Tuesday, Jinbei Convention and Exhibition Center.
Although today is a workday, there is still a huge crowd of people at the entrance of the convention center, the surrounding roads are jammed, and the sound of horns is incessant.
In his previous life, Tao Zhiyue lived in a big city with the most concentrated cultural resources in the country. There were various cultural and entertainment activities all year round. During holidays, he would occasionally visit exhibitions that interested him, so he had some experience.
He got off the bus one stop early, and when he walked slowly to the entrance of the venue with his backpack on his back, the entire long line of cars had only moved forward about a hundred meters.
There was a lot of noise around me, and excitement and anticipation were written on everyone's face. Many cosplayers dressed as popular game characters were walking in the crowd. Many people took out their mobile phones to take pictures, and there were also some professional photographers carrying cameras and taking pictures continuously.
Tao Zhiyue touched the mask on his face to make sure it was properly put on before walking to the back of the queue for ordinary audiences and waiting quietly to enter.
I have been living alone for too long, and it is a bit difficult to get used to seeing such a large crowd of people after such a long time.
In front of him were two very lively girls, chattering away.
"Which pavilion should we go to first?"
"Hall A1, there is a demo of the War of the Roses that I am so looking forward to!!!"
"Isn't that the game with beautiful graphics and all cute female characters?"
"Yes, yes, I and many sisters have made reservations for the public beta, but I don't know if I can queue up for the trial today. I heard that someone queued for eight hours for last year's popular game and still didn't get a chance to play it qaq"
"I believe you can do it! Ah, look - that sister from Yusa is so pretty, so cool! Left, left!"
Tao Zhiyue, who was forced to listen, couldn't help but look over. It was a female cosplayer wearing European and American makeup and tight clothes. She was indeed very beautiful.
The short-haired girl who happened to turn her head also caught a glimpse of Tao Zhiyue's action from the corner of her eye. She immediately poked her companion's hand and whispered in his ear: "Look behind! What a handsome boy!"
"Let me see, they are wearing masks, how can you tell..."
"Keep your voice down or someone will hear you!" The short-haired girl lowered her voice even more. "His eyes are so pretty, how can he not be handsome! Ah, I really want to take off the mask and see the handsome guy in full glory!"
… In fact, he also heard this sentence.
Tao Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed, luckily he had a mask to hide his expression, otherwise he would have blushed.
When Tao Zhiyue first entered the book, he looked in the mirror and found that this body looked exactly like himself when he was a few years younger. Even some subtle physical features were exactly the same. It was as if he had come here with his soul, and he felt an inexplicable sense of security.
That's why he accepted the bizarre thing of traveling through a book so quickly.
If he woke up after death and found himself in someone else's body, he would probably be so frightened that his heart would stop and he would die right there again.
Tao Zhiyue used to be busy with work and unkempt. He wore a plaid shirt, which is standard for programmers, every day. Due to the high intensity of work, he became nearsighted. He wore a pair of old-fashioned black-framed glasses on his nose and his hair was messy. Occasionally, female colleagues lamented that his handsome facial features were buried, but he just took it as a joke.
After experiencing a life-and-death moment and waking up again, he still chose to live an ordinary, routine life, but something had changed.
He had heard people say that appearance is determined by the heart before, but his understanding was superficial at that time. Even now, when Tao Zhiyue looked at himself in the mirror while washing his face in the morning, he often felt dazed.
The same skeleton and skin, but he looks like a completely different person.
However, due to his narrow social circle, Tao Zhiyue seldom heard comments about himself from others. His colleagues would sometimes flatter him jokingly, but he felt that this was due to his relatively good business ability and never took it seriously.
Some girls from the company next door asked him out, but because they were shy, they were often reserved, so after he politely declined, there was usually no follow-up.
So when a girl of similar age praised him in person in an exaggerated manner, Tao Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously touched his hot ears.
As a result, the two girls secretly peeked at this scene and started pulling each other's hands, almost jumping up.
Seeing this, Tao Zhiyue hurriedly lowered his head, pretended to be calm and took out his mobile phone, pretending that he heard nothing.
There happened to be an unread message on the phone from HR half an hour ago. It was so noisy just now that Tao Zhiyue didn't notice the notification sound.
[hr: Dr. Tao, I also made an important decision last night, and I had hesitated for a long time before.]
[hr: Just like you said, after getting over it, I really became happier, so I think this decision was the right one, and I even feel a little regretful that I didn’t change it earlier.]
[hr: Fortunately, I met Dr. Tao. ]
Tao Zhiyue was stunned, his fingertips wandering across the screen, and an indescribable warmth spread in his heart.
[Tao: I think so too^-^]
I'm also glad to have met you.
He is used to keeping his emotions to himself, so it is difficult for him to express his inner feelings as directly as HR.
At this point, Tao Zhiyue envied HR very much.
He was looking down at the message when the two girls in front of him raised their voices slightly.
"Hey, how come the people over there can go in without queuing?"
"It seems to be a special passage for those participating companies and staff."
"Oh, I thought they had already entered... Hey! That staff member in a suit is so tall, he looks so handsome just from the back!"
"Wake up, how could someone with that kind of aura possibly be a staff member? He must be the boss of some gaming company!"
The dedicated channel and the audience channel are on the same side, with a distance between the two entrances. At this time, there is a long queue in the audience channel, which forms a sharp contrast with the dedicated channel next to it.
Tao Zhiyue, who was almost queuing to the entrance, heard the keyword "game company" and looked over curiously.
The man the girl in the front row was talking about was tall and straight, and he was accompanied by a companion who looked like an assistant. He stood out among the passers-by.
As he walked forward, passing the crowd that blocked his view along the way, Tao Zhiyue could see his profile, but unfortunately he was wearing a mask like himself.
At this moment, Tao Zhiyue agreed with what the girl had said before. Even though he could only see the other person's eyes, he could be sure that this was 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 his mobile phone intently. His heroic eyebrows were slightly solemn, as if he was thinking about something.
After a moment, he seemed to have figured it out. A smile instantly appeared in his eyes, and even his brows softened.
The short-haired girl in front of Tao Zhiyue couldn't help but hold her face and exclaimed, "What kind of auspicious day is today? Why are there so many handsome guys wearing masks? Wow."
There was a lot of noise around, with people coming and going.
Huo Ran seemed to sense something and turned his head to look.
There were crowds of strangers around him, and chaotic words and voices were buzzing in his ears, but he saw that pair of clear and bright eyes at a glance, and there was only silence besides.
The stranger's eyes were gentle and calm, yet also filled with silent tenacity.
Huo Ran was stunned for a while, thinking of Dr. Tao who had just sent him a message.
Dr. Tao must also have such eyes.