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Chapter 163 The Bud of Punk Heart

Valerie asked David to make an appointment with Ling Luxian, and David immediately went to the Ritz Bar to look for her, which could be considered as a paid slack off.

When he walked into the box, he saw Ling Luxian, who was drunk as a puddle. As for Vincent lying beside him, he just glanced at him and ignored him.

Fortunately, it was a man. If it was a woman, David would not know how to face him.

David frowned, wondering how this guy could be so drunk. He approached Ling Luxian and tried to wake him up.

"Wake up!" David pushed him gently.

Ling Luxian didn't react at all and was still mumbling something inaudible.

David sighed helplessly and decided to take him home first. He helped Ling Luxian up and walked out of the box with difficulty.

"Why is this guy so heavy?"

Although David is no longer as skinny as a chicken, Ling Luxian's attributes are not for nothing, his muscle and bone density is amazing, and his weight is not much different from those weirdos with full body prosthesis.

"Whoo~"

Only after throwing Ling Luxian back into the car did David breathe a sigh of relief.

I got into Ling Luxian's car and drove towards home.

When David opened the door, he saw Gloria sitting in the living room.

"Mom, are you home?"

"Now that your career is on the rise, there's no need to do it all yourself. You can take a few days off occasionally." Gloria saw the drunk Ling Luxian and asked, "Why is he so drunk? Are you two together?"

As she spoke, Gloria helped David and helped Ling Lu lie down on the sofa.

Gloria helped him take off his shoes and coat. Seeing Ling Luxian sleeping, Valerie couldn't help but feel distressed. She picked up a wet towel and gently wiped his face.

"Ah~" David plopped down on the sofa and soothed his sore arms and legs, "He and I are not together. Arasaka is so busy, how can I have the time?

The minister asked me to ask him out today, and I found him at the Ritz Bar. Oh, by the way, there was a man lying next to him.

David told Gloria about Vincent's physical characteristics.

"Oh, it's him." Gloria remembered who it was. "He's been a good friend of your stepfather for many years. It's quite normal for the two of them to drink together."

"So that's how it is." David nodded. He didn't know much about Ling Luxian's social skills.

"However, that kid is quite capable in the mercenary world, it's just that he debuted a little late. If he had debuted earlier, he might have become famous now." Gloria said thoughtfully.

"Child..." David's mouth twitched. The bearded uncle's face turned out to be a child.

"Indeed." Gloria nodded. "He seems to be in his early twenties, not much older than you."

"Really."

This is a bit unusual for David, as his peers all look young and immature.

If it's the rednecks in the south, they can look thirty at the age of eighteen. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at River's nephew, who is sixteen or seventeen years old and looks exactly like River.

At this time, Ling Luxian turned over and muttered: "Water... I want to drink water..."

"I'll go get him a glass of water." David quickly stood up, walked to the kitchen, poured a glass of water and handed it to Gloria.

Gloria took the water, gently lifted Ling Luxian up, and brought the cup to his mouth. Ling Luxian drank a few sips of water in a daze, then lay down and fell asleep again.

"Then you won't be able to complete your mission as Minister today."

Gloria said jokingly when she saw Ling Luxian was so drunk.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'll also get some rest." David put his hands behind his head and cleared his mind.

Gloria touched David's forehead tenderly. This was how she raised David, and she knew exactly how David felt at the moment.

"If you feel tired, you can quit your job."

David turned over and snuggled into his mother's arms, just like when he was a little boy.

"How can that be possible? It's your dream to let me stand on the top of Arasaka Tower."

"Hey, David~"

Gloria blamed herself for putting pressure on David when he was so young. From her perspective at the time, joining Arasaka was indeed a good way out. But now it seems to be a shackle that binds David.

Although he has a good income and his life safety is guaranteed, David is not happy at all now and does not have the same vitality as before.

"David, you can't always live for other people's ideals."

"I understand, Mom." David said silently. He had actually had the idea of resigning a long time ago, but he just didn't have the courage to put it into practice.

When Arasaka sheds its sacred outer shell, what will be revealed is only its ugly interior.

The longer David stayed in the counterintelligence department, the more he felt that he didn't fit in. It's not that David couldn't fit in, but he was disgusted by these things from the bottom of his heart.

He didn't want to disappoint his mother, nor did he want to give up what he had worked so hard for, so he could only endure it reluctantly.

However, after hearing what his mother said today, he suddenly realized that there are many other possibilities in life.

Perhaps, he should listen to his inner voice and find his own path. But is it too late to withdraw now?

Gloria looked at her son and felt a little relieved.

She knew that David had grown up and had his own thoughts and decisions.

No matter what choice he makes, she will support him to the end.

Gloria gently stroked his forehead, "No matter what choice you make, mom will support you."

"Yeah." David fell into a deep sleep in Gloria's arms.

The next day, Ling Luxian got up and found that he had a splitting headache.

"Ugh, my head hurts."

"You've drunk too much." David brought a glass of milk and placed it in front of him.

Ling Lu drank it all in one gulp and asked, "Why are you at home? Isn't Arasaka very busy?"

David shrugged, "Our minister wanted to meet with you, so I took the opportunity to fish for a while."

"V?" Ling Luxian asked, "Doesn't she have my contact information? Why did she ask you to make an appointment with me?"

How could David know what Valerie was thinking?

So he shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but now she is no longer an agent, so she changed her name back to her original name. It's called..."

"Valerie." Ling Luxian blurted out.

"How do you know?" David opened his mouth wide. He swore that he had not told anyone else how Ling Luxian knew.

"Don't worry about these things. When is her appointment?"

Oh, yes. Minister Valerie is very familiar with Ling Luxian, maybe she told him. David suddenly realized.

"She made an appointment at the Ganbi Building tonight."

Ling Luxian nodded, looked at the time and said, "Okay, let's go there tonight and see what she is up to." After saying that, he got up and put on his clothes.

David looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "I want to resign from Arasaka, what do you think?"

Ling Luxian paused for a moment, "What? Resign?"

"Yes, I want to resign from Arasaka." David said slowly.

There was a glimmer of something strange in Ling Luxian's eyes, but he quickly recovered.