Chapter 7 — Couple Bracelets

17The last time I saw Luc Chap like that was the day he looked for me after breaking up. He has always been arrogant, cold and stubborn. Only twice did he bow his head and humble himself for me. I turned to look out the window. "No." The air in the car thinned out, I heard my own voice, calm and scary. "I'm a changeable person, I'm bored with everything in just three minutes, with the piano it's the same, it's the same with me." "If it was that picture, or the last time filming made you misunderstand something, I'm sorry." I took a deep breath, curled my lips and smiled. "I'm very grateful to you, but gratitude and temporary excitement are not love, you know that. That's it. If it bothers you, I can give you that picture later." Luc Chap was silent for a long time, as if laughing, but the laughter did not carry any emotion. "Thinh Dao. Are you joking with me? Is it funny?" I pulled my sleeve and squeezed it tightly. "You probably already know about my family's situation. My father was just a poor guy, thanks to my mother and grandfather, he got rich. adultery." "My mother had a heart disease. After receiving those photos, she got sick and died." "Luc Chap, do you know? The first time I saw you, what did I think?" "I thought, if I were with you, would the tragedy ever repeat?" Luc Chap suddenly interrupted me: "Thinh Dao!" I laughed softly: "When he later found out, he really went crazy." All his life, he hated it most when others mentioned that he used to lean on my mother and grandfather to raise his head. That poor past is his indelible shame. I'm with Luc Chap, every second is a reminder of his shameful past. Of course, he never agreed. But I am more despicable than him. From the beginning, I didn't have a pure motive when I came to Luc Chap. "Luc Chap, you've never done anything wrong. I took the initiative to approach you first, so I'm sorry. But when it comes to love, you can't force it." I said: "You don't like me anymore." 18 "A Dao? A Dao? Are you okay?" Ms. Kieu rushed over. "I texted you, you immediately went to the restaurant, but met Tham Tinh Than, he said you were with Luc. Accept?” As she asked, she looked around the room. I shrugged: "Don't look anymore, he's gone." Ms. Kieu was stunned, her face incredulous: "That's impossible? Are you two really not coming back?" It seems she also asked Tham Tinh Than many things. I poured a glass of wine: "Do you want to drink?" Ms. Kieu's mouth opened wide: "...At this hour, are you still in the mood to drink? Even if there is an argument, it's not something that has never happened. The important thing is, today Luc Chap has gone to this extent for you, and yet you—" I took a sip of wine. So annoying. He took away the last pack of cigarettes and still hasn't returned them. "So you already apologized and thanked him." Ms. Kieu couldn't understand: "A Dao, that year it was you who broke up with him. Now it's him who bows first. Don't say you don't realize it, he still loves you very much!" I nodded. "I know. But I don't love him." Ms. Kieu grabbed the glass of wine: "If you don't love him, why would you do that!? A Dao, I've been leading you for all these years, do you still not understand me? If you love him, then come back, what's the point of continuing like this?" I no longer had the strength to argue, lying on the sofa, pulling the blanket over me, muttering: "I want it too." If only I didn't love him, it would be better. So... I can come back to you. But the one who took the initiative to kiss me was you, the one who asked to break up was also you, the one who took advantage of me, turned me into a tool to avenge my father - is still you. The person trampled on his self-esteem. The person who tramples all the love I have for you is also you. Now, my father can no longer threaten me

Furthermore, there was nothing he could do to hurt Luc Chap. Luc Chap was able to forgive Thinh Dao at the age of eighteen. But Thinh Dao is twenty-three years old – she herself cannot forgive herself. … Maybe because of the alcohol, I quickly fell into a light sleep. I had a chaotic dream. When I first met Luc Chap, I couldn't clean my shoes and angrily asked him to carry me home. When it was a hot summer night, I lay on a wooden chair and looked at the stars, made him hold a fan, and then secretly kissed him. Sometimes it was a cold, heartless phone call from my father. "Thinh Dao, if you keep insisting on being with him, then he won't be able to go to college, his grandmother won't be able to cure his illness!" Finally, it was the plane ticket torn to pieces, the flower vase shattered, tea scattered all over the floor, and blood continuously leaking from my left wrist. "I'm not going to study abroad." Word by word, my whole body trembled: "I want to stay in A city." 19 Woke up the next morning, my head hurt like hell. "A Dao! Quickly see the hot search!" Ms. Kieu ran over with the phone. I held my head: "Please, what's going on again..." "Duong Ky Ky was beaten!" "Huh?" I opened my eyes: "When?" "This early morning! The guy who backed her up has a wife, his wife cheated on her! Slagged her a few times, even stripped her clothes! There's a video!" I finally woke up and looked at my phone. It looked like it was a surveillance camera in the hotel. Duong Ky Ky had messy hair and was dragged out, his clothes were messy, he was screaming and crying. The hot search exploded, the comments were extremely interesting. "Debunked!" "Tieu Tam didn't have a good ending! Before I thought Duong Ky Ky was a pearl, who would have thought it was this type!" "She already has a lot of notoriety. My close friend works in the film crew, said she is extremely chic, and often bullies others. The other day, filming with Thinh Dao, I insisted on adding a slapping scene, and after filming, Thinh Dao's face was swollen!" "No way? Thinh Dao is not that. Are you dating Luc Chap? Let your girlfriend be bullied like that and do nothing? "But, it seems like Luc Chap has never made her public?" "I'm not sure. Who knows why Duong Ky Ky's case was revealed at such a timely moment... Compared to the scandal, this is really the height of drama. Will she be forced to withdraw from showbiz?" Ms. Kieu whispered mysteriously: "I also heard that Director Truong dared to touch you yesterday, just returned. When I got home, I was beaten up in the garage!” I just said "oh". "A Dao, why is your face so red?" Ms. Kieu touched my forehead, "Do you have a fever!?"... This illness came suddenly and intensely. I had a fever of thirty-nine degrees and had to be hospitalized immediately. Lying alone in a hospital room, empty and lonely. It is said that when people are sick, they are at their weakest. Ms. Kieu just left for a moment, and I started to feel uncomfortable. The phone rang, I used my free hand to plug in the IV fluid and press the speakerphone button. "Miss Kieu, why haven't you come back yet?" - I choked my nose and said - "The hospital smell is so unpleasant, I don't like it." "...Sister-in-law, I'm Tham Tinh Than." I immediately became a little more alert, only to realize that it wasn't Ms. Kieu calling. "Huh? Sorry, I thought... Did you call me for something?" Tham Tinh Than "ah" spoke up: "No... it's nothing, it's just a mistake! But sister-in-law, are you sick? Is it serious? Maybe I should come over to visit." sister?” I put the phone away a little bit. Tham Tinh Than is not bad, just his mouth is a bit loud. "It's okay, it's just a fever, you don't need to come. Okay, I'll hang up." After turning off the phone, his body was still tired. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep for a while. But in the hospital, it is very difficult to sleep peacefully. The nurse came in to change the needle and left. It was dark outside, and the hallway echoed with footsteps, soft conversations, and coughs caught in the throat. I sat up, resting my head

bed, sitting for a long time. "Luc Chap..." I mumbled softly, reflexively glancing at the corner of the wall - empty. Only then did I remember that this was not my house, but a hospital. No one responded. Like many times over the years. A feeling of self-pity rose up, I softly called out: "Luc Chap..." Suddenly a hoarse voice rang out at the door: "What are you calling me for?" Me: "……???" I didn't dare turn back. In this situation, either I have a fever to the point of hallucinating, or there is a ghost, or... Luc Chap is really coming. I don't want to face the following two situations at all. I trembled and reached out to press the bell to call the nurse. But the other person still went in. I stiffly turned my head and smiled awkwardly to say hello. "... What a coincidence, are you coming to check on me too?" "......"Luc Chap wore a hat and mask, revealing only his cold eyes. "Where is your manager? Why did you leave me here alone?" "She just received an urgent call from the company, saying she will be back in an hour, she must be late." Luc Chap nodded and asked again: "So you still haven't answered me. Call me, what's the matter?" Me: “……” Can you stop asking!? You don't mind, but I'm afraid to death! Suddenly lying in the hospital, unconsciously calling the name of his ex-lover - if others knew, it would be no different than a joke!? "I..." Luc Chap looked straight at me, his eyes deep. Grit your teeth, take a risk. I said: “I want to go to the bathroom, can… can I ask you for a little help?”“……”“……”