Chapter 4 — Farewell Message Deleted

Late at night, returning to the dormitory, he washed his face and opened the chat window with Manh Gia. His fingertips paused for a moment, then typed a line of words: "Tomorrow I will come find you, I will send the train later." After sending, he saw a red exclamation mark. Are you blocked? 6Tham Chu quickly pulled up. Chat history is clean and empty. He remembered Manh Gia once said: "Go back and look at the messages." But now in the chat box there are only messages he sent unilaterally. Manh Gia will not lie to you. The only person who can touch his phone is An Du. Tham Chu called An Du. The other end picked up the phone very quickly, the voice still carrying a sleepy look: "Tham Chu? Why is it so late..." He tried to suppress his anger: "Did you touch my phone?" An Du was silent for a second: "What? I didn't..." "I deleted the message Manh Gia sent." He interrupted her: "I asked you, did you delete it?" "Tham Chu, I heard you say..." An Du's voice softened, carrying self-pity: "I'm scared." I lost focus. During those few days, she kept sending random things. I was studying for an important stage, so I just helped you filter it..." "Filter?" Tham Chu grabbed the phone: "What else did she send?" An Du was silent for a few seconds, her voice became lower and lower: "She... mentioned the breakup. I was afraid that if you saw it, you would be upset, so I deleted it." Tham Chu's mind made a buzzing sound. He closed his eyes, almost gritting his teeth: "On what basis do you make decisions for me? On what basis do you delete my messages?" An Du suddenly burst into tears: "Because I like you! Tham Chu, think back to these two years. Who brings you coffee every morning? Who stays up with you until three in the morning to edit your thesis? The time I had a fever, you stayed in the medical room all night, and the next day I almost fainted when I took the exam... Do you remember?" Tham Chu held the phone, do not speak up. An Du sniffled: "What about Manh Gia? Where is she? Besides sending a few words 'go to bed early' and 'remember to eat', what else can she do? On your birthday, she sent you a gift. But on your birthday last year you had a fever, I was the one who ran across two streets to buy drinks, and I cooked porridge and brought it to the dormitory. Has she ever cooked you a meal? She stayed up with you one night. Her voice trembled: "Every time I was stressed and upset, the person who walked with me and heard me complain was you. The time I failed in the competition, I sat on the stairs with my head in my hands, and you squatted next to me, not saying a word, staying with me for two hours?" "Tham Chu, I did so much for you, not because I wanted you to be grateful. I like you a hundred times more than Manh Gia." Sweet: "She has never spent anything, so how does she deserve your love? She doesn't even know what you're allergic to, doesn't know that your stomach isn't good. With a girlfriend like that, tell me where she loves you?" Tham Chu closed his eyes, his throat moving up and down. An Du's voice softened: "I just... don't want to see you wasted. You deserve someone better. I'm the one who's always by your side." Tham Chu's heart was as hot as fire. An Du quickly said: "Besides, she's been with someone else for a long time. Didn't you see Giang Tri in the last basketball game? She bought him water, he blocked the ball for her. The two of them glanced at each other, everyone saw." Tham Chu's eyes turned red and he shouted angrily: "Don't say nonsense." "I don't say nonsense!" An Du's voice was full of tears: "Go ahead and ask! Ask any classmate." Okay. She changed her mind a long time ago, only you foolishly thought she was feeling sorry for herself.” Tham Chu hung up the phone and immediately rushed out of the dormitory. The next day, Tham Chu stood waiting in the dormitory

The nursemaid lasted three hours. Unable to wait for Manh Gia, he met Giang Tri again. Giang Tri glanced at him. As he passed by, he threw back a sentence: "It's late, she's not here." Tham Chu suddenly raised his hand to stop him: "Where is she?" 7 Giang Tri sneered: "Senior Tham, why is a double fisherman like you still running here pretending to be in love?" His voice was lazy: "A good girl like Manh Gia should look forward. If you hang on the tree forever, you won't be too disadvantaged." Why?" Tham Chu grabbed Giang Tri's collar: "What are you, worthy of pointing fingers at her?" Giang Tri did not pull away, but instead smiled: "You ask yourself. She texted you and you didn't respond, she was sick and you weren't around. An Du was by your side to answer the messages for you, to make love for you. Now you run to ask me where I am?" Is it worth going to find her?” Tham Chu's eyes were red, his head was pounding. An Du's words kept echoing in her ears. "She and Giang Tri have been eyeing each other for a long time." At this moment, every word Giang Tri said seemed to be proving that. He clenched his fist and swung an aggressive punch. Giang Tri did not avoid it and took the full blow. The corner of his mouth immediately bled.