Bulwark of Light

Chapter 77
The day... is finally over.

Gu Shen left Sleep Whisperer, stood by the side of the street, took a deep breath of the cold wind, and pulled himself together.

The side effects of the ruler of truth were almost completely digested by him, but he still felt a little light and weak when walking.

In November in most of the south of the Yangtze River, it is cool after sunset.

He gathered his coat, too many things happened today, group insomnia, long-term Foundation attack, pocket watch dream... A series of events followed one after another, which made people breathless.

Well, it's all over.

The evening wind blows, the music from the street coffee shop wafts out, passers-by on Lipu Street walk by, couples laughing and arm in arm, children chasing and playing, and the white noise of the crowd makes Gu Shen relax and less tense stretch.

"Little Doctor Gu."

Under the streetlight on the other side, a petite and lovely girl was waving.

Qu Shui wore a furry wool cap, a camel-colored knitted sweater with a cartoon image on his upper body, a pleated skirt, and pink piles of socks pulled to the knees, looking youthful.

"It's been a long wait." Gu Shen was a little sorry for making the other party wait for so long.

As he got closer, Gu Shen noticed that Qu Shui was still wearing makeup, his face was bright red, he could no longer see the pale and haggard appearance before, his face was full of vitality, and he smiled brightly under the light of the street lights.

"No, I just came too."

The girl held the heater with both hands, and said, "Doctor Gu, is it hard to go to work? It's getting late, let me treat you to dinner!"

Gu Shen hesitated.

I came here to investigate the case.

But the other party has waited for so long, and still invites again and again...it would be too impolite to refuse.

"How about I invite you."

Gu Shen thought for a while, and said, "Let's eat something nearby, after eating, we will go to the river beach."

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For Gu Shen, eating is something that can be ignored when it is not necessary.

In fact, the children who come out of the ravine are like this. To them, it is nothing to be hungry and full. What is more terrible than being hungry for one or two meals is that they cannot see a future where they can have enough food.Two years ago, when Gu Shen first became independent from the orphanage, eating steamed buns and pickles was commonplace, and occasionally he would eat two meals of northwest wind to improve his taste.

Most of them are high-rise buildings that are more beautiful than Qinghe. There are infinitely gorgeous scenery on the top here to enjoy, but it is also a pyramid that is more cruel than Qinghe. The layers are carried by unknown people with their bodies. There are countless invisible "ordinary people" lying there.

So even if the card has enough money to "spend away", Gu Shen still lives according to his old habits. Most of the night when the neon lights are shining, he can always see a young boy running through the alley alone, blowing the cool night breeze, Eating freshly baked sweet potatoes and hot pancakes from roadside stalls.

For such a teenager, the past 17 years of life have taught him persistence, hard work, self-discipline... and many other such virtues.

But correspondingly, life has not taught him "romantic".

"Here... Freshly baked, here you are."

Qu Shui looked at Gu Shen with a strange expression. The two had just walked out of a remote alley on Lipu Street.

Gu Shen was carrying two bags of sweet potatoes, and handed out one of them, but Qu Shui didn't take it.

He looked a little confused: "Aren't you going to eat it? It's delicious."

"I'll just...forget it." Qu Shui's face was a little embarrassed, she looked at Gu Shen's clothes again, and asked, "Little Doctor Gu...do you usually eat this?"

"Yeah." Gu Shen blew, peeled off a piece of the soft and glutinous skin, and took a bite, "It's really delicious, are you sure you don't want to eat it?"

If Chu Ling comes, I will take her to eat this.

"I want to eat something... formal, can I?" Qu Shui thought for a while, and then said tactfully: "There is a nice restaurant near the river beach. If you don't have money, I can pay for it."

"formal……"

Gu Shen reacted a little belatedly.

He suddenly realized that his act of entertaining friends with sweet potatoes should be regarded as "stingy" in terms of social behavior... Of course, his original intention was not like this.

After staying in Qinghe for two years, he ate a lot of sweet potatoes. After coming to Dadu Lipu Street, Gu Shen was deeply amazed by the roasted sweet potatoes at this small stall.

Gu Shen, who ate this sweet potato for the first time, even sighed in his heart, "As expected of Dadu, even the baked sweet potato tastes better than other cities".

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20 minutes later.

Gu Shen came to a revolving restaurant, a private box with soft lighting, soothing music and a quiet atmosphere.

He adjusted his sitting posture, but no matter how he sat, he felt awkward.

This restaurant is located along the river beach, and occupies the entire 29th floor. Diners can overlook the night view of the river beach. There are cruise ships and lights. During festivals or if you are lucky, there will be a grand and magnificent fireworks show.

"Is this the first time Dr. Gu has come to this kind of restaurant?"

After sitting at the dining table, Qu Shui's sitting posture was very relaxed, not like a 16-year-old girl at all, and she didn't look shy before.

Gu Shen thought about it.

The "this kind of restaurant" in Qushui's words should refer to the consumer price... He looked at the menu just now. A meal here probably costs about [-] yuan per person?
The day before the review started, that old guy took his luxury car for a wild ride and ate all the top restaurants in Dayeng City. Pretty much the same as this one now.

Thanks Mr Tree.

Take yourself to "see the world" in advance, so you won't be overly shocked at this time, and you can even reply with confidence.

"I've been here, but not often."

Qu Shui secretly smiled.

"This steak is ready...Here, here you are."

Looking at the opponent's skillful posture with a knife, Gu Shen can already be sure that the little girl Qushui comes from a wealthy family, but it is reasonable... The fee for the psychological consultation of the sleep talker is not cheap, eight hundred per hour, one A 16-year-old girl can come several times a week, how much pocket money does she have?
"Thank you."

Gu Shen asked curiously: "You should still be studying...wouldn't your parents be worried if you came out so late?"

Qu Shui lowered his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and he smiled softly: "Doctor Gu should know...I've been receiving treatment recently...so the school asked for leave."

Gu Shen noticed that when Qu Shui was speaking, he shrank his hands in his sleeves subconsciously.

He'd seen it before... the girl had more than one scar on her wrist.

Self-harm due to breakup.

It's hard to imagine that this seemingly weak girl would do such an extreme thing.

"Don't hurt your body." Gu Shen said softly, "Your parents will be sad."

"Thank you for your kindness..." Qu Shui said in a low voice, "I live alone now, and my parents... are no longer here."

Parents... are gone?

Gu Shen was startled for a moment, and then he understood the meaning of not being there...

He fell silent for a moment.

Hearing this sentence, Gu Shen felt a certain string in his heart was plucked, but he was never good at comforting others, so he could only say softly: "Then you have to take care of yourself even more, I'll pay the bill... Jiang Let's go back as soon as we're done with Tan's affairs, and I'll send you to your door."

(End of this chapter)