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There was a buzz of people around, and excitement and anticipation were written on everyone’s faces. There were many cosplayers dressed as popular game characters among the crowd. Many people picked up their mobile phones to take pictures, and there were also some professional photographers carrying long guns or short guns. The cannon kept clicking.
Tao Zhiyue touched the mask on his face and made sure it was properly put on before walking to the back of the queue for ordinary spectators and waiting quietly to enter.
I have lived alone for too long, and I am really not used to seeing such a long-awaited crowd of people.
In front of him were two very energetic girls, chatting away.
"Which exhibition hall should we go to first?"
"In Hall A1, there is a demo of the War of the Roses that I'm really looking forward to!!!"
“Isn’t that game with beautiful graphics and full of cute female characters?”
"That's right, many of my sisters and I have made reservations for the open beta. I just don't know if I can get in the queue for the trial today. I heard that for last year's hit game, some people queued for eight hours and still didn't get a chance to play qaq."
"I believe you can do it! Ah, look - the sister who gave Yusha is so beautiful, beautiful and sassy! Left, left!"
Tao Zhiyue, who was forced to listen in, couldn't help but look over. She was a female cosplayer wearing European and American makeup and a fancy outfit. She was indeed very beautiful.
The short-haired girl who happened to turn her head also caught a glimpse of Tao Zhiyue's movements from the corner of her eye. She immediately poked her companion's hand and whispered in her ear: "Look behind me! What a handsome little brother!"
"Let me see, people are wearing masks. How can you tell..."
"Keep your voice down and you will be heard!!" The short-haired girl lowered her voice even more, "The eyes are so beautiful, how could he not be handsome! Ah, I really want to take off the mask and look like a handsome guy with his face intact!"
… In fact, he also heard this sentence.
Tao Zhiyue was a little embarrassed, but fortunately 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 the same as his younger self, even some of the 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 peace of mind.
That's why he accepted the bizarre thing of wearing books so quickly.
If he woke up after death and found that he had entered someone else's body, he would probably be so frightened that his heart would stop and he would die again.
Once upon a time, Tao Zhiyue was too busy with work and had a slovenly appearance. He wore the standard plaid shirt for programmers every day. He also became myopic due to the high intensity of work. He wore a pair of old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses on his nose and his hair was messy. Occasionally, female colleagues would sigh. He had buried his delicate and regular facial features, and he only regarded it as a joke.
Later, after experiencing a moment of life and death, when he woke up again, he still chose to live an ordinary, step-by-step life, but something was different.
In the past, he had heard people say that love comes from the heart, and his understanding at that time was superficial. Until now, when he looks at himself in the mirror when washing his face in the morning, Tao Zhiyue often feels dazed.
The same bones and skin, but they look completely different from before.
However, due to his narrow social circle, Tao Zhiyue rarely hears comments about himself from others. Colleagues sometimes praise him as a joke. He thinks this should be attributed to his relatively good business ability and never takes it seriously.
Some girls from the company next door came to ask him to hang out. Because they were shy, they were usually more reserved. After he declined politely, there was usually nothing more to say.
Therefore, Tao Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed when he was exaggeratedly praised by a girl of similar age in front of him, and subconsciously touched his warm ears.
As a result, the two girls took a peek at this scene and began to pull each other's hands so hard that they almost jumped up.
Seeing this, Tao Zhiyue hurriedly lowered his head, pretended to be calm and took out his mobile phone, pretending that he didn't hear anything.
There happened to be an unread message on the phone that HR sent 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 a very important decision last night. I had hesitated about it for a long time. ]
[hr: As you said, after you come out, you will really become happier, so I think this decision is the right one, and I even regret why I didn’t change it earlier. ]
[hr: Fortunately I met Dr. Tao. ]
Tao Zhiyue was stunned, his fingertips moved on the screen, and an indescribable warmth filled his heart.
[Tao: I think so too^-^]
I am also very lucky to meet you.
He is used to keeping his emotions introverted, and it is difficult for him to express his inner feelings as straightforwardly as HR.
At this point, Tao Zhiyue envied HR very much.
As he was looking down at the message, the two girls in front raised their voices slightly.
"Hey, how can people over there go in without queuing up?"
"It seems to be a special passage, just for those exhibiting companies and staff."
"Oh, I thought they had entered the venue a long time ago... Hey! The staff member in the suit is so tall, he looks very handsome just from the back!"
"Please wake up, how can this be a staff member with such an aura? He must be the boss of some game company!"
The special channel and the audience channel 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 channel, which is in sharp contrast with the special channel next to it.
Tao Zhiyue, who was about to queue at the entrance, heard the keyword game company and looked over curiously.
The man mentioned by the girl in the front row was tall and straight, with an assistant-looking companion beside him, and he stood out among the passers-by.
As he walked forward and passed the crowds blocking his view along the road, Tao Zhi could see his profile more and more, but unfortunately he was wearing a mask like himself.
At this moment, Tao Zhiyue agreed very much with what the girl said before. Even if he could only see the other person's eyes, he was sure that he was a handsome guy.
When he arrived at the entrance of the passage, the assistant came forward to communicate with the staff. The handsome man in a suit stopped and looked at the screen of his mobile phone intently. His heroic eyebrows were slightly condensed, as if he was thinking about something.
After a moment, he seemed to have figured it out, his eyes were instantly filled with smiles, and his eyebrows also softened.
The short-haired girl in front of Tao Zhiyue couldn't help but hold her face in her hands and exclaimed, "What auspicious day is today? Why are there so many handsome guys in masks?"
There was a lot of hustle and bustle around, with people coming and going.
Huo Ranruo felt something and turned around to look.
Surrounded by strange people, chaotic words and voices buzzed in his ears, but he saw those clear and bright eyes at a glance, and there was only silence.
The stranger's eyes were gentle and calm, yet filled with silent tenacity.
Huo Ran was stunned for a long time, thinking of Dr. Tao who had just sent him a message.
Dr. Tao must also have such eyes.
Even putting aside the distance hidden behind the Internet, a middle-aged straight man who is gentle, kind, and even a little pushy, to Tao Zhiyue, is really like a person from two different worlds. It is difficult 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 Shanbei City.
But it's too late to think about this now.
Tao Zhiyue looked at the message sent by HR and read the hidden expectations behind the text. He thought about it for a long time before organizing his words and politely declined the other party.
Subconsciously, he didn't want to have any real-life connection with Brother HR.
After rejecting HR, Tao Zhiyue had another weekend alone. In order to prevent himself from being too bored, Tao Zhiyue set a few small rules.
If the weather is fine, go for a walk in the park, breathe fresh air, or follow the old man doing Tai Chi and stretch your muscles secretly.
If it rains or snows, you have to go to the supermarket to buy vegetables and meat, and make your own soup base for hot pot. On days when the rain is falling or the snow is falling, it is the happiest moment to stay at home and have a steaming hot pot.
Walking, exercising, and cleaning pots and dishes are all energy-consuming things. You will definitely feel tired at the end of the day, and you will not want to do anything the next day. All you want to do is sit at home and play with your mobile phone, so you spend a whole weekend like this.
But this weekend is a rare foggy weather in Shanbei City.
There was a vast expanse of white outside the window, and the buildings not far away were all hidden in the gray mist. The city was silent and blurry.
After finally waiting until the afternoon, Tao Zhiyue was still worried. He didn't know what to do. He had played all the popular games and browsed the forum again and again, but there were no new posts.
When he felt bored in his previous life, he would chat with his good friends at that time, asking for benefits and cheating, chatting about daily gossip, and even exchanging emoticons could kill a long time.
But now, he looked at the only "my friend" in his friend list and fell into silence.
… Do you want to chat with Brother HR
Having just rejected the other party's implicit invitation to meet yesterday, Tao Zhi became more embarrassed and did not dare to take the initiative to go to the other party again.
He decided to dig out the books that were about to collect dust 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, but recently he has become more and more slack for some unknown reason.
After reading for more than two hours, Tao Zhiyue woke up from his sleep and confirmed one thing: You must not read in front of the window in this weather. The hazy white mist has a hypnotic effect.
Tao Zhiyue rubbed the red marks on his face guiltily and looked at the time, four fifty in the afternoon.
After successfully surviving the long day, he could start thinking about what to eat at night. This question was enough for him to struggle with until dark.
Tao Zhiyue was a little happy.
At this moment, the cell phone, which used to be as quiet as if it was on silent mode, suddenly rang.
He wondered if there was another application that he forgot to turn off, and went to pick up the phone abandoned on the sofa with some surprise.
Then Tao Zhiyue saw the new prompt on the app.
["hr" patted me. ]
Tao Zhiyue couldn't explain how he felt. It was strange. It was a bit like picking up a spoon on a rainy and snowy day and taking a big sip of thick soup filled with the aroma of food.
This was the first time he had been "patted".
He also reciprocated courtesy.
[I pat "hr". ]
Soon, HR sent a text message.
Unexpectedly, Brother HR would go to play ball on weekends. The image of the lonely middle-aged uncle in Tao Zhiyue's mind suddenly became more energetic and sunny.
What was even more unexpected was that HR actually read the travel recommendation post he casually mentioned yesterday, and even learned the Internet term "Amway".
The other person must also be a hard-working 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: How is that green tea friend the day before yesterday? Is he still harassing you? ]
[hr: No, originally I planned to ignore him, but he... I think about how to describe it. ]
[Tao: Does he appreciate you in front of others? ]
[Tao: Connotation = It means something that is not stated explicitly but it alludes to you. ]
[hr: Right! Dr. Tao, you are so smart. ]
[hr: So I blocked him and never heard from him again. ]
[hr: Ragdoll dancing.gif]
Tao Zhiyue was a little surprised.
[Tao: You are right. You should be so decisive when facing such people. ]
HR seemed to be inspired, so he performed another puppet bear dance, and his joy almost overflowed the screen.
Tao Zhiyue was so impressed by the cuteness that he couldn't hold it back and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
He recalled that night when he broke the prescribed route. The evening breeze was warm, and in the steam rising from the noodle bowl, he actually concentrated on chatting on his mobile phone for so long, helping others analyze how to deal with the green tea that was entangled in him.
Everything about that night was new and soft.
Thinking of this, Tao Zhiyue suddenly knew what he should eat tonight.
He is going to try making braised beef.
[Tao: I'm going to buy food and cook! ]
[hr: OK, goodbye Dr. Tao/Penguin waves]
Tao Zhiyue, who had too much time to do, had a strong execution ability. After checking the recipes on the Internet and writing down the required ingredients, he immediately changed his clothes and went out.
Braised beef requires fresh beef shank, 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 all of them.
Tao Zhiyue planned to take a car to a large chain store two kilometers away. He had never been there since he moved here.
At this moment, he forgot about the threat posed by the protagonist of the novel, and also forgot that he was constantly narrowing the scope of his activities because he was avoiding the plot.
As dusk approaches, the misty fog gradually dissipates, and the setting sun among the clouds reveals a thin red glow.
People walking hurriedly on the street were coated 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 brighter.
Tao Zhiyue stood on the empty bus stop, staring at the setting sun. The light fell on his face, tracing a gentle outline.