"Drip~Drip~"

The voice on the ECG monitor sounded at an even speed, and Lu Yuan knew that this sound represented a heartbeat.

The girl on the bed closed her eyes quietly, and the midday sun shone in through the window, carefully melting on her face.

It's warm and tranquil.

The girl is just 16 years old this year, and she is at an age that can be described as 'beautiful', and her body is obviously thin under the hospital gown, probably because she has never been exposed to the wind and dust outside, her skin is more delicate than that of the average 16-year-old girl, and her hair is very long, naturally scattered on the sides of her cheeks.

It's a condensed, yet clearly visible beauty.

However..... This girl never really existed.

Since Dr. Chen also took over the patient named 'Lu Li' a few years ago, but according to the medical records, this girl is a congenital patient with cerebral cortex sensory deficit.

In other words, she has not had any thoughts since she was born.

A congenital vegetative person, without a character, without a mind, just a body that grows with age, and a name.

A shell, Lu Li...... Lu Yuan's only relative in this world.

However, Lu Yuan didn't seem to want to have anything to do with this 'sister' at all, so for so many years, he never ignored the phone calls from the hospital.

This is a kind of indifference, a kind of family affection that is ignored, it seems that Lu Yuan in the past not only had a decadent character who was unwilling to contact society, but also a cold heart that was unwilling to care about family affection.

Therefore, in this hospital, Lu Yuan's name will always be met with some white eyes and contempt, which is understandable.

......

"Lu Li has been in this ward all these years, and she has a medical bill that can maintain her most basic care." Dr. Chen stood beside Lu Yuan and said.

"Medical expenses? Who paid it? Lu Yuan asked.

"I don't know." "When I took over this patient, the medical expenses were already in her name...... However, this fee has been almost spent, and it will probably be used up in less than a week. ”

Lu Yuan looked at the quiet girl on the bed: "If she runs out, will she die?" ”

"In a way, she never lived." Dr. Chen said helplessly: "But if you don't come after the fee is used up, then according to the law, our hospital will stop life support, so we started contacting you a few years in advance, but you never ignored us." ”

Lu Yuan looked at Lu Li and hesitated: "Then I'm here now, what do I need to do?" ”

Doctor Chen turned around: "Of course, as Lu Li's sole guardian, you definitely have to decide some things, such as whether to continue to pay the money, or ...... You can sign and stop all treatments directly. ”

"Sign?" Lu Yuan asked suspiciously, "Do you mean that as long as I write my name, I can kill her?" ”

"This ......" Dr. Chen was also stunned when he was asked such a question, because no family member would ever ask such a question.

"How can I answer this kind of question?" Dr. Chen said embarrassedly: "But as I said, Lu Li has never lived at all...... She has no soul ......"

"If you only have a body and no soul, you can't be considered alive?" Lu Yuan muttered: "Then, if you only have a soul and no body, isn't it considered alive?" ”

Dr. Chen twisted his body uncomfortably, he didn't know why this Lu Yuan always asked such strange questions.

"I said this family member...... I'm not a philosopher, I'm just a little doctor, and I don't know about the soul and the body. "However, I know how difficult it can be for someone like you to maintain a vegetative person, so if you want to stop care, we can sign it now." ”

Indeed, what Dr. Chen said was the most practical problem, and at the same time, it was the path that 9 out of 10 family members would choose.

However......

"Nope." Lu Yuan suddenly said: "I want to continue to maintain ......"

"Oh, well, do you need to ...... to sign it first? Ay? What did you say! Dr. Chan was shocked.

"I said, I want to keep maintaining." Lu Yuan said.

"But ......," Dr. Chen even thought he had misheard, "but if you continue to maintain it, you will need to pay a lot of money." ”

"I still have some money." Lu Yuan said lightly.

In the ward, the monitor was still ringing rhythmically, and the sunlight reflected the golden hair of the girl on the bed.

Even Lu Yuan himself is a little unable to see through himself.

......

......

A few hours later, Lu Yuan left the hospital.

Just now, he paid almost all the money in his mobile phone for nursing care, leaving only a small amount.

In fact, he didn't know why he did this, but he felt that Dr. Chen's sentence "no soul, only body" touched him a little, and Lu Yuan felt that the girl lying on the bed seemed to be very similar to himself.

Although she can move and not lie in bed every day, she is as lonely as her.

What is Life?

What is Soul?

Lu Yuan was so confused, got into a taxi, and then returned to his neighborhood.

When the afterglow of the setting sun pierced his eyes, he finally recovered from his trance...... I found myself standing on the path I came out of in the middle of the night last time.

At this time, it is the rush hour after work, and the streets are bustling and lively.

"Uh...... I'm a little hungry. Lu Yuan put on a decadent look very helplessly: "It's really annoying to have a body, and you have to eat......"

While muttering, Lu Yuan also turned around and walked towards a supermarket.

He can be considered a serious poor bastard now, so it is definitely impossible to stop at a restaurant, and he can only stock up on instant noodles and other things so that he can live a few more days.

Someone here wants to ask, since Lu Yuan doesn't have a job and stays at home all day, where does his money come from?

In fact, it's easy to think that since he plays games every day, the money naturally comes from the game......

As I said before, in this era, there are many people who live on [Ark], as long as there are games with trading functions, they will more or less involve some real-world money trading.

Therefore, a dead house like Lu Yuan, who works for local tyrants every day and earns gold coins, can be regarded as having a little income, and even if you know the S rating conditions of a high-end copy, you can sell it to a large game company and make a small fortune.

So after talking about these efforts, Lu Yuan also walked into the door of the supermarket in front of him.

And then.......

looked at the woman who was holding a cigarette and crossing her head indiscriminately, even more decadent than herself.

For a while, the two of them stared at each other......

"Huh? Why are you here? ”