Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

Chapter 93: The Second Movement: Harmony
"That's right... that's enough..." Xi Tan nodded lightly, the responsibility of investigating the truth behind the incident should not fall on the mother and son.

"David, have you told your mother about the school?" Yawei glanced at the silent David and asked in a low voice.

"Huh?" David was stunned for a while before he realized, "Well, I told you about the tuition fee."

"Tuition?" Lucy asked with interest.

The experience of being arrested by the Arasaka company since she was a child made her lose the opportunity to get in touch with traditional college education.

"That's right... Arasaka Academy's tuition is the most expensive in Night City...the price has increased recently..." David sighed, resting his chin on Gloria's shoulder, With a sad face.

Gloria glanced at her son, and subconsciously reached out to touch his forehead, trying to wipe away the slight sadness that was wrinkled between the brows.

"Actually, I never went to school..." Lucy supported her head, sighed softly, and did not continue the deep chat.

Although Lucy is no less than a hard-working student in terms of knowledge alone due to the fact that she has absorbed a lot of knowledge from the deep net, she still lacks the youthful experience that should be expected in an important stage of life.

However, this reason is not convenient for outsiders to explain.

In Night City, where Arasaka Corporation's forces are rooted and entrenched, Lucy, as a defector from the company, must be cautious in her words and deeds.

Xita reached out her hand silently, and held Lucy's cold hand under the table.

If it wasn't for the sudden terrorist attack and arson, she should still be enjoying the doting of her parents at this moment, studying in the ivory tower of the school carefree.

Maybe it's because it's beautiful, so fragile.

It was like the bright colored glaze that accidentally fell on the ground and was smashed to pieces.

Her heavenly life was so easily shattered into an unrecoverable dream.

Since then, revenge has become the only motivation for Xita to live.

Carrying an old sharp knife, with silent anger burning in her heart, she pursued and killed them all the way to Night City by herself, beheading the heads of her enemies one by one with her own hands.

This is also the scene that Rogge saw at the time (see Chapter 1)-a vengeful ghost who burned the enemy to ashes and burned himself to ashes.

Later, Xita met Yahweh.

Since then, she has been born again.

The rain is still falling, but it has become more soothing.

The wind has always been by the side of the rain, following the rhythm, gently singing a sad elegy.

In such an environment, people will always involuntarily become sentimental.

Just like Lucy and Xita who have their own concerns, there are countless sweet and sour memories, whether happy or sad, and they become silent unconsciously.

In the room, there were only occasional crisp sounds of chopsticks hitting the wall of the bowl, which were swallowed by the vast ensemble of wind and rain in the blink of an eye.

"Gloria, have you ever had the habit of Chinese New Year?" Yawei coughed and took the initiative to break the somewhat quiet atmosphere.

"Chinese New Year?" Gloria rubbed her chin and thought for a while, "Is it called 'Spring Festival'? David and I can't come here..."

"Why?" Xita also struggled from the memories of the past, asked with no abnormality on his face, and actively participated in the topic as usual.

"Chinese New Year also costs money..." Gloria shook her head, "The poor are in charge of their homes, and they can save a little bit, and they have to buy New Year's goods during the Spring Festival. The price is too high...and the earlier you go to work, the more I can earn a little more money to support our family.”

"Oh...it's really not easy." Lucy also sighed with emotion and joined the conversation.

"Lucy will spend the Spring Festival with us, anyway, you are idle when you are alone..." Xi Tan looked at Lucy with a smile, and unconsciously touched her flexible waist with her palm, and gently grabbed it. A handful of soft, springy meat.

"It's not good for the two of you to live in a two-person world? Do you have to pull me? Yawei! You have to check your wife's sexual orientation carefully, I have evidence!" Lucy sneered, and quickly grabbed Xita The mischievous little hand who just planned to take it back secretly made a small report to Yawei on the spot.

Yawei, Gloria, and David looked at each other, shook their heads together, and let Xita and Lucy fight like childish little girls.

The wind and rain outside the window saw that someone dared to interfere when they were playing, and angrily increased the volume abnormally.

The violent sound seemed to drown the world.

Yawei turned his head and looked at the boundless sky like the pouring sea, a pair of blue pupils turned slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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"Haiji! It's raining too much, don't look for it!"

"*you**, shut up, old lady!" Hai Ji yelled angrily, swallowed a big mouthful of rainwater accidentally, bent over and coughed violently.

The fashionable jacket on his body was soaked by the rain, sticking wetly to his body, like a dying bird, drooping its head, lifeless.

"Haiji! Don't look for it! You go back first!" Mu Lin was anxious and at a loss.

He doesn't understand, it's just that he can't find the person to meet for a while, so why don't he care about it?
"Go back? Where?" Hai Ji turned her head abruptly, staring at him with a pair of emerald green eyes through the thicker and thicker mist and rain.

Mu Lin couldn't see her expression clearly, but he could vaguely guess the meaning.

But he still gritted his teeth and shouted with all his strength, "Go back to the store to hide from the rain, I'll go find it!"

Mullin dared to swear to Odin that he had never spoken so loudly in his life—the eardrums were aching, his brain was buzzing, and even his chest and lungs were bursting with painful heat from shouting for lack of oxygen.

Hai Ji was also shocked by his appearance, and gradually calmed down.

"Forget it..." She shook her head exaggeratedly, while raising her left and right arms to cross, so that Mu Lin could see what she meant even through the violent wind and rain.

Mu Lin also imitated the gourd, and made an exaggerated gesture to show that he understood.

So the two turned around together and ran towards the Japanese restaurant just now.

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"It's raining a lot..." Bit looked out of the window, and was almost startled by the waterfalls hanging in the sky.

"The biggest rain in recent years..." Rottweiler folded his arms and leaned against the window, feeling the surging tide coming from the sky and rushing towards the ground.

"It is estimated that a typhoon has landed... The damn weather forecast for Night City is a mess..." Boros sat lazily on his seat, watching the live news while chewing slices of meat, cursing in a low voice .

"I hope there will be no accidents." Melissa clasped her hands on her chest and whispered silently.

　It's a bit of a headache, but I try to get out
　　
　
(End of this chapter)