MTL - Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?-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: It’s just...it’s too sudden, I’m not ready yet ＿(:з」∠)＿]

[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 ＿(:з"∠)＿]

[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: Aren’t tomato scrambled eggs salty? ]

[HR: Ah, does Dr. Tao not put sugar? ]

[HR: How sweet and delicious! ]

[Tao: It’s 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 couldn’t 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.