Chapter 5 — A Little Sweetness

17The longer we were together, the bolder I became. I even dared to tease him while lecturing. "Does Teacher Tham have a girlfriend?" "No." "Oh~" I smiled lightly, the person came closer, "So brother, do you know how to kiss?" Tham Muc's eyes darkened: "Giang Dao, what do you call me?" I put my arms around his neck: "Brother, I don't know, can you teach me?" Tham Muc narrowed his eyes, suddenly smiled softly, and clasped his hands around my waist. Thirty minutes later, my whole body was weak and I sat panting on the chair. Tham Muc looked at me calmly, his voice full of teasing: "Giang Dao, you only have that much courage and you still dare to tease me? Take another test today." I jumped up, my voice full of resentment: "It's not fair, you use public affairs to take private revenge!" After that time, it was as if a new world had opened to me. Occasionally, when I saw Tham Muc losing his self-control, I looked at him and teased him when he was so tense that his veins appeared: "Brother, I don't know how to do this lesson, please teach me." Tham Mu gritted his teeth: "Giang Dao, do you want to torture me to death?" As he spoke, he patiently explained how to do the test for me. After finishing the lecture, he stood up and went to the bathroom. 18There are only 100 days left until my university exam. Because of Tham Muc, my scores skyrocketed. But actually I'm not a persistent person, and Tham Muc recognized my laziness. He consoled: "Try a little more, you will be more comfortable when you go to college." I pouted, he was a college student and looked no different from me now. "College is easier than high school? What can you do after going to college?" Tham Mu looked at me, his voice full of meaning: "You can sleep with the person you like." My face felt hot, it immediately turned red, and I quietly held the pen: "Continue to teach, you can still study." So when you go to college, you can fall in love, right? There are many girls who like Tham Muc, but I always think that to Tham Muc, I am special. A month before the university entrance exam, on an ordinary afternoon, I finally mustered up the courage to confess my love. While doing my homework, I pretended to accidentally ask: "Tham Muc." "What's wrong?" "I like you." Suddenly, the space became silent. My heart was pounding with excitement, but Tham Muc just said "um" softly, then continued to teach me the next lesson. I refused to give up: "Tham Muc, you are confessing your love to me!" Tham Muc still remained calm: "I know." His voice was still lecturing, but I didn't dare look at him, clutching the pen tightly in my hand, trying to hide my eyes that were starting to turn red. At that moment, I felt extremely embarrassed. My feelings are not worth a penny in front of you. Perhaps, in his eyes, our relationship was just that he accepted my father's request to come and tutor. But if so, what was before that? Bad guy! 19That afternoon, I was unusually quiet. Before Tham Muc left, he hesitated a few times, and finally gently patted my head: "Giang Dao, see you tomorrow." I didn't answer, just closed the door with a bang. What do you meet? That night, I texted him: "There's one month left until the university entrance exam, I want to focus. You will influence me, so we don't need to see each other anymore, end the tutoring session here." He immediately called back, but I blocked his number and deleted all contact with him! Then I sat alone again at night, regretting that I blocked it so quickly. But since then, we've been in a cold war. I forced myself to focus completely on studying. To me, face is more important than anything! The last time I heard his voice was the day before the university entrance exam, he borrowed someone else's phone to call me. "Giang Dao." As soon as I heard his voice, I couldn't hold back my tears.

pouring down. But I still tried to keep my face tough: "What's going on?" He gently said "um": "Don't worry too much about the exam tomorrow, remember to bring all the documents, don't panic if you don't know any questions, do well on the other questions..." Shen Mu on the other side of the phone mumbled a lot, I interrupted him: "The teachers at school have said these words over and over again." My voice wasn't very good, but actually, I was crying all over my face here. Tham Muc was silent for a long time, then finally he said: "Giang Dao, try your best, you are very good, don't be afraid." I replied "yes" and quickly hung up. Actually, I don't want to show that attitude, nor do I want to just say "yes". What I really want to say is: “You coward, why don't you say we reconcile?”20When the university exams ended, Tham Mu left Tinh City. Regret it? Have. I regretted it countless times that night, regretting that I didn't talk kindly to Tham Muc that day. He was like that, still calling to wish me well on the exam. I don't know what my father said to Tham Muc, I only know that after he left, my father was very uneasy. Every time he mentioned Tham Muc, he was worried: "I wonder if that kid's grandmother has had surgery yet, or if her health is still good." The next time I heard about Tham Muc was on the news and on wealth rankings. His company abroad has grown very large, and its reputation has spread to the country. My father could finally rest assured: "Boy Tham Muc, I know he can do it, he has finally succeeded." As for me, when I saw those news reports, strong emotions arose in my heart and I couldn't stop thinking about him. No matter how many years have passed, the name Tham Muc can still easily make me as emotional as the first day. And now, when my family is facing difficulties, having a job with a generous salary like this, I feel very lucky. As for Tham Muc, I don't dare to dream about anything. Because, in his eyes, when he was at his most desperate moment, not only was I angry with him, but my father also cut off all support for him. His parents hate him, he only has his grandparents as relatives. The cost of your grandmother's surgery was nothing to my family, but to you, it was life-saving money. Yet we still abandoned him, as if he had used it and then thrown it away carelessly. I thought, he must really hate me.