Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

The cold wind howled and chased the night, shrouding the whole city bit by bit.

The psychedelic flashing neon lights gradually light up, as if reflecting the stars in the sky.

Yuehua quietly rolled in through the open window and gently covered them with a white blanket while they were sleeping.

The slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and the woman slowly woke up from her sleep.

The petite warmth in her arms made her realize that she was already in reality.

A dream come true.

"Laura... wake up..." She looked at the little girl in her arms with gentle eyes, and gently pinched the little girl's rosy face that was gradually rounding with her hands.

It has a watery appearance, smooth and delicate touch, and is so cute that you can't put it down.

"...Huh?" Laura responded in a low voice, but closed her eyes, curled herself up tightly into a ball, and carefully hid in the woman's arms.

"Get up... After sleeping for so long, please get up, take a hot bath and eat something, okay?" An Xianyuan coaxed softly. Although she has never taken care of a child, the maternal instinct engraved in her genes will guide her. What to do.

"Oh..." Laura opened her sleepy eyes, and the twin turquoise lakes looked even more breathtaking under the moonlight.

After An Xianyuan gently stroked Laura's long and messy hair a few times, she rolled up the little girl with a quilt and carried her to the bathroom.

"Oh! Put me down!" Being treated like a baby, the thin-skinned little girl couldn't bear it immediately and danced around trying to struggle and escape from the woman's clutches.

An Xianyuan looked at little Laura twisting and turning like a silkworm in her arms, with a full smile on her lips.

She held the twisting Laura with one hand and walked to the window.

After reaching out to close the window, An Xianyuan put the red-faced little girl down.

Winter nights in the City of Night always bring a bone-chilling chill.

The cold moisture will envelop you with coldness, penetrate into your flesh and bone, and seep into your bone marrow, greedily trying to take away all the heat.

Like this city, it is a sinister beast that chooses people to eat.

Ahn Hyun-won is always like this, using some awkward means to cover up her pure purpose.

Obviously all she had to do was tell Laura that the window was open and she would be careful not to catch cold, but she had to go to great lengths to wrap the little girl in a quilt and close the window herself before she was willing to put it down.

I am really not candid.

An Hyun-won was distracted for a few seconds, trying to reflect on her words and actions.

In the past, when a person was used to it, he would always have some bad habits. Now that he has children to take care of, he has to change these bad habits.

"elder sister?"

"Huh?" The little girl's timid voice pulled An Xianyuan's floating mind back from the clouds, "Do you need my help?"

"Clothes..." Laura had already gotten into the bathroom, and was timidly hugging her body and sticking her head out in the steaming warm mist.

"Well, I will help you get it... wash it in peace, and remember not to fall asleep in the bathtub... If you don't respond when I call you in ten minutes, I will come directly in to find you." An Xianyuan said softly. As he spoke, he gently pushed that cute head back into the warm mist.

The reason why she specifically warned her was because she had just seen a news report a few days ago, saying that a single woman living alone was found dead in the bathroom of her home.

The cause of death was that a person fell asleep while taking a bath and eventually died of gas poisoning.

Her fragile heart couldn't bear any unexpected blow.

The glass door of the bathroom was closed, and the little girl responded softly, turned around and left slowly, leaving only An Xianyuan's petite figure behind.

An Xianyuan took out a set of little girl's clothes from the closet next door, and placed them neatly at the bathroom door together with the baked towels.

After doing all this, she took some time off, as if she didn't know what to do. She just faced the window and stared at the city shrouded in night.

Everything seemed like a dream.

His teeth pressed against his lips until the slightest trace of rust oozed out.

She still couldn't figure out why the man who regarded human life as nothing and always believed in profit first would let Laura go so easily.

I believe no one knows better than Zhang Xianan what kind of profits CPH-4 represents.

What made him abandon the test subject right in front of him?

All the gifts given by fate have already been marked with a secret price.

After all, the happiness at the moment is just a layer of extremely beautiful bubbles.

All it takes is one blow from someone and the bubble is about to burst.

Just like those sweet dreams that disappeared after she woke up.

Even the memory will gradually fade away, leaving only a shallow trace in the mind.

The dark truth was buried beneath her feet.

They are like helpless lambs walking on the edge of a cliff. If they take one wrong step, they will fall into the bottomless abyss.

The more I think about it, the more complicated my mood becomes.

An Xianyuan sighed and looked down at the time displayed on her phone.

"Laura?" she shouted toward the bathroom, "Are you done?"

"It's washed!"

A few seconds later, the girl's clear voice penetrated the barrier of fog and glass and reached An Xianyuan's ears clearly.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

I usually watch too many TV series, and from time to time I worry about whether some of the bloody plots will happen to me.

"Sister!" The bathroom door was opened slightly, and Laura was hiding in the bathroom, using a towel to wipe away the water stains on her body bit by bit.

"Okay, stop playing, be careful of catching a cold!" With a smile in her tone, An Xianyuan gently scolded the naughty girl.

"Oh..." Laura responded softly, wrapped in a towel, walked to the bathroom door, and took the brand new clothes from An Xianyuan's hands.

"Get dressed and I'll blow dry your hair later. Are there any water in your ears? Do you want my sister to clean your ears later?"

Perhaps all mothers in the world care so much about their children, and they can't help but say something.

"Yes!" Laura put on her clothes and hugged An Xianyuan's arm tightly.

Perhaps it was because of the loss that she now cherished this kind of motherly care and nagging.

In the past, I just found this nagging and annoying.

But if you can't hear it anymore, it's like digging out a piece of flesh from your heart, leaving only the heartbreaking pain that will accompany you for the rest of your life.

"Why are you crying suddenly?"

"No...it's just hot...sweat caused by heat..." Laura raised her head slightly, blinked quickly, and tried hard to put the tears back into her eyes.

"Lola..." An Xianyuan nodded clearly, and just held the girl in her arms.

A familiar yet unfamiliar warmth spread throughout his body and filled his heart.

Laura couldn't hold on anymore, her tears burst out, pouring out all her sadness and sadness.

"Mom..." She murmured softly, calling for the face she would never see again.

Isolated

I miss my mother a little