Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

When a person is bored, he will subconsciously loosen the reins of his thoughts and let them run wild.

For Lucy, when she is bored, she likes to draw random impressions in her mind along with the music melody beating in her ears.

Just like now, she was looking at the iron fence gate, her eyes wandering along the traces of spreading rust, and bit by bit she outlined in her mind a thin silhouette of wildly growing steel vines.

"Ding!"

The elevator slowly dropped to the first floor, and the fence door, along with the image that was about to take shape, was torn in half.

"Good evening." The mature woman with long red hair walked out of the elevator, glanced at Lucy, and said hello politely.

"Good evening……"

Lucy came to her senses and responded in kind.

"Excuse me...did you see my son just now?" The woman scratched her hair and asked a little embarrassedly.

"son?"

Lucy raised her eyebrows and subconsciously tapped her chin with her fingertips.

"Is it the boy with the punk hair?"

Lucy thought carefully about all the people she had met tonight.

Apart from a few food stall owners, there was only one boy who just passed by him.

"Yes, it's him... David... this guy!" The mature woman gritted her teeth and clapped her hands, "Isn't it just because of nagging a few more words... When will I find a girlfriend... I will leave my mother behind..." Down!"

"Mom! You secretly said bad things about me while I was away!"

Hearing a male voice approaching from behind, Lucy subconsciously lowered the brim of her sweatshirt, hiding her face in the shadows.

"You still have some conscience, you didn't run very far!" Gloria said viciously and tugged David's ears several times.

"Can I leave first? I'm in a hurry..." Lucy silently watched the harmonious exchange between mother and son, and hesitated for a few seconds before interrupting.

"Sorry, sorry, little girl..." Gloria quickly pulled David out of the way, with an awkward smile on her face.

"It's okay..." Lucy pursed her lips, carrying the still steaming food, and walked quickly to the elevator.

Saying I had something urgent to go home was just an excuse.

Because she often lives in isolation, Lucy is not very good at communicating with strangers and always wants to stay away from all avoidable social relationships.

Just like now.

She has no interest in building good relations with neighbors, so it would be best to go home early and have a good meal.

David watched curiously as the girl whose face he couldn't see clearly left in the elevator. It wasn't until Gloria called him several times that he came back to his senses.

"Are you feeling spring?"

"Mom——!" he shouted in a long voice, "Have you ever said that about your son?"

Ever since Gloria got a promotion and a salary increase and started talking to him when she had time, the relationship between mother and son has become much closer.

"A little bit!" Gloria stuck out her tongue at him playfully, and her whole body became much younger because her energy and energy were relaxed. "It's a pity that your sister and brother-in-law are living in a world of two. Otherwise, I’d also call you over.”

"So where are we going to eat? It's freezing outside..."

"It's that ramen shop in Japan Street... When you were a child, you often talked about how you must eat it once when you grow up... You must not remember it now. When you were a child, you wore crotchless pants and stuck to others every day. At the entrance of the store, I kept drooling..."

"Mom..." David gently grabbed Gloria's scarred and calloused hands, his body trembling slightly.

"Just go to the restaurant you want to go to... Isn't today a celebration for you?" He tried his best to keep his voice steady, looking sideways at the ceiling, trying his best not to let the tears burst out.

"I don't have anything I want to go to..." Gloria was rubbing her chin and looking around the food stalls on the first floor. She didn't have time to pay attention to David's choking tone, "Then just go to the food stalls and eat something. It's just right. Save money..."

"mom……"

"Okay... let me think about it again..." Gloria hit her head with some distress, "Now that I have rare free time, I realize that I am so boring..."

"Why don't you buy some vegetables and go to Sister Xida's house to eat like last time?"

"Just say you are a child... How can a young couple solve the problem so quickly..." Gloria glanced at the confusion in David's eyes and stopped the topic in time.

"Then I called her?"

"Okay, okay, let's fight while walking..." Gloria sighed helplessly, grabbed David's arm, and walked towards the 24-hour convenience supermarket not far away.

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"It's still more comfortable to take a bath in winter..." Xi Dao let out a long sigh of relief, and the fatigue in his body seemed to be emptied all of a sudden.

"Is the new bathtub good?" Yahweh was wearing gloves and was gently wiping the delicate skin on her back.

"Do you want another reward? I'm so tired... Just go to bed later..." Xi Da blushed and lied seriously.

"You can just make up for it tomorrow..."

"I won't be able to do it tomorrow..." Xi Ta rubbed his waist and shouted in a fuss.

"The day after tomorrow?" Yahweh smiled and gently tapped her red earlobe with his lips.

"Gloria called..." Sheeda stood up from the bathtub and let Yahweh use a warm towel to wipe away the water drops rolling down her body.

"Hello?"

"Xida! It's so late. I didn't disturb you, did I?"

"without……"

Xi Da understood the hidden meaning in Gloria's words and touched her wet hair shyly before answering.

"That's good..." Gloria breathed a sigh of relief. Although they are all adults, there are still some embarrassing situations that should be avoided. "That's it... I didn't get a promotion and a salary increase recently... I originally planned to eat out... David insisted on cooking at your house... Is it convenient for you?"

"Well, it's okay, it's quite convenient... Congratulations, Gloria."

"David and I are shopping for groceries. I'll call you when we're ready. Bye."

"Bye..." Xida hung up the phone and looked at Yahweh, who had been listening silently.

"Shall we tidy up the house?" Yahweh said, and he was happy to have acquaintances come to visit his home.

"Okay..." Xi Da responded softly while getting dressed, "Would you like to ask Lucy to come over too? It's just a good time to introduce her to the Martinez family. We are all neighbors upstairs... so she won't be alone. boring."

"I have no opinion."

"Yeah." Xi Da looked out the window. The cold wind and rain were ruthlessly blocked by the glass, leaving only a hazy white mist angrily.

A month ago, she was curled up in a ball alone, hiding in bed, spending a long night.

Now, she has friends who can come to her home at any time, and they all stay up all night happily together.

"Xida, what are you thinking about?" Yahweh rubbed her hair that was not yet dry.

The night was dark, and a stormy scene came into view.

After meeting him, I will no longer be afraid of moonless nights.

"Nothing..." She whispered, just stretched out her hand and clasped it tightly with his, never to separate.