Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

In 2074, on the morning of January 21st, Night City still looked gloomy.

The heavy rain last night seemed to have gone in a hurry, and a small amount of the black skirt hem accidentally fell into the sky.

Some people woke up very early, hurriedly put on their clothes and rushed to their work stations; some people woke up very late, taking their time and enjoying the meticulous care of the servants.

There were also people leaning against the window, smoking one cigarette after another and staying up all night.

Some people also fall into a long sleep as soon as they fall asleep.

"Good morning, Lucy." The rustling movement behind him did not interfere with the ongoing action of Yahweh.

"Good morning..." Lucy opened the closed window, facing the dust outside the window, and stretched lazily.

"Where's Xida?" He asked softly while breaking the eggs in his hand into the bowl.

"She slept like a pig..." Lucy rubbed her sore arms, "She pestered me like an octopus all night."

"Quite a novel experience, isn't it?" Yahweh chuckled and poured a little warm water that had been boiled in advance into the pot.

Lucy smiled noncommittally.

"What are you doing?" She stood on tiptoe, staying far away, curiously looking at the eggs in the bowl and the warm water in the pot.

"Egg custard..." Yahweh turned around and handed her a pair of wooden chopsticks, "Can you beat eggs? Add warm water and mix well..."

"Would you like to add salt?" Lucy took the chopsticks and asked very skillfully.

"Do you often cook for yourself?" Yahweh raised his eyebrows and put the salt jar in front of her.

“When you’re hungry, eating snacks and reading cooking magazines will make the taste in your mouth much better.”

"Xida was like this before..." He sighed softly and took the beaten eggs from Lucy's hand.

"What happened to me before?" Xida suddenly came out from behind Yahweh, but unfortunately he failed to scare him.

Yahweh opened his mouth, but in the end he just lowered his head and kissed Xi'da's troublesome face back.

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"Mom? Today... why did you get up late?" David squinted his sleepy eyes, brushed his teeth, and walked from the bathroom to the closet in the living room to change clothes, but unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Gloria, who was still at home.

"Isn't there a parent-teacher meeting at school today?" Gloria walked up to her son who was still a little dazed with a smile and gently wiped away the remaining foam from the corners of his mouth.

"what about work?"

"Our team is on vacation today, and we said we would attend the funeral of colleagues from other departments..."

"but?"

"But I asked your sister Heda and Yahweh to attend..." Gloria scratched her red hair and said a little embarrassedly.

"It's really yours..." David curled his lips, "It's a bit unlucky to ask others to attend the funeral before the Chinese New Year..."

"Ah!" Gloria slapped her forehead in distress, "I forgot about this."

"Although they don't care about such trivial things..."

"So you're teasing mom?" Gloria finally realized what she was doing. She reached out viciously, pinched David's face, and stretched it gently from side to side.

"Smile more, Mom." David squinted his eyes and gently hugged her, who was much thinner.

"You brat..." Gloria snorted and scratched David's erected hair hard.

"Then I'll go to school first. Contact me during the parent-teacher meeting in the afternoon. I'll pick you up then..."

"good……"

While she was dazed, David had already gently closed the door and went to school.

After a while, Gloria came back to her senses.

Looking at the closed door in front of her, she shook her head and trotted to the window.

She tried her best to reach her head and pressed her face tightly against the cold glass. She could only see a blurry little figure walking quickly and quickly, disappearing into the bustling crowd in the blink of an eye.

"Grow up... brat."

Gloria raised her head and looked at the gray sky.

It didn't rain today.

But there are water drops falling.

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"Wow, delicious!" Xi Da, wearing pure white cotton socks, squinted her eyes and put her feet on her boyfriend's lap.

"Newly learned, it tastes good." Yawei lowered his head and put a small spoonful of warm, tender custard into his mouth, "I also want to thank Lucy, the eggs are beaten just right."

"Hmm." Lucy scooped up a spoonful and blew on it gently.

So the little spoonful of eggs danced along with the disturbance of the air flow.

It's as tender and tender as jelly.

"It'll be fine like this from now on..." Xi Da took another sip of the egg custard with chopped green onions and said vaguely.

"Then I'll be your servant. It's a beautiful thought..." Lucy shook her head, put away the faint feeling of achievement in her heart, and put the bouncing egg into her mouth in one gulp.

"Hehe..." Xi Tao rubbed his silver hair, smiled, and buried his face in the bowl.

"Oh, by the way, we are going to attend the funeral of our colleague this afternoon instead of Gloria..."

"Should I go too?" Lucy asked back, catching a glimpse of Xi Da's pitiful eyes from the corner of her eye, and felt that she couldn't bear to refuse.

"Let me tell you first, I don't have the clothes to wear to the funeral..." She sighed and accepted it half-heartedly.

"Okay! We'll go to the mall to buy clothes later!" Xida's plan came true, and she couldn't help but show a bright smile of joy.

"I don't care..." Yahweh said in a low voice, picked up the bowl and drank all the egg custard.

"By the way, do you know whose funeral it is? Isn't it the so-called 'funeral' of a big company... just a formality?"

"Unfortunately, it's most likely going to be that kind of 'funeral'." Xi Da sighed.

"If you have this spare time, you might as well collect the bodies of those unlucky people who died on the roadside without anyone claiming them." Lucy raised her eyebrows, "The company's management dogs just cause a lot of trouble..."

"It is said that many people were invited to participate, and the momentum was quite large. Gloria had just been promoted and received the invitation..."

"Usually, in this case, either the company's top executive died and someone was found to brighten the atmosphere; or someone died in the line of duty and the company did it to appease people..." Lucy said contemptuously, those in the company She knew all too well the rotten rules and regulations. "Those who really want to come to express condolences will be blocked from entering..."

"Alas..." Xi Da sighed, "This is so hypocritical..."

"Maybe there will be a monument, a statue or something... The new America has always been like this. Even if Night City is independent now, it still can't get rid of the stench in its bones." Lucy said, taking the last spoonful of eggs from the bottom of the bowl. After swallowing the soup, he let out a long, warm breath.