In the face of time that is constantly moving forward and will not stop passing no matter what.

Li Huo was scared.

His eyes slowly widened from dryness, his heart beat faster and faster, and even his breathing, which had been steady, became his mouth.

Even so, he looked at the watch and thought to himself..................

If this continues, he will be like a normal Kyushu person, who has no money to seek medical treatment, and dies in his bed due to a curable disease.

Like what was said before.

This man is too obsessed with the past, rarely lives in the present, and has little future to speak of............

Click——————

In an instant, a flash of light lit up the entire dim room, followed by ............

Boom Rumble——————

It is the incessant sound of thunder, lingering in the ears.

Then, blah, blah——————

And the rain poured down from the sky.

Li Huo could no longer hear the sound of the second hand moving.

However, he could also see the movement of the hands that represented time.

The long ones are on top, and the short ones are on the bottom.

In the dimly lit room, there were only pale yellow, energy-saving lights, and it was already dark outside the window.

The time, already when Li Huo was sitting here, arrived at six o'clock in the evening.

"He's not coming back. - she said.

The crisp suit has been folded out, and the chest part is slightly raised.

Li Huo's dry eyes were bloodshot, he had completely lost his spirit in the morning, and his face was very gloomy.

On the other hand, his voice was tired.

"What?"

In front of the desk illuminated by the small desk lamp, the old woman continued to look at Li Huo's dejected appearance and added, "Mr. Wang." ”

"He's not coming back today. ”

This sentence is no better than the rain outside.

This time, he heard it very clearly.

Li Huo, who was sitting in the corner, straightened his body again.

The whole person sat on the chair at the very edge, dim and a little paled compared to him dressed in bright colors.

He thought that he had hoped that he could impress the other party with sincerity and practical actions.

didn't know that for the other party, his time and life were worthless.

So, not to mention those so-called sincerity, and actions.

............ Not much time has passed.

Li Huo repacked his mood and put a seal on those negative emotions.

He stretched his numb legs, leaned forward slightly, and hooked the briefcase he had brought with both hands.

Then, with all your strength, stand up..................

With his briefcase in both hands, he turned in the direction of the desk.

Depressed, sad, irritable, angry.

He had 10,000 feelings to vent to the old woman sitting at his desk.

But he didn't.

Because he's tired.

"Can I make an appointment for the same time tomorrow?"

He asked.

"You've got to call first. ”

She said.

"Appointments can only be made by phone. ”

Li Huo shook his body and nodded lightly.

"Okay, I see. ”

Then, he squeezed out another smile that was exactly the same as when he crossed the street this morning.

The smile looked very strange in the dim light............

It was strange and made the old woman wonder too.

"Why are you laughing??"

She asked.

After all, this man has been sitting since the morning, he didn't get what he wanted, wasted the day,

I'm still laughing.

I can even laugh.

Li Huo was still smiling, just like that, his eyes looked directly into the other party's eyes, and replied with a smile.

"That's my duty, in Kyushu, a salesman is incompetent without a smile. A salesman without a smile, no different from naked. ”

Looking at the old woman who was dumbfounded and speechless.

He paused, nodded, and said, "Tomorrow." ”

There was a slight pause.

"I'll call again. ”

With that, he threw out a natural smile that he had practiced in the mirror thousands of times, held the briefcase in both hands, bowed slightly, and then turned around and prepared to leave.

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The small room and the road to the outside seem to be extraordinarily long.

It was as if it were a meaningless day, full of pain and suffering.

Walking and walking, Li Huo thought...... I failed again today.

It is said that failure is the mother of success, but success is often not recognized by the six relatives.

Looking at the foggy stained glass in front of him, Li Huo couldn't see his reflection from it.

I can't even see what the road at the door looks like.

But even so, he pushed the door away as always..................

Walk towards the pouring rain outside the house.

Towards his own life that is constantly approaching death.

La-la————————-la

The rain outside the house was louder, and just listening to the sound inside, Li Huo could hear that it was a torrential rain.

And he knew better that he didn't have an umbrella with him at all.

The weather forecast did not say that there would be rain today.

Some things always happen so suddenly......

Soon, his body was soaked with torrential rain.

Feeling the slightest chill all over his body, he did not immediately find a way to go back, but stood in the rain, along the brightly lit streets, looking at the farthest end.

The end of this street is very wide, full of traffic, and there are no high-rise buildings to block it, and you can see the connection between heaven and earth. and rain.

Standing in the cold rain and staring into the distance, Li Huo, who had been busy all day and had found nothing, thought like this............

Beyond the horizon on that street corner, somewhere neon lights can't shine.

I knew it would be better than here, but it wasn't where I stood with what I saw with my own eyes.

In this cold city, I can only survive, repeating the boring life that wears out my soul day after day.

Look up at what obscured the view, and the pouring rain.

The rain kept sliding down his cheeks.

He knows————

High-rise buildings and edifices do not take pity on their hearts, there is no superfluous sympathy here.

If you fall, you will sleep here, and you will never be able to stand up again............

Oh I'm really tired, I'm really tired.

I want to lie down like this and never wake up..................

Exhausted, or dying?

It's not a matter of choice.

The ending will only be a fate.

............ Someone said.

Man, standing is a pillar, and falling is a bridge.

But the pillars will break, and the bridge will collapse.

What's more, man is a living creature, a thing with a heart...... How can you use those dead things to offset them?

............ I don't want to.

Li Huo knew that he couldn't fall like this, and he didn't want to fall yet.

He could only drag his tired body and just gasp like this............

This man, his hands, feet, and eyes are in front of him, and he must go forward.

Holding out a hand, he prepared to take a taxi back to his hotel.

But he stood in the rain for ten minutes.

Don't say empty cars, even if they are

There are empty cars passing by, and most of them are reluctant to take this soaked guy.

............ There was some numbness in my hands.

Li Huo withdrew from the side of the road, ready to rest for a while.

Dejected, he slowly retreated into a dark, sheltered alleyway.

Finally, there was no longer rain beating on his body, and he felt a trace of coldness in this dim alley-

A gust of wind blew, and Li Huo looked sideways at his side.

Meow~~~

He smiled slightly.

Because he saw that not far from him, there was a stray cat that looked lazy, lying on the lid of the garbage can, stretching.

It looks so cute, and it's ............ It's still very happy.

And then........................

Smack.

The canopy accumulated a huge drop of water and smashed it on his heavenly spirit cover impartially.

At the same time, Li Huo, who felt cold all over his body, looked at the lazy stray cat and couldn't help but think like this......

Why...... Why?

Why are we humans so far apart from other living beings?

In human society, it is very different from the stray cat that seems to be happy.

- You can eat enough at every meal and sleep under a warm bed every night.

However———— I never felt happy.

Alive.

For living beings, this should be the joy that can be felt.

And we can't understand it............

Because we are swallowed up by the pain of life.

in our society...... They said to me......

Must find, interest.

There must be, dream.

You have to fight hard to win.

The standard of living must be raised.

More must be obtained.

We must keep pursuing, keep climbing up.

Must make more money, live in a better house, drive a better car.

Otherwise, it's not happiness.

Because I also think this from the bottom of my heart, that's why I've been running away from pain.

But life is like the rain in front of you, and it keeps falling.

I stood in this rain, with nowhere to refuge——————

Open your eyes, close your eyes, and the pain will follow you———

The smoke is immense.

Fog and rain are hazy.

The drenched man looked coldly at the ditch on the side of the street, and at the poor worm reflected inside.

Whether it's yourself in the water or standing on the side of the road, you don't look like you're having a good time.

Live like a chicken in the soup.

It's pathetic..................

！？

Just as Li Huo looked at the pond at the bottom of his feet, Gu Ying felt sorry for himself, but he found that the pond was rippling, and a black figure stepped on it and jumped over............

It's a cat, the black cat that just got in the alley!

Li Huo quickly looked up in the direction of the cat's gallop, and the next moment, his heart tightened.

Seeing that the signal light on the left has turned green, the cat is running towards the empty road, and if this continues............

There was no need to imagine what would happen if it went on like this, Li Huo hurriedly ran up, took three steps and two steps, and hugged the stray cat that was about to rush to the road in his arms.

Fortunately, it hasn't made it to the road yet..................

Just when Li Huo was relieved.

Doodoo ————————

The deafening sound of the car horn sounded, causing the stray cat to be frightened, and soon became restless, scratching Li Huo's face in an instant.

Yes............!