Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Back Ditch
“Woof woof—woof…”
"Not really." Qiao Zhuo seemed reluctant and walked over to open the door.
"Let's eat first." Tan Du leaned his back against the door.
"Just joking." Qiao Zhuo pressed the door handle.
"Let's talk after we finish eating." Tan Du covered the back of his hand. "It won't take long."
Qiao Zhuo half closed his eyes and gripped the handle tightly with his whole palm, refusing to let go.
“Woo…”
The sound of claws scratching at the door sounded like some large wild animal. If it pounced on people uncontrollably, it would be easy to get hurt.
"Blanket." Tan Du knocked on the door.
Qiao Zhuo glanced at him. The sound was a bit fierce, and there was no movement outside the door.
He rolled his eyes and said, "It's boring to eat alone."
"Hmm?" Tan Du pushed up his glasses. "Boss Qiao, I'm not?"
"Not really." Qiao Zhuo snorted, "Put down your chopsticks after eating two bites."
"Then should I eat more today?" Tan Du raised his eyebrows.
"Today?"
"From now on?" Tan Du asked tentatively.
"Deal." Qiao Zhuo bent one finger upwards and moved his warm palm away. He pulled his hand out and went into the bathroom to wash his hands. He pretended not to hear any movement outside the door.
Tan Du was stunned for a moment, smiled and shook his head, then walked into the kitchen to serve the dishes.
When Qiao Zhuo came out, there was only a plate of meat on the table. The plate should have been newly bought by Boss Tan, and there were also two ears.
He pinched a few pieces of shredded meat and put them in his mouth, his face wrinkled.
"Tan Du, I forgot to add salt."
"...Boss Qiao," Tan Du came out carrying the braised pork, "that's the blanket."
"Woof woof——" The door was scratched again.
Qiao Zhuoyi stared in disbelief, the balance in his mind rapidly swinging between swallowing it or spitting it out.
"It's okay, this bowl has never been used." Tan Du handed him the cup, suppressing a laugh, "That's why I just put it on the table."
Qiao Zhuo gulped down a few gulps of water, picked up the dog bowl and placed it outside the door, pointing at the blanket: "Stop barking! You only took one bite, you're so stingy!"
“Woo…”
Qiao Zhuo glanced back, bent down and said in a low voice: "You even have a new bowl!"
"Boss Qiao, the dishes are ready." Tan Du shouted.
Qiao Zhuoyi returned to the dining table in slippers, pulled out the chair heavily and huddled back inside.
Tan Du smiled and gave him the chopsticks: "Not next time."
Qiao Zhuo, with a stern face, added more rice to his plate. When he reached the third spoonful, Tan Du blocked it and said, "There's really no more room, Boss Qiao."
“This bowl is too small.”
Qiao Zhuoyi used a rice spoon to press down the mountain of rice and added another half spoonful.
Tan Du held his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Actually, I just need to eat slowly."
"I can eat three big bowls of this. This one is fragrant, and this one is crispy..." Qiao Zhuoyi picked up some food for him and tried to introduce the flavors to him, but he was really not good at it. He frowned and concluded, "It's delicious anyway."
Tan Du opened his mouth and said "Oh", looking uninterested.
Qiao Zhuoyi racked his brains and added, "It tastes great. Feel it with your teeth."
Tan Du grinned, and with the collision of his upper and lower teeth, the tip of his canine tooth was exposed, accidentally leaving a little mark on his lower lip.
Qiao Zhuo lowered his head and quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice.
“Eat quickly!”
Tan Du was very experienced in dog training. He would give commands and reward them with treats, and confiscate the treats if the dog made a mistake. After a few days, no matter how excited Blanket was, he would not pounce on people. He turned into a well-educated and elegant big dog.
"Good training, Teacher Tan." Qiao Zhuo broke off a crab leg. He was not good at eating this thing. After sucking in the delicious taste, he just nibbled it a few times and was done with it.
"We have to set rules for the children," Tan Du said, taking the tongs and deftly removing the meat and placing it on the plate. "Even for furry children."
Blanket had always been free-range, and Qiao Zhuoyi was happy to be taught the rules. He gave a thumbs-up and then hooked his index finger: "Is the TD store closed tomorrow?"
Tan Du handed him a tissue and pushed a plate of crab meat over to him: "Yes."
"You don't want to eat?" Qiao Zhuo's eyes suddenly lit up and his Adam's apple rolled.
"I'm full." Tan Du showed his empty bowl, just like Yueyue and Lele did before leaving the table. Qiao Zhuoyi hummed with satisfaction.
"What instructions does Boss Qiao have for tomorrow?" Tan Du asked.
"No, you can relax. The cleaning lady came to clean, so I just avoided it." Qiao Zhuo raised his head and took a whole plate of crab meat into his mouth. He narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and rolled his tongue around his lower lip, not wasting a single bit.
Tan Du lowered his eyelids and replied softly, "Okay."
"The kitchen needs to be cleaned thoroughly." Qiao Zhuoyi specifically reminded.
"Cooking?" The cleaning lady looked quite surprised. "Xiao Qiao, are you dating someone?"
"No." Qiao Zhuoyi sat on the sofa and stared at the TV.
Xiang Yuan lived up to his promise and made it to the finals. This time his style was very bold, and elements of Dunhuang murals were added.
"Auntie understands—it's not stable yet, right?"
"Really not." Qiao Zhuo replied.
"Okay, okay, if there's nothing left, then there's nothing left." The auntie smiled and did her work. Before leaving, she reminded, "The shower gel in the bathroom on the first floor is empty. Remember to put a new bottle in."
“How could it be…”
As Qiao Zhuo was muttering to himself, he remembered that Tan Du always had to take a shower after cooking, so it was time for him to have some free time.
He sent a message to Qiao Yuyi: [Where did you buy the shower gel?]
Qiao Yuyi called back immediately: "Are you finished?"
"Okay," Qiao Zhuo replied, "Give me the link and I'll buy it myself."
"Don't you only use soap? I bought a whole series..." Qiao Yuyi paused and asked cautiously, "Is anyone here?"
Qiao Zhuo's fingers trembled and he hung up.
The phone rang again.
He picked up the phone: "No, don't talk nonsense."
"Okay—I forgot which one it was before. Take a picture and send it to me." Qiao Yuyi said with a smile, "Also, let me remind you, Chinese Valentine's Day is in two days. If anyone really..."
Qiao Zhuoyi hung up again, went into the bathroom, took a photo and sent it over, but his eyes were glued to the bottle - it had the scent of grapefruit.
The grapefruit sparkling Americano should be good too.
Bubbles...bubbles?
The bubbles created by rubbing the shower gel should be denser than those created by soap, covering every inch of skin on your back, including the slightly concave groove in the middle of your latissimus dorsi muscle...
Qiao Zhuo ran his fingertips across the sink, then lightly touched it. There seemed to be a very small mole embedded in the back groove one-third of the way down.
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