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.

boldly pay only for my

Deng and I aren’t hypocritical friends who insist

end of the month. Finances are always a little tight

bottle of Coke.” It

pick up the umbrella leaning against the

my choice of buying a bottle of Coke. “Something good happened to you? Or

stops on the umbrella

makes a strange

that he has many girlfriends.” I

his attention

compound of my rented apartment after leaving

is only six stories, so there

I pass the entrance to the first floor, I catch

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

postcard lying

without looking, I know that she was the

me and Peng Deng. She later

background is good, and she often travels. From time to time, she’ll send local specialties or postcards to friends in the

seconds before

as graceful handwriting is

the famous

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

feel that strange sense of

my head, I put away the postcard and return to Unit

bathroom. It has a history of at least 20

nice people. Not only do they have a sense of hygiene, but they often cook by themselves and invite me to eat together. The only problem is

to move to stay with Peng

course, the prerequisite is that he hasn’t started living

the window of the guest room. I peek

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

Forget it, I’ll go to the building with the small

It’s only three stories.

first floor. There are hairdressers, eateries, as well as grocery stores and repair shops.

change into black clothes as a 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

to jump from one flight of stairs to the other. It greatly improved my confidence

breath, climb over the

and the road is very slippery. How about

hospital, I’ll die a societal death if everyone misunderstands this as

was nothing wrong with the

thought, I raise my

a tremble, I leap up and adjust

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

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

I feel like a sharp