Lord of the Mysteries

Upon hearing my reply, Peng Deng lowered his head again. As he looks at his phone, he feeds himself and casually asks, “What else is there after work?

“Don’t you work overtime if something’s up?”

Good question… I lean the umbrella and seriously think of an excuse.

Peng Deng is a typical smartphone zombie who doesn’t even focus on eating. Most of his attention is on his cell phone, but he’s actually a very sharp person. He’s good at capturing details and can always easily see through my lies.

Of course, most of those lies were a product of not putting enough thought into it. They’re more like jokes.

I can’t tell him that I’m trying to jump off a building, right? After some thought, I rap the table.

“My boss wants me to pick up a foreign guest at the airport tomorrow.

“And he’ll only give me the details at night. I’ll have to make some preparations. I need to practice my accent and contact a driver to confirm the schedule. It’s plenty of work.”

“Yeah, yeah…” Peng Deng takes a bite of rice and the meat shreds before swallowing it.

Then, he asks with a smile, “The Casanova boss you mentioned before?”

“I never said that.” I outright deny Peng Deng’s claim.

When he looked up at me, I smiled.

“I said he fooled around.

“You mustn’t make mistakes when passing judgment.”

“Tch.” Peng Deng replies before looking down at his phone.

Before long, the dishes I ordered are served. One is stir-fried sliced beef, and the other is tomato fried egg soup.

The oil on the former glistened, and the aroma of celery perfectly fused with the beef’s aroma. The meat was very tender, and its juices were salty, but not excessive. The sauce was filled with flavors, and with just one plate of this meat, I could finish it with three bowls of rice.

The tomato fried egg soup is part of Sichuan cuisine. Lard is used first. After it’s heated up, beaten eggs with water and salt are added to the mix until it’s completely cooked.

This way, the fried eggs would be fluffier, and there will be a certain level of saltiness to it. Following that, water and processed tomatoes are put in, along with a few green vegetables.

Finally, the soup will have the obvious fragrance of oil and eggs, mixed with the sweet and sourness of tomatoes. The freshness of the green vegetables make the soup have the delight of a meat soup, but without the cloyed taste at all.

Just as I drink a bowl of delicious egg soup, the boss walks over with a bowl of rice and a bottle of cold Coke.

“Ice Cock.” I can’t help laughing inwardly as I heard his accent.

Considering that I have to “jump off a building” later, it wouldn’t be good to eat too much. I ultimately only have two bowls of rice. Of course, I definitely wouldn’t waste the meat and eggs.

At this moment, Peng Deng still has a third of his food left.

“Don’t use your phone while eating; don’t eat while using your phone.” I stand up and give him a heartfelt lecture.

I boldly pay only for my

aren’t hypocritical friends who insist on footing

Finances are always a little

give me a bottle of Coke.” It only took this long before

done eating.” I pick up the umbrella leaning against the

choice of buying a bottle of Coke. “Something

gaze suddenly stops on the umbrella with the rabbit ears in

He makes

that he has many girlfriends.” I understand what Peng

turns his

the old compound of my rented apartment after

only six stories, so there aren’t

I catch a glimpse of the

memories churn, making me walk over involuntarily and open the letterbox that

postcard lying

I know that she was

Peng Deng.

she often travels. From time to time, she’ll send local specialties or postcards to friends in the same

seconds before picking up

as graceful handwriting is plastered across

famous

and walls that are lined with skulls

that

my head, I put away the postcard and

at least 20 years. I live in a guest room, and a young couple lives

only do they have a sense of hygiene, but they often cook by themselves and

to stay with Peng Deng when the rental contract

course, the prerequisite is that he hasn’t

the umbrella, I go to the window of the guest room. I peek out and look outside,

is already dark and there

the small supermarket. I think it’s

It’s only three stories.

hairdressers, eateries, as well as grocery stores

protective color and take my keys and phone. I arrive at a small supermarket after circling the compound for a

go up the stairs to the rooftop. Looking at the height, I

of stairs to the other. It greatly improved my confidence in the “Leap of

deep breath, climb over the railing fence, and pose in a ready

raining and the road is very slippery. How about

the hospital, I’ll die a societal death if

There was nothing wrong with the feeling I had just

my middle

tremble, I leap up

normal. The wind turns into

land on the ground steadily, without wobbling or splashing up the muddy water on the

moment, I feel like a sharp