, but fortunately there is a network extending in all directions. Tao Zhiyue, who is alone in this world, whenever he sees so many sand sculpture netizens hahahahaha with him on the screen, he suddenly has a warm feeling that the world is sharing this moment. He opened the Sky forum he frequented, and browsed through the boards ranging from short stories from parents to frequent jokes. Sometimes he had high blood pressure, sometimes hahaha, sometimes? ? ? , and finally his eyes stayed on a hot post on the top line in the emotional life forum. TitleI was pursued by four people of the same sex, but I am a straight man, how should I politely refuse? [hot] Tao Zhiyue entered with a skeptical face. Sure enough, the content of the main building is quite fantasy. It basically means that the host is handsome and rich, but he was not good at rejecting others since he was a child. Elites, even idol stars, straight male hosts are too embarrassed to directly refuse, for fear of hurting other people''s hearts, but he really doesn''t like men. The following comments are basically to let the host stop this kind of ordinary but confident conjecture, if he is really handsome, he will post a photo, otherwise it will be treated as a fishing post. Tao Zhiyue, who is single and mother-fetal, agrees deeply. As a natural gay, he dare not imagine such a dreamy plot. He didn''t expect that the straight men''s way of fishing and replying is so wild. Under the watchful eyes of the A4-sized cupid, Tao Zhiyue, wearing a sand sculpture ID, sneered and uttered that quite skillful taunt. [Director Tao of the No. 7 Mental Hospital in Jinbei City: Hello, how long has this situation been going on? ] Chapter 2： After replying to this post, Tao Zhiyue browsed the other boards, browsing all the big news that happened today. Tao Zhiyue, who was full of emotional ups and downs all night, was a little sleepy. He looked at the time on the upper right corner of the computer, and it was almost ten o''clock. Tao Zhiyue''s biological clock is very regular, and he should be ready to take a shower and go to bed at this time, but at the moment when he was about to close the webpage, a new reply reminder popped up. He yawned and clicked open casually. [User 726397816 (the original poster): Hello, Dr. Tao, it has been going on for more than a month, and I am really distressed. Is this the business scope of your hospital? can you help me? ] Tao Zhiyue: ...? Tao Zhiyue''s eyes widened in bewilderment, and he unconsciously stopped his hand to turn off the phone. Why did he recognize these words when they were taken apart, but couldn''t understand them when they were put together. Who is Dr. Tao? What business scope? help who? Tao Zhiyue, who was confused, followed the message reminder and clicked in. After seeing the original post, he realized that it was a phishing post by that shameless straight man who lied to reply. He vaguely remembered his very "friendly" reply. Tao Zhiyue was speechless, and he started typing. Director Tao of the No. 7 Psychiatric Hospital in Jinbei City: Brother, I mean you are sick... His reply hadn''t been sent yet, and new news came again. [User 726397816 (host): Dr. Tao, are you still online? I''m sorry, a friend mentioned in a post just now ran to my house and insisted on staying. I finally persuaded him to leave, so I didn''t reply you in time, I''m sorry. ] [User 726397816 (the original poster): I dont know why other peoples replies are scolding me, or saying that I am fishing. I checked the meaning of fishing to understand. I really didnt lie. In the post, only you are concerned about my situation. Whether you are still here or not, I want to say thank you to you. ] Seeing the very sincere reply from user 726397816, Tao Zhiyue felt a little guilty. He deleted the straight ball taunt that he was going to send out in the input box, and he hesitated with his fingers on the keyboard, not knowing how to reply to the host who was too involved in the drama. Anyway, the guy was polite, didn''t say anything over the top, and looked like he really didn''t know much about Internet buzzwords. What if this person is telling the truth...? Tao Zhiyue suddenly remembered that he was in the world of a **** novel. In the middle and late stages of the novel, the protagonist Shen Nian had about seven or eight suitors who were handsome and wealthy. light. He suddenly felt that it was not impossible for four big shots to fall in love with a straight man at the same time. So Tao Zhi, who was completely sleepy, sent out a tentative reply. [Director Tao of the No. 7 Mental Hospital in Jinbei City: Its okay, too many people like to post deceptive posts, so everyone will be more excited when they meet. ] A few minutes later. [User 726397816 (host): Doctor Tao, you are still here! Great, can you help me then? I''m really not a liar! You should be a psychiatrist, I can pay for consultation! ] [User 726397816 (the original poster): I don''t mean to look down on homosexuality! I respect every orientation, and I know its not pathological, but Ive never been in a relationship, and Im inexperienced in dealing with relationship issues. They have been so worried that they can''t sleep well for a month, and they have nightmares every day. It would be great if Dr Tao could help me, my pp number is 6728f369z] Tao Zhi felt even more guilty, but he also had a subtle feeling. He has seen many straight men who stay away from homosexuality or are full of contempt. When facing heterogeneous people, there are very few people who can treat them peacefully. As for user 726397816, who is deeply troubled but still cares about the other person''s feelings, this is the first time he has encountered it. If it''s a lie, then it''s too fake. What is this person trying to do? If it is true, this straight male host should be a very kind person, and such a person should be treated equally. A moment later, Tao Zhiyue logged into the app by mistake, searched and added friends. The profile picture of the other party is a very beautiful landscape photo, and the nickname is HR. It seems that he is a big brother who does personnel work. Maybe their company is relatively large and they usually come into contact with a lot of employees, so it is not surprising that such an understanding, gentle and kind HR big brother is liked by several elite gays in the industry. Many gays with rich emotional experience In the end, they will return to basics and fall in love with this kind of person. The more Tao Zhi started to automatically complete the plot, the more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt. The friend application was approved immediately, and the HR brother was obviously waiting online. [HR: Doctor Tao, is that you? ] Tao Zhiyue''s pp nickname is the word Tao, which is easy to recognize. He was about to explain that he was not a doctor when another message came from the other side. [HR: Several people came to add me just now, I thought it was you, but they called me sick when they came up. ] [Tao: Hurry up and delete that layer of reply, don''t reveal personal information. ] [HR: Okay, thank you Doctor Tao, I will delete it right away. ] [HR: I seldom go online, and I just registered for this forum. I saw this forum when I searched online for what to do if you are being pursued by someone of the same sex. ] Sky Forum is the online community with the largest traffic in China, and every section in it is very popular, especially the emotional life section is full of eye-catching emotional stories, and people often ask netizens for help with various weird emotional problems here. Tao Zhiyue figured it out, this HR brother was probably older and hadn''t had much contact with the young people''s world, no wonder he didn''t know anything about buzzwords. By the way, he remembered what HR said that he had never been in a relationship, so Tao Zhiyue gradually had an image of a tired and disappointed middle-aged man: a young man who was still single, pestered by uninterested homosexuals, because he was too young. Easy to talk, so unable to refuse, there should be no one in life to communicate with, and after finally touching the Internet to ask for help, he was attacked by netizens. Although the eldest brother said that he was handsome and rich, Tao Zhiyue, who had completely entered the brain-filling plot, subconsciously ignored it. Brother HR''s life is already so miserable, it is completely understandable to beautify his image a little bit. Tao Zhiyue even felt a tinge of pity. [Tao: In the future, dont casually post your contact information on the Internet, and dont reveal any real information about yourself. Human flesh searches are very common now and can easily affect your real life. ] It showed that it was typing, and it took a while to send a message. [HR: Doctor Tao, you are such a good person. ] [HR: You have been using the real name of the hospital, have you not been harassed by netizens? ] [HR: It must be because Dr. Tao usually comforts and enlightens others. Everyone thinks you are a good doctor. ] Tao Zhi, who frantically collected good person cards today, was hesitant to speak, his hands trembling slightly as he tried to type. In the end, he gave up explaining, and really couldn''t bear to let this innocent and pure HR brother suffer another blow. Forget it, a doctor should be a doctor. Anyway, he works voluntarily and does not charge for it. [Tao: You dont need to pay for what you said before, because my...professional direction cant help you. ] [Tao: But I also like men, so maybe I can help you analyze the behavior of your friends and see how you can completely reject them. ] This is the first time that Tao Zhiyue has confessed his sexuality to others. Although separated by the Internet, both of them are anonymous, but after the news was sent out, he still became nervous and his palms began to sweat. He had mustered up the courage countless times, and wanted to speak to his parents who kept urging him to find a girlfriend, but the words stopped when he reached his mouth. He was afraid of seeing his parents'' disappointed eyes, and even more afraid of being treated as a different kind from now on. I don''t know why today, but this line of words flows out of my fingers naturally. It may be that the secret has been hidden for too long, and there is absolutely no one in this world to sue. When he suddenly met a person who seemed very honest and sincere, he couldn''t help but tell the truth. After thinking about it, Tao Zhiyue still pretended to be nonchalant and added a sentence. [Tao: If you mind, forget it. ] Unexpectedly, HR replied quickly, as if there was no need to think at all. [HR: Dr. Tao, you are so brave, willing to speak out about yourself in order to help others. ] [HR: I hope everything goes well for Dr. Tao and he can be happy every day. ] [HR: Don''t care about what other people think, just follow your own heart. ] Tao Zhiyue stared at the screen in a daze, a few lines that were very simple and old-fashioned, but full of gentle kindness. No wonder so many gays fall in love with this old-fashioned straight guy. [Tao: Thank you ^-^] Chapter 3： Stay up late for a while, get up early for the crematorium. The consequence of breaking the fixed biological clock is that you feel drowsy when you go to work the next day, and your mind is full of mud. Tao Zhi got up with difficulty, brushed his teeth and ate dinner like sleepwalking, drifted into the company like a ghost, and didn''t know what he was doing all morning. Fortunately, a game version update was just completed yesterday, and I can take a breather in the next few days, and there is no submission request for the planner, so Tao Zhiyue can justifiably fish for it. Tao Zhiyue has already forgotten what he talked with HR brother last night. It was basically sending each other a good person card. In short, he has a simple understanding of each other to facilitate subsequent communication. Tao Zhiyue comforted himself in this way. After eating at noon and taking a nap on the table, Tao Zhiyue regained his sanity. He took out his mobile phone, clicked on the app, and pulled up the chat history of last night, only to find that he disappeared while talking, leaving only HR brother talking to himself. Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to send a message. [Tao: Good afternoon. I accidentally fell asleep yesterday, I didn''t mean not to reply. ] [Tao: I get off work at six oclock every day, finish my meal at eight oclock, and go to bed at half past ten. If its convenient for you, we can communicate between eight oclock and ten oclock in the evening. ] Tao Zhiyue waited for a while, but there was no reply on the other side, probably busy. He didn''t care about it anymore, and opened the Little Green Bird IT technology exchange community, ready to see what hot topics have been recently. He who was staring at the screen intently didn''t notice that a figure flashed past behind him just now. Tao Zhiyue''s nickname in the Little Green Bird community is also Tao. He occasionally posts some posts discussing technology, and occasionally replies to other people''s posts asking for help. Because the content of his replies every time is to the point, the solutions he gives are concise and practical, and he has no airs of a great god, and he is very patient with all kinds of questions, gradually gaining many fans in the community. Now every time he posts a post, there are a group of people with a group photo below, so unless there are technical problems that bother him, he usually rarely speaks again, and is a silent diving party. However, the list of online members will be displayed at the bottom of the community, and ordinary people may not pay attention to it, but some people who want to recruit him to partner in projects have been following him unremittingly. One of the outstanding ones even wrote a small program, as long as he is online, a full screen of red text prompts will appear on all his electronic devices. A minute later, Tao Zhiyue received a new private message as expected. [Gua: Ah! Tao Tao, you are here! You have been offline for seven days, eight hours and three minutes! ] [pottery:] [Tao: Hello, quack. ] [Gua: I haven''t been online for so long, are you busy with work? Was it oppressed by a black-hearted boss? ] [Gua: Why don''t you resign and do it with me! Afternoon tea at the Sunshine Villa, the boss is handsome and obedient, and you will get free shares when you join the job /rose/rose/rose] Tao Zhiyue was amused by him. Gua was a programmer he met when he posted a post before. The two of them had a lot of resonance in the discussion of technical issues. , Gua introduced him as a confidant, and always wanted to pull him to do projects together. For Tao Zhiyue, the company he was staying at now was indeed a bit overqualified. The games they made were relatively simple, and almost all of them were skin-changing games that had already been established, and they were not challenging. But this is also the result of Tao Zhiyue''s careful selection. He learned the lesson from the last company that was favored by Huo''s, so he chose this small company with absolutely no distinctive and innovative future development direction. [Tao: Although I am touched by your persistence, you know my answer. ] [Gua: No! I confessed to my sister yesterday and just got rejected, so you should comfort me, don''t reject this poor quack again QAQ] [Tao: ...Condolences. ] [Tao: So, I still have to ask, can the company not raise funds within two years? As an elder, am I allowed to have no contact with anyone other than company employees? Or, can I work remotely all the time and not show up as my real identity? ] Tao Zhiyue is a very responsible person, the company where he makes a living is favored by the Huo family, so he can resign and leave without burden. But if the company he participated in starting a business has a great opportunity to cooperate with Huo, he can''t stop it because of his own selfishness. This is unfair to those who work side by side with him, even though the opportunity is likely to come because of him. . [Gua: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ] [Gua: Why! Why is there such a strange request! Even social terror is too exaggerated! ! ] [Gua: To be honest, do you hate the rich? Once you see the boss''s father, you will not be able to control your sinful hands! ] [Tao: No... I just hate Huo. ] [Gua:? Hatred? Is this a name for a superstitious activity? ] [Tao: You wont understand. ] [Tao: I am under pressure that I shouldnt have at this age.jpg] Huo Ran, who just woke up, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose, stretched comfortably, and then lay motionless in the soft quilt, reminiscing about the sweet dreams of last night. Ever since he was crazily pursued by a group of male friends, Huo Ran hasn''t had such a good night''s sleep for a long time. During this month, when he arrived at the company, he could always see someone waiting for him in the reception room holding flowers, and when he fled into the office, he would see the assistant''s flushed face. Yesterday he skipped work and hid at home for a whole day, but in the middle of the night someone wanted to come to his door to give him a hug. Huo Ran, who had never seen such a battle before, was almost frightened out of his wits. And not only when he was awake, he lay on the bed every night so worried that he tossed and turned and couldn''t fall asleep, and finally fell asleep in a daze. In his dream, there was a man he didn''t know who was flirting with him. . Huo Ran, who was physically and mentally devastated, was getting more and more haggard, so he told his best friend Fa Xiao about his tragic experience, hoping to find a solution. In the end, Fa Xiao was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "Will you be with one of them?" Huo Ran: "Of course not! I don''t like men!" Fa Xiao: "So you don''t think about me either, right?" Huo Ran:? ? ? Huo Ran:! ! ! So Huo Ran never dared to mention these things to his acquaintances again, for fear of accidentally revealing some long-buried secret. After much deliberation, Huo Ran decided to turn to the mysterious online world for help. He opened the search engine and solemnly entered "what should I do if I am pursued by the same sex". Then he met Director Tao of the No. 7 Mental Hospital in Jinbei City, a kind and considerate doctor. Huo Ran originally wanted to tell Dr. Tao his name, career and living environment in detail. Although he had never found a doctor online, a psychiatrist in real life should need to know the real situation of the patient. However, Dr. Tao kindly told him that he should not reveal his real identity information online. Huo Ran thought about it, and then deleted the self-introduction he had written. He should respect what Dr. Tao said, maybe this is the special feature of online medical treatment. Huo Ran is very unfamiliar with the online world, so he is also cautiously in awe. Last night he chatted with Dr. Tao very late, vomited bitterness about his frightened life, and crazily praised Dr. Tao for his selfless dedication, but Dr. Tao didn''t reply afterwards. ... I don''t know if Dr. Tao is bothering him. Huo Ran was a little worried, so he quickly got up and put on his clothes, ran to the study, turned on the computer, and logged in to pp. Although his antique button machine can also download pp, but the screen is small, the operation is inconvenient, and it is impossible to chat normally. Huo Ran has never used it. In his eyes, mobile phones are used to make calls and send text messages. There are unread messages from Dr. Tao on the pp. [Tao: Good afternoon. I accidentally fell asleep yesterday, I didn''t mean not to reply. ] [Tao: I get off work at six oclock every day, finish my meal at eight oclock, and go to bed at half past ten. If its convenient for you, we can communicate between eight oclock and ten oclock in the evening. ] Chapter 4： The message was sent half an hour ago, Huo Ran heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly replied. [HR: I just woke up and slept well last night, thanks to Dr. Tao for comforting me. ] [HR: I am usually free, as long as Dr. Tao is convenient. ] Huo Ran had just finished his round-the-world travel, and was asked by his father, Huo Zhendong, to work in the company two months ago. He was originally asked to follow up on an assignment to Jinbei City, but it had to be postponed for some reason. Now he is the vice president of the Huo Group, but in fact he has nothing to do. Huo Zhendong asked him to spend more time getting in touch with people in his circle. Every day he had a reception, socializing and golfing. Male Peach Blossom. Huo Ran regretted it very much. If he had known this would happen, he would have forced his father to start the project in Jinbei City quickly, so that he could escape from this terrible place. pp''s message prompt sounded. [Tao: That''s good, good sleep is very important. ] [Tao: If you encounter something and want to talk about it, you can send it to me at any time, and I will reply when I am free. ] [Tao: The lunch break is over, I have to work. ] [Tao: I love to go to work, it makes me happy.jpg] Huo Ran looked at the news and couldn''t help feeling ashamed. Dr. Tao is really a positive person who not only loves his work, but is also very helpful after work. [HR: Thank you Doctor Tao! ] [HR: Come on/Sun] Doctor Tao''s PP status became busy, Huo Ran didn''t bother him anymore, but looked at the chat records from last night. Doctor Tao didn''t speak much, but every word was full of care, which made Huo Ran very useful. Seeing the part where Dr. Tao talked about his sexual orientation yesterday, Huo Ran was very dissatisfied with his reply at that time. Although these were all his sincere words, he felt that they were still too old-fashioned and could not reflect his love for Tao at all. Doctors respect and support from the bottom of their hearts. I don''t know how young people nowadays express their enthusiastic support in a fashionable way... "What are you looking at, why are you smiling like an idiot?" A crisp female voice suddenly sounded at the door. Huo Ran trembled, and looked up, it was his sister Huo Sihan who was three years younger than him. "Can''t you ring the doorbell? You always sneak in like a thief." Huo Ran despised her, "What is an idiot?" "It''s nothing, it just means you''re handsome." Huo Sihan said perfunctorily, "Do you know what a surprise inspection is? How can you find out your true face after notifying you?" Huo Ran said boldly: "I still need to discover my true face? Isn''t this handsome and obvious?" "...A moron is a hooligan, a pervert, and a pervert." Huo Sihan smiled, "Why is the downstairs messy? I seem to see two wine glasses on the table. Did you have any adventures without telling your dear sister?" Huo Ran was startled, he was suddenly attacked last night, and it took him a long time to drive away the "idiot" who brought the red wine. He was exhausted physically and mentally, so he didn''t clean up the mess. I didn''t expect to be caught by Huo Sihan today. If she knew about these crap, she might laugh at him. Huo Ran was full of integrity, "Isn''t it okay for me to drink with myself? Have you ever recited a toast to invite Mingyue to Yingcheng? Play less with your mobile phone, read more, and learn from your outstanding brother." "...I''ll give you the latest orange mobile phone. The mobile phone is so fun and has everything." Huo Sihan whispered demonically, "Then you have no position to say this to me." "You don''t want to corrupt me." Huo Ran said righteously, "Although Dad has admitted his mistake to me on this matter, I have gotten used to it over the years, and I don''t feel that there is anything missing in my life." This is Huo Ran''s truth, not just wanting to argue with Huo Sihan. When Huo Ran was young, Huo Rans familys economic conditions were very good. Huo Ran could quickly own any new things on the market. Huo Zhendong was happy with all kinds of new toys, imported snacks, and even expensive computers at that time. buy it for him. But after the appearance of multifunctional mobile phones with color screens, Huo Zhendong, like many parents, worried about his children''s mobile phone addiction. In fact, Huo Ran has been a very self-controlled child since he was a child. Although he is mischievous, he is very measured in doing things, which many adults can''t match. But worried parents are often unreasonable, especially Huo Zhendong is busy with his career and has no time to take care of the education of his two children on weekdays, and there is not much communication between parents and children. After he accidentally heard a few friends children hiding under the covers and playing with mobile phones every day, and their grades deteriorated and their eyes were short-sighted, he immediately decided to prevent problems before they happened. He preaches harshly. At that time, Huo Ran was young, but his temper was very stubborn. He didn''t understand what other people''s addiction had to do with him, and he didn''t understand why his father refused to trust his son at all, and only blindly referred to the mistakes made by others to demand He clearly learned from his mistakes. So Huo Ran solemnly told Huo Zhendong that he would only use his mobile phone to make calls and send text messages in the future, and keep the minimum necessary contact with people. The mobile phone is just a tool, and he will not be controlled by the tool. He hoped that this move would make Huo Zhendong realize that he should pay more attention to understanding his son. Huo Zhendong didn''t take it seriously at first, but ten years later, Huo Ran really kept what he said. Even in an era when the whole people bowed their heads and even the middle-aged Huo Zhendong was unavoidable, Huo Ran still used the old man Huo Zhendong Strictly guard against the color screen button machine. When it is necessary to use the Internet for study and work, Huo Ran uses the computer to complete it efficiently and never wastes time on the Internet. Correspondingly, Huo Ran has more disposable time than the average peers. After completing his studies, he likes sports and traveling. When he is free, he travels around the world. He has gained a lot of knowledge and roughly learned several languages. I also met many friends. Huo Ran didn''t completely lose his normal interpersonal communication. He registered the PP that everyone uses, but just hangs it on the computer, unlike a mobile phone that can be carried around to chat at any time. These years, girls often come to him for anything. Because his reply speed is very random, he often appears only half a day ago. The girls who just come to chat gradually lose their enthusiasm. Huo Ran thus avoids a lot of peach blossoms from the opposite sex. After a long time, there was a saying in the circle, saying that Huo Ran has good looks, ability, family background, everything, and it is no problem to meet and communicate, but when he does not meet, he is too indifferent to girls, and his speech is incomprehensible, rigid to death, just like It was the fifty-year-old Huo Zhendong who was chatting for him. Huo Ran: ... Huo Ran feels that his life is very happy and fulfilling, but he just lacks some insignificant knowledge. But Huo Zhendong is now starting to worry that he is out of touch with his peers, so he sends his younger sister to persuade him to let go of his prejudices and embrace the trend of the times. Facing his brother who is not into the oil and salt, Huo Sihan simply dragged a chair over and sat down, and persuaded him earnestly, "Aren''t you going to fall in love in the future?" Huo Ran is very sensitive to these words now, and immediately raised his guard, "Why? What does this have to do with dating?" "When you''re in love, you need to chat!" Huo Sihan hated iron and steel, "How can someone hold a computer and talk to a partner every day, and lie on the bed at night and talk to her boyfriend until he falls asleep, how sweet it is." Huo Ran was puzzled: "You can meet each other when you are in love, get married when you are in a good relationship, live together if you are married, and call if you don''t live together. Is there any difference?" "...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you are so annoying! You are so annoying!" Huo Sihan was furious, trying to organize his words, "It takes a year or two from falling in love to getting married, there must be times when we can''t meet each other during this period, then your girlfriend wants to talk to you , how can I contact you at any time?" "You can call..." "Don''t talk about calling!!" Huo Sihan slapped the table angrily, "You single dog doesn''t understand at all! The happiest thing in dating is to share some trivial things in life with each other! For example, today''s lunch is delicious. The flowers are blooming beautifully." "No one would call to talk about such a trivial matter, it would be very strange! But these are the most common things that are said between lovers, so they need to chat on the phone anytime, anywhere." Huo Sihan found his way, and looked at Huo Ran with sympathy gradually in his eyes, "Of course, I know you don''t understand this kind of fun, who made you have no girlfriend, haha." Huo Ran was used to his sister''s daily ridicule, so he curled his lips and ignored her. However, Huo Sihan''s words reminded him. Doctor Tao said that he could talk to him at any time, and Huo Ran might need help suddenly. He couldn''t just go to the computer whenever something happened, right? He didn''t have Dr. Tao''s cell phone number, and the two were not in the same city, so the only way to contact him was pp. Huo Ran thought about this question, and said casually: "Even if you want to change your mobile phone, you don''t need to send it, I will buy it myself." "!!" Huo Sihan''s eyes lit up, "No way, do you really have a date? How old is it? Do you have a photo? Where did you meet?" She thought for a while, and laughed again: "No, according to your current style evaluation, I should ask first: male or female?" "!!" Huo Ran, who was poked at the pain point, immediately frowned, "Huo Sihan! Are you itchy!" Huo Sihan smiled and started to imagine, "According to my years of experience, you are clearly showing a guilty conscience, ah, no wonder when I came in just now, you had such an idiotic smile on your face. Then, may I ask, Mr. Huo Ran, a caveman from the top of the mountain, Who is the lucky boy who is willing to step into modern human society for him?" "What a mess! He is a serious doctor!" Huo Ran reflexively said. "Oh, so you like love in uniforms..." Huo Sihan''s eyes brightened, "It seems that we are really brothers and sisters. I like pilots. The captain''s uniform is so handsome." "How did you learn so many nonsense!" Huo Ran was blushed, "I''m doing business! He''s the director of the hospital! Director!" "...It''s the old man, it''s boring." Huo Sihan was discouraged for a moment, "I thought you were enlightened." Seeing his sister''s disgusted face, Huo Ran subconsciously felt a little upset. Dr. Tao looked very familiar with the online world, and he didn''t look like an old man at all. He remembered that there was an information column on the pp software, and while Huo Sihan was not paying attention, Huo Ran quietly clicked on Dr. Tao''s personal information page. [Age: 26 years old] Huo Ran was a little surprised. He didn''t expect that Dr. Tao would be so young, only two years older than him, and he would become the head of the department. He is really young and promising. Huo Ran was immediately in awe, and wanted to refute his sister''s words, but he still gritted his teeth and held back. We can''t let this nonsense, idiot sister smear Dr. Tao again. Huo Sihan rushed suddenly: "Why are you looking for a doctor? Are you sick?" "Of course I am..." Huo Ran was alert, "Why, want to **** me off and inherit my bank card?" Huo Sihan had a look of disbelief: "Where did you learn this sentence pattern? You can use it flexibly! Is this still you? My brother from the caveman." Huo Ran: ... The fist hardened. Chapter 5： Weekday afternoons always seem long, the sun outside the window is lazy, and the office is filled with a drowsy atmosphere. Tao Zhiyue saw that many colleagues seemed to be wandering away, and some of them were secretly dozing off. Wang Heng, the planner who usually communicates with him more, didn''t look for him. It is estimated that the requirements for the next version have not yet been written. Tao Zhiyue almost fell asleep again, he forced himself to cheer up, and if he fell asleep again, he would suffer from insomnia at night, which would be a vicious circle. There was really nothing to do, and there were no new hot technical topics for him to explore in the Little Green Bird community. Tao Zhiyue simply opened the game''s official scarf and read the player''s feedback in the comment area. Most of the comments are insulting the official for being stingy, the drop rate is touching, making Krypton look ugly, but there are also some comments complaining about game bugs, Tao Zhiyue looked through it carefully, and related the content of the bugs to the code he wrote , all remembered. Although the functions have been tested before going online, especially Tao Zhiyue will self-check several times, but in the actual use process, it is inevitable that there will be problems of one kind or another. Sometimes it is because of model adaptation problems, sometimes the old code is accidentally overwritten, and many times the reason cannot be found at once. Although he died suddenly because he worked too hard in his previous life, Tao Zhiyue still has a pure love for programming. When he was a child, he liked to watch construction teams build houses. It was almost like magic to watch people combine unremarkable bricks, tiles and cement into magnificent tall buildings. Programming is the same for Tao Zhiyue. Construct complicated and meaningless data into a clear logical chain, constantly seek path optimization, and finally get a set of simple and beautiful codes, which will bring great benefits to Tao Zhiyue. Satisfied and happy. Tao Zhiyue carefully analyzed the causes of these bugs, then began to conceive of optimization solutions, and sent a message to Wang Heng, asking him if he could add them to the requirements and solve these problems in the new version. Then he saw Wang Heng bounced up from his seat, and waved at him courteously. Tao Zhiyue: ...? Seeing Tao Zhiyue''s face full of question marks, Wang Heng quickly bent down to send him a message. [Planning-Wang Heng: Brother Tao, go out for a walk. ] [Planning-Wang Heng: Light a cigarette for the boss.jpg] A moment later, Tao Zhiyue stood by the side of the road, holding the milk tea Wang Heng stuffed for him, and took a sip blankly. The sweet and milky taste fills the heart, and the soft taro **** are also delicious. Tao Zhiyue was very polite, "Thank you, it''s delicious." Wang Heng immediately became excited, "Brother Tao, do you want to be a producer yourself in the future?" "Ah?" Tao Zhiyue felt that his thoughts were jumping, "What producer?" "Game!" Wang Heng was in high spirits, "Brother Tao, you are so capable, you definitely won''t work for others all the time. Now this is a skin-changing game that everyone pinches their noses, and even the producer doesn''t care about the player''s feedback and feelings." , I just want to make a wave of quick money, but Brother Tao, you are still so responsible, if you do the project yourself, you will definitely be able to make a particularly good game." Tao Zhiyue wanted to explain that he was just bored and looking for something to do. If he was not afraid of offending his colleagues, he would also like to solve the bugs left by other programmers together. But looking at Wang Heng''s serious eyes, he couldn''t say anything. If programmers are classified as creators, every creator should have fantasized like this: throw away the boss, throw away Party A, and only start from interest and do what they love. Wang Heng observed his expression and was a little surprised, "Brother Tao, haven''t you considered the future direction of development? Many programs will want to transform when they are in their thirties." Tao Zhiyue really didn''t think about the future, he always felt that the current life seemed to be stolen, and it would be great if he could live in peace until the end of the plot. Before he could speak, Wang Heng self-criticized and said: "I''m sorry, I was an idiot, I forgot Brother Tao, you are only 22 years old... I always forget this, maybe because I was still on the exam when I was 22 years old Bi edge wandering QAQ." At the beginning, the project team was in urgent need of programmers, and it was hard to recruit a newcomer, who was said to be very young. Originally, a group of them were wondering when this kid would not be able to bear the cruel reality of having less money, more affairs, more projects, and bad projects. As a result, the reality taught them a cruel lesson: Great Gods are different from mortals. "..." Tao Zhiyue said guiltily, "That''s why I told you not to call me Brother Tao." When he died suddenly in his last life, he was 26 years old. He was the same age as Wang Heng. He was a weather-beaten social person. Now he has become a "child" that everyone in the workplace sighs with emotion. Tao Zhiyue is quite embarrassed. "No, this is the respect due to the Great God." Wang Heng insisted, and then said anxiously, "If you don''t have an idea yet, Brother Tao, are you interested in taking a look at the project I''m working on? Me and an artist I am working on it with my friends, and I want to create a strategy mobile game with innovative gameplay. Afraid that Tao Zhiyue would refuse, he quickly added: "It is definitely not the meaning of forcing you to join! If you are free, take a look at our current thinking, and we would be grateful if you could give some criticism, because we haven''t found a program yet. Ive seen it, but I dont know if its very difficult to realize it. Tao Zhiyue is very familiar with this kind of dialogue, and he has accepted such invitations many times before. It is not as formal as starting a business, but more like an amateur interest group. At that time, there was a game idea that he really liked. After joining, he was very happy to do it, and he became good partners with those who worked side by side. Many indie games that have sprung up later were initially formed by such grassroots teams. Even if these games were not able to be produced due to various obstacles in the end, many people can gain like-minded friends because of this. Friend, a word that is already a little distant to him. Tao Zhiyue was silent for a while, and said tactfully: "Recently, I have something to do at home, and I''m busy, so I may not have the energy to take on the project. If you need it, I can help you look at the proposal, but I may not be able to come up with any useful suggestions. " Wang Heng didn''t think much about it, and took it for granted that the world of the Great God must be very busy, and he was still very excited when he heard Tao Zhiyue say this: "Okay, okay, thank you Brother Tao, then I''ll post it to you on PP, and I use the company Dangdang''s post is not very good. By the way, I haven''t added you as a PP friend yet." With that said, Wang Heng took out his mobile phone, ready to open the QR code of the app. Tao Zhiyue stopped him in time, and continued to talk nonsense without changing his face, "I haven''t used pp for a long time. You can send me an email, and I will write to you when I return to the company." Wang Heng didn''t doubt that there was him, so he nodded. After all, Tao Zhiyue didn''t even join the company''s PP group, and he completely lost contact after work, which is a well-known thing in the company. "Brother Tao, if you are very busy recently, it''s okay to watch it later, we are not in a hurry. I see that you were so sleepy in the morning, and you must have been busy until late yesterday. Pay attention to rest. When I finish my work, I will treat you to dinner." Wang Heng was very sincerely concerned about Dao. Tao Zhiyue shook his hand holding the milk tea, remembering that he was "busy until late" and chatting with people on PP, he suddenly felt the weight of the milk tea in his hand, "No need, no need, I will treat you when I have a chance Let''s eat." Although I don''t know how long this opportunity will take... After walking back to the company, Tao Zhiyue quickly got into work mode, the time passed quickly, and it was six o''clock in the blink of an eye. Tao Zhiyue turned off the computer as usual, closed the lid of the water glass, and picked up the shopping bag on the table. It''s just that today''s mood is not so happy, but rather melancholy. Xue Huacan next door poked his head out and looked at him with a half-smile: "Are you leaving get off work on time to buy groceries?" Tao Zhi glanced at him more, and felt that he seemed a little complacent, and didn''t know what the **** he was planning. But he was really too lazy to talk, he only showed a very perfunctory smirk, turned and left. When he raised his hand to check in, Tao Zhi looked back unconsciously in the direction of Wang Heng''s seat. He was talking to another planner next to him, and then the two got up and walked towards the door while talking and laughing. They should go to eat together. dinner. Wang Heng saw him standing at the door, and waved to him enthusiastically. And Tao Zhiyue will take the bus to the supermarket to buy vegetables, go home to cook, eat, wash dishes, play computer, take a shower, and go to bed. Tao Zhiyue felt a faint feeling of envy in his heart. When he sat on the bus, leaning against the window to enjoy the cool evening breeze, he opened the "long time unused" pp in his hand at some point. From a certain point of view, he did not deceive Wang Heng. There are only two categories in Tao Zhiyue''s friend list, one is called "Life", and there are supermarket accounts that regularly release promotional information. Tao Zhiyue knows that it is a girl who manages it, because he has seen her cut the wrong number and post "ah "Ah, my husband killed me" dynamics, accompanied by a moving picture of a male celebrity, really handsome. There is also a gym coach who sends group schedules and chicken soup for the soul every day, but because he sent messages too enthusiastically and followed closely, Tao Zhiyue didn''t dare to reply after adding them. In addition, there are the intermediaries he contacted when he was renting a house, and the courier who lost a piece so he had to add friends to compensate him... The other is the default category "My Friends", and there is only one person in it, which is the HR added last night. The incident happened suddenly, and Tao Zhiyue hadn''t figured out which category to put him in. HR should not belong to "life", but it wasn''t considered "my friend". He was more like an accident that suddenly broke into his life. . While thinking wildly, HR''s profile picture in the landscape photo suddenly flashed continuously, which startled Tao Zhiyue. [HR: Doctor Tao, you are off work! ] [HR: Although it''s already six o''clock, I''m afraid you''re still on your way home from get off work, so I dare not disturb you. ] [HR: But you patted me, probably because you are free now! ] [HR: /cute] Tao Zhi was stunned. He looked up, only to notice that there was another message ahead. [I tap "HR". ] This is a new function released by pp some time ago. Double-click a contact''s avatar, and there will be a message prompt to pat the other party. Tao Zhiyue seldom uses the chat function of PP, but in the forum, he has seen some peoples complaints about social death because of taking a picture, and he has also seen the macho coach posting chicken soup in the feed: some customers are always hesitant, after adding friends If you have been silent for too long, you will feel more and more embarrassed to take the step of change. Now with Pai Yi Pai, as long as you pat me, I will take the initiative to take you to change! It must have been when he was looking at the friend list in a daze just now, and accidentally clicked on HR''s profile picture. Tao Zhiyue felt embarrassed at first, staring at the message from HR, a little at a loss. There was a lot of noise around him, and the evening wind gently brushed his face through the open car window. Slowly, the sense of loss in my heart miraculously disappeared. Tao Zhiyue felt that it was probably because the red-faced and smiling default soybean emoji was really cute. [Tao: Good evening. ] [Tao: I''m free, I won''t be cooking today. ] [Tao: What happened? ] Tao Zhiyue looked at the shops lined up on both sides of the street, the neon lights on the signboards flickered in the night, restaurants and restaurants opened their doors to welcome customers, enthusiastic clerks stood at the door and yelled, and diners were already busy on the simple tables and chairs set up in the open air. He drank wine with his arms full, and the aroma of cooking wafted everywhere. It''s okay to be lazy once in a while, he thought. Chapter 6： [HR: Yes! Doctor Tao, do you still remember the friend you mentioned yesterday? ] [HR: The one who came to my house suddenly at night. ] After getting off the car, Tao Zhi looked around roughly, then walked into a noodle shop next to him, and ordered a bowl of simple and refreshing beef ramen. I eat rice and stir-fried vegetables every day. I am a little tired and want to change the taste. He took the number plate from the little girl who ordered food and replied to the message. [Tao: Remember, did he come to your house again? ] [HR: Didn''t come, but he sent me a message. ] [HR: I usually don''t read the news very much, and I don''t necessarily reply, but he said that he has a bracelet that he can''t find, and it may have left at my house. After I saw the message, I searched for it, but I couldn''t find it, so I replied to him: I didn''t see it. ] [HR: In the end, he seemed to be waiting for my reply, and immediately said that he would look for it again, and then apologized to me, saying that he was too impulsive last night, he must be careful in the future, and will not embarrass me, I hope I dont hate him, he Just love me so much...] [HR: I had no choice but to reply, its okay, he sent another voice message, he seemed to be crying, and the voice was very aggrieved, should I comfort him? ] [HR: /tears] Tao Zhiyue''s eyes widened as he watched, unexpectedly, the old-fashioned old-fashioned HR brother met a suitor who was actually a purebred green tea. [Tao: ...the taste of tea is so strong. ] He was thinking about what advice to give, and HR immediately replied. [HR: Is Doctor Tao drinking tea? ] [HR: If it is too strong, dont drink it, you will suffer from insomnia at night. ] Tao Zhi was stunned, and he didn''t react until the waiter brought the steaming noodles in front of him. He almost forgot that this is a middle-aged elder brother who doesn''t have much access to the Internet. [Tao: Im not talking about tea for drinking, its a catchphrase on the Internet, green tea, tea with a strong flavor, both describe people. ] [HR: Ah, I seem to have heard my sister mention green tea, what does that mean? ] [Tao: I dont know how to describe it exactly. When I think about it, its probably that she pretends to be pitiful and innocent on the surface, but shes actually very scheming. ] [Tao: For example, it was obviously this friend who harassed you and brought you trouble, right? But he will apologize and admit his mistake afterwards, put his posture very low, say that everything is because he likes you, and subtly transfer the responsibility to you, it looks very wronged and pitiful, you will in turn want to comfort him, and then he Take the opportunity to make some modest requests that you probably won''t say no to, so that he can slowly invade your life. ] [Tao: I guess he didn''t lose anything at all. He should be very familiar with your habit of replying to messages. He knows that you will definitely reply to what you say, so he said that on purpose. ] The input at the top of the dialog box was displayed for a long time, and thousands of words finally turned into a blackened soybean expression. [HR: /fail/fail/fail] Through the screen, Tao Zhiyue could feel the huge impact on the heart of this simple middle-aged straight man. He thought it was funny, but he couldn''t bear it, so he comforted him while eating noodles. [Tao: Its okay, when I didnt understand these things before, I was played around by such people. It''s not your problem, some people are just too insincere. ] [HR: No wonder when I asked my sister why she started drinking green tea, she looked contemptuous...] [HR: Doctor Tao, it''s great to meet you, thank you! ] Tao Zhiyue has begun to get used to the other party''s old-fashioned and sincere rainbow farts, which is quite comfortable to listen to. [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Tao: How did you meet this friend? Are there many intersections in work or life? ] [HR: We met because of the company''s business, but it has no direct relationship with me. I am not in charge of that part of the business. After meeting him once at the reception, he has been pestering me...] [HR: Ahhh, he sent another message! I was really hit by Dr. Tao! ] [HR: He said that bracelet was very important to him, and it was hard not to find it, and asked if I could accompany him to buy a similar one. ] [HR: If I hadnt just learned the definition of green tea, I would definitely agree/tears] Tao Zhiyue didn''t expect that he hit the mark. [Tao: Don''t be nervous. Since you have no work relationship with him, you don''t have any worries. He used these emotional tricks on you. In fact, I suggest that you reject him directly. Don''t worry about hurting him. He He didn''t take your feelings into consideration when manipulating your emotions, so why should you care if he feels bad? ] [Tao: But since he is very teased, he will probably pretend to be pitiful and innocent, and in turn make you very depressed, as if rejecting him is an outrageous thing. ] [Tao: So I suggest you to attack tea with tea. ] [HR:! It makes sense, Dr. Tao teach me quickly! ] So Tao Zhiyue guided him very carefully, and the big brother HR was shocked, as if he had opened the door to a new world, and couldn''t wait to go find green tea to practice. Tao Zhiyue''s fingers are a little sore since he hasn''t typed on his mobile phone so intensively for a long time. Fortunately, there was a bowl of warm noodle soup to eat, and he felt comfortable physically and mentally. Tao Zhiyu touched his swollen stomach, checked out happily and left. The beef in this shop is really well marinated, soft and tasty, full of aroma, he will try to make it next time. Tree shadows are swaying, street lights are dim, pedestrians walking with dogs in twos and threes. Tao Zhiyue walked to the park facing the night, he was so full that he wanted to walk away to digest food. The phone in his pocket vibrated, and Tao Zhiyue took it out to check, it was a chat record sent by HR. [Its Starlight: Thats the bracelet my mother gave me. Ive worn it for a long time, but suddenly I cant find it. Im so sad] [HR: I am also very uncomfortable. ] [It''s Xingguang: ...Brother, what''s wrong with you? ] [HR: I blame myself for causing you to lose such an important bracelet. ] [HR: It''s all my fault, if it wasn''t for me, you wouldn''t lose things, and you wouldn''t always be sad for me. ] The opposite party was obviously shocked, and it took a while to reply. Tao Zhi couldn''t hold back anymore, and started laughing. [It''s Xingguang: ...brother? ] [HR: You also know what other people say about me, they say I''m old-fashioned and boring. You are so good, but still like me, I am terrified. ] [HR: I don''t understand what''s good about me, and I can''t respond to your likes, which makes you feel uncomfortable. ] [HR: I''m so bad. ] The time between replies is longer now. [It''s Xingguang: Don''t say that, you are the best in my eyes...] [HR: Don''t comfort me anymore, it''s useless, I don''t even have the courage to see you now. I''ll look for the bracelet again at home. ] [HR: I want to be alone, sorry. ] That''s the end of the record. By the time Tao Zhiyue finished reading it, HR had already sent several messages. [HR: Doctor Tao, how am I doing? ] [HR: I couldn''t hold it back until later, it turns out that the feeling of being green tea is so good that it can block others from talking. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] I have to say that although the big brother HR is not young, he is very talented in learning, accepts new things very quickly, and imitates green tea very vividly. [Tao: Your performance is particularly good, which reminds me of this emoji. ] [Tao: Panda head crying on the outside and laughing on the back.jpg] [HR: This is good! ] [HR: Doctor Tao, wait for me. ] Tao Zhiyue was wondering what HR brother was going to do, and soon, he sent another chat record. [HR: I want to be alone, sorry. ] [HR: The head of a panda who is crying on the surface and laughing on the back.jpg] [Its Xingguang: Brother, this emoticon package is not used like this...] [HR: Really? I thought it was emphasizing that I was sad. ] [HR: I''m so stupid, I don''t even know how to use emoticons, I feel so uncomfortable. ] [HR: The head of a panda who is crying on the surface and laughing on the back.jpg] The other side didn''t dare to speak at all. Tao Zhiyue stared at the funny panda head expression and couldn''t help but smile. [Tao: You are amazing, really. ] [Tao: No. 1 in yin and yang weirdness/praise] [Tao: (the yin and yang weirdness here is to praise you for being beautiful)] [HR: A little revenge ^-^] [HR: Ah! Learned new knowledge. ] [HR: Doctor Tao, thanks to you for helping me analyze his psychology today, you know a lot. ] The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he felt that Brother HR should not have any strange misunderstandings about him, so he explained it. [Tao: There are all kinds of people on the Internet. Netizens like to hang out such strange things. I have seen a lot of them, so I am familiar with them. ] [HR: So it is. ] [HR: Doctor Tao, do you think I should surf the Internet more and learn more about what is popular among young people? ] Tao Zhiyue immediately remembered the words in the previous chat records, "You know what other people say about me, right? They say I''m old-fashioned and boring." It seems that Brother HR is quite troubled by this. As a middle-aged man, he is still willing to get in touch with new things in order to communicate with young people. Tao Zhiyue thinks he is very courageous. [Tao: Remember what you said to me yesterday? ] [Tao: Dont care about what other people think, just follow your own heart. ] [Tao: If you think that will make you happier, do it. ] It was almost nine o''clock when Tao Zhiyue returned home from his stroll, and the night without doing housework was very relaxing. He didn''t turn on the computer, took a shower first, and then went to bed to play with his mobile phone. Although he feels fulfilled today, he is used to surfing before going to bed, and he always feels that something is missing if he doesn''t browse the forum. Tao Zhiyue swiped the screen in a relaxed mood. Even though he saw a post that would raise his blood pressure on weekdays, he swiped across it with a smile. When he turned to the entertainment section, his eyes were caught by a Attracted by the popular posts. [Title] Here he is, here he is, the well-known tea star Xia Moumou is here again with his signature tea art. [hot] Host: As we all know, Xia Moumou''s only masterpiece "La Traviata", a sequel is added today. No-prize quiz: Which poor male celebrity will be pulled out by the heartbroken starlights to insult the scum next? [Screenshot][Screenshot][Screenshot] [Xia Xingxi V: I lost a very important thing, and I also lost a very important person. ] [Xia Xingxi V replied to her favorite Xixi: It''s nothing, don''t guess, I''m not good enough. ] [Xia Xingxi V: Thank you for always being there, my cutest stars/love] Tao Zhiyue glanced at the screenshot casually, and felt that the taste of the tea exceeded the standard, and most of the comments below were mocking. Today''s green tea concentration was really too high, he couldn''t bear it, so he didn''t look at it carefully, quit the post casually, browsed the forum for a while, and soon fell asleep. The moonlight is hazy, and everything is silent at night. Tao Zhiyue turned off the light, nestled under the thin quilt, and fell into a deep sleep. At half past ten, the phone screen quietly lit up. [HR: Good night, Doctor Tao, I wish you sweet dreams. ] Chapter 7： [Tao: Good morning/Sun] [Tao: I fell asleep early yesterday and slept very well~] Tao Zhiyue usually gets up at 7:30, leaves the house at 8:30, and goes to work at 9:00. Since he went to bed early last night, Tao Zhiyue, who had been sleeping for nine hours, woke up at half past six. The room was soaked in blue-gray sunlight. He got up and opened the window, and the cool and pleasant fresh air came in, which is unique to the morning. the taste of. Seeing the good night greeting from HR, Tao Zhiyue jumped up unconsciously. It had been a long time since he had heard good night from anyone. Tao Zhiyue felt that today was the most beautiful morning in recent times, and it was Friday morning. To celebrate this auspicious day, Tao Zhiyue decided to go for a half-hour run downstairs after washing up. Although from the day he was born, he vowed to exercise to ensure his health, but his self-control has almost been exhausted by going to bed early and getting up early every day, cooking and going to work, so he joined the gym trainer early, and bought a good exercise a long time ago. Equipment is also shelved. Tao Zhiyue put on brand new running shoes, and went downstairs lightly. At this time, the office workers have not yet dispatched. Occasionally, a middle school student rushes out with breakfast, or an old man with a woven basket walks slowly towards the vegetable market, and there is silence everywhere. The location of the community is good, you can walk to a beautiful park in five minutes, and the surrounding residents often do morning exercises here. It was early summer, and the gardenia trees in the park were bathed in the faint morning light. They were verdant and green, and the white flowers bloomed quietly, full of fragrance. The whole park was filled with the warm fragrance of gardenias. A scent often reminiscent of childhood and home. Running in such a fragrant air, the time seems to be stretched infinitely, Tao Zhiyue is covered in sweat, his thoughts are wandering, and he almost ran into a little girl. The little girl was about three or four years old, wearing a floral skirt, with a flushed face, bending over to catch the butterflies flying in the flowers on the side of the road. She was so fascinated by the game that she accidentally got in the middle of the road. Fortunately, Tao Zhiyue stopped in time. He breathed a sigh of relief and led the little girl to a safe grassland. Seeing that there were no adults around, he knelt down and asked her softly, "Why are you playing here alone?" The little girl stared at him blankly at first, her eyes were round and pure black, then she smiled happily, Tao Zhiyue was taken aback. When I was in high school, there lived a little girl of the same age downstairs in his house. She was never afraid of strangers, and she often looked at him with a smile like this when she met her in the corridor. Sixteen or seventeen-year-old Tao Zhiyue has always wanted a younger sister. He thought the neighbor''s little sister was very cute, so he brought her a beautiful candy every day, which made the child roll his eyes with a smile, and then he would sweetly talk to him. Say see you tomorrow. "Grandpa is walking the dog, I don''t know where he is going!" The little girl looked around seriously, and answered him crisply. Tao Zhiyue came back to his senses, thought for a while, he was worried that such a child would stay alone in a park with people coming and going, and he didn''t dare to take her to find grandpa rashly, so he simply stayed aside, ready to wait for her Grandpa found it by himself. "Big brother, my name is Qiuqiu." The little girl lost interest in Butterfly and started chatting with him, "You are very handsome, even more handsome than my brother." Qiuqiu''s innocent eyes showed undisguised love, Tao Zhiyue laughed, and the business boasted to each other: "You are also very beautiful, prettier than all the children I know." Qiuqiu was shy, holding her face together, her voice filled with joy, "Really?" "Really." Tao Zhiyue nodded with a smile, "Does Qiuqiu accompany grandpa to walk the dog every day?" "Yes, Qiuqiu likes to get up early. Is this the first time for big brother to run? I haven''t seen you in the morning." Qiuqiu counted with her fingers, her memory is very good. Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, he was no match for a little Douding, "Big brother will come for a run often in the future. But when Qiuqiu and grandpa come for a walk with the dog, follow him closely and don''t get lost." Just as Qiuqiu was about to speak, she saw an old man trotting over with a snow-white Samoyed by his hand. She was immediately distracted, "Grandpa! Where have you been?" "Oh my little ancestor, I''ve been looking for you for a long time!" The old man panted while holding his waist. After recovering, the old man thanked Tao Zhiyue again and again, saying that the dog ran around just now and didn''t notice Qiuqiu for a while. Tao Zhiyue smiled, saying it was okay, he looked at his watch, it was time to go back to eat breakfast and go to work. When he turned to leave, Qiuqiu raised her chubby little hand and said goodbye to him with a smile: "Big brother, see you tomorrow!" Tao Zhiyue was in a trance for a while. The little girl who stayed in memory and would never grow up again, holding colorful candies in her palm, smiled at him with a frown: big brother, see you tomorrow. At that moment, he almost thought that he had returned to the place where he used to live, the old residential building where he lived for more than ten years. He was carrying a heavy schoolbag and had to go up two floors. They are waiting for him to come home from school. The scent of gardenias all over the sky penetrated into his body, it was so sweet that it wove into a dream that was too thick to dissolve. Tao Zhi didn''t dare to look back, he fled in a hurry. Zhitong game company. The atmosphere in the company today is a bit strange. The CEO, who usually arrives late and leaves early, came early in the morning with a very serious expression. As soon as he arrived, he called away the HR manager and project producer, and the three entered the office to whisper. A few employees who paddled and fished every day were a little nervous and looked around. Although the projects of this company are bad, they are quite profitable, so the salary level is not bad. In the general 996 game industry, overtime is not that serious. For many people, this is already considered a good job. Several private groups on the pp became lively. I didn''t have the mood to work on Friday, so why not gossip with everyone. Tao Zhiyue''s expression was normal, and he stepped to the company, ignoring the whispers of the people around him, and also ignoring Xue Huacan who was very excited next door. He turned on the computer, and continued to fix bugs according to the optimization plan he conceived yesterday. Half an hour later, the three of them came out together. Among them, the CEO looked around the office area, his eyes lit up, and he went straight to Tao Zhiyue''s desk. When Tao Zhiyue left with the CEO, he was still a little irritable because he just started writing. But when he walked out of the CEO''s office, he had a strange expression on his face. Promotion should be happy, and dismissal should be depressed. The people who eat melons are staring at Tao Zhiyue eagerly, trying to read a little story from his expression, but they are all confused. ...This expression, which is difficult to describe in words, seems to have rich connotations. Tao Zhiyue didn''t disappoint them, he didn''t sit down directly when he returned to his work station, but stood next to Xue Huacan. His voice was not too loud, just enough for the surrounding colleagues to hear, "You tell Lao Li that I am in contact with the HR of other companies?" After the voice fell, the melon field boiled. Xue Huacan was taken aback for a moment, then smirked, and subconsciously glanced at Lao Li''s empty seat, "I just mentioned it casually, who knew that Lao Li told Mr. Guo." The CEO''s surname is Guo, and Lao Li didn''t come today on sick leave. Tao Zhiyue''s tone was flat, "You peeked at my mobile phone screen, and then casually mentioned it to make a small report?" "Sneaking or not, it sounds so ugly." Xue Huacan said with a sincere expression, "I just happened to come to you, but I accidentally caught a glimpse. Xiao Tao, I didn''t mean you, it''s really not good. , What is riding a donkey to find a horse? You cant be so impetuous after you just graduated... Oh, sorry, I forgot that you didnt graduate. As he said that, he changed the subject and put on a hypocritical attitude of understanding, "If you really can''t bear it, it''s not impossible to want to change jobs, but you are still in the company, but you don''t work hard. The project progress is so fast, you are in a hurry every day." Going home to buy groceries, never willing to pay more for the company, what do other colleagues think of this. Other colleagues: Don''t cue while eating melons. A group of people all pricked up their ears and eavesdropped frantically. Such an exciting face-to-face confrontation is really rare. Tao Zhiyue was not angry at all, and even smiled, "Is the lesson enough?" Xue Huacan continued to smirk, "This is not a lesson, Xiao Tao, you are too high-level, and I am your senior, how can you talk to me like this. Mr. Guo told you just now, this matter, I won''t be able to fire you, right? You should pay more attention in the future..." "Oh, speaking of it, I still have to thank Senior Xue." Tao Zhiyue emphasized emphatically, "Boss Guo said he would give me a raise." Xue Huacan''s unfinished words were choked in his throat, and he looked like you were talking nonsense. Tao Zhiyue ignored him and continued: "After communicating with Lao Li, Mr. Guo learned that my daily workload is more than twice the normal amount, and he felt that I was treated badly in terms of salary, so he decided to double my salary. . Xue Huacan: ... "I was not very embarrassed at first, but Mr. Guo said that he knew that I might want to change jobs. Now the company has been lacking procedures. If I leave, the workload of other colleagues will increase, so I must accept it. " Xue Huacan: ... Tao Zhiyue added another knife, "By the way, there will be a lot of unreleased new game demos at the game exhibition in the city next week, Mr. Guo asked me to take a few days off with pay, don''t be too tired, take time to go to the game exhibition Look, some ideas for the company''s next project." In the end, Tao Zhiyue concluded his speech, showing a smile that was not sincere at all, "Anyway, thank you, Senior Xue, for meddling in your own business." After waves of blows, Xue Huacan could see that the ground turned red with the naked eye, as if he was going to have a cerebral hemorrhage in the next second. There were bursts of exclamations from the surrounding colleagues. Is this a social animal slap in the face that they can read without spending money? After finishing speaking, Tao Zhiyue didn''t give Xue Huacan any extra glances, sat down on his own, and put on the earphones to avoid being polluted by noise. Recalling the conversation with the CEO just now, Tao Zhiyue still felt dumbfounded. Because of HR Big Brother''s nickname, he was misunderstood as wanting to change jobs, which is outrageous enough. What was even more unexpected was that Mr. Guo, who was too brainy, still did not give up the conjecture that "the talented young master of the rich family came to find a project to play incognito". Recalling the original intention of entering the game industry back then, I asked him if he would like to do something more original, which is why the game exhibition came out. Faced with Mr. Guo''s expectant eyes, Tao Zhiyue could only respond, but he couldn''t help but start to worry in his heart. If this continues, he might have to change jobs again... Moving was very tiring, Tao Zhiyue sighed silently. After such a commotion, Tao Zhiyue didn''t want to work anymore. He opened the shopping software and prepared to place an order to buy a screen protector for mobile phones and computers. When he was browsing the products, a message suddenly popped up on the pp. [HR: Doctor Tao, good morning! ] [HR: I''m going to Jinbei City for a business trip next week. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] Chapter 8： After the news was sent out, Huo Ran was a little nervous for no reason. Ten minutes ago, Huo Ran just woke up from a sweet dream. He got up immediately, dressed and washed briefly, and then quickly ran to the study to turn on the computer, just like an Internet addicted teenager. Regarding this abnormal behavior, he comforted himself: This is to respect doctors, and to respect doctors is to respect life. Who doesn''t respect life? After logging onto the pp, Dr. Tao had indeed sent a message. Huo Ran was about to reply when he saw that there were still unread messages from Huo Zhendong in the list. [Satisfaction Changle: The investment of the game company in northern Shanxi has changed. After re-evaluation, it is decided to only invest 30% of the share, and the derivative development is temporarily put on hold, so there is no need to send people to stay there. ] [Satisfaction Changle: If you want to go to Jinbei so much, there will be a game exhibition there next week, you can go and see if there are any projects worth doing, and we can take control of them. ] [Contentment: /handshake/clasp fist] In order to encourage him to change his mobile phone, Huo Zhendong specially registered PP at a young age, which is specially used to send him messages. Unless there is an urgent matter, he will never take the initiative to call or send him a text message. From this point, it can be seen that he must be Huo Zhendong''s own. Due to suffering from homosexual harassment recently, Huo Ran, who regrets not going to the project in Chengjinbei City, complains to Huo Zhendong from time to time. He doesn''t care about the project, but just wants to escape here openly, and he can go on business wherever he can. . Seeing what Huo Zhendong said, Huo Ran''s eyes lit up immediately. Doctor Tao is in Jinbei City, and Huo Ran also knows his work address, the No. 7 Mental Hospital of Jinbei City. Under Doctor Tao''s guidance yesterday, he managed to scare away Xia Xingxi who had been pestering him for half a month. From now on, at least he wouldn''t have to worry about someone knocking on the door in the middle of the night. He wanted to go to the hospital to thank Doctor Tao face to face. He is not an official patient and does not pay, so what should he do to show his gratitude? In his wild thoughts, he was even thinking about what to write on the pennant he gave to Dr. Tao. Huo Ran stared at the inputting at the top of the dialog box, unconsciously holding his breath. If Dr. Tao does not reject meeting with netizens, he would like to treat Dr. Tao to a meal. It was not until five minutes later that Dr. Tao entered the news for a long time before it arrived. [Tao: The weather in northern Shanxi is very good now, it will be very comfortable to come here. You can also go shopping after you are busy, and there are many snacks. ] [Tao: But Im not very familiar with this place, so I cant recommend you a good place to eat, drink, and have fun. I remember that there are recommended posts in the travel section of the Sky Forum, you can take a look. ] The two paragraphs of reply were not long, but Huo Ran read it several times, feeling a subtle sense of loss in his heart. Huo Ran was sure that Dr. Tao knew what he was going to say next, so he took a step ahead and tactfully declined the unspoken meeting request. Trapped in depression, Huo Ran thought about it again. He and Dr. Tao had only known each other for a few days. A person who values ??privacy like Dr. Tao would definitely not want to meet strangers rashly. So Huo Ran decided to make amends. [HR: OK, thank you Dr. Tao. ] [HR: It''s a pity that the schedule is too busy this time, otherwise I would definitely come to thank Dr. Tao in person! ] Doctor Tao came back very quickly this time. [Tao: You''re welcome~] [Tao: Puppet Bear Dancing.gif] Looking at the twisted puppet bear in the center of the screen, Huo Ran skillfully clicked the right button to add it to the expression, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Doctor Tao didn''t mind his abruptness. Now is Dr. Tao''s working time, Huo Ran didn''t bother him any more, he stared at Dr. Tao''s system default avatar, and involuntarily became curious about Dr. Tao''s life. Dr. Tao has a regular schedule and loves work. He is cautious but helpful. He has a lot of cute emoticons, but he uses a simple and original profile picture. Familiarity, what is life like for such a seemingly contradictory young man? Huo Ran originally wanted to click on Dr. Tao''s personal space, but five or six years ago, when he suspected that his younger sister Huo Sihan had a puppy love, and secretly browsed through her space to find clues, Huo Sihan turned around and asked him why he was cheating on him. Huo Ran was taken aback. He didn''t want Dr. Tao to have a bad impression of him, so Huo Ran opened all the dynamic pages and scrolled down to see the dynamics of all his friends. However, his eyes were dazzled when he saw it, and he turned to three months ago, but he didn''t see any post from Dr. Tao. Huo Ran was a little disappointed, and caught a glimpse of Huo Sihan''s post just a few minutes ago. [Dynamic] Your father: There was a sudden heavy rain on the island last night, and the vegetable seedlings I just germinated were forced to be in a daze. I didn''t expect to miss the wild backlash and skinning of the big guys. , The tea star personally went off to delete the post and blow up the account, woo woo, please give me some wonderful screenshots, kangkang, sisters on the list. After last night, Huo Ran became very sensitive to the word "tea". Although he didn''t fully understand the second half of what his sister said, he still made a few comments. [Comment] HR: We need to build a greenhouse in time, idiot. [Comment] HR: Does the tea star refer to green tea? Huo Sihan sent a message at the speed of light. [Your dad:? I? ] [Your dad: Do you finally know what green tea means? ] [Your father: I am not dreaming.jpg] Huo Ran thought about it for a while, and a strange desire to win and lose arose in his heart. [HR: Is brother so stupid in your eyes? ] [HR: I don''t want to either, but I didn''t have a chance to learn about these things before, and I will study hard in the future. ] [HR: Sihan, don''t dislike your brother, he will feel uncomfortable. ] [Your father: ...] [Your father: OK, stop, I was wrong, I just had breakfast, please forgive me. ] [HR: /cute] After seeing Huo Ran''s tea art, Huo Sihan immediately sent a screenshot. [Your father: This is a star, you must not know him, because he can do nothing but perform tea art, and he has been famous all the way, so everyone mockingly calls him a tea star. ] Huo Ran opened it and saw that it was a screenshot of Xia Xingxi''s scarf, and he froze for a moment. Looking at his sister''s sentence "You must not know", Huo Ran silently felt guilty. Not only did he know each other, but this tea-scented scarf seemed to refer to him... Huo Ran never watches entertainment news, and doesn''t watch movies and TV dramas much, and knows almost nothing about domestic superstar artists. Although Huo''s has a very famous entertainment company, Huo Ran didn''t intend to take over this business, so he gave up exploring this unfamiliar field with a huge amount of information. Therefore, at the reception a month ago, when Xia Xingxi, who was wearing a tuxedo and looked like a proud peacock, bumped into him with a wine glass, Huo Ran, whose chest was blushed, had no idea that this was a star, he thought It''s a clumsy waiter, so it''s okay to be gentle. He lowered his head and wiped the red wine stains on his chest. He didn''t see Xia Xingxi''s flashing eyes at all. As a result, he was forced to start a nightmare that lasted for more than half a month. In fact, Xia Xingxi knew him. In a small circle that tried to exchange his body for resources, photos of the high-level lists of several major entertainment companies and various parent companies were widely circulated. Huo Ran, the future heir of the Huo family, is listed at the top of the list - if he can become Huo Ran''s sidekick, it can be called a "business" with no capital and no profit. Huo Ran didn''t know about these twists and turns, but after Dr. Tao''s reminder, he didn''t feel that Xia Xingxi really liked him, so naturally he didn''t have any tolerance for him. Originally, Huo Ran had already forgotten about Xia Xingxi, but now he accidentally saw him alluding to his green tea speech, Huo Ran was inevitably a little angry, and immediately blocked him on PP. However, in front of his shrewd and perceptive younger sister, too many words will lead to mistakes, so Huo Ran intends to fool her. [HR: I don''t know him, he speaks so well. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Your father: Who did you save the emoji from? ] [Your father: I have sent you so many spicy messages, but you are useless! ! ] [HR: Oh, your emoji is so ugly, it''s not cute at all. ] [HR: Mine is so cute. ] [HR: Muppet Bear Dancing.gif] Chapter 9： Soon the weekend came, and Huo Ran happily bid farewell to his extremely tormenting working days. Although he hated the social activities Huo Zhendong arranged for him, if he really had to choose between going to work and socializing... Forget it, he chose death. When Huo Ran comes to the company every day, he not only has to face the untouchable flowers in the reception room, but also meets the assistant Jiang Nansheng whose face is full of secret love. Yes, his male assistant likes him too. Unlike Xia Xingxi, Jiang Nansheng didn''t do anything excessive, and fulfilled his job duties very dutifully, but wrote "I like you, I will be elated if you look at me." "...that''s all. Huo Ran couldn''t even say a word of rejection, because he didn''t confess his love at all, so he couldn''t change his assistant because of this. He always felt that it was not wrong to really like someone. On a business trip to Jinbei City next week, Huo Ran didn''t want to bring this assistant who always blushes at him, but considering that Huo Zhendong assigned him tasks, and in such trivial matters as collecting information on exhibiting projects, arranging schedules and booking hotels , it will be more efficient if you have an assistant. Therefore, Huo Ran is not willful, but just nonchalantly told Jiang Nansheng to wear a mask. Hearing this, Jiang Nansheng''s face immediately caught fire, and turned red in a blink of an eye, "Thank you Mr. Huo for your concern. I have pollen allergies, so I should wear a mask. I didn''t expect Mr. Huo to even notice this." Huo Ran: ... Huo Ran felt that he should also wear a mask, otherwise he might not be able to maintain Mr. Huo''s calm expression. The troubles brought by Xia Xingxi came to an end, and the flower-sending madman can temporarily avoid it through business trips. Regarding Jiang Nansheng, Huo Ran hasn''t figured out how to talk to Dr. Tao. For a while, there seems to be no relationship between him and Dr. Tao. topic. How will Dr. Tao spend the weekend and two days off? After holding back for a long time, even the friends who played with Huo Ran noticed his absence, and stopped to ask him if something happened. Huo Ran blurted out: "What do you usually do on weekends?" The friend seemed to see the living mentally retarded, and clapped the basketball in his hand vigorously, "Play!" "..." Huo Ran palely explained, "No, I''m not asking you." The friend took a sharp step back, looking into the air in front of him in horror. Huo Ran struggled for a while, and apologized to his friend honestly, saying that he was out of shape today and stopped fighting. For the first time, he really felt that it was a troublesome thing that PP could not be used on the antique button machine. Losing his mind about playing basketball, Huo Ran decided to go home and read a book, and he hasn''t calmed down to read for a long time. ...and turn on the computer by the way to see if anyone is looking for him. Huo Ran got home and took a shower, and rushed to the study impatiently, his hair was wet and dripping. There is no new news on the pp, and the chat history between him and Dr. Tao stays at yesterday''s good night. I don''t know if Dr. Tao will sleep in on the weekend, and there is nothing to say today, so Huo Ran didn''t send a good morning greeting. It''s almost evening now, Dr. Tao must be awake, what is he doing? The newly addicted young man Huo Ran stared blankly at the computer screen for a while, unconsciously clicking on Dr. Tao''s profile picture. [I pat "Tao". ] Huo Ran:! Huo Ran was stunned on the spot, his expression was stiff and he was at a loss. In less than half a minute, Dr. Tao responded. ["Tao" pats me. ] The two lines of gray text "Pai Yi Pai" are connected together, which is an instant exchange beyond words. They have no dialogue, but they are looking at the chat interface at the same time. Huo Ran''s heart moved slightly, and he lowered his head unconsciously. It was as if he had been slapped on the head. [HR: I just got back from playing ball, sweating/Penguin jumping] [HR: Is Doctor Tao playing outside? ] [Tao: Read at home. ] [Tao: But I dont seem to be able to see it. ] [Tao: Salted fish paralysis.jpg] Staring at this exhausted salted fish expression, Huo Ran had a hard time linking this state with the self-disciplined Doctor Tao. But this expression is so cute, Huo Ran silently saved the picture again. [HR: Me too, I''ve been very impetuous recently. ] [HR: Doctor Tao, dont force yourself to read books, you can go out for a walk. I read the posts on the forum yesterday. It turns out that there are so many interesting places in northern Shanxi. ] [HR: Does Dr. Tao need Amway? ] [Tao: You even know about Amway/Goutou] Amway is a new word that Huo Ran learned from reading the post yesterday. Take it out to learn and sell it now, and was noticed by Dr. Tao, Huo Ran blushed. [Tao: Thank you~ I dont need it for now, I dont go out much. ] [Tao: I am used to being paralyzed at home hahahaha. ] Although Dr. Tao ended with hahahaha, for some reason, Huo Ran read a trace of loneliness from it. Huo Ran immediately felt that this must be an illusion. How can such a gentle and warm-hearted person as Dr. Tao be lonely? So he didn''t think about it any more, and chatted with Dr. Tao for a few more words, until Dr. Tao said he was going to make dinner. Huo Ran went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles for himself, took the bowl back to the study, and involuntarily opened the game icon on the desktop, completely forgetting the rows of bookshelves behind him. A while ago, Huo Ran''s daily schedule has been very full, occupied by various boring business trips and social activities. After he solemnly protested to Huo Zhendong, it decreased, at least weekends can be his own. So Huo Ran, who has finally experienced the feeling of being a social animal, doesn''t want to work hard anymore on weekends. When he wants to go out, he invites his friends to play ball, eat and eat, and hides at home to play games when he doesn''t want to go out. Recently, there is a game that has become very popular. Friends who have never played games around Huo Ran are playing it. It is a simulation management sandbox game called "Happy Animal Island". It has been in stable operation for several years. Suddenly, because of an explosion The red scarf is out of the circle. In "Happy Animal Island", players can choose an animal as their own image, and then build and manage their own small island. The game has a high degree of freedom. Because some animals are limited by their shape, they cannot complete part of the game operations, so you can choose to live in groups in the game. Several players can jointly manage the island, as long as the island owner agrees after submitting an application. The owner of that scarf is a very cute squirrel. He likes to store things in real life. He has built many warehouses on the island, stocking a lot of food and all kinds of gadgets. One day, Squirrel Po suddenly found that some inconspicuous things were missing, but there was no visitor record on the island. He reported to the customer service, and the customer service said it was not a game bug. Squirrel Po observed carefully, and found that his things would become less after he went offline and disappeared every day, so he reluctantly sold a lot of food, bought an invisibility cloak made by a master player, put it on, and squatted at the warehouse door, vowing to Catch this mysterious npc thief. As a result, he saw a small black ant, which moved three grains of rice from his warehouse very skillfully, and snorted and snorted into the hole hidden in the cracks in the wood. Squirrel Po looked at the nickname of the player above the head of the ant, and was dumbfounded. Some players chose to be an ant. Only then did he remember that he had received a group living application from a player a long time ago. He had been looking forward to it for a while, but he hadn''t seen that player appear, and the island hadn''t built a new hut, so he thought the other party wasn''t playing. up. Unexpectedly, this mini player lives underground. Squirrel Po is full of curiosity. He is too big to get down, so he can only send a message to the ant player in the islander list, asking what his house is like. The ant player replied, first expressing his apology for stealing, and then showing him a screenshot of his hut. A luxurious golden bed made of sawdust, a petal quilt made of dried flowers, a dining table with flat bottom screws, a large bathtub made of egg shells, a thick water pipe made of plastic straws... The squirrel po was so cute that his face was bloodied, and then he sent out this scarf. He felt that Animal Island is full of incredible surprises, and each player can have his own unique way of playing. Animal Island became popular because of this, and Huo Sihan, who was quickly addicted to it, kept brainwashing Huo Ran in order to get the reward for inviting friends, coercing him and luring him to play. Huo Ran, who doesn''t play games often, was very reluctant at first, but after playing it, he really enjoyed it, and even became interested in the game industry because of this. Huo Sihan is a koala in the game, Huo Ran thinks that the brother and sister should look alike, of course he is much stronger than his sister. So...he chose to be a big brown bear. The big brown bear walks slowly, but is strong enough to easily smash the wooden fence on Koala Island. After Huo Ran went online, he took a wooden boat to his sister''s island to do some harmless damage, left a few fruits as gifts, and happily patted his **** back home. His small island will be sunny and sunny in the next few days. Huo Ran plans to take the opportunity to renovate the house. The brown bear moves slowly, so he needs to allow enough time. The speed of this game and real time is one to one. Huo Ran stayed in the game until ten o''clock in the evening, when the island was completely dark, he went offline, and continued the next day. It wasn''t until Sunday night that Huo Ran, who devoted himself wholeheartedly, completed the difficult renovation work. Looking at the brand-new industrial-style cool house, Huo Ran took a few photos with satisfaction and posted them on the news feed. [Dynamic] HR: It''s a loss to the industry that I didn''t become an architect/cute [Picture] [Picture] [Picture] Soon, people liked and responded. [Comment] Your father: Vomit! Shameless! [Comments] Keep talking: Mr. Huo is really amazing. [Comment] Lu Yan: Ah Ran, are you playing this too? ID number, I will add you. [Comment] Contented Chang Le replied to your father: What''s your name? [Comment] HR replies to contentment and happiness: Dad, look at how arrogant she is The interaction under the pp feed can only be seen by mutual friends. Huo Ran likes this unique setting very much, so that even if he adds some unfamiliar people, he is not afraid of revealing his privacy. His eyes were sore from looking at the computer for the past two days, Huo Ran glanced at the densely packed new comments, and was about to close the webpage when he suddenly froze. [Comment] Tao: A skylight can be opened on the roof, it will look better. Huo Ran wanted to reply to the comment, but after a pause, he opened the chat window directly. [HR: Doctor Tao, do you also play Animal Island? ] [HR: So the roof can be changed. ] [Tao: I played a lot before, but I didn''t expect it to be so popular now. ] Immediately afterwards, Dr. Tao sent a few pictures. Huo Ran opened it, and found that it was also a screenshot of the animal island hut, which was very similar to the style he had painstakingly decorated, but there was a big skylight on the roof, filled with stars at night, against the dark gray and rough hut, all of a sudden. Rustic romance. [HR: Looks good! ] [HR: Doctor Tao is amazing. ] [Tao: I had nothing to do at that time, and I tried many styles. If you need reference, you can ask me. ] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] Huo Ran, who was immersed in the halo of the master architect, looked at the pictures sent by Dr. Tao, and felt ashamed. He carefully studied the layout of the cabin and wanted to learn and absorb it. Then he saw the half round brown figure reflected in the mirror, the spikes on his body glowed with silvery white light. It turned out that Doctor Tao was a hedgehog. Looking at the message sent by Doctor Tao again, Huo Ran belatedly thought that the trace of loneliness he read yesterday was not an illusion. After being dazed for a while, Huo Ran sent a somewhat presumptuous message out of nowhere. [HR: Is Doctor Tao always alone? ] Dr. Tao did not deny it, and the tone of his reply was very relaxed. [Tao: Has my social fear attribute been discovered so quickly? 0.0] With an inexplicable impulse in his heart, Huo Ran continued to ask. [HR: Is it because you feel that you have nothing to talk about with the people you know, so you can''t become friends? ] It took a long time this time before Dr. Tao sent a message. [Tao: No. ] [Tao: I just... have no sense of reality. ] Chapter 10： When Tao Zhiyue learned that HR was coming to Jinbei City for a business trip, his first reaction was to be at a loss. Although he communicated frequently with HR these days, he also took the initiative to mention the secrets he had hidden for more than ten years. They are like the most classic way of getting along with netizens-no one listens in real life, so he chose to live in the virtual network. heart to heart. But in his eyes, Brother HR is always a "paper man" that has nothing to do with real life. They will never meet, and he will not worry about the changes in each other''s identities and emotions. Tao Zhiyue finds it incredible that the paper man will come to the city where he lives. Even leaving aside the distance hidden behind the Internet, a gentle, kind, and even a bit bully middle-aged straight man, to Tao Zhiyue, is really like a person from two worlds, and it is hard for him to imagine meeting such a person chat. Tao Zhiyue regretted that when he changed the nickname of the forum, he casually used the prefix of Jinbei City. But it''s too late to think about it now. Tao Zhiyue looked at the message sent by HR and read out the hidden expectation behind the text. He thought for a long time before organizing the language, and politely declined the other party. Subconsciously, he didn''t want to have any real relationship with Brother HR. After rejecting HR, Tao Zhiyue ushered in another weekend alone. In order to prevent himself from being too boring, he set a few small rules. If the weather is fine, you can go for a walk in the park to breathe fresh air, and you can also secretly stretch your muscles and bones along with the grandfather who is doing Tai Chi. If it rains or snows, you have to go to the supermarket to buy vegetables and meat, cook the soup base and cook hot pot by yourself. On the days when the rain is pattering or the snow is falling, being able to eat a steaming hot pot at home is the happiest moment. Walking, exercising, and cleaning pots and pans are all energy-consuming things. I must feel tired at the end of the day, and I dont want to do anything the next day. I just want to slump at home and play with my mobile phone, so a weekend is spent satisfactorily. But this weekend was a rare foggy weather in Shanxi. There was a vast expanse of white outside the window, and the buildings not far away were all submerged in the gray mist, and the city was silent and blurred. After finally making it to the afternoon, Tao Zhiyue still felt worried, he didn''t know what to do, he played all the popular games, and checked the forum again and again, but there were no new posts. When he was bored in his previous life, he would chat with his good friends at that time, ask for safety and help, chat about daily gossip, and send emoticons to each other to kill half a day. But now, looking at the only "my friend" in the friend list, he fell silent. ...Do you want to chat with HR brother? Only yesterday he rejected the other party''s implicit invitation to meet, Tao Zhi became more embarrassed and did not dare to take the initiative to find the other party. He decided to dig out the books that were about to fall to ashes on the bookshelf to improve his cultural literacy. In the past, he would insist on reading two books a week to ensure a certain amount of knowledge input. Recently, he doesn''t know why he is getting more and more slack. After watching it for more than two hours, Tao Zhiyue, who woke up in a daze, confirmed one thing: you must not read a book facing the window in this weather, the hazy white mist is very hypnotic. Guiltily rubbing the red marks on his face, Tao Zhiyue looked at the time, it was 4:50 in the afternoon. After successfully surviving the long day, he can start thinking about what to eat at night, which is enough for him to struggle until dark. Tao Zhi was a little happier. At this moment, it was always as quiet as a cell phone turned on silent, when suddenly a notification sounded. He wondered if there was another app he forgot to turn off the push, and went to get the cell phone left on the sofa in some surprise. Then Tao Zhiyue saw the new reminder on the pp. ["HR" pats me. ] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t tell what mood he was in, it was very strange, a bit like picking up a spoon in a rainy and snowy day, and drank a big mouthful of thick soup soaked in the aroma of food. This is the first time he has been "patted". He is also courteous. [I tap "HR". ] Soon, HR sent a text message. Unexpectedly, big brother HR would go to play on the weekend, and the image of the lonely middle-aged uncle that Tao Zhiyue imagined in his mind suddenly became a little more energetic and sunny. What was even more unexpected was that HR actually read the recommendation post on the travel section that he casually mentioned yesterday, and even learned the internet term "Amway". The other party must also be a hardworking and sincere person in life. It should be very comfortable to be friends with such a person. This thought flashed through Tao Zhiyue''s mind. [Tao: What happened to the green tea friend the day before yesterday, did he still come to harass you? ] [HR: No, originally I planned to ignore him, but he...I think about how to describe it. ] [Tao: Has he connoted you in front of others? ] [Tao: Connotation = not explicitly stated but alluding to you and the like. ] [HR: Right! Doctor Tao, you are so smart. ] [HR: So I blocked him and never heard from him again. ] [HR: Muppet Bear Dancing.gif] Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised. [Tao: You are doing the right thing. You should be so decisive when facing this kind of people. ] HR seemed to be inspired, so he performed another puppet bear dance, and the happy mood almost overflowed the screen. Tao Zhiyue was so cute, he couldn''t hold back, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He recalled the night when he broke the prescribed route, the evening breeze was warm, and in the curling heat rising from the noodle bowl, he actually concentrated on chatting on his mobile phone for so long, helping people analyze how to deal with the green tea that entangled him. Everything about that night was new and soft. Thinking of this, Tao Zhiyue suddenly knew what to eat tonight. He is going to try making stewed beef once. [Tao: I''m going to buy vegetables and cook! ] [HR: Ok, goodbye Doctor Tao/Penguin waves] Tao Zhiyue, who was free to grow grass, had a strong executive ability. After checking the recipes on the Internet, and writing down the ingredients needed, he immediately changed his clothes and went out. Braised beef needs fresh beef tendon meat, as well as a lot of seasonings such as bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, grass fruit, and cumin. The supermarkets near the community may not be able to buy them all. Tao Zhiyue planned to take a car to a large chain store two kilometers away, but he hadn''t been there since he moved here. At this moment, he forgot the threat posed by the protagonist of the novel, and also forgot that he was constantly narrowing the scope of activities because of avoiding the plot. As dusk approaches, the misty mist gradually dissipates, and the setting sun in the clouds reveals a thin red gleam. The people walking in a hurry on the street were covered with a light golden shadow, and the whole city woke up from the boundless white fog and became clear and bright. Such a brilliant sunset makes the mood clear. Tao Zhiyue stood on the empty bus platform, staring at the gradually setting sun, the light fell on his face, drawing a gentle outline. He waited quietly. Chapter 11： There are many kinds of products in the hypermarket, and Tao Zhiyue is dazzled by seeing them, feeling like he has not seen for a long time. In his previous life, he liked to visit big supermarkets. This time, he checked the list of ingredients to buy, and threw all the snacks and snacks he wanted into the shopping cart. In the end, Tao Zhiyue bought a lot without paying attention. It would be very tiring to squeeze the bus with no empty seats, so he had to take a taxi home as a luxury. Sitting in the taxi, looking at the three overstuffed shopping bags beside him, Tao Zhiyue silently regretted his impulsive consumption. In addition to confessing, I am still very satisfied. He vaguely felt that HR''s unexpected appearance seemed to bring a series of unpredictable chain reactions to his life. When Tao Zhiyue returned home, it was already dark, and the beef stewed for at least two or three hours, obviously it was too late to make dinner. But right now, Tao Zhiyue was in high spirits, so he ate some snacks to pad his belly, checked the recipes, rolled up his sleeves and started fighting. Wash the beef, change the knife and cut into pieces, soak in cold water for half an hour after blanching, then pour it into a large soup pot, add the prepared seasoning, and boil on high heat. The light pink beef gradually turned brown from the brine, and it was boiling in the pot, and the aroma went straight to the nose. Tao Zhi swallowed his saliva, turned to low heat and simmered until the beef was thoroughly cooked, and could be easily pierced with chopsticks. He picked up a small piece of beef and tasted it. It was very fragrant, but unfortunately it was not fully flavored, and it was a bit bland. According to the instructions in the recipe, soak the beef in brine overnight, it will be more delicious. So that night, Tao Zhiyue fell asleep with great anticipation. It had been a long time since he looked forward to the next day with such eagerness. The next day, Tao Zhi, who had dreamed of herding cattle in the grassland all night, woke up early, solemnly removed the plastic wrap that sealed the pot, took out a large piece of braised beef slices, and then poured a bowl of noodles into it. Fresh and fragrant marinade, placed full of beef, and sprinkled with some green onion for decoration. Tao Zhi Yue squinted his eyes happily when he ate the stewed beef and smooth noodles together. It was delicious, he thought it was more delicious than the one he ate at the noodle shop that night, maybe because he made it himself. Yesterday he bought more than three catties of beef, the portion is full, and the braised meat is very good with rice. If he eats it alone, he can eat many meals. If you can invite friends to share it. The room was quietly wafting tempting spices, Tao Zhi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and stopped thinking about it. It was still a day of doing nothing, after Tao Zhiyue patrolled the house carefully, he decided to do a big cleaning to welcome the arrival of summer. Sweeping, mopping, tidying up wardrobes, storing sundries, changing sheets and quilts, cleaning up oil accumulated in the kitchen... Time flies when I get busy, and it''s time for dinner in the blink of an eye. Tao Zhiyue cooked a pot full of white rice, fried a plate of vegetables, marinated rice with beef, it was a must. After the meal, Tao Zhiyue sat down in front of the computer contentedly, and started surfing the Internet as usual. After watching the forum for a while, I watched a few funny videos, and there was a new development in the space on the pp. At this time, it is probably chicken soup sent by the hunk coach in the gym, urging members to actively make appointments with him in the new week. Tao Zhiyue clicked on it casually, and it turned out to be the macho coach. He slid down while watching, and a familiar landscape photo appeared below. [Dynamic] HR: It''s a loss to the industry that I didn''t become an architect/cute [Picture] [Picture] [Picture] Seeing the content of the screenshot, Tao Zhiyue was slightly taken aback. He didn''t expect that the old-fashioned HR brother would also play the hottest online game nowadays. As a sandbox game, Animal Island has the biggest feature of free creation of players, but the extremely high degree of freedom is also a threshold. Players lack a sense of purpose, and they dont know what to do when they enter the game, and it is easy to lose interest. Therefore, the operation of Animal Island has been tepid for several years, until this time it unexpectedly went out of the circle. Tao Zhiyue discovered this game not long after he came to this world. It is much better than similar games in the original world. Players can achieve many fine operations that Tao Zhiyue once thought was difficult to support with existing technology. He studied while playing, and spent more than half a year of leisure time in Animal Island. Since Tao Zhiyue chose a little hedgehog as his own image at the beginning, it was difficult to make some relatively large items by himself in the later stage. He was unwilling to find other players to operate and cooperate together, and he was even more unwilling to give up half a year''s hard work and change the number to start over. In a dilemma, he simply gave up the game and stopped playing. HR sent a message asking about the renovation of the hut, and Tao Zhiyue dug out the screenshots he had saved before and sent them to him. The folder is full of pictures, all kinds of frozen moments, the first harvest of the little hedgehog''s farmland, every house of different styles that the little hedgehog has ever owned, the little hedgehog and the fruit-bearing grape trellis in summer... Tao Zhiyue involuntarily fell into the memory that was still fresh, and the notification sounded. [HR: Is Doctor Tao always alone? ] He didn''t have time to think why HR would ask such a question, he turned his head reflexively, and glanced at the rich-colored and fragrant braised beef on the table. [Tao: Has my social fear attribute been discovered so quickly? 0.0] During the working days in this world, from time to time, people curiously asked him why he didnt join the group of colleagues and didnt participate in any party activities. Every time Tao Zhiyue prevaricates with social fear, when this word is mentioned, people often don''t ask any more questions, with an expression of understanding, at most he is advised to participate in group activities as much as possible. HR is persistently wanting to know the reason. [HR: Is it because you feel that you have nothing to talk about with the people you know, so you can''t become friends? ] Tao Zhiyue wanted to continue to prevaricate, but his fingers froze and he couldn''t type a word for a long time. He couldn''t write any words against his will in front of such a sincere question. The bits and pieces of the past year flashed through Tao Zhiyue''s mind, those ordinary and unchanging days, the gaps in life were full of small emotions that he deliberately suppressed, and they burst like a flood in an instant. No. He didn''t want to be perfunctory anymore. I don''t want to perfuse a person who cares about him seriously, and I don''t want to perfuse myself anymore. Tao Zhiyue never feels that there is no topic to talk to people around him. He is the programmer Gua who passionately debates technical problems with him, his colleague Wang Heng who wants to invite him to fight for his dream together, and even the CEO who seems a little off-line is trying hard to deal with him. Unleash kindness. Even the little girl who ran into him while running in the park in the morning generously and proactively told him that he would see her tomorrow. From the day he was reborn, many people Tao Zhiyue met reached out to him, but he was always unwilling to respond. Why can''t I become friends with people? You don''t have to shut out everyone you know in life, even if you''re trying to escape the horrors of a novel. The chat window was still, HR was waiting for his answer, and the friend list on the side was empty, without any friends he met in reality. Everything was silent except for the ticking of the clock on the wall. The second hand, moving endlessly with regularity, was the only thing in the room that was moving. Like him walking in a vacuum. Tao Zhiyue finally realized that when he refused HR''s invitation to meet, he didn''t just want to have a real relationship with the other party. He doesn''t want to have a real emotional connection with anyone in this fictional world. This is an illusory novel world presupposed by the plot. Could the people he meets already have a predetermined destiny? Will his appearance and association be in vain? Will the emotion he gets here make sense? Do these people, these passing times, really exist? Tao Zhi tapped out the answer lightly. [Tao: No. ] [Tao: I just... have no sense of reality. ] This is an illusory answer, with no beginning and no end, making it difficult to respond. But to his surprise, HR replied quickly, just like the night they met. HR seems to need no hesitation at all about the questions that bother him the most. [HR: You are breathing, you are real, you can see the screen and the messages from me. ] [HR: That''s realism. ] [HR: Doctor Tao, hedgehogs can also be hugged. ] Chapter 12： Behind the chat window is a folder full of little hedgehogs daily life. Unfortunately, there is only one animal in each picture, the little hedgehog, and everything else is scenery, sunny weather, soft clouds, greenery everywhere, and the cabins he built with his own hands. Inside is beautiful furniture that he carefully designed and placed. Tao Zhiyue has never shared it with anyone. No one knows that he is playing Animal Island, and he has no friends in Animal Island. What HR said made Tao Zhi feel more confused. The words he sent are always so simple and plain, but they hide sincere tenderness and understanding. Tao Zhiyue could almost imagine the tone of the other party''s speech. He must have believed in what he said, so it had a strong appeal and could drive away all anxiety and hesitation. Such a person is often irresistible, not to mention he also has a keen insight. Only through a few pictures and a few days of brief communication, HR discovered the real him. He is a hedgehog in the game, and he is also in life. If he really knew HR in reality, it would be difficult to control his emotions, and Tao Zhi felt that he would definitely fall in love with her. Fortunately, HR is a straight man who is much older than him. Tao Zhiyue rubbed his sore eye sockets, held back the tears he hadn''t shed for a long time, and put away the wandering thoughts. [Tao: Thank you. ] [Tao: There are many houses of different styles on my island, do you want to come and see them? ] It turned out to be such a simple thing to hold someone else''s hand. [HR: OK, let me add a friend, let me see what my ID is. ] [HR: 5629168, Doctor Tao add me. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] Looking at the cartoon bear happily spinning around, Tao Zhi couldn''t help laughing. All the emoticons he sent were stolen by HR. In his imagination of HR, whom he had never met before, the other party was a little more childish and cute that didn''t match his age. Tao Zhiyue opened the Animal Island that hadn''t been uninstalled on the computer. When he saw the screenshot just now, he began to miss the little hedgehog he hadn''t seen for a long time. The cutscene ended, and he returned to the familiar island. The deserted farmland was covered with withered grass, and bright white flowers bloomed sporadically in the grass. After the little hedgehog approached, the thick dust disappeared, revealing the original brilliance of the item again. The time lapse setting of Animal Island synchronized with reality is very popular among players. Even if the player is not online, the world still exists and operates according to the law. The island that comes from winter to spring is always waiting for the owner to return. Tao Zhiyue opened the friend panel that he had never used before, and searched for the game ID that added HR. HR''s avatar is a grinning brown bear with a strange name, Papa Koala. The koala dad was online and his friend request was approved almost instantly. This scene seemed familiar, and before he knew it, the old antique netizen HR he met by accident had deeply penetrated into his life. [Koala father: I set off by boat! It''s a little far, five minutes. ] Five minutes later, a tall brown bear appeared on his small island, holding a large pile of fresh fruits in his arms, and smiled silly at the little hedgehog. The little hedgehog waved to him and ran over bouncingly. It was only the size of a brown bear''s head, and the size of the two seemed very different. The brown bear put the fruit on the ground, bent down low, and stared at the little hedgehog at his feet. Then it stretched out its broad bear claws, and patted the opponent''s back covered with thorns lightly. For Tao Zhiyue, this is the most special weekend in the new world. A new week is coming, according to the CEO''s arrangement, he has three days off with pay, during which time he can just go to the game show for a stroll. Although the CEO intends to enter the field of original games, everything is unknown. The CEO and the producer have not yet formed ideas and plans, and they may change their minds in the blink of an eye. Before the weekend, Tao Zhiyue only wanted to fool around and really go for a stroll. But now Tao Zhiyue changed his mind. The Jinbei Game Exhibition this time is a professional game exhibition that has emerged in China in recent years. There is a large-scale game promotion hall open to all audiences at the exhibition, and there is also a special business negotiation hall to serve participating game manufacturers. Some of the game manufacturers will Provides live demos of unreleased games. For those who are interested in the game industry, this exhibition is a good learning opportunity to capture the latest developments in the current game market. After seeing the more advanced game interaction mechanism in this world, Tao Zhiyue is naturally very excited. He is never satisfied with standing still. He also wants to make a game that touches people''s hearts like Animal Island. The Jinbei Game Exhibition lasts for three days and opens on Tuesday. Because the target group of the exhibition is not ordinary players, it is mainly aimed at people in the industry. Therefore, unlike general entertainment exhibitions, the time is set on weekends, which can alleviate the pressure of crowd flow as much as possible. So on Monday, Tao Zhiyue went to work as usual, which surprised other colleagues who were envious of his specially approved paid leave. Not only that, Tao Zhiyue, who seldom interacts with colleagues on weekdays, brought his own stewed beef, cut it into thin slices, neatly stacked it in a crisper, poured a few spoonfuls of marinade in advance, and when the lid was opened, The whole office was suddenly filled with a tempting aroma. Usually, some colleagues bring their own food to the company, especially after some people try to make small pastries at home, they will often bring them generously to share with everyone. In an endlessly repetitive work day, everyone loves a little surprise that comes out of the blue. Tao Zhiyue put the crisper on the empty table near Wang Heng, prepared a can of toothpicks, and the colleagues who were charmed by the smell of marinade immediately rushed over and lined up to taste. "Delicious! It tastes like the one sold in the store!" "The taste is really good, Brother Tao, you can actually cook! Give us some way to survive QAQ" "Brother Tao, are you short of a partner? Can you not get too stuck in terms of gender?" Wang Heng got the first month near the water tower, and got several slices by himself. He couldn''t bear to eat it, and looked behind Tao Zhiyue, "Brother Tao, are there any more? Is there a small stove for me?" Tao Zhi smiled and waved his head away, "Wake up, it''s gone." Only then did Wang Heng look away regretfully, "Brother Tao, aren''t you on vacation today? Why are you here at the company?" "The game exhibition will only open tomorrow, so I want to arrange the more important work in the next three days in advance, and then concentrate on researching the new games at the exhibition." Tao Zhiyue explained. Wang Heng was surprised, "Brother Tao, you are so dedicated, I thought you were going to rest at home." Tao Zhiyue followed suit and joked, "Don''t ask for more, I''m also working at the game exhibition, it''s very hard." Some colleagues on the side heard their conversation and were very surprised. In the smell of food that filled the room, the original envy and jealousy gradually dissipated. Tao Zhiyue returned to his work station with an empty crisper, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xue Huacan, an old monk next door who was pretending to be working. Xue Huacan looked towards him, and Tao Zhiyue also turned his head to look over. The two looked at each other, silently. Tao Zhiyue suddenly said: "The stewed beef I made is quite delicious." Xue Huacan seemed to be glaring at him, and Tao Zhiyue added solemnly: "It''s a vegetable bought on the weekend. After cooking for more than two hours, the beef is crispy and rotten, and it smells so good." Xue Huacan: ... Seeing Xue Huacan turn his head away angrily, Tao Zhiyue sat down in a good mood and started his day''s work. Before Wang Heng submitted the new requirements, Tao Zhiyue planned to collect information related to tomorrow''s exhibition, and select the game projects to focus on and experience. At six o''clock that night, Tao Zhiyue still got off work on time. He walked out with a shopping bag, and the colleagues who passed by greeted him one after another. "Leaving?" "Little Tao, if you see a good game tomorrow, remember to recommend it." "Brother Tao, bring some food next time!" Tao Zhiyue nodded in response one by one, and punched out. A fresh summer evening breeze was blown into his rigid cycle of daily life. The foggy days have completely gone, and today''s sunset is extraordinarily gorgeous. Since there was a tough battle to be fought tomorrow, Tao Zhi didn''t want to waste time, so he went home and had a simple dinner, then sat back in front of the computer and continued to search for materials that he hadn''t read during the day. He must not only circle the projects worthy of attention, but also determine which popular projects may be related to Huo''s, so he has to be prepared. He stayed away from the crowd for more than a year, and it was the first time he participated in a large-scale event with so many people. There were so many people, and anything could happen. I don''t know what new tricks the God of Drama will come up with. While Tao Zhi was more nervous, he was faintly excited. The pp icon in the lower left corner of the computer remained silent. HR, who played games with him until late yesterday, did not appear today. Tao Zhi hesitated for a while, and felt that he should satisfy his inner desire to confide. [Tao: I brought the snacks I made to my colleagues today, and I will take a new step at work tomorrow. It takes courage to step out of the comfort zone, and I will doubt whether it is right to do so, but after stepping out, I feel happier Yes, I think that''s right. ] [Tao: Thank you for what you said to me yesterday ^-^] Almost at the same time, a message came from the other end of the dialog. [HR: Dr. Tao, I have arrived in northern Shanxi and just entered the hotel room. The climate here is really comfortable. ] [HR:! very nice! ] [HR: /rose] It was Tutu''s default expression again, Tao Zhiyue laughed, clicked on the collection of expressions, and chose a more suitable picture. [Tao: Flowers for you.jpg] HR seemed to have received his brainwaves, and quickly followed suit. [HR: For you Huahua.jpg] [HR: There is not a single emoji package in the hotel''s computer/bad] [HR: Tomorrow I will also be exposed to a new field of work, the first official business trip. ] [Tao: Come on~ You must be able to do well. ] [Tao: Replenish your energy, go to bed early today. ] [HR: Okay, Doctor Tao also rest early^-^] [Tao: I''m going to take a shower and go to bed, good night. ] [HR: Good night, Doctor Tao, I wish you sweet dreams/Moon] After taking a bath, Tao Zhiyue, who was dressed in a refreshing body, crawled into the warm bed, sleepiness quickly struck, and a vague but firm idea flashed in his mind, accompanying him to sleep. I hope I won''t meet anyone or anything related to Huo Ran tomorrow. Chapter 13： Huo Ran, who was in another city, had an extremely busy day. Early in the morning, he was woken up by Huo Zhendong''s phone call, saying that some old friends wanted to visit the company in the morning and asked him to come over to accompany him. Huo Ran, who originally wanted to skip work to catch up on sleep, had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and get up, and went to the company honestly. Yesterday he visited Dr. Tao''s island in the game, and found that Dr. Tao hadn''t been online for a long time. The island was deserted. Seeing the little hedgehog holding a hoe, Huo Ran immediately volunteered to help. Two animals, one big and one small, tossed and tossed until twelve o''clock, and finally brought the island back to its former vitality. Huo Ran hasn''t played this game for long, and he is immersed in the joy of doing infrastructure construction on a single player, and even Huo Sihan is the only friend added. This is the first time he has worked with others to build an island. The big brown bear swings an ax to chop down trees, and his stamina is about to bottom out. Just as he is about to put down the ax to find something to eat, the little hedgehog brings some fruit to increase his stamina in time and hands it to him. That feeling was amazing, Huo Ran suddenly understood the attraction of the game''s social mode. So after Dr. Tao went offline to sleep, Huo Ran, who was still in high spirits, pulled out the scarf that made Animal Island go viral a while ago. Huo Sihan sent him the link when he was trying to lure him into the pit. There are tens of thousands of comments under the scarf, and many of the top-rated comments are all about what happened when I played Animal Island. Some are humorous, and more are full of warmth. Huo Ran was fascinated by watching it, and followed the recommendation in the comments, went to the creation area of ??the official forum of Animal Island. There are various forms of derivative works in it, which are wonderful. Huo Ran stared at the screen intently, clicking on one after another. new web page. When he came back to his senses, he saw the time in the upper right corner of the computer, and it was already four o''clock in the morning. Huo Ran, who rarely stays up late, hastily turned off his computer and went to bed, in a daze, thinking about the forum post he hadn''t read just now. The next day, he entered the company with dark circles under his eyes, calmly ignored the regular delivery of roses, calmly accepted the ardent care from his assistant Xiao Jiang, and then followed behind Huo Zhendong to talk and laugh happily with several uncles, listening humbly A dreadful emotion for the younger generation. Huo Ran, who only slept for three hours, felt that he was a warrior in life. After the visit, Huo Zhendong took his old friends to continue the next trip, and Huo Ran finally relaxed. Come here, why not hold a few more meetings. After reading the voices of many players in the middle of the night, Huo Ran discovered the charm of the virtual game world. He didn''t know about it before, thinking that playing games was just a pastime when he was bored. But from Dr. Tao to many other players, they devote themselves to the game, establish many new interpersonal relationships, and learn knowledge and skills that seem useless in reality. Some people have made friends, Lovers and even lifelong partners, some people have developed new interests and obtained unexpected opportunities because of this. These people who are addicted to a certain game should not be simply classified as Internet addiction. Many times, they are looking for a second life in another world. At a certain time, they will bid farewell to this virtual world for various reasons, but they will never forget the traces they left here, which may change their real lives. If one-way streaming movies are the art of dreaming, then Huo Ran thinks that games with interaction as the core should be the art of dreaming. So Huo Ran called the newly established game development department in the group, and wanted to make up a temporary supplementary class and listen to professionals talk about games before leaving for Shanxi. Before Huo Zhendong asked people to invest in emerging game companies everywhere, it was precisely to break into this blue ocean industry that has great potential in the future with the development of technology. Walking into the meeting room, many people saw this airborne vice president for the first time. Before they could observe the legendary second-generation wealthy man who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, they were quickly taken away from their thoughts by Huo Ran''s barrage of questions. . When the meeting that lasted the whole afternoon ended, the group of people seemed to be drained dry, and they could no longer remember the subtle envy and contempt at the beginning, and there was only one thought left in their hearts: he is indeed the son of Huo Zhendong. On the way to the airport, Huo Ran, who had absorbed many unfamiliar concepts in his head, was excited, and he still didn''t feel sleepy in the stretched luxury car specially arranged by his assistant. A lot of exciting ideas and plans were floating in his mind, and he began to lose his mind. Did the host of the lop-eared bunny in the post last night get together with her neighbor tit? Didn''t read the post, so anxious. Huo Ran struggled a bit, took out an antique keypad from his pocket that was out of place with everything around him, and tried to log onto the official forum of Animal Island. The system of this button machine is really backward, the product has been discontinued for many years, even the original manufacturer has closed down, and the system has not been updated for a long time, so the built-in browser does not support many common web page formats. The forum couldn''t be opened at all, and the jump page was blank, which made Huo Ran even more curious, as if there were a hundred cat''s paws scratching in his heart. Sitting across from him, Jiang Nansheng secretly glanced at him and immediately handed over his mobile phone, "Mr. Huo, do you need to use mine?" Huo Ran glanced at his face, which was still in normal color, and cautiously refused: "No, I''ll just take a look." Jiang Nansheng felt a little regretful, and still tried to fight for it: "Mr. Huo, don''t you want to change your mobile phone? Your mobile phone is too old, which is very inconvenient. If you need to change to a new one, I will send someone to the airport right away." Huo Ran was silent for a moment, and did not answer him directly: "I will close my eyes and rest for a while, call me when I arrive." He wasn''t mentally ready yet. Although in the eyes of others, it may be a strange thing for him to be entangled and hesitant about such a trivial matter. But for him, this is not just a change of mobile phone, it is a habit he has maintained for ten years, and it is also his longest and persistent resistance to his father, Huo Zhendong, who was once busy with his career and neglected his family. Later, Huo Zhendong did change, he would spare time to communicate with his sons and daughters, instead of simply and rudely controlling and preaching to them. Those strong and rigid words that sound caring are actually the most unsophisticated gestures of perfunctory, often accompanied by chronic damage. At that time, Huo Ran and Huo Sihan were still young, and they only thought their father was careless and strict, but his wife who spent more time with Huo Zhendong couldn''t bear it anymore, and the relationship between husband and wife was exhausted, and when Huo Ran became an adult, they divorced. So Huo Ran hasn''t changed his mobile phone so far. This outdated old mobile phone is like a symbol representing the past years, and he can''t find an opportunity to erase it. At eight o''clock in the evening, the plane landed. Huo Ran took a nap on the plane, and his energy improved a lot, and the dark circles under his eyes disappeared. He rolled down the car window and looked at the night in northern Shanxi. The lights were bright, the street was full of bustling food stalls, the market was full of smoke and fire, and the aroma of barbecue fried rice blew into the wind domineeringly. Huo Ran has been to many cities at home and abroad, but this is the first time he has come to Jinbei. This time Jiang Nansheng was sitting in the co-pilot, looking down at his phone, when he suddenly turned his head in surprise. "Mr. Huo, the old Mr. Huo actually posted a message!" Jiang Nansheng handed over the phone and sighed, "I thought the old Mr. Huo only used this to send messages." Huo Ran took the phone very carefully, being very careful not to touch his hand, lest the other party seize any opportunity to blush. [Dynamic] Contentment and happiness: friends come from afar! [Image] [image] In the picture are photos of a sumptuous dinner, and a group photo of Huo Zhendong and several uncles standing shoulder to shoulder in the daytime, all of them flushed from drinking, and Huo Zhendong with half-white hair laughed so that the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles. Most of the pp users are young people, and middle-aged and elderly people usually use another instant messaging software with simpler functions. Jiang Nansheng continued: "It''s no wonder that Huo is always so successful. He always cares about the lives of young people and keeps getting in touch with new things. My parents refuse to use PP anyway, and if they don''t try it, they say it''s too difficult and they don''t know how to use it. " Probably no one can guess the reason why Huo Zhendong uses PP, in fact, he wants his son to change his mobile phone. Looking at Jiang Nansheng''s admiring expression, Huo Ran thought silently in his heart. Arriving at the hotel, Huo Ran turned on the computer as soon as he entered the room. He had been thinking about the posts about lop-eared rabbits and **** for a long time, and he didn''t have time to chat with Dr. Tao all day today. I don''t know if he is in a better mood. He boarded the app, and while waiting for the browser to redirect, he sent a message to Dr. Tao. [HR: Dr. Tao, I have arrived in northern Shanxi and just entered the hotel room. The climate here is really comfortable. ] The moment the news was sent, Dr. Tao''s new news popped up. [Tao: I brought the snacks I made to my colleagues today, and I will take a new step at work tomorrow. It takes courage to step out of the comfort zone, and I will doubt whether it is right to do so, but after stepping out, I feel happier Yes, I think that''s right. ] [Tao: Thank you for what you said to me yesterday ^-^] After a few brief chats, Dr. Tao quickly went to sleep, but Huo Ran stared at this passage, without looking away for a long time. Although he didn''t know what Dr. Tao looked like or what kind of life he was leading, Huo Ran always felt that Dr. Tao was a brave and decisive person from the day he met him. Sure enough, even Dr. Tao would be confused and distressed, but as long as there is a little power from the outside world, he can cheer up and try those things that he has been avoiding. Huo Ran''s eyes flickered, and he looked at the color-screen keypad machine that had been with him for ten years. It was lying quietly on the table, and the paint color had already dimmed. This is the most stubborn label in his life, but it is not only him, but also Huo Zhendong who has been stuck in his heart for a long time. Huo Ran took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and called the hotel concierge. Twenty minutes later, he inserted the SIM card into the new phone, turned it on, and downloaded the pp. While waiting for the app to download, Huo Ran successfully opened the Animal Island forum on his phone this time. On the latest first floor, the owner of the Lop-Eared Rabbit posted a photo of the new tree house she and the chickadee built. She didnt post any more text, but everyone saw two small hay nests in the tree house, and a small nest One is full of carrots, and another is a nest of thick twigs. Huo Ran slid down the screen to see the yelling reply, and unconsciously smiled. What Dr. Tao said was right, Huo Ran felt that he seemed to have become happier. Opening the pp, Huo Ran entered the dynamic page of the space, and liked the dynamic of contentment and happiness. Huo Zhendong didn''t sleep, and sent a message a few minutes later. [Contentment and happiness: Arrived at the hotel? ] [HR: Arrived for a while. ] [HR: Drinking alcohol and staying up so late. ] [Contentment and happiness: If you drink too much, let''s take a walk and blow the air! ] [HR: Guess what I''m using to chat with you? ] Huo Ran saw that Huo Zhendong had been typing for a long time, probably several rounds of deletion, deletion and modification, and finally sent a lonely emoji. [Satisfaction and happiness: /like] This is very similar to Huo Zhendong''s style of not being able to speak, so Huo Ranyi did the same. [HR: /handshake] [Satisfaction and happiness: /clasping fists] Looking at the silly default expressions on the screen, Huo Ran suddenly had an idea. [HR: Dad, I have set an example, shouldn''t you also keep up with the trend of the times? ] [Contentment and happiness: what trend? ] [HR: Nowadays young people like to use emoticons, if you use them too, it will make you appear fashionable and friendly. ] [HR: You can long press on the picture to add it to the emoticon, and then click on the heart symbol, then you can choose the emoticon package to send. ] [HR: For you Huahua.jpg] [HR: Look, I''d be happier if you compliment me with such a cute expression, which looks much more sincere than that thumb. ] [Satisfaction and happiness: Oh, the bells and whistles! ] Unable to fool the old-fashioned old father, Huo Ran resentfully put down the new phone, got up and went to take a shower. I can''t overplay it, I have to get up early tomorrow to get down to business. After a while, Huo Ran came out to dry his hair, feeling tired, and took his new mobile phone aside to charge before going to bed. As soon as the screen lit up, Huo Zhendong sent a message five minutes ago. [Contentment and happiness: Huahua for you.jpg] Chapter 14： Jinbei City Convention and Exhibition Center on Tuesday. Although today is a working day when people need to go to work, there are still crowds of people at the entrance of the exhibition center, the surrounding roads are blocked, and the sound of horns can be heard endlessly. Tao Zhiyue lived in a big city with the most concentrated cultural resources in the country in his previous life. There are various cultural and entertainment activities throughout the year. During holidays, he occasionally goes to exhibitions that he is interested in, so he has some experience. He got off the bus one stop earlier, and when he walked slowly to the entrance of the venue with his backpack on his back, the entire queue of traffic only moved forward about a hundred meters. There was a lot of people around, excitement and anticipation were written on everyone''s face, many cosers dressed as popular game characters shuttled among the crowd, many people picked up their mobile phones to take pictures, and some professional photographers carried long guns and short cannons constantly click. Tao Zhi touched the mask on his face to make sure it was on, and then walked to the back of the queuing channel for ordinary audience, waiting quietly to enter. It''s been a long time alone, and I''m really not used to seeing such a long-lost dense crowd. In front of him are two very energetic girls, chatting twitteringly. "Which exhibition hall shall we go to first?" "Hall A1, there is the War of the Roses demo that I am looking forward to!!" "Isn''t that a beautiful picture, a game full of cute female characters!" "That''s right, many of my sisters and I have made an appointment for the public beta together, but I don''t know if we can get in the queue for the demo today. I heard that some people queued up for eight hours for last year''s hit game, but they didn''t get a QAQ turn." "I believe you will be able to send a few! Ah, look - that sister from Yousha is so beautiful, beautiful and sassy! Left and left!" Tao Zhiyue, who was forced to listen in, couldn''t help but looked over. She was a female cosplayer in European and American makeup, and she was indeed very beautiful. The short-haired girl who just turned her head also caught a glimpse of Tao Zhiyue''s movement from the corner of her eye, immediately poked her companion''s hand, and began to whisper in her ear: "Look at the back! What a handsome little brother!" "Let me see, people are wearing masks, where do you see that..." "Keep your voice down, you''ll be heard!" The short-haired girl lowered her voice even more, "You have such beautiful eyes, how can you not be handsome! Ah, I really want to take off the mask and look healthy and healthy!" ...In fact, he heard this sentence too. Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he had a mask to cover his expression, otherwise he would have blushed. When Tao Zhiyue first passed through the book, he looked in the mirror and found that this body looked exactly like his younger self, even some subtle physical characteristics were exactly the same, as if he came here with his soul, and he felt an inexplicable sense of security. That''s why he quickly accepted such a bizarre thing as wearing a book. If he woke up after death and found that he had entered someone else''s body, he might be frightened into cardiac arrest and die again right where he was. Tao Zhi was once busy with work, slovenly, wearing plaid shirts that are standard for programmers every day, and because of too much work intensity, he became short-sighted, with a pair of old-fashioned black-frame glasses on his nose, and his hair was messy. Occasionally, a female colleague lamented He buried his delicate and upright facial features, which he only regarded as a joke. Later, after experiencing a moment of life and death, and waking up again, he still chose to live an ordinary, step-by-step life, but nothing changed. In the past, he heard people say that images come from the heart, and his understanding at that time was superficial. Until now, Tao Zhiyu often feels dazed when he looks at himself in the mirror when he washes his face in the morning. The same bones and appearance, but it looks like a different person from the past. However, due to his limited communication network, Tao Zhiyue seldom heard evaluations of himself from others. Sometimes his colleagues would flatter him jokingly. He felt that this should be attributed to his fairly good professional ability, and he never took it seriously. Some girls from the company next door came to ask him out to play, because they were shy, they were often more reserved, and after he politely refused, they usually didn''t have anything to say. So being exaggeratedly praised in person by a girl of about the same age, Tao Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed, and subconsciously touched his hot ears. As a result, the two girls peeked at this scene and started to yank each other''s hands, almost jumping up. Seeing this, Tao Zhiyue hurriedly lowered his head, pretended to be calm and took out his cell phone, pretending that he didn''t hear anything. There happened to be an unread message from HR half an hour ago on the phone. It was noisy all the way just now, and Tao Zhiyue didn''t notice the notification tone. [HR: Dr. Tao, I also made a very important decision last night, which I have hesitated for a long time before. ] [HR: As you said, after coming out, I will really become happier, so I think this decision is correct, and I even regret why I didn''t change earlier. ] [HR: Fortunately, I met Dr. Tao. ] Tao Zhi was stunned, moving his fingertips across the screen, feeling an unspeakable warmth in his heart. [Tao: I think so too^-^] I am also glad to have met you. He is used to restraining his emotions, and it is difficult for him to express his inner feelings as straightforwardly as HR. At this point, Tao Zhiyue envied HR very much. He was looking down at the news when the two girls in front raised their voices slightly. "Hey, how can the people over there go in without queuing?" "It seems to be a dedicated channel, dedicated to those exhibiting companies and staff." "Oh, I thought they had already entered the venue... Hey! That staff member in a suit is so tall, just looking at his back looks handsome!" "Be sober, how can such an aura be a staff member, it must be the boss of some game company!" The dedicated passage and the audience passage are on the same side, and there is a distance between the two entrances. At this time, there is a long queue in the audience passage, which forms a sharp contrast with the special passage on the side. Tao Zhiyue, who was about to enter the entrance, heard the keyword game company, and looked over curiously. The man in the girl''s mouth in the front row was tall and straight, accompanied by a companion who looked like an assistant, he was particularly eye-catching among the passers-by. As he walked forward, passing the crowd blocking his view, Tao Zhi could see his side face more, but it was a pity that he was wearing a mask like himself. At this moment, Tao Zhiyue agrees with what the girl said before, even if he can only see the other person''s eyes, he can be sure that this is a handsome guy. Arriving at the entrance of the passage, the assistant stepped forward to communicate with the staff. The handsome man in the suit stopped and looked at the screen of the mobile phone intently. His heroic eyebrows and eyes were slightly condensed, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he seemed to have figured it out, his eyes were instantly stained with a smile, and even his brows and eyes softened. The short-haired girl in front of Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help holding her face and exclaiming, "What is the auspicious day today, why are there so many handsome guys in masks, woo woo woo." There was a lot of noise and people coming and going. If Huo Ran felt something, he turned his head to look. Surrounded by unfamiliar crowds, chaotic words and voices buzzed in his ears, but he saw those clear and bright eyes at a glance, and there was only silence left. The stranger''s eyes were gentle and calm, but also stretched with silent tenacity. Huo Ran was stunned for a while, thinking of Dr. Tao who just sent him a message. Dr. Tao must also have such eyes. Chapter 15： Tao Zhi was a little bit astonished when he met the stranger''s gaze. It is undeniable that the other party looks like a bright star and has an extraordinary temperament. If it is placed in a novel, it should be the image of a male protagonist who is chased and admired. Tao Zhiyue''s heart skipped a beat, almost thinking of an all-too-familiar name. It just so happened that it was his turn in the team, Tao Zhiyue quickly collected his thoughts, walked forward, and accepted the staff''s meticulous security check. This game exhibition does not require pre-registration and review, and there is no personnel registration, so in order to prevent any accidents, we checked carefully in advance. After officially entering the venue, looking at the large-scale and beautifully arranged exhibition area in front of him, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but marvel at the sponsor''s generosity. The staff distributed the brochures one by one. Tao Zhiyue took them, found a place where no one was around, took out a notebook and a pen from his backpack, compared the previously listed key attention items, and wrote them one by one on the booth distribution map. Circle it. Some game manufacturers also arrange activities such as producer talks and player lucky draws. Tao Zhiyue is very interested in technology sharing, so he chose some hard-core talks. Finally, according to the time and development The order of tours is arranged according to the distribution of museums. Tao Zhiyue, who entered the working state, immediately started to act, observing the popularity of different types of games, thinking about the technological innovation of the latest games, and analyzing the recurring game design elements. He concentrated on taking notes in his notebook throughout the whole process, unaware that he had become a unique landscape in the exhibition hall. Most of the spectators who flocked in were gamers, who came here for the demo of their favorite projects. People in the industry were either colleagues or investors. Many of them would go straight to the business negotiation hall, or silently watch in the publicity area. There is no such thirst for knowledge to miss every detail. After half a day, Tao Zhiyue''s hands were sore from writing, but he was in a happy mood. Learning new knowledge is always a pleasure. Especially after listening to the talk of the producer of the company that developed Animal Island, Tao Zhiyue realized that the game interaction of Animal Island can achieve such precision because the world has a smarter batch processing model. Players have more than two hundred animal images to choose from in Animal Island. Each animal has different shapes and characteristics, and behaves differently in different situations, such as the walking posture of a rabbit and a tiger It must be different, and their postures for picking up items will also be different. Furthermore, the same animal picks up an apple in a different posture than it picks up a piece of wood. Due to the extremely high degree of freedom of Animal Island, there are too many operations that players can complete by manipulating animal characters, and there are a large number of items that can be interacted with. If the traditional method is used, the art department will conceive and draw one by one, which will be an unimaginable task. quantity. Therefore, the production team of Animal Island developed a self-developed engine and developed a batch processing model that can independently learn to imitate more interactive actions based on real animal behavior, and can also intelligently classify and process different models. A magnificent world of possibility. In this world, you can choose to walk and run on familiar land, or you can choose to be a bird that lives in the jungle, or an ant that lives underground. You can freely choose the life you want to live, and then come with chance of visitors meet unexpectedly. In the end, the producer said that the company''s development team is still optimizing the logic and performance of this model, expanding the scope of application, and striving to develop new games that make players more immersive. Therefore, fresh blood with ambition and ability is welcome to join the team. Tao Zhi was overwhelmed when he heard that, if it wasn''t for the news that Huo''s upcoming stake in Animal Island Production Company had just become popular, he would have resigned and submitted his resume immediately. He didn''t dare to stay near this booth for too long. After listening to the producer''s wonderful speech, Tao Zhiyue could only reluctantly leave. At noon, most of the booth staff went to eat in shifts. Tao Zhiyue found the audience rest area and sat down, and took out the meat floss and bacon sandwiches and a bottle of milk from his backpack. In the envious eyes of the hungry people waiting for the takeaway, Tao Zhiyue took a big bite, which was full of ingredients. The aroma of the meat floss and bacon was wrapped in the refreshing tomato slices, which was rich in taste and satisfied. When the sandwiches were in their stomachs and the milk had run out, the onlookers finally swallowed their saliva. Tao Zhiyue dug out a box of pre-cut fruits from his backpack, picked up a toothpick, and ate while looking at his mobile phone. If eyes can ignite a fire, Tao Zhiyue''s backpack full of hatred points may have been burnt to nothing. Tao Zhiyue, who knew nothing about it, opened the Little Green Bird Technology Community and boarded the game zone, wanting to see if any fellow programmers who came to the game exhibition posted posts, maybe he could see some new ideas . It''s a pity that there are no related new posts in the game zone, but the persistent programmer Gua sent a private message. [Gua: Tao Tao, you are here! One hour and seventeen minutes to go, and you haven''t been online for five full days! I miss you so much woo woo woo. ] Tao Zhiyue was used to the other party''s accurate time telling, and he followed Gua''s words and thought about why he went to the Little Green Bird community five days ago. It seems that on the second day of adding friends with HR, he stayed up all night chatting, and fell asleep at noon, so he turned on the little green bird to refresh his mind. It turned out that he had only known HR for six days. It always feels like we''ve known each other for a long time. Thinking back to six days ago, the days when he was alone and had no one to talk to, seemed like a dream in the distance. [Gua: Hey, you are online on your mobile phone this time. ] [Gua: Let me think about it, you told me you lived in Jinbei City...] [Gua: Oh! You must be attending the Jinbei Game Show! Does the company have new projects? ] [Gua: Is Tao Tao going to share technology, I want to hear it! Ask for a recording! ] [Tao: As expected of you, the **** of reasoning. ] Tao Zhiyue felt a little ashamed about Gua''s guess in the second half. [Tao: No, Im just here for a stroll, our company is not yet able to participate in such an exhibition. ] [Gua: Then I''ll be straight! ] [Gua: I am rich, dry stocks, poach people. ] [Tao: Thank you for the invitation, the rest will be omitted. ] [Gua: (''-''))''-'')] [Gua: o (ini) o] Tao Zhiyue laughed out loud. Gua is a very lively and forthright person. Since getting to know HR, Tao Zhiyue has been full of affection for such a sincere and open person. [Tao: In the future, dont bother me in the forum, add a pp friend. ] Tao Zhiyue sent his pp number and added. [Tao: You can come to me anytime you want to discuss any issues. ] [Tao: I think we will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate in the future~] [Gua:! ! ! ] [Gua: Mom, look at the iron tree blooming! ! ] [Gua: Should I try to confess to my girl again, I think she will definitely not reject me today! ! ] [pottery:] [Tao: I wish you success ^-^] Switching to pp, Gua has already quickly sent a friend request, nicknamed "It''s an official, not a quack". After passing the application, Tao Zhi was taken aback when he remembered what he called Gua before. [It''s an official, not a croak: Hello, Tao Tao! ! ] [Is it an official, not a croak: My name is Guan Yudong, I missed a letter when I registered for the forum, and then... listened to the sound of frogs and QAQ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Hold on to the boss''s thigh.jpg] Tao Zhiyue laughed, and then made a brief self-introduction somewhat solemnly. [Tao: Hello, I am Tao Zhiyue, please give me more advice in the future. ] [Tao: Boss, take me to fly.jpg] [It''s an official, not a quack: I shouldn''t, because I''m just a kitten.jpg] [It''s an official, not a croak: Damn, my colleague told me that the food is about to run out, so I''ll go get some food first! ] [Tao: Its time to cook. jpg] In the default category "My Friends", there is an extra Guan Yudong. The pink anime cute girl''s profile picture is next to the HR''s landscape profile profile picture, which looks very incongruous. But Tao Zhi felt that the surprise was pleasing to the eye. The name of this default category is also very appropriate, he is not going to create a new group. Thinking of this in his heart, Tao Zhiyue sent a message to HR who had been silent all morning. [Tao: This morning is very tiring, but also very fulfilling. ] [Tao: And I also made new friends. ] [Tao: Did your business trip go well? ] HR seemed to be looking at the phone and replied immediately. [HR: Just after eating, the receptionist here is still rambling, so I can talk. ] [HR: Salted fish paralysis.jpg] [HR: It went well, but today I saw a person who is very serious about things, and I feel a little ashamed. ] [HR: I also came here to study and visit, so I am not so fully committed. ] [HR: I want to look around in the afternoon, not limited to one perspective. ] [Tao: Its okay, take it step by step, its good that you are willing to change. ] This is the truth. Tao Zhiyue very much hopes that when he reaches middle age, he can also maintain the exuberant curiosity and courage to embrace change like his HR brother. [HR: I will work hard! ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [HR: Doctor Tao, I''m going to get busy, we''ll talk tonight/Penguin waves] [Tao: Me too, come on. ] [Tao: /penguin waving] Having had enough rest, Tao Zhiyue got up after eating and drinking, and planned to continue visiting the exhibition as planned. He walked towards the booth of a popular game, and passed by two male audiences, their excited voices reached Tao Zhiyue''s ears. "Do you know who Lao Zhao saw in the morning? He followed the boss of the company to a business hall that is not open to the public." "Who, did you see some local tyrant?" "Yes, Huo Shi, you know, the Huo Shi who is spending money everywhere in the game circle now. He saw Huo Shi''s young boss." "Really, what does it look like? Do you have a picture?" "He said he didn''t see his face, and there were no photos posted on the Internet, but it must be that the bosses of those game companies fought hard to talk to him. Old Zhao said that the scene was quite spectacular." "Hahahaha, it''s a pity that he won''t come here, otherwise we can watch the excitement." The two chatted while walking, and soon submerged in the crowded crowd. Tao Zhiyue who stayed in place froze. Chapter 16： Although he had thought in advance that he would bump into someone from the Huo family here, Tao Zhiyue never expected that it would be Huo Ran himself who came this time. After transmigrating into the book, he only remembered the plot of the written version, and did not know the appearance of any character in the book in reality, so he was full of precautions against the outside world. Because he had no idea what the person he should avoid looked like. Tao Zhiyue also searched for Huo Ran''s information on the Internet, but unfortunately found nothing. Huo Ran, who had not participated in the Huo family''s management at that time, was well protected, and his name was not even circulated on the Internet. Tao Zhiyue only found a photo of Huo Ran''s father, Huo Zhendong. Huo Zhendong is nearly half a century old, with a square face that is not angry and majestic. It can be seen that he was a handsome guy when he was young. Combined with the cold and gloomy description of Huo Ran in the novel, Huo Ran in Tao Zhiyue''s mind is a cold and violent classic image of a domineering president. Although Huo Rancai''s temperament changed drastically after he became disabled in order to protect "Tao Zhiyue" and was abandoned by "Tao Zhiyue", but 99% of the whole book is about Huo Ran, the cruel and disabled boss, and Huo Ran. In the love story of the protagonist Shou Shen Nian, Tao Zhi, who has been completely brainwashed by these **** entanglements, finds it difficult to imagine what kind of character Huo Ran is now. Will he see Huo Ran today? Will Huo Ran fall in love with him at first sight as mentioned in the novel? Tao Zhi stood still, his thoughts racing. For a moment, the air around him seemed to be stagnant. He is not the same person as "Tao Zhiyue" in the original book, at least he is sure that he will not abandon his troubled lover, especially when the other party is seriously injured to protect himself. Tao Zhiyue didn''t think that he would have the cheek to come back and seek reunion just because his predecessor inherited the family business. So even if he falls in love with Huo Ran, it shouldn''t be all the way to the end where the original owner committed suicide. After a year of trying, Tao Zhiyue is sure that the plot will not control his thoughts or words, forcing him to follow the plot of the original novel, and he can freely go wherever he wants without being involuntary. But the plot will try its best to push all the characters back to the track of the original novel in a reasonable way. For example, Xue Huacan''s provocation made the CEO mistakenly think that he was going to resign. After learning from the pain, the CEO sprouted the idea of ??doing original development, and because of HR''s enlightenment, Tao Zhiyue finally voluntarily appeared at the Jinbei Game Exhibition. For example, the Huo family, who has spent money and invested everywhere in the game circle, sent people to the Jinbei Game Exhibition. Perhaps Huo''s strong interest in the game industry in the past year was aroused precisely because of this young heir, so he personally came to negotiate , nothing more than normal. Everything happens naturally, without any weirdness. There is a pair of invisible big hands in the dark, weaving their fate together ingeniously. This is what Tao Zhiyue is most worried about, and it is also the reason why he tried his best to avoid Huo Ran. If he falls in love with Huo Ran, the car accident will definitely happen, because only in this way, Huo Ran can become a completely different "cold disabled boss", so that he can meet Shen Nian and redeem each other. Tao Zhiyue doesn''t want to put himself in the threat of a car accident that may come at any time, and he doesn''t want Huo Ran, who is still healthy and intact, to become a disabled person. Even though he is full of resistance and fear towards Huo Ran, whom he has never met before, he still does not want the other party to suffer accidents because of him. As for what will happen in the future, how a healthy Huo Ran who is not cold will have feelings for the protagonist Shou is not something that Tao Zhiyue should care about. If, he can really successfully escape the doomed plot. Tao Zhi came back to his senses, his back was covered with cold sweat, and that empty sense of emptiness struck again. The people passing by looked at him strangely, but the soles of his feet seemed to have taken root, and he couldn''t move. Tao Zhi took a deep breath to calm himself down, he closed his eyes tightly, desperately recalling what happened during these days. The breathing stuffed in the mask was damp and difficult, and the oxygen gradually disappeared. He smelled the aroma of slow-cooked beef in the middle of the night, and heard the voices and laughter of his colleagues gathered around him. He smelled the long and rich gardenia fragrance in the park, and the short little girl in front of him fluttered butterflies in the middle of the road. He saw the furry brown bear on the computer screen stretch out its broad paws, and gently patted the back of the little hedgehog covered with spikes. He remembered the evening when he was waiting at the bus stop, when the fog over the city cleared away, he stared at the setting sun, the light was warm and gently brushed his cheeks, during the long wait, Tao Zhiyue caught a glimpse of the projected A slanted figure on the ground. That is his shadow. [You are breathing, you are real, you can see the screen and the messages from me. ] [That''s realism. ] The violently trembling eyelashes returned to calm, and Tao Zhiyu slowly opened his eyes, and the colorful colors that had been lost for a short time flooded into his eyes in an instant. The world was moving, people were clamoring, and vivid strangers passed by him, bringing a breeze across his arms. He can feel all of this, and his body is no longer imprisoned by nothingness. So Tao Zhiyue took a step forward and walked forward firmly. In the star hotel next to the convention and exhibition center, in a luxury box. Resplendent and magnificent decoration, the table is full of exquisite dishes, and the beautifully shaped white porcelain plate contains a little food the size of a fist. The organizer of the game exhibition personally received the reception. The man in his forties blushed, chattered endlessly, and raised his hand from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "Our exhibition has been held in northern Shanxi for three years, and the feedback from exhibitors is getting better and better every time. It can be said that it has the greatest impact in the surrounding provinces. If there is an opportunity in the next step, we want to expand The brand, to radiate the scope of influence to the whole country, can go to Yanping is the most ideal, even in the capital, we are still competitive..." Yanping City is the capital of the whole country, and it is the place that almost all companies and enterprises yearn for. Huo Zhendong started his business here from scratch, so Huo Ran grew up in Yanping City. Huo Ran in the main seat did not speak, and listened quietly, while Jiang Nansheng on the side pondered his expression, did not dare to make a judgment, and could only carefully write down the other party''s long-winded words first. Huo Ran has experienced such scenes and conversations so many times that his ears can automatically filter them. The newly replaced mobile phone was at hand, and Huo Ran, who was used to the color accuracy of the keypad, turned the screen very dark, and the screen stayed on the chat interface with Dr. Tao. [Tao: I think so too^-^] After Huo Ran saw this news in the morning, he thought about it seriously for a long time before realizing the meaning of Dr. Tao''s words. Huo Ran has heard many polite words with a smile on his face, and everyone will say that they are very happy, lucky, and honored to meet him. But this time is different. Doctor Tao has never met him before, doesn''t know who he is, doesn''t know his occupation and age, even since we met, he has been troubled by strange relationship problems, and he doesn''t understand young people''s catchphrases, so he doesn''t need his sister to make fun of him, Huo Ran I feel ashamed myself. But Dr. Tao said that luckily he met him. He simply comforted and encouraged Dr. Tao twice, and what he said was so pale and ordinary, but Dr. Tao gained strength because of it. Because of his few words, the people who are far away have changed the trajectory of their lives and gained the courage to face difficulties. It was a wonderful and warm feeling. Huo Ran wanted to find a precise word to describe the feeling in his heart at this moment, but after thinking for a long time, he inexplicably thought of the exaggerated description that Huo Sihan often used to express his love for idols in the news. It was as if a hundred little bears were rolling in my heart. After rolling, I was excited to eat honey to celebrate. At that moment, I looked up at the sky, which was full of gorgeous and bright fireworks. So Huo Ran was in a good mood all morning. Even though he was surrounded by a bunch of strangers and chattered away, without investigating anything other than self-promotion, he still felt that it was going well. It happened that Dr. Tao sent a message, and he immediately picked up his phone to reply. Seeing that Dr. Tao said that he was very tired and fulfilled in the morning, for some reason, Huo Ran''s mind flashed the startled figure in the morning. The young boy wearing a mask has a pair of bright and penetrating eyes, and is wearing a simple and refreshing white T and jeans. Huo Ran saw him at the door in the morning, and was welcomed into the business negotiation hall by the organizer who hurried over. It was almost noon before the boring trip ended. When he walked out of the business hall and went to the hotel through the publicity area, Huo Ran saw that boy again. Holding a thick notebook, he carefully recorded what he saw and felt, and occasionally raised his face to look at the producer who was giving a passionate speech on the booth, with a burning brilliance in his eyes. Not only Huo Ran, many people were looking in that direction intentionally or unintentionally. He stood quietly, but people couldn''t move their eyes. Huo Ran stared at it for a long time before he remembered where he should go. After the meal, he remained in a state of mind-wandering, in a trance, far away. His imagination of Dr. Tao suddenly had a blueprint. If only Dr. Tao would like to meet him, maybe Dr. Tao would take him to eat local delicacies. On the way to the hotel last night, Huo Ran saw the night in northern Shanxi through the car window. The roadside stalls were brightly lit, diners were noisy, and tempting fragrances wafted in the cool breeze. When Huo Ran was studying at school and traveling around, he often ate at such roadside stalls. The companions around him were often real and lively, laughing and chatting, never restrained. I have to admit that after two months of working in the group, Huo Ran began to feel a little tired of everything that was boring and repetitive. The organizer''s enthusiastic sales promotion came to an end, the other party slowed down and stared at him expectantly. Huo Ran withdrew his thoughts without showing any trace, wiped his hands, and said lightly: "There is a detailed plan that can be sent to my assistant, and a professional will evaluate it. If it is feasible, I will contact you as soon as possible." "Okay, Mr. Huo." Jiang Nansheng heard what he meant, and quickly answered, "Mr. Chen, this is my business card, with my contact information and email address on it." The middle-aged man took the business card, understood that this was the end of the topic, and said earnestly: "Mr. Huo, what are your arrangements for the afternoon..." "There''s no need to make arrangements, I want to walk around by myself." Huo Ran got up and shook hands with the other party, "I''ve left you to worry about it today, thank you Mr. Chen." Huo Ran''s height aura was full of oppression, the other party didn''t dare to say anything more, and watched the two leave nervously. Stepping into the elevator, Jiang Nansheng asked him in a low voice: "Mr. Huo, are you going to follow the original itinerary this afternoon? Do you need to make any adjustments?" Huo Ran frowned slightly as he looked at himself reflected in the mirror-like elevator door in his suit and leather shoes. He made a mistake, he was too deeply abused by Yanping City''s day-to-day reception and social interaction, and he subconsciously put on such clothes. "Look for a store and buy clothes first." Huo Ran ignored Jiang Nansheng''s puzzled expression, and added earnestly, "Be like an ordinary audience, with T-shirts and jeans." Chapter 17： An hour later, the completely new Huo Ran returned to the exhibition center alone. After changing into light and breathable clothes, Huo Ran felt that he could even breathe a lot easier. Of course, the bigger reason may be that he no longer needs to wear a mask. In the clothing store just now, according to his usual dressing style, Huo Ran picked out a few simple clothes, pointed them to the clerk to wrap them up, and changed into another suit. As a result, when he came out of the fitting room, he met Jiang Nansheng''s admiring eyes before he could look in the mirror and straighten his hairstyle. After lunch, Jiang Nansheng didn''t wear a mask, and now he blushed completely: "Mr. Huo, I didn''t expect you to have this side." Horn has a headache. Busy with socializing all morning, he almost forgot the true nature of this assistant. That''s right, Huo Ran has a distant and cold image of the president in the company. He wears a high-end custom suit every day, keeps his eyes straight, and walks with wind, just like his father Huo Zhendong. In private, he is no different from ordinary boys of this age, and he also cooks instant noodles in shorts and slippers at home. According to Huo Sihan''s vivid metaphor, the cold-faced man in a suit is his exclusive business skin. Huo Ran is reflecting on this issue recently. The cruel president seems to be very popular among young people. Could this be the reason why he is suddenly favored by a bunch of homosexuals...? When he is free, he will consult Dr. Tao. Not wanting Jiang Nansheng to continue talking about other things, Huo Ran decisively assigned a bunch of tasks for him to do, so he went to the game exhibition alone in the afternoon. Without the shouting and hugging from others, Huo Ran wandered around the exhibition halls in a relaxed mood. From time to time, a girl dared to come up and ask for contact information. Although Huo Ranquan refused in a gentle tone, he didn''t find it annoying, and was even a little moved. At least it''s a girl! Thinking of this, Huo Ran couldn''t wait to send a message to Huo Sihan. [HR: I''ve been approached seven times in the past hour. ] [HR: Key point: They are all girls. ] [HR: Have a little faith in your straight brother, okay? ] This morning, after Huo Sihan learned from Huo Zhendong that he had changed his mobile phone, he sent him a lot of messages in a panic, advising him not to be with men just out of curiosity. She was just joking last time, not really. I want to persuade him to engage in basic meaning. Moreover, Huo Sihan sent him a lot of articles in one breath, most of the titles were in this style: "How to judge whether you are gay", "Psychological causes and types of homosexuality", "Do you really love him?" "This is a difficult way, are you ready?" Huo Ran with pupil earthquake: ... However, the concern from his younger sister is still very useful to Huo Ran. Huo Sihan immediately replied that her pp nickname was sanctioned by Huo Zhendong and changed to an even stranger name. [RT-Mart has been killing fish for ten years: Don''t worry, I won''t put pressure on you. ] [RT-Mart has killed fish for ten years: I just dont want to inadvertently give you wrong guidance. ] [HR: Don''t think about it, I can''t listen to your nonsense. ] [HR: RT-Mart is a supermarket, right? What does your name mean this time? ] [RT-Mart has been killing fish for ten years: It means that my heart is as cold as the knife I used to kill fish. ] [RT-Mart has killed fish for ten years: Weeping cat and cat head.jpg] [HR:] It seems that your father''s arrogant nickname was criticized by his real father. [HR: Dont cry, I saw the booth of War of the Roses, go experience it, and tell you if its fun. ] [HR: /hug] "War of the Roses" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game with an overhead background. The public beta reservation was opened half a year ago. The biggest selling point is that all the characters that players can choose are beautiful and lovely girls with different styles, but There is no problem of too revealing clothing that is often criticized in online games. The game quite accurately grasped the psychology of female players, and many male players were also attracted by the exquisite character modeling, so the public beta was very popular as soon as the news was released, and the number of reservations quickly exceeded 10 million. Huo Ran has seen Huo Sihan madly wishing in the news feed that War of the Roses is open beta in advance. At this North Shanxi Game Show, War of the Roses is one of the most watched games. It wasn''t until Huo Ran walked near the booth that he intuitively realized how popular this game was. The crowd of people trying to play had already lined up in a serpentine shape. Huo Ran, who had just boasted to Haikou, was worried. If he had lined up seriously, he might not have his turn at the end of the day. Huo Ran was debating whether to go through the back door, when the staff wandering around the crowd saw him, their eyes lit up, and they walked over quickly. "Hello, are you here to play the War of the Roses?" Seeing that Huo Ran nodded, the staff immediately said: "We have a very special trial venue here, which requires a few ordinary audiences to participate, but the game process will be filmed, and your image may be used in the promotional video of the game. " Huo Ran imagined the grand scene once his identity was revealed, and said euphemistically: "I may not be suitable for being on camera." Seeing this, the staff was a little disappointed, and then heard Huo Ran say: "Are you using it for game promotion?" "That''s right, little brother, you have a good image, maybe you will be popular again." The staff seduced without giving up. Huo Ran was trying to recall Huo Sihan''s various star chasing speeches: "For publicity...is the scarf enough?" The staff didn''t react for a moment, and stared at him with wide eyes. "You can ask someone to contact my assistant. Our group has many publicity channels, which should be able to provide you with help beyond expectations." Huo Ran took out a business card of Jiang Nansheng from his pocket, "If your company intends to have more in-depth cooperation, we also welcome it very much." The staff took the business card from Huo Ran in a dizzy state, feeling like they had suddenly entered some magical world. "May I ask you are?" Huo Ran showed an unpretentious smile, "I''m just an ordinary audience who really wants to experience this game." Tao Zhiyue had an intuition that the man in a suit he saw at the entrance of the exhibition center in the morning was probably Huo Ran. He carefully recalled the passerby''s conversation he had just overheard by accident. Huo Ran appeared in the business hall. There were many people from the game company in the business hall, not only the management, but also many ordinary employees similar to "Old Zhao". The staff is messy, and many people will definitely not be able to help but be curious to secretly take pictures when they see Huo Ran, a rather mysterious and low-key rich second generation, and maybe post them on the public network as talking points. In order to confirm his guess, Tao Zhiyue acted immediately and found an Internet cafe near the exhibition center. Sitting in front of the most familiar computer, Tao Zhiyue''s mood gradually returned to calm. He downloaded a general crawler program he made from the cloud, modified it slightly, and set a series of keywords such as Huo, Game Exhibition, Jinbei, etc. and qualifying conditions. Among the large number of crawled results returned by the program, Tao Zhiyue further sift through, and finally found a post about Huo Ran that was published today on different websites that the two search engines could not crawl. Tao Zhiyue clicked on one of the original posts with a photo, and he quietly held his breath. After the photo was loaded, the light was dim, and there were afterimages of the people inside. It looked like a candid shot, but Tao Zhiyue recognized the silhouette in a suit with outstanding temperament at a glance. Sure enough, it was him. Tao Zhi stared blankly at the screen, it was difficult to describe his mood for a while. He tried hard to recall the Huo Ran he met in the morning. Maybe it was because he hadn''t socialized with people for too long and his sensitivity to strangers'' appearance was very low. He really couldn''t remember what Huo Ran looked like, not to mention that Huo Ran was wearing a mask. Only a pair of eyes are exposed. Tao Zhiyue only remembered that Huo Ran turned his head and suddenly looked in his direction among the crowd. Is Huo Ran looking at him? Tao Zhiyue was sure that he had never seen such a temperamental person in his life. He has never seen Huo Ran, why did Huo Ran notice himself? Trapped in confusion, Tao Zhiyue clicked on another post that mentioned Huo Ran. There were no photos in this building, and the poster mentioned that he saw Huo''s young master at a game fair in a certain city today. Most of the comments below are ridicules for the rich. Some people guessed that it was the Jinbei City Game Exhibition, and said that they would rush to meet them by chance in the afternoon. [Original: Don''t think about it, my boss heard from the organizer that he thought it was boring, so he has already left. ] No matter why Huo Ran looked at him, Tao Zhi felt more relieved at this moment. At least he didn''t have to worry about it for three days. On the bright side, he already has a general impression of Huo Ran, and when he meets him later, he can be more vigilant and prepared. Tao Zhi made up his mind in secret and stopped hesitating. When he returned to the convention and exhibition center, Tao Zhiyue happened to miss a lecture that he planned to listen to. He had nothing to do for the time being, so he simply went shopping to see which games were the most popular among players. When he came to the War of the Roses booth in Hall A1, even though Tao Zhi had expected it, he was surprised by the huge crowds in front of him. No wonder everyone around him was discussing this game when he was queuing at the door. Tao Zhiyue didn''t intend to waste the whole afternoon queuing here, when he turned to leave, a bright figure unexpectedly flashed in his sight. There was a handsome white T boy standing next to the staff, and the two were talking in a low voice. Tao Zhiyue was a little absent-minded, and he couldn''t be blamed for it, because the boy''s appearance fit his aesthetics too well, his figure was well-proportioned, his eyebrows and eyes were sculpted and heroic, and he had a sunny and refreshing aura. Probably to the extent that if you put it in the **** circle, you will be called a heavenly dish. The other party seemed to have noticed Tao Zhiyue''s gaze, glanced at him, then turned around and said something to the staff, who nodded blankly. Tao Zhi, who was peeking at other people''s discovery, was a little embarrassed, and was about to slip away when his footsteps suddenly stopped. The boy in white T walked straight towards him with a clear and pleasant voice. "Hello, are you here to play the War of the Roses?" Chapter 18： Tao Zhiyue looked at the strange man in front of him with a dazed expression. He has never met someone with such an outstanding appearance in his life, even compared to many idol stars, he is not far behind. It wasn''t until the man was a little embarrassed and called out "Hello" softly that Tao Zhiyue was not sure that the other party was really talking to him. "Don''t you need to line up?" He asked very uncertainly. "There is no need to line up, this is a special trial venue, and the audience is randomly invited to participate." The man''s tone is very sincere. Tao Zhiyue had a subtle feeling of winning the lottery prize in his heart, and his expression was a little dazed. As a result, he turned his head slightly to look at the staff behind the man, and the expression on the other side was exactly the same as his. Seeing Tao Zhiyue''s bewildered eyes, the staff seemed to have found a comrade-in-arms, nodded to him hastily, and even waved. Tao Zhiyue: ... How does it feel like something is wrong. "Are you a staff member?" The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he still asked this silly question with an obvious answer. The man was half a head taller than him. Hearing this, he looked down at him with a shy smile. "No, I am the first lucky spectator to be drawn." Tao Zhiyue felt as if he was dazzled by the other party''s smile. He tried his best to maintain a calm expression, but he still couldn''t help secretly looking at the other party''s eyes. With a tall and slender figure, through a thin white T-shirt, you can vaguely see the powerful muscle lines of the other party. The face is well-defined, the jaw line is superior, and the facial features are three-dimensional and deep, which are almost entirely based on his aesthetic point. ... No, if you look at it any further, your face will become familiar. Tao Zhi looked away in embarrassment, just at that moment the staff came up to him. "Gentlemen, the venue is ready, and the other two lucky spectators have been guided by other staff, please follow me." Following behind the staff, Tao Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief quietly. He reflected in his heart, whether it was the opposite **** that he had been in contact with during this period of time... No, there are too few same sex, otherwise how could he be so gaffe. I don''t know if it''s Tao Zhiyue''s illusion, but the handsome guy in white T seems to be sneaking at him too. "Are you hot? Do you want to take off your mask? I think your ears are hot and red." The handsome guy in white T showed a sincere and concerned expression, but said something that made him laugh and cry, which made Tao Zhiyue think of another person instantly. Doctor Tao, are you drinking tea? "..." Tao Zhiyue was extremely glad that he hadn''t taken off his mask, "Thank you, I''m not hot, but my skin turns red easily." "Oh, it must be sensitive skin." The handsome white T guy thought for a while, "My sister is also like this." Don''t talk about your muscles, civilized you and me. For a while, Tao Zhiyue''s mind was filled with messy thoughts, and he couldn''t control it at all. Although it feels a bit embarrassing, Tao Zhiyue has never seen himself with such a deer bumping inside, it is a bit novel. Is this the power of a top handsome guy? The two walked side by side, Tao Zhiyue was a little behind half a step, so he could appreciate each other from the corner of his eye. Tao Zhiyue gradually murmured in his heart. Looking at the handsome guy in white T from the side, why do you feel familiar? Vaguely, he thought of Huo Ran, whom he had only seen once in the morning. The venue is very close, only tens of meters away, and they walked quickly. Before Tao Zhiyue had time to think about it, he was immediately attracted by the distinctive hut in front of him. The production company of War of the Roses has prepared a trial experience room built according to the style of the game. It is full of fantasy and romantic elements inside and out, and it is filled with pink flower bouquets at a large price, which is full of girls'' hearts. Originally, the company planned to use this scene as a gimmick, combined with the rising popularity of the game at the exhibition, to take advantage of the opportunity to do a wave of promotion on social platforms. As a result, there was no communication in place during the layout of the venue, and the materials used were blindly pursued to be beautiful and fancy, ignoring safety. It was difficult to withstand the test of a large number of people coming to visit, and was required to rectify after inspection by the organizer. But the exhibition has already started, and people come and go during the day, so there is no way to carry out the construction, and the decoration can only be done after the museum closes at night. In this way, the trial experience room will not be opened until the second day of the exhibition at the earliest. Empty is also empty, why not take this opportunity to shoot a promotional video and try to recover a little loss. Of course, there is no need to shoot a promotional video now. Faced with the curious eyes of the other three real and ordinary viewers, the staff explained in unison: "The company is very concerned about the players'' thoughts and opinions, so we specially selected lucky audiences to have an in-depth experience. After the experience, fill out the questionnaire and give away small gifts. As a souvenir." It sounds very official and routine. The other two lucky viewers were both girls with good looks. The two strangers looked at each other, then looked at Tao Zhiyue and the handsome guy Bai T, and seemed to understand something. One of the girls with big wavy hair asked bluntly: "Are you going to shoot some video? If so, please explain in advance, you can''t shoot without permission." The staff seemed very confident about this issue, "Please rest assured, we will not shoot casually, but simply invite players to experience the game so that we can improve and optimize it." Suddenly he remembered something, looked carefully at an ordinary audience, and added: "However, we can indeed provide video recording services to record your personal game process and leave it for you as a souvenir. This depends entirely on your personal wishes. . The two girls were about to nod, when they heard him say that the game screen cannot be exposed on the Internet, so they need to sign a non-disclosure agreement just in case, so after thinking about it, let it go. It doesn''t matter if Tao Zhiyue falls, anyway, it''s a surprise, and it''s a worthwhile trip to experience this much-anticipated popular game in advance. As a result, this surprise was far beyond his imagination. Generally, the characters and scenes of new game trials are set in advance. Players can only use a specific character in the specified scene, such as finishing a dungeon or completing a game. The experience time is about ten to twenty minutes. Therefore, usually multiple players enter the game at the same time, team up to explore or fight against each other. However, this time, Tao Zhiyue understood what a real "deep experience" is. The public beta version of the game is completely open to them, just like playing the game normally. When entering the game, you can choose a character freely, and you can even pinch your face to get your ID. I have to say that the game modeling of War of the Roses is quite excellent. The characters of different races have different styles, whether cute or elegant. What they have in common is that the character modeling is delicate and smart, with a strong sense of reality, and the long hair hanging on the chest is soft and elegant , his watery eyes blinked curiously, as if he was looking at the person off-screen. In the face of an irresistible girl''s heart, human beings are created equal. The four of them stayed in the face-pinching interface for a long time at the same time. Every race is good-looking, so every character wants to try pinching. The staff waiting by the side are full of lemons, so sour, he also wants to play the public beta version... Four computers lined up in two groups back to back, Tao Zhiyue sat on the same side as the handsome white T guy, he chose for a long time, and finally decided to pinch a little elf loli. Tao Zhi was more immersed in the joy of pinching his face, time passed quickly, looking at the cute and cute pink-haired little loli in front of him, he thought for a while, and came up with a very vivid name: [A Peach]. After pinching the face, while waiting for the game to load, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t hold back his curiosity, removed the earphones, and quietly glanced at the handsome white T guy next door. The handsome guy in the white T pinched a sunny and lively human adult woman, and a staff member pointed a camera at his screen. "Does this face resemble my facial features?" The handsome white T turned his head and asked the staff enthusiastically. The staff nodded again and again, "Like, you pinched it really well." Although I don''t understand why I use my appearance to make a female character, but the father of the gold master is right in everything he says. Hearing this, the handsome guy in white T deliberately showed a bright smile towards the camera lens, then turned his head and entered the character ID: [an idiot]. Tao Zhiyue: ... He turned his head to look at the little loli [a peach] bouncing around on his computer, and always felt that he had been shot by an arrow for no reason. The four of them entered the novice guidance session one after another. Unlike other online games of the same type that have cumbersome and lengthy mandatory guidance, War of the Roses released a beautifully crafted CG animation to bring players into a romantic and magnificent game atmosphere, and then quickly guided them After a few basic operations, players are allowed to explore freely following the main line. Soon, three big sisters and a little loli met in Novice Village. Except for no other players, other functions in the game can be used normally. [atqwhst:111] [atqwhst: Wow, it''s really possible to chat, can you see it? ] Word bubbles appeared above the head of the **** Big Wave Yujie, and Tao Zhiyu guessed that it might be the curly-haired girl who spoke just now. [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: I can see it! ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: This trial is very conscientious. ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: The CG is orange, praise! ] [atqwhst: Hahahaha, buy it, I am going to buy it too. ] [atqwhst: Indeed, good luck today. ] [An idiot: Is the CG very orange? I think it''s okay. ] Tao Zhiyue suddenly had a wonderful sense of dj vu, his brain was still empty, and his hands had already started to type and explain automatically. [A peach: not the orange that indicates the color...] [A peach: it is the usage of **** gas between girls in gay. ] [An idiot: Oh oh, so it is. ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today:! Knock it, knock it. ] [atqwhst: Hahahahaha your two names, so you are together? ] Seeing the nicknames of the two girls who were obviously chosen at random, and seeing the very coincidental Taozi and the idiot, Tao Zhi felt so ashamed. It would be even more strange if it was explained at this time that they did not know each other. After being ashamed for a few seconds, Tao Zhiyue calmly put down a usual expression to deal with it. At the same time, the handsome white T also responded. [A peach: ^-^] [an idiot: ^-^] Chapter 19： Tao Zhi was stunned, and involuntarily turned his head to look at the handsome guy in Bai T, who happened to also look over in surprise. His brow bone is high, lining the deep eye sockets, making his eyes particularly bright, as if filled with stars at night. The four eyes met for a full half a minute before Tao Zhiyue came to his senses and hurriedly looked away, making such a big movement that even the earphones slipped onto his neck. He heard his own violent heartbeat. His chest was hot, and his ears seemed to be covered with a membrane. He was isolated in his own world, and only the rumbling sound was left. His heart was itchy slightly, which was an extremely strange feeling to him. Tao Zhiyue has never been in love, nor has he ever been in love. The concept of "like" is only limited to secretly collecting posters of popular idols at that time when he was a student. So when he calmed down, Tao Zhiyue made an explanation for his abnormal behavior that he believed in. It must be because of embarrassment. Thinking of this in his heart, he pretended to reach out his hand very naturally, and covered his red ears that were about to bleed. The handsome guy in white T was still looking at him, took off his earphones, and couldn''t help but say, "Your..." Tao Zhiyue has already learned to answer quickly: "It''s nothing, it''s just a skin allergy, it will be fine in a while." The handsome guy in white T let out an oh, as if he was thinking about something, then turned his head silently. Tao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and refocused on the game, forcing himself not to pay attention to the other party. Fortunately, everyone was wearing earphones, and the two girls on the opposite side did not hear their conversation, and were still happily chatting in the game. [atqwhst: You really have a tacit understanding, hahahaha. ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: I decided to buy a few more lottery tickets, today is too exciting. ] [atqwhst: Speaking of which, how long is this trial run, what should we experience now? ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: Form a group to book? ] [atqwhst: Hello, are the two handsome guys still there? ] Tao Zhi quickly caught up with the topic, pretending nothing happened. [A peach: Do you want to go shopping in the map first? After upgrading a few levels, there should be the first novice book. ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: OK, I support it! ] [An idiot: You can play until the museum closes in the evening. ] [A fool: It seems to be six o''clock. ] [atqwhst: Wow! ! ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: Thank you, stupid handsome guy. ] [Do you want to buy a lottery ticket today: From now on, I will be the **** tap water of the War of the Roses! ] Tao Zhiyue was also surprised and couldn''t help sighing. [A peach: I''m lucky today. ] [An idiot: I think so too ^-^] The more Tao Zhi saw this smiling expression with crooked eyebrows, his whole body trembled. In his impression, this emoji is rarely used by anyone. Now that all kinds of cute emojis are flourishing, this simple smile has almost become a thing of the past. The last time I saw someone using this emoji was at the HR who kept stealing his emoji packs. Speaking of which, HR is on a business trip in Jinbei City. Tao Zhiyue, who had opened up the knot in his heart, regretted a little at the moment, why he rejected HR''s invitation to meet that day. It would be fun if we could go out for a meal together. The feeling of regret flashed by, and Tao Zhiyue devoted himself to the game again. The game screen of War of the Roses is quite exquisite, the scenery is beautiful, the NPCs in the map have their own characteristics, and they will interact with the players. The four of them were scattered on the map, wandering around according to their own interests, and taking quests by the way. After everyone had had enough shopping and the game level had risen to the lowest level of the novice book, they formed a group to open another instance. Although it is the lowest-level novice dungeon, the design of the plot and monsters is quite careful, and the scene is full of whimsy, so that they are a little reluctant to leave the dungeon after clearing the level. Everyone had a great time during the long afternoon. Tao Zhiyue is very convinced that if the audience outside who lined up for five hours and ten minutes of experience know what happened here, they may find it difficult to walk out standing up. In the blink of an eye, it was 5:50 in the evening. Under the careful reminder of the staff, several people reluctantly took off their headphones and quit the game. "I just came here to see it casually, but I didn''t expect to play here for a whole afternoon." The curly-haired girl said with emotion, "Okay, now I also have tap water, and I will wear a scarf and blow rainbow farts when I go back." When chatting casually in the game earlier, everyone learned that the curly-haired girl is a well-known blogger. The girl who was about to buy a lottery ticket agreed, and she asked the staff curiously: "Will you test it in advance? I really want to play with my friends." "No..." The staff thought for a while, glanced quickly at the white T boy, and then changed his mind uncertainly, "Not necessarily? If there is a change, it will definitely be publicized in advance." Tao Zhi was more keenly aware of his gaze, and a trace of doubt floated in his heart. Another staff member who was carrying the camera before finally finished his work. Since the game time was too long, he simply found a stand to set it up, and adjusted the angle and distance according to the instructions of the boy with white T at any time. The curly-haired girl noticed the camera and said in surprise, "Did you record the whole process?" The white T boy smiled heartily: "That''s right." "Ah, envy, I''m starting to regret why I didn''t record it." The curly-haired girl regretted, "It''s good to keep it as a souvenir, such a rare experience." "I recorded it and showed it to my sister. She has wanted to play this game for a long time, but she is busy with her graduation recently, so she can''t come." Tao Zhiyue thought of what the other party asked the staff before he got his ID, and suddenly realized that he should look like his sister, so he deliberately pinched a character based on his sister and named him a fool. Such a naive brother. ...but kind of cute. "It''s sour, do you still lack a sister?" The two girls present didn''t know about this, and they all admired it. Tao Zhiyue was also very sour. He had always hoped to have a younger sister. I hope that in another world, the second child of parents will be a younger sister. Girls are always more caring and warm, and they will definitely be able to care for their parents better than him. The only pity is that he will never see his sister again. To the ridicule of the two, the boy in white T answered quite seriously: "There is no shortage, one is enough to be mischievous." "Then you still lack... Forget it, pretend I didn''t ask." The lottery girl glanced at him and Tao Zhiyue, with a mysterious smile on her face. The staff came to distribute the questionnaires. The content was very simple. The more Tao Zhi was impressed, it was the same as the questionnaires received outside the normal queue for a trial play. The two girls quickly completed the filling, and added a PP friend by the way, and then left together. "See you in the game if there is a chance. I will still use this hairstyle." The curly-haired girl said goodbye to them with a smile. The white T boy also just wrote a few hastily, as if going through the motions. Tao Zhiyue didn''t have time to care about the outside world. He leaned over the table and carefully wrote down his experience, from the world view of the game to any details he noticed, such as the impact of combat actions, and the possible existence of certain functions in some functions. The logic bug... The exhibition center began to be cleared, and the surroundings gradually became silent. Tao Zhiyue wrote two pages unknowingly, his hands were sore, and he still had more ideas. War of the Roses is an excellent MMORPG game. When he experienced it, half of it was a player''s mentality, and the other half was viewed from a developer''s perspective, trying to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of this game from the overall and technical details. After receiving the filled questionnaires, the staff looked dreamy. As expected of the lucky audience randomly selected by the boss, he is also a boss. Tao Zhiyue rubbed his wrists, and was about to pick up his backpack and leave, but saw a boy in white T sitting upright beside him. The boy in white T stared at him fixedly, his eyes flickering. Tao Zhi was more surprised, "I thought you all left already." "I''m watching you fill out the questionnaire." The boy in white T replied truthfully, "You are very patient and very focused. I saw this now without knowing it." Before Tao Zhiyue could respond, the boy in white T continued, "I saw you taking notes in the exhibition hall this morning, and I was very impressed. Are you a game developer?" Tao Zhiyue became "allergic" again in an instant. This time he ignored the red-hot ears with experience, and said calmly, "Forget it, I''m a programmer." It turned out that this was the reason why he became a lucky viewer. Before he knew it, the other party had already seen him. The boy in the white T showed an expression of enlightenment, suddenly remembered something, picked up the things at hand and handed them to him. Tao Zhiyue thought that he would hand over something like a business card, but he took it casually and saw that it was a box of loratadine. "Sorry, I was too engrossed in playing this afternoon, I forgot, I should have given it to you earlier, as soon as you said it, I asked the staff to buy it." The boy in white T apologized, "You are very allergic, it would be better to take some anti-allergic medicine." In an instant, the ears were so hot that they were about to melt. Tao Zhiyue was even a little flustered, so far, everything that happened after meeting the boy in white T was beyond his imagination. Especially his own messy mood. The only thing that made him feel familiar was the sincere and sincere expression on the other side. Just like the HR he met on the Internet. Tao Zhiyue''s heart beat like a drum, he hurriedly thanked the stranger he met by chance, and then left here as if fleeing. Just after walking out of the convention and exhibition center, Tao Zhiyue felt a sense of loss in his heart as he looked at the huge building that had fallen into a rest at night. Today has been a day of emotional ups and downs. He gained new friends, heard news about Huo Ran, and played a very popular new game. And... met someone who would make him blush like an allergy. Tao Zhiyue walked in the cool wind at night, thinking for a long time how to sum up the mood that person brought him. As a result, I toss and turn, the words are exhausted, and my head is still empty. There is no handsomeness, no thoughtfulness, no sincerity, and no mystery. He just thinks the other person is cute. Clutching the loratadine pill box tightly in his hand and walking all the way, Tao Zhiyu felt like an idiot at this moment. The mobile phone in his pocket rang a notification sound, and Tao Zhi seemed to have found a savior, so he quickly took it out and opened it. No matter which app he forgot to turn off the push message, even if it is a spam text message that is usually too annoying, now he can definitely read it word by word for half an hour. Then he saw the message from HR. [HR: Doctor Tao, today I met a very special person. ] [HR: My mood has become so strange that I can''t describe it in words. ] [HR: If it is not too presumptuous, I would like to ask Dr. Tao a question. ] [HR: Under what circumstances do you think a person is cute? ] Chapter 20： After the boy wearing the mask left for a long time, Huo Ran sat there in a daze. He felt as if he had thought about a lot of questions, but he didn''t seem to think about anything. The head became a mess of wool, dysfunctional, logic failed, and only a few images flashed over and over again. Surrounded by unfamiliar crowds, chaotic words and voices buzzed in his ears, but Huo Ran saw those clear and bright eyes at a glance, and there was only silence left. When he saw the boy again, he held a thick notebook and carefully recorded what he saw and felt. Occasionally he raised his face to look at the producer who was giving a passionate speech on the booth, with a burning brilliance in his eyes. They made exactly the same expressions at the same time in the game, and then looked up at the same time. So the other party suddenly opened his beautiful eyes, and the earphones slipped off, revealing his red ears. He filled out the questionnaire very attentively, frowning slightly when he was thinking, and his handwriting was beautiful. Huo Ran sat beside him, as if enveloped by a peaceful force, he watched silently for a long time. Finally, he took the medicine box he handed over, and said thank you and goodbye with a blank expression. After Huo Ran watched him leave, he kept the same posture, motionless, until now. Huo Ran had never seen himself like this. He stretched out his hand and touched his hot cheeks, forcibly regaining some rationality, trying to judge the current situation. After thinking for a while, Huo Ran stopped the staff who were standing by and did not dare to make any movement. His tone was very firm: "Is the temperature of the air conditioner in this venue too high? It''s a bit hot." The staff who feel that they dont wear enough clothes after nightfall: "Is... right?" The staff tried to smile affirmatively, "When you say that, I seem to be a little hot too." Huo Ran was inexplicably relieved, "Then turn it down a bit, it''s too stuffy, I can''t breathe." "Okay, I''ll tune it right away." The well-informed staff kept a professional smile, "Should I send you the video that I recorded for you before, or do we need to do some post-processing?" "Just give me the memory card." Huo Ran got up and was about to leave, "Thank you for your hard work today." He took the memory card packed in a small box and left the exhibition center. Jiang Nansheng had already prepared a car and waited for him at the door. After getting into the spacious luxury car, Huo Ran rolled down the window, and the gentle wind came in, finally waking up a bit of sanity. He was silent for a long time, and the car was unusually quiet. Jiang Nansheng who was habitually blushing in the passenger seat did not dare to speak rashly, and only occasionally glanced at Huo Ran reflected in the rearview mirror. Huo Ran noticed his gaze, but this time he was not bothered by the blushing problem of the other party as usual. He was thinking about another question. Will the boy''s face under the mask be as red as his ears? Although he didn''t see his face, Huo Ran seemed to be able to imagine the nervous and confused expression on the other side. No, why did he think of that boy again. Huo Ran was a little annoyed, he felt that he couldn''t control his head today. Unread messages from Huo Sihan were quietly displayed on the phone. [RT-Mart has killed fish for ten years: Has my dear brother played the War of the Roses yet? ] [RT-Mart has killed fish for ten years: launch love.jpg] [RT-Mart has been killing fish for ten years: Is there a new young lady who strikes up a conversation with you this afternoon? Is there any beautiful duck that impresses you very much! ] Speaking of impressive... Forget it, Huo Ran, who was a little confused and guilty, forced himself to cut off his thoughts. He decided to calmly think about why his state had become so strange from another angle. When Huo Ran saw the strange masked boy at first, his first reaction was actually to think of Dr. Tao, including the way he saw him taking notes seriously later, it was so similar to the Dr. Tao in his imagination. Even when he accidentally saw the other party wandering around the War of the Roses booth with a bag on his back, Huo Ran seemed to feel a very small sense of loneliness. Just like Dr. Tao that night. So Huo Ran reflexively told the staff that he wanted to randomly select a live audience. Then he walked towards the man without thinking. Huo Ran immediately discovered the crux of the matter, and everything was related to Dr. Tao, whom he had never met before. They are so similar. If Huo Ran didn''t know that Dr. Tao is a busy psychiatrist, maybe he would directly ask the other party: Do you know a netizen named HR? As for why he cared so much about Dr. Tao, Huo Ran, who had little emotional experience, quickly gave an answer that sounded quite convincing. This is the first time he has made friends with netizens, so it has a very special meaning in his heart. When Huo Sihan was twelve or thirteen years old and met a bunch of little girls on the Internet, it was almost the same way. During the daily chat, he would mention his **** friends, and often giggle at the phone. Yes, it makes sense. Huo Ran''s mood became happy again, his tense expression gradually relaxed, revealing a little smile. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to share this with Dr. Tao. After a little hesitation, Huo Ran opened the app decisively, and clicked on the dialog box with Dr. Tao. His fingers typed quickly. [HR: Doctor Tao, today I met a very special person. ] [HR: My mood has become so strange that I can''t describe it in words. ] After writing this, Huo Ran couldn''t help feeling a little curious. Did Dr. Tao ever have such a moment? [HR: If it is not too presumptuous, I would like to ask Dr. Tao a question. ] The fingers tapping the screen stopped, Huo Ran got stuck, he didn''t know how to describe his feelings towards that strange boy in a simple way. He thought for a while, and his mind was filled with a somewhat childish vocabulary. Besides, Huo Ran couldn''t find any other adjectives. So this time, he slowly typed the question [HR: Under what circumstances do you think a person is cute? ] The message has been sent. Huo Ran stared at the screen nervously, and breathed lightly involuntarily. Dr. Tao is typing. Dr. Tao sent a new message. [Tao: What do you think is cute about her? ] Huo Ran didn''t notice the word "her", and carefully recalled everything that happened today. [HR: I can''t say it, it seems that there is no specific cuteness...] [HR: But my head is a mess, I don''t have any words to describe the feeling, I can only think of cuteness. ] This time, Dr. Tao spent five minutes typing before sending a short reply. [Tao: I think, you should have fallen in love with her at first sight^-^] Chapter 21： Huo Ran fell into a state of rigidity. The content of the message sent by Dr. Tao was so shocking that he couldn''t digest it for a while. He stared at the dozen words, full of astonishment and bewilderment. Huo Ran couldn''t imagine that "love at first sight" would happen in his life, especially if the other party was of the same sex. But when he saw the familiar ^-^ at the end of the sentence, Huo Ran unconsciously started to play the highlights of the day... Forget it, he gave up on regaining control of his brain. Huo Ranmu looked at this sentence again and again with a sullen face, and finally found a crucial mistake. Dr. Tao said "she". HR: It''s not her, it''s a boy. He finished typing, but before sending it out, he began to hesitate again. Huo Ran clearly remembered that Dr. Tao said that he liked the same sex, so he proposed to analyze the psychology of the suitor for him. He had expressed so strongly before that he was a straight man and had no interest in the same sex, and now he suddenly said that, would Dr. Tao feel uncomfortable? Do you feel cheated? Huo Ran is extremely sensitive and delicate in perceiving other people''s emotions, partly because of his own inner experience of longing to be understood by his father when he was a child, partly because of his nature. If it weren''t for this, he wouldn''t have been troubled by the four same-sex lovers who love him one-way. Although he can appear weak at times, he is always reluctant to hurt anyone emotionally, intentionally or not. After hesitating for a while, Huo Ran decided not to explain this beautiful misunderstanding. This small detail should have no effect... right? [HR: Really? I''m not sure, just meeting for the first time. ] [HR: I think it might be that she is very similar to a friend I have never met. Could it be that I have empathized? ] [HR: Doctor Tao, do you also do this when you fall in love with someone at first sight? ] When he uttered the following sentence, Huo Ran was even a little uneasy. He obviously hoped that Dr. Tao would use his own experience as a reference for himself, but he didn''t seem to want Dr. Tao to answer "yes". Huo Ran was struggling, and Jiang Nansheng, who had been watching him for a long time, couldn''t help breaking the silence. "Mr. Huo, your complexion is not very good. What''s wrong? Do you need me to do anything? " Huo Ran''s brain stopped at this moment, without even thinking about it, he blurted out naturally: "When you find out that you like someone, what kind of state will you be in?" Jiang Nansheng:! ! He instantly turned red from his forehead to his neck, like a boiled crab. The atmosphere in the car instantly became very strange. The driver, who was concentrating on driving, didn''t dare to show his breath, and arched his shoulders to try to reduce his sense of existence. Huo Ran reacted belatedly, and before he had time to regret his quick talk, he saw Jiang Nansheng in the front seat was completely stiff and motionless, like a statue. ...Why is it so like me ten minutes ago. In an instant, the series of questions that I saw not long ago suddenly appeared. "How to judge whether you are gay" "Psychological causes and types of homosexuality" "Do you really love him?" "This is a difficult road, are you ready?" Huo Ran rubbed his temples in despair, and sent a message to Huo Sihan. [HR: Don''t send me those weird articles in the future. ] [HR: I''m going to be led astray by you. ] Huo Sihan, who didn''t want to take the blame, immediately threw a screenshot of the chat without saying a word. [RT-Mart has been killing fish for ten years: [Big idiot: Don''t think about it, I can''t listen to your nonsense. ] [RT-Mart has been killing fish for ten years:? ] [HR: ...] [HR: The note you gave me is actually a big idiot? ! ] [HR: Weeping cat head.jpg] The daily rivalry between siblings almost begins again. Meanwhile, Dr. Tao''s answer was long overdue. [Tao: I also... can''t be sure. ] [Tao: Actually, just now, I was also in the same mood as you. ] [Tao: It would be very confusing to put it on myself, I dont know what all this means, but when you ask me like this, my first reaction is that you like her. ] [Tao: Maybe, I also fell in love with that person. ] [Tao: For me, cuteness should be the best compliment to the opposite sex. It is not simple and isolated beauty, intelligence, and gentleness, but no matter what the other person does, they are deeply attracted to you, and you will want to keep watching She, she''s cute when she''s dazzling, and cute when she''s clumsy. ] [Tao: Do ??you want to try to meet your friend? That way you''ll know who it is that makes your heart beat. ] Looking at the patient and meticulous answers all over the screen, Huo Ran felt as if his heartbeat missed a beat. Because of Dr. Tao, he couldn''t look away at the stranger. The stranger''s expressions and words to him were so similar to Dr. Tao''s. From the moment he noticed the boy with a mask in the crowd, he tried to fill in his imagination of Dr. Tao every moment. Those throbbing and chaotic feelings seem to be more than just "the special meaning of making friends with netizens for the first time". But Dr. Tao said that he has someone he likes. After clicking to send the long message, Tao Zhiyue sat on the bench beside the flower bed, his expression was covered by the broken hair hanging on his forehead. The night fell completely, the evening stars were like fireflies, the street lights were dim, the wind was quiet, and small bright flowers bloomed behind him. The box of loratadine was placed on his lap, the surface was slightly wet with the sweat of his palms, Tao Zhiyue glanced back and forth between the medicine box and the phone screen. I have read the medicine description on the side of the box no less than ten times, and I know it by heart. Until now, Tao Zhiyue had to admit that he really liked that feeling, and it was the most exaggerated and often written love at first sight in novels. But after the panic and distraction that lasted for half a day at first, now there is only a sour loss left in my heart. When he described the definition of cuteness to HR, the model in his mind turned out to be a combination of HR and a boy with a white T. When he saw the boy with a white T at the beginning, Tao Zhiyue only thought his appearance was stunning, until he bowed his head in embarrassment, said that he was the first lucky audience to be drawn, and then showed a shy smile, Tao Zhiyue just Suddenly heartbeat. Later, the other party foolishly thought that his blushing was due to the hot weather, and took the orange smell as the color, and remembered his lame explanation, and carefully bought anti-allergic medicine. Everything looks like something HR would do. And everything just hit his heart. Someone once asked Tao Zhiyue what kind of girl he likes. He didn''t refute this small gender mistake, and after carefully imagining it based on his blank emotional experience, he finally only gave a dry answer: he likes very good people. But now he can answer that question. The more Tao Zhi likes people who are sincere, pure, and passionate, it doesn''t matter their appearance or anything else. Such a person can gently observe his most subtle emotions, will unconditionally believe every word he says, and will also show frank clumsiness because of his bad side. He is pure and true, which makes people trust for no reason, so It looks so cute. In Tao Zhiyue''s eyes, he is a very good person. On the night when HR keenly discovered that he was alone, Tao Zhiyue thought that if he really knew HR in reality, it would be difficult to control his emotions, and he felt that he would definitely fall in love with her. A prophecy. He transferred all the feelings he had when getting along with HR to the boy in white T that he felt familiar inexplicably, but because of this, he saw his heart clearly. On this slightly hot early summer night, Tao Zhiyue even thought of more distant places. Although HR has reached middle age, there is an obvious generation gap between them, and they live completely different lives. If HR also likes the same sex, or if he likes him too, Tao Zhi is more than willing to reach out and give it a try. Because love should not be framed by any external conditions. But HR is a straight man, and today he met a girl he likes. This is an insurmountable moat. Therefore, Tao Zhiyue could no longer express the surging emotion in his heart, so he could only pass it off as if nothing had happened. [Tao: Maybe, I also fell in love with that person. ] But the moment he fell in love with each other, he fell out of love. Tao Zhiyue sat silently for a while, and carefully put the medicine box into the backpack. He lowered his head, and there was a thick ginkgo tree in front of the bench, blocking his sight. A black luxury car that had just left not long ago drove back on the same road. Chapter 22： Tao Zhiyue walked for an hour before returning home. He hadn''t eaten dinner, and his stomach was empty, but he didn''t feel hungry. Everything was as usual in the deserted one-bedroom, and Tao Zhiyue saw the Cupid, the **** of love, pasted on the dining table at a glance. At that time, Tao Zhiyue had just resigned from the previous company, and he felt very uncomfortable having to leave, so he prayed every day that Huo Ran and Shen Nian would meet and fall in love early, so that he could be free as soon as possible. One day, on a whim, he printed a portrait of Cupid and pasted it on the wall to show his sincerity. This kind of behavior sounded silly, but Tao Zhiyue thought it was fun at the time, it was a rare joy in his ordinary life. But now seeing this chubby little cupid, Tao Zhi felt more and more bored for no reason. In the original book, Huo Ran and Shen Nian lived happily, and this kind of happiness makes him miserable now that he is one-sided and broken in love. If he falls in love with Huo Ran according to the plot, he will encounter a car accident; try to get out of the plot for the first time, and then meet a completely straight man. Tao Zhiyu felt that his second life was very bitter. Sighing, Tao Zhiyue walked to the dining table and took off the Cupid portrait. He wanted to crumple the smiling little cupid into a ball and throw it into the trash can, but he hesitated for a while, but couldn''t do it. Tao Zhiyue folded the slightly yellowed A4 paper, took out the loratadine in the backpack, put them away together, and put them in the cabinet at the top of the bookshelf. Just as a souvenir. When walking all the way back, Tao Zhiyue''s brain was empty, his thoughts were wandering, and he didn''t pay attention to the movement of his mobile phone. Now take it out and take a look, the screen is full of unread messages from HR. [HR: Dr. Tao, I went back to look for him just now, but he seemed to have gone far away, and I couldn''t find him. ] [HR: At that moment, I felt very lost. For me, this is a very special feeling. ] [HR: I wanted to ask Dr. Tao before. I have a colleague who always blush when he sees me. Although he never said anything clearly, I still dont know how to get along with him. ] [HR: Just now I thought about it carefully, it must be what Dr. Tao described as liking. ] [HR: No matter what the other party does, it attracts me deeply, and I want to keep looking at him, and my face gets hot. ] [HR: But when I look at him, all I can imagine in my mind is the friend I haven''t met. ] [HR: I think, what I like should be that friend. ] Seeing that he didn''t reply for a long time, HR asked carefully. [HR: Is Doctor Tao working overtime? Did I disturb you, sorry. ] The last message stays here. ["HR" pats me. ] Tao Zhiyue was a little bit astonished, he didn''t expect HR''s mental journey to be so similar to his. There are many people on the Internet who mix him and her, and Tao Zhiyue has long been convinced that HR is a straight man, so he didn''t pay attention to the word "he" on the screen at this time. No matter who HR likes, he promised to help HR solve emotional problems before, so at least help him get rid of the pursuit of the other three **** guys. In this way, HR''s life can be back on track, and Tao Zhiyue has no reason to keep in touch with him. They were originally two parallel lines that accidentally intersected. After the tide receded, they should return to their own lives. Tao Zhi made up his mind, he would distance himself from HR without any trace, and stop being too close as he was a few days ago, so as not to invest more emotion in himself. [Tao: I just got home. ] [Tao: Then ask your friends out to meet. Before that, do you want to get rid of those people around you? ] [Tao: Otherwise it may cause unnecessary misunderstanding. ] [I tap "HR". ] HR responded quickly. [HR: Dr. Tao is right, I should deal with my emotional problems before pursuing others. ] [HR: Besides, my friend seems to have someone he likes. ] [Tao: If the other party has not formally entered into a relationship, you still have a chance^-^] At this point in the conversation, HR seemed to think for a while before sending an endless message. [HR: Does Dr. Tao have a boyfriend now? ] Tao Zhi was shocked, these three words were so unfamiliar to him that when he heard them from others, he was almost a little embarrassed. [pottery:] [Tao: No _(:")_] [Tao: Wrap my little quilt tightly.jpg] [HR:(:")] [HR: What does this expression mean? ] [Tao: Its just a lying villain, um Its used in many ways, and its hard to explain. It can probably be understood as a kind of helplessness here. ] [HR: Oh! ] [HR: Then I dont have (:١)] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing, the original subtle atmosphere was diluted by the weird conversation, he didn''t think deeply about the word "also" in HR''s words. [Tao: Regarding your blushing colleague, do you need my help? ] [HR: It shouldnt be necessary, Ive already told him that I already have someone I like. ] [HR: I think he will slowly change his attitude towards me. ] Tao Zhiyue felt that he had been hit by an arrow again, and a sour feeling quietly spread in his heart, but he still had to reply calmly. [Tao: I will definitely ^-^] In fact, he couldn''t smile at all. Tao Zhiyu sighed silently, feeling that he could no longer chat with HR, and the more he talked, the more heartbroken he began to think about what excuses he could use to end the conversation. Tao: I''m going to browse the forum, wave. Tao: I''ll take a shower first, and we''ll talk tomorrow. Tao: I''m going to sleep, come find me if you need anything~ The text in the dialog box was deleted and deleted again, no matter how abrupt it looked, Tao Zhi covered his face depressedly. In the narrow field of vision exposed between the fingers, HR''s preemptive reply jumped out. [HR: Doctor Tao, are you free for the game? ] [HR: I want to move the island, is there any vacant area near Dr. Tao''s island? ] Tao Zhi let go of his hand, subconsciously rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he was hallucinating. After a while, Tao Zhiyue, who was in a daze, boarded the Animal Island and sent the coordinates to the only friend on the list. Amidst the soothing and melodious music of the game, a prompt pops up on Tao Zhiyue''s game interface. [Dear island owner, good evening, an unexpected fate has come! A brown bear wants to relocate near your island, do you welcome this guest from afar? ] Tao Zhiyue clicked welcome, and then amidst the fireworks that bloomed all over the screen, a lush island slowly floated towards his position. On a night when the moon hangs high, the island is full of gorgeous lights, reflecting the green trees and huts. A big brown bear stands at the forefront, waving excitedly towards his small island. Tao Zhiyue looked at the nickname on the top of the brown bear''s head, and his heart beat faster. He remembered that HR used to call him Papa Koala. [A hedgehog: Why did you change your name? ] [A brown bear: This is more solemn^-^] Chapter 23： The small island migrated from afar arrived at the predetermined coordinates, adding a touch of life to the endless sea. A faint golden light flashed, and a line of text appeared outside the island: [A small island of a brown bear]. In the small private chat dialog box on the screen, the conversation from two minutes ago is still stuck. Tao Zhiyue felt that he must be blushing uncomfortably now, and the top of his head was so hot that it could smoke. This is more solemn. In the context of middle-aged people, what should solemn mean? Tao Zhiyue almost opened the search engine to search for the meaning of solemnity. Before moving his fingers, Tao Zhiyue decisively directed his brain to control his body and stop this stupid and illiterate behavior. If a peach and an idiot during the day were completely accidental, then HR''s name should be changed after imitating him at night...? The more Tao Zhi lacks the romantic literary spirit, he has always been named useless. In the pp and technical communities, he is directly called Tao, but entertainment forums, games, etc. are not suitable for linking with real names, and Tao Zhi will become stiff It''s been a long time in the naming process. In the end, we still took out such uncreative and common names as a hedgehog and a peach. So when he saw Director X of XX Psychiatric Hospital on the Internet, Tao Zhiyue quickly changed the forum nickname from "Taozi 76267", and was once very proud of his wit. For a while, Tao Zhiyue was envious of people with the surname Bo, because they could take all their usernames as pineapple, which was neutral and easy to remember. Taozi always looked like a girl. It can be seen that the world named Fei is really sad. So, why did HR imitate him and change this boring name? Why did you ask him if he has a boyfriend? After blushing and heart beating for a long time, Tao Zhiyue still spurned himself while opening Qiandu. [Zhengzhong: Chinese vocabulary, refers to prudent, serious. ] Well, he''s really retarded today. Tao Zhiyue buried his head deeply, shamelessly facing himself with a dropped IQ. He played "HR is a straight guy who likes girls" in a loop in his heart, but he still couldn''t hide his excitement. In any case, he felt an indescribable joy at the moment. Tao Zhiyue got up and ran to the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, poured another large glass of ice water, and forcibly cooled the temperature physically, regaining some composure. After he came back, he sat upright, took a screenshot of the game screen without changing his expression, and saved it in the folder full of life details of the little hedgehog. Having a first neighbor is certainly a memorable thing, and it should be saved as a screenshot. He didn''t want to save HR''s answer. [A brown bear: I''m here! ] [A brown bear: Can I come and visit my new neighbor now? ] It seemed that Tao Zhi on the other side was quiet after realizing that HR sent him a careful test. [A brown bear: Doctor Tao, are you offline yet? ] [a brown bear: /poke] Tao Zhiyue felt a little guilty, and made up a random excuse. [A hedgehog: Excuse me, I just answered a phone call. ] [A hedgehog: I see, your island is very beautiful. ] [A hedgehog: /Flower] [A brown bear: Doctor Tao, can I call you later? ] Tao Zhiyue''s eyes widened. Immediately, the screen went black, and when Tao Zhiyue came back to his senses, he found that he had already pressed the power off button reflexively. Well, this time it is really offline. Partial physical cooling was not enough, Tao Zhiyue walked into the bathroom with sloppy steps, took off his clothes stiffly, turned on the shower, and let himself be swallowed by the dense water. Why... call him? Tao Zhiyue rubbed his hair mechanically with his hair covered in white shampoo foam, feeling like a robot that was soaked in water and failed. When he came out again, he was far away from the computer and mobile phone, as if he was avoiding some terrible allergens. Tao Zhi got into the quilt that he used to be sleepy when he touched it, and closed his eyes, but his mind was full of what HR had said. Rolling back and forth on the large double bed countless times, the thin quilt was twisted around his body, Tao Zhiyue buried his face in the soft pillow, feeling like a self-heating pancake. For the first time he had insomnia. Dr. Tao has not responded yet. Huo Ran stood up nervously, pacing back and forth in the hotel room, wandering around. The drinks in the refrigerator are a bit monotonous, and the bathrobe in the closet doesn''t feel particularly good. He prefers the texture of linen. The view from the balcony''s floor-to-ceiling windows is very beautiful, overlooking most of the brightly lit Jinbei City. Huo Ran walked and returned to the computer. It felt like half a day wasted, but actually only two minutes passed. Doctor Tao still didn''t reply. [A brown bear: Doctor Tao, can I call you later? ] The private chat conversation was frozen here, and Huo Ran felt a sense of loss. Dr. Tao will never answer the phone again... Did he say something wrong? Huo Ran tried to ask for help off the court. [HR: Is it too much to ask a netizen to make a phone call? ] [I can do it again:...] [I can do it again: Brother, how obsessed are you with making phone calls! ! ] [I can do it again: What should I say, as expected of an antique straight man? ] [I can do it again: No, when did you make a netizen behind my back? ! ] [I can do it again: male and female! It can''t be the old man doctor from last time, right? ] Huo Ran paused, and began to talk about him from left to right. [HR: Have you watched the game video, do you like it? ] Earlier, he had passed the video to Huo Sihan, and as soon as this was mentioned, Huo Sihan was immediately distracted. [I can do it again: the feeling is all in the ID. ] [I''m OK again: For the sake of your long video, I''m reluctant to pursue that idiot name you took. ] [I can do it again: So... who is the peach that I played with you? Are you friends? Is it a lovely young lady? ] [I can do it again: Star Eyes.jpg] ...why did the topic come back here? Huo Ran typed a bit depressed to reply. [HR: Not telling you. ] [HR: I''m asleep, good night. ] Usually when he said he was asleep, he really wanted to go to bed. But today Huo Ran didn''t feel sleepy, the game screen was still, and he just sat in front of the computer, full of random thoughts. Animal Island does not display the player''s online status. At a certain moment, Huo Ran even wanted someone to enter the system to check if something went wrong. Huo Zhendong just decided to invest in the production company of Animal Island some time ago, and now he is also the shareholder behind the game. What if Dr. Tao''s game is offline and can''t be logged in? Half an hour later, both the pp and the game were dead silent, and Huo Ran gave up the idea of ??being lucky. Dr. Tao really went offline. He must have made Doctor Tao angry. Huo Ran turned off the computer angrily, took a shower and turned off the lights, and then sank into the soft bed motionless. He should have thought that Dr. Tao was a very cautious person, he had not agreed to meet him before, and he certainly would not want to have contact with him outside of text suddenly. Today, he was in a daze. When he saw Dr. Tao saying that he was answering the phone, he asked subconsciously. Huo Ran turned over, and the ups and downs of the whole day were still imprinted in his mind. He never thought that he would fall in love with a man. Originally, he just didn''t understand why he couldn''t stop thinking about Dr. Tao, and asked the driver to turn around and drive back, looking for the figure who left in a hurry. At that time, Huo Ran got out of the car and looked around aimlessly, followed by the sculptural Jiang Nansheng. Jiang Nansheng''s voice was so low that he could hardly hear him: "Mr. Huo, did you find me...you?" "..." Huo Ran really wanted to say that blind people can''t find it, but another sentence blurted out. "Sorry, I have someone I like." He said it very naturally and firmly, as if it flowed directly from the bottom of his heart, without the helplessness and weakness in facing the confession in the past. It wasn''t until that moment that Huo Ran suddenly realized what he wanted. He really wanted to meet Dr. Tao. He wanted to hear Dr. Tao''s voice very much. After tossing and turning for a long time, Huo Ran, still unable to fall asleep, brought the mobile phone on the bedside table. He clicked on the chat history with Huo Sihan, found the series of "strange" articles, and read them one by one. The phone screen emits a faint light, reflecting Huo Ran''s nervous and solemn expression. Chapter 24： At two o''clock in the morning, Tao Zhiyue, the self-heating pancake, had already changed twenty sleeping positions, and counted thousands of sheep, but the sleepy bugs still refused to come. After struggling for a long time, Tao Zhiyue told himself that he should get up and go to the bathroom. Then take a look at the time on your phone by the way, just look at the time. In the dark room, Tao Zhiyue picked up the phone with a nonchalant expression on his face, the screen lit up, and there were no unread messages. There was a faint sense of loss in my heart. Tao Zhiyue unlocked it resolutely, opened the app, and refreshed it a few times, but the dialog box remained motionless, and it was still the message he replied six hours ago. [Tao: I''ll go online to check. ] After several hours of making pancakes, Tao Zhiyu, who gradually calmed down, regretted his rashness earlier. Why did he press the off button backhand? He went offline suddenly without an explanation. Would HR think he was rude? Maybe HR didn''t mean anything else, just saw that he said he was on the phone, and just mentioned it casually. Older people are usually used to communicating by voice or phone, and their typing speed is not as fast as younger people, so it is normal to not like to communicate with text. Asking him if he has a boyfriend may be just out of curiosity. HR has been single for so many years, and it is rare to have a sweetheart. It is the first time to taste this wonderful taste, so it is normal to be curious about the emotional status of the people around you. As for solemnity... it probably means "this is more in line with the character image". After "figuring out" these problems that had troubled him for half the night, Tao Zhi felt ashamed of himself. Love novels do not deceive him, it turns out that people who are in secret love are really fools who like to pretend to be passionate. After spending a long time at the door of the bathroom, Tao Zhiyue lost all intention of going to sleep. He put on his clothes, turned on the light, and sat back at the desk. Turn on the machine and land on Animal Island. It was also late at night in the game, and the brown bear waving at him on the small island next door had disappeared, so it should be offline. The tree shadows swayed, and the soft chirping of insects came from the silent night. The hedgehog boarded the small wooden boat and sailed to the territory of the new neighbor. Tao Zhiyue used this visit function for the first time. The driving time is determined by the distance between the coordinates of different islands. The small island of HR was far away from him before, so it took five minutes to come here. Now the two small islands are within easy reach and can be reached in ten seconds. The little hedgehog jumped off the boat and trotted onto the island, and soon heard snoring from the cabin in the center of the island. It turns out that brown bears snore so loudly. There is a very cute little setting in Animal Island. When the player exits the game, there are two options to choose from, [bye] and [see you later]. It is said that if you choose [Bye Bye], the character will disappear in place, making it impossible for others to judge whether the player is online or not. And choosing [See you later] will make the character go to sleep. If it is night, he will go back to the house to sleep, and during the day he will take a nap in the sun on the deck chair or hammock in front of the hut. Tao Zhiyue always clicks goodbye directly, this is the first time he sees a player character who sleeps soundly after choosing [see you later]. In reality, HR should also be asleep. In the funny snoring sound effect, the little hedgehog strolled around the brown bear island. Unlike many players who build some beautiful gardens full of flowers, HR has planted large tracts of fruit trees in the open space of the island. Each tree bears heavy fruits, and the colorful fruits are plump and beautiful. Next to the largest fruit tree, there was a small wooden sign with four big characters [Do not steal it]. Thinking of the large handful of fruits brought by the brown bear when he visited for the first time, Tao Zhiyue, who was nervous in front of the screen, suddenly felt soft inside. It''s obviously a very common and trivial matter, but when it comes to this person, there is always a kind of unreasonable cuteness. The little hedgehog returned to his island, picked flowers of different varieties from the garden, and tied them into a bunch with ribbons. Then it held the bouquet of warm and bright flowers in its small paws, came by boat again, and placed it carefully at the door of the snoring cabin. [A hedgehog: Network failure, suddenly dropped. ] Tao Zhiyue thought to himself that his brain network was indeed malfunctioning before, so it was not a lie. [A hedgehog: I brought a small gift, I apologize to you ^-^] When exiting the game this time, Tao Zhiyue hesitated for a moment, and tapped [see you later]. Going back to the bed and lying down again, Tao Zhiyue''s mood calmed down a lot. He closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep again. For some reason, Tao Zhiyue''s strange past self slowly emerged in Tao Zhiyue''s mind. I go to work at 9 o''clock on weekdays. I rarely leave my station except for eating and going to the bathroom. Weekends are often single days off, and he often spends the day at home, because there is a long distance between him and friends he has known for many years, so he can only meet in the open dark room. At that time, he was immersed in the blind passion of fighting for his dreams, and he never noticed that his life was so monotonous. Every morning when commuting, Tao Zhiyue, clinging to the handrails and shaking with the crowds in the crowded subway, was so crowded that he could hardly breathe, occasionally thinking that there seemed to be something missing in his life. In the countless late nights when he was waiting for the car to go home alone, in the small rental house that was only used for bathing and sleeping, Tao Zhiyue, who was running on two points and one line, sometimes took time to think about this problem, to resolve the problem of the brain carrying too many code instructions. Tired, but he hadn''t figured it out. Until that day, the gas bill of the rental house ran out, and a roommate in the tenant group said that he would cook at noon, and this time it happened to be Tao Zhiyue''s turn to pay the bill. It would be too late to pay the bill after the lunch break, so Tao Zhiyue had to make an exception, put down the ever-busy work at hand, sneak out between work, ride a public bicycle, and rush to the bank crookedly. The weather was fine that day, and the autumn wind gently brushed his cheeks, blowing away the complicated strings in his head. He hadnt ridden a bike for a long time, and the whole person was swaying, holding the handlebar nervously, and the pedestrians beside him Brush shoulders with traffic. The wind is warm, the light golden sun hangs high in the sky, the air is shining abundantly, and the scorched autumn leaves are falling from the branches. A small tenderness suddenly surged in his heart. This accident that disrupted his work rhythm brought a real and warm sense of life. When he arrived at the bank, when he inserted his card in front of the self-service terminal to pay, Tao Zhiyue always had a little smile hidden in his eyes. He really wanted to tell someone about this trivial matter, and share with him the joy that was so full that his heart was about to overflow . But he searched through his friends list, but couldn''t find a suitable one to tell. At that moment, Tao Zhiyue finally understood what was missing in his life. But he has long been like a clockwork machine, with no time, no opportunity, and no fate to meet someone. Even though he knew that life was empty and boring, he still didn''t have the courage to change everything. Not long after, at the moment of cardiac arrest, Tao Zhiyue didn''t recall any long-term past events, but only vaguely remembered the autumn day engraved in his heart. He hopes to be braver in his next life. Also, I hope to meet someone who can share the trivialities of life. However, the fear of death made the reborn Tao Zhiyue forget the little wish he made when he was dying. For a long time, he thought he had no regrets. However, those subtle desires and longings were quietly awakened in the process of contacting HR. Love is a wonderful emotion that sharpens the senses and sharpens the eyes so that they can touch the missing bits in the crevices of life. Even the seemingly hopeless unrequited love makes people have a soft and sensitive heart, and everything is dyed with colorful colors. The summer night is quiet and beautiful, the insects are melodious, and even the way the fruit trees sway in the wind is cute. Before going offline, Tao Zhiyue hesitated for a long time, and still added a sentence from his heart that he was too embarrassed to say in the past. [A hedgehog: The flowers you planted for me the day before yesterday bloomed, and I picked the most beautiful ones for you. ] In the peaceful and beautiful virtual world, the most beautiful bouquet of flowers is lying at the door of the cabin, waiting to be seen by the brown bear waking up. Why HR? The memories are soothing and long, the morning light outside the window is faint, and Tao Zhiyue is gradually swept away by sleepiness. Maybe it was because of that night full of surprises. When we met for the first time, that person said to him very firmly: You are so brave. Chapter 25： This sleep was very heavy, and it was already one o''clock in the afternoon when Tao Zhiyue woke up. The sun was warm and filled the room with light. Tao Zhi rubbed his sleepy eyes, he remembered that he had a long, long dream yesterday, but when he woke up, the dream slipped away from his memory. He only had a vague impression that he seemed to be dreaming of the boy with white T-shirt yesterday. I don''t know if I will meet him today. Although I have already slept in the morning, fortunately, the afternoon activities in the game exhibition usually start after two o''clock, and there is still time to rush there. Tao Zhi quickly washed and ate, took his backpack and went out. The phone is still silent and there is no new message. After struggling for a while, Tao Zhiyue decisively logged out of the pp login. As long as he is not online, this is Schr?dinger''s news. He can think that HR has seen the apology bouquet in the game, and then sent him a message. The world in the game is simple and pure, with only cute animals, who concentrate on taking care of their own island. There, Tao Zhiyue can pretend that the brown bear is really his neighbor and friend. He didn''t reply to the message in time, so he sent a gift to apologize. Even if this gift is an unusual flower, it can be interpreted as a thank you gift from HR for helping him repair the island, which is the seed they planted together. But in reality, he couldn''t do anything over the line to a straight man who had a crush on him. The flow of people at today''s game show was even greater than yesterday''s. Fortunately, the line to enter the venue in the afternoon was not long, and Tao Zhiyue entered after waiting for a while. The most popular area is still the demo area of ??the War of the Roses. After a night of urgent work, the meticulously prepared Rose House was finally opened to the public. At this moment, the exhibition audience was crowded inside and outside, and many people came to take pictures and check in. Tao Zhiyue stood outside the crowd and was stunned for a while. Yesterday, he played games all afternoon in the independent trial room at the back of the hut, sitting beside a strange man who made his heart flutter. Thinking about it now, it feels like a world away. Next to the hut, there are staff members whom I met yesterday, sweating profusely to maintain order, behind me is a sea of ??pink flowers, as romantic as a fairy tale. Tao Zhi watched for a while, then walked away silently. According to the previously planned itinerary, Tao Zhiyue took a notebook and stopped and walked among the booths, taking notes with a serious expression. In the high-intensity thinking, those charming moods were gradually left behind. Yesterday he had a general idea. For Zhitong games who are used to brainless games, it is very difficult to make up their minds and switch directly to original development. Maybe they will be busy for a long time and finally do nothing. not come out. Many gamers will subconsciously think that to engage in original development is to develop their own engine, innovate gameplay, and create a unique style. But this road is too difficult. There are only mere successes, and countless teams that have fallen halfway have not been seen. Tao Zhiyue felt that instead of trying to reach the sky in one step, it is better to improve and optimize on the existing basis, and strive to make it small and beautiful. The most important thing is to identify the core selling point of the game, and then design and implement it with awe. For example, the War of the Roses does not have much innovation in gameplay. It is a relatively conventional MMORGP, but the unique all-female setting, gorgeous and not frivolous style of painting, it has won the general favor of female players, and has produced unexpected surprises. Influence. While absorbing nourishment from the outside world, he sorted out his own thoughts, and by the time the library closed at six o''clock, Tao Zhiyue had a relatively complete and specific idea. Almost all the projects that should be seen have been finished, not only for the company, Tao Zhiyue has also learned a lot of new knowledge. After an afternoon of brainstorming, he was in a state of extreme excitement, forgetting that it was already off-duty time, and couldn''t wait to take a taxi to the company. But just in time for the project team to work overtime today, the lights in the company were brightly lit, and the CEO didn''t come home from get off work, just sitting in the office and thinking hard. Before he had time to talk to his bewildered colleagues, Tao Zhiyue hurried into the CEO''s office and told him everything he had seen, heard and thought in the past two days. Mr. Guo, the CEO, nodded frequently. On the way, he called the producer, chief planner, and main program Lao Li of the project team. A group of people talked loudly in the office, which made the employees in the office area outside frantically poke their heads, curious Bursting. Half an hour later, Mr. Guo came out first and said that he would not work overtime today, and invited everyone to have a dinner at a nearby barbecue and sign up voluntarily. The crowd immediately burst into cheers of joy. On the way to the barbecue restaurant with twenty or thirty people, Tao Zhiyue was at the end of the line, and Wang Heng slowed down and walked up to him. "Brother Tao, have you finished your work at home?" Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, then remembered the conversation between the two, "Well, right..." "Hey, I knew it." Wang Heng was a little proud, "Brother Tao, you seem to have changed recently. I think you must have taken care of some troublesome things." Tao Zhi was more surprised and said, "Really?" "Yeah! It just becomes..." Wang Heng scratched his hair, trying to come up with an accurate description, "It became brighter! Hey, this word doesn''t seem to be used that way." "Anyway, I used to think Brother Tao was not easy to get close to, and was a bit cold. But now it seems... It feels like he''s back in the crowd. Isn''t it strange to say that?" Wang Heng slapped his head, "Forget it, I''m sorry for the Chinese teacher, anyway, let us have a chance to feast on it again, hehe, thank you Brother Tao!" Colleagues around were chatting, laughter came from the crowd from time to time, neon signs flickered, and the aroma of barbecue in the small restaurant in front had spread. This somewhat familiar scene, as well as Wang Heng''s unintentional words, reminded Tao Zhiyue of the person he deliberately forgot today. His nose was slightly sore, he coughed lightly, and smiled at Wang Heng, "Okay, I will." The barbecue restaurant was full of smoke, and several large tables were arranged to form a long strip, which was full of colleagues. Everyone ordered dishes in a hurry, and the grilled skewers and beer bottles piled up in front of them quickly. Tao Zhiyue didn''t drink often, and when he drank, he would show his face, but tonight he drank a lot, his face turned red, and his head was drunk. Mr. Guo was even more exaggeratedly drunk. Holding a beer bottle, he spoke affectionately and imagined the future. He was so excited that he almost burst into tears, which caused a group of people to roar with laughter. Amidst the unscrupulous noise, a colleague joked with Tao Zhiyue: "Xiao Tao, are you allergic to alcohol? Your face is so red." Tao Zhiyue stopped his shaking body, and replied seriously: "It''s okay, there are anti-allergic medicines at home." Beer is bitter, and Tao Zhi doesn''t like the taste on weekdays, but on a melancholy summer night, there seems to be nothing better than a dozen cold beers to soothe your worries. When the banquet was about to end, someone remembered Tao Zhiyue, the hero of the barbecue, and clamored to toast him, and Tao Zhiyue would not refuse. Seeing that he is so easy to talk today, a female colleague mustered up her courage and half-jokingly said that she wanted to add him to PP, and immediately someone booed, and the small barbecue restaurant was full of commotion. Tao Zhiyue was almost drunk, blinked his eyes, and groped in his pocket for a long time before finding the phone. Why didn''t pp log in? Tao Zhi, who was currently slow thinking, couldn''t think of the reason, so he clicked to log in, skipped the unread messages with red dots in the list, opened the QR code and handed it to his colleagues to scan. Tao Zhiyue saw that his colleagues were vying for it, Mu Mu thought of something, and whispered: "I haven''t joined the company group, please give me a hand." His cheeks were red, the corners of his eyes were wet with sleepiness after drunkenness, but he sat upright, his clear and bright eyes in the past were covered with a layer of mist, no longer the usual decisiveness and calmness, and there was a kind of imperceptible fragility. Seeing this scene, the colleagues who were still awake were stunned for a moment, and subconsciously lowered their volume: "Okay...Okay, right now." Someone handed him the phone back, Tao Zhiyue took it, and was about to put it back in his pocket when a voice call rang. His vision was a little blurry, Tao Zhiyue settled down to look, and a beautiful landscape photo avatar popped up on the screen, nicknamed HR. It''s strange, why would someone call him, he obviously didn''t find a new job... Filled with doubts, Tao Zhi hung up the connection and put the phone to his ear. The noise around him faded away, and there was a low breathing sound next to his ears. Tao Zhiyue didn''t speak, but clenched his phone tightly, and unconsciously followed the other person to breathe lightly. Then he heard his own heartbeat. A few seconds later, a somewhat distorted male voice came from the other end, his tone mixed with tension and apprehension. "...Hi, is this Dr. Tao?" Chapter 26： When the words fell to the ground, Huo Ran couldn''t help standing up. The slightly hot screen of the mobile phone was pressed against the ear, sticky sweat leaked from the palm of the hand, Huo Ran felt that he had never been so nervous. He stood alone in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel room, looking out at the bright lights of thousands of families. I don''t know which lamp Dr. Tao will be under at the moment. Huo Ran, who was so preoccupied yesterday, didn''t fall asleep until almost nine o''clock in the morning. When he woke up, it was almost dusk, and he saw a vague and familiar figure repeatedly in his dreams. As soon as he woke up, he picked up his mobile phone. There was a long red dot in the PP message bar, but the person he was most looking forward to was not there. Huo Ran, who struggled overnight with the unfamiliar and novel emotional world, temporarily confirmed that he had a tendency to change his mind. But because of his abruptness, Dr. Tao seemed to be angry, and has ignored him until now. For this reason, Huo Ran was completely indifferent to work, canceled the arrangement to go to the game exhibition, and stayed in the room listlessly processing a few emails, during which he kept checking his phone every five minutes on average. Huo Ran, who has always believed that his life is fulfilling and rich, felt that time was so difficult for the first time, as if countless ants were walking swaggeringly in his heart. After finishing the dinner brought by the waiter, Huo Ran gave up pretending to work, simply opened the game, and went to Animal Island to pass the time. Then he saw the bright and beautiful bunch of flowers at the door of the hut. And a short note from Dr. Tao in the middle of the night. [A hedgehog: Network failure, suddenly dropped. ] [A hedgehog: I brought a small gift, I apologize to you ^-^] [A hedgehog: The flowers you planted for me the day before yesterday bloomed, and I picked the most beautiful ones for you. ] The big brown bear in the center of the screen bent down to pick up the bouquet, carefully held it in the furry arms, and showed a happy smile. That''s the default pickup emote in the game, but it''s exactly the same as Huo Ran outside the game. Huo Ran didn''t know how to describe his mood, probably like drinking a lot of soda, the slight and dense stimulation spread from the blood vessels to the heart, and his body was full of bubbles. It turned out that Dr. Tao was really offline, not angry with him. Huo Ran admired the picture of the brown bear hugging the flower for ten minutes before he remembered to restrain his silly expression, and immediately sent a message on PP. [HR: Doctor Tao, I''m sorry, I just logged into the game and saw your message. ] [HR: The flowers are very beautiful, and I will build a garden in the future. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] But until eight o''clock in the evening, Dr. Tao did not reply. His light gray system default avatar is grayer than usual and offline. Or according to the results in the search engine, he is invisible. On this night, Huo Ran learned more about the use of pp from the Internet than all these years combined. He knows that pp can be set to be invisible to a certain person alone, he knows that he can set a suffix for a pat, and he can set a special concern for his friends... Huo Ran very naturally set up a special concern for Dr. Tao, and also set up an online reminder with a cough sound effect. While waiting for Doctor Tao to appear, Huo Ran seriously did a series of childish things. He called the people from the Animal Island Production Company to ask them to pay more attention to the player''s network stability. The Animal Island producer on the other end of the phone looked confused and could only respond repeatedly. Then Huo Ran wandered around the small island, and marked out a site that could be used as a garden, and planned to be a flower farmer in the next few days. When passing by the biggest fruit tree, Huo Ran stared at the small wooden sign inserted on the spur of the moment, thinking that [no stealing] looked weird. After thinking for a while, the clumsy big brown bear took out another wooden sign from the warehouse, wrote "Welcome to Taste", and nailed it to the stake with satisfaction. When it was almost nine o''clock, the bored Huo Ran was about to go to Hedgehog Island to see the scenery, when the computer and mobile phone suddenly sounded coughing at the same time. At a glance, he saw that Doctor Tao''s default avatar brightened a little. Doctor Tao is online now. Huo Ran immediately became nervous, picked up the phone, and waited for Dr. Tao''s reply. Ever since he got a new phone, Huo Ran has been really fond of chatting on his phone. Compared with the text typed with the keyboard on the large computer screen, the dialog box held in the hand seems to have a more realistic sense of one-on-one chat. But Huo Ran waited for several minutes, and there was no movement in the dialog box, not even a status prompt of "typing in progress". This is not like Dr. Tao''s habit of replying to messages as soon as he is free. Huo Ran was a little uneasy. Before he could think of a countermeasure, he moved his hands first and made a voice call. Before I had time to regret hanging up, the voice was connected. Huo Ran''s mind went blank for a moment, and he wanted to speak but couldn''t find a voice. There was some noise on the other end of the phone, with indistinct voices and laughter, and what was closer was a light breath, gently brushing against his ears like a feather. Huo Ran asked subconsciously: "... Hello, is this Dr. Tao?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he couldn''t sit still, and was driven by a mysterious force to stand up, pacing back and forth to relieve the panic. What will Dr. Tao''s voice be like? After a few seconds, the master of that breath responded, "Who is Dr. Tao?" His voice was clear and soft, with an uncertain daze at the moment, and the ending was a little soft, as if he had lost his strength. The voice is so familiar, very similar to the masked boy I met yesterday. This thought flashed through his mind, and Huo Ran quickly noticed that the person on the phone was not in the right state. He calmed down and continued to ask carefully, "Is this your pp?" "Well, it''s mine." The other party thought for a while and asked in confusion, "But I''m not a doctor... who are you?" A few high-pitched male voices came from the background noise. "Brother Tao, did someone make a wrong call? Just hang up!" "Are you stupid? It''s PP voice, how could you make a mistake..." "Ah, it turns out Brother Tao won''t know people when he''s drunk! It''s fun!" The owner of that voice retorted slowly: "I know you. You are Wang Heng. I''m not drunk." Immediately someone excitedly said: "Brother Tao looks so cute now! Can you record it?" "Be careful of being beaten tomorrow, hahahahaha." "Brother Tao still remembers me when he''s drunk, so touched, come on! Have another drink!" "Good guy, Mr. Guo is still drunk! Stay away!" After listening for a while, Huo Ran was sure that a group of drunks were on the other end of the phone, and also confirmed from the "Brother Tao" that the owner of the voice was Dr. Tao. Dr. Tao was probably having a drink with his colleagues. He memorized what the group of drunken men on the opposite side said, and then said to Dr. Tao seriously: "I am a friend you met on the Internet, and my nickname is HR." "HR?" Dr. Tao looked very disbelieving, "Really? Why don''t I remember it?" Huo Ran''s heart suddenly felt sour. Dr. Tao still remembered his colleague''s name after he was drunk, but he had no impression of him. "Really." Huo Ran tried hard to think about how to prove his identity to a drunkard, "I know you have a lot of cute emoticons, you just sent me a lot of them, and I saved them all, but you never post them. dynamic" While talking, the memories of getting along with each other during this time flooded my heart, as if there were endless things to say, and even the voice became soft. "You like surfing the Internet, browsing Sky Forum, and playing Animal Island, but for some reason, you haven''t been online for a long time, and the island is deserted." "I helped you reclaim the wasteland, cut dead trees, and sow seeds in the garden. You are a hedgehog in the game and built many different styles of cottages. I like the dark gray one the most. There is a big skylight on the roof. I didn''t know it before, but the roof can also be changed, you told me." "You seem to know me very well." Doctor Tao said in a daze, "I also like that one the most, because you can see the stars when you stay in the room." At this moment, in the night sky looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, stars are twinkling. Huo Ran stood in front of the window, and slowly put his other hand on the glass, his fingertips felt cool, overlapping with the distant evening star. "Look up at the sky now, and you can see the stars." He whispered, "Stop drinking, it''s bad for your health. Is the party almost over?" Dr. Tao believed his words completely, let down his guard, and his voice became very loose. "It''s over, I''m going home." Doctor Tao''s voice was full of joy, "I''m going outside to look at the stars." Huo Ran suddenly became nervous, "You are drunk, let a colleague see you off." "No, I''m not drunk." Doctor Tao firmly believed that he was not drunk, "I can''t even walk." Huo Ran''s brain was running at high speed, "That''s called a car, and it will take you directly downstairs. Ask a colleague to take you to the car, or let me call a car for you, okay?" He didn''t want to rashly spy on Dr. Tao''s real life, but he was really worried about his current state. "No, I''ll walk back by myself, it''s very close." Dr. Tao insisted, "I pass this road every day when I commute to and from get off work. The bus only takes two stops. Turn left at the intersection and go straight, and you will arrive at the community. I go home alone like this every day." After being drunk, his words became light and ethereal, and even a little blurred at the end, but Huo Ran could hear a kind of inaudible loneliness. "Do you go home alone every day?" The surrounding noise went away, and Dr. Tao seemed to have walked out of the restaurant amidst the chaotic farewell sounds of his colleagues. "Yeah, I''m alone on weekends." His voice became clear again, echoing in the silent street, "I''m used to being alone." Huo Ran was at a loss for words for a moment, and he felt a needle-like feeling in his heart, and he answered almost reflexively. "I''ll walk you home with me." Doctor Tao was stunned, "But you are on the phone." "I can keep talking to you until you get home safe and sound." Dr. Tao seemed to ponder over his intentions, and emphasized emphatically, "Then don''t persuade me, I won''t change jobs for the time being." Huo Ran was stunned, and it took him a while to realize what he meant, and said with a smile: "I''m not a human being, this is the abbreviation of my name." "Oh." Doctor Tao thought of something, and his voice became muffled, "I don''t like this abbreviation." Huo Ran asked curiously, "Why?" Dr. Tao didn''t answer. He was breathing lightly and sometimes heavily. Occasionally, the sound of motors of cars passing by could be heard on the phone. Huo Ran didn''t care about this small detail, and hurriedly instructed: "Don''t walk on the road, walk on the sidewalk beside it, and be careful of vehicles." "Okay." "Dizzy? If dizzy, take the car." "Not dizzy." "Does your stomach feel uncomfortable? Do you want to vomit?" "No." "How far is it from home? Don''t be sleepy now, don''t get sleepy, just stick to it and you''ll be home." "quickly." Huo Ranxu babbled on for a long time, and Doctor Tao at the other end responded cooperatively, very obediently. During the question and answer, Huo Ran gradually smiled. Even if he didn''t know what Dr. Tao looked like, he still felt that the current Dr. Tao must be very cute. He was a little jealous of the group of colleagues who could drink and eat with Dr. Tao. The atmosphere was just right, so Huo Ran carefully asked the question that made him depressed before: "Doctor Tao, do you remember me now?" "I remember." Dr. Tao said with certainty, and then raised an objection, "My surname is Tao, but I''m not a doctor. Why do you call me Dr. Tao?" If it was said that the previous denial might be due to drunkenness and insanity, but hearing Dr. Tao''s serious voice at the moment, Huo Ran couldn''t help but feel puzzled. So Dr. Tao is not a doctor? Then how should he be called Dr. Tao? Huo Ran asked cautiously: "Then what should I call you?" Doctor Tao said softly, "My name is Tao Zhiyue." The clear voice announced his name with some embarrassment, and the very tender pronunciation made Huo Ran''s heart tremble slightly. "Is it all in all?" Still a slow retort: ??"No, it''s knowing that you know, the more you climb the mountains and the mountains." Tao Zhiyue. Huo Ran quietly memorized the name, and his heart burst into unreasonable joy, "It sounds good." "My mother named it for me." Tao Zhi said in a low voice, "I like this name very much." Huo Ran was about to tell Tao Zhiyue his name when he heard some sad words from him. "Don''t you ask me?" "what?" "Ask me if I have paid attention to the car, whether I feel uncomfortable, when I will be home..." In the end, his voice was close to a whisper, and the last words were lost in his rapid breathing. "I miss Mom and Dad." Huo Ran was stunned, he heard the longing and sadness in that voice. Thinking of what Tao Zhiyue said before, he seemed to understand something. So he said he was used to being alone. Huo Ran collected himself, suppressed the waves in his heart, and continued to ask. "Do you want to take a shower when you get home?" "...you need to wash it, the smell of barbecue is so strong." "Don''t take a shower, it''s easy to fall when you take a shower after drinking alcohol, stick to it today, and wash it tomorrow, okay?" "Okay." "If you get a headache tomorrow, please take a day off and rest at home." "You can rest tomorrow, with pay." Tao Zhiyue''s tone gradually returned to normal, and when he talked about paid leave, the ending sound rose, and he was a little proud. Huo Ran couldn''t control the raised corners of his mouth, and there was a smile in his voice, "That''s great." Tao Zhiyue on the other end of the phone also laughed in a low voice, with a shy smile, "I seem to be drunk...I''m sorry." Now Huo Ran refuses to admit that he was drunk. "Don''t be sorry, you''re fine." In the early morning, the time when he was entangled in a lot of articles seemed to have passed away, and Huo Ran couldn''t remember what he was thinking at that time. He just thinks everything is fine now. Huo Ran stood in front of the window for a long time, unwilling to look away. Perhaps Tao Zhiyue was walking slowly on a certain street he could see, and under the illumination of the street lamps, he was heading towards his home. They had never met before, but Huo Ran felt that he saw this scene clearly. The slender figure was shrouded in warm yellow light, leaving a slanted shadow on the asphalt road. "Did you drink a lot today?" Tao Zhi recalled it carefully, "Well...not a lot, but I forgot how much I drank." Huo Ran couldn''t hold back his curiosity, "May I ask you, why are you drinking today?" He intuitively felt that Tao Zhi was more unlikely to be someone who liked to drink. Tao Zhiyue was silent for a while, just when Huo Ran began to reflect on whether he had said something wrong, and wanted to withdraw the question uneasily, he answered in a low voice. "I''m in love with someone I shouldn''t be in love with." Huo Ran stopped breathing for a moment. The fact that "Dr. Tao has someone he likes" that he had deliberately forgotten came back to his mind. It turned out that Tao Zhiyue drank a lot of wine because of that talent. His heart was suddenly sour, and Huo Ran didn''t know what to say next. He was silent for a while, and heard Tao Zhiyue talking to himself very annoyed. "Even though I know he is a straight man, and I haven''t met him, why do I still fall in love with him uncontrollably?" Tao Zhiyue forgot Huo Ran on the other end of the phone and fell into his own world. "He told me yesterday that he fell in love with a girl, and it was love at first sight." "I should bless him. He has reached middle age and has never been in a relationship. It should be a happy thing to finally have someone he likes." "But I can''t be happier." As Huo Ran listened, disbelief gradually appeared in his eyes. Why is this description so familiar? Except for the point of being middle-aged. Huo Ran suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and his voice pretended to be calm, "Why do you think he is middle-aged?" Tao Zhiyue was unaware of his excitement, and explained solemnly: "Because he doesn''t surf the Internet, he doesn''t understand any buzzwords... and he uses a very old-fashioned landscape photo as his profile picture." In an instant, there was only the sound of a pounding heartbeat in the whole world. Huo Ran gripped the phone tightly, as if to hold a fleeting illusion. Even his voice trembled. "Then what buzzwords have you... taught him?" Tao Zhiyue answered every question: "Well, let me think about it." "There are green tea, connotation, Amway..." He paused, "No, he learned Amway by himself. As a middle-aged man, I envy his learning ability and the speed at which he accepts new things..." Huo Ran subconsciously ignored the part after the middle-aged man. His mood suddenly jumped up. Even when he was drunk, Tao Zhiyue still remembered every bit of him. "And then there''s the tangerine qi..." Tao Zhiyue, whose brain was slow to respond, was stuck again while talking, "Oh, the tangerine qi doesn''t seem to be him, it''s someone else." Hearing this, Huo Ran felt that his whole body was stiff, but his blood was as hot as boiling. Tangerine smell, War of the Roses, boys wearing masks... In the crowd of strangers, he saw the person at a glance. The world is so big, I happened to meet him. The blood rose to the top of his head all of a sudden, and Huo Ran could no longer keep calm. Tao Zhiyue was still muttering to himself, his voice was very confused: "Why did I remember it wrong? It''s so strange, obviously they are not from the same generation..." Huo Ran knew that it would not be open and aboveboard to talk routinely when the other party was drunk, but he really couldn''t contain his excitement. "Is it a game exhibition? Jinbei Game Exhibition." His deep voice was full of anticipation and excitement, and the fingers imprinted on the glass window turned white vigorously, and the hot and humid white mist bloomed in front of him. "Yeah, I was really lucky yesterday, and I was selected as a lucky audience." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "The game is very fun, and the cabin is also very beautiful." "I went there again today, and many, many people were queuing up to take pictures, and they were all pink flowers. The little loli I pinched had pink hair." "I wanted to take pictures too, but I held back. I went around this afternoon and didn''t see him." Drunkness erodes reason, and Tao Zhiyue''s speech becomes confused, and his voice becomes distant. Huo Ran recovered from the fiery fantasy in an instant, and his eyes were filled with real worry: "Is it uncomfortable?" Tao Zhiyue at the other end answered after a while. "My face is so hot, and the wind is so hot tonight." Tao Zhiyue murmured, "I seem to be really allergic to alcohol." "But it doesn''t matter. Someone gave me a box of loratadine yesterday. I put it in the cabinet and can eat it when I get home." Speaking of this, Tao Zhiyue''s voice flashed a quiet smile. Huo Ran clearly remembered that when he took the medicine box from his hand, his ears were red, and his bright eyes were full of astonishment. On the smooth and cold cardboard box, their hands touched briefly for a moment. The scorching heat lingered on the fingertips, and the skin carried a soft electric current. It turned out that they had been so close. It is difficult for Huo Ran to describe the emotions surging in his heart at this moment. He felt a kind of luck to meet in a sea of ??thousands of people, and his life was so wonderful, and he also felt a kind of regret after suddenly realizing it. If he also went to the game exhibition today, would he be able to meet him again? Seeing him again, what will they say between them? Thoughts were churning, but in the end, Huo Ran suppressed all the complicated and unspeakable emotions, and pure tenderness flowed in his voice. "If you are allergic again in the future, remember to tell me right away." Tao Zhiyue seemed unable to understand what he meant, "Why?" "Next time, I will give you the medicine as soon as possible." Huo Ran said softly, "I will never forget it again." "Thank you." Tao Zhi was a little moved, "You are such a good person." Although he didn''t surf the Internet very much before, Huo Ran still knows the memes that are very commonly used in life. He laughed and said, "Is this a good person card?" "Hmm... no." Tao Zhiyue''s voice fluttered again, as if shaking his head, "This is not a confession." Hearing the word confession, Huo Ran''s already rapid heartbeat accelerated again. He tried his best to suppress the inexplicable impulse in his heart, "Yes, it''s not a confession." "I don''t like the name good person card." Tao Zhiyue''s tone was rarely stubborn, "A good person is a good person, not an excuse to refuse. I like all good people, and they should be cherished." "You are right, you are also a very good person." Huo Ran responded solemnly. "..." Tao Zhiyue paused for a while, and said in a low voice, "I passed by the window where I can look in the mirror, and I blushed." Then he deceived himself and said: "No, I must take medicine when I get home today." Huo Ran felt that the heart seemed to be melted by the high temperature, scattered into pieces bit by bit, penetrated into every crevice of the body, and affected every nerve. He could hardly resist the urge to rush out the door. He really wanted to see Tao Zhiyue who was wandering alone in the street at this time. But he clearly understood the sensitivity and caution of the other party. After thinking for a long time, Huo Ran asked cautiously: "Will you go to the game exhibition tomorrow?" Tao Zhiyue thought for a moment: "Tomorrow...go to bed first tomorrow. I don''t want to go, I''m so tired, I want to be lazy." "Okay, then be lazy." It wasn''t until such a mood appeared in him that Huo Ran finally believed that there would really be someone who said every word was cute. There was silence on the phone for a while, only the faint sound of breathing and the sound of cars passing by. They listened quietly to each other''s breathing. Suddenly, Tao Zhi exclaimed softly: "There are so many stars tonight." "I''ve been talking to you just now, and I forgot to look at the stars." His voice became far away again, Huo Ran felt that he must have raised his head, staring at the stars in the sky obsessively. "It''s so beautiful, it''s twinkling, and it looks better than in the game." Hearing this, Huo Ran also raised his head at the same time, passed the sleepless lights of half of the city, and looked at the quiet sky. They are looking at the same starry sky. The night sky is grand and the galaxy is full of stars. In the moonlight like water, beautiful evening stars twinkle and fall into the turbulent sea of ??hearts unexpectedly. Huo Ran felt that time and space seemed to be out of place, and he returned to the small wooden house. There was a round brown hedgehog sitting in front of the mirror, the spikes glowed with silvery white light, and a big brown bear with soft fur pushed the door open, as if it should belong to here. Then they looked up at the huge world beyond the skylight together. Huo Ran remembered what he had said to Tao Zhiyue that day. [Doctor Tao, hedgehogs can also be hugged. ] That day in the game, he hid behind the brown bear not wanting to scare Dr. Tao, so he just patted the hedgehog''s back covered with spikes gently with his broad bear claws. And at this moment, Huo Ran really wanted to hug the real him. Chapter 27： The street lights are dim, the shadows of the trees are whirling, and there are scattered pedestrians. The way home is both short and long. The bus only needs to take two stops. If you walk, turn left at the intersection and go straight ahead to reach the community. Huo Ran has always simulated this strange route in his heart. "I saw the gate of the community." Tao Zhi was a little excited, "It''s so fast to get home today." As he spoke, he raised the phone to his eyes. He wanted to take a look at the system time in the upper right corner, but he saw the call duration displayed on the screen: 46 minutes. He was surprised: "Ah, why did I walk for more than half an hour, I thought it was only a few minutes." Tao Zhiyue''s voice floated far away again, and Huo Ran instantly imagined him staring at the phone screen with a dazed expression on his face. It turned out that before he knew it, he had accompanied Tao Zhiyue back home. They talked all the way, but Huo Ran still felt that the time was too short. "There are very few people walking in the community today, it''s deserted." Tao Zhiyue complained in a low voice, "The street lights are also so dim." Tao Zhiyue usually doesn''t talk much, but after drinking, he becomes rambling, and likes to describe every little thing that happens around him. Huo Ran likes to hear him say these things, as if he is really by his side and can see the same scenery in his eyes. He patiently comforted the ignorant drunk: "It''s almost ten o''clock, and all the walkers have gone home." "If you feel that you can''t see the way clearly, turn on the flashlight in your phone." "No need, you will be home when you enter the second building of the community." Tao Zhiyue became happy again, "It''s ten o''clock, it''s time to go to bed, go take a shower first, and then go to bed." Huo Ran remembered that he had mentioned his schedule and went to bed at 10:30 every day. It seems that this habit has been deeply embedded in my memory, and it is so regular even after drinking. "You don''t need to take a bath today, you just promised me." Huo Ran laughed. "Yes." Tao Zhiyue came to his senses, "I''m sorry, I forgot, then I can sleep when I get home." Tao Zhiyue turned into the unit building, and the sound of tapping and tapping came from the receiver. Huo Ran keenly heard the footsteps going up the stairs, and he didn''t tease him anymore, his tone was very serious: "Okay, don''t talk, focus on watching the road, and talk when you get home." I don''t know if Tao Zhiyue is dizzy now, but he should be very careful when walking the stairs in this state, it will be dangerous if he steps on the air. "I can''t wrestle..." Tao Zhiyue grumbled, then really stopped talking, and concentrated on going upstairs. A few seconds later, Huo Ran heard a soft counting sound. "One step, two steps, three steps, four steps..." Amid the even footsteps, Tao Zhiyue counted quietly, thinking he couldn''t hear him. Huo Ran listened quietly and couldn''t help but smile. When counting to the fifty-second step, there was the sound of a key being inserted into the door lock and turning. Opening the door, the room was filled with lonely and cold air. "I''m home." Tao Zhiyue emphasized a little proudly, "Nothing happened, I walked steadily." In an instant, the forever silent one-bedroom room was alive with excitement. "Now...you should wash your face first." Tao Zhiyue threw his backpack on the sofa, thought for a while, and walked towards the bathroom. As he passed the dining table, he stared at the empty walls in some amazement. "Where''s my Cupid? Where did it go..." Listening to Tao Zhiyue talking to himself in a low voice, Huo Ran couldn''t help imagining what his room would look like. He accidentally asked out his doubts: "What Cupid?" "..." Tao Zhiyue paused, and said in embarrassment, "I can''t tell you this, it''s a secret." So Huo Ran became even more curious, feeling itchy in his heart. Cupid is the **** of love in fairy tales. Why does Tao Zhiyue have this in his family? Huo Ran started to think wildly with a calm expression. The mobile phone was placed on the sink, and there was the sound of splashing water, and after a while, there was the vague sound of brushing teeth. Until Tao Zhiyue got into bed and got under the covers, none of them hung up the phone, as if they all forgot that the voice should end with "accompany you home". In the sound of Tao Zhiyue''s gentle breathing, Huo Ran remembered something, "You haven''t taken your medicine yet." "Don''t take it, now the face is not hot, don''t waste medicine." "Are you sleepy now?" "I wanted to sleep just now, but after washing my face, I''m not sleepy anymore." Tao Zhi said frustratedly. Huo Ran couldn''t help but said: "Then let me chat with you, I''ll be sleepy after a while." Up to now, Huo Ran has almost figured out Tao Zhiyue''s state after being drunk. He will not go crazy like some people, nor will he be so drunk that he becomes unconscious. On the contrary, he will be more open and relaxed than usual. If you really don''t want to say something, you will also frankly refuse. Other than that, people and things are randomly forgotten. This state is very cute. And...it''s very suitable for Huo Ran to get to know him better. The intersection between him and Tao Zhiyue was limited to the Internet, and there was another offline encounter that was not a complete meeting. With the sprouting of love, Huo Ran gradually felt an uncontrollable desire to explore. He wants to know more about Tao Zhiyue, his interests, his likes and dislikes, whatever. It''s a pity that Tao Zhiyue''s information on the Internet is almost blank. He can''t get any information from the space dynamics commonly used by ordinary people, and what he can see in the game is only a part. Huo Ran didn''t want to miss this rare opportunity. Condemning himself silently in his heart, Huo Ran solemnly sat back at his desk, took out his dark brown notebook with exquisite leather, and began to ask questions with a cheeky face. "what do you like?" Tao Zhi nestled comfortably in the quilt, his mind was almost empty, and he answered honestly when he heard him. "I love writing code." Beautiful and neat handwriting fell on the off-white paper. Huo Ran remembered the conversation yesterday, Tao Zhiyue said that he was a programmer. No wonder he loves work so much, it turns out that it is because he is doing something he really likes. Huo Ran didn''t know anything about this field, and asked interestedly: "Why?" "Because... writing code is like building a building. I like to see ordinary bricks turned into magnificent tall buildings." Tao Zhiyue''s voice was tinged with a little joy, "The building made of symbols and numbers is also beautiful, and I can do it all by myself. The black-gold fountain pen trembled rapidly, and there was a rustling sound when the tip of the pen scratched. "What else do you like?" "I also like...eating hot pot." The topic jumped up suddenly, and Tao Zhiyue happily thought about it, "I want to cook the soup myself, thick and white, and then boil mushrooms, shabu-shabu, and vegetables, and it will be fine. I will take a big bowl to drink the soup, it is very fragrant. Huo Ran suddenly felt that his dinner was too sloppy and he was hungry. "I like spicy pot." He couldn''t help but cut into the topic. "Ah, the red oil soup base is also very fragrant. Just by looking at the color, Tao Zhiyue agreed, "But washing the pot is very troublesome, it''s full of oil, and it''s tiring to wash." Huo Ran blurted out: "I''ll wash it." "Hey, you like to wash dishes, so special." Tao Zhiyue said in surprise, "Then next time I want to eat spicy pot, please come to my house to eat. I will prepare the dishes, and you will wash the dishes." The sharp tip of the pen pokes a heavy point on the paper, and the ink bleeds deeply. Huo Ran took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Okay... I will definitely come." As long as he sobers up, Tao Zhiyue still remembers. Huo Ran fell into a delicate mood. He didn''t want to be discovered by his clich, but also hoped that he could really eat the hot pot that he casually promised. "Then what do you hate?" Huo Ran felt that asking this question clearly was the top priority. Tao Zhiyue''s tone was a bit melancholy, "I hate all bad people and things, I hate food that tastes very bitter, but..." In this "but" with a long ending, Huo Ran''s heart was raised, full of anxiety. "But I hate one person the most." "who?" Even though he knew that this person was unlikely to be himself, Huo Ran was still very nervous. "You won''t know him, very few people know him." Tao Zhiyue said firmly. "Then why do you hate him?" Huo Ran gripped the pen tightly, ready to record key points at any time. "Because... well, it''s complicated to say." Tao Zhiyue''s voice was distressed. "If you are willing to talk, you can speak slowly, and I will always listen." Hearing this, Tao Zhiyue was silent for a long time, so long that Huo Ran glanced at the screen several times to confirm that the call was not interrupted. A few minutes later, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said softly: "Actually, he should be a very good person, and everything was due to an accident." "No, it is doomed, it will happen anyway, so he was injured, and he can only be accompanied by a wheelchair in the future." "When he was having a bad time, I... no, his lover abandoned him, and then he became a very cruel person." "Then he had a new lover, picked himself up and was doing better than before, and that''s when the old lover came back." "He felt that this once beautiful relationship was hypocritical, that the old lover was bad, and he just loved his money." Tao Zhiyue spoke intermittently, and Huo Ran didn''t fully understand, but his curiosity was still aroused: "And then?" "Then..." Tao Zhiyue seemed to tremble a bit, "Then he asked someone to drive and hit his old lover, causing him to be seriously injured." "His new lover accidentally exposed the past, many people insulted the old lover, and finally that person committed suicide." Facing this answer beyond imagination, Huo Ran was momentarily dumbfounded. After finishing speaking, Tao Zhiyue fell into a long silence. Huo Ran couldn''t judge his role in this story. After thinking for a long time, he asked cautiously: "Is this ''he'' your friend?" "No." Tao Zhiyue replied quickly, "I hope I will never see him." Hearing that the two hadn''t met, Huo Ran was inexplicably relieved. Combining the previous narration, he guessed that Tao Zhiyue might know the old lover who had a tragic ending. "I never told anyone else about this." Tao Zhiyue murmured, "I... am afraid of him." "If I was a bystander, maybe I shouldn''t hate him. He was also deeply hurt and wanted revenge... Maybe he was not wrong." "No, that''s wrong." Huo Ran affirmed, "He shouldn''t hurt others because of his pain." "...Really?" Tao Zhiyue asked cautiously, "I''ve thought about this question for a long time." Huo Ran could hear his fear and uneasiness, and comforted him in a deep voice: "If his injury has nothing to do with his past lover, he shouldn''t vent his hatred on that person, even if the other person left him at the darkest time of his life , but this is the human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. "Whether it''s money worship or hypocrisy, that person should be punished equally, such as losing the money that he has worked so hard to get, and never getting real love again, but he won''t have to lose his life for this." Tao Zhiyue added anxiously: "What if he was injured so badly to protect that person?" Huo Ran replied without hesitation: "That is also the instinct of human beings, the instinct of love, and it has nothing to do with the loved one, and another person should not bear the pressure." His words were firm and powerful, and Tao Zhiyue seemed to be stunned. After a long time, he whispered: "If the person I... he meets is you, then it will be fine." Before Huo Ran had time to think about the sudden switch of the subject in his words, he heard Tao Zhiyue say again: "You are very similar to a person, and the tone of your speech is very similar." Huo Ran clenched his fists quietly, feeling a little jealous, and muffled: "Who?" "..." Tao Zhiyue seemed to have buried his face into the pillow, his voice was so soft that Huo Ran tried hard to distinguish it, so he could hear it clearly. "...the one I like." This time, the tip of the pen drew a long line uncontrollably on the smooth paper. Huo Ran felt that the ear on the side of the phone that was close to him became very hot, as if all the heat from the whole body gathered together. Only then did he slowly understand that the redness and heat in his ears was not due to allergies. Buzzing in his head, Huo Ran kept trying to organize his words, but found that he seemed to have lost the ability to speak normally, and forgot words as soon as he opened his mouth. When he finally trained his out-of-control language system, only the sound of Tao Zhiyue''s calm breathing remained on the phone. He asked quietly, "Are you asleep?" There was no response, only shallow and long breaths. For some reason, Huo Ran''s mind suddenly flashed what Huo Sihan said a few days ago: "It''s so sweet to lie in bed at night and talk to your boyfriend until you fall asleep." probably, possibly, perhaps, she was right. Huo Ran just sat there, listening for a long time, the corners of his mouth maintained a slight upward arc, until the phone popped up a notification that the battery was low. So he woke up with a start, and as usual, he said the end of the night to Dr. Tao. The night outside the window is as cool as water, and the stars and the moon are shining. "Good night, Tao Zhiyue." Chapter 28： Waking up from the hangover, Tao Zhi felt dizzy in a daze. The chaotic dream of last night was still circling in my mind, and the beeping sound of an electric drill came from somewhere next door, making me dizzy. Tao Zhiyue opened his eyes, lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling blankly, feeling at a loss as if he didn''t know what year it was. He recalled for a long time before he remembered what happened last night. He first took a taxi from the game show to the company, discussed the game with Mr. Guo and others passionately for a while, and then went to have a barbecue with his colleagues... In the frenzied atmosphere of beer and barbecue, he seems to have drank a lot of wine, but he has no memory of what happened after the drink, and his memory stays at the moment when he picked up the glass and drank it down. Tao Zhi felt a little regretful, he seldom drank like this, the last time he drank to pieces was when he graduated from university several years ago, his roommate at that time teased him for a long time, he asked himself what he did after drinking, but No one would tell him. So up to now, Tao Zhiyue doesn''t know what will happen to him after drinking. Lying under the quilt depressed for a while, Tao Zhi mustered up the courage to reach for the cell phone next to the pillow. Anyway, there is no contact information of his colleagues. Before going to work in the company, no one will laugh at him remotely... right? Tao Zhiyue picked up the phone tremblingly, but found that the phone was turned off due to no power, and a large hollow battery was displayed on the screen. what was he doing on his phone yesterday? How can there be no electricity? Tao Zhiyue had no choice but to get up, charge his phone, and then go to the bathroom and wash up briefly. When he came back, the phone had turned on automatically, Tao Zhiyue glanced at it casually while biting the bread, and almost dropped his jaw in shock. Why are there so many pp message prompts on the lock screen? ! He put down the bread in shock, picked up the phone, and looked more and more bewildered. [Orange Jam: I''m Lin Jiajia, from the art group, remember to make a note. ] [Marmalade: Brother Tao, howling. ] [Old Guo: / Clasping fists] [Old Guo: Have a good rest today! ] [I must not be bald: drink together next time, hehe. ] [I can''t be bald: Brother Tao, I didn''t expect you to have this side! ] [Shimmer: Xiao Tao, hello. ] [Shimmer has become your friend, let''s start chatting! ] [Cuckoo has become your friend, let''s start chatting! ] Tao Zhiyue froze. If everyone hadn''t been talking about brother Tao and Xiao Tao, Tao Zhiyue would have thought that he had taken someone else''s phone by mistake. How could he suddenly add so many colleagues'' PP friends? Tao Zhiyue put on a mask of pain, and slowly entered the unlock code, reluctantly facing this unfamiliar scene. He opened the app and read it nervously. He added at least a dozen friends of his colleagues yesterday, and now there are still seven or eight failed friend applications lying in the "new friends". He even joined the company''s pp group, and now the news in it is 99+. Fortunately, he has the habit of entering the group and setting do not disturb. After finally flipping through the unread messages full of red dots, there is nothing too exciting. The most exaggerated thing is that Wang Heng said excitedly that he had never thought he had this side, and Tao Zhiyue heaved a sigh of relief. Swipe down with your finger, and the conversation bar with HR just came into view. [HR: Voice call ended] Tao Zhiyue''s pupils trembled, and he suspected that he was hallucinating. Trembling, he clicked on the dialog box, and then saw the very simple system prompt on the bottom line. [Call Duration 539:18] There is also a cute phone icon next to it. Tao Zhiyue:! ! ! He let go of his hand abruptly, and the phone fell to the table. He must be dreaming, and it is a nonsensical nightmare, just wait until he wakes up. Tao Zhiyue returned to the bed in a nonchalant manner, kicked off the slippers, plopped down, pulled the quilt over his head, and closed his eyes. A few minutes later, the phone rang a crisp message notification tone. Tao Zhiyue sneaked out his eyes from under the quilt and aimed at the table. The phone maintained a difficult upright posture, the screen lit up, and a new pp message popped up. It''s over, it''s not a dream. After drinking, he made a phone call with his crush for 539 minutes and 18 seconds, and it seemed that he didn''t hang up until the phone ran out of power and turned off. And Tao Zhiyue didn''t have any impression of it, and didn''t know what he said at all. At the same time, the messages from the impossibly bald Wang Heng circulated crazily in his mind: Brother Tao, I didn''t expect you to have this side! I didn''t expect you to have this side! This side! So what side did he show to HR... Tao Zhi felt that this would probably be the most social death in his life. Paralyzed on the bed and collapsed for at least twenty minutes, Tao Zhiyue regained a little courage to face reality. In the worst case, he would abandon his account and run away, and register another pp account, and he could start a new life. The phone rang again, and Tao Zhiyue picked it up while comforting himself. Both are messages from HR. [HR: Good morning ^-^] [HR: Are you asleep again? ] It looks like business as usual. ...Maybe the recording of this voice call is a system failure? Tao Zhi took a deep breath, stretched out his stiff fingers, and quickly poked out a reply. [Tao: Good morning. ] HR replied immediately. [HR: Did you sleep well yesterday? Did you wake up with a headache today? ] Disillusioned. It seems that it is not a system failure, HR knows that he drank yesterday. Tao: Did I call you yesterday? Tao: Am I drunk and crazy? Tao: Sorry, I didn''t mean to. Tao: Can you pretend that nothing happened, please QAQ Tao Zhiyue typed repeatedly for a long time, and when he pressed the delete key, his fingers became numb, but he didn''t dare to send any message. HR seemed to have noticed his entanglement, and was the first to bring up what happened last night. [HR: I called you last night, do you remember? ] It was HR who took the initiative to call him? Tao Zhiyue felt that his image could still be salvaged. [Tao: I dont remember (:١)] HR quickly sent a brief explanation. [HR: It''s okay, we chatted casually, and then accidentally fell asleep, so I forgot to hang up in time. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] Tao Zhi felt himself alive again. [Tao: I drank too much yesterday, sorry, didn''t I talk nonsense, did I? ] [Tao: If I offend you, I''m sorry first. ] [HR: No. ] [HR: Don''t be sorry. ] [HR: But drinking is harmful to the body, it is better to drink less in the future ^-^] Tao Zhiyue was finally able to take off the pain mask, he let out a long breath and expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart. [Tao: Thank you! ] [Tao: Did you come to me yesterday because you were in trouble? I may not have helped you then, if you still need help now, you can tell me. ] [Tao: I will try my best. ] HR seemed to think for a while before answering. [HR: There was something that bothered me yesterday, but Dr. Tao has helped me solve it. ] Tao Zhi was taken aback. [Tao: Really? I have no impression...] [HR: It''s okay, as long as I remember. ] [HR: It''s great to meet Dr. Tao. ] Seeing HR''s sincere words, the long-lost guilt came to my heart again. Tao Zhiyue suddenly felt very sorry for him, he shouldn''t have been with the other party for so long with this purely teasing name, and still let the other party call him a doctor by default. [Tao: Well, Im really not a doctor] [Tao: There is no Seventh Psychiatric Hospital in Jinbei City, and there is no Director Tao. This forum ID, and my reply to you at that time, are actually online memes. But my last name is Tao. ] [Tao: Sorry. ] Tao Zhiyue was ready to be accused, and couldn''t help closing his eyes. Open it again, only to see the other party reply calmly. [HR: It''s okay, don''t tell me you''re sorry. ] [HR: So what does this stalk mean? ] [HR: Star Eyes.jpg] Tao Zhiyue was surprised at first, and then fell into a subtle entanglement. He felt that it was inappropriate to speak directly, so he could only speak euphemistically. [Tao: Its not easy to explain, why dont you search for this sentence on the Internet: Hello, how long has this situation been going on? ] [Tao: Then you will know what it means...] After a while, HR sent a reply. [HR: I found a Tanmei novel, what is Danmei? ] [pottery:] [Tao: Forget it, stop searching, forget everything you saw just now. ] [Tao: Its probably because its weird to ridicule others. ] [Tao: I didnt mean to say that about you, I really thought you were fishing QAQ] [HR: So it is. ] [HR: But so many people replied to my post, the only one who is willing to believe me in the end is Dr. Tao. ] [HR: If Dr. Tao is really a doctor, I will not be the only lucky patient. ] Tao Zhiyue''s fingers trembled, and a thin blush quickly appeared on his cheeks. He typed the words a little stutteringly. [Tao: Why do you still call me Doctor Tao...] [HR: To me, you are a doctor^-^] The feeling of blushing and heartbeat from the night before yesterday came back again, and Tao Zhi stared blankly at this simple and warm smiling face. Obviously there is no gorgeous rhetoric, but what this person said always makes him feel elated. [HR: Besides, no one in life should call you that. ] [Tao: ...No. ] [HR: Then this is my exclusive title. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] Tao Zhi tried his best to keep his head full of daydreams, trying not to distract every word HR said. [Tao: Good. ] [Tao: No matter where you need help in the future, if I can help, you can come to me. ] [Tao: Except chasing girls... because I have no experience. ] He quietly added the last sentence, with jealousy that only he could detect. [HR:! ] [HR: I forgot to tell you that day, the person I like is not a girl. ] [HR: It''s a boy. ] [HR: I will try my best to catch him. ] Tao Zhi was stunned, and before he had time to react, he saw a new message from him. [HR: Doctor Tao, have you noticed that I am different. ] Seeing what he said, Tao Zhiyue flipped through subconsciously, and then clicked on his profile page from his avatar. The page was refreshed in an instant, and the old-fashioned scenery in his eyes disappeared, and HR''s profile picture turned into a beautiful bunch of cartoon flowers. The painting style of the bouquet is very cute, with gorgeous pink, purple, yellow and white colors, soft petals, and crystal dew. It was the bunch of hedgehogs quietly placed at the door of the brown bear hut in the dead of night on Animal Island. [HR: I changed to a new avatar. ] [HR: This is a flower given to me by someone I like. ] The author has something to say: Huo Ran: Decisively go straight! Chapter 29： In the overwhelming shock, Tao Zhi understood more and more that this was a dream within a chain dream. He raised his head after a pause, like a robot with a frame stuck, staring at this dream world full of magic. Tao Zhiyue stretched out his hand, pinched his face slowly, and pulled his eyelids again, tears welled up in his eyes due to the brute force. After one pass of operation, the drowsiness left when he was woken up completely disappeared, but this dream with too strong a sense of reality did not wake up. Everything around has not changed, the room is filled with the scorching heat of early summer, the sound of cicadas chirping can be heard, there is a piece of fluffy bread lying on the table, and the message from HR still stays there. [HR: This is a flower given to me by someone I like. ] That was obviously the flower he secretly sent online to a brown bear in the middle of the night. HR said that the person he likes is not a girl, but a boy. So can he be understood as... the person HR likes is him? Going a step further, can he think that the person he likes also happens to like him? The dreamlike feeling overwhelmed reason, Tao Zhiyue picked up the phone again, entered the question in a daze, and sent it. [Tao: You... aren''t you straight? ] [HR: Speaking of which! ] [HR: I should apologize to you for that. ] [HR: I have no relationship experience, and I have never liked others, so I subconsciously classify myself into the mainstream sexual orientation. ] [HR: That''s wrong, not rigorous enough. ] [HR: But now that I''ve met you, I think I''m not a straight guy. ] [HR: No, not should, but definitely. ] The phone almost slipped to the ground, and Tao Zhiyue stared at the few lines of HR''s reply at the speed of light, feeling that his head had become a running oven. With a shake of his hand, a string of meaningless gibberish was sent out. [Tao: wwwww] [HR: Ah, I know this! ] [HR: This means laughing out loud in Japanese, right? ] [HR: I made up a lot of Internet buzzwords yesterday! Some are really fun. ] [HR: wwwwww] A drop of hot magma fell from his head, melting thousands of thoughts. Tao Zhiyue looked at the string of ws sent by HR, and once again felt the indescribable, soft and pure loveliness. Coupled with his adorable avatar, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t say no to it no matter what. [Tao: Yes. ] Tao Zhiyue wanted to sincerely praise HR''s learning ability as usual, so as to skip the previous topic that made him blush, but was preempted by HR. [HR: Wait a minute, are you trying to praise me for being quick to accept new things. ] [pottery:] [Tao: How do you know. ] [HR: Doctor Tao, do you think I am too old? ] It''s over and found out. [Tao: Actually...not very big. ] [Tao: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [HR: Doctor Tao, listen to my explanation! ] [HR: Actually, I am still very young, but my speech is relatively rigid, and I dont know how to use emojis, so I seem to be out of tune with most of my peers. Many people felt this way before. ] [HR: Some people suspect that my dad is chatting online instead of me...] Seeing this, the distraught Tao Zhi didn''t hold back anymore, and laughed out loud. [HR: I can prove it! ] [HR: Doctor Tao, can I call you? ] Back to the original question that caused his brain to shut down and lose his mind all night, it was like going back in time. But this time, Tao Zhiyue chose to agree by mistake. [Tao: Good. ] ...he just wanted to hear how HR would prove his age. HR immediately dialed a voice call, and the lively and cheerful ringtone rang. Unexpectedly, his movements were so fast, Tao Zhiyue straightened up suddenly, with a tense expression, and hurriedly did mental construction for himself. From stupid elementary school students to naive middle school students to green college students, after fantasizing about all of them outrageously, he pressed the green answer button with his brows furrowed. The other end of the phone was very quiet. Two seconds after the connection, the person on the other end cleared his throat with a solemn tone. "Hello, Doctor Tao." Tao Zhiyue felt as if he had hallucinations again. This voice is clear and pleasant, perfectly overlapping with the moment of glimpse in memory. "Hello, are you here to play the War of the Roses?" "You you you are..." Tao Zhi stuttered. HR was a little excited, "Doctor Tao, do you still remember my voice?" Tao Zhiyue sorted out his thoughts for a long time, but his nerves were really short-circuited, so he just said something out of nowhere. "Are you wearing a white T-shirt..." "It''s me!" HR sounded very happy, "It turns out that Dr. Tao has such a deep impression on me." too suddenly. The HR in Tao Zhiyue''s heart still stays in the image of a tired and lost middle-aged man, older and single, unable to refuse to entangle himself with the same sex, no one in life to talk to, so he has to go online to ask for help... Thinking about the white T-shirt boy who almost attracted the attention of all the girls and some boys that day, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t connect the two at all. He even suspected that there was something wrong with his sleeping posture yesterday, which caused him to enter a certain parallel time and space after waking up today. "you" Tao Zhiyue said "you" for a long time, trying hard to come up with a complete sentence: "Why is it you?" HR understood his meaning accurately, and said briskly: "When I called you yesterday, I recognized you from the voice, but you may not be able to recognize you because you are drunk." "As for our meeting at the game show, it was a coincidence. I was also surprised for a long time yesterday." "I think this is the fate that is often written about in novels. I never thought I could have such a wonderful fate." I never thought I could have such a wonderful fate. Tao Zhiyue picked up the bread in his hand in a daze, and blocked his mouth that had suddenly lost his ability to speak. The bread is delicious, bite it down, and the thick quicksand egg yolk filling is full of salty fragrance. So his last memory of that day is that HR, with a young and magnetic voice, seriously asked him questions amidst the aroma of bread flowing in the room. "So, Doctor Tao, can I chase you?" The thrilling three-day paid vacation soon ended, and Tao Zhiyue returned to his normal life from nine to six. When he went to work the next day, Tao Zhiyue brought two big boxes full of braised beef. This time, experienced colleagues rushed forward and lined up in a long queue in an orderly manner. It was just after nine o''clock in the morning, but the whole office was filled with a happy atmosphere of having lunch. Wang Heng was very excited: "Brother Tao, I didn''t expect you to remember what I said casually that day. I''m so touched." "Today''s is even more delicious than last time. It''s super delicious! How did Brother Tao do it? It''s amazing!" Tao Zhiyue tried his best not to look at his hairline, and quietly pulled Wang Heng aside while his colleagues were all focused on the plastic lunch box. He hesitated for a long time, but Wang Heng patted his chest very politely: "Brother Tao, do you need my help? Tell me! I can do anything!" "..." Tao Zhi was full of embarrassment, "That is, the night before yesterday, I drank too much, and then..." "Yeah." The dull Wang Heng waited for him to continue with concentration, "I also drank a lot, that barbecue is really good." Tao Zhi gritted his teeth: "Did I say anything strange? Or something like a drunken madness..." Only then did Wang Heng come to his senses, with a look of discovery of New Continent, "Ah, Brother Tao, don''t you know what you look like when you''re drunk?" The moment of social death is approaching, Tao Zhiyue calmed down unexpectedly, and whispered: "You tell me, I can bear it." "Actually, I''m not crazy about drinking. Brother Tao was scared by my PP news." Wang Heng smiled, "I''m thinking about how to describe it... well, Brother Tao will talk a little more than usual after drinking, and his face will turn red . That''s pretty normal, Tao Zhi Gao was about to let go of his suspended heart, when he heard Wang Heng continue. "And the whole person looks very good! When everyone tells you, you will say: good, for example, toast to you, you will whisper: good, and then pick it up and take a sip, everyone is dumbfounded . "Several girls were so excited, they asked you for a pp number, and you agreed, and even offered to join the group. It feels completely different from the usual distanced look!" "By the way, when we were about to leave, you answered a voice call, but you acted like you didn''t know the other party. I said Brother Tao, you would not know anyone when you were drunk. Then, Brother Tao, you seriously refuted me and said: I know you, you are Wang Heng, I am not drunk." "In short, it''s very cute! So I remember it very well, and some people said they wanted to record it, but they were stopped hahahaha." Tao Zhiyue: ... Well, this life has come to an end again. He felt numb, his whole body was shrouded in shame, and he couldn''t bear it at all. I also know that what HR said before and casually chatted a few words must be to comfort him. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t even imagine what he had said to HR during the nine-hour call the night before yesterday. Or, what HR said to him, how did he respond... Tao Zhiyue bid farewell to his enthusiastic colleague Wang Heng in a trance: "Thank you, goodbye." Wang Heng was unaware of his pain, and said cheerfully: "Brother Tao, remember to call me next time you drink, my wine is very good, and I can tell you jokes!" Thank you, there will be no next time, he is now a joke. I could have been very happy, it was all men who killed me.jpg Returning to his work station from a wandering mind, Tao Zhiyue tried to get into the working state, but he couldn''t calm down no matter what. The colleagues I met along the way seemed to look at him with wonderful affection. In the extremely lively and crowded PP friend list, HR with a cute avatar floated in the front position. He sent a message an hour ago, but he hasn''t replied yet. [HR: Good morning ^-^] Now that Tao Zhiyue sees this smiling face that runs through the whole process of his acquaintance with HR, he is in a bad mood. On the phone yesterday, HR asked if he could chase him in a very seductive voice. Tao Zhiyue never thought that he would hear this sentence from the same **** in his lifetime. So he replied immediately: "The water is boiling, I''ll pour it." Then Tao Zhiyue hung up the phone in embarrassment, and hid in the bathroom familiarly. Standing under the gurgling shower, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t tell whether it was the hot water that scalded his skin, or the high temperature of his body heated the water in reverse. The faint smell of wine from yesterday was washed away by the water, but every word HR said took root in his mind, invading his reason all the time. He fell in love with a middle-aged old-fashioned male netizen whom he had never met before. They actually met by chance in reality, and the other party was actually very young and handsome. The pure and innocent male netizen who looks like Neptune seriously said that he wanted to chase him. Tao Zhiyue even suspected that he should be the real protagonist in this goofy novel he transmigrated into. After staying in the bathroom until he was about to pass out, Tao Zhiyue came out on tiptoe. Fortunately, HR didn''t send a series of questioning questions and gave him time to breathe. Tao Zhiyue didn''t dare to calm down. In order to find something to distract himself, he went to the supermarket to buy a lot of beef and stewed meat seasoning, and when he came back, he washed, cut and cooked slowly, trying his best to pass the time. During this period, he cut his fingers twice when cutting meat, burned the back of his hand once when he touched the wall of the pot while stewing meat, and hit his head three times while standing in front of the range hood in a daze. At this moment, Tao Zhiyue, who was full of scars and ashamed, was sitting in front of the computer. The colleagues around him knew nothing about it, and were enjoying the fragrant braised beef contentedly. Good vision robot. And the culprit, Cute Bouquet, sent a new message. [HR: The game show closed yesterday, and this business trip has come to a successful conclusion. ] [HR: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [HR: Doctor Tao, I have to leave tomorrow. ] [HR: Do you want to meet me before you go back? ] Chapter 30： [Tao: No way! ] Tao Zhiyue replied very decisively, but he regretted it as soon as the message was sent, and clicked to withdraw in a hurry. Even if you want to refuse, you shouldn''t refuse so directly. In Tao Zhiyue''s subconscious mind, there is still concern and consideration for middle-aged people. The HR on the opposite side typed for a while, and then sent a cautious question. [HR: I see it. ] [HR: Should I pretend not to see it? ] [HR: Wrap my little quilt tightly.jpg] The complicated and incomprehensible emotions were interrupted by the unreasonable HR, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t laugh or cry for a moment. [pottery:] [Tao: I didn''t mean that. ] [Tao: Its just...its too sudden, Im not ready yet (:١)] [HR: Ok, then I will ask tomorrow. ] [HR: I can change the itinerary back to the day after tomorrow. ] [HR: In fact, the day after tomorrow is not impossible. ] Now that Tao Zhiyue saw these two words, his whole body was shocked, and he reflexively said. [Tao: No way! ] [HR: Ok. ] [HR: No, okay! ] [HR retracts a message. ] [HR: Then can I ask tomorrow? ] [HR: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] After the sudden fall, Tao Zhiyue saw the message from HR again, and he could always think of the sincere and sincere expression on the boy in white T handed him Clare that day. Coupled with his rambling tone, like a big dog wagging its tail, it is irresistible. Tao Zhiyue clenched his fists, resisting the turmoil in his heart, struggled for a long time, and only choked out a sentence. [Tao: Why do you always steal my expression pack...] [HR: Because it''s cute ^-^] [HR: Can you continue to steal in the future? ] Tao Zhiyue wanted to answer no, but his fingers were more honest than his brain. [Tao: Whatever you want (:")] [HR: Good! ] [HR retracts a message. ] [HR: Accidentally forgot/cute] Tao Zhiyue was humiliated by being cute. Hitting his head hard, Tao Zhiyue gave up his resistance. He had no way to deal with this person whose personality and appearance were all based on his highest aesthetic point. The only good thing is that HR doesn''t know that he likes him too. Otherwise, Tao Zhiyue would definitely dig a hole in the ground and escape overnight in shame. In all fairness, it''s not that he doesn''t want to see HR, this person who fascinates him both online and offline is more haunting than the fate described in any story. Tao Zhiyue began to feel that this dreamlike trip to the world of novels might be because God heard the little unwillingness in his heart before he passed away, and decided to give him a chance to make up for his regrets. It''s just that he recognized his sexual orientation very early, but HR just discovered that he likes men. It was a wonderful thing to like each other, but at this moment he was not sure how much sincerity and freshness there was in what the other party said about liking. Although Tao Zhiyue has never been in a relationship, he has heard many gossip stories. No matter which circle you are in, people who are good-looking or rich and powerful always have more choices and opportunities. Too many people will be deceived by beauty and money, and they will be begging for a favor one after another. They are serious on weekdays It is no longer news that the straight man in his family occasionally crosses the line to try something new. Tao Zhiyue had an intuition the first time he saw a boy with a white T. His family background must be very good, and that innate temperament cannot be concealed even by simple clothes. So even if he blushed badly that day, he didn''t feel that he fell in love with this stranger who had only met once. Because they belong to two distinct worlds from beginning to end. This is a farther distance than the 22-year-old programmer who works from 9 to 6, and the middle-aged personnel manager in his 30s and 40s. Unexpectedly, the fantasy of Wangnianlian was shattered, and Tao Zhiyue fell into the abyss of Cinderella and noble son again. As expected of the world of fiction. After deliberating for a long time, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t hide what was on his mind, so he raised his question very carefully. [Tao: Why do you... like me? ] He doesn''t find himself attractive at all. In the past few days, HR seems to be by the phone all the time, and the reply speed can be counted in seconds. [HR: I think there is no reason to like you, because it is Dr. Tao, so I like you. ] [HR: If Dr. Tao wants to ask, what attracts me to you, I can say a lot. ] [HR: But, is Dr. Tao in the company? ] As soon as the first two lines of text jumped out, Tao Zhiyue almost knocked over the water glass at hand. He pushed the cup away, covered his face, and spoke concisely. [Tao: Yes. ] [HR: Then if you suddenly blush now, is it okay? ] [pottery:! ! ] [Tao: I was allergic that day! Not blush! ] [HR: Good! Then I said oh. ] [HR: Dr. Tao''s daily routine is very regular, and he is very self-controlled, which is worth learning from. ] [HR: Dr. Tao loves his work, and he is very dedicated to work every day. This is my serious shortcoming recently. ] [HR: Doctor Tao has great ideas and execution ability. In the game, he can design and build so many unique and beautiful cabins. ] [HR: Doctor Tao cooks by himself every day, so he must be very good at cooking, but I can only cook tomato scrambled eggs, so stupid. ] Tao: Well, stop talking... The words to stop were already lying in the input box, but Tao Zhiyue still didn''t send it out because of the secret joy and expectation in his heart. He was immersed in a very complicated self-disgust, looking at the paper box on the table for a while, and touching the leaves of the potted plants for a while, and the sound of his colleagues typing on the keyboard became particularly vivid. In order not to be noticed by his colleagues, Tao Zhiyue rested his chin with one hand, with a serious expression, facing the screen as if he was thinking about some work problems seriously, but from the corner of his eye, he glanced at the mobile phone screen that was constantly popping out new messages. [HR: Although our acquaintance was due to a misunderstanding, Dr. Tao is the most gentle and caring person I have ever met. ] [HR: And the bravest. ] [HR: I told you that day that I made a very important decision because I was infected by your courage. ] [HR: Now I feel even more that it is great to take this step. ] [HR: Otherwise, I wouldn''t be able to chat with you anytime and anywhere like this. ] [HR: By the way! ] [HR: I have never pursued others. Out of curiosity, I searched for some methods written by others on the Internet, and I think they are all unreliable. ] [HR: I think the first step in your pursuit should be to be honest about your inner feelings. ] [HR: I will complete the first step today, and then I will slowly think about what to do next. ] [HR: If there is something that makes you unhappy during the period, be sure to tell me. ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [HR: This is an emoticon pack I found online, Doctor Tao can also steal it. ] [HR: ^-^] Tao Zhiyue tried to recite the Heart Sutra silently and force his mind to cool down, but his cheeks still started to turn red and hot at a speed visible to the naked eye. He felt that he might not even be able to take the first step. The lethality of HR to him is really too strong QAQ Why can this person express such delicate and sensitive feelings so generously. It was completely different from all the movies or novels he had seen about love. A colleague passing by with a glass of water happened to catch a glimpse of his face, and was startled: "Little Tao, what''s wrong with you, do you have a fever?" Tao Zhiyue snapped the phone upside down, subconsciously raised his chest and retracted his abdomen, and sat up straight with his back stiff: "I''m fine, I''m just hungover." "Hey, didn''t you guys have dinner together the night before yesterday?" The colleague was taken aback, and then realized, "Did you drink again yesterday? I didn''t expect Xiao Tao, you are still an alcoholic, haha. Let''s have a drink together next time when you are free." "..." Tao Zhi was more distressed, "Alright Brother Sun, I will definitely do it next time." When the colleague walked away, Tao Zhi turned on the phone more depressed, and typed the reply vigorously. [Tao: I''m going to work! ] [HR: Well, come on, Dr. Tao. ] [HR: I forgot to change my words again, sorry! ] [HR: But it''s really cute to say that. ] [HR: Can I apply to continue using these two words? ] [HR: For you Huahua.jpg] Tao Zhiyue blushed, typed the reply viciously, then closed his eyes, and tossed the phone aside in self-deception. [Tao: Great! ] The screen lit up quickly, and Gougou rolled around happily again. So throughout the day, when Tao Zhiyue was typing codes on the visual interface, Dr. Tao, Dr. Tao, Dr. Tao, who was constantly looping, was all over his mind. The code I typed is always wrong, deleted, deleted and modified. At first glance, it took a long time to write, but the actual progress is two and a half lines. Tao Zhi scratched his hair more and more distressed until it became a mess of chicken coop, but he failed to block the words that echoed repeatedly in his heart. Unable to work at all, he simply gave up and rushed to work when he calmed down in the afternoon or evening. Tao Zhiyue, who was determined to fish, clicked every software on the computer desktop with a blank face, and cleared the recycle bin five or six times, but he didn''t have the courage to open the pp. When he turned to the mailbox, he saw the planning proposal sent by Wang Heng a few days ago. There were too many accidents in the past few days, and he almost forgot to agree to help Wang Heng give advice on this matter. As if grabbing a life-saving straw, Tao Zhiyue hastily downloaded the attachment, and specially adjusted the angle of the screen so that no one else could see it. What Wang Heng did was a planning case for an SLG strategy mobile game. He wrote in detail the background setting and main gameplay of the game. He did not put the story in the background of the Three Kingdoms or Europe and the United States like most similar games in China, but I want to make a Q version of the Japanese style, and incorporate some more relaxed and casual gameplay. Tao Zhi was more attracted by his idea, and gradually read it seriously, writing down some of his own thoughts as a player and programmer next to it from time to time. He remembers that Wang Heng usually likes to watch Japanese comics, so when he conceived a game, he naturally incorporated his personal hobbies and feelings. Tao Zhiyue thought about it by the way, if he participated in the development of the game, what kind of theme would he choose. ...Probably a love game in which an ordinary protagonist suddenly falls into strange emotional entanglements. Shocked by the thought that popped up in his mind suddenly, Tao Zhi trembled unconsciously. But the idea of ??making games by himself took root firmly in his mind. After going to the game exhibition where new products are frequently released, Tao Zhiyue seems to be no longer satisfied with the current stable and ordinary working state. Every gamer aspires to make a game they truly love. And he obviously has such ability, but because he wants to hide from someone, he had to put away his ambition. But in the day-to-day contact with HR, the unfamiliar and distant Huo Ran, whom he met briefly, didn''t seem to frighten him so much. He is no longer alone, so he gradually has stronger courage to fight against fate. It was only when this idea popped up in his heart that Tao Zhiyue once again realized how much the emergence of HR had brought about changes in his life. On this special day, he looked at the motionless computer screen and thought about many things. Finally, it was 5:58 p.m., which was usually the time when Tao Zhiyue finished checking the code and was about to shut down and leave work. Although today''s work was not completed, the shift still had to be done on time. He copied an unfinished code to his USB flash drive, and then went home to continue. At six o''clock, Tao Zhiyue turned off the phone, closed the lid of the water cup, picked up the shopping bag for grocery shopping, and performed a set of actions smoothly. But unlike in the past, today, a message prompt popped up on his mobile phone on time. [HR pats me. ] [HR: Get off work! ] [HR: What''s for dinner? ] Tao Zhiyue glanced at the phone screen, immediately stuffed it into his pocket like an electric shock, and walked towards the gate calmly. Xue Huacan sitting next to him looked up at him, then lowered his head silently, this time he didn''t say anything. He clocked in and left, and walked quickly to the bus station, where HR messages still popped up one by one. [HR: I am going to eat special snacks on Nanshan Road, and the posts on Sky Forum recommend this place. ] [HR: I heard that many stores have long queues every day. ] [HR: Today is a working day, I wonder if there will be so many people. ] [HR: Has Dr. Tao been there? ] [HR: I will write down all the delicious food in a while and recommend them to you^-^] Sitting on the familiar window seat, Tao Zhiyue quickly took out his mobile phone when there was no one beside him. HR has already talked to himself all over the screen, looking silly. Tao Zhiyue looked at the lines of text, trying to keep his face expressionless, but the corners of his mouth could not help but reveal his mood. He wanted to be more reserved and reply to the message later, but every second is very long. After only a few tens of seconds, he couldn''t wait to start typing. [Tao: I haven''t been there. ] [Tao: Have fun! ] [Tao: I haven''t decided what to have for dinner yet. ] [HR: Eat hot pot! ] [HR: Spicy hot pot with red oil! ] [Tao: Hot pot is so troublesome...] [Tao: How can anyone eat hot pot on a weekday night! ] HR typed for a while. [HR: That''s right, let''s change to a simpler dish. ] [Tao: Like tomato scrambled eggs? ] [HR:! ] [HR: In fact, tomato scrambled eggs are very nutritious and sweet, especially with rice. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Tao: Arent tomato scrambled eggs salty? ] [HR: Ah, does Dr. Tao not put sugar? ] [HR: How sweet and delicious! ] [Tao: Its so sweet! ] Two stops passed quickly, and the bus opened at the stop. Tao Zhiyue hurriedly stopped chatting, got off the bus and walked into the supermarket. When he came back to his senses, he had already picked out several large and plump tomatoes. That night, when he was busy in the kitchen wearing an apron, he looked at the bright yellow eggs and bright red tomatoes in the pot, and at the white sugar in the seasoning box. spoon sugar. Under the warm yellow light in the living room, the color of scrambled eggs with tomatoes is attractive. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t resist the temptation of the aroma, and hesitantly stretched out his chopsticks. Mixed with rice with clear grains, the sweet tomato scrambled eggs are so delicious. After taking a sip, he always felt that something was missing. He sat at the small dining table and thought for a while, then turned on the TV that he hadn''t used for a long time. In the sound of the news broadcast, the food is steaming slightly, as if every ordinary and precious day has passed. The TV screen reflected flashing colors on his cheeks, and Tao Zhiyue, who had tried a new taste, ate half a bowl of rice more than usual. After the meal, he touched his swollen stomach and stood on the balcony looking at the night in a daze. Unknowingly, he thought of that special person again. HR should be wandering around on Nanshan Road. Jinbei City is a famous food city, which is one of the reasons why Tao Zhiyue chose to live in this city. It''s a pity that he has lived here for a year, and he has no chance to go shopping and shop. What kind of snack would HR like? Tao Zhi was a little curious, but he was too embarrassed to ask, his heart was about to move, so he could only look through the chat records between him and HR over and over again. The more I look at it, the more I can''t hide the smile in my eyes. Fortunately, the evening breeze cools my face. The only trouble is that due to his personality, he doesn''t know how to respond equally to HR''s sincerity and enthusiasm. In the constantly scrolling chat history, HR''s mutated avatar made every word he said extra lively. On the contrary, Tao Zhiyue''s gray and gray avatar appeared cold, making his words blunt. After thinking for a long time, Tao Zhiyue clicked on the pp profile. Since the day he registered, he has been using the light gray system default avatar. After looking through the album for a while, Tao Zhiyue found a photo taken last autumn. At that time, he fled from Yanping to Jinbei City for three months, and was about to move for the second time. The house he rented for the first time was not well lit, and he couldnt see the sun all day long. His mood every day was as damp as the clothes hanging on the balcony. , Later he gritted his teeth and decided to move to a more expensive house. After finally signing the new rental contract, Tao Zhiyue, who was very satisfied with his new home, returned home with his bags on his back, planning to move on the weekend in his heart. He had very little luggage, and he only needed to take a few bus trips back and forth to finish the move. At that moment, he was walking on the path covered with fallen leaves, the golden sycamore trees on both sides swayed with the wind, and every step he took, there were small and dense cracking sounds. Suddenly, Tao Zhiyue seemed to feel something, looking back, an autumn leaf quietly fell on his shoulder. Like a butterfly parked in the atrium, his heart trembled slightly. So he stopped, gently picked it up, put it in his hand, and recorded its last appearance in the world. Select the photo, confirm the replacement, and the light gray that has not changed all year round quietly fades away. Now Tao Zhiyue also has a new profile picture, which is a golden sycamore leaf, with the warm color of his palm showing through the edge. This leaf is the same as HR at the moment, it always reminds him of that autumn day that seems to have passed away. Chapter 31： Nanshan Road is one of the most lively and prosperous places in Jinbei City. It ranks first in the must-see places in most travel stickers. On the street at night, the neon lights are flashing, and there are many people. There are snack bars on both sides of the road, shouting constantly, and diners gather in a group. Huo Ran shuttled through the crowded crowd by himself, carefully observing every seemingly inconspicuous shop along the way. There are many snacks here that he has never seen in Yanping City, with strange names, which opened his eyes. Originally, Huo Ran should have brought Jiang Nansheng with him. It is normal for the boss to eat some local delicacies with his assistant when he is on a business trip. But he had accidentally exposed Jiang Nansheng''s secret love before, so it would be a bit weird to get along with him outside of work. Although Jiang Nansheng was rejected tragically two days ago, his professionalism is quite excellent, and it didn''t affect any of Huo Ran''s business. This is also the reason why Huo Ran didn''t just transfer his assistant away after he found out that he had a crush on him. Work ability and personal feelings should not be confused. He respects every hardworking and dedicated employee, and he doesn''t want to ruin the positions and achievements that others have worked hard for a long time with a casual word. Fortunately, Jiang Nansheng is also very knowledgeable outside of work. After hearing him say that there is someone he likes, his face changed from red to white for a while, and then he lowered his head and sincerely said to him: "I''m sorry, Mr. Huo, I will definitely not give it to you in the future." You are causing trouble." Huo Ran, who was full of thoughts at that time, nodded and said nothing. Emotional matters are inherently unpredictable, and it is not his responsibility that he cannot respond to others'' likes. After realizing that he liked someone, Huo Ran seemed to grow a lot overnight in terms of emotional issues. In the past, he just felt that he didn''t want to hurt others in general, because he didn''t understand what kind of mood "liked" was, and he didn''t understand the feeling of being rejected. According to common sense, it should be very uncomfortable. So Huo Ran instinctively wanted to escape, he was unwilling to reject others directly, and hoped that they would give up if they didn''t get a response, but things backfired, and he fell into an increasingly chaotic situation. But now, after experiencing the sour taste of having a crush on his crush by accident, Huo Ran understands this feeling personally. Very lonely, very lost, full of affection and nowhere to pour out, but there is a touch of secret and tiny expectation. Maybe one day, the other party will look back at him? That touch of expectation is like a small grass that emerges from the crevice of the rock. As long as the longing sun shines a little bit of light, it will climb the cold rock and spread wildly, trying to reach the beautiful sky that is out of reach. And Huo Ran doesn''t want to be anyone else''s sun anymore, that is a crueler chronic injury than ruthless rejection. Because now his heart is full and his eyes are occupied by that particular person, he has no time to care about others, let alone look back. Although the horoscope has not yet been written, Huo Ran has already realized very consciously that he must keep a distance from all opposite sexes. No, he''s bent now, so you have to be careful when interacting with the same sex. Adhering to the principle of maintaining a moderate relationship with all human beings who tend to choose a mate, Huo Ran sorted out PP''s friend list very carefully. Delete all the people who have chatted with him over the years, all the non-commercial partners who are extremely attentive to him, and all of them are also cleared up, and the rest are grouped into [work][relatives and friends][classmates][no note forgot who] category. When deleting friends one by one, Huo Ran had no psychological pressure. ...Anyway, they also think that Huo Zhendong is using this account. Confident.jpg After solving some potential hidden dangers, looking at the clean and tidy friend list, Huo Ran feels relieved in stages. When he returned to Yanping, he wanted to have a good talk with the flower-sending madman and Fa Xiao, and reject them completely, so that he would be relaxed from now on, and he would never have to have nightmares again. But it is strange to say that the fresh roses that have been delivered on a regular basis for more than a month, according to Jiang Nansheng''s report, seem to have stopped in these two days. Probably the other party knew that he was not in Yanping, or finally gave up, no matter what, it was a good thing. Huo Ran didn''t think much, but felt a little relieved. Immediately, what came to my mind was the completely irrepressible desire to meet Tao Zhiyue. Strictly speaking, Huo Ran hadn''t actually met him because Tao Zhiyue wore a mask that day. If he had known this, he must have asked the staff to distribute drinks enthusiastically that day. Surrounded by couples on the street at this moment, countless vivid and happy smiling faces flashed past his eyes, Huo Ran, who was alone, couldn''t help imagining the other party''s appearance, and imagining what food stall the other party would be caught by if he were here. absorb. According to the contact during this period, he felt that Tao Zhiyue should not like to eat too sweet food. Although he did not reject spicy food, he seemed to prefer light food with a more traditional taste. Subconsciously, according to this standard, Huo Ran bought all the eligible snacks, and used his banknote ability as appropriate when encountering a store with a long queue. After walking around, Huo Ran was full of snacks in his hand, which attracted the attention of passers-by. He was about to find a place to sit down and take notes while tasting, when the phone rang suddenly. Huo Ran was stunned for a moment, and quickly took out his hands, took out the mobile phone from his pocket, took a closer look, and felt a little inexplicably disappointed. As soon as the phone was connected, Huo Sihan''s high-pitched groundhog scream came from the opposite side. "Ah, ah, are you really in love!" Huo Ran presciently took the phone away, and took it back in time after she finished screaming: "No." Huo Sihan suddenly stopped being excited, and became confused: "Then why did you change such a cute avatar! It''s unreasonable!" "Oh, the person I like gave it to me in the game." Huo Ran suppressed the waves in his heart and wrote lightly. "!!!" In a strange bang and bang, he seemed to hear the wild sound of smashing the wall and hitting the table. It seems that Huo Zhendong is not at home, Huo Ran, who is used to this scene, thought silently. After a long time, Huo Sihan came back panting heavily, "This is the painting style of Animal Island! I definitely read it right! You actually engaged in online dating!" "It''s not online dating." Huo Ran is very strict, "To be precise, I haven''t been dating yet, and I''m still in the pursuit stage." For a moment, Huo Sihan forgot the shock of his brother''s sudden enlightenment, and said in disbelief, "Everyone you like gives you flowers, why are you still in the pursuit stage? You are obviously double arrows, what are you doing!" "Because he has never been in love, I want to pursue him seriously once. This is a very important experience." Speaking of this, Huo Ran was a little uncertain: "It should be a happy thing to be pursued by someone you like, right?" "...Damn it, this question is out of line." Huo Sihan gritted his teeth. "...Sorry, I forgot." Huo Ran felt a little guilty, and sent his sincere blessings to his sister, "You will definitely meet in the future." "I shouldn''t have called you this way!" Huo Sihan''s tone was very sad and indignant, "I didn''t expect Feng Shui to turn around, and I would have a day to humiliate myself, so farewell!" Huo Sihan, who was caught off guard by the lemon, quickly hung up the phone. There was a crowd of people beside him, amidst the beeping sound of disconnection, Huo Ran was holding the phone, thinking that his sister was stupid and funny, when he came back to his senses, he remembered that his other hand was full of carefully selected Delicious Snack. Those fragrant fragrances mixed together, accompanied by the fireworks all over the street, quietly imprinted this picture in the bottom of my heart. It''s fine if there''s another person around. Huo Ran stood there thinking for a while, a silent smile filled his eyes, his eyes were burning. He remembered doing homework all night that night. Every stage of the relationship has different scenery. The ambiguous period is a tacit mutual temptation. During the passionate pursuit, you can be extremely romantic. In the passionate love period, you can finally be intimate and sweet without any scruples. As time goes by, it will gradually change. Into a flat and warm stream of water. This is Huo Ran, a novice in love, carefully taking notes on the hundreds of pages given by the search engine. At that moment, next to his ears was the sound of the other party''s even and shallow breathing, quietly flowing into the silent night, so Huo Ran couldn''t help holding his breath, and lowered the sound of clicking the mouse very softly. When he browsed the speeches of netizens, he often saw people regretting that they promised to be together too soon, and missed that youthful and hot stage. Looking back in the days to come, he always felt that some of the good memories that should have been lacked. But time can''t be turned back, and emotions can''t be repeated, so Huo Ran doesn''t want to leave any regrets. He wanted to bring all the best things imaginable to that person. That night, Huo Ran, who ate until he was full for the first time, walked back to the hotel for a long time, trying to expand his not-so-extensive vocabulary along the way, trying to describe the taste of each snack with 50 points. When he walked into the room, the memo on the phone was already full of words, and he also carefully typed the layout in blank lines. Finally, he was done, Huo Ran couldn''t wait to open the app, wanting to ask Tao Zhiyue, who hadn''t contacted for several hours, what he had for dinner. By the way, he proficiently told the other party about the food on Nanshan Road, and then asked him without any trace if he wanted to eat there. After he clicked on the chat box, he was about to type when the page suddenly refreshed. Tao Zhiyue put on a new avatar. Huo Ran seemed to have discovered a new continent, and immediately clicked on the profile picture, looked at it carefully for five minutes, and saved it in the phone album. It should be a photo taken by Tao Zhiyue himself. He put the leaf in his hand, and the palm and the autumn leaves were warmed by the sun. Looking at his gaudy flower portrait, Huo Ran''s mood became extraordinarily joyful. He opened the special dark brown notebook, and wrote down neatly on a new page: I like the golden sycamore leaves in autumn. Chapter 32： [HR: The new avatar looks really good! ] When Tao Zhiyue received this message, he was sitting in front of the computer and focusing on typing codes. He didn''t have time to surf the forums today, and had to finish the work left over from the day. It was approaching eleven o''clock, and Tao Zhiyue, who had finally finished his work, rubbed his sore shoulders, almost unable to open his eyes, and was about to get up to take a bath and rest, when he saw the unread messages that had been lying on the list for a long time. [Tao: I was working just now. ] [Tao: I took the photo^-^] HR responded quickly as always. [HR: Do you still have to work so late? ] [HR: Go and rest. ] Of course Tao Zhiyue refused to confess why he was distracted from fishing during the day, he was a little embarrassed to fool the past. [Tao: I''m busy with tasks today, so I won''t be able to do it tomorrow. ] [Tao: How about Nanshan Road, is it delicious? ] [HR: Its delicious. I wanted to share it with you at night, but now that Im talking about it, it seems like poisoning in the middle of the night. ] [HR: So wait until tomorrow. ] Tao Zhiyue is very pleased with HR''s grasp of buzzwords. It''s a pity that I can''t praise him confidently now. [Tao: Good. ] [Tao: Then I''ll take a shower first. ] When he took a warm hot shower and returned to bed in a drowsy state, his phone was already full of messages from HR. [HR: I ate too much today, next time I must control myself. ] [HR: It''s the weekend again soon, this week goes by so fast, Dr. Tao can have a good rest. ] [HR: There is a romance movie coming out this weekend, do you want to watch it? ] [HR: I saw that many bloggers recommended it, and I heard it was very moving and funny. ] The next message was five minutes away. [HR: It would be fun to watch alone. ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Seeing such trivial and daily whispers before going to bed, for some reason, Tao Zhi felt that the dream after a while would also become gentle. Tao Zhiyue doesn''t often watch romance movies, but after seeing HR''s automatic patch, he can''t say anything if he refuses. [Tao: OK, lets go see it on Saturday afternoon. ] [HR: Good! ! ] [HR: I''ll watch it too. ] [HR: Good night, Doctor Tao, I wish you sweet dreams/Moon] [Tao: Good night~] Tao Zhiyue fell asleep very quickly, and this night, by coincidence, he dreamed of watching a movie with HR. So for the next Friday, he was surrounded by a subtle anticipation. HR never asked him if he wanted to watch a movie together. If asked, would he agree? Tao Zhiyue didn''t know the answer. But he put off buying movie tickets until Saturday morning, because if he buys later, there will be no good seats. During the period, HR just asked him insinuatingly, what time would he go to the movies on Saturday afternoon, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but laugh out loud at his cautious tone. He came to the cinema alone, surrounded by mostly couples. In the atmosphere full of dog food, he felt a little bit lost. The HR on the mobile phone has been silent for a long time, Tao Zhiyue wanted to poke him repeatedly, but tried his best to endure it. Twenty minutes before the movie started, HR finally sent a message. [HR: Doctor Tao, which seat did you buy? ] Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and his mood suddenly throbbed. He looked around subconsciously, always feeling that HR would appear out of thin air in the next second. After a while, he remembered that HR didn''t know which movie theater he was in. The other party doesn''t even know what he looks like. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but touch his forehead, feeling that his IQ had gradually slipped to the bottom. [Tao: 9 rows and 12 seats. ] [HR: Ok. ] Immediately there was no movement, Tao Zhiyue thought for a while silently, feeling itchy in his heart. Ten minutes later, ticket checking began. When he walked into the theater and sat down on the seat in the middle, HR sent a picture. Tao Zhiyue opened it. It was a movie ticket from another theater in the city. He remembered that it seemed to be in the city center. Then he saw the seat number printed in the center at a glance. 13 seats in 9 rows. [HR: Then we will watch a movie together ^-^] [HR: I bought a Coke and popcorn, the popcorn goes in the cup holder on the left armrest, and the Coke goes on the right. ] [HR: The Coke is cold and full of gas. There are so many people watching movies today. ] [HR: This pre-roll ad is silly, but kind of funny. ] Tao Zhiyue was speechless for a while, and he couldn''t help looking at the empty 13 seats on the right. It seemed that the tall and big boy really appeared in front of his eyes. He had just finished a big mouthful of cold Coke, looked at the big screen that was playing the pre-movie advertisement, and showed an uncontrollable expression. Then he leaned over to him quietly and complained in a low voice As he spoke, the warm breath spilled onto his neck. Between them was a vat of freshly popped popcorn, sweet and caramelized. In a trance, he seemed to have walked into another time and space. Tao Zhi was stunned for a long time, with countless complicated and unspeakable emotions surging in his heart. He tried to organize them into complete words, but he couldn''t do it. What happened at this moment was beyond his comprehension. This person can always bring him countless surprises and surprises. An exaggerated poster advertisement was played on the big screen, and occasional laughter came from the front row of seats. Tao Zhiyu stared at the front in a daze, the corners of his mouth unstoppably raised, and he bowed his head to type. [Tao: Yes, very silly. ] Being brought into the atmosphere of watching a movie together, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help feeling a little worried. [Tao: This seat is very good, there should be someone sitting next to me. ] As soon as this sentence was sent out, he felt an indescribable shame, and was about to quickly withdraw it and pretend nothing happened, when HR sent a message first. [HR: No, rows 9 and 13 of all movie theaters today are mine. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] [pottery:! ! ] Tao Zhiyue was shocked, but he didn''t seem surprised. On the day when he met him by chance, he had vaguely guessed the extraordinary background of the other party. Probably because HR did not show the status of a rich man in the previous online contact, but looked like an ordinary person, so he chose to forget about it deliberately. Tao Zhiyue clicked on the favorites list, trying to find an emoji package that could accurately reflect his current mood, so as to dilute the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere at the moment. [Tao: Light a cigarette for the boss.jpg] [HR: Ah, I don''t smoke! ] [HR: I dont drink very often, I only touch a little on business occasions. ] [HR: No other bad habits! ] [HR: Although I like to drink Coke, I exercise regularly, so I am healthy and my blood sugar is normal. ] The topic gradually drifted away, watching the new news that popped up one after another, the charming mood dissipated in an instant, and Tao Zhi couldn''t laugh or cry. It''s almost as if I stumbled into some strange occasion of an online blind date. [Tao: A thoughtful and failed little penguin.jpg] Just at this time, the lights in the theater went out, the screen turned black, and the feature film began to play. Tao Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly changed the subject. [Tao: Watching a movie! ] [HR: Ok, I''m starting here too. ] Tao Zhiyue immediately turned off the sound, put the phone in his pocket, and looked at the big screen intently. The other audience members who were talking quietly in the auditorium also fell silent, with occasional coughing or two. Because it is a romantic movie, there are no viewers who brought children. Today is very lucky, and there are no people who call like no one else, so they can immerse themselves in the plot of the movie without distraction. But the more Tao Zhi looked at it for a few minutes, his mind was always wandering, and he unconsciously looked at the 13 seats around him that were always empty. He must have reached for the popcorn and ate it. Then I took a sip of Coke. The light and shadow of the screen fell on his eyes, bright and flickering. The smell of popcorn bought by other viewers wafted into the nose, and the cup holder in hand was empty, Tao Zhiyue suddenly felt very envious. The heroine''s bad day had just finished on the screen, and then she ran into the heroine who seemed to have fallen from the sky. Slow motion, freeze frame, romantic music played, the wind blew through the broken hair on the actor''s forehead, and his teeth were shining white. Tao Zhiyue was expressionless. It''s not as good as when he saw HR at the game exhibition. His gaze went back and forth between the next seat and the big screen. After struggling for a few minutes, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t bear it any longer. He bent down and walked past the row of audience in apologetic manner, and walked out of the theater. HR cannot be the only person enjoying popcorn and Coke. Returning to the seat with the largest bucket of popcorn, bigger than the cup holder, Tao Zhiyue held it in his arms contentedly, and took a gulp of Coke first. The stimulating gas penetrated into the heart and spleen, and the whole person became energetic. As a result, looking at it, he could only continue to live by drinking Coke. Tao Zhiyue felt that being sleepy was definitely not his problem. After all, there were couples in the front row who were getting tired of chatting together, looking left and right for a while, but not looking at the screen directly in front of them. The mobile phone in his pocket vibrated slightly, and Tao Zhi felt relieved, and quickly took it out. He dimmed the screen, and carefully blocked the glimmer of light leaking from the screen with one hand, so as not to affect others. [HR: So sleepy, I want to sleep. ] [HR: I heard loud snoring from the back row, very rhythmic, three long and one short. ] [HR: I think half of the audience is watching him now, and he''s funnier than the movie. ] Tao Zhiyue was amused by his description. [Tao: I am sleepy too. ] [Tao: This movie is not good. ] [HR: Weeping cat head.jpg] [HR: Sorry, I thought those bloggers were telling the truth. ] [HR: I didn''t expect it to be completely different. ] [Tao: Its okay, at least the popcorn in this movie theater is delicious. ] [Tao: It tastes creamy. ] [HR: Mine is caramel and I''m almost done. ] Tao Zhiyue glanced at the popcorn bucket in his arms, and suddenly felt strange comparisons. [Tao: I still have half a barrel left! ] Using the light from the big screen, he took a picture of the popcorn and sent it proudly. [HR: Envious. ] [HR: The color of caramel seems to be darker. ] So HR also sent a photo of popcorn, which was much less than the one in his bucket. Rationality told Tao Zhiyue that the two of them looked like naive elementary school students now, but he still kept this caramel-flavored popcorn photo with a smile. [Tao: You are about to eat unpopped beans. ] [Tao: Be careful of broken teeth. ] [HR: Already eaten. ] [HR: Weeping cat head.jpg] The once stagnant time passed quickly, the movie ended, and the lights in the cinema hall were turned on again. Many people were tired of playing with their mobile phones, and stretched their waists one after another. The same is true for Tao Zhiyue. After two hours, the male and female protagonists on the screen separated and reunited for several rounds, but he didn''t remember the plot at all, and only got dozens of pages of chat records. People got up and left the venue one after another. Tao Zhiyue blinked his sore eyes, feeling that today was really like a dream. Not only the pursuit of the ambiguous period, even the couples in love get along in these very common ways: eating, watching movies, playgrounds, shopping...without exception, two people need face-to-face contact. Before today, Tao Zhiyue never imagined that he could watch movies "together" like this without meeting each other. He was touched by HR''s silent respect and tolerance. After all, the rich people described in ordinary novels and movies can find the person they are looking for at any time as long as they move their fingers. He said that he was not ready for the meeting, and the other party really took this as a premise, never mentioned this matter, and tried to find ways to express his goodwill from other places. Afraid that he would think too much, I didn''t even ask him about the seat number until the beginning of the movie. No one will not be moved. Tao Zhiyue felt that after this movie, he seemed to be mentally prepared to meet HR. He wants to be in the same space with the other party, share the same popcorn and Coke, and watch the same movie side by side. But before that, he still has a little curiosity and expectation. Will HR prepare any surprises for him? Tao Zhiyue was thinking wildly in his heart, and he fell to the end of the crowd, and walked slowly towards the exit of the theater. A small commotion came from ahead, and Tao Zhiyue woke up from his thousands of thoughts and looked over curiously. At the exit of the movie hall, there are several large buckets of roses. A female staff member is delivering flowers to the audience who came out, and there are several staff members standing beside them to help maintain order. This unique picture has also attracted many other movie theaters. The audience who came out stopped to discuss. Most of the people who watch this movie are couples. For those who come out hand in hand, the staff will smile and send a rose, and send a unified blessing: "I wish you two happiness and happiness." Most of the girls smiled in surprise, took the flowers, and left happily cuddling with their boyfriends. The rare audience who watch the movie alone will receive a more special bouquet of roses. Surprised whispers gradually came from the crowd waiting to leave. "Although this movie sucks, the film crew is so romantic." "It doesn''t look like it was made by the film crew. I just brushed the scarf before I saw it. I didn''t see anyone talking about sending flowers." "I just saw someone from the same city wear a scarf, and it''s located in another movie theater. It seems that it''s only for this movie." "Hey, why do different people receive more or less flowers? Is this giving warmth to single dogs? What a big bouquet!" Tao Zhiyue''s heart beat violently when he heard the few words in his ears. He felt that maybe he had fantasized too much, so that he had hallucinations. Until the people in front left with flowers, it was finally his turn at the end of the crowd. The girl in charge of delivering flowers looked around him and confirmed that he came alone, so she brought a large bouquet of bright and delicate red roses. Every flower is blooming enthusiastically, and the petals are condensed with crystal water drops, dazzling. "Sir, I wish you a happy life and happy every day." Tao Zhi took it blankly, the fragrant bouquet filled his arms, he was a little at a loss, he was not sure whether to take the left foot or the right foot after the connection. Fortunately, there were no other spectators behind him. He stood there with a dazed expression. The girl who gave the flowers couldn''t help looking at him, and gradually thought of something, showing a look of envy. It turns out that dozens of roses bloom together, and it has such a strong fragrance. The phone vibrated again, and the message just sent by HR was displayed on the screen. [HR: Did you receive the flowers? ] Tao Zhiyue''s vision was obliterated by the bright red, and the overwhelming aroma squeezed into his heart, making people almost forget to breathe, he answered with difficulty. [Tao: Did you send it? ] [HR: Hmm! ] [HR: Although many people will receive it, each bundle is intended for you. ] [HR: Everyone is holding flowers, so you won''t blush ^-^] Chapter 33： The people who got the roses dispersed talking and laughing, and some people deliberately stopped at the entrance of the theater to take pictures. And Tao Zhiyue was holding the flowers for a long time, and the female staff in charge of delivering the flowers looked at him enviously for a long time. The work was finished, and she and her colleagues around her whispered to each other, with the color of gossip flashing in their eyes. . At the end of the gossip, the two pushed each other back and forth, and almost started rock-paper-scissors, and finally managed to choose one unlucky guy, and called Tao Zhiyue to a stop. "Well, handsome guy, can I ask, did you buy a ticket for 9 rows of 12 seats or 9 rows of 14 seats?" One of the girls asked boldly, her eyes full of curiosity. Only then did Tao Zhiyue recover from his trance, and replied reflexively: "Yes." They immediately grabbed each other''s arms and screamed softly. "It''s actually true, it''s because of one person to send flowers and not give up seats in 13 seats! How dare I guess!!" "I thought this kind of plot could only be seen in novels, woo woo woo, can this be something we can see with our own eyes!" "I actually feel like winning the lottery! There are so many movie theaters, so many theaters, but I gave this bouquet of flowers myself! It''s me! I won''t wash my hands today!!" Tao Zhiyue gradually realized what they were talking about, and his face blushed instantly. Seeing his shy expression, the two girls realized that their decibels were too loud, they immediately stopped talking, glared at each other in annoyance, and blushed embarrassingly. The three of them blushed and looked at each other. After a while, the girl who gave him flowers bravely broke the embarrassment. "There are still some flowers that haven''t been delivered yet, handsome guy, do you want to take them all back?" There are still more than half of the original barrels of roses, and the number of flowers prepared is already more, and some audiences don''t want it, so there are so many flowers left in the end. Seeing that he didn''t respond, the girl added: "It''s all for you anyway... It''s a pity that you only received this one bouquet of so many flowers." Tao Zhiyue''s face turned even redder, his brain stopped functioning in chaos, he thought for a long time before he could find out what he could say. "Give it to you." Tao Zhiyue whispered, "Thank you for giving me the flowers, and I wish you a happy every day." The two girls froze for a moment, then smiled excitedly. "I wish you happiness!" Tao Zhiyue, who was about to leave, paused, didn''t dare to turn his head back, and quickly fled with the flowers in his arms. HR''s wish for him not to blush didn''t come true, but at least, he wasn''t the only one blushing. On the way to the elevator, he looked at the message displayed on the phone screen, with a slight smile in his eyes, and slowly typed a reply. [Tao: Very nice. ] [Tao: The other people who received the flowers were also very happy. ] HR immediately asked questions. [HR: So are you happy? ] Tao Zhiyue felt that he was a little dizzy from the fragrance of the flowers. He was too embarrassed to answer this question, so he could only use emojis to express his feelings. [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] Turning around three times in a row means that he is very, very, very happy. In the elevator, there was a couple holding a single rose, who looked at the large bouquet of roses in his arms in amazement. "Handsome guy, did you just come out after watching the movie? Is this delivered at the door? The wrapping paper is the same." Tao Zhiyue nodded. "Can you borrow this flower for us to take a photo? Soon, it will be ready soon." The boy in the couple said a little embarrassedly, "Your whole bouquet looks better, we didn''t get it." Normally, Tao Zhiyue would not refuse this modest request, but this time it is different. "Sorry, no." Tao Zhiyue tightened his arms and said softly, "This is a flower for me." He lowered his head, and his eyes slid from the edge of the delicate petals to the screen of the phone that turned on again. [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] HR started rolling again, and rolled three times very cooperatively, and then added a sentence. [HR: I am also very happy! ] His heart seemed to have turned into a puddle of sugar water, and the words lost their meaning. He had a soft heart and didn''t know where to start. At this moment, he just wanted to ruffle this person''s hair vigorously. Although HR is a little taller than him. On the way home with flowers in his arms, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help thinking about what happened today bit by bit. In the dark and silent movie theater, the people on the screen sometimes laugh and sometimes cry, the popcorn is filled with the aroma of cream, and the iced Coke has small bubbles. The person who watched the same movie with him suddenly stuffed into his arms Blooming roses. If it was a dream, he wished it lasted longer. He suddenly remembered the chatter of other spectators in the team. Although a little ashamed, Tao Zhiyue still couldn''t hold back his eager curiosity. He opened the scarf and searched for movie titles and roses as keywords. He wondered how many people had received the bouquet he had prepared for him. [Meow357: I went to see a movie today, and after the show ended, I actually received roses from the theater staff, so sweet! ] Attached are movie ticket stubs and a rose, and this scarf became a hit, topping all search results. There are dozens of comments below. [Jin Yeyeyeye: I also watched this movie today, why didn''t I receive it. ] [AYS: I didn''t receive +1, I''m so sour. ] [Don''t eat eggs even if you die: I got it! Like the blogger, the screenings start at 3:00 p.m., but they are not in the same cinema. ] [AYS replied that he would not eat eggs even if he died: why, is it only at this time? Ahhhh I watched it at two o''clock in the afternoon. ] [Reply to AYS: I dont know if Im going to eat eggs, but the one I went to really only sent them after this time, and different people received different ones. I observed it and found that two or more people Those who are traveling together will only receive one branch, and those who are alone will receive a large bunch. ] [A big radish: I also received it! I was put down by a friend today. I was in a bad mood. The movie was not good. The more I watched it, the angrier I became. No one can complain. I didnt expect to receive a large bouquet of roses after I came out. Really, there were dozens of them! I was stunned, this bouquet of flowers is enough to buy ten movie tickets. ] [Goose, Goose, Goose, Goose, Goose, Goose, Goose and Goose replied to a big carrot: I don''t believe it, unless I am healthy. ] A big radish actually replied with a photo, and Tao Zhiyue clicked on it, and it was exactly the same as the one he received. [A big radish: I even wanted to cry at that time, I have never received so many flowers. The young lady who sent the flowers also wished me a happy life. I almost didn''t feel nervous, and all the bad moods were cured at once. I really like this bouquet of flowers, and I want to take it home and take care of it. ] [Goose goose goose goose goose reply to a big carrot: Hug sister! If you are lucky today, you will be lucky in the future! ] Watching the conversation between the two, Tao Zhiyue seemed to have relived the ups and downs of the mood at that time. He didn''t feel jealous or unhappy, just felt the gentle breeze blowing on his face. It''s an amazing feeling to have so many people jumping for joy at the same time receiving a bouquet of flowers. Happiness and joy diffused into intense fractions, each of which was about him. He continued to scroll through the comments, and soon saw the latest ones. [Small taro ball bubbles: The theater staff came here uninvited! This flower was not given by the film crew, it was bought by a benefactors father. It seems to be to pursue the sweetheart, so only the movie theaters in our city have it, and it is limited to this one. I will eat this wave of golden lemons first. For respect, woo woo. ] [Don''t eat eggs even if you die Reply to the small bubble of taro ball: What the hell? ? ? ? ] [Small Bubbles with Taro Balls: When the show was about to start, we also received a notice saying that a certain seat was not allowed to sit, and the unsold tickets were directly locked. If the tickets were already sold, we asked the audience if they could change seats as compensation , Each person will be given an annual movie viewing card... Anyway, there are other seats, and the few lucky audiences in our theater happily agreed. ] [Small Bubble of Taro Ball: At first, I thought these audiences were the lucky ones, but later I found out that the lucky ones are the same person! All the flowers today, all the annual cards, all the extra bonuses we received are all for that one person! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh why sweet love doesn''t belong to me! ! ] Tao Zhiyue''s footsteps stopped. The crimson color that had just faded from his cheeks flooded up again, afraid of being seen by passers-by, so he quietly buried his face behind the flowers. At the same time, an elegant fragrance of gardenia came to the nostrils. Tao Zhiyue followed the scent and saw an old lady selling gardenias at a street stall. The white buds were covered with thin white threads, and they were lying on the dark cloth one by one. Small and cute. So he suddenly realized that it was summer, hot and gentle early summer. Just like that person. When he got home, Tao Zhiyue found a dusty vase from the storage room. This was a decoration he had when he moved in. At that time, there were plastic fake flowers in it. He thought it was too big, so he simply took it away. stand up. He cleaned the vase carefully, brushing it clean inside and out, and filled the bottle with clean water halfway. Then he sat down at the table, carefully unpacked the roses, picked up sharp scissors, trimmed off the excess branches and leaves one by one, cut the roots of the branches into slender oblique shapes, and inserted them into a transparent vase. Tao Zhiyue has never collected flowers, and of course he has never raised them. This is what he learned on his mobile phone on the way back. He cut it very slowly, for fear of damaging the fragile and delicate bouquet in front of him, but as his hands trembled, crimson petals still fell gently onto the table. Tao Zhi was more reluctant to waste, collected the fallen petals, wiped off the crystal water drops, and dried them to make bookmarks after preparation. It took him half an hour to trim dozens of roses. The vase, which was dim and dusty before, has now been decorated with large expanses of magnificent and eye-catching red. The body of the vase reflects the brilliant golden brilliance under the slanting sunlight. It leans against the window, listening to the night that is about to fall. This is a romantic atmosphere that has never been in the house. Tao Zhiyue sat at the table like this, watching quietly until he received a new message on his phone. ["HR" pats me. ] [HR: Are you home yet? ] [Tao: I''m home. ] Tao Zhiyue took a picture of the roses in the transparent vase on the table, the gorgeous dusk was reflected in the open window behind him, and the shadows of trees in the distance were swaying green. He sent the photos, and soon got one response after another from HR. [HR: Looks good! ] [HR: I''m also keeping a bottle at home. ] [HR: If it withers, please tell me, I will send a new one. ] [HR: I don''t know if you like roses, but if you don''t, I can buy others. ] Tao Zhiyue frowned, he was getting used to the other party''s undisguised enthusiasm. [Tao: Good. ] [Tao: I like it. ] In the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, what Tao Zhiyue hated the most before was summer. Although there are ice-cold watermelons, the air-conditioning and electricity bills are very expensive, and he has to sweat all over when he goes out. In the steaming heat, every day Every day seems like a year. But he loved this summer, every second of which was both long and short. The fan sent a gentle breeze, blowing away the surging heat. Tao Zhi looked at the peaceful and beautiful rose on the table for a long time, and then slowly typed two lines. [Tao: Both today and tomorrow are weekends. ] [Tao: Do ??you want to eat hot pot together? ] Chapter 34： Huo Ran almost didn''t hold the phone steady. His hand trembled, Kankan grasped the smooth fuselage, and the theater manager, who was staring at him nervously, also trembled, for fear of seeing any crisp and pleasant crash scene. Huo Ran took a deep breath, closed his eyes, opened them again, and looked at the screen impatiently, nothing changed. It happened for real, not hallucinations. Tao Zhiyue asked him to eat hot pot. Tao Zhiyue asks him out to have hot pot face to face. Tao Zhiyue took the initiative to ask him to meet. At this moment, Huo Ran really wanted to put on some light clothes, rush to the basketball court and dunk the ball into the hoop, because this way he could jump high with confidence, and at the same time vent all his burning feelings to the strong basketball hoop. But the conditions did not permit, the managers of several theater chains in the city were sitting around and reported to him the situation of flower distribution today, most of them belonged to the theater brands under Huo''s, rounded up, these are all his subordinates staff. Do not lose your composure in front of employees. Although he has almost jumped up from the chair. Huo Ran clenched his fists and pressed them against the side of his face, trying to block the corners of his mouth that could not help but rise. Because of too much force, the whole body trembled slightly. While he was dealing with his emotions, several middle-aged people kept exchanging glances, and the atmosphere was restless and anxious. Finally, one of the theater managers said anxiously: "Mr. Huo, is there something wrong?" Huo Ran reflexively said: "No." A group of people breathed a sigh of relief and were about to relax when they heard him ask again: "Which hot pot restaurant here is the best?" Hearing this, their eyes widened, their eyes filled with confusion. Huo Ran felt that this question should be asked to the locals, and he began to describe it seriously: "The bottom of the red oil pot should be fragrant, not too spicy, and the bone broth must be made from bones. It is very fragrant and mellow and thick white. Vegetables and meat All must be fresh, the beef and mutton must be airlifted from the Northwest, the vegetables must be organic and pollution-free, and it is best to have the specialties here. As he said that, Huo Ran immediately dug out the memo on his phone and found the record written that night. According to the recommendation level marked before, he selected a few snacks that he thought Tao Zhiyue would like. "There must be glutinous glutinous rice flour, hand rubbed with air bubbles, the taste is the best. Hmm... Jinsha red rice sausage, that is, rice rolls wrapped in shrimp meat and golden crispy, the taste is very special, plus crab roe filled with soup Long buns, as well as the popular milk tea here, with cream and chopped nuts on top, are delicious. It was just before dinner time, and in his detailed description, someone''s stomach whined softly. A witty theater manager swallowed his saliva, and found a way to connect flowers and hot pot. "The most popular hotpot restaurant in our area is called Laoyue. It tastes very good and is very popular with young couples. The milk tea sold in the store is very famous, but the dishes are only hotpot. Others can be bought and delivered, or directly Ask the chef to go to the store and make it according to the taste." He turned his head and looked at the sky, feeling a little worried: "It''s already past six o''clock, and the moonlight must be full, and it may be too late to make preparations." Huo Ran was taken aback by the phrase "very popular with young couples", and was a bit down for a while. After a long time, he coughed a few times pretending to be calm, lowered his head, and praised calmly: "You make a lot of sense, so it will be tomorrow night." His eyes swept across the screen of the phone, and he remembered that he hadn''t replied to the message, so he quickly added it. [HR: I just asked someone else, the best hot pot here is called Lao Yue. ] [HR: But today is too late, there will be no seats. ] [HR: Is six o''clock tomorrow night okay? ] He held his breath and stared intently at the typing being displayed at the top of the chat box. [Tao: Good ^-^] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] So for the next 24 hours, Huo Ran''s mood was like this little bear who was always circling in circles, almost dizzy with excitement. After returning to the hotel, he originally wanted to go to bed early to recharge his energy, but he was too excited to fall asleep lying on the bed, very similar to the night before going on a spring outing when he was in elementary school. He stared at the ceiling for ten minutes, and it felt like ten hours had passed. The seconds are like years, Huo Ran can only pick up the phone that he put down not long ago. In the evening, he and Tao Zhiyue only had a brief chat. Even though they were separated by the Internet, he still felt the other party''s shyness. Because so is he. When I think about the upcoming meeting, I am so nervous that I dont know what to say. The peaceful and peaceful chat atmosphere in the past has been swept away. Today, every word can affect thousands of thoughts. Less than the standard answer. Huo Ran hugged the quilt and looked at the chat records again and again, and suddenly a dynamic reminder popped up on the pp. [Your special concern friend "Tao" released a new space update. ] Huo Ran immediately straightened up, leaned against the head of the bed, turned on the light, as if he was about to take a major exam, he clicked into the space after he was fully prepared. [Dynamic] Tao: Summer is coming [Picture] The accompanying picture is the one he had sent to Huo Ran, a transparent glass vase, flaming roses, and the setting dusk in the distance. Huo Ran subconsciously entered the reading comprehension mode. It''s a pity that the accompanying text is too short, there are only four simple words, and no deeper meaning can be read anyway. However, this is the first space news released by Tao Zhiyue, which has a very important commemorative significance. However, the comment area below the feed is empty. Huo Ran began to hate the function of pp dynamic comments that only friends can see. Facing the blank status bar, Huo Ran was very unwilling to imagine what Tao Zhiyue''s friends would comment on, and how he would respond. The more he thought about it, the more energetic he became, he simply stayed awake, clicked a like, and then got up and turned on the computer. After boarding the Animal Island, Huo Ran first took a boat and ran to the Hedgehog Island next door, trying to determine whether Tao Zhiyue was online. Maybe in the game, they can chat a few days without being so shy. The night on the small island was bright and bright, the cicadas chirping in the summer night came from the bushes, and there was a very light snoring sound from the cabin in the center. The big brown bear looked in through the window of the hut lightly, and saw the hedgehog curled up in a ball, sleeping on a small wooden bed. Huo Ran felt as if someone had poked his heart lightly. He quietly left again, returned to his island, dug out the hoes and flower seeds from the warehouse, came to the place where the garden was planned to be built that day, and began to work hard. I was busy until midnight, and finally planted all the seeds, arranged the tables, chairs and decorations that should be in the garden, and used a little money to keep watering the fertilizer that can accelerate growth. After finishing the work, Huo Ran pressed the screenshot button with satisfaction, looking at the screen full of beautiful and delicate roses. [Dynamic] HR: My Garden [Picture] Huo Sihan, who surfs the Internet day and night, made a comment. [Comment] I can''t do it again, woo woo woo:? [Comment] I can''t do it again woo woo woo: You have changed, you have really changed ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! [Comment] I can''t do it again woo woo woo: I haven''t been smashed for a long time by the island guardrail saying it misses you. [Comment] HR replied that I can''t do it again woo woo woo: /cute [Comment] HR replied that I can''t do it again, woo woo woo: Go to sleep, I have to help me tomorrow. Temporarily blocking other people''s space feeds, Huo Ran took a picture of himself and Tao Zhiyue''s two feeds next to each other, and went to the photo album to click a red heart and put it in [Personal Collection]. Summer is here, my garden. The air in the hotel room tonight seemed to be filled with sweetness. After this long and difficult night, there are still eight hours left before he will see each other. After waking up in the morning, Huo Ran took a half-hour shower and rubbed his hair three times. Facing the mirror, he dried his hair carefully, took a piece of clothing and put it on, and asked Jiang Nansheng to reconfirm the evening reservation and the invited chef. Then Huo Ran went straight to the clothing store and started the first exciting and tangled shopping trip in his life. No matter what he wears, the blushing clerk will say that he is handsome and suitable. Huo Ran, who had expected this, immediately called the tool man sister. [HR: Are you awake? Help me choose clothes. ] Immediately afterwards, he sent a series of photos, all of which were standard straight male photos taken in front of the dressing mirror. [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: I didn''t wake up, I died, woo woo woo. ] [HR: You are not dead, you are awake, choose quickly. ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: Damn it, are you going on a date! ! ] [HR: Yeah ^-^] [HR: I''m going to eat hot pot tonight. ] Huo Ran used an exclamation point for emphasis. [HR: Couple restaurant! ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: Why do I have to bear this sour pain! ! ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ] [I cant do it again woo woo woo: The white top looks nice, and the pants are replaced with the one that goes with the blue top. ] [I can''t do it again, woo woo woo: Although, you are progressing too fast! ! ] Huo Ran immediately went into the fitting room, changed into the clothes his sister had mentioned, and then came out to ask the clerk to take pictures from several angles. [HR: Is that so? ] [HR: Only today, I allow you to criticize and tell me where I am not handsome enough. ] [I can''t do it again, woo woo woo: ...] [I can''t do it again, woo woo woo: Would you be such a bad fart in front of the person you like? ! ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: Although I want to say that I''m not handsome anywhere, but today is such an important day, I won''t hinder your lifelong event. ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: If I have to say it, I think your left cheek is prettier than your right cheek. ] [I can''t do it again Woohoo: Maybe it''s because you always walk on my right, I''m used to it. ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: No, the left side is more beautiful, did you mean it! Scheming man! ! ] Huo Ran pondered for a while, and found that he would habitually walk on the right side of others, so when he reserved his seat yesterday, he subconsciously reserved 13 seats on the right side. I hope Tao Zhiyue will get used to walking on the left, Huo Ran thought without blushing. He skipped the subject and answered his sister''s last exclamation. [HR: I don''t think it''s going very fast. ] [HR: It''s okay to go faster. ] The little hedgehog curled up on the bed and sleeping soundly last night always appeared before Huo Ran''s eyes, and he remembered the long breathing sound that accompanied him for a long time that night. I wonder if Tao Zhiyue will kick the quilt when he sleeps at night. Anyway, if he doesn''t kick, he can cover Tao Zhiyue with a quilt. Five hours later, Huo Ran, who was standing at the entrance of the Moonlight Hot Pot Restaurant early in the morning, was still full of fragmented and rambling reveries. If neither of them had been able to have a baby, he might have started fantasizing about the baby''s name. A pair of couples holding hands walked into the hot pot restaurant. Every time Huo Ran saw the couple passing by, he felt more anticipation in his heart. It was only half past five, he didn''t want to urge Tao Zhiyue, but he couldn''t help but wanted to talk to him. Huo Ran deliberated for several minutes before finding a very tactful way to ask questions. [HR: Today is Sunday, is the road blocked? ] Tao Zhiyue replied quickly. [Tao: No blocking, are you there yet? ] [HR: Not yet, on the way. ] [Tao: Take your time, I''m on my way too. ] [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] Huo Ran was about to reply with a cute emoji, his gaze swept across the front inadvertently, and he was stunned for a while. A boy with a mobile phone was walking towards here in a T-shirt and jeans. At this moment, he raised his head and looked towards the bustling shop entrance. Huo Ran remembered those eyes. Clear and bright, and nothing but silence. He saw Tao Zhiyue. Tao Zhiyue obviously saw him too, and they looked at each other in astonishment at a distance of three or four meters, digesting this sudden encounter in their hearts. During the period, passers-by continued to pass by, curiously looking at the two people who seemed to be still. Tao Zhiyue came to his senses first, and smiled slightly at him. "Aren''t you on the way?" The heartbeat floating in mid-air has a belonging and found a land where it can stay. Huo Ran heard the voice that he couldn''t hide his smile. "It''s here now." The waiter greeted them and led them into the shop, Huo Ran naturally walked to Tao Zhiyue''s side. They were so close that they could hear each other''s heartbeats. Huo Ran held back for a long time, his head was in a mess, and finally asked in a low voice: "Do you like to walk on the left?" Tao Zhiyue seemed to laugh and nodded. The laughter and laughter in the whole hot pot restaurant rushed towards them. As they were seated, the dishes that had been prepared were presented one by one. The red and white mandarin duck pot bottom, the air-freighted beef and mutton with white air-conditioning, the green bean sprouts in the water, the brown sugar ice powder filled with fruits and glutinous rice cakes, the pink-skinned Jinsha red rice sausage, the skin Thinly stuffed crab roe soup filled Xiaolongbao, and two cups of milk tea topped with fluffy cream and crushed nuts. Tao Zhiyue looked at the waiters who were taking turns serving dishes in surprise, and then secretly looked at the next table, always feeling that there was something wrong with the dishes on this table. He blinked lightly, his eyelashes were long and thick, like a handful of light feathers, sweeping past his heart. The turbulent emotions accumulated deep in his body, Huo Ran lost his voice for a while, and couldn''t find his voice. He also followed Tao Zhiyue''s gaze, and saw the couple sitting opposite each other at the next table, the girl was holding up her chopsticks to pick up food, her loose cuffs were dangling on the red soup, and the boy on the opposite side grabbed her wrist in time. Then they looked at each other, low laughter creeping through the white heat. So Huo Ran plucked up his courage and decided to make a solemn self-introduction. In this way, he can hold the opponent''s hand openly. So Huo Ran straightened his back and stretched out his hand nervously to Tao Zhiyue. The palm of his hand was soaked with sweat like diamonds. thin red. "I forgot to introduce myself to you, hello, my name is Huo Ran." Chapter 35： After reaching out his hand, time seemed to freeze. The heat from the hot pot made his palms very hot, and Huo Ran stared at Tao Zhiyue who was opposite him at a loss. He didn''t seem to respond, and his expression didn''t change. Across the steaming white mist, there is a feeling of illusion and unreality. A strange uneasiness rose in Huo Ran''s heart. Subconsciously, he didn''t dare to say anything, as if he would break something if he made a sound. The picture is still here, Huo Ran does not move, even the sound of breathing is quietly hidden. The world around is flowing, people toast happily, bowls and chopsticks collide with crisp sounds, smiling waiters walk slowly with trays, red and white meat, green leafy vegetables, golden corn juice, everywhere It''s colorful, and the smell of food wafts around. After a long silence, Tao Zhi walked through the hazy mist, and slowly held his hand that was always hovering in the air. "Your hands are hot." he said softly. On the contrary, Tao Zhiyue''s hand was very cold, as if he had lost the temperature, his skin was soft against Huo Ran''s palm, and his color was pale. Huo Ran heard a very complicated emotion in his voice, which was too complicated for him to analyze. So he lowered his head in a daze, and saw a small pink burn mark on the back of Tao Zhiyue''s hand. "Are you hot?" He suddenly became nervous and wanted to call the waiter immediately. "It''s okay, it was burned a few days ago." "Is it when you cook at home?" "Well, on Thursday afternoon, make stewed beef at home." Huo Ran silently calculated the time forward, it was the day when he asked Tao Zhiyue if he could chase him. Tao Zhiyue continued to talk, as if he was recalling something far away, his expression was a little dazed. "I took a shower that day, went to the supermarket to buy beef and seasonings, came back to cut the meat, and cut my finger. I was distracted, so I hit my head on the range hood several times. I accidentally got burned by the wall of the pot and hit the back of my hand. I washed it with tap water It''s been a long time." Before Huo Ran could ask him why he was distracted, he heard him whispering close to his ear. "Because I''ve been thinking about you." Fragments of light flashed in his clear eyes, and he stared sincerely at the person on the other side. "I still remember the quicksand bread, which was very soft and had a strong aroma when I bit into the stuffing." Huo Ran''s heartbeat became very violent when he heard his words. Tao Zhiyue''s palm was no longer cold, but was warmed by the heat from the other hand. So he shook each other''s fingers lightly, then let go. He withdrew his warmed hand, and showed a nice smile to Huo Ran. Just like that long and lonely weekend night, someone told him that hedgehogs can also be hugged, so he held that person''s outstretched hand, and couldn''t help smiling because of the cuteness of the other person. "Hi, my name is Tao Zhiyue." The white mist between them was blown to other places by the wind, the world became clear and bright, and the face illuminated by the lights revealed a quiet tenderness. For some reason, Huo Ran felt his nose a little sore. He didn''t know what Tao Zhiyue was thinking during those few minutes of silence. But Huo Ran inexplicably noticed that the person opposite seemed to have made a very important decision in an instant. Because his hand was trembling slightly just now, and he didn''t calm down until the moment he actively clenched his fingers. He seems to have wandered on the edge of the cliff for a long time, saw the starlight guiding the way, passed through the boundless fog, and finally decided to go to the world. There are many chaotic pictures flashing in my mind, the language is out of order, emotions merge into a river, and many unfinished words float on it and flow into the sea of ??heart. But in the end, Huo Ran just scratched his hair stupidly. "Actually... you told me that night when you were drunk." Tao Zhiyue looked at him with a smile, his eyes were bright. "So you lied to me when you said that we just chatted casually." "I didn''t do it on purpose." Huo Ran immediately explained, "I''m afraid you will be embarrassed, because I didn''t say anything else..." Tao Zhiyue picked up his chopsticks and started to put food into the boiling hot pot. "What else did I say?" "You said that you like eating hot pot, writing code, and the cabin where you can see the stars..." "Is that why you suggested that I eat hot pot that day?" "Yes..." Huo Ran looked at him anxiously, "Are you angry?" Tao Zhiyue didn''t speak, he picked up the blanched beef and put it in Huo Ran''s bowl, it was just right in twenty seconds, and the meat was tender. "The taste should be good, you can taste it for me first." Tao Zhiyue specially emphasized, "It''s hot in a red oil pan." Happiness came so suddenly, Huo Ran picked it up dreamily, he was even a bit reluctant to eat it. The entrance is the tender and smooth beef with rich flavor and red oil, which is really delicious. But Tao Zhiyue''s stewed beef must be more delicious. "tasty!" He began to put food into the hot pot, trying to fill Tao Zhiyue''s bowl. And Tao Zhi looked at him quietly, obediently eating whatever he received. The bean sprouts in the hydroponic pot were picked up in pieces and fell into the rich white bone soup. A whole row of mushrooms was also dropped into the soup, bubbling and bubbling. The red soup on the other side was filled with fresh meat, and Huo Ran was very busy with the colander. Tao Zhiyue asked him softly, "Is your name Burning Burning?" "Yes." Huo Ran held the spoon to observe his expression, "Doesn''t it sound good?" Tao Zhiyue didn''t nod or shake his head, but just stared at him steadfastly, "It suits you very well." That must be complimenting him. Huo Ran felt that he could do it again, and he was very happy. He moved Jinsha Red Rice Sausage and Crab Roe Soup Xiaolongbao to Tao Zhiyue. "Eat these two while they are hot." Tao Zhiyue picked it up obediently, and put the first steamed bun into Huo Ran''s bowl intact. He was a little proud: "It''s not broken." Huo Ran almost couldn''t control the corners of his upturned mouth, he bit open the thin skin of the steamed bun, the soup inside was very fresh and fragrant. "This is also delicious." Soon the two servings of snacks were exhausted, full of portions, Tao Zhi rubbed his belly, put down his chopsticks and started to ask questions. "Can I ask you a question?" Huo Ran sat up straight in an instant, and entered the state of preparation, "You can ask, you can ask anything!" "Why did you come to Jinbei City?" Huo Ran was a little surprised by this question, but he still answered solemnly: "The company had an investment in Jinbei City before. It was a game company. I was supposed to come here as the person in charge, but it was put on hold. A same-sex chasing..." Speaking of this, he took a sneak peek at Tao Zhiyue: "I don''t feel anything about them! Every day is annoying and I want to avoid it, so I keep urging my dad to start the project in Jinbei City quickly. He might think that I I really want to come to Jinbei, so let me come to the game exhibition here to have a look." Tao Zhiyue listened carefully, "When did you mention those people who suddenly chased after you?" "Two months ago, maybe less than two months." When mentioning this matter, Huo Ran panicked. He tried to change the subject, "Actually, part of the reason why I came here is to thank you in person..." "That day I told you that the schedule was too busy and I couldn''t spare time. I lied to you. I just didn''t want you to feel embarrassed after rejecting me." "But after the game show ended, I stayed on all the time because I wanted to see you." "I didn''t do anything else. Apart from chatting with you every day, I was thinking about how to chase you." This person is always forthright and warm. Tao Zhiyue frowned, his cheeks were red from the heat, "I know." Huo Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and added: "As for those four... two of them I have already rejected, and the other two should have been given up by myself. Anyway, when I return to Yanping, I will definitely refuse it very seriously. them." "I''m not the same person I was when I posted, really!" Huo Ran solemnly raised a hand to assure him. Tao Zhiyue was amused by his actions, and at the same time he found the point very keenly. "They gave up? When?" "Just during this time..." Huo Ran recalled, "One of them sent flowers to the company every day, and it seems that he stopped sending them these two days. The other sent me a lot of chats, but recently he didn''t." Tao Zhiyue frowned slightly, as if thinking about what he said. Seeing that the situation was not right, Huo Ran immediately made a promise, "Whether there are or not, I have absolutely no unreasonable thoughts about them." He pushed the untouched milk tea to the side, and changed the subject very awkwardly, "The cream is about to collapse, drink the milk tea first." "For this one, eat the cream and chopped nuts first, and then stir it with the milk tea below." Tao Zhiyue didn''t think much about it, he just thought his appearance was funny, so according to his words, he took a small sip of rich cream and chopped nuts. "Very sweet." The corners of his mouth were covered with white cream foam, Huo Ran felt as if his gaze had been enchanted, he couldn''t move away, and his throat tightened unconsciously. Tao Zhi was more puzzled by his burning eyes, "What''s wrong?" "your" "mine?" "Does your...finger still hurt?" "What finger?" "You said it was cut when you cut the beef." "It doesn''t hurt anymore, it''s healed." "Really?" "Do you want to see it?" "..." Huo Ran mumbled, "Can I watch it?" Tao Zhiyue burst out laughing. "you are stupid." Huo Ran stared at him intently, so he smiled along with him, "Well, I''m stupid." So Tao Zhiyue stretched out his hand again, and generously handed his fingers in front of him, there was a light pink scar on the slender joints. Another scar was on the inside of the finger, very inconspicuous, but Huo Ran looked at it carefully. "Will there be a scar? The wound looks a little deep." Huo Ran was worried. "No, it''s only temporary and it will disappear soon." His gaze was filled with eternally hot flames, making Tao Zhi more involuntarily look at the back of his hand that had regained its warmth. The light blue blood vessels spread, flowing through the pulse, leading to the beating heart. "It''s good to be alive." He murmured to himself, his voice was so low that he could hardly hear him, "I can still cut my hand, and I can still bleed." Huo Ran didn''t hear the second half of the sentence clearly, but he echoed seriously: "It''s good to be alive, and you can still eat hot pot." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing. His pupils were always shining, filled with water-colored stars. Later, the milk tea and ice powder also bottomed out, and the night outside the window was dim, but the bustling hot pot restaurant was always lit like daylight, and the cups of wine were intertwined. This meal has been eaten for a long time, so long that time loses its meaning. Facing the steaming hot pot, they said a lot of boring things, so boring that they couldn''t remember a word afterwards, but they couldn''t finish talking at that moment. When I walked out of the store, the heat of the day had completely dissipated, and the evening breeze was slightly cool. "There are no stars today." Huo Ran looked at the night sky reflexively, he felt a little regretful. "There will be in the future." Tao Zhiyue followed his gaze, and his voice was calm, "Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow." The vast night sky above the head is vast and boundless, the bright moon hangs high, with bright silver light, and the endless universe draws a dark blue curtain, distant and grand. Under the vast deep space, they are so small. "Do you believe in fate?" Tao Zhiyue looked at this person who was only a short distance away, and blurted out the words hidden in his heart. Once again they were very close, breathing the same air, and stepping on the same ground. In the suddenly staggered world lines, in the huge anonymous network torrent, they crossed over all the wrong options, and grasped the seemingly impossible possibility. In the end they met by fate. Huo Ran lifted up the tissue that had been pinched in his hand for a long time, summoned up his courage, breathed heavily, leaned forward, and gently wiped away the soft and light white corners of the other''s lips. Like a gust of wind passing over your cheeks. "I don''t believe in fate, I only believe in the present." "Now you are by my side." Chapter 36： The flash of warmth on his lips made Tao Zhiyue''s heart stop suddenly. At that moment, they were so close that they seemed to be face to face, and he even saw himself reflected in the other''s eyes. Tao Zhiyue opened his eyes wide in astonishment, the pupils were filled with the brilliance of the night, so the colorful world overlapped in the depth of their eyes. His reddened ears didn''t catch Huo Ran''s words, but they echoed in his body, taking root and sprouting. It was with great difficulty that Tao Zhi calmed down his disordered breathing and hid the pounding heartbeat. He didn''t know what to say for a while, so he touched the corner of his mouth subconsciously, and complained softly: "Why didn''t you tell me earlier." Huo Ran clutched the used tissue tightly, unwilling to throw it away, and showed a silly smile: "I''m embarrassed to say." Afraid that Tao Zhi would get angry, he hurriedly explained: "It wasn''t there at first, but you took another sip of milk tea, and then it was there. I wanted to say it, but it suddenly disappeared..." Following his clumsy and long-winded words, Tao Zhiyue blushed more and more, and blurted out: "So you have been staring at me." Huo Ran paused, then nodded solemnly, "I like looking at you." His eyes were as bright as the scorching sun, without a trace of impurity. Tao Zhiyue seemed to hear the sound of melting snow. He wanted to find a suitable word or sentence to express his mood at the moment, but no matter how beautiful the language was, he couldn''t do anything. In the face of the sun, everything is eclipsed. He thought for a long time before he said softly, "Next time I will bring you the stewed beef I made." "Really?" Huo Ran suddenly became excited, "Actually, I wanted to ask you just now, but I''m sorry..." He has a lot of embarrassment today. Tao Zhiyue laughed, "Really, as a gift from me." Hearing the word "gift", Huo Ran seemed to be reminded, and his voice became a little muffled, "Speaking of which, when we meet for the first time, it seems that we should bring gifts to each other." "Because you promised to meet me, it is the greatest gift to me." "So I forgot to prepare a present for the gift, sorry." Huo Ran honestly bowed his head to admit his mistake. He reached out and took out two rectangular medicine boxes from his bulging pocket. "Although I gave you medicine when we met last time, and I gave you medicine again today, it doesn''t seem very good, but I think your burn is a little serious, and the place where your finger was cut has not completely healed, so..." It''s a burn ointment and a scar ointment. In the summer night wind, a tall man stood in front of him with his head bowed. It was obvious that he secretly prepared medicine for him, but it seemed that he had done something wrong. Tao Zhiyue looked at his thick hair, his eyes gradually filled with transparent stars, condensed into moist dew. While Huo Ran couldn''t see, he sniffed quietly, and then did something he wanted to do before. He gently rubbed Huo Ran''s hair, and tears fell silently. When Huo Ran raised his head to look at him in a daze, Tao Zhiyue only had a little redness in the corners of his eyes, which seemed to blend with the faint blush on his cheeks, as if he was simply shy. Tao Zhiyue showed him a pure smile. "Can I give you a hug?" Before Huo Ran could react, he had already taken half a step forward, hugged him gently, and let go quickly. It was a short hug, really just a touch. The redness in the corners of the eyes dissipated with time and disappeared without a trace. Tao Zhi laughed and teased him, "You smell like hot pot." And Huo Ran froze, like a light bulb with a blown fuse, he couldn''t even move his gaze. After a long time, he said in a trance: "I''ll wash it when I get back." Tao Zhiyu nodded amusedly, "Well, I''m going back too." Huo Ran started to stammer, "I, I will take you home." "Today I want to walk back by myself." Huo Ran conditioned reflex. "Then don''t walk on the road, take the sidewalk on the side, and be careful of vehicles." The more Tao Zhi thought about it, "Why do I feel that this sentence sounds familiar?" Huo Ran came back to his senses and immediately fell silent. When we parted, he couldn''t even blink his eyes. When Tao Zhiyue took the two ointments he gave and walked towards home, Huo Ran stood there and watched for a long time. The picture that once existed in his imagination has become reality at this moment. The slender figure was shrouded in warm yellow light, leaving a slanted shadow on the asphalt road. He felt happy, and even more indescribably moved. Tao Zhi could feel the hot gaze behind him more, as if he could break through the deep and dense night. He couldn''t remember how long he hadn''t been watched like this. But soon, Tao Zhiyue woke up from his charming mood. There were people coming and going on the streets at night, and he passed them by himself with a solemn and solemn expression. Tao Zhiyue has been obsessed with the sense of order since he was a child. Whether it is a building made of bricks following the principles of mechanics, or a code compiled sequentially in a language framework, there is a clear and beautiful logic behind it. Logic brings order, and order enables individuals to have a reliable and stable life experience. He can''t accept a life without logic, it makes him feel unreal and unsettled. Tao Zhi carefully sorted out the information he got from Huo Ran. He first avoided the acquaintance with Huo Ran in college by dropping out of school and moving. Two months ago, he resigned from the previous company, and he had the foresight to escape the encounter written in the plot again. So the investment was lost. At the same time, four suitors appeared in Huo Ran''s life. Tao Zhiyue felt that maybe it was because his character was too out of control, the plot gave up on him, and chose other people to take on the "function" of this cannon fodder. But he still met Huo Ran, and became the first love that Huo Ran really fell in love with. The plot was on the right track, so those substitutes quietly left the stage. Everything revolves around Huo Ran''s feelings. He is destined to fall in love with someone, and then leave with incurable pain until he is redeemed by the real protagonist. This is the logic displayed by the entire novel world at present, which is very strange but extremely strong. Tao Zhi couldn''t understand why such a distorted logic appeared. According to the plot in his memory, Shen Nian is the first protagonist of the narrative, and Huo Ran is just his backer and lover. The image shown in the book is very rigid. Almost like a tool guy. He intuitively felt that all this should be related to the real protagonist, Shen Nian. But according to the timeline in the book, Shen Nian will not meet Huo Ran until two years later. Tao Zhiyue didn''t know what Shen Nian looked like at all, and there was no specific description of where he lived in the book, so he couldn''t do anything at the moment. He frowned, and in depression, a notification sound came from his phone. [HR: Let me know when you get home. ] [HR: I will walk back today too^-^] Seeing this familiar smiling face, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help showing a little smile. Huo Ran has nothing in common with the unkind president in the book. After thinking about it, Tao Zhiyue didn''t reply him, but clicked on the space news. He wanted to take another look at the picture that this person ran to the game in the middle of the night to plant flowers hard, and then posted it in the feed with his bare thoughts. my garden. A few lines down, it is summer. Tao Zhiyue glanced at it, and there were already many likes and comments under the rose photo. [Comment] Lin Jiajia from art group: It looks good! Beautiful shot! ! [Comment] I can''t be bald: it''s the season to eat crayfish! When will Brother Tao come out for dinner? [Comment] Gym Coach: Summer is here, it''s time to exercise, and we are waiting for every member at any time. [Comment] Is it an official, not a croak: You changed your profile picture and posted roses again, are you in love! [Comment] It''s an official, not a croak: Wuwu, my sister hasn''t caught up with me yet, and you''re actually off the list first! ! Seeing Guan Yudong''s message, a vague thought flashed in Tao Zhiyue''s mind, and he sent a message. [Tao: Are you there? ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Yes! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I''m so sour, so sour, so sour! ! ] [Tao ::D] [Tao: I want to ask you a question. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Hmm, tell me. ] How should he describe it? Tao Zhiyue suddenly fell silent. He died with the regret of not being loved before, came to a novel world with bizarre and entangled plots, and became the first love of the protagonist Gong Huo Ran in the book. His existence is to create conditions for the protagonist''s acquaintance and love, and even commit suicide in the end. It is also to open the heart knot of the two protagonists and let them get a happy ending without any barriers. However, he is not the indifferent and snobbish Tao Zhiyue in the book, and Huo Ran does not have the ruthless and paranoid look in the book. Huo Ran did come to Jinbei because of the power of the plot, but he stayed here and refused to leave because he wanted to see himself. Although they met because of the plot, but accompanied by the little bits and pieces of life, every inch of heartbeat is extremely real. Tao Zhiyue may be able to deceive himself, Huo Ran''s words that he wanted to chase him were his groundless imagination and auditory hallucinations. But when he heard that sentence, he just took a bite of the bread in his mouth. The delicate and rich taste still lingers between his lips and teeth. His life is real, and so is love. This is Tao Zhiyue''s undoubted logic. So he wrote down the message word by word. [Tao: I have a beautiful piece of code, I have checked it many times, and there is no error, but it cannot be executed. ] He used the metaphor he is most familiar with. When programming, such problems will appear from time to time. But here, the consequences are far more serious than a piece of code that cannot be executed, which means that he and Huo Ran will not end. They have just started, but they are destined to fall apart. Guan Yudong didn''t know anything about it, and he enthusiastically sent one reply after another. [It''s an official, not a quack: Ah, it shouldn''t be. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Are you sure there are no bugs? ] [It''s an official, not a croak: No, Tao Tao said no, it must be no. ] [Is it an official, not a croak: Memory allocation failed? ] There is no problem with everything, their encounters covered with countless misunderstandings, and the quietly sprouting emotions are so real and vivid, filling every gap in his empty life. When I think about it, there are countless details circling in my mind. The only problem is that he is the cannon fodder set in the novel. He is not the protagonist who matches Huo Ran. [Is it an official, not a quack: Could it be a compiler problem? Just change the compiler. ] Seeing the answer sent by Guan Yudong, Tao Zhiyu gripped the phone tightly, his fingers turned white with force. What if, let this story change the main character? [Tao: Do ??you read online novels? ] [It''s an official, not a croak:! Is the topic so jumpy! ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Look at the duck, I like to read romance novels/shy] [Tao: In romance novels, what kind of person can be the hero? ] [It''s an official, not a croak: This question is very in-depth... Let me think about it. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I definitely like the heroine very much. ] [Its an official, not a croak: In addition, its basically handsome and rich. If the campus orientation is a school bully or a school bully, those with an urban background are probably successful in their careers, presidents and stars, anyway, they have to be very powerful. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Unlike me, I only have cuteness all over my body. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Little Bear Spreads His Hands.jpg] Tao Zhiyue''s tense expression finally loosened, revealing a faint smile. He felt that there should be only one condition short of him. In the strange and treacherous logic of the novel world, he temporarily found a possible solution. Even if the error fails, it doesn''t matter. He''ll keep trying until he finally cracks the weird program that''s got them stuck. [Tao: There is one last question. ] [Tao: Is your Sunshine Villa still short of people? ] Chapter 37： [It''s an official, not a croak:! ! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Am I hallucinating! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Wait a minute, I''ll do some eye exercises first. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Soon, I''ll start playing music, I''ll be here soon! ] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but laugh. He imagined the state of being colleagues with Guan Yudong, and it would probably be full of laughter every day. Five minutes later, Guan Yudong came back on time. [It''s an official, not a croak: ah, ah, ah, it''s true! it is true! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Mom, I made it! ! i did it! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: There is a shortage of people! Always missing! I don''t even have time to ask my sister out to dinner or a movie! That''s why I''m single until now! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Woooooo Taotao, you are the angel sent by heaven to save me! ] [Tao: ^-^] [Tao: What are you doing now? I remember you said last year that you were doing placement classes. ] Although Tao Zhiyue has made up his mind to resign, he still has to choose carefully where he will go in the future, because Guan Yudong specially made a small program to poach him before, which left a deep impression on him. So he chose to ask Guan Yudong first. Two years is not a long time, and at most two small-scale games can be made. The cost of time is too high. Once it fails, all the hard work will be wasted. There are so many game companies, and there are many companies that can make money, but the number of projects that have died halfway in each company adds up to countless. What Tao Zhiyue wanted was not dead wages, but more likely shares. It may be a picture that will never be realized, or it may be the huge profits brought by a sudden explosion, as well as the accompanying fame. Tao Zhiyue didn''t have much desire for money in the past, as long as he had enough to live on, the goal of earning money before and after rebirth was just to buy a house that could settle down. As for reputation, Tao Zhiyue, who used to be a little socially fearful, wished that no one knew him, and just wanted to be an ordinary person who was not noticed. But man is a very strange animal. After having feelings, he has endless desires. He has people and things he wants to protect, so he has a reason to work hard. What''s more, Tao Zhiyue has to face an "enemy" who doesn''t know where he is. In the solution he just came up with, making himself powerful and dazzling through his skills is the only way to pass the level. [It''s an official, not a quack: Ah, that... Yes, because of the special style of painting, it was a small hit at the time, so last year the team''s income was not bad, and they lived a very nourishing life. ] [Its an official, not a croak: But the gameplay is too simple, its not good for long-term retention, and the loss of players is very fast, and now its almost cold. ] [Its an official, not a quack: After that project, colleagues made several demos one after another. One of them was developed for several months and tested for suction, but the effect was very poor, and the click-through rate was extremely low. If there is no idea of ????optimization, it will be suspended first. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Now...cough cough. ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Under my strong suggestion, I''m making a love-oriented text adventure game, but I''ve been a little stuck recently. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Don''t laugh at me, woo woo woo. ] [It''s an official, not a quack: I shouldn''t, because I''m just a kitten.jpg] Tao Zhi was taken aback for a while, not because he thought Guan Yudong, who was full of love, was funny. He just thought of the afternoon when Huo Ran''s bluntness and passion made him unmotivated to work. He looked at the plan sent by Wang Heng, and by the way, he thought about what kind of theme he would choose if he participated in the development of the game. A love game in which the ordinary protagonist suddenly falls into strange emotional entanglements. Coincidentally. The novel never spends words to mention "Tao Zhiyue"''s occupation and interpersonal relationship, let alone Guan Yudong and Wang Heng who he knows now. This is something other than the prescribed plot, not fate, but an unexpected coincidence. Tao Zhiyue felt that this was a good sign of luck. [Tao: I like this genre. ] [Tao: How many people are there in the project team now? ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Wow! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: The core team is six people! Art, planning, and programming are two each. There are also some colleagues responsible for technical support and distribution, which are shared by all projects. ] [Its an official, not a quack: Although Ive been recruiting people, I really cant find the right ones. Our boss is very handsome and easy to talk to (Im not lying to you!), but hes super superstitious. He also had some beautiful resumes before. Not bad people came to apply for the job, but he didn''t want to pick and choose, saying that his aura was not suitable. ] [Its an official, not a croak: Then one day I was reading your technical post, and he passed by from behind, and suddenly said, this person is very suitable. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Damn, I was so scared that I almost got out of my body. The ghost knows how he could see the aura from a few lines of words across the screen. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: So! If Tao Tao is willing to come over, anyway, this biggest obstacle must be gone! ] [It''s an official, not a quack: I can finally see Tao Tao hehehe. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: (I want to ask the boss for the referral bonus, we will share it equally!)] The more Tao Zhi has a hunch, this should be a team with a lot of personality. And good games often require personality. [Tao: No, I should thank you if it is appropriate. ] [Tao: By the way, I don''t work overtime. ] [Tao: But during working hours, I will dedicate myself to getting the job done. ] [Tao: I haven''t mentioned my resignation to the company yet, it will take a week at the earliest, and I have to deal with the handover issue before I leave. ] [Tao: After I deal with it, I will come to interview again, and if it is suitable, I can directly enter the job. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Actually, the company doesn''t require overtime, it''s because I always want to provide materials for planning... I''m very busy QAQ] [It''s an official, not a croak: ok ok ok! anytime! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I don''t know why, but I feel that Tao Tao is so handsome at this moment. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: It''s extremely vigorous and resolute, and it''s extremely handsome! ] This was the first time Tao Zhiyue heard someone describe himself like this. It''s novel, and a little bit of subtle joy. Tao Zhi remembered the first two comments Guan Yudong had left, so he replied with a smile. [Tao: Yes, because I want to fall in love. ] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [It''s an official, not a croak:! ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: The good guy was caught off guard by a bite of dog food! Damn it, I already had supper! ] Before he knew it, Tao Zhiyue had already reached the gate of the community, and in front of him was a familiar residential building. He suddenly remembered that he hadn''t replied to Huo Ran yet. [Tao: I''m home. ] [Tao: Something happened just now, I forgot to call you back, sorry. ] [Tao: I might be busy in the next few days, so let me tell you in advance. ] [Tao: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Tao Zhiyue was not going to tell Huo Ran what he was going through at the moment. For the aborigines in this world, they suddenly found themselves a character in a novel, everything in the future has been written, and life choices seem meaningless... The impact of this incident is too great . He couldn''t even imagine how he would react if this happened to him. Most people should feel devastated. Moreover, according to the existing logic, it can be inferred that Huo Ran must be physically and emotionally injured at the same time before he "changes his temperament drastically", thus meeting the needs of the subsequent development of the plot. Otherwise, there is no need for the plot to keep trying to create a beautiful first love for him. A car accident will not happen alone. The presence of the first love and being protected by Huo Ran is a necessary prerequisite for the accident to happen. At the same time, this accident can only be a car accident, and it is not that serious. Otherwise, it would be difficult to accurately injure the leg without hurting other places that damage the appearance. After all, it is the basic rule of the novel that the male protagonist should be handsome. As long as he pays more attention and never rides in the same car as Huo Ran, he should be able to delay this incident infinitely. As for what will happen next, Tao Zhi is more unpredictable, he only knows that he will be the one to protect the other party, because he has already prepared, so he will definitely move faster than Huo Ran. Compared with Huo Ran, he has lived a longer life, and now even his regrets have been made up, and he is still made up so enthusiastically, all the love stories he has heard add up to less than one ten thousandth. He hopes that Huo Ran can have a complete and happy life, and never become the gloomy person described in the book. Even though he may have to pay some price for it, he is willing to do so. [HR: Ok. ] [HR: Don''t work too hard, pay attention to rest ^-^] [Tao: You too^-^] [Tao: I have to be busy for a while, so I want to say good night to you first. ] [HR: Good night, sweet dreams/Moon] They ended the conversation flatly. Tao Zhiyue likes this plainness very much, it seems like the glass of plain water on the table is inconspicuous, but it can bring coolness and vitality when it is most needed. As soon as he arrived at the company the next day, he mentioned the resignation to CEO Guo. Regardless of whether Guan Yudong''s company can succeed or not, the company he''s staying at now can''t meet his most urgent needs, and he will leave sooner or later. Although Mr. Guo realized before that he wanted to be original, he has been doing skin-changing games for too long. The existing employees are basically recruited according to the standard of being proficient in a specific game type, and do not pay attention to innovation ability. There is no enthusiasm for this thing at all. Even if Tao Zhiyue communicated with the people in the company based on the ideas he summed up at the game show that day, and then had a happy barbecue, it still couldn''t cover up the company''s weak R&D capabilities and insufficient manpower. . The games that are currently in the profit period need to be maintained normally, and other projects are at the key nodes of project approval or testing, and it is impossible to terminate without reason. After all, it is the hard work of many people working overtime. For the optimization plan proposed by him, the programmer, he did not find anyone to take over and implement it for a while. So Tao Zhiyue stayed up all night, and in the past ten years of game production experience, he picked out content that might be useful to the current Mr. Guo, and wrote it down in detail. He participated in the production of many small independent games when he was in college. After graduation, he joined a big factory. He has been in touch with different levels of game production. An experience to share. Facing this middle-aged CEO who is trying to regain his original intentions, this is the only thing Tao Zhiyue can do now. After hearing what he said, Mr. Guo expressed a very sad expression, but he still stood up and reached out to him, saying that he hoped to have the opportunity to work with him again. Tao Zhi nodded and shook hands with him. If Mr. Guo can really work hard to transform according to his current thinking and switch to independent research and development, they will definitely meet again one day. Maybe it''s at a game show somewhere, maybe it''s in a game industry newsletter. Tao Zhiyue believes that there will be infinite possibilities in the future, which is the source of his belief that he is working hard at this moment. In addition, there is Wang Heng who said he wanted to go with him before. Tao Zhiyue is still not sure which company he will go to. After he stabilizes, if Wang Heng is interested, he can help to recommend. Although Tao Zhi made a decision quickly and quickly, looking at the colleagues around him who had finally become familiar with him, he would of course feel lost. Life is originally a train that will pass through stations continuously, and there will always be many passers-by. Getting on the bus from different stations will also get off at different destinations, and it is inevitable to come and go. Companions who can walk side by side all the way are rare after all. In the next few days, Tao Zhiyue was very busy, busy writing handover documents and typing codes. He offered to complete more work before the newcomer arrived, so as not to affect the progress of the project. Therefore, the work intensity was similar to that of the previous 996, and he hardly had time to chat with Huo Ran. On the other hand, Huo Ran, who had to go back to Yanping City under the urging of his father, was living alone in a big house, not in the mood to go to the company to act as a cold-hearted president. Facing the computer, he stared at the search engine that has been frequently used recently, and typed a line very heavily. [After meeting online dating, what is the reason why the other party becomes very busy? ] The author has something to say: Mr. Huo: I''m starting to panic. Chapter 38： Qiandu finds about 1,680,000 relevant results for you. Huo Ran was taken aback. Unexpectedly, there are so many netizens who have the same confusion as him. He scrolled down and found that the titles of each web page were similar, all of them were [The man/woman suddenly ignored me after meeting online dating/The reply was slow/He said he was busy, what is the reason/What should I do/Go on ? ]. The two or three lines of small-print summaries below the title are full of sensational words such as "dislike", "turnover", "cold treatment". Huo Ran glanced roughly, becoming more and more nervous. He took a sip of water from his cup, held his breath, and randomly selected a lucky page to open. [Netizen 1: emmmm you know we have always been...] [Netizen 2: Analyzing the specific situation in detail, she may indeed be busy with something, so give her some time. ] [Netizen 3: Everyone upstairs is so gentle, so let me tell the truth: I am not satisfied with your appearance, commonly known as death in sight, sorry. ] Huo Ran couldn''t hold back, and rushed to the bathroom to look in the mirror. A minute later, he returned to his seat, thinking that it shouldn''t be. So he held his breath again, and clicked on another lucky page. [Netizen 4: Why else, when I saw the face, I found that I couldnt get along, so I slipped away when I saw the situation was wrong. ] [Netizen 5: People have already refused very tactfully, the poster should stop getting to the bottom of it, it is easy to hurt self-esteem. ] [Netizen 6: How many days has it lasted? Something may really happen suddenly in a day or two. If it is more than three days, I suggest the next one. ] Huo Ran did some calculations in his mind. After eating hot pot on Sunday, it is now Thursday, a full five days. He calmly picked up the glass to drink water, and opened a lot of web pages with crackling fingers. However, the replies in this type of post are basically the arrangement and combination of the above three types of comments. Huo Ran decided to find another way. He turned a few pages and clicked on an article with an attractive title. [After meeting online dating, the other half suddenly has no time to chat with you? See if it is these three reasons, very accurate and very poisonous! Be careful! If you see cautious entry, you must click in. This is the surprisingly consistent weakness of most human beings. [The first reason: ugly! Although the editor feels that it hurts to put this reason first, it is indeed the number one reason for online dating to overturn. If the foundation is good, maybe it can be saved, otherwise you should not meet each other in online dating in the future... ] [The second reason: I did something that made the other party unhappy when we met! For example, if you are careless and do not consider the other party everywhere, or if you say something wrong at the moment, the editor thinks that if this is the case, you should try to reflect on it, and it should be able to recover. ] So far, Huo Ran is still calm, so he doesn''t need to drink water for the time being. [The third reason: Maybe you have done nothing wrong, but it just doesnt fit the other partys imagination of the other half! The editor will not go into details on this point, because there is no solution, it can only be said that there is no fate! Hope you find your own happiness soon! ] [Okay, the above is the reason why the other half suddenly has no time to chat with you after meeting online dating. I hope that after reading this content carefully compiled by the editor, your confusion can be resolved. ] The water glass bottomed out immediately. Huo Ran regretted coming in, this editor is really venomous. His heart was even heavier now. Huo Ran was very happy five days ago, this kind of happiness gradually reached the peak in his reverie, and then plummeted. This ups and downs mental state can be seen from the changes in the content of the chat between him and Huo Sihan. first day. [HR: The hot pot is really delicious. ] [HR: Seeing him eating, I feel so happy. ] [I can''t do it again, woo woo woo:! Dog abuse is prohibited! ] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo: I just ask a question, are you handsome? ] [HR: A little more handsome than me. ] [HR: It seems to be the type you like, but you don''t have to think about it, he likes me. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] [I can''t do it again woo woo woo:? From now on I have no brother. ] the next day. [HR: It feels so good to hug. ] [HR: I want to collect this dress and put it in a special wardrobe. ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: woo woo woo! ! ! ] [HR: He reached out and touched my hair! ] [HR: It turns out that this is what it feels like to be patted on the head. ] [HR: But people have to wash their hair, is there any way to preserve it? ] [RT-Mart has brewed vinegar for ten years: no! ! Please be normal, I''m afraid. ] third day. [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: Dear brother, can you let me hide around and take a sneak peek next time you meet? ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: I''m so curious, I''m scratching my head, let me see my ideal type with my own eyes, please! I will do nothing! ] [HR:] [HR: I think about it. ] [RT-Mart has brewed vinegar for ten years:? Where''s your proud peacock tail? Why are you weak today. ] [RT-Mart has made vinegar for ten years: what are you talking about these two days, what are you going to eat next time? I think it is better to eat Japanese food, and it just so happens that a new one opened next door! ] [HR: No] [HR: I''m going to bed, good night. ] fourth day. [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: Wow, you skip work continuously! Where did you go to wander! ] [HR: Didn''t go out, stay at home. ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: Uh, I feel that you seem to be in a bad mood these two days, if you have any troubles, please tell me to make me happy. ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: Could it be...the ideal type ignores you? ] [HR:(:")] [HR: He said that he has been quite busy these days. ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: ... did you get busy after eating hot pot? ] [HR: Yes, you told me on the way back. ] [RT-Mart has been brewing vinegar for ten years: Good guy, this brother is too direct, so exciting! ] [HR: What direct? ] [RT-Mart has brewed vinegar for ten years: Its better not to know, to keep a little pure hope in life...] fifth day. After waiting for a long time, I still haven''t received Huo Ran''s stinky fart-style show off. Huo Sihan, who knew it by heart, wisely stopped asking questions. It was rare for her to send a cute and warm expression to her poor brother. [The next one is better: Little Penguin Hug.jpg] This nickname is so eye-catching. Huo Ran felt uncomfortable for no reason, and with a heavy heart that he didn''t want to trust his sister, he opened Qiandu. Then received a lot of crit. Facing the articles carefully organized by the poisonous editor, Huo Ran began to reflect on the past bit by bit. Although Tao Zhiyue said he liked himself when he was drunk, what if it was drunk...? Even if it''s not a drunken talk, after a real meeting and in-depth contact, you may regret it because you feel wrong. Even though he worked hard to arrange everything that day, he still felt that he was not doing well, flustered and jerky, and there were many things he wanted to say that he didn''t finish. Thinking of this, Huo Ran had a flash of inspiration and felt that he had found a blind spot. [HR: I know what the problem is. ] [The next one is better: ? ] [The next one is better: Although I have a hunch that I''m going astray, but hurry up. ] [HR: We have never confirmed the relationship, how can it be called online dating. ] [HR: Obviously it hasn''t started yet, where is the failure and the next one. ] [HR: Change your nickname soon, I don''t like it. ] [Beautiful girl: ... For the sake of your ideal type, I forgive your rudeness. ] [Pretty female speech plug: so? ] [HR: So I''m going to prepare a formal confession! ] [HR: Although I said I liked him before we met, but I didn''t say it after we met. This is wrong and it is easy to cause misunderstanding. ] [HR: After all, when we first met, I kept saying that I was a straight man. If the change is too fast, will it look fake? ] [HR: Make sure to let him know that I like him now too. ] [HR: It doesn''t matter if I''m busy or not, in any case, I want to fully express my feelings. ] [HR: If he agrees, the next step is to fall in love. If not, I will try harder. ] [Pretty girl speechless: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. ] [Pretty female speech plug: I touched the goosebumps and shed sour tears. ] [Beautiful girl Yusai: brother, where did you buy your brain, get me one too. ] [Pretty female speech plug: I want to change into my future partner. ] [HR: You dream, this is the only limited edition in the world. ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Huo Ran is fine again. People can never accurately guess other people''s thoughts and intentions, and it is meaningless to worry about gains and losses. It''s better to do everything you can do to the best of your ability. Put your truest feelings in front of that person, he can accept the result whether it is good or bad, because he has pursued it sincerely and expressed it passionately. Love is a human instinct, it has nothing to do with the loved one, and it shouldn''t be another person who bears the pressure. This is what Huo Ran said to Tao Zhiyue a few days ago. Huo Ran, who experienced this instinct for the first time, was very happy, because it brought endless beauty to another person, and left him with unforgettable memories. [HR: Will you still be busy on weekends? ] [HR: If you are not busy, why dont you come to Yanping to play? There are also a lot of delicious food here! ] [HR: Its okay if youre busy, Ill ask again next week. ] [HR: Next week is fine too! ] [HR: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] It was already evening when Tao Zhiyue saw the news. He has been busy for four whole days without touching the ground, and even before falling asleep, he is thinking about how to realize the function to be written tomorrow. He feels that he is about to collapse, and he has relived the long-lost state of overtime madness. Fortunately, everything has been dealt with, the handover document is fully written, and the update requirements of this version have been written in advance, leaving a buffer time for recruiting newcomers. Now he has just found personnel and got the resignation certificate, and made an appointment to go to Guan Yudong''s company for an interview tomorrow, ending this busy week. When talking to personnel, Tao Zhiyu unconsciously thought of another "HR", with a smile naturally flowing in his eyes. The dignified and generous personnel elder sister touched her face in embarrassment, and smiled nicely at him. He took the resignation certificate and walked to the work station. The red light of the sunset dyed everything in a hazy color, the computer on the desk was black, and the shopping bag usually used for grocery shopping was filled with water glasses and paper boxes. The other is clean. Out of the corner of my eye, the magnolia tree downstairs finally bloomed, and the staggered branches were about to reach into the window, adorned with clusters of white flowers like clouds. He suddenly realized that it had been a long time since he had a good chat with Huo Ran, and he hadn''t paid attention to the changes in the scenery outside the window for a long time. [Tao: OK, come this weekend. ] [Tao: I''m done with my work, and it will return to normal from next week. This week was an accident. ] Tao Zhiyue really wanted to tell the other party face to face that he had resigned and wanted to change to a more promising company where he could make games he really liked. This is a new starting point in his life. The unknown person who always hides behind the computer is determined to become a completely different self from the past, and try not to be afraid of the eyes of others. Although he couldn''t tell Huo Ran the reason, Tao Zhiyue wanted to share the excitement that was overflowing. [Tao: I wont work overtime in the future, I promise. ] Life is long, but days are short. This time, Tao Zhi doesn''t want to repeat the same mistakes. He wants to spend his time outside of work seriously, wasting on those trivial and trivial things. So he took a photo of the red-stained white flowers outside the window and sent it to Huo Ran who was in another city at the moment. [Tao: The magnolias downstairs are blooming, very beautiful, I want to see them with you. ] The author has something to say: Mr. Huo: I''m not feeling well QAQ Mr. Huo: I''m fine again^-^ Mr. Huo: The confession is charging! Xiaotao: type code, type code, type code, type code, type code &%#*&# Chapter 39： A tree game. Tao Zhiyue got off the bus and walked for seven or eight minutes to find the villa complex that Guan Yudong mentioned. He registered the company he was going to with the guard, walked around houses of similar height for a long time, and finally saw this The very inconspicuous company signboard was mostly covered by the lush green ivy. He took out his mobile phone and sent Guan Yudong a message, then rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, he heard footsteps, and someone rushed to open the door. "I''m here! Is it Tao Tao!" Guan Yudong has very ordinary short hair, wears a pair of very common black-rimmed glasses, and wears a black T-shirt with the company name and the small tree logo on it. breath. It was almost as Tao Zhiyue imagined. He nodded and smiled politely, "Yes, it''s me." Guan Yudong was shocked, as if he had never heard of it, "The film and television company is next door, did you go wrong? It''s the third time this month, it''s so annoying. I must let them print out the signboard tomorrow..." "No, you just said it was me." "It should be that my posture to open the door is wrong, wait a minute." He retracted his feet in an instant, closed the door and opened it again, and what he saw again was Tao Zhiyue''s helpless smile. "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" Guan Yudong accepted the cruel reality in despair, "If you hadn''t already had a partner, I would never have let you step into the company!" "..." Tao Zhiyue reminded kindly, "There is a referral bonus." "Oh, that''s all right, come in." Guan Yudong immediately beckoned him to come in, then turned around and shouted into the room, "The newcomer is here!" Tao Zhiyue followed him inside, listening to his non-stop chatter. "It''s really a Sunshine Villa directly connected to the subway at the door, I didn''t lie to you!" Guan Yudong showed off, "It''s very convenient to come here by subway, isn''t it? Is half an hour enough?" Tao Zhiyue skipped this question, and said with a smile, "Well, the transportation is very convenient, and it''s a real Sunshine Villa." He looked at the game company located in the villa along the road, and when he entered the door, he could see a lot of game and animation elements everywhere, dolls, figures, posters... The lounge with super-large-screen TVs and game consoles, the windows were clear and clean kitchen and dining room. The living room is used as an office room. There are no partitions between the large and long desks. Everyone has their own style, and they can see their distinctive personal characteristics. For example, Tao Zhiyue felt that the table full of hand-made pink and tender anime girls must belong to Guan Yudong. At the very end is an open balcony with excellent lighting. The sun shines in wantonly, shining on the green weeping banyan pot on the small round table, which is full of life. All in all, the environment is good. Guan Yudong introduced to him enthusiastically: "The second floor is another project team, the third floor is the boss''s office, a small meeting room for interviews, and a bedroom for sleeping when you are too sleepy. There are everything you need for daily necessities, and you can also ask for other needs. As they walked in, other people who had been immersed in their work looked up one after another, and they all looked at Tao Zhiyue with surprised expressions. Tao Zhiyue held back the embarrassment in his heart, and greeted them generously: "Hello, my name is Tao Zhiyue." "Hello, hello, are you Guagua''s friend? You are so young." "Are you really a programmer? Why don''t I want to believe..." "May I ask what shampoo you usually use!" Amidst the warm and wonderful greeting, there was the sound of dragging footsteps on the stairs, and a bearded man came down in slippers. Guan Yudong quickly waved to him: "Boss, come quickly, the interview is over!" Then he whispered to Tao Zhiyue: "This is our boss, Jiang Ye." Tao Zhiyue glanced at the other party''s slovenly appearance and beard that hadn''t been shaved for a long time, and couldn''t help but admit in his heart that it was really wild. Jiang Ye nodded towards Tao Zhiyue, pulled a chair casually and sat down, leaned back, and said casually: "Just in here, I''ll listen." Hearing this, a man with a short cut stood up, smiled and shook hands with Tao Zhiyue. "Hi, I''m Fang Shiwu, the chief planner. The officer has already introduced you to the general situation of the company, as well as the projects we are working on." "Well, an AVG for love." "Yes, let the officials ask about technical matters later, I want to talk about other things first." Fang Shiwu went straight to the point, "The officer should have said that, we are now facing a problem, and we are a bit unable to move forward." "War of the Roses, you should know. Everyone knows about the popularity before the public beta, so female-oriented games have been fired as the next outlet. This category was originally developed by fixed companies, but now all companies want to Take a share." Fang Shiwu was a little helpless, "MMO development is time-consuming and expensive, and small companies can''t do it. As a result, AVG has become the most labor-saving choice for love. Design a few protagonists with contrasting personalities, and find outsourced plots and card resources in batches. The key point is to do a good job in the core strategy system, once the payment system is added, it can be tested online in a few months." Tao Zhiyue quickly understood what he meant, "So there will be a lot of competing products, but so far, I can''t find the most obvious difference from other competing products?" "Yes, that''s the question." Fang Shiwu was surprised by his sensitivity, "Do you have any ideas?" He added: "We don''t create ideas empty-handed, mainly because I heard from the officer that you like this genre, and we also hope to join in are fresh blood who can collide with each other. The position and salary are all based on ability and contribution. The boss is very happy." generous." The more Tao Zhi liked such a simple and straightforward way of communication, his brain instantly entered a state of excitement and began to run rapidly. He carefully looked through the game history of more than ten years and his professional experience in the past ten years in his mind. At the same time, mixed with his life experience during this period, a vague idea gradually began to take shape. "Freedom." Tao Zhiyue blurted out. "I have played an AVG with a decent degree of freedom, and it is a relatively early stand-alone game." Everyone stopped and looked at him intently. "That game is about vampires. Players can control the male protagonist to choose a target to **** blood, thus triggering the love line." "But what impresses me the most is that it can choose where to place the character at the beginning. Different positions can trigger different plots. There are several areas in the game. You can occupy the same area by sucking blood for many times, and then you will be attacked. From the attack of the vampire hunter, to the different endings according to the player''s response." "This distinct sense of space shocked me at the time. Entering different maps and making different choices will open up a different life." The surrounding was quiet, which made Tao Zhiyue''s voice extraordinarily firm. "If I were to make such a love-oriented game, I would emphasize the degree of freedom. It would still be the role designated by the strategy, but add growth and even randomness. Let most of the plot options no longer be rigid transitions, and they are not in the foreground of the game. Show kindness +10, cruelty +10, which actually have no practical meaning." "The order in which the player completes the main and branch plots, and every choice he makes will have an impact on the target of the strategy. This impact may have a fixed direction or may be random. All operations are combined to gradually form the player character and The image of the target of the attack is always growing and changing, and the random superposition of countless subtleties will lead to a unique ending." Just like everything he experienced after coming to this strange new world. The prescribed plot and random accidents brought him here. Fang Shiwu was stunned for a long time before asking: "Is it technically possible?" "I believe it is possible." Tao Zhiyue said in a deep voice, "Since Animal Island can intelligently process game interactions in batches, I think this technology can definitely be transplanted horizontally, and the type of game determines that our data volume is much smaller, not that big. development difficulty." Guan Yudong''s blood has already begun to boil, "If it can''t be realized, it must be realized. If Animal Island can do so well, we can do it too!" Another program surnamed Huang joined the discussion non-stop: "Do you have a mature program framework?" "Yes." Tao Zhiyue''s voice was very sure, "I wrote it two years ago, and then I came up with a lot of new ideas when I was playing Animal Island. start." Guan Yudong was shocked again, "But Tao Tao, you look so young, how old are you?" Tao Zhiyue was a little bit embarrassed to say it, but he couldn''t lie, so he could only whisper as much as possible: "Twenty-two." Guan Yudong:! ! "Okay, you will be my father from now on, hello dad." Program Huang made the final decision. So everyone woke up from the silent atmosphere full of thinking and laughed. A rambling voice sounded. "I like it, do it." Jiang Ye looked at the balcony and listened to the whole process, and gave a concise conclusion. He glanced at Guan Yudong, "Bonuses will be distributed tomorrow." Only then did Guan Yudong come to his senses from the petrification, and his whole body was alive again: "Thank you, boss! I love you, boss!" Everyone started to continue discussing the topic just now. Fang Shiwu once again extended his hand to Tao Zhiyue and said sincerely, "Welcome." Tao Zhi Yueqing breathed a sigh of relief. He liked the company''s environment and open atmosphere, and he also liked himself who was inspired just now. But before he had time to rest, he was dragged by Program Huang to discuss technical details. Guan Yudong listened for a while, nodded frequently, suddenly thought of something, became excited, and forcibly inserted into their conversation: "By the way, I almost forgot, every time I come to the repertoire of newcomers!" The other people around immediately cast the same excited gazes, and even the excited Huang Program stopped talking on his own initiative. Tao Zhi was a little curious: "What?" "Guess our boss''s sexual orientation!" Guan Yudong said surprisingly, "If you guess wrong, we will invite the whole group to dinner tonight!" "..." Is this company a bit too unrestrained. Is this something you can ask in person? Tao Zhiyue was a little dazed, and then really thought about this question. The experience during this period was so dreamy that he almost forgot that this is a world where heterosexual marriage and love are the mainstream. Answering heterosexuality is not that simple, but answering homosexuality seems to be predicted again. Looking at Jiang Ye''s indifference, he thought for a while, and gave the most likely answer with uncertainty: "...bisexual?" Guan Yudong immediately shook hands with him warmly, smiling, "Tao Tao, I want to eat barbecue! Thank you!" Others immediately joined the battlefield, "No, the last dinner was also barbecue, I''m tired, I want hot pot." "Apply for voting! I want to eat crayfish! How can summer be called without crayfish!" Amidst the din, Jiang Ye picked up the weeping banyan tree on the small round table on the balcony, cast a sideways glance at everyone, and walked slowly up the stairs. Tao Zhiyue was really curious now, and couldn''t help but ask Guan Yudong, "So what is your sexual orientation?" "It''s tree sex!" Guan Yudong blinked his eyes purely, "The boss''s object is that potted tree, so we respectfully call it President Rong." "Mr. Rong''s fixed sunbathing time was over just now, and the boss took it back." "Although you paid the price of a meal, Tao Tao, you have gained a very important knowledge point: don''t mess with Mr. Rong, this is the restricted area of ??the company''s life, and the boss is very talkative at other times." Tao Zhiyue: ... Who can guess this. He looked at the five large characters on Guan Yudong''s black T-shirt: a tree game, and the small tree icon in the center, and suddenly realized something. "so?" "Yes, this is drawn after Mr. Rong, and the name is also named after Mr. Rong!" "...The boss is quite romantic, worth learning from." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help sighing. Everyone has already changed the topic, discussing what to eat for dinner in a hurry, a scene of joy and harmony. Tao Zhi listened for a while, then said in a mysterious way: "I will welcome you next time, and I will ask." Guan Yudong said generously: "Okay! But you vote for me for barbecue first!" In the end, the crayfish won with an absolute advantage of three votes, and the barbecue party and hot pot party were defeated. At night, sitting in the noisy lobster restaurant, Tao Zhiyue put on transparent disposable gloves, and reached out to the table full of three big pots of spicy and tempting crayfish. After half a day of communication, he has become familiar with the group of future colleagues in front of him. Everyone has a personality, is quirky and cute. Plus fat and delicious crayfish. Tao Zhiyue was in a particularly good mood. This is his new world. Everyone chatted aimlessly while eating. "Boss, don''t you bring Boss Rong here today?" Jiang Ye shook his head: "No, the air here is not good, the smell is too strong, I will go to the company to take it home after a while." "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" "Chemical fertilizer Xiangxiang, I also want to fall in love QAQ" Tao Zhiyue was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly realized. The use of this dog food according to the conditions of the tree is very spiritual. Even trees have objects. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help feeling a little envious. Guan Yudong, who was disfigured from eating at the side, came up, "Tao Tao, where is your partner? When will you bring it to the company for a walk, you can''t let the boss be arrogant by himself." "...he''s out of town, next time for sure." Hearing Guan Yudong''s words, Tao Zhiyue suddenly remembered that, strictly speaking, Huo Ran was not his target. He didn''t even tell Huo Ran that he liked him too. On the day they met at the game exhibition, he seemed to tell Huo Ran, who was just an HR at the time, that he fell in love with someone... Tao Zhiyue felt a trace of worry very dullly. Will Huo Ran be cranky because of those words? Although after that day, he didn''t mention this matter, and even became more enthusiastic every day, it seemed that he was not affected at all. But after thinking of this question, Tao Zhi couldn''t help becoming anxious. While dismantling the bright red crayfish, he was thinking seriously in his heart. In emotional relationships, security is a very important indicator. Because of a misunderstanding before, he accidentally planted a thunder that he "owns his own heart", and because Huo Ran''s offensive was too fierce, he was at a loss and passively accepted it, and never expressed his heart. In addition, just after meeting, he has been busy for a whole week because he has to change jobs, and he can only say a few words to each other every day, good morning, good night, have you eaten? I feel something is wrong. He hopes to give the other party a sense of security. But what is their relationship now? The more Tao Zhi thought about it, the more absorbed he was, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the tree on Guan Yudong''s T-shirt, and he began to stare blankly at it in a daze. ...Should he confess to Huo Ran? Confessions need to be tailored. However, there is not enough information at present, and his previous imagination of Huo Ran was too biased, causing many memories of getting along in a mess in his mind, and he couldn''t make sense of it. He didn''t know Huo Ran''s exact preferences, and he didn''t know what mood he was in right now. The only thing Tao Zhiyue can be sure of is that Huo Ran''s sudden sexual reversal and passionate pursuit took that drunken night as a node, and it happened all at once. The logic is obvious, that night is the key code in this program. So naturally, Tao Zhiyue now really wants to know what he said to Huo Ran that night when he was drunk, and what Huo Ran told him. Crayfish shells were piled up on the table into fiery hills, white cold air was blowing from the vertical air conditioner, but people''s foreheads were still dripping with sweat, laughter was endless, and the atmosphere was cheerful. Another night of dinner. Tao Zhiyue, who hadn''t even touched a drop of alcohol today, silently stared at the crooked beer bottle in front of him, and gradually had a bold idea in his heart. Also in the drunk state, will he recall what happened the last time he was drunk? Reproduce the bug, then trace the log and analyze the data. It makes sense. The author has something to say: Mr. Huo: I went astray, I went astrayhey~ Im back again! Xiaotao: Deviation, deviation, deviation code code code &%#*&# Chapter 40： The drunken Guan Yudong poured beer into everyone''s glasses, and the white foam overflowed the edge with a prick. When Tao Zhiyue passed the glass full of Coke in front of him, he shook the bottle regretfully. "Tao Tao, don''t you really want to drink it? Crayfish should be served with beer, how refreshing." Tao Zhiyue had already prepared his mind, he took a sip of Coke and shook his head calmly. "No, I''m allergic to alcohol." He is now fully aware of his drunken robot state, so he can''t be exposed to his new colleagues so quickly. Today it is hard to establish a tall and stalwart image. Tao Zhiyue hoped that this image could be maintained for a little longer. "Okay, I can''t force you, you can order what you want to drink, and you can order whatever you want if you don''t have enough food." Guan Yudong readily let him go, and happily served the drunken colleagues, pouring wine and toasting while thinking. "From now on, you can boldly squeeze Tao Tao! Forgive me, let me solve the major issues in life. I have been single for twenty-five years and I still eat chemical fertilizer every day! It is chemical fertilizer!!" Tao Zhiyue: ... Actually he could hear it. After drinking too much coke with crayfish all night, Tao Zhiyue got up to wash his hands and go to the toilet, and was going to pay the bill when he came out. It turned out that the generous boss in beach shorts and open-toed slippers was already standing in front of the counter with a list. Seeing him coming, Jiang Ye raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "Your official was joking with you. We should be the ones who welcome you." Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised, and unconsciously imitated Guan Yudong''s tone, "...Thank you boss?" Jiang Ye didn''t respond to this. He was about to walk back, thought for a while, then turned his head and said, "But you really can''t touch my tree." "..." Tao Zhiyue said solemnly, "Okay, boss, I promise." What an amazing person. After the dinner, everyone said see you next week, and then left separately. Everyone called a car proudly, because they can be reimbursed at public expense. After the lively scene, lyrical music was played in the taxi, and Tao Zhiyue leaned against the window to enjoy the breeze, watching the late night lights and traffic rushing away. For some reason, remembering that Jiang Ye was driving to the company to pick up the tree and go home, he sighed quietly. Strange envy deepens.jpg Half an hour later, Tao Zhiyue got off at the 24-hour convenience supermarket near the community. When he came out again, he already had a bag of canned beer in his hand. Holding the beer, Tao Zhiyue returned home with firm steps, looking very serious, as if he was going to do something great. Sitting at the dining table in the living room, the light from the overhead light is soft and bright, paper and pens are placed on the table, and there is a row of beer dripping with cold sweat. Tao Zhi took a deep breath, pulled the ring away, raised the beer can and drank it down in one gulp. Hope to reproduce the success. The hour hand on the wall was ticking, and the room was silent. The sound of his not-so-calm breathing echoed softly. Not long after, a familiar notification sound came from the phone. Tao Zhiyue, who stared at the blank paper for a long time in a daze, turned his head mechanically, and picked up the phone with a flushed face. ["HR" pats me. ] [HR: Come over tomorrow? Or the day after tomorrow? ] [HR: /cute] [Tao: mingtianl] [Tao: Come tomorrow! It''s weekend! ] [HR: Ok, have you bought a ticket yet? ] [Tao: I forgot! Memory is full today! sorry! ] [HR:! ] [HR: Doctor Tao seems very excited today. ] [HR: Eggy in a daze.jpg] [Tao: No excitement! ] [Tao: I''ll buy a ticket now! ? ] [HR: Should I use an exclamation point along with it, is this some new fad? ] [HR: Are you airsick? If you dont feel dizzy, report your ID number to me, and Ill arrange it. Let me know when youre ready tomorrow, and Ill send a car to pick you up to the airport. ] [Tao: Don''t faint! I want to buy it myself! ] [Tao: Buy it yourself! ] [HR: Then buy the ticket for the afternoon, and you can sleep in. I will arrange the itinerary after arrival, and we will meet at Yanping Airport. ] [HR: I see, have you been drinking! ] [Tao: I didn''t! ] [HR: You must be drinking! Why are you drinking again! ] [Tao: No, no, no, no! ? ! ] [HR: No, no! ] [HR: But! This is a text chat, you will see the chat history tomorrow...] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] [pottery:! So what if you see it! ] [HR: Then you have to promise me one thing! ] [Tao: Say it! ] [HR: After seeing the chat record tomorrow, you can''t suddenly regret not coming! ] [Tao: Oh! ] [Tao: Come here! I am not afraid! ] [HR: Good! ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [HR: Anyway, you will be shy when you get up tomorrow, so I will say it together. ] [HR: You are so cute like this! ] [HR: But it''s better not to drink! ] [Tao: You are cute! ! ] [Tao: You just drink! ! ] [Tao: I''m going out! ] [HR: Wait a minute! ] [HR: You can''t go out when you''re drunk! What are you going to do? ] [Tao: I wont tell you! ] [Tao: I''m not drunk! ] [HR: I''ll call you! ] [Tao: I won''t answer! ] [HR:! ] [HR: Then send me a message every five minutes, stop and post in a safe place until you get home, or I''ll come find you right away! ] [pottery:! ! . ? ! ] [Tao: Can you fly! I do not believe! ] Waking up the next day, Tao Zhiyue picked up his phone and looked at it for 30 seconds, and immediately buried himself in the pillow for half an hour, wishing to start life again. How can this happen.jpg This time it''s really over. He felt that he had completely lost the courage to face life. And Huo Ran actually predicted his evasion accurately. Thinking of his fearless "Come here! I''m not afraid!", Tao Zhiyue wanted to travel back to twelve hours ago and wake up the self who had a whim. By the way, all the embarrassing scenes that I have experienced since I was a child resurfaced uncontrollably and played repeatedly in my mind, unable to stop at all. Tao Zhiyu hid in the quilt in despair and dug out a castle. If possible, he really wants to live again. The news beeped four times in a row, and you knew it was Huo Ran without looking at it, sending a routine morning greeting. Tao Zhi wrinkled his face more and covered most of his eyes in self-deception before he dared to look at the phone. [HR: Good morning, are you awake? ] [HR: You bought a plane ticket at 3:30 pm yesterday. Jinbei Airport is far from the city, so its better to leave around 12:00. ] [HR: But it doesn''t matter if you miss the flight, just tell me if there is any unexpected situation. ] [HR: Headache? If you feel uncomfortable, rest at home, your body is important ^-^] Tao Zhiyue actually wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but looking at this smiling face, he couldn''t say anything against his will. He tossed back and forth on the bed for a long time before he made up his mind to reply. [Tao: Can you pretend that nothing happened. ] [Tao: Don''t laugh at me...] [Tao: Weeping cat head.jpg] Huo Ran is very good. [HR: What''s the matter? ] [HR: I ate many kinds of breakfast today, so Im full. ] [HR: I''ll show you the photos when we meet, see which ones you like, and eat them tomorrow morning. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] Tao Zhiyue didn''t know how to respond for a while, his thoughts were confused, embarrassment was mixed with joy, he was annoyed that his behavior yesterday was too stupid, but he couldn''t help looking forward to this well-arranged meeting. After struggling for a long time, he also learned from Huo Ran. [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] The essence of human beings is indeed a repeater. Putting down the phone, Tao Zhi got up with great difficulty, and walked out in fear, for fear that there would be something in the living room that he couldn''t bear to look at. He opened the door and met the chubby Cupid on the wall unexpectedly. ...He obviously put it in the cabinet last time. It seems that last night he not only used up the exclamation point of his life, but also did many other things. Tao Zhi covered his face in pain. What a cruel new world. He was going to work in the new company on Monday, so he could only spend one night in Yanping City, so he didn''t need to bring any luggage. Tao Zhiyue put on his bag and went out. Along the way, he seemed to relive the feeling of going to the university to register many years ago. He was both apprehensive and excited. Everything he saw along the way took on a different color and was deeply engraved in his memory. This mood reached its peak when the plane landed and taxied. He clearly wanted to see Huo Ran, but he stuck to his seat until he was the last one to get off the plane. Surrounded by the gentle smiles of the stewardesses, Tao Zhiyue bowed his head embarrassedly and walked out quickly. Walking on the covered bridge, he looked at the transparent glass around him, stopped involuntarily, and looked in the mirror. Does this suit fit? Will it be too common? After the hangover, the eyes seem to be a little swollen. Tao Zhi moved closer to the glass window, trying to identify the degree of swelling in the faint reflection. Then he was caught off guard by someone else''s gaze. The stevedore standing by the porter just happened to look up and was watching him curiously. is today a day of shame? Tao Zhiyue wanted to cry but had no tears, so he quickly stopped his foolish behavior and left this shameful bridge. Following the detailed signs along the way, Tao Zhiyue quickly found the W2 exit that he had agreed with Huo Ran. From the place where he got off the plane, W2 is the nearest door, which Huo Ran told him in advance. As the meeting approached, his footsteps slowed down quietly. There are many passengers around, pulling suitcases and carrying large and small bags, walking towards the exit in twos and threes. Looking out from the inside, you can see many pick-up people crowded outside the railing, some are holding a sign with their name on it, and some are waving eagerly to the unfamiliar crowd, looking for that specific person. There was laughter and talking everywhere, and there was a reunion in the air. Tao Zhiyue was dragged by the flow of people, squeezed the strap of his backpack tightly, and walked out nervously. The first time Huo Ran saw him, he showed a bright smile, almost shining in the crowd. However, he thought of something, quickly withdrew his expression, and only waved at him. Tao Zhi was more affected by the atmosphere, and he also reached out to respond, completely forgetting that the two of them were already very close. It feels good to be waited on. Tao Zhi felt that he would remember this moment forever. There was a man standing there, as if he had been waiting for him for a long, long time. "Did you sleep on the plane?" While Tao Zhiyue was in a daze, Huo Ran took his backpack smoothly. Tao Zhi came back to his senses and pretended to be calm: "I''m not asleep, I''m not sleepy." Far from being sleepy, he flipped through the in-flight magazines in the seat storage bag at least five times, although he didn''t read anything. They walked out side by side, heartbeats falling into the same frequency. "What do you want to eat tonight?" Huo Ran began to report the name of the dish, "The seafood in this season is delicious, do you want to eat? There are crayfish, scallops, sea urchin..." Tao Zhiyue had a conditioned reflex on the spot: "No crayfish!" "It must be the wrong way to reproduce it..." He was reminded of the painful memory, and he couldn''t help muttering to himself, "I didn''t catch the old one, and even made a new bug. We need to learn lessons and improve." "What''s the matter?" Huo Ran pricked up his ears, "Reunion?" "What reunion?" Tao Zhiyue spoke across channels in a daze. Huo Ran calculated seriously, "It''s been six days, it''s indeed a reunion." As he spoke, he smiled naturally, his eyes reflected the figure close at hand, "It''s good to see you again." Tao Zhiyue''s heart skipped half a beat, and his ears turned red instantly. After hesitating for a long time, he choked out a sentence in a very low voice: "You laughed, say it''s good or not." So Huo Ran couldn''t hold back his smile anymore. "It doesn''t count because I''m happy." Chapter 41： Walking out of the terminal, a black Bentley was already waiting outside, and the driver in white gloves stood by the door to greet them. Tao Zhiyue knew very early on that Huo Ran in the novel was very rich, and in the latter part of the novel he was extremely high-profile and extravagant. But in fact, the Huo Ran he knew was no different from ordinary people. It was the same today, Huo Ran waited for him at the exit together with all the people who picked up the plane. No special passage was arranged, and no big fights were made, making the scene very grand. Everything is normal, and there is no need for Tao Zhiyue to adjust his mentality to adapt. The anxiety about the life of the rich gradually faded away, but Tao Zhiyue immediately realized that he was now facing a very serious problem. He couldn''t ride in the same car as Huo Ran. And he still can''t tell Huo Ran the real reason. He stopped stiffly. Huo Ran didn''t know anything about his entanglement, the driver opened the door respectfully, Huo Ran looked back at him, waiting for him to get in the car first. Tao Zhiyue''s brain immediately started to work rapidly. For a foreseeable long time, he couldn''t travel with Huo Ran in the same car, so he had to find a reasonable excuse. "That... I''m motion sick." He was quick to wit, "I''m sorry, I forgot to tell you." Huo Ran was obviously a little surprised, "Can''t you take this kind of car?" "No, you will feel dizzy and uncomfortable." The white-glove driver immediately proposed an alternative: "Master, you can still take the subway from the airport to the city, but there will be more people." Tao Zhiyue began to shatter the jar, "The subway doesn''t work either...I''m still dizzy on the subway." Huo Ran was surprised, but couldn''t help laughing. "If it''s not too far from the airport, I really want to walk back with you. I haven''t walked a long way with you yet." Tao Zhiyue blushed again. It sounds like you are clearly stating the facts, but why is it so embarrassing... Huo Ran was still fantasizing, "Or should we ride a bicycle? I''ve ridden before, so I don''t know if you''re comfortable with it." "But it''s summer now, and the weather is starting to get hot. Cycling will be hard work and you''ll get a tan." "...Is riding a bike too much of a stretch?" Tao Zhiyue worked hard to think of a compromise, "There is a bus at the airport, you can take the bus." According to the logic of the previous deduction, if a vehicle with multiple people is involved in a car accident, the damage to specific people will be very uncontrollable, and it will also affect a large number of innocent people. In this way, it is not a simple love story, and the whole story will become heavy. Tao Zhiyue has a very firm intuition that the plot will not arrange such a development. "Isn''t the bus dizzy?" Huo Ran was curious. "Anyway, I don''t feel dizzy on the bus at the moment." Tao Zhiyue said, feeling crazily guilty, "Maybe it''s because there are so many people and I feel safer, so I don''t feel uncomfortable." "So that''s how it is." Huo Ran was thoughtful. Tao Zhiyue, who was ashamed for telling a series of lies, was about to apologize again, when Huo Ran''s eyes suddenly lit up. Many couples who came back together held hands, chatted and walked to the airport bus ticket office on the other side. "Taking the bus together is also a rare experience, let''s go, let''s buy tickets." Huo Ran turned to the white-gloved driver and said, "Uncle Zhang, you can go back. We will take the bus these two days." Uncle Zhang nodded in agreement, smiled kindly at Tao Zhiyue, turned and got into the car. Then Huo Ran gently took Tao Zhiyue''s arm and led him to follow the crowd to the ticket office. Tao Zhiyue remembered the temperature of his palm, it was still astonishingly hot as that day. It makes people want to reach out and hold it. Half an hour later, they were sitting on a bus full of passengers, receiving frequent scrutiny from others, and a little girl in the front seat was watching them and whispering. Generally, you can see many beautiful girls when you go out, but there are very few men who are pleasing to the eye, let alone two people with outstanding appearance sitting together. Tao Zhiyue began to feel ashamed again. He didn''t think so much before the meeting, and ran over on impulse. He didn''t expect that the way of traveling when staying with Huo Ran would become a huge problem. Not really relying on walking and cycling... And they were sitting so close to each other now that their shoulders were touching. He even smelled the refreshing fragrance of the shampoo Huo Ran used. Tao Zhi was as stiff as a puppet, with no place to rest his hands, and his mind was turbulent. Huo Ran glanced at him secretly, "Your forehead is sweating, is it hot?" hateful straight man. Before Tao Zhiyue had time to speak, he saw him reach out to adjust the fan blades of the air-conditioning outlet above his head, and turn the direction of the air toward him. This time the unexpected person became Tao Zhiyue. "You seem to be very skilled." He couldn''t help but said. What about the cold CEO who promised to be inhumane? "What proficiency?" Huo Ran was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, and said amusedly, "Do you think I''ve never taken a bus before?" "It''s written like this in novels and TV dramas." Tao Zhiyue defended in a low voice, "Rich people and...good friends will be very stupid when they take the bus for the first time. environment." Huo Ran seemed to have opened the door to a new world, "It turns out that you love to watch this kind of TV series, and my younger sister often watches them too, scolding while watching, and continued watching after scolding, and insisted on dragging me to watch together." Tao Zhiyue was amused, "It''s nice to have a younger sister, I want to have a younger sister too." "I can lend you my sister." Huo Ran thoughtfully smoothed out the slight melancholy in this sentence, "My dad will definitely agree." The tense feeling gradually faded away, and Tao Zhi put his hands on his lap as naturally as possible. "My sister will be sad to hear that." "She won''t, she is eager to follow you." Huo Ran accidentally slipped his mouth. Tao Zhiyue was surprised, "Does she know me?" Huo Ran looked at him cautiously, "Are you going to be angry?" "I didn''t say anything, but I was so excited after eating hot pot that day, I couldn''t help but want to show off to someone, and then..." "And she likes your character and appearance very much, so it''s very satisfying to show off to her..." Tao Zhiyue''s face was almost flushed, he thought for a long time, and solemnly delivered the lore. "I''m not angry, young master." Huo Ran:! ! ! "I told Uncle Zhang not to call me that, and I must change it next time." Huo Ran silently turned his face away, his ears turned red suspiciously. Well, good friends should be ashamed together. After all, today is a day of shame. The bus drove steadily towards the urban area with whispering whispers all the way. The terminal of the airport bus is in the old town, and the neighborhood is very lively. It just got dark, and there are food stalls everywhere. As soon as we got out of the car, there was a spicy and delicious aroma of fried crab in the wind. Huo Ran''s originally planned luxurious dinner was instantly forgotten by him. Tao Zhiyue also doesn''t want to go to some very restrained high-end restaurants. The best food in a city is often hidden in the streets and alleys. They walked slowly through the crowd. "I just discovered that this place is very similar to Nanshan Road, and I rarely came here before." Huo Ran looked at him with a smile, his eyes were rendered tender by the night. Tao Zhi felt even more regretful, that night he could only eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes at home, and after eating, he had to make up for unfinished work during the day. "How many snacks did you buy that day? Only the best ones were selected." "Not a lot." Huo Ran scratched his head, "I bought everything you would like to eat before I knew it." "Then what do you like to eat?" "I''m not picky eaters, I''ll eat anything." Huo Ran thought for a while and added, "But I don''t eat smelly things, it''s too scary." "I went to Sweden a few years ago, and I didn''t know the canned herring that was already famous on the Internet at that time. The local friends enthusiastically advised me to try it. I saw it as a small tin can. I never thought it would be like this after opening. lethality." "Later, I searched the Internet for stinky delicacies from other countries overnight, for fear of accidentally smelling something I shouldn''t. I just smelled it once, and it took a long time for my nose to return to normal." Tao Zhi was overjoyed when he heard it, his eyes curved into beautiful arcs. Huo Ran looked at him in a daze, "...Thinking about it now, it doesn''t seem so miserable anymore." Tao Zhiyue pushed him embarrassingly, not letting him look at him, "Let''s go, let''s eat spicy crab." After a while, like the most ordinary couples or friends, they sat on the rough tables and chairs by the side of the road, taking part in a naive crab demolition competition against the hustle and bustle of the night and the gentle evening breeze. Tao Zhiyue''s hometown is along the coast, and he often eats crabs since he was a child, and he is quite skilled in his movements. Half a crab body was quickly eaten clean, without any waste, Tao Zhiyue was very proud. "I won, you are so slow." And Huo Ran was still fighting against the crab meat covered with white soft shell. Tao Zhi looked at him for a while, and felt that he was really stupid, so he couldn''t help but personally guide him. "Don''t eat it vertically, but break it horizontally, the meat is just one by one, very complete." He stretched out his hand to straighten Huo Ran''s wrong posture, and accidentally brushed the side of Huo Ran''s face with his fingers. It turns out that this is what it feels like to burn your fingers to the point of fire. Tao Zhiyue immediately lowered his head, pretending to eat seriously, and never dared to look at the other person''s expression. After a while, Huo Ran''s nonchalant voice came from beside his ear: "I have learned." He put a crab leg covered with white crab meat into Tao Zhiyue''s bowl. "I removed all the shells. This is the most complete piece in the middle. I can learn quickly." So Huo Ran''s tone was also very proud. Saying thank you didn''t seem to convey the meaning, Tao Zhi was taken aback for a moment, and simply poured Coke into his cup. Small air bubbles surged in the disposable plastic cup, densely filling his heart. After this dinner, when walking towards the hotel with Huo Ran, Tao Zhiyu vaguely thought that this should be one of his favorite days in his life. He never imagined what kind of surprise this person would bring him in the next moment. So today is not his favorite day yet, because he will love every day in the future. Huo Ran had already booked the best hotel in the city for him, and Tao Zhiyue didn''t refuse. He is slowly learning to accept other people''s kindness calmly. Rejecting timidly is not the best way to deal with it. Responding with the same enthusiasm is the most equal and long-lasting. But when Huo Ran walked into the elevator with him pretending to be calm, Tao Zhiyue was still surprised. "I live next door to you today." Huo Ran explained first, "Because I didn''t have a good schedule some time ago, and there were those... I was afraid that it would affect my family, so I moved out and lived alone." "It''s boring to live alone. You just came to play. If you need anything, you can call me at any time. It''s more convenient to start together tomorrow, so I''ll live here." When Tao Zhiyue walked into the room, his heart beat fast. The gauze curtains in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows are open, overlooking the brilliant lights of the entire Yanping City, the magnificent scenery is dazzling, and the layout of the room is elegant and simple. Tao Zhiyue had no time to pay attention to everything around him, and one thing was playing over and over in his head. Huo Ran lives next door to him. For the first time, he lived in a place separated by a wall from the person he liked. Although nothing will happen, but the heartbeat can''t be stopped. Tao Zhiyue sat on the spacious bed, staring at the gaudy TV screen in a daze, without listening to a word. A few minutes later, the guest in the next room sent a message. [HR: Are you asleep? ] [Tao: No. ] [Tao: Wrap my little quilt tightly.jpg] [HR: Coincidentally, me too. ] [HR: It must be because of eating too much! ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Chapter 42： [Tao: I walked for an hour obviously, how can I still hold on. ] [HR: Bear doesn''t know.jpg] [HR: I''m sitting on the bed watching TV! ] [HR: Not pretty. ] Tao Zhiyue glanced at the TV subconsciously. It turned out that Huo Ran was sitting in the same place as him at the moment, and he also used the TV as the background sound to play with his mobile phone. [Tao: I dont think it looks good either. ] [Tao: Where are you going to play tomorrow? ] [HR: Confidential! ] [HR: By the way, I forgot to show you the picture of breakfast. ] [HR: I''ll send it to you now! ] Huo Ran immediately sent many pictures, everything from deep-fried dough sticks, porridge to glutinous rice balls, Tao Zhi was dazzled by seeing them. While being moved, he couldn''t help sighing sincerely. [Tao: You really ate a lot this morning...] [HR:! ! ] [HR: I exercised in the morning! won''t be fat! ] [HR: I have abs! ] [Tao: Give the boss a Coke.jpg] [Tao: Let me see. ] The moment it was sent out, Tao Zhiyue immediately discovered the ambiguity and quickly patched it. [Tao: Its breakfast! ] [Tao: Which one do you like to eat? ] [Tao: No, you must say that you love to eat. ] [HR: I love to eat them all! ] [HR: Ah, found out. ] [HR: Maomao giggles.jpg] So Tao Zhiyue also smirked along with this emoji, and carefully looked at the photos he sent by the way. Among the piles of handsome food, Tao Zhiyue''s eyes were immediately attracted by one of the brown pancakes. The body of the cake is golden yellow and brown, and there are uneven horizontal stripes on the surface, which coincidentally make up a funny and ugly face. He forwarded the picture. [Tao: I want to eat this. ] [HR: This is sugar pancake, it''s delicious! ] [HR: But it''s very sweet, very sweet, would you like it? ] [Tao: Eat! ] [Tao: This one is the ugliest and very cute. ] [HR: Ok. ] [HR: Tomorrow we will line up to buy together. Freshly cooked ones are the best. What I ate today is already cold. ] [HR: And the people behind will be very greedy when they see it. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] This man is so childish. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing, and then thought about it, he who was chatting with the other party on the mobile phone across a wall seemed to be just as childish. As a result, they chatted childishly across the wall all night, even throwing dice with each other for ten minutes. We chatted until we were really sleepy, so we fell asleep holding the phone. The next morning, the two of them sat side by side on the bus, and the scenery outside the window flashed like a stream of light. He obviously didn''t sleep for a long time, but Tao Zhiyue was not sleepy at all. Holding the backpack he carried with him, he looked curiously at everything outside the window, as if even the world in front of him was a little brighter. The urban style of Yanping is completely different from that of northern Shanxi. People walking on the streets are in a hurry and often see simple and elegant historical buildings. Although he was in Yanping when he first came here, he never paid attention to anything here. Huo Ran noticed his gaze, and immediately came over to introduce him. "That is the old city wall built three thousand years ago. You can''t go up it now. When I was very young, I lived nearby and came here every day to play with mud." "Yanping has changed a lot these years, every year and every day." While talking, Huo Ran began to solicit customers enthusiastically again, "So you can come here often, and you will always have new scenery." The breath passing by his ears was so hot that even his heart was itching. Tao Zhi laughed more, "I will." Now he doesn''t need to avoid anyone or anything, maybe one day in the future, he will move back. According to yesterday''s plan, Huo Ran took him to eat ugly sugar pancakes, a big piece of dark brown fluffy pancakes, Tao Zhiyue bit into it, it was so sweet that his tongue almost melted. delicious. Tao Zhiyue never thought that extremely sweet food could be so delicious. He and Huo Ran were eating happily standing at the door of the store, and the crowd behind them showed envious expressions, eagerly looking into the frying pan, counting how many pieces they had to fry before it was their turn. So they looked at each other and laughed tacitly. In the rest of the time, Huo Ran accompanied him to the two most famous scenic spots in Yanping, took a quick look at the astonishing traffic in the capital, and then had an exquisite lunch at the luxurious sky restaurant on the tallest building in the city. Tao Zhiyue felt that he was probably the only adult who came here to eat with a backpack on his back. And at some point, Huo Ran took the backpack without showing any signs of it. Huo Ran was very curious about his backpack along the way, "What''s in it? It''s a little heavy, but I haven''t seen you open it all morning." Tao Zhiyue used the same words, "Secret it. Where are you going to play in the afternoon?" He booked a plane ticket back to Shanxi in the evening, and he could only have a simple dinner before heading to the airport. Huo Ran struggled for a while, and replied honestly: "I want to take you to a very special museum in the afternoon." Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised, "Museum?" "It''s not the kind that many people visit." Huo Ran tried hard to explain, "No one else has been there, so I don''t know if you will like it." "But I hope you like it." It wasn''t until he got out of the car and walked a long way that quiet and elegant courtyards appeared at the end of his sight, that Tao Zhiyue gradually realized. This is probably a wealthy area, very quiet, each villa is far apart, with an independent garden, the environment is beautiful and pleasant. Huo Ran took him to one of the houses. The yard was full of green sycamore trees, shaking in the breeze, casting dappled light and shadows. Tao Zhiyue even lowered his voice very softly, for fear of disturbing the peaceful atmosphere. "It''s beautiful here." And Huo Ran visibly tensed up, he took a deep breath, and walked to the gate. "It''s not actually a museum, I''m just kidding." The moment before opening the door, Huo Ran began to patch it up, "It''s just my own collection, but I really want you to see it..." Infected by his mood, Tao Zhiyue also became nervous, not daring to blink. Then the next second, the door was gently pushed open, and he saw the most gorgeous and unique scenery. The first floor should be the living room, but there are several rows of log-colored display cabinets, filled with all kinds of weird gadgets, full of brilliance. "I used to go out to play as soon as I was on vacation. I went to many countries and cities. I have unforgettable memories in every place. I always want to leave souvenirs. Slowly, I have accumulated so much." Huo Ran whispered beside him. Tao Zhiyue''s gaze was deeply attracted, he held his breath, and walked in very lightly. He looked carefully at them one by one. There were exquisite woodcuts, silverware with delicate luster, carefully stacked stacks of foreign language tickets, and amber frozen by time... There are several grids filled with colorful wooden matryoshka dolls, some are very beautiful, some have weird looks, and they are arranged in a neat queue. Huo Ran kept watching his gaze, and seeing him stop here, he explained a little embarrassedly: "This one is very cute, I couldn''t help it, so I bought a lot...even the ugly ones are cute." "When I finally returned to China, the box was full of these round nesting dolls, which turned into a few **** lumps in the photo. When I went through the security check, the security inspector even asked me to open it for inspection." "As soon as I opened the box, they came to look around and found that it was full of gaudy dolls. They were shocked, maybe it was too strange, so they opened it one by one, thinking that there was something hidden inside... I was so embarrassed that day." Tao Zhiyue was very happy to hear it, with smiles on his brows and eyes. In the past, he was busy studying and entering a higher education. After graduating with great difficulty, he turned into a full-time job after an internship. Since then, he has been very busy and rarely travels. But today, he saw many souvenirs that he had only seen in travel magazines before, and stories that belonged exclusively to Huo Ran. In the closet next door is a very delicate little clay pottery house, with a white castle-like shape, a sky-blue semi-dome, doors and windows, and a small white cross on the roof. There is also a photo next to it, in which Huo Ran smiles brightly, and looks younger than now, behind him are blue and white buildings that are exactly the same as polymer clay ornaments, and the boundless blue sea. "This was shot in Santorini. The stall owner is very smart. He sells clay souvenirs in the busiest small square. If you buy them, you can take a photo in front of the building, which is exactly the same as the decorations he sells. , I thought it was fun, so I bought it." "It''s really beautiful there, like in a fairy tale." Then he added very quietly, "If there is a chance, I would like to go with you again." When Tao Zhi heard it, his ears turned red as usual, so he pretended not to hear. He looked at every collection that Huo Ran placed here very intently, as if he wanted to engrave every detail in his heart. There are not only cute and exquisite souvenirs, but also a lot of weird things. Tao Zhiyue saw a red-yellow can sealed in a transparent bag, with small fish drawn in simple strokes on it. "Is this... canned herring?" "Yes, because it''s so special." Huo Ran shyly said, "But don''t worry, it''s very clean and sealed in a bag, so it won''t smell bad." Hearing his words, Tao Zhi couldn''t help but smell it. Huo Ran had such an expression, "So if you say that, you will definitely pick it up and smell it." Tao Zhi glared at him more, and then saw a straw hat decorated with plastic flowers on the display rack behind him. It was very tropical, but there were some old ones. "Did you buy this too?" He walked over to look curiously, and it seemed that the smell of the sea breeze was still lingering on it. "Yes, the sun was so hot on the beach that day, and many people were wearing them. I bought the most simple one. I didn''t think about bringing it back. It was just a temporary protection from the sun." As Huo Ran spoke, he remembered something and described it vividly. "I bought this straw hat, covered my face, lay down on the beach chair and slept, and when the sun was a little smaller, I went to the beach for a ride." "Riding and riding, a strong wind suddenly blew up. I forgot to fasten the windproof rope, so the straw hat was blown away." "It was rolling on the road while running forward. I chased it on my bike. It took me a long time to chase it before the wind stopped." "After I picked it up, it became a bit dirty, but I was reluctant to throw it away, because I snatched it back from the wind." "It''s big, it''s easy to break, and it''s not easy to put in the suitcase, so I simply wore this straw hat all the way back, but people always looked at me and laughed." So Tao Zhiyue also laughed, as if the scene described by Huo Ran appeared in front of his eyes, the lingering sun and soft sandy beach, tall coconut trees, and the salty sea breeze suddenly blowing away the flowering straw hat. In the whole afternoon, he finished visiting this most special museum under Huo Ran''s patient whispers. All Huo Ran''s unforgettable memories of the vast world, no matter good or bad, no matter how trivial, are carefully stored here. So here he was, seeing a world that he had never seen before. Tao Zhi remembered what Huo Ran said before, so he responded seriously: "I like it very much, thank you." Huo Ran breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes brightened: "Fortunately, you like it." "Because... I have something else I want to tell you." At this moment, the sun was falling, and the pale golden light crossed the window eaves, falling gently on them, and the specks of dust were dancing in the beam of light. Tao Zhiyue raised his head slightly, staring at the man in front of him who started to get nervous again. "Here are all the things I like, I thought, maybe you will be interested in something, and then I can go with you again, like picking breakfast yesterday." "I also prepared something you like." Huo Ran looked out the window at the sycamore tree shaking its leaves, "It was moved here a few days ago, and it grows very well." "Wait until fall and the leaves will turn golden yellow, just like your profile photo." "I very much hope that by that time, there will be more than just my memories in this room." Finally, he mustered up his courage, looked at the other party, and said the most solemn four words. "I like you." In the too quiet air, the setting sun made a sound, burning up the clouds in the sky. Tao Zhiyue was absent-minded for a long time. This time he didn''t blush, but just stared at the person in front of him for a long time, as if to confirm whether it was a hallucination. It wasn''t until Huo Ran became nervous that he heard his soft voice. "Actually, I also have a gift I want to give you, but the day is almost over, and I haven''t found a chance to give it yet." "Because this gift is very small and ordinary, and it has been taken away by you secretly." Huo Ran then turned his head to the side, looking at the backpack he had forgotten to take off. "Is it in here?" His eyes were full of anticipation. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t take his eyes off no matter what, he nodded, the world in front of him was full of images of this person. With his affirmation, Huo Ran immediately opened the zipper of his backpack and saw a transparent glass jar. He picked it up and saw that it was full of colorful paper stars. "I also want to bring you something you like, and then tell you that I like you, so that it will appear more sincere." "But I don''t know you enough, I don''t know what you like, so I got drunk on purpose the night before yesterday, I thought I could recall the same drunk day, and remember if you told me something that day." "Unfortunately not, I failed, and the paper I prepared in advance was blank." Tao Zhiyue looked at him and smiled, the corners of his lips pursed slightly. "I don''t remember exactly what I did that night." "But when I woke up the next day, I went into the living room and saw the dining table covered with confetti and folded stars." "Maybe it''s because, I clearly remember that the night you walked out of the hot pot restaurant, you looked at the night sky and said that there were no stars tonight." "Even when I was drunk, I remember this, so I prepared this childish gift for you." In the memory of the night before that was forgotten after waking up, Tao Zhiyue stubbornly went out the door while exclaiming with Huo Ran. He went back to the 24-hour convenience store, asked the boss to find out the colorful strips of origami that children would buy, and walked back on his own shadow, sending news to Huo Ran every few minutes. Safety. In the long silent night, he sat upright at the dining table with a red face, and accompanied by Cupid who had been pasted back on the wall, he folded the long colored paper into small stars one after another. No one knew what happened that night, not even Tao Zhiyue himself. But he was sure that this must be a gift he had prepared for Huo Ran. Huo Ran was still in shock, looking down at the stars in the glass bottle. But Tao Zhiyue kept looking at him, the sunlight cast a light golden shadow on him. So he recalled vaguely that this sky was very similar to the evening when the fog cleared two weeks ago. At that time, he gazed at the gradually sinking sunset and waited quietly. Now, he waited. Chapter 43： The soft words fell like clouds. Huo Ran was stunned for at least five minutes before he recovered his voice. Although the words are still incoherent. "Can I put it here? I want to put it on the middle cabinet. Let me think about it and make a special cabinet again." "No, it can''t be put here, I should carry it with me, but the bottle is a bit big, I have to think about how to carry it." Then he really stared at the big glass bottle and thought about it seriously. Tao Zhiyue looked at his lowered eyes, and remembered the day when he first met Huo Ran, he walked out of the crowd in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a mask, only showing his heroic eyebrows, his temperament was outstanding, Looks like someone from another world. And now, illuminated by the thin red sunset, and the distance between them is so close, all the extra flashy illusions have faded away, and there is only a sense of reality within reach. "Put it here, I want to put it next to the straw hat." Tao Zhiyue interrupted him softly, thinking that he must be wandering. "The environment here is very good, there are so many interesting collections next to it, and there are sycamore trees outside, this is the best place." "And, this is the first memory in this room that doesn''t just belong to you." Hearing this sentence, Huo Ran, who was full of cranky thoughts, suddenly reacted, feeling a huge surprise in a dull way, and remembered the "I like you" that was buried in other sentences. I also want to bring you something you like, and then tell you that I like you, so that it will appear more sincere. "so" He got stuck very rarely, with a silly expression and hopeful eyes. Tao Zhiyue bravely accepted what he hadn''t finished speaking. "So, do you want to date me?" In the unique museum in the world, he no longer blushes and flinches, because everything around him conveys the loveliness and beauty that can be seen in serious life, and it is filled with the experience and mood of the people in front of him on the colorful things. . Surrounded by the softest and most realistic life, he has endless courage to face the unknown. "I have never been in love. Before you, I have never liked others, and I have never tried to give to others because of love." "Besides, I used to work very hard. Sometimes even my family and friends would ignore me, and I would ignore myself. That''s not good. Now I won''t, I will change it, and hope that I can no longer make the mistakes of the past." "Maybe in the days to come, I will have a lot of things that are not good enough, but I will work hard to learn how to love someone, and I will definitely do my best." "I am very serious when I am studying, I am very serious when I am working, and I am very serious when I am in love." Tao Zhiyue reassured him casually. Huo Ran looked at him, not daring to blink. Words can''t express one ten-thousandth, and finally he nodded vigorously, cherishing every word in his heart. All the radiant objects around me became the invisible background. It''s a pity that the sky is getting dark, Tao Zhiyue has booked a plane for 8:00 in the evening, and should be ready to leave for the airport. They walked out of the house together, the sky was like a fire, and the sycamore trees in the whole yard were dyed with burning gold. During this long day, Tao Zhiyue listened to many stories told by Huo Ran, and always had an urge to tell him something in reverse. However, his own past life was too barren and boring, and he couldn''t find so many interesting things that sounded fun. Now looking at the tree that Huo Ran planted specially for him, he suddenly remembered something from the past, so he couldn''t help but want to speak. That was the only thing that Tao Zhiyue ever wanted to share with others. "A long time ago, I was working in a company one day. At that time, I shared a rented house with someone. The gas bill for the rental house ran out, and the gas card happened to be with me. This week it was my turn to pay the bill. I didn''t have time, so I forgot." "It was really busy that day. The project was going to be launched soon. I was so busy that I didn''t even have time to go to the bathroom. But my roommate urged me to cook at noon in the group, so I had to sneak out in the morning and go to the bank by bike." "I haven''t ridden a bicycle for a long time. I was crooked. I always thought I would fall, so I didn''t dare to vent my breath. I held the handlebar very nervously, and even threw away the code that I had been thinking about in my head." "I was paying attention to the passing cars and the road ahead." "It was autumn at that time, the sun was very bright, but it was not shining, the wind was warm and the air seemed to glow. There were plane trees on both sides of the road, which were very beautiful burnt yellow." "When I passed under the tree, they floated down in front of my eyes, like countless butterflies flapping their wings." Tao Zhiyue thought that when he picked up this incident from his memory and told it to others, he would uncontrollably want to cry. But no, he narrated with a smile, with vivid eyebrows and eyes, Ren Riguang drew a gentle outline. "That''s great." Although his mind was still in a trance, Huo Ran listened attentively, "It''s like a picture in a movie." Then he added very positively: "My bicycle rides very well. Next time you want to ride a bicycle, I can watch you from the side. You will definitely not fall." So Tao Zhiyue imagined that scene, and nodded: "Okay." very nice. That period of unshared memories finally has a port of anchorage. Together with the carefully folded stars and the sycamore trees swaying in the wind, it is housed in the only museum in the world. When Tao Zhiyue left here, he turned his head and stared deeply at this quiet and unique courtyard, trying to engrave every inch of the details in his heart. Today is also one of the favorite days of his life. Along the way they came, they took the bus and changed to the airport bus later. When sitting side by side this time, Tao Zhiyue no longer felt that his hands had no place to rest. Huo Ran was just the opposite, he was sitting beside him, without the ease and casualness before, Tao Zhiyue even saw the inconspicuous sweat on his forehead. It was as if time had flown backwards. There was a smile in Tao Zhiyue''s voice: "Your forehead is sweating, is it very hot?" Huo Ran froze, belatedly recalling the exact same conversation yesterday. "...I''m so stupid." He said angrily, "I actually turned on the air conditioner." "Are you nervous?" Tao Zhiyue recalled, "When you came to pick me up yesterday, you were not nervous all the way." Huo Ran thought for a moment, then whispered in his ear. "I think maybe it''s because I haven''t prepared myself mentally yet..." "I think about how to make you happy every day, how to tell you what I want to say, and what should I do if you refuse." "But I don''t seem to have thought about what it will be like after success." "So right now I''m kind of at a loss...I''ve never been in a relationship either." The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he gave a decisive answer, "Then let''s start with the most routine first step." He stretched his left hand a little to the side, and calmly held Huo Ran''s right hand. Huo Ran''s body temperature was very high, just like the scorching heat from that day. Now his whole body trembled, and his right hand tightened subconsciously. The moment they touched each other, it was like an electric current passed by, numb all the way to the heart. Tao Zhi held back the embarrassment that was about to come up, and looked down, as if he was in an academic discussion: "Your hands are bigger than mine, is it because you are taller than me?" His complexion is lighter than that of Huo Ran, who has been traveling all year round. Now that they are holding each other together, they can clearly reflect every line on each other''s hands. This was the first time he held hands with someone, and it was a strange feeling. Tao Zhiyue''s heart was beating violently, but there was no sign of it on his face, and he looked extremely calm. "Your palms are sweating too, isn''t it really hot?" "Imight be." "Do you want me to adjust the air conditioner? Are you still nervous?" "...No need, it will be fine soon." "Really?" "Are you laughing at me?" "I don''t." "I saw you smiling." "It must be an illusion." The car body vibrates slightly during driving, and most people standing or sitting are looking down at their mobile phones, and the occasional conversations of passengers traveling together can be heard next to their ears. At some point, Huo Ran finally woke up from the trembling joy and calmed down his breathing. He quietly changed the posture of holding hands. In the slanting light of the setting sun, they interlocked their fingers. Chapter 44： When the city lights first came on, the cars lined up neatly on the road could not be seen at a glance, and the red taillights flickered in the night, dragging a hazy phantom. The airport is brightly lit, like daytime, and people with suitcases are coming and going. Tao Zhiyue stood outside the security inspection channel, looked at Huo Ran who was always slow today, and said with a smile: "Should I return the backpack?" When he set off yesterday, except for the heaviest glass jar, he only took the necessary things such as his ID card and mobile phone charger. He didn''t bring a change of clothes and the like. Now the bag is empty. Huo Ran came to his senses when he heard the words, and reluctantly took down the backpack that had been hanging on his shoulder for a long time, and handed it to him. "It''s so light, I even forgot." He glanced at the security checkpoint where the team kept moving forward, and said in a low voice: "You have to go, the road is too congested, and I didn''t have a good dinner." "Time flies so fast, the day is over like this." Tao Zhiyue also felt this way, obviously they went to many places, talked a lot, and had countless memories during this day. But at the moment of parting, time always seems so short. The remaining warmth of the other party still remained in the palm of his hand, Tao Zhiyue hid his melancholy, and answered him with a smile. "I have to go to work tomorrow, so I can only rush back, and I can eat airplane meals later." "By the way, I forgot to tell you that I resigned and I will start working in a new company tomorrow. My colleagues are very nice and the working environment is very comfortable, in a villa." Tao Zhiyue emphasized: "I seem to have told you that I used to be a programmer in a game company, and the company I switched to now should be able to make games that really make me passionate, and the salary is also very good, so I am very happy." "I didn''t say it before because I wanted to tell you this to your face." Huo Ran looked at his uncontrollable excited expression, and laughed along with him: "That''s great, you must be doing a great job. When I saw you writing the questionnaire that day, I felt that although I couldn''t understand it, I could feel it." . No one doesn''t like being complimented by a lover. So Tao Zhiyue nodded calmly, "To be fair, it''s not too bad, but it can be improved." Hearing Tao Zhiyue mention his job, Huo Ran also felt emotional, "I will work hard when I go back. I didn''t do anything in the first two months, and I just socialized with people every day. Everyone I should know has already met. Starting tomorrow, I''ll pull myself together and get down to business." "Come on." Tao Zhiyue''s thoughts jumped, "Don''t we look like two elementary school students who swear to each other that they will study hard in the future?" "Like." Huo Ran seriously assured, "I will study hard, whether it is work or relationship." A new relationship has just been established, a new phase of life has just begun, and everything needs to be learned. "So, at this very meaningful moment, shouldn''t there be a commemorative ceremony?" Huo Ran changed the subject. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t keep up with his rhythm, with a blank expression on his face: "What ceremony?" As soon as the words fell to the ground, Huo Ran opened his arms and hugged the person in front of him very hard. Tao Zhiyue suddenly bumped into a gentle embrace, brushing against the other''s hair with his slightly warm ear, as if scratching his heart very lightly. After a moment of daze, he raised his hand and slowly embraced the other person''s back. This hug is a long ironing post. Outside the hot pot restaurant that day, Tao Zhiyue just hugged Huo Ran hastily, as if he was just scratching the surface of water, and he didn''t even remember the sound of the other''s heartbeat. Now he heard it, rushing and powerful, so similar to his own heartbeat. The body is surrounded by endless warmth from the outside world, as if trapped in a soft cloud, which is addictive. After a long time, Huo Ran let go of his hand, looked at him a little embarrassedly, and said for a long time: "One to one, we are tied." "..." Tao Zhiyue woke up from his passionate feelings, and said awkwardly, "This metaphor is so strange, are you playing ball?" "I play basketball every week." Huo Ran said unexpectedly, "Then shouldn''t I say next time that I will launch an offensive?" "...you already said it." At the entrance of the separated passage, the voices and laughter of different people filled the air. Finally, Tao Zhiyue walked into the team with his bag on his back, looking back from time to time. Huo Ran just stood there and waved to him. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t remember how many times he looked back, anyway, every time he looked back, he could bump into those eyes full of emotion. He put the backpack into the security basket and watched it slowly be fed into the curtained machine. Then he couldn''t help thinking of the cute or weird nesting dolls on the display case. Tao Zhiyue lowered his head and laughed. After passing through the security check and seeing Huo Ran completely out of sight, he took out the cell phone that he hadn''t used much all day, and sent a message to the other party. [Tao: I passed it successfully. ] [Tao: Every time you go through the security check, do you think of the nesting dolls that were opened one by one? ] [HR:! ! ] [HR: Now that I think about it...] [HR: I''m embarrassed again, ahhhh! ] [Tao: Its okay, every time I see the security inspection machines in the future, I will think of them. ] [Tao: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] There was traffic jam everywhere in Yanping on the weekend, and they almost got stuck at the airport. After Tao Zhiyue arrived at the boarding gate, he soon started to notify the boarding. When Tao Zhiyue walked across the boarding bridge, in the deep night, he could still see the luggage handlers who were still working hard at night. This time, he looked at the stranger''s back and smiled slightly. He knew that Huo Ran was also staring at the plane that was about to take off. Watch it slowly across the deep night sky, to another city. The ambiguous online dating came to an end, and the long-distance relationship began again. Tao Zhiyue felt that the composition of his first love in his life was really rich and comprehensive, as if he wanted to make up for the lack of emotional experience in the past twenty years. The next day, when the sun was rising, Tao Zhi went out early. The new company is far away from home, and the commute time is almost an hour. Fortunately, he was not taking a popular bus route, and he could find a place to stand. After getting on the bus, he held the handrail with one hand and sent a message to Huo Ran with the other. [Tao: Good morning. ] [Tao: Going out to work~] Huo Ran didn''t reply until half an hour later. [HR: Good morning! I just woke up. ] [HR: Is it so early? I didn''t get home until almost twelve o''clock last night, are you sleepy? ] [Tao: Not sleepy, very energetic, I will go out at this time in the future. ] [Tao: I am very excited when I think that today is the first day of the new company. ] [Tao: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [HR: Then I will get up earlier tomorrow! ] [HR: I also hurried to wash up and go to the company. ] [HR: My dad will definitely be shocked. ] Tao Zhiyue imagined Huo Zhendong''s shocked expression, and laughed involuntarily. When searching for Huo''s information on the Internet, there was no news about Huo Ran. All he could find were photos of Huo Zhendong with a serious expression. He once used these photos to speculate on Huo Ran''s appearance. Those people and things other than Huo Ran gradually had a real feeling. Once again in front of the Sunshine Villa that Guan Yudong talked about in the past, Tao Zhiyue lowered his head and entered the password on the electronic door lock without waiting for anyone to open the door. The creepers bathed in the morning sun are lush and green, climbing on the wall and shaking the leaves gently. Tao Zhi arrived early, the second in the company. The first person to come to the company turned out to be the boss Jiang Ye. He entered and walked through the hallway, and saw the open balcony at the end of the living room. There were green weeping banyan trees on the small round table, and Jiang Ye was sitting at the round table and was reading a book. A magical idea suddenly popped up in Tao Zhiyue''s mind. It''s really loving. Jiang Ye heard the movement, looked up at him, expressionless: "Morning." "morning." Tao Zhiyue remembered that the banyan tree seemed to grow very big. Judging from the reactions of other employees, "Mr. Banyan" seemed to have been here for a long time, but it was just a potted plant that was not too big. He considered his words and asked curiously: "Boss, if your tree grows, will it be inconvenient to carry it?" Jiang Ye shook his head, "It has been raised for more than 20 years, and it has grown up many times. If it is too big, I will keep it at home and take some of it to replant." Seeing Tao Zhiyue''s surprised expression, he added: "Their genes still belong to the same tree." It turned out to be a childhood sweetheart, but the form is a bit special. "Boss, you are really in love..." Tao Zhiyue was a little speechless for a while, trying to change the subject, he looked at the book in Jiang Ye''s hand. "Is this related to the game? By the way, are there any related books in the company that you recommend everyone to read?" Since he is going to start outputting a lot, he should maintain a steady input. Tao Zhiyue plans to buy some game-related books to improve himself. Jiang Ye continued to shake his head, "Ask Shiwu, I don''t understand games, and I won''t interfere with your specific work." He casually raised the book in his hand, and Tao Zhiyue saw the title of the book. Atomic Physics. "...Okay boss, excuse me." Tao Zhiyue, who was greatly shocked, immediately turned around, walked to the station arranged yesterday, sat down silently, and waited for the arrival of other colleagues. Such a boss who concentrates on planting trees and is only responsible for paying money and not caring about other business is really commendable and a model. Colleagues arrived one after another. Chief planner Fang Shiwu approached Tao Zhiyue and asked him if he would like to become a game producer in the future. If there is a plan in this regard, he can participate more in game design. Some programmers will concurrently serve as or transform into producers, but they often have some similar thinking defects, such as a general view of the big picture, and they tend to pay too much attention to details. Tao Zhi thought for a while and gave a negative answer. "Now I can only write codes, and I don''t have the ability to do other things. Although I put forward some ideas last time, I can only try to implement them in the program. I am still too unfamiliar with other aspects of a game. For example, let me Judging what kind of text plot is more attractive to players, I definitely cant. "I want to break through myself in this field first, and then extend it." Fang Shiwu was a little surprised, then nodded, and shared with you some ideas he had perfected at home on the weekend. Sitting around the open long desk, everyone was discussing lively. Based on the idea proposed by Tao Zhiyue, the prototype of a new game gradually took shape. When it was lunch time, other project team colleagues on the second floor also came down. After a simple greeting with the newcomer Tao Zhiyue, they actively went to the kitchen to get lunch. The company has a special auntie who comes to cook. In response to the call of some colleagues, the auntie made cold noodles at noon today, and also prepared fried rice and fried rice for colleagues who dont want to eat. Tao Zhiyue carefully brought a bowl of cold noodles from the kitchen, with clear soup, spicy cabbage, cucumber shreds, eggs and beef slices, the color was beautiful. He took a sip, it was sour and sweet, refreshing his heart and dispelling the slight heat. With a thought on his mind, Tao Zhiyue took a photo and sent it to Huo Ran who had also worked hard all morning. [Tao: Eat cold noodles for lunch today! ] [Tao: So refreshing, the taste of summer. ] [HR:! The company does not. ] [HR: I want to eat too, I ordered a takeaway! ] [Tao: Its delicious ^-^] [Tao: The cooking aunt here is very good at cooking. ] [Tao: Everything is going well today. ] [HR: That''s great. ] [HR: It''s a pity that I can''t eat it with you. ] Soothed by the sweet and sour noodles, the afternoon passed quickly, and as soon as six o''clock came, some colleagues turned off their computers and got off work. Every time someone got up, there would always be "See you tomorrow" in the house. This was the life Tao Zhiyue longed for most. Work content that can realize self-worth, bosses and colleagues who are easy to get along with, and a beautiful and comfortable office environment. He ate delicious cold noodles at noon, and he could take a photo and post it braggingly to that person. When he got off work in the evening, he had already completed all the tasks, so he could put aside work, go home with peace of mind, and enjoy his own time. On the way home, Tao Zhiyue deliberately searched for a question on his mobile phone: What entertainment methods do long-distance couples have? Most of the answers below are playing games, watching movies or dramas together. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he began to search for good horror movies. In such a happy day, of course we should watch something exciting. In the evening, he sat upright in front of the computer, turned on the playback interface, and made a voice call to Huo Ran who had just finished dinner. "This is the first time you''ve called me!" The voice of parting for a day rang on the other end of the phone. Tao Zhiyue responded precisely: "One to one, we are tied." "...I was wrong, it sounds really weird." Huo Ran said sincerely, "I won''t use weird metaphors next time." Tao Zhiyue smiled and asked him, "Is the movie ready?" "Okay, do you want to count three two one and start at the same time?" "Yes, then I counted, three, two..." Huo Ran interrupted him suddenly. "Wait a minute! The doorbell seems to be ringing." His voice floated a little farther away, "Maybe my sister ran over suddenly, and she actually learned to ring the doorbell...I''ll go and answer the door, and I''ll be right back." Tao Zhi Yue should be better, and there is still a little expectation in his heart. He heard Huo Ran mention his sister many times, but he never had a direct communication with her. After a while, Huo Ran ran back excitedly, still panting when he picked up the phone: "The rose is beautiful! It''s even more beautiful than the one I ordered that day!" Tao Zhi was a little puzzled: "What rose?" "It''s the roses you gave me. I counted them, and there are ninety-nine of them! Is it very expensive? It''s a big bouquet, it was sent by someone from a nearby flower shop..." As Huo Ran was talking, he suddenly realized something was wrong, and his voice gradually decreased. Tao Zhiyue was silent for a while, and said gently: "I don''t seem to know your address, so I didn''t send you roses." "If you like it, I will give it to you in the future." "But, who did you receive the flowers from?" The author has something to say: Xiao Huo: I''m done! ! Xiao Huo: Am I gone? Chapter 45： Huo Ran stared straight at the movie title "Frightening Night in the Cabin in the Woods" displayed on the top of the player. For a moment, he didn''t know which world was more frightening, the world inside or outside the screen. Facing Tao Zhiyue''s rather calm question, Huo Ran''s voice was ethereal. "I...I think about who sent it." Just now he really thought it was Huo Sihan who came, and was about to praise her for not sneaking in this time, when he opened the door, he saw a large bouquet of red roses. The florist poked his head out from behind, handed over the form and pen, and politely asked him to sign for it. Because today is the first day of dating, it is very commemorative, Huo Ran was dazzled by the joy he had never experienced before, and he took it for granted that this must be a gift from Tao Zhiyue. He signed his name, hugged the flowers in his arms, and walked back, bowing his head and counting the flowers. Then Huo Ran returned to the computer and excitedly reported to Tao Zhiyue. What did he say? The roses are beautiful, even more beautiful than the ones he ordered for Tao Zhiyue that day. He even counted carefully, there are ninety-nine flowers in total... Huo Ran suddenly felt dark. He hesitated for a few minutes, then said anxiously: "If I said that I had hallucinations just now, is there still time?" "I was wrong. This flower is not beautiful at all. The petals are all wilted and it doesn''t smell good. It must not be as good as the one I chose for you. It was specially flown in that morning..." As he said that, Huo Ran put his words and deeds together and put the roses in his arms on the floor without any mercy. Tao Zhiyue on the other end of the phone laughed: "Okay, it''s a hallucination, so who sent it?" As Huo set off the flowers, a beautiful card fell out of the bouquet. Huo Ran picked it up and read it, and there was a line of flamboyant characters written on it. [Didn''t you say that you are a straight man? Jin] Huo Ran''s scalp tingled immediately. Why are you here again? "Do you still remember the person who sent flowers to my company every day? It''s him again." "His name is Jin Shaoyuan. His family is half of my father''s partner. They often have business contacts. He sends people to the company to send flowers all day long, so no one can stop him. I told him to stop. He Its not that he likes to give flowers to others. "I don''t have any contact with him, and I can''t talk to him at all, because he belongs to the rich second generation who loves to play...not the kind of people who go out to travel. I know why he noticed it." Huo Ran explained in detail, with a very correct attitude. Tao Zhiyue pondered for a while, and asked: "I remember that day at the hot pot restaurant, you told me that there was a person who delivered flowers to the company every day, but suddenly stopped delivering flowers in those two days, right?" "Yes, it''s him." Huo Ran immediately said, "Until yesterday, he really didn''t deliver any more. I don''t know why it started again today, and it was changed to deliver to my house." "Originally, when I returned to Yanping last week, I should have gone to him to make it clear, but in the past few days... I was full of other things in my mind, so I completely forgot about it." At that time, he was suffering from the possibility of failure in online dating, so of course he was not in the mood to think about Jin Shaoyuan. Tao Zhiyue seemed a little puzzled, "No, he shouldn''t come to pester you again." Huo Ran said in pain: "It really shouldn''t be." He had promised to deal with the emotional issues before he would pursue Tao Zhiyue, but now that the relationship has been officially confirmed, he has not completely severed the relationship with these people. It is really inappropriate. After hearing his words, Tao Zhiyue''s voice carried a faint smile, "Do you know what I''m talking about?" "I know." Huo Ran said very well, "I will go to him tomorrow, and I must tell him very seriously that I already have a date." Thinking of Jin Shaoyuan''s strange message, Huo Ran added solemnly: "I used to think that I was a straight man, but I didn''t have any feelings for him. Now even though I''m not straight, I still don''t have any interest in him, I swear! " "Okay, I believe you." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "If he tells you something tomorrow, remember to tell me." There was a hidden deliberation in his voice. "It''s important to me to know why he suddenly started pestering you again." Huo Ran failed to comprehend the deep meaning, so he nodded quickly, although Tao Zhiyue couldn''t see it. "I will give you a satisfactory answer tomorrow!" "..." Tao Zhiyue said in a strange tone, "Where did you learn this?" "Ah, it seems that my dad often said that, and it came out accidentally." Tao Zhiyue commented pertinently: "There is a picture." Huo Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, and tentatively asked: "Then can we continue to be in shock?" "Scary?" Tao Zhiyue came to his senses, "Okay, let''s continue watching." When Tao Zhiyue reported three two one again, Huo Ran pressed the play button very precisely. This ancient way of watching movies in different places brings people a very real feeling of being together at this time. Because after each pause, the time needs to be carefully corrected, and the ensuing three-two-one always has a wonderful warmth. The title of the film is slowly finished in the picture, the camera passes through the dense jungle, and freezes on a group of backpackers who are unaware of the imminent danger. Standard start. Huo Ran often watches movies. He has mixed tastes and a lot of courage. He is a pure materialist and will not be afraid of watching any movie. Logically speaking, it would be most appropriate for two people to sit side by side and watch a horror movie. I don''t know if Tao Zhiyue, who offered to watch a horror movie, would be afraid. Huo Ran and Tao Zhiyue both wore headphones in order to avoid the noise from the public broadcast affecting the viewing effect. At this moment, in addition to the nagging dialogue of the protagonist in the movie, there is also the sound of the other party''s gentle breathing coming from the earphones. Huo Ran couldn''t help but wanted to talk to Tao Zhiyue, but was afraid of disturbing him watching the movie. After hesitating for a while, Huo Ran whispered: "I think the murderer will suddenly appear and arrest the first person in a while, will you be afraid?" Tao Zhiyue''s gentle breathing paused, "I''m not afraid." "That''s good." Huo Ran was relieved, but also a little bit regretful. Five minutes later, the masked murderer really popped out. The moment he raised the ax and dropped it, Tao Zhiyue''s voice sounded. "Is his name Jin Shaoyuan? What are the two characters for his name?" In line with the **** scene, Huo Ran shook unconsciously: "Very few, very far away." "oh" In the long ending, there was a muffled grinning sound from behind the mask, and the killer violently dragged the first corpse away. The dense grass was pushed down in pieces, leaving fresh bloodstains. "You said he was a fun-loving rich second generation." Tao Zhiyue said slowly, "I remember that in novels, such a person is always called something." "But his name is Jin Shaoyuan. If you call him Jin Shao, it means you only call him half of his name. Will he be very upset?" This question is so tricky. Huo Ran couldn''t find a suitable answer for a while. "Probably... probably not?" The silly backpackers have not noticed that their companions who went to the toilet alone have left them forever. The killer hid the booty, and hid among the shadowy bushes, peering greedily. Outside the hut in the forest, there was the sound of heavy and hidden breathing. Tao Zhiyue asked again: "Have you ever heard someone call him Young Master Jin?" Huo Ran began to be in a trance. Why did he really feel a little scared watching this horror movie that Tao Zhiyue chose. "Should I... have heard?" "I don''t know." Tao Zhi was more puzzled, "I''m asking you." Huo Ran said decisively: "I haven''t heard of it!" Tao Zhiyue responded in a low voice: "Oh." The silence between them lasted for a while, and the killer finally found a chance to attack, and the dark shadow enveloped the next single prey. He raised the scarlet ax in his hand, and at the same time, Tao Zhiyue spoke again. "Do your colleagues still blush at you?" In his very calm voice, Huo Ran suddenly felt the terror in his heart. He tremblingly said: "No, he applied for an internal transfer, and now he is no longer my assistant. Under normal circumstances, there will be no intersection." "It turned out to be an assistant." Tao Zhiyue was thoughtful. "Not anymore!" Huo Ran tried to reiterate. Before today, Huo Ran never imagined that in his lifetime, he would watch horror movies and see the sweat on his back. The backpackers finally noticed the strangeness. Amid the ever-expanding panic, a couple hugged each other, looked at each other affectionately, and talked about the wedding that would be held next week. The atmosphere of the movie, which had been tense for a long time, finally ushered in a trace of warmth. At this time, Tao Zhiyue concluded his statement and sighed slightly: "I seem to be jealous." Huo Ran''s expression froze, his pupils trembled. So this night, he spent in very complicated contemplation. Knowing that horror movies didn''t scare him is a good thing, he can still call himself Huo Daudao. But the person who has just established a relationship is jealous, which is a difficult problem that Huo Ran has never encountered. Moreover, the content of being jealous is a fact. Someone did pursue him unilaterally. At the very beginning, he even told Tao Zhiyue, who was not the object at that time, all kinds of details, what should he do if he asks him for help... Huo Ran hugged the quilt and turned over in pain. How can this happen.jpg At this time, words are the most pale, and he can''t make Tao Zhi feel more at ease through a few sentences of explanation. Because Huo Ran understood that he didn''t doubt himself, but just couldn''t help being jealous. Thinking about it in another way, if he learned that someone was sending roses to Tao Zhiyue, blushing at him, and pestering him from time to time, even if he sternly rejected all of them, Huo Ran would definitely be jealous. This is an uncontrollable mood in love, because in this kind of relationship, there is only room for two people. Although there was a tense and exciting movie screen in front of him, he didn''t care to watch it, and the people Huo Ran mentioned hovered in his mind, brooding on his heart, asking funny questions one after another. After Xu Xu for a long time, Tao Zhiyue slowly realized his true feelings, and told him frankly. While at a loss, Huo Ran couldn''t help but find him cute. It would be great if he was by Tao Zhiyue''s side at this moment. A timely hug is the most convincing comfort. After a long sleepless night, Huo Ran stared at the ceiling in a daze. The big and round overhead light looked like a bowl, silently staring at him. He couldn''t help but think of the cold noodles that were delivered at noon. The noodles were lumpy and didn''t taste as good as expected. It can''t be compared with the bowl in Tao Zhiyue''s photo. The noodles are smooth and smooth, the side dishes are carefully arranged, and the amber soup is very refreshing... It would be great if I could eat cold noodles with Tao Zhiyue. Eat cold noodles together. Huo Ran''s eyes lit up, and a vague inspiration flashed in his mind. The next morning, the abnormally energetic Huo Ran couldn''t wait to send him a message. [HR: Good morning! I got up early today! ] [HR: Any thoughts on what to have for dinner? ] [HR: Little bear stickers.gif] Ten minutes later, Tao Zhiyue replied. [Tao: Good morning, you got up very early today. ] [Tao: I haven''t thought about it yet. ] [Tao: What''s wrong? ] Huo Ran, who was already in the car and headed to the company, typed quickly with his head down. [HR: Let''s cook together tonight! ] [HR: You can cook the same dish in the air, rounding it up is to have dinner together! ] [HR: But I dont cook often, I have to teach me what is not mentioned in the recipe/cute] It can not only stick together, but also enhance understanding of each other, and improve cooking skills. Huo Ran felt that he was simply a genius. Tao Zhiyue at the other end of the dialog box typed for a while. [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Tao: Good. ] Looking at the silly cat on the screen, he felt Tao Zhiyue''s mood brightened. Huo Ran finally relaxed. He put down his mind for a short time and devoted himself to the fast-paced work. As soon as he arrived at the company, the new assistant reported the latest instruction from Mr. Huo to gather in the conference room in 20 minutes. During this period of time, besides entering the game market, Huo Zhendong is still holding meetings to discuss another big investment that may change the future development direction of the group. Construction of the second TOD complex in Yanping City. TOD is a public transportation-oriented real estate development model. The most common way is to build a miniature version of the city within a certain radius with subway and light rail stations as the center. Different from the currently popular model of shopping malls above subways, TOD complexes more comprehensively cover all aspects of urban life, from food, clothing, housing, transportation to education, medical care, business offices and other business types. With mature implementation cases, it will be a new direction for future urban development and can effectively curb the increasingly common traffic congestion problem. Of course Huo Zhendong would not miss this outlet. It''s a pity that there is a company specializing in real estate development with a sharper sense of smell. It took the lead in negotiating the first TOD project in Yanping City, and now it has started construction. The first TOD complex completed in the capital is likely to have world-class influence. But the difficulty of building it successfully and well is obviously world-class. Huo Zhendong was not willing to lag behind, so he recruited a group of experts and evaluators in related fields to conduct in-depth discussions on various aspects such as site selection, cost, cycle, and obstacles. Huo Ran took a notebook and concentrated on recording valuable speeches. The atmosphere of the discussion was very lively, and no one was willing to leave their seats at noon. After eating the lunch delivered in their seats, the confrontation between you and me continued. In a flash, most of the day passed. When the meeting adjourned, Huo Zhendong deliberately stopped Huo Ran. After listening to the fierce debate all day, it was inevitable that he would feel a little dizzy. Huo Zhendong rubbed his temples and asked him, "What do you think?" "I think you can''t put all your eggs in one basket." Huo Ran thought for a while, "It''s important to build the first one in Yanping, but it''s not the only option." Huo Zhendong was stunned, "Say it." "The cycle of this type of project is too long, and it will take several years to go smoothly. Like Yanping, the more complex the environment, the slower the progress. It is too slow to complete one project before the next one." "Although our plate is not big enough in terms of real estate development, it is still very easy to start several projects at the same time." "Now people in several big cities are targeting this piece of cake one after another. Some small and medium-sized cities with high reputation and unique characteristics are blank. I think this is an entry point." Huo Ran suggested: "The more successful projects of this type now have distinct regional characteristics. Maybe we can find some cities with less difficulty in development and greater support, and at the same time promote the construction of characteristic TOD complexes, and other such plans. The project in the project makes a difference, and Yanping is the same. "In this way, as long as one of them succeeds, it will also form a joint brand effect." Huo Zhendong fell into thinking, "You are right, we can discuss it from this direction tomorrow." Seeing him frowning and entering the state of sculpture, Huo Ran knew his habits well, and couldn''t help but want to go out. "I''m leaving get off work early today. See you tomorrow, Dad." Huo Zhendong couldn''t hold back, and asked a question: "Why do you look more excited than yesterday? Your hair is almost standing on end." Huo Ran said deeply: "I am very excited when I think that such a grand idea can become a reality in the future." Huo Zhendong was dubious: "...Oh. You go." Although Huo Ran wanted to tell Huo Zhendong that he was in a relationship, but for the time being, he couldn''t tell how his old father would react, and he didn''t know if it would have any unexpected impact on Tao Zhiyue''s life. Before telling his father, he had to seek Tao Zhiyue''s opinion. Huo Ran left the company, and Uncle Zhang, who was wearing white gloves, was waiting by the side, opening the car door for him with a smile. Before the much-anticipated night begins, there is one more important thing to do. Go find Jin Shaoyuan. Jin Shaoyuan''s company is completely different from Huo''s calm and grand decoration style. If I use one word to describe it, it is eye-catching, golden everywhere. Fortunately, the front desk said that Mr. Jin is still in the office. In his lifetime, Huo Ran never wanted to come again. Pushing open the door of the president''s office, there was only one thought in his mind. My eyes hurt. In a large piece of exaggerated and gorgeous decorations, the luxurious leather chair slowly turned around, and Jin Shaoyuan, who was sitting on it, showed him a smile that he had expected. "Received the flowers?" His tone was very frivolous. And Huo Ran stared at his crossed hands, surprised, "Are you sitting here waiting for me?" Jin Shaoyuan said firmly, "I know you''re coming." "...How did you know?" Huo Ranfei explained, "Why don''t you get off work when you have nothing to do?" Jin Shaoyuan paused, and decided to change the subject: "You said you were a straight man before, why are you playing with men again now?" "Are you looking for someone to check me again?" Huo Ran was slightly annoyed, "Don''t use such disgusting adjectives, I''m different from you." "This is concern, don''t say it so seriously." Jin Shaoyuan said unscrupulously: "At first, I thought it was boring... But I found out that you kept quiet and found a man, and suddenly it became fun again." Huo Ran understood what he meant, "So you are... rebelling?" He immediately classified Jin Shaoyuan and that green tea star in his mind. If it is not sincere, it will be better resolved. Huo Ran relaxed a little quietly, and said seriously: "Before I get down to business, I want to ask you a personal question." Jin Shaoyuan raised his eyelids to look at him with playfulness in his eyes, "It''s rare that you are interested in my personal issues, so let''s talk." Huo Ran''s expression seemed to be asking an academic problem: "If someone calls you Jin Shao, will you be upset?" "?" Jin Shaoyuan was immersed in strange delusions, a little unable to react, "What are you talking about?" "It''s literally." Huo Ran patiently explained, "Your name is Jin Shaoyuan, if someone calls you Jin Shao with respect, would you feel uncomfortable?" Jin Shaoyuan was choked by this strange question for a while, and said uncertainly: "It should be... no?" "Oh, I think so too." Huo Ran nodded, "It seems that no one has ever called you that." Jin Shaoyuan suddenly found a logical and weird train of thought from his confusion, and smiled evilly, "Are you going to be the first one?" "Why, you were finally moved by me? Is this a tactful acceptance?" Huo Ran had a chill, "Can you stop talking to me like this with this expression? I''m straight... No, I have a partner." "Object?" Jin Shaoyuan sneered. He leaned lazily on the back of the large leather chair with a very casual tone. "When did you meet the elementary school brother? I think he left after more than a year in school, and you didn''t seem to meet each other in school." "What elementary school brother?" Huo Ran looked puzzled. "It''s the elementary school boy who took a day trip with you in Yanping that day. It''s quite nice." Jin Shaoyuan''s expression seemed to be aftertaste, and he turned to mockingly: "You don''t know, do you? You are from a university." "Or...do you have more things you don''t know about this elementary school boy who suddenly came together with you?" In his words with ulterior motives, Huo Ran slowly realized that he was talking about Tao Zhiyue. His expression immediately became serious. "Jin Shaoyuan! It''s against the law for you to casually invade other people''s privacy like this." "Oh? What law did you break?" Jin Shaoyuan smiled carelessly. Huo Ran said loudly: "Article 1032 of the Civil Code stipulates that natural persons have the right to privacy." Jin Shaoyuan: ... Huo Ran: ... Jin Shaoyuan was silent for a long time, the atmosphere he worked so hard to create was gone after all, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Why do you recite this?" "I checked it out before I came to you." Huo Ran emphasized, "You found out the address of my private house and sent flowers to my door, which seriously violated my right to privacy." "So I advise you to stop these illegal acts, keep a distance from my life and my boyfriend''s life, and don''t fabricate outrageous rumors, otherwise I will pursue your legal responsibility." Jin Shaoyuan seemed to have seen an alien, "Didn''t you just find someone to check it? Everyone is like this." "Don''t talk about everyone casually, I never do these messy things, don''t make assumptions." Huo Ran said: "Have you watched too many TV dramas?" "What TV series?" Jin Shaoyuan was gradually taken away. "It''s the kind of **** TV series that immediately finds out all the information about whoever you like, and locks them up immediately if you don''t get the other person''s heart." "For your father''s sake, I advise you to be sober and don''t be a pervert." Huo Ran said earnestly, "This is the real world, and if you break the law, you will pay the price." Jin Shaoyuan''s expression cracked visibly with the naked eye. After organizing his words for a long time, he tried hard to regain control of his facial muscles, and said in confusion, "You are really the strangest one in our group." Huo Ran was expressionless: "I haven''t been around with you, and compared to you, I am a normal person." Jin Shaoyuan tried to refute, but he couldn''t seem to find any suitable words. Seeing that he was at a loss for words, Huo Ran raised his hand and looked at his watch, realizing that it was almost six o''clock. "I''m leaving, and I''ll reiterate to you at the end, don''t disturb my life and my boyfriend''s life, otherwise it''s not just a matter between the two of us." Realizing that he was leaving, Jin Shaoyuan subconsciously said, "What are you going for?" Huo Ran stopped, "I shouldn''t have answered your question." Then he turned his head, showing off with a subtle expression, "I''m going to the supermarket to buy vegetables, and I''m going to cook the same dinner as him today." Jin Shaoyuan: ... This sudden show of affection. Just when Huo Ran was about to step out of the door, Jin Shaoyuan''s melancholy voice came from behind him. "You seemed to be very happy that day, and you are still now." "Is it really fun to be in love?" Huo Ran didn''t look back, and left here. "It''s not to be happy in love, but to treat someone sincerely, and you will be very happy." The author has something to say: Xiao Tao and Xiao Huo: Chicken and Duck Talk Vinegar lovers and horror movies: chicken and duck talk Atypical CEOs and Traditional Bosses: Talking about Chickens and Ducks Chapter Conclusion: Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Chapter 46： On the way to the supermarket, Huo Ran was seriously thinking about what to cook for the evening. In his past cooking experience, the most complicated thing is tomato scrambled eggs, followed by boiled eggs and instant noodles. Today is the first time to show cooking skills in front of Tao Zhiyue. Although Huo Ran is well aware of his own level, he is absolutely unwilling to be limited to mere tomato scrambled eggs. As for the starter dishes such as cola chicken wings and rice cooker braised pork ribs recommended by the search engine, Huo Ran ruled it out without even thinking about it. Even if he is not good at cooking, he must show the courage to go forward on this unknown road. Huo Ran browsed through a lot of complicated dish names confidently. Referring to Tao Zhiyue''s high evaluation of cold noodles yesterday, Huo Ran decided to choose the same sour meat dish, and pair it with a refreshing stir-fried seasonal vegetable. In the increasingly hot summer, it is only appetizing to eat sour. [HR: I chose two dishes, fat beef in sour soup and fried water spinach with fermented bean curd, do you like it? ] It''s just over six o''clock, and Tao Zhiyue should be off work. After waiting for a few minutes, the other party replied. [Tao: Well, the water spinach in this season is delicious. ] [Tao: But... from tomato scrambled eggs to here, can you? ] Huo Ran continued to type six words blindly and confidently. [HR: I think I can! ] [Tao: Eggy in a daze.jpg] [Tao: Then Ill go straight to the supermarket and get home at about 7:30. ] [HR: Ok. ] [HR: See you at home! ] When sending this news, Huo Ran felt a little regretful for a moment. It would be great if we could meet at home. He sighed a little disappointed, and walked into the supermarket alone. The last time Huo Ran went to the supermarket to buy vegetables, probably dates back to the last time when Huo Sihan boldly stated that he wanted to show off his cooking skills. In short, a long, long time ago. The supermarket was bustling with people, Huo Ran flipped through the recipes copied to the memo on his mobile phone, and bought ingredients accordingly. Fat beef roll, enoki mushroom, millet pepper, hang pepper, water spinach... He picked out these easy-to-find dishes with a shopping basket, and took a few cans of cold drinks by the way. Next, Huo Ran is going to the condiment area to find the yellow lantern chili sauce for the sour soup fat beef, and the bottled fermented bean curd for stir-fried water spinach. He explored and walked through rows of unfamiliar shelves, and it took him a long time to find it. But at this moment, a thin boy in a hooded sweater was standing in front of the shelf full of seasonings and pickles, blocking his view. Huo Ran has been paying special attention to the proportions of being in contact with the same **** recently, so he simply stood aside and waited for him to finish taking them before going up to choose. The other party seemed to be distracted, Huo Ran saw that he was dawdling, it was useless to worry, he couldn''t help but let his eyes go, and began to think about today''s special dinner. Until he was suddenly awakened by a timid voice. "What do you want to buy? Want me to get it for you?" The thin boy turned his head around at some point and stared at him nervously. He has fair skin and is not tall. Standing in front of Huo Ran, he looks extremely weak. "..." Huo Ran was stunned, and said implicitly, "No, I can do it myself, I''m waiting for you to finish it." Hearing this, the other party immediately apologized to him like a frightened rabbit. "Sorry, I was in a daze just now, I didn''t notice anyone coming, I didn''t expect to block you..." Huo Ran looked at his thoughts, hesitant to speak and then stopped, and he stopped talking and then wanted, but finally couldn''t hold back. "So... have you finished your selection?" The thin boy looked over in astonishment, blinked his big eyes, then blushed, picked up a can on the shelf in a panic, and walked away quickly. His back quickly disappeared into the crowd. Huo Ran looked away, confused for a moment, and didn''t take this episode to heart. Finally walked away. He raised his hand to check the time, it was almost seven o''clock, and suddenly became anxious, wanting to go home quickly and call Tao Zhiyue. Today he left work earlier than Tao Zhi, and he couldn''t get home later than him. Huo Ran had a strange desire to win and lose again. He quickly checked out and paid, got out of the supermarket and got into the car, racing against time all the way. When he was about to get home, Huo Ran suddenly remembered something. He opened the app, and from the friend list, he found a person he hadn''t been in contact with recently. Lu Yan, the one who spoke surprisingly when he complained, made him lose his natural trust in all the relatives and friends around him for a period of time. After thinking for a moment, Huo Ran didn''t talk nonsense and hit a straight ball decisively. [HR: I''m in a relationship. ] [HR: / Grinning] [HR: Next time we have a chance to go out for a meal together. ] Facing the familiar Fa Xiao, Huo Ran didn''t want to be overly tactful, he was afraid of causing even more outrageous misunderstandings. It''s better to speak up. If Lu Yan can''t accept it, let him digest it by himself. Anyway, he will eventually accept it. After all, for Huo Ran, in such a unilateral relationship that has been hidden for a long time, he has not done anything wrong, and there is nothing to change. Lu Yan at the other end of the dialog box typed for a long time before sending a brief reply. [Lu Yan: Good. ] [Lu Yan: Girlfriend? ] [HR: Boyfriend. ] [Lu Yan: ... quite unexpected. ] [Lu Yan: How did you know each other? It can''t be the ones I told me before. ] [HR: No! ] [HR: It''s a netizen. ] [HR: We met later. ] [Lu Yan: Are you still dating online? ] [Lu Yan: I look at you with admiration. ] Huo Ran thought about what he said, and felt that Lu Yan''s acceptance was good, and the last big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He was finally clean. [HR: I got out of the car, carrying vegetables. ] [HR: It''s actually quite heavy. ] [Lu Yan: Buy vegetables and cook by yourself? ] [Lu Yan: You seem to have changed a lot. ] [HR: Yeah ^-^] [HR: Withdraw, let''s talk next time. ] Huo Ran carried a heavy plastic bag, walked into a cold villa area, bowed his head to enter the password at the door, and pushed open the door forcefully. At the same time, in a residential building far away, Tao Zhiyue locked the door behind his back and turned on the light in the living room. The night-soaked room was suddenly filled with warm light. The smiling Cupid on the wall seems to have been waiting for him to come back. Tao Zhi looked at it, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he responded softly: "Good evening." The hands of the clock passed seven-thirty. He put on his slippers, carried the dishes into the kitchen, and the phone in his pocket vibrated on time. [HR: Here I come! ] [HR: Are you home yet? ] [Tao: Just entered the door. ] [Tao: Ready to do it. ] As soon as his message was sent, Huo Ran made a video call. Tao Zhiyue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately walked to the bathroom, and glanced at the mirror hastily. He simply stroked his hair a few times, adjusted his expression, and then connected to the video. The picture appeared, showing Huo Ran''s upper half face enlarged. Tao Zhiyue saw that his heart stopped suddenly, and he blurted out: "Why are you so close?" Huo Ran pulled the phone away and smiled at him smirking: "I see you haven''t answered it all the time, so I thought there was something wrong." Tao Zhiyue''s eyes wandered: "...just walked away, didn''t notice." "Go wash your hands?" Huo Ran didn''t think much, and waved to him, "Good evening!" This was the first time he had a video call with Huo Ran, and Huo Ran in the camera looked exactly like a real person. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help sighing, "You''re very photogenic." "You''re photogenic too! You look more..." Huo Ran belatedly swallowed back the self-made proposition, and forcibly changed his words: "Are you hungry, do you want to eat something first?" "I''m full at noon, and I''m not hungry." Tao Zhiyue took over the words, "Shall we start now? These two dishes are quite simple to make." "Okay! I''m ready!" As he said that, Huo Ran deliberately moved the phone and showed him his apron with a brown bear printed on it. "It seems to be a gift when I bought the pot, or maybe my sister took it secretly. Isn''t it funny?" Tao Zhiyue imagined him about 1.8 meters tall wearing a bear apron, and held back his smile: "No, it suits you very well." "Really? Then I won''t buy it again." "Don''t change it, just wear this." The first step in making sour soup fat beef is to chop ginger, garlic and pepper. The mobile phone was set aside, and amidst the sound of the kitchen knife hitting the cutting board, the two of them chatted one after another. "I went to find Jin Shao today... It''s far away. He''s really weird. He doesn''t get off work when he has nothing to do. He just sits there stupidly, not knowing what he''s doing, and he justifiably says that he''s waiting for me." "What did he say?" "Well, let me think about how to sum it up... I don''t think he actually likes me. Their circle is very fond of looking for novelty. They may have followed me for some excitement before, but then they found that they couldn''t break me, so they gave up. , and found out that I was in a relationship with the same sex, I immediately became rebellious. "It''s as childish as the tea star before him. He has no sincerity at all, and they all have other purposes." "What tea star?" "Ah, the one I first asked you for, the one who left the necklace at my house. He''s a star, though I haven''t heard of it before." "Is it called...Xia Xing?" "Yes, you actually know! I''m done! What''s next?" The second step is to wash and disperse the enoki mushrooms, blanch them in water, and then blanch the fat beef rolls. The adjective "tea star" is very special. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, when he was lying on the bed and browsing the forum that day, he saw a star scarf that was being complained about. It turned out that at that time, he inadvertently passed by the Huo Ran described by others. "Cut off the roots of Flammulina velutipes, then crush them with your hands, and then blanch them in water. Don''t pour out the hot water when you run out." "Okay." The water in the pot gradually began to boil. "By the way, I also asked him if he would be angry when he was called Shao Jin. His expression at that time was very funny, as if he had swallowed an egg raw, and he said probably not." "...You actually asked." "You want to know, so I asked. Anyway, I emphasized it to him in the end, if you bother me again, I will never end with him." "Next time, I will ask my dad to persuade his dad to give him some correct emotional education. Don''t mess around because of emptiness and boredom. You need to improve your aesthetics. Why do you like Jin Cancan so much? It must be painful to work in their company. " "However, I don''t think it''s his problem alone. Many of them share this style of doing whatever they want with money. They often play together, influence each other, and become more perverted. In the end, they all lose touch with the normal world." Tao Zhiyue laughed while listening to his complaints, his hands were busy, taking out the boiled Flammulina velutipes and draining the water. "You have a good aesthetic and a good style. Have you fished out the Flammulina velutipes? Then you can use this pot of water to continue blanching the beef rolls." "It''s fished out, I bought three catties of fat beef rolls!" "So much, can you finish it?" "You can continue to eat tomorrow, anyway, what you taught me to cook must be delicious!" The third step is to put the chopped ingredients into the pot, stir fry the aroma, add the yellow lantern chili sauce, then pour in water and boil for seasoning. "The portions of the dishes are different, and our tastes are also different, so I can''t tell you how many spoonfuls to put in. You can see for yourself. If you are not sure, just taste the taste at any time." "Okay, I can do it!" Huo Ran was full of confidence, "This dish is really simple." "Don''t set a flag for yourself..." "I know this stalk! No way!" "Also, that Fa Xiao, I also informed him that I have a partner now, and he seemed to accept it calmly. When he thinks about it thoroughly, I will introduce you to each other, if you want." "Now I am relaxed and will never be pestered by other people again!" "Can I ask you a question?" Tao Zhi thought carefully, "Do you think he really likes you?" "I don''t know. I have the best relationship with him in these years. I complained to him that day that it was miserable to be stalked by others. Then I suddenly said that I would not consider him. It scared me silly." "I regard him as a good brother, and I have never thought about that. If I have to say it, it seems that in the group of friends who often played together at that time, he always stood by my side and followed me when there was something... Damn, I always thought it was because of our relationship." "No, I can''t remember anymore. My hands were shaking when I poured the salt just now." Huo Ran was still terrified, "I finished putting in the seasoning, what should I do next?" Step 4: Pour in the blanched beef, bring to a boil over high heat, spread the prepared Flammulina velutipes on the bottom of the bowl, take it out of the pan, sprinkle with chopped green and red peppers, and finally drizzle with hot oil. "It doesn''t need to be cooked for too long, just boil it, and remember to taste it before serving." Tao Zhiyue looked at the fat beef in sour soup that was basically finished in the pot, and showed a reassuring smile. The starlet who approached the rich with other purposes, the vain and flamboyant rich second generation who pursued novelty, the assistant who took the initiative to avoid suspicion and transferred away after being rejected, and the boy who had secretly fallen in love with the silly straight man for many years. Everyone has their own logic, fresh and real, and they are not tool people who like Huo Ran just for the sake of liking. They''re not in the pre-written script, like he is now. He couldn''t help sighing with emotion in a low voice: "The world has changed." Huo Ran happened to be holding the bowl, but he didn''t hear clearly: "What changed?" "It''s nothing." Tao Zhiyue''s tone was soft, "Anyway, it''s a good thing." In this strange seemingly unsolvable procedure, he believed that he had chosen a way out of the puzzle. "I won''t ask you about these people again in the future." "It''s in the past." Huo Ran at the other end responded with a vague understanding: "Yes, it''s all over." The light brown fat beef is submerged in the golden soup. During the simmering, there are small bubbles and the special aroma of bell peppers. Tao Zhiyue scooped up a spoonful, blew lightly, and tasted it carefully. Hot and sour intertwined, instantly ignited the taste buds. The taste is adjusted just right, and it can be out of the pan. Huo Ran also imitated his actions, took a sip of the soup, and immediately frowned: "Why is mine so sour!" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing out: "Is it... too much vinegar?" Chapter 47： Under Tao Zhiyue''s passionate guidance, Huo Ran added too much vinegar and sprinkled a lot of sugar to neutralize it. It didn''t feel right after putting it in, so he put it in a mess again - a pile of seasonings to try to save it. In the end, Huo Ran in the video apprehensively raised a spoon and tasted it, his expression changed for a few seconds, and he gave a forcibly confident evaluation. "tasty!" Tao Zhiyue, who watched the whole process, held back a laugh and coughed, pretending to be serious to comment. "The color is quite nice, and I think the taste must be good. It''s your first time cooking a slightly complicated dish, and you''ve done a good job." Huo Ran sighed, and looked eagerly at the fat beef in sour soup that was obviously more pleasing to the eye on the other side of the video. He said insincerely: "This dish is very commemorative, so I decided to order it for my sister tomorrow. I can''t be the only one who has tasted such a delicacy, and I want to share it with everyone." Tao Zhiyue came up with a bad idea: "Why don''t you bring a copy to your dad?" "...Good idea!" Huo Ran slapped the table and said excitedly, "That''s the decision. Fortunately, I bought three catties of fatty beef rolls, one catty per person!" Tao Zhiyue watched Lu''s expression change and couldn''t help laughing. "By the way, let''s talk about my dad." Huo Ran organized his words, and then observed his expression through the screen, "Can I tell my dad, are we in love?" "He definitely didn''t expect that I would find a boyfriend before, and he might not be mentally prepared, but I have been very excited every day recently... I can''t hide it, and I will see it sooner or later. Today he said that I was so excited that my hair stood on end So I want to tell him directly." "Don''t worry, although my dad is sometimes careless, he has learned to respect others now, and he shouldn''t mess around like in the **** TV series. Even if he wants to mess up, I will stop him!" Huo Ran assured him sincerely. Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, he didn''t expect that Huo Ran would come out to his family so soon. He - time a little trance, do not know how to react. Tao Zhiyue used to hide his sexuality for a long time, and it has almost become a fixed thinking. Now that he finally has a partner, he has not had time to think about making it public. But facing Huo Ran''s expectant eyes, he couldn''t stay in a daze like this. He was in a daze, and subconsciously said: "How many **** TV series have you been dragged by your sister to watch..." Huo Ran thought about it seriously, "A dozen or so, not many, now that she''s grown up, it''s stopped a lot. Do you like to watch it? I can also watch it with you." Tao Zhiyue shook his head cautiously: "You should watch horror movies with me." It has to be said that Huo Ran''s family relationship was beyond his expectation, and he didn''t have the slightest sense of intrigue among the wealthy families as rumored. And with Huo Ran''s unremitting efforts, the image of Huo Zhendong, a cold and self-made rich man in his mind, is no different from that of an ordinary middle-aged man. So Tao Zhiyue quietly made up his mind, and reminded: "Then don''t tell your dad, I taught you this sour soup fat beef..." Huo Ran respondedhis eyes lit up: "You agree!" "Great, I''ll tell my dad tomorrow." Huo Ran excitedly said, "My mom''s there, I''ll go over and tell her face to face someday." Hearing what he said, Tao Zhiyue realized that he had never heard him mention his mother, and he had never found it on the Internet before. Seeing his puzzled expression, Huo Ran immediately explained: "I don''t seem to have told you. They divorced a few years ago. Later, my mother remarried. She said it was true love. The other party was young and handsome. In short, I was happier than before. too much." "Last year, she just gave birth to a child, and she has to go around the children every day. She is very busy and needs to take care of her body, so this time there is relatively little contact, and I don''t want to disturb her new family too much." In the end, he concluded: "In general, my parents belong to the peaceful breakup after the relationship broke up. There are no complicated entanglements and conflicts. They can still sit down and have a cup of tea together and talk about the major events in my life. So here On the other hand, you don''t have to worry." Seeing his unusually serious expression, Tao Zhi couldn''t help laughing: "You look like you''re on a blind date." Huo Ran nodded in agreement: "Almost, it should give you a comprehensive understanding of my family situation. This is very important, and it is related to the happiness and harmony of your future life." Tao Zhiyue echoed casually: "Then you just need to understand me, nothing else." Huo Ran paused for a while, trying to change the subject: "Ah, the food is getting cold!" After the fat beef in sour soup came out of the pot, the two of them each fried a water spinach. In the gap between making the previous dish just now, the water spinach has been washed, and the fermented bean curd has been crushed with a spoon. Stir-frying vegetables directly is fast and ready in minutes. When you''re done, Tao Zhiyue looks at the two steaming dishes in front of him, and then at the dining table at Huo Ran''s house in the video - the two identical dishes always have a strange feeling. Huo Ran also stared at the phone screen, and made a surprised voice, "Why is your water spinach stalk white?" Tao Zhiyue explained: "It''s a unique variety here. I think it''s softer and crisper than the green-stem one, and it''s delicious." "I didn''t expect that today Iwould be defeated...I even lost the vegetable stem." Huo Ran said dejectedly: "I really want to come to Jinbei. I want to eat your cooking. It''s so difficult to cook." Even though it''s only been a few days, it feels like a long time has passed. Tao Zhiyue also wanted to see him again. "I just changed companies now, and I like the new project very much, so I can''t leave for the time being." Tao Zhiyue apologized slightly, "I will try my best to come here on weekends or holidays." Huo Ran seemed to be thinking about something, "It''s okay, I will find a way." With the bright lights in the living room, they began to have dinner together thousands of miles apart. Huo Ran tasted the special-flavored sour soup fat beef, frowned and said: "Now let''s discuss a very important issue." "What?" "What should we usually call each other? - Generally, couples will have unique names." He analyzed seriously: "I searched the Internet specifically to find some inspiration, but found that many people have the same name, such as Bao..." "Wait!" Tao Zhiyue hung up the phone quickly, clutching his chopsticks. [Tao: This topic is too shameful, so lets type it. ] [Tao: (:")] [HR: Hahahahahaha! ] [HR: You are shy! ] [Tao: No haha! ] [HR: Ok. ] [HR: Then let''s start a serious discussion! ] [HR: I think we should start with the name and take a special title. ] [Tao: But your name only has two characters, so its so difficult to call it. ] [Tao: Do ??you want to call it Burning? ] [Tao: Hahahahahaha. ] [HR: No more! ] [pottery:! ! ] [HR: Goosebumps stand up! ! ] This night was spent in such strange and endless chatting. There is always a mouth-watering hot and sour aroma in the air, and the smile on the face can''t stop. The next morning, when Tao Zhiyue went to work on time, even Guan Yudong, a single mother and child, noticed his unspeakable happiness. "Did you go on a date with your partner after get off work yesterday?" Guan Yudong poked his head out from behind the opposite computer screen and looked at him enviously, his eyes filled with the desire to eat dog food. Tao Zhiyue felt that this statement was basically correct, nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, we''re having dinner with him." "Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." The word game reminded Guan Yudong, and he asked suddenly: "By the way, I forgot to ask you yesterday. The vampire game you mentioned last time sounded fun, but I searched around the weekend and couldn''t find anything similar. Yes. What''s the name of that game, can I still play it now?" Tao Zhiyue''s fingers that were typing on the keyboard stiffened. "That... ah, maybe I can''t play it, it''s a very old game." He hesitated a bit, "I played it a long time ago. Someone passed it to me. The name is garbled, so I don''t even remember what it''s called." He doesn''t like to lie, but this lie has to be told. "So that''s how it is." Guan Yudong retracted his head regretfully, "Then I''ll try harder to find a meal replacement! That setting is so interesting, if it doesn''t work, we can only wait for us to make it ourselves." Seeing that he didn''t ask any more questions, Tao Zhi was silently relievedheaved a sigh of relief, calming down. Tao Zhiyue actually regretted it a bit, he was immersed in the head-spinning passion that day, and time forgot that this is another slightly different world. The vampire game he described does not exist in this world. I hope that the colleagues who were present that day will not delve into this issue. When the entire project team was discussing together yesterday, they tentatively named the AVG mobile game "New World". There was a change, so the two of them first made the revision together. Since Program Huang recognized his father very decisively on the day of the interview, he refused to be called Brother Huang anyway. Under Tao Zhiyue''s persuasion, the two ended up calling each other Xiao Huang and Xiao Tao. During the whole morning, the two of them gathered together from time to time to discuss technical issues in a low voice, causing Tao Zhiyue''s mind to be filled with not only the code, but also the sound of little yellow. When Huo Ran sent a message at lunch time, he still didn''t recover. [HR: For your appreciation - the next two precious moments! ] Huo Ran sent two photos. [Tao: Alright Xiao Huo, let me take a look. ] He opened it casually, and there was a picture of Huo Zhendong sitting at his desk in a suit and tie, with a sour soup and fat beef in front of him. There was obvious confusion in his expression. In the other photo is a young girl with a puffed mouth, who seems to be eating, exactly the same as Huo Ran, whose expression was unpredictable yesterday. Tao Zhiyue immediately guessed her identity. The two brothers and sisters not only look alike, but also have a sunny and cheerful temperament, which can make people feel good at first sight. A smile appeared on Tao Zhiyue''s face, his tired brain gradually relaxed, and when he came back to his senses, he realized what he replied just now. And Huo Ran has expressed a lot of personal views on this. [HR:! ] [HR: I like this name! ] [HR: This tone is also very special! Unforgettable! ] [pottery:] [Tao: I called my colleague Shun Kou just now...] [HR: I don''t care, I will be Xiao Huo from now on! ] [HR: I wanted to change my nickname, but I can''t let others call it that, so please change me to a note! ] [HR: Little Bear Rolling.gif] When Tao Zhiyu was thinking about it, he saw Huo Ran scrolling all over the screen hastily. He had no choice but to respond with a smile. [Tao: Change, change, change! ] [Tao: Alright. ] Guan Yudong, who was on the opposite side, came back with his lunch, and happened to see his smirking expression at the phone screen. "Damn it, I haven''t eaten yet, why am I already full?" Xiaoguan said angrily. [Xiao Huo: To thank my colleagues for their inspiration! ] [Xiao Huo: I would like to treat your colleagues to afternoon tea, is that okay? ] [Xiao Huo: Star Eyes.jpg] Tao Zhiyue''s eyes wandered back and forth between Guan Yudong''s expression and Xiao Huo''s speech, and couldn''t help but say wickedly: "Eat slowly, there will be more in the afternoon." Guan Yudong wailed loudly immediately: "I don''t want to gain weight!!" Jiang Ye, who was going downstairs to eat, passed by, glanced at the noisy official, and poured a symbolic amount of water on the weeping banyan tree with a kettle, before walking slowly towards the kitchen. Guan Yudong began to feel numb: "I even forgot that there is a daily feeding session, this world is so cruel..." Tao Zhi laughed harder. He didn''t refuse, and sent the company''s address to Huo Ran, reminding him by the way. [Tao: If its convenient, buy another pack of plant fertilizer. ] [Xiao Huo: Plant fertilizer? Are you growing flowers? ] [Tao: Not me. ] [Tao: This question is more difficult to explain...] [Tao: It seems too troublesome, I''d better bring a bottle of mineral water. ] [Tao: Even if you can''t pour...can''t drink, it''s still a heart. ] [Tao: Little bear bows.gif] [Xiao Huo: Great! ] [Xiao Huo: Although I can''t understand it, it feels amazing. ] [Tao: Its okay, I understand and find it amazing. ] After three o''clock in the afternoon, the sun is shining outside the window, which is the time when the workers are most sleepy. The doorbell rang, and the afternoon tea carefully arranged by Huo Ran arrived. Tao Zhiyue took the initiative to run to open the door, the moment he opened the door, even if he was mentally prepared, he was taken aback by the situation in front of him. A row of food delivery staff in uniform, pushing several small food trucks covered with transparent covers, smiled politely at him. The dessert trolley is filled with a variety of desserts and snacks, such as cup cakes covered with cream flowers, colorful macarons, smooth puddings, lifelike potted mousse, sweet popcorn... There''s even sushi and sashimi for grab-and-go. All kinds of drinks on the beverage cart are available, including tools for making hand-made coffee, freshly brewed milk tea, freshly squeezed juice, iced Coke...and a row of high-end mineral water. When the food delivery staff pushed the trolleys in, the colleagues in the room showed shocking expressions one after another. Someone boldly woke up Jiang Ye who was dozing off on the balcony: "Boss, did you secretly get the certificate with Mr. Rong? Could this be a wedding scene?! Your flash marriage is so sudden, should we give red envelopes or something else?" of!" Drowsy Jiang Ye: ...? Guan Yudong was the first to react: "Ah, afternoon! Did Tao Tao get it from your girlfriend!" Tao Zhiyue plucked up his courage and said, "It''s a boyfriend." When the voice fell, Program Xiaohuang rushed to the coffee pot decisively with a cup in hand, "It''s great to have a boyfriend, I want a boyfriend too..." So the desired voices sounded one after another in the room. Such a neat reaction was beyond Tao Zhiyue''s expectation. He wanted to say something, but a lot of words went around in his mind, and finally disappeared without a sound. He just smiled and told everyone not to be polite. Huo Ran not only bought mineral water, but also bought plant fertilizer, Tao Zhiyue at the same time - and sent it to Mr. Rong. Jiang Ye was a little surprised and said thank you to him. When sharing happiness, people and plants should be equal. In front of tempting desserts, true fragrance always comes quickly. Guan Yudong completely forgot his vow not to gain weight, and ate with great enjoyment. The same goes for other colleagues, temporarily putting aside their tangled work, shuttling among the dizzying dining cars, chatting on twitter. Tao Zhiyue took a photo and sent it to Huo Ran. [Tao: Received, everyone had a great time eating and said thank you ^-^] Xiao Huo squatted online and answered almost instantly. [Xiao Huo:! ! ] [Xiao Huo: I am also very happy! ] [Xiao Huo: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] The room was jubilant, and the smoky warm wind sneaked in through the gaps in the windows, embracing the sweetness of the room. Tao Zhiyue smiled and picked out a cute little bear expression, turned around, and stroked his hair blown by the wind. The sun is tired and lazy, and the green leaves of the weeping banyan tree behind him are shaking slightly. Chapter 48： The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the central air conditioner continued to blow cold air, and some people were still wiping the sweat from their foreheads with paper towels. The meeting room echoed with the experts'' heated debates. Huo Zhendong sat in the chief seat and listened intently, while the secretary took shorthand notes. Huo Ran sat on the other side of him, bowing his head to write something in his notebook from time to time. Like Huo Zhendong, he was wearing a high-end custom suit, with a stern expression, as if he was thinking about a big problem of several hundred million. And under the dark coffee-colored thick table, he raised his legs calmly, and then suddenly remembered the article "Attention, this sitting posture is not good!" Tao Zhiyue casually forwarded to him last night! ", I had to consciously put down my legs. Another day of sitting in a conference room until your **** tingles. Starting from the suggestion he provided to Huo Zhendong last time, after repeated discussions, the development direction of Huo''s TOD project has changed a lot. Therefore, everyone is very busy these days, and Huo Zhendong stays in the office until late at night every day, and he can''t find a suitable opportunity to talk about relationship issues with Huo Zhendong. But Huo Ran, who is in love for the first time, is full of happiness every day and wants to share it. Originally, Fa Xiao, who had the best relationship, cant be said, and other friends who dont have a deep relationship are boring to talk about. Huo Sihan, who has been victimized repeatedly, has already threatened to block him. His father was not poisoned. Huo Ran sneaked a glance at Huo Zhendong, feeling itchy. Huo Zhendong, who was observing everyone''s expressions, received his gaze, turned slightly sideways, and said in a low voice, "Do you have any thoughts?" So Huo Ran also quietly approached, and said seriously: "I feel that I have started to go off track again. It is better to determine the first batch of cities to be landed, and then discuss the details." When many people are discussing one thing at the same time, it is easy to have such a situation. People with different professional backgrounds will grab an undetermined thing and keep discussing possible pros and cons. From this, it will continue to expand, and finally I found that I was lonely after talking for a long time, and this thing might not appear in the plan at all. Huo Zhendong pondered for a while, and found a gap to insert the topic: "Now there are two main ideas, go all the way up and invest in big cities with high returns, or take down small and medium-sized cities with relatively small influence. Now the data is almost collected, Choose a path first." Seeing that the two factions were about to start a lengthy disagreement, Huo Ran quickly flipped through the things he had written in the past few days, and spoke first. "Everyone, since our main consideration in business purposes is brand building and influence, I would like to provide an idea from the perspective of young people." His expression is very serious: "The basic object of TOD service is the residents of this city, but what really makes it famous and has great influence are tourists from all over the country and even all over the world." "Now the main force of the tourist group is also the group of tourists who have the right to speak on the Internet. They are young people. I think we should start from their most common interests." "In addition to the local scenic spots that cannot be simply reproduced, I think the two most important attractions are food and shopping. Among them, the threshold of food is lower. Several tourist cities that have become famous in recent years are basically based on their unique characteristics. Food as a selling point. It is conceivable to imagine such a scene, short-distance trips on weekends and even weekday nights, at the subway station or even the airport station where you arrive, you can directly complete the one-stop food experience and shopping in the TOD complex. The unique style of the city is reflected in this miniature metropolitan area It will also be reflected in it. "In this way, they can come and go, and they can enjoy the most attractive scenery of the city in their eyes in just a few hours. It can turn cross-city and cross-provincial travel into a daily behavior, and the repeat visit rate will increase significantly. The resulting topic and influence will increase exponentially. "I think if we start from such a vision, we should prioritize whether the city has a sustainable tourist attraction, rather than whether it is large, medium or small." After his words fell, the meeting room was silent for a while, and soon a heated discussion along this direction arose. Huo Zhendong gave him a surprised look. Today''s meeting had begun to bear fruit. After the meeting was over, Mr. Huo left behind Mr. Huo who was eager to get off work. After everyone else had left, Huo Zhendong took a sip of tea, and cut straight to the point: "Tell me, has something happened to you recently?" Huo Ran removed the standard president expression, loosened his tie, and asked in surprise, "Is it so obvious?" "You haven''t been interested in my business since you were a child, and you didn''t want to study business in college. After graduation, you came back on time after playing for a year. It actually surprised me." Huo Zhendong''s tone was very calm: "I thought you were going to wander around for a few years, and you had no choice but to come back under my oppression." "That''s why I didn''t ask you to get in touch with specific company affairs right away. Start with dealing with people first, and gradually cultivate your interest, so as to save you from throwing a lot of things over and you just quit." Huo Ran said with a guilty conscience: "How can there be such an exaggeration... And you can''t blame me. If you are not interested, you are not interested. This is nature." "That strange telescope?" Huo Zhendong rarely joked with him. "Of course not." Huo Ran immediately denied, "It''s really not possible to blame the genetic mutation." On Huo Ran''s fifth birthday, Huo Zhendong, whose career had begun to take shape at that time, originally planned to buy him a set of enlightenment children''s books about financial management as a birthday gift, so as to cultivate financial quotient from an early age. As a result, a large meteor shower fell suddenly that day, and Huo Zhendong, who was sitting in the car heading to the shopping mall and busy making business calls, saw it in a blink of an eye. The meteor that fell unexpectedly dragged its long tail across the sky, and it was so brilliant that passers-by on the road raised their heads and stopped, staring deeply at the night sky lit by the light. Huo Zhendong rolled down the car window, forgot to say anything for a while, and let the voice of hello come from the phone. In the end, he hesitated for a while in front of the book counter in the mall, then walked away silently, and bought a high-precision astronomical telescope for Huo Ran. Ever since he received the gift that night, Huo Ran has been attracted by the romantic and magnificent starry sky, and pestered the housekeeper to take him to find a good place to watch the stars when he had nothing to do. When he grows up a bit, he starts clamoring to travel around the world every day, and has no interest in Huo Zhendong''s business that is making money every day. Before Huo Ran returned home after traveling around the world, almost no one knew that he was Huo Zhendong''s son except the friends he had known since childhood. Even his college roommates thought he was just from a good family background. With him, an elder brother who has completely deviated from the road of being a rich second generation, his younger sister Huo Sihan is even more imitative, and she doesn''t look like a young lady at all. "But I''m still curious. If you bought me a book that day as planned, what would I be like now?" Huo Ran couldn''t help feeling a little emotional: "Will I become that kind of business-minded workaholic?" "There is no if." Huo Zhendong shook his head, "There are countless branching paths on every road, and where you go is both fate and chance." Speaking of this, Huo Ran felt that this was a good opportunity. He cleared his throat and said solemnly: "Dad, in fact, I have recently embarked on a path that may appear a bit special to outsiders..." Huo Zhendong suddenly became a little nervous, his back straightened: "Tell me, I can bear it." "...Don''t show that expression of being ready to kill relatives at any time." Huo Ran said anxiously, "I just made a boyfriend, it''s not that serious." Huo Zhendong was startled, and looked straight at him. Huo Ran pondered his expression, couldn''t help but picked up the cup to drink water again, preparing for the coming storm. After a moment of silence, Huo Zhendong said: "Is it a serious conversation partner? Or is it like Xiao Jin?" "It''s serious! It''s definitely different from him!" Huo Ran rushed to answer, "Speaking of him... why don''t you find a chance to talk to Uncle Jin? Advise him to stop messing around, life like that is so boring. " Huo Zhendong nodded: "Oh, I see." Huo Ran waited for him to continue talking, but Huo Zhendong stopped just like that, staring down at the leaves floating with the clear tea in the cup, wondering what he was thinking. "Dad, were you too shocked, so you didn''t react for a while?" Huo Ran''s heart was still hanging high, so he had no choice but to find something to say: "You can tell me what you think, don''t hold back, just express your temper. I am still very strong and can bear it..." In his nagging, Huo Zhendong said abruptly: "You have become very attentive in coming to the company recently, is it because of him?" "Ah? Probably." Huo Ran scratched his head, "I didn''t think about it that way, but you said that, it seems that there is a reason..." As he said that, he analyzed on his own: "Actually, I can''t say that I have no interest in your business at all. Maybe it''s because I always thought that you have done a good job in this, and I probably can''t surpass you, so I subconsciously It doesn''t feel like anything to do with me." "I don''t know why now, but I suddenly feel motivated. But he works really hard, and I must have been infected, so you are right, it is for him." In addition to concluding his speech, Huo Ran didn''t forget to give money to the object. Huo Zhendong looked at his expression, his eyes gradually showed infinite nostalgia. "You are very similar to me more than 20 years ago, but luckier than me. At that time, life was too hard. Even helping me mend a piece of clothes, your mother had to keep an eye on how much thread was left, let alone live Children, I am afraid of hurting you." "Later, I quit my job in the factory and went into business. I started as a street stall, and when I counted the money every day, I was just like you now, so excited that my hair almost stood on end." "It''s a pity that I took a path that was said to be a miracle, but I also took a more important path wrong. You have to learn from me." In Huo Zhendong''s low voice, Huo Ran felt as if his heart had been lightly bumped. "Have you visited your mother recently?" Huo Zhendong asked. "I went there the night before, and she gained a little weight again. She looked healthy, but she actually said that I was fat." Huo Ran calmed down, and laughed as he recalled: "I told her about this too, and she was surprised for a long time, saying that she thought I would always be single. I wanted to tell you a few days ago, but you were too busy No chance was found." "That''s good." Huo Zhendong also showed a little smile, pulling the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. "It''s almost time. If you want to get off work, go back quickly." "I don''t interfere in your private affairs, I believe you know what you are doing." "I should have believed that sooner," he concluded. It took Huo Ran a long time to realize that this was Huo Zhendong''s apology for the old past. He stood up and was about to leave. Before turning around, he thought for a while and reached out to shake Huo Zhendong''s hand. "Thank you, Dad." His voice was sincere. "See you tomorrow." Huo Zhendong sat where he was, watched him leave, nodded slightly, and responded: "See you tomorrow." Chapter 49： [Xiao Huo: Good morning! ] [Xiao Huo: Again! arrive! week! five! up! ] [Tao: Good morning! ] [Tao: What will you call me today? ] [Xiao Huo: Let me do the math, it will be randomly generated after you finish your breakfast! ] [Xiao Huo: Get up, wash your face and brush your teeth! ] Tao Zhiyue, who was woken up by the alarm clock, was still a little dazed at first, but when he saw Huo Ran''s energetic message between the lines, he soon woke up. He got up, changed his clothes, and walked quickly to the bathroom. Last time Huo Ran said that he would get up early in the future, but he really insisted on doing it for more than a week, waking up earlier than him. So when Tao Zhiyue opened his eyes every morning, he could see his energetic good morning. Moreover, there will be a small surprise every day: what will Huo Ran call him today. Huo Ran thought for a long time, but he was not satisfied with the name he came up with, and finally decided to leave everything to God''s will, and call him whatever he thinks of every day. On Monday, he was a well-regulated Zhiyue. On Tuesday, he started to take a slant. He suddenly changed his species and became a hemp ball. On Wednesday, he was called a pretty boy for another day. , There is an illusion of being named. What will it be today? The more Tao Zhi thought about this question, after washing up, he went to the kitchen to fry a poached egg, heated up toast in the microwave, poured a glass of milk, and it was a hearty breakfast. He routinely took photos and sent them to Huo Ran. Huo Ran replied immediately. [Xiao Huo: Good! ] [Xiao Huo: Egg packs! ] Tao Zhiyue bit the poached egg and laughed. [Tao: I should pretend not to see it. Is this called the poached egg upside down? ] [Xiao Huo: It should be! ] [Xiao Huo: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Tao: I have discovered the pattern! ] [Tao: The main data sources for generating titles this week are my name, my breakfast, your breakfast, and some random information you received when you looked at your phone in the morning, mainly funny jokes. ] [Tao: How about I write you a random generator? ] [Tao: In this way, you can also be pleasantly surprised~] [Tao: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [Xiao Huo:! ! ] [Xiao Huo: Maomao shakes his head.gif] [Xiao Huo: Tomorrow I will change the naming method to something you can''t guess! ] [Tao: Really? ] [Tao: Concentrate on work in the morning, and lunch is too late to use. Judging from your basically fixed path of action, it can only be something you see on the way to work. ] [Tao: In that case, the amount of data will be too large to predict. ] [Tao: You wouldnt call me traffic light, would you? ] [Tao: Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng! ] [Xiao Huo: (''-''))''-'')] [Xiao Huo: Let me change another way! ] [Xiao Huo: You will never guess tomorrow! ] In the cheerful and naive conversation, Tao Zhiyue went out after breakfast, took the bus to the company, and spent the last working day of the week in good spirits. In the blink of an eye, he had been in a tree game for two weeks. The space in the villa is very concentrated. After work, there is a strong living atmosphere here. The meal cooked by my aunt at noon every day makes people feel like going home. In such a friendly environment with no sense of distance, Tao Zhiyue and his colleagues in the project team quickly became acquainted, chatting about trivial matters in life from time to time. Now when Tao Zhiyue arrives at the company, he will chat casually with his colleagues first, and then officially start work at nine o''clock. Today, Program Xiaohuang was very excited when he came, and even gave each colleague a packet of candy. Guan Yudong stared at the pink soft candy in his hand, and said in shock, "This can''t be wedding candy." Xiao Huang was almost dancing: "My wife has released a remake! It''s been eight years, and it''s finally a remake!" "Calm down, this sounds scary." Fang Shiwu asked him, "Is Edith''s figure finally remade?" "That''s right, that''s right, there''s no need to offer a flipped version anymore." Xiao Huang nodded frantically, "The details of the new version are really well done, and the coloring is also good-looking. Yesterday, a boss said that the real version is more stable, and my youth is back!" Guan Yudong heaved a sigh of relief, tore open the packaging bag, and ate the candy with confidence: "Hmph, who doesn''t have a paper man wife!" "Not only are a large number of figures to be remade, but some people also posted news that animations that have been delayed for so many years The second part is coming out too! " "Damn it, really? Guanghui Academy?! Then my youth is back!" Tao Zhiyue, who was at the side, listened to their chat, and gently pinched the packaging bag full of fudge in his hand. The transparent plastic bag creaked, he paused, then quietly turned to turn on the computer. all is well. But there seems to be a small problem. Friday afternoon is the fixed weekly meeting time of A Tree Game Company. In this afternoon when everyone is generally eager to return to work and don''t want to work, it is perfect for such a small meeting that is not too brain-intensive. In order to have enough time for paid gossip, after the main planner, main artist and main program summarize the progress of this week''s project in modules, and the main planner and producer Fang Shiwu looks forward to the next week''s goals, a colleague will take turns Come for a personal share. The content can be to introduce a game that you have played recently, or you can say anything casually, such as Amway''s own niche hobbies, or even talk about your travel experience. Everyone will naturally start a relaxed and harmonious discussion on this topic, and then happily end the week''s work and go home for the weekend. This week it was Guan Yudong''s turn to share. In the conference room, Fang Shiwu was pushing his glasses to summarize the goals and tasks for the next week. After everyone applauded, the atmosphere completely relaxed, laughing and laughing at Guan Yudong who was about to open the PPT. "Wait a minute! Don''t let it go, let''s bet on whether what Guagua wants to share this week is a novelty-hunting game or a sad relationship experience, choose one of the two, anyway, there is no other possibility hahahaha." "I bet fifty cents that I asked for help and was rejected by the girl, what should I do? I have evidence! I saw Xiaoguan secretly go to the bathroom to look in the mirror when he got off work yesterday!" "Recently, the company is full of pink atmosphere, so Guagua, will you bring us unexpected good news? Although I think the possibility is very low." Guan Yudong rolled his eyes at the group of gloating people, and said angrily, "I promise that the game I''m sharing today is not novelty, it''s very meaningful!" He opened the presentation, and a very experiential title immediately appeared on the projection screen. "How to Stop Being Bloodsucked: A Mosquito Legend". Immediately, someone complained: "Is this a game? This is obviously a documentary in the world." The confident Guan Yudong drank his saliva and confidently started today''s sharing. He first took a look at Tao Zhiyue who was sitting on the side, and said loudly, "First of all, I want to thank Tao Tao!" Tao Zhiyue was caught off guard by the name call, recovered from his wandering thoughts, and put on a smile hastily. "I''m particularly interested in the vampire game that Tao Tao mentioned last time. I searched around but couldn''t find it. Tao Tao also said that I can''t play it anymore, but I still use keywords to search every day when I have nothing to do. What if there is a miracle? !" "Hard work pays off. Although I didn''t find that game, I found this magical little web game! It''s very old, and the personal domain name left by the creator has expired and been deleted." "But! This game is really fun, with a huge brain hole, exaggerated and funny style of painting, and you can pass the level in less than an hour. There are at least ten endings. I haven''t tried all of them. I will continue this weekend." "At the beginning, you are a big buzzing mosquito that can mutate by sucking the blood of different creatures. Different blood and different blood-sucking sequences will lead to different directions of mutation." "Then the shape and blood-sucking capacity of mosquitoes will grow, and they can continue to reproduce, and then manipulate the dense mosquito swarms to attack humans and other creatures. Ah, after reproduction, the screen is full of buzzing, so realistic, the whole body is itchy . "Moreover, creatures sucked by the mutated mosquitoes also have a chance to mutate, and sometimes the scene will develop into a chaos of mutated creatures, with various special effects of ghosts and animals." "The most satisfying ending I have played so far is that after my mosquitoes wiped out the mutant humans in a destructive manner, the sixth mass extinction came, and everything was gone. Everything evolved from spores until the reappearance of dinosaurs! I have to Said, the painting style of the dinosaur is much more refined than the ugly mosquito, so handsome!" As soon as he finished speaking, the stunned art girl immediately protested: "You still say you are not curious! This is obviously more outrageous than the last game that started from the sewer to dig through the center of the earth!" "No, as soon as I heard the word mosquito, my arm started to itch... It''s too scary, has this creature learned to attack with the mind?" Program Xiaohuang is clear: "I think it can be tied for the first place with Digging Through the Center of the Earth. Of course, the most curious thing is Guagua himself." "Seconded!" "I remember this game, I played it when I was young." Fang Shiwu, the oldest present at the scene, sighed: "I remember that mosquito nets were not allowed in the dormitory at that time. After a long time, toilet water was useless. I was bitten all over my body every day. I searched online for any solutions. I saw this. Excited to go in, it turned out to be a game. "I played it out of curiosity, but it turned out that everyone was stupid. In the end, I really put an end to being sucked blood. Grass, human beings are extinct, what else sucks, it is worthy of the legend of mosquitoes." "I also seem to have the impression that a few years ago, it was turned out on the scarf and became popular for a while?" "Yes, I remember there is a screenshot of the game in it. After clearing the level, you will see a **** written by the producer, to the effect that he gave up fighting mosquitoes. If he can''t beat him, he joins in and sees who can play better. I was so happy at the time. " Everyone chatted enthusiastically, and there were cheerful laughter from time to time. Tao Zhiyue listened, and laughed unconsciously. There are many talented gamers who will seize the feeling of inspiration in life and make such a very special small game. When the people around him were discussing enthusiastically, he wanted to join in countless times and share those unforgettable stories in his memory. But no. Reason preceded emotion, stopping every word he was about to blurt. Amidst the noisy chatter, Guan Yudong specifically asked him: "Tao Tao, have you ever played with this? I think you will like it. It''s really interesting!" "I haven''t played it before, maybe I''ve seen it on the scarf." Tao Zhiyue said calmly, "I''ll go back and play." This is a memory unique to the people who live in this world. Because the shapes of the two worlds are highly similar, even most of the products and software that are closely related to people''s lives have just changed their names and have similar functions, so Tao Zhiyue has never felt strange or out of place. He lived a closed and quiet life for more than a year. He didn''t communicate with others, and he didn''t have extra communication, so he didn''t have the opportunity to discover the tiny differences hidden in the details. When living with the instinct of the body, only the most basic functions of objects are involved, such as eating, using, and seeing, and you can live. And when he tries to interact with people with his heart, and tries to exchange stories worth mentioning in his life with others, he will inevitably touch the memory. It is an intangible but full of emotions and feelings attached to all objects. It is like a wall, the simplest and the strongest, easily blocking outsiders who break in. The weekly meeting is over, and everyone returns to their workstations noisily, packing their things and getting ready to leave work. Tao Zhiyue turned off the computer and was about to leave when he saw the untouched package of pink jellybeans again. He was stunned for a while, but finally picked it up and silently put it in his pocket. Saying goodbye to his colleagues one by one, Tao Zhiyue walked alone on the way to the bus station, listening to his own gentle footsteps. He suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when he was bored with his friends to pass the time, he played a simple and addictive multiplayer game called Who is Undercover. Each person draws a word card. For example, among five people, four people will get "soy milk" and one person will get "milk". Then everyone took turns to describe the cards they had drawn. Everyone would be very cautious in their words, until they confirmed that they belonged to the majority. Slowly, the person who draws the only different card will find that what others describe does not seem to be milk. In order not to be found strange, he needs to carefully judge what others are describing, and then try his best to get closer to them, pretending that he and everyone have the same information and are talking about the same things. Now, Tao Zhiyue is the alien who is trying to hide the contents of the card in his hand. In the other pocket where there is no fudge, there is a ding ding dong sound from the phone. [Xiao Huo: I''m off work, poached classmate! ] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [Xiao Huo: Do ??you want to watch a horror movie tonight? ] Tao Zhiyue stopped and thought for a long time before sending out a message. [Tao: Have you ever played a game called "How to Stop Being Blood-sucked: Mosquito Legend"? ] [Xiao Huo: What is this? ] [Xiao Huo: There is such a game! Is it a guide on how to prevent mosquitoes? ] [Tao: No, it is the player who manipulates the mosquitoes to destroy humans, and even the world. ] [Xiao Huo:! ] [Xiao Huo: Its amazing, I have learned new game knowledge. ] [Xiao Huo: Speaking of it, it may be because of my high body temperature, as long as I dont take anti-mosquito measures in advance, mosquitoes will definitely bite me, and I wont even look at others. ] [Xiao Huo: When I was young, I once suspected that some students like to play with me in summer, just to prevent being bitten. ] [Xiao Huo: So do you have a very happy feeling! ] The depressed Tao Zhiyue didn''t hold back, but was still amused by him. He wanted to answer happiness, and saw that he had sent a new message. [Xiao Huo: Lets play this game tonight^-^] [Xiao Huo: The weekend is here, it''s time to destroy the world together! ] Chapter 50： Back home at night, Tao Zhiyue finished his meal, stuffed the bowls and chopsticks into the sink, and rushed to the computer impatiently. I don''t want to wash the dishes anymore, I must do it tomorrow. People don''t spend Fridays in vain. Tao Zhiyue thought about it, sat down in front of the computer with peace of mind, and called Huo Ran. As soon as it was connected, Huo Ran sent a warm greeting: "Good evening! I just finished eating and am walking upstairs, ready to turn on the computer." The sound of tapping footsteps came from the receiver, and Tao Zhiyue seemed to be able to clearly imagine that scene. Remembering that Huo Ran said that he recently moved out to live alone, he asked curiously: "Are you going to live alone all the time? Now that those troubles have been resolved, it will be more lively when you move back to live with your family." "Ah, yes, I planned to move back. But there was another accident." His tone was apologetic: "Speaking of which, you don''t have to come to Yanping this weekend." "The company is planning a big project right now, and I''m very busy. I''m going to go on a business trip tomorrow." Huo Ran said, "I may have to run outside all the time, and my dad won''t be home every day. My friend went on a trip, and there was no one at home, so I didnt bother to move back, Ill talk about it when Im done. "So that''s how it is." Tao Zhiyue is a bit regretful, but it is understandable. Compared with the cruel president "Huo Ran" in the novel who works crazily every day, Huo Ran, who gets off work on time every day and chats with him, is already very good, not like a business official. Haunted President. It''s just that he couldn''t see him this week, which made Tao Zhi feel a little melancholy. It has been two weeks since he came back last time, and they haven''t seen each other for almost half a month. Huo Ran felt his emotions, and quickly said: "Time flies, don''t wait until next weekend, I will come to you after this business trip is over!" "Okay, then I''ll make a strategy in advance to find out what''s interesting in Jinbei." Huo Ran was very active in offering advice: "You can check it out on the travel section of Sky Forum!" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing: "Obviously I told you this, why are you turning your back on the customer?" "I''m afraid you forgot." Huo Ran tried to pass the test, "I opened the game page! Is it the one played on the webpage?" "Yes, that''s the one. The painting style is very sloppy." "It''s really sloppy." Huo Ran felt the same way, "Let''s compete to see who will destroy the world first!" While talking, Tao Zhiyue also opened the game. The opening is a stick figure of a big gray mosquito. The drawing level of the scene is very flexible. In some places, the drawing is quite serious. For some slightly more complicated objects, just draw a frame and mark it with a few large characters: electric fan. The same is true for the creatures in this game world, some are drawn very vividly, and some are identified entirely by text annotations. It can be seen that the mood of the person who made this game must have been very ups and downs. Probably one hand is slapping mosquitoes, the other hand is wiping wind oil, and then the feet are frantically stomping on the keyboard. When playing, Tao Zhiyue maintained a surprised expression all the way, and could hear Huo Ran''s serious complaints from time to time. "I can see it! This tiger was copied and pasted by a cat. It just drew a character for king on its forehead, and the strokes are still crooked." "I thought this was a hedgehog...is it actually a durian?! But why is there a durian in the mosquito-sucking game? Do mosquitos really bite the durian..." "I tried it, but the mouth broke, and the durian was really hard." Huo Ran said in a daze, "Ah, now the mouth has grown again." The more Tao Zhi heard it, the more he enjoyed it, and the joy of playing games doubled. He was very interested in Guan Yudong''s ending of the mass extinction of species and the reappearance of dinosaurs. After thinking about the logic, he deliberately searched for the close relatives of dinosaurs, planning to bite them one by one, trying to arouse their anger. Then wait to enjoy the big scene of dinosaur rebirth. On Tao Zhiyue''s struggle for the sixth mass extinction, Huo Ran kept sending out novel sighs. "My mosquito breeds many small mosquitoes!" "Hey, mosquitoes can still talk, even though they are all repeating." "Yes, I saw it too." When Tao Zhiyue was breeding mosquitoes, he saw text bubbles with words "I''ve become stronger!" and "I''ve become stronger again!". As soon as he hummed, he felt his arm a little itchy. "This psychological effect is too strong, do you feel itchy?" "It doesn''t itch, I took anti-mosquito measures today!" Huo Ran said confidently, "By the way, I bought a mosquito repellent lamp that is very useful. Do you want it? I''ll ask someone to send one over." "Is this really useful?" Tao Zhi was more uncertain, "I wanted to buy it before, but many people said it was useless." "I think it''s very useful, try it, if it doesn''t work, you can fly over and hit me!" "Okay, then I believe it." Tao Zhiyue sent the address smoothly, and joked: "You look confident now, just like when you were cooking that day." When mentioning this, Huo Ran became very depressed: "Why can''t I season the seasoning well? A few days ago, I wanted to bring a copy to my mother, but I made it again, but the taste is still so complicated... Put the seasoning according to my feeling Its a profound knowledge. Tao Zhiyue suppressed a smile and comforted him: "Next time I will teach you by hand, it should be much better." "Okay! I will remember..." While chatting, Huo Ran''s voice suddenly became frightened. "It''s over, I broke the game." "What?" Tao Zhiyue looked confused, "Damn it?" "I was just playing, and suddenly the screen went black, and a sentence popped up, saying that mosquitoes are extinct, and I broke the game." Huo Ran said incoherently, "I didn''t, I didn''t do anything, I''m normal Playing around." Tao Zhiyue was shocked: "There is such an ending? How did you play?" "I just...play normally?" In the elongated voice, Huo Ran gradually became less confident. "I bit a few people and found that the wings and mouth of mosquitoes can change. I thought, if the shape and shape can change, can the color also change? This gray is so ugly." "I just met a pig, so I bit it, and then I found some pink things to bite, flamingos, starfish... and human pink hair? Why can hair be sucked blood!" "While the logic of this color change is weird, my mosquitoes really turned pink." "Also, the mosquito started talking, a lot of word bubbles popping up." Only then did Tao Zhiyue realize that the content of the text they saw should be different. "What did your mosquito say?" "Just say three words, the color has changed, the whole screen is full of color change, color change, color change. I thought it was an ordinary color change reminder." Tao Zhiyue covered the microphone and started laughing. "After I had pink mosquitoes, I wanted to know again, if I bite another animal of another color, it will directly turn into that color, or will it neutralize the two colors and turn into another color." "So I bit some blue animals, butterflies, blue parrots... well, and blue hair, this guy really drew a lot of weird things. In the end, it turned directly into blue, not into blue. Purple." "Then it started popping up color-changing reminders, it was so noisy, and all the mosquitoes were repeating." Tao Zhiyue felt that he had found a way of thinking, and suppressed a smile: "What color was the mosquito before your black screen?" "I think about it, it seems to be yellow." Huo Ran tried to recall, "I thought that since I can bite durian, I should be able to bite other fruits, so I tried to **** some mangoes and pineapples..." "It''s really okay! The mosquitoes are gradually turning yellow. I bit a few yellow people with particularly yellow skin, and the mosquitoes became even yellower." "Then when the full screen changed color and color, the screen was stuck, and a warning popped up with white text on a black background and a red title. The content was all in English. Before I could take a closer look, it immediately became a black screen. If you change it again, Ill show you a screenshot. Tao Zhiyue clicked on the picture he sent, and laughed out loud. On a black background, in the center of the screen is a large river crab spitting bubbles, with a line of words floating next to it: Mosquitoes are extinct! Congratulations on successfully breaking the game! There is also a screenshot attached. There are large yellow mosquitoes on the screen, and the layers of dialogue bubbles are filled with words: Changed color, changed color, changed color, changed color... Huo Ran on the other side said worriedly: "Isn''t this really a bad game? Can we start again? I haven''t destroyed the world yet, why did I kill the mosquitoes instead?" "Why do mosquitoes change color and pop up scary English warnings? Why do mosquitoes suddenly become extinct again?" "I obviously haven''t produced any creatures that can pose a threat to mosquitoes. Could it be that the last crab did it? This is not reasonable. How did it do it? Did it seal the mosquitoes with the bubbles it spit out? " Among his quite innocent one hundred thousand whys, Tao Zhiyue almost lost his laugh. He tried to hold back his laughter, and answered intermittently: "It''s not bad... It''s the people who designed the game playing tricks... It''s just a river crab, don''t panic." "What kind of meme is this?" Huo Ran didn''t know anything about his happiness, and asked in confusion, "Are you laughing? Why does your voice sound weird?" "I... didn''t laugh." Tao Zhi laughed until his stomach ached, and he couldn''t hide it anymore, "There are too many stalks, I can''t explain it clearly, anyway... you are very cute hahahahaha." He can''t be the only one laughing like a fool. With the feeling that being alone is worse than being happy with others, Tao Zhiyue smiled and trembled, and tremblingly sent the screenshots of the discoloration and bad play to Guan Yudong, thanking him for sharing this magical game. [It''s an official, not a croak: My God, can it still be like this? ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Tao Tao, how did you do it! Please tell me, I want to reproduce it! ] [Tao: It''s not me, it was typed by my boyfriend. ] [Tao: He said that he bit some creatures of the same color, and then it became like this inexplicably. ] [Tao: Before this ending, the mosquitoes were yellow hahahahaha. ] [It''s an official, not a croak:! ! Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Damn it, why the producer''s contact information is invalid, I really want to crawl into his brain hole for sightseeing. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I have an idea, next time I want to try to bite creatures that are in pairs, and spare the life of single animals. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Maybe it will trigger some strange mutation method, I believe that this producer must not only have been hurt by mosquitoes. ] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t stop laughing. [Tao: Good idea, as expected of you! ] Huo on the other end of the phone asked questions tirelessly: "Although you praised me, I am very happy, but I want to know where I am cute, and try harder next time." "Don''t work hard, this is the cutest." Tao Zhi rubbed his cracked face hard, feeling tired, "I''m tired of laughing, and I''m actually a little sleepy." "Then let''s go to bed early today. It happens that I have to get up early tomorrow, so I can''t sleep too late. See you after taking a shower!" The plan to destroy the world on Friday night failed, but Xiao Huo opened up an unexpected new world. When he got into the quilt after taking a shower, Tao Zhiyue felt like he was lying on a soft cloud, and his whole body was very relaxed, as if he could fall into a soft dreamland in the next second. While chatting before going to bed, Huo Ran, who was also lying flat, was still brooding over this logical game. He muttered to himself, "Why did the crab kill the mosquito?" Tao Zhiyue wanted to laugh again, looked at the hazy night, and said seriously: "This question is not suitable for explaining at night, I will tell you next time during the day." "Is the reason scary? I thought it was a funny game." Huo Ran was surprised, "Then I''ll ask you later in the daytime." "Okay, it must be during the day." During the endless chat, Tao Zhiyue fell asleep very quickly, and when his breathing became slow and regular, Huo Ran on the other end quietly hung up the phone. "Good night, sweet dreams." So that night, Tao Zhiyue really had a very good dream. He dreamed of a pale world with only lines. The creator is lazy, so the painting style is sloppy like that mosquito game. Nearby are gently shaking rough lines, and the objects in the distance are all crooked words: "Park" , "zebra crossing", "tree", "group of people". At some point, the colorful and three-dimensional Huo Ran appeared beside him, and the world gradually took shape and color. The tree became a real tree, slowly growing green leaves and dark brown branches. The crowd took on a concrete appearance. The little girl was bouncing around holding hands with her mother. She was wearing a pink dress and even the hairpins on her head were pink. She was talking happily, and the mother who was listening attentively lowered her head, smiled and reached out to pinch her face. In the park across the street, a blue butterfly flew lightly and gracefully. The asphalt road stretches to an unreachable distance, the scorching sun shines on the road, and the clouds hanging high in the sky float slowly, casting flickering shadows on the ground. The green street trees and radiant buildings interweave into a golden dreamland, Huo Ran speaks in his ear, the wind and breath are hot, making his cheeks flush. All the sun was pouring down on them, and he opened his arms involuntarily, and the air shone softly, as if he could catch the sun with his hand. He picked the sun. When waking up from the dream, Tao Zhi looked at the morning light illuminating the room, and only vaguely remembered that he had dreamed of Huo Ran. It seemed like a dream that made him very happy. Tao Zhiyue closed his eyes, hugged the quilt and thought about it for a while before he fully woke up. His biological clock is very fixed, even on weekends, he only sleeps a little longer than usual before waking up. Since falling in love, now when he wakes up, he will subconsciously look at his phone. Huo Ran woke up very early today, and sent a good morning greeting after six o''clock. [Xiao Huo: Good morning! ] [Xiao Huo: Today''s weather is really nice, I think it''s very suitable for going out to play. ] [Xiao Huo: But I have to go on a business trip. ] [Xiao Huo: Weeping Cat Head.jpg] [Tao: Are you sleepy and delirious o(*RQ)] [Tao: Good morning good morning good morning! ] Huo Ran replied quickly. [Xiao Huo: You laughed at me again! ] [Xiao Huo: You''re awake, then I''ll send someone to deliver the mosquito repellent lamp. ] [Tao: Good. ] [Tao: Im going to wash up and have breakfast first~] [Tao: Hurry up and get busy! ] [Xiao Huo: Good. ] [Xiao Huo: Maomao waving.gif] After Tao Zhiyue brushed his teeth and washed his face, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast. When he was getting eggs, he remembered Huo Ran''s clumsy naming method yesterday, and couldn''t help laughing. So he decided not to eat toast today, but fried two eggs instead. One is a standard poached egg with white in the middle of the yellow, and the other deliberately pokes the yolk and flows out of the egg white, turning it into yellow and white. After carefully frying the eggs, Tao Zhiyue excitedly sent photos to Huo Ran. [Tao: Poached eggs and poached eggs! ] After killing the two egg brothers, Tao Zhiyue wandered around the small house with his hands behind his back. It hasn''t been long since the last cleaning. He usually sweeps the floor, so the house is still clean and there is no need to tidy it up. In the weekend tasks that Tao Zhiyue set for himself before, it was to go for a walk in the park on sunny days, and to buy vegetables and cook hot pot on rainy and snowy days. At that time, it was to pass the time and relieve boredom, so as to save myself from falling into long loneliness when I had nothing to do. Today is sunny, but Tao Zhiyue doesn''t want to go to the park to play Tai Chi with his grandfather at all. He was in a good mood, so good that he could suddenly laugh when he turned on the TV and watched a **** TV series about how cruel, ruthless and vexatious you were. He nestled on the sofa and watched TV for a while, when the doorbell rang. It should be the courier who came to deliver the goods. "coming!" Tao Zhiyue jumped off the sofa and walked towards the door. When he opened the door, he saw the completely unexpected person. Tao Zhi rubbed his eyes, and looked up and down a few times to make sure he wasn''t hallucinating. Finally, his eyes fell on the other''s empty hands. "Where... your mosquito repellent lamp?" Huo Ran''s tone was a little proud: "I am the best mosquito repellent lamp!" "You mentioned this game yesterday. When I went to search, I saw many people said that it was originally a solution to mosquitoes, but I found it by accident." "I just guessed that you were annoyed by mosquitoes before you discovered this game." "So here I am, you''re sure not to get bitten this weekend!" "By the way, I didn''t lie to you all! Jinbei is really the place to be inspected by the company''s project. It''s just that the big troops leave on Monday, so I came here early." Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a long while, as if he couldn''t find a suitable response, his eyes started to sore for no reason. He quickly lowered his head, trying to get a pair of slippers for Huo Ran, but the shoe rack was empty, only the pair he was wearing. He never prepared slippers for others. Huo Ran noticed his helplessness, and quickly said: "No need to look for it, I didn''t tell you in advance, so I won''t come in, I''ll stand here and wait for you to get ready, let''s go together." "The weather is so nice today, it''s very suitable for going out on a date!" "Good morning, I didn''t type too much, today you are my morning." Huo Ran showed him a bright smile: "I promise you won''t guess!" Chapter 51： After locking the door and walking down the narrow corridor with Huo Ran, Tao Zhiyue always felt like he was in a dream. Surrounded by an all-too-familiar environment, but because of Huo Ran''s appearance, everything seemed different. "You counted the steps and walked up that day, and you counted fifty-two steps." His voice echoed in the narrow stairwell. "You forgot when you sobered up, but I remember." "Now I''ve also stepped on the steps you counted." Tao Zhiyue followed behind him, listening to him intently, and looked at the ordinary gray steps under his feet, which also took on a different color. After leaving the residential building, some neighbors were walking their dogs and children in the community, and from time to time they looked at the strange face Huo Ran curiously. Huo Ran is used to this kind of gaze, and he is still talking enthusiastically: "Shall we take the bus? I found the bus stop just now, it''s very convenient, just turn left when you get out of the community." "Did you come here this morning?" "Yes, I took an early flight, and I slept well last night, so I''m not sleepy, and I''m very refreshed." The more Tao Zhi thought about the timely reply after he woke up and sent a message, he couldn''t help asking curiously, "Where were you when you were waiting for me to wake up? What if I wake up very late?" "When you replied to me, I was shopping in the supermarket and I happened to see the white-stalked water spinach you mentioned. It looks delicious." "I came directly from the airport and walked around. The living atmosphere is really good, and when you walk on the road, you will be very happy when you think that you have seen the same scenery." "I saw supermarkets, convenience stores, and stations, all of which are very good, and there is a park a few minutes away from the community. I saw a lot of people walking there, so I also went to have a look." "The scenery in the park is very good. Many people are exercising in the morning. There are white gardenias blooming everywhere, which is very fragrant." Speaking of this, Huo Ran deliberately turned his face to the side, showing off: "I also met a three or four-year-old girl who praised me for being handsome." Tao Zhiyue laughed when he heard this very familiar description: "Is she catching butterflies?" "How did you know?" Huo Ran was surprised, "She stayed on the lawn, and when the butterflies flew over, she tried her best to flutter. Her hands were short and chubby. People passing by would laugh when they saw her, so cute." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but said: "Because she also praised me for being handsome." "This kid is really discerning!" Hearing this, Huo Ran immediately concluded, "No wonder he''s so cute." "Are you praising me or yourself?" "Of course it''s a compliment!" The trees on both sides of the street were shaded, shaking off mottled light spots on the ground, Huo Ran walked beside him, his brisk voice fell into the muggy summer air. The sun is bright and hot. Tao Zhiyue felt that this scene was very familiar, but he couldn''t remember it. It just felt like a dream come true. They got on the bus together and sat shoulder to shoulder in the back seat, with the wind blowing in through the open windows. All the things that Tao Zhiyue has experienced alone have been quietly refreshed, and another character has been added. "There is only one train at this station, so take it out first, and then change trains. Taking advantage of this time, we can discuss where to go." "I turned off the game yesterday and went to bed. I haven''t had time to do the strategy." Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, "I''m usually too homey, and I don''t know much about Jinbei, so I can''t think of where to go." The content of couples going out on a date is actually very simple. The most common things are eating, shopping, watching movies, and some popular escape rooms, board games, playgrounds, etc. It depends on everyone''s interests. Jinbei City is famous for its delicious food, and most of its attractions are natural scenic spots, former residences of celebrities, etc., and there are no particularly interesting places. "It''s okay, I''ve done my homework!" Huo Ran said confidently, "This time I did my research seriously. The movies released recently are not good. The only one that was praised as good is marketing, so I won''t watch the movie today." "For dinner, we can go to Nanshan Road together in the evening, and I can recommend a lot of delicious food for you." "What about the daytime?" "During the day, of course it''s playing games!" Huo Ran said firmly, "Yesterday there was no winner, but today it will be!" Huo Wei''s desire to win and lose never forgets his original intention. When he came to the gate of the largest video game city in Jinbei City, Tao Zhiyue heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, not to go to Internet cafes. The last time Tao Zhiyue went to the video game city was when he was in junior high school, and he was taken there by his classmate who loved to follow the trends. At that time, he was a nerd and didn''t know how to play games. The deepest memory of this is that he accidentally mistook the game currency for coins when he was riding the bus. Later, I no longer had such enthusiastic classmates, nor did I have the leisure to spend time in such a place. And at this moment many years later, in the dazzlingly lit video game city, dynamic music is everywhere. Huo Ran stood under the most dazzling light and waved to him excitedly. It''s like going back in time, and refactoring your life. So he smiled back and walked forward quickly. Huo Ran was buying game coins in front of the self-service coin buying machine, and Tao Zhiyue stood beside him, staring intently at the exit where the shiny game coins were spit out cracklingly. Huo Ran secretly observed his expression: "You seem to be very happy." "Well, very happy." Tao Zhiyue nodded. "That''s good, it seems that I chose the right one." Huo Ran was also happy, "You make games, you must like playing games, so I chose this place." "It''s a good choice." Tao Zhiyue asked him casually, "Would you accidentally use the game currency as a coin?" Huo Ran looked at it carefully, "When you put it that way, it really looks like a dollar coin." "I remember one time when I was a child, when I took the bus, I took the small round lottery coupons issued in elementary school as coins. I didn''t do well in the exam that day. I was so panicked that I didn''t notice that the hand felt wrong." "The coupon is thicker than ordinary coins. I was distracted and tried to stuff it into the coin slot. I didn''t realize it until the driver couldn''t stand it anymore and said, kid, what are you doing." "It''s so embarrassing. I always insisted on going to and from school alone. From that day on, I gave up and asked the driver to pick me up honestly, because I was afraid of meeting that bus driver again." In Huo Ran''s emotion, Tao Zhiyue smiled until his eyes crooked: "You are so stupid." He corrected: "I was stupid when I was a child, but I am not stupid now." "Oh, the matryoshka that passed the security check..." "Don''t dolls!" "Matryoshka is so cute, why don''t you use nesting dolls?" Huo Ran was speechless, he picked up the plastic bowl full of game coins in embarrassment, took his hand and walked into the crowd. Tao Zhiyue was pulled by him, and his ever-warm warmth came from the palm of his hand again. All the eyes of others have become the inconspicuous background color. He thought for a while, and whispered in Huo Ran''s ear: "No wonder the mosquitoes like you so much." "I like you too." Huo Ran''s footsteps paused. Fortunately, the lights here are gorgeous enough to hide the blushes of two people in the colorful colors. Tao Zhiyue quickly changed the subject: "Let''s go play shooting first, this time you can face-to-face one-on-one." Huo Ran responded in a trance: "Okay." Two people each occupied a basketball machine, and the coin toss began. Tao Zhiyue basically doesn''t play basketball, and his shots are not very accurate. He can hit once in two or three shots, but Huo Ran who is next to him is very accurate. Tao Zhiyue looked at him and couldn''t help but smile: "I can imagine that when you were young, you insisted on stuffing lottery tickets into the coin box." Following the sound, Huo Ran turned his head a little bluntly, and threw the basketball into Tao Zhiyue''s basket. Actually hit. The outside basketball rolled down, Tao Zhiyue picked it up and threw it back, his voice trembling with laughter. "Own goal!" It was only then that Huo Ran realized the stupid thing he had done, and turned his head back silently. When Huo Ran woke up completely, they went to play rhythm music games, shooting games, and racing games. In a normal state, Huo Ran is good at playing everything, and his motor nerves are particularly developed. When he beats the rhythm, he doesn''t miss a single note, which attracts a lot of onlookers. The same goes for shooting and racing. Tao Zhiyue is at the level of ordinary people, while Huo Ran is on top, surpassing all players by a full lap. Seeing Huo Ran concentrating on the road ahead, Tao Zhiyue had a wonderful idea flash in his mind. This is probably the only place where you can see Huo Ran "driving" with your own eyes without worrying about danger. At the end of the game, Tao Zhiyue asked him: "Do you usually like to drive by yourself?" "Generally speaking, I seldom drive by myself now because I can''t get distracted." Huo Ran was immersed in the joy of speeding, "But I like to play the racing cars in the game, it''s very exciting." "Then we can come here often to play in the future." Huo Ran''s eyes lit up, "Do you also like to play? Then you can buy two machines and keep them at home, and you can play at any time." ...Almost forgot, Huo Ran also has the ability to make money. The game coins were quickly used up, Huo Ran was very active to buy them, while Tao Zhiyue was holding a large pile of lottery tickets won from the game, and he was obsessive-compulsive, carefully sorting them into a pile of the same length. As a result, when the lottery tickets were stacked, Huo Ran hadn''t come back yet. It can''t be lost. Tao Zhi got up to look for it, and after walking a few steps, he saw Huo Ran holding an empty plastic bowl, standing in front of a coin pusher that a stranger was playing with, watching intently. He walked over curiously, wanting to see what attracted Huo Ran so much. The gameplay of the coin pusher is very simple. Players only need to keep putting in the game coins. There will be random obstacles on the path where the game coins fall, resulting in various falling postures. If they can fall into the special entrance that is constantly moving, they can Trigger a sweepstakes. The different patterns on the screen will be randomly arranged and combined during the lottery draw. If you are lucky and the same pattern arranged regularly appears, a large amount of game coins will drop into the machine as rewards. All the game coins invested and rewarded will be accumulated in the game coin prize pool under the machine. Every time new game coins fall in, the shiny coins piled up in the hills will be pushed out, crumbling on the edge of the table, as if the next It can fall in pieces in seconds, roll out of the machine with a crash, and become the player''s trophies. The middle-aged man who is playing now has a very excited expression. The prize pool in the machine is already very high, and it seems that it will be pushed down in minutes, so he redoubles his efforts to stuff coins into the coin slot. Unknowingly, Tao Zhiyue also became fascinated, staring intently at the game coins that were about to fall from the edge of the table. He and Huo Ran occupied one side, watching the battle in the machine nervously, not daring to breathe. A few minutes later, people were gradually filling up beside him and Huo Ran. Some people are watching the exciting process of pushing coins, some people are watching them with their bright appearance, and some people like to watch people crowding. The middle-aged man who finally triggered a large amount of game currency reward during the lottery draw satisfactorily put the tumbling game coins into a plastic bowl, looked back inadvertently, and was almost frightened by the crowd of onlookers. Huo Ran followed him and turned back, also startled. When he came back to his senses, he saw Tao Zhiyue who appeared beside him at some point. The two looked at each other blankly and couldn''t help laughing. After having a casual lunch in the shopping mall, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran returned to the video game city with very unanimous opinions, and fought with the coin pusher all afternoon. It was not until night fell that they reluctantly left the video game city and went to Nanshan Road, the most famous food street in northern Shanxi. "I played three second prizes! I lost a lot of coins, but unfortunately the grand prize has never been triggered." Huo Ran couldn''t forget, "It''s strange that such a simple game can be played for so long." "Because of randomness and the illusion that rewards are at your fingertips." Tao Zhiyue tried to analyze rationally, "Many games with simple gameplay are attractive because of this." "It''s the first time I''m so addicted to playing games." Huo Ran nodded, "It feels like gambling. I always feel that good luck will come in the next second and I can win all the rewards. Fortunately, my dad has always taught me that I must never touch those things. . "So don''t trust your own self-control. This is the weakness of human nature." "It makes sense. All the coins I won just now have been deposited into the membership card. It''s really convenient. When will we come back next time?" "Next weekend? You shouldn''t be busy with work then." "Okay, next week I will definitely hit the big prize!" "I must have typed it out, your hands are too dark." "I hit three second prizes!" "But I hit seven." "...When you hit the jackpot, we can use these coins to continue driving the car!" "Speaking of which, with so many lottery tickets awarded, what should I exchange for?" "I saw that special big teddy bear in the prize redemption area, let''s change to that one, one for each of us." "You are so childish." "You just nodded!" In the joy of playing games with your lover, rationality and self-control are not worth mentioning. Chapter 52： Tao Zhiyue lived in northern Shanxi for more than a year, and it was the first time he came to Nanshan Road. The neon lights and the aroma of food are mixed together, stimulating the vision and taste buds at the same time, crowded with people, and the fiery atmosphere is everywhere. He looked around, his eyes finally fell on Huo Ran''s face, and he couldn''t move away. "Why do you keep laughing?" Tao Zhiyue poked his arm. Ever since getting off the car and walking into this street, no, it should have been since we met today, the smile on Huo Ran''s face has never disappeared, of course, except when his brain was down and he was playing an own goal. "Because I''m happy." The bright lights fell into his eyes. "The last time I came here, it wasn''t too long ago, but I always feel that many days have passed." "And being with you today, it feels like everything is different." He looked around the food stalls next to him, trying to find examples to prove it: "Even the spicy fried flower armor smells better than last time." Tao Zhiyue grasped the point: "I see, you are really hungry." So the first lucky person to be selected was born: Spicy Stir-Fried Flowers. After ordering and waiting, the two of them went to buy milk tea together. It was still a familiar formula, and the milk tea was topped with sweet cream and chopped nuts. Tao Zhi took a sip and said with emotion: "It seems to be more delicious than what I drank at the hot pot restaurant that day." Huo Ran nodded in agreement, and his eyes fell on his lips reflexively. "...I''ll wipe it off in time today!" Tao Zhiyue immediately took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped the corners of his mouth preventively. Huo Ran seemed to let out a sigh of regret. The proprietress brought the spicy stir-fried sixties just out of the pan, full of aroma and flavor. With sweet and delicious milk tea, everything is just right. Huo Ran was eating, and suddenly thought of a question: "I always feel like I forgot something today, and I just remembered it." The fried crab in the typhoon shelter, which was being eaten at the table next door, inspired his memory. "But it''s night again, may I ask?" "What?" "That''s...why is it the crabs that wiped out the mosquitoes?" "...Hahahahaha." Tao Zhiyue was unexpected, "So you still remember this question." Huo Ran was very serious: "Yes, I had nothing to do on the plane in the morning. I thought about it for a long time. I wanted to ask after I saw you." "But as soon as I saw you, I forgot all about it and missed the whole day." Listening to his serious tone, Tao Zhiyue was amused and felt his face was hot. "I want to learn how to speak from you." Tao Zhiyue also said seriously, "Why are you clearly stating the facts in a very ordinary way, but it sounds very pleasant." Huo Ran fell into thinking, and tentatively asked, "Because I''m... handsome?" Tao Zhiyue smiled while silently taking notes in his heart. Today he discovered two new traits of Huo Ran: a strange desire to win, and a righteous narcissism. so cute. Real and alive. "So..." Huo Ran cast longing eyes, "Can I say it now? It shouldn''t be scary, anyway, I''m by your side, so don''t be afraid." "It''s not scary, it''s just comparison... Well, a lot of stalks are stacked together." Now that the surrounding area is so lively and brightly lit, it''s not the dead of night, so there should be no shame and embarrassment. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he tried to express it euphemistically: "What do you read together for yellow mosquitoes?" "Yellow mosquito...?" "Crabs can also be called river crabs. The homonym is harmony. This is an old stalk with a sense of the times." "Harmony wiped out the yellow mosquito?" "Yes, the reason is that the color that keeps popping up has changed. The color here has two meanings, one is color, and the other is... color." Tao Zhiyue quietly skipped over a certain part, and he did his best within the scope of discussion among the public. Huo Ran pondered for a moment, and gradually relaxed his frown: "So it''s like this!" Just as Tao Zhiyue was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard him ask a question full of curiosity: "Then before the yellow mosquito was extinct, why did there pop up an English warning with white characters on a black background and a red title?" "I think this must be a stalk, and it''s not just put on it." Huo Ran said confidently: "I have already discovered the bad taste of this producer. I will play it again when I go back. There must be many small details that I haven''t noticed." "According to the logic of the front and back, this English warning should be a common reminder before Huang Wen was harmonized?" Tao Zhiyue, who was about to blush uncontrollably, wanted to complain about whether his logical reasoning ability could be used in other places. That''s it, let''s be ashamed together. Tao Zhiyue broke the jar and said: "That is a foreign copyright protection reminder, used to warn viewers not to copy and distribute video content without permission." "What video?" "Any video will do, but it''s often at the beginning of some...romance action movies, so it becomes a specific meme." After all, Huo Ran has been roommates with ordinary contemporary male college students, and he has heard of romantic action movies. Hearing this, his expression also froze, staring wide-eyed at the flower carapace lying on the table. Among good friends and brothers, this is a topic that can be discussed and joked openly. But between couples who have just established a relationship, this is probably the most sensitive keyword. As long as it falls into the ears of two people at the same time, it will trigger infinite reverie, which makes people unable to control their imaginations. It''s like dropping a small stone into the calm water, causing thousands of ripples that can''t be calmed down for a long time. The air between the two was silent for a while, and finally Huo Ran bravely broke the silent and shameful atmosphere. "Sure enough, there are a lot of stalks stacked together." Huo Ran pretended to be calm, "The sixties are finished, what do you want to eat next? Let''s go shopping again." Tao Zhiyue followed him to get up, and the two of them walked a few steps back and forth holding milk tea. Huo Ran stopped and waited for him, but he still didn''t dare to look him in the eye. After walking side by side, Huo Ran became wise in a hurry and began to create new topics non-stop. "I bought this Xiaolongbao last time. It was delicious. It was also delivered to the hot pot restaurant that day. Do you want to try it again? There are other flavors besides crab roe." "Or eat something new, such as the red oil skewers. There was a long queue that day. There are few people today, so we can go buy it." "It turns out that there is also grilled cold noodles here. It looks different from Yanping''s. There will be tomato pulp, which is fresh tomato juice, not tomato sauce. It''s sweet and sour, and it''s very delicious..." Tao Zhiyue turned his head slightly, peeking at his expression, he looked very serious, and calmly made a long comment on the snacks along the road. He couldn''t help it, a smile spread across his face. Huo Ran felt his gaze, looked sideways, and laughed along with him. Surrounded by countless pedestrians and diners, so noisy, but in this world, only each other''s breathing is so quiet. The scene remains the same, the roles are switched, and now Tao Zhiyue''s smile is always lingering. Huo Ran followed suit and poked his arm: "Why do you keep laughing, don''t laugh at me." "I didn''t laugh at you." Tao Zhiyue parroted, "It''s because I''m happy." "Really?" Huo Ran was dubious, "Why do you feel like you are laughing at me?" "It must be the milk tea''s fault, you are hallucinating, let''s change the drink next time." "How about lemon tea? The lemon tea here seems to be very famous. I was too full last time, so I didn''t buy it..." The bustling long street has no end in sight, and the flashing neon lights and people''s smiles complement each other, turning into a long river sweeping through the heart. It turns out that in ordinary days, you can also experience the indescribable eternity. He kept passing strangers, but the people around him never changed. Before he knew it, Tao Zhiyue had already taken a lot of snacks, some of which were half eaten, and some that hadn''t had time to taste. Huo Ran went all out to buy, and swept the food stalls. When he lowered his head to pay, he seemed to catch something out of the corner of his eye, and immediately looked up, but found nothing. Tao Zhiyue asked him: "What''s wrong?" "I seem to see someone I know..." Huo Ran said uncertainly, "But I didn''t see it clearly. Could it be that I''m really hallucinating?" Hearing what he said, Tao Zhiyue didn''t take it seriously. He just saw a man who looked out of place with his surroundings. Just looking at his side profile, he had the temperament of a domineering president in a novel and TV series. The black earrings were very eye-catching. Just a blink of an eye, the other party disappeared again. As a result, five minutes later, they actually met in front of the soft and sweet fried milk stand. Seeing the person coming, Huo Ran''s expression suddenly darkened. This was the first time Tao Zhiyue saw him showing such an expression. The bright smile from before disappeared without a trace, the profile of his face was tense, his eyebrows were sharp, and there was obvious anger in his eyes. Before Tao Zhiyue could react, Huo Ran suddenly took a step forward and stood firmly in front of him. "Jin Shaoyuan, are you finished? Didn''t I make it clear last time?" When Jin Shaoyuan bumped into them head-on, he was obviously taken aback. "...what''s the end?" He paused, "wait a minute, do you think I came here with you?" Realizing that Huo Ran in front of him was really angry, Jin Shaoyuan quickly explained. "It was my dad who forced me to come here early to do business, and even scolded me. I didn''t want to. I didn''t come here until next Monday." "I really didn''t find someone to check you this time, don''t get me wrong, it''s a complete coincidence." "To examine the urban characteristics of northern Shanxi, the most famous food street is here. Where else can I go if I don''t come here?" Tao Zhiyue listened to him with a smattering of knowledge, and probably guessed that the person in front of him was Jin Shaoyuan who once gave flowers to Huo Ran. ...a little unexpected. Why would such a rich and rich dude in Huo Ran''s description walk alone in the busiest night market in northern Shanxi with a lot of snacks. After hearing his explanation, Huo Ran''s complexion finally improved a little. Then he looked down and saw Jin Shaoyuan''s very busy hands. His left hand was holding several plastic bags containing snacks, his right hand was holding a box of half-eaten octopus balls, and there was a box full of red oil in his arms. A bunch of snack buckets. Jin Shaoyuan, who finally recovered from his astonishment, noticed the sight of the two people, and immediately wanted to hide his hands behind his back, but unfortunately the string of red oil in his arms stopped him from moving. Huo Ran''s expression changed subtly for a while. Jin Shaoyuan''s expression also became very strange. The owner of the fried milk stall looked at the three people in front of him in confusion, very confused, and said nervously, "Why don''t you... stand in line?" The long chopsticks for deep-fried food stopped in the air, there was a sizzling sound from the oil pan, and the crispy golden skin of the fried milk emitted a strong aroma. Tao Zhiyue pulled Huo Ran, and silently moved a little to the side, so as not to affect his business. In the weird atmosphere, the anger dissipated, and Huo Ran suddenly laughed: "Why do you look so pitiful when you go shopping in the night market by yourself?" "Don''t buy so much at once, it won''t taste good when it''s cold." Huo Ran pointed to the snack bag in Tao Zhiyue''s hand very deliberately, "The two of us only bought these." Jin Shaoyuan: ... Seeing Jin Shaoyuan''s indescribable expression, Tao Zhiyue also wanted to laugh, but felt impolite. After thinking about it, he decided to say hello to one of the four suitors he had heard about a long time ago. After all, this was the first time he met someone who had pursued Huo Ran. "Hello, Jin Shao." He felt wrong while talking, "Uh, it can be called like this, you seem to have said that you won''t get angry?" Jin Shaoyuan: ... Jin Shaoyuan''s face became even more stinky, against the backdrop of the night, it was darker than the small octopus **** covered in sauce in his hand. Tao Zhi Echigo knew Houjue and said, "It seems impossible..." Huo Ran laughed until his shoulders shook. He walked back to the stall owner who was staring at them curiously, and paid the money neatly. "I want a piece of fried milk, no need to pack it, eat it right away." Chapter 53： Amidst the sizzling sound of hot oil, the stall owner quickly filled a portion of fried milk and handed it to Huo Ran. When Huo Ran took it, he deliberately paused in front of Jin Shaoyuan, and then sent it to Tao Zhiyue very naturally. "Be careful, eat slowly." Tao Zhi laughed so hard that he was about to get hurt internally, he really didn''t know how to react, so he simply picked up a piece of fried milk and concentrated on eating. He blew on the hot air and took a bite, revealing a smooth milk paste under the golden skin, which melted in his mouth. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help squinting his eyes, "It''s delicious, very sweet." So Huo Ran nodded with a smile as if he had tasted it himself: "That''s good." The goal of showing affection was successfully achieved, he pulled Tao Zhiyue and walked to the side, leaving Jin Shaoyuan with a very chic back view. There is also a sincere teaching. "It''s your turn to buy, remember to eat in time and don''t waste it. See you the day after tomorrow, Young Master Jin..." He paused deliberately, "Far away." Jin Shaoyuan''s expression at the moment was comparable to the black earrings beside his ears. He stood there in a daze for a long time before slowing down. He wanted to turn around and leave. After hesitating for a while, Jin Shaoyuan still whispered to the stall owner: "A serving of fried milk." Because it looks really delicious. Tao Zhiyue at the other end tried very hard to restrain his desire to turn around and watch the excitement. "What do you think he looks like now?" "It must be a stinky expression." Huo Ran said without hesitation, "I''ve been bothering me for so long, and finally when he is unlucky, I really want to take a picture as a souvenir." "You are bad." "By the way, when it comes to taking pictures, we don''t have any pictures together yet. Should we take a selfie? Then I will post a post. I think many people will post pictures like this when they have a date." "No, I never take selfies, it''s weird." Tao Zhiyue shook his head immediately, "Don''t post a post either, I''ll have a cancer attack from embarrassment." "Then you still laugh at my nesting doll!" "I''ll teach you a new meme, the essence of human beings is double standards." Tao Zhiyue tried to get away with it, "Where are we going to play tomorrow?" "I have something to do tomorrow morning, so you can just sleep in." Huo Ran pondered, "What should I do in the afternoon? Is there any place you want to go?" "There doesn''t seem to be anything interesting." Tao Zhi thought about it more, "I don''t like shopping. I''ve played enough games today, and there are no good movies. Are you going to a scenic spot?" "There will be a lot of people, and it will be very tiring." Huo Ran was a little regretful, "I want to watch a movie with you, but we haven''t really watched it together yet." Tao Zhi got an idea, "Why don''t you watch a horror movie at home, I will definitely not ask strange questions this time." "Is it at your house?" "Well, you can watch it on the TV in the living room. What do you like to eat? I''ll go shopping in advance in the morning, and I''ll make dinner after watching the movie. I can teach you, I promised to teach you seasoning last time." Tao Zhiyue felt that this arrangement was perfect, Huo Ran was the one who planned everything before, and it was rare for him to take the lead once. "How? Can you?" Huo Ran didn''t respond for a long time, Tao Zhiyue turned his face to look at him, only to find that he blushed suspiciously. So Tao Zhiyue also blushed suspiciously, "Why do you have such an expression?" "I''m going to your house, I feel a little sudden... and a little nervous." He added slowly, "I''m looking forward to it too." "It''s just watching movies and eating, don''t think too much." "I didn''t think much about it, what are you thinking about?" "I don''t!" That night, Huo Ran, who was in a luxury suite of a five-star hotel, and Tao Zhiyue, who was in a small bedroom in an old residential building, fell asleep again in unison. Tao Zhiyue tossed and turned the pancakes on the bed. For a while, I felt that I was too reckless and shouldn''t invite people to my home rashly. What if Huo Ran thinks that the place he lives in is terrible? After a while, he began to imagine the scene of being together tomorrow. It is the first time to watch a movie together. It should leave a good memory. Dont watch that kind of American blood plasma movie. Japanese horror movies are more fresh...or watch something else ? Really unable to fall asleep, and still awake when awake, Tao Zhiyue simply got up and tidied up the house. Although I just inspected it in the morning, I concluded that it was very clean and did not need to be cleaned. But now that I have changed my mood, I can see that there are problems everywhere. The books on the bookshelf can be arranged more neatly, there is dust on the corners of the floor, and it needs to be mopped again, and the dust on the TV cover must be wiped clean... In the end, he even took out the clothes hidden in the closet and folded them again . After tossing around, the exhausted Tao Zhi managed to fall asleep, and woke up early the next day naturally. [Xiao Huo: Good morning! Did you sleep well last night? ] [Tao: Morning, sleep well. ] [Xiao Huo: Me too! Now it''s time to go out and run errands. ] [Xiao Huo: See you at two in the afternoon! ] People who are in love are liars. Tao Zhiyue thought silently. Although he didn''t sleep for long, he was so energetic that he made a special trip to a large chain store two kilometers away, walked around efficiently, and bought a lot of things. Two pairs of sky-blue slippers, two hammer-mesh glasses that look summery at first glance, a light coffee-colored checked tablecloth, and patterns reminiscent of plastic fruit bowls from childhood... When he saw the sunlight coming in in the morning, he suddenly felt that everything at home was too ordinary. Even the pair of gray slippers on her feet looked particularly bleak. He bought a bunch of brand new daily necessities, and selected fresh vegetables and meat according to the names of Huo Ranbao''s dishes. When he came out to take a taxi with three heavy bags, he saw someone selling ten yuan at the bus stop beside him. Twenty yuan a bouquet of flowers. Flowers of different colors are clustered together, violets, chamomile, baby''s breath, carnations, sunflowers... The bouquet of roses that Huo Ran gave him in the movie theater had withered, he picked some petals and dried them into dried flowers, stored them on the bookshelf, and used them as bookmarks in the future. The vase is still on the table now, but it is empty inside. Tao Zhiyue returned home, put down his things in a hurry, first took the sunflower to the kitchen, trimmed the branches and leaves, soaked the roots with hot water to protect its wounds according to the method learned on the Internet, and then inserted them into the transparent vase leaning against the window . The settled sunflower smiled warmly at him, its orange-yellow petals quivering in the wind. At two o''clock in the afternoon, the knock on the door rang on time, and Tao Zhiyue, who was nestled on the sofa and stared at the brand-new living room in a daze, jumped up suddenly. He walked to the door step by step, took a deep breath, adjusted his expression, and opened the door. As soon as Huo Ran saw him, he raised the two bags that were full in his hands. "good afternoon" "watermelon!" "watermelon!" Tao Zhiyue answered decisively, almost speaking with him. "..." Huo Ran was very surprised, "Why was I guessed again? It shouldn''t be! Is it because I didn''t speak fast enough?" Tao Zhiyue took a bag of watermelon and a bag of snacks in his hand, and started talking nonsense: "Because I''m smart." Huo Ran changed into the sky blue slippers placed at the door, while still wondering: "Why don''t you guess the snacks?" "I bought a lot of snacks, including melon seeds, potato chips, shredded squid, popcorn, jelly, cola...these names are obviously possible." "If you call me Guazi, I''ll change your note to gas stove." "...No, I like Xiao Huo." A whole watermelon was too big, Tao Zhiyue took it to the kitchen and skillfully cut it in half. Huo Ran followed behind him, watching his movements: "Is this melon good? I picked it for a long time and knocked every one on the stall... the sound seemed to be the same. Finally, the stall owner couldn''t stand it anymore and chose it for me. one." Tao Zhiyue smiled and said, "It''s very popular, and it smells very sweet. I would like to praise it solemnly." He wrapped the two halves of the watermelon in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator to freeze. "It''s a pity that the tap water is very hot in summer now." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help sighing while washing his hands, "When I was a child, my dad bought watermelons and put them in a bucket and soaked them in cold water. When I came back from work, I soaked them and cut them at nine. Eat it, it''s also very refreshing." "I''ve seen it too. Once when I was climbing a mountain, I passed by a small stall set up by residents on the mountain. I used that kind of big silver basin to pick up mountain spring water, soak small watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers...all of which are very convenient to eat. fruit." "That watermelon is very small, and it looks very cute." Huo Ran leaned against the sliding door of the kitchen, trying to gesture with his hands, "It''s about the size of my two hands, I bought one, cut it in half, and used it Eating it with a spoon is very thirst-quenching, but it is finished in three minutes." "I was in a trance after eating, and I always felt that I hadn''t eaten anything. I hesitated for a while, and went back and bought another one." "...and then I''m full." The sweet smell of watermelon remained in the air, Tao Zhiyue wiped off the water droplets on his hands, turned his head with a smile, and gently brushed his hair against his ears. Under the sunlight coming in from the glass window in the kitchen, Huo Ran, who was chattering, looked golden. Brilliant gold like a sunflower. The coffee table covered with a light brown checkered tablecloth was full of snacks. Huo Ran arranged them in a neat line very rigorously. In the front were two cans of Coke, with fine drops of water dripping from the cold cans. Tao Zhiyue pressed the remote control and flipped through the movies in the film and television section. Today he specially opened a membership, and there are many movies to choose from. "Do you want to watch horror movies? Other genres are also available, you choose." In front of the dense film library, Tao Zhiyue chose to commit a phobia, and simply handed over the decision-making power to Huo Ran. Huo Ran stopped what he was doing, took it, looked at it carefully, and searched for comments on his phone from time to time. Tao Zhiyue got up to get the ice tray, poured the freshly frozen ice cubes into a shiny glass, poured Coke, and a lot of exciting bubbles burst out instantly. "I often drink Coke recently." Tao Zhiyue took a sip, then reflected, "This is not good." "Exercise more is enough. I run for an hour every morning." Huo Ran said, "There don''t seem to be any good horror movies here, and the evaluation is not good." He flipped through the pages, and his eyes were suddenly attracted by a title: "How about watching this? It''s a European romantic literary film. I think the rating is quite high." Tao Zhiyue followed his line of sight, the title of the film was "Love in Summer". He couldn''t help laughing: "That''s it." The story begins on the golden beach next to the blue sea. The heroine, a painter who is full of trivial matters, comes to the seaside villa to relax, and meets the heroine who is traveling here. After a few brief encounters, the young and handsome man became a model for the female painter. Amidst the lingering gaze and rich colors, feelings gradually arose. Huo Ran hugged the canned popcorn and commented: "If only I could draw, you can be my model." "I can''t move, I''m very tired." Tao Zhiyue took the popcorn from his arms, "It''s still delicious from the movie theater." "I also think, let''s eat potato chips. I bought three flavors." "I like the cucumber flavor, very refreshing." "I bought it, and I love it too!" After watching for an hour, under Huo Ran''s longing gaze, Tao Zhiyue took out watermelons from the refrigerator, half of them for each person, each with a silver spoon. The two of them nestled side by side on the sofa, each holding half a cold watermelon in their arms, digging and eating while watching a movie. The air conditioner is blowing cold air, the electric fan is running at full speed to dissipate the sweltering heat, and the long chirping of cicadas can be heard outside the window. The men and women on the screen kept chattering, and they also had endless things to say off the screen. In this long summer afternoon, Tao Zhiyue felt that time seemed to stand still. Not long after eating the watermelon, the two people who also suffered from insomnia for most of the night fell asleep unknowingly to the soft and soothing soundtrack. When Tao Zhiyue woke up in a daze, he found himself leaning on Huo Ran''s shoulder. His neck was sore, he stretched out his hands and rubbed it, and in a blink of an eye he saw that the sun was dim. The setting sun is about to fall outside the window, the sunset glow is flushed with a large area of ??azure blue, and the end of the sky is glowing with a touch of brilliant gold. The movie is still playing. After a depressing misunderstanding and dispute, the female artist is sitting on the beach in the morning, blowing the salty sea breeze. There are clear footsteps behind her. Someone sighs in a low voice: the morning is so beautiful. Then they hugged and kissed and their tears fell into the damp wind. The slowly changing light and shadow fell on the side of Huo Ran''s face, the sound of light breathing was close at hand, and the sunflower in the peripheral vision was immersed in the dusk, tender and empty. Tao Zhiyue didn''t move, he leaned quietly for a long time, until the night fell and the story on the screen came to an end, frozen in a romantic and poetic empty mirror. Huo Ran woke up at some point. He blinked blankly, and after regaining consciousness, he calmly picked up the glass and took a sip of the flat Coke. Tao Zhi sat up straight quietly, and deliberately asked him, "Did you fall asleep just now?" "No! Are you asleep?" "I do not have either." Huo Ran took a closer look, only to find that the end credits were already playing on the TV, "...Why did it end? After that artist friend came over, did they quarrel?" "There was a fight, and then it was made up again." "Ah, how did you reconcile?" "I won''t tell you." Tao Zhi laughed at him more, "Didn''t you fall asleep?" "...Maybe fell asleep for a while. It is scientifically proven that it is easy to get sleepy after eating sweets. We ate a whole watermelon." Huo Ran resorted to the great method of changing the topic: "I''m hungry, do you want to cook now? I''ll help you." The size of this one-bedroom is small, and the kitchen can only accommodate two people just enough. Said it was a helper, but it was actually washing vegetables. Huo Ran washed a bag of tomatoes and handed them to Tao Zhiyue one by one, then stood in front of the pool full of water and watched him chop vegetables. At the request of Huo Ran, I made tomato fish today. Holding a kitchen knife in his slender and slender hand, Tao Zhiyue gently cut open a tomato, removed the stalk, cut it into eight petals, and put it into the plate together with the juice. He couldn''t help laughing: "Scrambled eggs with tomato, grilled cold noodles with tomato pulp, tomato fish...you really like eating tomatoes." "Because it''s sour and sweet." Huo Ran said solemnly, "My favorite in the past was tomatoes mixed with sugar, but now the tomatoes are not as strong as before, and it''s not delicious to mix them directly." Tao Zhiyue looked at a large bowl of chopped tomatoes, and said thoughtfully, "The ones I bought today seem to be pretty good." He picked up a piece, sprinkled it with a little sugar, tasted it, and nodded: "It''s delicious." His fingers were stained with light pink wet juice, and a few crystal clear white sugars were also scattered, Tao Zhiyue sucked his fingers reflexively. He turned his head to meet Huo Ran''s gaze, so he took the initiative to say: "Do you want to eat? There are a lot of tomatoes, I can mix a small bowl for you." Huo Ran stared at him steadfastly, and seemed to be distracted, with inexplicable emotions flashing in his eyes. An ambiguous atmosphere quietly breeds. There was a cool feeling from the air at the fingertips, and Tao Zhi wanted to say something more, but he was speechless. In a small space, affection has nowhere to hide. A few seconds later, Huo Ran leaned forward. The warm yellow light overhead and the dark blue night outside the window were all covered by tall figures. The silt at the bottom of the pool suddenly became clear, and the water surged downward like a whirlpool. The vortex engulfs everything, the heart beats violently, and the breath is hot and humid. There is silence beside the ear, only the soft heat between the lips and teeth. "I tasted it, it was sweet." Chapter 54： The newly purchased white porcelain bowl contains orange-red tomato fish soup. In the rich soup, there are tender and smooth fish fillets, diamond-shaped green bamboo shoots, and a small handful of fresh green onions dotted on top. Huo Ran placed the bowl mat on the dining table, and carefully brought out the tomato fish. Then he set the dishes and chopsticks, filled the freshly cooked rice, pulled out the chair, and turned on the TV in the living room again. After waiting for a long time, Tao Zhiyue still hid in the kitchen and did not come out. Tonight''s time flow rate is relatively abnormal, half a day is about equal to one minute. So Huo Ran leaned against the kitchen door and peeked in quietly like watching him cut watermelon during the day. Tao Zhiyue maintained the posture he had been in ten minutes ago, standing in front of the pool, carefully selecting the leaves of vegetables. The light projected his movements onto the wall, almost like a robot, stretching out his hand to pinch the vegetable leaf, pulling it, releasing it and throwing it away, and reaching out again, the amplitude and frequency remained quite perfect. Huo Ran came closer, and saw that the celery in the pool next door had been pulled out to only sticks, and what Tao Zhiyue was holding in his hand was the white-stalked water spinach specially bought for him. Huo Ran quickly stopped it: "This is not celery! Don''t choose the leaves." Tao Zhiyue paused at the sound, belatedly glanced at the suddenly bald spinach stalk in his hand, and froze. After a long while, he seemed to have found a reason, and said in a low voice: "...Today is a new method, stir-fried vegetable leaves and stir-fried vegetable stalks." "I seem to have heard of this way of eating, and it must be delicious." Huo Ran agreed with a serious tone, "But don''t cook it tonight, there are enough tomato fish, come out and eat." "..." Tao Zhiyue seemed to be stuck in front of the pool, motionless, "Then I''ll put the vegetable leaves away." Then he began to pick up the water spinach leaves scattered in a pool, especially with celery leaves mixed in, picking them up slowly and then separating them was a sharp tool to kill time. Huo Ran looked at his motionless back for a while, and the smile on his face couldn''t go away. Ever since he tasted the candied tomato, Tao Zhiyue never looked at him directly, and skillfully showed his back from various angles. He thought for a while, then simply took two steps forward: "I''ll help you, the tomato fish is getting cold." Huo Ran decisively took the mixed green and green leaves in his hand, and put them into the vegetable basket beside him without any explanation. "Wait until tomorrow to make a division." The back of his hand was rubbed by the scorching heat, Tao Zhiyu stopped in place as if he had been electrocuted. In this posture, the sound of the heartbeat is particularly vivid, and the back is close to another person''s heart, and the body temperature through the clothes is still hot, rushing endlessly. Huo Ran quickly gathered a pool of vegetable leaves into the vegetable basket, then turned on the faucet, washed the robot in his arms, and looked around by the way. "Okay, the dishes are done, the rice is cooked, and I will wash the used pots and pans after eating, so you don''t have to stay in the kitchen." All the excuses were tactfully blocked by Huo Ran, and Tao Zhiyue was at a loss for words, so he reluctantly pushed him out of the kitchen and sat down on a chair peacefully. I can''t see the pool anymore, but the rice is also pretty good. It''s just that there is still a burning heat on the back, which can''t go away. Tao Zhiyue counted the rice grains for a while, and finally couldn''t help asking: "Is the air conditioner turned off? Why is it so hot?" "Look at me and I''ll tell you." After dawdling for a while, Tao Zhi got up the courage to raise his head, and saw Huo Ran looking at him intently. "Good evening, we haven''t seen each other for an hour." Huo Ran said, "The air conditioner is not turned off, I turned it down a bit, but I also feel very hot." "But I''m only wearing short sleeves and can''t take off my clothes anymore. I''ll go and move the electric fan again. I didn''t bring it just now because I was afraid that the dishes would be blown cold." Hearing this, Tao Zhiyue unconsciously flashed what Huo Ran said some time ago: I have abdominal muscles! Fortunately, Huo Ran really got up to move the electric fan. Before he could see, Tao Zhiyue immediately covered his ears with his hands, trying to restore them to their usual color with his thoughts. Huo Ran brought an electric fan and set it up on a small stool beside him. He adjusted the direction of the wind and asked by the way, "Is it blowing?" The TV in the living room began to broadcast tonight''s news, the host broadcast current news in a calm tone, the food was slightly steaming, some were cooking, some were setting the dishes, and some were concerned about the direction the wind was blowing. Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a moment, his eyes resembled every ordinary and precious day that had passed away in his memory. But it''s happening right now. The embarrassment gradually faded away in the long-lost daily atmosphere. "It''s blowing." Tao Zhiyue nodded, "Go a little further to the left, otherwise there will be no wind at your position." Huo Ran adjusted it according to the words, sat down again, and looked at him curiously: "Is the cooling effect of the electric fan so good? Your face doesn''t seem to be red anymore." "Yes, so I always like electric fans." Tao Zhiyue brought him some food. Huo Ran struggled for a while, "Then besides the electric fan, can you still like other...people forever?" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing: "There is no forever, liking is the most important thing now." "Except for the electric fan." Huo Ran silently turned his head and glanced at the innocent electric fan. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Is it because when you were young, you would open your mouth wide and make ahhh sounds? So when you see it, you will think of your beautiful childhood." "I won''t tell you, but judging from this sentence, you must have done this when you were a child." Tao Zhiyue said seriously, "After the dolls and the small round lottery tickets, I have another handle on you, you So silly." "..." Huo Ran was silent for a moment, his brain started to work rapidly, and suddenly said: "Then I will continue to eat tomato mixed with sugar tomorrow" Before he could finish speaking, Tao Zhiyue stepped on his slippers under the table and said quickly, "This is not allowed, it''s a foul." Huo Ran started to play dumb: "Why? Then change it to stir-fried tomatoes" Paji, another kick. While stepping on him, Tao Zhiyue pretended to be calm and stared at the bright red tomato fish in the large white porcelain bowl, and couldn''t help it anymore, so he laughed. Huo Ran was always looking at him, so he smiled along with him. The curling white hot air was blown towards the window by the fan, and dissipated like a dream in front of the starry night. In an ordinary night, countless high-rise buildings and countless windows are lit with similar lights, and the fragrance of vegetables sneaks out of the window cracks. After the meal, Huo Ran actively ran to the kitchen to wash the dishes, but this time it was Tao Zhi who stood behind him and looked around anxiously. "Do you usually do the dishes?" "Washed, don''t worry, it won''t break." Huo Ran was full of confidence. "Why do I feel a little scared when you use a confident tone?" "...You have to believe me!" Huo Ran held the slippery bowl and argued, "And today I watched you cook closely, and I wrote down the few spoonfuls of salt and sugar in the memo. Just buy the same amount of tomato and fish, and the same size spoon, and I will be able to reproduce it perfectly." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing: "Then I wish you success." While speaking, Huo Ran''s mobile phone on the table rang several notification tones. "Your phone is ringing, let me wash it." Tao Zhiyue was about to take the bowl in his hand when he saw his eyes light up. "Go and check for me, is it an email?" Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised, picked up his cell phone, it was indeed an email, and there were several unread messages. [Propaganda Zhang: Mr. Huo, the photos and videos have been sent to your mailbox, can you see if there is anything else you need? ] Tao Zhiyue followed up and asked curiously, "What photos and videos?" Huo Ran was wrestling with the bowl full of dishwashing liquid, and hurriedly said: "You can unlock it by swiping the letter Z. Quickly open the mailbox and check it out. This is a small gift for you." Tao Zhiyue opened the mailbox as he said, and clicked on an unread email at the top. The attachments were full of photos and videos, and he randomly clicked on one of them. After loading, a familiar screen appeared. In the brightly lit video game city, in front of the crowded coin pusher, Tao Zhiyue stared intently at the machine that was dropping coins in front of him, while Huo Ran sat aside, watching him intently. Tao Zhi stared at the photo in a daze. At that time, he was so absorbed in the game that he didn''t notice Huo Ran''s gaze. "Isn''t it a surprise?" Huo Ran''s voice came with a little pride, "That day I found someone taking pictures next to me, maybe because I''m more sensitive to the camera." "Later you said that you didn''t like your photos to be posted. I think you wouldn''t want your photos to appear elsewhere." "So I asked the people in the company''s publicity department to keep an eye on it, and found that someone had posted it on the bib and some other websites." "I let them get rid of them, left a message to remind the bloggers who sent it, not to spread it publicly, and then gave them a year of website membership... There are a few photos that are particularly good, I think it should be given for five years." "Although this is not a selfie, it is the first time we took a photo together, which is very commemorative." Huo Ran said, "So I will save it and choose one as a screen saver. Which one do you like? Or you can set it up for me. That way I can be pleasantly surprised. Tao Zhiyue looked at the photo on the screen for a long time before he found his own voice. "You... Is this really the first time you''re in love?" "That''s right. But I have one advantage, and you have praised me." Huo Ran didn''t blush at all when he boasted, "My learning ability is very strong, and I accept new things very quickly." "As fast as you learned to cook and wash dishes?" "... except for these two." Tao Zhiyue just leaned against the sliding door of the kitchen, chatting with him while washing the dishes, and carefully flipped through every photo and video in the attachment. "Okay, I''ve set it as wallpaper and lock screen." "Which one did you choose?" "you guess." "Let''s think about it, is it you who played the second prize? I remember the expression on that one was captured very well, and we were both laughing." "No, it may also be a photo of us standing next to that person like door gods. It''s very funny." "Or there are some new ones that I haven''t seen yet... Ah, I can''t choose them. I think all of them are very good. Is this a choice phobia?" After struggling for a while, Huo Ran chose to give up: "I can''t guess, and I''m still wondering how the painter and the model reconciled after the quarrel..." "Then I''ll tell you with difficulty, they hugged and kissed." The screen of the phone was still on, and under the white system time, it was a somewhat blurry photo. In the picture, Huo Ran was holding a plastic bowl full of game coins in one hand, and pulling the person beside him with the other. The man was very close to him, turning his face to whisper something in his ear, with a smile in his eyes. The picture is silent and the world is colorful. Chapter 55： It was almost ten o''clock in the evening when Huo Ran walked downstairs against the moonlight. He washed the dishes for half an hour, and the news on TV had long since finished, and the evening show began. Then they unknowingly sat on the sofa and watched TV dramas, even if they didn''t know the beginning and the end, they still watched it with gusto. The two chatted one after another, and time passed like running water. In the end, it was exactly half past nine when Huo Ran''s phone rang an alarm clock, which broke the cozy atmosphere. "Why did you set an alarm clock for 9:30? Do you have something to do?" Tao Zhi asked him curiously. Huo Ran stammered: "Because you said before that you go to bed at ten o''clock every day, so I will remind you to stop chatting and go take a shower at nine thirty." "But sometimes I forget the time, so I have to set the alarm clock." Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and smiled in a good mood: "As a result, every day in the past two weeks, I didn''t go to bed until almost twelve o''clock." Huo Ran nodded with great emotion. The self-control that he had used so well since he was a child disappeared completely during the magical voice call. The moonlight was shining brightly, and Tao Zhiyue followed behind him. His footsteps landed on the ground made of hard stone slabs, making a soft sound, and the shadows of the trees around him swayed with the wind. Huo Ran remembered something, looked up at the street lights, "The light here is really dark at night, I think I can complain to the property management, it''s not safe." "How do you know the street lights are dark?" Tao Zhiyue asked in surprise. "You told me the day you walked home drunk." "...How many things did I tell you that night?" Tao Zhiyue doubted, "I probably didn''t tell you the password of the bank card." "Although you have said a lot to me, this one really doesn''t." "Why does your tone sound regretful?" "Is there?" Huo Ran held back his smile and said seriously, "Actually, you described the things you saw on the way home, and you also told me what you like and dislike. There are no sensitive topics." "Although you have been drinking, you are sober. When I asked you why there is Cupid in your house, you still refused to tell me." Tao Zhiyue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "So why the **** is there Cupid?" Huo Ran''s curiosity is often very long-lasting. "I won''t tell you, you can ask me next time I''m drunk." "No, there will be no next time, drinking will hurt your health." "How about a Coke?" "...I''ll go for a run when I get back to the hotel!" Tao Zhiyue laughed: "I''m just kidding, you must have not slept well yesterday, go back to the hotel and rest quickly, you have to work tomorrow." Speaking of work, Huo Ran sighed. "My dad will arrive tomorrow morning, and the planned itinerary should start in the morning. This week is probably non-stop visiting, meeting, meeting people, and eating. I hope everything goes well." As he said that, he suddenly thought of a person, "By the way, the person I met yesterday, Jin Shaoyuan, if you meet him alone in the future, please don''t talk to him." "What''s the matter? He looked quite normal yesterday, not like a dude at all." "It was just normal yesterday, when I went to find him that day..." Huo Ran thought about it, and decided to tell the truth. He always remembered Jin Shaoyuan''s description of Tao Zhiyue, that he was pretty good-looking. Jin Shaoyuan is a pervert who can send roses to straight men for two months in a row, so maybe he can do anything else. So Huo Ran wants to extinguish all possible flames in the cradle, not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. "He doesn''t understand respect at all. Once he is interested in someone, he will mess around. For example, he secretly found out the address of my new home, so he will send flowers here inexplicably." "We were playing in Yanping that weekend, and he also asked someone to follow him, and even checked you." He glanced at Tao Zhiyue nervously: "I know you will be very angry. I warned him that day, but I can go and warn him again tomorrow to make him stay away from you." Tao Zhiyue stopped in his tracks. "...What did he check on me?" "I guess it''s some basic information. He only told me that you are my junior." Huo Ran said casually, "Actually, I don''t really believe what he said, so I didn''t mention it to you a few days ago. Did you graduate from Yan University? I''m from the 21st-level School of Biological Sciences." Tao Zhiyue was silent for a while, Huo Ran understood his possible anger now, didn''t dare to make a sound, just quietly approached his hand, it was a bit cold, so he tried to warm it up. After a while, Tao Zhiyue, whose palms were still cold, replied, "I''m in level 23, but I dropped out of school." Huo Ran was astonished. Tao Zhiyue asked him, "Isn''t it strange that you dropped out after entering Yanda?" "It''s not this." Huo Ran shook his head immediately, and quickly organized his words, "I don''t believe what Jin Shaoyuan said, because...you are two years older than me, so you should be my senior? Turns out you are really a junior. " This time it was Tao Zhi''s turn to be astonished: "How do you know... that I''m two years older than you?" "It says on your PP profile that you are 26 years old." Huo Ran took it for granted, "I read it the second day I met you. At that time, I always thought you were a doctor and that you became a director at a very young age. , very powerful." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he quickly patched them up: "Of course it is also very good at making games now!" At night, the cicadas sang even worse, whispering silently among the trees, and the gate of the community was close in front of them, but Tao Zhiyue couldn''t move anymore. "So, up until that moment, did you think I was a 26-year-old programmer?" Tao Zhi looked at him more firmly, with some very complicated emotions surging in his eyes. The clear pupils seem to be filled with clear moonlight. Huo Ran nodded, and then he began serious self-reflection, "Is there another item in my list of stupid things? It shouldn''t be, this time I have a basis." "Although my sister is a fifteen-year-old, but when we chatted before, I think you are indeed more mature than me. 26 years old is very reasonable. Of course, after meeting you, you look younger than me, but your genes make you look smaller. It''s also normal, for example, my mother looks much younger than her peers, so..." He was suddenly hugged very hard, and the unfinished words disappeared in the warm breath. It was one long kiss. Oxygen gradually ran out, and the softness of the exchange swallowed all sounds. In this night when no one was around, it even seemed a little lonely. When the person in front of him let go of his hand, Huo Ran didn''t recover for a long time. After a long time, he whispered: "Did it rain just now? It seems that some raindrops fell on my face." "No, you''re hallucinating again." "Oh...then when can I have this hallucination again?" Huo Ran gave an example solemnly, "It''s the hallucination that the watermelon came to kiss me on its own initiative." "This is a random variation with a very small probability. Under normal circumstances, how can a watermelon be relative? It can''t move." "Then I can kiss the watermelon." Huo Ran said, "Today''s watermelon is really delicious, very sweet." In the ambiguous double meaning, Tao Zhi couldn''t listen any longer, and kicked him: "It''s ok, stop now, otherwise there really won''t be a next time." Huo Ran accepted it as soon as he saw it: "Okay, there will be a next time, I understand." No one brought up the topic of a few minutes ago. After leaving the community, Tao Zhiyue accompanied him to the bus station. "Why don''t you let the driver pick you up?" "No, it will destroy this beautiful atmosphere." Huo Ran insisted, "There must be a beginning and an end, leaving a complete memory for today." "Experience a day in the life of an ordinary person?" "I''m also an ordinary person. You see, I didn''t break the dishes when I washed them today." He explained, "It''s because taking the bus back, I feel that I can enjoy the whole day more leisurely. Keep a calm expression in front of the driver." "Well, I can catch the last train now." The street lights on the road were much brighter, Tao Zhiyue looked down at his elongated shadow, Huo Ran looked at him, and then at the shadow that was swaying with their footsteps. "That day I imagined you walking home alone, with only your shadow to accompany you." "But now there are two shadows." Huo Ran tried hard to find the topic, "By the way, why don''t you ask me what the School of Biological Sciences does?" "Life science? Biological science?" "You actually know." Huo Ran raised his voice, "When I was chatting with people who had business dealings with my dad, people always liked to ask me what I studied in college, whether it was finance or history. People were very surprised, and they even came over to ask me if I was engaged in biological weapons..." "At the beginning I would explain to them very seriously, but later I met them many times, I simply nodded and said yes, and then their expressions would be particularly shocked, and they didn''t dare to show it too obviously, so they could only pick up the glass and pretend to drink . "Usually at this time, I would raise my wine glass, pretend to be inscrutable, and bump into them." From the corner of his eye, Tao Zhiyue, who listened carefully to his thoughts, finally smiled. Huo Ran felt that his raised heart seemed to fall back to the original place. "Many people thought it was strange for me to learn this, thinking that my dad was going to enter the field of biology. In fact, I chose it myself, because the most interesting thing I thought at that time was to travel around and see the world. I think the essence of the world is life, so of course life science should be chosen. "However, after enrolling, there is a gap between what I actually learned and what I imagined. In the first three years, I studied very hard. Every day, the dormitory, classroom, and cafeteria were on the three-point line. Fortunately, I finished the thesis ahead of schedule, and I was able to go out to play again." "The professional knowledge is actually forgotten very quickly. If you don''t touch it for a while, you will return it all to the teacher. But when you encounter new scenery, you will occasionally think of a few words you read in the textbook." Huo Ran''s voice was filled with vivid memories. "One time I was snorkeling in the sea. The sea water was transparent blue-green. When I looked up, I could vaguely see the sunlight coming in, and an oval shadow like the bottom of a boat slowly drifting away in the distance." "There are colorful tropical fish around, and there are dark seaweeds on the rocks and corals. The sea is so quiet that you can even hear the sound of blood flowing in your body." "At that time, Navicula, which I had observed under a microscope before, suddenly appeared in my mind. Its shape is very symmetrical, like a boat and like a leaf. I saw it once and left a deep impression on it." "I stroked my hand, and all the fish swam past me together. The broken sunlight shone like ripples. I was in the sea, but I felt that there were countless leaves that belonged to the land, and countless leaves that followed the waves. A boat chasing the waves." Tao Zhi was so fascinated by the sound that he almost forgot to breathe. "Life is fragile and tenacious, so the world formed by them is also wonderful and mysterious. This is the most important thing I have learned in the past few years." Huo Ran softly concluded, "Most of the time, I think this world is romantic. of." "It''s as big as the world, but we met twice." "The other day you asked me if I believed in fate, I want to answer again." Huo Ran solemnly said, "For beautiful things, I believe that the world has written romances in advance, like leaves on the bottom of the sea and boats under a microscope." "The other sad things are not fate, but the ripples of waving hands. They will eventually disappear in the wide ocean and will not become eternal." At the end, Huo Ran was a little embarrassed and said: "If the plot in the movie is really useful, if hugs and kisses can make people forget their unhappiness, I can show up at any time." Tao Zhiyue didn''t speak, just looked at him and smiled. The red light in the distance gradually became clear, and the last bus was coming here, like a ship sailing onto land. At the moment of parting, he whispered, "I have a secret that I may not be able to tell you for a long time." "But I will always remember what you said today, and I hope you can too." Tao Zhiyue stood by the roadside, watched Huo Ran get into the car, and finally waved to him. "Thank you, Huo Ran." It was the first time he called the name so formally. Huo Ran was sitting in the window seat, looking back, he saw him standing in the same place, quietly staring at the bus going away. The isolated figure turns into a tiny dot, and eventually disappears. He looked away, always feeling lost. The thought of getting out of the car and going back immediately flashed in his mind, but Huo Ran still held back. For a certain moment, he felt that Tao Zhiyue looked very sad. He keenly noticed that although they were very close, they seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. It was an emotion that no outsider could participate in. Huo Ran knew that he was crying, it was not rain, but salty tears. Dropping out of school suddenly in the eyes of others, the age that is extremely important, friends who have suffered accidents, families without relatives, and a regular and stable life... Everything is like pieces of a puzzle scattered all over the place, and behind it is a secret that may be beyond imagination. Huo Ran, who is always full of curiosity on weekdays, thought for a long time and decided not to fight. He thought that the secrets that everyone wanted to keep should be respected. On the last bus with few passengers, the electronic female voice softly announced the name of the next stop. Huo Ran was recalling the documents he had just received in the morning. The design department released the latest schematic diagram of the TOD project in Yanping City. The project in Jinbei City has not been confirmed yet, but Huo Ran feels that the probability of finalization is very high. Once it is really done, he is going to discuss with Huo Zhendong and let him stay here. On the dark brown leather notebook he carried with his luggage, there were a few lines written in a hurry. The more Tao Zhi likes to write code, because it can be completed by him alone, and it is a building composed of virtual and cold symbols. In the future, Jinbei City will build a large area of ??the most magnificent building complex, which is a building built by countless people with bricks and tiles and wisdom, which can accommodate real people to walk and live in it. From gray and disorderly to shining, they can witness together. The street lamps outside the window and the darkness of night cast phantoms in the direction of passing away, and tall buildings are constantly left behind. Huo Ran leaned against the window, his eyes calmly glanced at everything that passed by. There seemed to be an illusion that the building had been completed, overlapping with the thick black and blue night sky. So he smiled. Chapter 56： In the sound of cicadas day after day, the temperature gradually rises, and time passes quickly. In a blink of an eye, it is almost midsummer. In response to the strong request of the employees, the refrigerator in the company''s kitchen was filled with ice cream popsicles. Due to the enthusiasm of everyone, the stock had to be replenished every other day. According to Tao Zhiyue''s observations, the regular actions of the program officer when he is tortured by bugs every day have gradually changed from staring at the cute figurine of the paper man''s wife and scratching his head to rushing to the kitchen to pick out an ice cream. Program Xiaohuang was originally a simple black coffee lover and insisted on using coffee to continue his life, but he couldn''t bear the temptation of someone gnawing sweet ice cream next to him, and this person would growl while gnawing: I realized, it turns out It''s stuck here! Ice cream can not only cool down the heat, but also help catch bugs, which makes it hard not to be tempted. At the beginning, Xiao Huang seriously chose the refreshing and transparent old popsicles, alternating with the most classic mung bean popsicles from time to time, but since yesterday, his taste has advanced to creamy chocolate crunchy cranberry mille-feuille ice cream. As the third programmer who witnessed their growth every day, Tao Zhiyue almost divided half of his self-control in insisting on making dinner every day, telling himself that he could no longer eat sweets. Because Guan Yudong looked at him without any guilt and said, "Tao Tao, you seem to have gained a little weight." "...We are making progress together, both in terms of technology and weight." Tao Zhiyue calmly tapped the keyboard, "You seem to have a double chin." Guan Yudong stretched out his hand to pinch his chin, and said more calmly: "It''s okay, at least we have one thing in common, happy and fat." "To round it up, even I am in love." He couldn''t help sighing, "A little bit happy, but also a little bit like crying." "..." Tao Zhi said from the bottom of his heart, "You are the most optimistic person I have ever met, and I want to learn from you." "You''re welcome, remember to share some love luck with me." "Speaking of which, I haven''t seen your partner yet, I just glanced at it on the lock screen of your phone, when will I pull it out for a walk!" Guan Yudong''s eyes were full of longing: "I want to thank you in person for the memorable afternoon tea, it must be the source of my youthful fat!" "Stop making excuses, you''re just gossip." Tao Zhiyue exposed him mercilessly. "He''s been busy with work recently, and he''s usually not free at night. It''s not appropriate to call everyone out on weekends. He will treat everyone to dinner after he''s done with his busy work for a while." "Okay, okay, if you don''t want to eat, I can selflessly share my list of restaurants I want to go to!" "Don''t worry, he will definitely think about it." Tao Zhiyue warmly reminded, "It should make your jaw improve a little bit." In the past month, Huo Ran has changed from a foreigner who needs to learn knowledge from the Anli post on the travel section of the Sky Forum to a smart assistant for eating, drinking and having fun in Jinbei City. During weekdays, Huo Ran is very busy, and even evenings are usually used for socializing and eating, but weekends can usually be reserved. Every Friday night, Huo Ran will summarize the knowledge of eating, drinking and playing that he has learned this week, send it to Tao Zhiyue, and then discuss where to go on Saturday and Sunday together. The days of paralyzing at home on weekends and thinking about what to do are gone. After getting off work at six o''clock every night, Tao Zhiyue looks forward to the progress of the project in the new day. When he returns home after playing enough on the weekend, he will look forward to the destination of the new week. Life is full of unexpected surprises, and the days pass by like running water. Of course, the weight also increases unconsciously. Huo Ran''s daily life is running around. When he is busy, he insists on exercising in the hotel gym for a while every day, so he didn''t gain weight at all, and even lost a little weight. And Tao Zhiyue sits in front of the computer every day typing codes, buys vegetables and cooks for himself when he gets home, and also has to resist the temptation of unscrupulous colleagues to eat ice cream under his nose, so there is not much self-control left in the daily limit. The running shoes that were taken out two months ago and placed on the shoe rack in the entrance have only been used once, and now they are covered with dust again. Anyway, tomorrow must be. Now the game program framework of "New World" has been basically determined. With the unremitting efforts of the three happy obese patients, the idea mentioned by Tao Zhiyue in the interview has almost been realized. The planner was thinking about the plot while losing his hair every day, and the artist produced several versions of concept drawings non-stop, and everyone was in pain and happiness. At 10:30 in the morning, the smart assistant Huo Ran sent a reminder to "get up and walk" on time. [Xiao Huo: It''s half past ten! Get up and take a walk, don''t sit for a long time. ] [Xiao Huo: I''m not too busy this morning, I have a surprise for you later. ] [Xiao Huo: Bear stickers.gif] [Tao: Get up! I go to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. ] [Tao: I''m looking forward to it, but no afternoon tea (''-''))''-'')] [Tao: Little bear bows.gif] [Xiao Huo: Hahahahaha (''-''))''-'')] [Xiao Huo: Then! Let''s go climbing tomorrow! ] That''s right, today is another happy Friday. Tao Zhiyue came back with a steaming cup, and passed by Guan Yudong, who was eating ice cream again, with a calm heart. There seemed to be something wrong with today''s villa, taking advantage of the tea break, Tao Zhiyue looked around for a while, and finally found something strange. The weeping banyan tree on the small round table on the balcony did not appear today, and the lush greenery was gone. Jiang Ye, the boss who was the first to arrive at the company every day, hadn''t come to work yet. Under normal circumstances, after one month of employment in a company, ordinary people will gradually enter the middle class from the first group of people who come to work. Because Tao Zhiyue lived far away, Tao Zhiyue basically walked into the company at a short time, so as the boss, he insisted on Jiang Ye who was the first to arrive at the job all the year round, which shocked him greatly. He curiously asked Xiao Huang who was hesitating whether to touch the refrigerator: "Is the boss not coming today?" Xiao Huang pondered for a while, and replied very rigorously: "According to his past behavior data, there is a 1% probability that something is wrong with his family, and there is a 99% probability that something is wrong with Mr. Rong." "But no matter what, the boss will come to the company, and he will accompany Mr. Rong to stay idle until after get off work. You may meet a different boss later, don''t be too surprised, be normal." "..." Tao Zhiyue also pondered for a while, "Should this be regarded as a love brain or a career mind?" Xiao Huang looked solemn: "It''s hard to judge, it can be said that it is a whole. In short, the boss is the most amazing man I have ever seen, and I am full of admiration for him." Tao Zhi nodded in sympathy. Ten minutes later, Jiang Ye appeared with a potted plant in his arms. Even though Xiao Huang had been vaccinated, Tao Zhiyue was still taken aback. Jiang Ye, who has been slovenly for thousands of years, actually shaved off his beard today. The handsomeness in Guan Yudong''s new recruiting slogan "Afternoon tea in Sunshine Villa, the boss is handsome and obedient" has finally been verified today. Without the sloppy beard, Jiang Ye looked more energetic, but there was a sense of melancholy all over his body. He walked in, not in the mood to greet others, and walked upstairs slowly with the potted plant in his arms. In the end, Xiao Huang, who said he had a normal heart, was even more surprised than Tao Zhiyue: "I haven''t seen you for a day, and Mr. Rong has lost so many leaves. Could it be because of illness?" In the small group of the company, a heated discussion immediately started. [It''s an official, not a croak: Ahhh, why did this happen, so suddenly, I thought this time I could see the boss growing his beard to the length of his shoulders! ] [I will definitely finish the painting tomorrow: Mr. Rong is really thinning out visible to the naked eye! Dont, dont be BE, although I can appreciate the beauty, but Id rather not QAQ] [Yuan Shiwen: It was very windy last night, did you forget to close the window? I glanced at it, and the banyan tree looked healthy, except that the leaves had fallen a little too much. ] Tao Zhi was more confused, and it took him a long time to understand the logic. He was so shocked again that he couldn''t help sharing it with Xiao Huo. [Tao: Our boss is so affectionate. ] [Xiao Huo:! ! ] [Xiao Huo: Such an advanced adjective! ] [Xiao Huo: What did he do? ] [Tao: He usually never shaves his beard, but he shaved it off today, guess why. ] [Xiao Huo: Because...the razor is repaired? ] [Xiao Huo: Because he finally met someone who made him want to change his appearance! ] [Tao: It''s not a person, it''s a tree. ] [Tao: He likes a tree. Every time the tree loses its leaves, he will shave off a little bit of his beard accordingly, as if to accompany it to lose its leaves. ] [Tao: The tree dropped a lot of leaves yesterday, so today he shaved off all his beard. ] Huo Ran was obviously shocked for a while. [Xiao Huo: No wonder you said you wanted plant fertilizer last time. ] [Xiao Huo: Does he need a plant doctor? ] [Tao: It''s okay, it should be because of the strong wind last night, it was blown. ] [Xiao Huo: That''s good. ] [Xiao Huo: Little Penguin Hug.jpg] The inexplicably heavy atmosphere in the office finally eased after Fang Shiwu deliberately went upstairs to check with Jiang Ye. [Yuan Shiwen: The main trunk is not damaged, just raise it for a few days and it will be fine. ] [Yuan Shiwen: The weather in this season is unpredictable, and the weather forecast cannot be fully trusted. There will be a typhoon after a while, everyone, remember to put away your clothes and close the windows when you go to bed at night, and dont leave debris on the windowsill. ] [Tomorrow I will definitely be able to finish the painting: Great, then I can rest assured that I can enjoy my face, and I will record the precious moments on the emotional road for Brother Ye! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: So, will you be able to finish the painting tomorrow? ] [Tomorrow I will definitely finish the painting: ...Go away! ! ] The ups and downs of the morning passed quickly, and the afternoon was a weekly routine sharing meeting. There was no work, so it was rounded up, and the weekend came early. Today''s lunch is noodles with fried sauce. Auntie uses her own secret recipe to fry minced meat. The sauce is so fragrant that it even floats all the way to the third floor. Tao Zhiyue hesitated for two seconds, decided to give up the idea of ??losing weight for the time being, followed his heart and poured a big bowl, spread meat sauce and cucumber shreds on the chewy noodles. Just after eating a bowl of fried noodles, Huo Ran, who had fully grasped his eating speed, immediately sent a message. [Xiao Huo: Have you finished eating? ] [Xiao Huo: If you finish eating, watch the noon news at 12:30 on Shanxi TV station. ] [Tao: Good. ] [Tao: Is there any big news to be announced in the city? ] [Xiao Huo: I wont tell you, go and see! ] [Xiao Huo: Little Bear Rolling.gif] The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he simply went to the lounge on the first floor to stand and watch TV. I ate so much today, I have to get up and walk around. The super-large-screen TV in the lounge is very cool to use. When there is a need for work, everyone will use it to experience the game. After get off work, some colleagues will make an appointment to stay here to play the game console for a while. There is no one in the lounge now, so Tao Zhiyue turned on the TV and tuned to Jinbei TV. The time was just right, and after the exciting opening music sounded, the dignified and majestic hostess began to broadcast today''s noon news. "On the morning of May 29, the ''TOD Tourism New Model and Future Urban Development'' forum opened at the Jinbei Convention and Exhibition Center, and our reporter sent a report on the spot." Amidst the eloquent broadcast, the screen turned to the crowded forum venue. As the camera moved steadily, Tao Zhiyue saw the familiar figure at a glance. Huo Ran was wearing a well-fitting black suit, and sat in the first row of seats with a deep expression on his face. His outstanding appearance stood out among the crowd of middle-aged people. "The first TOD complex project in our province will land in Jinbei New City..." There are sharp-eyed colleagues who wander around outside with nothing to do. They saw the news in the break room, which is very rare, and touched their stomachs filled with fried noodles. They also came in to join in the fun. Anyway, they dont have to work in the afternoon. Program Xiaohuang couldn''t resist the temptation, and took a trip here with an old popsicle to quench his thirst: "Our city is making a big move again! Is it going to be traffic jams while construction is going on?" His words happened to be heard by Xiao Song, an art girl who will definitely finish the painting tomorrow, and immediately seized the opportunity to fight back: "There was news on the local forum some time ago, you are so stupid." "Several big companies from Yanping came to investigate together. It is said that this project is used to solve traffic congestion, and it is built in the new city, so you can''t be blocked... Eh, this guy is so handsome." The hostess is still introducing the basic definition of this unfamiliar term and its impact on the future of northern Shanxi: "TOD complex covers all aspects of urban life, and can be called a miniature version of the city. It not only includes catering, accommodation, hospital..." At this time, the screen switched, and Huo Ran walked onto the stage, with a straight figure and a calm expression, and began to speak. After the camera zoomed in, Tao Zhiyue recognized the white shirt in Huo Ran''s suit. They bought this together when they were strolling around the mall last week. It was very formal as an inner outfit, and it looked the same from the front, but on the back of the shirt that was blocked by the jacket, there was a very messy colored big bear printed on it. He couldn''t help laughing. Sure enough, I was pleasantly surprised. "! What did I hear! Is this the legendary rich second generation!" Xiao Song was shocked when he heard it, "Why didn''t he show up earlier when he was so handsome, Huo came out and was beaten!" Xiao Huang refused to admit defeat: "You just said you wanted to draw the boss, but now you have changed your mind." The lounge was very popular, and Guan Yudong rushed to watch the excitement, "Tao Tao, you are actually peeking at the handsome guy alone, don''t call me!" He watched for a while with the melon-eaters who were all focused, and unconsciously began to scratch his head: "Why do I feel that this person looks familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere..." "Is it in a dream? This seems to be the first time he has appeared to the outside world." "No, I did! I swear!" Tao Zhiyue glanced at the steaming strawberry sandwich ice cream in his hand, and decided to take revenge for the past few days. So he whispered: "You saw it on the lock screen of my phone." Guan Yudong:! ! ! Chapter 57： Guan Yudong almost lost his grip on the ice cream, relying on his body instinct to rescue the innocent strawberry sandwich. "Wait-wait." Under the very impactful words, he was in a trance, "Let me think again...have I really seen it?" "No, ah, ah, I have really seen it. Is this the real dimensional wall broken? But this is too brokena bit..." The other colleagues next to him didn''t hear Tao Zhiyue''s words clearly, they just thought that Xiaoguan, who was having fun every day, was having a convulsion again. "I told you not to eat so many ice creams, three or four in a day, you will be stupid!" "Be sober, don''t enter Alzheimer''s so early!" The instigator, Tao Zhiyue, pretended to be calm, watched his heart, and quietly took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the TV screen as a souvenir. Just when Guan Yudong looked at the mobile phone in his hand eagerly for confirmation, this news episode just ended. So Tao Zhiyue patted Guan Yudong on the shoulder encouragingly, and said with concern: "Eat less ice cream, drink more warm water." Then he walked out of the lounge happily, bowed his head and sent a message to Huo Ran. [Tao: You are very handsome today, who helped you choose? ] [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] Guan Yudong''s broken voice came from far behind: "You don''t even know what I endured... Ignorance is so good." [Xiao Huo: It''s you! ] [Xiao Huo: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Xiao Huo: When I was having lunch just now, I almost wanted to take off my suit. ] [Xiao Huo: Fortunately, I reacted in time, stopped the hand that knew the buttons, pretended to be brushing the folds of the clothes, and then put my hands down as if nothing had happened. ] [Tao: There is a picture o(*RQ)] [Tao: I am preparing for the sharing session in the afternoon. Will the forum continue later? ] [Xiao Huo: Yes, but I have nothing to do in the afternoon, just sit and listen below. ] [Xiao Huo: It''s really tiring to maintain this expression, my face is almost stiff. ] [Tao: Then Ill give you a punch! ] [Tao: (''-''))''-'')] At the TOD Development Forum in the afternoon, Huo Ran didn''t need to speak anymore, but at the regular Friday sharing meeting of One Tree Game, it was finally Tao Zhiyue''s turn to share this time. When Guan Yudong shared the mosquito game a month ago, everyone talked about the common memory related to it, and Tao Zhiyue was lost for an afternoon. A week ago, Xiao Song, an artist, shared the unpopular delicacies hidden in the streets and alleys of Jinbei City. The meeting room was drooling, and everyone made the sound of wanting to eat. And Tao Zhiyue looked at the pictures of food that flashed on the screen, and was surprised to find that he had eaten all of them. Although the price is that the face becomes a little bit rounder, but looking at the attractive still picture, Tao Zhiyue seems to be able to recall the feeling and mood of the food entrance, it is delicious, and the person standing beside him at that moment, laughing It is also very beautiful. Now, colleagues who have watched the noon news are discussing the large-scale building complex that is about to start construction in Jinbei City. Some people are imagining a more convenient and affordable way of life in the future, some people are looking forward to the miniature city described in the news, and some people are imagining whether a developer with a lot of money can build an IP theme park by the way. In the distant Jinbei New City, a large area of ??open space is still waiting to be actually put into development, but in the imagination of countless people at this time, a brand new memory building has already been built there. Tao Zhiyue stood at the window and stared at it for a long time, the sky was as blue as washing, and the summer sun was like fire. After the lunch break, everyone leisurely walked up to the conference room on the third floor. As usual, the sub-departments of the project team summarized the progress of this week. Fang Shiwu planned the goals for next week. Amidst the applause, this week''s work was completely over. Tao Zhiyue walked up with his computer, ready to play the pre-made Good PPT. Fang Shiwu is very considerate: "Don''t be nervous, just chat casually, just say whatever comes to your mind." "Xiaotao is sharing for the first time. It''s hard to predict what the content will be. Is it going to open today? I will blindly bet on a game first!" "Except for Guagua, who is the fixed second choice, it''s hard to predict the others, hahahahaha." "Speaking of which, what''s the matter with you, why did you become like this after eating the ice cream at noon, wouldn''t you be really frozen and stupid? Do you need Jianweixiaoshi tablets?" Today''s Guan Yudong''s soul was out of his body, as if he had never heard of it, he just held a cup of warm water and looked at Tao Zhiyue on the stage in confusion. Tao Zhiyue held back his smile and calmly opened the PPT. The cover was a photo of an amusement townhalf of which were colorful buildings with a fairy-tale feel, and the other half were ruins. Immediately, someone in the audience began to scratch their heads: "It looks familiar! I seem to have been there before, what is it called, is it that day..." Tao Zhiyue replied: "Paradise Town, in the suburbs of Jinbei City." This is what Huo Ran discovered when he was looking at work materials. Paradise Town, as a large amusement town that has been in operation for nearly 20 years, is the childhood memory of many locals. Later, due to outdated facilities, it stopped operating the year before last, but the demolition process was very slow, and the bright colors and dilapidated buildings mixed together, but it became a very unique scenery. So last weekend, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran went for a stroll around this deserted and empty town, and left a lot of photos before it disappeared completely. "That''s right, that''s Paradise Town. When I was in elementary school, every time I got a little better in the exam, I would call out to play. Is it actually demolished now?" "When the news came out a few years ago, didn''t many people say that they were going to go there for the last time? I was shocked that it took so long to dismantle it..." Listening to everyone''s emotions, Tao Zhiyue played the slideshow and cooperated with the explanation by the way. "I found out about this place by chance last week, so I went with my...boyfriend." Tao Zhiyue, who is not used to showing affection in public, tried his best to keep calm: "Most of the facilities there are out of service, but it may be because citizens have been coming to take pictures, so there is a low-altitude cableway that runs through the entire town. in operation." "Sitting on the cable car and looking down, the scenery is amazing." In the photos overlooking from the air, there are various amusement facilities, full of the retro style of the last century, with high color saturation, horror houses, old castles, carousels, tree houses with small train tracks It looks as if you are in a fairy tale world, accompanied by yellow excavators and broken walls, earth-gray bricks and tiles and colorful sundries, piled up into high hills. The billboards of scenic spots that can be seen everywhere have been torn by the long-term wind and rain, and there are holes in the enthusiastic slogans. The sidewalks are covered with weeds, and the discarded soda cans are twisted into balls. Beside the lake that is about to dry up, there are a few jacarandas that are in flowering period. The trees are full of purple flowers, as if they are full of butterflies, blooming in the ruins. The cable car only took ten minutes one way. Although it was already driving very slowly, Tao Zhiyue still felt that he couldn''t see enough. He was glued to the cable car and couldn''t bear to look away. He and Huo Ran got up and sat back and forth several times. That day it was his turn to sigh: "If only I could draw, this place is so special." "Then let''s learn to draw together." Huo Ran said seriously, "You draw here, and I will draw you." Tao Zhiyue is very witty: "Merge it, you can draw me who is drawing here, and I don''t have to learn." "...I agreed not to nest dolls!" In the small talk and laughter, the feet hanging in the air passed the fairy tale-like dreamland, and the wind brushed the cheeks. Until this moment, Tao Zhiyue still remembered the feeling of being in heaven. Others in the conference room were obviously brought into the same atmosphere by the large number of photos, especially the two artists, one of whom couldn''t help but said: "Can you send me the photos? I want to go back to touch the board now . "It''s so beautiful, I have somewhere to go this weekend." "It''s so desolate to go alone, do you want to organize a group to go there?" "High school students can have a spring outing. Can we also arrange a summer outing? Will there be any special inspiration for writing code and plotting in such an environment?" "No, wake up, isn''t it good to have a picnic and play cards?" Chatted in a hurry - for a while, everyone got to the topic with a tacit understanding. Xiao Huang: "Since we are going out to play with our partner, how can there be no two-person photo, so I am not particularly satisfied with Xiaotao''s sharing this time, and I suggest patching it on the spot." Xiao Song: "Second, I want to see the real body of afternoon tea!" Fang Shiwu tried to restore a bit of dignity for his gossip colleagues: "I have heard too many sad love stories about petty officials, and everyone occasionally wants to eat some dog food for a change." Tao Zhiyue just closed the PPT and sent the file to the company group. He was stunned when he heard this, and was thinking about how to respond. Guan Yudong, who had just rebuilt his world view, was one step faster than him, and when he turned his head to look at these ignorant mortals, he felt a strange sense of pride in his heart. "You''ve already seen it, I just watched it in the lounge at noon." His tone was very dreamy: "Ultra-clear 4K picture quality, straight out of the big screen, the one who is as handsome as Xiao Tao is the afternoon tea, if you don''t remember clearly, there will be a rebroadcast of the news in the afternoon, let''s go, let''s review it." After a moment of silence, Guan Yudong took a sip of warm water contentedly amidst the cracked expressions on the faces of his colleagues that I must be dreaming. He couldn''t be the only onepersonal soul shock. This week''s extremely rich sharing session ended successfully amidst everyone''s shock and howls. Tao Zhiyue was actually very embarrassed. Fortunately, after everyone finished eating the lemons, they didn''t ask any more questions. At most, they came to shake hands with him, expressing that they would go to the game to draw cards with this dreamy European spirit, hoping to get a shot. into the soul. Dumbfounded, Tao Zhiyue returned to his seat, slowly turned off the computer, and prepared to leave work. [Tao: The sharing is over, everyone seems to like it very much, and they also said that they will go to Paradise Town to relive their childhood. ] [Tao: Some colleagues watched TV with me at noon, and now they know that it is you. ] [Tao: Your new nickname: afternoon tea! ] [Xiao Huo:! ! ] [Xiao Huo: I should have done a haircut in the morning, but I just scratched my hair casually. ] [Xiao Huo: It''s over, I forgot what I said in the morning, I shouldn''t make a fool of myself. ] [Xiao Huo: I hope your colleagues also think I am handsome. ] [Xiao Huo: Weeping Cat Head.jpg] Tao Zhiyue was amused by him again, thinking of the big colorful bear hidden under the suit, an urge to meet suddenly surged in his heart. [Tao: Don''t worry, everyone thinks that you are a serious president. This illusion is very stubborn at present. ] [Tao: Are you still busy at night? ] [Xiao Huo: The forum is almost over, there will be a buffet in the evening, and then I can move freely. ] [Xiao Huo: Do ??you want to eat supper together! ] [Tao: Good idea. ] [Tao: But I''ll watch you eat it (:")] [Tao: I will go for a run tomorrow morning. ] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [Xiao Huo: You said the same thing yesterday! ] [Xiao Huo: I think you need a fitness trainer who urges you to exercise all the time, so that you can eat with confidence. ] [Xiao Huo: Speaking of which, your current company is so far away from home, you have to get up very early every day. ] [Xiao Huo: Do ??you want to consider moving? ] [Xiao Huo: The project is basically finalized. I want to find a decent community to live in, and I dont want to stay in a hotel all the time. ] [Xiao Huo: Then, maybe by coincidence, we will become neighbors. ] [Xiao Huo: Comes with free fitness guidance and leftover elimination service! ] [Xiao Huo: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] This is the second time Huo Ran mentioned this matter, and the last time was more tactful. That day Tao Zhiyue cooked too much dinner, and felt that the taste would change after the heat was over the next day, but he couldn''t finish one meal, so unfortunately he wrapped the dishes and put them in the refrigerator, and complained to Huo Ran casually. Huo Ran, who was still busy with meetings late at night, took the time to reply: I love supper! Tao Zhiyue realized what he meant afterward, and wanted to respond, but couldn''t find a suitable opportunity. The cute little penguin who passed the test lay in a round ball on the screen, his fingers moved on the screen, and there was still a trace of hesitation in his heart. Even just being neighbors can quickly progress from a weekend date to a day-to-day encounter. The closer the two people are, the more trivia they can share. Tao Zhi is more worried that he will confuse the difference between the two worlds, and accidentally talk about some experiences that do not belong to this world, such as vampire games and his father who came back from work to buy watermelons , I also worry about whether I can handle such an intimate emotional relationship well. The other colleagues in the villa were basically gone. When he was tangled in the chair, there were slightly hurried footsteps on the stairs. Tao Zhiyue raised his head reflexively, and saw Jiang Ye walking down excitedly holding the weeping banyan tree, completely different from the melancholy in the morning. Seeing him, Jiang Ye greeted him naturally, "Have you left yet?" Tao Zhiyue nodded, watching his movements curiously. Jiang Ye carefully placed the weeping leaf banyan tree on the small round table on the balcony, looked carefully at the bright golden sunlight for a while, and let out a long sigh of relief. "That''s right, it''s really sprouting." He seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be sharing with Tao Zhiyue, who was the only one present. After experiencing the strong wind last night, the leaves of the banyan tree were much thinner, and some of the thin side branches were broken, revealing light yellow fresh wounds. But at the point where Jiang Ye''s eyes fell, the brown bark was slightly raised, and a little light-colored buds emerged. He watched intently, a smile gradually appearing on his face. Tao Zhiyue has been in the company for so long, and it was the first time he saw him smile, but unexpectedly felt that his expression was very familiar. He recalled it blankly for a while, and then remembered that Huo Ran in the past month seemed to always look at him with a smile like this. The banyan tree faces the sun, absorbing the sunlight that is about to fall, and its green leaves tremble with the wind. Jiang Ye took out a sketchbook from the drawer of the small round table, sat down on a chair, lowered his head, and began to write and draw. And Tao Zhiyue left work quietly, and closed the door very lightly. [Tao: Okay ^-^] [Tao: This weekend''s itinerary: house inspection! ] Chapter 58： At eight o''clock in the evening, just as Tao Zhiyue walked to the door of the barbecue shop, he saw a familiar figure get off the car that had just parked on the side of the road. He took a closer look, then sighed slightly disappointed: "Why did you change your clothes?" At this moment, Huo Ran is completely different from the one he saw on TV at noon. He changed into a light T-shirt and trousers, looking like a college student. "...As soon as you said you wanted to eat barbecue, I was smart enough to discover your intentions." Huo Ran walked to him naturally, and said seriously: "I won''t take off my coat in public." "What''s taking off your coat?" Tao Zhiyue nonsense without changing his expression, "You just came back from the buffet, so of course you want something warm." Huo Ran thought about it for a while: "Then you want to watch me eat later? You just said not to eat it earlier." "..." Tao Zhiyue coughed, trying to change the subject, "I haven''t had dinner yet, this isn''t considered supper, go in quickly, there just happens to be an empty seat." At the end of the first round, it was barely a tie. Walking into the smoky barbecue restaurant and sitting down, the waiter brought two menus. Tao Zhiyue just started to look at them, when Huo Ran, who was opposite him, reported the names of the dishes at a glance. "This thick-cut pork belly looks delicious, plus the secret plum meat, snowflake beef ribs, Australian beef cubes, oh, and beef tongue... order them all!" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t laugh or cry: "Why order so much meat?" "You love beef!" Huo Ran ticked off the paper menu, and changed his rhetoric at the speed of light: "Don''t worry, you will have a coach soon, and you will have to walk a lot to see the house tomorrow. Rounding up is equivalent to climbing a mountain, so eat with confidence today." Makes sense. Tao Zhiyue hesitated shamefully, and then decisively joined the ranks of reporting the name of the dish. "Let''s order another mushroom. When it is roasted, mushroom juice will form on the back, which is very fresh." "There are also cold noodles, I hope they can be as delicious as the ones made by the company''s aunt..." After a while, the table was covered with plates, and the fresh meat and vegetables were dazzling. Huo Ran took the tongs and boldly spread the meat on the barbecue paper that had been smeared with cooking oil. With the high-temperature charcoal grilling, there was a sizzling sound soon, and the pork belly was covered with golden oil stars. "By the way, about moving, I just did a little research." Tao Zhi is more action-oriented, once he makes up his mind, he must act immediately. "You should often go to the new city in the future, so I took the company and the new city as the two endpoints, and took half an hour of commuting time as the radius, and pulled all the communities within the overlapping range from the map." Before the meat was cooked, Tao Zhiyue began to share his research results seriously: "The transportation should be convenient, the living facilities around should be complete, it is best to have a park where you can exercise and take a walk, the size of the house should be reasonable, the environment of the community and the property I have to pass..." "This is my request for a rental, do you have any other ideas?" Huo Ran listened intently: "No more, it''s very comprehensive, I''ll listen to you." "According to these conditions, I screened out seven communities, all of which meet the standards, but there are relatively old old communities, and there are also high-end communities with particularly expensive rents." "Considering your usual living conditions and actual needs, I ruled out old residential areas and mixed commercial and residential buildings with messy people." Huo Ran froze for a moment, and was about to speak when he heard him continue. "For me, the high-end community is not very cost-effective, so I also ruled it out. In the end, I chose a community with the best conditions. It was Jia''an Mingyuan, which was handed over five years ago. It is 15 miles away from the company and Xincheng. About a minute drive." "The occupancy rate is very high now, so you don''t have to worry about the noise from the renovation. The community is very green and the distance between the buildings is reasonable. I think the lighting will be very good." Tao Zhiyue dug out the photos of the neighborhood stored in the phone album, and showed them to Huo Ran across the stove. "The developer''s positioning is a garden-style livable community. The garden can be judged from the photos. In order to confirm whether it is livable or not, I grabbed many online reviews that mentioned the name of the community. The positive rate is very high. Most of the owners are second-time home buyers. Many middle-income earners are married and have children. "Furthermore, based on other keywords captured, it can be judged that because the location of the community is close to the subway entrance and bus station, the rent is much more expensive than the surrounding communities, so most of them are owner-occupied, there are not many floating population, and the management of the community is very strict. , You need to swipe your card to get in and out. "I guess it''s because there are children, so the owners have a strong sense of safety. The community atmosphere is good, there are regular parties and activities, and they will be very vigilant when they see strangers. The probability of perverts sneaking in should be very low." "On all rental websites, I found that Jia''an Mingyuan has a total of 15 houses for rent. There is a lot of room for selection. I can look at each house tomorrow." In the end, Tao Zhiyue summed up his statement solemnly: "Actually, this community is in line with my future housing purchase standards, but I am still working hard to earn money. I hope this project can be launched smoothly and more bonuses will be issued. Now it is an early experience of my ideal. A comfortable living environment may make daily work more motivated." "I think you should also be satisfied with this neighborhood. If not, I can make an alternative plan." After Tao Zhiyue finished the introduction, he took a sip of lemonade in a relaxed manner, looked at the grill pan full of meat, and said in surprise, "The meat seems to be smoking." Huo Ran completely forgot to turn the meat over when he heard it, and quickly took the tongs and began to pull the meat slices stuck on the barbecue paper. Tao Zhiyue caught Opportunity to laugh at the second round: "You''re so stupid, why don''t I bake it." "No!" Huo Ran resolutely defended the right to hold the trap, "You won the house hunting, I only have meat left to roast." "Have you started to check it a long time ago? It''s so detailed." Tao Zhiyue shook his head: "No, it was decided when I replied to you in the evening. I didn''t want to disturb the boss''s two-person world, so I went to the Internet cafe." Then he said to himself: "When I get home, I will optimize the program and make a crawler that can run stably on the mobile phone, so that I don''t have to rush to find the computer every time." Huo Ran couldn''t help but sigh with emotion: "The efficiency is so high, I was still in the imagination of looking for a house everywhere, but in the end you have pinpointed the specific house." "Now I can imagine what you look like at work. It''s great to have a colleague like you." Tao Zhiyue was very vigilant: "I won''t change jobs until the end of this project, even if you poach me." "Really?" Huo Ran squeezed the meat for him, and put on a fake face, "Is it true that we have no chance to be colleagues?" "...I can send you a weekend limited experience card." Tao Zhiyue picked up the chopsticks and impatiently poked at the roasted mushrooms that looked like a small bowl. "If you have any other needs, feel free to mention them, and I can continue to optimize tomorrow''s viewing plan." The small mushroom bowl is filled with light brown clear juice, reflecting bright lights and moving figures, and overflowing with fragrance. "There is no need, I think it is very good." Huo Ran replied seriously, "Every place is very thoughtful, completely beyond my imagination, I already want to move overnight." So Tao Zhiyue laughed, "It''s good to have a colleague like you." He carefully picked up the roasted mushrooms, trying not to spill the precious mushroom juice, and put them into Huo Ran''s bowl. "Please eat a mushroom." "It smells good, but I want to drink Coke. How can I eat barbecue without iced Coke!" "Then skip the roast and eat more mushrooms and vegetables." "... I suddenly found that lemonade is also delicious, so I asked the waiter for ice cubes." The ice cubes suddenly fell into the transparent lemonade, and the bright yellow lemon slices sank to the bottom of the glass, floating small bubbles. Amidst the strong barbecue aroma, Huo Ran''s barbecue technique has gradually improved, and he can even provide precise cooked service. Under the dual effects of delicious food and new life, Tao Zhiyue was in a good mood. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a middle-aged man at the next table, who was looking at Huo Ran curiously, and glanced at the phone screen from time to time, as if confirming something. The middle-aged man accidentally met his gaze, smiled apologetically, and simply moved away. "Excuse me, are you that Huo Huo Ran in today''s news?" He shook the screen on the phone screen. It was a summary of today''s big news on the local forum. There was a screenshot of Huo Ran speaking on the forum with a calm expression on it. Tao Zhiyue encountered such a scene for the first time, and before he could react, he saw Huo Ran, who was studying the meat quality carefully, raised his head, with a very bewildered expression. "What is burning?" He glanced at the middle-aged man''s cell phone, "Do I resemble this person?" Then he said in astonishment: "Isn''t it? Am I that old..." Middle-aged man: ... Tao Zhiyue: ... The middle-aged man backed away in embarrassment, he didn''t have the nerve to take a closer look: "I''m so sorry, I admitted the wrong person, and I''m bothering you." Tao Zhiyue supported his face with one hand, and tried his best to hold back his laughter, not wanting the middle-aged man to notice anything strange. "Why are you so confident in your tone..." Huo Ran turned his face away and smiled, and said in a low voice: "When I go to work, I imitate my dad''s dress style and expression and tone. I think the combined effect of the upper body and the back should make me look older than my actual age. Now It seems that this work-only skin is necessary." "I made a mistake today. I was so busy changing my clothes that I forgot to change my hairstyle." Huo Ran reflected, "It''s the first time I''m on TV. I''ll definitely pay attention next time." When Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran went out together before, at most it was because of the appearance that attracted attention. Now that the TOD project is confirmed, Huo Ran, as one of the people in charge stationed here for a long time, will inevitably participate in various public activities. will also increase. In the future, it will be difficult for Huo Ran to walk around openly and without any disguise like in the past. When Tao Zhiyue was choosing a house, he considered privacy and safety, but he didn''t expect to be recognized so quickly at night after the news was broadcast at noon. "What will we do tomorrow? Real estate agents are most familiar with all kinds of big and small things related to land. I''ve probably read today''s news many times, and they''ll use it in their sales pitches for those real estate properties in the new town overnight." Recalling the masks they both wore when they met for the first time, Tao Zhiyue found it funny, but also a little worried: "The weather is so hot now, wearing a mask will be very boring." Huo Ran obviously also remembered that unforgettable day, he pondered for a moment, and got an inspiration: "Then change the position to cover!" The next morning, according to the time Tao Zhiyue made with the agency, the two showed up at the gate of Jia''an Mingyuan Community on time. Looking at the green trees and flower beds all over the community, Tao Zhiyue nodded in approval: "The real thing matches the photo." "I think the guard looks a little nervous." Huo Ran whispered in his ear, "Do we look like two bodyguards? I would have worn a suit if I knew it earlier, and the effect would be better." "I don''t know, but I feel like a piece of mushroom juice is pasted in front of my eyes, which is good for protecting my eyes." "Ah, I''m reminded of the barbecue last night. I don''t want to eat it for a month. I''m so full." "That''s what you said when you came out of the barbecue two weeks ago." "Really? Why don''t I remember." "Next time I''ll record it." The intermediary lady with a large bunch of keys watched for a long time under the big tree beside her, nervously watching the two men in sunglasses who were standing upright talking in a low voice, and found that there was indeed no one who looked like a client around, so she had to greet them nervously. go up. "Two, hello two, is this Mr. Tao who made an appointment to see the house?" Then the two stopped chatting tacitly, turned their heads, looked at her with deep sunglasses, and nodded neatly. Miss intermediary: ... shivering.jpg Chapter 59： The atmosphere froze for a few seconds strangely, and the keys jingled and shook in the wind. Looking up at the two clients who were much taller than herself, the lady agent held the key firmly, and said calmly, "Hi, Mr. Tao, I am the agent who will show you the house today, just call me Xiaosun." Then she saw Mr. Tao, who was slightly shorter, smiled at her, and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, I will trouble you today." Another taller "Mr. Tao" continued to nod without saying a word. Xiao Sun understood that this should be the two brothers, and it was a classic combination of good temper and unhappiness. Very individual, and even wearing sunglasses is also very seductive. Xiao Sun, who had calmed down, gradually entered the working state, showing a standard polite smile: "Which house do you two want to see first? Or let''s look at it according to the building and the number of floors." "In addition to the house you two saw on the website yesterday, there are a few new houses in our system that haven''t been put up in time. Do you want to take a look first?" The unhappy "Mr. Tao" was about to nod, and the good-tempered Mr. Tao smiled and said, "If it''s a good house, you can look at it, but don''t use the more ordinary ones. This saves time." "Look at the five sets I circled for you yesterday. The sun is shining right now. I want to see the light in the room. If you are not satisfied, let''s look at the others." "We are not in a hurry, we will decide if there is a suitable one, and if not, we can also look at other communities." When looking for an intermediary to view a house, the first two sets are usually taken to see some houses that have not been rented out for a long time. Either the lighting is poor, or the layout and decoration are not good, and there is a high probability that people will feel unlivable. Afterwards, when I look at a house that is generally okay, I will have a bright feeling, and then add something like "a colleague just showed other customers to see it, and it may be signed away soon" "This set is the most cost-effective in this community That''s it, it looks very comfortable", many customers will immediately decide to rent without hesitation. Tao Zhiyue, as a senior renter, already knows this well. Xiao Sun froze for a moment, retracted what he wanted to say, and led them inside while introducing other facilities in the community. "Okay, then let''s go and see the set of floor-to-ceiling windows you selected first. It is Room 1901 in Building No. 5. There is also a small set of your choice on the 15th floor of the same building. You can take a look at it later." "This building is very close to the express collection point. There is a small supermarket next to the collection point. It will be very convenient if you need to buy things temporarily..." Listening to Xiaosun''s introduction, Tao Zhiyue would occasionally ask a few questions, while Huo Ran who was standing beside him was always walking briskly, with a deadpan expression on his face. Tao Zhiyue glanced at him, thought it was funny, and couldn''t help but bumped him with his elbow: "Why haven''t you spoken?" Huo Ran immediately turned his head, leaned into his ear and whispered: "The bodyguard is like this, taciturn, but looks very safe." "Besides, if the intermediary has really read the news many times, then I will be recognized as soon as I speak, so be on the safe side and be cautious in your words and deeds." "..." Tao Zhiyue exposed him mercilessly, "Stop making excuses, you just think it''s fun to pretend to be a bodyguard." Huo Ran didn''t hold back, he smiled, coughed again, and quickly withdrew his expression: "The boss is wise." When Xiao Sun pressed the elevator button and turned around to ask them to enter the elevator, what he saw was "Mr. Tao" who was still very unhappy. Having a shrewd and witty younger brother is really peace of mind. Xiao Sun secretly sighed in his heart. Under the watchful eyes of the two hills behind her, Xiao Sun had gradually adapted to this mysterious atmosphere. She pressed a few times on the combination door lock and pushed open the door. The sunlight pouring out of the room instantly forms a sharp contrast with the slightly dark closed corridor. "Because the whole house has floor-to-ceiling windows, the lighting and ventilation are very good, and the decoration is also very good. They are all brand new wooden furniture, and no one has lived in it before." "The landlord''s family has gone abroad and originally wanted to sell it, but because of the large area, the quotation is relatively high, and the economy has been in recession recently, and there has been no movement for a long time, so they plan to rent it out. Of course, the rent will be slightly more expensive. ..." Xiao Sun added very skillfully: "However, there was just news yesterday that the new city ten minutes away from here will be greatly developed. In the future, it will be the second city center in northern Shanxi. The city government may have to move there. In the future, this The location of the community will be particularly good, quiet amidst the hustle and bustle. "The news has not yet been implemented into the rent and house price, and it will definitely rise sharply in a while. If the two of you are interested, you can sign a long-term lease contract for several years. It is a bargain, and it is more cost-effective." After she finished speaking, she saw the two Mr. Tao froze in unison. "What''s wrong?" Xiao Sun asked curiously, "Is there any problem?" "It''s nothing. I was a little surprised when I heard the news for the first time." Tao Zhiyue said seriously, "Let''s look around." "Okay, take a look, both of you. I just went outside to make a phone call. My colleague has something to do with me." This house has four bedrooms and two living rooms, with an area of ??nearly 200 square meters, so Tao Zhiyue didn''t choose it for himself. Considering Huo Ran''s work needs, he felt that a house of this size should be used for him to live and work. Dual use would be fine. Tao Zhiyue chose a room at random and went in to visit. The bodyguard Huo Ran followed behind him step by step. Avoiding Xiao Sun, Tao Zhiyue turned his head and gossiped, "Is the city government really going to move here?" "I haven''t heard of it." Huo Ran shook his head, "The mayor probably hasn''t heard of it either." "... I once again have a new understanding of the intermediary''s words." Tao Zhiyue sighed sincerely: "The second city center, the city government, is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle, picking up missing prices... I was almost tempted." "That''s why I said to be cautious in words and deeds." Huo Ran proudly said, "Xiao Sun must have watched the news." "Your tail is almost up to the sky." Tao Zhiyue chatted with him while looking around, "But in all fairness, the decoration of this house is very high-quality, and it looks very comfortable." "Well, it should be specially hired a designer, no wonder the asking price is high." "Do you like it? I think it is very suitable for you to live in. If someone from your family comes over temporarily, it will be enough." "I like it, but I don''t feel how good the lighting is." Huo Ran was puzzled, "It is indeed a floor-to-ceiling window, but why is it so dark everywhere?" Tao Zhiyue said subconsciously: "Actually, I also feel..." The eyes of the two people swept around in confusion, and met in the air, and then they saw the huge sunglasses on each other''s faces. Tao Zhiyue: ... Huo Ran: ... After a moment of relative silence, Tao Zhiyue was the first to laugh, and he decided to strike first: "You are so stupid." "You obviously agreed with me!" Huo Ran argued with reason. "I didn''t, I was kidding you." "Then I''m kidding you too." "No, your tone is very serious. It is indeed a floor-to-ceiling window, but why is it so dark everywhere... because you are wearing sunglasses, hahahahahaha." "..." Huo Ran changed his mind in embarrassment, "I''ll take it off and have a look while Xiao Sun is away." Tao Zhiyue felt that it made sense, and reached out to take off his sunglasses, intending to take this opportunity to appreciate the bright light from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the whole house. "It''s too bright!" "Boss, my eyes hurt." Thus, the two people who had been in the world of the color of mushroom juice for a long time experienced another sudden blindness. Xiao Sun finished making work calls in the corridor, and when he reopened the door and returned to the house, he seemed to hear a burst of talking and laughter. But when she walked to the room where the voice came from, what she saw was the brother in sunglasses who was silently looking at the scenery outside the window. Xiao Sun once thought that he had auditory hallucinations. Thinking back to what she heard just now, she wondered, and asked casually, "What do you two think of this room? If it''s not suitable, we''ll go to the next one." This time, the good-tempered Mr. Tao didn''t speak, but the unhappy "Mr. Tao" turned his head and said affirmatively, "It''s pretty good, I''m very satisfied." It was the first time for Xiaosun to hear "Mr. Tao" speak, his voice was very magnetic and vaguely familiar. Before she had time to think about it, she heard the other party drop three words lightly. "I bought it." Xiao Sun''s eyes widened in surprise. ...this must be an auditory hallucination. As an ordinary real estate agent, Xiao Sun spent the rest of the day in a dream. After she carefully confirmed whether to buy or rent, "Mr. Tao" handed her a business card with only a phone number written on it, saying that she could contact this number to deal with buying a house. Room and hall. The commission for selling a house is much higher than renting a house, especially if it is a big house with a high total price. So even though this development sounded outrageous, Xiao Sun took the business card cautiously, brought the two Mr. Tao downstairs to Room 1502, and then went out to make a phone call. Ten minutes later, the dazed Xiao Sun returned to the house and finally accepted the fact that he ran into a rich man by chance. But why would "Mr. Tao" leave the matter of buying a house to the assistant indifferently, and then accompany his younger brother to check the rental contract very carefully...? This is beyond Xiao Sun''s comprehension. Room 1502 is a two-bedroom apartment with a square layout. The owner entrusts the intermediary to take care of it. The decoration style is very refreshing, and the furniture and appliances are all available. It can be moved in with bags. Tao Zhiyue looked around and asked Xiao Sun a bunch of questions. After confirming that there were no hidden dangers, he decided to sign the contract immediately and move directly because tomorrow is Sunday. His luggage has always been very small, but since he was with Huo Ran, all kinds of gadgets and souvenirs began to increase rapidly. Fortunately, there is only a month or two of luggage, so it is not tiring to carry. Double happiness came to the door today, and Xiao Sun, who was so excited that his face was flushed, quickly asked his colleagues in the store to send the contract. After Huo Ran checked it very persistently, Tao Zhi signed his name with a swipe of the pen, and handed over the contract that he had prepared for a long time. A good copy of the ID card, and the two-hour house inspection tour has come to a successful conclusion. Watching Xiao Sun leaving happily with the contract in his arms, Tao Zhiyue said with emotion: "We must be the kind of clients that the agency likes the most... especially you." Even though he was used to Huo Ran''s ability to make money, Tao Zhiyue, as an ordinary wage earner, was still very sour when he heard the other party say "eat eggs for breakfast" that he was going to buy a house. Huo Ran was more interested in Room 1502 than in Room 1901. He wandered around, looking at every detail in the house: "We will be neighbors living in the same building from now on." "This set looks very cozy, but there is no study room, do you want to use the computer in the room?" Tao Zhiyue leaned against the door and thought for a while: "I''m going to convert the second bedroom into a study, and buy a big bookshelf, a desk, and a computer chair to make it more comfortable to sit on." "It''s a good idea. You can move the bed away and put two computer desks side by side, so we can sit together and play games." "Your house is so big, why do you come here to play games?" "Neighbors should of course visit each other." Huo Ran is confident, "I have seen photos of other people''s remodeled computer desks on the Internet. There are many functions, and there are snack racks. I will customize two." "No, no snack rack." "Don''t worry, I also donated a bedroom and turned it into a mini gym, so you can exercise every day without going upstairs." Huo Ran walked out of the second bedroom, and continued to seriously evaluate the renovation plan of the living room: "The living room is quite large. You can install a projector and a lazy sofa. It''s very suitable for watching movies at night." "I think there is also a need to make a display shelf here, otherwise the small things I bought before can only be scattered and look lacking." Tao Zhiyue simply stopped interrupting, and smiled to see him thinking about it alone. After giving important instructions on the layout of the bedroom and living room, Huo Ran strolled to the balcony again. The two houses are just on both sides of this building, so looking out from the window, it is a completely different scenery. One side is the direction of the bustling urban area, and the other side is the quiet and empty new city, which happens to be the two poles of the world. "Put two on the balcony... Oh, I can''t fit two, so let''s put a recliner, you can sit here and read a book in a daze." Huo Ran looked up into the distance, and realized later: "I remember that location is reserved for TOD." Tao Zhi walked over and stood beside him: "Do you think you can see the tower crane on the construction site from here? Watch it lift things, I can watch it all day." "Probably yes, I like to read it too." Huo Ran deeply felt the same way, "Ever since the community was built next to the university, and the tower cranes are waving their long arms all day long, I can no longer concentrate on reading in the library. His eyes drifted out of the window unconsciously." Tao Zhiyue said decisively: "Then I will buy a deck chair, and sit here after get off work every day to supervise the construction site." Huo Ran imagined that scene for a while, and laughed: "I might run there from time to time, rounding it up, and you are looking at me too." "And not only the buildings on the ground, but also underground subways will be built. Line 1 will extend to the new city. In the future, you can go directly to your company without changing trains. It will be very convenient to come to the new city." Huo Ran suddenly realized, "No, if you get dizzy on the subway, you can''t take the subway. I remember there will be a new bus line, maybe a little slower." The sun near noon is very hot, as if it can melt all silted diseases. Tao Zhiyue looked at the new city full of vitality under the scorching sun, and said softly, "Actually, I''m not fainted by the subway." Huo Ran was a little surprised, and turned to look at him: "What is that? Is it claustrophobic or something?" Tao Zhiyue shook his head with a calm expression: "I have a friend who had an accident on the subway, so I left a little psychological shadow." "But it seems to have overcome it now." Tao Zhi looked at him with a smile, "But I still don''t want to take the subway." "Why?" Huo Ran thought in a strange way, "Is it because the bus drives slowly so that you can stay with me longer." Tao Zhiyue said solemnly: "Sometimes I really want to pry your head open and take a look at the structure." The subtle gloomy atmosphere dissipated with the wind. "Because I have seen a horror movie, the hero came to a different world from the subway, went through many crises, and had a peaceful new life, but at the end of the movie, when he was taking the subway to pick up his wife, he was caught by the monsters pouring out of the subway Captured." "Caught it? Will there be a sequel?" "I don''t know, I can''t remember, his wife was still waiting for him at the appointed place, but he just disappeared out of thin air, no one noticed. So I don''t want to take the subway anymore, in case I get caught too How to go." "Don''t be afraid, there are no monsters in the real world. How about we watch less horror movies and more romance movies in the future." "Then watch your performance and sleep?" "I only fell asleep for five minutes that day! It must have been only five minutes." "Thirty-seven minutes, I counted the time." "...What should I have for lunch?" Chapter 60： On Sunday morning, the movers took the last cardboard box down the stairs and into the car. Tao Zhiyue glanced at the empty house, said goodbye to the landlord politely, and went downstairs to get in the car. After having lunch with Huo Ran yesterday, he rushed back to pack his things, and by the way, notified the landlord that he would cancel the rent early, and after discussing with him, deducted half a month''s deposit as compensation. Before leaving, Tao Zhiyue cleaned up and tidied up the house. On the dining table was the glass vase that was no longer dusty, and the original matching plastic fake flowers were reinserted in it. The landlady who came to collect the house early in the morning inspected it inside and out, and said in a very reluctant tone, "You cherish your life, and the hygiene is also very good. If it wasn''t for you to move out, I would have missed it." I will renew the lease for you at a lower price." Tao Zhiyue smiled at her: "Thank you, auntie, I also like this house very much, but I just changed jobs and it''s too far away from the company, so it''s inconvenient to go to work." He packed the brand new light brown checked tablecloth and two pairs of sky blue slippers into a cardboard box and took them away. At the moment, there is nothing on the coffee table and shoe rack, but good memories still start from here. He got into the van, the driver put down the handbrake, and the familiar scenery passed behind him like a cloud. After finally sitting down, Tao Zhiyue was free to take out his phone from his pocket and read the message Huo Ran sent earlier. [Xiao Huo: Are you done moving? ] [Xiao Huo: Do ??you really not want me to help? ] [Xiao Huo: Eggy in a daze.jpg] [Tao: No need, I have already set off with the car and will be there in half an hour. ] [Tao: You got up so early again? ] [Xiao Huo: So fast! ] [Xiao Huo: Guess where I am? ] [Tao: Since you ask that, it is in my new home. ] [Tao: Why do I regret giving you a copy of the key. ] [Xiao Huo: Bear doesn''t know.jpg] [Xiao Huo: In exchange, I will give you the right to set the combination lock upstairs! ] [Xiao Huo: The initial password is actually 250250. ] [Tao: It means that it is destined to have a good relationship with you. ] [Xiao Huo: No (''-''))''-'')] During the chat, time passed quickly, and Tao Zhiyue came to his senses, the car had already parked at the gate of Jia''an Mingyuan. He poked his head out and showed the access card to the guard, and the gate of the underground garage was raised to let him through. Motor vehicles are not allowed in the community, which allows residents to move around the community more safely and securely. There are elevators in the underground garage directly connected to each building, which makes it more convenient to carry large items. It is indeed a garden-style livable community. Tao Zhiyue and the moving master accompanied an elevator full of cardboard boxes to the fifteenth floor. The door of Room 1502 was not closed. As soon as the elevator door opened, Tao Zhiyue caught a glimpse of the back of Huo Ran sitting at the dining table facing the balcony and playing with his mobile phone. Hearing the movement of the elevator, Huo Ran quickly stood up to greet him, the light coming in from the window clearly outlined the outline of his face, and his eyes were also extraordinarily bright. He was wearing house slippers from nowhere, and a dark brown apron over his T-shirt. It looks very homey. But Tao Zhiyue still couldn''t help laughing: "Why are you wearing an apron? Do you want to cook?" Huo Ran pointed to a large pile of brand new cleaning tools on the dining table, and said uncertainly: "You should wear them for hygiene. I think housekeepers will wear them to prevent clothes from getting dirty." He held up another identical apron, "I have one for you too." "I don''t know how to wear it." Tao Zhiyue said firmly, "You can wear two pairs by yourself, covering the front and back." Half an hour later, two young housekeeping men in uniform aprons stood in the middle of a pile of cardboard boxes in a daze. "Where do I start?" Huo Ran looked around, "I don''t seem to have much experience." "My habit is to wipe the furniture in the bedroom first, then make the bed and fill the closet. At least I can sleep at night, and clean up the rest of the room according to my mood." "That makes sense, then let''s clean the bedroom." Huo Ran picked up the bucket and was about to walk into the bedroom excitedly, but Tao Zhiyue stopped him hesitantly. "Wait a minute, I thought about it, I''d better clean up the bedroom myself." Although everyone is a boy and a couple, there seems to be nothing to avoid, and he doesn''t have any gadgets that are inconvenient to meet people. But Tao Zhiyue always felt a sense of mysterious shame when he thought that Huo Ran would help him tidy up the place where he would sleep every day. Huo Ran was confused for a moment, subconsciously looked up at the bedroom, and saw a two-meter-wide extra-large double bed in the center, with two pillows at the head of the bed. When the sun shines on the white and soft Simmons, it looks very comfortable. "...That makes sense, then I''ll clean up the second bedroom." In the suddenly delicate atmosphere, Huo Ran quickly made a decision, turned around and left. "Didn''t you say that the second bedroom needs a major renovation, remove the bed, and add two computer desks?" "...Yes, I forgot, then I will clean up the living room." "The living room is full of cardboard boxes now, and there is no way to clean it up." "..." In the end, Huo Ran sat on the bay window in the living room, held up the glass wiper, and carefully wiped the glass window. At a place separated by a wall, Tao Zhiyue sat on a small stool, wiping the wardrobe compartment neatly. Thinking of Huo Ran''s very complicated expression just now, he couldn''t hold back the smile on his face. After working quietly for a while, the mobile phone on the bedside table suddenly turned on. [Xiao Huo: Report, I finished wiping a glass! ] [Xiao Huo: My hand is a little sore, I want to switch to my right hand to wipe the next one. ] [Xiao Huo: report] [Xiao Huo: left hand] [Xiao Huo: Typing is so slow] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t stop laughing as he watched the new news that popped up one after another. [Tao: Is my name the report today? ] [Xiao Huo: That''s right! ] [Xiao Huo: Little bear bows.gif] [Tao: Come on, I''ll cook for you in the evening when I''m done. ] [Xiao Huo: Will there be mutated watermelons? ] [Tao: Go away (''-''))''-'')] The room was still quiet, and the two breathing sounds inside and outside the room were mixed with a message reminder from time to time. [Xiao Huo: It''s so quiet, do you want to play some music? ] [Xiao Huo: I found that my left hand has adapted to typing with one hand. ] [Xiao Huo: Is it completely impossible to see that it was sent by the left hand? ] Under the harassment of Huo Ran''s persistent news, Tao Zhiyue finished wiping the closet very skillfully, then began to wipe the head and back of the bed, and the next step was to make the bed. [Tao: Have you finished wiping the glass windows? ] [Xiao Huo: Finished wiping, I''m wiping for the second time. ] [Xiao Huo: Its so boring to be outside alone, I want to talk to you. ] [Xiao Huo: Is the bedroom almost finished? Come out, let''s clean up the living room together. ] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Tao Zhiyue looked at this stupid dog that was always rolling, stopped his movements, and replied to him very seriously. [Tao: Your current behavior reminds me of a person. ] "who?" After a burst of footsteps, Huo Ran''s slightly alert voice immediately sounded at the bedroom door. "My primary school deskmate, I remember as a little chubby." Under Huo Ran''s confused eyes, Tao Zhiyue picked up the bucket, ready to go to the bathroom to change the water. "Every time he doesn''t want to do his homework, he will keep nagging next to me, asking me if I want to play backgammon, and telling me that there is a bird outside the window watching me." Tao Zhiyue passed by Huo Ran, reached out and patted his head, and said earnestly: "Student Huo, do your homework well, and play backgammon with you after school." As a result, that night, Tao Zhiyue, who had been busy all day, slumped on the sofa, did not fulfill his promise to cook, and did not play backgammon, but ate takeaway and watched TV with Huo Ran. All the cardboard boxes have been emptied and summarized, and the room that looked like a model house yesterday is full of life at this moment. Tao Zhiyue''s phone also had a new lock screenit was a photo of Huo Ran wearing a housekeeping apron, sitting on the sofa and unpacking cardboard boxes. When he was taking pictures, Huo Ran happened to raise his head to look at him, his eyes filled with his reflection. The white gauze curtain was blown by the evening wind, under the warm yellow overhead light, the lights and shadows on the TV flickered, and the two of them nestled side by side on the sofa and chatted. In such a warm atmosphere, Huo Ran waited until ten o''clock in the evening, reluctantly bid farewell to the yawning neighbor, and went upstairs to go home. After signing the contract with the owner who was far away across the sea, Huo Ran couldn''t wait to move in first. The assistant efficiently bought daily necessities for him, delivered the luggage from the hotel, and sent someone to clean up. But for Huo Ran, the new house is still just a place to sleep. One of the perks of being a neighbor, presumably the routine of greeting each morning, becomes more graphic. [Xiao Huo: Good morning! ] [Xiao Huo: I was brushing my teeth, and then I saw an old man downstairs punching, so majestic. ] Tao Zhiyue, who was tired all weekend, was woken up by the humanoid smart alarm clock. He wanted to sleep in bed for a while, but after hearing this majestic description, he tried his best to overcome his drowsiness, got up and walked to the bathroom. The bathrooms of the two apartment types are all facing west, so from this specific angle, they can barely see the same landscape. After Tao Zhi squeezed the toothpaste, he looked out the window and saw the old man boxing in the garden downstairs. [Tao: I see, a little handsome. ] [Tao: How about you learn it too, and then show it to me. ] [Xiao Huo: Look at a mutated watermelon once! ] [Tao: Watch it once a meal. ] [Xiao Huo: Alright, I give in, it''s a deal! ] Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang. Tao Zhiyue, who was about to make breakfast, opened the door holding the egg. Outside the door was Huo Ran, who was dressed in a neat suit and looked very elite. "Don''t you have the key?" Tao Zhi was surprised. "I didn''t greet you in advance, so I have to knock on the door." Huo Ran walked in very naturally, put on the sky blue slippers in the shoe rack, and followed him obediently into the kitchen. "I''ll pay for breakfast first." "Only eggs and toast and milk." "I want to eat a poached egg and a poached egg!" "Then I have to fry four eggs. To save time, you go to warm toast. The microwave is over there. This should work?" "Remove should, there is nothing I don''t know." "Really? That sour soup..." Without hesitation, Huo Ran sacrificed a watermelon in a very timely manner, blocking the sour soup fat cow attack that the person in front of him was about to export. The eggs that have just been cracked into the small frying pan will quickly change from transparent to milky white in the hot oil, emitting a warm aroma. The boxed milk taken out of the refrigerator condensed into a crystal mist in the slightly warm morning air, and slices of toast were scattered messily on the porcelain plate. The low voice melted quietly in the high temperature. "...I''m getting burnt, let go." Chapter 61： Fortunately, the current house is not far from the company, so even if something delays my time in the morning, I won''t be too anxious to go out. Tao Zhiyue locked the door, walked into the elevator with Huo Ran, and pressed the buttons for the first floor and the second floor. The elevator was quiet, the two stood side by side, Huo Ran turned to look at him. Sensing the focused gaze beside him, Tao Zhi said awkwardly, "Why are you looking at me?" "Let me see if your face is still red." "..." Tao Zhi took a deep breath and decided to ignore this person. "Actually, burnt poached eggs are also delicious, fragrant and crisp." Huo Ran said to himself, "but today I was the only one who ate burnt poached eggs, and you didn''t taste them directly. It''s a pity, I think next time You can fry two like this..." Tao Zhiyue gritted his teeth and said, "Next time there will be no poached eggs, you can eat raw eggs." Huo Ran immediately fell silent, and after a few seconds, he whispered again: "It''s not bad to eat sterile eggs raw, although I prefer to heat them a little bit to make hot spring eggs..." With a ding, the elevator door opened and the first floor arrived. Tao Zhi walked out quickly, and the people behind said goodbye to him: "See you tonight." He turned his head with a straight face, and said bluntly, "See you tonight." The driver was already waiting in the underground garage, because Tao Zhi was getting more motion sick, so Huo Ran, in deep regret, had to cross off the daily pick-up and drop-off from his schedule. When the elevator doors were about to close, Huo Ran glanced at the camera above his head, dodged a little, and then very reservedly compared the signature punching pose of an old man downstairs, learning it well. So Tao Zhiyue couldn''t hold back, and still smiled. The ability to learn is really strong. The black luxury car drove out of the underground garage, and the bus full of passengers just pulled into the station. The lucky Tao Zhiyue swiped his card to get on the bus. Two cars happened to pass each other, heading in different directions. [Xiao Huo: I seem to see you. ] [Tao: Well, I just got in the car. ] [Xiao Huo: Is the bus schedule fixed? Then tomorrow, can we try to say hello through the car window? ] [Tao: Yes, childish ghost. ] [Xiao Huo:! You agree and say me. ] [Tao: Bear doesn''t know.jpg] [Tao: 250250] [Xiao Huo: I have changed it! ] [Tao: I guess you changed it to 520520. ] [Xiao Huo:...] [Xiao Huo: As expected of you, poached egg. ] [Xiao Huo: Maomao giggles.jpg] Good Monday mornings start with pleasant mutual attacks. Today, Tao Zhiyue is almost the same company that he picked up again. The other colleagues in the project team have already arrived. As soon as he came in, everyone looked up at him very neatly. Tao Zhiyue walked to his workstation in a little confusion, and met Guan Yudong who was still fishing. Guan Yudong read the confusion in his eyes, and comforted him very maturely: "Don''t be nervous, they didn''t realize it last Friday, they must have seen a lot of gossip over the weekend, and they realized how much money they had for afternoon tea." Ever since Huo Ran made his official appearance in the news, netizens who are always interested in wealthy families began to collect information everywhere. Someone who claimed to be a classmate of Huo Ran posted that he traveled all over the world except for classes in college. He was very popular and generous to his friends. He was also single all the time and only cared about studying and traveling. Someone also anonymously broke the news, saying that he used the unspoken rules of the film and television company under Huo''s to be a star, spend his days and nights, and get drunk and rich. This article is very much discussed because it is very in line with the conventional rich second-generation personality. According to this unsubstantiated revelation, some people indiscriminately attack the rich people in the world as bad, and some people think that based on Huo Ran''s conditions, there is probably no need for unspoken rules, and it should be the people who stick their heads out. However, it didn''t take long for these ups and downs to break the news, and they were all dealt with. Therefore, the parties and the neighbors and objects of the parties knew nothing about it. "I saw it too, and I have to say that afternoon tea is really top-notch, and life is so rich." Guan Yudong said sincerely, "Completing my graduation thesis a year in advance, and then traveling around the world, is something I dare not even dream of. The plot of the." Tao Zhi thought about it more, nodded and agreed: "Indeed, if it were me, I would definitely write programs at home for a year." "So is this true! Boy, I feel like I''m on the front line now." Guan Yudong rubbed his hands excitedly, "May I ask where you guys went to play this weekend?" "Let me guess, it''s summer now, will afternoon tea take you to the southern hemisphere to see snow? Or to the North Pole to see penguins?" "...You really have a girlish heart." Tao Zhiyue also said sincerely. "The house I lived in was too far away from the company, and it was inconvenient to go to work, so I rented a new house on weekends. He is helping me move, clean up and so on." While speaking, the screen of his mobile phone just lit up, and he received an unread message on pp. The picture of Huo Ran wearing a housekeeping apron sitting on the sofa unpacking cardboard boxes came into view instantly. Guan Yudong finally saw the lock screen screen he was thinking about, and his pupils trembled for a long time, and the image of afternoon tea in suits and leather shoes in his memory was subverted again. "It''s so simple! Shouldn''t the housekeepers line up and carry the luggage like serving dishes?" Guan Yudong looked shocked, "No, afternoon tea is so rich, do you still need to rent a room?" "It''s just dating, we are still independent people, he has his own life, and I have mine." Tao Zhiyue said with a smile, "Don''t engage in machismo, mutual respect is very important." Xiao Huang listened to the program for a long time with his ears upright, and took notes: "I learned that the next person who will get out of the company must be me. Take your time, quack, and strive to reach an early conclusion. Achievement a hundred times." Guan Yudong: ... Tao Zhiyue tried to comfort him: "Thinking about the good, writing code is faster when you are single. I have calculated that the difficulty of implementing similar functions is one-tenth slower than before. I am still thinking about how to solve this problem. question." "Thank you, although I was not comforted at all, because even if you add a few more boyfriends, you can still write code faster than me QAQ." Tao Zhiyue, who was speechless for a while, thought for a while, and quickly proposed a proven and effective comfort plan. "...Or, let''s eat an ice cream." Near noon, Fang Shiwu announced a good news to everyone in the group. On the basis of the previous development, combined with the new ideas provided by Tao Zhiyue, the gameplay framework and art style of "New World" have been basically determined, and the suction test can be started to judge the attractiveness of this style to players, so as to facilitate Adjust the subsequent development direction of the game in time to avoid detours. Although the game has not yet been produced at this time, you can put character pictures and specially produced tens of seconds of video on a specific platform to test the audience''s click-through rate. [Yuan Shiwen: The data of the weekend suction test came out, and it can reach 15.2% on the pan-user platform, which is higher than Xiaozhu, so I can breathe a sigh of relief. ] "Little Pig is Very Busy" is the last idle game produced by One Tree Games that became popular because of its special style of painting, and became cold because of the lack of follow-up of the gameplay. [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Alright, the producer invites you to dinner! ] [I can''t finish drawing: Alright, the producer please eat! ] [Tao: Alright, the producer please eat! ] [Yuan Shiwen: ...] [Yuan Shiwen: In order to celebrate Mr. Rongs sprouting, I propose to ask Mr. Jiang to treat everyone to dinner. @Ұ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Second! Squeeze the stinky couple''s wool! ] [Jiang:? ] [It is the official, not Gua, who has withdrawn a message. ] When it was lunch time, Tao Zhiyue went to the kitchen to bring lunch. While peeking at the screen to watch everyone making jokes in the group, he prepared to search the Internet for the latest news of the TOD project in Jinbei City. After all, it is a project that Huo Ran will be busy with for the next few years, so he should know more about it. Tao Zhiyue opened a bunch of webpages, and searched for several papers dedicated to the study of this urban development model. When he saw a transcript of the forum on Friday, his eyes stopped. [Moderator: I heard that this huge comprehensive development project also includes a cross-provincial branch jointly built with Yanping No. 1 Hospital. ] [Huo Zhendong: Yes, this is an important step for the capital to share medical resources with other provinces. A world-class intelligent general hospital. ] The surrounding hustle and bustle faded away, and these few lines of words became particularly eye-catching before Tao Zhiyue''s eyes. A cross-provincial branch jointly established with the First Hospital of Yanping City. He stared in silence for a long time before sending a somewhat abrupt message to Huo Ran. [Tao: I read the news on the Internet, will a hospital be built? ] [Xiao Huo: What? ] [Xiao Huo: Ah, yes, you actually noticed it! ] [Xiao Huo: I originally wanted to wait for the name to be decided before I would tell you, to give you a surprise. ] [Tao: What name? ] [Xiao Huo: I''m trying to convince my dad to name the hospital Jinbei No. 7 Hospital. ] [Xiao Huo: It is a general hospital, it cannot be called a mental hospital according to the original version, but you can still work hard with the prefix of the seventh, Doctor Tao. ] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Only then did Tao Zhiyue suddenly recall the "Director Tao of the No. 7 Mental Hospital in Jinbei City" who had been a long time ago. Unexpectedly, Huo Ran always remembered. It would have been a silly and touching surprise if there wasn''t another real doctor in existence. [Tao: I read your dad''s forum speech, do you want to recruit many doctors? ] [Tao: Will you be in charge of this? ] [Xiao Huo: If it is a relatively high level, I should handle it to show my sincerity. ] [Xiao Huo: But it''s still early, and the foundation hasn''t started yet. ] [Xiao Huo: What''s wrong? ] Tao Zhiyue entered texts in the dialog box, and kept deleting them, feeling uneasy. After thinking for a long time, he sent out one. [Tao: If a young doctor approaches you, please tell me. ] [Xiao Huo: Are you jealous! ] Huo Ran''s news popped up almost at the same time. [Tao: ...No. ] [Xiao Huo:! Yes! ] [Xiao Huo: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [Xiao Huo: I already have a unique Dr. Tao, and I will never look at any other doctor! ] [Xiao Huo: Regardless of whether they are young or old, they all turn a blind eye. ] [Tao: Go away_(:")_] [Xiao Huo: I won''t go! ] [Xiao Huo: What did Auntie cook for lunch today? Let me copy. ] [Xiao Huo: Don''t be busy tonight, why don''t you invite your colleagues to dinner today! It''s been a long time, are they free today? ] [Xiao Huo: Because I am very happy now, and then I want to invite people to dinner when I am happy. ] Tao Zhiyue''s gloomy mood gradually disappeared in his detached brain circuit. [Tao: I ate sweet and sour pork ribs and spicy chicken for lunch today. ] [Tao: Let me ask. ] He switched to the interface of the group chat [Watering a tree with passion], and everyone was still struggling to choose the next unlucky guy whose wallet was bleeding to treat guests to dinner. [Tao: Uh... the afternoon tea said that I would like to invite everyone to dinner in the evening. ] [Tao: Is it convenient for everyone today? ] The group chat was silent for a few seconds, and then the screen swiped quickly. [Yuan Shiwen: It''s so convenient, I''ll take this group of ancestors away soon. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Barbecue, barbeque, barbeque, barbeque! ] [I can''t finish drawing: Refuse to barbecue, quack, can you change it? Propose hot pot! Fishing for the moon has a new product! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I voted for hot pot, and now it is 2:1. ] The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he thought about the grand occasion when he and Huo Ran met in Laoyue that day, and added silently. [Tao: You can also eat them all. ] [I can''t finish drawing: ...Yeah, I almost forgot what kind of afternoon tea is afternoon tea. ] [Yuan Shiwen: The appetizers are served so quickly, the lemon is so fragrant. ] I was about to meet someone who had appeared on TV before, and in this excitement like a successful star chasing, the ordinary afternoon became restless, and the sound of the keyboard in the office area was a little louder than usual. After Tao Zhi finished today''s work efficiently, he hesitated for a moment and decided to take a chance occasionally. After more than a year, he searched Shen Nian''s name again on the Internet, focusing on screening the doctor lists of every hospital in Yanping City, but still found nothing. Tao Zhiyue remembered that Shen Nian was the same age as him now, and under normal circumstances, he should still be in college, but the timeline in the novel started directly from the meeting of the two protagonists, without mentioning Shen Nian''s past experience. This name is not special. There are many admission lists of various universities over the years. Even if men and medical schools are limited, the results are not unique, and it is difficult to pinpoint them accurately. Huo Ran may have the ability to find a needle in a haystack, but this cannot be told to him. Rounding off, it is indeed jealous. And it''s a void and jealousy that ordinary people can''t understand. Now Tao Zhiyue will even force himself to forget the plot of the novel, pretending not to remember the existence of this book, after all, it is filled with the love story between Huo Ran and another person. Even if there are two "Huo Ran" with completely different personalities, it still makes people very uncomfortable to think about it. Tao Zhiyue thought about it silently for a while, so he could only put it down first, and think of a solution when it really came to the stage of formal preparation for the hospital. The stage of the story has been changed from Yanping to Jinbei, maybe the original protagonist will not appear again. In his self-comfort, the hour hand slowly moved towards six o''clock, and the extremely excited colleagues all quit work and turned off their computers. Fang Shiwu cleared his throat and asked him, "Little Tao, have you set the time and place? Shall we leave now?" Tao Zhiyue was taken aback for a moment: "I told him about fishing for the moon, but there seems to be no appointment." In the afternoon, I was a little restless and forgot to confirm these details with Huo Ran. He apologized: "Let''s go directly, the seat should be reserved..." Before the words were finished, a doorbell rang outside the villa. The colleagues collectively became nervous: "Do you still want to come to the door?! Damn, it''s not my boyfriend, why am I so excited." "Ah, so fast! I thought there was a buffer time!" "Tao Tao, can I ask for an autograph! When I want to buy a lottery ticket in the future, I will take it out and touch it!" Under everyone''s expectant eyes, Tao Zhiyue walked towards the gate, followed by a bunch of gossiping people. Tao Zhiyue was inexplicably nervous, he took a deep breath, pressed the handle, and pushed open the door, a tall and handsome figure came into view. Huo Ran didn''t wear the formal suit he had when he went out in the morning, but changed into a casual outfit that looked very refreshing. When he saw him, his eyes brightened instantly, as if he had captured all the splendor of the sun, leaving only the dim sunset behind him. "Good evening." He repeated his morning greeting with a smile. "We''ll see you in the evening." Chapter 62： Today''s dusk is particularly beautiful, and the people in front of me are also very dazzling. So Tao Zhi was in a daze for a while, and then responded: "Good evening." A smile flickered in Huo Ran''s eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but he held back in consideration of the presence of outsiders. Then he looked at the group of colleagues behind Tao Zhiyue, and said hello politely: "Hello, I am Zhiyue''s boyfriend, and my name is Huo Ran." Through this period of getting along, Tao Zhiyue can judge from his subtle expressions that when he said this, his hidden tail must have been raised to the sky. Tao Zhiyue turned his head and wanted to introduce his colleagues, but he saw a row of people behind him pinching each other''s arms excitedly. Xiao Song held his face together: "Why is it just two simple good evenings, it looks so like an idol drama! My face is blushing!" Xiao Huang''s face was distorted by her, and he still did not forget to summarize rigorously: "I have learned, but I haven''t learned it completely. Alas, the key depends on the hardware." It wasnt long before Xiaoguan accepted the image of the aprons housekeeper, but now its suddenly updated as a romantic idol drama, the data is overloaded, and the brain crashes out of gibberish: Wai Wai Wai Apron Fang Shiwu, the oldest present, took a step forward silently, trying to restore the dignity of this group of colleagues who lost their composure: "Hello, I am Xiaotao''s colleague, Fang Shiwu." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand very calmly. Huo Ran, who deals with all kinds of people every day, is very familiar with this action, and shook hands with him reflexively: "It''s a pleasure to meet you." The scene immediately fast-forwarded from the idol drama to the workplace drama. Tao Zhiyue, who witnessed all this happening, tried very hard not to laugh out loud. "How about...Leaving now?" A ten-minute walk from the villa area, there is a big shopping mall and a food street. There are all kinds of restaurants, big and small, including Moonlight. That''s why the employees of One Tree take pleasure in cheating on food. Fortunately, it can be reached on foot and does not need to take a car, otherwise it would be hard to imagine what kind of foolish colleagues who suddenly become demented would do something stupid in a compact car. Under the blowing of the summer evening wind, everyone gradually woke up from the dream, and attacked each other very embarrassedly. "The most stupid thing just now was Quack, what apron? Is there a bug in your head?" "You don''t even know what I''ve endured... Ignorance is so good." "This sentence is a bit familiar. You seem to have said the same thing last time." "I also want to know why I always get hurt QAQ!" "By the way, why didn''t the boss come?" "He said that he estimated that today would end very late, so he sent Mr. Rong home first, and went directly to the store later." "Damn it, fertilizer is everywhere!" In order to give everyone a buffer time to adapt, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran walked at the back, and occasionally heard a few words floating in front, which made people laugh. Huo Ran was in a good mood: "Your colleagues are all fun." "Yeah, so I''m very happy to work here." Tao Zhiyue took a look at his clothes, "Is there a dressing room in your office?" "Yes!" Huo Ran nodded and said, "I think the suit is too formal and not very good. I spent a long time choosing clothes before going out. Is it handsome?" Tao Zhiyue said without changing his expression, "Let''s just force it." "Barely?" "...When you were at the door just now, what did you want to say?" "Oh, I want to say, your ears are red. Why do you sometimes blush and sometimes your ears?" "..." Tao Zhiyue turned away from him, "You are so annoying." "It''s very special to call you Zhiyue in front of other people for the first time." "It feels ashamed." "Is that called poached egg?" "...250!" "It''s 520^-^" When we arrived at Laoyue Hot Pot Restaurant, the four waiters who had been waiting outside greeted them with smiles and led them to the largest private room in the store. Xiao Huang was shocked: "There are many people coming, and are there many waiters to greet you?" "Wake up, it''s obviously not the reason." Xiao Song took a big step with great spirits, "I''m a friend of the protagonist of the idol drama tonight. This opportunity is rare, so you have to experience it well." Looking at the backs of a group of people driving straight in, someone at the door dissatisfied: "Why don''t they have to line up?" The waiter standing guard at the door to welcome guests kept smiling and explained: "Because it is a private room specially reserved for special needs, it is usually not open to the public." "Special needs? What do you mean?" "Because our store is relatively popular, not only customers, but also employees in the store often have dining and party needs, so we specially set up such a private room." The waiter smiled and said, "For example, the boss will use it when he invites friends to dinner." Walking into the private room, even Tao Zhiyue was surprised. In the center of the round table is an oversized mandarin duck pot and a grill pan. The table is filled with all kinds of dishes, such as beef and mutton, seafood, vegetables... a variety of small ingredients are neatly placed on the trolley beside it. In addition to the dining table, there are sofas and coffee tables in the private room. There are the most common party supplies on the coffee table, such as poker, dice cup, drinking turntable, and a bunch of casual snacks. There is also a balcony outside the house, with a barbecue grill on the balcony, and a waiter is heating the charcoal fire. "We have all the signature dishes in this restaurant. May I ask what kind of milk tea or other drinks you want to drink? Or is there any dish that needs to be added?" Everyone sat down in a trance, and mechanically took the menus handed over by the waiter one by one. "It turns out that there is another way to open the moon..." "I can eat barbecue and barbecue at the same time in a hot pot restaurant. Will anyone believe me if I post a post?" Xiao Song is the most adaptable, calmly flipping through the menu, never forgetting the new product: "I heard that you guys have a new one, is this it?" "Sugar oil cake...is it a sweet cake? Is it delicious?" Hearing the word sugar pancake, Tao Zhi couldn''t help but look at Huo Ran who was sitting beside him. Under the cover of the large round table, Huo Ran was serious on the surface, and held his hand quietly behind his back. He enthusiastically recommended: "Yanping''s sugar pancakes are delicious, but it''s a pity that it''s hard to get them outside of Yanping. If you''re interested, you can try them." "Because the freshly fried ones are the best, I didn''t serve them first." The waiter added with a smile, "If you have any requirements for taste, you can tell me, and I will try my best to meet them." The slightly cool back of the hand was wrapped in the palm of another person, and the temperature was hotter than the sunshine in June. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he agreed: "I don''t usually eat sweets, but I also think they are delicious." "Then I want to eat!" "I want it too, and I want the signature milk tea with some cream." "There are so many dice cups that are so big, how can you drink milk tea? Of course, you want cold beer. You must not go home upright today." "Procedure Huang, you can''t even roll me on pp, why do you think you can win with real dice?" After a brief shock, under the temptation of food, everyone quickly returned to their normal state, laughing and laughing. Tao Zhiyue ate a sugar pancake that he hadn''t seen for a long time, the taste was almost exactly the same as the one he ate in Yanping, and the memory of Huo Ran deliberately eating it in front of the people in line suddenly came to mind. Huo Ran obviously also thought of that day, in the curling heat rising from the hot pot, there were tacit smiles on the faces of the two of them. In order to hold more food in his stomach, Tao Zhiyue decided to stand on the balcony for a while, "I''m going to grill skewers, what do you want to eat?" "Corn and Eggplant!" "I want chicken wings, thank you Tao Tao!" "Mutton skewers, of course! Would you like to roast it for you?" Huo Ran consciously stood up with him, "It''s okay, I''ll bake it for him." Seeing the two figures standing next to each other in harmony, everyone let out a sound of "Oh~" in understanding. "Have any grilled lemons? I''d like a pot." "That''s great, I added some food unexpectedly, it''s sour." With his back to everyone, Huo Ran leaned over and whispered, "This time it''s the ears." "I found a pattern temporarily. When it was just the two of us, it was blushing, and when others were present, it was red ears..." Tao Zhiyue, who was suddenly seen through, made a decisive decision, grabbed a handful of meat skewers and stuffed them into his hand, "If you are free, serve everyone well." "Okay, then I''ll serve you first, grill some beef skewers." Huo Ran said confidently, "It''s just turning over and sprinkle some seasoning, there will definitely be no problem." "How many times have I said, don''t set a flag..." Looking out from the balcony, there is a large residential area. At this moment, the lights of thousands of houses are flickering, and the room behind is filled with laughter, and familiar faces are chatting excitedly. Tao Zhiyue seldom thought of the word happiness before, but later, he could truly feel this feeling of his heart being wrapped in clouds every day, and at this moment, he reached a certain peak. Huo Ran will always do better than he imagined, no amount of words will pale in front of his actions, but Tao Zhiyue still wants to say thank you. His voice fell into the burning flames. "Thank you." "You''re welcome." Huo Ran didn''t realize it, he lowered his head and concentrated on wrestling with the beef skewers in his hand. "I''m a little panicked now, do you smell burnt? Why is it burnt even though I''ve been turning it over?" "...You put it down, let me do it. The fire is too hot." "No, I have learned my lesson, and I will definitely be able to do it in the next round." "Then I''ll help you turn the heat down a bit." Tao Zhiyue bent down and adjusted the damper, and asked curiously, "By the way, why would sugar pancakes come out when fishing for the moon?" "You didn''t buy the moonlight too, did you?" "That''s not true." Huo Ran shook his head. Just as Tao Zhiyue was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard him say, "It''s just an investment." "...is there any difference?" Huo Ran pondered for a while: "What''s the difference between paying all the money and half the money?" Tao Zhi smiled jealously: "It makes sense." Evil rich people. While speaking, the door of the private room was pushed open, and everyone followed the prestige. "Is it my kung fu goose intestines? Oh, hello, boss!" "Boss, you are so slow to come, come and sit down." Jiang Ye is here. The door of the private room was facing the balcony, Tao Zhiyue happened to meet his gaze, and greeted him by the way. Jiang Ye nodded to him as usual, and then saw Huo Ran beside him, his expression seemed to froze. Then he nodded towards Huo Ran, and turned his gaze back to the round table. Tao Zhiyue was very surprised, turned his face and asked Huo Ran: "Do you know each other?" Huo Ran seemed to be trying to remember something, and after a while he said, "I don''t know him, is his surname Jiang?" "Yes, Jiang Ye." "That should be it. I have met an uncle named Jiang who looks very similar to him." Seeing his puzzled face, Huo Ran explained, "My dad knows Uncle Jiang, so maybe he knows me too." Tao Zhiyue had been curious about Jiang Yes origins before, and probably guessed that he might be a rich second generation who came out to make a living, but his too indifferent attitude towards life and the behavior of starting a company are very contradictory. This is almost the biggest mystery in One Tree Game Company. , tied for first place with Renshulian. I didn''t expect to get an answer from Huo Ran today. "Although it is a business, it is inevitable to hear some gossip... I won''t tell you the specific content, it''s all bad things." "His new life seems to be going well, though." "new life?" Huo Ran thought about how to describe it, "I am a very optimistic person, but if I were put in his position, maybe I would feel that life is meaningless, like a walking dead." Hearing his words, Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a long time, and the scene he saw when he got off work that day suddenly appeared in his mind. The weeping-leaf banyan tree faces the sun, its leaves fluttering in the wind, and Jiang Ye sits beside it, drawing quietly on the sketchbook with his eyes focused. At this moment, Tao Zhiyue seemed to understand why Jiang Ye liked a tree. Huo Ran finally succeeded in roasting the perfect beef skewers, and the fat shrunk into small **** was full of aroma. He raised the seasoning jar and asked professionally: "How spicy do you want?" Tao Zhiyue didn''t respond, Huo Ran saw that his expression seemed to be distracted, so he took his hand hanging by his side, put the beef skewers into his hand, and squeezed his fist again. "Let''s have a bunch of original flavors first, what are you thinking?" The remaining heat of the charcoal fire spreads from the barbecue sticks. "I''m thinking, what would I like if I didn''t meet you." Huo Ran stood up straight in an instant, and raised the tenth level of alert: "Why do you suddenly think about such a dangerous question?" After thinking for a long time, Tao Zhiyue came to a conclusion: "I think, I should regard the code as my lover." Knowing that the enemy is not a human being, Huo Ran felt relieved and asked curiously, "Why is it a code?" "Because this is my only hobby and the thing I am most familiar with, I will feel very comfortable staying with it, as if every day is meaningful." "Without it, getting up, eating and going to bed in the same way every day seems to have no motivation." The orange-red flames under the grill fluttered in the night. "It''s hard for me to love the world." "But it''s so much easier to love someone or something that connects me to the world." "The beef is very fragrant, you roasted it very well." Chapter 63： Huo Ran returned to the house with a large plate of grilled skewers, and everyone cheered and took it immediately. "It smells so good. Although I already have a lot of shabu-shabu and grilled meat in my stomach, I think it can be added with barbecue." "I ordered the chicken wings! Give it back to me!" "I''m bloated. I''m actually eating skewers for afternoon tea... No, it''s not afternoon tea. What should I call it?" The trouble with the two-character name is that it is not easy to call. It seems strange to call him by his first name, and I can''t think of other suitable names. Huo Ran took the conversation and said with a smile: "Let''s call it Afternoon Tea. I like this name, it''s very suitable." It is suitable for afternoon tea whether served with poached eggs, watermelon, or poached eggs. Tao Zhiyue at the side understood his meaning very accurately, and silently glanced at him. After Huo Ran persisted in taking care of the skewers, Tao Zhiyue not only didn''t do anything, but was fed non-stop, and tasted every kind of skewers. If you can''t digest food, you will eat instead. He rubbed his belly, looked at the steaming hot pot in front of him, thought for a moment, and carefully picked up the tender green vegetables with his chopsticks. The others had almost finished eating, and now they started chatting and playing games, preparing to rest for a while before continuing to eat. Fang Shiwu and Huang Jiejie were fighting against the dice cup, and the melon-eating crowd watched the excitement. The yellow program that threw the virtual dice on the PP and suffered a losing streak, was still losing streak in reality. Xiao Huang, who drank several glasses of beer, had a ruddy complexion: "This time it must be a big one! There have been three small ones in a row. I don''t believe it. It''s unscientific and doesn''t conform to the law." Guan Yudong dropped a melon seed to bet to cheer, "Indeed, this one must be big." Fang Shiwu was also a little tangled, staring at the dark dice cup, thinking about whether to shout big or small this round, when he saw Jiang Ye who was watching silently dropped two melon seeds: "Small." When Fang Shiwu heard the words, he was immediately refreshed, and said without hesitation: "Little!" After buying and leaving, the referee Xiao Song opened the dice cup neatly, and the three dice that caught his eyes were dazzlingly red. A little, a little, a little. "...Is this reasonable!" Xiao Huang howled unwillingly, "Forget it, it''s so small!" Fang Shiwu poured wine for him with a smile: "You don''t have to believe in science, but you can always trust your boss." "Boss, can you predict before I place a bet next time, I also want to copy the answer..." Jiang Ye was very calm: "Depend on your mood, drink it, tomorrow morning is a holiday." "Ah, long live the boss!!" "However, in the face of absolute metaphysics, there is no way to bet on size. Change one for another." "Let''s play cards, let''s play cards, there are poker on the coffee table!" Tao Zhi watched with great interest, and sighed: "We haven''t been to the video game city for a long time, and I kind of miss the coin pusher." Huo Ran nodded earnestly: "Next time I go, I have already studied the tricks of coin insertion, and it will definitely work." "...As expected of you." After learning from the past several times, Tao Zhiyue didn''t drink alcohol tonight, but drank milk tea honestly. Huo Ran didn''t drink either, and Tao Zhiyue suddenly thought of a question amidst the thick atmosphere of cheating and drinking. He had never seen Huo Ran who was drunk. "Why don''t you drink?" he asked quietly. Huo Ran''s expression remained normal and he said, "Because it doesn''t taste good." "Really? How about your drinking capacity?" Huo Ran froze for a moment, and said decisively: "Of course it''s very good!" "...I understand." Tao Zhiyue showed a kind smile. After discussing with each other, everyone decided to move the battlefield to the sofa and coffee table, play simple and exciting Stud, use melon seeds as chips, and participate voluntarily. The loser in the last round will be punished with alcohol, beer, fruit and wine. So Tao Zhi reached out and pulled Huo Ran up, "Come on, let''s go play too." Today''s Huo Ran sat very firmly, he said solemnly: "I am very strong at poker." "Great, we can fight again." Tao Zhiyue raised the corner of his mouth, "I''m also very good at playing cards." After each person received a hundred melon seeds, the poker game officially began. The first round of contestants: two programmers, one artist, one planner, and one afternoon tea. Guan Yudong, who missed the trip, was incompetent and furious: "Little Huang, you should be more aggressive, lose all your melon seeds and exchange them for me!" Another planning girl besides Fang Shiwu asked curiously: "How do you play Stud? I only played Doudizhu." Xiao Song, who doesn''t drink alcohol, firmly occupies the referee''s seat, and while dealing cards to the five players sitting in a circle around the coffee table, he explains the rules. "At the beginning, each player will be dealt two cards, one bright and one dark, and then each round will be dealt one bright card, until all five cards are dealt, the person with the highest card value in each round will call, and if he does not call, he will be considered a fold." "A straight flush is the largest, followed by four, three with two, scattered flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs and one pair, and the smallest scattered cards. After the last round of calling, the hidden card will be turned out Big or small, the biggest person takes all the chips." Xiao Song dealt out the cards smoothly and flew to everyone in front of them. "Stud means betting all the chips in the last round. Because there is a card that is still invisible, everyone will bluff each other. Not only look at the size of the cards, but also play psychological warfare, which is very interesting." "Song Song is so handsome!" The planner said decisively, "Xiao Huang, you should be more aggressive, I want to play too!" Xiao Huang: ... Xiao Huang, who has never lost a thousand cups, smiled happily: "The essence of poker is a mathematical game. I will prove the power of science to you." Five minutes later, Xiao Huang lost all 100 melon seeds in the first game, and was eliminated at the speed of light. "Brother Tao, you lied to me!" Xiao Huang, who was ruthlessly dragged away by Guan Yudong, had a look of disbelief, "You are my most trusted colleague!!" In this round, what Tao Zhi got more and more was a neat set of broken hearts, all the way down the bets without blinking an eye, the cards of the others were already in a strange shape, and they were defeated, so they folded their cards and refused to call under his momentum. Huo Ran, whose cards were also shapeless, made it to the penultimate round and contributed a wave of dog food flavored melon seeds. Only Xiao Huang held two pairs, one in the dark and one in the open, so he confidently pushed the melon seeds out. "The first hand, how could it be possible to play a card as big as a flush, and it is impossible to scatter a flush!" Xiao Huang said, "This must be cheating us, don''t fold your cards so early, learn from the afternoon tea, how much Bet some melon seeds." However, after rounds, because Tao Zhiyue''s expression was too calm, Xiao Huang couldn''t help feeling a little self-doubt. After the last red heart card landed, the onlookers couldn''t help feeling emotional. "Tao Tao is so lucky, the first one is this big." "Huang Jie, you only have one pair on the surface, don''t struggle, are you hiding three?" Xiao Huang was still not reconciled, and stared nervously at Tao Zhiyue who was facing him: "You have a big card, you bid, do you want to stud? Or just open?" Tao Zhiyue raised his hole card slightly, glanced at it, a moment of hesitation flashed across his face, and then he raised his voice and said, "Stuha, are you following?" Then, he slowly pushed out all the melon seeds in front of him. Xiao Huang felt that he had captured the truth behind that hesitation, and immediately pushed with his hands: "Follow!" He turned over his cards, revealed the two pairs that had been hidden for a long time, and said to himself: "I have two pairs, you turn over." "Two pairs, that''s not bad. No wonder you''re so fierce, but Xiaotao looks a little hypocritical. Maybe it''s really a fraud." "The first hand is so big, it''s all over, there will always be someone who will be out, Tao Tao quickly draw!" Everyone present held their breath, staring at Tao Zhiyue''s movements. Tao Zhiyue smiled, and lightly pulled out the hidden card, and opened it. Heart K. Looking at the five uniform red hearts cards, the onlookers gasped, and Xiao Huang''s pupils trembled. Fang Shiwu concluded his speech and bid farewell to Xiao Huang: "It''s really a flush, science betrayed you, goodbye." Xiao Huang''s voice faded away with tears, drowned in the beer foam: "Your cards are so good, why hesitate!" "If you don''t hesitate, you won''t follow." Tao Zhiyue gathered all the melon seeds in front of him, and said calmly, "Fortunately, you took the bait." "Excellent." Huo Ran was amazed, and looked at him sideways, "It really is very strong." Tao Zhiyue pushed some melon seeds in front of him, and said with a smile, "Thank you for the sponsorship, your dividend." "Referee! Ban this kind of behavior quickly, we are already strong enough!" It''s a pity that the referee was happy to see the success of this behavior of sprinkling dog food, and changed the subject: "In order to avoid another round of rounds like Xiao Huang, I think there should be an upper limit for the last round of Stud, and those who stop can freely choose How much is the shuttle, such as half of the shuttle." "! Why did I change it after I was eliminated! I applied for another try!" "Don''t think about it, just queue up honestly, if you have nothing to do, you can go out and grill some skewers, I''m hungry again." Under Tao Zhiyue''s excellent demonstration, this night''s stud play was more exciting than the TV series, and everyone showed their acting skills. The other players changed again and again, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran remained motionless, and they were fined a few times in the middle, and Huo Ran took the initiative to drink. Tao Zhiyue once thought that Huo Ran''s drinking capacity was really good, his face didn''t turn red, and he didn''t look strange. He had a clear mind when playing cards, and he could often see through other people''s tricks. After Jiang Ye played, the situation changed dramatically. Jiang Ye''s personal style is too obvious. No matter what cards he gets, he always has the same expression of indifference. It seems that he is following the cards completely depending on his mood. There is no trace of bluffing. The patterns are fairly random. Huo Ran, who had been repeatedly frustrated, became visibly distressed to the naked eye, and the more he drank, the more he began to show his flaws. After he was fined drinking again, Tao Zhi leaned over and asked him in a low voice, "Are you drunk?" "No!" Huo Ran was categorical, "It''s just bad luck, the card is not good, I have a hunch, the next one will definitely work!" As he said, the next hand was indeed a good one, a pair of Kings and a pair of Jacks on the bright side. However, Jiang Ye''s card was a pair of Aces and a pair of 9s. The good cards were all concentrated in the hands of the two of them, and almost all of the others were scattered cards, giving up one after another. In the last round, only Huo Ran and Jiang Ye were left to confront each other. "Good guy, I would like to call it the pinnacle battle, it''s on fire!" "Because of metaphysics, I reasonably suspect that they are all three and two. If the boss has three aces, he wins, and the other three are afternoon tea wins." "I remember Guagua sent an ace just now, and all four aces were sold out. Is it such a coincidence?" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh the boss is quick to call! A whole shuttle! My blood is boiling!" Jiang Ye''s expression did not fluctuate: "Oh, let''s take the shuttle." He casually pushed out the melon seeds in front of him and piled them into a high pile in the center of the coffee table. "Standard ending, the boss has randomly shuttled again!" "What will happen to the afternoon tea next time!" In the noisy voices of everyone, Huo Ran frowned and stared at Jiang Ye opposite, trying to read something from his expression. "You are very similar to Xiao Huang in the first round." Tao Zhiyue said with a smile, "Think carefully, this round is Quan Shuo, if you lose, you will be out." "I can''t be out." Huo Ran said firmly, "Let me analyze it carefully." Because his expression was very deep, everyone fell silent, looking at the two immobile people with longing eyes, wishing they could reveal the hidden cards on the spot to see what happened. Huo Ran pondered for a few seconds, and then he opened his mouth: "Which one do you think is the best today''s hot pot, barbecue or barbecue?" Jiangye Furui''s expressionless expression finally showed a crack of doubt: "... Let''s grill." "Oh, I think so too." Huo Ran pressed his cards and nodded, "Then why did you choose to start a game company?" Jiang Ye gradually got used to his jumping: "Choose randomly by drawing lots." "Is the business going well?" "smoothly." "Do you plan to contact other industries?" "depend on mood." "Are you triple A''s?" "..." Jiang Ye stopped what he was about to blurt out in time, and his expression changed. Finally, he stared at the towering pile of melon seeds in front of him, and smiled very rarely. "Sure enough, it''s the battle of the pinnacle. This is a divine unfolding that I can''t even imagine." "Analyze carefully and draw lots of companies, hahahahaha for a while, I don''t know which one to laugh first." "Ahhhhhhhhh the boss smiled at melon seeds! Rong Zongwei! Don''t, don''t like sunflowers!" The sound of laughter condensed into a heat wave in the room, Huo Ran pushed out the melon seeds in his hand, and heard Tao Zhiyue laughing at him: "You must be drunk." Huo Ran and Jiang Ye turned over their cards almost simultaneously. It wasn''t until he saw the cards on the opposite side that he breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to respond to Tao Zhiyue: "Well, I might be really drunk." Huo Ran had three Kings in front of him, and Jiang Ye had three 9s in front of him. "But I''m not out, I won." The party was coming to an end, amidst the noise around him, he looked intently at the people around him, his eyes were hot and fluttering, and he was drunk. "Today, you will accompany me home instead." Chapter 64： The signboard with light yellow pattern on the moon is decorated with small lights, which flicker on the outer wall of the mall in the middle of the night. There is also a bright moon hanging in the night sky overhead, like silver and water, with a faint brilliance. The shopping mall was closed, all the bright lights on each floor were extinguished, and it fell into silence together with the surrounding residential areas. Colleagues who had a great time tonight stood in groups of threes and twos on the side of the road outside the mall, chatting and waiting for the bus. "I had a great time today, and it would be great if tomorrow was a weekend." "I think Huang Jie, who is too sad, will definitely not be able to get up at noon tomorrow. Boss, can you take a full day off tomorrow? Think about it, you didn''t accompany President Rong tonight, isn''t it appropriate?" "..." Outside the hustle and bustle, Huo Ran looked up, looked at the neon sign, and at the distant night sky: "There are two moons." Tao Zhiyue originally wanted to support him, but he seemed to be walking steadily, so he just carefully observed his drunkenness from the side. "Well, which one is true?" "It''s all true." Huo Ran said firmly, "I like that there are two moons in the sky." Tao Zhi was astonished for a moment, then laughed. It seems that the stamina of beer comes slowly. Huo Ran, who was still sober in the poker game just now, is completely drunk now. Huo Ran looked at him blankly and smiled: "Now there are three moons." "What?" "Your eyes are like the moon too." The clear moon reflected his reflection close at hand. In the sudden love words, Tao Zhiyue''s ears turned red quickly. He thought for a while, then calmly said: "The eyes are a pair, why not four moons?" "Three sounds better." "...makes sense." Tao Zhiyue chatted with the very talkative drunk while saying goodbye to his colleagues who got in the car and left. The car called by Guan Yudong was about to arrive. He looked around on the side of the road, and turned his head to greet Tao Zhiyue: "Tao Tao, I remember you said you moved nearby, do you want me to give you a ride?" In a blink of an eye, he saw Huo Ran next to Tao Zhiyue again: "I''m sorry, I must have drunk too much... I forgot that there is afternoon tea, pretend I didn''t ask." "Hey, didn''t you ask the driver to pick you up for afternoon tea?" Huo Ran shook his head immediately: "I can''t take the car, so I walked back." "The neighborhood where I live is not far from here, and it takes about twenty or thirty minutes to walk back." Tao Zhiyue added, "I went back with him, just to sober up." Even though the officer was fined a lot of alcohol tonight, and he didn''t play cards very smartly, he was deeply impressed by the dog food he had eaten: "Tao Tao, didn''t you rent a house by yourself?" Before Tao Zhiyue could answer, Huo Ran who was next to him spoke first. "I bought a set upstairs." "..." Guan Yudong smiled distortedly with tears in his eyes, "I''m sorry, I asked something I shouldn''t have asked again. Why should I humiliate myself!" When the car arrived, Guan Yudong, who was in a trance after being hit hard, waved goodbye to everyone. After he left, Huo Ran''s dissatisfied voice rang in Tao Zhiyue''s ear. "Why does this person call you Tao Tao?" "Because my surname is Tao." Tao Zhi was more surprised, and keenly caught the key words: "This person? Do you know who he is?" "I know." Huo Ran frowned, "A man." "So you can''t let him take you home." Huo Ran didn''t interfere with his life and making friends at all in his normal relationship, and Tao Zhiyue himself was very careful about his proportions, so he never showed jealousy. Seeing Huo Ran who is eating vinegar indiscriminately at this moment, Tao Zhiyue feels very fresh. "He is my colleague and likes girls." "That''s not okay, only I can take you home." "Now it''s obvious that I''m sending you off." "It was right to send me off, because you can''t send someone home." Tao Zhiyue''s smile deepened: "You are unreasonable." "Yes, I don''t make sense." Huo Ran confidently began to engage in hegemony. When the last colleague got into the car, only the two of them and Jiang Ye were left on the side of the road. After watching the employees get on the car safely, Jiang Ye was about to walk to the parking lot, and asked casually, "Do you want to give you a ride? I drove the car." "No need." Huo Ran said decisively, "Let''s walk back." "Oh, be careful, it''s almost twelve o''clock." Jiang Ye raised his hand to look at his watch, and said with emotion: "Today really ended very late." Tao Zhiyue remembered what his colleagues said in the evening: The boss estimated that today would end very late, so he sent Mr. Rong home first, and came directly to the store later. He couldn''t help asking curiously: "Is this really metaphysics?" "Intuition." Jiang Ye said succinctly, "Intuition is very useful most of the time." Tao Zhiyue had a flash of inspiration: "For example, do you recruit employees based on the weather and occasion?" "Yes." Jiang Ye said calmly, "So far, there have been no mistakes." Thinking of the unusually harmonious and cheerful atmosphere in One Tree Game Company, Tao Zhiyue was convinced: "It''s amazing." Huo Ran listened to them talking, silent, but had a strong sense of presence. "He seems very upset." Jiang Ye''s intuition was triggered again, "Let''s go, see you tomorrow." After Jiang Ye''s figure disappeared into the night, they also walked side by side towards home. Huo Ran''s soul torture arrived as scheduled. "Why does this person want to see you tomorrow?" Tao Zhiyue gradually got used to it: "Because he is also my colleague, and he has to go to work tomorrow afternoon." "You said three sentences to him, and the colleague just now only had one sentence." "...I really want to start the recording and record everything you are saying now." "Why?" "I want to listen to you when you sober up and see how you react." Huo Ran said convincingly: "Of course it''s a response of approval, and I didn''t make a mistake in counting." "Really?" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing, "Then I started recording?" Huo Ran looked seriously at his smiling eyes, "You seem to be laughing at me." "I didn''t laugh at you, I thought it was fun." "I didn''t expect you to be like this when you''re drunk." Tao Zhiyue laughed until his voice was broken, "...a bit domineering, but also a bit cute." "Are you overbearing?" Huo Ran seemed to think for a while, "I haven''t started being overbearing yet." "Huh? So what counts" The scorching peppermint breath suddenly invaded his breath. The words were drowned by the tide, and the street lamps were dim, casting two still shadows, overlapping quietly on the dark gray asphalt road. I don''t remember how long it took, the hands tightly around the waist finally loosened, and Tao Zhiyue regained his breath. His cheeks were flushed due to lack of oxygen. He covered his face and whispered, "When did you steal mints?" "I won''t tell you." "I see, it must be when the store manager came to talk to you before leaving." "What store manager?" Tao Zhiyue came to his senses completely: "Do you not know anyone else?" Huo Ran thought for a while, then nodded solemnly: "I only remember you." This sentence was more common than three moons, but Tao Zhiyue lost his mind for a moment and stopped in his tracks. Huo Ran then stopped: "What''s wrong?" Tao Zhiyue stared at his face, his handsome brows and eyes looked extraordinarily soft in the moonlight. "Do you want to keep drinking?" Huo Ran struggled for a while, and said honestly: "I think, I am in a good mood now, maybe drink a little more, and the mood will be even better." "Then I''ll drink with you." Tao Zhiyue made a decision, "It happens that there is a small supermarket downstairs, so it''s very convenient to buy wine." "But when you''re drunk, you won''t remember anything." Huo Ran was a little worried, "So I''ll drink it all for you tonight." "I don''t care, anyway, I already drank indirectly just now." "Indirect?" Huo Ran was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Then do you want to drink more indirect?" "don''t want!" "You are going the wrong way, you should turn to the intersection on the left." "Why do you still remember the map?" "Because it''s the way home." Huo Ran was carrying a bag of cold beer. Tao Zhiyue lowered his head and opened the door with a key. The white gauze curtain in the living room was not closed, and dim light came in from the glass window. Tao Zhiyue entered the room and turned on the light, Huo Ran cooperated and closed the door behind him. The porcelain plate with the poached eggs was still on the kitchen bar, white milk stains remained in the two glasses, and there was a piece of unfinished toast. Everything remained intact as it was when we left in the morning, smelling With a faint food aroma. After a long day, Huo Ran returned home with him. Huo Ran also noticed the messy bar, and commented pertinently: "You are in a hurry to go out this morning." "...You still have the nerve to say it." Tao Zhiyue glanced at him, "Your house is obviously upstairs, why do you have to run down after breakfast?" "Because I like this home better." Huo Ran paused, "No, because I like you. Do you want me to wash it?" "No, it will be fine soon." Tao Zhiyue washed the glass and put it on the coffee table. "When you''re drunk, you seem to be more talkative than usual." "Really? Then I will learn about myself tomorrow." The corkscrew gently knocked open the bottle cap, and the beer fell into the bottom of the wide glass like a waterfall, stirring up a lot of white foam, almost gushing out of the glass. "Shouldn''t that be recording for you?" Tao Zhiyue asked, "Will you drink fragments like me?" "No, basically I remember." The bitter beer flows down the throat, leaving a hint of sweetness. Tao Zhiyue said with regret: "Then I can''t tell you too much, otherwise you will remember and I won''t, wouldn''t it be a loss." Huo Ran pondered for a moment: "I can also try to forget it. Mixing different wines seems to have a higher probability of fragmentation. I should have checked to see if there is any red wine downstairs." "But it hurts my body." He denied again, "Or you can hypnotize me." Tao Zhiyue held the cup and laughed: "How to hypnotize? Shake your fingers back and forth in front of your eyes, and then read it a hundred times to quickly lose your memory?" Huo Ran looked at him intently: "No, I am easily hypnotized when my willpower is weak." Tao Zhiyue was reaching for the wine bottle, without noticing his eyes. He casually asked, "Then when did your willpower become weak?" In the next second, the cold glass in his hand was suddenly taken away and placed on the coffee table, the bright yellow liquid was swaying back and forth, overflowing the edge. "Now." Bearing the weight of two people, the sofa sank deeply. The world turned upside down in an instant. The moonlight was bright and the ceiling lamp was warm and yellow, but all the light was blocked by the tall figure in front of him, and everything around him gradually became blurred. "Why do you suddenly want to drink?" Warm breath fell from above, and the remaining rationality could only support him to answer the last question. "Because I want to be like you." "Don''t think about anything, just remember you." So low laughter came from the small world, which overturned in an instant. Chapter 65： Dim daylight diffused into the bedroom, passed through the cold white walls, and cast a layer of hazy darkness. Half asleep and half awake, Tao Zhiyue vaguely heard the dull sound of rain coming from outside the window. This is the first rain this summer, he thought drowsily. Feeling drowsy, Tao Zhiyue turned over, lifted the thin air-conditioning quilt, wanted to continue sleeping, but found that he couldn''t pull the quilt. He opened his eyes with difficulty, trying to see what was pressing the quilt, but he suddenly woke up. At first I thought it was a waste of a two-meter bed to sleep alone, but now it doesn''t look empty at all. The person next to him was in a deep sleep, and more than half of his quilt was rolled away, his side face was shrouded in misty light, and a sharp outline was outlined. The air-conditioning outlet sends out cold air, mixed with the coolness of the rainy day, and quietly penetrates into the skin. Tao Zhiyue''s mind went blank, he stared at the ceiling for a long time, and finally decided to grab the quilt back to prevent catching a cold. In the quiet tug-of-war, Huo Ran was gradually awakened, his eyelashes moved, and he looked at the strange room blankly. As soon as Tao Zhiyue realized that he was awake, he immediately wrapped up the quilt and turned on his side, acting like falling asleep on the spot. After a while, a hoarse greeting came from behind: "Good morning." Tao Zhiyue remained motionless. The back was poked slowly: "You are clearly awake." Although the matter was brought to light, Tao Zhiyue was still stubborn. "I didn''t wake up." "Why can you talk when you''re not awake?" "daydream." "Turn around quickly." "Do not turn." Seeing him stubbornly resisting, Huo Ran''s voice was stained with a smile, he thought for a while, and began to talk to himself. "How much did I drink in total yesterday? I can''t count, but I didn''t have a headache today." "I think the hypnosis seems to have succeeded, and I lost my memory." "But you don''t look drunk, you should remember." "So how did we get from the couch to" The key words triggered the memory in the middle of the night, and Tao Zhi couldn''t listen anymore, he lifted the quilt with his backhand, and covered the chattering Huo Ran with lightning speed. The thin quilt instantly buried his voice. "on the bed." The laughter coming out of the quilt was muffled. "Let me out, I''m suffocating." "Don''t let it go, wait until you completely lose your memory." "What happened yesterday? Aren''t we fishing for the moon for dinner?" "You changed your words too quickly, and you are not convincing at all." "Okay, then I''ll change it in five minutes." The embarrassment gradually faded, Tao Zhiyue turned off the air conditioner, opened the window slightly, and let in the sound of pouring rain outside. It is a very happy thing to lie in bed under the quilt and play with the mobile phone on a rainy day. It would be nice if I didn''t have to go to work in the afternoon. Tao Zhiyue turned on his phone, and the group chat message of [Watering a tree with passion] has reached 99+. He clicked on it, and saw a screen full of small chats, and then all the thank you boss emojis on the top. At the top is the message from Jiang Ye. [Jiang: It''s raining too much, so I''ll take a day off instead, see you tomorrow. @everyone] Dreams come true, which is probably the best news you can hear on a weekday. Tao Zhiyue happily kicked Huo Ran who was also looking at his phone: "The boss said today is a holiday, so I don''t have to go in the afternoon, I can rest all day." "That''s great, then I''ll give myself a day off." "Why are you on vacation?" "Stay in bed with you." "..." After checking the news, Tao Zhiyue started to check the dynamics of the space. Since he came to the new company and added all his colleagues, he can see all kinds of content every day. For example, Xiao Huang bought another hand grinder coffee machine. Xiao Song still has not finished drawing a mountain of manuscripts today. When the financial sister went to the bank to do business, she met a handsome teller. Wang Heng, a former colleague, joined the company under his introduction. More suitable new company... In the early hours of the morning, Guan Yudong, who changed her profile picture from a cute pink anime girl to "I want money", posted a sad post. When Tao Zhiyue got to this line, he couldn''t stop laughing when he saw the comments of his colleagues below. [Dynamic] It''s an official, not a croak: You will never guess what a poor single programmer is going through every day. /wither/wither/wither [Comment] Yuan Shiwen: Fix bugs and hair loss! [Comment] Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I ate too much ice cream, so I found it heavier on the scale! [Comment] I can''t finish drawing: I was rejected by the girl again! [Comment] Is it an official or not? Reply Xiaohuang Xiaohuang: You still have the nerve to call me a general who is often defeated! When you were dreaming in the middle of the night last night, did you throw the blood-red three ones again! Tao Zhiyue thought for a while, and made the most peaceful comment. [Comment] Tao: Cant guess ^-^ Almost at the same time, another comment was refreshed. [Comment] Xiao Huo: I cant guess ^-^ Tao Zhiyue turned his head reflexively: "How do you learn from me?" "It''s a heart-to-heart connection." Huo Ran was confident, "We also sent the same expression last time." At the party last night, Huo Ran added friends from all his colleagues present and officially entered his life circle. Now they have mutual friends, can see the same news, and can interact below. [Comment] Is it an official, not a croak: You two culprits go away ahhhhhhhhhhh! ! Huo Ran was holding the phone with a look of surprise: "So he was talking about us." "That''s right." Tao Zhi said with a smile, "After all, you just bought a flat." "...It''s all the alcohol''s fault." Huo Ran tried to throw the blame away, "Usually I''m very low-key and never show off." "The roses at the entrance of the cinema made a sound of approval." Laid out in bed until the sun was high, the two hungry people had to get up, and the order of bathing was determined by guessing games. The bathroom was steaming, and when Tao Zhiyue came out wiping his wet hair, the mist that spread out immediately blurred the bathroom mirror. He thought for a while, stretched out his fingers and drew a simple bear''s head on the mirror, which looked stupid. After him, Huo Ran walked into the bathroom not long after, then opened the door and poked his head out: "Help me get my phone." Tao Zhiyue found the mobile phone he had left on the bedside, and handed it over as he said: "Why?" After Huo Ran took it, he quickly closed the door, fearing that a little more heat would escape. His voice seemed far away through the door. "Hedgehog is very difficult to draw. I have to draw it against a reference object. I can''t draw too many thorns, and the thorns in front of me disappear after drawing. It''s so difficult..." Tao Zhiyue laughed, and knocked on the door gently. "Hurry up and get out of the shower to cook noodles, I''m going to faint from hunger." "Right now, five minutes!" Taking advantage of this time, the refreshed Tao Zhiyue inspected the slightly messy living room, thinking about where to start. The beer bottles on the coffee table were in a mess, and the unfinished wine leaked from the mouth of the bottle, which wet the light coffee-colored checkered tablecloth. Overnight, it left a slightly darker stain after drying. Tao Zhiyue had no choice but to remove the tablecloth that had just been laid for a few days, and throw it into the washing machine together with the dirty clothes that had been smoked by the hot pot last night. A stack of crumpled tissues lay in the trash can, and the paper box lay quietly on the carpet. The crumpled sofa towel fell to the ground. He picked it up embarrassedly, and hurriedly stuffed it back, not daring to look directly at the sofa that had helped each other. Exactly five minutes later, Huo Ran put on his clean T-shirt and home shorts, which fit him fairly well. He walked into the kitchen, picked up the noodles and eggs that Tao Zhiyue had put aside in advance, with a serious expression. Long, thin noodles are dropped into boiling water, and eggs are shaped in a frying pan. Opening the refrigerator door, he picked up the milk carton and shook it, there was still a little half left. A smooth and cold kitchen bar, two bowls of noodle soup, two fried eggs, and a glass of milk. Talking and laughing. The washing machine on the balcony hummed softly, mixed with the continuous rain, and was isolated from the glass sliding door. On a rainy day with nothing to do, the sun is tired and lazy, and the hour hand moves forward slowly. The dishes and chopsticks for two days were washed and put away by Huo Ran, and the room was restored to its original cleanliness and tranquility. The lights and shadows on the TV flickered, Tao Zhiyue hugged the pillow in a daze, Huo Ran sat beside him and watched him in a daze. The raindrops fell densely on the glass windows, leaving water marks, reflecting the colorful world outside. "It''s been raining for a long time. Is the rainy season coming?" "Well, last year was also at this time, it will last for about two months, and there will be typhoons." "It''s a pity that I couldn''t watch the rain with you last year." "What about the year before last?" "I was still writing my thesis in the library the year before last." "Did you look like a nerd back then?" "No, I won many first prizes in the sports meeting every year. As long as I am in the basketball game, there is no possibility of losing." "Really?" "Really, I can attest to that." Seeing his gaze, Tao Zhi Echihou realized, "No need to prove..." But obviously too late. After a while, the first rain fell in the house. When the heavy rain fell, Tao Zhiyu clenched his hands tightly, leaving deep pinch marks on his palms. Soon, warm fingers slowly opened the shivering fist until the fingers intertwined. The heat came surging, like a soft and boundless cloud. It''s like spring curled up in the palm of your hand. When the long rainy season comes to an end, summer is drawing to a close. The occasional gardenias on the side of the road withered in the continuous rain and fell into the brown soil, waiting for new buds to emerge in the coming year. They spent a full summer together. Busy work, leisure play, and rainy days that come from time to time. Huo Ran thought for a long time, which souvenir should be chosen and put in that unique private museum. But all the things the two bought together outside were placed on the custom-made display racks in Room 1502, so that they could be revisited at any time, and they were reluctant to take out any items separately and put them in the silent museum. Finally, on a whim, he printed the movie poster of "Love in Summer" and pasted it on the wall there. Watching side by side in Tao Zhiyue''s old residence The first film, of course, is very memorable. There is also a developed photo pasted to the side of the poster. It is a mirror he took in the bathroom. There are two small animals with simple strokes in the mist. On Qixi Festival, Tao Zhiyue, who has never overcome his shame, declined Huo Ran''s proposal to take a group photo, so Huo Ran thought hard, and finally found this photo he took on that very special day. [Dynamic] HR: Happy Tanabata, guess which one I drew^-^[Picture] The little bear on the mirror is cute, and the hedgehog does not have many spines, but it is very cute. The comment area was filled with voices of surprise and congratulations. Huo Ran sat around in satisfaction and picked a few acquaintances to reply, such as his sister who was playing crazy abroad. [Comment] Grapefruit shrimp salad is the best in the world: You have the ability to show affection, and you have the ability to post a group photo! ! [Comment] HR replied that grapefruit shrimp salad is the best in the world: You have the ability to travel, and you have the ability to find a boyfriend/cute [Review] Yuzu Shrimp Salad The first reply to HR:? ? ? How can you say such a thing? ? ? When Huo Sihan finally finished her sister trip after graduation, as soon as she returned to China, she clamored to see her brother''s boyfriend. The TOD project took advantage of the rainy season, which was inconvenient for construction, to do enough preparatory work. Now that the weather has cleared up, the groundbreaking has gradually begun, so Huo Ran''s weekend will soon be lost. One Saturday afternoon, Tao Zhiyue was reading a book on the newly replaced big sofa, and Huo Ran took the time from the company to call him. "My sister just told me to get off the plane, she just likes to make surprise attacks." Huo Ran said distressedly, "Don''t worry about her living outside alone, I reported the password upstairs to her." "Do you want me to pick her up?" Tao Zhiyue asked him, "She doesn''t have a key card, so she can''t come in." "It''s okay, I''ll ask someone to pick it up." Huo Ran was a little worried, "She has a very lively personality. She went out to play for a while, and she went crazy. She is not as stable as me. I am afraid that when you are alone with her, you will not know what to do." "Don''t worry, I''ll introduce you to each other when I come back at night." Tao Zhiyue joked, "Then I''ll do some psychological training." After that rich moon dinner, Huo Ran has completely integrated into his circle of friends. Logically speaking, he should also enter Huo Ran''s life in turn. But most of Huo Ran''s social circles are in Yanping. Since the two became neighbors in northern Shanxi, they have never been back to Yanping, so they have no chance to meet his friends. Huo Zhendong often came to Shanbei, but Tao Zhiyue felt that it was too early to meet his parents. He wanted to wait for the company''s games to achieve results before going to see Huo Zhendong, whom he could only see in news and business reports, otherwise he always felt that he had no confidence. This time Huo Sihan is coming, Tao Zhiyue is actually looking forward to it. After all, the identity of the younger sister is not as serious as his father, and at the same time, she is one of the closest relatives with Huo Ran. Meeting her is equivalent to seeing Huo Ran in a more personal way. side. It''s just that every time Huo Ran mentions the word "sister" naturally, it always reminds him of his wish for a sister since he was a child. Huo Ran''s younger sister, rounded off, is also his younger sister. Tao Zhiyue''s original mood of calm reading disappeared, and he became nervous for no reason. After two months, this two-bedroom apartment is full of traces of Huo Ran, the custom-made suits in the closet, the watches scattered on the dining table, and the two toothbrushing cups of the same style on the washstand... Tao Zhiyue walked back and forth in the room a few times, and was considering whether to cover up a little, when there was a knock on the door outside. Without thinking too much, he went to open the door. "Aren''t you in the company? Why did you come back suddenly without the key" Tao Zhiyue turned the doorknob while talking. "Huo Ran, are you demented? It''s an ordinary door lock, why did you tell me the digital password, making me think I went wrong" When the two people inside and outside the door saw each other, they stopped their voices almost at the same time and looked at each other. Chapter 66： Huo Ran, who was sitting in the conference room listening to a week''s work report, found that the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated twice. He is doing two things at once, listening to his subordinates'' reports while thinking about how to help his boyfriend and sister with very different personalities establish a harmonious and friendly relationship at night. This is the first step in officially introducing your family to your significant other, and you can''t go wrong. Calculating the time, Huo Sihan should arrive almost now, and it should be the message from her. Huo Ran decided to take the opportunity to inquire about the mood of this offline sister at the moment, to judge what kind of situation might arise at night. So he put on a standard and steady expression for handling official business, and slid open the lock screen of the phone. [Pomelo Shrimp Salad is number one in the world: Dear brother. ] [Pomelo Shrimp Salad is the best in the world: The house is really nice. ] Huo Ran felt his scalp tingle when he saw the three words "Dear", which meant nothing good. [HR: Speak well, don''t use such a strange tone. ] [HR: There are two guest bedrooms, you choose by yourself. ] [Pomelo Shrimp Salad is the best in the world: Really? But I only saw one master bedroom, and the only second bedroom has no bed. ] Huo Ran was stunned for a moment. [HR: What are you talking about? ] [Pomelo shrimp salad is the best in the world: But none of this matters. ] [Pomelo Shrimp Salad No. 1 in the world: Because the ideal type is so handsome, thank you, dear brother. ] When the last message came out, Huo Ran almost jumped up from his chair. His expression was stiff and stiff, and even the director of the engineering department who was speaking noticed it. With a flick of the tail, he tactfully twisted his sonorous affirmative sentence into a modest and cautious interrogative sentence. Huo Ran closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and flipped through the chat history. [HR: 1502, Building 5, password 520520, I will ask an assistant to pick you up at the airport. ] [Pomelo Shrimp Salad No. 1 in the world: Your password is too old-fashioned, it is recommended to change it in time:)] 1502. It was dark. Eating and living in the neighbor''s house for so long that I forgot which one my home is.jpg Thinking of the traces of life belonging to the two people all over the house, and Tao Zhiyue''s 100% shocked expression. Huo Ran''s inner world collapsed. Trying to calm down, he tried to mend the past. [HR: I reported the wrong house number, which is 1901. ] [HR: Come out quickly, go upstairs, don''t disturb others. ] [HR sent a red envelope. ] He even unscrupulously sent out a huge amount of bribery red envelopes. Huo Sihan accepted it at the speed of light, and then ran away happily. [Pomelo shrimp salad is the best in the world: Wow, thank you boss, the boss is generous. ] [Pomelo Shrimp Salad No. 1 in the world: Waiting for your return with your ideal type~/Love] [HR:] [HR:! Spit out the red envelopes! ] In an unusually heavy mood, Huo Ran was surrounded by a gray cloud. The director of the engineering department looked at him tremblingly, and dared not continue speaking, the entire conference room froze. Huo Ran came to his senses, and then struggled to squeeze out an expression of appreciation: "The progress is good, and we will continue to work hard next week." "Okay, okay, Mr. Huo." The director of the engineering department tried to figure out the deep meaning in his words, "The communication with the Environmental Supervision Bureau is a bit slow, and it will be resolved next week. It is my ineffective supervision. Sorry, Mr. Huo . "..." Huo Ran simply made mistakes, "Everyone has worked hard this week, hurry up and finish the meeting, and go back to spend a good weekend." When the others heard this, their expressions instantly relaxed. Only Huo Ran maintained an indescribably complicated mood. After finally finishing the meeting, it was almost evening, and the driver opened the door for him, but Huo Ran had a look of hesitation. At this moment, he wanted to go home immediately, but he didn''t dare to go home. Logically speaking, Tao Zhiyue would send a message asking him what to do, and no matter how bad it was, he would also ask why he reported the wrong house number. But the message bar was unusually quiet, and there was no new message from him. The quieter the phone was, the more flustered Huo Ran became. The driver in the driver''s seat asked respectfully: "Mr. Huo, are you going back to Jia''an Mingyuan?" The frightened Mr. Huo didn''t really want to answer this question. He leaned on the back of the leather chair and thought hard for a long time, and finally came up with a way to make up for it. "Wait a minute, go to a place first." At six o''clock in the evening, night began to fall. The children playing and riding bicycles in the garden of the community were taken home by the adults, their immature voices faded away, and the smell of food wafted from the windows of every household. The flowers and plants fell silent for a while, and the street lights came on on time. After getting out of the elevator and walking to the door of Room 1502, Huo Ran, who was holding two large handfuls of things in his arms, originally wanted to raise his hand to knock on the door, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to take a more conservative strategy and find out the current situation first. He gently opened the door with the key. The living room was brightly lit, and a very familiar voice came from the kitchen. Huo Ran took a deep breath, and then took a deep breath, then quietly looked towards the kitchen. Three hours ago, it was also the location of the entrance hall. The scene was very embarrassing for a while, and the air seemed to stop flowing. Tao Zhiyue recognized the young girl in front of him as Huo Ran''s younger sister at a glance. But Huo Sihan was not so calm. He stared at him in a daze for a few seconds, then took a step back and apologized again and again: "I''m sorry, I knocked on the wrong door. I was talking about other people''s dementia, not you, absolutely No!" As she said that, she was about to run wildly to press the elevator, "I''m so sorry, I''m leaving now! Just pretend I haven''t knocked on the door!" Tao Zhiyue, who was at a loss, was amused by her reaction. He coughed and called out to Huo Sihan: "No need to apologize, you didn''t knock on the wrong door." Huo Sihan looked back blankly, and saw the ideal handsome guy showing her a gentle smile. "I''m your brother''s boyfriend." Huo Sihan''s eyes widened. Huo Sihan was still in a daze until he walked into the house, stood on the mat at the entrance, and watched his brother''s boyfriend bring a pair of brand new men''s slippers. Tao Zhiyue''s tone was somewhat apologetic: "I didn''t prepare small size slippers in advance, you can just wear these and make do with them, they are new." "Okay, it''s okay." Huo Sihan looked dreamy, "Are you... living together?" "...No." Tao Zhiyue denied it without changing his face, "His house is upstairs, so he probably made a mistake when he told you." However, Huo Sihan had already seen the familiar watch on the dining table and the white shirt casually draped over the back of the chair. She nodded insincerely: "Okay, I believe it." Tao Zhiyue noticed her gaze, and while feeling ashamed, he instantly went over all the details of the whole house in his mind. Dining table, sofa, coffee table, sink, bed... Only the second bedroom dedicated to playing games is absolutely safe. The bedroom door was not closed, Tao Zhiyue turned slightly sideways, blocking Huo Sihan''s sight that might move there at any time, covered his ears and said, "I''m tired from the journey, do you want to play computer for a while?" Huo Sihan understood and cooperated very well: "Great, I thought the same way, I haven''t played the game for a long time." She put on her slippers, dropped her luggage, covered her eyes with her hands sensiblely, and rushed to the renovated game room. "What a big screen! This gaming chair is so comfortable!" Huo Sihan exclaimed, "Ah, there is also a snack stand. This jelly looks delicious. Damn it, I haven''t eaten it. I don''t want to eat it when I get home." To get a room like this..." For some reason, hearing Huo Sihan''s lively and joyful voice, Tao Zhiyue''s mood unexpectedly became better. "Would you like a drink? Is there milk, orange juice, and Coke in the fridge, or would you like something else?" "I want a Coke! Thank you sister-in-law...brother!" Sure enough, they are brothers and sisters with the same taste. Tao Zhiyue brought the iced Coke into the game room, turned on the air conditioner for her, then gently closed the door, and quickly began to clean up the whole house. He threw all the things that were not suitable for others to see into the bedroom, and closed the door. He even locked it with a key to avoid the small probability of the door being blown open by the wind. After wiping around with a rag and mopping the floor, Tao Zhiyue, who was finally able to catch his breath, sat on the sofa, looked at the brand-new room in front of him, and thought about how to get along with his sister who met for the first time. Huo Sihan''s bright yellow suitcase was placed on the mat in the entrance hall. The suitcase was covered with gaudy stickers, and there was a fluffy bear hanging on the handle, which was cute from the inside out. Tao Zhiyue stared at her suitcase for a while, and his uneasy mood faded inexplicably. He decided to go to the kitchen and make a fruit salad. A glass bowl full of apples, watermelon and pears is placed on the small table in front of the snack stand, and it is served with a salad dressing. Seeing Huo Sihan''s surprised eyes, Tao Zhiyue explained: "I don''t know if you eat salad dressing, so I didn''t pour it in directly." And Huo Sihan looked at the fruit salad, then at him, his expression changed rapidly, and finally he held his face and wailed. "How much virtue did my brother accumulate in his previous life, woo woo woo!" Tao Zhi laughed and sat down on the chair next to her. She saw the game screen of Animal Island displayed on the screen in front of her, and a koala was waving a hoe. "Are you farming?" "Yes! I entrusted it to a friend when I went on a trip. In the past two days, she has been very busy. She told me that the greenhouse was damaged by the wind. I thought I would be able to go home and touch the computer immediately, and nothing would happen. Unexpectedly, in just two days, it rained again, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My Miaomiao!" "Do you want me to plant it for you? Two people will be faster." "Okay! Do you also play Animal Island? I originally wanted to ask my brother to work as a coolie for me later." "Well, my farming skills are better than his." Tao Zhiyue turned on another computer and boarded the game. Huo Sihan looked at the hedgehog floating in the boat and sighed suddenly. "So it''s this hedgehog!" She recalled the memories of Qixi Dog Food, "The one drawn in the mist!" "So which one was drawn by my brother? I don''t think it looks like it. The things he draws are really ugly." "He drew the hedgehog, but he searched for photos on his phone and drew it against him." "Hahahahahaha I knew, he didn''t make any progress!" "By the way, you actually recognize me!" Huo Sihan suddenly realized the point, "Did my brother show you my ugly photos? Which one is it? He secretly took a lot of photos!" "...the picture of you eating fat beef in sour soup." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "It''s not ugly, it''s pretty." "Contrast, such a strong contrast." Huo Sihan wept silently, "I really want to change my brother." "Can I have the pp number of my new brother?" She mustered up her courage and said, "Huo Ran is too stingy, he won''t even show me the photos, I''m going to **** him off!" "Okay, I''ll add you." Tao Zhiyue took out his mobile phone and added Huo Sihan''s friend. When he saw her nickname, he asked curiously. Is the Yuzu Shrimp Salad delicious? "Delicious! The most delicious food in the world!" Huo Sihan became excited instantly, "This is the best food I''ve ever eaten! I just don''t know if I can still taste that taste when I return to China, I miss it so much." "Is it difficult to do?" "It doesn''t look difficult. It''s a salad mixed with many ingredients. There are grapefruit, cooked shrimp, a soft meat, peanuts, and spices I don''t know. It feels very simple, but it''s piled on the shrimp slices and eaten in one bite. The taste is good. I took a picture and showed it to you!" Tao Zhi looked at the photo carefully for a while. "The ingredients are all homemade. I''ll go shopping for vegetables in a while and try to make them at night." "!! That''s great ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Huo Sihan''s joy was tinged with sourness, "I''m so jealous of my silly brother, woo woo woo." The koala who was engulfed by jealousy ran to the offline brown bear island to make trouble confidently after finishing the farmland. The little hedgehog followed the koala and helped her overturn the guardrail of the island, and then slipped into the orchard to pick them wantonly. From the cabin in the middle of the island, the grunting sound of the brown bear can be heard. After messing around in the game, Tao Zhiyue was about to go to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables, and Huo Sihan, who was completely swayed by the charm of his new brother, immediately said that he would go together. Tao Zhiyue would stop by to buy vegetables almost every day after get off work, and after a long time, he became familiar with many stall owners. It was the first time that the aunt who sold the fruit saw that he didn''t come alone. She looked at Huo Sihan next to him who was touching a grapefruit in surprise, and gossiped, "Young man, have you found someone?" Tao Zhiyue shook his head and said with a smile, "It''s my sister." "Oh! Both brothers and sisters are so good-looking, the genes are so good!" So Tao Zhiyue smiled deeper: "Thank you." Turning around, almost everyone knew that he had a younger sister. Facing the twilight, Tao Zhiyue returned home contentedly with the vegetables, and carefully bought a pair of small-sized women''s slippers. Huo Sihan followed behind him with his head down, poking his fingers at the phone keypad, showing off to his sisters today''s achievements. adventure. In the kitchen, Tao Zhiyue was washing the shrimp, carefully picking out the shrimp threads. Huo Sihan was peeling the grapefruit beside him, talking excitedly about the trip he just finished. "I drank too much tea with my good friend that day. I was super excited. I couldn''t sleep at night and played match 3 in the room. As a result, I slept until dusk the next day, and all the plans I had made were messed up." "It''s time for dinner. The two of us walked out of the hotel. We didn''t know where to go. We saw a lot of motorcycles attracting customers, so we simply went for a ride in motorcycles." "The little brother who drove looked very shy, and then stepped on the accelerator, it was like racing in a movie. He drove us to the Saigon River, which has the most tourists." "It just happened to be dark, wow, there are people and cars around, and there is a whistling wind, and the lights on the other side are shining, which is very, very beautiful. The two of us screamed and laughed at the same time." Tao Zhiyue listened attentively, and glanced across the lush garden downstairs, just in time to see the street lamps gradually lighting up. "There is a restaurant by the river. It''s summer, and the signboard is decorated with red Santa Claus, so we immediately decided to go to this restaurant for dinner." "As soon as you walk in, it''s like another world. There is a big Christmas tree full of gifts. There is a jazz band performing live on the front stage, and the saxophone is playing well." "The waiter''s sister has beautiful eyeliner and a gentle smile. I still remember it, thanks to her recommendation of the grapefruit shrimp salad." "Pomelo meat, shrimp meat and everything else, piled on the crispy shrimp slices, poured a spoonful of sweet and spicy sauce will make a sizzling sound, it is very soft when bitten down, and the juice will burst, I almost bit my tongue." "The Christmas tree in summer, the jazz music in the hall, the beautiful sister who added ice cubes to me, and the best grapefruit salad in the world. above the clouds." "Looking back now, it''s still like a dream." Tao Zhiyue was also brought into a dream by her description, feeling dazed. There was a trivial movement behind him, and he turned his head as if feeling something, and saw Huo Ran coming back from get off work. Huo Ran was wearing a suit, holding two bouquets of roses in his arms, one bouquet of dazzling red roses, and the other bouquet of soft champagne roses. "Why did you buy so many flowers?" "I bought it for you, one bundle per person." Huo Rangao''s hanging heart was relieved, he put the flowers on the dining table, and made up the greeting that was a little late. "Good evening, I''m back." Chapter 67： Two bouquets of bright roses bring a rich fragrance to the warm yellow room. Huo Sihan turned his head to look at his brother who had suddenly learned to be romantic, with a shocked expression on his face, taking advantage of Tao Zhi''s inattention, he stuffed a peeled grapefruit into his mouth. "It''s unbelievable that I also have a share. Are you really Huo Ran?" Huo Ran stared at his sister''s small movements, and showed a kind smile: "It doesn''t matter if I am Huo Ran, but you must be Huo Sihan who steals while helping." Tao Zhiyue, who was watching the sibling war calmly, laughed out loud. Huo Sihan didn''t have the slightest sense of being caught, and said eloquently: "I had a great time chatting with brother Zhizhi, so I''m thirsty, can''t I?" "Brother what? Don''t bark." Huo Ran looked puzzled, "Come out quickly, don''t make trouble." "I''m not messing around, I''m helping...!" Huo Sihan, who appeared to be peeling grapefruits but was actually trying to strike up a conversation with his ideal-type new brother, was still ruthlessly grabbed by the collar and driven out of the kitchen by Huo Ran. Satisfied to see his sister sitting back at the dining table and taking pictures of the roses, Huo Ran is ready to show the demeanor of the protagonist, change into light clothes, and exercise the right to work in the kitchen. As usual, he walked towards the bedroom, trying to get clothes from the closet. As a result, he held the doorknob and turned it, but it didn''t move at all. Huo Ran, who was full of doubts, was about to ask a question when he heard a heavy cough from the kitchen. In a blink of an eye, Huo Ran figured out the key to the extremely clean and elegant house today. He let go of his hand very naturally, and said without changing his face: "Your bedroom door seems to be broken, I will fix it for you later." Tao Zhiyue smiled: "...Okay." Huo Sihan also smiled: "Don''t be nervous, I can believe it." Huo Ran took off his suit jacket with a calm expression, put on his apron, and approached Tao Zhiyue openly, speaking with a desire to survive. "I didn''t mean it, I accidentally said something wrong." "But you reacted quickly and packed everything up." After Tao Zhiyue finished picking out the prawns, he began to clean the ribs. According to Huo Sihan''s order, he would cook pork ribs stewed with edamame at night. Hearing the sincere confession and flattery from the people around him, he said sternly, "Fortunately, there is a game room, otherwise today would definitely be the most embarrassing day in my memory." Huo Ran was about to speak, when he heard him continue: "But I am very happy, because I like Sihan very much, she always looks so happy." Suddenly the alarm bells rang. Huo Ran pondered for a second, and immediately launched an offensive: "The red rose is for you, do you like it?" "..." Tao Zhiyue glanced at him, and stuffed a pot of shelled edamame into his hand, "Work hard, don''t steal it." Huo Ran struggled to death: "Okay, Brother Zhizhi." Then he was ruthlessly driven out of the kitchen by Tao Zhiyue. Sitting face to face at the dining table, the siblings looked at each other meaningfully and began to attack each other while peeling edamame. Huo Sihan: "Haha! You have this day too!" Huo Ran: "Haha, why haven''t you found a boyfriend who can cook?" Huo Sihan: "...You have the ability to cook! Why show off your boyfriend!" Huo Ran: "Oh, so you want to eat fat beef in sour soup. I will make it for you tomorrow. Don''t be too moved." Huo Sihan: "I''m so touched, don''t come here!!" The pork ribs in the pot were rolling in the boiling water, and Tao Zhiyue skimmed off the foam with a spoon, laughing as he listened. During this extraordinarily lively dinner, Huo Sihan spoke highly of Tao Zhiyue''s reproduced pomelo shrimp salad, and then, in spite of Huo Ran''s refusal, forcibly told his travel story again carefully. Amidst the laughter, Tao Zhiyue ate half a bowl of rice more than usual. After the meal, the three people who were fully fed sat side by side on the sofa, staring at the TV screen in a daze. Huo Ran started to chase people away: "You are so full and you have been running around for another day, you must be sleepy, go upstairs to sleep." Huo Sihan didn''t want to be outdone: "You are so full, if you sit down after eating, you will gain weight, go to the kitchen to wash the dishes." Huo Ran was expressionless: "I''ll wash it tomorrow." Huo Sihan smiled: "I''ll sleep tomorrow." Tao Zhiyue, who was sitting between the two of them, smoothed things over: "There is no good show, why don''t you watch a movie?" Huo Sihan agreed with his new brother unconditionally: "It makes sense. Although our bodies don''t move, as long as we mobilize our minds, we can still achieve the effect of digestion after a meal." "For maximum adrenaline, I suggest watching" "Horror film!" "Horror film!" Tao Zhiyue agreed with her. "It turns out that you also like watching horror movies, that''s great!" Huo Sihan was bubbling with joy, and glanced at Huo Ran proudly, "Brother Zhizhi and I are a perfect match...a good brother and sister!" Huo Ran recalled with a complex expression the terrifying memories of being dominated by Jin Shao Yuan last time. Huo Sihan looked at him and laughed, "Huo Ran, your face smells so bad, I really want to take a picture of you as a souvenir." There are many people, and this time, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Sihan jointly chose a supernatural ghost film. Tao Zhiyu actively turned off the ceiling light in the living room, Huo Sihan brought a lot of snacks from the game room, and Huo Ran passively endured everything that happened suddenly. The screen flickered faintly, reflecting the very different expressions of the three people. Huo Sihan on the left was full of excitement, Tao Zhiyue in the middle was smiling slightly, and Huo Ran on the right was full of dissatisfaction. In the dark, he quietly touched Tao Zhiyue''s hand, but there was no response. annoying light bulb After a frightening scene with scary sound effects, Huo Sihan was very dissatisfied when she found that no one was screaming. Her eyes wandered and she saw a small picture frame on the display stand next to the TV. Inside the frame is a piece of sketch paper, on which is a sketch of a half-body profile of a man, with eyebrows and eyes very similar to Huo Ran. "Wow, is this drawn by brother Zhizhi?" Huo Sihan was surprised, "It looks like a painting." Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed: "Well, I just learned sketching for a while." When the two chatted, they mentioned learning to paint several times. Huo Ran was too busy with work to be distracted, so he could only take it as a joke. Tao Zhiyue, who gets off work on time every day, has a lot of spare time, so he really started to learn how to draw. It was the first time to draw this painting with Huo Ran who was working overtime at night as a model. The person involved excitedly framed it and placed it in the center of the display shelf for viewing at any time. "The painting is really good!" Huo Sihan said innocently, "It''s just a little weird, Huo Ran, why are you laughing, you laugh so strangely." Huo Ran couldn''t figure it out: "Where did I laugh? I''m obviously working very seriously." Tao Zhiyue looked over after hearing the words, his expression froze, "Yeah, why are you laughing? I don''t seem to draw like this." Huo Ran suddenly felt a chill down his back. He stared at his sketched portrait for a long time without seeing a smile. Instead, under the flickering fluorescent light of the screen, he saw Huo Sihan''s expression of wanting to laugh but trying to hold it back. The same goes for Tao Zhiyue on the other side, the upward curve of the corner of his mouth can''t be concealed no matter what. "...You two, give up." Huo Ran saw through the trick of the two, and unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, "I am a firm materialist." Huo Sihan taunted: "Hahahaha, you must have been frightened just now! Your face turned pale! Seeing how embarrassed you are to call yourself Huo Daudao in the future." Tao Zhiyue was serious: "I saw your back leave the sofa for a while, are you really nervous?" Huo Ran, who was double-flanked, swallowed his anger, leaned quietly to the left, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Why are you cooperating with her?" "Because it''s my younger sister." Tao Zhiyue replied with a smile. Huo Ran brazenly said: "I can also be a younger sister." Tao Zhiyue stomped on him calmly: "Show face." "don''t want." "..." After the screening of the horror movie was over, Huo Sihan, who was still full of emotions, didn''t wait for Huo Ran to chase her away again, and said, "I''m so happy today, even the horror movie is so warm, I''m sleepy after watching it, so I''m going to go upstairs to rest." Huo Ran was about to offer praise, when she heard her say: "Then, dear brother, do you want to go upstairs and go home with me?" "Hey, which one is your house, 1901? 1902? 1502?" Huo Ran choked up on the spot. "I remembered." Huo Sihan suddenly realized, "No matter which one it is, anyway, you have to stay and repair the bedroom door first, right?" "right." Before Huo Ran could do anything, Huo Sihan hugged her champagne rose, happily put on her shoes and slipped out the door. "I''m going upstairs, see you tomorrow!" Huo Sihan ignored the smelly-faced brother, and waved at Tao Zhiyue solemnly: "I''m really happy today, it''s nice to meet you, thank you, brother Zhizhi." Tao Zhiyue escorted her into the elevator, and carefully told her: "Remember to close the door, don''t open the door for others, and call us anytime if you need something. If we want to come up, we will tell you in advance." In the small house, the former two-person space was restored. After sending Huo Sihan back, Tao Zhiyue was still a little worried, and asked him, "How about we go upstairs together?" Huo Chen Nian Lao Vinegar Tan Ran Ru said: "I regret letting her come here." However, after thinking about it, Huo Ransi decided to send a red envelope to his sister to emphasize his status as the master. [HR: You did pretty well today, no shame. ] [HR: Dragon Heart Joy, thanks. ] [Brother Zhizhi is number one in the world: Thank you boss! ] [Brother Zhizhi is number one in the world: Boss, is the bedroom door repaired? When are you going home? ] [HR:] [HR: Don''t always change names/smile] [Brother Zhizhi is number one in the world: Hehehe, sleep now! Good night! ] [HR: Good night. ] [HR: Good night, Brother Zhizhi asked me to convey it. ] The night is thick, the lights of the residential buildings are gradually extinguished, and people fall into a peaceful sleep. On the tea table, gorgeous red roses bloom silently in a vase. The stars streak across the dark night, the moon sets and the sun rises, and the planets rotate, wandering in the boundless universe. On the large double bed, when Huo Ran turned over, he noticed something strange in his sleep. He woke up in a daze, and found that there was no one beside him, and the pillow he touched was cold. Huo Ran woke up instantly, got up from the bed immediately, and walked out of the bedroom to find someone. At six o''clock in the morning, the sky was still dark, and the cool morning dew seeped in through the cracks in the windows, and the room was gray and blue. With his back turned to him, Tao Zhiyue leaned over the dining table, as if writing something. Huo Ran relaxed inexplicably, afraid of scaring people by making a sudden noise, so he asked him in a low voice, "Why did you wake up so early?" "I had a dream, I have to write it down quickly." Tao Zhiyue answered him like this, with joy in his voice. "What dream?" He walked over curiously and found that Tao Zhiyue was painting. Huo Ran saw a cute little girl drawn on the plain white paper. Tao Zhiyue was carefully outlining her face, and a small pile of rubber crumbs had accumulated on the side. He had modified the shape of the eyes many times, but he was still not satisfied. "I dreamed about my sister." He looked up with a smile, "She is celebrating her first birthday." Huo Ran noticed this strange tense, but he didn''t ask, and listened to him intently. "The hotel where the birthday party is held is very big, with pink balloons hanging everywhere, and a red cloth was placed on Zhuozhou''s table, and a lot of things were placed on it." "My dad put a stack of RMB on it, and my mom got a stethoscope from somewhere." "As a result, she babbled forward, grabbed a pen, refused to let go, smiled silly, and drooled on the small bib." "I wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and saw that her braid was crooked, so I had to comb her hair again. Her hair is very soft. I never knew that a child''s hair can be so soft." "I didn''t dare to use force, so I gently re-braided her hair from behind and turned her around." Speaking of this, Tao Zhi couldn''t help laughing: "Then, I found that this braid is even crooked than before." "Fortunately, she couldn''t see it herself. She was still very happy. She shook her hand and wanted to hug me. I stretched out a finger, and she grabbed it immediately. Her hand was also very soft, like a cloud of meat, very cute . "I picked her up and gently lifted her into the air. She couldn''t stop laughing, her round eyes were narrowed into a line, and her exposed teeth were small." "In the end I carried her home. She was about to fall asleep, and my shoulder was covered with saliva. I deliberately poked her face, and then I heard her call my brother inarticulately." "Then I woke up." Tao Zhiyue finished talking about the long and short dream, "Is this dream very real?" He woke up like a dream, and after a long time, he whispered: "But I obviously don''t have a younger sister, although I miss her very much." Huo Ran thought for a while and comforted him: "Maybe you really have a sister in parallel time and space, and you dreamed of yourself in another time and space." "I have had strange and realistic dreams before. Once I dreamed that I had a younger brother, and the personalities of everyone in the family changed. Later, he and I also staged an old-fashioned story of brothers competing for family property. Specifically I forgot what the plot was, but it was tragic anyway." "At that time, I should be in my teens. Every day I think about growing up and becoming an adult so that I can travel freely by myself. I don''t know why. In my dream, I seem to like doing business. If my dad knows If so, I''m sure you''ll be happy." Tao Zhiyue seemed to be taken aback for a moment. "After waking up, I decided to treat my sister better, forgive her for being naughty, and thank my mother for not having the wrong gender. My brother is terrible." Huo Ran smiled: "But this idea only lasted for a day. When I found out that she drew a bunch of pig heads on my textbook, it disappeared immediately." "It''s fine to draw a pig''s head, but it''s so ugly, my deskmate laughed at me for a long time after seeing it." "Sihan also said that your paintings are ugly, so who is the ugliest of the two of you?" "Of course it''s her. She even failed the art class in elementary school." "So did you pass?" "...how could I have failed subjects." In Huo Ran''s gag, the subtle melancholy atmosphere dissipated a little. Tao Zhiyue looked at the cute little girl in his pen, and was slightly absent-minded. He tried very hard to keep the memory of the dream, but it still disappeared like smoke. "I can''t remember her eyes." Huo Ran sat beside him and thought of a way for him: "Do you have any photos of when you were a child? You can draw according to yourself in there." "Her eyes must be very similar to yours, very pretty." Those were the eyes he could never forget in the crowd. Tao Zhiyue remained silent for a long time, immersed in the gray-blue air in the morning, his eyes flickering. Holding the pen, he drew a pair of smiling eyes for her very slowly. "I hope she is smart, brave and beautiful, so that she may be happier in the future." "If not, that''s fine." "I hope she will always be happy and be happy every day." Chapter 68： [9:37 AM] ["Sister" invited you and "Xiao Huo" to join the group chat] [Sister: Brother Zhizhi, good morning! I woke up! ] [Tao: Good morning ^-^] [Xiao Huo:? Why don''t you greet me? Am I not your brother? ] ["Sister" changed the group name to "Me, my brother, and a humanoid self-propelled cash machine"] [Sister: I had a good dream yesterday, and I feel good after waking up. Where shall we go to play today? ] [Sister: Launch Heart.jpg] ["Xiao Huo" modification group name is "I, my object, and a humanoid self-propelled light bulb"] [Tao: I have seen the movie, do you want to go shopping? Or a playground? It seems that a new water park has opened in the city recently. I''m looking for a strategy, and you should like it. ] [Sister: Good! Brother is so nice! ! ] [Sister: Little Penguin Stickers.jpg] [Xiao Huo: ...Stop pretending, quickly take out those ugly expressions you use most often. ] ["Sister" changed the group name to "Jealousy Makes People Ugly"] ["Xiao Huo" changed the group name to "Singleness makes people crazy"] ["Sister" changed the group name to "Can you have something new??"] ["Xiao Huo" changed the group name to "I''m not/cute"] [Tao: [Link] The most complete introduction to Jinbei Water Park in history, satisfying with eating, drinking and having fun~] [Sister: Wow, that looks like fun, I want to go! ] [You change the group name to "Get up, leave at 10 o''clock, arrive at 11 o''clock"] [Xiao Huo: Great! ] [Sister: Good! /love] At eleven o''clock in the morning, three people appeared at the entrance of Jinbei Water Park on time. Tao Zhiyue was very satisfied with this scene. Fortunately, he changed the group name in time, otherwise this childish name change war would probably go on forever, greatly affecting the efficiency of getting up. The sun in August is still hot, Huo Sihan has taken enough sun protection measures, such as sun hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun protection clothes, and a sun umbrella. It was in stark contrast to the two big men behind him who had nothing but sunglasses. "Brother Zhizhi, do you want to hold an umbrella?" She poked her head out from under the umbrella and waved to Tao Zhiyue. Tao Zhiyue smiled and shook his head: "It''s okay, just hold on." "Then I''ll give you the sunscreen later, remember to put it on! Otherwise, it will turn dark in the day. You''re welcome, just put it on, it''s waterproof!" Huo Ran, who continued to be ignored, watched this with cold eyes: "Huo Sihan, you will enter the water in a while, just wait." Huo Sihan glanced at him proudly: "Indeed, once you get into the water, you will know who Brother Zhizhi helped." Brother Zhizhi has fully adapted to all this, and changed the subject very rationally: "The store and the dressing room are in front, see you at the exit later." "Okay! I''ll go pick out a swimsuit first, maybe a little slower, wait for me!" "Take your time, don''t worry, remember to buy another shawl, so as not to catch a cold." Watching his sister go away, Huo Ran said unwillingly: "I also want a shawl, and I also catch a cold." "Wake up, you took a cold shower and drank a bottle of ice water with the air conditioner on, and you''re still alive and kicking." "But my heart catches a cold." "..." Tao Zhiyue shook the goosebumps on his body, "Let me go." "However, from another perspective, I win big." Huo Ran took off his shirt neatly and stuffed it into the locker. "Because I can show my abs openly." Tao Zhiyue glanced at his six-pack abs, and silently looked away. "Forget it, I should have bought a shawl." A bedroom in 1901 was transformed into a mini gym according to the original plan. Tao Zhiyue went up to exercise from time to time, and the happy fat was finally transformed into sweat and muscles. However, compared with those who have been exercising for many years, they still look much thinner. So Tao Zhiyue decided to go out wearing a T-shirt and swimming trunks intact. man''s self-esteem "No, take off your shirt quickly." "Don''t take it off, go away." "White T-shirts will become more permeable when wet, so it''s better not to wear them." "...is that what you really want to do to help me get this t-shirt in the morning?" "I''m not, I''m not." Walking out of the locker room, there is a long and narrow undersea tunnel, which should be connected to the Maritime Museum next to it. Above is an arc-shaped glass dome, surrounded by blue water, mixed with colored lights, and countless fish swimming comfortably in it. Tao Zhiyue looked at the surrounding water in shock: "It looks better than the photos on the guide." Huo Ran raised his head and pointed to him excitedly: "Look, shark." A gray-white shark slowly swam past overhead, causing tourists to exclaim. There are faint rays of light scattered at the top, sparkling in the sea water. "Isn''t it similar to what you saw the day you went snorkeling?" "Yes, except for sharks." In a corner where there are no large fish, a group of bright yellow fish with black stripes floats swiftly past. Huo Ran asked him with a smile: "I''ve seen this fish with my own eyes, what do you think it''s called?" "I can''t guess, it seems to be very common." "This is a doctor fish, which can treat other sea fish." "Is it really called Doctor Fish?" "Really, I vouch for it with my abs." "...Suddenly I don''t want to talk to you anymore." "I was wrong. Next time we go snorkeling together, I can teach you. I have already obtained my diving certificate." "I seem to have forgotten how to swim." "That''s no problem, I have a lifeguard certificate." "What other evidence do you have?" The flashing light flashed by, and the two people standing on the bottom of the sea turned their heads together, and saw Huo Sihan, who had changed into a swimsuit and wrapped in a shawl, proudly holding his mobile phone. "I''m really a master at taking pictures! I took a picture of brother Zhizhi so handsomely." Huo Ran became interested: "Let me see." "Pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand!" "Stop this set, take it quickly." "Ah, ah, brother Zhizhi, save me! He wants to steal my phone!" "Run slowly, there is water on the ground, be careful and slippery." Laughter merged into the depths of the blue ocean. After walking through the subsea tunnel, there is a water park with brand-new facilities. Because the park has just opened and is not well-known, there are not too many tourists. "Okay, I can have a good time today." Huo Sihan stretched out his hand and said loudly, "First, according to the strategy, let''s play the most recommended crazy maelstrom!" The shape of the crazy maelstrom is like a huge horn, and now there are vague screams coming from inside, and many tourists stop to watch outside. Huo Sihan happily walked towards the entrance, followed by two handsome guys in swimming trunks wearing sunglasses, who looked like a queen escorted by bodyguards. Crazy Maelstrom is a group of four, and tourists need to carry the rubber boat from the ground to the starting position about four stories high. Huo Sihan quickly found a young girl who came to play alone, and under the envious eyes of others, he supervised the two handsome men carrying the rubber boat. "Would you like to help carry it together?" The strange short-haired girl was embarrassed. "It''s okay, he likes sports the most." Huo Sihan said decisively, "Help him carry, he will still be angry." Then the short-haired girl saw one of the taller handsome guys in sunglasses, easily lifting the rubber boat, and smiled meaningfully: "Crazy maelstrom? I hope you don''t cry later." Another handsome guy in sunglasses looked at them and smiled. I don''t know why, but there is always a feeling of a family of three. After walking round and round of stairs, the four of them came to the starting point on the high platform. In front of them was a super big colorful speaker with a black hole in the center. Huo Sihan''s arrogant smile finally became a little stiff: "Is this slope... so big?" "That''s right, it fell vertically at 90 degrees, then turned seven or eight times out of control in the big speaker, and finally drifted out of the long passageway, which is similar to the roller coaster you are afraid of." Huo Ran patted her on the shoulder with a relaxed expression: "Remember to be reserved and behave well in front of Brother Zhizhi." The staff reminded me warmly: "For the sake of safety, you can''t wear small accessories such as glasses. You can put them down in a hanging basket later." Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran took off their sunglasses and handed them to the staff, and then got on the rubber boat one by one. According to the staff''s instructions, they put their legs on top of each other so that no one would accidentally fall out. The girl with short hair who was suddenly surrounded by beauties was in a trance. After everyone was seated, the staff pushed the rubber boat into the loudspeaker: "Grab the handrails, crazy whirlpool, let''s go!" The rubber boat pulled out of the platform, fell straight down, and then, amidst Huo Sihan''s screams, landed on the wide arc-shaped horn, swinging back and forth as if weightless, stirring up cool white water splashes. "Ah, ah, ah, help, I''m going to fly out!" "No, your legs are still there, don''t be afraid." During the large sway, the rubber boat once swayed up to the direction of three o''clock, and in the strong sense of lift off the ground, the heartbeat stalled. Water flowed from the loudspeaker, making countless waves, which wet everyone''s clothes. In the little splashes of water, the dizzy girl with short hair seemed to see that the tall handsome guy was holding the hand of another handsome guy next door. So the short-haired girl couldn''t hold back anymore, let herself go, and screamed along with Huo Sihan. After the up and down of the turntable, following the inertia, the rubber boat rushed to the long curved passage, still swaying left and right, and it also rotated. The high-pitched screams of the girls were heard next to the ears, and the bright light suddenly dimmed. Tao Zhiyue tightly grasped the handrail on the rubber boat, trying to suppress the scream that was about to erupt in his chest. Then a warm palm covered the back of his hand, grabbing the armrest with him. "Don''t worry, Sihan''s voice is enough to cover it." Under Huo Ran''s first demonstration, the blurred screams floating out of the passage suddenly turned into a chorus of men and women. The complex and subtle mood and the feeling of falling out of control disappeared in the long-lost shouts. After wandering in the dark passage for an unknown amount of time, the rubber boat finally returned to the bright sunlight, passed the long buffer zone, and gradually stopped. Except for Huo Ran, the other three people almost all looked blank. Huo Ran took a careful look at Huo Sihan, and said mockingly: "I''m not crying, it''s good, it seems that you have grown up." "I should take a closer look at the project introduction." Huo Sihan ignored him and murmured, "But it seems a bit cool, at least it''s not upside down like a roller coaster, do you want to play it again?" "Okay, as long as you carry the rubber boat." "...Ah, that spinning seahorse looks so cute, Brother Zhizhi, let''s go!" Tao Zhiyue got off the rubber boat, and it took him a long time to calm down his heartbeat. He felt that he should play something less exciting, and nodded in agreement. Huo Ran frowned and stopped: "It''s so childish, isn''t that just a carousel with some water on it?" "I don''t care, it''s a spinning seahorse anyway, whether you like it or not." "Don''t play, you two go." On the spinning seahorse, a kid is holding an ice cream cone, giggling while eating it. Huo Ran watched the two of them go to line up, looked at this childish amusement project for a while, then turned around, and decided to go to the cold drink stand to buy three cones. Ten minutes later, holding three identical strawberry-flavored cones, Huo Ran walked back happily. Let''s hope they arrive just in time so they can take the opportunity to snap a photo of the two of them childishly eating a cone and sitting on a seahorse for a... no, souvenir. As a result, before reaching the spinning seahorse, he glanced away and saw a little boy about four or five years old standing alone by the side of the road. His face was covered with tears, but he didn''t cry, so he was not noticed. Huo Ran hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked over: "Are you lost?" The little boy looked at him in bewilderment. Huo Ran seemed to have sensed it, slowed down his speech and repeated it again. The little boy looked at his mouth shape with wide eyes, and nodded uncertainly. It turned out to be a deaf-mute. Huo Ran met all kinds of people during his travels, so he learned a few sign language, but only limited to hello, thank you, goodbye, can''t solve such a complicated problem, not to mention he is still holding a bunch of cones. He thought for a while, then handed over a cone, then made a fist with his free hand, stretched out his index finger to the little boy, retracted it, and stretched out his thumb upwards, which is the meaning of your kindness. "Don''t cry, I''ll find someone to help you." The little boy looked at his movements and mouth shape, and he stopped crying. He nodded while holding the cone, bent his thumb, and thanked Huo Ran. Huo Ran looked around, trying to find a staff member in the water park to send the little boy to the information desk to make an announcement. Hope the adult he lost with was not a deaf-mute. Huo Ran stopped a passing staff member, and while he was communicating with the other party, a young man with a familiar face hurriedly ran towards him from the corner of his eye. Chapter 69： The little boy holding a strawberry-flavored cone, his eyes lit up when he saw the man running over, wiped the tears from his face, and waved at him vigorously. Seeing the child''s reaction, Huo Ran and the staff heaved a sigh of relief at the same time, luckily they didn''t really get lost. "I''m sorry to trouble you all. I was careless just now and didn''t notice that Tiantian was gone." The young man thanked them sincerely, the broken hair on his forehead was wet with sweat, and he seemed to have found a way. The staff told him a few words to look after the child, and he quickly left to go about his own business. Seeing that the matter was settled, Huo Ran was about to turn around and leave when he heard the man behind him calling him. "Hi, did you find Tiantian?" Huo Ran looked down, and it turned out that the little boy was telling the young man the whole story in sign language, looking at him shyly with bright eyes. "He said thank you for the cone, it was delicious." "It''s okay, it''s easy." Huo Ran smiled at the little boy, and couldn''t help reminding the careless parent: "The kid can''t talk, and it will be very troublesome if he really gets lost. Next time, be more careful." "It''s my fault. I came out in a hurry today. I should have asked someone to help me take it with me..." The young man''s expression was very ashamed, "It''s a good thing Tiantian met you, otherwise I wouldn''t know where to find him." The temperature in August is still very summer, Huo Ran glanced at the two remaining cones in his hand, and found that after such a delay, the ice cream began to melt. And the person in front of him seemed very familiar, talking non-stop. "It''s the first time for Tiantian and the others to come to such a big amusement park, so it''s my fault that I didn''t teach them what to do if they get lost..." Huo Ran grasped the point accurately: "They? Are there any other children?" "Yes, they are all children from special schools." The young man turned his head, and Huo Ran followed him, and saw a group of children standing quietly under the shade of a tree not far away, holding hands and leaning together. It seems that he is a teacher of a special school. He is kind enough to take the children out to play during holidays. Huo Ran secretly sighed in his heart, his gaze was involuntarily attracted by the people passing by. Why are the ice cream cones in their hands two colors? The young man observed his expression, and suddenly said: "Although it''s a bit presumptuous, I seem to have seen you somewhere..." At the same time, Huo Ran said, "Excuse me, can you do me a favor?" The young man froze for a moment, then immediately showed a warm smile and nodded slightly, "Say, I will definitely help." "I want to buy a few more cones. Let the children eat these two. It just so happens that Tiantian also took one." Before the young man could react, Huo Ran handed him the cone, and said goodbye politely: "Thank you, goodbye." He turned around and walked towards the cold drink stand, leaving only the young man standing there holding two cones with a blank expression on his face, while the little boy next to him was very happy and waved happily at Huo Ran''s back. The smile he saw just now gave Huo Ran a very subtle sense of weirdness. Huo Ran had no impression of this person''s appearance, but the overly eager expression on his face, as if he wanted to lend a helping hand, always made him feel like he had seen it somewhere. The stranger who stood in front of the supermarket shelf in a daze and asked him if he wanted to help had been completely forgotten by him. After thinking about it for a while, Huo Ran simply gave up without coming to any conclusion. Another ten minutes later, he held three fresh strawberry milk double-twist ice cream cones, and non-stop returned to the carousel. However, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Sihan had already dismounted from the spinning seahorse, and were leaning against the railing, chatting and waiting for him. Huo Ran was very sorry, and handed over two cones: "Is this the end?" "Yes, it only takes five minutes to go around. Why did you buy an ice cream and use it for so long? I thought you got lost." "How do you know I went to buy ice cream?" Huo Ran was surprised. "Nonsense, I knew what you wanted when I saw the way you looked at the ice cream just now." Huo Sihan dismissively said, "Brother Zhizhi also saw it, right?" "Yes." Tao Zhiyu nodded in agreement, "You must be greedy for a cone in a child''s hand." "I didn''t, I''m not as naive as you." "Then you just want to take this opportunity to take an ugly picture of us eating cones and sitting on seahorses." Huo Sihan said to the point. Huo Ran was speechless. Tao Zhiyue commented to the point: "This seems to be more childish." "..." Huo Ran''s eyes faltered, "Which event should we play next? I don''t think there are many people queuing up for the big slide right now. This one is also ranked very high in the strategy." "Don''t change the subject, so why have you been there for so long? Seriously!" "It''s a long story. I was helping others just now, and then I met a puppet who kept talking to me. The ice cream melted, so I had to go back and buy it again." "What is a talking puppet? Why don''t you say that you met Santa Claus who tricked you into eating cones?" "It''s called a metaphor, it''s a rhetorical technique, Huo Sihan, have you ever taken a Chinese class?" "Brother Zhizhi is killing me!!" The strawberry milk ice cream is delicious, and the thick sweetness melts in the mouth. Tao Zhiyue held the cone in his hand and repeated with a smile: "It makes sense, so what is a talking puppet?" The sun was just right, and the pink and white double-spin ice cream began to melt gradually, and the pink and white milk slid all the way down, dripping onto the back of the hand. Huo Ran looked at him, dazed for a moment, then quickly pecked him on the face. "Forget it, it''s not important." Huo Sihan reacted quickly, cupped his face and screamed. "Ah, ah, you can''t abuse dogs at such a close distance! It''s breaking the law for you!!" As she spoke, she showed a little longing look from between her fingers: "But it''s not impossible to do it again..." "You''re dreaming." Huo Ran gave her a chestnut backhand, "Eat it quickly, it''s all melted." "What do you want to play next?" He turned his head and asked Tao Zhiyue. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he suggested: "Play the crazy maelstrom again? I think it''s quite fun, and then I can go to the restaurant for lunch, and then I will think about what to do in the afternoon." Huo Ran readily agreed: "Okay, I''ll carry the rubber boat." "You just rejected my request to play again!" Huo Sihan protested, "This is a double standard, double standard, double standard...!" Huo Ran sneered: "Did you only find out now? Light bulbs." "Huo Ran, you have no heart!" "After all, I''m just a humanoid self-propelled cash machine, why do I have a heart?" "hateful." Tao Zhiyue listened to the bickering between the two with a smile in his eyes. Staying near the spinning seahorse in a fairy tale world, everyone finished eating the cones and went back to the crazy maelstrom. A staff member walked past with a bunch of balloons behind him, just blocking the line of sight. The colorful balloons fluttered in the air, attracting the surprised eyes of the children. The balloon is dragged away by the long rope, and the children are at the end of the spinning seahorse team, still looking back enviously. Some children gestured silently to their companions, some kept a slightly dull expression, and some were physically incompetent. Tourists queuing up saw this group of special children and signaled for them to play first. The young man thanked them one by one, and then smiled and hugged the children one by one. The young lady in the staff uniform immediately came over to help, with a shy expression on her face. It was amazing at noon today, I met so many handsome men and beauties all at once. After all the children sat down and checked the seat belts, the staff pressed the start button, lively and cheerful music sounded, the hippocampus rotated at a constant speed, and white waves surged at the feet. Young men leaning against the guardrail, taking pictures of their novel faces. The idle staff summoned up the courage to strike up a conversation with him: "Are you a teacher?" "No, I''m a volunteer." "Wow, that''s amazing." The staff couldn''t help but exclaimed. Not only is he good-looking, but he is also very loving. The young man was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, lowered his eyes and shook his head: "I just help out occasionally." "Bringing the children out to play today, is it a school activity?" When talking about children, his voice became very soft: "This week they wrote essays and my wishes. Some children wrote that they really wanted to go to the amusement park. I heard what the teacher said, so I decided to bring them here today." "But it was too hasty, I didn''t prepare enough, and I almost lost a child just now." He blamed himself, "I should call another teacher to come with me." The staff quickly comforted him: "It''s okay, you are kind, and when you play other projects, you can say hello to other staff, and they will help take a look." "By the way, the facilities in this area are more exciting except for the rotating seahorse. There will be more projects suitable for children in the children''s area, and there will be more staff. I recommend you to play there." The staff enthusiastically offered ideas and pointed in the direction. The young man looked over, and it was the place where he brought the children. "Thank you, I''ll take them there in a moment." He knew that was the children''s area over there. But just now, a strange intuition popped up in his mind, as if he should come here. At this moment, there were crowds of people around, and it was very lively, but there was still a sense of regret in his heart. He seemed to be missing something again. "You''re welcome." The staff waved their hands and continued to try to find a topic, "Your accent doesn''t seem like a local?" "No, I''m graduating soon, and I''m here for an internship in a hospital in northern Shanxi." The young man explained, "I heard that the climate here is very good, and there are a lot of delicious food and fun, but I haven''t been here for long, so I''m not familiar with it." "So you are a doctor!" The staff''s eyes brightened. A young and handsome doctor, very talkative, likes children, very caring, he is simply a perfect person. It''s a pity that this round of spinning seahorse music has come to an end, and the handsome guy is leaving with the children. "If you don''t mind, can you add a friend?" The staff blushed and said, "I know this place very well, you can ask me where you want to go, and if you bring so many children over next time, I can help you apply for special escort." The young man nodded and smiled gratefully at her: "That''s great, thank you." After getting the handsome guy''s contact information, the staff was very happy. Before saying goodbye, she finally asked. "Well... what should I call you?" The young man held the child''s hand and looked back at her, like an illusory shadow under the sunlight. "My name is Shen Nian, Nian of Miss." The author has something to say: *In a classic opening where the true, the good and the beautiful meet the rich and handsome by chance* Huo Ran: cone, cone, cone, double spin, double spin, double spin Plot: ? Chapter 70： Screamed around on the crazy maelstrom, and had lunch in the fairy-tale paradise restaurant. The three people who were full of food and drink looked at the guide on the screen of the mobile phone, and began to discuss the arrangements for the afternoon one after another. "I want to play the big slide, the wave pool, and wait until we enter the pool to see who has the last laugh... Yes, there is also a lazy river! This afternoon should be almost over, the days are so long, I want to fast forward to the night..." Huo Sihan was thinking about the strategy, when he suddenly heard Huo Ran cough heavily. "Wait until nightfall to go to the lazy river. The lights at night are better." Huo Sihan suddenly realized, and quickly restrained his expression, "It makes sense, then I''ll choose another one. Brother Zhizhi, is there anything you want to play?" Something is wrong. After two days, Tao Zhiyue was used to the two of them attacking each other anytime and anywhere, suddenly being so harmonious and friendly made him very uncomfortable. "Is there any conspiracy between you two?" Under Tao Zhiyue''s scrutinizing eyes, the two brothers and sisters shook their heads in unison: "No." Got it, that''s what it is. "Be honest." Seeing that the situation was wrong, Huo Ran gave his sister a meaningful look, and remedied: "There will be song and dance performances and light shows at night, which are very lively. It seems that there will be one today. I wanted to give you a little surprise." It sounds reasonable, but Tao Zhiyue doesn''t believe it. "Really? Then I''m looking forward to the performance tonight." "Really, really." Huo Sihan first performed a chick pecking at rice and nodded, "I testify." Seeing that his sister started to help again, Huo Ran got up decisively: "Let''s go, the big slide, if it''s later, there will be more people." Tao Zhi thought about it more, and decided to cooperate with them, pretending to turn a blind eye. Anyway, judging from the previous conversation, the surprise must be on the lazy river. He began to look forward to it silently. The big slide, which is also one of the signature projects, was thrilling and exciting. The group played twice in a row, and also played all kinds of slides nearby. Next it was the turn of the wave pool, and they soaked in it for most of the afternoon. Tao Zhiyue learned to swim a long time ago, but he didn''t touch the water for a long time. He completely forgot how to swim and had no physical memory. He began to sink nervously as soon as he entered the water. But it''s really cool to play in the water when the weather is hot. He stayed in the shallow water area and resisted for a long time in a position where he could stand and step on the bottom. Finally, he couldn''t resist the temptation of the people next to him swimming like fish. He was dragged into the water by Huo Ran and taught him how to swim. "Inhale, relax, hug your knees with your hands, try to get close to your chest, don''t be nervous, your body will float up naturally." Tao Zhiyue did as he said, his feet lifted off the ground and hugged into a ball, and his whole body miraculously began to float upwards. With my ears half submerged in the pool water, the sounds from the outside world became indistinct, like lights flickering in the distance. "It won''t sink, don''t be afraid." The stretched back is parallel to the water surface, and the breeze blows, leaving bursts of coolness on the skin. "It''s floating!" Huo Sihan, who is very good at water, jumped out of the water, "Oh oh waist! What a waist!" Then, as expected, Huo Ran violently drove him away by splashing water. After discovering that he would not sink, his sense of unfamiliarity and fear of water decreased a lot in an instant. Tao Zhiyue put on his swimming goggles and began to follow Huo Ran''s patient guidance to slowly regain his memory of swimming. "Try reaching out to stroke the water, raise your head to breathe, yes, slowly find the rhythm, you can try to hold your breath." "I''ll support you below, don''t worry." With strong arms between his waist and abdomen, Tao Zhiyue opened his eyes the moment he entered the water, and through the swimming goggles blurred by water vapor, he saw the serious expressions of the people around him. Huo Ran also held his breath and dived into the water, looking at him intently with a slight smile on his face. The soft hair floated lightly in the water. The underwater world is suddenly quiet, everything is a clear blue, and the sunlight makes the water surface almost transparent. Like a quiet dream. He seemed to have learned to swim again, kicked back, and surfaced smoothly to take a breath. Huo Sihan with an excited face was swimming around, watching the two wow from time to time. "The waves are coming!!" The wave-making machine launched a big wave, and in the exclamation of the tourists, layers of snow-white waves rolled over. The pool was full of laughter and shouts. When the waves pass through the body, it seems that they are being pushed to an unknown distance by a pair of invisible hands. Fortunately, Huo Ran caught him in time. The waves subsided, and the pool water gradually returned to calm. After playing in the wave pool until late in the evening, the three of them who were finally tired sat on the shore, stepped on the water, and watched other people being slapped around by the waves. "Hahahaha that person was photographed!" Huo Sihan watched with relish, "Okay! He popped up again quickly, with quick movements, full marks!" Tao Zhiyue appreciated the real-time commentary: "Which one? The one with the red swimming cap?" "No, the one with the short head, ah, I saw the red swimming cap, what kind of posture is he in? I laughed so hard..." Huo Ran, who was listening and laughing, pressed the phone through the waterproof bag and checked the time. "I smell coconut water, I want a coconut!" Huo Sihan sharp-eyed saw someone holding a huge coconut on the shore, drinking the original coconut water through a straw. "Are you a dog nose? You can smell it." Tucao returned to Tucao, Huo Ran still consciously performed the duties of the cash machine, "I went to buy it, but I can''t hold three, come and get it with me." Tao Zhi took a few more glances: "Why do I feel that this person looks familiar?" He tried his best to recall: "It seems to be that Jin Shao..." "Huh?" Huo Ran looked over belatedly, and his heart skipped a beat. It was Jin Shaoyuan. Jin Shaoyuan was dressed in casual clothes and looked around with a coconut in his arms. When his eyes met, he didn''t seem surprised by this encounter, and he raised his chin to signal them. Huo Ran quickly walked over: "What are you doing here?" "You asked me to do something so suddenly, I can''t come to see you..." Under the gaze of Huo Ranyu who was about to push him into the swimming pool in the next second, Jin Shaoyuan thought for a while, and turned a corner in time, "Hot... balloon?" Huo Ran breathed a sigh of relief, showing a business-like smile: "I hope that your park can develop a water balloon project that is popular among tourists as soon as possible." Jin Shaoyuan''s expression twitched: "I just invested some money, don''t care about that." Huo Sihan on the side watched for a long time, and finally realized: "So it''s you, I almost didn''t recognize it, why are you black so much?" As a lover of handsome men and beautiful women, Huo Sihan had of course met Jin Shaoyuan, but after talking to him, the domineering presidents in the TV dramas she loved to watch had a more appropriate face. "You seem to be much more normal now." Huo Sihan sighed, "It''s not easy, the second term is finally over." Jin Shaoyuan: ... "Running around outside every day, isn''t Huo Ran also black?" Jin Shaoyuan tried to defend himself, but felt that it was difficult to win over the two brothers and sisters, so he simply prepared to leave, "Forget it, pretend I never showed up." "Wait a minute, why is your body missing?" Huo Sihan stopped him. "What body?" Huo Sihan pointed to his ears, "Your black earrings are always a must for a middle school bully... Hey, they''re silver now." "It seems a little familiar. Isn''t this a summer-limited couple model released by a luxury brand before?" Hearing this, Jin Shaoyuan''s expression stiffened suspiciously, and he turned around and left immediately. "Let''s go, goodbye." Seeing the back of him striding away with the coconut in his arms, the three people standing there all showed thoughtful expressions. Huo Sihan was complacent about her keen eyesight: "I''m so smart, and I caught another one secretly dating." Tao Zhiyue was slightly surprised: "Shouldn''t he be called Jin Shao in the future?" Huo Ran was full of emotion: "It turns out that his father''s iron fist is so useful, if I knew about it, I would have reported it earlier." Thinking of this, he immediately added to Tao Zhiyue: "He has a partner, and we are now a very ordinary partnership." Tao Zhiyue nodded with a smile: "So he''s here to see what''s going on?" "...It''s a hot air balloon!" Huo Ran''s face remained unchanged. Huo Sihan pricked up his ears to gossip: "What did I hear? What was your relationship before?!" "It''s nothing, children, don''t join in the fun." "Tell me, tell me, Brother Zhizhi, tell me!" "Don''t-" "Jin Shaoyuan sent him roses." "!! Oh my god, what a strange unfolding! Hahahahaha, Huo Ran, you are finished! Brand new handle!" "I threw it away, I threw it all away, really." As dusk fell, the colorful lights gradually lit up in the water park. At the starting point of the rafting river, Tao Zhiyue and his party chose a rubber boat for each of them, got on and sat down. The whole person can lie leisurely on the large rubber boat, with a big coconut at hand, a straw and a small paper umbrella inserted in the opened coconut cover, which is very tropical. It is said that this is the longest drifting river in the country''s water parks, with a length of 1.5 kilometers. Along the winding river, you can visit the entire park. In rubber boat No. 1, Tao Zhiyue drank coconut juice and pointedly said: "It''s the lazy river." In the No. 2 rubber boat, Huo Ran repeated without changing his expression: "It''s time for the lazy river." In the No. 3 rubber boat, Huo Sihan glanced at the two of them cautiously, and then repeated: "It''s the lazy river." In his brother''s very deep eyes, Huo Sihan trembled, trying to make up for his mistakes. "I''ve been playing for a whole day, I''m so tired, now I can just lie down and chat!" Huo Sihan poked the innocent coconut meat with a small paper umbrella, and forced to find a topic: "Ah, by the way, I don''t seem to have asked, what does Brother Zhizhi study? I''m studying fashion design, and I just graduated this year!" Tao Zhiyue smiled: "I''m working as a programmer in a game company now." "It turned out to be a programmer. I think people who can program are masters!" Huo Sihan was instantly excited, "What kind of game is it? Animal Island? I want to play!" "No, the game hasn''t been launched yet." Tao Zhiyue explained, "It''s an AVG mobile game for love. It''s a very popular card strategy game, and then fall in love, but there is a little innovation in the gameplay." "! I like to play this kind of game!" Huo Sihan became excited, "But now many of them are crazily cheating Krypton. " "Li''s painting style is super amazing and beautiful! I saw the screenshots posted by my sisters in the group, and I downloaded them with the traffic of roaming abroad. In the end, there was nothing but the painting style. The plot was messy, and the interface was full of shopping malls and gift packages. The button is very popular, if you hire such a good painter, can''t you cherish it!" Tao Zhi looked at her dancing with anger, and said with a smile: "Now this type is the trend, and many assembly line products that are reskinned are mostly for making a wave of money." "I want to play with brother Zhizhi''s company! It must be fun!" Huo Sihan cheered up again, "When will the closed beta be? Can I pre-order a code for the beta test!" "Probably another year." Tao Zhiyue calculated, "I think it should be a very fun game, and the art style is also very beautiful." "It''s been so long! Then I don''t want to wait for a whole year. Speaking of which, do you need to trust the game? Look at me, I''ll sign up! Give me a chance, I really want to have fun without spending money..." Huo Ran couldn''t help but said: "Is the red envelope I sent you not enough?" "Not enough! I suggest you send some more." "Dream, it''s not bad if you don''t spit it out." There are chattering voices beside my ears, and the flowing river bank in front of my eyes. The rubber boat floats past the bushes and pedestrians on the bank, and a child with a surprised face waved to them in the river to say hello. The night is filled, and the rubber boat is like a floating cloud, swimming through all kinds of scenery along the coast. The neon lights flashed in the crazy maelstrom, and screams still came from inside. The big slide was brightly lit. Tourists set off from the top and yelled to slide to the bottom. Ups and downs. The wave pool at night is the most lively. There are singing and dancing performances on the central stage. Accompanied by the shouts of tourists in the pool and the sudden waves, the atmosphere is pushed to the climax. In the dazzle along the way, everyone gradually stopped talking, Huo Sihan changed his posture, lying on the rubber boat, looking at the shore with shining eyes. The fresh coconut on hand was drunk to the bottom, the refreshing sweetness intertwined with the lazy night, Tao Zhi was almost sleepy. After going around in a big circle in the park, the rubber boat is about to reach the end, the end of the lazy river. There seemed to be no other tourists around, Tao Zhiyue looked at the brightly lit pier, and saw a man in uniform guarding a small car. There is a transparent glass cover on the trolley, and inside is a big cream cake. Like a birthday cake. The rubber boat docked, and Tao Zhiyue went ashore in a daze, feeling that he had discovered the surprising truth. He asked curiously, "Is it Sihan''s birthday?" Huo Sihan turned around excitedly: "How could it be me! Brother Zhizhi, you are so stupid." At the place where the river meets the land, in the light scattered from the shade of the trees, he saw people around him laughing. The next moment, amidst the sounds of rapid rise, the night sky above the head was suddenly filled with gorgeous fireworks. The tourists who were playing stopped and looked up. The bright and colorful fireworks exploded one after another, like a grand illusion. Countless gorgeous colors gather at the end of the line of sight, the sky is full of brilliance, and everything becomes silent amidst the booming sound of blooming. Tao Zhiyue looked up at the fireworks all over the sky, but hadn''t recovered yet. Huo Ran stood in front of the cake cart, lowered his head and lit the candles. "When I bought the ticket before, I accidentally remembered the birthday on your ID card." "I don''t know if you like your birthday or not, so I didn''t prepare much, just a cake and a firework." His face was illuminated by fireworks, and the reflection of the whole world was reflected in his eyes. "Happy birthday." Chapter 71： Amidst the sound of fireworks in full bloom, Tao Zhi stared blankly at the person in front of him. Huo Ran''s wet hair in the swimming pool was finally dried by the wind, and it was stuck to his forehead in a mess. It was the wind that had blown across the entire lazy river, gathering all the scenery along the coast, spray and fireworks. Tao Zhiyue remembered the moment when he opened his eyes in the pool, the world was quiet and transparent, and all the noises disappeared, leaving only them in the blue water. Just like now, fireworks, crowds, cheers, cream, candlelight, suddenly lost their sound and color. Time stands still by your side. After a long time, he laughed, his clear eyes shining brightly against the brilliant fireworks. "Thank you, I love it." Huo Ran seemed relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. In an instant, the world flowed again. Colorful candles flicker on the cake. Huo Sihan, who had been holding back for a long time, was finally able to cheer openly. "Brother Zhizhi, happy birthday! Blow out the candles!" Huo Ran reminded: "Remember to make a wish, the wish you make on your birthday will be very spiritual." Under the fleeting fireworks, Tao Zhiyue closed his eyes and made a serious wish. He wants everything to remain the way it is now, not to change. Don''t change anything. In the birthday song sung a cappella, Tao Zhiyue blew out the candles in one breath, looking at the colorful wax sticks emitting gray smoke, he added in a low voice: "Happy birthday." Happy birthday, "Tao Zhiyue". In fact, he thought for a while before he remembered what month and day it was. It is difficult for a person to remember two long ID numbers with completely different permutations and combinations. Especially when the two ID numbers belong to you. Tao Zhiyue tried to recite his new ID number, but he often confused it with the old number when he needed to use it, and pieced together a set of two different ones. After all, it is the inertia accumulated over the past twenty years, and it is difficult to defy. Once he memorized too many times, he simply stopped memorizing the number and recorded the number in the memo on his mobile phone, calling it up and copying and pasting it when needed. If things go on like this, the string of unfamiliar numbers just passed by casually, and Tao Zhiyue never even noticed the date of birth in the ID number. It turns out that "his" birthday is August 16. This date is very beautiful, born in late summer and early autumn, and the temperature is just right, it sounds very happy. Tao Zhi felt that he should like this day. It''s just that he can''t live his own birthday anymore. In a moment of daze, Huo Ran put the cake knife into his hand, and then moved his hand to the top of the cake. "Cut the cake quickly, some people are dying of hunger." "How can I! Don''t slander me!" "Oh, then why are you taking your seat?" Tao Zhiyue smiled and glanced at Huo Sihan who was alive and kicking, and made the first cut. The soft cream is separated by the tip of the silver knife, revealing the fluffy cake embryo inside. The interlayer is covered with canned assorted fruits, orange oranges, light yellow pineapples, and milky white coconuts. Just by looking at it, you can Imagine the smell of the entrance and exit. One night when walking past the cake shop, Tao Zhiyue casually mentioned that he likes to eat this kind of cake, unexpectedly Huo Ran even remembered this. "It''s a classic birthday cake! It''s so retro!" Huo Sihan, who couldn''t take his eyes off it, was eager to move, "I haven''t eaten it for a long time, and I kind of miss this taste. I want the piece with flowers. Brother Zhizhi will cut it for me second!" Tao Zhiyue readily agreed, he cut a piece for himself as usual, and then gave it to Huo Sihan and Huo Ran. Huo Sihan took the cake with one hand, and quietly turned on the phone camera with the other. When Tao Zhiyue picked up the fork and took a bite of the cake, she struck out decisively, scooped up the pink and white intertwined cream flowers with her fingers, and quickly spread them on Tao Zhiyue''s face. At the same time, with a click, she caught the surprised expression in Shou Xing''s smile in time. His face was stained with soft cream flowers, and behind him were extremely gorgeous fireworks. Huo Sihan''s trick succeeded, he took a step back, and deliberately said to Huo Ran: "Brother, I did it!" Huo Ran was bewildered, and in the next second, Tao Zhiyue smeared cream on his face. "I didn''t ask her to do it... Huo Sihan, come here!" "Brother Zhizhi wipe him quickly!" When the fireworks above the head faded, the cream war was finally declared over. The excitement came to an end, and the three exhausted from the fun ate and played with the cake. Wearing cream all over their bodies, they slumped neatly on the three reclining chairs to watch the moon. This time, Huo Ran snatched Huo Sihan''s cell phone with quick eyes and hands, happily flipping through the photos he took just now. Huo Sihan''s resistance was fruitless, and he said angrily: "Remember to give a red envelope after watching it! The photographer will charge for it." "Let me evaluate the photo quality first." He turned his head over and saw the first photo Huo Sihan took in the subsea tunnel, surrounded by overwhelming sea water and swimming fish. The two of them looked at the doctor fish on the opposite side of the glass, as if they were talking about his lifeguard certificate. Looking at it from another perspective, it turned out that Tao Zhiyue tilted his head slightly at that time, looking at himself with a smile, his eyes were pure and gentle. Yes, this one deserves a big red envelope. Huo Ran has already thought about what frame to match the photos after they are developed. He continued to flip backwards. Lift the rubber boat on the stairs of the crazy maelstrom, eat a two-color cone in front of the spinning seahorse, swim in the wave pool, and lie comfortably on the lazy river... Thanks to the well-sealed waterproof bag, Huo Sihan even took a photo of the two of them diving underwater. Although it was a little out of focus, it captured the dreamy feeling of the rushing water just right. Huo Ran reluctantly accepted the photographer''s arrogant claim. Further down, when the rubber boat was about to dock, in the dim night, Tao Zhiyue looked at the birthday cake on the pier close at hand, showing a somewhat dazed expression. After he heard happy birthday, he was in a daze for a long time, even though he finally laughed. Blowing out the candles, cutting the cake, the eyes are as bright as usual, but there are strong and unreadable emotions hidden inside. In the final cake battle, he was smiling the whole time, very softly, but it was different from the smile in the first photo. Huo Ran slid through the photos, and his high emotions suddenly subsided. He looked sideways at Tao Zhiyue and saw him staring up at the night sky. The moon is bright and clear, with few stars, and the smoke from the fireworks is still left in the night, making it gray. "Would you like to see a photo?" Tao Zhi responded slowly, then shook his head: "I''ll see next time." "Okay, when I wash it out, the effect should be better." Huo Sihan stared at his facial expression from the side, full of defense: "Did you deliberately show dissatisfaction, don''t let it go! I obviously took such a good shot!" "You found out, I''ll give it to you tomorrow." Huo Ran smiled and threw the phone back to her, "It''s really uncomfortable to be dressed in cakes. Let''s go to the locker room to take a shower." "That''s right, after the performance in the wave pool is over, there will be a large group of people going back, Brother Zhizhi, let''s go!" Huo Sihan yawned, and quickly got up from the recliner. Huo Ran took a look at her: "Are you sleepy? After you get out, I will ask the driver to take you home first. The bus is relatively slow. I am tired from playing today. Go back and have an early rest." "Are you guys going to abandon me?" Huo Sihan was thoughtful, "Ah, I understand, you want to live a two-person world!" "Okay, okay, I''m sleepy, I can''t open my eyes anymore, please ask the driver to wait for me at the gate of the paradise." "...too deliberate." "Hey, for the sake of my self-consciousness, do you understand what I mean?" "I don''t understand, let''s go quickly." After seeing Huo Sihan off, the two of them put on clean clothes and waited by the station. Just after taking a shower, his wet hair was blown away by the night wind. He stood side by side with Tao Zhiyue, and the refreshing aroma of shampoo wafted in the wind. Huo Ran thought for a long time, but decided to ask directly. "Is the birthday on the ID card wrong?" He deliberately didn''t look at the expressions of the people around him, perhaps because he didn''t want Tao Zhi to feel embarrassed and embarrassed to tell the truth. Huo Ran stared at the end of the road where no cars passed by, and waited for a while before hearing his answer. "There is no mistake in the registration, the ID card is correct, I accidentally forgot it." Tao Zhiyue paused, and emphasized: "I really like today''s birthday, I had a very happy time." "The fireworks are beautiful, and the cake is delicious, even though you ordered Sihan to spread the cream." "Not me, I didn''t." "It must be you. In the end, you wiped the most." "..." Huo Ran argued, "It can''t be my fault, it''s my excellent motor nerves." "Next time you should give us a hand." "No, it''s already two against one!" With intermittent laughter, the car drove them back to the familiar street, the bus station where Tao Zhiyue would come every morning. Swipe the card to enter the community, building 5, elevator, 15th floor. Tao Zhiyue took out the key from his trousers pocket to open the door, and Huo Ran behind him suddenly made a sound. "Is it not good for me to live downstairs all the time?" Huo Ran murmured, "Tomorrow my sister will definitely make fun of this again." "I''ll go back upstairs tonight, so as to save her endless gossip tomorrow, how about it?" Tao Zhi was taken aback for a moment, and took a deep look at him. "good." "Good night, go to bed early." "Good night." Leaving at the door of Room 1502, Huo Ran returned to the elevator and pressed down on the nineteenth floor. When the elevator doors closed and slowly ascended, there was a soft door closing sound from outside the elevator. Huo Ran looked at the mirror-smooth elevator door, his own face was reflected inside, and the smiles when they said goodnight to each other slowly returned to calm. He has an intuition that Tao Zhiyue needs a space to be alone now. Huo Ran opened the door and entered the room. There was no light in the room, the door of the guest bedroom was closed, and there was silence. It seemed that Huo Sihan had already fallen asleep. Under the moonlight reflected by the floor-to-ceiling windows around him, he walked slowly to the study room and turned on the light. The first drawer beside the desk was locked. Huo Ran sat down at the desk, hesitated for a moment, opened the combination lock, and took out the dark brown leather notebook that he used every day. He flipped through the thick cover, and read it carefully from the first page. There was no date on the first page, just a few lines numbered with numbers. [1. I like to write code, because it is a building composed of symbols and numbers that can be completed by him alone. ] [2. I like to eat hot pot, mushrooms, shabu-shabu, vegetables, and my own bone broth. ] [3. I also eat hot pot, but I am too lazy to wash the red oil pot (promise to invite me to eat at home next time, he prepares the dishes, and I wash the dishes). ] [4. I hate cruel, ruthless and illogical people. I have a friend who suffered a tragic fate because of it. ] [5. No snoring while sleeping after drinking. ] [6. His name is Tao Zhiyue. ] [13. I like the golden sycamore leaves in autumn. ] After turning a few pages later, the date and weather began to appear. From a simple record of preferences, it became a diary, and the content became more and more detailed. April 18, Saturday, sunny Today he took the initiative to invite me to eat hot pot, and we are going to meet. I really want to go tonight, but I don''t have time to prepare, so I can only make an appointment at six o''clock tomorrow night. He posted the first post, "Summer is here", with a picture of roses I sent. Sure enough, the climate in northern Shanxi is relatively good. Summer comes early, and Yanping is still very cold, so I don''t want to go home. [April 19, Sunday, sunny] We finally met. It turned out that we had met by chance before today. Very corny, but all I can think of is the word fate. It''s just that after I said my name, his reaction seemed complicated, and I didn''t know how to describe it. Have you heard of me before? Neither. But overall, I had a good time eating, it''s just that I acted a little silly, I tried my best. He said that next time he made braised beef by himself and brought it to me, I actually forgot to prepare a gift. Got hugged. "Do you believe in fate?" I don''t believe it, but if I have a chance in the future, I would like to answer a little better. [April 26, Sunday, sunny, Memorial Day] Confessions in my museum. He said yes. It''s three o''clock in the middle of the night, and I''m actually writing in my diary, and I can''t sleep. [May 9th, Saturday, sunny] Prepared a surprise today and looked happy this morning, so it should be a success. The coin pusher is very fun, come again next time. An active kiss. Answering the question about fate again, I don''t know if it comforted him. I hope that TOD will go well and be completed as soon as possible. When it is completed, I will take it to see in the morning. [May 24, Sunday, sunny] I went to the Paradise Town, which is being demolished, and it has a different kind of beauty. If only I could draw. In this way, the fairy tale world in the ruins can be drawn together with the two of us. [May 30th, Saturday, sunny] Looking at the house today, I actually wear sunglasses and dislike the lighting in the house, how silly. It turned out that he didn''t take the subway because a friend had an accident on the subway, plus a horror movie related to the subway. The protagonist in the movie already has a new life, but he disappears where he came from. Maybe he was captured back to the old world, or just disappeared. Thinking about it carefully, it was really scary and powerless. In the future, watch more romance films, mainly comedies, and literary films are a bit sleepy. [May 31, Sunday, sunny] We moved together today, and I havent wiped the glass since I graduated from elementary school. Sure enough, the times are improving. Wiping with a glass wiper is much cleaner than newspapers. I finished packing in the evening, and reported that I didn''t cook, so I ordered takeaway, and the pickled fish tasted good. 1502 looked cozy and didn''t want to go upstairs and home at night until the report started yawning. Before going to bed, I suddenly thought of a small problem. In the morning, I reported that I set off with the car, and the move should be by van. Don''t get sick of the van? Ask again when you have a chance. [June 2, Tuesday, rain, memorial day] It''s raining today, it''s been raining all day, and he says the rainy season has started here. I used to only like sunny days, but now I think rainy days are also good. Hope I didn''t behave badly today, I''m too embarrassed to ask. [June 17, Wednesday, sunny] It was rare to see the sun, so I took a walk downstairs after dinner. The refrigerator said that he likes to eat the most old-fashioned birthday cake, because he has not celebrated his birthday for a long time, and he would not buy a cake alone, so the memory of the cake stays in the fruit sandwich cream cake. The birthday on his ID card is August 16, two months away. It''s a pity that my birthday was before I met him, and the ice cream cake that day was also delicious. [July 11th, Saturday, rainy] It rained again, and the climbing plan was postponed again. I called Tao Tao''s colleagues over, played cards at home, and cooked hot pot together at night. While chatting while playing cards, the legend of mosquitoes even had the ending of a single mosquito surviving and starting to reproduce asexually. I don''t know whether to say that the game producer is great, or Guan Yudong who played this ending is great. During dinner, they talked about the progress of the game. They will be able to try it this time next year. They are looking forward to it. It is a type that is not currently on the market. I think it will be popular. Tao Tao mentioned a vampire game that also has a high degree of freedom, Guan Yudong never forgets it. After hearing his description, I wanted to play it too, but Tao Tao said that he couldn''t find this game. [July 30, Thursday, sunny] The rainy days are getting less and less, and the rainy season is coming to an end. I love this summer. I should keep a memorial in the museum, but I can''t bear to put all the things at home, and wait until the display shelves are full. "Love in Summer" poster? This is both representative and commemorative. [August 5th, Wednesday, sunny, Tanabata] I posted a post with a bathroom photo I took two months ago, and my dad actually liked it. My sister''s graduation trip is not over yet, so I''m a little envious, but not particularly envious. Comrade Xiaotao''s birthday will be in ten days. I haven''t figured out how to spend it yet, and I''m very worried. [August 13th, Thursday, rainy] Usually there are two people, it seems a little deserted, so I decided to let my sister who was arguing non-stop, and told her to come back at the end of the month, and the project is quite busy recently. Pillow still didn''t mention his birthday, and he avoided it when he hinted at it euphemistically, not sure what to do. Are you a bit against birthdays? Or, simply eat a cake on Sunday and prepare another gift. The belly of the pillow was really a good pillow, slept soundly, although woke up beaten. [August 15th, Saturday, sunny] Why does my sister like to engage in surprise attacks so much? Probably inherited more from my mother. Fortunately nothing went wrong and the relationship was well established. I only grabbed a little bit of the grapefruit shrimp salad at night, it was delicious, next time I will go abroad to eat with brother Zhizhi. (Why can my sister call that, but I will be kicked out of the kitchen?) I watched horror movies again, and I didn''t want him to watch horror movies again. Suddenly it became three people celebrating their birthday together, so I had to tell my sister in advance. In fact, this seems to be good, more lively, brother Zhizhi likes this sister very much, and the two of them have many similar hobbies, they seem even more like brothers and sisters than the two of us. Will it feel a little bit like family? [August 16th, Sunday, sunny, birthday] When I woke up in the morning, I was startled and thought he had disappeared. He dreamed of his sister who was celebrating her first birthday, and the drawing was very cute. Is it telepathy? Today is also his birthday. He didn''t have a sister, but the dream was real, like a dream I''ve had before, but haven''t had for a long time. Is there really parallel time and space in this world? It always feels unreal and unacceptable. This is the end of the diary whose handwriting has dried up. It was before departure in the morning, when Huo Ran went upstairs to urge the slow-moving Huo Sihan, during the boring waiting time, he wrote down what happened just now. Now it is the dead of night, Huo Sihan has already fallen asleep in the guest bedroom next door, and he returned to the rare room 1901. I watched it for a long time before I knew it, and the birthday star downstairs who just grew up by one year should have slept too. Under the bright lamplight, Huo Ran held the pen, leaned over the table, and started to finish today''s diary. [Had fun during the day and taught him to swim. ] [In the evening, according to the plan, fireworks were set off and cakes were eaten. ] [The birthday on the ID card is not wrong, today is not an oolong. ] [He was laughing the whole time, very happy, but it was a little different from the pure happiness during the day. ] [There seems to be a little sense of detachment. ] After writing this, Huo Ran thought for a moment, crossed out this line, and wrote a description that seemed more accurate. The black-gold pen trembled slowly, making an inaudible rustling sound on the off-white paper. [He seems to have had another world. ] Chapter 72： That night, Huo Ran, who fell asleep very late, had a fragmentary dream. He dreamed that he was driving a car, as if he was driving on a winding mountain road, surrounded by lush mountains on one side and cloud-shrouded canyons on the other. The person in the passenger seat reached out to adjust the music, cutting his chosen lyrical blues into a brisk and sunny bossa nova. Next to his elbow was a long, pale scar, somewhat blurred by the sun falling from above. In the sound of rhythmic music, for a while, even the fog that spread all around dissipated a little. Huo Ran looked sideways, and it turned out that the person next to him was Tao Zhiyue. After Tao Zhiyue finished cutting the music, he lay down beside the half-rolled car window, looking wearily at the fog in the canyon. In the dream he looked different. Huo Ran seems to be different, he doesn''t smile often, even when he is surrounded by tropical songs, he just raises the corners of his mouth slightly. The black convertible sports car drives in the mountains, along the steep and undulating mountains, and makes sharp turns from time to time. The front is very curved, and the position of the corner mirror is crooked. The green trees all over the mountains and plains swayed in the wind and made a rattling sound. The next second, Huo Ran woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. He closed his eyes and turned off the alarm clock on his mobile phone very skillfully, then turned over and leaned to the side, reaching out his hand to catch it very relaxedly. empty. His hands fell directly onto the soft air-conditioning quilt. Huo Ran finally opened his eyes in a daze, looked at the empty pillow beside him, and then looked at the phone. 7:30 in the morning. Today is Monday, it''s time to go to work. Come to think of it, he went upstairs to sleep alone last night. The dream that just happened is still clearly imprinted in his mind, Huo Ran got up, stepped on his slippers, and walked slowly to the bathroom. The door of the guest bedroom was closed tightly, Huo Sihan must still be sleeping in, I don''t know if Tao Zhiyue woke up. While brushing his teeth in front of the mirror, Huo Ran recalled the details of the dream just now, and planned to share it with Tao Zhiyue after washing. The music tastes of the two of them were actually reversed in the dream, and they were in a car together. He still drove a convertible sports car that he didn''t usually like. As expected of a dream. The bathroom window was open, and Huo Ran, whose mouth was full of white foam, strolled to the window and glanced downstairs. In the garden, the hale and hearty old man was indeed punching again. Moreover, he changed his boxing style today, and his movements were slightly unfamiliar. Huo Ran tried to study with his mind for a while, then opened the app, recorded a ten-second video with one hand, and sent it to Tao Zhiyue. [HR: Good morning Tropical, are you up? ] [HR: What move is this today? ] [HR: It seems to be a little more soothing than the previous one, and it looks more studious. ] [Tao: Good morning, just woke up. ] [Tao: Its a bit like Wu Qin Xi. ] [Tao: Why is it tropical today? ] [HR: Because I just had a dream. ] Huo Ran was about to describe his dream, but it was as if the dream had been stolen from his mind, and he forgot it completely as soon as he was distracted. [HR: ...It''s over, and I forgot all about it. ] [HR: I should have written it down in the memo as soon as possible. ] [HR: Why tropical? ] [Tao: Why is it tropical? ] [Tao: Go downstairs for breakfast in fifteen minutes. ] [Tao: Sihan should still be sleeping. ] [HR: Don''t do her part, the pig sleeps until noon at least. ] [Tao: When you are on vacation, you will sleep until noon^-^] Looking at this familiar smiling face, Huo Ran relaxed a little, even though it was insinuated as a pig. Tao Zhiyue''s mood seemed normal, as usual. And take the initiative to invite him to have breakfast. After washing up, he randomly selected a suit from the closet to change into. Fifteen minutes later, Huo Ran knocked on the door of Room 1502 downstairs on time. Holding the spatula, Tao Zhiyue hurried over to open the door. "Didn''t you have the key?" "Take it." Huo Ran strode into the door and said confidently, "But I just want you to open the door." "..." Tao Zhiyue glanced at him silently, then quickly walked back to the kitchen. Today''s breakfast is birthday longevity noodles. The clear soup is topped with green vegetables, poached eggs and chopped green onions. It is steaming and looks very refreshing. "I forgot, I should eat birthday noodles." Huo Ran was surprised, "Fortunately you remembered." "Suddenly thought of it, I''m tired of eating toast." "Did you sleep well yesterday? Did you have any dreams?" "Forgot, it''s not important." Tao Zhi said concisely, "Anyway, I will forget it when I wake up." "It makes sense. I remember the dream yesterday was really interesting, but I just can''t remember it." Amid the wafting aroma of the noodle soup, the two chatted casually for a while. Throwing the bowl into the sink and filling it with water, Tao Zhi glanced at the phone, his expression became a little more serious, and he was ready to go out immediately. "Old Fang asked us to arrive early today. It seems that there is something to do. There are a lot of news. I''m going first, remember to lock the door." When he was putting on his shoes at the entrance, Huo Ran, who hadn''t had enough soup, went to see him off at the door. Huo Ran hesitated for a while, and finally said with a relaxed tone: "If there is anything, you can tell me." In the middle of the night, he looked at the diary for a long time in a daze, and thought of many ways to ask questions, but still felt that it was inappropriate. Everyone has their own secrets that they can''t talk about. It may be a private land that will never be opened to the public. This is normal, and he originally planned not to ask. But Huo Ran felt that Tao Zhiyue''s secret was very special, like a gully between him and the outside world. He wanted to smooth out the gully. Now I just took this opportunity to speak out. So he repeated and emphasized: "You can say anything." Tao Zhiyue bent down to tie his shoelaces, tied a beautiful knot, and then looked back at him. "I will." He pushed open the door, and turned around with a smile amidst the exceptionally clear creaking sound. "Wait until I figure out what to say." The door is closed. Tao Zhiyue quietly took the elevator downstairs, left the community, and got on the bus. He is obviously already trying hard to make himself forget the plot of the novel. There are only words in the novel, and it just so happens that the author is not very good at writing. The characters are rigid, the dialogue is blunt, and many plots and behaviors are also very bizarre. Occasionally, when Kong Kong is jealous, he can hypnotize himself. This novel just uses the same name as Huo Ran, and the characters are completely different. However, last night, Tao Zhiyue, who had suffered from insomnia for a long time, saw the scene before the car accident in the novel in his belated sleep. He sees everything from God''s perspective. Winding mountain roads, heavy fog, corner mirrors that don''t work, sharp brakes, and music that stops abruptly. Although Huo Ran in the dream has a different personality, he has the same face. The person sitting next to him seemed to be him, but he was extremely strange. Tao Zhiyue hoped that he would soon forget this dream after waking up, but contrary to expectations, it corresponded one-to-one with the words of the novel settled in his mind a long time ago, vividly engraved in his memory, like acting in a movie. On the way to work, the noisy human voices, chirping birds, and unrestrained horns failed to divert his attention. When he arrived at the company, Tao Zhiyue went straight to his work station, preparing to use his work to numb his disobedient brain. Most of the members of the project team arrived. Fang Shiwu was typing while staring at the screen with a very serious expression. Tao Zhi remembered the group messages he had received in the morning, and was about to ask what was going on today, when he caught a glimpse of the slightly red eyes of the artist Song from the corner of his eye. The atmosphere seemed a little dignified, and no one spoke. He was a little surprised, he moved lightly, and suddenly forgot the heavy thoughts in the morning. Program Xiaohuang came out of the kitchen, holding a cup of hot water, and carefully placed it in front of Xiao Song. Xiao Song was no longer as lively as before, so he whispered thank you. Tao Zhiyue sent a private message to Xiao Huang who had returned to his desk and sat down. [Tao: What happened? ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Didn''t you watch the group last night? ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Our game has been copied and beaten up. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Oh, what a disaster. ] Seeing the message he replied, Tao Zhiyue was very surprised. [Tao: Something happened yesterday, I didn''t pay attention to the news. ] [Tao: We didn''t even do a test, the gameplay hasn''t been made public yet, how could it be copied? ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Li Hui was copied, a pixel-level imitation. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Shuyu cried when she came in the morning, and I didn''t know what to do. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Will you comfort girls? ] [Tao: I have never encountered such a situation...] The more Tao Zhi thought about the development progress in the past three months, he keenly found the key link. [Tao: Is it because of the suction test done at the end of May? ] [Tao: Only then were the vertical paintings and videos released. ] [Tao: I remember that the publicity picture with characters on the official blog was only posted last week, so the action was not so fast. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: It should be, there are only a few platforms for art style testing, and the games that are going to be released in China are basically tested on them, so it is not surprising that some people are staring at them. ] [Xiaohuang Xiaohuang: After more than two months, they probably took the old games they made and used them directly, and changed the details of the ready-made paintings drawn by Shuyu, and then let the art imitate this style to make a point Resources, just changed their skins and went online. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: You said that this group of people have free time to watch others make dirty tricks, can''t they put in some effort to play games? It''s disgusting. ] After complaining, Xiao Huang sent a few screenshots of the game, Tao Zhiyue clicked on it, and it was indeed a pixel-level imitation, and the scene was exactly the same as the vertical drawing of the characters. [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: We all watched it. How many revisions did Shuyu make to have this effect. The click-through rate of that test was also very good. When it is officially launched, it will definitely become popular. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: As a result, now they are using our hard work to hype up Lihui''s stunning and beautiful painting style, tricking a bunch of players into it, and then selling it as dog meat, and forcing Krypton to beat their heads. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Many players felt that they were cheated at first, and they were just upset, and simply sent scarves to prevent everyone from falling into the trap. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: After a few days of tossing around like this, last night, maybe the flow of water plummeted, and they actually started to stir up the popularity of the promotional pictures we posted last week, saying that we plagiarized. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Its a really good trick to beat back and divert attention. Now our official blog is full of criticism. No one says that their game is bad. They feel sorry for the plagiarized fairy painter. The daily turnover ranking has even risen . ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: My head is getting dizzy with anger. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: If I were Shuyu, I would cry in anger. ] Looking at his description, Tao Zhi remembered the game Huo Sihan mentioned yesterday that only Li Hui was amazing. He didn''t even look at his phone last night, not knowing what happened. He looked at the completely copied screenshot of Lihui with mixed emotions. Amid Xiao Huang''s clacking and tapping on the keyboard, the rest of the project team members also arrived one after another. Seeing that everyone was here, Fang Shiwu stopped what he was doing and pushed his glasses. "You should all know about the plagiarism." Everyone nodded silently. "This happened suddenly, but don''t worry too much. Xiao Song has a time record every time he submits a drawing, as well as the drawing process map, plus the test record on the platform. I have roughly sorted it out just now. Its pretty strong evidence. "I posted it in the group, and everyone has a look. If there is any problem, or if there is something that can be added, just tell me, and I will post it on the official blog later." "The other party will definitely not be able to provide such a complete timeline, so don''t panic. I am communicating with the legal affairs on legal issues, and they will definitely make them pay the price." Under his reassurance, the atmosphere finally improved a little. Song Shuyu kept nodding beside him while holding a cup of hot water. "Finally, try not to be influenced by these people. This is the most important thing. We have not made any mistakes. All accusations and criticisms based on misunderstanding are meaningless and have nothing to do with us." "I told the boss that if you really can''t go in for work today, you can even go to the lounge to play games together. I asked you to come here because I am afraid that if you stay at home and have nothing to do, you will brush your scarves. If you see something that sounds bad, you will get angry. " "Anyway, you can legally fish with a salary today. Don''t miss this rare opportunity." Fang Shiwu joked, "I''ll keep busy, and you can always come to me if you need anything." Tao Zhi looked carefully at the evidence Fang Shiwu posted in the group, and raised some ideas. Then he opened Visual as usual, facing the familiar interface, with his fingers on the keyboard, but he had no thoughts for a long time, and his mind was in a mess. [It''s an official, not a croak: I''m trying not to look at the scarf, it will definitely kill me if I look at it, and it will be very painful if I don''t look at it. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Are you going to play games? ] [Tao: Good. ] In the break room, a few people who were not in the mood to work gathered together to choose the game discs on the shelf. Through the glass door, I can see my aunt busy in the open kitchen. The countertops are full of vegetables and raw meat. Today''s lunch looks like it will be very rich. The scent of longevity noodles in the morning still lingers in my nose. Huo Ran must have finished the soup. Xiao Huang chose a disc, stuffed it into the game console, and distributed the handles to them. On the super large-screen TV, a beautiful and grand opening animation gradually appeared. Tao Zhiyue was distracted for a long time, until Guan Yudong next to him pushed him: "Don''t think about it, the glasses will definitely be taken care of, it''s about to start, look at the screen." "I was thinking of something else." Tao Zhiyue looked at the screen according to his words. The background of the screen was very realistic. The three protagonists with vivid expressions stood still in the center of the screen, waiting for them to operate the handles and then make corresponding actions. "What''s the question?" Guan Yudong asked curiously. While waiting, the character controlled by Guan Yudong jumped up, and the character controlled by Xiao Huang took advantage of the opportunity to punch Guan Yudong. The character controlled by Tao Zhiyue was still motionless. He slowly organized the language. "If one day, you are suddenly told that you are a character living in a game." "Someone has designed the plot and written the script. Everything that happens in your life may not be accidental, it is all a pre-arranged plot." "And you are a person who doesn''t believe in fate." "How would you react?" Chapter 73： His voice fell, and there was a silence in the living room. In the exciting background music of the game, Guan Yudong showed a thoughtful expression. Xiao Huang took the opportunity to punch Guan Yudong''s character several times in a row, feeling that it was not enjoyable, and then quietly kicked Tao Zhiyue''s character, and then took the lead in answering this question. "I think this every day when I wake up with the alarm clock, maybe my life is fake, only the pain of waking up is real." "There may be a group of spectators behind the wall, thinking that I''m going to buy steamed stuffed buns again today. I''ve been eating stuffed with fresh meat for half a month. Then I squeeze the subway to work and sit in front of the computer for eight hours typing on the keyboard." This person is so boring, they must be thinking so, and then they will stare at my constipated expression while writing code, and let out that melodramatic canned laugh. "But every time I think this way, I get motivated to get up, go to the breakfast shop to buy some siu mai, and resist a little." "The script shouldn''t stipulate the content of the daily breakfast, anyway, every time I buy siu mai, I haven''t encountered any force majeure obstacles." "To sum up, life in the game is okay. If the plot is written in advance, in fact, everyone''s life is similar. At least I can choose whether to eat siu mai or meat buns in the morning." Hearing this very concrete answer, Tao Zhi was a little surprised. "Is this pessimistic or optimistic?" Xiao Huang grabbed the handle and performed a whirlwind kick, landing gorgeously: "There are all of them, alas, life is so complicated." "However, if you answer seriously, I will definitely not believe it at first. After all, imagination is imagination. No one wants to really become a puppet without thinking. Living like that is too uncomfortable." "So, if you tell me now that I am really living in a pre-set game, then I may want to try to realize a wish I have had since I was a child, so as to judge whether it is a game or not. " Tao Zhiyue was aroused interest: "What wish?" "Robbing a bank, laughing wildly and stuffing money into sacks." Xiao Huang solemnly said, "Then he won''t run away when the police come. If it''s a game, then this game is over, and we can restart the game." "After reopening, I went to school, graduated, worked, typed codes, bought steamed stuffed buns, and occasionally bought siu mai." "Until someone told me again, this is a game, and then it will be restarted by robbing the bank." Xiao Huang pondered, "Ah, is this infinite recursion?" Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, then pondered: "Forget it, reopening should be some form of calling yourself?" Xiao Huang humbly asked for advice: "Is there a recursive base here? I can''t think of it. Brother Tao, save me." "I think it depends on the specific logic behind the game. If the freedom of choice of meat buns and siu mai can be gradually expanded to other places, or even change the algorithm of this world, then the recursion may end and a brand new answer will be returned in the end." "But if such small details can''t affect the established ending, in the end, stack overflow can only occur in infinite recursion, and then there will be a running error..." During the conversation between the two people who were getting further and further away, Guan Yudong''s slightly frightened voice sounded: "How long has it been?" "A few minutes, what''s the matter?" "Damn, I was scared to death. Didn''t you just ask about the game? Why did you guys start talking about the code? I was woken up by the error report, thinking that a few hours passed in the blink of an eye, and you started working again..." The two programmers, one left and one right, fell silent at the same time. It''s an ingrained professional habit. Tao Zhiyue coughed and changed the subject: "It''s nothing, just chat casually, why are you so engrossed in your thoughts?" Xiao Huang Fu felt his heart, and immediately answered: "Are you imagining that you are living in the love game?" "Ah? Or are there other games?" Guan Yudong was very confused. Seeing this, Xiao Huang stopped his hand that was frantically pressing the punch button, and stood in awe. "You are really the purest love brain-dead nerd I have ever seen. I''m sorry, I was shallow and disturbed your wonderful fantasy." "It''s okay, I forgive your recklessness." Guan Yudong''s face was full of thought, "Back to Tao Tao''s question, is it okay to be the protagonist in a love game?" Tao Zhiyue agreed, "Yes." It just so happened that the sideways hit hit the ground. Guan Yudong cleared his throat excitedly and began to speak. "An optimist like me, of course, doesn''t believe in fate. If the meaning of my existence is only to complete a certain plot in the game, I will be very painful and start to doubt life and feel that life is worthless." "But love games are different. It only shows the part of the protagonist''s relationship and love, and other things are rarely written because it is unnecessary." "So now that I am living a fulfilling life, if I leave the opposite sex, I will become a blank. This is enough to prove that in addition to the prescribed plot, the game has generated my own self. Looking at it this way, it doesn''t seem so bad. right?" The two people next to him nodded involuntarily. "Then, on the premise of this condition, in the game, what I have to meet in the game is to find a way to attack me. Based on my personal preferences, I will assume that she is a female player, preferably 1.6 meters tall and shoulder-to-shoulder." dimpled hair..." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help interjecting: "What do you think of this person from outside the game world?" "I will..." Guan Yudong said firmly, "I will like her very much." Xiao Huang was dissatisfied: "At this time, let''s close the love brain first, I want to listen seriously." "I''m serious!" Guan Yudong rarely showed a very serious expression, "Think about it, I can only be with one player to start a love story." "She might have gotten through the game for the first time. If she didn''t read the strategy beforehand, it means that she and I in the game are a natural match, and they fit perfectly. This is no different from normal love." "If she reads the strategy in advance, that is, knows all the subsequent plots, all the words I will say and the choices I will make, and still deliberately breaks through this line, and goes through the plot again tirelessly, I will think it is very romantic. . "It''s more likely that she didn''t succeed once. She tried many times and failed many times, just to play this successful love line and be with me like this." "That''s also very romantic, even more romantic." "If there is such a person, it doesn''t matter if he is not 1.6 meters tall, has shoulder-length hair, and no dimples." "I''m sure to like her very much." The three programmers sat in a row on the sofa, their expressions seemed to be wandering away, letting these reverie words scatter into the air. Xiao Huang put down the handle and sighed, "I suddenly envy your brain." Tao Zhiyue thought about it for a long time, and deeply remembered every word Guan Yudong said: "Thank you, I never thought of this angle." "Why are you being so polite." Guan Yudong scratched his head embarrassingly, "I quite like this fantasy, I wonder if it can be included in the current version of the plot, or should we not release a demo of the new game?" Xiao Huang''s face changed quickly: "Go away, let me go, I love simulation management." "Let''s think about it. The game with this plot is quite difficult to make. Wouldn''t it be better to write it as a novel? But I haven''t written a novel, why don''t I ask Sister Linlin for advice?" "Go, she will definitely support you in changing careers and writing novels, so she won''t have to be dragged by you all day long to fill in the plot..." In the imagination brought about by this new topic, everyone''s mood after being affected by the plagiarism incident has improved a lot. The three of them played games all morning in the lounge, and other colleagues joined in from time to time. When Guan Yudong was dying in a certain plot midway, Xiao Huang even pulled Song Shuyu over who was depressed. So Tao Zhiyue also quietly joined the tricks performance team, until the sullen Xiao Song finally burst out laughing. The lunch was very rich, and it was an unexpected sukiyaki. Beef, tofu and vegetables were simmering in the dark soup, and the volatile mirin was full of sweetness that made the index finger move. The air conditioner is full of horsepower, and the midday sun outside the window still contains the residual heat of summer. Sweet food can always bring a good mood. Tao Zhiyue took a picture of sukiyaki and sent it to Huo Ran who had been silent all morning. Almost at the same time, Huo Ran also sent a message. [Xiao Huo: Has the company matter been resolved? ] [Xiao Huo: I had a grand meal at noon today! ] [Xiao Huo: It seems that there should be no big deal ^-^] [Tao: The game was copied, and I was bitten back, but it is now resolved. ] [Tao: In the morning, I was playing games with paid fishing. ] [Tao: Its very fun. Later, Ill buy a disk and keep it at home, so that many people can play together. ] [Xiao Huo:! ] [Xiao Huo: I''ll go and have a look. ] [Tao: Dont look at it, lets have lunch quickly. ] [Tao: Do ??you want to copy my homework for lunch? ] [Xiao Huo: I cant copy today, the pig woke up. ] [Xiao Huo: You must ask me to find an office, and then arrange a luxurious French meal. There must be a handsome waiter in a white shirt and a black vest, and a secretary in a black suit wearing gold-rimmed glasses, standing by and reading the financial report to her...] [Xiao Huo: I dont know where her dreams come from. Will there really be such outrageous plots in TV dramas? ] [Tao: Hahahahahahaha] [Tao: Bear doesn''t know.jpg] [Tao: It sounds fun, I want to experience it next time. ] [Xiao Huo: The cat is shocked.jpg] [Xiao Huo: No, unless both the waiter and the secretary are me. ] [Tao: No, this is too dramatic! ] [Xiao Huo: No, it must be me! ] Today, everyone didnt go back to their respective workstations for dinner, and basically sat at the dining table next to the kitchen, chatting endlessly. In the hazy heat, Tao Zhiyue saw Xiao Huang on the opposite side performing a performance of swallowing a piece of hot tofu in one bite, and Xiao Song next to him looked shocked. On the other hand, Guagua, who yearns for love every day, is giggling while watching the instant noodle show on his mobile phone. Guan Yudong noticed his gaze, and raised his head happily: "This episode is so funny, do you want to watch it together?" "Hey, why do you see the strange look in my eyes, it seems to be a little bit affectionate?" "No, it''s your illusion." Tao Zhiyue said tactfully, "I think you can learn from Xiao Huang sometimes." Guan Yudong followed his words and looked over, then his face turned pale with shock. "!! Little Huang, why did you secretly eat so much tofu, save some for me!!" While grabbing tofu, he asked curiously, "By the way, what do I want to learn from him? Did he come up with a new optimization path? I don''t believe it!" "...It''s nothing, don''t take it to heart." In the afternoon, after being soothed by delicious food, everyone slowly entered the working state. Fang Shiwu has already issued a clarification statement on the official blog, but the time is too short and the wind direction has not yet been reversed. Because the last game of One Tree Games "Little Pig is very busy" has become popular and has a certain reputation, it suddenly broke out that the company is making a new game of plagiarism, which is quite a sensation. spread. Guan Yudong scratched his heart and lungs to put on the scarf, and asked in the group from time to time. [Is it an official or not: Can I watch it? Can I watch it @Բʱ] [Yuan Shiwen: Don''t worry, wait a few hours, many people haven''t seen our statement yet. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I understand, they are still scolding, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I opened a trumpet to fight in the arena, the battle was fierce, and it was urgent to write an automatic quarrel program. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Anyway, they are illogical and unreasonable, and random sentence replies from the library are enough. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: But I can''t get out now, you two go get one. @Its an official, not a quack @] [Yuan Shiwen: ...It turns out that the user whose profile picture is grinning weirdly is you. ] [Yuan Shiwen: I was just moved for a minute, we actually have loyal players with such fast hands. ] [Yuan Shiwen: Return my touch! ] [Tao: Okay, Ill copy some sentence material, itll be ready soon. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Ahhh, I''m sending you the collection of quarreling and swearing that I have accumulated over the years! ] [Yuan Shiwen: Pay attention to the scale, yin and yang are more easy to use. ] [Tao: OK, no problem. ] [Lin Linqi, who doesnt want to code words: This feeling of fighting side by side and arguing together, Im actually a little moved, although its a bit funny. ] [I can''t finish drawing: woo woo thank you, I always like programmers! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: (*^^*)] [It''s an official, not a quack: (*^^*)] [Tao: (*^^*)] [Yuan Shiwen: Fuck, what kind of **** is this unfolding...] [I can''t finish drawing: what''s wrong! ] Fang Shiwu sent a link. [Yuan Shiwen: I can''t explain it all at once, you can just watch it, don''t worry. ] [Yuan Shiwen: Too strong, which **** did this. ] Tao Zhiyue stopped writing the quarrel program and opened the link. The link is a Weibo post by a million-fan fan in the game field. In the long picture, he clearly and clearly picked up the game company that claimed to be plagiarized. The legal representative in the company registration information Using people and shareholders as clues, they found several game companies with overlapping shareholders. After analyzing the games produced by these companies one by one, they are basically controversial works. Many of them are plagiarized in graphics and gameplay. After being discovered, they either pretend to be dead and run away, or bite back and take advantage of the heat to make the last wave of money. Not only that, but through the information that needs to be filled in when the game is put on the platform, this big V accidentally discovered that this group of people has also made cracked versions of some popular games in order to make a lot of money. All in all, they are just a group of garbage people who do everything they can to collect money and do not hesitate to break the law. Tao Zhiyue looked shocked, never expecting that there are so many dirty things hidden behind it. The number of forwarded comments on this scarf is skyrocketing. The forwarding list was filled with official blogs of popular games. [Forward] Happy Animal Island''s official scarf V: It has been eight years since Kojima established the project. There were a lot of new games that started together at the beginning, but now most of them have disappeared, some died naturally, some had no income because of the "unlimited in-app purchase cracked version", so they had to be disbanded and shut down, and some games had no choice but to give up due to the malicious harm of their peers... Many games that should have shined have disappeared like this. Originality is not easy, every bit is hard work. Resist plagiarism, resist piracy. [Forward] War of the Roses V: Pai Kojima''s every word. [Forward] Qilang Game V: I saw my own game in the victim list, thank you Yuanbo. Nothing to say to the garbage man, see you in court. Resist plagiarism, resist piracy. [Forward] Game News V: The follow-up to the "plagiarism" of Melon in the One Tree game, a complete reversal. Some people use games to weave dreams, while others use games as a bottomless money-making tool. Please let the garbage people get out of this virtual world that should be better than reality. The collective in the office area was shocked for a while. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, momentarily speechless, so they had to start typing. [Yuan Shiwen: Yes, it seems that you are as stupid as I am. ] [Linlin Qi who doesn''t want to type: This wave is so cool, thank you, my blood pressure has dropped. ] [It''s an official, not a quack: I vaguely remember which company invested in Animal Island a few months ago...] [It''s an official, not a quack: Ah, I''m surrounded by dreamy feelings again. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Stop talking, I will kneel down first! Boom boom boom! ] [I cant finish drawing: Im in tears today, its really great, thank you thank you thank you! @pottery] Looking at the rapidly swiping conversations in the group chat interface, Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the topped dialog next to him. Huo Ran still uses that lovely bouquet portrait. Tao Zhiyue lowered his head and typed. The text in the input box was deleted and deleted, but the words were always incomplete, and finally he sent a very bright expression. [Tao: (*^^*)] Huo Ran replied quickly. [Xiao Huo: Yes, what''s the matter? ] [Tao: Nothing, I just want to smile at you. ] [Xiao Huo: Good. ] [Xiao Huo: (*^^*)] Chapter 74： The afternoon passed quickly. Because of the huge shocks we received one after another today, even though it is almost the time when we usually look forward to the end of get off work, everyone still gathers together and chatters emotionally. The direction of the wind on the scarf has been completely reversed, from a simple case of plagiarism to an appeal to purify the atmosphere and protect originality. Although there are still some discordant voices, ignoring the obvious truth at all, casually stamping a tree game is to hype the new game on purpose, but it has not caused any waves. The automatic quarrel program made by Tao Zhiyue also came in handy. After grabbing the keywords of malicious comments and outputting them in one go, one person can be a thousand troops. As the producer of this game, Fang Shiwu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and sent a sincere thank you message to Huo Ran, and asked him if he was free to have a meal together in the evening to express his gratitude. On such a special day, Fang Shiwu paid out of his own pocket generously, preparing to invite everyone to dinner to boost morale. [I can''t finish drawing: @ԲʱHow is it? How about afternoon tea? I really want to thank him in person! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I''m a little nervous, the image of afternoon tea in my heart has risen from four meters to eight meters, will I stutter when I talk to him later...] [It''s an official, not a croak: Don''t worry, in the eyes of afternoon tea, you will always be the one who gets three 1''s out of the ordinary, so it won''t be worse even if you stutter. ] [Linlin Qi who doesn''t want to type: ahahahahaha, croak so ruthless! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Gan, Guan Yudong, you are too much, come to a duel! ! ] [Yuan Shiwen: It is said that it is busy at night, next time we have a chance to have dinner together, let''s have fun today. ] [Yuan Shiwen: What do you want to eat? Speaking rationally, if it is too expensive, I will automatically ignore it. ] In the group chat, the screen kept swiping, Tao Zhi was more distracted and stared at the crazy output of the automatic quarrel program, and Huo Ran''s news jumped out at the same time. [Xiao Huo: I''m afraid they won''t feel comfortable, so I won''t come today. ] [Xiao Huo: I have nothing to do at night, I can go home on time. ] [Xiao Huo: But Huo Sihan wanted to cook on a whim... Sigh. ] [Xiao Huo: I would rather arrange ten more secretaries in suits to read the financial report to her. ] [Xiao Huo: Mask of Pain.jpg] [Xiao Huo: Have fun with everyone, eat more. ] [Xiao Huo: By the way, remember to come back when you are full! ] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t stop laughing. Judging from Huo Ran''s reaction, the culinary skills of the two siblings should also be their own. It has to be said that he actually looked forward to Huo Sihan''s masterpiece. Since everyone wants to eat everything, and just had sweet hot pot at noon, Fang Shiwu finally decided to eat cold pot skewers. There are various ingredients, spicy and delicious, and not greasy like hot pot. The caramelized bean curd in the store is delicious with cold pot skewers. The refreshing and mellow bean curd is covered with sweet caramel juice. The per capita starts with two servings. Sweet food lovers even directly killed a pile. Look at it Have to applaud frequently. When they left after eating, Tao Zhiyue specially packed a few caramel bean curds and took them home as condolences. Because the news sent by Huo Ran really made those who heard it cry, and those who saw it laughed. [Xiao Huo: It turns out that she didn''t come on a whim, she just wanted to impress brother Zhizhi that she can cook, and she will cook it for you some other day. ] [Xiao Huo: So I became an innocent test subject, don''t let me tell you. ] [Xiao Huo: Haha, how could I not say it, naive. ] [Tao: What is she going to do tonight? ] [Xiao Huo: She chose a dish that sounded and looked advanced to show off her level, but it was actually very simple to make. ] [Tao: This idea is very familiar, is it fat beef in sour soup? ] [Xiao Huo: ... No, it''s beef scotch eggs! ] [Tao: What is that? I will search. ] [Xiao Huo: Its okay, no need to search, anyway, what she made will not have any similarity to the pictures on the Internet. ] [Xiao Huo: She finally started to heat the oil pan. ] [Xiao Huo: I''ll broadcast it to you in real time. ] A minute later, Huo Ran sent a long voice note. Tao Zhi opened it more curiously. The background sound is the range hood running in the kitchen, humming, mixed with Huo Ran''s familiar voice. "Huo Sihan, how long do you have to do it? I''m hungry." "Why are you urging me again? You''re so annoying. Didn''t I give you an egg? Eat another one when you''re hungry." "You still have the nerve to say that I am helping you eliminate the failed soft-boiled egg experiment." "Where did it fail!" The female voice emphasized emphatically, "I cooked it until it was fully cooked for you!" "Oh, I believe it. So now the ground beef is mixed, and the perfect soft-boiled egg has been wrapped into a round ugly thing, shouldn''t it be fried?" "You''re ugly! Don''t make a fuss, I''m not yet breaded and breaded." "Isn''t this just a matter of rolling around casually, why did you stay so long?" Huo Ran suddenly realized: "I see, you are not afraid of frying oil, are you?" "... Huo Ran, can you go away!" Huo Sihan chased people violently, "Do you understand the need to adjust the oil temperature! Come if you have the ability!" "Does such a simple dish need me to do it?" "I''m too lazy to talk to you, go away and don''t interfere with my cooking." Accompanied by a stabbing sound, it seemed that something had been thrown into the frying pan. "Finally off the pot, you are very brave." "Hey, that''s not right." Huo Ranren smiled, "Why didn''t you wrap it in bread crumbs?" "Ahhhhhh! Blame! You!" Huo Sihan screamed, "Wait a minute, why are you holding on to your phone all the time, aren''t you secretly recording videos?!" "How is it possible, what''s so good about your cooking?" "Liar! Hand it over!" After a burst of ping-pong-pong sounds, Huo Sihan''s wailing came. "You are actually sending a message to brother Zhizhi! Don''t let go, quickly swipe up to cancel this voice!" "Ah, I accidentally let go of it. It seems that it was sent out. Who told you to **** it." "Help ah ah ah my image" The voice stopped here. He laughed so that the bean curd trembled in the box, and the brown caramel juice flowed back and forth on the surface of the Q bomb. [Xiao Huo withdrew a message. ] [Xiao Huo: The phone was snatched by her just now. ] [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] [Tao: I can pretend not to have heard of it. ] [Xiao Huo: Very good, I will go to comfort her now, brother Zhizhi doesn''t know anything. ] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] Accompanied by the rolling dog Gou, Tao Zhiyue walked back to the community while taking a walk. After getting out of the elevator with the packing box in hand, he took out the key to open the door. "I come back" He pushed open the door and greeted subconsciously, but found that the lights in the room were dimmed, only the dim moonlight in the room. Dazed for a moment, Tao Zhiyue remembered that the brother and sister should be upstairs at this time. He turned on the light, changed into his slippers and walked into the house. The furnishings in front of him were familiar, but it was too quiet. The two of them lived together for a long time, and when they suddenly returned to their house, they felt that everything seemed deserted and lifeless. The oversized teddy bear that had been redeemed for lottery tickets in the video game arcade collapsed on the sofa, pointing its fluffy **** at him. The lively breath coming from the voice note is still in my ears. Squeezing the teddy bear away, Tao Zhiyue sat on the sofa in a daze for a while, thinking over and over the experiences of the past two days. From the day he first met on the Internet, he knew that Huo Ran was a person who was very sensitive to other people''s emotions. Sometimes I am too accommodating to other people''s ideas, and even ignore my own feelings. So such Huo Ran can perceive his hidden thoughts, which doesn''t surprise Tao Zhiyue. In this intimate relationship that has always made people feel happy and comfortable, Tao Zhiyue has not deliberately concealed himself. When cutting the watermelon, he thought of the iced watermelon his father soaked in cold water many years ago, and he would naturally talk to him, even though he should be an orphan. When he passed by the cake shop, he remembered that his memory of the cake was still the old-fashioned fruit filled cream, and he would say it with a smile, just hiding a little reason. Because he was far away from his hometown after graduation, he was wandering and working alone, no one would buy him a birthday cake, and he couldnt eat it all by himself, so he hadnt officially celebrated his birthday for a long time, and he didnt know anything about the constantly refurbished types of cakes. Suddenly dreamed of his sister who was born safely in the original world and was celebrating her first birthday. The person he most wanted to share with was still Huo Ran. The sketch drawn from memory made Huo Ran meet him indirectly. My sister who is not in this world. There are also some blurted words, which may not even be noticed by himself. Through so many unintentionally exposed fragments, perhaps Huo Ran has already discovered the strangeness. Until that birthday night, Huo Ran was keenly aware of his mood, and then thoughtfully gave him a space to be alone, and told him tactfully that he was willing to listen. Perhaps subconsciously, Tao Zhiyue has always been eager to tell people everything exactly, so he leaked so many clues in his daily relationship. No one wants to keep a huge and lonely secret forever, and live in an invisible barrier all day long. But his only concern is how Huo Ran, who doesn''t believe in fate and supernatural beings, will think about this suddenly overturned world and his established destiny written into the book. In the company during the day, Guan Yudong gave him a good reference answer. Tao Zhiyue sat and meditated for a long time, when a notification sounded on the phone, the seat next to him was empty, and the teddy bear and sofa pillows stayed in place quietly. Normally, Huo Ran would see him in a daze, and would sneakily use his stomach or legs as a pillow until he woke up with numbness in his legs. He misses the days when the two lived together. Those days were golden with a warm temperature. Canjin flashed through his mind like a streamer, and Tao Zhiyue made up his mind. When Huo Sihan goes back and restores the world of the two of them, he will choose a sunny afternoon, and when Huo Ran uses him as a pillow again, he will tell him all the past. No matter what kind of reaction Huo Ran has, he will try his best to help him out. Just like Huo Ran did at the beginning. Hedgehogs can be cuddled, and so can brown bears. Because they are all real. Tao Zhiyue straightened the teddy bear, letting it lean upright on the pillow, enjoying the big sofa all to himself. Then he picked up the plastic bag on the coffee table, got up and went out. Huo Ran sent a photo with a black ball on it. [Xiao Huo: From a chef who did not want to be named. ] [Xiao Huo: I named this dish a very apt name, guess what? ] After Tao Zhiyue read the message, he lowered his head and entered the password on the door lock. 520520. The lock cylinder popped open, and bright lights poured out from the crack of the door. Hearing the rumble coming from the kitchen, Huo Sihan should still be working hard. And Huo Ran was sitting at the dining table, with a mobile phone with the screen on in his hand. He raised his knife and fork with a serious expression, as if hesitating to cut open the black ball in front of him to find out. Hearing the voice from the door, Huo Ran raised his head. Tao Zhiyue looked at him with a smile, and raised the plastic bag in his hand. "I brought you delicious caramel bean curd." Huo Ran abandoned the little black ball in an instant, got up and came to pick him up. "You''re back, today''s dinner ended early." Seeing him coming, Tao Zhiyue said in a low voice, "I think it looks like a fried landmine." "You guessed it! I thought so too." Huo Ran agreed deeply, "It looks exactly like the mines in the minesweeper game." "Go and tell Sihan." "I''m not going, you go." "I''m not going either." The fried landmine production expert seemed to hear the movement and poked his head out of the kitchen. "Ah, Brother Zhizhi, why are you here..." Her pupils trembled, and she walked decisively to the dining table, blocking the little black ball behind her. Tao Zhiyue pretended to be nonchalant: "Good evening, I ate too much dinner, so I came to the gym to exercise, and I brought you dessert by the way." This was a very seamless excuse. A bedroom was transformed into a mini gym for him and Huo Ran. Huo Sihan was amazed when he visited. Huo Sihan was dubious: "Really? You can''t exercise immediately after eating, or you will have a stomachache. Brother Zhizhi, do you want to go back downstairs and rest for a while..." Tao Zhiyue deliberately teased her: "I have already rested, and I feel good now, and my dinner is completely digested." Huo Sihan was at a loss for words for a moment, he hesitated to speak. Huo Ran, who was watching the excitement, was full of concern: "You''d better go back and look at the pot, I seem to smell burnt again." "!! Ahhh why is it so easy to get burnt!" Looking at Huo Sihan''s panic-stricken back, the two steady mature men were trying hard to hold back their laughter. The next few beef Scotch eggs did not have the harassment of Huo Ran, but the finished product was only slightly optimized from fried landmines to fried lychee shells. Huo Sihan, who felt that he was completely socially dead tonight, slipped into the room in grief and anger with the hard-boiled little black ball, trying to escape from reality. The two of them were left in the huge living room, the floor-to-ceiling glass windows reflected the brilliant night, and the white gauze curtains were blown by the wind, fluttering gently. Huo Ran was very satisfied after finishing the caramel tofu curd. "delicious." "It''s delicious and sweet, even I ate two." Tao Zhiyue agreed, "You haven''t eaten tonight, do you want to order a takeaway? Or if there is food in the kitchen, I''ll make it..." "No, I want to eat something else now." His tone dropped, and Tao Zhi couldn''t hear clearly: "What do you eat?" "Wrong, it''s not eating, it''s exercising." "sports?" Huo Ran walked to the door of the remodeled bedroom, turned on the light, and illuminated the various fitness equipment inside. "Aren''t you here to exercise?" "Come here quickly, I will teach you new moves today." Chapter 75： In the well-soundproof guest bedroom, Huo Sihan carefully took a knife and cut open three small black **** of different shades on the porcelain plate in front of him one by one. Although the surface has been scorched, it is amazing that the eggs inside are still in a runny state, yellow and very attractive. After cutting it, it looked much better, and Huo Sihan felt that he had regained some face. She took a close-up of each egg and sent it to the small group of three. [Occasionally feel a little redundant: look! Not a bad cut, not a total failure! ] [Occasionally feel that I am a little redundant: I feel like I am gambling with stones, hehe. ] Then she chose a meal, and started eating eggs and minced meat from the deep-fried mine with a spoon. Forty minutes later, after the first episode was broadcast, Huo Sihan finished eating the eggs with unsatisfactory taste, picked up his phone and took a look, and found that there was no movement in the small group. No one replied to her. Huo Sihan instantly became alert. These two people wouldn''t sneak out to have a big meal while they weren''t paying attention, right? ! The more he thought about it, the more likely it was, Huo Sihan immediately got up, opened the door, and looked into the living room. The living room was brightly lit, but there was no one there. Two pairs of men''s shoes are still placed in the entrance hall. Huo Sihan breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time couldn''t help becoming curious. Where did these two people go? The house with four bedrooms and two living rooms is very spacious, but it is still very fast to find one by one. The door of the master bedroom was open, no one was inside, and no one was in the bathroom... When walking past the kitchen that still smelled of burnt, Huo Sihan suddenly remembered that brother Zhizhi said he was here for fitness. Yes, the gym. Walking to the entrance of the gym, Huo Sihan felt a little nervous for no reason. The door was closed. She listened attentively, and the sound of music came faintly from inside. Why is the sound insulation of this house so good? Damn, KTV is nothing more than that. After hesitating for a moment, Huo Sihan nervously reached out and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, there was the sound of footsteps, the click of the door lock, and the doorknob was turned vigorously. Huo Ran''s head popped out from behind the door, sweat dripped from his forehead, and his T-shirt was wet with sweat, as if he had just exercised. "What''s wrong? Are you done eating?" Huo Ran raised his eyebrows to look at her. Huo Sihan looked him up and down vigilantly, "Fitness is fitness, why are you locking the door?" "Why don''t you sneak in and take ugly photos?" Huo Ran plausibly said, "When are you going to delete the photo of me lifting weights last time?" "..." Huo Sihan looked away guiltily, "I don''t want to talk to you." Soothing music echoed in the gym behind him. Tao Zhiyue put down the foam roller and sat up from the mat, his face was a little flushed, as if his leg muscles had just relaxed after exercising. "Have you finished eating?" He breathed calmly, "I didn''t hear the notification sound just now, but it looks delicious after cutting it open." Huo Sihan suddenly felt embarrassed. "I''m very full, and I found a very good show. Next time, I will definitely make a golden beef scotch egg, and I will treat you to it then!" Tao Zhiyue smiled slightly: "Okay." Huo Ran, who was leaning against the door, crossed his arms and condemned her with his eyes: "You are full, but I am still hungry." Huo Sihan was rarely ashamed: "Shall I order a takeaway for you?" "No, let''s go downstairs to take a shower, then go out to eat, you go to bed early." Huo Ran looked back at Tao Zhiyue, and started to walk out with a very natural expression. Tao Zhiyue seemed to smile, but quickly restrained his expression, and said: "The caramel bean curd is in the refrigerator, remember to eat it at night." Huo Sihan nodded in response, and watched them go out obediently. After the two left, she stood there and pondered for a long time, always feeling that something was wrong. After contemplating for a while, still unable to come up with anything, Huo Sihan gave up, went to the refrigerator to find the cold caramelized bean curd, happily returned to the room, and continued to watch the drama. The elevator descended slowly and quietly. In the small space, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran looked at each other, and they both saw smiles in each other''s eyes. "Now I believe it, you really know her well." Tao Zhiyue was convinced. "You can just trust me next time." Huo Ran said with confidence, "She must feel that she has not failed, she insists on eating, and she also wants to find a video to watch while eating, at least for half an hour." Tao Zhiyue recalled the past half an hour, feeling a little ashamed: "Then I was nervous for nothing..." "It''s good to be nervous, too." He sighed inexplicably, and with a ding, the elevator stopped on the fifteenth floor. "Do you really want to go back to take a shower?" Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised, "Should I go downstairs to eat first, the weather is still hot now, so I don''t have to come back and take a shower." Huo Ran took out the key from his pocket, the shadows from the ends of his hair covered his eyes, and hot sweat flowed down his neck. The pattern of the key is fastened with the lock cylinder, which drives the rotation of the gear and puts away the deadbolt. He pushed open the door. "The gym is over, of course I have to take a shower first." The voice-activated lights in the corridor went out, and the dark solid wooden door closed again, shutting off the streamer in the room. The red roses on the tea table are still in flowering stage, exuding a faint fragrance. In the long dark night, a petal quietly falls. When I wake up the next day, the effect of excessive fitness is very obvious, and the first thing that bears the brunt is back pain. Tao Zhiyue almost wanted to ask for leave, and struggled for a long time before getting out of bed. He brought a pillow to the company, padded it on the back of the chair, and then slowly leaned his back down. Guan Yudong poked his head out from behind the computer and looked over curiously: "Are you injured?" Tao Zhi thought about it for a while, and said without changing his face: "It''s about the same, a little too much exercise." "Are you going to the gym again?" "Well, I learned a new movement, the reverse crunch, which is more tiring than the plank." "Good guy, they are all terms from another world." Guan Yudong was in awe, "I can''t even do sit-ups." He stared at Tao Zhiyue''s profile and thought for a while: "But the effect is good, Tao Tao, you really lost weight!" "Hopefully the next step is to develop a little abs." Tao Zhiyue wanted to laugh at first, but when he laughed, he stretched his abdominal muscles, making him sour instantly. Seeing this, Guan Yudong comforted him and said, "It''s okay, I understand. Every time I do sit-ups after the physical test, I don''t dare to laugh at all the next day. I want to cry while laughing, like this . As he said that, Guan Yudong vividly made a bitter face that seemed to be crying and smiling, and the visual effect was quite gratifying. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t hold it back, he held his stomach and laughed in pain for a while, and then decisively punched Huo Ran who was at work. [Tao: (''-''))''-'')] Huo Ran comprehended it, and tried to use emoticons to show off his cuteness. [Xiao Huo: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [Xiao Huo: Bear stickers.gif] [Tao: Go away! ] [Tao: I want to eat stir-fried bullfrogs tonight. ] [Xiao Huo: Hahahahaha] [Xiao Huo: Although I don''t know what Guagua did again, I have already started laughing. ] Staring at the dazzling hahaha on the screen, Tao Zhi narrowed his eyes with a half-smile. Twelve hours later, the classmate Huo Ran who gloated at his misfortune ushered in his retribution. The warm-toned massage room is bright and clean, lit with fresh aromatherapy, and gurgling water flows from the rockery decorated on the wall, creating a leisurely and comfortable atmosphere. Huo Sihan was lying on the massage table, and the young lady technician next to her was doing massage for her with a gentle smile. She reached out to pick up the iced watermelon juice on the small table, and the young lady thoughtfully stopped and waited for her to drink it before continuing to press it. "The stir-fried bullfrog in that store is really delicious, and the addition of perilla is so fragrant." Huo Sihan shook his head contentedly, "But I''m sure I didn''t have brother Zhizhi''s delicious food. It''s a pity that it''s not convenient to cook today." She turned her head to look at Tao Zhiyue on the left, and asked concerned: "Does it feel better? Every time I have a backache after exercising, I come for a massage. It will feel much better!" Tao Zhi nodded, at least he could finally laugh. "The back seems to be less painful, and the backache is better." "That''s good! Be careful next time you exercise, but you know the truth, sometimes I accidentally overexercise." Huo Sihan said with emotion, "The main reason is that the personal trainer is too handsome. Every time I go there, I feel like I was beaten. Chicken blood, very excited, but I can''t bear to change coaches..." "Really? How handsome, let me see." "Super handsome! Ah, that muscle, that skin color... I have a photo, wait for me to find it!" While flipping through the photos on the phone, Huo Sihan looked slyly at Huo Ran who was lying on the right. "Brother, you won''t be angry, will you?" Huo Ran gave her a complicated look, and then buried his head in the hollow ring pillow in the middle, like an ostrich. Among the three customers present, the only one who was not so happy was Huo Ran. The lady technician who massaged him was a little uncertain, and asked politely: "Do you think this strength is appropriate? Or is there something that is not in place?" Tao Zhiyue answered first: "It must be too light, it can be heavier." Huo Ran just raised his head, and when he heard this sentence, he hesitated to speak, then he wanted to speak again, and finally buried his head back. "Okay." The lady technician immediately increased her strength as she said. Huo Sihan found it funny: "Why don''t you talk, the first time I saw you massage, it''s so commemorative, please raise your head and talk to us." "Let''s think about it, you''re not laughing while buried in the pillow." Tao Zhiyue was serious: "No, he''s not ticklish now, so he definitely can''t laugh, right?" After a long silence, a strong voice came from the pillow: "Yes." "The back should be almost pressed, let him turn it over." The lady technician seemed to have noticed the undercurrent of calmness, and smiled and said, "Okay." Huo Ran, who was facing up, was not covered by the pillow, his eyes were firmly glued to the overhead light on the ceiling, his expression was unpredictable, and he tried very hard to pretend that he was not ticklish. The room was instantly filled with cheerful air. Probably silently recalling the dreadful business report several times, Huo Ran finally calmed down a bit, and could barely utter a few words. "Huo Sihan, you''ve been out to play for so long, when are you going to go home?" "You actually drove me away!" "Who told you to come for a massage at night?" "Hey, aren''t you not ticklish?" "..." "However, speaking of it, I should go back. I really miss my garden. I haven''t seen them for two months. I planted many varieties of dahlias! They should all be blooming now, and they are very, very beautiful." Huo Sihan suddenly thought of something: "How about I go back this Friday or weekend! Brother Zhizhi, do you want to go back to Yanping together? You can come to my house to play, and I have a lot of delicious restaurants that I want to take you to!" Huo Ran said disdainfully: "I''ll take it with you." "What are you doing! Is it not strong enough, Miss Sister give him a little more weight!" "... How about this, how about we scrape Sha together?" "You''re dreaming! I won''t be able to scrape Sha in my next life!" "Okay, please change the item now, don''t press it, change it to scraping." "??? Don''t come here!" Tao Zhi laughed until his waist began to ache again. The noisy massage trip was over, and on the way home, Huo Ran was relieved. Huo Sihan was on the phone with his little sister, the chirping voice was heard far away, and the two followed behind, letting the wind blow their relaxed bodies. Tao Zhiyue''s expression was calm: "Would you still laugh next time?" The people around him solemnly shook their heads: "I was wrong." "Finally we can send this ancestor away." Huo Ran stared at the culprit''s back thoughtfully, "Is her personal trainer handsome?" "Of course handsome..." Tao Zhiyu pondered for a moment, and under Huo Ran''s vigilant gaze, he made a U-turn: "But it doesn''t fit my aesthetics, so it''s average." "It''s a good thing you feel normal, otherwise Huo Sihan would almost lose her bank card." Hearing this, Tao Zhiyue raised the corners of his mouth, and his smiling eyes were filled with moonlight. "But at least she made a valuable suggestion. Let''s go to Yanping on the weekend, and we will send her back just in time." "I want to take you home." Chapter 76： At the end of August, the weather finally ushered in a hint of autumn coolness. The weeping banyan tree stretches its leaves on the small round table on the balcony, which is still rich in green. On Friday afternoon, a regular sharing session of One Tree Game. After Tao Zhiyue listened to the first half of the week''s work summary and next week''s outlook, he prepared to say goodbye to his colleagues and set off for the airport ahead of schedule. "Have a good weekend and see you next week!" "See you next week." Guan Yudong is unique: "Tao Tao, are you finally going to the southern hemisphere to see snow? Actually, I think it''s more fun to go to Antarctica to see penguins." "Penguin, fat penguin, so cute, remember to take more photos" "Wake up, I just went to Yanping for two days." Tao Zhiyue ruthlessly broke his fantasy, "There is no snow or penguins, only sugar pancakes." "Ah, ah, don''t mention these three words, I''m hungry!" "Will Yanping''s sugar pancakes be more delicious? Damn it, I''m so greedy, is there anyone going to catch the moon this weekend!" "Appointment! After the appointment, it''s black!" Xiao Huang stood in front of the projector that no one was paying attention to, impotent and furious, "What are you talking about, listen carefully!" "I know, I know, you found a new coffee machine, but we really want to hear something else, such as sharing what was going through your mind when your parents named you..." "Hahahahahaha, don''t say that taboo name!" In the cheerful atmosphere of his colleagues as usual, Tao Zhiyue left the company with a smile, took a taxi and took the airport bus. When he went to Yanping last time, he carried a bag, which contained the gift he gave Huo Ran. This time, he was empty-handed, because Huo Ran didn''t need to bring anything. Going to Huo Ran''s real home, his heart was full of anticipation and nervousness. Although he has seen Huo Ran''s banknote ability in many places, Tao Zhiyue has not seen the mansion of the legendary top rich man, and he is full of curiosity about it. When he arrived at the airport, Tao Zhi saw the very eye-catching bright yellow suitcase from a distance. Huo Sihan sat on his suitcase and looked around with Huo Ran who was standing beside him. The sharp-eyed Huo Sihan saw him first and waved to him happily. Both siblings were wearing sunglasses, and Huo Sihan even added a hat to arm himself well. When Tao Zhiyue came to the front, she graciously handed over a glasses bag: "Brother Zhizhi, put it on!" Tao Zhiyue put on the sunglasses as he said, and Huo Sihan nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, my two bodyguards are all here, and we are going to the security checkpoint!" Huo Ran complained: "Stop dreaming, you look more like my assistant carrying my luggage." "No way, no way, if your real assistant sees you wearing a suitcase of this color, won''t your image be ruined?" "Or are you implying that you like such a girly color?" "..." Tao Zhiyue was overjoyed: "Give up, you can''t say Sihan." Huo Ran refused to give up: "I''ll let her take a round first." "After getting off the plane, do you go home directly?" Tao Zhiyue asked a little nervously, "Is your father at home?" "Don''t be nervous. He''s on a business trip and won''t be back until tomorrow." "Should I prepare some gifts?" Tao Zhi was lost in thought, "Although your house must have everything, it doesn''t seem good to come home empty-handed." "No, it''s the best gift if I have someone." While speaking, Huo Ran glanced at Huo Sihan very casually: "Is that right?" Huo Sihan''s fist hardened: "I told you, can you change to a new meme!" Huo Ran smiled politely: "No, classics will last forever." Passed through the security check through a special channel, and handed over the luggage to a special person to check in. The three of them had no interest in sitting in the VIP lounge and playing with their mobile phones in a daze, so they simply wandered around. Huo Sihan walked back and forth in the duty-free shop, while Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran looked at the runway outside the transparent glass window, betting on which plane would take off first. A few meters away, a man wearing a peaked cap looked here thoughtfully, with a camera beside him. On the screen of his mobile phone, new messages are constantly popping up. [A: Haven''t squatted yet? It is estimated that the itinerary was really changed temporarily. ] [A: Forget it, withdraw if you don''t expect it, don''t waste time. ] The peaked cap cuts out the chat history interface, opens the browser, and enters a person''s name. He glanced at the picture that popped up from the search results, compared it with the person wearing sunglasses not far away, and immediately smiled. [struggle! : Yes, a windfall. ] [struggle! : Aniseed, wait. ] He raised his camera, took a few shots first, and then held his breath, waiting for more exciting pictures. A moment later, the girl who was traveling with her came out of the duty-free shop and stopped at the entrance of the shop. Huo Ran and another man finished their private conversation and walked over. Soon, there seemed to be a fierce dispute between the three. It''s now. The excited peaked cap pressed the shutter one after another, trying to capture their expressions at the moment as much as possible, and fantasized about the generous offer this time in their minds. Huo Sihan always felt as if someone was watching him. She turned her head and found nothing, but exchanged glances with a handsome young man passing by. She looked away embarrassedly, and punched her hateful brother a lot in her heart. Walking out of the duty-free shop, there was a cute doll standing at the door, with a pleasant smile, almost as tall as her eyes. Although the store''s new autumn products are ugly, this joint doll is quite beautiful. Huo Sihan thought so, and was immediately distracted. He took out his phone and prepared to take some photos. When she was looking for an angle, a familiar gentle voice came from above her head. "Do you want to take a photo with you?" In the take-off bet just now, Tao Zhiyue won, and happened to see Huo Sihan taking pictures again, so he came over to help in a good mood. "Okay, okay, let me think about a pose." Huo Sihan handed him the phone, and was about to take a step forward to the doll when he heard Huo Ran''s voice stopping him. "Don''t move, keep this formation, I''ll call someone over and take pictures of three, no, four of us." Huo Sihan used his eyes to convey the feeling of caring for the mentally retarded: "What are you talking about? What formation?" Huo Ran was serious: "Look, starting from the dolls, the four of us stand in a straight line. Does this height difference look like an arithmetic sequence?" The height of the doll reached Huo Sihan''s eyes, Huo Sihan''s height reached Tao Zhiyue''s shoulders, Tao Zhiyue''s height reached Huo Ran''s eyes. Three people plus a doll, just standing in a straight line, the height gradually rises. One, two, three. Tao Zhiyue reacted for a few seconds, couldn''t hold back, and laughed out loud. What kind of magical brain circuit is this? However, he feels that the arithmetic sequence is not very rigorous. Tao Zhiyue exerted his scientific spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic: "According to the actual gap, the two ends are slow and the middle is steep. I think it is more like the left half of the normal distribution curve." Huo Ran imagined for a while: "It makes sense, you are still smart. In fact, it is very similar to nesting dolls in a row. Suppose there are six in a set, then remove the third and fourth. The gap is very similar It''s..." Before he finished speaking, Huo Sihan couldn''t bear it any longer and went up to beat him. "Huo! Burn! You! Shut up! Mouth!" "Why, your Zhizhi brother also said, why did you hit me?" "I don''t care, who told you to start! Stupid!" "Haha, little matryoshka." "You are the only nesting doll! Your whole family is nesting dolls!" "Did it ever occur to you... that you belong to my whole family?" Until he sat down on the plane, Tao Zhi laughed until his stomach still hurt. Huo Sihan sat on the other side of the aisle, took off his hat aggressively and threw it aside, he was so angry that he accidentally laughed. Huo Ran who was beside him saw him covering his tired stomach, leaned over and whispered: "I think your waist and abdomen strength is still not good enough, next time do a hundred more abdominal crunches." Tao Zhiyue responded sensitively to the itchy flesh on his waist: "You should also go for more massages." Huo Sihan was unwilling to be lonely, and secretly glanced at them: "What are you whispering again?" "It''s nothing, little doll." "!! You are still here!" Huo Ran didn''t change his face, and stopped her urge to get up and beat someone in time: "Fasten your seat belt, look, isn''t the stewardess in front your favorite type?" Huo Sihan followed the reputation, and immediately sat upright obediently under the gentle smile of the ideal flight attendant. When she took the blanket from the other party, she was still a little blushing. Tao Zhiyue looked very surprised: "Does Sihan like all good-looking people?" "Yes." Huo Ran''s low voice rang in his ears, "For example, you." So now someone was blushing with Huo Sihan. The plane passes through the clouds, the blue sky contains the afterglow of the setting sun, the world below is small and far away, and the sea of ??clouds is close at hand. Landing in Yanping was at 7:00 pm, just dark. When the plane finished taxiing, the passengers on the plane couldn''t wait to turn on their mobile phones, lined up to get off the plane, and walked across the corridor bridge surrounded by night. After Tao Zhiyue turned it on, he glanced at the screen and was stunned. Huo Ran and Huo Sihan next to them also reacted in the same way, staring at the phone screen, the expression changed from surprise to doubt. [It''s an official, not a croak: ah ah ah Tao Tao you are on the hot search! But you are still on the plane, you should not receive any news. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: This outrageous title really made me faint from laughter many times hahahaha, Mr. Rong laughed so hard that he would laugh off the leaves! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Although I can''t see the face clearly! But that girl is so cute! Visually, it is 1.6 meters long with shoulder-length hair! Do you have dimples? ] [It''s an official, not a croak: And, can you tell me what the **** you were doing at that time, I have a funny hunch hahahahaha ('')] After glancing at the mountain of unread messages, Tao Zhiyue opened his scarf in a daze, and soon saw the rather sensational headline. #Huo''s heirs fight at the airport to fight with jealousy# With the rich protagonist and the eye-catching plot, Tao Zhiyue first got goosebumps all over his body. Click on this popular tag, and at the top is the gossip account''s bib that broke the news, describing the whole thing in a very explosive tone. [The heir of the Huo family, Huo Ran, whose identity was disclosed not long ago, appeared at Jinbei Airport today, and fought with the National People''s Congress in public, suspected to be his girlfriend. The girlfriend was depressed by herself at first, while Huo Ran was arguing with a strange man, and then the three of them emotionally pushed each other...] The pictures are well-founded, and they took pictures of Huo Sihan strolling in the duty-free shop, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran looking at the runway and betting on planes. The focus was on the three-person melee, and several photos of Huo Sihan stretching out his hand to scratch Huo Ran were put on. Another story. This ability to create something out of nothing in front of pictures can be said to be very powerful. Tao Zhi was dumbfounded. He wanted to say something, but the gossip was so outrageous that he didn''t know where to start. After a moment of silence, he chose a unique entry point: "The term Huo''s heir seems strange." "It''s very strange. According to my father''s current state, he can work for at least another twenty years." Huo Ran, who had calmed down, read the news with his hair down, and said casually: "Twenty years later, maybe the matryoshka will become a generation of business geniuses, and I can just eat the dividends every day." Huo Sihan didn''t have time to refute this funny nickname this time, she was staring at the photo of three people and one doll taken by the paparazzi, her mind was in a trance. "From a bystander''s point of view, this formation really seems...Damn, why did we stand so aligned?!" Tao Zhiyue thought about it rationally: "Also, if we tell the content of our chat at that time, I think most people may still choose to believe this outrageous news." Huo Ran couldn''t help laughing: "Don''t worry about it, I will take care of it." Aside from the astonishment, Tao Zhiyue didn''t worry too much. Huo Sihan''s news has been well protected by Huo Zhendong. Today he is very well armed, only one chin can be seen, so there is no need to worry about his image being exposed. And he has sunglasses as a cover anyway, and he is not a celebrity artist. Even if he is really picked up by a netizen with great powers, it doesn''t seem to have much impact. What''s more, based on previous experience, these inexplicable rumors and gossip probably won''t last long before they will disappear completely. Tao Zhiyue recovered from the shock, and sent a unified reply to the melon-eating colleagues in the friend list: thoughtful and failed little penguin.jpg To Guan Yudong, who is particularly keen, he honestly told the truth. [Tao: You may not believe it, but we were discussing the left end curve of the normal distribution. ] [Is it an official, not a croak:? ? ! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: How did this outrageous gossip suddenly become believable. ] [Tao: Maomao giggles.jpg] After Tao Zhiyue laughed, he didn''t take this incident to heart. However, before these fake news were deleted, he saved a lot of photos on the scarf. After all, it is a group photo with such a magical composition, which is worth keeping as a souvenir. The light outside the glass window was flickering, and he turned his head to look at it, full of thoughts. Walking through the covered bridge here again, the mood is completely different. That day, Huo Ran watched him set sail and return to his own city. Today, they walked side by side to the same place. Huo Ran finally finished processing, heaved a sigh of relief, put away his phone, and smiled at him: "Let''s go, go home." The street trees are beginning to take on the colors of early autumn, a warm burnt yellow. As Tao Zhiyue expected, an hour later, all kinds of gossip that became more and more exaggerated disappeared, replaced by several letters from lawyers sent by the Huo family. There is also a scarf that quickly rushed to the real-time hotspot. It seems to be a newly registered account, and the profile picture is still the default gray villain, with a striking yellow V hanging on the lower right. Attached to this scarf is the group photo of three people and one doll that has been spread everywhere, and the accompanying text is simple and straightforward. [Huo Ran V: Doll, my sister, my boyfriend, me. ] Chapter 77： Huo Ran is in a good mood. Taking advantage of Tao Zhiyue accompanying Huo Sihan to get his luggage, he calmly took out his phone, wanting to check the scarf. There are a lot of unread messages accumulated on the pp, mostly inquiries and concerns from relatives and friends. He glanced at it, but has no time to return it, and plans to read the comments of netizens first. Being secretly photographed at the airport today was actually beyond his expectations. He thought wearing sunglasses would be enough, but he didn''t expect to be caught by a professional paparazzi. Moreover, he and Huo Sihan were too involved in the quarrel, so they didn''t notice that they were secretly photographed. Fortunately, she and Tao Zhiyue were not photographed, so it would not have much impact on daily life. Normally, just dispose of these contents directly as in the past. But Huo Ran thought about it a little later. With the degree of exaggeration of the stories made up by the lace news that he personally experienced today, if he is photographed appearing on any occasion with anyone around him, he may be made up an extremely outrageous story. , totally unpredictable. He didn''t like this, and Tao Zhiyue definitely didn''t like it either, even if he didn''t believe what was said above, his mood would be affected. Moreover, people generally have a rebellious mentality. The faster they delete and the better they are hidden, the more curious they are, and they insist on digging out something. For example, today, many netizens guessed that this gossip about Huo Ran would be deleted sooner or later, so they began to discuss him with various nicknames, which caused a headache for the employees of the propaganda department. In order to get it done once and for all, it is better to make it public directly. Huo Ran never thought of hiding his sexual orientation and relationship status, but he just didn''t think it was necessary to tell unimportant people, and he didn''t live with netizens, and he didn''t like to look at scarves. But Tao Zhiyue knows how to brush scarves, so we should start from him to purify the network environment. After satisfying the curiosity of netizens, he, the rich second generation that no one could figure out, lost his sense of mystery. He would be lively for a while at most, and he would soon be forgotten. Blocking is worse than sparseness. This is the conclusion of Huo Ran''s observation of the network world ecology after extensive exposure to the Internet this year. Huo Ran opened the scarf, and a lot of red dots piled up in the message bar. He registered an account, and after sending out the scarf, he left it alone and asked the employees of the publicity department to hang up the certification. In order to enhance the credibility, the Propaganda Department directly reposted it through Huo''s official blog, which instantly brought a lot of exposure. Before the official blog was reposted, the comment area was full of question marks, everyone thought it was a fake Huo Ran, but now it has become a big shit. The first popular comment has received tens of thousands of likes. [Milk clam cake: I once thought that my eyes automatically reorganized the sentence. The original text should be "my brother, my girlfriend", and I read it several times before I dared to believe it...] girlfriend. Huo Ran immediately became highly alert, and replied with his hands. [Huo Ran V replied to Milk Clam Cake: I dont have a younger brother at the moment, but I wont have a girlfriend in the future. ] "Strict Words" He looked down all the way, and in order to eliminate the sense of mystery, he replied to popular comments that did not involve personal privacy. [I can''t die from laughing at all: I just want to know about the artists under your unspoken rules, does your boyfriend know? ] [Huo Ran V replied laughing to death and not laughing to death: Do you know that the person who made this rumor has been sentenced to make a public apology? ] [If you see me, please ask me to review: Damn, is this a public coming out? ! Oh my god, its just now, in order to refute the rumors, I simply exploded a more violent story, good guy...] [Huo Ran V replied that if you see me, please ask me to review: This is not material, it is personal privacy that does not need to be disclosed. to review. ] [Just take a look: This is the first time I saw such a frank and direct response, I dont know what to say, so I wish you well. ] [Huo Ran V replied casually: Thank you, and bless you too^-^] [Goose Goose Quack Quack: The doll is so cute, can I ask what it''s called? ] [Huo Ran V replied to Goose Goose Quack: I dont know, you can search pictures, this function is very useful. ] [Babao stupid porridge: I am different, I want to know what rich people eat every day! ] [Huo Ran V replied to Babao Stupid Porridge: I usually eat, and occasionally eat noodles. ] He was recovering vigorously when he suddenly heard Tao Zhiyue''s voice. "What are you doing?" Huo Ran put away the phone reflexively. "No reason." Tao Zhiyue looked at him hesitantly, "I got the luggage, let''s go." Huo Sihan on the side looked very melancholy, he didn''t even look at his phone, his mind was full of vivid images of dolls that spread all over the Internet. Huo Ran was about to speak when a phone rang suddenly. It''s Huo Zhendong. Today''s hot search came so suddenly that he forgot to tell Huo Zhendong. When Tao Zhiyue saw the name of the note on the screen, he was taken aback for a moment, and immediately became a little nervous, and motioned for him to pick it up with his mouth. Huo Ran connected the phone, and was going to wait and see Huo Zhendong''s attitude, but the other party was silent for a long time. "Dad, I just arrived in Yanping, what''s the matter?" "The three of you seem to get along very well." The two spoke almost simultaneously. After blanking for two seconds, he answered the other party''s words at the same time. "Yes, very good." "nothing." Huo Ran laughed and concluded his statement: "Well, it''s nothing, it''s fine." Huo Zhendong also seemed to laugh, and then said calmly: "I''ve finished everything, I''ll be back early tonight, and I''m almost at the airport." After Huo Ran hung up the phone, he thought for a while, Tao Zhiyue stared at his expression, and asked nervously, "What did your father say?" Huo Ran sighed with emotion: "In the future, I still need to learn more about the art of speaking from my dad. I can''t wait to see you, but I can pretend so nonchalantly." "He came back early tonight." Caught off guard by the news, Tao Zhiyue''s pupils quaked instantly. He tried to evade: "Why don''t you go there at night, and I will go when I am mentally prepared during the day tomorrow..." Huo Ran smiled: "Okay, then tomorrow, I will go to my own house tonight, and I will ask the driver to pick up the doll." The matryoshka made a solemn protest: "Abandon me again!!" "Speaking of which, I''m very tired today. I really don''t want to go home. It''s tiring to walk when I''m too big." Huo Ran was serious, "But it was your choice, so go back by yourself, I won''t take you in." Although Huo Sihan thought of a wonderful way to start with his brother Zhizhi, Huo Ran, who was determined to restore the world of the two, pushed the car with his luggage. On the way home, Tao Zhiyue noticed that something seemed wrong with Huo Ran. He glanced at his phone from time to time, and every time he looked at it, his expression became a little heavier. It made Tao Zhiyue nervous, and he didn''t dare to ask directly. In the end, Huo Ran seemed to give up, dropped the phone, and let out a long sigh. "My understanding of netizens is still a bit biased, is it because I have too little contact with them?" Huo Ran reflected, "I thought people would lose interest if they were no longer mysterious. Why are they getting more and more excited?" "What?" Tao Zhiyue looked bewildered. Huo Ran was a little guilty, but he still confessed: "I posted a scarf, and then responded with some comments, but everyone''s reaction exceeded my expectations." Tao Zhiyue felt that he understood, probably because of his harsh words and was attacked by netizens. "I just wrote an automatic quarrel program a few days ago. When I get home, I log on to the computer and open a small account." "...It seems that I don''t need it for now. But this program sounds very fun, can I use it to quarrel with Huo Sihan?" "It''s not impossible, wait until I change Curry''s sentence." Tao Zhiyue added, "Don''t tell her that I did it." "But she will definitely guess it, and will definitely pester you for a copy then." "Very good, then I can do two businesses." "No, I want to buy it out." "Buying out is another price." "I think I should be able to afford it, any way." "...go away." The supermarket in the villa area is brightly lit, Huo Ran goes in and sweeps the shelves familiarly, there is only one set of many daily necessities in the house, and he decides to come back here temporarily, and he hasn''t had time to get them ready. Tao Zhi was too lazy to move, stood at the door waiting for him, took out his phone by the way, and the lock screen displayed a message from the heavy scarf user Gugua again. [It''s an official, not a croak: Good guy, it''s hot searched again. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: But this time I didn''t laugh, I came out crying, woo woo woo woo I''m gone...] When Tao Zhiyue saw crying and whining, his heart skipped a beat. Are you scolding so badly? He entered the topic of #ҷӦ# anxiously, and he was already prepared to accept the storm in his heart. The most popular one is the scarf released by Huo Ran, who is the default avatar. [Huo Ran V: Doll, my sister, my boyfriend, me. ] Tao Zhiyue froze in place. He thought of many ways to respond, but he never thought that Huo Ran would be so straightforward about his sexuality. This is still a society full of discrimination and prejudice against minorities. It takes great courage to make any choice that deviates from the mainstream. But when he was sliding down, he didn''t see the expected attack and slander. Many people have reposted this scarf. Some people are lying, some are ahhh, and some are whining. This is the reposted content that was brought the most times. [Here is a mung bean popsicle: The mood of eating melon tonight changes: I am jealous, I am good at playing I delete it as a souvenir The high imitation number is awesome Fuck it is me Why is my reply so funny Hahahaha, ah...Suddenly Im a little touchedWhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, I, QAQ] of of of you and me] Tao Zhi was slightly relieved, clicked into the comment area, and saw Huo Ran replying to the comments of netizens. He also laughed when he saw "I usually eat and occasionally eat noodles". Scrolling down, the smile gradually subsided, and Tao Zhi felt his eyes were a little sour. [hgafst1900: With so much money, dating is just for fun, right? With such a big fanfare now, wouldnt it be embarrassing to break up in the future. ] [Huo Ran V replied to hgafst1900: Feelings are from the heart, and money can only change the appearance, not the essence. ] [Automatic roller screaming chicken: I actually knocked here... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Show me the front HD photo! ! ] [Huo Ran V replied to the automatic drum screaming chicken: Sorry, if you dont give it, it will affect his life. ] [Ah, this: Although, homosexuality is not an honorable thing, so there is no need to announce it so grandly. ] [Huo Ran V replied ah this ah this: It is indeed not honorable, but it is not grand, because this is just an ordinary choice in life. ] An ordinary choice in life. Huo Ran came out with a pile of toothbrushes, towels, slippers and the like, and piled them all up on the cash register. "I didn''t find sky blue slippers, only gray and dark blue. I chose dark blue. Do you like it?" He picked out two pairs of dark blue slippers from the pile of goods and shook them casually. "I bought two pairs, and I want to replace them with new ones." Tao Zhiyue recovered from his daze, and nodded towards the brand new dark blue slippers. "like." After paying the bill, Huo Ran glanced at the screen of his mobile phone, which was the scarf interface, and was a little worried: "Do you feel a little angry when you see it?" "I know you don''t like being talked about by others. I originally wanted to let netizens dispel their interest and forget about it. I didn''t expect that the more you talk about it, the more lively it will be..." "I''m not angry, but happy." Tao Zhiyue shook his head, and took a bag from his hand. "And I can see why people are excited." "Why?" Huo Ran looked at him curiously. Each of them carried a bulging plastic bag filled with brand-new daily necessities, and walked into the silent night. "Although you are not mysterious anymore, you are very special." "You are the most special person I have ever met." From this moment on, he really took a great interest in Huo Ran''s family. He really wanted to know what kind of family could cultivate such a Huo Ran. Tao Zhiyue made mental preparations all night. But on the second day, five minutes after getting out of the car, he realized that he was not prepared enough. In front of it is a large lush garden with luxuriant branches and leaves, blocking the scenery inside, and there is a high fence at the door. "This park looks very scenic." He casually sighed, didn''t pay much attention, and prepared to continue walking to the side. At this moment, the fence slid open on both sides, revealing a sightseeing car that had just stopped. The driver, Uncle Zhang, whom Tao Zhiyue met once, got out of the car, still wearing neat white gloves, and bowed slightly to them. Behind him is a wide tree-lined avenue, the tall trees on both sides are shaking in the wind, and in the distance is a white stone fountain surrounded by flowers. Under the sun, the blooming water is shining brightly. Tao Zhiyue once thought that he had strayed into a scene in a TV series. Until someone held his hand, Huo Ran led him inside with a smile. "This is not a park, it''s my home." Chapter 78： When getting off the sightseeing bus, Tao Zhiyue hadn''t recovered yet. After passing through the forest-like grove, the eyes suddenly open up, bounded by a white stone fountain, stretching out several cobblestone paths, leading to the garden with continuous flowering seasons and the open green space of the golf course. Right in front is a manor-style building in white tones, which covers a large area and stretches into one piece, looking very exotic. Tao Zhi looked back, but he couldn''t see the gate when he came here, it was completely covered by the bright and cool statues and water splashes, he couldn''t help but said: "How long have we been here by car?" "According to the usual standard speed, it should be three minutes and thirty-three seconds." Huo Ran reported a number very skillfully, and seeing Tao Zhiyue''s surprised eyes, he added: "I didn''t count it, it was requested by my sister." Tao Zhiyue said sincerely: "It is very friendly to obsessive-compulsive disorder." Turning his head again, looking at the castle-like building in front of him, Tao Zhiyue still felt dreamy: "It feels like a dream." Huo Ran nodded: "I thought so too when I first came here." "At that time, I was only in junior high school. My dad said that my family would change to a bigger house. I thought it would be a villa at most. I thought it would be enough to build a big study for me." "As a result, when I came to see the house that day, I thought my dad was playing with me. I was shocked and asked him, is the current villa lived by many families?" "Actually, according to my observations, my dad also thinks such a large area is exaggerated, but he pretended to be calm and said that this will be our home in the future." Tao Zhiyue laughed: "So why did you choose such a big place? Such a European style doesn''t seem like a style your dad would like." "It''s due to my mother and my sister." Huo Ran recalled, "My sister''s habit of watching messy TV dramas was brought about by my mother. After finishing her homework every day, she would sit in front of the TV and watch dramas together, laughing for a while. After a while she shed tears and said that the house inside is so beautiful. Imagining Huo Ran, a junior high school student standing in this position ten years ago with a surprised expression on his face, Tao Zhiyue suddenly felt that everything around him seemed a little more intimate. "Is that another fountain over there? It looks like a bronze statue." "It''s the wishing pool. I used to go there to make a wish before every exam." "Spirit?" "In fact, the effect mainly depends on how long I have reviewed before the exam, and occasionally I get all right." Tao Zhiyue laughed: "Then you still go to make a wish every time." "There is a sense of ritual, and there are no tourists here. If we don''t make a wish, this wishing pool will look very lonely." "Speaking of the sense of ceremony, I think it is very suitable for two rows of servants to line up to welcome the returning masters. This is how it is filmed in TV dramas." "Actually, there was this link. My sister strongly recommended it, but I thought you might be embarrassed, so I canceled it. Do you want me to arrange it now?" "don''t want!" After dawdling outside the gate for a long time, Tao Zhiyue reviewed all the surrounding scenery, and Huo Ran finally discovered his intention. "Are you nervous?" Tao Zhiyue flatly denied it: "No, I didn''t." I''m going to meet my parents in a serious way soon, so it''s no wonder I''m not nervous. Huo Ran nodded in agreement, with a smile in his eyes. "Then come with me." Before Tao Zhiyue could speak, he pushed open the door inlaid with exquisite reliefs, and he saw a very spacious hall, with a spiral staircase leading to the upper floor, and along the way were warm-colored marble steps with cloud and mist patterns. In the center is a complex crystal chandelier several meters long, hanging down from the top floor, and the crystal clear bead chain reflects the bright light, which is extremely bright. Tao Zhiyue was shocked again. I didn''t expect it to be so consistent on the outside, and the inside is also very castle. "The first floor is the banquet hall, mainly the dining room and the kitchen." Huo Ran stretched out his hand and glanced at the time, "It''s still early, I''ll take you upstairs for a stroll, do you want to take the stairs?" "Can I skip the stairs?" "There is an elevator." Huo Ran said, "If there is no elevator, living here is really tiring, and you have to run up and down every day to eat." Makes sense, but it always sounds like bragging rights. Huo Ran was about to press the elevator, Tao Zhiyue reacted in time: "Where''s your dad? Don''t you need to say hello to him?" "He should be working in the study now. He is very busy every day." Huo Ran thought for a while, "It''s better to meet again while eating, so that when you don''t know what to say, you can eat with your head down to ease." There are reasons and evidences that cannot be refuted. "So what''s for dinner tonight?" Tao Zhiyue felt that he had fully accepted the painting style of this house, and even began to look forward to the dinner in the castle. "I always feel that in this environment, there should be a large table of Thanksgiving turkeys, the kind of long table, white tablecloths, candles, silverware, and vegetable salads that look like grass." Huo Ran couldn''t help laughing: "It seems that I really ate like this once before, and then there is no more. It''s better to eat hot pot." "I reported all your favorite flavors to the butler. If you are curious, we can go to the kitchen to have a look." Tao Zhiyue said very reservedly: "I''m just a little curious." There may be a kitchen as big as a suite in an ordinary family, and a group of chefs and servants are busy preparing meals in it. He is really just a little curious about this spectacular picture just thinking about it. Huo Ran comprehended: "I''ll take you there, behind." There is a long corridor between the banquet hall and the kitchen, and there are endless lawns and gardens outside, with chirping birdsong from time to time. If it is not hallucination, he seems to have seen a lake. There is an extraordinarily gorgeous flower bed by the lake, with large double-petaled flowers in full bloom, and the gradient colors are dreamlike. "Those flowers are beautiful." Huo Ran followed and looked over: "That''s the dahlia my sister mentioned to you. There are many varieties with fancy names. She will definitely take you to see it later." "Speaking of which, where did she go today? Under normal circumstances, you should hear her bluffing as soon as you enter the door." Following his words, Tao Zhiyue vaguely heard a familiar female voice speaking. He said uncertainly: "I seem to hear Sihan''s voice." "...I heard it too." Huo Ran concluded, "It seems that she went to the kitchen to steal food again." Walking through the corridor and the dish delivery area, and into the kitchen, they saw Huo Sihan who was eating, but there were no crowds of cooks and servants as expected. There were only three people in the huge kitchen, and it even seemed a little empty. "The meat is a bit greasy after tasting it, give me a slice of cucumber." Huo Sihan leaned close to a woman, staring longingly at the fresh and moist cucumber slices on the plate. "Eat again and you will be full, how can you have dinner?" "Just one piece, one piece." The woman smiled and shook her head, but still fed a slice of cucumber into Huo Sihan''s mouth. Huo Zhendong was wearing an apron, and he stood in front of the pool washing vegetables, and there were piles of selected vegetables in the drain basket. Somewhat surprised, Tao Zhiyue quietly looked at Huo Ran beside him. Huo Ran stopped in his tracks, looking at the long-lost scene in front of him, his eyes flickering quietly. After a while, the woman turned her head as if observing something, froze for a moment, and showed a very gentle smile to the two of them. So Huo Ran came back to his senses, and greeted the person in front of him with a smile. "Mom, you''re here." It''s Huo Ran''s mother. "Keep the two of them secret." Huo''s mother seemed a little regretful, "I thought you wouldn''t go into the kitchen when you came back, and I wanted to surprise you, but you were discovered so early." Soon she looked at Tao Zhiyue again, her eyes lit up: "You are Zhiyue, right? I finally saw you." The years don''t seem to have left too many marks on her body. Even the shallow wrinkles at the corners of her eyes are beautiful when she smiles. After giving birth, her figure is a bit plump, which erases the sense of age and looks very energetic. She has a pair of beautiful eyes, much like the mother that can only be seen in dreams. Tao Zhiyue was a little overwhelmed and almost yelled wrong along with Huo Ran. He suppressed the sudden surge of emotion in his heart, managed to regain his calm voice, and said in a low voice, "Hello, Auntie." Huo Zhendong turned his head from the vegetable sink, greeted them, the struggle with the vegetable leaves came to an end, and then he picked up the potatoes and the peeler quite seriously. "I''m still busy, you guys talk." Huo''s mother was very happy, she even ignored Huo Sihan who took the opportunity to eat several slices of cucumber, wiped her hands, and walked towards the two of them. "I heard Huo Ran mention you a long time ago, but he has been refusing to show me the photos. I don''t know when he became so stingy." Huo''s mother complained and looked at Tao Zhiyue carefully. "How old is this year? It looks about the same age as Sihan." Tao Zhiyue almost made a mistake again. "I''m one year older than Sihan, 22 this year." "So young." Huo''s mother sighed, "I heard from Huo Ran that you have already worked, are you working hard? Will you feel uncomfortable?" "It''s not hard work, the company is very good, and the colleagues are also very good." "That''s great, do you have to face the computer every day? Protect your eyes and don''t be short-sighted." "I just had a physical examination this year, and my eyesight is very good." Huo''s mother is very similar to Huo Sihan, she seems to have endless things to say, rambling on and on, but it makes people want to keep listening. "Good and sensible, much better than Huo Ran." Huo''s mother was obviously very satisfied with her son''s boyfriend, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?" Huo Ran and Huo Sihan protested at the same time. "Mom, I''m still here." "I want to eat too!!" There was a muffled simmering sound from the casserole on the stove, and a strong meaty aroma spread from the edge of the lid. "I made braised pork today. I haven''t cooked for a long time. I don''t know if the taste is right." She pulled Tao Zhiyue up, "Come here and help me taste it." Huo Sihan continued to look anxiously: "I want it too, I have forgotten what I tasted just now." Huo Ran laughed at her: "Don''t think about it, go eat cucumbers." "...you don''t even have to eat cucumbers!" Open the lid, the fat and thin pork belly trembles slightly in the sugary sauce, with an attractive color. Mother Huo carefully selected a piece of meat and brought it to Tao Zhiyue, with her other hand under it to prevent the juice from dripping down. Her palm spread upwards, a little rough. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help thinking of the feeling when he held hands with his mother when he was a child, dry and warm. "Blow it, be careful it''s hot." The braised pork was so glutinous that it melted in the mouth, and the taste was so rich that he almost bit his tongue. Looking at Mother Huo''s expectant eyes, he smiled so much that his eyes curled up: "It''s delicious, I haven''t eaten such delicious braised pork for a long time." "That''s good." Huo''s mother breathed a sigh of relief, "It will be fine after a while." Unwilling to be lonely, Huo Ran came up to interrupt: "I don''t believe it, unless you give me a taste." "Try it again and you''ll be gone." Huo''s mother closed the lid mercilessly, "We''ll eat it after dinner." "mean." "Be stingy first, who told you not to show me the photos." "..." Huo Ran was speechless and tried to change the subject, "Why didn''t you bring the kid? I want to pinch her tire leg." "It''s too noisy, crying and screaming, even more noisy than when you were a child." "Where did I make a fuss, it''s obviously Sihan who made a fuss." "It''s none of my business!" "You two are equally noisy and equally noisy." Tao Zhiyue remembered that Huo Ran said that his mother had just given birth to a child last year and had a complete new family. Looking at Mother Huo who was close at hand, Tao Zhiyue suddenly asked a somewhat abrupt question. "Are you well?" "Um?" After Huo''s mother realized it, she smiled even more happily. "He''s recovering well, and he''s in good health. You''re still caring, unlike the two of them, you just know how to eat." "That''s great." Tao Zhiyue stared at her smile and murmured, "It''s really good." Chapter 79： At this moment, Huo''s mother felt as if someone had pulled her heart. The person in front of her was obviously smiling at her, with clear and clear eyes, but she felt that his eyes were looking at a far away place through her. It is so far away that it cannot be touched, and there are silent memories hidden along the way. She looked into these strange and sincere eyes, and the world around her suddenly stopped. In the spacious and transparent kitchen, there are water droplets on the washed vegetable leaves, cucumber juice remains on the surface of the cutting board, a bow is tied on the back of the apron by the daughter, and the son secretly lifts the lid of the casserole full of braised pork. A silent man stands nearby, peeling potatoes with great skill. Time seems to go back to a long, long time ago, and nothing has changed. The dust flying in the air floated upwards like a river flowing backwards. She blinked involuntarily until her eyes were sour. So time resumed its flow, dust and debris fell to the ground, and the afternoon sun shone through the clean glass, dyeing his soft hair an almost transparent golden color. She thought that the young boy she met for the first time in front of her might be in the same mood. In fact, Huo''s mother subconsciously wanted to hug him, a hug from her mother. She took a step forward, and suddenly remembered the water stains on her apron, and inexplicably felt that he was very similar to herself. He didn''t want others to discover such emotions, so his eyes were always clear without a trace of mist. In the end, Mother Huo just stretched out her hand, gently smoothed the neckline of his T-shirt, and then showed a bright and still smile. "The neckline is crooked." She said, "Huo Ran is always like this." In the past, when Huo Ran went to school every day, he carried his schoolbag on his back, and the two shoulder straps often tore the neckline of his neckline. Huo''s mother would stop him in time and tidy up his clothes before letting him go. Again and again, tirelessly, until we parted. Tao Zhiyue woke up from the memories, as if he wanted to say thank you, his eyes flickered. When the words came to his lips, they turned into a very brisk tone. "Now he looks in the mirror before going out." It really looks like me. In the silent communication, she seemed to have deeply understood this sensitive, introverted and strong young man, and she didn''t need to ask any more questions. Mother Huo took Tao Zhiyue''s words, and glanced at her tall son: "He has grown up." "And he became very caring." Tao Zhiyue said in a low voice, "He is very good, the best person I have ever met." Huo''s mother smiled brightly: "You are very discerning, and Huo Ran is also very discerning." The heat-insulating gloves were snatched away by Huo Sihan, unable to lift the lid of the pot, Huo Ran failed to steal braised pork, and heard his mother and boyfriend praising him in partnership, he was quite embarrassed. "Why do I feel that our roles are reversed? It should be my mother and I who praise you." "You don''t need to tell me, I will see it myself." Huo''s mother drove Huo Ran away from the stove, and saw that Huo Sihan had eaten most of the sliced ??cucumbers without knowing it, and suddenly felt that they had only grown up a little. "I heard from Sihan that she went to play with you this week, did she cause you any trouble?" "No." After thinking for a while, Tao Zhiyue added with an example convincingly, "Sihan also cooks, and she cooks very well." "Really?" Huo''s mother was a little skeptical, "Last time she said she learned a baby food supplement, and she came here to teach me how to make it. The final product was blue-green..." Huo Sihan forcibly covered her mother''s words with a high voice, unwilling to face the dark past: "It was an accident! An accident! Failure is the mother of success!" "Then you have collected a little more mothers of success?" Huo''s mother was amused, and she had a flash of inspiration, "I suddenly thought of a very interesting thing, wait, I''ll get it." She handed the spatula to Tao Zhiyue naturally, and was about to walk towards the corridor when Huo Zhendong, who was concentrating on peeling potatoes, made a sound in time. "There is an elevator at the side door that leads directly to the upstairs, so you don''t have to go around so far." "I haven''t been here for so long, I almost forgot." Excited, Huo''s mother immediately changed her route, not forgetting to turn her head and tell Tao Zhiyue, "Remember to watch the braised pork for me, don''t drain the juice." "Okay." Tao Zhiyue nodded, and turned down the fire skillfully. Huo Ran smiled sympathetically at his sister who was still foolishly eating cucumber slices: "I don''t know which piece of dark history we will appreciate together next." "!!" Huo Sihan suddenly came to his senses, with a frightened expression on his face, he quickly stuffed the porcelain plate into Huo Ran''s hand, and ran after him. "Mom! Stop it!!" The lively sounds faded away, and there were only three men left in the kitchen. The braised pork that was gurgling in the casserole was stewed on a low fire, and Huo Ran signaled with his eyes that he wanted to take the opportunity to taste a piece. Tao Zhiyue shook his head very principled. Huo Ran tried to exchange benefits with the only remaining cucumber slices in the porcelain plate. Tao Zhiyue waved the spatula and firmly refused. No one spoke. Huo Zhendong was still silently fighting with Tudou. Tao Zhiyue felt that he should take the initiative to say something to Huo Zhendong, but looking at the pitted potatoes in his hand, he didn''t know what to say for a while. The image of Huo Zhendong, a serious and rich man who started from scratch, instantly became three-dimensional and complicated. Huo Ran received his help-seeking eyes, and tried to open up the topic: "Dad, how many have you finished?" "one." Pale-yellow potatoes stand alone on china plates. If there was one word to describe this exceptionally carefully peeled potato, it would be skinny. Tao Zhiyue tried very hard to hold back his laughter, found a large bowl from the cupboard, and said to Huo Zhendong: "Uncle, potatoes are easy to oxidize when exposed to air, it''s better to soak them in water." Huo Zhendong coughed, nodded, and stepped aside. Tao Zhiyue filled the bowl with water, soaked the skinny potato, and suggested, "Why don''t I peel it, and you can take a rest." Huo Zhendong seemed relieved, handed over the peeler, and stood aside watching his skillful movements. Huo Ran walked back and forth by the side, amazed: "Dad, I surpass you in at least one thing, I am better than you in the kitchen." "..." Huo Zhendong''s old face froze, a little embarrassed, "I haven''t been in the kitchen for a long time, I used to be able to cut it, but now I forget it." Huo Ran was deeply skeptical: "Why don''t I remember that you would before." "You were very young at that time, maybe three or four years old. It''s normal if you don''t remember. Not only peeling, but also carving shapes." Huo Zhendong seemed to recall something, a smile appeared on his perennially tense face. "At that time, it was said that eating carrots is good for everything. Your mother gave you two carrots every day, but you just refused to eat them, and you would not eat them anyway." "Your mother was so angry that she threw this matter to me. I thought about it for a long time. Knowing that you love tomatoes, I thought of a way to peel carrots into small **** and steam them to deceive you that they are special varieties of small tomatoes." "Believe me, I ate a lot and said that this kind of tomato is delicious." Huo Ran had a look of disbelief: "Was I so stupid when I was a child?" Tao Zhiyue put the peeled potatoes into the water, completely unable to stop the smile on his face. "It''s the same for you now." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "Guess what is the little tomato that you used to eat in cold salad?" Huo Ran had an ominous premonition: "It''s Little Tomato... Isn''t it?" "It''s a cherry radish with the whiskers and leaves removed. I found that you don''t like radishes, so when I made them for the first time, I wanted to ask you if you could accept them, but you first said that this variety of small tomatoes is delicious." "I thought it was funny, so I didn''t explain it, and I was afraid that you would stop eating it if you knew it was a radish. Later, I wondered why you took a radish as a tomato, although a cherry radish does look like a small tomato." Huo Ran froze into a sculpture, and his worldview collapsed. Huo Zhendong rarely laughed heartily. "He''s such an old man, he can''t even recognize radishes. From now on, he will go to the vegetable market and kitchen more to help Xiaotao." Huo Ran tried to save face: "I can even cook vegetables now, the radish is just an accident." Tao Zhiyue teased, "Fat beef in sour soup?" Almost at the same time, Huo Zhendong frowned and remembered the surprise lunch a few months ago, "That sour dish?" "..." Huo Ran had deep doubts about the unusually harmonious scene in front of him. "Why do I feel that you guys are teasing me together? No, I still don''t believe that little tomato is a radish. How could a radish have such a taste." He immediately took out his mobile phone and searched for pictures online. After peeling, Tao Zhiyue washed his hands and asked Huo Zhendong: "Uncle, what are we going to do with this later, do you want to shred it?" "His mother said to make hot and sour potato shreds, would you know how to cut them?" "Yes, but it''s not good to soak in water after shredding. I''ll help my aunt after it''s ready to fry." Huo Zhendong nodded, he wanted to say something, but finally turned into a simple and powerful exhortation. "If you have any unresolvable conflicts with Huo Ran in the future, you can tell us, I won''t favor him." Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a moment, then solemnly replied: "I will, thank you uncle." From carrots peeled into small **** to cherry radishes with their leaves removed, a new stage of life, and people who are busy in the kitchen are not the same. And their emotions overlapped miraculously after time passed. Huo Ran, who searched for answers online, did not speak for a long time. Tao Zhiyue looked back at him: "How is it? Did you find it?" "..." After admiring the photo of the cherry radish with great pain, Huo Ran began to talk about him from left to right: "Is the braised pork cooked?" Thousands of words merged into one sentence: Fortunately, Huo Sihan is not here at the moment. At sunset, the white-toned mansion is dyed with brilliant colors at dusk, just like a fairy tale. In the artistically decorated restaurant, the tables are filled with home-cooked dishes that look different in style. Under Huo Sihan''s strong efforts to stop her, it was a pity that Huo''s mother failed to take out that fun thing. After dinner, Huo Sihan ran to the side to answer a friend''s phone call. Huo''s mother seized the opportunity and immediately showed the "good things" to Tao Zhiyue with joy. It was a photocopy of a piece of composition paper, on which was written a composition in neat strokes of primary school students'' fonts. When Huo Zhendong and Huo Ran saw this piece of paper, they already started laughing. "I knew it would be this, the classic will never go out of style." Huo Ran didn''t think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, "I just want to take you around the whole house later, you can go through this manual first to get a little understanding." "manual?" Tao Zhi took it over curiously, and after only reading two lines, he couldn''t help laughing. [August 3rd, sunny, Sunday, first day in new home. ] [In the morning, I woke up from the five-meter-wide bed and climbed for a long time before getting down, alas, its really big. ] [Mom washes my face with toilet water, which is very fragrant. My brother splashes me with water, so young, I dont want to talk to him. ] [I wore a blue princess dress today, it''s shiny, just like the princess in the cartoon. ] [There are a lot of breakfasts, it is a buffet, I ate everything, I am very full, my favorite is the small cake with ying peaches on top. ] [When I was full, I decided to walk around the house, it was so big, I was so tired from walking, and the housekeeper uncle always followed me. ] [I asked him not to follow, but the housekeeper asked me if I was tired from walking, and if I wanted to eat another small cake. ] [All right. The housekeeper uncle took the small cake and accompanied me to the lake to see the swans. The swans are white and beautiful. ] [I sat on the swing on the grass for a while, and the housekeeper uncle brought homework, saying that I have to go to school tomorrow. ] [All right. I had no choice but to write my diary on the small wooden table. There are many kinds of flowers and butterflies in the garden. ] [My hands are a little suan, and I want the housekeeper to write for me, but he said no. ] [So that''s the end of the day! ] At the bottom is a line of red letter comments written by the teacher. [The writing is vivid and the ending is very creative. But the requirement is to write a diary, not a novel, so be careful next time! ] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t stop laughing, and then everyone present replayed the classics, and the restaurant was full of joyful atmosphere. When Huo Sihan came back from the phone call, seeing the very similar smiles on the faces of the four people, he immediately knew that the situation was over and irreversible. "Mom! I decided not to take it out! My image!!" "What are you afraid of? Your boyfriend will also see it when he comes to the house in the future. You should practice it in advance." "Why do you have to practice this kind of thing! Don''t, don''t show it to my future partner!" This warm dinner ended successfully with Huo Sihan''s wailing. In the evening, Mother Huo stayed and shared a room with her daughter who had passed away again. It was a long-lost intimacy. Huo Zhendong went back to his study to save up the work for most of the day. Huo Ran took Tao Zhiyue to wander around the house, taking a walk to digest food. Tao Zhiyue''s mind was still filled with the immature composition, and he asked curiously, "So there is really a five-meter-wide bed?" "you guess." "Since Sihan is seriously writing a diary...I guess there is." "Guess right." They happened to pass by a room on the second floor, Huo Ran stopped and opened the door with a smile. "I also guessed that you will be curious about this." Tao Zhi looked over and saw that the room was huge, and there was actually a super big bed inside. The bed itself was as big as a bedroom in a normal house. "She doesn''t know where she looked at it. She must sleep in a bed of hundreds of square meters. I explained to her the concept of hundreds of square meters for a long time, and she reluctantly agreed, saying that it can be reduced by ten times, and it must not be smaller. Otherwise, it won''t be enough for her to sleep." Tao Zhi was dumbfounded, and after a while, he recovered his voice: "I want to know, how long has Sihan insisted on sleeping on this bed?" Huo Ran was overwhelmed with joy: "I became scared within a few days, and ran out crying to find my mother in the middle of the night." "My mother felt that such a large room and bed would be a waste of space, so she simply transformed it into a trampoline." "Some other students saw her composition and laughed at her for being whimsical, but she had a good attitude and invited her classmates to play on the weekend. Then all the children were stuck on the trampoline that day and refused to get off. They played like crazy. I secretly took a lot of photos. " "When I handed in the diary again, it was said that all the students wrote about the same. They were all jumping up and down on the five-meter bed and eating cake. The teacher was confused and called to ask." Tao Zhi smiled as he listened, and then looked at the empty room in front of him, as if he saw the scene of the group of children laughing and laughing many years ago, and Huo Ran who was quietly taking pictures beside him. "Then what wish did you make before you moved in?" Huo Ran said seriously: "My wish is very simple, not as exaggerated as hers. After all, I was already a mature junior high school student at that time." "Really? Why am I a little skeptical." He took Tao Zhiyue to the fifth floor by elevator. Unlike the downstairs, there were very few rooms on this floor and only a few doors. The dark brown solid wood door in the center looked extremely heavy, five or six meters high, and the pure copper door handle was engraved with exquisite patterns, Huo Ran pushed it open with all his strength. "Really, very homely." Chapter 80： The door opened slowly, Huo Ran stretched out his hand and pressed the light switch by the wall, then he turned slightly sideways, so that the space at the door was displayed in front of Tao Zhiyue. Originally, there was only faint moonlight in the room, and the night was hazy. After a light click, the edge of the mirror-like floor suddenly lit up gradually. The small spherical light bulbs were like dominoes toppled, lit up one by one, and soon formed a circle, becoming the first beam of light, illuminating the whole world. The arc-shaped space is covered with wooden bookshelves, and the shelves are full of books. With the outline of the ground, the light strips are completely lit, and the bookshelves start from the bottom and light up with soft background lights. Tao Zhi stepped lightly, walked inside, and looked at everything around him in shock. In the reflection of the mirror floor, the warm yellow light spreads to the sky and the center of the earth at the same time, forming a complete spherical world between reality and illusion. On the surface of the world, the regularly extended wooden frame is like longitude and latitude lines, interlaced vertically and horizontally. Between the lines, the spines of different colors are arranged in pieces, like the land, deep forest and ocean glimpsed from the universe, with mottled color patches. Standing on the ground, Tao Zhiyue can see his own reflection when he lowers his head. In the vast sea of ??books, everything is peaceful and grand. He is in the middle of the world. Huo Ran stood aside, watching him quietly, waiting for him to recover. Tao Zhiyue looked at it for a long time in a daze, and finally his eyes fell on the outline light strip on the ground, and he asked dumbly, "Does that represent the equator?" Huo Ran just laughed, and there was some nostalgia in his eyes: "The first time I walked into this room, I asked the same question." "My mother said yes, my father said no, I looked back at them in confusion, and they both looked at each other, and it became my father said yes, and my mother said no." "In the end, my sister decided that it was the halo of an angel. Translating it in an adult''s language, it can barely be named a planetary ring, which sounds a little more romantic than the equator." Tao Zhiyue laughed, "Then this can''t be Earth, is it Saturn? Or Jupiter? Uranus?" "I''ve always called this place Saturn, after all, Saturn''s rings are the most famous." "So your wish is to hide a Saturn at home?" Tao Zhiyue said with emotion, "Is this really simple?" "You can tell by the name, Saturn is of course very simple." Huo Ran made a joke, and then said seriously: "Actually, I just wanted a study room that was big enough. In the end, it turned into such a huge Saturn library, which was beyond my expectation." "Maybe it was because at that time I always said that I would go out to travel around the world. For a while, I read geography albums every day, and I didn''t pay much attention in class." "Standing in this position that day, facing the room full of books, my dad told me that the world is here, see these first, and then go to see the bigger world." "It took a long time for me to understand this sentence." "If I hadn''t read about the wonders of life in books, and hadn''t seen navicula magnified countless times with my own eyes, then I wouldn''t have seen the leaves on the bottom of the sea and the boat under the microscope, and I wouldn''t have been able to use one of my tools like that day. A snorkeling experience that tries to give you an example of the romance and mystery of the world." Tao Zhiyue murmured: "So this place has changed your destiny and made you who you are now." "Maybe sooner." Huo Ran thought for a while, and walked towards a transparent square glass cover on the bookshelf, inside which was a black astronomical telescope, which looked a bit old. "That was my fifth birthday present." "I didn''t know until a long time ago that my dad was going to buy me a set of enlightenment books on financial management that day, and slowly train me to inherit his mantle. But on the way to the mall, he saw a sudden large meteor shower , I temporarily changed my mind and bought an astronomical telescope." With that said, Huo Ran took out a folder from the pile of books beside the glass cover. "When I heard him talk about it, I kept thinking how magnificent the meteor shower that could change his mind in an instant would be." "Later, I collected a lot of reports and photos of that day, and wanted to see the meteor shower that was very important to me, but unfortunately it came too suddenly, there was no astronomical forecast, and it was fleeting, leaving behind images There is very little information." "So I even felt for a while that it was a miracle that came especially for me." The folder was opened, and some newspapers and photos were neatly stored in the transparent interlayer. The ink-colored night sky is printed on the yellowed newspaper, and in the black and white pages, a large number of falling meteors appear bright white, dragging a long fuzzy tail, like a dream. When Tao Zhiyue saw this picture, his heart suddenly beat heavily. He felt an indescribable intimacy and familiarity. He obviously shouldn''t have seen the meteor shower that fell in this world twenty years ago. Huo Ran smiled and said, "Doesn''t it feel amazing? An unexpected celestial phenomenon, just a single thought, may change the fate of a lifetime." "Well, if it wasn''t for a single thought, maybe I wouldn''t add the contact information you left that day." "Looking back now, I was really stupid at that time, like an old man." Tao Zhiyue was also thinking about it. All along, he accepted the established fact that he was reborn after wearing a book, but he never seemed to think about the reason. Human death should be like a lamp being extinguished, why did he come to a brand new world? Why the world in this book? He doesn''t read novels, and only sleeps when he works. There was a problem with the project at that time, and he was very busy every day. He was so busy that he occasionally suffered from chest pains and heart palpitations. Use it next holiday, so you can stay home for a while longer. Tao Zhiyue got off work at 10:30 that night, which was already the earliest day of the week. There was a traffic jam around the park, and there were more than 200 numbers on the taxi app. So he decided to avoid the flow of people, and while thinking about the needs to be realized tomorrow, he walked two kilometers outside and caught the last subway. There were not many people on the subway, so Tao Zhiyue randomly chose an empty seat and sat down, looking forward in a daze. The passenger on the opposite side lowered his head and held his mobile phone, typing quickly on the touch screen, waving his fingers deftly. He stared blankly for a while, and felt that he should also play with his mobile phone for a while to pass the boring time. The hand hanging by his side was only a few centimeters away from the phone in his trouser pocket, but for some reason, he couldn''t move it. Even though he was sitting, he seemed to be even more tired, his chest seemed to be filled with lead, and even his breathing became extremely tired. He couldn''t remember anything after that, maybe it was the brain''s self-protection mechanism that helped him put away that painful and desperate memory. Why did he get this chance to do it all over again? Why did Huo Ran in this world embark on a completely different life path from the one in the novel? Tao Zhiyue seldom took the initiative to think about what happened that day, and tried to recall it at this moment, but still couldn''t find the answer. Huo Ran noticed his distraught expression, and asked with concern: "Is it too stuffy in the room?" "No, I just lost my mind." Tao Zhiyue shook his head, "I remembered something else." Huo Ran didn''t delve into it, and said regretfully: "If you say you''re bored, I can take you to the next scenic spot logically." Tao Zhiyue laughed, and cooperated: "I thought about it again, it seems a little too boring here." "Then let''s go for a walk." Huo Ran solemnly pressed another switch at hand, and the outer curved wall gradually moved away to the sides. "You haven''t even noticed that this is a fake wall, but it''s actually a balcony door, so you can see the moonlight in the room." A door appeared in the complete spherical world. Tao Zhiyue followed Huo Ran out, and saw a huge astronomical telescope placed in the center of the balcony under the starlight. The white body shell is bathed in the moonlight, shining brightly. "When I grew up, I bought a more professional telescope, so the five-year-old retired." Huo Ran joked. "I think observing here is like standing at the intersection of Saturn and the Earth and looking into space. Isn''t it special?" "It''s very special and unique." Tao Zhiyue looked at the deep night sky and sighed, "They are separated by more than a billion kilometers, and there shouldn''t be any intersection between them." "I think my sister and I should take half the credit." Huo Ran analyzed rationally, "She proposed the planetary ring, and I decided to call this place Saturn. It''s rare for us to work together to accomplish good things together." Tao Zhiyue was first amused by him, and then fell silent for a moment under the starry night. "You gave another good example about the romance and mystery of the world." Tao Zhiyue said, "Although half of it seems to be due to human will." He seems to have caught something. Huo Ran nodded: "That''s why I love to read science fiction. Half of it is the real world, and the other half is detached imagination. When they are mixed together, beautiful stories often emerge." Tao Zhiyue''s lips moved, and he said softly, "What do you think is the meaning of novels?" Topics jump naturally. Huo Ran thought for a while. "For readers, it should be entertainment, and experience a different life by the way." "Although I don''t know how to write novels, after reading many books, I feel that most of the authors who wrote them are fulfilling some kind of wish." "Some people write down their feelings to get sympathy, some use imagination to construct the magnificent future they are looking forward to, and some people reunite with the dead in the story." "As a bystander, I often feel moved when I see those supplements and reconstructions to the real world." What if you are not a bystander? Looking at Huo Ran with a serious expression in front of him, Tao Zhiyue hesitated for a while, wondering if he should take this opportunity to speak out. "What''s the matter?" Huo Ran finished answering, and asked curiously, "I found out that you don''t like reading novels, is it because you think it''s all fiction, so it''s meaningless?" Tao Zhiyue shook his head without hesitation: "No, fiction is good." Both he and Huo Ran have lives because of the fictional world. "It''s just that I tend to take fictional things as real and confuse the boundary between it and reality, so I don''t watch it." Huo Ran was thoughtful, he always felt that there was a deeper meaning behind this sentence. The sudden ringing of the phone cut through the silence under the starlight and interrupted his thoughts. The caller ID is Lu Yan. "It''s the one I told you about when I was young." He didn''t avoid it, and picked up the phone directly. Tao Zhiyue seemed to be relieved, and heard a faint voice coming out of the microphone. "Are you back? You made such a big deal yesterday, and you met your parents today, aren''t you moving a little too fast..." Not wanting to eavesdrop on his phone call, Tao Zhiyue looked down at his phone, just in time to see Huo Ran''s post two hours ago. He took a photo of the dinner, a table of delicious home-cooked dishes, and five pairs of bowls and chopsticks. The tone of the accompanying text is very flat, with obvious showing off. [Dynamic] HR: Bring your boyfriend to meet your parents. [picture] Mutual friends represented by Guan Yudong have already set up a dog food feast in the comment area. With a smile on the brows and eyes, Tao Zhi thought about it more, and commented on the expression of cheers. Huo Ran''s voice came from beside his ear. "We are going back to Jinbei tomorrow night. I don''t know when we will come next time. Do you want to meet my group of friends during the day? I don''t want to go out to eat, so I can come to my house for an outdoor barbecue." Huo Ran forgot about the mobile phone that was in the call, and watched him concentrate on taking care of himself: "There are many places that I didn''t take you to visit. In the basement alone, there are billiard halls, wine cellars, swimming pools, and other random things. Tomorrow You can play around by the way There was an unbelievable voice on the phone: "Huo Ran, can you at least cover the microphone when you show your affection! Do you think I don''t exist?" It seems that this former crush is really thinking about it. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but laugh: "Okay." Chapter 81： The world in the dream penetrates shallow light. Tao Zhiyue felt that he was trapped in a soft cloud and didn''t want to wake up at all. Although the wonderful dream had come to an abrupt end, he was still trying to catch the tail of the dream. It''s a pity that the light outside seems to be getting brighter and brighter, and through the closed eyes, a bright orange color is reflected. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes a little, and saw a familiar figure swaying by the window, quietly opened the excellent blackout curtains, and the bright daylight diffused into the whole room. So Tao Zhiyue pulled up the quilt decisively and covered his head. The mattress beside him sagged, and the man sat down beside him and poked him through the quilt. "You woke up, I saw you opened your eyes." Tao Zhi said in a dull voice, "It''s an illusion." "But now you''re talking, so you must be awake." "It''s an auditory hallucination." Huo Ran laughed: "Get up quickly." "You don''t go to work today, why do you get up so early?" Huo Ran put the watch in front of him: "It''s almost eleven o''clock." Tao Zhiyue paused for a second, and immediately sat up stiffly: "It''s eleven o''clock?!" Instantly he regained consciousness, he remembered that he was not at home now, he was in Huo Ran''s castle, and Huo Ran''s friends were coming today. He stayed in this huge castle last night. In order to maintain a good image in front of Huo Ran''s family, he chose to sleep alone in the guest bedroom. I have to say that the quality of the mattress is really good, and I actually slept for twelve hours in one sleep. He seldom sleeps in even on weekends, so he thought it was just a natural wake-up at eight or nine o''clock. Tao Zhi touched his messy sleeping hair, lifted the quilt and got out of bed: "Are they here?" "Not yet, don''t be nervous." "That''s good." Tao Zhiyue relaxed slightly, and tried to shake the blame: "It must be the fault of the mattress, it''s so comfortable." "After all, it''s the standard bed of Princess and the Pea." Huo Ran went on to blame, "It''s all my sister''s request. I haven''t heard her voice until now. She must be still sleeping. She really is a pig." Seeing Tao Zhiyue''s expression of lingering fear, he added: "Actually, it''s okay to be a friend. I mainly want you to experience the early service in my sister''s diary. It''s a rare opportunity, so I can''t come here for nothing." Tao Zhi was shocked: "Did you prepare flower petal water for washing your face?" "That''s not true, petal water is too childish." Mature and down-to-earth Huo Ran introduced: "It''s the kind in TV dramas, a row of servants come in neatly carrying washbasins, towels, breakfast, clothes to wear today, etc., and a large group of people sit on the bed. your service." Tao Zhiyue said insincerely: "...This is really not childish at all." "Because I think your expression on that occasion must be very funny." While talking, Huo Ran hid back with a sense of crisis, but was still hit by the soft goose down pillow. He hugged the pillow that Tao Zhiyue threw over him, and continued to move his sword forward: "I remember breaking the pillow once before, and the feathers inside spilled out and floated all over the room in vain. It was quite beautiful, like snow falling Same, do you want to experience it?" "don''t want!!" After being interrupted by Huo Ran, the tension was gone. Tao Zhiyue went to the bathroom of the guest bedroom to wash up, changed into the clothes that Huo Ran had prepared in advance in the cloakroom, and went to the living room of the guest bedroom. I simply ate some breakfast pads brought up by the servants to fill my stomach. Even an ordinary guest bedroom is this big. No matter what''s on the fancy dinner plate, it always tastes like lemon. very sour. As soon as breakfast was served, Huo Ran received a message from a friend, and immediately got up and walked out. "Several people have arrived. I''ll go down to find them first. Don''t worry, you can come down anytime." Tao Zhiyue nodded, and heard him say again: "If you get lost, you can call me." "...that''s not going to happen." Tao Zhiyue maintained a kind smile. However, he never expected that Huo Ran''s law of flag must fall was also transmitted to him. Twenty minutes later, Tao Zhiyue briefly lost his direction in life in the winding corridor. How can this happen.jpg A passing servant smiled and asked him, "Are you looking for an elevator?" It is absolutely impossible for Tao Zhiyue to leave any clues for Huo Ran to know: "No, I will just go shopping." "Okay, if you need to take the elevator, go to the left and go through two intersections, then turn right and you will see it." Very considerate. Tao Zhiyue heaved a sigh of relief, finally found the elevator and went to the first floor. The elevator stopped on the first floor, and before the door opened, he had already heard Huo Sihan''s lively voice coming from the spacious hall. "...This bracelet is beautiful, I like it. Lu Xiaoyan, your aesthetics has really undergone an earth-shaking change! I am so touched, woo woo woo." Another hearty male voice sounded. "It''s not so exaggerated. She also likes the gift I brought to my aunt last time." Huo Sihan hesitated to speak: "Obviously your EQ has not grown at the same pace as your aesthetics." "I seem to feel that you are mocking me." "It''s better to remove it." Tao Zhi, who was walking out of the elevator, couldn''t hold back and laughed. The two people who were chatting in the hall looked over, Huo Sihan immediately left Lu Yan beside him and greeted him happily. "Brother Zhizhi, why did you wake up later than me! How about it, have you experienced the noble one-stop wake-up service!" Tao Zhi Echigo Zhihoujue said, "No... so it was your idea." "Hehe, how fun." Huo Sihan passed the test with a silly smile, "And I just provided some details for reference, it was my brother who said he would do this! He is the culprit!" Hearing the key words, Lu Yan next to him looked at Tao Zhiyue curiously: "You belong to Huo Ran..." "Boyfriend." Tao Zhiyue held out his hand calmly to him with a smile on his face, "Hello, my name is Tao Zhiyue." From Huo Sihan''s familiar attitude with him, Tao Zhiyue guessed the identity of the person in front of him. The little boy who had been secretly in love with Huo Ran for a long time. Very simple and straightforward self-introduction. Lu Yan seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized that he shook hands with him: "Lu Yan, Huo Ran and I have been neighbors since kindergarten, and the three of us grew up together." He also made a joke: "Of course, after he moved in junior high school, he was no longer a neighbor." Tao Zhi smiled, "I heard from him that you have a very good relationship." Huo Sihan, the melon-eating crowd, showed a silent wow expression, "Although I don''t know anything, why do I smell a bit of excitement." Lu Yan looked puzzled: "What irritating smell? Do you smell natural gas? Should you go to the kitchen to take a look?" Tao Zhiyue was still thinking about something, but this sentence directly calmed him down, reminding him of the long-lost antique straight male painting style. As expected of Fa Xiao who grew up together since kindergarten. "..." Huo Sihan sighed, "It''s true that love can make people grow up quickly. Time has passed, and my brother has grown up. Only you are still the stupid straight boy from the beginning." "But you didn''t fall in love, and you grew up a lot." Huo Sihan was suddenly poked at a painful point, and his smile froze. "Lu Xiaoyan! I order you to take this sentence back!" In a relaxed atmosphere, Lu Yan hesitated for a moment, and then said solemnly to Tao Zhiyue: "According to Huo Ran''s personality, he should have told you all about it... I hope you don''t mind, it''s all over, and now he is me friends." Huo Sihan grasped the point again, and his gossiping eyes flicked back and forth between the two of them. Tao Zhiyue saw relief in his eyes, and nodded after a while. Lu Yan relaxed a little, looked at him, and suddenly remembered something. "I always feel that you look familiar, as if I''ve seen it somewhere, are you also from Yanda?" Tao Zhi was more startled. Before he could answer, Huo Sihan turned on the mocking mode in disappointment: "No, no, I thought there was some exciting plot, but this is it?" "Lu Xiaoyan, your trick is too old-fashioned. Only people from 800 years ago used familiarity to strike up a conversation. Just wait, I will inform my brother right away. You are finished hahahahaha." "I''m not trying to strike up a conversation, don''t talk nonsense!" "It''s no wonder! I clearly remember that when you were in elementary school, you talked to the girl in the next class, and you said that I saw you in the bookstore last week..." "How do you remember everything from so long ago?!" The three of them walked towards the outdoor lawn talking and laughing. There were piles of freshly skewered ingredients beside the grill, and six or seven young people of Huo Ran''s age gathered together, chatting lively. Huo Ran is still the most dazzling one. He turned his head, saw Tao Zhiyue, immediately waved, and then introduced his partner to everyone in a very steady and loving tone. Some people were slightly surprised, some were thoughtful, and some quickly started booing. Tao Zhiyue greeted them generously. "Damn it, it''s not made up, Huo Ran, you can do it. Let me calculate how many miserable bachelors are left." "You look so young, shit, are you a college student? I''m getting to know you again, Mr. Huo..." "Come, come, let''s take a traditional reservation! Take the wine, get the wine!" One of the chubby friends stared blankly at Tao Zhiyue, wondering what he was thinking. The friend next to him bumped into him, and teased, "Restrain yourself, fat man, what kind of expression is this, be careful that Huo Ran beats you up." "Fart, I''m all solid flesh. I don''t know if he can beat me." The fat man said seriously, "I just think Huo Ran''s partner is very familiar, as if I''ve seen it somewhere." Lu Yan learned and used it flexibly: "Brother, you are so stupid, you made a move eight hundred years ago." Huo Ran didn''t take their joke to heart: "You really may not be able to beat me. I recently learned a lot of new tricks from an old man in the community, which is more than enough to beat you." "Can the old man be compared with me? I am also a good athlete, come on, let''s make gestures!" Huo Sihan couldn''t stop laughing: "You guys are so stupid, you still want to get out of the order like this?" Tao Zhiyue was also smiling, but the smile didn''t reach his eyes. Lu Yan and Huo Ran are college classmates, and the fat man may also belong to Yan University. And so was he. He ignored this problem, Yanda University is the best university in the area around Yanping, Huo Ran has a few friends who graduated from the same school, it is normal. Even though Tao Zhiyue was only in his sophomore year, in the year and a half before he came to this world, perhaps "Tao Zhiyue" really had an intersection with them. But he doesn''t have any memory of it. In fact, apart from the life experience briefly mentioned in the novel, the roommate he saw when he woke up, and the professional textbooks on the bedside, he doesn''t know the life of "Tao Zhiyue" at all. Will it be found to be different? Tao Zhiyue wandered into the sky a little nervously. The orange charcoal fire is burning hotly on the grill, and the meat skewers gradually shrink and change color, and the aroma is wafting out. The topic of a group of people has changed and changed, chatting endlessly. "How long will you be working on that project? You won''t be staying in Shanbei forever, will you?" "For a few years, it depends on whether the progress is smooth or not. I will come back when I am not busy." "It''s rare when you''re not busy. Alas, the days of playing ball on weekends are so far away. Speaking of which, the last ball meeting, good guy, I didn''t play much, but I was taken aback." "Hahahahaha, I seem to have heard you say, did he ask the air what he usually does on weekends?" "That''s right, I was stunned. I wondered if he had found a transparent person. I actually had a nightmare at night." That was the first weekend after Huo Ran met "Doctor Tao". Looking back, Huo Ran realized that this was another good opportunity to show affection, so he pretended to be flat and said: "People who are in love at the beginning are like this. They accidentally think that the other party is by their side. It seems that you still don''t understand." "...It''s ok, it''s almost done, Mr. Huo!" While giggling, the fat man suddenly slapped his thigh: "Damn, I finally remembered." The play mentioned in the small talk triggered his memory. He looked at Tao Zhiyue very excitedly: "You are the No. 7 student from the School of Economics and Management. You always wear No. 7 ball uniforms and are very popular with girls. I don''t remember the name, but I only remember No. 7." Hearing this, Lu Yan also made a voice of sudden realization: "Yes, it seems to be true." Huo Ran was at a loss: "What number 7?" "Don''t pretend to be Huo Ran, you don''t even know your partner? Although after two years, it seems that his appearance has changed a little..." Fatty saw that his surprised expression didn''t seem to be feigned, so he quickly added: "Even if you haven''t seen it, you must have heard of it, No. 7, the new light of the School of Economics and Management, with a particularly fierce style of play." "In the New Year''s game before the winter vacation, everyone wanted to see our two colleges play. Who knew that you would hand in your thesis at the end of the year and go out to play. But within a few months, you left school on the 7th. It''s a pity, so You didn''t even meet the game you rushed back to when you graduated." "Speaking of it, it was quite a round trip, but you are actually together now, is this fate?" Huo Sihan has begun to be excited: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhly Huo Ran frowned, and tried hard to recall: "I seem to have a little impression. At that time, there was a student who played the ball very well." "But he doesn''t know how to play. We have played with the shooting machine in the video game city, and the short-range shots are not very accurate." Huo Ran said firmly, "You must have misunderstood the person." He turned his head to look at Tao Zhiyue beside him, wanting to get affirmation, but he saw Tao Zhiyue''s extremely silent expression. The fat man looked like you were teasing me: "Impossible, I misunderstood and I washed my hair upside down! I am so impressed with No. 7''s style of play that I will never forget it in my next life. Ever since I saw No. 7 being two meters away from our court When the Giants got hurt while grabbing the ball, I never dare to discriminate against body size on the court again." "It was an outdoor court that day, and No. 7 fell down, and a long wound was opened on his elbow by a broken stone. The blood was bleeding, and the school girls who were watching were scared and cried. I don''t know how long to stay. deep scar." Hearing this tragic description, Huo Ran was terrified. He subconsciously looked at Tao Zhiyue''s arm. In Fatty''s vivid narration, almost everyone looked over. Chapter 82： Tao Zhiyue''s expression was tense, and a soft roar came from beside his ears. He had a rare feeling of regret. Maybe last night, he should go all out and tell Huo Ran everything. The fat man happily recalled the basketball games in college, but his heart sank to the bottom of the sea bit by bit. It turned out that "Tao Zhiyue" could play basketball, and he played it very well. If "Huo Ran" hadn''t left school early because he was in a hurry to travel, they would have met at the New Year''s game before the winter vacation. The junior with a fierce playing style and the senior with a gentle personality confront each other head-on on the sweaty basketball court. Perfect for a love at first sight opening. Perhaps earlier, Huo Ran did not study life sciences, but went to the School of Economics and Management that seemed more suitable for him, then the story would start earlier. The whole body was filled with the fragrance of green grass, the sun at noon was too dazzling, and the air was stagnant, he almost wanted to close his eyes. Tao Zhiyue''s thoughts were in a mess, he had thousands of words, he didn''t know where to start, and he didn''t know how the next situation would develop. He could only silently listen to Huo Ran''s relaxed rebuttal, and Fatty''s extremely firm insistence. Until the fat man said, there was a long wound on "his" elbow. Tao Zhiyue''s eyes widened suddenly. "...I don''t know how deep the scar will be." He remembered that dream, the winding mountain road with green trees, in the black convertible sports car that Huo Ran didn''t like, and the lively Bossa Nova flowing in the air. The person in the passenger seat had a long, light-colored scar on his elbow. Outside the dream, in the real world, the warm wind gently brushed his arms with the feeling of autumn. All eyes were on him, and Huo Ran beside him showed nervousness in his eyes. He found his breath again. So Tao Zhi stretched out his hand proactively, just like the person in the dream adjusting the music, with his elbow slightly bent, revealing the whole arm under the short sleeve. No scars, nothing, not even the well-developed muscles typical of basketball fans. His skin is still pale, his arms are thin, and he stays at home all year round without going out or exercising. Although he has gone out to play many places with Huo Ran in the past few months, it is not enough to make a big change. Tao Zhiyue even smiled: "I don''t know how to play basketball." Huo Ran breathed a sigh of relief, he was about to say something, but he paused again, and then pretended to be relaxed and said to the fat man: "You are so right, you almost deceived me, I will say, if there is such a wound , I can''t be unimpressed." The fat man was shocked: "Damn it, why didn''t it happen!" The other onlookers who had their appetites whetted collectively sighed and complained to him one after another. "Fuck, I didn''t know why just now, I was so nervous, I didn''t even know what I was nervous about." "Fatty, you lied to us about what we said before. If you admit your mistake, you will wash your hair upside down?" "Come here, get shampoo and washbasin!" The fat man couldn''t believe it: "No way, I definitely remember correctly, shit, I''m drunk, but haven''t I started drinking yet?" "Okay, you fat man, that''s the main point here, and you''re here to cheat and drink again." "Fart, am I that kind of person?" "It''s useless to quibble, let the wine and shampoo be served together, we must see you washing your hair upside down today." The topic quickly went off track again, Huo Ran listened for a while, then smiled and said, "I''ll go to the wine cellar to get it." "Xiao Huo always take me! Let me go to visit again." "Don''t think about it, you haven''t settled the account last time." While speaking, Huo Ran turned his head and said to Tao Zhiyue, "Would you like to go with me?" There was a rare daze in his ever-bright eyes. Tao Zhiyue nodded and held his hand unconsciously. The whistle behind him suddenly rang out. "It''s too much! Show off when you get the chance." "You two come back early, remember to get wine, nothing else." Huo Ran was still smiling before turning around, but after turning his back to the crowd, the smile gradually faded away. The wine cellar is on the second basement floor, and the wine cabinets on two walls are neatly filled with different varieties of red wine. Along the way, Huo Ran didn''t say anything until they walked into this space where only the two of them were alone, and they could hear each other''s breathing in silence. After hesitating for a while, he asked softly. "Is it you that the fat man said?" Tao Zhi thought for a long time before giving the most honest answer: "I don''t know." Huo Ran was a little surprised: "Is it amnesia?" Then he denied himself: "No, you really don''t know how to play basketball, and you haven''t been injured. It''s completely different from the person the fat man said. You have a very complete memory of the past, not amnesia." "So... why don''t you know?" The independent air conditioner is blowing fresh air, the dark wine bottle is shining faintly, the constant temperature swimming pool in the distance is like a blue mirror, and Huo Ran''s gradually confused voice echoes in the huge underground space. Nothing like jubilation on the ground lawn. Tao Zhiyue said in a low voice amidst the sense of confusion that seemed to have passed away. "Because of my past, I am not in this world." He finally got the secret out of his mouth. Huo Ran''s expression was blank for a few seconds, and he repeated his words in a murmur: "Not in this world?" Every time he watched horror movies, Huo Ran would say that he is a firm materialist and does not believe in ghosts and ghosts. In fact, every time he heard him say that, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help thinking about what kind of reaction he would have if he knew his origin one day. Huo Ran asked: "Is it a literal meaning? Or a metaphor?" Now he knew, it was a subconscious unwillingness to accept the reaction. Tao Zhiyue stared at his face, and explained in a very calm tone: "One day when I came home from get off work, when I was in a daze on the subway, my eyes suddenly went dark." "When I opened my eyes again, I came to this world. It''s hard to explain, maybe it''s like the earth and Saturn, which were impossible to intersect, intersected in a certain dimension, and a broken piece was thrown out of Saturn''s rings. Stone, sinking into the earth." "At first I thought it was my soul that had entered someone else''s body, so I often felt unreal, and I was afraid that everything I got now might be lost at any time." "It wasn''t until just now that I realized that it was always the real and complete me." In his plain but shocking narration, Huo Ran was silent for a long time. "That''s why you don''t take the subway." He remembered something, "Is it your concern about the horror movie where the actor was caught in the subway again?" "yes." There are also some fears of the deathbed. Huo Ran stared at him steadily, as if confirming whether the person in front of him was a hallucination. "If someone else had told me about it, I would have thought he was crazy." "But you said, I don''t seem to be that surprised, maybe because I have seen many traces piecemeal." "The sister you dreamed about, the vampire game no one else played, and the look of disappointment on your birthday..." Trapped in trivial memory fragments, Huo Ran asked with some uncertainty: "I want to know, is what you are telling me now the whole secret?" At this time, Tao Zhiyu would rather that Huo Ran was not so sharp. After struggling for a moment, he still answered honestly: "No." Judging from Huo Ran''s attitude towards "another world", Tao Zhi was more unsure about his reaction after learning that this world was a novel. Seeing his hesitant expression, Huo Ran seemed to understand something. "Is the part you keep related to me?" He thought for a while, and used a very clever questioning method: "If it were me, would I also choose to hide this part of the matter from you?" "meeting." Huo Ran seemed to have made up his mind: "Then let me ask, you just need to tell me whether it is right or not." "good." Tao Zhiyue responded briefly, but his heart was filled with a touch of sourness. Even at such times, Huo Ran is still considerate. "When we met at the hot pot restaurant, you heard my name and your reaction was very unexpected. Is it because you knew me before?" "yes." "Was it in college?" He asked while organizing his thoughts, "No, you are two people, you should not remember anything about college at all." "Well, I don''t remember." "Where did that student No. 7 go?" "I''m also looking for an answer." "So... when did you know about me?" Huo Ran had a flash of inspiration, "Have you heard of Xinghong Games? I was going to come to Jinbei earlier, but I didn''t come because the investment in that company was not negotiated." That was also the first company Tao Zhiyue joined in Shanbei. It was a new game company with good benefits and no need for 996. He was very satisfied with the job, but one day he suddenly learned that the company''s A round of financing was led by a capital company under Huoshi. So he immediately resigned and left. "I heard that it was my first job in this world." In Tao Zhiyue''s unreserved confession, Huo Ran gradually approached the answer. He asked directly: "Is it because of me that you resigned?" "yes." "Are you hiding from me?" "Yes... used to be." The sound of each other''s breathing became more and more distinct. Tao Zhiyue never let go of his hand, feeling the warmth of his palm from always warm to slightly chilly. This time Huo Ran thought for a few minutes before whispering: "I seem to understand." "Actually, I also have a secret to keep from you." "The day you got drunk, I not only asked you what you like, but also what you hate." "You said you hated one person the most." "That person became disabled due to an accident, but he vented his anger on his old lover who abandoned him, and finally killed him." "I always thought that the old lover with a tragic ending was your friend, that''s why you know this story." "But in normal life, I''ve never heard you mention that friend, as if he only existed after that drunk." "You came here in a van on the day you moved, but you don''t actually get motion sickness, do you?" "Maybe you just can''t ride with me, why? For fear of an accident?" Tao Zhiyue no longer answered right or wrong, he just held Huo Ran''s hand tightly, hoping that his body temperature, which was not high enough, could survive a little longer. Huo Ran has already understood the answer he gave. "That''s me, isn''t it?" "And that old lover with a miserable ending is you." "Before we met, you knew the story that might happen. If you knew my existence, you would avoid me. Even if I am different from the Huo Ran in the story." "So, am I living in a world by design?" Chapter 83： Tao Zhiyue held his breath amidst a series of deciphering speculations, like drifting snowflakes gradually piling up on the branches, and the branches were deeply pressed down. When the last question fell into the air, the overloaded branches snapped, and all the snow just fell down, swirling. Huo Ran guessed it. When this moment really came, Tao Zhiyue was unexpectedly not flustered. In a daze, he thought of Huo Ran''s mother. In the spacious and bright kitchen, no one else noticed his strange emotions. Huo Ran was busy stealing braised pork, so only she saw the look in his eyes and read the words inside. Nostalgia. He felt that Mother Huo originally wanted to step forward to hug him that day, but maybe she realized that he was covering up, so she changed her movements and gently smoothed his crooked neckline. Like helping Huo Ran tidy up his clothes many years ago. So in those few seconds, he had his mother again. Seeing that he hadn''t spoken for a long time, Huo Ran took the initiative to ask: "Did I guess right?" Tao Zhiyue came back to his senses, and said softly, "You are very much like your mother." He is gentle and considerate to those around him, and has insight beyond ordinary people. "Others are right, but the last sentence is wrong." Huo Ran was at a loss for a moment: "You clearly knew what might happen in the future in advance, which is enough to prove that everything was designed..." "No." Tao Zhiyue shook his head, "Do you know why I suddenly mentioned your mother?" "Why?" "Because in the story I know, your parents didn''t divorce, your sister became a younger brother, your father only cared about business matters, and your mother preferred the younger brother, so you were not happy at home. I just want to surpass my father''s achievements." Hearing him mention the "story" so bluntly, Huo Ran was startled for a while, and quickly retorted: "This is not me." "Yes, that person is not you. So this world is not designed, and everything operates according to the laws of nature." "You inherited your mother''s keenness, Sihan inherited her mother''s liveliness, and you all inherited your father''s courage and perseverance." "These are not pale and blunt settings, they all come from everything that really happened around you, and there are traceable reasons. No one arranges your life, and our relationship is not written in the book." Tao Zhiyue spoke slowly, but with a firm tone. These are all his sincere words. He does not want Huo Ran, who has never believed in fate, to be imprisoned by the "power of plot". "In the book...is this a novel?" Huo Ran recalled the conversation last night, "Yesterday you asked me what is the meaning of novel existence." Tao Zhiyue nodded: "I only asked you, but I didn''t answer." "For me, the meaning of this novel may be to let me meet you." "But at first, you avoided me." "Because I haven''t seen the real you, I was fooled by that bad story in the novel." Huo Ran seemed to smile: "How bad is it?" "Everyone is unhappy and has a very tragic past. Although the protagonists seem to be redeeming each other, the relationship line is very blunt and unnatural at all. There are many places that are illogical. The love is strange and the hatred is also strange. The supporting roles are all tool people, and the protagonist''s image is also very rigid." "This book sounds really bad." "Really." The atmosphere became more relaxed, and Tao Zhiyue joked, "Although I have read very few novels, I think this book must be written by a novice, and even the sentences are not fluent." "Why did he write this story?" "I don''t know, maybe, as you said last night, he is fulfilling one of his wishes." Huo Ran kept asking: "Why is this world different from the novel?" "I don''t know, but I hope that after he finished writing, he regretted it and found that the story was poorly written, especially the line on the 7th. He has no family, so he only cares about money. Maybe his daily life is Just give it your all, as you would on the pitch. In any case, he didn''t make a real mistake and he didn''t deserve such a tragic end." "It just so happened that I appeared and replaced the role of No. 7, so he disappeared and didn''t need to bear that fate anymore. Maybe in another story, he will have a better life." After hearing Tao Zhiyue''s methodical analysis, Huo Ran couldn''t help but said, "It would be great if this is the case." They were silent for a moment, looking into each other''s eyes under the dim light. "It''s very strange to talk about these things." Tao Zhiyue laughed, "It''s as if dinosaurs that only the two of us can see suddenly appeared on the earth, and then we seriously guessed why they came back to life." "Yeah, why did dinosaurs appear?" Huo Ran also laughed, "You came to this world suddenly, is there any accident? Or is there any special sign?" "No, just on the usual commute to get off work." This is the only lie he told today, and it will be the last lie in the days to come. "Maybe it''s because I''m special." Tao Zhiyue hid the real reason and joked, "You are also very special to be the protagonist. There are a hundred thousand reasons." "Actually, I still have a lot of questions to ask, but for a while, I can''t think of what to ask." Huo Ran looked down at his hands, the palms were wet with sweat. "Is it very cold?" He murmured, "I used to think this description was exaggerated, but now I know that when people are at a loss, their hands and feet really feel cold, as if they have lost all their strength." "I hope you lied to me. This is just an exaggerated April Fool''s Day joke, but today is not April Fool''s Day, and I know you won''t lie to me." The continuous voice faded away, and the feeling of panic and loss gradually came over. Tao Zhiyue didn''t know how to use words to comfort him, so he could only return a silent hug. He could hear the violent heartbeat in the other''s chest. Huo Ran''s low voice rang in his ears. "Someone wrote a script, but the actual content of the performance changed. But anyway, my name was written." "I think, I need a little time to figure it out." he said finally. The rest of the day passed quickly. The lawn, the smoke from the barbecue, the sound of laughter, and the spilled wine. Huo Ran was talking to his friends as usual, his smile remained the same, and no one else noticed anything unusual. Tao Zhiyue noticed sensitively that he looked at each friend seriously, as if to judge whether they really existed. Sometimes he would be distracted, look down at the shadows reflected on the grass, and correspond with the people on the ground one by one to see if anyone was missed. He also patted Huo Sihan''s head very suddenly, so startled that Huo Sihan quickly took out his mobile phone and looked in the mirror, thinking that his brother had wiped something on his head. Everyone was laughing, Tao Zhiyue also laughed, but his eyes were sore. He seemed to see himself a year and a half ago. After waking up, he felt that the world had played a huge joke on him, and thought it was an overly realistic dream, so he always wanted to find flaws in the people passing by to see if they were phantoms. In the evening, the party ended and the excitement ended. Tao Zhiyue looked at Huo Ran and said goodbye to his family with a smile, and then they set off for the airport. By his side, Huo Ran doesn''t have to pretend to be cheerful, and occasionally asks questions that others can''t understand at all. "What have I learned?" "finance." "Am I becoming a workaholic like my dad?" "Um." The plane passed through the night at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the world under the clouds was lit with distant and tiny lights. It''s the quietest ride they''ve ever had together. Arriving in the familiar Jinbei City, Tao Zhiyue returned to Room 1502 alone. They said good night tacitly to each other in the elevator, and then separated. This time, Tao Zhiyue didn''t look for a reason. Tao Zhiyue waved at him, and watched the elevator door slowly close and go up, before turning around and looking for the key to open the door. After his birthday that day, Huo Ran gave him the space to be alone. He thought that Huo Ran might need it more at this moment. Compared to him who was silent for a year before slowly opening his heart, Huo Ran has already acted much braver. No matter how much time he needs, Tao Zhiyue will wait patiently. In the days that followed, Huo Ran would sometimes go to work in the company, sometimes travel alone, and sometimes come to the company to pick him up from get off work and have dinner together. The two of them didn''t stay together as often as before, but it was more like the time when they were in different places, always talking on mobile phone messages. Tao Zhiyue went to work, typed codes, and left work as usual, listening to Huo Ran share his daily life fragments through the Internet from time to time. Huo Ran revisited his old place and went to his favorite tropical island. [Xiao Huo: I was going to the beach by car today, and for some reason I thought of a car accident, and suddenly became very nervous, and almost wanted to get out of the car on the way. ] [Xiao Huo: The driver thought my expression was weird, and I was very defensive all the way afterwards, I still cant explain it:(] [Xiao Huo: The scenery seen while snorkeling is still very beautiful, I took a photo for you to see. ] [Tao: Don''t worry, it doesn''t matter if I''m not here. ] [Tao: The little penguin tilts its head.jpg] Huo Ran dug out a lot of things that condensed the old times. [Xiao Huo: I''m looking at our chat history, it''s so long, we seem to have endless things to talk about every day. ] [Xiao Huo: I saw the day when you said you had no sense of reality. ] [Xiao Huo: If it were me now, I might be able to comfort you with more empathy. ] [Tao: You are breathing, you are real, you can see the screen and the messages from me, that is the sense of reality. ] [Tao: You said it very well at that time, and I always remember this sentence. ] Huo Ran would occasionally joke about it during his work breaks. [Xiao Huo: I am very busy today. ] [Xiao Huo: I really want to find out the person in the book and let him work. ] [Tao: No, I dont like him. ] [Tao: Maomao waving.gif] On the other side, Tao Zhiyue returned to the long-lost life of living alone, but in fact he often felt lonely. I was used to having someone to chat with after get off work every day, but suddenly I became alone again, and suddenly felt that I had nothing to do. Its not interesting to browse forums online, and its also boring to sit and watch TV. I don''t know how he spent the year before meeting Huo Ran. Simply unimaginable. Moreover, when Tao Zhiyue was playing with his mobile phone in front of the TV screen, he wanted to eat the watermelon in the refrigerator, and subconsciously spoke to the non-existent person by his side. Only when the voice fell, did he realize that he was not there. You can''t play games with Huo Ran to decide who is the unlucky guy who gets up to get the watermelon, he has to go by himself. After a few days of boredom, Tao Zhiyue decided to take advantage of this free time to learn some new dishes. When the world is blank, when you smell the aroma of food, you will feel that you should pick up chopsticks, as if there is something worth looking forward to. He is used to cooking dishes for two people, so when Huo Ran didn''t go far away, he would pack the extra portion and put it in the refrigerator upstairs for supper when he came back from overtime work. No matter whether the dish was cooked successfully that day, Tao Zhiyue would write it truthfully in the note, draw a stick figure of today''s dish, and stick it on the refrigerator door. [September 2, osmanthus orange peel duck, the color is not very good, but the taste is good. ] The next night, when he went upstairs to recycle the dishes, he saw the clean dishes on the table and a note with an extra line. [tasty. What is the black mass painted next to it? Why are there yellow dots on it? ] A dark mass with little yellow dots. Tao Zhiyue frowned. Osmanthus tangerine peel duck is really difficult to draw. [September 4th, glutinous rice lotus root balls, you can save half for breakfast. You should be able to see what the painting is today, right? ] [It is delicious and has a strong feeling of satiety. I can see that it is glutinous rice lotus root balls! ] [September 8th, orange-flavored paper-wrapped fish is Longli fish, which should be suitable for fitness. ] [The taste is so special, you can eat it often in the future. Draw like today! ] [September 14th, pork trotters from hell, it seems a bit too spicy. ] [I drank a lot of water, but it was very fragrant and I couldn''t stop. Why is it called **** trotters? ] [Because this trotter is made of radish. ] [! ! I don''t believe it, it''s obviously a pig''s trotter! ] [Congratulations, you are not fooled, it is pig''s trotters, who lied to you^-^] When twenty-one colorful notes filled with conversations had accumulated, Tao Zhiyue received a gift from Huo Ran in return. That day when he got off work, he came back with a bag of vegetables, turned on the light in the living room, and saw a huge box on the dining table, with a blue note on it, slightly curled up. Tao Zhiyue suddenly became a little nervous. He went to the kitchen to put down the dishes, washed his hands, wiped off the water drops carefully, and took a deep breath before approaching the dining table. It was a huge jigsaw puzzle box with a thousand pieces. There was no pattern on the surface, it was pure white, and the position to put could only be judged by the shape of the pieces, but each piece looked similar, like a clueless mess. of fog. Tao Zhiyue took off the sticky note with some surprise, picked it up and read it. It was Huo Ran''s familiar handwriting. [I just came back in the afternoon, but I have something urgent to do in the evening, so I went to the company again. ] [Actually, I still havent figured it out, but when Im in a daze on the road, I always think of the gifts in the refrigerator, so I cant help but wonder what Ill eat on the day I come back. After thinking about it, I forget other things. ] [I have eaten for nothing, and I should bring you a gift. I saw this puzzle in the store. I hope you wont want to hit me when you receive it. ] He also drew a crooked jigsaw puzzle next to it, probably a little uglier than the sweet-scented osmanthus tangerine duck. [This puzzle is difficult, and finding the answer is also difficult, maybe we can work together faster. ] [Wait for me to come back to eat supper^-^] [Not going back upstairs, but going home. ] Chapter 84： The mobile phone next to the computer beeped twice. Huo Ran''s hand that was signing the signature paused, and his smooth handwriting condensed into a deep ink dot. He stared at the black ink that was gradually fading, continued to sign the name, and picked up the phone. [Tao: I have received a gift, which is barely worth the night snack. ] [Tao: Take it apart and look at it, it looks so difficult, each piece looks about the same, can this puzzle really be put together? ] Seven o''clock sharp. So Tao Zhiyue got off work on time today. It took 20 minutes from the company to the vegetable market. After shopping for vegetables, he walked home. It was exactly seven o''clock. There was a faint smile on his stern face. [HR: The boss said it''s really okay, if you can''t spell it out, you can ask him to refund the money. ] [Tao: Its not as expensive as the air ticket to fly there. ] [Tao: You can only work hard, if it doesnt work, I will beat you up. ] [Tao: Until what time do you have to work overtime today? ] [HR: Around nine o''clock. ] [HR: I''ll be back as soon as possible. ] [Tao: Good. ] Huo Ran thought for a while, and imitated Tao Zhiyue''s reply briskly. [HR: Ok. ] The conversation came to an end, Huo Ran pressed the lock screen, and the screen turned into darkness, he looked at the darkness. After waiting for a few seconds, Huo Ran found that the signed documents on the table had not been taken away by the assistant, so he looked up suspiciously. The assistant seemed a little distracted and looked at him blankly. "Any thing else?" Huo Ran glanced at her, quickly looked away, and flipped through other documents piled up on the table. "Ah, no more, sorry Mr. Huo, I''m going out first." The assistant woke up immediately, quickly picked up the file, bowed to him, and walked out of the office quickly. She suddenly remembered something: "By the way, do I want to bring you food?" "No." "Okay, Mr. Huo, then I''m going out." no respond. The assistant who walked to the door turned around, and when he gently closed the door, he saw Huo Ran keeping his head down, like a silent sculpture. The door is closed. For some reason, she sighed with some melancholy. The assistant walked back to her work station with the processed documents in her arms. On the way, she ran into a familiar colleague. Seeing her distraught look, the colleague joked, "Why are you being scolded for this expression?" She said casually, "It would be fine if I was scolded." "! I didn''t see it, you still have this habit." The colleague laughed, "But I have never seen Mr. Huo training people, so I don''t know what it will be like." "Speaking of which, I haven''t seen..." It was dinner time, put down the files, and the two of them went to the restaurant for dinner together. This is the most relaxing time to gossip and chat in a day. My colleague asked curiously, "So what were you depressed about just now? Could it be that something happened to the company?" "That''s not true." The assistant thought for a while, and then mustered up the courage to say, "Do you feel that Mr. Huo has changed?" "Huh?" This topic surprised my colleagues, "It may be very far away for me, and I don''t have much chance to get in touch, so I don''t feel it." "Is there any first-hand gossip? Tell me quickly." "It''s not gossip..." the assistant organized the words, "It''s just, in the past month, I feel that Mr. Huo is in a bad mood, and he has no expression every day." Colleagues were shocked: "Isn''t there no expression all the time? Every day is a very standard president''s face!" "No, that was on purpose." The assistant lowered his voice, "Everyone knows about Mr. Huo having a boyfriend. In fact, sometimes when I go to Mr. Huo''s office, I will see Mr. Huo sending messages or making calls. Then his expression was completely different from usual, very cheerful, but when he turned his head and saw me, he immediately changed back." "Huo always feels a little embarrassed at times like this. I usually pretend not to see it and talk to him calmly. At the same time, I can only scream in my heart by myself. You can''t see it, so I can''t share it. But It''s really good!" Colleagues suddenly tightened the chopsticks: "Now I have been scratching, ah ah ah, abominable! Good incense! Is there any more?" "Oh, no more. Since Mr. Huo was often away during this period, he seems to have really become expressionless." The colleagues who were aroused by the interest began to recall hard: "If you want to say this, I also found a little difference... I met Mr. Huo on the road before, and he would nod and say hello to us. Now it seems that there is no more, so I walked in a very ordinary way. In the past, it''s like I didn''t see it." "That''s right! And the way of speaking has also changed. For example, if he found that I was distracted or hesitant to speak, he would ask what''s the matter and if there''s anything wrong. Now it''s very short, and he just asks if there''s anything else. ? "Also, in the past, at noon, Mr. Huo would often specify dishes for me to order. According to my observation, I should have the same lunch as my partner. But recently, there is no more. Let me do whatever the restaurant serves. What to send, I work overtime at night and often dont eat. "Ah..." The colleague was dumbfounded, "The change is so big, it feels like I have been hit by something, can''t it be a breakup?" "At first I thought so too, but later I found out that it didn''t seem to be the case. When Mr. Huo read the news today, he still smiled. It was the kind of expression that would only be shown in front of the object. So I guess there is no breakup, but the arc of the smile is small A lot, and it wont hide it from outsiders. "How can I describe it... It''s just a feeling of indifference." The two looked at each other, silent for a while. The colleague whispered: "After listening to you, I am also a little depressed." The dining room was brightly lit, with employees coming and going with their trays, and the lights streaming from the windows lit up the night. A series of clear glass windows are neatly arranged, gradually rising with the floor, in front of the topmost window, Huo Ran stands quietly, staring at the small and busy traffic in the distance. Usually he should be hungry at this time, but not now, it may be the chain reaction some time ago, which made his brain feel very annoyed, so he simply stopped reminding himself to eat. Huo Ran was at the beach that day, he came up after snorkeling and took off his equipment, because he was very tired because he had exhausted a lot of energy. He suddenly smelled the aroma of fried crab coming from the seaside restaurant, and suddenly felt very hungry, so he turned around and walked towards the restaurant as a matter of course. His hair was wet, blown by the sea breeze, and the tourists passing by him wore swimming rings, holding sweet coconuts in their hands, and their smiles were extraordinarily dazzling. Huo Ran turned around in a daze, and saw that everyone on the beach was laughing, and under the sunlight, they looked like countless blurred and shining phantoms. He suddenly felt a deep fear. Are the feelings of hunger and exhaustion that are rushing up at this moment real? The soft sand on the soles of his feet imprisoned his movements, and he couldn''t go any further. So when it was dark and night, a bonfire was lit by the beach, tourists cheered and danced around the circle, Huo Ran sat under the tree, quietly observing everyone in front of him, and never ate. All everyday feelings need to be rethought. Every day spent in such a mood is very long. When he gets up in the morning to brush his teeth, he will feel uneasy when he sees the old man boxing downstairs through the bathroom window. Only when it rains one day and the old man does not show up, Huo Ran breathes a sigh of relief. When he took the elevator to the underground garage and saw the driver who opened the door for him, he always hesitated for a while before making up his mind to get in the car. No more playing music in the car, and no longer chatting with the driver, Huo Ran would tell him to concentrate on driving every day. When he arrived at the company, the employees he met along the way would say good morning to him. He didn''t know how to respond, so he simply pretended not to hear. At work, he seems to be able to find a little comfort, because the things to be busy every day are different. But except when meeting the assistant, when listening to her report, Huo Ran will always be distracted and think of another "Huo Ran". Who will be the assistant of "Huo Ran"? Is it the same person? What kind of attitude would he use to talk to his assistant? Is his handwriting the same as mine? Every time he thinks about these questions, Huo Ran will become very depressed, but he can''t help thinking about it. The bright days that once had nothing to worry about have become far away. Huo Ran felt the change in himself, so he rarely met and chatted with familiar and close people. He didn''t want to pretend to be a normal self. Sometimes he wonders if it would have been better if he hadn''t pursued it to the end that day. Tao Zhiyue didn''t lie to him, this is indeed a secret that even if it were him, he would be reluctant to open it for a long time. He chose to reveal it himself, but he never thought that accepting it would be such a difficult thing. There are many encounters in life that are so sudden that they seem to have no reason, or even should not have happened. Obviously it shouldn''t be like this, and it can be better. People suffer, complain, escape, break down. But it just happened. Huo Ran was trying hard to accept it. Sometimes the string is stretched to the extreme, and he will read the chat records with Tao Zhiyue over and over again. Tao Zhiyue was the first person to know this secret, and he kept it alone for a long time, unable to share it with anyone. How did he spend the year alone before Huo Ran inadvertently enlightened him? Every time he thinks of this, in the boundless imagination, Huo Ran will have a little more courage. Then when he returned to the empty house at night, the French windows on all sides were so transparent, the first thing Huo Ran did was to open the refrigerator door. Seeing the well-prepared supper inside is the only moment when he doesn''t question his hunger. Because it was done by that person, he also wrote a different note every day and drew very vivid stick figures on it. Where Tao Zhiyue has touched, he will inexplicably feel that it is real, like a guide in the primeval jungle, wherever he walks, the latecomers will follow with confidence. But thinking about it this way, Tao Zhiyue felt even more lonely. Moreover, did he really come to this world suddenly on his ordinary commute to get off work without anything happening? Compared with his peers, his daily routine is extraordinarily regular, and he cares about his health very much. In the past, Huo Ran felt that this was because Tao Zhi had good living habits and strong self-control, so he could do it. Thinking about it now, maybe it''s not just because of habit. Whenever his thoughts wandered here, he stopped himself just in time to think about it. In fact, Huo Ran didn''t know if he was ready. He didn''t know whether it would bring him more happiness or more sorrow when he got along with Tao Zhiyue again. He is not sure about anything. But he wants to go home. Huo Ran stood at the door of Room 1502, holding the key in his hand, and was hesitating whether to knock or not. He was a bit at a loss. After a few seconds, the door was opened from the inside. Tao Zhiyue, who was wearing an apron, showed him a very familiar smile. "I heard footsteps and guessed it was you." It was late autumn and the weather was getting cooler. Tao Zhiyue was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt with the top button unbuttoned, making it look less formal. The cuffs were rolled up, looking very homely. Huo Ran hadn''t seen this scene for a long time, he was almost in a trance. Under the warm yellow light, he stood in the room, smiling and asking questions. "Guess what''s behind me?" Huo Ran remembered that it was the dining table. "It shouldn''t be a completed jigsaw puzzle." He answered the question seriously, "Is it dinner? Did you not have dinner and are waiting for me?" Although it was a question, he used a very firm tone. Tao Zhiyue nodded: "Because I think you definitely haven''t eaten, so today is not supper, but dinner." He walked a little to the side, revealing a table of hearty home-cooked food behind him. Rich colors and intense fragrances intertwine to invade the senses of sight and smell at the same time. "It smells good, I''m hungry." Hearing what he said, Tao Zhiyue laughed: "You really didn''t guess right, just like me that day." Huo Ran was at a loss: "Which day?" "I saw you on TV the day you attended the forum." The memory gradually came back. In the forum venue full of voices, he was wearing a neat black suit and sat in the first row with a pretentious expression. Then Huo Ran came to the stage and gave a speech, while a TV camera was watching him. He was thinking while talking, in two hours, Tao Zhiyue would see him on TV. He prepared a surprise for Tao Zhiyue. I hope the camera can take a longer close-up, preferably the collar of the shirt in the suit, Tao Zhiyue will definitely recognize it. Then he''d look at the screen and couldn''t help but laugh. At that time, Huo Ran memorized the manuscript smoothly, imagining what would happen two hours later in his mind. And now, a long time later, amidst the smell of vegetables in the room, he looked at Tao Zhiyue''s shirt collar, and finally guessed correctly what was behind him. So Huo Ran couldn''t help laughing. In an instant, he forgot everything else, only remembering what was in front of him. A large colorful bear hidden behind the shirt. That is a secret that only they know in the whole world. Chapter 85： Huo Ran had another dream. Surrounded by a dense forest that can''t be seen as far as the eye can see, he was walking alone, with the sound of birds passing by above his head. The soles of his shoes stepped on the ground covered by stones and fallen leaves, and the dry leaves made a crisp cracking sound. A crooked white sand was scattered on the forest path, guiding him to a place where he could not see the end. So he walked carefully through the short bushes, lowered his head to avoid the staggered branches, and followed the guidance left by his predecessors to move forward. Among the leaves rustling in the wind, the sunlight shattered into shining and floating stars. He looked up at the star in the daytime, and was shocked to find that there were two huge dinosaurs walking in the silent sky. Their long necks are infinitely close to the distant sun, and their dark green limbs are swinging slowly. When the soles of their feet fall, there is a slight vibration and roar from the entire forest. Huo Ran thought in his dream that he must be dreaming. He actually saw a dinosaur. In this fantastic and magnificent picture, he was overwhelmed by the scene in front of him, stopped involuntarily, and in a trance, the bright white sand disappeared into the soil for an instant. He forgot the way, stretched out his hand to push aside the bushes, and wanted to walk towards the long-extinct dinosaurs and follow the huge pits left by them when they passed by. Whining in pain. He gradually lost control of his body, and was walking slowly towards the abyss, but suddenly there was a rushing sound in the woods, and something rushed out of the woods, throwing him straight to the ground. In the midst of spinning around, Huo Ran was pressed down by something heavy. It looked like a furry big dark brown bear, but it shone with colorful lights strangely. He seemed to have seen such a bear somewhere. In the interlacing of dreams and reality, Huo Ran struggled to open his eyes and struggled to wake up from his sleep, but the feeling of being suppressed still did not fade away. The curtains beside the double bed were left open, and sunlight flooded the room through the glass windows. The ceiling was still, clear and white, and he heard a shallow breathing, hidden in the vague roar from outside the window. Looking down, Huo Ran lowered his head slightly, and he saw Tao Zhiyue''s profile. His head was resting on his stomach, his face was illuminated by the sun and looked soft, his eyes were quietly looking out of the window, and the edges of his eyelashes were dyed a touch of gold. A few seconds later, Tao Zhiyue''s eyes curled up with a clear smile. "Why are you peeking at me?" Huo Ran originally wanted to tell him that he had just had a miraculous dream, but he was distracted for a moment and then forgot again. Many things accumulated in his heart disappeared together, and at this moment he only felt surrounded by light and soft clouds. He imitated Tao Zhiyue: "Why do you use my stomach as a pillow?" "Of course it''s revenge from last time." Tao Zhiyue pressed his stomach on purpose, and emphasized, "Today I took revenge twice in one go." "What''s the other one?" Tao Zhiyue pointed to the curtains on one side: "You are so stupid." "And how can you sleep so deeply, I opened the curtains, the light was so bright, you didn''t react at all." Huo Ran was fully awake, and argued: "It''s so good, you won''t wake up when it rains and thunders, and you can sleep until dawn." "No wonder you say Sihan is a pig, and so are you." "I''m not." "You have to be logical, what is the pig''s brother?" "It''s a dog." "Why?" "Because in the Chinese zodiac, the dog ranks ahead of the pig." "...Is this a cold joke?" Tao Zhiyue trembled, "Thank you, the temperature has cooled down, Mr. Refrigerator." Huo Ran laughed, and heard Tao Zhiyue complain: "There''s an earthquake, don''t laugh." "Then you come down." "I don''t, the view here is very good." Huo Ran originally wanted to change his posture and look outside with him, but then thought that he was now a pillow and couldn''t move easily. So he asked curiously, "What were you looking at just now?" "Look at the plane." Tao Zhiyue was still staring at the long cloud trail in the sky, "It''s great that the distance between the buildings is wide, and you can see the sky. If it''s the top floor, the view should be better." Huo Ran remembered that vague roar. "Has it flown already?" "Well, I can''t see it anymore, I can only see the traces it left after it flew past." "What color plane is it?" "Red and white, very pretty." Huo Ran recalled: "When we guessed the plane at the airport that day, one of them was also red and white, maybe it was the same plane." "Let me think about it. Yanping is in the northeast of Jinbei City. The plane I saw just now was flying from the left to the right." Tao Zhiyue paused, and decided to abandon the topic of southeast and northwest: "Forget it, pretend I didn''t say it." The earthquake was even stronger, and Huo Ran couldn''t stop laughing. "Then let me think about it. According to the orientation of this building, from left to right is from east to west. Jinbei Airport is in the western suburbs, so it is really possible that they flew over from Yanping." "As expected of you, Yanping people." "Huh? Why do you say that?" "Because in the capital where I lived, the locals are also very good at locating everything by using east, west, north, and west. For example, help me get the cup of tea on the east side." "...My dad seems to have said something similar." This time it was Tao Zhiyue''s turn to laugh and launch seismic waves in the opposite direction. "So what''s the name of the capital you lived in?" "Beijing." Tao Zhiyue hasn''t mentioned this name for too long, and it even feels like a lifetime away. "Beijing." Huo Ran repeated, feeling unexpectedly calm, "It doesn''t sound as good as Yanping." "The old names of Beijing were Yanjing and Beiping." Huo Ran was surprised and said: "The remaining two words just constitute Yanping." "Yes, these two cities are actually very similar. There seems to be sugar pancakes in Beijing, but I don''t often go out to eat, drink and have fun, so I don''t know them, and I haven''t eaten them." "If you think about it this way, it seems a little romantic. We live in two forms of the same city." Huo Ran lay relaxed, the melancholy that haunted him for a long time in the past has not yet come. He thought back to the brightly lit Yan Ping in his memory, when he walked through a certain familiar street, maybe Tao Zhiyue in another world was also walking by. They have met very close and far away across the unpredictable time and space, time and universe. "Then what is the prototype of Jinbei? Have you ever been there?" Huo Ran thought for a while, "No, the pronunciation seems to be Beijing in reverse. It seems that the author is probably a Beijinger." Tao Zhiyue, who had just been infected by romantic reverie before, was silent for a moment, and complained: "Now I really hope that time and space can go back and let you take this question back." Huo Ran thought of him together, and the corners of his mouth kept rising. Tao Zhiyue was very reconciled: "Thinking about it this way... the author probably just has difficulty in naming it like me." "I don''t care. The right to interpret is in our own hands. When I say romance, it is romance." Huo Ran once again displayed his spirit of arguing. "Did you grow up in that capital like me?" "No, I went there to go to college when I was eighteen, and stayed there to work after graduation. I stayed there for a total of eight years." Memories flickered in his eyes: "It sounds like a long time, but now that I think about it, it seems like just a moment." "When you grow up, the days go by very fast." Huo Ran''s angle is strange, "Did you fall in love when you were in college?" "...No." Tao Zhi more accurately predicted his next question, "Not at work." "That''s great." Huo Ran was very satisfied with the answer, "Me neither." "Don''t say it, we don''t have it for different reasons." Tao Zhi pressed his stomach harder to vent his anger. Huo Ran, who accepted as soon as he saw it, changed the subject decisively: "What is your deepest impression on that city?" He could feel Tao Zhiyue''s emotion when he mentioned Beijing, which was fresh and bright. Tao Zhiyue should have been unable to share these stories with others for a long time, and he was the first person in this world to hear them. Under this blue sky with white trailing clouds. "I think it should be an umbrella." "I grew up in the south and it often rained, so when I reported at the beginning of the school year, I naturally put an umbrella in the suitcase. Sometimes when the weather was bad, I would take it to class." "At this time, I often see other people''s surprised eyes. I don''t know why, but after the whole semester, this umbrella has never been used. The only day when there was a sudden heavy rain, I couldn''t even find where it went. . "It was later discovered that it had fallen into the gap under the table. I took it out and wiped it clean. I still didn''t believe that it doesn''t rain like this in Beijing, so I never gave up this umbrella that couldn''t get wet. I took it with me every time I moved. Where, it also goes there." "Later, the weather became more normal, and it rained from time to time. Every time I support it to go out, I still feel inexplicably moved." "I don''t know if anyone has found it now. Although it is very old, it looks very new and the quality is very good. It can be used forever." Tao Zhiyue finished speaking calmly, then turned to look at him with a smile: "Is it a strange impression?" "It''s not surprising, it''s very interesting." Huo Ran stared at him, "Now it''s also my deepest impression of Beijing." "You empty-glove story, I will charge you." "Okay, then I''ll make you lunch." "...Forget it then." When it came to lunch, Tao Zhiyue realized that it was almost noon, and the weekend really made it easy to forget the passage of time. "What to eat for lunch?" "Go downstairs to see what to eat nearby. After eating, let''s go shopping together." "buy what?" "The ingredients for the stewed beef, I want to eat your stewed beef. This time I will accompany you to make it, and you will definitely not hurt your hands." "...It''s only you who are in danger." After staying in bed for a long time, they finally got up, washed, changed their clothes, and went downstairs to have lunch. Autumn is getting stronger, and many trees in the community are turning yellow. There are two tall sycamore trees in the central garden, all of which have turned golden. Huo Ran stopped under the tree, looked up, the golden leaves and the bright sunlight complement each other, like countless small suns. It seemed like I had a very similar dream last night. He no longer remembered that dream, but he was sure that everything in front of him was more beautiful than in the dream. He said to the people around him: "It''s the autumn sycamore leaves, your head." In the past, Huo Ran never cared about the species of a certain tree on the side of the road, nor could he experience the alternation of seasons and the passage of time so vividly. Everything changed because of a miracle. Life is unpredictable. If you stay in yesterday, it may be sad, but if you take one more step forward, it may become unique luck. He heard stories that did not belong to this world, remembered an umbrella that did not exist here, and his life seemed to be extended because of this, with a romance beyond the usual years. The fallen leaves swirl and float down, like peaceful butterflies. One of the butterflies happened to land on his shoulder. Huo Ran was about to reach out to brush off the fallen leaves when he heard Tao Zhiyue''s voice. "Wait a minute, don''t move." He stopped immediately, obediently, motionless. A few seconds later, Tao Zhi was more satisfied and said, "It''s done." Huo Ran turned back to look at him, and saw that he was fiddle with the phone with his head down. "What are you doing?" "I won''t tell you." "Did you take a picture? Let me see." "I didn''t shoot you again, why are you so excited." "I don''t believe it, otherwise why don''t you tell me not to move." "you guess." When Huo Ran turned on the phone by himself, he noticed at a glance that Tao Zhiyue had changed a new avatar. Although the difference between the two avatars is very subtle, he also posted a separate post with the same photo. Huo Ran is wearing a gray coat today, so in the dynamic picture, there is a light gray background against a clear and beautiful sycamore leaf. Surfing expert Guan Yudong was the first to arrive at the scene. [Comment] Guan Yudong: Classmate Tao Tao seems to have changed his avatar, but he doesn''t seem to have changed. Is it because I have hallucinations after looking at my phone for too long? [Comment] Guan Yudong: It seems to have been changed, but why deliberately change the avatar that is almost exactly the same! Is there some mysterious message hidden inside? Do I need to use some special software to decode the code! Huo Ran thought it was fun, so he helped to answer it seriously. [Comment] HR replied to officer Yudong: The background of the last picture is the color of the skin, but the background of this one is gray, and these are two different leaves with different textures. [Comment] Guan Yudong replied to HR: ...Thank you, kind person. I have to say, there is a very obvious difference! /fading Meanwhile, another new reply popped up. [Comment] Tao replied to official Yudong: That is my palm, and this is the shoulder of the afternoon tea. Chapter 86： After Tao Zhiyue replied, five minutes passed before Guan Yudong commented on a carefully selected emoji. Simple pictures and simple accompanying text are enough to show his magnificent heart. [Is it an official or not? Reply to Tao: Why can''t I control my hand.jpg] [It''s an official, not a croak, replying to Tao: Damn it, **** it, I have carefully evaluated this photo and there is absolutely nothing to show it! ! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang replied that it was an official, not a croak: Hahahahahaha thank you, once again sacrificing yourself to please us. ] Tao Zhiyue looked at the bickering colleagues on the screen and smiled happily, while Huo Ran who was on the side also watched the same conversation. "Speaking of which, what is Xiao Huang''s real name? I haven''t given him a note yet." "His name is..." Tao Zhiyue paused, "Forget it, it''s better not to note his name, just pretend that his name is Xiao Huang." Huo Ran was very surprised: "Why?" "I won''t tell you." "Forbidden not to tell me." "Ban ban don''t tell me... no, no nesting dolls." "Are you changing the subject?" "No." The two had lunch at a restaurant near the community. During the whole meal, Huo Ran, who was eager for knowledge, kept trying to guess Xiao Huang''s name using the exhaustive method. "Oriole? Yellow Emperor? Twilight? Gold? Coptis?" Tao Zhiyue endured the pain with a smile. It has to be said that Huo Ran''s thoughts are really upright. In a certain room more than ten kilometers away, classmate Xiao Huang, who was slumped on a chair and stared at the computer screen, sneezed countless times. In his heart, he made a strong note of classmate Guan Yudong. On the screen in front of me, the automatic quarrel program is running passionately. In the PP chat dialog box between him and Guan Yudong, the messages quickly swiped the screen. He was using the automatic quarrel program, and Guan Yudong was also using it. The two machines greeted each other cordially and friendlyly, and Xiao Huang felt relieved and naive at the same time. After the keyword detection results in the sentences on both sides gradually converged, the two machines actually began to repeat indefinitely. Shocked for a moment, the human Xiao Huang and the human Quack sent out messages at the same time. [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Grass, it''s a bug! ! ] [Stupid colleague: The program made by Tao Tao has a bug! ! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Haha! ] [Stupid colleague: Hahahahahaha! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: But I did it in a hurry that day. I didn''t consider that someone would be so bored and use two programs to argue. It''s normal. Let''s optimize it. ] [Stupid colleague: Yes, I support it. ] [Stupid colleague: Before that, I want to use a classic reserved link to end our cordial and friendly communication~] Xiao Huang had a very familiar bad feeling. A long string of rolling characters was already lying in the input box, and he was about to click send, but he still couldn''t beat Guagua''s hand speed. Guagua sent a lot of emoticons accumulated over a long period of time, and there was only one core meme. Lets have some yellow pictures. (Xiao Huang''s ugly photo) ? Want real yellow pictures. (The ugly photo of Xiao Huang being adjusted to yellow) Xiao Huang''s fist hardened. He stared at a lot of emoticons of lonely and widowed frogs in the favorites, and felt that it was imperative to create an automatic picture-fighting program. On the other side, Huo Ran fell into a brief silence as he looked at the expression pack Tao Zhiyue showed him. After a while, he concluded: "It turns out that Xiao Huang''s name is Huang Tu... It''s an angle I didn''t expect. Next time, I will definitely think about it." "This kind of expression pack also looks very interesting. I want to learn how to do it. What is this called? A meme?" Tao Zhi laughed so tiredly: "Don''t summarize this kind of thing in such a serious tone." "But you had a good laugh, so I think there is a need to sum up and learn." Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, feeling as if someone poked softly in his heart. Surrounded by a bustling vegetable market, the air is filled with the smell of vegetables and meat, which is a very real breath of life. He thought that Huo Ran, who wanted to learn how to make emoticons for him now, should also feel this kind of breath. "What else do you want to eat besides stewed beef at night? The beef may not have enough time to taste, so make something else." "Tomato fish? It''s the kind we ate in the old house last time." "Okay, but only tomato fish, not including other things in the kitchen that day." "...I didn''t think about other things." Huo Ran didn''t have three hundred taels of silver here. "The kitchen is very big now, and I can do some serious things beside me, such as performing knife skills." Tao Zhiyue was very cooperative: "Then I''ll buy you two carrots to play with. You can follow your father''s example and carve them into small tomatoes." The confidence that Huo Ran is familiar with is back. "Shipping into **** is too easy, not challenging." As he said that, he immediately turned on his phone and searched for dishes that test knife skills, "Cucumber in coir raincoat... this one looks more difficult, I''m going to make this." He was inspired by the homonym, "Cucumber! If you put two coir raincoats on Xiao Huang and Gua Gua together, they will also be Huang Gua in coir raincoats. Does that count?" Huo Ran raised his head and saw that Tao Zhiyue had brought a large handful of cucumbers at some point. "Forget it, your learning ability is still as strong as ever, so I believe you will be able to make a successful cucumber." "...Then why do you take so much?" Huo Ran was dubious, "I think you don''t seem to trust me very much." Tao Zhiyue''s face was full of sincerity: "No, it''s dry in autumn, you should eat more cucumbers to replenish water." "Do I need to eat as many as ten sticks?" "Just in case, anyway, if it''s cut up, it can be served cold, and it can even be squeezed into cucumber juice. You can learn without worry." "..." That night, Huo Ran, who vowed to prove his talent in cooking, still suffered a tragic defeat in Waterloo. When he cut the fifth cucumber, he felt a sore neck under the gaze of several plates of cucumber corpses next to him. "The neck is so sore, are they cursing me?" Tao Zhiyue had just finished marinating the fish fillets, washed his hands, and rubbed the back of his neck while suppressing a smile. "Would you like to get the sixth one for you?" "never mind." Huo Ran stared at the pile of cucumber slices in pain, and reluctantly put down the kitchen knife. "I don''t think I can finish eating tonight." Today''s dinner: tomato fish, cucumber egg soup, cucumber shredded pancakes, cucumber salad, cucumber juice. Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help sighing: "I learned a lot of new dishes today." Huo Ran pretended to be calm and stretched out his chopsticks: "I have never eaten so many cucumbers at the same time." However, the cut cucumbers are still not used up. Huo Sihan, who was thousands of miles away, had just finished dinner and was walking in his garden admiring the flowers when he received a message from his brother who had been silent recently. [Brother No. 1: Can cucumber slices be used as a facial mask? ] [Why is it still not raining: Yes! Just apply it directly to the face. Although it is not very useful, it is mainly for psychological comfort. ] [Why isn''t it raining ah ah ah: what''s the matter? Have you started researching skin care now? ] [Brother No. 1: Nothing, just ask. ] Huo Sihan suddenly felt blessed. [Why isn''t it raining ah ah ah: You can''t cut too many cucumbers and can''t use them up? Are you learning some new knife technique? ] [Brother No. 1:] [Brother No. 1: Is there really such a thing as telepathy between brothers and sisters? Looks like you really didn''t pick it up from the trash. ] It seems that Huo Ran hasn''t teased her like this for a long time. Huo Sihan rarely used a rather warm angle of retaliation. [Why isn''t it raining ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh: Maybe we both picked it up from the same trash can. ] [Brother No. 1: Hahahaha, idiot. ] Then Huo Ran sent her a photo, which showed a table of dishes, with bright red tomato fish in the middle, surrounded by all cucumbers, very eye-protecting. [Brother No. 1: Learning how to make coir raincoat cucumbers failed. ] While Huo Sihan laughed, he originally wanted to ask what he was doing in the past month, why he seemed so quiet. But after thinking about it, she didn''t ask, and took a photo of the dahlia still blooming around her, and sent it to Huo Ran. [Why is it still not raining: I am different. Last week, a new variety was transplanted, and it grows very well. ] [Why isnt it raining ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah brother Zhizhi who has worked so hard to deal with a lot of cucumbers too! ] [Brother No. 1: It looks great! ] [Brother No. 1: Little Penguin Stickers.jpg] [Brother No. 1: Its not me, were going to make a mask/bye] [Why isnt it raining ah ah ah: must you emphasize us/smile] [Brother No. 1: must/cute] After the meal, the dining table and the kitchen were cleaned up and cleanliness was restored. On the coffee table in the living room was a porcelain plate with light blue juice remaining. Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran leaned on the sofa in unison, staring at the large-screen TV that was playing a movie in front of them. The cucumber slices on the face brought a refreshing and cooling touch, and Tao Zhiyu, who was making a mask for the first time, found it very novel. It''s just that they seem to have chosen the wrong film. Seeing the funny expression of the protagonist in the movie, Tao Zhi wanted to laugh more, the corners of his mouth just raised a little, and the cucumber slices on his cheeks began to fall down. He quickly reached out to help, and held down the slippery cucumber slice. The uneven force caused the cucumber slice on the other side to slide down slowly. In a hurry, Tao Zhiyue glanced at Huo Ran next to him, and found that he was picking up cucumber slices from his collarbone and sticking them back to his face as if nothing had happened. Tao Zhiyue stopped laughing immediately, and the cucumber slices fell into an avalanche. "Aren''t we supposed to watch comedies?" "I think so too." Huo Ran tugged at his collar, "My neckline is already completely wet." "Then what is better to see?" "Science fiction, the kind of subject matter related to time and space, I want to open up my mind." Tao Zhiyue looked at him in surprise, but found that his expression was very serious. So he turned off the comedy and re-selected a movie. Watching sci-fi movies won''t make you laugh, perhaps because of the strong presence of cucumbers on your face, and it doesn''t have the slightly complicated and heavy atmosphere that Tao Zhiyue expected. The protagonist in the movie wakes up on the same day again and again, and Huo Ran is watching and chatting with him. "Within half a year, I don''t want to eat cucumbers anymore, not even cucumber-flavored potato chips." "Me too." "What if there are five cucumbers in the refrigerator?" "I''ll take it to the company the day after tomorrow and give it to Xiao Huang and Quack." "Okay, don''t tell them about the coir raincoat and cucumber, I''ll make the emoji first." "Hahahaha, you still remember this." Tao Zhiyue was caught off guard for a moment, annoyed, "...it fell down again." "Shouldn''t the bevel be made bigger?" "No, I can''t do it, my waist is about to break." "So you need to exercise more." "Stop using this set, it''s been on for a long time, and I''m going to wash it off." "I am coming too." Tao Zhiyue pressed the pause button casually, and the TV screen in the living room was still on the bewildered and lonely figure of the protagonist in the movie. There was the sound of splashing water in the sink. Tao Zhiyue, whose cheeks were finally free, asked curiously: "When you watch this movie, don''t you feel...unhappy?" "No." Huo Ran shook his head, "I know he will be able to leave this cycle, fall in love with the heroine, and let himself grow." "The movie has a great ending at the end, so I figured I would too." Tao Zhiyue looked at his calm expression, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air for a long time, seemed to be able to finally come down. "Will do." The marble countertop is icy cold, and the splashed transparent water wets the warm skin and light cloth, and the bright mirror surface is gradually covered by a tall figure. "Actually, it''s fine now." Chapter 87： Zhou-morning, the familiar villa-floor, but the atmosphere in the office area is very subtle. Tao Zhiyue came to work with a canvas bag that looked a bit heavy, walked slowly to the front of the desk and sat down, the sun was still shining on the balcony behind him, and the weeping banyan tree shook its leaves happily. All the other colleagues have arrived. The mouth of the canvas bag was slightly open, and looking in from his angle, he could see five cucumbers wrapped in a fresh-keeping bag. Tao Zhiyue looked at the cucumbers in the bag, then at Guan Yudong and Xiao Huang around him, and suddenly came back to his senses, thinking that taking out cucumbers and giving them to colleagues at this time seemed a very silly thing. It''s all Huo Ran''s fault. But I took it all. When he was deep in thought, Guan Yudong also quietly poked his head out from behind the computer to look at him. The four eyes are facing each other. Tao Zhiyue smiled at him, and Guan Yudong smiled back. The picture is very harmonious. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Guan Yudong coughed and said calmly, "Good morning, Tao Tao, the weekend passed so quickly." Tao Zhiyue also pretended to be calm and said: "Good morning, it''s going to be soon, it will be around in a blink of an eye." Then there was a long silence, and he didn''t pick up the week-the most common greeting. Xiao Huang, who was typing on the keyboard beside him, laughed inexplicably. Guan Yudong choked up, and found an entry point tactfully: "You took out the pillow to cushion it! Did you go to the gym again on the weekend?" "...Well." Tao Zhiyue didn''t change his face, "The fitness effect is very good, I feel that I have become stronger, and my abdominal muscles have begun to take shape." Then he stopped again. Guan Yudong squeezed the mouse tightly, and Xiao Huang laughed like crazy. "Aside from exercising, what else does Tao Tao do on weekends?" He continued to ask without giving up. "Sleep late, buy porn... No, buy vegetables, cook, play games, draw maps, that''s all." After Tao Zhiyue finished answering, he saw that Guan Yudong''s eyes were still full of anticipation. It seemed as if he wanted him to go on and say something else. Xiao Huang, who was clutching his stomach, didn''t want to laugh anymore: "Quack, can you just say it yourself? You have to ask someone else." Under Xiao Huang''s friendly reminder, Tao Zhiyue, who was full of cucumbers, finally understood what he meant. He took the initiative: "What did you do on the weekend?" Guan Yudong breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly reported the answer he had prepared long ago. "I used your automatic quarrel program over the weekend, and found a bug!" Tao Zhiyue was quite surprised, and immediately put the cucumber behind him: "What''s wrong?" "If two automatic quarreling programs are arguing against each other, the logic of detecting keywords and outputting each other is consistent, so in the end it will gradually approach infinite repetition!" "...I really didn''t take this situation into account when I wrote it." After going through it quickly in his brain, Tao Zhiyue asked: "It would be nice to add a restriction that triggers a random reply after repeated times, have you fixed it?" "It''s fixed! And we have also expanded the language library and added a mechanism that randomly triggers cold jokes. Now we are collecting the library, and we are planning to add the function of automatic map fighting." us. Tao Zhi Echiha belatedly discovered the key point. "Why are you arguing with two programs? Are you testing? Or are you following..." Seeing Xiao Huang''s expression from the corner of his eye, Tao Zhi understood more and more. The magical coir raincoat Huang Gua returned to his mind. Now it was his turn to laugh. Guan Yudong - ignorant, still proud: "From now on, this will be a must-have gadget for me to surf the Internet. In fact, it''s mainly my idea, and Xiao Huang is here to help." Tao Zhiyue: "Hahahahahaha." Guan Yudong: "Hahahahahaha." Xiao Huang: "Hahahaha...ha?" Vaguely feel that something is wrong.jpg Ten minutes later, this feeling came true. A picture was sent from the irrigation group of a tree. It was drawn with the mousea Q-version icon, not too detailed, but very vivid. A little yellow frog in a coir raincoat turned his head slightly, his big eyes were full of doubts. [Tao: I drew an icon for the automatic quarrel program, it can be handleddown and up o(*RQ)] [I can''t finish drawing: Hahahaha, this style of painting is so cute! It turns out that Tao Tao can also draw! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: It''s so cute, but why is the frog yellow? ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I think it is better for you not to ask this question. ] [Yuan Shiwen: Seeing the names of the two above, I seem to understand. Is this a homonym? ] [I can''t finish drawing: Help me, I understand too hahahahahahaha! ! ] [Tao: I brought a few cucumbers from home and put them in the kitchen. You can eat them. Its dry in autumn, so replenish water^-^] [Yuan Shiwen: ...how come they really brought cucumbers. ] [Yuan Shiwen: But, to tell you the truth, I really know how to cut coir raincoat cucumbers. ] [Yuan Shiwen: It is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. Anyway, Zhou-morning knows everything. Welcome everyone to come to the kitchen to enjoy my live performance of knife skills. ] [Linlin Qi, who doesnt want to code: Come on, come on, what direction is this going? Its too outrageous hahahahaha! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Withdrew from the group, goodbye friends. ] [Is it an official, not a croak:? ? ? I can''t understand what you are talking about! ] When Huo Ran saw the message on his mobile phone, although the conference room was full of employees, he couldn''t hold back and laughed. - a cute yellow croaking coir raincoat, and a plate of real coir raincoat cucumbers. The meeting has not yet started, and everyone is still chatting in whispers. Suddenly, everyone looked at Huo Ran, who was very different from usual in the chief seat. Some people have never seen him smile, and only think that he is a high-ranking manager with a sense of distance. Others have observed changes in his personality, sometimes wondering if he will ever return to his old self. So everyone was surprised. "Sorry." Huo Ran gave up on switching the president''s face, and explained with a smile, "I saw a very interesting photo." Immediately some activists boldly asked, "Can we watch it?" Huo Ran showed hesitation, just when the man was about to sit down in embarrassment, he heard him say again. "It''s a homophonic stalk joke. If you don''t laugh, you can watch it. If you don''t laugh, I will be embarrassed." As a result, this sentence alone made everyone laugh. The meeting room was suddenly filled with cheerful air. The assistant next to him and the colleague who had been gossiping looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief, showing a smile that only each other could understand. The human smile is so strange.jpg Huo Ran thought so, but his smile never faded. The weather outside the window was fine, and so was the weather in his heart. In the fine weather of late autumn, Tao Zhiyue was tasting hot and sour coir cape cucumbers in the kitchen, and the creepers all over the villa''s outer walls turned brilliant red, hanging down from the window eaves, as if blooming from the air. A few special flowers came out. [Xiao Huo: Is it delicious? ] [Tao: Not bad. ] [Xiao Huo: But you seem to have said the day before yesterday that you will not eat cucumbers within six months. ] [Tao retracts - a message. ] [Tao: I think everyone eats very well, so it should be pretty good. ] [Tao: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [Xiao Huo: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [Xiao Huo: Go home and draw them in the circle of Jinbei, its so interesting. ] [Tao: I also think that I really want to leave work now. ] Tao Zhiyue - thinking of the big map at home that filled the coffee table, his mind drifted away. On Sunday, the two people who had nothing to do stayed at home and decided to start putting together that one-thousand-piece pure white jigsaw puzzle. Pour the drink, put away the snacks, bring two cushions, and it''s all ready. Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran sat on the carpet beside the tea table, and solemnly opened the puzzle box. - An hour later, the two of them each held the edge shapes made out of three or four pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, and were stunned for a long time. Tao Zhi rubbed his eyes, stood up resolutely: "I''ll get the eye drops." Huo Ran silently put all the white puzzle pieces scattered on the coffee table back into the box. When sorting out the puzzle, he found that there was actually a folded piece of paper in the box, which looked like an instruction manual. Huo Ran said excitedly: "I found out" Tao Zhiyue''s voice came from the game room: "What?" Huo Ran opened the folded paper and saw it was so clean - a piece of white. It is indeed an instruction manual, and the pattern of this puzzle is printed - again. "nothing." Just a little angry. When Tao Zhiyue found the eye drops and came out, he saw Huo Ran holding a pen and lowering his head to draw something on a huge piece of white paper. He quietly looked over and found that Huo Ran had drawn an ugly pig''s head. "Drawing skills are amazing." Tao Zhiyue sighed above his head, "Like a pig." "..." Huo Ran understood what he meant, "Are my paintings really that ugly?" So Tao Zhiyue sat down again and drew a pig''s head beside him. The comparison is brutal. Huo Ran asked himself and answered: "Really, you draw very cutely." The puzzle was thrown to one side, and Tao Zhiyue had an inspiration - and now, beside the cute pig''s head, he drew a dahlia with layers of petals. "Hitperson''s name." "Hahaha Huo Sihan!" Huo Ran suddenly laughed, "I want to show her." "no!" Starting from the pig''s head and the dahlia, gradually appeared around - a bowl of steaming braised pork, - a black pancake, and - an umbrella that was drenched in rain... This is Yanping and Beijing. The two worlds suddenly overlapped on a piece of white paper. Tao Zhiyue added an edge to these stick figures, gathering the memories of the two people in this special city on paper. "Have you been to the cities around Beijing?" Tao Zhi thought about it more and more: "What impresses me the most is Beidaihe. The sea is beautiful and the seafood is delicious. I seldom go to other places." "This name sounds nice, I think it might correspond to where..." Huo Ran dug out the world map and the national map. Under his serious speculation, Tao Zhiyue brought colored pens from the room and drew on them with a smile. On the right side of the pig''s head dahlia umbrella, a blue sea gradually appeared, as well as orange-red crabs and shrimps. The boundaries between cities and countries grew on the pure white paper, merging into a unique world. Right above Pippi Shrimp, in a distant foreign country, is a wooden matryoshka full of suitcases, and security inspectors with question marks all over their heads. In the center of the vast land in the northern hemisphere, there are many small seas. In one of the island rings, there is a white castle with a sky blue roof, and beside it is a Q version of Huo Ran with a smirk. Prototype protests: "Is my smile really that silly in that photo?" Tao Zhiyue, holding a paintbrush, practiced authoritarianism: "I don''t care, I draw the final say." The blank world is slowly being filled. A tropical sea near the equator, painted with sandy beaches and coconut trees, and a straw hat decorated with plastic flowers. A stick figure is riding a bicycle, eagerly chasing the straw hat blown away by the wind, with very concrete sweat flying out of his head. "It''s very vivid, as if I really went back to that day." Huo Ran looked at himself on the map, his eyes flickering. Unknowingly, the afternoon passed, and Tao Zhi, who was excited about painting, didn''t want to cook anymore, so he ordered a takeaway. Turning around after placing the order, I saw Huo Ran picking up a pen and drawing something on the map. Tao Zhiyue was very vigilant: "Where are you changing? Don''t scribble." "No change." Huo Ran laughed, "You missed the drawing." "What''s missing?" He looked over curiously, Huo Ran drew a crooked little man next to the straw hat, holding the straw hat in his hand. "Who is this?" "It''s you." Tao Zhiyue was surprised at first, and then looked at his extraordinarily serious expression, as if he understood something. "If there are infinite possibilities in the world, then I want the best possibility." "I hope that what I rode my bike to chase that day wasn''t the wind, but you who took the hat from another time and space." Chapter 88： Coming home from get off work that night, Tao Zhi couldn''t wait to walk to the coffee table in the living room. Five minutes later, on the special map that occupied the entire desktop, there was another yellow frog in a coir raincoat, crowded in the area of ??Jinbei City inside. In the whole picture, only the villain with the hat that Huo Ran drew yesterday has a very different style. The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he felt that he couldn''t bear to be drawn so ugly, so he secretly optimized it while he was away, and finally Also added a smiley face. When Huo Ran came back from overtime work, he immediately noticed a qualitative change in the crooked villain. "It turns out that the painting can be changed like this, which is amazing." Huo Ran sat on the sofa for five minutes, then took off his tie, and hung his suit in the closet. "I didn''t change it." Tao Zhiyue was playing games in the game room, talking nonsense. "He must have changed it himself." There is supper in the refrigerator, and today it is ice-cold Jiuniang Yuanzi, on which there is still a note with a picture of a small Yuanzi, beside which it says: Quick-frozen food, ready in five minutes ^-^ "Really? I don''t believe it." The water heater in the bathroom was already turned on, Huo Ran went to take a shower, then came out with wet hair, and opened the refrigerator door immediately. "Really, if you don''t blow your hair and drip water all over the floor, he will come out of the map and beat you." Huo Ran immediately turned around, went back to the bathroom, and plugged in the hair dryer. After a rumbling noise, the hair became limp and dry. With a sigh of relief, he took out two bowls of rice **** from the refrigerator and walked into the game room. "I blew it dry, you can check." "No need to check...go away." Huo Ran leaned forward very persistently. The game villain who stopped in his tracks, the warm lights, muffled laughter, and kisses. The days passed like running water. The map became more and more complete, and by the time they annotated all their memories of different worlds on it, it was almost too full to fit. Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran pasted this map on the wall of the bedroom together. Every morning when they woke up, they were greeted by this most special world. Then change clothes, wash up, eat breakfast, and go to work. The only small problem is that they have never been in the car together. Huo Ran still couldn''t drop him off to work. They haven''t even discussed it formally. Huo Ran has accepted the past of this world and everything that happened in his life, but he still has doubts about the designed future. Car accident, another protagonist who has not yet appeared. Will they actually show up? The two had similar worries, so they avoided these topics tacitly. It''s just that every morning, when they parted in the elevator, they could see the regret in each other''s eyes. When will we be able to get rid of the uncertain future completely? On a random night, with nothing to do, we went for a drive together, watching the traffic around us melt into the night, and the gentle wind poured into the rolled-down car windows. Tao Zhiyue really wanted that day to come soon. The company''s game projects have gone through the last turmoil and continue to move forward steadily. Everyone''s psychological endurance has been strengthened a little, and the awareness of self-protection has also been strengthened. Remember to keep files and certificates at any time. The game has begun to take shape, and the company''s test machine has installed the first version of the game. Sometimes Tao Zhi would try to play the game he made with a strange mood after finishing work. "New World" seems to be an ordinary love-oriented AVG mobile game, but it is different from other competing products in that randomness and growth are added to the underlying program logic. The degree of freedom is higher. For example, one of the capture targets sends a date invitation to the protagonist. If the protagonist refuses, the target''s favorability may drop, but it may also increase, and trigger the hidden personality of "I''d like to ask you out". At the same time, after the protagonist refuses, his character image will also change. Others will have the impression of "difficult to approach", but may also have the impression of "shy and cute". All changes are not only related to the choice, but also related to the order in which the player completes the main plot and the sub-plot. For example, before refusing a date, the protagonist has just completed a gift-giving sub-plot. Reject" thoughts, but it could also be "Is she kidding me". In addition to being logical, there is also randomness. All the operations are combined to gradually form the image of the player character and the capture target that are always growing and changing, and countless subtle random superpositions will lead to a unique ending. In order to achieve a similar degree of freedom in word games, it is generally necessary to plan to write a large number of plots, so as to include various possibilities, but under this premise, there is no randomness, and planning may be tiring to crazy protest. Fortunately, the amount of data in the word game is not too large, and the difficulty is not too high. Tao Zhiyue and the others refer to the technology of Animal Island to intelligently process game interactions in batches, and independently develop an underlying framework, which gives the power of weaving and direction to the intelligent program , making it truly random. Therefore, Tao Zhiyue will have the question of "should we take the initiative to try to take the car together", and observe how the strategy target in the game will respond to the protagonist''s question. Roughly equal to an advanced version of rolling the dice. Huo Ran often works overtime recently, so Tao Zhiyue is not in a hurry to get off work on time, and occasionally stays in the company to play with the testing machine. Tao Zhiyue liked the opening of the game very much, and it was also his suggestion to the planner. The protagonist wakes up and finds himself in a strange world. The background story of this world gradually emerges in his mind. Next, it is his turn to choose which area to go to. Entering different maps and making different choices will lead to different lives. Today Tao Zhiyue chooses to go to a bustling big city, where he will quickly meet all the targets of the raid. Then he was going to get straight to the point and ask target No. 1, a wild and domineering CEO, if he wanted to go for a drive at night. Although he knew that the ending would most likely result in a sneer. What if a positive answer comes out at random? When Tao Zhiyue was having a great time playing this advanced version of dice, there was the sound of footsteps on the stairs of the villa. "Are you working overtime?" Jiang Ye, who was about to go home, came down from upstairs, and saw that there was still an employee in the empty villa, with a surprised expression on his face. "No." Tao Zhiyue replied honestly, "I''m playing with the testing machine." In autumn and winter, the banyan tree often loses its leaves, so for a long time, Jiang Ye no longer has a sloppy beard, and looks a bit like a serious boss. Tao Zhiyue thought of the empty small round table on the balcony: "Why didn''t President Rong come today?" "It''s grown too big, so it needs to be repotted." Jiang Ye explained, "The pot was just changed yesterday, so it''s not suitable for moving. Wait for a few days before taking it with you." Tao Zhiyue suddenly felt a sense of surprise when he learned that his colleague had given birth. It seems that there is something wrong. Jiang Ye fully understood the meaning behind his complicated expression. "It can''t be counted as having a child, it''s still it." Tao Zhiyue nodded, then smiled: "It seems that people often think that way." "Well, I''m used to it." Jiang Ye also showed a little smile. After working for more than half a year, although his relationship with Jiang Ye was not as close as that of other colleagues, Tao Zhiyue almost got to know him. There are many weirdos in the game industry, and Jiang Ye is still the weirdest one he has ever seen. He decided to start a game company by drawing lots, and he was only responsible for paying the money, regardless of the specific progress of the project, but when recruiting, he would check the staff''s temperament. There is nothing related to games in the office, and it is full of books related to physics and occultism. He is a very amazing person, can make people feel unreal, but also seems unusually real. Tao Zhiyue once thought that he should be a nihilist, that''s why he seemed so casual about everything that happened around him. But he was very attached to that particular banyan tree. Tree **** is a joke that everyone talks about. Tao Zhiyue doesn''t think it''s love, but everyone can see that the tree is the most important thing in the world to Jiang Ye. According to Tao Zhiyue''s observation of the various physics books on Jiangye''s bookshelf, he felt that Jiangye must understand that it was just an ordinary woody plant without emotion. Why are you still so persistent? Tao Zhiyue is now full of curiosity about all unsolved mysteries in life. Looking at his wandering expression, Jiang Ye took the initiative to ask: "Huo Ran is busy recently?" "Yes." Tao Zhiyue was surprised, "How do you know?" He paused, thinking of the boss''s mysterious deeds, "Is this also intuition? How did you do it?" Jiang Ye smiled and shook his head: "I will also watch the news, the project investment is so lively." "..." Tao Zhi said in embarrassment, "I''m sorry, I almost forgot." "But even if there is no news, I can guess it." Jiang Ye added, "You seem to leave very late recently, and you used to get off work on time." This powerful reasoning ability. Tao Zhiyue refused to admit defeat: "It may also be because I suddenly love work so much." "It''s not the same, you have clearly separated life and work." Jiang Ye said calmly, "You don''t go home because the coordinates are not there." Tao Zhi was taken aback for a moment: "The coordinates?" "Well, determine the coordinates of where you are." This is an exceptionally accurate answer. Shocked, Tao Zhiyue tentatively asked, "Why do you say that?" Jiang Ye changed a seemingly irrelevant topic: "I read a book before, which talked about the chaos and eccentricity of the current world." "People live in the ever-changing interpersonal relationship and new information emerging at the speed of light. Different spaces are spread and covered by the same style of buildings, fashion, and consumer goods. Therefore, the feeling of space is erased while everything is changing. Moving towards coldness and convergence, so that people often don''t know where they are, and lose touch with their surroundings in a daze, and gradually lose the motivation to live." "In that book, it''s called Lost in Space." Jiang Ye said slowly, "It looked like a very difficult book, but at that time I found comfort from it, and the book gave an answer, saying To find the coordinates that can help you orient yourself. "It could be some trustworthy theory, it could be a novel about a past life, or it could be something else, like a banyan tree we grew up with." "When I determined the coordinates, I felt that I was really alive." Finally, he glanced at the small round table on the empty balcony, "I can see that you have also found the coordinates, half of it is intuition, and half is experience." After listening to his words, Tao Zhiyue was silent for a long time before asking: "Do you think this world is fake?" "Whether it is true or false, it is very bad for me." Jiang Ye''s expression was calm, "So it is not important to judge whether it is true or false. The important thing is that I feel that I am alive." "Then would you believe in things that haven''t happened yet?" Jiang Ye quickly shook his head: "I don''t believe in fiction, I only believe in where the road in front of me will point." The test machine in Tao Zhiyue''s hand still displayed a beautiful game screen, Jiang Ye glanced at it, and continued: "The randomness you mentioned on the day of the interview is very interesting, it is an uncertain factor that always exists in the material world, there are good and bad , but not all of life. "Don''t be afraid of what hasn''t happened yet." After Jiang Ye said goodbye to him and got off work, Tao Zhiyue sat there for a long time. In the brisk music, the protagonist under his control encounters the No. 1 capture target by chance. After a few rounds of simple conversations, at the moment of parting, he chose to ask the other party: Do you want to go for a drive together at night? The expected sneer did not appear. The domineering president replied wildly. [Um? How do you know I''m about to drive out? ] Chapter 89： Looking out from the window, a large piece of land not far away is under construction, and the top of the tall tower crane is shining red in the dense night. The Shanxi New City, which was originally a bit desolate, has gradually become lively with the arrival of a large number of enterprises under favorable policies. The work at hand came to an end, Huo Ran stood at the window and watched the long arm of the tower crane moving slowly. In more than an hour, the tower crane will stop, and the night in Xincheng will return to silence, and it is time for him to get off work. I don''t know if Tao Zhiyue will sit on the balcony at home and look in this direction. Last weekend, the two of them actually stayed together on the balcony, watching the construction site while eating fruit, sitting for a full two hours. But it''s really nice. Compared with the old men standing outside the fence and looking in with their hands behind their backs, leisurely overlooking the construction site from a high place sounds more emotional at least. After letting his mind go blank for a while, Huo Ran returned to the large chair and flipped through the thick documents on the desktop. If there is no accident, the TOD complex in Jinbei New City will be officially completed in two years, so during this period, many important commercial projects have to be approached in advance. Some original enterprises and projects in Jinbei City, especially in the new city, will also enter the vision of many investment companies. Like the previous Jinbei Water Park, Jin Shaoyuan''s company is a temporary capital injection. Huo Ran stared at the documents at hand, his eyes fixed on a picture for a long time. It was a schematic diagram of the effect. Coke and popcorn were placed on the center armrest of the car, and a large screen was directly in front of it. There was a person sitting in the driver''s seat and a passenger seat, smiling and looking at each other. This is a special movie theater that is about to open in Jinbei New Town. Staring at this very distant scene for him, Huo Ran''s thoughts gradually drifted away, until he was interrupted by the message notification sound on his mobile phone. He came back to his senses and slid open the lock screen. [Tao: I drank delicious milk tea, I want you to try it too. ] [Tao: I ordered a cup for you, and it will be delivered in about ten minutes. Remember to ask someone to go down and get it. ] [HR: Ok, what flavor is it? ] [HR: Little bear bows.gif] [Tao: I wont tell you. ] [Tao: You will know when you receive it. ] When the assistant walked into the office, he saw Mr. Huo had just put down his phone with a smile on his face. Seeing her come in, her smile didn''t disappear as suddenly as before. "Get me a takeaway." Mr. Huo''s voice was full of joy, "It''s a cup of milk tea, and it should be here in a few minutes." "Okay, I''ll get it right away." When leaving the office, the assistant also had a smile on his face. I don''t know what happened, but it''s great. It must be the milk tea ordered by my boyfriend. She wants to check the taste later, and order a cup after copying homework after get off work. The assistant took her badge and went downstairs, gossiped happily with her colleagues in the elevator, then the elevator door opened, she swiped the card to go out, and walked to the lobby on the first floor. She glanced roughly, but didn''t see the delivery boy. But there was a handsome guy in the hall who was drinking milk tea, and he was carrying a cup of packaged milk tea in his hand. The assistant looked at the phone for a while, peeked at the handsome guy for a while, and was about to continue sharing today''s happiness with his colleagues, when he suddenly reacted. Wait a minute, packaged milk tea. My boyfriend ordered milk tea. She looked up again, looking over in disbelief. The handsome guy who seemed to be waiting for someone noticed her gaze, paused, and then walked over on his own initiative. "Hello, are you Huo Ran''s assistant?" The assistant froze for two seconds, then smiled back with great professionalism. "It''s me, are you here to deliver milk tea to Mr. Huo?" "Well, can I go up?" The handsome guy was a little embarrassed. "Of course, please follow me." As he said that, the assistant swiped his badge on the credit card machine, and politely asked the handsome strange guy to go in first. "Thanks." "You''re welcome, this is what I should do." In the mirror-like elevator, the assistant looked at himself reflected in the mirror, and couldn''t help giving him a five-star praise for his calm performance at the moment. Who can tell that there is a villain in her heart dancing and screaming in ecstasy? It turns out that Mr. Huo''s boyfriend has such a gentle temperament. It matches well with Mr. Huo who used to pretend to be cold every day. She couldn''t help but make up 300,000 words in her brain. After getting out of the elevator, there is the front desk and office area. The assistant introduced the company''s layout to the special guest behind him in a very measured manner. "This is our office area, and there is the rest area. If you need any drinks and tea, you can tell me. Mr. Huo''s office is at the innermost..." Colleagues who passed by looked up from time to time, but they didn''t ask too much. The assistant often helped Mr. Huo welcome the guests. Although the guest was handsome and carrying milk tea, he didn''t seem to be here to discuss business. Only the colleague who knew the inside story watched the two of them walking towards the CEO''s office in a daze. The assistant couldn''t help feeling complacent. Mortals who know nothing. She could already imagine the expression of regret that they felt annoyed at why they hadn''t looked more after they learned the identity of this person for a while. Finally at the door, the assistant took a deep breath, knocked lightly on the office door with extra excitement. "Mr. Huo, here''s the milk tea." Hearing what she said, the people on the side rolled their eyes with a smile. "Please come in." Huo Ran''s voice came through the door. Turn the handle, and the indoor lights gradually flow out from the crack of the door. Huo Ran was looking down at the document when he suddenly heard a very familiar voice. "It''s white peach oolong milk tea." Huo Ran was startled, thinking that he had an auditory hallucination. He raised his head and saw Tao Zhiyue standing by the door, smiling and raising the milk tea in his hand to him. Surprised, Huo Ran quickly stood up and walked towards him: "I like peach flavor." The assistant closed the door gently for them, and then flew away. No, the scene is so sweet, and the expression is almost unbearable. There were only two people left in the huge office. Tao Zhiyue laughed: "No homonyms are allowed." Huo Ran took the milk tea in his hand: "This doesn''t count, it''s a pun." Tao Zhiyue looked at his office curiously: "It turns out that the head of the CEO''s office is not as exaggerated as in the TV series." Huo Ran immediately thought of a traditional CEO''s office: "There are also more exaggerated ones, mainly because I am relatively simple." "Well, redefining simplicity." White Peach Oolong Milk Tea exudes a sweet fragrance. "Why did you come here suddenly?" "I don''t want to wait for you at home every day, so I decided to add a little random element." "Then what else will happen randomly?" "Ask me in the future, I don''t know today." After the unconstrained explanation, Tao Zhiyue added in a serious manner: "However, the main reason is that I suddenly wanted to see you, so I came here." He was secretly learning Huo Ran''s way of speaking. Huo Ran noticed it immediately and laughed: "This is very similar to what I would say." Stealing the teacher was discovered, and Tao Zhiyue changed the subject without changing his face: "I won''t tell you anymore, keep busy and try to get off work early." "Will I bother you in the office? Or if I go outside to the lounge area." "No, that''s fine." Tao Zhi stayed quietly on the sofa, flipping through a book he found on his bookshelf. He is sitting at his desk, dealing with tedious business documents. The lights were quiet, and the two cups of warm-colored milk tea gradually bottomed out. tastes good. In ordinary daily life, occasionally a little unexpected surprise is needed. Today, I don''t know the surprises that will come in the future. In the pile of papers that kept turning over, Huo Ran once again remembered the picture he saw just now. Ever since he knew about the car accident, he never took the initiative to mention the fact that the two of them were in the car together. He didn''t even dare to discuss it clearly with Tao Zhiyue. But now, that unknown barrier is gone. Frightening surprises may or may not come, it''s randomness. But in order to avoid accidents and cowardly hide, you will miss many good or bad things in life, this is certainty. He has never been a person who does not believe in fate. He has always faced accidents and chances on his journey. It was he who chose to fight against the wind of uncertainty. "After get off work, do you want to go for a drive together?" When Tao Zhiyue heard these words, he raised his head from the book in surprise. His eyes shone brightly, more dazzling than the stars outside the window. He seemed to remember something, and his eyes became soft. After a while, Tao Zhiyue laughed: "Huh? How did you know that I was going to drive out?" Huo Ran was taken aback. "Why does this tone sound a bit strange?" Tao Zhiyue shook his head while laughing: "No wonder, it''s your illusion." "It''s really weird, not like the way you talk." Huo Ran raised a level of alert: "Did you learn it from others?" "Not." "Then why do you keep laughing?" "Because I''m in a good mood." An hour later, Tao Zhiyue sat in the passenger seat and looked sideways at Huo Ran beside him. The white Bentley slowly drove out of the underground garage of the office building, passed through the gate, and drove into the wide road. There were few cars in the new city at night, so Tao Zhiyue rolled down the window, feeling the warm evening wind blowing across his cheeks as expected. The street trees on both sides swept back, and the orange street lamps cast warm rays of light. Everything is calm and safe. But that doesn''t seem to be the way to go home. "where are we going?" "I also prepared a surprise impromptu." When the car slowly drove into the gate of the park illuminated by colorful neon lights, Tao Zhiyue''s expression was more surprised than Huo Ran who saw the milk tea. Fenghuayuan car theater. Just like its name, the park-like environment is full of maple trees, either red or yellow, which are still brilliant in the night. Guided by neon lights along the way, it leads to the viewing plaza with large outdoor screens. Tao Zhiyue didn''t come back to his senses for a long time. They are the only guests tonight in the vast field. Huo Ran stopped the car in the middle, greeted the staff who came up from the side, and adjusted the radio in the car to a specific channel. Popcorn, Coke, the movie screen that occupies the entire world in front of you, and the sound sounds in the car as if it were on the scene. According to Huo Ran''s request, a classic love movie that takes place in autumn will be shown tonight. Golden leaves floated down inside and outside the screen at the same time. "Have you never been to a movie theater like this?" Tao Zhi nodded, then shook his head again. "I really like the name of this movie theater." "Why? Because of the maple leaf?" Huo Ran easily lowered the seat so that he could sit more comfortably. "When I used to work part-time on weekends, I often passed by a drive-in theater. Although I never went in, I would take a look at it every time I passed by, thinking it was amazing." "From the outside, it looks like a park, with green trees everywhere, and the theater sign at the gate looks very retro, as if going back to the last century. So I always remember its name." "It''s called Maple Garden, it''s only one word different from here." Now Tao Zhiyue can talk about the past without any scruples. "Maple Garden sounds better." Huo Ran commented, "This is a beautiful coincidence." A wonderful accident. Beautifully composed images flowed on the screen. They watched this special movie through the transparent windshield and chatted comfortably. Huo Ran used his clich again. "The heroine''s acting skills are really good." "Well, it''s amazing." "Are they about to meet again?" "Maybe." "Who did you learn that sentence from? You obviously don''t know how to drive." "...I was almost pulled out by you." "Tell me quickly." The sweet aroma of popcorn permeates the small space. Laughter was blocked between the lips and teeth. Time stops. The soft leather seats are deeply sunken. Chapter 90： When the first snowflakes fall in winter, the fiery red maple leaves and white snow slowly fall to the ground. On the gorgeous red leaves, the ice crystals melt quickly. In the heated car, Huo Ran hugged the popcorn and sighed: "White cars are only bad when it snows, because you can''t see the snowflakes falling on the body." "It sounds to me like you''re thinking about buying a new car." "I want to buy it. It''s not convenient for Yanping''s car to drive here." "Very well, I''m not jealous at all." "What color do you prefer?" "Pink." Huo Ran emphasized: "It''s the car the two of us were riding together." "That''s dark blue, dark blue that shimmers like diamonds." "Okay, this color must look good against the snow." So the next weekend, when they came to Fenghua Garden again, Huo Ran''s car had changed from a white Bentley to a dark blue roadster. "Don''t you dislike convertibles?" "Except when watching movies, sitting in the back row will also have a good view." "Why are you sitting in the back row?" "The space in the back is relatively spacious. I customized a small refrigerator and a mobile table." Huo Ran said like a treasure, "The audio is also specially customized, surround sound, try it later and you will know." Tao Zhi understood more and more that this was Huo Ran''s car specially used for watching movies. He is used to seeing big wind and waves with a very calm expression: "I''m still not jealous at all." It wasn''t snowing today, Huo Ran opened the hood, this scene was playing a blockbuster fantasy action movie, it was a good time to test the sound. The Fenghuayuan drive-in theater has officially opened, and they are no longer the only guests, and there are many audiences who drive around to watch the movie. He thought for a while, and suddenly said, "I want to give you this car." What a sudden rich story. "..." Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, "No." "Why?" "Because I can''t drive, I don''t have a driver''s license." "I can teach you, definitely better than the teachers in the driving school." Huo Ran said enthusiastically, "We can practice driving in an open field with no one on weekends." Only then did Tao Zhiyue realize his true purpose, and mercilessly gave him a slap in the face: "Go ahead and dream." "I did dream, I dreamed like last time, we were in the car..." "Shut up!" After entering a stable long-term relationship, Tao Zhiyue''s blushing and red ears gradually disappeared, but his shame was still very stubborn. After the fight was over, the two sat in the back row, watching tonight''s movie honestly. The strawberries and cherries in the small refrigerator are fresh and rosy, and the custom-made acoustics are really good, as if you are on the scene. The winter in northern Shanxi is not too cold, just the coolness, and the occasional snowflakes make people want to sleep in a warm quilt, or stay with a close lover. Huo Ran still likes to chatter with him. The warm breath swayed in the ears, condensing into hot white air in the winter night. "are you cold?" "It''s not cold, but a little hot. This plot is so passionate." "Then take off the scarf." "...not picked." "Don''t worry, no one else here can see" Tao Zhiyue quickly picked up a strawberry and blocked his mouth. Huo Ran smiled meaningfully: "Strawberries are delicious." Before Tao Zhiyue''s unbearable physical attack came, Huo Ran urgently changed the subject. "Are you satisfied with this dark blue? It was sprayed according to your requirements, and you can see the slight shimmer under the light." "Well, it''s beautiful and special." "I found that you like blue very much. Not only are slippers in the house, but many things are blue." "Because that''s the color of the sky." Time goes by, seasons change, and the sky is always blue. In the next year, encouraged by Huo Ran''s explicit hints from time to time, Tao Zhiyue was still taught to drive by him hand in hand, and got his driver''s license. There are thirty-six drive-in theater ticket stubs on the display shelf at home, and they have watched all the new blockbuster movies that can be named in a year. The scope of the two people driving together is also increasing, from the suburbs of the new city with few vehicles, to the normal main roads in the city, and then to traveling by car together, Huo Ran tried bit by bit. Nothing unexpected happened. Huo Ran is very attentive when driving and obeys the traffic rules extremely. He has never even received a ticket. He can be called a model driver. So he finally eliminated the bus as he wished, took Tao Zhiyue to work every day, and picked him up when he was not busy. The TOD complex building, which can be seen from home and Huo Rans company, has been formed bit by bit through the sweat and hard work of countless people, indicating an infinitely broad future. As for Tao Zhiyue''s game project, it has just completed a week-long third test, and after a month of adjustments and optimizations, it will officially be tested in mid-December, catching up with the wave of winter holidays. Everything in life is fine. Because the data feedback of each test is very good, everyone in the project team has placed infinite hopes on this game, so there is a tense atmosphere in the company that the child who has been raised so hard is finally going to meet people. Although the practice of One Tree Game Company is not to work overtime, but before and after the public beta, it is still inevitably busy a lot. Everyone feels that a certain detail can be made more refined, and they always feel that if they pay a little more, they will get better results s return. Tao Zhi got worse and had to go back to the state of struggling desperately for the so-called dream in his previous life, and this time it was a real dream. He worked very hard to restrain that state of ecstasy at work. But Tao Zhiyue, who forced himself to leave work at 8 o''clock in the evening, always felt an indescribable feeling in his heart every time he looked at his colleagues who were still busy in front of the computer. It''s only a month, so it should be fine. He sat in front of the computer, looking at the programs and codes that still had many places to be optimized, suppressed the desire to leave, prepared to continue working, but couldn''t help but doubt himself. Really not? In such tormented emotions, Tao Zhiyue sometimes even had nightmares, dreaming about that gray subway ride. The long-lost busy atmosphere, the winter with weak resistance, and the worries that cannot be mentioned to others. Then the first accident of the year happened. Tao Zhiyue fell ill. This afternoon, when Tao Zhiyue, who was sitting on the workstation and typing on the keyboard, felt chest tightness and fatigue signals from his body again, he finally determined that this was not a hallucination he was afraid of, but a real one. He recovered from his brief daze, and immediately asked for leave without hesitation. When Tao Zhiyue left the company, he almost wanted to run to the side of the road and stop the car to go home, but he didn''t dare to run. The feeling of fatigue from his limbs made him carefully slow down his steps. Returning to the familiar house, leaning on the large and comfortable sofa, Tao Zhi took a deep breath, trying to relax his mind. He stared at the mobile phone left on the coffee table, wondering whether to call Huo Ran. Rationality told him that he might just have a cold. The flu is very common in winter, and he would be cured by taking medicine. Recently, he has been ensuring adequate sleep, so he shouldn''t make such a fuss. But there is only fear left in the sensibility. In the last memory of that day, his body was so tired that he couldn''t even reach for the phone in his trouser pocket. Gloomy memories enveloped his body again, and he couldn''t even reach out to try, what if he couldn''t reach out at all like he was then? He dared not confirm it. After confirmation, it may just disappear again. The curtains in the room were closed, the light was dim, the sofa under him was soft and forgiving, Tao Zhiyue gradually fell asleep amidst the complicated and chaotic thoughts in his head. The dream was full of grotesques, the world was scattered into lines and particles, swimming in disorder, and he also became a particle, lost in the air loosely, drifting towards the atmosphere, trying to penetrate the barrier of the universe. He was as light as a grain of sand, suddenly blown to an unknown distance. Until a warm sky held him back. The sky was blue and shone like a diamond. Tao Zhiyu opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Huo Ran with an anxious face. His forehead was very hot, and Huo Ran''s palm was pressing against his forehead. "Did I wake you up?" Huo Ran was inexplicably relieved when he saw him wake up, "I just reached out and touched it, you have a fever." He moved his hand away, and Tao Zhiyue could still feel the heat on his forehead. There was a sharp pain in his throat, and an urge to cough emerged in his chest. He caught a cold. Fortunately, it was a cold. Tao Zhiyue, who finally relaxed, smiled at him: "Why are you back?" "I see that you didn''t reply to the messages, and you didn''t answer the calls. I asked my colleagues and said that you were on leave, so I want to go home to find you first." Tao Zhiyue looked at the mobile phone that had been lying quietly on the coffee table, and explained: "I turned it on mute when I went to work, but I forgot to turn it back." "It''s fine." Huo Ran opened the curtains, and the silent winter evening poured in. He poured freshly boiled hot water from the kettle, added cold water to adjust the temperature, and gently placed it in front of him. "I called the doctor and he should be here in half an hour." Tao Zhiyue was holding a water glass with just the right temperature. It was a hammer-mesh glass he bought more than a year ago. "Is it the legendary personal doctor?" "Yes." Huo Ran smiled, "I wanted to take you to a private hospital, but you should be very uncomfortable now." "Well, but it doesn''t matter. I want to go to an ordinary hospital to prescribe medicine, and then get a water bath. It will be fine tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Tao Zhiyue specially emphasized: "It''s just a cold, a very common cold, there is no need for special treatment, I will be nervous." Huo Ran stared at his pretended relaxed expression, and finally nodded. "Okay, I''ll let him go back, we''re going to the hospital near home now." After locking the door, they took the elevator to the underground garage together. The driver who brought Huo Ran back was still waiting in the car. Until Huo Ran opened the car door for him, he held his hand tightly. Huo Ran seemed more nervous than him. He once walked to the end of his life, this is the only secret Tao Zhiyue kept from Huo Ran. But the more Tao Zhi thought about it, Huo Ran should have guessed it. He has extremely keen intuition and insight, and he will not fail to realize that he has been using almost compulsively to maintain a stable life schedule, but he still chooses to pretend not to know, and will use a very normal tone to urge him not to be too Tired, go to bed on time. Together, they keep this secret that neither of them wants to face. This is probably the kind of tenderness with the most tacit understanding between them. "Is it okay to come back from the company suddenly?" "It''s okay, I can ask for leave too." "I don''t know how many days this cold will last, it will infect my colleagues, so I can only work at home." "If you ask for leave, don''t work, take a good rest, and I will supervise you at home tomorrow." "But the game is about to go online, there are a lot of things to be busy, and my temporary absence will slow down the progress." "The body is the most important thing." "I promise to only work eight hours a day." "Up to four hours." Tao Zhiyue laughed: "Your expression seems to be negotiating several hundred million yuan." The nearby hospital was only two kilometers away, and he was about to get off the car. Huo Ran carefully helped him arrange the scarf and mask, wrapping them tightly so as not to catch a cold again. "Then did I win this negotiation?" "Won." The white woolen scarf was softly wrapped around Tao Zhiyue''s neck, the texture was fine and thick, it was knitted by Huo''s mother and given to him. They got off at the entrance of the hospital, surrounded by many people, patients and visitors coming and going everywhere. "I don''t know how long I''ll be hanging on tonight''s drip. Are the cartoons you downloaded with your phone last time still there?" "It''s still there, but you can''t watch it while eating snacks today. You can eat first after registering." "Should I just eat something light?" "Of course." Staying by Huo Ran''s side, although the cold is very uncomfortable, but the mood is much clearer. Having not been to the hospital for a long time, Tao Zhiyue looked around curiously, seeing countless strange faces with different expressions. Before the sunset completely set in the sky, in the orange-red embers, he saw a familiar face in a daze. Tao Zhiyue stopped suddenly and did not move for a long time. Huo Ran looked back at him in surprise, and followed his gaze: "What''s wrong?" It was a young man in a white coat, smiling and talking to someone. Huo Ran felt like he had seen this person somewhere, but he couldn''t remember. He asked curiously, "Is it someone you know?" After a long while, the last ray of sunlight in the evening was dimmed, and Tao Zhiyue finally opened his mouth to answer. "I met him once, a long time ago." In another world. Dust-laden memories are like floods bursting banks. In the pure white jigsaw puzzle where no clue could be found, Tao Zhiyue finally encountered the most crucial clue. It turned out that this person was Shen Nian. Chapter 91： The electronic screen at the door of the consulting room went out, fewer and fewer patients were waiting outside, and the regular outpatient hours were over. The male doctor in his thirties and forties stretched his waist, relaxed his muscles and bones that had been stiff all afternoon, took a water glass and walked outside. The light in the consulting room next door was still on, but there was no one in it. He looked in with some surprise, and then greeted the female doctor in the opposite consulting room. "What day is it today, when will Xiao Shen leave?" The female doctor glanced up and said lazily, "How is that possible? I sent the patient away." "Tsk, I said, this is decent." Saying that, the two smiled tacitly. "Unfortunately, the leaders don''t come to inspect every day. Isn''t this a waste of work." "What''s the waste of work? It''s boundless love. It makes you sour." "How can it be called sour? Guipei performed the first joint fusion in one year. At this age, I can''t even think about it. How can it be sour." "I don''t dare to think about it? In another ten years, the chief physician may not be enough for others to look at. He is a genius." "Hahahaha, you are small." The male doctor glanced around deliberately, and lowered his voice, "I heard that he will be transferred to the inter-provincial branch of Yanping No. The one co-organized by a big company that can''t spend enough money, if you don''t make it, you will be the deputy high." "real or fake?" "Really, our dean has kept him for a long time." "This treatment is just different. Alas, I can''t be envious. I can only work hard in my next life." "Hahaha, let''s go, let''s eat." The rambling conversation faded away with the sound of footsteps. After they left, a person slowly came out from the shadow at the end of the corridor. In fact, their volume control is very good, it is a blurry piece. But even if he didn''t fully hear the content, Shen Nian could guess what they were talking about. He was all too familiar with such arguments. Standing at the door of the empty consulting room, Shen Nian was stunned for a while before going in to pack his things and turn off the computer. There is a photo frame on the table. In the photo, there is a carousel seahorse with dreamy colors. There are many children sitting on it, smiling big at the camera. When seeing the photo, Shen Nian''s somewhat disappointed expression revealed a trace of comfort. The hospital is very busy, and I haven''t been to a special school for a while. Shen Nian often felt that being with this group of children was happier than when he was undergoing surgery in the hospital. He can naturally understand every inch of their feelings. When he saw the composition called "My Wish" written by them, looking at those immature words and handwriting, he seemed to be able to truly understand their feelings. If it were him, after holding a pen and writing down his wish to go to an amusement park, dreams that he would never dare to dream of would be aroused, and he would want to go very much, and even toss and turn at night, unable to sleep, looking forward to tomorrow. Wish come true. But it''s impossible, if one child goes, other children will also want to go, so many special children go out together, need to worry about all aspects, no matter how careful the arrangements are, accidents may happen. Once something happens, it will become very troublesome, and this kind of thing is beyond the responsibility of the school, and few people are willing to ask for trouble. In the next few days, he will be very sad. If this is a wish that cannot be realized, why let them write such a composition? Obviously, he would not fantasize about it at ordinary times, because realizing his wish is too extravagant for them with special bodies, and it is not easy to live a good life. Shen Nian actually didn''t know why he had such a perspective, but the feeling of empathy was too real, so he even impulsively put forward his own ideas to the teachers. He knows that taking a group of children out alone is a very risky thing. But he also has an unfounded belief that accidents will not happen, and if they do, they will be quickly resolved. For more than 20 years, apart from all kinds of emotions that are always absent, there has never been a negative accident in Shen Nian''s life. Many times, when others encountered danger and difficulties, as long as he showed up to help, he could often turn the danger into good luck and turn the crisis into safety. So he is always passionate about helping others, no matter what time of day it is, and sometimes he seems weird. Many classmates and friends would jokingly call him Lucky Star, and some people said that he must be the chosen one, otherwise why would he have such a lucky and perfect life. Of course, Shen Nian also knew that behind his back, there were also many people calling him the False Virgin. He was sad at first, but gradually, he learned to accept it. That inexplicable sense of sight appeared again, and he seemed to be very familiar with the feeling of being misunderstood and discriminated against. However, Shen Nian kept this feeling alone, and did not tell any friends, because no one would believe it, and maybe he would only get a hypocritical evaluation behind his back. His life seems to have been walking between two extremes. On the one hand, he was a teenager who skipped a grade, and was admitted to the medical major with the highest score in the top prestigious school. His studies went smoothly, and he was the kind of genius who was open at every stage. Whether it is difficult theory or hands-on practice, he will do it once and never make mistakes, as if he was born for medicine. If they hadn''t seen it with their own eyes, many people would not believe that such a person existed. He is the youngest graduate in the history of the entire medical school, and the student with the highest evaluation by his advisors. Everyone feels that his future is immeasurable. One side is a cold relationship, he doesn''t know who his biological parents are, he was adopted by adoptive parents in an orphanage, but they treat him so badly that he might as well continue to be an orphan. The lack of family care, Shen Nian tried to make up for it with friendship, he was very kind to every friend and classmate around him, and would give all his sincerity and enthusiasm. Shen Nian liked to talk since he was a child, and he seemed to have endless things to say, but later he discovered that not everyone was willing to listen, and he sensitively read the impatience and perfunctory in their eyes. No one wants to really get close to his heart. He is too outstanding in his studies and abilities. Such a person is often lonely and arrogant, and others will think it is reasonable and full of reverence. But his character is too warm, so strange like a dummy, even he thinks he is strange. So Shen Nian felt a kind of utter loneliness. He didn''t understand what he was living for every day. He didn''t know what was pushing him forward in life, and he didn''t know what he was looking for. But God gave him an almost unparalleled medical talent, if it wasted, even he himself would feel it would be a crime. He had to live like this. Sometimes he even hopes that if he really has a second personality, at least he will have someone to accompany him. A strange intuition often appears in his mind, leading him to a certain direction. Shen Nian once thought that he had symptoms of schizophrenia or multiple personalities, so he went for a special examination, but everything was normal. Just like just now, he didn''t intend to go down to take the patient, but that strange intuition reappeared. He should go downstairs now. Shen Nian almost missed this intuition. So he obeyed "it" without thinking, and sent the last patient downstairs. While saying goodbye to the patient, Shen Nian looked back and found a man wearing a white scarf in the crowd looking at him all the time. The other party was wearing a mask, so he couldn''t see his face clearly, his eyes were very bright, Shen Nian felt that he probably didn''t know him, so he smiled politely at him. To his surprise, the other party''s eyes were soon filled with crystal mist, which contained many complicated emotions. He seemed to see through himself the lost friends and long memories. Then another man wearing a dark blue scarf next to him lowered his head to talk to him, and finally the two walked towards the hospital together. It was long after they left that Shen Nian suddenly remembered that he had seen that dark blue scarf more than once. It seems that each time is followed by a strange intuition. But he is not curious about the dark blue scarf now. He wondered why the white scarf looked at him with that expression. He intuited that it was important to him. This time it was truly his own intuition. There will be no surgery tonight, Shen Nian is wandering around the hospital after get off work. In winter, with normal activity and wearing a mask, the most likely disease should be flu. He went to the infusion hall first. In the corner, he really saw those two familiar figures. The air conditioner was turned on in the hall, so it wasn''t cold at all, so they took off their scarves, and two knitted scarves with warm fleece were rolled into a ball, like a blue sky and white clouds, with a mobile phone on it, and each of them took a A headset and looking at the screen. Very warm scene. The white scarf that was hanging the IV raised her head feelingly and saw him. Then he immediately said something to the people around him, who nodded and got up to leave. Only Shen Nian and the white scarf without a mask were left. Shen Nian''s heart suddenly felt an unreasonable tension. He knew that the other party was waiting for him to walk over. When he actually walked in front of the other party, Shen Nian, who was always enthusiastic and proactive, didn''t even know what to say. He has a deep impression on each patient, and he has never seen this person in his memory, nor is he a classmate or friend. But the sense of sight told him that the other person''s face was very familiar. The other party spoke first. He smiled and said, "Hello, we meet again." Very ordinary greeting. But Shen Nian felt that he seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time. "Hello." He responded somewhat dryly. The tone of the white scarf was very sincere: "I may have offended you in the evening, so let me say sorry first, you look a lot like a friend of mine, that''s why I keep staring at you." Shen Nian relaxed slightly: "Actually, I also think you look familiar." "Really? Maybe it''s fate." The white scarf laughed, then held out the hand without the infusion to him. "My name is Tao Zhiyue, nice to meet you." "Shen Nian." Shen Nian shook hands with him, maybe because of the fever, the temperature of the other''s palm was very hot, his thoughts wandered, imagining the pulse, blood vessels, heartbeat connected with it, everything was alive. I don''t know why, but this kind of imagination moved him very much. Tao Zhiyue asked him, "Are you a surgeon?" "Yes, now in orthopedics." The other party sighed: "You are so young, you are very powerful." "...Actually, I''m afraid of blood, but no one will believe me when I say it." Unknowingly, he spoke his mind to the stranger in front of him, pretending to be relaxed. "I believe." Tao Zhiyue stared at him, "You must be a very brave person, that''s why you can become a doctor and perform many surgeries." Shen Nian worked very hard to restrain the urge to have a sour nose. "Is your...your friend a doctor too?" "No, but I guess he''d really like to be a doctor." "should?" "I can''t be sure because I''ll never see him again." Shen Nian was speechless for a moment. "Feel sorry" "It''s okay, that''s not what it means. He must be living well, but I can''t see him again." Facing such sad memories, Shen Nian panicked for no reason. He has always been a person who is very good at comforting others, but in front of this stranger, he seems to be ineffective. So he hurriedly ended the conversation tonight. But when Shen Nian woke up the next day, she regretted it. He would like to know the story of that friend. He also wanted to chat with this inexplicably familiar person again. But the other party''s cold should get better after the infusion, and he probably won''t see this patient anymore. With regret and remorse, Shen Nian heard the nurses on duty talking about something when he was busy shuttling back and forth in the hospital building. "Laughing like this, did you just come back from the single ward?" "Hey, he''s really handsome, isn''t he a celebrity?" "No way, how dare a star be so aboveboard, it''s two men!" Shen Nian was surprised. If he guessed correctly, it was just winter flu, why was he hospitalized? During the lunch break, he deliberately went to the single ward that was passed on by word of mouth. Sure enough, it was the person I met last night. Tao Zhiyue''s cold worsened and turned into pneumonia, and his complexion didn''t look very good. Tao Zhiyue saw him through the glass window of the ward, and still smiled brightly at him. Shen Nian pushed open the door and couldn''t help asking: "Why did it turn into pneumonia so quickly? Did the cold drag you to the hospital for a long time?" Tao Zhiyue put down the book in his hand, shook his head, "No, it''s not serious, I just want to work when I stay at home." Shen Nian seriously warned: "Pay attention to your body, your body is the most important thing, everything else is secondary." "I will, thank you." The thank you he said seemed extraordinarily solemn. Shen Nian was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "I''m going to have surgery again this afternoon, I''m very nervous, and I''m going to see a lot of blood again." He would never say such things to others, because no one believed him to be nervous. But the person in front of me who only met a few times would. "Relax." Tao Zhiyue looked at him, "Do you believe in miracles?" "I do not believe." In Shen Nian''s life, miracles seemed to be happening all the time, but he was still unhappy. If he were to write "My Wish", then his wish would be to encounter a miracle that can change his current life. But there was no other overly enthusiastic Shen Nian to help him realize his wish. Tao Zhiyue organized his words and tried his best to comfort him. "To many people, you are the miracle itself. Many times, red is the color of hope." So this afternoon, Shen Nian, who was concentrating on holding the scalpel behind the transparent mask, felt that she really felt a little more relaxed. The operation was a success, every detail was perfect, even the most picky director couldn''t find any faults, he was only amazed and lamented how awesome he was. In the evening, Shen Nian, who was rarely in a good mood, went to visit Tao Zhiyue in the ward, bringing a bucket of fragrant hot soup. On the small table in front of Tao Zhiyue was a box of exquisitely matched fruits, and the table beside him was full of comic books and game consoles, as well as flowers adorned with dew. "This is the most famous soup in our cafeteria. It tastes very good." Shen Nian finally found an open space, put down the thermos, and said with a smile: "Your family members are very attentive." Seeing such a warm ward, Shen Nian seemed very happy too. Although he has no family, he now has a real friend. It''s nice to have friends. His loneliness faded a little. "Very fragrant." Tao Zhiyue opened the thermos, "I feel better today than yesterday, and I think the disease will be cured soon." "That''s good." Shen Nian breathed a sigh of relief, "After you recover from your illness, you should also take good care of your body. It''s easy to get sick in winter." "I will. Is today''s operation successful?" "It was very successful. I did this operation for the second time. The lesion was removed completely, and the contact area after reset was also very wide. I think it is more perfect than the case pictures in textbooks..." Shen Nian opened up the chatterbox and chattered endlessly. Suddenly, he stopped embarrassingly: "I''m sorry, you should not be interested in this, I seem to talk too much." Tao Zhiyue listened very attentively: "It''s okay, I like listening very much." Many people have said this to him, but most of them are unwilling to save his face. But Shen Nian felt that only this time, the person who said this was sincere. He seemed to really enjoy hearing himself talk. Is it because of the friend who looks a lot like me? Shen Nian asked curiously: "Can you tell me about your friend? The one who wants to become a doctor." Tao Zhiyu nodded, seeming to think about his words: "Actually, strictly speaking, he cannot be regarded as my friend. This is my unilateral definition." "I only met him once, but he saved me. When I came home from get off work that day, I suddenly... fell ill on the subway." "He was sitting across from me, typing on his mobile phone, his fingers were moving so fast, he didn''t even pause. I was still wondering what the **** he was doing, and it didn''t look like he was chatting. After a long time, I thought, maybe he was talking. writing a novel." "Watching him keep pressing his phone, I was a little bored, and I wanted to take out my phone, but found that I couldn''t move. I couldn''t make a sound, and I froze on my seat. And there were not many people in the car that day. Everyone was looking down at their phones and no one noticed." "Only he noticed, he seemed to be very sensitive to everything around him. After seeing my abnormality, his expression suddenly became very flustered, the phone suddenly fell to the ground, maybe it broke, the impact was loud, I almost had hallucinations of seeing sparks, like falling meteors, but he didn''t care at all and rushed towards me in a hurry." "His mouth was moving, but I didn''t hear the sound. In fact, many sounds in my ears were blurred at that time, but I pulled out my consciousness and calmly thought, it''s not that I can''t hear, it should be that he can''t speak. " "Panicted for a few seconds, he hurried to the next compartment to pull other passengers, but he could only sign and point to me. Maybe many people would think he was crazy and didn''t understand what he wanted to express." "He finally called someone. Someone called 120, and someone called the flight attendant. He came back again and stayed by my side, at a loss. He really wanted to help me, but he didn''t know what to do. I saw his expression was very anxious, Worse than I was, almost on the verge of tears. Then I completely lost consciousness." Shen Nian was worried when he heard it: "Then what?" "Then I woke up." Tao Zhiyue seemed to be joking, "Otherwise you wouldn''t have seen me here." Hearing what he said, Shen Nian''s chest seemed to be filled with a complicated feeling, and he could not speak for a long time. Finally, he whispered: "Fortunately, he discovered your strangeness." "Well, I was lucky to meet him. He gave me a whole new life." Tao Zhiyue looked very serious. Shen Nian can often hear patients say this sentence to himself or colleagues, but at this moment, there seems to be a different meaning in this sentence. After thinking about it, Shen Nian agreed with what Tao Zhiyue said before, "If he can really become a doctor, he will definitely be a very good doctor." Unfortunately, physical defects doomed this impossible. After a moment of silence, Tao Zhiyue asked him, "Why do you want to be a doctor?" Shen Nian answered decisively: "Because I want to heal those who are suffering from illnesses, and I want to make up for the defects in life." Shen Nian paused, and added: "Actually, I''ve thought this way since I was a child... I don''t know why I have such an obsession. I haven''t had any serious illnesses, and I''m obviously a timid person. I''m afraid of blood, afraid of blood. Injection, afraid of bugs, afraid of everything. "Before today, my heart trembled every time I had an operation, but my hands were always steady and never made mistakes. It seemed that God really wanted me to eat this bowl of rice." "Sometimes I think to myself, how can there be such a contradictory person like me." Tao Zhi listened to him quietly, and finally asked, "Is there anything else you want to do? Something that will make you feel happy from the bottom of your heart." This question made Shen Nian think for a whole night. Another night, Tao Zhiyue, whose health had improved a lot, was wrapped in a soft white scarf, and walked downstairs with him in the hospital. The cough is less, the fever is lessened, and the inflammation is slowly subsiding. "I''ve thought about it for a long time. Staying with children is the happiest time for me. I''m willing to do anything for them." Shen Nian smiled and said, "Maybe it''s because I want to make up for my own shortcomings... This is the most frequently mentioned word by my colleagues in the psychology department, childhood shadow." Tao Zhiyue said with certainty: "If you change careers, you will definitely be an excellent teacher." Shen Nian smiled more heartily, as if he had imagined those pure and happy scenes, but his smile slowly disappeared again. "It''s a pity I can''t do it... I don''t have the courage." "I seem to be pushed forward by something all the time, maybe it''s fate, maybe it''s someone else''s eyes, maybe it''s an illusion." "I suspected that I was schizophrenic before, and I went for an examination, because strange thoughts always popped up in my mind." "For example, I obviously like the place where the four seasons are like spring, and I hate summer and winter. In the end, I came to Jinbei Guipei, which has four distinct seasons, and next year I will change jobs to a newly built hospital. Maybe I will stay here forever. , but I am not used to the food here, and I often have allergies. "I don''t think this is what I want, I''m a mess, and I can''t say that to other people, no one will understand, everyone thinks my life is glamorous, no one can see the inside of my head All the weird thoughts, even the doctor can''t diagnose me." Shen Nian''s gaze was very dim: "I don''t know why I am alive, I help others every day, but I still can''t help myself." The air on a winter night was cold, and so was his life. When he came back to his senses, he repeatedly apologized to Tao Zhiyue: "I''m sorry, I didn''t mean to say these bad things, I didn''t control my emotions well..." "It''s okay, it will be more comfortable to say it." Tao Zhiyue changed to a new topic: "Do you want to continue listening to the story of my friend?" Shen Nian nodded: "After you recovered, did you see him again?" "No. Because I didn''t know his name and left that city, I never saw him again. But by chance, I read a novel he wrote, and I seemed to know him a little bit, so the next thing was my Guess." Tao Zhiyue narrated slowly. "I guess he must be a very smart person with strong perseverance, so he can learn to read and write. And I think he should write for the first time, because the writing is not very good. But it is already very good, Looking back, I couldnt even write a composition in the middle school Chinese exam. "The protagonist of his novel is a redeemed disabled person. He also arranged a role for himself, the redeemer. This seems to be a very popular type of story on the Internet, with very routine plots and templates, so he also followed suit. It would be easier for novices to write that way." Hearing this, Shen Nian held his breath. He always felt like he was hearing something important to him, but he didn''t understand why. "But I think that his own unfulfilled wish should be hidden in that novel. I still remember his appearance, his face looked pale, as if he didn''t go out often, and his sitting posture was a little shy, but when he asked for help for me Brave, the bravest man I''ve ever met." "The novel is really amazing. You can weave the widest and farthest dreams with words. I guess his dream may be to save others very earnestly and vigorously, just like the kind of salvation he expects to happen to himself. , to be rescued, loved and protected." "Although I can''t see him again, but looking at the novels he wrote, I will hope that the protagonists in his works will have a good ending, especially the redeemer who projected his wish, so that at least in the novel world, he can have A freer and better life." Shen Nian couldn''t help asking: "In that novel, does this character have a good ending?" "I haven''t finished it yet, but I''m sure it will be good. If it''s not good, I''ll try to make it better." This answer was beyond Shen Nian''s expectation, just as he was about to say something, he heard Tao Zhiyue continue. "Stories in novels can be modified, and real life can also be modified." "Don''t pay attention to other voices and eyes." "Do what you like." Tao Zhiyue repeated, "Yourself." "Myself" Shen Nian murmured and repeated after him. Something seemed to be loosening in my heart. Tao Zhi stared at him steadfastly, as if expecting something: "Can you do me a favor?" "You say, I will definitely help." This is Shen Nian''s most familiar answer, it has been engraved in his bones, I don''t know how many times he has said it. "Can I take you as him and say something I want to say to him?" "You look alike, and you have many similarities, so I thought, when I tell you, maybe he can hear it too." "Sometimes the world and life are truly amazing beyond our imagination." This is such a special request that it hardly counts as a favor. Shen Nian agreed without thinking: "Okay." This time Tao Zhi thought for a long time before he was ready. His voice flowed under the quiet night. "Thank you for saving me that day. I know you did your best, and in the end you did it. You never expected it. You gave me something special. Don''t beat yourself up, you really did a good job gone." "If in the past and in the future, you have encountered some bad things and experienced some strange eyes, but it is not your fault, it has never been your fault. You are a very good person, very strong and You are very kind, you are very important to others, at least to me, you changed my destiny." "My illness is cured, I am now healthy, and I have a happy new life, all because of your original creation, I hope you can hear, I really want to say thank you to your face, unfortunately probably There is no such opportunity." "Fate is unfair, maybe you have less than others, maybe your road is more difficult than others, but those things you have paid will definitely be remembered, will be remembered by the days, and will always be engraved on other people''s hearts. in people''s hearts." "Don''t be afraid of other people''s eyes. You are the best you now, do what you want to do. You have suffered a lot, but fate has compensated you. In places you can''t see, you have created the most incredible things. Miracle." When Tao Zhiyue was talking, snow as light as goose feathers drifted down from the icy night sky. Shen Nian actually couldn''t understand these words, and knew that these words were not meant for himself. But his eyes were red, and tears were about to fall. He also heard a crisp sound like a shackle breaking. Something is missing. Shen Nian suddenly felt an indescribable freedom. It was as if he had opened his eyes to see the world for the first time, looking greedily at this extraordinarily bright winter night. Bugs were flying beside the incandescent lamps outside the bushes, the smell of disinfectant spread from the tall buildings, a bright and clear moon hung in the sky, and the snow in the night sky was reflected in the light beams of the street lamps. The dust that fell on my heart seemed to be blown away by the white snow. "I feel like I''m finally feeling a miracle in myself." Shen Nian wanted to describe his feelings, but his words were incoherent: "I don''t know why I feel moved, and I feel very free, maybe your friend really heard it, maybe I was moved for him... No, this is my own Feeling." "I guess so." Tao Zhiyue looked at him with a smile, "A miracle happened again." Chapter 92： After a night of heavy snowfall, Tao Zhiyue''s pneumonia was completely cured. Bacteria and viruses seemed to be washed away by the vast white snow and disappeared from the body. Looking out from the window of the ward, there is a piece of silver clothes, and there are patients wrapped in coats playing in the snow downstairs. There are small snowmen piled on the ground, and a smiling face with crooked eyebrows is painted on a stone tablet covered with white snow. Tao Zhiyue changed out of his hospital gown, stood at the window and watched for a while, when there was movement at the door. Huo Ran walked in with a pile of lists, and heaved a sigh of relief. "It''s all done." Today is the day to be discharged from the hospital. Tao Zhiyue turned to look at him: "Why did it take so long?" Huo Ran tried to explain: "There is no wrong line this time because there are too many people paying the fee." Since he chose the most common way of seeing a doctor from the beginning, Huo Ran simply insisted on supporting himself all the way, and did not ask others to do it for him. As a result, he moved several times for the pile of comic books, game consoles and vases at home. "Is there really no wrong line?" Huo Ran casually stuffed the list into his bag as if nothing had happened, and changed the subject: "It snowed so much before December, so suddenly." "Well, very suddenly." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but said, "Thank you for your hard work." "Did you go downstairs to see the snow last night?" "I see, it happened just when the snow started to fall." "Does it look good?" "nice." "Is a person not lost?" "No." Tao Zhiyue smiled even more intensely, "Actually, you can ask directly. Dr. Shen and I went downstairs for a walk last night." Huo Ran looked calm: "Are you guys chatting?" "Yes, we talked a lot." Then his voice stopped. Huo Ran continued to pretend to look at the scenery, and finally couldn''t bear it anymore, so he took the initiative to ask: "What are you talking about?" Tao Zhi admired his expression of pretending not to be jealous for a while, and found it very novel. The winter sun is still warm, dyeing Huo Ran''s hair golden. "I''ll tell you when I get home." Tao Zhiyue picked up the backpack and white scarf that had been arranged on the table. The knitted scarf wraps softly around the neck. "I found the answer." When leaving the hospital, Tao Zhiyue looked back with emotion. Shen Nian was probably busy in a certain operating room with lights on. After breaking away from the shackles of the will of the plot, he still needs to get rid of the benevolent or malicious eyes of others, as well as the choice between the expectations of the outside world and his own wishes. That was the only way he could go by himself. After the soul is free, the road ahead will always be much smoother. After returning home and packing up his luggage briefly, Tao Zhiyue found the pure white puzzle box that had been put away by the two of them from the shelf, and there was even a little dust on it. Huo Ran was mentally preparing to hear the truth, but when he saw his actions, he was shocked. In particular, Tao Zhiyue picked up the note he had written in the box and looked at it nostalgicly. Huo Ran remembered what he wrote on it. [This puzzle is difficult, and finding the answer is also difficult, maybe we can work together faster. ] He couldn''t help feeling a sense of panic digging a hole for himself. Huo Ran asked very cautiously: "Do you have to complete this puzzle before you know the answer...?" This puzzle was too difficult. The two of them worked hard a few times, but in the end they either went to the game room to relax, or went to the balcony to watch the construction site to decompress. Anyway, they ended up giving up every time. A thousand chaotic and disorderly fragments, they probably only assembled less than a hundred pieces. Tao Zhiyue nodded: "Of course, you bought this." "..." Huo Ran was in distress, and felt that the front was dark, "Then I will go online to find some strategies." Tao Zhi laughed more, "Wait a minute, I''ll get some auxiliary tools." A moment later, Huo Ran, who was frowning and staring at the phone screen, heard footsteps and raised his head heavily, only to see Tao Zhiyue bring a bunch of paint and glue. Tubes of colorful acrylic paint piled on a table next to immaculate white jigsaw puzzle pieces. Tao Zhiyue took the lead in unscrewing a tube of red paint. "You can draw whatever you want this time." Huo Ran was stunned: "Is it drawn on the puzzle?" "Well, then I''m going to stick them on the wall, right next to the world map." Vermilion and lemon yellow fused on the white shards for a vivid orange. Tao Zhi thought for a while: "This sun seems a bit abstract." Looking at this piece of irregular orange fragments, Huo Ran was surprised: "Is this the sun?" "I said yes." Tao Zhiyue didn''t hesitate any longer, and slashed the paint boldly, painting many orange pieces in one go, forming a big sun, "I have the final say on the world I draw." After a brief astonishment, Huo Ran seemed to understand what he meant. He looked around the dizzying array of paints and settled on ultramarine blue. The raindrops in his imagination were almost of this color. "Is that Dr. Shen... someone you met in another world? Is it the author of this novel?" "It might be him, or it might not be him." Tao Zhi said calmly: "Maybe he also entered the novel world like me, but lost his memory after having a sound body. Or maybe he is just a character in the novel, based on the author, so he has a similar face. But this character has a soul of his own." "No one can give a real answer. I prefer the latter possibility, so I want to choose this answer." Huo Ran has now accepted these mysterious-sounding descriptions well: "Is it like me?" "Well, everyone is different from the book. They all have their own thoughts and souls. The only one who is controlled by the plot is Dr. Shen, who has placed too much obsession with the author." "Why is this happening?" Huo Ran painted the rain drop after drop with ultramarine blue, "Why does a novel become the real world?" "I don''t know. In fact, I have thought of many possibilities." "Perhaps all novels will project a real world from the moment of birth." "Maybe this is not a novel. The novel that appeared in my mind is just an instruction manual to help me understand everything in front of me, but it was introduced wrongly, so I had so many misunderstandings." "Maybe it''s because the original two-dimensional novel was activated by an alien soul, just like the butterfly effect, so everything changed." Tao Zhiyue recalled the scene when the mobile phone containing the novel fell on the subway that day, and he had hallucinations of seeing shooting stars. The impact of the fall brings meteors, but there is no space for two-dimensional text, and the falling meteors may fall at any time. The author who couldn''t speak was eager to keep him. He hoped that this strange passenger could be rescued and continue to live a good life. Human will can always create miracles. A miracle happened, Tao Zhiyue gained a new life, and the tragic tool man character in the original book disappeared, and was replaced by him, and all the stories were reversed accordingly. Because he witnessed the passing of life with his own eyes, the author regretted that he should not have written such a plot and ending. The original novel is full of the author''s obsession, and the soul of the premature death who fell into the new world is also full of unfinished regrets. Maybe Tao Zhiyue''s regret started from that moment, entangled with this world and merged into one. Huo Ran''s younger brother has become a younger sister, financial management books have become meteor showers, and liking for making money has become wanting to travel. That was not only Huo Ran''s dream, but also his dream. Tao Zhiyue liked this answer the most. It is full of the wonder of life and the romance of the world. It seemed that he had already existed in Huo Ran''s life a long time ago. Seeing Huo Ran''s pensive expression, Tao Zhiyue asked, "Which possibility do you like?" "I like the first one. If you think about it this way, maybe all the novels I''ve read are real. Countless worlds are running in places I can''t see. Suddenly, the universe seems to be full of infinite possibilities." After thinking about it, Huo Ran added: "And I can find some theoretical support." Tao Zhiyue was surprised: "What theory?" Huo Ran said solemnly: "The second law of thermodynamics, the principle of entropy increase, an isolated system will not become orderly unless another consciousness intervenes, and the author is that consciousness." "So I hope that all novels can become the real world, so that when I read novels in the future, I may also bring the mood of traveling." "Isn''t the promotion of this law limited in scope?" "I say yes." Huo Ran also learned his sentence patterns, "I have the final say on my imagination." Tao Zhi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That makes sense, then you can really stay in the Saturn library and travel around the world without leaving home." Huo Ran corrected him very rigorously: "It''s traveling around countless worlds." "Well, there are countless." Tao Zhiyue nodded, "Now I also like this possibility, maybe I come from another novel world." "Which possibility did you like just now?" Huo Ran was curious, "Let me combine it, maybe it will be more interesting." "I won''t tell you." "I guess you like the Butterfly Effect, there is a feeling of dominance, and if I were you, I would like this possibility too." "What kind of strange description is self-important?" "Then I''ll change to another one and dominate the world? Look down on all living beings?" Among the increasingly weird adjectives, Tao Zhiyue had a flash of inspiration: "Did you read the comic book about fighting for hegemony in the martial arts?" "No, I just flipped through it casually." "Really?" "Really, I only read twenty pages at most." "I remember these words appearing frequently after about forty pages." "Ah, you''ve seen it too? I thought you were busy chatting and didn''t have time to watch it." "...I smell vinegar, so sour." In the gradually drifting chat conversation, countless pure white fragments were slowly stained with color. There is never a standard answer to the encounters in life, and there may be no reason for the beginning and end of many things. But everyone can choose which interpretation they prefer. The universe is meaningless. Looking out from your own world, you are the soul of everything. A few days later, the 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle was finally finished. On the light-colored wallpaper, an orange-yellow square sun, ultramarine-colored rain, and an umbrella made of various mixed colors appeared. Huo Ran looked at the masterpiece in front of him with satisfaction, it was his creation. A huge umbrella, and the rain under the sun. "Is it better than the umbrella you left in Beijing?" "Well, it looks like plastic surgery." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "I almost don''t remember what color it is." "It''s okay, just remember the color of this umbrella." "First, count how many colors there are in it." On the dense jigsaw pieces, each piece has a different color and stroke, and they are born in random sway. "...don''t count, keep a sense of mystery." The pure white instruction manual is filled with a unique world, and the pure white puzzle pieces become a colorful collage. Looking at the colorful glass-like wall in front of him, Tao Zhiyue said with emotion: "Perhaps in a place that we can''t see, an umbrella-shaped world with a square sun was really born." Huo Ran agreed: "What happened there must be a fairy tale." "I think so too. Do you want to add a big colorful bear?" "The puzzle runs out, or if I move the stand up hanger and hang that shirt up, will it get sucked out of the world?" "You can try it, but if it is really sucked away, there will be no couple shirts in the future, only one left." Huo Ran immediately came to a conclusion: "Forget it." The two stood in front of the dreamy wall and talked nonsense for a while, and couldn''t help laughing. The house is also like a fairy tale, full of memories and stories that only the two of them can understand. Tao Zhiyue liked this home very much. He suddenly said: "I hope that after the game is launched next month, it will sell well." "Huh?" Huo Ran was surprised by his sudden change of subject, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?" "The more money the project earns, the more bonus it will be." Tao Zhi said more seriously, "Then I can stand in the house like you and casually say to the agent, I bought it." He also wanted to experience such a famous scene. Huo Ran was about to say something, but stopped, and smiled instead: "This game will definitely sell well." Then he can have a home that is completely his own. After recovering from the winter flu, Tao Zhiyue returned to work in the company, paying attention to rest and relaxation while busy. This time, he no longer suffers from heart problems. Time flies, and he hopes that the end of December will come soon. In the desk calendar on the coffee table, a circle is drawn on December 13th, and a circle is also drawn on December 24th in the next row. One night when we were reading comics side by side on the sofa, Huo Ran caught a glimpse of the red circle on the desk calendar. "The 13th is the day of the game''s public beta, I understand that." Huo Ran analyzed, "But why are circles drawn on Christmas Eve? Do you like this festival very much? There were no circles on Valentine''s Day and Qixi Festival before." Tao Zhiyue said calmly: "Because I have prepared a gift, and I will give it to you on Christmas Eve." Gift. A gift that can be announced by Tao Zhiyue in advance must be very special. Huo Ranying raised his brows and eyes reservedly. "Shouldn''t I guess?" Tao Zhiyue said firmly: "It''s okay to guess, you will definitely not be able to guess." "..." The familiar desire to win and lose immediately appeared in Huo Ran''s heart, "I can definitely guess it." "Then you guess, it''s impossible." "Okay, since you are so convinced that it is impossible for me to guess, I will start with the place where you are most embarrassed. Is it new..." Tao Zhiyue covered Huo Ran''s head with a pillow in a timely manner, preventing him from continuing. "What''s going on in your head every day?" Chapter 93： [December 1, Tuesday, sunny] Today I guessed something that cannot be written in a diary. As I expected, I was beaten. Exercise is indeed very useful. The strength of the gift has increased a lot. I need to increase the intensity of exercise and cannot be surpassed. Gift is a very logical person, I don''t think it will be difficult to guess, there must be traces to follow. And the gift seemed pretty sure I would like the gift. So it should have something to do with my hobbies. Will it be basketball shoes? [December 2, Wednesday, light rain] Guess wrong, not basketball shoes. In fact, I have not played basketball for a long time, and I have no energy. In addition to going to work recently, I usually stay at home and read comics, play games, and go to the balcony to enjoy the scenery of the construction site. Will it be two telescopes? One person, one person, can see the details of the operation of the tower crane. After all, the distance is still a bit far, and the naked eye can''t see it clearly. Seems like a possibility. But I told him before that the fifth birthday gift my dad gave me was a telescope, and he probably wouldnt give repeated gifts. Could it be a special telescope? Not sure, ask tomorrow. [December 3, Thursday, cloudy] Guessed wrong again. Not a telescope, not a bird-spotting scope, or anything with a magnifying telescope. Suddenly, there was a sense of crisis that might not be guessed. Is it because I don''t know Comrade Putao well enough? I do not believe. My sister had enough fun after graduation and started working. I am very relieved, and we will have a common topic in the future. Remind her every Sunday night that tomorrow is Monday. Speaking of sister... Pig''s head, dahlia, flower, plant. I have given grapes flowers many times, so will this gift be flowers? Or it can be a potted plant that can be kept in the office, such as succulents, so it''s like he is accompanying me to work. This idea is very reasonable, like his style. I think I guessed it right. [December 6, Sunday, rain and snow] Still guessed wrong. I don''t know what else to guess today, I have already guessed all my hobbies and recent events. I''m about to lose my logic. There was a light knock on the door of the room. Huo Ran replied reflexively: "Yes." So Tao Zhiyue unscrewed the handle, opened the door and came in. Holding a pen in his hand, Huo Ran sat in front of the table with a serious expression, frowning. Tao Zhiyue looked at it silently for a while, and his tone was very confused: "If this is not a fancy game room, I will feel that you are dealing with some very important business contract." "Why do you show such an expression when you write your diary?" "..." Huo Ran paused, trying to put away his heavy heart, "No, you read it wrong, you must be hallucinating." Tao Zhiyue laughed and said, "Why are you imitating my speech again?" "Science proves that the essence of human beings is a repeater." Huo Ran closed the brown notebook, put it in the drawer under the computer desk, and got up. "Is supper ready?" "There''s no supper. I only watched the second half of the rebroadcast this afternoon. It''s just started. Do you want to watch it?" "Look, I just fell asleep after watching it." The two sat down on the sofa, Tao Zhiyue suddenly remembered something. "I found a problem, why didn''t you guess the gift today?" "...Let''s talk later, the show has begun!" Surviving this day without any danger, when he was lying on the bed at night, Huo Ran kept flashing six big golden characters in his mind. I can definitely guess. This turned out to be another flag. Huo Ran closed his eyes melancholy, fell asleep, and decided to pin his hope of breaking the flag on himself tomorrow. But it didn''t help. Huo Ran who woke up the next day even lost his logic even more. The busy morning passed quickly, and at lunch time, instead of asking his assistant to order food, he went to the restaurant downstairs to eat. Fresh surroundings help to develop ideas. If it was placed a few months ago, the employees might not dare to show their grandeur when they saw the cold president who usually has a sense of distance come to the restaurant for dinner, and the restaurant that should be lively was silent. But now Huo Ran has become a lot more approachable, so everyone greeted him with a smile, and chatted as usual, at most paying attention to their posture. Putting aside the exclusive skin for work, there is no need to keep a straight face all day long, he will behave as he is originally. No matter from which aspect, Huo Ran felt very relaxed. The two girls at the next table are discussing the weekend that just ended. "I went to the ski resort in the western suburbs with my boyfriend yesterday! It was fun, although I fell a few times hahahaha." "Wow, I haven''t heard of it before. Is it new? I want to go too." "That''s right, there have been a lot of new things in the city in the past two years. It''s finally a new way to go out on weekends. Otherwise, you''ll always be the third kind of shopping, eating and watching movies. It''s so boring." "Speaking of which, there is a drive-in theater in Xincheng. I have only seen it in foreign movies before. Have you two been there?" "I''ve heard of it! But I haven''t been there yet. I will definitely go when I buy a car in the future!..." Huo Ran quietly pricked up his ears to listen. Now he has completely abandoned logical deduction, and decided to adopt the method of casting a wide net, and catch whatever comes to mind. [HR: Will you take me skiing? There is a newly opened ski resort in the western suburbs. ] [HR: Would it be a lot like Santa Claus in his sleigh while skiing, and then end up eating apples? ] Ten kilometers away, Tao Zhiyue, who was also having lunch at the company, quickly sent a reply. Huo Ran, who had never set a note for Tao Zhiyue before, finally thought of the most suitable note name recently. [Gift: How did you come up with this hahahahaha. ] [Gift: Congratulations, wrong answer again o(*RQ)] But he didn''t tell Tao Zhiyue. Because the words "the gift is yourself" will lead to being beaten before you know it. [Gift: Is skiing fun? I haven''t skied yet. ] [HR: Fun, I can teach you. ] [Gift: You won''t...do you have a certificate? ] [Gift: Is there such a thing as a ski pass? ] [HR: Yes, those who took the exam abroad, next time I go back to Yanping, I will find it for you. ] [HR: The dog ticks and rolls.gif] [Gift:] [Gift: I''m really not surprised. ] [Gift: (''-''))''-'')] [HR: Do you want to go skiing this weekend? ] [HR: I didn''t watch the snowfall in the hospital last time with you. ] [Gift: OK. ] [Gift: But this weekend happens to be the day when the game goes live, so I must stay in the company to guard it. ] [Gift: Thursday will be a day off early. ] [HR: Then go on Thursday, and you can relax by the way. ] [HR: Rounding up, this week will be over soon, and rounding up, it will be Christmas Eve. ] [HR: Little Bear Goes Around.gif] [Gift: Wake up, it''s only Monday. ] [HR: Don''t wake up! ] The days of anticipation passed quickly. On Thursday morning, Tao Zhiyue was dumbfounded looking at the trunk full of ski suits, helmets, protectors and other equipment. "You actually prepared so many things..." Tao Zhiyue looked at the brand new silver-gray luxury SUV in front of him, and guessed: "Is this a special car for going out in the future?" Huo Ran nodded as a matter of course: "The trunk of this model is relatively large." Well for good reason. There is absolutely no way to refute it. But this car is very handsome. The silver-gray color and the streamlined body are very futuristic, and people can''t take their eyes off it. Seeing Tao Zhiyue circling the car with great interest, Huo Ran took the initiative and said, "Do you want to drive?" "Yes." Tao Zhiyue said without hesitation, "But I haven''t driven this model before, so there should be no difference, right?" "No, don''t worry, it''s just that the vision is slightly higher." On the way to the suburban ski resort, there will be a section of mountain road. It has been half a year since Tao Zhiyue got his driver''s license. Originally, he has a stable personality and drives very carefully. During this year, Huo Ran has also paid special attention to driving safety. Putting it all together, there is probably no one who pays more attention to traffic rules and TV dramas than the two of them. People who are against the case. The most frightening driving scene in a TV series: talking to the driver at the wheel, arguing, flirting, and no one looking at the road ahead. Tao Zhiyue in the driver''s seat was concentrating on it, while Huo Ran in the passenger seat next to him was looking at the scenery outside the window. Calm and soothing piano music is playing in the car stereo. Today''s weather is very good, there are no clouds and fog in the mountains, only trees that are still tall and straight in winter. Huo Ran looked at the scenery for a while, and Tao Zhiyue''s driving movements for a while, always very quiet. Tao Zhiyue occasionally noticed his gaze, and smiled a little. The sun was shining and bright. The dream related to the Panshan Highway gradually disappeared from the depths of my memory. It is overlaid with the reality of what is happening. The silver-gray shadow drove steadily into the parking lot outside the ski resort. Arriving smoothly, Tao Zhiyue loosened his seat belt with satisfaction: "It''s very comfortable to drive." Huo Ran came down from the other side and spoke highly of it: "It''s more stable than me, and the reverse was also smooth just now. It seems that you fit well with it." Tao Zhiyue suddenly understood what he meant: "And then you want to say, do you want to give me this car?" "...Is it so obvious?" "Obviously." Tao Zhiyue said vigilantly, "So what''s your purpose next? Now I don''t need any open space to practice my car." Huo Ran said seriously: "I was just wondering if there would be any difference between the driver''s seat and the passenger''s seat" Tao Zhiyue interrupted forcefully: "Okay, there''s no need to say any more." He shouldn''t believe that Huo Ran can give any serious answer. Huo Ran plausibly said: "Are you thinking wrong? I want to say, if you look at you from another angle, you will have a different feeling." "...Go away!" Before putting on the snowboard, Huo Ran taught him to warm up and exercise his body fully. Then put on the full set of equipment, look at the tightly wrapped opponent through the goggles and helmet, and can''t see the face at all, like two future people who are about to explore Mars. so silly. Tao Zhiyue laughed in his helmet, he felt that Huo Ran must be laughing too. Huo Ran took him to the green **** with the gentlest slope, and patiently taught him how to maintain his center of gravity and skiing posture. Almost all of them are beginners here, and many people are wrestling awkwardly on the snowy road, and there are exclamations and laughter from time to time. Tao Zhiyue was mentally prepared, and when he was about to slide down, two beginners fell neatly in front of him. The yellow helmet fell first, and even the purple helmet next to it fell into a ball. Although I may become so embarrassed after a while, I still have to laugh when I should laugh. Tao Zhiyue tried his best to finish laughing silently, and suddenly felt that this person wearing a purple helmet looked strangely familiar. He poked Huo Ran next to him, so Huo Ran also stared at the purple helmet, as if remembering something. "This is the first time we''ve played outdoors together," he concluded slowly. "Well, it''s the first time." Tao Zhi said in a daze, "I always feel like I should meet someone." While speaking, the purple helmet in front of him who was trying to stand up slowly turned his head if he felt something. The weird staring through the goggles. Although he couldn''t see his face clearly, Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help saying hello to the purple helmet in this familiar atmosphere. "Hello, Jin Shao..." He paused, "Far away." Huo Ran in the ski suit shook his shoulders with a smile, and seemed to sigh: "Why did I meet you again?" Jin ShaoPurple HelmetFall to the GroundYuan: Chapter 94： At the scene of Jin Shaoyuan''s death, laughter came from the yellow helmet beside him. Through the helmet, the sound was a bit fuzzy, as if it had its own reverberation. But it sounds good. At this point, Jin Shaoyuan seemed to have given up struggling, and just poked the other party lightly with the ski pole in his hand. Then he whispered, "Don''t laugh." The result, of course, is a much happier smile. Jin Shaoyuan was silent for a few seconds, then stood up vigorously, pulling up the yellow helmet by the way. But the yellow helmet laughed so happily that he simply stretched out his hand and pulled it, making Jin Shaoyuan sit down again. Snow foam splashed up one after another. For some reason, watching this scene, three characters popped out of Tao Zhiyue''s mind. Knocked. He turned his head to look at Huo Ran who was still smiling, and the eyes of the two reached an agreement through the lens. This must be Jin Shaoyuan''s target. very curious. What was even more surprising was that Jin Shaoyuan, who was stuck in the snow, actually moved to the edge of the snowy road with a sense of public morality, so as not to affect other people on the snowy road. This is completely different from the previous image of the second president who violated laws and regulations. Is this the power of love? Huo Ran was the first to express emotion: "This time you are finally not alone." Jin Shaoyuan numbly said: "Why are you guys again?" Huo Ran said solemnly: "The city is relatively small, so you will meet acquaintances when you walk on the street." "On the bright side, at least this time you''re just skiing and wrestling normally, and no one is holding a lot of snacks like octopus balls." "...Do I still have to thank you for helping me remember so clearly?" Jin Shaoyuan gritted his teeth. Huo Ran didn''t change his face: "You''re welcome." Since Huo Ran asked him to help arrange the fireworks in the water park last time, the two of them have almost settled their suspicions. Coupled with the cooperation of the project under development, they often meet and can be regarded as friends. The yellow helmet who was listening silently couldn''t help repeating: "Octopus balls..." The sound is beautiful and neutral. Without waiting for the people around him to continue talking, Jin Shaoyuan took off the snowboard decisively and stood up, and walked out in a random direction. "Have fun and see you later." Seeing the two figures walking away, Huo Ran hesitated to speak: "Should I remind him that the red road is over there..." Tao Zhi was more uncertain: "It shouldn''t be necessary, I think Jin Shao''s girlfriend will remind him." "It makes sense, he looks smarter than Jin Shaoyuan." Huo Ran couldn''t help asking, "Isn''t he a boyfriend?" "Her voice is beautiful, how could it be a boy?" "But he is about the same height as Jin Shaoyuan, and seems to be a little taller." "You''re height discrimination." "I didn''t, your voice discriminates." "..." Tao Zhiyue insisted, "I don''t care, it''s just tall girls." "Neutral boy." Huo Ran said concisely, "Come and bet." "What bet?" "Good question, let me think about it..." "Forget it, don''t think about it. If I win, you will mop the floor tomorrow. If I lose, you will do laundry tomorrow." Huo Ran was about to agree, when he suddenly realized: "These two results seem to be the same." At the same time, Tao Zhiyue had already slid down the gentle **** smoothly with his ski poles in hand, and the sound of cold wind rang in his ears. "I didn''t hear it, the protest is invalid." The snowboard left shallow scratches on the snowy road, and soon, Huo Ran chased after him. "Like Santa delivering presents on a sleigh?" "No, this is seatless." "Then next time we go to ride a real sled, it''s really fun." "...why have you played with everything?" "Actually, have you ever played" Distant voices interweave and disperse in the white snow. By the time he was about to go home in the evening, Tao Zhiyue was already able to glide freely on the blue intermediate ski trail. After staying with Huo Ran for a long time, I probably also got a little bit of his super learning ability. However, the gender of the yellow helmet remains a mystery. Unfortunately, until they left the ski resort, they didn''t meet those two eye-catching helmets again, and Jin Shaoyuan and his boyfriend/girlfriend didn''t know where they went. Huo Ran, who is always curious, couldn''t help sending Jin Shaoyuan a message on PP. [HR: Mr. Jin, I have a question for you. ] [Jin Shaoyuan:? ] [HR: May I ask if the yellow helmet that is walking with you today is a woman or a man? ] Jin Shaoyuan typed for a long time before he sent a new message. [Jin Shaoyuan: ...] [Jin Shaoyuan: Why do you ask this? ] [HR: Because we both have different opinions and want to know who is right. ] This time Jin Shaoyuan replied quickly. [Jin Shaoyuan: Oh, don''t want to know. ] [HR:? ] As soon as this message was sent, a red exclamation point popped up next to it. [The other party has turned on friend verification, and you are not his (her) friend yet. ] Huo Ran stared at the screen, thinking for a while. Then he sighed: "Even the system prompts are so rigorous..." Tao Zhi, who was watching the screen openly, laughed out loud: "Is this the revenge from Jin Shao?" Thinking of the magical dialogue between the chicken and the duck a long time ago, Huo Ran also laughed: "Extraordinarily law-abiding." On the return trip, Huo Ran drove the car, and the two exchanged places. Looking at the white snow field that was dyed brilliantly by the sunset glow behind him, Tao Zhiyue took out his mobile phone and took a photo. On the full display shelf at home, there is another souvenir. It''s a pity that when Huo Ran accidentally rolled over and wrestled in the afternoon, he couldn''t see his face clearly with his helmet on, otherwise Tao Zhiyue would have taken a picture of it, and immediately set it as a screen saver for his mobile phone. Tao Zhiyue, who has experienced the transformation and sublimation of the relationship stage for the first time, feels that every day is full of unknown surprises and stable happiness. It sounds contradictory, but they do coexist. Every day is like gold. On the calendar, the days circled in red are coming soon. After the temporary vacation ended, Tao Zhiyue went to work as usual the next day, and found that the emotions of colleagues in the entire project team were collectively between "why didn''t you come on Sunday" and "ahh, why is Sunday so soon" Jump repeatedly. By this time, the game is completely set, nothing can be changed, and it won''t actually be busy. But the better the results of the previous test, the higher the expectation, and the more concerned about gains and losses. Therefore, people often try to find faults in the modules they are responsible for with excessive anxiety, for fear that they will drag their legs and hips after going online. So the busiest person became the chief planner and producer Fang Shiwu. Busy telling everyone to calm down. After finally staying up until the lunch break was approaching, Tao Zhiyue, who had just relaxed at the ski resort for a day, finally became nervous after seeing everyone''s unpredictable expressions. Guan Yudong even brought a few packs of puffed food to decompress by pinching shrimp crackers. Tao Zhiyue, who was sitting across from him, watched silently for a while, and couldn''t help but ask, "Would it be better to squeeze the foam paper?" The bubble paper is neatly arranged one by one, and it is soft and strong when pinched. Guan Yudong nodded fiercely: "This is a meal replacement. I just placed an order for foam paper yesterday. I bought a large roll. I just checked the logistics and it should be delivered to the company in the afternoon. When the time comes, everyone will pinch it together. You''re welcome. " Tao Zhiyue had to be convinced: "Thank you, you are really thoughtful." "This is what I should do." Guan Yudong glanced at the screen, and then forced himself to move away, "Ah, I can''t look at the compiler at all now! I feel like I wrote a bunch of **** when I saw it, and I want to overthrow all the important things." Come on, help, help, why can''t you fast forward to Sunday!" Thinking of the kindness of the foam paper, Tao Zhiyue decided to say some nonsense to help him relieve his emotions. "Guess what I was doing yesterday?" "Are you optimizing the automatic quarrel program! The day after tomorrow it will definitely come in handy, woo woo woo!" "...No. I went to the newly opened ski resort in the suburbs. Have you ever skied?" The classmate Xinguagua, a girl with a brain in love, always talked about going to the southern hemisphere to see snow and penguins, so Tao Zhiyue decided to start with snow to divert his attention. "No! Is it fun?" "It''s fun. After a while, we can go play together when we are free. The snow may be a little more solid then." In previous years, it rarely snowed in northern Shanxi, but this year there have been a few, especially the one I saw in the hospital at the end of last month. No need to go to the southern hemisphere, right here, everyone saw the snow together. "Okay, okay, did you go with afternoon tea yesterday?" "Well, he can teach you when the time comes, so there is no need to hire a coach." "That''s great, it saves money! When it comes to money, I don''t know how much bonus this project will give out. Help! Will it crash the day after tomorrow? If it crashes, will it be my fault?! No, I want it bonus!" "..." Forget it, there is no help. Tao Zhi calmly withdrew his gaze. Or Huang Jie, who was working seriously next to him, was calmer and kept his ears to the outside world. Are you fixing bugs? Tao Zhi looked at his screen more curiously. A piece of gray, red, green and blue numbers, densely packed small flags, and a ball of orange flame suddenly exploded in the center. Xiao Huang began to roll his hands on the keyboard in frustration, crackling and crackling. ...It turned out to be minesweeping. It seems that everyone''s way of resolving anxiety is different. After hesitating for a moment, Tao Zhiyue, driven by the atmosphere, picked up his favorite method. Water forum, brush dynamics. Life is so fulfilling, he hasn''t been on the Sky Forum for a long time, and he doesn''t recognize many of the latest popular abbreviations and slang terms, so he''s confused, and he''s reading thousands of times while reading the posts. I had a little experience of Huo Ran''s feeling when he entered the online world for the first time. In the reply list, Tao Zhiyue found the post where he first met Huo Ran. TitleI was pursued by four people of the same sex, but I am a straight man, how should I politely refuse? [hot] The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he bad-heartedly shared the post link with Huo Ran. [Tao: See what good things I found. ] [Xiao Huo:! ! ] [Xiao Huo: Quickly withdraw! You are not allowed to watch either! ] [Xiao Huo: Just seeing the title, I started to feel embarrassed. ] [Xiao Huo: Weeping Cat Head.jpg] [Tao: Hahahahahaha. ] [Tao: I definitely wont watch it. ] [Tao: Next time, next time, next time.jpg] Of course he read it, and he could imagine Huo Ran''s expression when he wrote every sentence. Fortunately, Huo Ran inadvertently came up with a very attractive title, and fortunately he followed suit with the nickname of Director Tao. Fate is a wonderful thing. While chatting with Huo Ran, a new red dot appeared in Tao Zhiyue''s message list. It was Shen Nian''s news. [Shen Nian: I went to school today to go through the formalities and got hired, so I am very nervous. If I don''t teach well, I''ll go back to being a doctor. ] [Shen Nian: You can also be a school doctor, but unfortunately this school already has a school doctor, and he looks very fierce and difficult to get along with, I didn''t dare to say hello to him. ] Then he sent a photo. It was the entrance of the market with people coming and going. People were wearing ordinary long sleeves and coats, chatting with a smile. The stalls were filled with flowers of various varieties, and the sidewalks were full of greenery. [Shen Nian: I rented a very cozy one-bedroom apartment nearby. ] [Shen Nian: There are flower markets everywhere here, as if it is always spring. ] But outside Tao Zhiyue''s window is the winter day in northern Shanxi, and the branches and leaves are withered. But he saw spring through the lens of others. [Tao: I am also very nervous, if the game does not sell well the day after tomorrow...] [Tao: I dont seem to know what kind of career I can switch to. ] [Shen Nian: Hahahahaha hiccup. ] [Shen Nian: Little Penguin Tears.jpg] [Tao: Little Penguin Tears.jpg] But what should come still has to come. At ten o''clock on Sunday morning, "New World" officially launched its public beta. Chapter 95： Huo Sihan, who is thousands of miles away, rarely gets up early on weekends, and has been inseparable from his mobile phone since nine o''clock in the morning. While chatting with the sisters in the group, he is excitedly waiting for ten o''clock to arrive. Huo Sihan has the advantage of being close to the water. He got the invitation code for the closed beta early on, and has already experienced part of the game content, so he lived like a sailor while waiting for the public beta. [I''m a good cook: @Give me barley! ! I just went to the official blog to see the standing paintings of the next five male protagonists. They are all handsome. Which one do you think has a better plot? ] [Give me barley! ! : Children only make choices, of course adults want all of them! ] [Give me barley! ! : But I personally like the overbearing Mr. Jiang''s line the most. Sometimes it''s very suave, and sometimes it''s funny hahahahaha! ] [Chichichi: I like the artist''s character design! Blue sweater and white scarf in winter! Woooooo gentleness will kill me forever! ] [ߡ: No one likes convenience store clerks! It''s the first time I saw such a profession in the Otome mobile game, and it feels like a sunny and healthy type! Ahhh I want to organize shelves late at night with him! ] [ߡ: The quiet street in the middle of the night, the lights of the convenience store, the pink sparkling water drink, the smiling little milk dog, ah, ah, Li Hui is so amazing, I am lost! ] [Give me barley! ! : Fuck, I have never experienced this line! Well, I declare that I am empathetic. ] [Chichichi: Hahahaha scumbag! Domineering CEO: Woman, can you say it again? ] After talking nonsense with his sisters for a long time, when it was 9:58, Huo Sihan stared at the game interface downloaded in advance on his phone with bated breath, waiting for the server to open. At the same time, Huo Ran, who was alone in Room 1502, also maintained the same expression. Although he did not invest in this game, nor did he participate in the production, but he knew everyone who made this game, witnessed their daily efforts, and heard every ups and downs and joys they experienced, so he is also very nervous now. I don''t know what kind of mood Tao Zhiyue is in the company. Originally, Huo Ran wanted to order morning tea, so that everyone could comfort themselves with food when they were nervous, but today the real boss Jiang Ye has already ordered snacks and tea, so there is no room for him to use his abilities. One minute. thirty seconds. ten seconds. three seconds. When the second was exactly ten o''clock, Huo Ran also pressed the button to enter the game very precisely. It was dark at first, and then gradually appeared ripples on the screen like the swaying water surface, interlaced sunlight and starlight, hazy memory fragments flowing away, like a passing river. "I" woke up from the darkness, slowly opened my eyes, and looked at the new world in front of me in confusion. What followed was an introduction to the background of the story and a guide for beginners. Huo Ran, who participated in the internal test before, is actually no stranger to this opening animation. But looking at it today, it seems to have a special feeling. It seems to have indirectly experienced a little bit of Tao Zhiyue''s mood when he came to this world. After going through the novice guide, Huo Ran finished picking up the nickname of the game and decided to start in a secluded town. There is a 24-hour convenience store in the town and a hotel with little business. There is an always sunny and optimistic clerk in the convenience store, and a painter who comes to collect and sketch lives in the hotel. Huo Ran felt that the combination of the convenience store clerk and the painter was more like Tao Zhiyue, so he decided to try to capture these two characters at the same time. Huo Ran was nestled on the sofa in the living room, playing the game very seriously, when a message from Huo Sihan suddenly popped up on his phone. [Give me barley! ! : Ah ah, have you played? ! ] [HR: Playing, what are you doing? ] [Give me barley! ! : Judging by your tone, you just didnt find any easter eggs. Hahahaha, its not in vain. As soon as I entered the game, I clicked everywhere! ] [HR: What easter eggs? ] [Give me barley! ! : I won''t tell you, it must be an easter egg left by brother Zhizhi, slightly slightly slightly! ] [HR sent a red envelope. ] [Give me barley! ! : In the game settings - feedback and suggestions, thank you boss, happy cooperation/handshake] [HR: /handshake] Huo Ran immediately abandoned the plot and turned on the game settings. When he saw the feedback suggestion interface, he froze for a moment, then smiled. This interface is not a regular blank pop-up window, or a customer service dialog box, but a Q-version villain with his head buried in the back of the computer typing on the keyboard. There was a knocking sound coming from the back of the computer, Huo Ran poked the computer curiously, the knocking sound stopped instantly, and the villain poked his head out from behind the computer, it turned out that he was still wearing a pink peach headgear. Two options appear on the interface at the same time. [Suggestion] [Take a shot] Huo Ran didn''t have any suggestions to make, so he clicked and patted. There were two blushes on the peach-headed man''s face, and he immediately retracted to the back of the computer and started typing on the keyboard. so cute. Huo Ran thought for a while, then poked the computer again, waited for Taozi''s head to pop out, and then patted it. It felt like patting Tao Zhiyue''s head. While he was enjoying himself, Huo Sihan sent another message. [Give me barley! ! : Dear brother, are you taking pictures repeatedly? ] [HR:] [HR: I don''t. ] [Give me barley! ! : Hahahahaha, dont be shy, Ive been filming for ten minutes, too cute to watch! Another day, I really want to try to shoot brother Zhizhi''s head! ] [HR: You are not allowed to shoot. ] [Give me barley! ! : Hey, you ~ tube ~ not ~ with ~! Many players have discovered this easter egg. ] [Give me barley! ! : There is a lot of discussion on the scarf now! I think this game is really hot! So happy! ] Huo Ran hasn''t worn a scarf for a long time since he sent out the scarf to clarify the airport photos. The message bar was full of red dots, which caused him to be stuck for a while when logging in to the scarf. Huo Ran glanced roughly, many people were saying that he must have broken up with his casual boyfriend, otherwise why would he disappear after posting a Weibo, obviously to coax others that their love period is over, I haven''t deleted it yet, and I don''t know if Huo Ran will feel embarrassed if the next one sees it. No breakup, no next term, no embarrassment. Huo Ran replied silently in his heart. The only things that can embarrass him are the box of nesting dolls carefully inspected by the security inspectors, the game coins thrown into the coin box on the bus, and the post on the Sky Forum back then... No, I can''t think about it anymore, it''s really embarrassing. Huo Ran, who forced his brain to clear the embarrassing memories, went to the official blog of One Tree Game first. The latest one has tens of thousands of comments. [One Tree Game V: "New World" has officially started its public beta today, thank you for your love! Due to the influx of a large number of players in a short period of time, the server... is still strong! Hahahaha did not collapse! ! It can even do Modo Modo! ! ] Huo Ran couldn''t help laughing. According to what Tao Zhiyue shared with him before, it must be Guan Yudong''s post. People''s eyes are sharp. [Haiyan hits a cow: It is reasonable to suspect that this scarf was sent by an ecstatic programmer who took away the account, laughing to death, the picture is very strong. ] [Ah, oh, oh, oh: Did you make the easter eggs in the feedback? I''ll go back to the game to bald you! Let you act cute everywhere! ] [I don''t believe what you said angrily: Huh? Really? Then I will call someone, I must see you begging for mercy today. ] [Xiaoguo Rice Noodles replied to your angry words, I dont believe it: Help me, I have won President Jiangs true biography hahahahaha! ] [Has the nickname really been taken: The painting style is amazing, the plot is also very cute, the treasure game is making me popular! ! ] [Mrs. Qiuqiu: What kind of snacks in the convenience store do Xiao Qiu like the most? ! I just realized that many peoples tastes are different. My Xiaoqiu likes watermelon flavored bubble gum! The picture of blowing bubbles is so cute! ] Huo Ran read all the way, not only flipped through the comments on the official blog, but also read the feedback from many players in the topic of bibs, most of which were praises and praises, he seemed to be honored, and his mood became better. Of course, there are always some dissonant voices. [No, no, no: Although, I remember eating melons, didn''t this game copy someone else''s Lihui? Why are there so many people playing? ] [Coke Potato Beef Cake replied: No, no, no: Sister, you have to eat all the melons, its because this game was copied and then beaten up, very innocent and very unlucky. ] [Response to the Lord: Yue, why is this house here again, I know that the blowing style is amazing and the plot is cute, I want to be amazing and cute ptsd, the embarrassing blowing is really terrible, can the navy change some tricks? ] [Speechless speechless big speechless reply to Master Bouncing: It''s amazing or cute, isn''t the player''s real feedback not allowed? The rebound is for you, you look so pitiful in embarrassment, can you change it a bit? Could it be that there are no other black spots? Then it''s not easy for you! ] Huo Ran couldn''t help but like this counterattack reply. For the next whole day, he played games, patted Taozi''s head, watched the wind direction on his scarf, and spun a lot of rainbow farts that he thought were justified. A bunch of question marks gradually appeared in the comment area. Some people thought that his account had been stolen, and even said that this was a real marketing hammer of a tree. Some people said that Huo''s must have taken a fancy to it. The state of their crazy pitch game for two years. Huo Ran chose the smartest comment to reply from it. [A mung bean popsicle: I have a mysterious intuition that this game has something to do with Mr. Huo''s mysterious boyfriend...] [Huo Ran V replied with a mung bean popsicle: ^-^] After silently finishing the show, Huo Ran left the comment area satisfied. Tao Zhiyue must be very busy now, Huo Ran didn''t bother him hastily, but just responded to him in time when he occasionally sent messages. [Gift: I''ll kill Quack when I''m done. ] [Gift: The server almost failed after he distributed the scarf. ] [HR: Hahahaha, I guessed right, he did it. ] [Gift: Hey, did you post the scarf to promote the game? There is one more hot search topic on the operation talk. ] [Gift:! ! ] [HR: Adorable Mix Pass.jpg] [Gift: Alright, now the server is really overloaded...] [Gift: Little Yellow Duck Raises the Knife.jpg] [HR: I was wrong, I prepared a supper for you. ] [HR: Little bear stickers.gif] That night, Tao Zhi got off work as soon as eleven o''clock, and when he got home, there were two bowls of crystal glutinous rice **** steaming hot on the table. The soft and transparent skin is covered with colorful fillings, like a bowl of crystal clear gems. "The timing is just right." Huo Ran, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen, "Today''s cooking is also very good, everything is transparent." After a day of exhaustion, Tao Zhiyue lay on the sofa for a minute, then washed his hands, walked to the dining table and sat down. "It''s almost midnight. It''s really cold outside. Fortunately, I wore the thickest coat in the morning." A bowl of warm glutinous rice balls, just to dispel the cold. "It''s almost the end of the month, and winter will get colder and colder." Tao Zhiyue understood the hint in his words, ate a glutinous rice ball stuffed with matcha, and said with a smile, "Do you want to keep guessing?" "When I was making glutinous rice **** just now, I suddenly thought of a direction." Huo Ran said enthusiastically, "Could it be a detailed recipe written by you yourself? I think the probability of guessing right this time is as high as 95%." "This idea is very good, I like it." Tao Zhiyue pondered for a while, "But I still want to congratulate you, you won the other 5%, and you got the wrong answer." "..." Without changing his face, Huo Ran scooped up a purple crystal glutinous rice ball with a spoon and brought it to him, "Don''t talk, eat a purple potato flavor." After eating supper and seeing Tao Zhiyue relaxed, Huo Ran asked about the game. "Is the data of the game good?" "When I got off work just now, it was already number one in the download list." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "It''s unexpectedly good, Guagua has already started to imagine that he can receive several digit bonuses." "However, he still can''t help but read the scarf comments. It is inevitable that there will be some bad words, and he will be so angry that he will fight. It is a pity that the server did not give him this time." Huo Ran also remembered the comments he saw before: "Is it plagiarism before, and the players'' evaluations are too similar?" "Yes, I clarified it early tomorrow, and there are always people who won''t listen." Tao Zhi was more confused, "Many people have never played the game at all, and they may just think that what the players say is similar, so they start to speculate maliciously... Although everyone is I am happy, but I will inevitably be affected by these words, obviously we have not done any messy things other than playing games." "There is no price to pay for speaking behind the screen, so many people use this to vent their emotions." Huo Ran comforted, "I didn''t understand it before, but I gradually figured it out." Tao Zhi looked at him more curiously. "I think this is also a kind of randomness, the randomness of life, just like the random logic you write in the game." "If you take out your creative works and painstaking efforts, you will definitely receive many unexpected praises or accusations, and you will face complex, unpredictable and unpredictable fates." "For example, the TOD project we are working on, we hope that the public will look forward to its grand and exquisite design, infinite possibilities in the future, and a new way of life, but some people don''t even look at it, and complain and ask why they sell land and build shopping malls to collect money, but Even if you explain everything to him, he won''t believe it, because he has his own values, and maybe he has decided that we are evil." "There is no way to do this, you can only choose to ignore it. When you hold out your heart, someone will definitely step past without looking at it, and there will definitely be intentional or unintentional misinterpretations. These are random impurities and particles that will always floating in space." "But one thing is certain, your hard work will inevitably meet admirers with similar auras, because you know that you are sincere, and sincerity is the most stable force." Tao Zhi was quiet for a while, then laughed: "These words are mine now, and I will use them to comfort others tomorrow." "Then do I need to get paid?" "No, you must have slapped me on the head in the game today, and that will count as a reward." "How did you know?" Tao Zhiyue shook his head mysteriously: "I know more things." For example, Huo Ran, who regards Tao Zhiyue as Tao Zhiyue, will persistently "pat" him every day. In the eyes of almost all players, this is just an interesting easter egg left by a programmer, but in the eyes of insiders, he can be seen. Especially Huo Ran. He also plays this popular game like everyone else, conquering characters, experiencing the plot, and admiring Lihua... But his favorite part is to pat the peach-headed villain who is working hard when he has nothing to do. Thursday, December 24, the morning of Christmas Eve. Tao Zhiyue, who has been very busy recently, was lying in bed, Huo Ran got up first to wash up. While brushing his teeth, he opened the game by the way, went online, called up the game settings-feedback, then poked and patted. The peach head on the screen is already working, and someone off the screen is still sleeping late. It''s fun to think about it. Huo Ran, whose mouth was full of white foam, was about to put down his phone when he suddenly noticed something strange. This time, the peach-headed villain did not shyly retreat behind the computer and type on the keyboard as usual. A smiling face resembling ^-^ appeared on Taozi, and then a line of familiar questions appeared on the screen, with a row of options below. Hello, how long has this been going on? [11 days][12 days][13 days][many days] Chapter 96： For a moment, Huo Ran didn''t know whether to continue brushing his teeth or answer the question. He also felt that he should wash up quickly, and he wanted to see what would happen after making a choice right away. As a result, while hesitating, the phone screen automatically dimmed. Huo Ran thought that the problem was going to disappear, and even lost his toothbrush in his panic. The poor toothbrush plopped into the water glass, and then the water glass rolled into the sink with a loud noise, making him look like an idiot. Laughter came from outside the bathroom. "The question won''t disappear until it''s answered, and it can be called up at any time." Tao Zhiyue finally stopped staying in bed, got up sleepily, and stood at the door of the bathroom watching him. His hair was messed up in sleep, slightly curled up, and it was faintly golden in the cool morning light. It looks and feels good. Huo Ran tried hard to resist the urge to reach out and pat him. "Is this my gift?" Tao Zhiyue nodded, and the stupid hair on the top of his head also swayed. Can''t help it. Huo Ran decisively reached out and stroked his hair. "Wash up, I''ll make breakfast." He was about to turn around and go to the kitchen when he was stopped by Tao Zhiyue. "Wait a minute" Tao Zhi, who couldn''t laugh or cry, woke up completely, "You haven''t finished brushing your teeth yet." So Huo Ran walked back obediently, and crowded with him in front of a sink to brush his teeth and wash his face. The original morning reservation was for the two of them to gather together in front of the window to watch the old man downstairs boxing, but today Huo Ran was only interested in silly fun, and Tao Zhiyue looked at him and smiled, completely forgetting about other things. In a happy mood, even the fried poached eggs and poached eggs are particularly beautiful. Although he didn''t guess the gift correctly, Huo Ran was still very happy. Tao Zhiyue must have prepared this gift for a long time. More surprising than any possibility he had guessed before. So of course, a sufficient supply of mutated watermelons must be used in return. Today Tao Zhi got worse and was going to be late again. Fortunately, Huo Ran took him to the company, which was much more convenient than taking a bus. Stopping the car at the gate of the villa area, Huo Ran rolled down the window and waved to him. "See you tonight." Tao Zhiyue didn''t want to talk to him at first, but when he turned around and saw his extraordinarily bright eyes, he couldn''t help laughing. So he also waved his hand: "See you tonight." Let''s spend Christmas Eve together at night. Hope it will snow today, it will be more romantic. When he arrived at the company, Huo Ran''s mood was so good that even his assistant couldn''t hold back his curiosity and looked at him frequently. "Mr. Huo, are you going out to celebrate the festival tonight?" Huo Ran felt that her eyes seemed to be filled with four big characters. I want sugar. Huo Ran was very generous, and said without hesitation: "Yes, I invite everyone to drink milk tea today, and you can leave work early after you finish your get off work in the afternoon." This is his consistent style, to share happiness with everyone. Although I didn''t hear the specific plot, the assistant lady, who was completely stunned, immediately ran out to announce the double good news to everyone. In the morning, Huo Ran completed the work that had to be dealt with today with unprecedented efficiency. Then he would concentrate on opening the gift. After lunch, Huo Ran restarted the game and opened the settings interface. The villain with the peach head was still waiting for him with a smile. [11 days][12 days][13 days][many days] Huo Ran subconsciously wants to choose many days. But he quickly remembered the two red circles that were very vivid in his memory, the 13th and 24th that were divided into two rows on the calendar. 24-13+1=12 Because he was worried, Huo Ran manually listed it again, and it was indeed 12 days. If the question in this situation is to take a picture, then from the day of the public beta, he has taken pictures for a total of 12 days. Huo Ran was about to order 12 days, but stopped very cautiously. He felt that with Tao Zhiyue''s personality, this question should only be triggered once, and if he answered it wrong, he could not start over. Otherwise, if other players discover this wonderful easter egg entrance, endless tests may start. Then why 12 days? And why take a shot? The first time I used the function of Pai Yi Pai was when I first met Tao Zhiyue. Huo Ran suddenly thought of something. While reminiscing, he went through the chat history in PP. Then, next to the row of numbers where he counted the dates, some additional notes gradually appeared. 1. Post and add friends. 2. "Tao" patted me. Teach me how to tease green tea. 3. I wanted to meet and thank you, but I was declined. 4. I had no intention of playing, so I patted "Tao". 5. There is no sense of reality, so I patted the back of the little hedgehog in the game. 6. I went on a business trip to Shanxi and changed my mobile phone. 7. Game show, allergies, loratadine. 8. On the first phone call, I walked home drunk and found out his name. 9. Changed a new avatar. can i chase you 10. He also changed his avatar. I recorded a lot of delicious food on Nanshan Road. 11. Watch movies together in the air and send flowers. 12. Formal meeting, fishing for the moon. Exactly 12 days. Looking at the memories written on a piece of paper, Huo Ran always had a smile in his eyes. He seemed to have stripped off another layer of gifts. This time, Huo Ran played [12 days] with great determination. At the same time, a small firework was placed next to Taozi''s head, and gorgeous ribbons fluttered. Another dialog box appeared in front of him. Im so tired from work, I want to drink milk tea, the one with a lot of chopped nuts and cream on it, do you want to buy it together? This time there are still four options. [want! I also like to drink. ] [Okay, I brought tissues. ] [You will gain weight, drink something else. ] [Why are you speaking suddenly? ] Huo Ran chose the second option without hesitation. Okay, I brought tissues. Because of the cream on the lips. When they walked out of the moonlighting room, they looked at the night sky to discuss their fate, then Huo Ran mustered up his courage, picked up the tissue that had been held in his hand for a long time, and gently wiped it off for him. Tao Zitou showed a bright smile. Great, let''s go then. Good that you remember too. Then he stepped out from behind the computer, electronic chirping sounds coming from the headset. The gray computer slowly disappeared, and a guiding arrow appeared on the right side of the screen. Huo Ran followed the arrow, exited the game settings, and came to the main interface of the game. The background of the interface is a small town with beautiful scenery, which is the map he chose. The beautiful heroine is sitting in the small courtyard, reading a book quietly. The peach-headed villain also came over together. He was no longer a villain, and became the same size as the heroine, looking curiously at everything in front of him. - Is this your world? Yes, do you like the scenery here? I like it, I heard that a painter came to the town, do his paintings look good? Tao Zhiyue even guessed that he would choose a small town. He also quietly ate jealously among the four options. [Good looking, I accompanied him to sketch yesterday. ] [I don''t know, I haven''t seen him yet. ] [I guess you can also draw, would you like to draw a sketch for me? ] [I''m also curious, let''s find him together. ] Huo Ran found the correct answer in an instant. I guess you can also draw, would you like to draw a sketch for me? Taozi thought for a moment, then said slyly. You guessed it right, but I dont want to draw it today, so Ill draw it for you another day. In fact, he has already painted it, more than once. Beginner Tao Zhiyue''s first serious sketch, a half-body silhouette of Huo Ran working overtime at night, was excitedly framed by the person concerned, and it is still placed in the center of the display shelf. Later, there were many silhouettes of life, which he slowly rubbed onto the drawing paper. Okay, next time we have to fulfill our promise. You just arrived in town, do you have a place to live? I have a spare room in my house. A faint blush appeared on Taozi''s head again. Its okay, I worked hard and saved some money, so I can find a house for myself. The house next door seems to be vacant, is it available for rent? [No, I heard that it was just rented out yesterday. ] [If you want to save money, come and live in my house! ] [I brought you to the town, of course I am responsible for you! ] [Okay, we will be neighbors from now on! ] Yes, we will be neighbors from now on! -Very good! So Taozitou lived in the house next door. The heroine volunteered to help him clean up the house. In the rush, the ground slipped and Tao Zitou was about to fall. The heroine hurried to pull him, but the two fell together, in each other''s embrace. Both blushed and looked at each other, the heroine fled back to her home in a hurry. As a result, not long after, when the heroine was helping downstairs in the flower shop, she was almost hit by a flower pot that fell from upstairs. Fortunately, Tao Zitou, who happened to pass by, caught her in time. She was caught off guard and ran into a warm embrace. [How did the flowerpot fall? ! ] [Thank you thanks to you. ] [One to one, we are tied. ] [let go] While watching, Huo Ran couldn''t help but think: What a silly plot. But the one he had answered was even stupider. The first day of love, the hug when we parted at the airport. One to one, we tied. Fortunately, you are fine, but this analogy is strange, like playing basketball. I just watched the game last night... But I really know how to play basketball, can''t you tell? -Amazing! I won''t. In getting along day after day, they gradually developed a good impression. Huo Ran suddenly discovered that the peach headgear that often turned red had disappeared. Behind the hood, it turned out to be a young and delicate face with clear eyes. Much like Tao Zhiyue. Where''s your peach head? Hiding in the hood is actually very lonely, now that I meet you, I don''t need it anymore. The programmer who has been typing on the keyboard behind the computer no longer feels lonely. In this game with only five male protagonists, he is the hidden sixth male protagonist. Every morning when brushing his teeth, he would deliberately go to the balcony to look at the heroine opposite who was getting up early to water the flowers. The heroine was embarrassed at first, and then she turned her back to smile, and the eyes of the people behind her were sincere and warm. She is both shy and happy. The crystal water mist from the shower passed through the colorful sunlight. The time flowing among the flowers is also so brilliant. They had a first kiss that came unexpectedly. In the summer afternoon, the turning fan, the watermelon on the porcelain plate, and the topics that were deliberately opened up. What kind of vegetables and fruits do you think watermelon is in the same category? Tomatoes, of course. I think too, I love candied tomatoes. -I like it too! The tomatoes grown in the small town have a strong fragrance! Huo Ran played quietly all afternoon, laughing a lot of the time, and occasionally felt his eyes sore. Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, and it gradually turned to daylight. He concentrates on attacking this hidden hero. Dialogue, laughter, daily life, all the little things. When this strategy line came to the end, cheerful Christmas music sounded in the game. Amidst the melodious music, the hero knocked on her door. He was wearing a nice blue sweater, holding a rose in his hand, and smiling brightly. On Christmas Eve, do you want to go on a date with me? This time there are no four options, only one simple answer. -good. Then the white snow began to float outside the house. Huo Ran watched for a long time without knowing it, until the game screen was still and an incoming call window popped up. It''s Tao Zhiyue''s call. He was silent for a few seconds, picked up the phone, and heard the sound of vehicles passing by on the other end, mixed with horns and horns, it didn''t look like he was in the company. Huo Ran was a little surprised: "Where are you?" "I''m downstairs in the company, here to pick you up from get off work." Tao Zhiyue smiled and said, "I don''t want to come up, because it''s snowing outside, come down quickly." Huo Ran''s office is on the eighth floor. He heard Tao Zhiyue''s words, and immediately walked to the window. Light snowflakes really floated in the clear dusk. He saw Tao Zhiyue standing on the opposite side of the road, wearing a dark blue sweater, a white scarf, holding a large bouquet of brilliant red roses in his arms. In the snow all over the sky, he was looking up at the building in front of him. "I saw you, the fifth window on the eighth floor." Tao Zhiyue said, "It''s so small." "You look small too." "To each other, are the presents finished?" "It''s over, I like it very much." Huo Ran said softly, "It''s better than all the gifts I''ve guessed together, and it''s the best gift I''ve ever received." Huo Ran answered his feelings honestly. His previous judgment was not wrong. Tao Zhiyue has always been a very logical person. So he completed the logic that he thought was the most important to Huo Ran. Huo Ran stored everything about this relationship in a notebook with a dark brown leather cover, and Tao Zhiyue under the same roof was also writing a diary. His diary is intertwined with his most familiar code, becoming a most special program. In the bewildering randomness, in the compulsion of the written life story, Tao Zhiyue found the only certainty. Even though the beginning of everything has already been written, their encounter is unique and true, leading to a unique ending. It was the most precious gift he could give. "In this special plot that requires very harsh conditions to be triggered, there are a total of 127 choices and 508 options. If you make a wrong choice once, there is no way to continue." "The probability that two people can make the same choice is infinitely close to zero. You are the only one who knows the correct answer. It is the answer we wrote together in our lives. Everything is our own choice. No one else can. Come here." "From the past to the present, from the present to the future, you are the only one who can discover this seemingly intractable character and get a happy ending in the end." Huo Ran who was standing by the window couldn''t see the expression on Tao Zhiyue''s face clearly, but he felt that he must be smiling. Through the transparent glass, he even smelled the fragrance of roses and felt the coolness of white snow. "Now I''m also a character in the game." Tao Zhiyue''s voice pierced through the boundless radio waves and noises, passing by his ears like soft feathers. "We''re tied one to one." Chapter 97： Snowflakes fell quietly on the windshield, and the tiny ice crystals quickly melted into water mist, which was gently swung away by the wipers. The dark blue car body shimmers slightly like a diamond. This color looks really good against the snow. The champagne bucket next to the back seat was just used to put the roses bought by Tao Zhiyue, and it was originally used for iced wine and drinks. Aged vintage gold goes well with rich crimson, and the petals are intensely scented. The roads on the night of the festival are very congested, and in the bustling traffic, sports cars move forward slowly. Tao Zhiyue in the passenger seat looked back: "Should I buy champagne roses?" Huo Ran understood his meaning accurately: "Is this a homonym? No, it''s not a homonym, but a pun?" "A word with multiple meanings?" Tao Zhiyue followed nonsense, "Two birds with one stone? Two birds with one stone?" Huo Ranzheng said: "Then kill two birds with one stone, but I like red roses more." This was the first time he received roses from Tao Zhiyue, and it was the most romantic day in his memory. It is not as grand as the movie theaters that are sent all over the city, but it is more unique, from the hidden data code, the fictional game screen, to the bouquet of real and fresh roses downstairs. In the reflection of the car lights and the night, the corners of Tao Zhiyue''s mouth raised slightly. "Today''s weather is very cooperative, and the time for snow is very suitable." "Did you check the weather forecast in advance?" "No, I just believed what you said before." Tao Zhiyue smiled, "Most of the time, the world is romantic." Huo Ran was startled, then laughed: "The world is doing very well today." "Ninety-nine points can be scored. It would be even better if there were no traffic jams." Tao Zhi looked sideways at him, "So where are we going to have dinner?" When going out in the morning, Huo Ran said in advance that he would make arrangements for the evening and would not eat at home. As soon as this question was mentioned, Huo Ran showed a hint of complacency on his expression. "It''s a place you''d never guess." Tao Zhiyue immediately thought about the usual use of this car: "Is it in a drive-in theater?" "no." "A revolving restaurant in the sky on the tallest building in the city center?" Tao Zhiyue began to imagine, "Overlooking the night view of the city at a height of several hundred meters, and then having a luxurious dinner?" Huo Ran smiled and shook his head: "That''s too easy to guess." "Then I''ll change the direction, a fly restaurant with a good taste?" "Are you going? I can take you there on a bicycle." "Why not me to drive you? I have regained the skill of riding a bicycle." "Because I''m heavier, it''s for your sake." "...Come on, we are only a little short of height." The dark blue sports car passed through the central downtown area and drove to the other end of the city. The road finally became clear. Tao Zhiyue stopped chatting with him, and concentrated on looking at the scenery outside the window. The urban area of ??northern Shanxi is run through by an inland river, and at this time there is a meandering river bank next to it. There are flickering lights on the other side, and the high-rise buildings are hidden in the brilliant light. Motorbikes with people on the back seat speeding past by the side of the road, and there were faint screams and laughter in the falling snow. About to reach the destination, the sports car gradually slowed down. Tao Zhiyue looked forward in a daze. There is a restaurant by the river, and the signboard is decorated with red Santa Claus, which is very festive. He suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar. It''s like listening to someone talk about it. After stopping the car, Huo Ran handed over the car keys to the attendant, and waited for him to react slowly. There was warm orange light in the glass window of the restaurant, and a garland of pine branches was hung on the wooden doorknob. As the door was pulled open, the crisp sound of bells rang. Huo Ran''s voice with a smile rang in his ears: "Guess what music is playing in it?" This time, Tao Zhiyue guessed the answer. "Jazz, there will be a nice saxophone." The door opened with the words, the pine garlands were covered with white snow, and the dining room had a huge dark green Christmas tree with colorful gifts hanging from its branches. On the front stage, there was a jazz band performing live, light beams fell on the musicians, the music was lazy and melodious, and the saxophone was shining golden. That was what Huo Sihan had described to him a long time ago, a restaurant decorated with Santa Claus by the river in summer, which had the best grapefruit shrimp salad in the world. Now, it has crossed the border and appeared in front of Tao Zhiyue. "I wanted to bring you here last Christmas." Huo Ran said softly, "But at that time, the boss hadn''t been persuaded to open a multinational branch, and it took a whole year to succeed." Tao Zhiyue lost his mind and said, "It''s like dreaming." Huo Ran took the opportunity to rub his hair: "Did you feel it? It''s real, not a dream." "..." Tao Zhiyue avoided his hands vigilantly and wanted to rub again, "Will there be grapefruit shrimp salad?" "Yes. I tasted it once in advance, and it was indeed delicious. Sihan did not lie." Soon, Tao Zhiyue also tasted it. The pomelo on the porcelain plate exudes a unique fragrance. The crispy shrimp slices are covered with soft shrimp and pomelo meat. Once you bite down, you can''t help squinting your eyes. They sat by the window, with a good view, facing the brightly lit river bank. Amid the moving jazz music, the restaurant was filled with low voices of guests talking, busy waiters were walking back and forth with plates, and the clock on the wall was ticking softly. There is no booking or special arrangement, just a simple festive dinner, everyday and warm, like all the other guests are enjoying. The only special thing is this restaurant that traveled through time and space because of him. The small scented candles are shining with light, and delicate meals are presented one by one. Tao Zhiyue suddenly thought of a question: "Sihan also misses this dish very much, didn''t you tell her?" "She has to go to work now, so it''s not good to always ask for leave. I''m going to find another reason to ask her to come over tomorrow, so that she can rest together with the weekend." Huo Ran said confidently: "Anyway, tomorrow is Friday and Christmas will be." "It makes sense." Tao Zhiyue agreed, "Then can I come to eat again tomorrow?" "When we come back tomorrow, remember to pretend to be the first time." "Okay, but I think it''s easier for you to reveal your secrets." While talking, Huo Ran''s cell phone rang, and when the two of them saw the name displayed on the screen, they felt guilty for a while. Caller: Sister. Huo Ran was shocked: "Is this telepathy?" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but look away: "Hurry up and pick it up." As soon as the phone was connected, Huo Sihan''s extremely excited voice came out instantly, even Tao Zhiyue who was sitting opposite could hear it. "Brother! Did you trigger that new easter egg?! Ahhhhhhhhhhh I was too busy with work during the day and didn''t have time to play. I went online to clean up my daily routine while I was eating. I went to poke brother Zhizhi by the way, and a question was triggered. !" Huo Ran was very calm: "Well, I also triggered it, and then?" "I counted on my fingers! It''s been twelve days since the public beta test, so I chose it." Huo Sihan said excitedly, "The choice is right! Then brother Zhizhi asked me if I want to buy milk tea together! So cute!" "I''m not asking you." Huo Ran corrected rigorously, "What did you choose?" "Of course I love drinking too! Standard answer!" Huo Ran was satisfied: "And then?" "Then there is a very cute animation of drinking milk tea! Didn''t you see it?" "Haha, it''s pretty good." "...Your haha ??seems to be full of ridicule." Huo Sihan said alertly, "What did you choose? Did you trigger other plots?" Huo Ran was about to show off, but remembered something, and looked towards Tao Zhiyue. Tao Zhiyue had a tacit understanding, and whispered: "This hidden line can only be triggered today, after which the entrance will be closed." Only then did Huo Ran feel relieved, and said in a very flat tone, as if nothing had happened: "I chose to bring a tissue, which triggered the hidden hero, and there are still a few hours of plot behind, and more than a hundred options for interaction, The end result is going on a date together." After being stunned for a few seconds, Huo Sihan slapped the table and stood up: "Damn it, I chose the wrong one! Ahhh, it seems that I can''t choose again! I''m going to buy an account that can trigger this question!" "Don''t waste money, you will fail if you answer wrong once, you can''t answer all the questions correctly, and you won''t see the end." "... Is this hidden line actually such a harsh mechanism?!" Huo Sihan said in a daze, "No, then how did you get through it?" Hearing Huo Sihan finally asked this question, Tao Zhi smiled and lowered his head. He had already imagined Huo Ran''s answer. "Because this is a gift from brother Zhizhi, of course I know the correct answer." really. Hearing the shocked voice on the other end of the phone, Huo Ran said goodbye to his sister contentedly. "So now we''re dating. Next time, bye." He hangs up the phone neatly, and a minute later, his mobile phone keeps ringing the message notification tone. Huo Ran thought for a moment: "She must be madly posting emoticons and screaming, should I temporarily block her today?" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t stop laughing. On the phone screen lit up by the message, Huo Sihan''s last message was like this. [Why haven''t you come on the weekend: I can''t be the only one suffering such a serious injury! I want no one to survive tonight! ! ] Huo Ran was confused: "What is she going to do?" "Probably... go to the show like you." Tao Zhiyue analyzed rationally, "You two are indeed brothers and sisters." Ten minutes later, a scarf published by the user "My heart is made of diamonds won''t hurt at all", gradually caused an uproar in the "New World" player circle. [I believe all players already know that there is a cute easter egg left by a programmer in the game settings. I believe that some players have just discovered that from the day of the public beta, shooting programmers continuously for 12 days will trigger a magical question. But no player should know that behind this question is actually a complete strategy line, with a hidden sixth male protagonist. One wrong answer will fail, so only one person who knows the correct answer in advance can pass the level at one time. It''s a Christmas present for lovers from programmers who leave Easter eggs. I''m really not sour at all :)] After coming out of the restaurant, the feather-like snowflakes had subsided, and the two of them walked on the street covered with thin snow. Huo Ran enthusiastically shared his scarf comments with him. "It''s only reached the fourth question, and I''ve already chosen the wrong one for the second time. Why did they all choose to live together first?" Tao Zhi laughed more: "Because they don''t understand me." "I don''t know when the next player who triggers the question will appear." Huo Ran looked at his watch seriously, "There are still 123 questions, and there are only three hours left before twelve o''clock fifteen minutes." He concluded his submission by saying: "I don''t think they can even see the scene where they clean the house and then fall down." "Well, I think so too." "The gift channel is about to be closed." Huo Ran''s joy was beyond words, "I am the only recipient." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help poking him with his hand: "Childish." It was a cold winter night, and the hot breath instantly condensed into white mist in the icy air. Tao Zhiyue''s hand, which was muffled in the pocket of his coat, was suddenly soaked in cold air, and Huo Ran caught it again, and put it back in his pocket. "I''m going to catch a cold, I didn''t wear gloves today." "Yeah." Tao Zhi thought about it more, "but why did you put your hand in my pocket?" Huo Ran didn''t change his face and said: "Your pocket is hotter." In the pocket of the warm coat, Huo Ran quietly held his right hand, interlocking his fingers, filled with warmth. Tao Zhiyue turned his face away with a smile, and secretly scratched his palm with his thumb. The scenery along the road is like a pure white wedding veil covered by snowflakes. "It''s quiet here." There are few people on the street, mostly old houses, showing the bleakness of the suburbs, and there is a railway track overgrown with grass in front, with a striking yellow warning sign on the side. On the other side of the river is another scene, magnificent and magnificent. "Contrary to the new city, this is the forgotten old city." Huo Ran said, "It is the address chosen by the restaurant owner. He should be a very nostalgic person, otherwise there would be no Christmas tree in summer." "Maybe this restaurant will make the surroundings a little more lively." "Yes." Huo Ran said firmly, "Because there is another surprise here." "What?" Tao Zhi looked at him more curiously, at this moment, he caught a glimpse of two bright lights in the distance from the corner of his eye. The sound of the wheels hitting the rails was getting closer and closer, and it seemed empty and deserted in the night. The sound of the siren cut through the silent night, and the train moved forward, the body of which was dull olive green. In the sound of hunting wind, Huo Ran withdrew his hand and helped him close the scarf blown away by the wind. "It''s the only train that goes by this old railway every day. I think you''ll enjoy this scene." The passing train is like a grand hallucination. Winter night, white snow, Christmas wreaths, wrapped scarves, old-fashioned trains going away and long whistles. Tao Zhiyue likes the world made up of everything in front of him, as if even time has stopped here. He nodded and said sincerely, "It''s very special, and it''s also like a dream." "That''s good, I want to give you a gift in the place you like." Huo Ran first smiled, and then looked into his eyes solemnly. In the reflection of the hazy night, they can clearly see each other''s reflections, filling the whole world. "Although I didn''t guess the gift in advance, I prepared the return gift very early." Huo Ran put his hands in his pockets again. But this time, not holding hands. He seemed to be groping for something until he found exactly the right spot. Tao Zhiyu felt a special coolness in the hot temperature from the palm of his hand. Then there was a circle of small, cold rings that slowly encircled his finger. Chapter 98： The hard ring slowly passed over the warm skin until it stopped at the end of the finger. Tao Zhiyue still remembered the tingling sensation when it rubbed against the fingertips. He was a little dazed. The sound of the siren has gone away, everything has returned to tranquility, and the breath of the distance remains in the wind. The snow on the rails bloomed like flowers. The illusion is gone, and the whole body is the real world. He whispered, "It''s a ring." Huo Ran responded, "It''s a ring." His hand was still in Tao Zhiyue''s pocket, so Tao Zhiyue touched his knuckles with his ring-wearing hand. "Why didn''t you wear it?" Tao Zhi asked curiously, "I still want to touch the pattern of the ring." "I put mine in the pocket on the other side, waiting for you to wear it for me." Huo Ran added, "I chose a special shape. If you customize it, you will choose it too." The coat pocket was bulging, but Tao Zhiyue didn''t want to take it out. He was nostalgic for the overflowing warmth here, and wanted the first ring in his life to be surrounded by the breath of two people for a long time. Tao Zhiyue could imagine the appearance of the ring where the fingers were intertwined, shining brightly in the secret darkness. He never thought that Huo Ran would give the ring, because they never discussed the marriage that is not yet legal in China. For Tao Zhiyue, his best vision for the future is to hope that the days in front of him can continue to live like this. He won''t think about those imaginary rules, or the inevitable fading of feelings, which have nothing to do with the present. Huo Ran seemed to see what he was thinking, and said softly: "Do you want to guess its shape?" "Any hints?" "It''s about how we met, and about everything we''ve been through together." The more Tao Zhi thought about it, he quickly laughed: "The hint is very obvious." He had avoided Huo Ran for a long time, and still met each other after going round and round. Their experiences were collected on a blank puzzle manual, and gradually drawn into a unique world map, which is the overlap of the world that only the two of them know. "It''s a M?bius ring." Huo Ran lightly touched his ring: "Very smart, you got the answer right." Tao Zhi is an outsider who comes suddenly, falls on this Mobius ring, no matter where he goes, he will eventually meet Huo Ran. Later, the two worlds merged in their lives, and there was no longer a front and a back, and the two ends buckled together to become an infinite M?bius ring with only one side. "I like the shape." After completing its appearance with magnificent imagination, Tao Zhiyue stretched out his hand and looked at the ring reflected in the starry sky. Very elegant color, simple cross band, inlaid with two small diamonds. "It''s beautiful." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help sighing, "Are they two identical?" "Yes, there are only these two in the whole world." Huo Ran was vaguely proud, "There is also a small design, you can only see it when you take off the ring." "Is it the letters of our names engraved on the inside?" Huo Ran didn''t answer, just smiled and watched him slowly move the ring up. There is no need to take it off completely, Tao Zhiyue has already seen that special mark. On the other side of the palm, there is a shallow trace of love on the fingertips, the apex of the heart is round, very cute. Huo Ran stood in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and looked seriously at the heart in his palm. "From my point of view, it''s a peach. From your point of view, it''s a heart." "When you usually wear a ring, no one knows that there is a heart hidden inside. But every time you take it off, you can see this little seal." The evening breeze is clear and gentle. "It''s my heart that stays there." Listening to Huo Ran''s whispers, Tao Zhi looked at the little peach heart in his hand quietly, as if his heart was filled with many soft emotions. In the boundless wilderness, in the too grand world, he has another heart to accompany him anytime and anywhere. Marriage is a contractual relationship defined by people, and there are always many additional restrictions beyond the relationship itself. And this ring is Huo Ran''s definition of the future. It is a unique contract. In the shape formed by melting and casting the past and present life, he looks forward to the eternity that is only related to them. So Tao Zhiyue put the ring back on and looked up at him. "I''ll always wear it." He accepted the contract without hesitation. Then exchange a long kiss. A Mobius ring with a peach heart engraved on the inside, and two broken diamonds shining with light on the ring face. The only and endless love in the world. And they who are always in love. The stars above the head are brilliant, the untouchable universe is vast, and the breath close at hand is hot and light. All the huge stars and tiny dust, all the beauty and ordinary, white snow and night, prosperity and tranquility, are all reflected in the sparkling river water, rushing towards the future without stopping. Together they are witnessing. Everything in the world falls into the clear eyes, like dreams and illusions. The past night gradually condensed on the paper, and Tao Zhiyu focused on holding the brush, carefully retaining the memory of this night. Brushes and paint pots were scattered on the table, and the water in the small bucket had been dyed gray. He sat in front of the drawing board, solemnly pointing out the colors of the stars. On Sunday afternoon, the TV in the living room was turned on, and the volume was turned to medium-low, which was the commercial time. The washing machine on the balcony had just finished working, Huo Ran opened the lid, took out the washed clothes, then carefully shook out the wrinkles one by one, and hung them on the drying rack. The clean scent of laundry detergent spread in the air, and the sun shone down, making the white shirt very transparent. After finishing the work, Huo Ran returned to the room to report with satisfaction, looking at the neatly dried clothes. "It won''t wrinkle after drying this time, I promise." Tao Zhiyue looked up at the balcony, and commented: "It''s a perfect score." "Have you finished painting? Do you need to change the water for you?" Huo Ran couldn''t help leaning over, "It''s very beautiful." "The painting is finished, but I''m not very familiar with gouache, so I can change the painting method next time." Tao Zhiyue looked at the drawing paper at hand: "In this way, the certificate can be changed frequently, and every time there will be different ideas and ideas, all the details can be remembered and refurbished, and new moods can be continuously added." "Certificate?" Tao Zhiyue nodded: "It''s the most special certificate, I drew it myself." Huo Ran quickly realized and laughed: "Shouldn''t the certificate be published?" "..." Tao Zhiyue imagined for a while, and couldn''t help laughing, "It''s not impossible." A news story that Huo Ran carefully crafted for half an hour is fresh out of the oven. [Dynamic] Tao: Christmas Eve/Snowflakes [Picture] Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but marvel: "Why can you think about it for half an hour with these three words and an expression?" "You don''t understand, it''s called leaving blank." Huo Ran was serious, "This is my recent experience." "What experience?" A few minutes later, watching the reactions of colleagues and friends, Tao Zhiyue understood what he meant. Obviously, it was an experience of sprinkling dog food invisibly. [Comment] I finally finished drawing tm: sofa! Tao Tao tried gouache, the needle does not poke the needle or poke it! [Comment] I finally finished drawing tm: no, after a closer look... this circle seems to be not just a stroke, but a ring, so what happened on Christmas Eve! No matter how delicious the dog food is, I will do it first as a respect! [Comment] Xiao Huang Xiao Huang replied to me that tm finally finished the painting: Why did I say it, I could have pretended not to see it, but now I have to get hurt. [Comment] Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Congratulations, I want to eat sugar (referring to sugar in the physical sense). [Comment] Yuan Shiwen: As expected of you, the way of showing affection is always so high-end. What a Christmas Eve when no one survived, remember to take the time to help me think about how to appease the players who can''t play the hidden line. [Comment] Sister: Ahhh, it looks so good! I stayed in the scarf for one night and didn''t sleep much, so I simply changed to an early flight hehehe, just arrived! See you at home in an hour! [Comment] Sister:! ! Is it hallucination? Do I see the shape of a ring? ! Help, I just healed a little bit from the serious injury I suffered last night! Don''t come here! [Comment] Sister: Woohoo or let me hear the details, I can''t do anything... [Comment] Is it an official, not a croak: Ring? ! Damn it, I was blasted by the operation for a day, and you guys are actually wearing rings! Smelly couple go away! ! After midnight on Christmas Eve, the hidden mainline entrance in the easter egg of the game is closed on time. After that, players who meet the continuous shooting conditions of 12 days, no matter how they click, can no longer trigger that wonderful question, and can only see the retracted The shy peach head typing on the keyboard behind the computer. This instead proved the authenticity of the scarf that Huo Sihan sent. Countless players who missed the easter egg sighed, and immediately put this scarf on the hot search. Even the official blog with a tree was overwhelmed by the influx of player comments, a large piece of "Thousands of Blood Books Beg to Open the Hidden Line", "Programmers are prohibited from carrying private goods unless we are allowed to be healthy", "Please let go" When the hidden line comes out, I want to explode it" "I just want to smash candy when the showdown is over"... There are also some witty users who remembered Huo Ran''s reply more than ten days ago, the smiling face that said everything without saying anything. [A mung bean popsicle: I have a mysterious intuition that this game has something to do with Mr. Huo''s mysterious boyfriend...] [Huo Ran V replied with a mung bean popsicle: ^-^] After Christmas Eve, mung bean popsicles, which had been answered by the flop before, heard the news. [Reply to Huo Ran V with a mung bean popsicle: My intuition told me today that this mysterious Christmas egg has something to do with Mr. Huo...] Huo Sihan is coming soon. While cleaning up the house and waiting for her to come, Huo Ran opened his scarf to look at the grand occasion that lasted from last night until now, and he replied to this smart netizen by the way. This time he modified the smiling face a little to make it more in line with his mood. [Huo Ran V replied with a mung bean popsicle: ^o^] Mung bean popsicles squat online and respond at the speed of light. [Reply to Huo Ran V with a mung bean popsicle: Thank you Mr. Huo, I didn''t know myself until this moment. It turns out that just one expression can knock me out of my mind. ] #Huo Zongdog Food Master# #New World No Survival# #I dont know which side to envy, anyway, I can only be sour# After spending Christmas with Huo Sihan for the three of them, Monday came as scheduled, life returned to calm, and Tao Zhiyue went to work as usual. The only difference is the ring on the ring finger. Walking into the company, everyone''s eyes fell on his hands in unison, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Jiang Ye, who was the calmest, was about to go upstairs with a weeping leaf banyan in his arms. He happened to see him and congratulated him, "Congratulations." Mr. Banyan has replaced it with a new flowerpot, the leaves are soft and bright green, and it seems to be very happy. Tao Zhiyue smiled and said, "The new flowerpot is very nice." "Yeah." Jiang Ye smiled, "The game was a success, everything is fine." all is well. Except for a certain quack who is keen to get through all the endings of the game. As soon as Tao Zhiyue turned on the computer, he received a bombardment of messages from Guan Yudong who was sitting across from him. [It''s an official, not a croak: I just issued a scarf on the day of the public beta! As a result, the operation thought that this Christmas gift was also made by me, and I couldn''t bear it anymore, because there were obviously three programmers! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I can''t hold it anymore! Tao Tao! Do you know what I mean! ! ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Unless you let me play with this hidden line too, don''t force me to kneel down and beg you! ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Do you know that human beings'' desire for limited editions and out-of-prints is engraved in genes! Ahhhhh! ] [Tao: Eggy in a daze.jpg] [Tao: Why don''t you just talk and chat? You are all very quiet today. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: Because I''m afraid that if I speak, sour tears will stay from the corner of my mouth. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I don''t have a drop of blood in my veins, it''s all vinegar. ] [It''s an official, not a croak: So let me have fun, even let me take a look at the ending screen, woo woo woo woo. ] [Tao: I can ask him about the latter request. ] [Tao: I came back after asking, he asked me to tell you...] [It''s an official, not a croak: What what! ] Tao Zhiyue smiled and sent out this pun emoji package made by Huo Ran himself. [Tao: Afternoon Tea Warning.jpg] [It''s an official, not a croak: ...QAQ] [It''s an official, not a quack: I''m sorry to bother you, I''m leaving now.jpg] In the interweaving of necessity and accident, "New World" is becoming more and more popular, occupying the first place in the best-selling list for a long time, the hidden main line that no second person can play, has become the white moonlight that all players will never forget, fixed every day Go to the official blog and check in under Huo Ran''s scarf to make a wish, and this special limited-time easter egg also adds a touch of real love to this love mobile game. Before you know it, the end of the year is approaching, and the favorite day of the entire project team is coming. There''s going to be a bonus. Chapter 99： Tomorrow is the end of the text On this day full of great joy, the news of a tree watering a group has been kept at 99+ since early morning. [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: I''m going to post it, I''m going to post it, I''m going to post it! (pun intended)] [Tao: I''m going to post it, I''m going to post it, I''m going to post it! (pun intended)] A group of repeaters scanned tirelessly, and began to care about the most important person today-finance. [Yuan Shiwen: Feifei has gone to the bank, right? ] [I finally finished drawing tm: Sister Feifei has worked hard! ] [It''s an official, not a croak: I want to count cash, boss, shall we have a big extravagant scene? Engulf me with never-before-seen pink notes! ! @Ұ] [Jiangye: ...It''s not my business. ] [Financial Feifei: t_sDon''t dream, it''s not allowed. ] [It is the official, not Gua, who has withdrawn a message. ] [It''s an official, not a quack: Alright sister Feifei, please drink milk tea with sister Feifei. Sit nicely.jpg] [Yuan Shiwen: Be realistic, you might as well share the shopping cart and buy a bunch of hands before the express delivery stops. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: Refuse to grow grass! Don''t try to tempt me, I want to save money to buy a house. ] [Tao: +1] [Linlin Qi who doesn''t want to code: +2] [It''s an official, not a croak: +3... Hey, I have a house, so it''s okay. ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang:? It is recommended to remove this person from the group chat. ] [Its an official, not a quack: ~()I was wrong, its my parents house, I want to learn from everyone, and have my own home earlier, so that no one can complain about my wife in a closet! ] [Xiao Huang Xiao Huang: (|ա)| [Linlin Qi, who doesn''t want to code words: (|ա)| [Tao: (|ա)| [It''s an official, not a quack: Don''t come here, you noisy rumor makers! ! Frightened little frog.jpg] Looking at the little frog emoji with a drop of sweat on his forehead, Tao Zhiyue wanted to laugh, but the people around him were still sleeping, so he had to quietly bury his laughter in the pillow. The excited Tao Zhiyue woke up very early, got up, washed up and had breakfast, and there was still an hour before going to work, so he ran back happily to play with his mobile phone. The quilt is extraordinarily warm in winter, making the whole person lazy. He leaned on the pillow and looked at the phone intently, the edges of the hanging hair were illuminated by the sunlight seeping into the room, and his eyes were as bright as stars. Huo Ran, who just woke up, looked at it for a long time, and when he laughed again, he couldn''t help but make a sound. "Good morning, you didn''t even notice that I was peeking at you today." Tao Zhiyue looked back at him, thought for a while, and pretended to be calm: "I found out, but I didn''t expose you." Huo Ran laughed: "It''s a lie." Tao Zhi thought for a second, then pulled the quilt up decisively to cover his head. "Go back to sleep, you can sleep for another half an hour." "Then I''ll talk to you in your sleep." Huo Ran''s voice came from under the quilt, "What are you looking at? You''re smiling so happily." "One second Xiao Huang was talking about saving money to buy a house, but the next second he sent a few photos of the coffee machine and asked us which one looks better." "How many coffee machines does Xiao Huang have?" "At that time half a year ago, I remember saying that there were more than ten sets." "...does it take turns every day?" "Maybe, it will take half a month to get one turn, won''t the other coffee opportunities be lonely?" Huo Ran immediately concluded: "Little scumbag." Tao Zhiyue nodded in agreement: "Guagua said he has a wife in a closet, and he will buy a very expensive out-of-print figure while giving out bonuses this time." "Quack a scumbag." Huo Ran under the quilt read again, "You are indeed Huang Quack in coir raincoat." Tao Zhi laughed even happier, and conveniently posted a classic picture of the coir raincoat and yellow croak in the group. He sighed: "Everyone has what they want to buy, and they also have their own dreams. It''s great." "Your dream can come true, too." "Well, the agent has already negotiated the price with the landlord, and they want to sell." Mentioning this, Tao Zhi became more and more excited: "It''s a pity that the scene is different, and I can''t just throw out a sentence like you did that day: I bought it. But anyway, I have experienced it indirectly." The house he lives in now will soon become his real home, not a house rented from others. "Do you want to redecorate? I''ll ask a designer to look at it." "You don''t need to do it again. I don''t want to move temporarily. I can change some furniture or something." "How about changing to a three-meter bed?" "Wake up, I can''t let go." Huo Ran thought about it: "I can''t let it go, it''s not that I don''t want it...Then I can change it in the master bedroom upstairs?" Tao Zhiyue was speechless for a while, and simply pressed another pillow on the quilt that covered him. "It''s so hot, I''m going to sweat, let me out quickly." "Yes, please answer the question." Tao Zhiyue said seriously, "How many months'' salary will I pay as a bonus?" Huo Ran replied fluently: "Many, many months, to be precise, 36." Only then did Tao Zhiyue let him out with satisfaction, and when he heard the number, he became extremely excited. Even last night''s dream was full of 3 and 6. "I have never caught up with the development period of the big fire game. I used to see so many months of bonuses in the screenshots sent by others. Every time I think, when will such luck be my turn." "Now it''s finally my turn." Tao Zhiyue recalled the long past, "This is the eighth game project I participated in the development of, and it is my favorite one." Huo Ran said sincerely: "It''s amazing, you deserve it, and it''s also the best game I''ve ever played." Tao Zhiyue began to imagine: "When signing the contract, what should I wear better?" "Would you like to wear sunglasses and a suit like last time?" "...No, I''m afraid the landlord will suddenly regret it after seeing it." "Let''s go shopping that weekend and buy some new couple outfits." "I want to buy a coat, but how does this reflect a couple''s outfit? Is it the same style?" While chattering, Huo Ran''s cell phone alarm clock rang. He regretted: "Time flies so fast, I have to get up and go to work." Tao Zhiyue got off the bed without hesitation, put on his clothes with great enthusiasm, grabbed the key and went out. "Let''s go, goodbye, I invite you to dinner tonight." Huo Ran stared dumbfounded at his actions that he didn''t want to delay for a second. Then he came to his senses, smiled and waved to Tao Zhiyue who was very happy today: "See you tonight." On the day the contract was signed, the real estate agent present was still the same young grandson. She was very impressed with the two brothers in sunglasses, but they didn''t wear sunglasses today. She was stunned for a while under the handsome crit that didn''t cover up. They don''t look alike. It should not be brothers... but lovers. When she came back to her senses, she completely remembered that the unhappy "Mr. Tao" was very much like a young CEO who had often appeared in the news in the past two years. If it was really him, Xiao Sun couldn''t understand why Mr. Huo left the matter of buying a house to his assistant indifferently, and then accompanied his "brother" to carefully check the rental contract? So if you have the money, wouldnt it be good to just buy another set? The curious Sun listened intently to their chat with the landlord. It turned out that Mr. Tao was engaged in the game industry. It turned out that he had just paid a bonus, so he wanted to buy his first house. When Mr. Tao was discussing the environment of the community and the direction of light with the landlord, Mr. Huo could also intervene naturally, and the atmosphere was casual and harmonious. Not at all like the guy on TV. They should obviously be people from two worlds, different classes, and different life experiences. But after signing the contract and watching the buyer and seller leave, Xiao Sun felt as if he saw the meeting point of two worlds when he saw their hands holding each other as if no one else was there. They are so different, but those differences are well preserved. Love brings lovers closer together, but each remains a unique individual. Xiaosun stood in the community for a long time holding the documents used to keep the documents, and the laughter of children playing on the slide came from the central garden. A large order was successfully concluded today, and she will receive a generous commission next month, so she is very happy. And there is one more thing to be happy about. She felt that she had seen a very good kind of love, and hoped that her future self could also have such feelings. Xiao Sun quietly made a wish in his heart. When she walked back to the store with the documents in her arms, the sky above her head was as blue as the sea. Soft clouds float slowly. Gradually, the sun sets, twilight rises everywhere, and the night sky becomes pure. On the top of the mountain with a wide view, Tao Zhiyue and Huo Ran were wearing newly bought couple coats. The mountain wind was harsh, so they were fully armed and wore scarves and hats, which looked very warm. "After the dream is realized, it is very suitable to watch a meteor shower." Huo Ran said, "Although this meteor shower is not big and not famous, but now the moon is very dark and the sky conditions are good, it is very suitable for stargazing." "And the name of this meteor shower is cute." Tao Zhi became more curious and asked, "What''s your name?" There was a smile in Huo Ran''s eyes, but he answered him solemnly. "Ursid Gamma Meteor Shower." Tao Zhiyue was indeed so cute: "Ursa Little? Is it that kind of fluffy brown bear that can grow flowers?" That was Huo Ran in the game. Huo Ran smiled and nodded: "It must be." "Why is it called Gamma? Are there Alpha and Beta?" "Yes, these are the three most important stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, and Alpha Ursa Minor is what people often call the North Star." Tao Zhiyue was very surprised: "It turns out that Polaris is in the constellation Ursa Minor." "Well, it indicates the North Celestial Pole and is the brightest star in Ursa Minor, so it makes the entire Ursa Minor a very important navigation constellation." "When sailing in the past, if you lost your way in the vast sea, you looked up to find the Polaris, stretched out your fingers to measure the stars in the sky, looked at the distance of a few fingers, and judged the geographical location of the ship from its height, you would know where to go. Where did you go?" "But there is not only Polaris in Ursa Minor. The darker Beta and Gamma are called the Guardian Stars together, and they are the guardian stars of Polaris." On the moonless mountaintop, Tao Zhiyue looked up at the Ursid Gamma Meteor Shower that occasionally flashed across the night sky, and Huo Ran''s calm narration was beside his ears. So he seemed to be in the dark ocean at night, the waves were churning around him, the boat was swinging in it, and he gradually forgot the way he came. Until they remembered the North Star overhead, eternally shining with light sent from four hundred years ago. That is the brightest coordinate, beyond the distance of time and space. This is the romance of the universe since ancient times. Tao Zhiyue watched it obsessively for a long time. And Huo Ran looked at him quietly. "The sudden meteor shower on my fifth birthday, no one can tell which constellation it came from." "Later I knew, and only I knew, that it came from you." "At that time, you wanted to know what I liked, and you got drunk on purpose, and you didn''t remember the memory of being drunk before. You only remembered the night when I walked out of the hot pot restaurant. I looked at the night sky and said that there were no stars tonight." "So you spent the whole night drunk and folded me a whole jar of colorful stars." "I loved that gift and never felt childish, but until now, I didn''t know what you really gave me." "You''re not just breaking a star, you''re a star." "It was a star that changed my destiny." Tao Zhi listened quietly, with countless complex emotions surging in his heart. He seemed to have a lot to tell Huo Ran. There were many lonely and lost feelings that became stable after finding the North Star. There were many moments of emptiness and emptiness. , life becomes real only after the coordinates are determined. But by the end, he just rolled his eyes and laughed. "Then I''m going to be a star in the constellation Ursa Minor." Huo Ran followed him with a smile: "Okay." As the words fell, another meteor shot out from Gamma Ursa, flashed across brilliantly. At this moment, Tao Zhiyue seemed to have made up his mind. "I''ve decided which day I''m going to celebrate my birthday." He looked at Huo Ran, "That''s really my birthday." Chapter 100： one hundred The calendar on the coffee table stood quietly, and the March page was slightly blown by the wind blowing in from the balcony. The red No. 5 grid is filled with handwriting of different colors, almost filling up the No. 12 grid below. First, there is a vivid stick figure cake, using warm orange-yellow. Then there was a line of small brown characters: What do you want to eat? Next came a small pink figure with a blank face and a question mark next to his head. So the small words in sky blue responded: ice cream cake! At the end is a red tick, plus a smiling face with crooked eyebrows. Spring is here, and the wind with the smell of green grass blows the colorful colors on the paper, making a clattering sound. The bedroom door was closed, and the blackout curtains were tightly covered, and the room was dark, blocking out the warm melancholy of early spring. When the clock on the wall reached one o''clock in the afternoon, the door was finally pushed open. Tao Zhi rubbed his hair curled up in sleep, and walked out in a daze, his slippers lazily rubbing against the floor. He glanced sleepily at the clock and decided it must be broken. There was a damp spring scent floating in the air, and the room was exceptionally quiet, without the sound of another person. There is a rice cooker on the dining table, with a post-it note on it, which contains warm porridge. Tao Zhiyue stood at the door of the bedroom in a daze, looking around dully, thinking about where Huo Ran had gone, when the sound of the elevator door opening and closing came from outside the door. The key fell into the lock cylinder, and the person returning home pressed the handle very lightly, opened the door and entered. Huo Ran is holding a brand new glass vase, almost transparent blue-green in one hand, and a bouquet of colorful and elegant flowers in the other hand, sunflowers, champagne roses, eustoma, snapdragon, baby''s breath... The eyes of the two people happened to meet. Surprisingly, he laughed at the same time. Huo Ran said: "I saw this vase on the way back. It was very beautiful, so I bought another bunch of flowers to complement it." Tao Zhi looked at the bright spring in his arms, the drowsy drowsiness suddenly disappeared, and the chirping of distant birds rushed into his ears. On this ordinary weekend afternoon, he seemed to have fallen into eternity. "I didn''t hear from you, I thought you were still sleeping." Huo Ran put down the flowers in his arms, smiled and watched him just woke up: "Hurry up and wash and eat." "Is it really one o''clock? I thought the clock was broken." Tao Zhiyue was very surprised: "I was able to sleep so late." "Sleeping in late is the essence of the weekend." Huo Ran said solemnly, "And you have the right to do anything today, the birthday is the biggest." "Then which of us is bigger today?" This is a good question. Huo Ran thought for a while, and said decisively: "Tied for first place." In front of the sink, the water brushed over his cheeks, bringing coolness and cleanliness. Tao Zhiyue looked up at himself in the mirror, as if to confirm the traces of the passage of time. "I went to the cake shop just now, and confirmed the taste and shape again, and I will deliver it in the evening." Huo Ran''s voice came from the living room. He was checking whether the porridge in the rice cooker was still hot, and then took out a bowl. "Isn''t it settled last week?" "But I watched it for another week and found a lot of new flavors. I always thought it might taste better. Don''t worry, I have to try it." "So you ran out to steal ice cream this morning." Tao Zhiyue grasped the point, "What flavor is it now?" "That''s just an incidental result." Huo Ran tried to argue, "You will know at night." A bowl of hot porridge and a porcelain spoon are set on the dining table. "I''ve made up my mind, eat lighter at noon, and eat hot pot at home in the evening." Huo Ran emphasized, "I cook the mandarin duck pot with the soup base myself, and I will wash the pot." This is what was written on the first page of his diary. After washing up, Tao Zhiyue sat down at the dining table and agreed, "Okay, I''ll go shopping later." "Then let me make a list of ingredients to buy." Huo Ran''s mobile phone messages are full of birthday wishes from relatives and friends, and he only picks out some replies. After receiving his reply, Huo Sihan immediately called. "Brother, are you really not coming back? I thought you guys would come to Yanping for your birthday." Every time Tao Zhiyue heard this energetic voice, he would laugh unconsciously. Huo Ran turned on the speakerphone conveniently, so that Tao Zhiyue could join the conversation at any time, "I won''t answer, I''m too tired from flying around." "Then how are you going to spend today?" Huo Sihan deliberately lowered his voice, "Brother Zhizhi is not here, right? You can secretly tell me what surprises are arranged for today, I won''t say it! Celebrating birthday together will be very grand Let''s go! Is it more romantic than the fireworks last time?" Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help laughing and said, "I''m here." "...Ah, brother Zhizhi, good afternoon!" Huo Sihan said shyly, "Then pretend I didn''t ask, hehe." Huo Ran deliberately teased her: "It''s not that I can''t tell you." "Speak quickly!" Huo Ran said earnestly: "Sleep carefree first, get up for lunch, plan to eat hot pot at home in the evening, go shopping together, and then come back to prepare, after dark, watch a movie while cooking hot pot, Eat ice cream cake and exchange presents at the end." "There is no special arrangement, it is a very ordinary day. But being able to share my birthday with another person seems to be the biggest surprise." Huo Sihan on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then smiled with tears in his eyes: "It''s really normal, but why did I get hurt again?! And it hurt so badly..." "Ah, anyway, Happy Birthday Brother Smelly! Happy Birthday Brother Zhizhi!" The more Tao Zhi thought about which day he would celebrate his birthday. It was the day when the meteor shower fell on this world. His and Huo Ran''s fates have been wonderfully intertwined since then, and they have profoundly changed each other''s fates during the ordinary years. This is his newborn day. In the afternoon, after changing his clothes and going downstairs, Huo Ran needed to add an extra hat. The central garden is green again, and there is a long-lost warm aroma from the lush bushes. The pure white gardenia buds hide behind the green leaves, and the fragrance is sweet. Tao Zhiyue was surprised and said, "This year the flowering is so early." At this moment, Huo Ran is in a good mood no matter what he looks at: "This is a birthday present from Gardenia Tree." "Then what are you going to give me?" "Yesno." Huo Ran said alertly, "I won''t say it in advance." Tao Zhiyue couldn''t help but said: "The vigilance is getting higher and higher." "Because you didn''t tell me." Huo Ran said, "Do you want to go to a nearby vegetable market? Or go to a big supermarket far away?" In the scent of gardenias, Tao Zhi thought about it more: "I want to go to a supermarket in another place." Huo Ran looked at him, and gradually realized: "I thought about it too, this time I must be right." Today they didn''t drive, they took the bustling and noisy bus. The city is filled with the vitality of spring, and they slowly shuttle through it. The familiar scenery gradually emerged outside the window. There are many shops on both sides of the street. On a lazy spring afternoon, there is still a while before the busy evening. Most of the employees of restaurants are dozing off on the table and playing with their mobile phones. The bus passes a noodle shop. Tao Zhiyue''s eyes lit up, and he pointed to Huo Ran: "That shop is still there. I had beef ramen there. The beef was delicious, so I learned how to make stewed beef later." "The stewed beef you cook is the best." Huo Ran looked at the electronic screen in the car, "Is the next stop coming?" "right." Tao Zhiyue glanced back at the old community that was no longer visible: "There should be a new tenant for that house." I don''t know if the new tenant will use the vase with the plastic fake flowers. The park also passed by. There was a little girl who always got up early with her grandfather to walk the dog. She has grown up to two years old, but she is still a child, and she may even flutter butterflies with a smile. When the bus arrives, the two of them get off together, and the supermarket is in front of them. Huo Ran, who came here once, sighed, "It seems like nothing has changed." "Almost unchanged." Tao Zhiyue looked around with emotion, "But the salesperson in the supermarket has changed." The supermarket is always crowded with people, and there are colorful vegetables, fruits and poultry in front of you. He used to come here alone to buy groceries with a shopping bag after get off work every day. "The soda cooler has been replaced with a new one." Huo Ran went to push the shopping cart: "Do you remember this too?" "Well, because I often stand in front of the soda cooler and hesitate whether I should have a drink or not." "Will you buy it in the end?" "Won''t." Upon hearing this, Huo Ran immediately swept a bunch of drinks into the shopping cart: "It''s okay to drink once in a while." Tao Zhi laughed more: "You mention it later, it''s very heavy." Live blue-gray shrimps were swimming in the water tank, Huo Ran picked up the shrimps with a fishing net, splashing water vigorously. The passing middle-aged man groaned, a familiar voice, and Tao Zhiyue turned his head to look. It turned out to be Mr. Guo, the CEO of the previous company, who likes to arrive late and leave early, and also likes to perform drunken fists when drunk. Mr. Guo was obviously surprised. He pushed the shopping cart full of vegetables and stared at him with wide eyes, as if he didn''t expect to have a chance to meet again. Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a while, then took the initiative to say, "Long time no see." It turns out that Mr. Guo''s home is nearby, no wonder the time of arriving late and leaving early every day can be precisely pinpointed. "Hey! Long time no see!" Mr. Guo said with a smile, "You live nearby again?" "No, I suddenly remembered it, so I came over to have a look." Huo Ran took the prawns that he had weighed, and quietly watched Tao Zhiyue exchange greetings with the acquaintances he met by chance. "This is the boss of my last company, Mr. Guo." Tao Zhiyue introduced him. "Don''t call me that, just call me Lao Guo, hello, hello." Seeing Mr. Guo curiously looking at Huo Ran, who had lowered the brim of his hat beside him, Tao Zhiyue said generously, "This is my boyfriend." Mr. Guo seemed surprised for a moment, and soon realized: "No wonder you ignored all the girls in the office building at that time!" Tao Zhiyue laughed: "It''s not that exaggerated." "Yes, there are old employees who mention you now." Recalling the past for a while, Mr. Guo said very consciously, "Then I won''t be a light bulb anymore, you guys take your time." He was about to push the cart away when he remembered something and couldn''t help but said, "The company finally has a project to participate in this year''s North Shanxi Game Exhibition. You, a tree, will come too, right?" "This is a self-developed project, and there are many problems that I have never encountered before, which made me one head and two big, thanks to the information you left at that time." The middle-aged CEO, who was trying to regain his original intention of entering the industry, extended his hand to him sincerely: "Thank you." Mr. Guo really fulfilled the wish he witnessed when he resigned. Tao Zhi smiled and shook hands with him. "Great, see you at the game show." After Mr. Guo left, Tao Zhiyue stood there in a daze for a long time. He was surrounded by the long and tenacious breath of life, and his heart was filled with indescribable touch. Huo Ran asked him: "What are you thinking?" "It''s nothing." Tao Zhi shook his head, "I just feel really good." It''s good to be alive. All it takes is a little courage to change everything. Everything is alive, time is like water, and he came back here from another direction, with a completely different mood and a completely different life situation. The ring on the ring finger shines as ever, the most beautiful M?bius ring. The ingredients in the shopping cart piled up more and more, Tao Zhi looked at Huo Ran who wanted to taste everything, his eyes were full of smiles. When the cart went out to check out, the daylight that fell from the supermarket door had become dim. Tao Zhiyue glanced at Huo Ran''s watch subconsciously. It''s almost six o''clock. This was the time he was most looking forward to. Tao Zhiyue will always remember that day. Two minutes later, he packed up his things, turned off his computer and got off work, went to the supermarket to buy groceries, went home after dinner and surfed the Internet, and then met Huo Ran who posted a post with a string of default usernames. Time flies so fast and so slowly, obviously two years have passed, but it seems that only two minutes have passed. Now he is going home with Huo Ran, cooking hot pot in the dark, maybe he will eat while thinking about the ice cream cake in the refrigerator. The setting sun reflects the new green leaves on the branches, and today''s sunset is a dreamy pink-purple. The light fell on the side of Huo Ran''s face, drawing a beautiful outline. He carried a heavy drink bag, looked at the brilliant sunlight in the sky, and said firmly: "Tomorrow must be a good weather." Tao Zhiyue also looked over in a daze: "It must be." In this long and short two minutes, they seemed to be blown into the wind together and turned into fragmented clouds. The birds passed by lightly, and they followed the tail feathers of the birds, wandering in the boundless sky. The countless fragments of life flicker with firefly light, illuminating the breath that is close at hand. Till everything sinks into the ever-gentle twilight. The never-ending second quietly passed the origin. It''s six o''clock, it''s time to go home. End of text The author has something to say: Chapter 100： La! Back to the beginning of the story (*^▽^*) In fact, I never thought that I could finish such a long story. I have gained a lot along the way. At this moment, I have a lot to say, but the words are not expressive, so I can only say thank you, thank you for every subscription, comment, minecraft, and irrigation My little angel, thank you for insisting on writing it down. This is my love letter to myself, and also to everyone who can see it. Loving yourself is the best love, so ordinary days can be full of happiness. Everyone is the soul of their own universe, always the brightest star. July''s raffle is coming! Still, 1,000 people will randomly distribute 50,000 Jinjiang coins, and you can automatically participate if you subscribe all the texts (remember to check if there are any missing subscriptions), and the draw will be held on the 16th. Next, I will rest for three days, relax a little bit, eat an ice cream cake (there is actually an ice cream cake named Tao Ranxindong!), and then come back on the 16th to start updating the episode, see you then^-^