MTL - Hello, How Long Has This Been Going On?-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 broken—a 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(*≧▽≦)ツ]

[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 I’ll give you a punch! ]

[Tao: ('-')ノ)'-')]

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 town—half 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 one—personal 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. ]

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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 ＿(:з"∠)＿]

[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 don’t 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! ]

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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! ]