Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

Chapter 18 Visit

2074年，1月12日 19：20
"Gloria..." Xi Tan looked at the woman's busy back and hesitated to speak.

"What's the matter?" Gloria focused on chopping the synthetic meat into pieces, not noticing the hidden tangle on Xita's face.

"...I'm wondering... do you want to change your job..." She spoke intermittently, washing fresh corn leaves with her head down.

"Why did you say this suddenly?" Gloria took out cornmeal and fragrant glutinous rice balls from the plastic bag at her feet, mixed them with minced meat, and put them into the plastic basin in front of Xita.

"You've worked so hard, Gloria...I'm a little worried about you..." Xita whispered while wrapping the stuffing with corn leaves.

"It's okay, the job is a bit hard now, but the salary is good enough to live on." Gloria wiped her hands, walked slowly behind Xita, and gently embraced the thin girl into her arms .

Just like she did with David as a child, hugs are the best medicine for a child who needs love.

"Don't worry about me too much, Xiaoxi..."

"Hmm..." Xita put the wrapped dumpling into the kitchen utensils to heat up, rubbing her head against Gloria's chin back and forth, a warm current passed from the top of her head to her toes, and she narrowed her eyes comfortably .

"Xita..." She rubbed Xita's little head, "In Night City, being too kind is not a good thing..."

"Gloria is my benefactor, it's different!" Xi Tan turned around and put her face on her, coquettishly.

"I just want to say... don't let emotions become your shackles, whether it's kindness, hatred, or even love, you have to be yourself first, Xita." Gloria put her hands on the girl's On the slender shoulders, he stared seriously at the pair of violet eyes filled with confused mist.

"Hmm..." The silver-haired girl lowered her head, "Gloria...promise me that you will come to my wedding, okay?"

"I promise you." She kneaded Xita's face and agreed in a low voice.

2074年，1月12日 19：50
The cold wind howled outside the window, mixed with the sound of pattering rain, and the soft smiling faces of the four were reflected on the cold glass.

"When did Xita have this skill?" Yawei leaned into Xita's ear and teased softly.

"Concentrate on eating if it's delicious, don't talk if you can't talk!" Xita ate the fragrant glutinous rice meat balls, and pretended to be viciously glaring at the man beside him, wrinkling her delicate nose slightly.

"David also eat a little more. The food cooked by mother should be better than the food at school." Gloria smiled and gently wiped the rice grains from the corner of her son's mouth.

"Hmm..." David narrowed his eyes and buried himself in eating.

"David is still used to staying in school? I remember you seem to be in the preparatory class." Xi Tan wiped her mouth and took a sip of the warm drink.

"Fortunately..." David glanced at Yawei who was seated opposite him, "I just had a little conflict with a classmate."

"Did he bully you?" Gloria asked hastily. She was busy all day and didn't have much chance to get to know her son.

"It's not a big problem..." David scratched his hair, hesitating to speak.

"It's okay, Gloria... With Yahweh and me, no one can bully David." Xi Tan lightly held Gloria's cold hand, comforting softly.

"This child..." Gloria sighed and did not continue to ask.

She also understands that the gap created by the long-term lack of communication between mother and son is not so easy to break.

"It's okay, Sister Gloria, it's been resolved." Yawei smiled lightly, "We'll find out when David goes to school tomorrow."

"Yawei, Xita..." Gloria shook her head helplessly, thanking her too much for words.

"Sister Xita! Let's talk about how you and your brother-in-law met!" Seeing that his mother was in a low mood, David quickly changed the subject.

"What are you asking for?" Xita blushed, leaned out, and grabbed the boy's face with his greasy hands.

"I'm also curious..."

"Gloria!"

Yawei watched the three of them playing like a family, and a smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Yahweh, what are you snickering about?" Xi Tan quietly rubbed the oil on his face.

"Laughing at you like a child." Yawei grabbed her fluttering left hand, biting her white fingers threateningly.

"Hmph... Yawei always likes to pretend to be mature..." Xita pouted disdainfully, and glanced at Yawei with white eyes.

"I met her during a mission..." Yawei stated simply, concealing his real identity.

"If you are so good, Xita will be guaranteed in the future..." Gloria put her hands on her chest and nodded lightly, "In the mercenary business, it is essential to have a strong hacker partner, Xita is really lucky .”

"Stupid people are blessed with stupidity." David always likes to fight against Xita, like siblings who don't see each other.

"Ah!" Xi Tan angrily jumped off his seat, chasing after David who ran away after the provocation.

"Hahaha..." Gloria laughed softly, and packed the tableware with Yawei.

"Thank you, Yawei," she followed Yawei to the kitchen, "although I don't know what you said to David...it feels like he has untied some knots in his heart."

"He... is a good boy, and he will grow up one day." Yawei looked at the imperceptible trace of fatigue in Gloria's eyes, and said every word.

"Hmm..." Gloria nodded slightly as she rinsed the plate.

2074年，1月12日 20：15
"Goodbye, Gloria, David!" Xita smiled and waved to the mother and son, and left the Martinez house with Yawei.

"Well done, Yahweh," she laughed, poking the man's stomach with her elbow.

"Of course..." Yawei crossed his hips, imitating Xita's complacent look.

"Don't learn from me!"

"However...their mother and son both have certain health problems..." Yawei paused, "Sister Gloria became sick from overwork, and David also has many old injuries."

"Then I have to go back and look for them! Such an important matter is hidden from me!" Xi Tan was shocked, turned around and was about to go back, but was held back by Yawei.

"It's okay, I just sent a few nanorobots into their bodies, and it will be fine in a few days." Yawei pulled the anxious girl into his arms, reached out and pressed the elevator button.

"Nanobots?"

"The secret sauce of biotechnology is still a little bit special, and it also works well in terms of treatment."

"Alas..." Xita collapsed into Yawei's embrace with her head downcast, "Why don't you just ask me to help you?" She murmured, her eyes dazed.

"Just like you don't want to rely on me all the time..." He gently wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, "They also don't want to be your burden..."

"Gloria is so kind, but she can barely make ends meet by working so long every day; David is being bullied for no reason..." she sobbed, "Why?"

"Because of this damn world..." Yawei hugged Xita tightly and patted her on the back lightly, "Don't worry, Xita, I'm here."

"Yahwei..." She whispered his name in a soft voice.

"what happened?"

"Can we really change this world?"

"Trust me, and trust yourself too."

"it is good……"

(End of this chapter)