Chapter 6 — Cold Marriage

20On the second day of Tet, I met Co Trach Dinh again. He had been sitting on the green train for 20 hours, looking dusty and disheveled. "Why did you come here?" We stood in front of the female dormitory gate of Nam Dai University, looking at each other. "To visit you." Co Trach Dinh had become noticeably thinner, he looked like he had lost his vitality, full of fatigue. I have to return to work on the 4th, there's not much time left for the Tet holiday. "Take me to visit your school." Co Trach Dinh took off his scarf and put it on me, still smelling of soap from magnolia flowers in his hometown. I led him away and began introducing the long history of the school and surrounding buildings. This is the most I've talked to him since my reincarnation. Co Trach Dinh listened very attentively, his eyes always stopped on my face from an angle. We went to the small cafeteria in the school and ordered dumplings. The waitress recognized me, held the ladle in surprise and asked me where I found such a handsome man. I didn't know how to answer, but Co Trach Dinh replied very naturally: "I am Diep Tu's husband, thank you for taking care of her." Nam Dai campus is large, when we are tired, we find a chair by the lake to sit and rest. I stared at the lake, not knowing what to say. Co Trach Dinh tiredly leaned his head on my shoulder and fell asleep. When he left, I didn't see him off, I just told him: "I know you're very busy, don't come again in the future, it'll be too hard." I didn't look to see what expression he had, just quickly turned around and left. I'm not strong, so I don't dare to bet. 21 Co Ze Dinh still regularly sends me 20 yuan in living expenses every month. When I didn't come home during winter break of my second year, La Gia and Ly Mong knew I was serious about my decision. Ly Mong sent me a thick stack of letters, basically blaming me for being a heartless and petty person. She said, Commissioner Gu knows everything. Right after the day I told them about the divorce plan, Ly Mong secretly told him everything. That day, although Co Trach Dinh still politely thanked her as usual, he stood silently in place for a long time. A person who was originally so arrogant looked like he was about to collapse. Ly Mong continuously questioned me. "Chu Diep, how can you be so cruel? Chu Diep, do you know how many people admire you? Why don't you know how to appreciate it?" Looking at the last sentence wet with tears, I felt moved, this stupid girl, crying again. Ly Mong is a valuable friend. I thought, I need to talk to her seriously. "Ly Mong, my dear friend, I hope you are still healthy when you read this letter." "I once had a dream. I dreamed that after leaving the prison cell, I chose to forgive Co Trach Dinh." "I lost my job, stayed at home every day busy with the trivial matters of life, gradually withdrawing from society. Meanwhile, Bach Chi often appeared in the marriage. mine, every time it's like the day she went book shopping with us." "She openly flirted with Co Trach Dinh in front of all her friends, and secretly provoked me. Co Trach Dinh said that she was mentally hurt, telling me to be more generous, or to be more precise, he was used to letting me suffer. Just like he could lock me in a cell to protect Bach Chi." "I dreamed that my life would change. so there was chaos because of that." "While Bach Chi was under Co Trach Dinh's care, listening to his opinion, in her second year she took the university entrance exam and got good results." "I dreamed of her standing on the award podium, in front of everyone, declaring that she chose to stay in Hai Thi because the person she loved was also here." "I even dreamed that a few years later, Bach Chi and I were both buried under an avalanche."

land after heavy rain at Tieu Thuong mountain. And Co Trach Dinh chose to save Bach Chi." "Since leaving the cell, I have been a person abandoned by Co Trach Dinh, buried under a layer of mud." Ly Mong could not understand my letter. She wanted to protest that I could not condemn Co Ze Dinh based on just a dream. But La Gia, who was standing next to him, had finished reading the letter and stopped her. "Don't you see? The things Diep Tu said, even though they haven't happened yet, reflect her actual worries, which is completely reasonable." She even calmly analyzed: "If it weren't for wanting to compete with Diep Tu, with Bach Chi's personality, she would definitely follow Co Trach Dinh's advice and wait until next year to take the exam." "Diep Tu's dream is not unfounded. Bach Chi dared to say such blatant words in front of us to anger Diep Tu, so of course she also dared to say it in front of everyone." "Even Tieu Thuong Mountain, the survey team also assessed that there was a possibility of landslides, and this year the army reinforced this area." The last letter was given by La Gia to Co Trach Dinh. And Co Trach Dinh, certainly even smarter than La Gia.