In the morning, as soon as Gong Yuze opened his eyes, he immediately turned his tongue around in his mouth.

The hot feeling is long gone, only the faint pain after being pricked by the fish bones, and when I drink porridge, a piece of skin on the roof of my mouth is scalded, and it is easily brought up by the tongue and hung in the mouth.

Gong Yuze struggled to get up, grabbed the water cup at the head of the bed and took a sip.

He took the saliva in his mouth, and before he swallowed it immediately, he felt the scalded skin of his palate wafting in the water, like algae in the sea.

But when he swallowed the saliva, the sharp pain in his throat and eyes made him completely sober.

Hunger. Pain......

He squeezed into the bus and took out his mobile phone to send a text message to Zhu Xiaodong. But after a moment's hesitation, he put away his phone again.

As soon as I walked to the door of the office, I heard the chatter of Chen Xiaoyan and Wang Hui.

Gong Yuze can imagine his face, as well as his hairstyle and eyes. It must be a very sad picture.

He took out a piece of paper from the drawer at random, quickly wrote a line of words and held it up, and shook it in front of Chen Xiaoyan: My throat is swollen and my mouth is ulcerated, and I only have eye contact today.

Chen Xiaoyan just finished reading the note, and squirted out a sip of hot tea with a smile. almost sprayed Gong Yuze's face.

He knew that it would take less than 15 minutes for the news to spread throughout the planning department, and beyond.

Lunch break, still that burger joint.

Gong Yuze only bought three burgers, but half an hour passed, and he didn't even finish a burger.

With every swallow, his throat felt like a myriad of small blades were cutting.

It's better to live than to die!

That's when the phone rang. Gong Yuze's heart trembled. Don't be Zhu Xiaodong.

God has long eyes, and sure enough, it is Zhu Xiaodong: "Brother Gong, how was the adjustment last night?"

"It's okay......"

"That's good, I'll be able to get back to you for dinner today. ”

Gong Yuze sighed in his heart, he must not meet Zhu Xiaodong.

"Not tonight, the company temporarily sent me on a business trip. I'll have to go in a moment...... But I'll definitely be back before the game. ”

"On a business trip?!How can you go on a business trip at this time? Can't you think of a way to push it off?"

"Oh yes, I don't want to go, but I can't help it. ”

Zhu Xiaodong's phone was silent for a second or two, and then he suddenly asked, "Why did I hear that your voice was a little wrong, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's a bad signal here. ”

Gong Yuze was already in a cold sweat.

……

The midday adjustment was a complete failure.

Gong Yuze has been looking forward to coming home from work all day. He didn't eat anything other than half a hamburger at noon.

When he got home, he sat on the couch, motionless, and in the light the contours of his face appeared clear and distinct, and on his sunken face, a black shadow appeared, and a long triangular black shadow cut across his chin.

Staring out the window, Gong Yuze's mind was in chaos.

There had to be a way. Otherwise, the stomach that has been expanded with great difficulty will retract in a very short time. Isn't all the hard work in vain?! I can't swallow solid food, and I can't pour water into my stomach.

Then you can only drink porridge again!

Gong Yuze turned out a small casserole from the kitchen and cooked half a pot of rice porridge.

By the time the rice porridge was completely cool, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

The cool and smooth rice porridge passed through his throat, and he was careful and slowed down. I am afraid that it will cause severe pain in my red and swollen throat again.

Sure enough, swallowing it slowly will reduce the pain a lot.

But......

Gong Yuze turned his head and glanced at the wall calendar. Time is running out!

He picked up a bowl of cold porridge, and swallowed it without caring about the sharp pain in his throat. With each swallow, my throat tightened.

A bowl of cold porridge went down, and Gong Yuze was sweating profusely.

After drinking the porridge, he lay there lazily, his legs loosely resting on the rungs of a stool, and his eyes closed.

June 10th. What will I do to welcome June 10th? Gong Yuze asked himself in his heart.

……

June 10 at 8 a.m.

Zhu Xiaodong finally waited for Gong Yuze at the entrance of the Nancheng subway.

In Gong Yuze's expressionless gaze, Zhu Xiaodong felt as if he had hit a steel plate.

Zhu Xiaodong noticed Gong Yuze's worn cuffs, although the damage was not obvious, but it made him feel extremely uneasy.

"What's the matter, it's so late?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little tired from a business trip. ”

Zhu Xiaodong still took out a carton of milk from his schoolbag and handed it to Gong Yuze. The two of them walked to the venue and Zhu Xiaodong instructed: "Remember, you must control your water intake!"

Gong Yuze didn't answer, just nodded.

……

Zhu Xiaodong quickened his pace and led Gong Yuze into the hall of the venue.

Today's venue was more than twice as large as expected, and the audience was allowed to be present. Four contestants take their seats at a long table covered with a new white tablecloth. The four name plates with white letters on a red background are particularly eye-catching.

Gong Yuze, Xiao Wenwen, Han Tianrui, Cao Lei

The judges held the microphone and read aloud the rules of the competition: "Within one hour, the contestants will be ranked according to the number of hamburgers they eat!"

Gong Yuze looked down at the hamburger on his plate.

It is estimated that several other players have long been accustomed to this taste, he guessed. On the right hand side of each player, there is a bottle of mineral water.

Gong Yuze glanced at the beautiful Xiao Wenwen next to him with his peripheral vision. The last time I saw the photo, this time it was me, Xiao Wenwen herself is more beautiful than the photo. White skin, jet-black hair .......

He couldn't be allowed to think any more, and the whistle blew.

The four contestants, all at great speed, picked up a hamburger and stuffed it into their mouths.

When Gong Yuze swallowed his first bite. Heaven did not bless him, and the sharp pain in his throat was still not relieved in the slightest.

He had to unscrew the mineral water and pour a few sips.

Zhu Xiaodong stood in the first row of the audience, his eyes never left Gong Yuze,

From the moment he saw Gong Yuze at the subway entrance just now, he felt that this kid was in a bit wrong today.

The moment Gong Yuze unscrewed the lid of mineral water. Zhu Xiaodong's heart sank.

Finished!

Han Tianrui sat next to Xiao Wenwen. He was the tallest of the four, and the others were holding a burger and quickly putting it to their mouths. He picked up one burger after another in his right hand and stacked them on top of the flattened palm of his left hand.

One, two, three...... When the fifth one was finished, Han Tianrui pressed down heavily with his right hand.

The five hamburgers in his hand instantly shrank by nearly half like a spring that had been pressed down.

Everyone was stunned, and even the judges' eyes widened.

He held the five dense hamburgers in his hands and opened his mouth wide. Shove it in.

Zhu Xiaodong's mind flashed three words that he had heard before: Steel Tooth Han!

……

Gong Yuze was still staring at the hamburger in his hand.