Inuyasha's Coffee and Roasted Herbs

It's over. "

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. It's so cold and I always work overtime..."

They went down the steps in front of the building, and Inuyasha heard Kagome talking about interesting things in the office, and suddenly there was something strange in his back, as if he had been stabbed by a fire-baked needle.He looked up and saw figures in the hundreds of glass windows in the office building shaking as usual, and it was impossible for him to distinguish the source.

"what happened?"

"Uh...Misheard, I thought someone called you."

Kagome laughed: "Idiot, if it's my name, I must be more sensitive than you!"

Inuyasha didn't argue any more.

After the project was delivered, the client was very satisfied. Inuyasha led the team members to hold a celebration party and finally resumed their normal vacation.He was going to do something.

Mrs. Nozawa picked up another stray mangy dog.The hair on its body was sparse, and the exposed skin had ringworm, so thin that layers of skin fell off vertically, covering half of the eyes.It looked very old, and its eyes were gray and dull, which made people suspect that it had a vision problem.Mrs. Nozawa treated it like a treasure, bathing it regularly every day, holding it in her arms and applying medicine to it, taking care of everything.

"Mrs. Nozawa always likes to pick up some weird things from the side of the road..." Inuyasha saw her coaxing the dog to sleep, and it was just a joke at first.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Nozawa rolled her eyes and hummed, "I picked you up from the side of the road too?"

Inuyasha sipped his mouth and stopped talking.

Seeing that Mrs. Nozawa has a new pet and is in a good mood, Inuyasha wondered if it is possible to prepare to move, so he mentioned it to her while he was free.

"Oh, I'm not too young, it's time to make preparations... See what you need in this house but what my wife doesn't, take it!" Mrs. Nozawa was very talkative as she teased the chubby dog.

Inuyasha also told Kagome.She said it can be done according to his own preferences.

On weekends, Inuyasha brought people recommended by colleagues to see the house and discussed how to decorate it.It was a two-bedroom apartment, not very big, and the two made some random arrangements and made an appointment for the next meeting.

Walking out of the building, it was still early, and Inuyasha decided to go to the material market.Walking around the corner, there is an intersection, and there is a print shop across the road.As if it were time for school final exams, the print shop was filled with students in uniform, waiting to copy notes.

The clerk behind the counter is a ponytailed woman who is always smiling and skillfully operating the machine.Even across the road, Inuyasha could feel the restless atmosphere in the small printing shop, but she was not affected at all, facing the long and noisy queue, she still smiled like a breeze and bright moon.

She always does.

Inuyasha crossed the street, pushed open the door of the printing shop, and joined the waiting line.

It was already past lunch time, and the number of customers decreased a little, but she didn't rest in the middle.Shouldn't it be a shift?Inuyasha thought to himself, and saw that there were only two people left in front of him.

"Hello, what do you need?" She didn't look surprised at all, as if it was a matter of course.

Inuyasha lowered his head and handed over a few drawings, which were the floor plan of his apartment: "Make two copies, um... Just keep the original size."

For some reason, the smile on her face deepened: "Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

After touching for about three to five minutes, she sorted out the original and the copy, and handed it to him: "Thank you for coming."

He took it silently, the newly printed drawings were very hot.

倾塌

Kikyo has been staying in Yancheng for the past four years!

Inuyasha could hardly believe the information he found.She didn't hide it deliberately, and he easily found out about her on the Internet with the mentality of giving it a try.

Chiba Kikyo was originally just a nominal director, but participated in the election at the general meeting four years ago and became the new president.

She is now the president of Nana Department Store!Why do you want to work in western restaurants and printing shops?Four years ago... exactly when he thought she had left.What does all this mean?

It seemed as if he had made a comeback, but he was exhausted and didn't want to deal with it anymore, so he turned off the computer impatiently, wishing he could rush to her directly and ask what he wanted!

He got Kikyo's address from the waiter in the western restaurant.

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Inuyasha stood in front of the door with a stiff face: "This one?"

The landlady standing aside nodded repeatedly: "That's right, it's the room you lived in before."

"Can I go in and have a look?" Inuyasha felt his voice suddenly go hoarse.

The landlord's wife looked embarrassed: "This is against the rules! When the tenant is not here, even I can't just go in... How about I make an appointment for you when Miss Chiba comes back?"

"No, no need, I'll come again next time..." Without even saying a word of thanks, he staggered out.

"Inuyasha, do you want me to send a message? Hey, wait, you..."

The landlady's voice became extremely vague. Inuyasha walked out of the gate and found that today's sunshine was particularly dazzling.He sat down against the wall, as if someone had strangled his throat, unable to breathe, his chest was so sore and painful, his head was dizzy, and his eyes were blurred.

The surrounding scenery has not changed much.His back is an old house in the 60s, with three floors, a basement cellar, and an attic. The owner has renovated and divided them into many compartments of different sizes for rental.When he and his mother first arrived in Yancheng, they lived in the basement here, which was the only place he could afford at that time.

The cubicle, which was less than ten square meters, had no windows, the walls were blackened with mold marks, many layers of newspapers were pasted, and the paper was covered with messy words, which were left by the previous tenants.Sad, angry, world-weary... one by one, like distorted devils in the dark, conveying hopelessness that cannot be resolved.He also began to write on the paper, one a day, like "sunshine", "flowers", "health", words that can bring people hope.

The toilet and bathroom in the basement are shared.There are all kinds of people living here, most of them are frustrated and difficult people, and many of them have bad tempers.Quarrets often occurred over the use of the bathroom, which could even turn into fights.He also got into a fight because the man in the cubicle across from him smoked bad cigarettes and made his mother cough.Every time someone made a noise to the landlady, it stopped.

The cubicle was damp and cold all the year round, even though he was young and healthy, he couldn't help getting rashes, not to mention that his mother couldn't stand the cold.They lived there for more than a year, and finally survived until Inuyasha's second school year. After the situation improved, they moved into Mrs. Nozawa's house and never came again.

Such a place... She lived in it for four years!Even self-punishment is too heavy!What's more...she was not wrong, he knew it in his heart, it was just a knot in his throat and he couldn't let it go.

Inuyasha touched the wall and stood up slowly.

She goes to work normally on weekdays and works part-time on weekends. The landlady said that she still has two night shifts... What on earth does she want to do!Does it make my heart ache, and make me realize that I still care about her very much and can't let her go?No, Chiba Kikyo will not do such a humble and begging thing that is close to self-abuse. If there is, one time is enough, and there will never be a second time.

why?Why do you want to torture your body like this!She is born with a cold body, and her hands and feet are prone to coldness... I can't imagine her life here at all!

Inuyasha staggered back, his feet still unsteady.

He thought of the smile in the printing shop, the hand that was close at hand in the western restaurant, the wet face on a stormy night, the tears in the corridor of the police station...he thought of the surprise on his face when they reunited in Yanda, and remembered The momentary paleness and trembling when he was ignored by himself... He thought of the long hair that spread out on the mountain road, and the purple dress in the gap between sunlight... He thought of the invitation stretched out in the music classroom at dusk, and the dance together at the birthday party dance music... He thought of the five-petaled flower soaked in coffee, not a cherry blossom, but a flower called Kikyo.

He stumbled and fell forward, hitting someone.The man was knocked back a few steps, while reaching out to support him.It feels soft to the touch.

"Sir, are you okay... Inuyasha? How could you..."

The fog in his mind was suddenly pierced, and he suddenly pushed away the support of the other party and straightened up.Inuyasha stared at the Kikyo in front of him, from head to toe.She is wearing a dark brown coat, hat, scarf, and gloves.She is holding a plastic bag in her right hand, which contains bento boxes that are discounted to death when the supermarket closes every day.

"You lunatic!"

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He was invited in by Kikyo.

The cubicle hasn't changed much since he lived there.All the things needed for work and life are sorted and placed against the wall in the order of use. Seeing her move freely in the narrow space and quickly serve tea, when the two of them sat opposite each other across a small table, he said no in his heart. It's sour.

The heating is not very strong, so I can barely take off the outermost coat.She really has a very delicate professional attire inside.

"You've been living here all this time?" That seemed like nonsense.

"Yeah." She answered simply.

"Why?" Inuyasha asked directly without making a fuss.

Kikyo smiled lightly, but kept silent.

"Tell me Kikyo, I want to know."

It's rare that Kikyo didn't ask him why he wanted to know, but just lowered his head and said lightly, "I owe you these four years, and now I've paid it off..."

The lowered eyes are hidden behind the smog, and you can't see clearly.Inuyasha muttered for a while: "I don't understand."

"It's a debt I owe in my heart." Kikyo raised his head and couldn't help smiling when he saw the puzzled look on his face, "I don't want to ask for forgiveness, but I just hope