Fifty Dollars

At The Other Side
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Two weeks after I discovered the feeding booth and after one week of corresponding with the lovely Miss Yixing, my closest friend – Lixue – asked if I wanted to do a part-time job in a well-known media company. She mentioned that lately, there had been an enormous lack of employees because of a recession.

While I talked to Lixue, she also reminded me how I was running low with money for miscellaneous endeavors (since my parents only held responsible for my tuition), which was the truth. She made it as the bait. Lixue planned to tell me about this even before but she hesitated knowing how much I didn’t like being bossed around. However, the options were scarce. I needed the money. I knew I should never do something that wasn’t my nature. But spending time with my closest friend, pretty much hanging around her while doing bits of errands together, I accepted the offer. Plus, at first, it wasn’t a signed contract deal; more like a one day break then if you did great maybe you could tag along more then become permanent.

So I took it.

❝Dear Yixing,

Whoah there, that sounds like a sad story. Poor Rabbit-chi ); What happened then? Let me guess: Fox Lady returned and admitted her feelings for the Moon Rabbit too~!? Please tell me that is how it ended up because I easily get affected by sad stories ;n; 

Haha! Pingpong~ You found one of my weaknesses! Coffee~ But to be honest? I don’t even mind not receiving anything from you, simply meeting you and asking you questions about how you started doing the feeding booth, why did you start the feeding booth, did you actually name every cat that has the white collars (that’s a lot, good grief O_O), was there any particular reason why you love cats, arghhhhhh I really have so much things to ask you, Yixinggggg~ ;u;

I’m sorry if it seems like I’m rushing to see you, I know you’re a busy person. And it’s not like I also have your case of having trouble with physically socializing. It’s just that I haven’t really seen an ailurophile as severe as you. Even I am not par with you, and I consider myself one of the craziest cat people out here!

Unchained and de-stressed? Those two words are heavy separately, let alone together. Your life must be no laughing matter, huh? With you saying those things, I promise, I’ll continue writing to you for as long as I can! (: (: (:  I don’t have money to pay you for the cat foods I’m taking from your booth, so I will pay with letters. Hehe~ But please, can you NOT overwork yourself, Yixing? I’m starting to feel it from how you reply to me. Please take care of your health (and sanity because I know all work of sort is brain-draining! Haha!)

I go to your place to get your reply in the morning before heading to uni. Then after uni, around four or 5 (it depends), I return to leave my reply at the booth. 

Xinran ❤❞

The next day, I went to Daebudo to get Yixing’s reply before Lixue picks me up for the photo-shoot (and my first ever job with her). The excitement was always evident for all the times I saw Miss Yixing’s reply under a container. My heart raced in circles with each letter I receive from her. It was as if she was my older sister, looking out for me. The connection was new but it felt strong regardless of how old our friendship was.

Walking back home to wait until Lixue’s car arrived, I read Yixing’s reply:

❝Dear Xinran,

I bought a purple pearlescent pen! Do you like it? Hehe~ Purple is my favorite color, you?

There wasn’t any ending for that story. Consider it an open ending. My grandmother told me the original book of it had its final pages ripped out of the book. Therefore, anyone can create an ending for the Moon Rabbit & Fox Lady. I want to know what kind of ending will you give them ^^

I’m going to be honest with you; I’m more of a tea person than coffee. But I have never heard anyone saying, “Let’s talk over tea!” I always hear coffee, so I offered coffee. However, due to your enthusiastic expression of your interest with meeting over coffee, then I don’t mind at all.

Aiyowei~~~ You have so many questions~! Haha! Well, to start ticking off your list so you can think of more to ask, I’m going to start answering them. Without my love for cats, you’d probably see me how my friends and co-workers see me: lame, quiet, shy, and maybe even colorless.

I started the feeding booth when I saw how many stray cats are in Daebudo. They were only around twenty that time. Since I don’t have anyone or anything to spend my money at (my parents are quiet well-off on their own and they don’t like to always receive money from me, and uhm, I’m single so I… you know… don’t really have anyone to use the money for. I don’t have anyone to lavish. Haha, I sound so pitiful ^^”), I sent all twenty to the veterinarian, had them neutered/spayed and ran basic check ups before we can release them back to Daebudo. I started the feeding booth because I also want to encourage and notify the people in the community of Daebudo that cats are special gifts from above and even if they don’t officially own these stray cats, there are benefits with a place full of fixed and clean cats. Some examples are cats keep vermin population in check if not all gone, and watching cats/animals has been proven to lower blood pressure and it has a calming effect on people. These cats can also help with someone who's going through depression and isolation. I can talk about it more but I don’t want to bore you. Yes, I named them all. I can’t remember all their names so I went to the point of buying them all the same collar and giving them all tags. Gifting each of them a name makes me feel more connected to them. Plus, it notifies anyone who sees them: “Ah, this ca
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razberri_100802 #1
Chapter 4: AWWW SIR LAY DJKDKSKEKE


I like this a lot woow
neyney0827
#2
Chapter 4: Like th Moon Rabbit and Lady Fox, an open happy ending <3
schyra_
#3
Chapter 4: This is soooo cuteee
dae0921
#4
This is so good and so cute. Wish it was longer but nevertheless i love this so much
Tety_Vences #5
Chapter 4: It so good I can't wait for the next chapter fighting author-nim!!!!
Mayybelline
#6
Chapter 4: This is so cute! I did not expect Yixing to be two-sided but it added so much to the already great story :)
I loved it!
tripleH
#7
Chapter 4: *died* ohmygosh >.< the fluff!
sazuka #8
Chapter 4: My heart... uwaaaa I need more <3
Queenka94 #9
Chapter 4: Ohmygoshhh, that's it?!?!?!?????
I want to read more of this!!!