Chapter 29 — After Divorce, I Am a Real Angel

The old man was silent. After a while, he opened his mouth, his voice hoarse: "It's related, but not as you think. That year, your parents' accident was indeed not an incident. But the one who did it was not you, but the Pho family's opponents. They wanted to attack the Pho family, so they took action against your parents. As for you... you obviously received the intelligence, but you didn't protect them in time. By the time you arrived, it was too late." He covered his face, old tears falling.

"You're useless, you can't protect your son, you can't protect me either. I can only use my own way to protect you, even if... you hate me."

Looking at his trembling shoulders, I suddenly felt that the man who was once noble and insignificant in my eyes, was now just a pitiful person. Losing my son, losing my daughter-in-law, even almost losing my only granddaughter.

“What about Pho Kinh Nghien's parents?” I asked.

"Kinh Nghien's parents..." Old Man Pho wiped away his tears, "They were the son and daughter-in-law of his younger brother. That year, the Deputy had an internal fight, his younger brother wanted to gain power, and was oppressed by him. He developed hatred and wanted to take action against his son. Who knew that the yin and yang were wrong and would kill Kinh Nghien's parents. When he found Kinh Nghien, the boy was 5 years old, living in an orphanage, as thin as a sick cat. He took the boy home, I raised him as my own nephew, partly out of guilt, partly because... when he grew up, he looked a lot like my father."

It turns out that's it. It turned out that Pho Kinh Nghien's parents died because of a family fight. It turns out that old man Pho treated Pho Kinh Nghien well, out of guilt, and also because he wanted to find the image of his deceased son.

“So why did you force him to marry me?” I asked.

“Because I want to leave the Deputy Mayor to you two.” Old man Pho looked at me, his eyes were kind, "To Nghien, you are the only bloodline of the Pho family, Pho was supposed to belong to you. But you are a girl, you have been wandering outside for many years, those relatives are watching like a tiger stalking its prey, you can't stand it alone. Kinh Nghien has the ability, has tricks, he can help you. So I thought, let you two get married, and inherit Pho together. But I didn't expect, Everything turned out like this.”

He sighed.

"It's because I'm too impatient and too selfish. I only think about the Deputy but don't think about the feelings of the two of you. I'm sorry, To Nghien, I'm really sorry."

I shook my head.

“It's all over.”

Yes, it's over. It's okay to hate, it's okay to be resentful, it's all over. Old Master Pho was punished, Mrs. Pho also suffered heavy losses, the To family collapsed, and To Quoc Hung was sentenced to death. The prices that had to be paid have all been paid.

“To Nghien.” Mr. Fu held my hand, his palm was rough but very warm, "Can I... call you grandpa?"

I looked into his eyes, those once sharp eyes, now only had pleading. I moved my lips, my throat tight.

“… Grandpa.”

The old man smiled and tears welled up again.

“Yes, good, very good.”

* Leaving the sanatorium, it was already dark. I stood on the side of the road, looking at the busy traffic, suddenly feeling like a piece of my heart was missing, then it felt like it was filled again. The phone rings, it's Pho Kinh Nghien. I When I answered the phone, it was very quiet on the other side, only the sound of his light breathing.

“I'm downstairs in your studio.” he said.

I was dumbfounded and turned around to look towards the studio. Across the street, Pho Kinh Nghien was leaning against a black car, holding his phone in his hand, his eyes looking towards me. Under the moonlight, he wore a simple white shirt and black pants. The wound on his shoulder must have healed, but his body became thinner and his facial features became sharper. I hung up the phone and walked across the street.