Abandoned Lover [Future]

Joshua and Eugene were sitting in the ward, and Eugene ordered the lilies in full bloom to be placed in the corner of the room.

"Remember to take it out when you leave, it gives me a headache."

Eugene closed his eyes and didn't look at Joshua beside the bed.

Joshua felt a little wronged in his heart.He didn't know when Eugene would wake up, and he always came late and left early to ask for leave these two days, just to come to the hospital to see him from time to time.

"You don't have to dislike me so much." Joshua lowered his head, his hands were empty and he didn't know what to do. He could only help Eugene smooth the quilt covering his body. "How do you feel now?"

"Not very good. The wound hurts especially when talking."

"You..." Joshua almost choked to death.He is not born to say anything provocative, and he has reached his limit in preparing a bouquet of flowers.Seeing Eugene have the energy to satirize himself now, there is an inexplicable comfort.Clearing his throat, Joshua spoke again bluntly: "Speaking of which, the list of 32 to enter the 16 group stage came out yesterday."

Eugene opened his eyes.

The list was announced on the day after the end of the previous round, but it wasn't long after he woke up, and he hadn't had time to look at it yet.

"Your opponent in the next round is this man."

Joshua enlarged the projection on the terminal, and a figure of a young man appeared.This young man has dirty blonde short hair close to the forehead, a strong figure, and his brows are tightly locked. He looks very arrogant, but he is not very smart.

Eugene turned his head sideways, raised his right hand, and flicked lightly on the projection.Under the bust of the young man, a line of information was revealed.

——Benoa Lafayette, male, 24 years old, occupation: gangster.

Gangsta... Eugene's fingers paused next to the word.He hadn't seen these two characters for a long time, because the number of so-called gangsters that remained was too small.

Most of the crimes in the Federation - kidnapping, robbery, human trafficking, drug/weapon/weapon smuggling/smuggling, etc., are almost all done by interstellar pirates.Because the sphere of influence of the interstellar pirates is too large and the stronghold is too wide, even on land, the corresponding black work is also surrounded by the side branches of this group of people.The term gangster specifically refers to people who only work on land, and generally only do two things: go to entertainment venues to collect security fees to earn some hard money, or be directly hired by people as killers.The former is hard and tiring and has to take root on land, while the latter is a specialized craft that Star Pirates are too lazy to touch.

Scrolling down again, it is the analysis of this person in the media, which is similar to handedness, weaponry and attack methods, and there is nothing that particularly attracts Eugene's attention.

"I see, thank you." Eugene said.

Joshua licked his lips, trying to make his speech not so deliberate: "This man's opponent in the last game retired due to an accidental injury before going on the field, and now he is completely uninjured."

Eugene glanced at him: “What do you want to say?”

Joshua was almost repelled by this look, but he still gritted his teeth and said what he wanted to say: "How do you compare yourself to him now?"

"If you really want to know, I can answer you." Eugene turned off Joshua's projection. "I was given a large dose of painkiller injection before playing, and then I was given 3 minutes. Of course, the consequence is that the wound is likely to be torn, and I have to go to the hospital again."

"you……"

"I'm grateful that you came to persuade me." Eugene sighed, "but I won't retire."

"Why did you do this?" Joshua clenched his fists: "If you like him so much, can't I order an identical one for you? He's not even your biochemical man? "

"Maybe it's because I'm not convinced." Eugene looked at Joshua, his eyes couldn't tell whether it was a joke or a serious one, "I've never been able to protect anyone well, and now I really want to prove myself."

"Eugene..."

"For the sake of me being a wounded person, can this topic not be mentioned for the time being?"

"..."

"Did anything interesting happen in the arena behind? Tell me about it."

Joshua lowered his head, frowned for a long time, and finally said "OK".

……

Joshua has always clearly understood the status difference between him and Eugene.Contrary to their identities in real life, Eugene has an absolutely powerful position in this friendship.

This man is actually a very easy-going person. He is usually laid-back, rarely asks for anything, and doesn't get angry easily.However, on the very few things he has identified, no one can persuade him.Judging from the 12 years of acquaintance, Joshua also knew that what he said was useless, but he couldn't help but not to say it, and in the end he would feel sad because of the expected rejection.

Always feel a little humble.

The fatigue on Eugene's face had reached the point where he couldn't hide it, Joshua obediently stopped himself, stood up, and was about to take the bunch of lilies away from the corner.

"Let it go."

Joshua looked at Eugene on the bed.

"After you get used to it, it smells good."

Joshua beamed spinelessly.

When leaving the ward, Joshua's footsteps were a little fast, he didn't look at the road when he stepped out, and just bumped into someone at the corner.

...It's Xiao.

Xiao was holding a few pieces of clothes and sundries in his hands, but they fell to the ground when he hit them.Joshua still didn't know how to face this cyborg, so he could only bend down, apologized, and lowered his head to help the cyborg pick up things.

Then he saw a picture of it falling to the ground.

There are many bent marks on the photo, and there is still blood on the corners.The person printed on it was not particularly familiar at first glance, but after thinking about it, Joshua still recognized this face.

He picked up the photo and handed it back, looked back in the direction of Eugene's ward, then pulled Xiao aside with a confused expression on his face: "...Why do you have a photo of No. 6?"

There was no expression on the biochemical man's face. Hearing his words, he looked down at the photo in his hand, and then slowly opened his mouth: "Is this person's name No. 6?"

"No. 6 is his code name, and I don't know his real name." Joshua hesitated, "He was Eugene's partner in the army."

Xiao nodded and put the photo in his trouser pocket.

"No matter where you got this from, it's better not to show this to Eugene." Joshua reminded him kindly, probably wanting to make up for his previous anger at Xiao.

"why?"

Joshua showed a somewhat tangled expression, and in the end he scratched his hair violently as if he was going all out: "He passed away a long time ago. And...Although this is just my guess, it seems that he and Eugene used to be a couple. 6 After the accident... Eugene doesn't seem to be doing very well."

pair.Xiao paused, and after digesting the word, he said "thank you" to Joshua.

"But you shouldn't have to worry." Xiao added calmly, "I went to fetch Eugene's clothes from the gladiatorial fight. This photo was brought by Eugene himself."

Joshua opened his mouth, not knowing how to digest this information for a moment.

"Thank you for coming to see him." Xiao said so, tidied up the clothes in his hand, and stepped back to the ward.

……

In the ward, Xiao silently put the stack of clothes on the low cabinet next to the bed.Eugene's face was paler than before he left, Xiao sat beside him and whispered to him: "Go to sleep again."

Eugene looked at Xiao, and then at the ceiling: "...Don't say those words before."

Xiao didn't answer right away.His eyes drooped, he raised Eugene's right hand, and silently kissed Eugene's knuckles, back and forth.

This was an action full of preciousness, but when Eugene felt Xiao Luo's breath on the back of his hand, he felt that someone was holding a feather and plucked at his heart.

"...I don't want anything to happen to you." Xiao said, putting Eugene's right hand on his forehead.

This made Eugene realize for a moment.

Xiao does have a very special ability, he can always give himself the illusion of being loved from small movements and atmosphere.

It felt so good that he would take it seriously if he was not careful.

...so extremely dangerous.

Withdrawing his hand from Xiao's, Eugene took a deep breath to clear his eyes again.

"Xiao, I need you to do something for me."

The biochemical man paused, facing this sudden order, but didn't ask any more questions.He moved closer to Eugene so that he could hear every word he said.

"I need you to go home once, turn on the computer in my study, and enter the password below." Eugene reported a series of 20-digit fields that looked like garbled characters, "After logging in, open a file called 'Kornova Tax Refund Assistant' Applications."

He explained how to fill out that weird tax form, then said: "After the chat window comes up, you need to ask JS if they can be here by the 21st."

July 7st is the date for the next group match of Gladiator.

"After you get the answer, you just quit." The strength in his body had already been exhausted, and Eugene's voice became softer and softer: "If I fall asleep again, remember to shake me up before dawn tomorrow and tell me answer."

Xiao nodded, and repeated Eugene's instructions completely, without any urgent questions in his gray-blue eyes.

Eugene sighed inwardly.In this kind of place, Xiao is really indescribably in line with his wishes.

"sorry to bother you."

"I'll be back as soon as possible." Xiao stood up and kissed Eugene lightly on the forehead. "You can sleep peacefully."

He turned off the lights in the ward as he left.The sky outside the window was completely dark, and Eugene's eyes slowly closed, like golden flames that were gradually dying out.

Xiao took one last look at him, strode out of the hospital, and stepped into the night.

……

——"This was found in the pocket of the patient's clothes, and it is not within the scope of our cleaning and washing, so it can only be returned to you as it is."

Just earlier, a nurse had said so, and handed him the photo soaked in Eugene's blood.

On it was a young man with extremely short black hair and a stern complexion.

Xiao thanked him and took the photo.After walking a few steps, he stopped again. After thinking for a moment, he reached into his inner pocket of his jacket.

There was the photograph he had stolen from Eugene's study.

These two photos are now in his hands, stitching together seamlessly.

In the photo with blood stains, the young man named No. 6 tightly held Eugene's hand in the photo.And the young Eugene smiled softly, while looking at the person beside him, his eyes were full of attachment.

… Xiao closed his eyes forcefully and opened them again, walking towards Eugene's apartment without stopping.