Sea King's Self-cultivation

The so-called extreme prosperity means that when people are extremely unlucky, they will usher in the moment of bottoming out and rebounding.

At least for Xingxing.

After that day, her life seemed to turn around. For some reason, the bosses who fired her all of a sudden came to ask her to go back to work. The salary they offered was more than three times that of before. Xingxing felt puzzled by this. I understand, but their enthusiasm cannot be faked.Compared with this, what is even more surprising is that the loan shark organization that Dad owed the debt did not ask her for money again, but just sent someone to tell her that the debt between them was cancelled, and she no longer had to pay back the money.

Xingxing was at a loss: "But, I still have four-fifths of the debt left?"

"Please don't worry, someone has already paid it for you."

"Someone paid it back for me?" Xingxing was even more confused. There was no one she knew who was close enough to help her pay back the money. What's more, so-a large amount of money... It doesn't mean that you can get it casually Affordable, "Excuse me, who is the person who paid the money back for me? May I know his name?"

The other party showed embarrassment, and said vaguely: "Miss Qingshui, please don't embarrass us... The other party is a big shot... Anyway... I can't say it."

Big man?

However, she doesn't know any big shots.

Moreover, if the other party is really unwilling to tell her who the "big man" is, then she will not even be able to find someone to pay back the money in the future.

this is not good.

Xingxing thought for a while, and said to him: "Please help me to thank that kind person for his kindness... But, can I refund the money to that kind person? I still want to pay back the money by myself, and I promise to try my best to use it." Pay back the money as quickly as possible.”

Unexpectedly, when she said this, the other party suddenly showed a look of panic: "Miss Qingshui! You must not do this! If we really return the money and ask you to pay it back in person, not only me, but the entire organization will suffer ! Just forget about the debt and let us go!”

Xingxing: "?"

What is the situation, the borrower is begging the debtor not to pay back the money?

There are so many wonders in the world!

Xing Xing was dumbfounded, and didn't react immediately, seeing that the other party was so anxious that she was about to give her a "seat", Xing Xing quickly stretched out her hand to support him.

The other party was pleasantly surprised: "In this way, I will regard you as agreeing to my request! Please, please don't pay back the money, please!"

Xing Xing looked at his impatient disappearing figure, as if she was some kind of scourge, and was a little dazed for a while.

Now that there is no pressure to pay back the money, Xingxing doesn't plan to find as many jobs as before, so sometimes she can't even sleep five hours a day.Although the money comes in this way quickly, it also overdrafts the body. If a serious illness occurs and the hospitalization expenses are already outweighed.If she hadn't been under pressure to pay back the money before, she wouldn't have taken such a risk to work so hard.

So among the many invitations to go back to work, Xingxing finally only chose coffee shops and convenience stores to continue working.

Before making up her mind to wake up, Xingxing actually hesitated: "Will it cause trouble for the store manager? Those people who came looking for trouble before..."

The face of the store manager's sister had a flash of complexity, and then it changed into a gentle smile: "Don't worry, they have...won't come again."

Although she didn't know why she was so sure, the store manager didn't seem to want to say anything, and Xing Xing sensiblely didn't continue to ask.

Not long after returning to work, Xingxing saw Osamu Dazai again in the coffee shop.

"Welcome!" After bowing and saying this, Xing Xing raised her head—and froze for an instant.

Compared with the last time, the young man in black seems to be in a much better condition. He no longer has an unstoppable gloom around him at any time, and the glass-like fragile feeling seems to have weakened a lot.

Seeing Xingxing staring at him blankly, Osamu Dazai smiled slightly: "Why did you suddenly froze, Miss Shimizu doesn't welcome me?"

Xingxing shook her head quickly: "How come! I just think..."

Dazai-san seemed happier than before.

But it seems a bit offensive to say so directly.

"Did you find a new job?"

Xingxing asked in a low voice.

"Ah. That's it." The young man in black put his slightly bent knuckles against his lips, and his slightly curved iris eyes seemed to have a special meaning, "I found a new job, although it has just started, it's just me The type you will like."

"That would be great."

Xingxing laughed, and was happy for him from the bottom of her heart. Since Mr. Dazai has found a new job, he should not choose to enter the water because of lack of money.

Mr. Dazai said that his new job is as a manager in a courier company, because the company has just started, so his work is not very busy on weekdays.The two casually chatted about some trivial things in daily life, which were obviously irrelevant topics, and it seemed that there was no nutritional value in talking about them.But I don’t know why, maybe Mr. Dazai is gentle and funny. During the chat, Xingxing was amused by him many times. It is obviously a very common thing, but when he said it, it seemed to be more interesting.

This day is a working day, and there are not many customers in the cafe. After dinner time, almost no one comes again.Today it is Xingxing's turn to be on duty, and he has to wait until ten o'clock in the evening to leave. Yokohama is not a city with very good security. In the past, every time Xingxing was on duty, if there were many people, it would be fine, but if there were few people, the environment would be very bad. Desolate, sometimes even a little scary.

But tonight is fine, Xingxing looked up at the seat by the window.The young man in black seemed to be working on his notebook, and hadn't left since sitting in the afternoon.Although the two of them didn't talk anymore, there was someone silently handling their own affairs in the quiet space, which seemed to dissipate the uneasiness and fear brought about by the middle of the night.

The clock was ticking, and it was time to get off work in a blink of an eye.

"Are you going home?"

asked the young man in black.

I don't know when, he has already sorted things out.

"Yes." Xingxing said, "Where is Mr. Dazai?"

He didn't answer her directly, but said politely: "Although it's a bit presumptuous, may I know Miss Shimizu's address?"

Xing Xing—startled, she hesitated, but felt that Osamu Dazai really didn't look like a bad person, so she told him the location of the house she was renting now.

"What a coincidence." The young man in black seemed a little surprised, "It seems that my house is very close to Miss Shimizu, only one block away."

"Eh? Is it such a coincidence?"

Xingxing was also a little surprised.

"Since it's on the way, why not—let's go together."

he said gently.

Of course, Xingxing has no reason to refuse. Since they live so close together, everyone will walk in the same direction when they go home. If they refuse the invitation together, then should he not be allowed to walk the same way as themselves?

Xingxing can't do such a willful and domineering thing.

What's more... In fact, she didn't really want to refuse.

There was a drizzle of rain on the street, and through the dim street lamps, one could clearly see the raindrops falling.As thin as blue silk, it is more like a hazy mist than rain.

Xingxing turned her head slightly, and quietly glanced at the man walking beside her holding an umbrella.

On rainy days, hold an umbrella and walk under the same umbrella.

When she was a student, Xingxing often saw such a scene. Teenagers and girls in the ambiguous period, couples in the passionate period, and boys would considerately walk beside the girl with an umbrella, and sometimes they would lean over the umbrella slightly to completely cover it without any trace. Girl, even if her shoulders exposed outside the umbrella are wet, she doesn't care.

Xingxing was still a chubby girl at that time, and things related to romance and ambiguity were never her turn.

So if you don't bring an umbrella on a rainy day, you can only hide in the teaching building and wait for the rain to stop.

Sometimes when she sees two people walking in the rain with an umbrella, she will be a little envious.

It's not that I envy them for having umbrellas, nor do I envy those girls who are treated eagerly by teenagers.

She just envied the experience of being favored and cared for carefully.

So what does it feel like?

Xingxing didn't know.

She never experienced it either.

The men she met after she came out to work, some gave her gifts, some invited her to dinner, and some were full of sweet words and vowed to each other... But in the end, the ultimate goal was to trick her into sleeping.Xingxing has never agreed to their invitation. She is not an idiot, and she can't even tell the truth from the lies. She knows exactly what the real purpose behind those men is.

Among the people I met, Dazai-san was probably the first one who simply held an umbrella for her.

The sound of raindrops splashing on the umbrella surface and finally blooming into small water flowers can be clearly heard.

This feeling is a little strange.

Xingxing thought.

She hoped that this road could be shorter, and then shorter, and it would be best to return home in a second.

But I also hope that time can go slower - a little slower, and then a little slower - if possible, it will never end.

"right here."

Xingxing stopped and exited the umbrella.

The rain has stopped.

"Mr. Dazai, thank you for sending me back today."

"You don't have to be so polite, Miss Shimizu."

The umbrella blocked part of the line of sight, and Xingxing could only see his pale lips, the slender fingers holding the handle of the umbrella, and the knuckles that were slightly white due to bending.

"Then... I'll go home first?"

"it is good."

Xingxing discarded the few wisps of faint, seemingly absent emotions in her heart, turned around and trotted up the stairs.

Before entering the house, she couldn't help but take a last look downstairs through the window sill.

Osamu Dazai didn't do what she expected, he turned and left immediately when she went upstairs.

He was still standing there without holding an umbrella. The old street lamps on the side of the street emitted warm light, and the dim yellow halo sprinkled on his slightly curly short black hair—a faint yellow halo, his slender and straight body The figure silently merged into the bright and warm halo, and the tips of the hair seemed to be plated with a layer of fluffy gold.

As if aware of it, he raised his head slightly, and his eyes happened to collide with Xingxing.

The shimmer of mist made his already handsome and delicate face even more serene and gentle. The moment he raised his eyelids, warm golden light fell into it, as if seeing thousands of stars in the night sky.

He slightly bent his iris-colored eyes and blinked at her lightly.