Chapter 758 A memory, a dream
It seemed as if everything had come to an end, nothing had happened, and everything in the past was like a passing rain and smoke.
At the moment when the two hugged each other tightly, it seemed as if the whole world stopped.
What an absurd yet beautiful dream... Everything that was real in front of Luga was infinitely magnified along with Tenaia's white dress.
Everything in front of me disappeared, first the colorful grass and then the shady trees, all disappeared, leaving only a pale expanse, without a trace of black or white.
It was as if Tenaia's skirt had turned into a cradle, holding Luga and wrapping him tightly, like a chick in an egg. Luga curled up in the paleness like a fetus in his mother's womb.
He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Where on earth was he? Who cares? Staying there and waiting might be the best answer.
"drop!"
I don’t know how long I slept. I could only hear the ticking sound of the machinery. This long-lost sound of technology was like a heartbeat, or like the church bells in the early morning, urging those who were still asleep.
Luca was awakened by the ticking sound. He slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the white wall.
Accustomed to traveling around the world and seeing gray stone slabs, this time Luca really felt uncomfortable with the painted white walls.
His eyes moved downward and he saw the hanging IV bottle, with saline solution being injected drop by drop into the blood vessel on the back of his left hand.
The thing that kept ticking was an instrument that detected the heartbeat. The data on it kept changing. Luca didn't understand, so he didn't look at it.
Luga, I'm sorry, it would be more appropriate to call him Liu Ende at this time. After all, this is no longer the era of the past.
"I, I'm back!" Liu Ende murmured and looked around. This was a private ward, surrounded by sophisticated instruments. An oxygen mask was covering Luga's mouth and nose.
Ende, Ende, the name given by his parents was indeed good. Perhaps it was because his good deeds moved God, so he granted Liu Ende, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, a moment of eternal sleep, and gave him, who was heartbroken, a lifetime of beautiful dreams.
"Great! I'm back!"
Liu Ende looked at the towering tall buildings outside the window, lined up one after another, and listened to the heavy engines and clear horns of the passing vehicles. Yes, the sound of a brand new city a thousand years later passed through the window unscrupulously and reached Liu Ende's ears.
This was noise, but when Liu Ende heard the sound he took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, looking extremely comfortable, as if he was enjoying classical music.
It had been a long time since I last heard the sounds that a modern city should have, and Liu Ende was deeply immersed in them.
Liu Ende can no longer tell whether this is a dream or reality. Everything, everything that happened in the past is still clearly remembered in his mind.
"What a ridiculous dream!"
Luga shook his head and laughed at himself, laughing at the absurdity of the dream, but he noticed a crystal teardrop sliding down from the corner of his eye, wetting the pillow under his head.
“Squeak!”
The tightly closed door was opened and the nurse came in to observe the progress of the drip, but she saw that Liu Ende had his eyes open.
“Oh my god!”
The young nurse covered her mouth in amazement, and without waiting for the almost empty IV bottle, she turned around and rushed out of the ward.
"Doctor Li, Doctor Li, Doctor Li!"
Then I heard hurried footsteps coming from the empty corridor, and saw a gentle young man in a white coat sticking his head in. I guess he was the Doctor Li the nurse mentioned.
"Wake up! Wake up!"
Doctor Li looked at Liu Ende with a look of joy on his face. He rushed over and carefully helped Liu Ende remove the IV drip hanging on the back of his hand.
"How is it? How do you feel now?" Doctor Li repeatedly asked Liu Ende how he felt at the moment.
"Can you help me up?" Liu Ende said in a low voice.
"Okay, okay!" Doctor Li asked the nurse to raise Liu Ende's bed so that he could sit up and talk with Doctor Li.
"How long have I been unconscious?" Liu Ende weakly stroked his drowsy forehead with his right hand, then looked at the back of his hand. Oh my God, the blood vessels there were full of needle holes. It seemed that the drip had been on for a long time.
"Two whole months have passed. You were in a coma for two whole months."
"Two months, oh my god!"
Liu Ende held his forehead and spoke in Latin when he opened his mouth, which really made the nurses and doctors present unable to understand. After all, this was an extinct language. At least now, no one could speak Latin like the ancient Romans.
"What are you talking about?" Dr. Li asked Lu Jia in confusion.
"Oh, no, nothing, nothing!" Liu Ende shook his head quickly and explained: "I must be confused. I have been in a coma for so long. You know what I mean, doctor."
Looking at Dr. Li's skeptical eyes, Liu Ende didn't know how to explain such a dream for a moment.
"Well, this is your personal matter." Dr. Li then stood up and continued to speak to Liu Ende.
"I was here, in a coma for two whole months."
"Yes, you could say that."
"So this is the intensive care unit." Lu Jia looked around and asked Dr. Li with some concern, "There must be a lot of money, if you calculate it this way."
"Well, you can rest assured about this, Mr. Liu Ende." Doctor Li explained to Liu Ende: "Because you acted bravely, the insurance company paid part of your medical expenses, and the rest was paid by the family of the woman you saved. They are indeed very well-off and are willing to pay for your medical expenses. You don't have to worry about this."
"So that's how it is!" Liu Ende sighed at this time. It turned out that it still takes a long time to adapt to wealth, but poverty can take over in the blink of an eye.
Next, the family of the woman rescued by Liu Ende came to visit. At first, Liu Ende did not have time to see the woman's face clearly, but now he can see clearly that she is a really beautiful girl, both in her dress and appearance.
The family came only with money and some gifts of comfort, as well as to express their gratitude. They also promised to cover all of Liu Ende's medical expenses for his recovery and to ensure that the murderer who hurt the girl and him received the due legal punishment.
Liu Ende was satisfied with the news. The family's attitude was sincere. Liu Ende felt satisfied. After all, he really shouldn't make excessive demands for this. As long as the fire could be put out, it would be a blessing.
After a month of recovery, Liu Ende was discharged from the hospital. He was healthy again, or probably only looked healthy.
He was still young, and the only thing left on his face by the three months was a longer beard.
Standing on the streets of this city, Liu Ende understood that his life had just begun. Yes, he thought that the life he had lived for so long had to start all over again. He didn't know whether this was a happiness or a tragedy.
He deposited the money given by the family into the bank. Perhaps this family might need the money at some point, or maybe Liu Ende was just such a weird guy that he didn't think he deserved the money.
When he arrived at a new company, what Luca didn't expect was that the entire interview seemed unusually instant.
Just as he was about to leave, the HR who interviewed him said to him, "I always feel that you are different from the other interviewees. You are the same age, but you look more mature, and even more stable than our CEO."
After hearing this, Liu Ende didn't know how to respond. Perhaps, this was the state of a second-generation human being.
Liu Ende still doubts whether this was a dream. If it was true, then where would he be and what position would he hold in history?
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For this purpose, he also read a lot of books, but he could not find any book that mentioned Flavius Luca, as if it was a mystery.
"Maybe, this is really just a dream of mine." Liu Ende smiled bitterly.
This city is big, but it is only as big as it looks. The world is small and you will always meet people you have met before.
For example, Xiaoya, the woman who once made Liu Ende worried all the time and even made him think that he couldn't live without her, now has her own new troubles.
His new boyfriend is a nice guy, at least much better than the current Liu Ende. However, no one is perfect. Although that guy is excellent, he is always unfaithful. This is not surprising. After all, there are always birds singing and flowers blooming around him. How can he not stop from time to time to smell the fragrance of wild flowers on the beautiful roadside.
For this reason, Liu Ende always inadvertently saw them arguing behind luxury cars. Seeing that she was unhappy, Liu Ende did not have a refreshing feeling of venting his anger. He felt more relieved in his heart. It turned out that there was really nothing in this world that he had to talk to her about.
Repay evil with kindness.
Somehow, Xiaoya would always call Liu Ende after every quarrel between them, and the content of her calls was nothing more than complaining about her current boyfriend's ruthlessness and indifference, as well as some touching moments when looking back on the past.
Liu Ende knew it best, but whenever the phone rang, he would put it aside, listen to the ringtone, clasp his hands together, and pray silently, hoping that Xiaoya would be happy.
He once loved her so much, at the most helpless age.
Liu Ende would not blame Xiaoya for abandoning him. It was her choice and maybe she thought it was right at that time. It didn't matter whether she came to see him when Liu Ende was injured. He once loved her so much and fantasized about giving her all the good things. Although fantasy is just fantasy and beautiful dreams will eventually be shattered.
Now, the only thing he could give her was ruthlessness and cruelty, so that the vague bond that was still maintained would be completely broken, so that both parties would give up on this idea, cleanse the wounds of the past, and welcome a new life.
The loves that have been destroyed by self-righteousness can fill the sea, one more or one less will not be too many.
Let's leave the future fate to fate. After all, how can a poor family who doesn't even have a car talk about love? Liu Ende doesn't want the second half of his life to be accompanied by tragedy, a woman who is extremely reluctant to condescend to accommodate him, and a child who holds a book but is a bottomless pit of money.
Welcome to a brand new life! In a new company, you will always have to meet some foreign guests. After all, many of the company's businesses are jointly conducted with foreign companies, so foreign faces are inevitable in meetings.
On this day, Liu Ende was walking slowly in the corridor holding a stack of documents. There was nothing to do now, so it was a perfect time to relax.
Every time at this time, Liu Ende would always look out the window, admiring the scenery outside, those tall buildings, and then silently comfort himself in his heart: sooner or later, there will be a house on these floors, a house of more than 100 square meters that will belong to him.
"Bang!"
Liu Ende felt that he had bumped into something, and then he heard a woman's scream.
“Crash…”
The documents were scattered all over the floor, and Luca finally came to his senses. He lowered his head and found that he had knocked down a foreign woman.
The woman sat on the ground, and she did not raise her head to look at Luca with reproachful eyes and say to him: Look at what you have done. Instead, she lowered her head and stared at the documents scattered on the ground.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
Liu Ende hurriedly squatted down to help her clean up. He hurriedly picked up the documents from the ground, sorted them out in his hands, and then handed the documents to the woman.
“Oh, thank you, thank you!”
The woman hurriedly reached out to take the document handed to her by Liu Ende.
At the moment of handing over the documents, Liu Ende and the woman felt like they were electrocuted. They both raised their heads and looked at each other.
This, this familiar face, was so familiar that Liu Ende was stunned, looking at the woman in front of him.
"Ah, Anais!"
Liu Ende couldn't help but call out the name.
"You!" The woman pointed at herself and stared at Luka with her green eyes wide open. "How do you know my name? This is what my mother called me."
Looking at Anai's surprised expression, Liu Ende smiled, and somehow a tear flowed from the corner of his eye.
The story ends here. I once imagined how heroic the ending of "The Spear and the Shield and the Roman Empire" would be, but now I feel that a grand ending is always not as real as a long-lasting one.
Next, I will fill in the gaps in the previous article and make it my truly completed work.
(End of this chapter)