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.

the same time, I boldly pay only for

aren’t hypocritical friends who insist on footing

Finances are always a

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

done eating.” I pick up the umbrella leaning

Peng Deng appraises my choice of buying a bottle of

he can ask me, his gaze suddenly stops on the umbrella with the rabbit ears in

makes a

You know that he has many girlfriends.” I understand what

Deng turns his attention back to his phone

enter the old compound of my rented apartment after leaving the

building is only six stories, so there aren’t any

the entrance to the first floor, I catch

walk over involuntarily and open the letterbox

a postcard lying quietly

without looking, I know that she

school classmate with me and Peng Deng. She later

and she often travels. From time to time, she’ll send local specialties

seconds before

as graceful handwriting is plastered

famous Sedlec Ossuary

the postcard and take a look. The pillars and walls that are lined with skulls make me feel

feel that

my head, I put away the postcard and

least 20 years. I live

they have a sense of hygiene, but they often cook by themselves and invite me to eat together. The only problem is that they quarrel

move to stay with Peng Deng when the rental contract

the prerequisite is that he hasn’t started living

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

rain has stopped, the sky is already dark and there aren’t many

the building with the small supermarket. I think it’s better to be safe

It’s only three stories.

large population. Hence, there are plenty of stores on the first floor. There are hairdressers, eateries, as well as grocery stores and repair shops. One doesn’t even need to leave

into black clothes as a protective color and take my keys and phone.

rooftop.

just now, I tried to jump from one flight of stairs to the other. It greatly improved my confidence

one below me, I take a deep breath, climb over the railing fence, and pose

the road is very slippery. How about next

the hospital, I’ll die a

was nothing wrong with the feeling I

I raise my middle finger at myself and

I leap up and

I descend at is slower than normal. The wind turns into a blanket, holding

quickly land on the

moment, I feel like