Chapter 6 — Forgotten Thien Kim and Crown Prince Gia Hao Mon

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The Tham family's house is not far. The car didn't take long, just enough time for me to bring the bowl of hot porridge that Tham Mac brought and eat it all in small sips. Tham Mac said, this apartment was bought by him, normally there is no one living there, my brother won't be able to find it, I can stay with peace of mind. Someone who always likes to laugh like you. When he said these words, there was no emotion on his face. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his eyes full of sadness. I suddenly felt a bit guilty. But he was busy ordering people to clean the room and prepare food and drinks. He was also busy criticizing the blanket for not being soft enough, criticizing the room's decoration for being too monotonous... His limbs didn't stop for a minute. I also don't have time to listen to me say "sorry" and "thank you". Until aunt An, whom I had met last time, came, she warmly held my hand and said: "Why? Why have you lost so much weight after just a few days of not seeing me?" Tham Mac said helplessly: "Mom, why did you come here?" Aunt An was not as strict as I imagined. She smells very good, her hands are very warm. When he smiles, he looks a lot like Tham Mac. But her gentle eyes were somewhat reproachful, somewhat similar to the mother in my memories.

"Mom is worried, can't you come and see?"

"I don't know who it is anymore, I've been a stable old man for two years, when I heard that someone's girl was in danger, I grabbed the car keys and took off like flying."

After speaking, she looked at me again, with the same sadness in her eyes as Tham Mac.

"Silly child, just think of this as your home. Just say anything, if you're happy, you can tell, if you're not happy, you can tell. There aren't that many rules here."

She is very gentle, has the same personality as Tham Mac, refuses to sit still. Criticizing the bed sheet color Tham Mac chose for being too cheesy. Criticized that the potted plant he chose was not beautiful. I personally called the wrong person and changed everything. While she was busy, Tham Mac was free. He smiled reluctantly.

“Sorry, my mother is like that, sometimes she just does everything like lightning.”

I don't mind. I'm interested in something else.

"Tham Mac, did you bring someone there that time when the drunkards were causing trouble at the campsite?"

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My memories of that camping day are actually a bit hazy. One is that I was very sad at that time, I didn't pay attention to many details. Second, too scared, too painful. After that, I kept having nightmares for several days, so I deliberately avoided them. So who called the police? I don't remember at all. I just remember crying until my eyes were blurred, looking at everyone around me as if they were covered in a thick layer of fog. I just remember when I got into the police car, there was a car silently following behind.

“I heard what my aunt said just now, I heard that you were in danger, so I grabbed the car keys and drove away.”

"It's not about today, is it? On the day we went camping, the one who helped you was me, right?"

My chest felt like the wind was passing by, shaking gently. I stared at Tham Mac. I just saw his eyes gradually dilate.

“Yes, it's me.”

"You're a saint who always responds to messages immediately, but that day when I texted you, you never responded. I remembered that the other day you said you were going camping, I was afraid that something would happen, so I called the police first."

“I saw you confront those drunkards, their broken bottle pieces were very close to you, you didn't cry at all.”

"I also saw you injured, in such pain, but standing in front of the house for a long time."

“Because, I'm not cowardly, I cry often, just because no one feels sorry for me."

Saying this, he stopped for a moment. Under his smiling eyes, there seemed to be thousands of stars rolling around.

"But it's okay, I'll be here from now on."

Like another wind blowing. My chest feels like showers falling on banana leaves. The previous resentment and self-pity, at this moment, seemed to be extinguished. I buried my head.

“Yes, luckily I have you.”

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The days living at Tham Mac's place passed as quickly as a fish shadow passing through the window. In an instant, three months have passed. During these three months, Tham Mac will come to visit every day for a while. As for Aunt An, she spends almost half of her time here. Auntie loves to chat. From Tham Mac's childhood stories to hot dramas and entertainment industry rumors. She urged me to taste imported fruits that I had never eaten, while gently staring at me. Then excitedly commented: "Tham Mac is right, you really look like a little bunny." Tham Mac also likes to talk. But most of the time, he smiled and asked me: "Bai, what color clothes do you like to wear?" Pink or yellow? What about other colors? Do you like any color?

“Did anything fun happen today? Can you tell me?”

“Let's go out and try this new family restaurant today? Last time I saw you talking to your mother, you seemed very interested. Let's go eat today." …

It's like wanting to thoroughly explore all my interests. He always patiently suggested to me to slowly think and speak slowly. And just like he predicted, my brother called me a lot. I didn't pick up the phone. WeChat is also blocked. It's just that the story of Tham Mac coming to pick me up, I don't know why it got spread out. Rumor has it that my brother offended the Tham family and offended Tham Mac. Rumors are like tigers, like heavy snowfall.