Chapter 27 — After Divorce, She Made The Whole River City Bow Its Heads

Lam Van did not answer. Because she no longer cares about how others perceive this relationship. But that afternoon, when she walked out of the restoration room, she saw Co Tram Chu at the back door of the museum. He was clearly a little thinner, there were light dark circles under his eyes, his suit was still neat, but the fatigue of his whole body could not be hidden. Seeing her, he stood up straight. Lam Van's footsteps stopped: "What are you doing here?" Co Tram Chu looked at her, his throat moved slightly. A few seconds later, he said softly:

"I'm not here to beg you to help Miss Co."

“I just… wanted to see you for a bit.”

* Chapter 13: He finally learned not to use love as a bargaining chip. The small street at the back door of the museum was very quiet, the afternoon sunlight shone down on the green stones, the wind blew through the tree tops, making rustling sounds. Lam Van stood on the steps, still holding the thin gloves used for restoration, looking calmly at Co Tram Chu.

“What are you meeting me for?”

Co Tram Chu stared at her, seemingly having a lot of things to say, but when it reached the corner of his lips, there was only one sentence left:

“I want to look at you.”

Lam Van suddenly felt ridiculous. Before, when she was at the Co family's house, she appeared before his eyes every day, but he never really looked at her. Now that I'm divorced, I've learned how to say things like that.

“The late general.” She said softly, "Lately, you're looking more and more like the male lead in a love story movie."

Co Tram Chu did not refute, just lowered his voice: "You don't have to worry about Co's matter. I didn't come here for that." Lam Van slightly raised her eyebrows. This was a bit unexpected for her. She originally thought that if he came to find her at a time like this, he would definitely not be able to escape Co's affairs. But he proactively denied it first. Co Tram Chu seemed to see through what she was thinking, his voice became even deeper:

“I know that the Co family no longer has the qualifications to ask you for help.”

“I also know that if I use some of my past feelings to beg you, it will only make you feel even more disgusting.”

The words are so straightforward that they make people feel awkward. But that's the truth. Lam Van looked at him and said nothing. Co Tram Chu slowly took out a bank card from the inside pocket of his vest and placed it on the stone railing next to him.

"In here, is the anonymous amount of money I pumped into Co Thi that year, both principal and interest."

Lam Van's eyes paused slightly. I just looked it up. That's right, with Co Tram Chu's ability, as long as he really wants to investigate, sooner or later he will know.

“Take it home.” He said, "The Co family owes you, I will slowly pay it back one by one."

Lam Van glanced at the card, but did not reach out to take it.

“Can you pay it all?” She asked very calmly.

Co Tram Chu's voice was bitter: "I know, money can't pay for everything."

“So what do you pay with?”

“At least, let me pay what I can upfront.”

The wind blew, Lam Van's hair blew gently. She suddenly realized that Co Tram Chu had really changed. It is not a false bow, nor is it an impulse caused by temporary excitement. It's that he finally learned to admit - there are mistakes, wrong is wrong; There are debts that, even if they cannot be paid off, must still be paid. Unfortunately, this maturity comes too late.

“Put your card away.” Lam Van faintly said, "If I had voluntarily given the money that year, I would never have thought about asking for it back."

Co Tram Chu was stunned: "Why?"

“Because at that time I loved you.”

She spoke so calmly, it was like a sledgehammer coming down hard.

“When you love someone, you do a lot of things without calculating whether it's worth it or not.”

“But now it's different.” Lam Van looked at him and said softly, "Now I don't love you anymore, so this debt is considered paid for me."