Dangerous Aesthetics

Chapter 40

The other party's face was pale, and cold sweat fell from the forehead.

On the chest of the shirt, there was a patch of bright red, and the liquid dripped down.

He was breathing hard, and he must have been hit by Anthony when he pulled David over just now.

"Olivan!" David quickly pressed his hands on his chest, and his heart seemed to be in severe pain with the blood of the other party.

Olivan didn't speak any more, just lay in David's arms, reaching out as if wanting to touch something.

David instantly understood that he wanted to see the easter egg, and quickly stuffed it into his hand, "Here is the easter egg! Look! The easter egg is fine!"

Olivan twitched the corners of his mouth, as if trying to force a smile.

David's tears finally fell, and he hugged Oliwen tightly, "You must not die... If you die, I will throw your bastard into the sea!"

Soon, emergency personnel arrived, pulled David away, laid Olivan flat on the ground, and stopped the bleeding for him.

The bullet seemed to have pierced his lung cavity, and the blood was slowly spreading on the deck.

David kept blaming himself, he shouldn't have taken that easter egg, so what if he was taken away by Anthony, that guy might let him go if he got tired of playing... If Olivier has something to do...

At this time, Neo also rushed over and was stunned when he saw Oliwen who was being treated by two emergency doctors.

Looking at David who was standing stupidly not far away, his head was lowered, his shoulders trembled and he was struggling to endure something.

"David, what happened! What happened to Olivier?"

David just lowered his head, tearing up and down, holding the easter egg in his hands foolishly.

"What's the matter! Talk!" Neo was a little anxious, and pushed David, who knew that he fell backwards and sat on the ground.

Only then did Neo realize something, squatted down beside David, and hugged him into his arms.

"David, it's not your fault. No matter what happens...it's Olivan's choice..." Neo whispered in his ear.

The Montgomery arrived 15 minutes later, and Olivan was taken aboard to be rescued.He needed a blood transfusion, and Neo's blood type matched his, which, along with the help of the other passengers, ensured that Olivan didn't bleed to death before arriving in Houston.

Until he was sent to the hospital in Houston, David and Neo still stood outside the operation door.

When Olivan woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

When he opened his eyes, he felt something pressing on his arm, and he swung it vigorously. It turned out that David had fallen asleep with his forearm on his pillow.

"David Hovland, you are really good. You can sleep with your pillow on the injured arm." Olivan snorted coldly, and his voice woke David up instantly.

"Olivan! You're awake! Great!" David had an ecstatic expression.

"Of course I'll wake up. You've crushed my arm until I can't feel it." Olivan frowned.

"Ah...I'm sorry, I fell asleep before I knew it...I'll give you a massage!" David stretched out his hand like a dog and massaged Oliwen's forearm, looking very serious.

It's just that he lowered his head and didn't see the smile on Olivan's lips. He lowered his head slightly, and he could clearly see David's forehead and fine eyelashes. His focused appearance was like a puppy pleasing its master.

"Well, is it still numb?" David looked up at Olivan, and the expression on the other side's face instantly returned to nothing.

"You didn't leave your drool on my arm, did you?"

"I have a good sleeping habit! I won't drool!" David said righteously.

"Then I forgive you." Olivan touched David's head with that hand.

There was a faint aroma of coffee, and it was Neo who came in with coffee and snacks.

"Hey! You're finally awake! If you sleep again, I'm afraid...David will crush your arm!" Neo handed the coffee to David, "The doctor said you need to stay here for at least One month, no problem."

"What about the easter egg?"

"I've put it in the safe in the Swiss bank. You can take it out and return it to the professor's family at any time." Neo sat down beside Olivan, comforting his old friend with a smile.

Speaking of easter eggs, David suddenly remembered something.

"Hey! Olivan! How can you pull me into a meat shield? If Anthony shoots, what will I do?"

"Yes!" Neo also held his head in thought, "But if I were Olivan, I would do the same thing."

"What—you two cold-blooded and heartless guys!" David reached out to press Neo's head, but his heart became uneasy.

If Olivan really didn't care about himself, he wouldn't have to confront Anthony in order to find himself, but why...

Although David didn't look at Olivan, he kept looking forward to his answer.

"Anthony will not shoot you."

"why?"

"why?"

David and Neo turned their heads one after another, as if they didn't understand.

"Because Anthony doesn't want you to die." Olivan's words made David's face full of black lines.

If you don't want to shoot me, you don't want me to die, but why don't you want me to die?If Anthony just thought he was funny, it would not be difficult to find another toy in this world.Isn't it more important to deal with Oliwen than to protect a toy for a person like him who has such a high self-esteem?

"Why do you believe that Anthony doesn't want me to die? I understand, he wants to play me to death, and he doesn't want me to die too happily." David shrugged his shoulders.

Olivan was silent, but David was still waiting for his next words.

"Dude, don't tell me he's serious," Neo said half-jokingly.

Olivan still didn't speak, just reached out and took David's coffee.

"Hey! You still drink coffee when you're hurt! Don't think about it!" David reached out to get the coffee back, but was stared at by Olivan, so he had to sit back where he was.

Seeing that Olivan was fine, Neo booked a plane ticket to fly back to New York to deal with some matters, leaving David to accompany him.

But David's face was broken. Although there was no studio that needed to be cleaned up, he was still being called around like a little brother.

"Go and buy the local morning paper."

"Go buy me a glass of fresh orange juice."

"Go back to your hotel room and answer the email for me. Just say I can't go back to New York for a while."

……

David wanted to have an attack, but when he thought that Olivan was injured by Anthony again for himself, he had to accept his fate.

Before dinner, David walked back to the hospital with the evening paper as requested by Olivan.

When passing by a ward, I heard a woman's gentle voice.That voice was too familiar, and the strings in my heart that had been silent for a long time began to vibrate slightly.

"Diana, you have to be good, Mrs. Linda will bring you to see me tomorrow."

"Mom, may I not go...I can't sleep at night without you..." The little girl made a coquettish voice.

"This is a hospital. You can't sleep here. When my mother recovers from her illness, she will sleep with her arms around you."

That tone of voice made it hard for him to forget.David walked slowly towards the concealed door, just in time to see the side face of the woman lying on the hospital bed.

Long brown hair, a beautiful nose, and a voice that makes the heart beat calmly.

David's eyes widened, his breathing seemed frozen in time.

"Ruby..." Unable to control himself, he pronounced the name.

The woman on the hospital bed paused when she heard her name, and looked in David's direction.

Her expression looked surprised, and she sat up with her body propped up: "David... why are you here, David!"

David pushed open the door and walked in, hugging him: "Ruby! It's really you! I haven't seen you for nine years!"

Ruby was dumbfounded, as if she wasn't sure that it was David who was hugging her, she just murmured and asked, "Is it really you? David?"

"It's me!" David let go of her slowly, and looked at her pale face again, "Are you sick? Are you sick enough to be hospitalized?"

Lowering her head slightly, Ruby smiled helplessly: "I never expected to see you again in such a situation. Yes... I'm sick..."

"Mom, who is this uncle?" The little girl's elongated voice sounded, and David looked at her, who also had brown hair and big eyes.

"Is this... your daughter?"

"Yes, I'm already three years old." Ruby smiled, "If you think about it this way, I'm already old, but looking at you, you're still so young..."

"Are you married?" David was a little surprised. Ruby was half a year younger than him, and she was only 26 years old this year.

"Well, the marriage my father chose only lasted half a year." Ruby sighed and said to the child's nanny, "Mrs. Linda, can you take Diana back first? David is my High school classmates, we can just talk."

It turned out that Ruby had already suffered from leukemia. In the past two years, she spent a lot of money looking for a matching bone marrow.After his father passed away, he left a wine-producing manor, and it is very likely that even this manor will be sold.

David took a breath. He knew that Ruby's character was unwilling to say those painful things, but she was too tired and had no one to rely on.So when David suddenly appeared in front of her, he defeated the already fragile city wall.

"One day I was on Queen Street in New York, and I seemed to see you. I think I must have misread you." David lowered his head, suddenly not knowing what to say.

"Then you should read it right, I have indeed been to New York."

"Oh?"

"You also know that I am so sick that I want to return Diana to my ex-husband. When I called him, his wife told me that he went bankrupt due to the financial turmoil not long ago..." Ruby was silent up.

"Did he do something stupid?"

Ruby nodded.

David sighed, the world is indeed impermanent.

"What about you, David?"