Chapter 4: The Dawn

The disease of suspended animation originated more than 400 years ago, at the beginning of the human space age.

After the galaxy, along with the footsteps of human beings conquering space, it gradually appeared in people's field of vision.

Fake death disease was originally due to the backwardness of biological science research in the early space age, and the side effects of dormant drugs used for long-distance interstellar travel were large. After using dormant drugs for a long time and many times, some people with sensitive constitutions induce habitual dormancy, resulting in unpredictable symptoms of suspended animation.

Later, as human beings immigrated to space and settled in vast star fields such as the Moon, Mars, Europa and even Venus, different gravity environments and different magnetic field environments made some people who had never used dormant drugs begin to have symptoms of suspended animation.

Suspended animation caused by different reasons has become an incurable disease in the space age, which makes human beings helpless.

Lu An's sister, Anna Jeslot, is a patient of suspended animation.

Just yesterday evening, my sister was joking and playing with Lu An, and she fell to the ground in shock without warning.

"Brother, I was really scared when I was in a coma yesterday, afraid that I would never wake up again, afraid that I would never see you again."

Lu An squatted in front of the hospital bed, holding his sister's hand with one hand and wiping her tears with the other.

"It's okay, it's okay anymore. You see, isn't my brother in front of your eyes now? ”

"But, it hurts,......"

Anna sobbed, unable to utter a complete sentence.

It was probably that she had been too depressed before, but now the onset of pain made Anna tremble, and even her speech had begun to be intermittent.

Lu An's hand was tightly grasped by Anna, and Lu An was in great pain.

But he couldn't care about his pain, and said nervously: "Do you want me to call Sister Xiaoyue over and use some painkillers." ”

"It's useless, I've used it twice in the evening. It hurts ......."

Anna said, sweating profusely.

The girl who was quiet and strong in front of outsiders just now was already so weak in front of Lu An that it was pitiful.

Lu An couldn't do anything, so he had to hold his sister tightly to his chest, let her wet long hair against his chest, and let her clench her hands harder.

Three or four minutes later, Anna, who was already soaking wet, collapsed in Lu An's arms.

"Does it still hurt?"

Lu An asked with concern.

Anna had no strength in her body, and it was difficult to even speak, so she just shook her head slightly in Lu An's arms.

"It's good if it doesn't hurt, it's good if it doesn't hurt."

Lu An let out a long breath and touched Anna's hair, only to find that her blonde hair was already soaked, as if it had been fished out of water.

Lu An said pityingly: "Anna, I'll go and ask Sister Xiaoyue to come in and change your clothes and wash it." lest you catch a cold. ”

Lu An said, and was about to get up and leave, but the corner of his clothes was gently pulled behind him.

He turned around and looked down, saw Anna holding the corner of his clothes between his fingers, and smiled helplessly: "You are no longer a child, my brother should call Sister Xiaoyue to come over." ”

Anna's lips twitched slightly, muttering something she wanted to say.

Lu An shook his head firmly and said, "At that time, we were all young, and now we can't. ”

Seeing Anna's pleading eyes, Lu An lowered his head and coaxed: "Be obedient, my brother will tell you good news in a while, good." ”

Only then did Anna lower her hand and let go of the corner of Lu An's clothes.

Lu An went out to the nurse's station on the eighth floor, and after asking the nurse to wash his sister's body and change clothes, he went downstairs to pay Anna's medical bills.

As a medical center affiliated with the Third Military Academy, teachers and students of the school enjoy free medical treatment, and the families of teachers and students can also enjoy various medical benefits.

For example, Lu An's sister, every time she was admitted to the hospital in the past four years, she was exempted from treatment fees.

However, as one of the most intractable diseases of human beings, the drugs needed to treat suspended animation are extremely expensive and scarce. That is, the Third Military Academy has a military background, and at the same time, the medical center attached to the school undertakes many military tasks, so it is capable of treating fake death.

It's just that the medical center treats Anna for free, but those extremely expensive and scarce drugs naturally can't be free.

Over the years, Lu An has been desperately trying to make money everywhere, but he still can't fill this bottomless pit.

Whether it is legal or illegal, in the past seven years, Lu An has made millions of dollars; Unfortunately, it is still not enough. Even five years ago, Lu An sold the villa left by his parents, but he barely maintained it to this day.

After all, every time Anna gets sick, the cost of treatment is in the hundreds of thousands.

Unless it is a last resort, Lu An will go back to the "home" in District Zero to borrow money from his grandmother, and every time Lu An's grandmother stuffs him with a large amount of "living expenses".

This time it was still the case, and Grandma gave Lu An a large amount of "living expenses".

After Lu An transferred the 300,000 points of money to the payment office downstairs, he immediately turned around and went back upstairs.

He couldn't rest assured of his sister for a moment.

In the elevator, the numbers jumped up layer by layer, and Lu An's thoughts also emerged little by little.

"This gives you living expenses."

When his grandmother transferred millions of points of money to Lu An, he only accepted 300,000 points that were enough to pay for his sister's medical expenses.

Why does grandma have to say "living expenses" every time?

"Here's your living expenses."

"Here's your living expenses."

……

Again and again, even now, Lu An's opening has become "living expenses".

At the beginning, when Lu An was desperate and asked her grandmother for help, she sighed and gave a "living expenses". However, grandma never ignored Anna's condition, and even when Lu An mentioned it, she deliberately avoided talking about it.

Why is this happening? Grandma, who has always been kind, treats Anna so indifferently?

If it's the old man who is as cold as iron, cold and tough, why is grandma the same?

What can be wrong with a little girl under the age of ten?

Was my mother's request wrong? When his mother took her brother out, Lu Anxin was full of resentment and incomprehension.

It's just that when the two brothers had to stay one, Lu An chose to stay. Because, he knows, his brother wants to leave with his mother, and his brother doesn't want to stay.

Later, my mother died, and my brother still didn't come back.

Fortunately, Lu An is not left at home alone, he is accompanied by his sister Anna, and he is not alone.

When Anna had a fake death attack for the first time and fell to the ground, Lu An was stunned. The high-ranking commander-in-chief Lu had an indifferent face, so that Lu An could no longer suppress the resentment in his heart.

Because of the mother's run away from home and depression, all the hatred completely exploded.

What's wrong with a little girl under the age of ten? She's my sister.

Lu An embarked on the same path as his mother back then, ran away from home, and left with his sister.

And since then, Lu An has no grandfather, only a disgusting old man. So far, Lu An has never appeared in front of the commander-in-chief Lu again.

Even, Lu An could faintly feel that even his grandmother had the same attitude as that old man.

Otherwise, why "living expenses"? Over and over.

Seven years have passed, and the resentment, resentment, and hatred in Lu An's heart have long subsided, turning into a trace of indifference. No connection, no feelings, no contacts.

This amount of "living expenses" may be able to be paid off before the age of thirty.

Lu Anxin calculated, ten years should be about the same.

ran away from home seven years ago, relying on the help of his brother Lu Ning, Lu An used his own hands to support himself and his sister. And when his brother died three years ago, Lu An had no choice but to go back to Area Zero again and again and bow his head to the United Peak.

However, recalling the scenes in the past, Lu An hesitated.

Why does his most respected brother smile so unnaturally every time he faces Anna?

What really happened back then? Is he hiding something from all his relatives? Why is everyone in the family vaguely rejecting Anna?

However, Lu An could feel that there must be something wrong with this.

It's just that this answer doesn't matter.

Anna now only has her brother, and she now only has Anna's sister. Once some of the answers are revealed, how can Anna persevere if she is alone and suffering from fake death under resentment?

Sometimes, the answer really doesn't matter.

Thankfully, that's all in the past.

But happiness came a little suddenly, I don't seem to be ready, and I'm still a little confused about the future.

What will happen to Anna in the future? What about yourself?

……

Ding Dong –

The sound of the elevator door popping open woke up Lu An in deep thought.

He quickly shook his head, banishing the chaotic thoughts out of his mind.

What's wrong with this today, why do you think of such a boring thing again? Could it be that there were too many things in front of the cemetery today, and I became suspicious?

Heh-

Back in Ward 7, Anna was back in bed.

The long golden hair, soaked with sweat, was already dry and flowing, just like what Lu An had seen when he came in before, spread on the white bed, and it was extremely beautiful under the light.

"Brotherβ€”"

Anna straightened up happily and smiled at Lu An.

Lu An walked quickly to the hospital bed and sat down sideways, and asked pityingly, "How is it, do you feel better?" ”

"It's all right." Anna took Lu An's hand and said, "Brother, you just said you wanted to tell me good news, what is it?" ”

Lu An smiled and whispered in Anna's ear.

"Really?"

"Really."

Anna's body stiffened, and it took a while to react, and after cheering, she hugged Lu An and whined and cried on his shoulder.

Lu An was a little at a loss, he quickly patted his sister's back and comforted: "Such good news, naturally we should be happy." Why are you crying? Don't cry, don't cry, if you cry again, you'll become an ugly girl......"

Only then did Anna raise her head from Lu An's arrow, and said with a smile: "I'm happy, not crying." Are you saying I was ugly before? ”

Lu An wiped her tears and said, "When you get better, you won't be in so much pain in the future, and you won't cry like that anymore." Anna will always be beautiful in the future......"

"Does that mean I was really ugly before?"

Lu An replied angrily: "Yes, it's very ugly, after people see it, no one will dare to marry you." ”

"Nonsense......" Anna scolded Lu Ann in disgust.

The brother and sister laughed for a while, and then Anna lay back weakly.

"Brother, will I really not get sick again in the future?"

"Hmm."

There was a sudden silence in the room, and Anna looked out the window.

The bright moon had already risen, reflected on the window screen, quiet and quiet.

Anna's eyes shimmered with moonlight, full of light, like the dawn of hope.

"Brother, you went to see grandpa today."

"It was Uncle Liu who told me the news."

Anna sighed leisurely and said, "Brother, when I get better, let's go home to see grandpa together." ”

Lu An was slightly stunned, and said casually: "Why?" ”

"Thank you, grandpa. And ......" Anna turned over and turned her back to Lu An and said, "He is still our grandfather after all." Without my grandfather, I would have been incurable from this disease, and I might not be able to wait until I was twenty years old, but the onset has been getting faster and faster recently. ”

Lu An opened his mouth to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

Sometimes hatred can make people deliberately ignore some facts, deliberately perpetuate hatred, and hatred itself is the motivation to continue hating.

Anna's suspended animation syndrome was caused by the use of large doses of military emergency sedatives. And this military emergency sedative was eliminated after the end of the war because of the side effects of the last war.

But can you go back?

The original resentment was like a thorn in the heart, and it had already grown into a towering tree in Lu Anxin, and it could not be erased no matter what.

These hatreds and resentments are not only about Anna, but also about their father, mother, brother, and even about themselves.

Lu Andu didn't know where to start.

Moreover, Anna finally has hope now, how can she pour cold water on herself?

"I know my grandparents don't like me, but they are grandparents after all......"

Anna looked at Lu An's frowning brows, sighed silently, and said nothing more.

After all, she may never be able to say that sentence, and she doesn't know if she will lose her brother Lu An forever once she says it.

The same question, the same answer, Lu An didn't dare to know, and neither did Anna.

"I'm to blame for everything, I ...... it at the beginning"