No one knows what Gloria was thinking at that time.
She probably didn’t know herself.
When she saw the bomb vest in the car, she took the one that was originally meant for Wildman.
No matter how much the players refused, Gloria insisted on taking it, and after asking for the price, she paid cash directly.
For the players, this might just be part of the game plot process, without which they cannot progress.
But Gloria just felt her mind was blank, subconsciously wondering what Lin Miao would do, what Mann and the others would do.
In her life, she had seen too many mercenaries and company puppets, she was too familiar with what these people would say, think, and do in such a situation.
Almost instinctively, she mimicked those people’s tough demeanor and tone.
In this man-eating city, if you show even a little weakness, you’ll be devoured completely, not even leaving a trace of bone.
When Gloria came back to her senses, she was already sitting in the carriage.
Still in shock, her lips turned pale, sweat began to continuously seep from her forehead, and her heart beat relentlessly, she could only lean back in the carriage and squint to catch her breath.
Gloria sensed someone sitting next to her, probably one of the operatives.
A handkerchief was handed over from the side.
"Wipe it off, look how scared you are."
Gloria took the handkerchief and then froze, turning her head only to find Lucy sitting right next to her, utterly shocked.
"Miss Lucy? What are you doing here?"
Lucy sat with her legs crossed, looking expressionlessly at the two boxes of money opposite her.
"For something so important to him, how could I let you come alone? I was sitting in another car just now to prevent the Sixth Street Gang people from making a move."
"But... what were you thinking? Putting a bomb on yourself, aren’t you afraid of death?"
Lucy’s voice carried a tone of reproach, making Gloria, who was almost twice Lucy’s age, embarrassed.
"I just felt this matter was more important than my life."
"But in his eyes, your life is more important than this mission!"
Lucy was very serious because she knew how Lin Miao instructed these operatives, they could even abandon their own lives to bring Gloria back alive.
If Gloria were to die, she didn’t know how Lin Miao would treat these fellow artificial beings.
And what on earth was it about Gloria that attracted Lin Miao?
In fact, Lucy had thought about this for several nights, and finally figured it out.
As an artificial being, Lin Miao didn’t have the childhood a normal person should have, he lived in a dark underground room since birth, later hunted by the company. Compared to Lin Miao, Lucy’s childhood was blissful, so he must have felt a maternal influence from Gloria, thus being attracted to her.
Although unwilling, Lucy had to admit that in this regard, she could never outdo Gloria.
In Night City, Lin Miao had never indulged in common vices like promiscuity, drug use, gambling, or braindance addiction. Initially, she thought there was no need to worry, but now it seemed like she was the one being two-timed.
Lucy felt like she was about to crack open.
Originally, she came full of concern to see how things were, but Gloria performed better than she expected.
At least Lucy admitted she couldn’t do these things.
She was completely clueless about business and negotiations.
The other party could do many things for Lin Miao that she couldn’t, greatly aiding his career, far from being just a pretty face with no substance.
But in terms of momentum, Lucy would never bow her head.
"Don’t cross the line, just do what you’re supposed to do, don’t overthink it, understand?"
All of this happening was blamed by Lucy on Lin Miao’s lack of childhood and social education as an artificial being, leading him to be completely tainted by this decadent world!
It’s the fault of this morally bankrupt world, not his.
Lucy felt that as long as she slowly guided him, spending time to correct his mindset, it would be fine.
When she told Qiwei about this, Qiwei said nothing, just holding a cigarette and looking at Lucy as if she were an idiot.
This woman’s brain must have been fried in one of her deep dives, right?
But Qiwei didn’t say anything more, she’d seen too many women blinded by emotions, their outcomes generally weren’t good, reasoning with such people made no sense. Now she could only hope Lucy would wake up sooner.
Gloria was a bit flustered by Lucy’s words, what did she mean by doing her own thing well...
Could it be that thing was discovered?
She immediately felt nervous but couldn’t understand why Lucy had such an attitude.
She could only brace herself and say.
"...I would never disappoint Mr. Lin and Miss Lucy, and I’m also an employee of this company, am I not."
Besides, her serial number was higher than the other’s.
In contrast to the awkward atmosphere here, in another carriage, the players were having a blast, in high spirits, almost ready to throw a party.
Big Boss: "Ha↑ ha↓, boys, how’s my trick, isn’t it awesome? I’m Li Yunlong, going to Chu Yunfei’s banquet strapped with explosives! Lift my shirt, and those monsters almost wet themselves from fright."