boyfriend's ultimate counterattack

"Mr. Ji once said that both of these are the taste of secret love."

The shopkeeper's voice suddenly sounded, Diaoxi was slightly taken aback, and raised his head.The shopkeeper still smiled and bent slightly to look at Diaoxi, "You haven't been here for a while, what's the matter? I thought it would be a pity that I won't see Mr. Ji in the future."

Diaoxi's lips moved, her voice was a little hoarse, "Something happened."

"I think so too." The shopkeeper smiled and put down the plate of things in his hand, "This is a new snack I researched, and I wanted to give it to you two regular customers. It's a pity that Mr. Ji left beforehand. , then please try it.”

At this moment, a bell sounded from the door of the shop, and the shop owner straightened up, "Then I'll get to work first."

"Boss." Diaoxi called to stop him.

The shopkeeper turned his head and wondered, "Huh?"

"What A Ming ordered for me just now, let's have another serving." Diaoxi said.

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was a little puzzled, but still nodded, "Okay, but the coffee should be in moderation. Although I am happy to make money, you should also pay attention to your body."

"Ah."

The food was served quickly, and the number of guests coming at night gradually increased. Many people living nearby like to come here at night, order a drink, listen to soothing music, read a book here, and chat with friends in a soft voice.Diaoxi and Ji Ming were one of them for many times before, and occasionally Diaoxi would be late, but in my impression there was almost no situation where he stayed here alone.

A little... lonely.

Diaoxi knew that she sometimes worked overtime on weekends, so Ji Ming would come here alone to sit and read books, and seemed to have learned a little snack from the owner.

He was always so... approachable.

The shop owner was busy with the business in the shop, Diao Xi silently looked at the coffee and dessert in front of him, picked up the cup, and took a sip slowly.

The bitter taste spread in his mouth. The last time Diaoxi tasted it, he stuffed a piece of brownie just after tasting the bitter taste, but this time he held back.

In fact, it is not as bitter as he imagined, it is very mellow, and even...it seems to have a hint of sweetness.But the sweetness was looming, and it seemed that the taste of the dessert he ate last time was still in his mouth, which made Diaoxi not clear for a while.

What did Ji Ming mean by past and present?

Diaoxi frowned slightly, like a strict gourmet, savoring the taste in his mouth carefully, feeling uneasy.Water, coffee, and desserts. Diaoxi knows that Ji Ming likes to use food or other things to describe things occasionally. If he can understand the meaning of his words, it will be a good experience for others.

Diaoxi likes this little habit of Ji Ming very much, and this little tacit understanding is undoubtedly positive for the relationship between the two.

But this time, he was a little confused.

Diaoxi even doubted whether her past self really understood what Ji Ming said.

Ji Ming's mood and thoughts are much deeper than he imagined.

Putting the sweet brownie in his mouth, Diaoxi, who was not used to such a strong sweet taste, still frowned, but still savored the taste of this small piece of dessert seriously and carefully.This seems to be more difficult than the integral problem he solved when he was studying. For Diaoxi, in the strange taste, after the strong sweet taste passed, he seemed to taste the bitter taste again.

Coffee and dessert, which made him unable to tell the difference between the tastes of these two things for a while.

Frowning, he finished his food with unsolvable thoughts, finally Diaoxi picked up the water that was prepared when the first cup of coffee was served, and looked at it carefully for a long time before putting it to his mouth and drinking it slowly.

Do not understand.

not understand well.

But I feel... sad.

I seem to understand something, but I can't figure it out, I can't grasp it, my heart is hanging in the air, I want to understand, but I am entangled in a bunch of threads, and I can't find my head.As time passed, Diaoxi stared at the cups and plates on the table, forgetting himself completely.

Until the shopkeeper couldn't stand it anymore, he took the time to come over, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Diao, what's the problem? Is the food in our shop not delicious?"

Hearing this, Diaoxi looked up at the shopkeeper with a suspicious look in his smile, and realized that his behavior seemed to have troubled them.

"No, it's pretty good." Although it's not his favorite taste, but... Strictly speaking, it's not something bad, it's just that he doesn't like it.

The shopkeeper seemed relieved, and pointed to the tableware on the table, "Then I'll take these first?"

Diaoxi has been staring at them for a long time, as if studying the flowers on the plate. A big man is doing this kind of thing in the coffee shop, and he is a regular customer who used to look normal and handsome. Feel very weird.

Diaoxi nodded.

The owner waved sideways, motioning for a waiter to come over, looked at Diaoxi's frown, thought for a while, "Would you like to talk to me?"

Diaoxi was taken aback.

"You look distressed, and you ate two servings... In my impression, boys don't like this dessert very much." The shopkeeper pointed to the seat opposite him, "Can I sit down?"

Diaoxi was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

The waiter came to clear away the tableware with a plate, looked at Diaoxi curiously during the period, and then left.

The shopkeeper looked at him, smiled and said, "Can you tell me?"

Diaoxi: "He...why would he tell you this?"

"Ok?"

"Just, about coffee and desserts, what about the taste of a secret love." Diaoxi said, with a bit of inexplicable... sour taste.

"Oh, you mean this." The owner tilted his head and thought for a while, as if he was recalling, "Actually, I didn't mention it on purpose, but when Mr. Ji came to the store for afternoon tea, I just talked to him when I was free. We chatted. We chatted and talked about naming these snacks."

"After all, it is a store for young people, and I often have couples here, so the name is leaning over there." The owner said, smiling, "Actually, I have never had a crush on anyone, and I didn't even think about it at the time." I want to name the dessert after a secret love, but when Mr. Ji said it, I thought... Maybe it's that taste."

"Secret love?"

"Yeah, the dessert you ate just now is actually named Secret Love on the menu."

暗恋……吗？

"I still find it strange that Mr. Ji usually only orders desserts such as mousse cakes, and he doesn't like bitterness at all. I don't know why he seems to know brownies very well." Talking about the people they both know, the owner He's also more comfortable, "But with Mr. Ji's wide range of hobbies, it's not difficult to understand why he might have been in contact with something before. Besides, Mr. Ji is so popular, it's not necessary to have a crush on him."

Diaoxi had a lump in his throat.

The shop owner went on to say: "There was a girl who came to our shop every night, and she seemed to be here for Mr. Ji. But she didn't come later, and I don't know if she gave up or didn't have time to come."

"..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, you and Mr. Ji... I shouldn't have said these things. But Mr. Ji always refuses other people's pursuits very decisively. He is gentle and decisive. People can't hate them, but they can't let them go even more."

"……fine."

Is it gentle and decisive?

Decisive.

☆、A3