The protagonist always says he loves me

"...I thank you." Chen Ci turned off the communication, turned his head to see the driver in the front row with a wide mouth, listening with gusto.He felt terrible inside.Why in the eyes of others did he turn into a starving and unbearable look of resenting marriage, it was obviously just that he was single for a long time.Besides, less than 30 years, not too long.

The aircraft stopped next to his apartment building, Chen Ci avoided the driver's greasy gaze, turned his head and entered the building.

This is a very typical single apartment building. Each small unit does not exceed 40 square meters, with one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom. The tiny space is just enough for one person to live in.When Chen Ci opened his room, he was greeted with a stale smell of dust. He turned on the air purifier and silently turned on the water and electricity, waiting for the house that had been empty for a week to return to normal.

In fact, there is no difference between the room and when he left last time, only his own mentality has changed.While curling up on the single sofa, listening to the low roar of the purifier, Chen Ci was thinking in his heart, if he had a lover, he would definitely not look like this when he came home.

The windows in the room must still be clear and clean. After opening the door, you can smell the fragrance of food. After entering the door, he will exchange a light kiss with his lover, finish the soup that has been cooked with time and patience together, and then lie lazily and watch eight Click on the dog blood drama.

After watching the drama, they would take a tender bath together, naked and wet, rolling on the sheets they bought together.The young body is clean and beautiful, even if you don't make love, just hug each other, you can feel content and at ease.

"Ding dong. Ding dong."

The doorbell interrupted Chen Ci's reverie, he stood up slowly and opened the door, only to see an unfamiliar face.

"Excuse me...you are?" Chen Ci asked.

"Sir, your takeaway is here." The delivery guy showed his white teeth, smiled warmly at Chen Ci, and lifted the takeaway in his hand.

Chen Cidao: "I didn't order takeaway, did you deliver it by mistake?" Smelling the aroma wafting from the takeaway box, he was indeed a little hungry. Thinking of cooking by himself, he had to go downstairs to buy food first. He could only eat it when he was young, so he decided to order one for himself later to save his worries.

The takeaway boy took a step back, looked at the door plate, compared it with the takeaway order in his hand, and said in confusion: "17A09, that's right. Excuse me, sir, is the last number of your personal terminal 3393?"

Chen Ci was taken aback and said, "Yes..."

"That's right." The takeaway boy sent the takeaway box to Chen Ci's arms, and said with a smile, "I wish you a pleasant meal."

Chen Ci returned home with the lunch box in a daze, and opened the list hanging on the outer packaging. The name, address and contact information of the consignee were all his.He put the beautifully packaged lunch box on the table, scanned it up and down with the gaze of a time bomb, and finally compromised in the hunger, and opened the lunch box.

The takeaway is his favorite chicken soup dumpling, which is from a time-honored brand that is extremely expensive, and it comes with a bowl of small wontons, which is quite expensive.Chen Ci really couldn't think of anyone who would order this takeaway for him. He took out the dishes and arranged them, poured the sauce, and opened his personal terminal.After he went through all the people in the address book, all the soup dumplings were eaten. They were smooth but not fat, sweet but not greasy, and they were delicious enough to keep him happy all night.

It's just that there is one less person to eat with him.

Chen Ci looked at the lonely bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, made up his mind, and sent Ah Zhen a text message.

[Where is the appointment tomorrow? 】

……

They made an appointment to meet at a mid-range coffee shop.

Chen Ci originally wanted to tidy himself up, but in the end he dressed lightly, put on a clean white shirt, put on a coat and went out.

Along the way, it seemed that everyone and everything was against him. He mentioned that the reserved aircraft failed to pick him up midway, and he was transferred to the public air rail, which was inexplicably blocked for half an hour during non-rush hours on weekdays. He was also led into the alley by the electronic navigation, and almost failed to get out... He hurried, and when he entered the coffee shop, he was already 15 minutes behind the scheduled time.

"It just so happens, Mr. Chen." A tall and handsome man sat by the French window and raised his personal terminal on his wrist and said, "I was planning to wait another five minutes. If you don't come, I will I had no choice but to walk away in ashes."

"I'm sorry!" Chen Ci said in shame, "There was an accident on the road..."

The man smiled good-naturedly, as if he didn't doubt the authenticity of this kind of excuse. Instead, he handed over a tissue and said, "No hurry, take your time. is yours."

Chen Ci took the tissue, wiped off the fine sweat on his forehead, sipped the lemonade prepared on the table, and briefly explained to the other party his unlucky experiences along the way.As he talked, even he didn't quite believe it, but the other party kept looking at him intently, nodding his head from time to time, and smiling gently all the time.

For this alone, Chen Ci's favorability towards him remained above the average.He hoped that his future partner would be like this, that he would not dislike his dullness and boredom, and could endure his rambling about trivial things.He will treat each other with the same attitude.

"It's really unlucky." The man smiled after listening, "Do you need to eat something to change your luck?"

He even knows that he is healed by food, or is it some kind of subtle tacit understanding?Chen Ci glanced at the man in surprise, bowed his head and ordered some dessert.Coincidentally, what I ordered with a man can be combined into a couple's set meal.

Despite an unpleasant start, the ensuing meal and small talk went surprisingly smoothly.

The man's name was Jiang Cheng, a former professional fencer who became a collector of cold weapons after retiring due to injury. He was three years older than him, in his early thirties.A man of this age has just shed the impulsiveness and childishness of youth, and becomes calm in his actions. The just right sophistication will not make people feel bored, and he also has the gentleness accumulated by the years.Especially this pair of characters coupled with Jiang Cheng's handsome appearance and unobtrusive but absolutely strong muscles make him look very lethal.

Chen Ci was a little cautious in the initial exchange, but under Jiang Cheng's deliberate guidance, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.The other party will create topics, and he will never have to worry about the silence, and will take care of his feelings, and will not involve too private areas.When mentioning that he himself is a writer for a gourmet website, Jiang Cheng joked that he could ask him to help control his diet in the future.Chen Ci politely agreed, and the other party seriously invited him to visit his collection when he was free.This kind of comfort of advancing and retreating is also what Chen Ci urgently needs.

Before going out, Ah Zhen gave him thousands of reminders, saying that Jiangcheng's model is definitely his ideal model, and he must seize the opportunity and never come back again.After his observation, it was indeed the case. If he listed his mate selection criteria for the previous 27 years in a table and scored them item by item, Jiang Cheng would get at least [-].

But he didn't know why he didn't feel the heartbeat for a long time.

After a peaceful meal, Jiang Cheng crossed his hands at the table when he rang the bell to call for the bill, and suddenly said solemnly, "Xiaoci, don't you mind if I call you that? I thought you were doing me a favor by being late." Not satisfied, but after talking for so long, I can feel that you don't actually hate me. Can you give me a chance to pursue you?"

"Ah..." Chen Ci didn't expect that he would say these words so early. He thought that at least two or three more appointments would be needed, and their relationship would develop further as they gradually got a feeling.

"I really like you, not just for fun." Jiang Cheng said, "I believe you do too."

"That's right, but it's too fast." Jiang Cheng leaned forward, which was an aggressive movement during the negotiation, and Chen Ci leaned back uncomfortably, " I was totally unprepared."

Jiang Cheng let go of his clasped hands, leaned back easily, and said with a smile, "No one is prepared for this kind of thing, and I never thought I could be so impulsive before I met you."

Chen Ci forced a smile on him.

"Then at least give me a chance, how about coming to my house next week to see my collection of sabers?" Jiang Cheng said.

Chen Ci hesitated again and again, but still said: "...OK."

He was subconsciously reluctant to invade such a private place as the residence.But he also knew very well that Jiang Cheng was almost the most suitable person he could find to spend the rest of his life with.If both parties have this intention, he will probably be able to end his lonely life soon...

"Excuse me, sir, there is a problem with the payment, can I trouble you to swipe the personal terminal again?"

Jiang Cheng smiled generously at the waiter who broke the ambiguous atmosphere that was brewing between the two, and pointed his personal terminal at the code scanner she handed over.Chen Ci originally wanted to split the bill, but was blocked by Jiang Cheng's "next time please".

The waiter pressed several keys in a row, but it did not show that the payment was received successfully. He was a little anxious: "Maybe the machine is broken, sorry, I will change it."

"It's okay." Jiang Cheng said.

After changing a code scanner, the voice prompt finally sounded, but instead of receiving the payment successfully, it was "Sorry, your personal account has been frozen, please contact XXX to unlock it".

Chen Ci raised his wrist and said to the waiter, "Swipe mine."

Jiang Cheng said, "How can this be done?"

Chen Ci replied with his original words: "Next time please."

The two looked at each other and smiled, there was a tacit understanding that they had been getting along for many years.Seeing that if they kept looking at each other like this, they were going to hear some tingling love words again, Chen Ci hurriedly got up and said, "It's getting late, I still have a manuscript to catch up..."

The gentleman in Jiangcheng put his coat on for him, and said, "I'll take you home."