Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past.

Chapter 119 Survival
He pulled open the door vigorously and got into the old yellow car, as if he was trying to avoid the biting cold and gnawing darkness that was chasing after him in a panic.

"It's so cold..."

The exhaled white gas circled around the narrow compartment before slowly disappearing.

He sat on the car seat with his legs crossed, trembling all over.

"It's going to snow... Does David still like to roll in the snow now?" A hand stretched out from the driver's seat and rubbed the boy's head vigorously.

"Mom! It's so cold..." David shrank his head and looked at Gloria beside him angrily, "Also, now that I've grown up, I won't childishly build snowmen in the snow! "

"Okay, okay..." Gloria was perfunctory, and pressed the button on the car's air conditioner.

So the old car began to moan, and the whole body began to shake. People sitting in it seemed to be riding on a bumpy broken ship.

It took a full minute before finally a meager amount of heating was squeezed out from the narrow vent, which was also mixed with a mildewy smell.

"If I knew the parents' meeting would be here, I would have brought two thick clothes..." Gloria muttered, and glanced at the night sky through the car window.

A black ferocious beast armed to the teeth just flashed past in the air on the roof of the car, leaving only the reverberating roar for a long time and the increasingly strong wind.

"Is that the Floating Vehicle of the Terrorist Mobile Squad?" David asked after letting out a sigh of relief into his palm.

"It looks powerful, but it's almost useless..." Gloria sighed, "The members of the violent mobile team are enough to solve most situations. If they can't solve it, then the air vehicle armed No matter how good it is, it's useless..."

"Like a gold-encrusted taxi?" David thought for a while and added.

"Almost... So, it would be nice to use this kind of meaningless funds to raise wages, at least now you don't have to worry about it..."

"So why has the tuition fee increased so much? This is the second price increase..." David reached out and rubbed his mother's temple, trying to relieve her backlog of fatigue as best he could.

"I heard from my classmates before..." As he pressed his fingers hard, he recalled the sporadic words that flowed in his ears, "It seems to be related to biotechnology?"

"The game between big companies, who knows? Mom can only do her best to raise you well..."

"Mom, what if the tuition fee will increase in the future? Recently Arasaka seems to have conflicts with a big company in Korea...or..." David was a little worried.

Is it really worth fighting so hard to see the future without seeing the way forward?
Gloria frowned, leaned her head on the seat, and fell silent.

"Look, Sister Xita and her brother-in-law are also here. At worst, I'll go to work for her family, run errands or something... At least it's a family, and you can reduce a lot of burden..."

"And... even if I graduate from Arasaka Academy, there is no 100% chance of being able to work in the company..." David recalled the list that was said to have been pre-determined, and his thoughts became more and more firm, "Even if I get in The company is nothing more than working under the hands of others... Since they are all working for others, it is better to work under their own hands..."

Gloria didn't answer, just reached out and scratched her hair vigorously.

"talk later……"

After a while, she spoke slowly, her voice hoarse and weak.

"At least... now mother can still resist..."

"mom……"

David opened and closed his mouth, trying to say something, but couldn't make a sound.

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"Mom, why don't you find a place to have supper later~ I'm hungry..." Sophia put her arms around her mother's slender waist, coquettishly.

"Sister Tanya, I can treat you!" Bonnie hugged Tanya's arm with a sweet mouth.

"Okay..." Tanya thought for a while, but she still didn't dare to compete with the young lady of the Betancourt family to pay the bill.

"Go to the car first, it's cold outside." As she spoke, she pulled two girls, one big and one young, into the extended black car.

As soon as she got in the car, Sophia couldn't wait to turn on the heating of the air conditioner.

Almost at the moment of pressing the button, abundant and fresh heating fills the entire spacious compartment.

Tanya smiled, silently watching her daughter's childish behavior of rushing to the back seat to stick with her best friend after the co-pilot turned on the air conditioner.

"What to eat?"

She asked softly, and adjusted the angle of the rearview mirror so that her eyes could clearly see the two beautiful girls in the back row, and also to prevent Miss Betancourt from feeling that she was being neglected.

Because she works in the foreign affairs department of Arasaka Company, she always subconsciously maintains the habit of observing words and expressions, and may be labeled as a snobby note, but for Tania, making money to support herself and her precious daughter is the most important thing matter.

As for face, dignity, etc., in the face of survival, they are nothing but worthless garbage.

"Mom! It's okay, don't be polite to her..." Sophia knew her mother's habits and personality, and rubbed her hands wantonly on Bonnie's face, "When she was with me, she was no longer the eldest lady..."

"Ah..." Bonnie twisted her face, but she still couldn't escape the clutches of her best friend.

"Hmph, today I'm going to prove the status between us to my mother!" Sophia gave a "bad smile" that didn't fit her status as a beautiful girl, and kissed Bonnie's tender cheek hard.

Bonnie let out a scream in coordination, and then stretched out her hand to cover her rosy face, looking helpless as if she had fallen into the hands of the bad guys and had resigned herself to her fate.

In short, if we don't talk about acting skills and plot, it is a very down-to-earth performance.

Tanya breathed a sigh of relief, and her attitude became much more casual.

"How about a steak?"

"I want to eat hot pot! The one in the city center! I was interrupted in the middle of my meal last time, spoiling the fun!" Sophia glanced at Bonnie and shouted.

"I can..." Bonnie leaned on Sophia's arms, looking indifferent.

"Nothing is fine! Listen to me! The colder the weather, the better it is to eat hot pot!"

"Okay, okay, I listen to you, I listen to you..." Bonnie couldn't stand the entanglement of her best friend, and nodded in agreement.

"Hee hee... I know you love me the most, give me a kiss!"

Bonnie let out a long sigh, and stopped covering her face, allowing Sophia to smear marks on her face.

"Report to mom! I have successfully solved the goal and applied to go to the hot pot restaurant!" Sophia was very emotional today, and began to perform again, and even gave a crooked salute. I don't know where I learned it from.

"Received!" Tania nodded, and also cooperated with her daughter's performance solemnly.

With a light step on the accelerator, the elongated black luxury car let out a low growl, and nimbly swam out of the parking space, passing by the dilapidated yellow car parked on the side of the road ahead, blending into the night and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)