Chapter 5 — Another Day of Our Youth

16 I knew about it from the internet. It was even on hot search for half an hour. In the photo, there is only Chu Thieu Ngon's back. He stood silently under the large screen full of text, his whole body immersed in darkness. His hands were clenched into fists, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging with blue veins, as if they were about to be crushed. I don't know why... I feel so sorry for him. After that incident, Tong Tram's depression completely broke out. On the day he posted the article humiliating Chu Thieu Ngon, he also sent a message scolding each person in the class, from beginning to end, cursing everyone. Even the math teacher who punished him for standing was cursed by the whole family. Finally, Tong Tram was covered in blood and was taken to the hospital by ambulance 120. Chu Thieu Ngon soon returned to class as usual. Everyone in the class understood, no one asked about the results of the direct interview. All are focused on the sprint for the university entrance exam. He talks a little more than before. Every time the teacher finishes teaching a Math lesson, he will go to the board to explain 3 to 5 additional points, taking up the entire recess time. But - who dares to complain, that person is a perfect math genius! Both test questions one and two were correctly guessed by Chu Thieu Ngon. If I don't hug your thigh, then who will I hug? During PE, he also forbade us from playing games or chatting. Each person was given a simulation exam and sat down to write it right in the school yard. In the evening he will correct the lesson. The student from the next class looked over and asked: "What's so mysterious about your class? Don't you play football?" Chu Thieu Ngon quietly rolled up his sleeves - his strong biceps forged from the construction site made my class monitor fall silent in an instant. “My class is probably going to pass Thanh Hoa Bac Dai... Don't ask anymore, basketball is gone.” But Chu Thieu Ngon is not only strict with everyone — but also twice as strict with me! An IELTS vocabulary book as thick as bricks, you forced me to memorize 30 words every evening! One wrong word, another day of punishment. I asked: "What do you mean by extra days? What extra days?" He shook his head, refusing to speak. Suddenly, the academic officer turned around, his face full of excitement: "Are you two... in love?" The air was completely silent. I blurted out: "Do you know why chicken and wolf are antonyms?" "Huh? Why... why?" “Because my cluck is a chicken, and my cluck is a wolf.” The academic officer was stunned for a second, then shuddered because it was so scary, and ran outside to scratch his goosebumps. The next time, at the class party, Chu Thieu Ngon lost the game and was asked if he liked anyone. He was a little drunk, his eyes seemed to be dyed by alcohol, making him a little more confused. Amid the attentive gaze of the whole class, he slowly opened his mouth: "Do you know where Mount Fuji is?" "Eh? Why say Mount Fuji? Where is it?" “Between -12 and -14.” The atmosphere immediately quieted down. Everyone was so cold that their skin got goosebumps, they grimaced and ran outside to find warmth. Amid the resounding laughter, Chu Thieu Ngon shook his wine glass, his eyes absentmindedly but somewhat deliberately, stopping on me. And I — am also looking at you. 17 The last week before the university entrance exam, Tong Tram returned to school to receive the exam notice. He had a speech disorder and was mentally unstable. He sneaked into the classroom from the back door and sat down next to Kieu Mien Mien. Everyone treated him like air. There is only Kieu Mien Mien was still smiling brightly like honey, leaning on Tong Tram's arm: "Mouse, mouse, you weren't born with any big dreams, just being with Tong Tram makes you happy~" Kieu Mien Mien looked at Tong Tram. And Tong Tram was looking at me. A few strands of hair fell across his forehead, making him look strangely lonely and fragile. After school, he stopped me right at the entrance I had to pass to get to the cafeteria. His white lips trembled, trying to use the sign language to communicate. When the sleeve slid down, his wrists were exposed, covered in scars. "Stop, stop! I don't understand, don't get in the way." Tong Tram made a hoarse sound, like he was having an asthma attack, waving his hands wildly to keep me from leaving. But my eyes were drawn to the person behind him. Outside the cafeteria door, Chu Thieu Ngon - straight figure, arms crossed leaning against the wall - held up a newly purchased bag of KFC, shaking it in front of me. The warm noon sunlight shone on his face, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, both careless and lazy, with a bit of arrogance. He used his mouth to say to me: "Aren't you coming over here yet?" “Lunch time is almost over.” “It's another day.” "You learn to speak human language, then come find me and talk, don't block the way anymore." I pushed Tong Tram aside and ran towards the sunlight - towards Chu Thieu Ngon. Not once looked back. The night before the college entrance exam, in the class chat group suddenly there was an anonymous account, without a name, posting several gigabytes of hot videos and photos. All belong to Kieu Mien Mien. Although the class president immediately removed the post and kicked her out of the group, the image of Kieu Mien Mien with a red face taking off her bra, the scene of her hugging Tong Tram tightly, asking who was softer - her or me,... quickly spread throughout the 12th grade, and was even posted to the drama watch group on WeChat. In terms of time... they've only known each other for a short time. Really nauseous. Very quickly after that, I received a text message from a strange phone number: 【I didn't betray you, that bitch always seduced me first. The second day after transferring schools, he sent me a picture of his thighs.】 【Everyone despises me for being the child of the third child. I only have you left.】 【Please forgive me just once, okay? 18 The day I returned to school to receive my exam scores, I learned that Tong Tram and Kieu Mien Mien did not take the university exam. Tong Tram is still locked in the mental hospital, unable to go out. As for Kieu Mien Mien... jumped off a building right before the exam day. Even though she didn't die, her parents were in so much shock that the story of both of them having an affair was also exposed by their old neighbors. It turns out that the habit of "stealing people" is hereditary in the whole family. The whole family had no face left to go to school to demand justice for their daughter, and quietly left the city. Really... just like a mouse running. Meanwhile — Chu Thieu Ngon has guessed the final big question of Physics! Months of intense training like torture before the exam helped the whole class at least maintain 18 points, he is truly a living god! When receiving the scores, the class president started causing chaos, asking Chu Thieu Ngon how many points he got. At this time, he slowly took out the direct admission notice. “Oh my god, you hid it so well!” "I knew right away that Mr. Ngon could never fail! That Tong Tram guy is useless no matter how jealous he is!"{ Read full at Van Ha Tuong page} “If I had been directly recruited, I would have traveled around the world, why would I have to suffer like a 12th grader!” “So you stayed to study with us a few months ago… because of us?” Chu Thieu Ngon slightly curled his lips and smiled: "Friends are meant to annoy each other, then help each other. We meet... to make each other better. I feel so lucky to have met class 12A6." The class president couldn't hold back any longer, shouted loudly and rushed in to hug Chu Thieu Ngon. So the boys also rushed to hug him tightly, while the girls gathered around, chirping and laughing. The warm summer sunlight shined down on each person's face. The homeroom teacher raised his camera, capturing the most beautiful moments of youth. I think… love is not the only way to save a person. On that slow and clumsy path to adulthood, we went through it all together — completely. 19 During summer vacation, when I went to the movies, I met Tong Tram again. See? Even if he ruins reality and earns a bad name forever, in the end, he is still a rich kid. Still wearing designer clothes, holding an expensive cup of coffee, and about to study abroad in the US. Compared to many people, he is still a hundred times happier. “Are you and that guy Chu Thieu Ngon… dating?” Tong Tram's voice was hoarse and hoarse, his fingers constantly scratching his thumb, as if he were punishing himself. "Luc Yen, back then it was because I found you so annoying that I planned to play with Kieu Mien Mien and then dump you. I never loved her." "But later, when I saw you smiling at Chu Thieu Ngon and proactively approaching him, I got really jealous. That's when I understood... it turns out I like you." “I know I did a lot of things wrong... But clearly in this love affair, I came first!” Tears streamed down his cheeks, his voice cracked, like the wail of a wounded animal. Right. We really knew each other first. It was you who came first. But when I think back on those years... in my heart there is only a bitterness that cannot be named. “You are the puppy that I feed with a KFC meal, you are the best.” “Choose me, go on a date with me.” His body emitted a pleasant scent, not sure what it was, but just right, fragrant at the tip of his nose. So I jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly. We must be together forever. We must go through life's journey together. …A long, long time later. I suddenly remembered when I was in 12th grade, Chu Thieu Ngon kept saying: "One more day, one more day." I kicked him up in the dream and asked: "Hey, what does 'one more day' mean?" The man's eyes were still half asleep, he stretched out his long arms to hug me, his hoarse voice rang out, so seductive that it made my heart tremble: "The honeymoon has accumulated 277 days, wife." “Did you think it would only last two weeks?” "So when you kicked me just now... you regained your strength, right? You can continue now, right?" ? ?? ？？？ [Completed]