Chapter 6 — 50 Years of Wrongfulness

An old woman held his hand tightly, her cloudy eyes filled with tears: "You are a good person, you compensated the girl who set the fire. We finally have an explanation in our hearts." Co Lam gently patted the back of her hand, his voice low and gentle: "That's the right thing to do. She's still young, her family situation is also difficult, everyone should use this money to solve the emergency first. After the police have concluded, there will be no shortage of responsibility to shoulder." After seeing off all the victim's family members, he leaned against the car body and let out a long breath. He raised his eyes to look at To Nhu a few steps away. She was holding a tissue to wipe the corners of her eyes, the tip of her nose crying until it turned red. "These past two days have been hard for me." His voice was hoarse from fatigue. "Comfort the victim's family, contact the hospital, these troubles should not be left to a girl like you to shoulder." To Nhu crumpled a tissue in her hand, her ears were slightly red: "Don't say that, Mr. Co. Thanh Tu is my best friend, and you are her fiance, it's natural for me to do these things." Looking at the thick blood in her eyes and her pale lips, Co Lam could not help but feel moved. He raised his hand to comfort him, but in the end he hesitated slightly and then took it back, only whispering: "Go back and rest well, let me handle the rest." To Nhu obediently nodded. Co Lam sat in the car, started the engine and called his assistant. "Director." "Can the working capital arrive in time tomorrow?" His fingers gently tapped on the steering wheel. "No problem, I will definitely return to the account before ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I have urged the finance department many times." Hanging up, Co Lam drove straight to the hospital. But when she pushed open the door to Tham's mother's hospital room, there was no one left inside. The bed is clean and tidy, and all the furniture on the bedside table has been taken away. The nurse continued to change the bed sheets, casually saying: "This patient was discharged from the hospital yesterday. The family insisted on being transferred to the hospital, and signed the paperwork. The person who came is Ms. Tham, my fiancee." Co Lam's heart suddenly sank. The treating doctor clearly advised him to stay in the hospital for observation for two weeks. He immediately called Tham Thanh Tu, and the receiver kept hearing a busy voice. By the third call, the phone number became defunct. He tightened his fingers. In the past, no matter how fiercely he and Tham Thanh Tu argued, she did not delete his contact information. This time she said... "Mr. Co, why are you standing here?" To Nhu quickly walked over carrying her bag of food. Looking at the empty hospital room and his continuous calling, she immediately understood. "Is it Thanh Tu who took her aunt away? Why didn't she tell you?" She sighed softly and advised in a soft voice: "Don't be angry. Lately she's been in a bad mood, an angry girl can't help but be impulsive. Wait a few days for her anger to subside and she'll come back to find you." Co Lam tightened her grip on the phone, remained silent for a long time, and finally suppressed the emotions rolling in her heart: "Let's go, I'll take you home." Two people entered the elevator. To Nhu suddenly spoke in a low voice, with some embarrassment: "Brother Co, I have something to ask you, please don't laugh at me. My family is urging me to get married very urgently, I really can't cope. Can you pretend to be my boyfriend for once and come home with me for a meal? After eating, I will tell my family that we are not compatible." Co Lam remembered how hard she had spent the past few days running back and forth because of Tham Thanh Tu's case, so she immediately agreed: "Okay, what day?" To Nhu's eyes immediately lit up: "Tomorrow night! My parents heard that I was bringing someone home and have prepared food a long time ago." The next evening, he brought gifts and To Nhu returned to her hometown. To's mother was busy in the kitchen all afternoon, with food covering the entire table. To's mother

Pulling his hand, she smiled until the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes gathered: "Tieu Co looks so bright. How many people are there in your family? What kind of work do you do?" To Nhu sat next to him, gave him a piece of ribs, and spoke up to make peace: "Mom, don't check the household registration anymore. Mr. Co is busy with work, it would be nice to be able to come over." To's mother glanced at her, then smiled and said to Co Lam: "My family's Nhu Nhu didn't know how to take care of herself since she was little, in the future you have to give in to her more." Co Lam curled the corners of her lips and did not answer. He glanced at the table, the phone screen was still dark. He turned the phone face down, picked up a chopstick of food in front of him and put it in his mouth, chewed it twice but couldn't feel the taste at all. It's been two days. For two whole days, Tham Thanh Tu did not send him a single text message. The next day, he went to the old building where Tham Thanh Tu's parents lived and knocked on the door for a long time. The neighbor next door stuck out half of his head to look at him: "Looking for Mr. Tham? He moved away, he left the other night." Are you gone? He stood frozen in place. A fierce insecurity rose from the bottom of my heart. He couldn't help but remember the day at the hospital gate, she took off the heirloom jade bracelet from her wrist, calmly brought it to him, and said: "There's no need to seal the kiss anymore, I'll make it happen for you two." At that time, he just thought she was angry and felt like she was making a big deal out of something small. But now… The phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.