Chapter 5 — After Betrayal Comes Peace

The girl also said her parents often came to her grandmother's grave to cry and apologize. Say it's all their fault.

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From childhood to adulthood, the Co family helped me and my grandmother a lot. Grandma often told me:

"People must be grateful. You must remember the good things the Co family has done for us."

On one side is the kindness of Co's parents who have taken care of me and my grandmother for more than ten years. But on the other side, Co Yen So became the ringleader who indirectly killed her grandmother. In the first days after leaving the detention camp, I lived in a dreamy state. Finally, grandmother appeared in the dream and told me:

“My child, step forward. Don't let hatred blind your eyes, and don't let yourself get stuck in place.”

I decided to completely say goodbye to the past. When I interviewed for my first job, the company's HR person told me that someone had given them a heads-up. If you see me looking for a job, don't pay attention to the black mark on my resume. It's all just a misunderstanding. As soon as I heard it, I knew who was giving the advice. Since childhood, Co Yen So has been like that. Every time you do something bad, you won't be able to sleep. You definitely have to make up for it a little to feel secure. But no matter how much he did, he couldn't bring grandma back to life. Furthermore, I don't want to continue to have anything to do with him. I started doing all kinds of temporary jobs. After earning enough money, I returned to my hometown. I hid it from everyone and quietly moved my grandmother's grave. Before that, Co Yen So's younger sister often sent me messages. I never answered once. After moving my grandmother's grave, I directly changed my phone number. From then on, he disappeared in front of everyone who knew him. The sound of my phone continuously vibrating pulled me out of my thoughts. Looking down, I saw Luc Ung Tham sent a photo of his daughter. The little girl was wearing a small suit and was held in Luc Ung Tham's arms. Looking at the shape is extremely impressive. I replied with a “Great” emoji. Just as I was about to type a few more words, reminding Luc Ung Tham to let his daughter drink water on time, a new message appeared in the friend request: 【Kieu Kieu, please give me a chance to make it up to you.】 This time I didn't refuse but directly blocked Co Yen So's account. When I gave birth, I had severe bleeding. Almost couldn't be saved. After my body recovered, Luc Ung Tham did not want me to continue being as busy as before. I had to say all the words before he agreed to let me personally open the shop every Monday. The rest of the time was spent by a young student, Luc Ung Tham, who came to help. I haven't been to the shop for a few days. The young student also sent me the same message for several days: 【Master, that man is coming again. I said master wasn't here but he refused to believe it.】 On Friday, the young student sent another sentence: 【Master, there was another woman following that man today. Two people entered the restaurant, each ordered a bowl of vermicelli. After eating, I didn't leave, and soon we got into an argument.】 I was about to answer that I didn't need to pay attention to them, but my young student called.

"Master, the sound of them arguing is so loud that it affects other guests. I told them to go out but they didn't listen. Should I call the police?"

A phone away, I can still hear Ha Duu's shrill voice and Co Yen So's suppressed angry roar.

“Report to the police…”

"Kieu Kieu! Is it To Diec Kieu?"

Maybe Ha Du took the phone away from the young student's hand. Her rapid breathing made me frown tightly:

“What do you two want to do?”

"Kieu Kieu! Are you hiding from me?"

Ha Du cried. But I just find it funny:

"Human beings are valuable in knowing themselves. What are you that I should hide from you?"