She stood on the street corner dragging her suitcase and looked up and saw the coffee shop - "South Wind". Seven years have passed, but the sign has not changed. There is a gardenia in the window.
Pushing the door open, the wind chime rang softly. The person behind the bar looked up, his eyes stopped on her face for a second, then lowered his eyes and continued grinding beans.
"American, thank you."
"Medium roast or dark roast?"
"… Medium toast."
He paused with his fingertips. Seven years ago, she only drank medium roast.
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Lin Zhiyi rented the studio above the coffee shop and became Gu Nanfeng's tenant.
She painted until late at night, and there was always a light on downstairs. She thought it was a coincidence until one day she went downstairs early and saw him staring at her old painting - it was "South Wind" she painted when she was twenty. There was only a vague outline of a coffee cup in the painting.
"Boss Gu," she leaned against the door frame, "Peeping at the guests' privacy?"
He put away the painting calmly and handed over a cup of hot cocoa: "The temperature will cool down tonight. You were afraid of the cold before."
She froze. It turns out he remembers, it turns out he remembers everything.
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Her painting exhibition is called "Homecoming", with eighteen works, each with traces of coffee stains and wind.
On the opening day, he stood in front of "South Wind" and watched it for a long time. The person in the painting is a silhouette of a barista, and the brushstrokes are as gentle as an old dream.
"This painting is not for sale," she said.
"I know," he turned around, his eyes were so deep that she couldn't read, "I just came to confirm——"
"Confirm what?"
"Confirm whether your destination is my Xizhou."
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Reading Guide
1. Double first love, HE, reunion after breaking up
2. Use works as love letters. Reunion does not rely on explanations, but relies on artistic codes to get closer.
Illustrator × coffee shop owner
Intention: "Belated understanding is also understanding."