Zhou Yao said: "When I work hard to make money, I will buy the opposite side of your house, and we will be neighbors." ”

"Okay." Tao Ting responded with a smile, "You hurry up and make a lot of money." ”

The temperature is gradually rising, and the co-branded products of The Only and Akane are officially launched in the spring.

Named "Deadwood Rose", the fragrance is a combination of woody and floral and fruity notes, and is a fragrance that has been personally blended by the CEO of The Only, Xu Linyue, at The Only's laboratory.

The front notes of the perfume are slightly bitter, like the firewood burning out in the fireplace in the warm winter and early spring, the edge of the rose petals in the glass bottle is curled, showing signs of withering, and the middle and back notes become gentle and quiet, like a dried flower sandwiched in the inner pages of an old book.

The eponymous eyeshadow palette is a low-saturation grey powder palette that doesn't pick up skin tones and can be used on a daily or commuting basis.

The response to the joint event was enthusiastic as soon as it was announced, and the first cooperation between the two brands was the first important campaign of the new year, which was a good start to the year.

"Congratulations to Mr. Xu." The passengers in the elevator walked out one after another, and finally only the two of them remained, Tao Ting turned to face Xu Linyue and politely complimented, "I heard that your current title is 'The man who understands women's hearts best in Jing'an District'." ”

Xu Linyue tilted his head with his arms in his arms, and the corners of his lips were slightly pulled: "It's just a gimmick, I don't know how to get started at all, it's all their people who help adjust it." ”

"Don't be modest." Tao Ting said, "Who outside doesn't know that our Mr. Xu is handsome and has good taste?" ”

This flattering remark sometimes sounds like it makes people happy, Xu Linyue clenched his fists to cover his lips and coughed, pressed the corners of his mouth and asked her, "What do you want to eat at night?" ”

Tao Ting teased him: "Don't you know a woman's heart best? Guess what. ”

Xu Linyue lowered his shoulders to show weakness: "You spare me." ”

Recently, Tao Ting has been busy with the decoration of her new home in addition to work, and she has been struggling with sofas, curtains and what kind of tiles every day, and she doesn't want to do multiple choice questions anymore.

When the elevator reached the twenty-first floor, Tao Ting stepped out of the box, turned back to Xu Linyue and said, "You decide." ”

When she was twenty-six years old, she jumped to Qianque, and in the blink of an eye, she was about to celebrate her twenty-eighth birthday.

In the past few months, there have been many festivals and activities, and various promotional plans have to keep up, Tao Ting has no leisure to celebrate at all, and has pushed a lot of dinners, but Xu Linyue has repeatedly emphasized that "life cannot lack a sense of ritual", and she must take advantage of her birthday to rest.

On May 17, it happened to be Friday, and as soon as she got off work, Xu Linyue urged her on WeChat to hurry down.

When she went to work in the morning, she had a bouquet of flowers and a piece of chocolate mousse at her workstation, and Tao Ting ate the cake as a snack and came out of the office building with the flowers in her hand.

Xu Linyue's car was already parked on the side of the road, and she opened the co-pilot's door and sat in.

"Where did the flowers come from?" Xu Linyue asked.

Tao Ting threw the flowers in the back seat of the car, fastened her seat belt and said, "The company sent it." ”

"Company?"

"Department traditions, don't you know? Whoever celebrates their birthday has flowers and cakes. ”

These things have always been handled by the administration, Xu Linyue wondered: "Then why didn't I have a birthday?" ”

Tao Ting was amused by his words: "Because this is an employee benefit, you are the boss." ”

"Okay." Xu Linyue started the car and hit the road, comforting himself and saying, "It's okay, I have a 'boyfriend benefit'." ”

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and by six or seven o'clock in the evening the sky is also bright, and the wind today is unusually muggy, and it already has the feeling of summer.

Tao Ting didn't want to eat any big fish and meat, she only coveted a crab roe noodles on Nanjing West Road, she was the birthday star, and Xu Linyue could only listen to her.

The two of them sat side by side by the window, pedestrians on the street, Tao Ting turned her head and said to Xu Linyue: "I used to come here to eat when I was in school. ”

A plate full of crab roe is poured on the noodles, and then a circle of vinegar is drizzled, and the umami is all hung out.

Xu Linyue took two pairs of chopsticks from the bamboo tube, handed one pair to Tao Ting, and asked her, "With whom?" ”

"Roommate." Tao Ting glanced at him coldly, "Otherwise, who do you think you are with?" ”

"I'll just ask." Xu Linyue tossed the noodles.

Tao Ting tilted her head and looked at the trees outside the window in a daze, the leaves were falling and the leaves were falling, and it stood there as always.

The memories overlapped, and she couldn't tell what year it was in a trance.

"I'm twenty-eight years old." Tao Ting muttered to herself.

"Hmm."

Tao Ting retracted her gaze and looked at the people around her: "The person who accompanied me to eat noodles here this year is actually you." ”

"It may be me in the future." Xu Linyue said, "Please don't use 'actually'. ”

Chapter 61

His tone was plain, Tao Ting looked at the people around her, and suddenly became a little emotional.

She grabbed Xu Linyue's arm and leaned her head up, but he pushed her away with her hand: "Hurry up and eat, the noodles are about to be lumped." ”

Tao Ting didn't care: "Kiss one." ”

There were people coming and going outside, Xu Linyue was thin-skinned, stretched his neck to hide: "Eat first." ”

Tao Ting sat up straight again and let out an "oh" in disappointment.

Xu Linyue put the fully mixed crab roe noodles in front of her: "Eat it." ”

The noodle restaurant was lively and noisy, the vertical air conditioner was facing behind them, and the temperature was low, Xu Linyue stretched out his hand to probe the cold air behind Tao Ting, and asked, "Do you want to change positions?" ”

Tao Ting bit her face and shook her head, without a hair ring, she could only pull her hair to one side and press it with one hand.

"I want vinegar too." Tao Ting lightly touched Xu Linyue's arm.

Xu Linyue put down his chopsticks, picked up the spice bottle on the table and handed it to her.

Tao Ting had a whim and asked him: "Do you think I'm going to cut my hair short?" ”

Xu Linyue lifted his eyelids: "Why?" ”

Tao Ting said: "It's too hot, and it's troublesome to grow your hair." ”

Xu Linyue asked: "How short should you cut it?" ”

Tao Ting thought for a while: "Han Jianing is like that." ”

Xu Linyue was silent for two seconds, then raised his left hand to help her grasp her hair: "Don't cut it." ”

His tone was tough, and Tao Ting thought it was funny: "Why? ”

"How much do you like Han Jianing? The hairstyle should be the same as hers. ”

Tao Ting squinted, and she didn't know if she had poured too much vinegar, and there was a sour smell in the air: "I'm just giving an example." ”

"I like it." Xu Linyue whispered.

"Huh?"

He repeated in an accentuated tone: "I like it, don't cut it." ”

"Okay." Tao Ting was just talking casually, she had long hair since she was a child, and she was really reluctant to cut herself.

There was a newly opened bubble tea shop on the street, and there was a long queue at the door, and Xu Linyue had to pull her to join in the fun and say that she would try it.

In front and behind, they were casually dressed college students, and they had a shirt and trousers, a long skirt and high heels, and they were inserted in the middle, which was very abrupt, and it was immediately obvious that they were not on the same level.

"Why are you suddenly hungry for milk tea?" Tao Ting asked Xu Linyue.

The streets and alleys were brightly lit, and the evening breeze was blowing in his ears, Xu Linyue took her by the hand, and felt that he had become younger in the middle of a group of students, and he said with a smile in the corner of his eyes: "I just want to try it." ”

It's not a waste of time to do anything with someone you like, and it won't be their turn in a while.

Tao Ting ordered two cups of signature taro mochi, and the two of them had a cup of milk tea in one hand, and walked slowly towards the parking place.

"Is it good?" She looked up at the people around her.

Xu Linyue shook his head: "It's too sweet." ”

Tao Ting laughed, she also felt that people who used to feel bitter even a little coffee taste, now drink American style to double the concentration.

This phenomenon of not being able to stand sweets anymore may be called growing up.

Today, I received many blessing text messages one after another, and when I returned to the car, Tao Ting replied to the WeChat messages of relatives and friends one by one.

Xu Linyue held the steering wheel and suddenly asked, "Why don't you ask me for a gift?" ”

"Huh?" Tao Ting raised her head, "Didn't you give it?" ”

When Tao Ting woke up in the morning, she felt something in her arms, and I don't know when Xu Linyue stuffed it, a teddy bear wearing a red sweater, carrying a small schoolbag, and a name tag on her chest with the crooked "TT" written on it.

Xu Linyue raised his eyebrows: "A bear sent you away?" ”

The teddy bear is a new toy brand in Shencheng, with private customization as the selling point, and each bear needs customers to fill the cotton and choose the jewelry by themselves.

Tao Ting retorted: "What is a bear? You made it yourself. ”

Xu Linyue didn't speak again, and Tao Ting realized that something was wrong when the car entered the community: "Why did you drive here?" ”

The name of the apartment in the new home is particularly literary and artistic, called the other side of the spring, next to a river next to the building, a row of magnolia is planted on the opposite bank, and in the spring the trees are full of flowers, white and light like snow in the sky, it is indeed quite poetic and picturesque.

Xu Linyue parked the car, unbuckled his seat belt and said, "Go up and have a look." ”

Tao Ting opened the car door and stepped on the ground with one foot, but she didn't dare to go down: "You wait, I'll make up a lipstick." ”

"No, you don't." Xu Linyue walked around to the passenger door, took her hand and pulled the person into his arms, "Let's go." ”

She was almost taken forward by Xu Linyue, and when she was nervous, she talked a lot, and she was thinking in pieces along the way: "I have a bad heart, and I can't stand the surprise." ”

Xu Linyue smiled and said, "There are no surprises, it's very simple." ”

When she arrived at the door of the house, Tao Ting reached out to press her fingerprints, and when she heard a dripping sound, she tightened her breathing and grabbed Xu Linyue's hand to block her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm scared."

"It's nothing, it's just a very practical thing." Xu Linyue took Tao Ting and took a step forward and took the door behind him.

He took his hand, felt the switch on the wall, and whispered in her ear, "Go and see." ”

Tao Ting cautiously opened a slit in her eyes, her eyes widening sharply as she saw the picture in front of her.

The originally empty living room has an extra set of sofas at some point, with a white moon arc, from an Italian luxury brand.

Tao Ting covered her mouth and walked forward, unable to believe that she was in front of her home: "How do you know that I like this set the most?" ”

"You see it every day." Xu Linyue leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.