Abandoned Lover [Future]

Xiao didn't know how to answer for a moment.

He had a hard time explaining to Eugene that it wasn't the ring that attracted him, but the crystal on it—it was sending out a strange resonance to him, pulling him closer.This kind of gravitational force was extremely weak, but it produced a wave-like echo in his ears.

But Eugene misread his expression at this time.In his understanding, Xiao will not take the initiative to ask for something, but he will always be attracted by the things he cares about.So he turned his head naturally and looked at Carl who was walking behind him: "Carl, this ring——"

"If I can give it to you, I want to give it to you too," Carl scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "but it's inlaid with blue crystals."

Eugene knew that blue crystal was a top-level energy source and material, and its rarity was directly proportional to its high value.So he smiled knowingly: "I won't ask you to give me such a valuable thing. Let me pay for it."

"It has nothing to do with this." Carl waved his hand: "We are all a family, and I can't cheat anyone. This blue crystal is small, but its purity is too high, and it hasn't been treated to suppress radiation. No matter who It is a death accelerator... Maybe because of this reason, its previous owner will dispose of it at a low price."

Eugene thought about it, and indeed he had never seen anyone wearing blue crystals as accessories.Although he felt sorry, facing such an unknown ring, he could only turn around and say to Xiao: "Do you have any other styles you like?"

Xiao was startled.

As Eugene said, he lowered his head and pointed to another ring on the side of the display case: "If you like silver, this one over here..."

Carl stood behind Eugene, heard that he picked up an old magazine from a corner, rolled it up, and threw it on the top of Eugene's head.

Eugene looked back at him in bewilderment.

"Do you need me to teach you how to fall in love?? Do you have to buy gifts for others in a second-hand store like mine??"

Eugene apologized subconsciously.

"My place is full of silver and alloy things. If you really want it, I can give you ten pairs or eight pairs." Carl's face was full of hatred: "But the problem is that you have to buy rings, and you have to buy one anyway. Are you better? You are not a little girl who loves beauty and plays with it."

In hindsight, Eugene seemed to have finally realized his own dullness.Then he turned his head to look at Xiao, who was silent at the side, and once again mistook the other party's silence as a hint that he wanted to get a promise.

He opened his mouth and raised one hand as if to explain, but in the end he could only nod to Carl, and said sincerely: "...you are right."

Then Xiao watched Eugene turn around, with some helpless panic in his golden eyes that wanted to be remedied: "Shall we... go find another store?"

Facing Eugene's rare, uneasy expression, the corner of Xiao's mouth slowly raised an arc.

He actually didn't intend to ask Eugene for any token of promise at this time.This was not because he didn't want to, but because he wanted too much from Eugene. If he said it early, his greed might scare his humans away.

Before he could speak, however, Eugene seemed to have accepted the idea without resistance.

Then of course he won't refuse.

"it is good."

When Xiao said this, he didn't take into account that Carl was still beside them, so he naturally reached out and took Eugene's hand.

He smiled softly and contentedly.

……

Eugene pushed open the shop door, and the sound of the bell and the fresh breeze made him wake up a little bit.

He looked back at the usual expression of the cyborg behind him, and then at the hands the two were holding, suddenly felt a faint sense of unreality.

In front of him was a bustling street full of sunshine.He and Xiao walked into the crowd together, like a pair of the most ordinary lovers, looking for a shop where they could stop.

It never occurred to Eugene that this kind of daily life, which is the most common to others, would actually happen to him one day.

And he...was about to buy Xiao a ring.

Such a development was not in Eugene's expectation.Part of him was still ruminating on this information, while another part of himself had readily accepted the arrangement.From the confession of the two to the present, the time spent is only a few days.Maybe he should wait a little longer, but in his heart, he can no longer imagine that anyone other than Xiao will step into his life-if the person who is by his side in the end is not Xiao, then maybe it will not be anyone people.

Not to mention, in the deepest part of his heart, there is still an unspeakable fear that has nothing to do with reason.

If he rejected Xiao today, and something unexpected happened afterwards—then he would regret countless times in the future that he didn't put on this ring for Xiao on this day when the sun was just right.

He was terrified of such a possibility.

It was also out of such emotions that Eugene tightened Xiao's hand.

Xiao watched as Eugene subconsciously drew closer to him, but his expression was a little more serious than before.After thinking about it, he probably understood what Eugene was thinking now.

He didn't want to point it out at this moment, so he just lowered his head and kissed Eugene's side cheek lightly: "...I want to go and see the store on the corner."

……

Van Bilsen is a jewelry store located throughout the Alliance.Although their store in New Athens opened in a commercial street with many tourists, but because the products are expensive, there are only a handful of people who stop there.

The shop assistant, who maintained a perfect posture, finally ushered in a pair of customers who looked like they really wanted to buy something after spending most of the day empty.

——It was a pair of male lovers who looked extremely pleasing to the eye.

Both were of exceptional height and slender physique.The taller man has long dazzling light blond hair, described as exquisite as the modeling of a dummy in a projection advertisement, exuding a faint sense of distance from his body.The other person's temperament is much more easy-going, wheat-colored skin reveals a healthy and sexy, on top of a handsome face, a pair of rare golden eyes makes one can't help but want to look more.

While lamenting the appearance of the two, the lady clerk also made a judgment based on their temperament - yes, this must be a scene where a nobleman brings a commoner lover to buy gifts.

Thinking of this, she kindly said to the long-haired man, "May I help you?"

Xiao who was greeted by her looked up, and then frowned after briefly looking around the store.

... He just spoke to distract Eugene, and he didn't notice that the shop they stepped into could be classified as a luxury item.But before he opened his mouth to explain that he was just watching, Eugene had already answered for him.

"Looking for a ring that fits him."

The clerk watched the black-haired man speak calmly, and quickly corrected the script in her head - the approachable young tycoon and the canary he encloses/raises, well, there is no problem with this.

As a professional salesperson, she nodded knowingly and led the two of them to the men's ring area.All that caught the eye were high-end products with simple and neat designs, and even Eugene, who had no research on this, showed some expressions of admiration.

Xiao silently faced the crowd, and stopped before the most common design at the end.Eugene didn't see Xiao's eyes suddenly light up like before, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter? Don't worry about money."

After all, he has been in Green Star for more than ten years, and he earned astronomical money when he was a gatekeeper.For the rest of the year, he saved a decent amount of money from his senior technician salary and the side money he earned from Jensen.

Xiao looked at him: "...but I only have enough money to buy this kind of money."

Contrary to Eugene, as a cyborg, all of Xiao's previous flowers came from Dietrich or Eugene's pockets.The only money left on the terminal he held was the reward Basil gave him after two missions on the Rift.

Eugene smiled: "It's okay, I already said I would give it to you..."

"It's the ring for you, Eugene." Xiao lowered his eyes, as if he was a little sad that he couldn't afford something better.Facing Eugene's dazed expression, Xiao raised his head and smiled after the silence, with a slight sadness in his smile: "I also want to give you the best thing, Eugene. But sorry, I haven't been able to yet." How much money do you make?"

Although such a speech came suddenly, it was still reasonable.But Eugene found that his heart was beating violently because of such a simple sentence, which made him a little at a loss.

He has long been accustomed to one-way giving and giving, and has subconsciously regarded this as the default setting.At this time, the way Xiao seriously wanted to pay him would make him feel unexpectedly flustered.

However, after the panic, a sour and warm feeling seemed to spread from the center of his chest, prompting him to do something.

"I... like it very much." Eugene's tone and punctuation became unnatural, he moved away from Xiao's face, leaned over the display cabinet too obviously, and looked at the ring that Xiao was looking at before, But he couldn't focus on the right place right away: "Is this one? I like its style very much..."

Xiao looked at Eugene's blushing ear tips and stuttering speech, and resisted the urge to hug him tightly and kiss him.

He couldn't imagine why this person would break the upper limit of the love he thought he could have time and time again in all the scenes and actions.In the swell of emotion that was almost overflowing, he leaned close to Eugene's ear and said "thank you" softly.

——Thank you for always cherishing everything I can give you.

……

Eugene and Shaw ended up choosing the same ring.Simple silver ring with smooth and soft edges without any other decoration or inlay.

The clerk who was able to make the first order today was very happy: "Which finger should this be worn on? The middle finger or the ring finger?"

—she was actually asking if it was an engagement ring or a wedding ring.

Eugene, who had never considered this question before, fell into a momentary blankness, and Xiao said directly: "...the ring finger."

The clerk nodded: "Then do you want to use the engraving service? You can engrave the words you want on the inside of the ring for free."

Xiao once again nodded on behalf of the two, but when they were thinking about what to write, the two could not immediately reach an agreement.

They are not lovers* who can legally combine in a legal sense, and there is no so-called anniversary.Xiao didn't mind engraving the initials of the two people directly, but Eugene didn't seem to like the idea very much.

In the end, the two decided to write what they wanted to express in each other's rings.

The clerk took a look at the note they wrote, with a surprised expression on her face, but she still took the ring into the backstage and started to operate.By coincidence, the rings of the two people were exactly the same size, and after being brought up again, they couldn't tell at a glance which ring belonged to whom.

The kind girl saw their problem, separated the two rings, and placed them in the palms of the two.Eugene smiled at such an episode, and when he saw Xiao's engraved words, his lips opened and closed silently, and then he looked straight into Xiao's eyes.

Xiao also looked at the inside of his ring, and when he raised his eyes again, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as if he finally got his wish.

Eugene engraved "ipromi color you".

And Shaw chose "tilltheveryend".

Combined together, it becomes the most affectionate and decisive oath without leaving any room.

—I promise you, until the end of everything.

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Note: Males can marry in the alliance, but cyborgs and humans cannot.

Rounding off, these two people have already made a private decision for life.

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