Chapter 4 — From 155 to 199, Just One Hug Away

Mr. Bat Nhi is humorous and interesting, warm and thoughtful, has clear logic, has helped me countless times... It is difficult not to be attracted by his inner meaning. But that attraction, after breaking up with Chu Quan, finally exploded completely. Tonight, before calling him, I looked at his photo over and over again for a long time. Constantly asking myself: "Can I accept it? Absolutely do not learn from Chu Quan, clearly do not accept but still love, in the end regret it..." I hesitated looking at that photo that looked both ugly and stupid, looked at it for a while, suddenly felt... not bad. Looking closely, the bridge of the nose is quite high, the eyes are also big, actually not as bad as I thought... Looking at it for a long time, it still looks... cute. That's why I proactively proposed love... 7 Didn't sleep all night. I don't know why, I'm very nervous. I was even more nervous than when I was preparing to get engaged to Chu Quan. Obviously knowing that he's not very handsome, yet there's still a feeling of anticipation in my heart. Mr. Bu Nhi… No, it should be called Tham Ba Nam, his flight is at 4 pm. I took forever to choose an outfit, and even put on a little makeup. After applying makeup, it didn't feel right, so I immediately ran to the spa to get my face done. After finishing, I went to wash and style my hair, then asked the makeup artist to do it again before driving to the airport with peace of mind. After 4 hours, I sat in the waiting room feeling restless, constantly looking towards the exit gate. People poured out in droves. Among those countless people, I immediately saw an unusually tall man. He stood out in a crowd like a crane standing among a flock of chickens, it was impossible not to notice him. He was wearing a gray jacket and sweatpants that barely reached his ankles. I suspect those pants were originally normal pants, but he wore them as slacks. Very beautiful figure, long legs. He wore a canvas backpack and looked around as he walked, as if looking for someone. The skin is a bit dark, but the facial features are not bad. Such a tall figure, broad shoulders and long legs, yet her facial features are so delicate, it's truly God's favoritism. Standing at the exit gate, he stopped to make a phone call. The phone in my pocket vibrated. I immediately picked up the phone, it was Mr. Bat Nhi called. "Hello? Where are you?" “I'm right at the exit.” In the middle of a crowded crowd, he and I looked at each other from afar. “Tin Uyen?” “Tham Ba Nam?” The sound on the phone and the other person's mouth shape completely matched. “…” I was dumbfounded. The giant took back his phone and strode towards me. My head suddenly felt like it was short-circuiting, but I strangely counted his steps. One, two, three, four, five… Seven steps! He only took exactly seven steps and was standing right in front of me! Seven steps! Seven poetic steps... Cook the beans, burn the bean stalks, cry the beans in the pot... That's not right, Tan Uyen, what are you thinking about! My mind was a mess. The giant stood before me, the close distance making him even taller. Today I drove here by myself. When I got off the bus, I suddenly realized that the high heels I threw at Chu Quan's face the other day were broken, so now I only drove in flat shoes. To see his chin, I had to tilt my head up completely. The giant bent down. Thank goodness I finally saw his face clearly. Very handsome. “Are you Mr. Bat Nhi – Tham Ba Nam?” "YES." The tall man gently pulled the backpack strap and asked softly, "Tan Uyen?" I immediately opened the photo album On his phone, he pulled out an old photo and asked: "It doesn't look much like the photo." He nervously asked: "Where is it different?" I said: "It's not the same anywhere, in real life you're much more handsome than the photo!" How could someone take a photo and bring themselves down so badly? Even more miserable! "Really? Are you handsome?" He immediately grinned happily, then tried to hold back, scratched his head and said, "I think the photo looks just like it, very realistic." The first time we met in real life, I was a bit nervous. I didn't know what to say. I just followed the flow of the story: "Your photography skills are so bad, maybe take another photo, so I can see where the mistake is." I mean he took selfies. But Tham Ba Nam immediately pulled out his phone, pointed it straight at me and took a picture of the cup. I think it's okay to take a selfie or take a photo of me, just let him take it. But I quickly regretted that decision. When the photo was taken, I saw a man with a big head and short legs, looking horribly deformed. I'm 1m55 tall, but he photographed me as 55cm! This workmanship is truly terrifying. I was really mad. The first meeting with Tham Ba Nam ended in an unhappy atmosphere, and he humbly apologized over and over. When I got in the car, I tried to remind him to go a little slower, while calling out "Tham Ba Nam" - "Yes!" As soon as he opened the car door, he quickly stood up straight. With a "pop" he hit his head on the roof of the car, and the whole car shook slightly. “…” Tham Ba Nam held his head and squatted down, his face contorted in pain. A big person like that squatting on the ground looks a bit... pitiful. I wanted to laugh but was too shy to laugh and said, "I was about to remind you to pay attention to the roof of the car." “Um…” He crawled into the car, like a big bear stuffed into a dog cage, his arms and legs twitching, looking very miserable. I glanced at his stiff movements and tried my best to tell myself: Hold on, don't laugh... No one said anything the whole way. I secretly observed him. I have to say, looking at that handsome face, the frustration over the ugly photo just now completely disappeared. Before, I didn't have any expectations about his beauty. Who would have thought that when I saw it with my own eyes, it was like winning the lottery and I was unexpectedly happy. Tham Ba Nam sat curled up in the passenger seat, his long legs were so pressed that he didn't know where to stretch them. I couldn't help but ask the question I'd been wondering for a long time: "How tall are you?" He shyly replied: "A little over nine feet..." Intuition told me that he was lying, because in my company I had a colleague who was 1m88 tall, so I could also guess what someone who was about 1m90 tall would be like. "A little over nine feet... how much more? Tell the truth." He was immediately confused and stuttered before admitting in a low voice: "1m99..." He spoke so softly, I couldn't hear clearly: "Speak louder." He replied miserably: "1m99, not yet 2m, really not yet! Don't hate me!" His voice was even a little choked. I felt like he was about to crumble, so I quickly comforted him: "I don't hate you, I'm just curious." "Really?" "Real." He breathed a sigh of relief. I complicatedly said: "Your 'a little more' is 9cm. Before you said it was more than 1m80, now it looks like it's quite a lot more." He bowed his head in shame like a child who made a mistake. I couldn't help but want to laugh: "You're so tall, why don't you dare tell me the truth?" He mumbled: “Actually… I revealed it with you for a long time.” Me: “Huh?” He said: “‘No Nhi’… means ‘not exceeding two meters’…” Me: “…” Who would have thought? 8 On the way, we talked a lot. Tham Ba Nam is from the North and has always been single. I knew these things from early on. I thought he was single because his appearance was so bad, but unexpectedly it turned out... because he was so tall. I was a little curious: "Short people are discriminated against, but are tall people also discriminated against?" He seemed to be touched by pain and immediately replied: "Of course!" He said that when he was young, he was very skinny, and was nicknamed 'electric pole' by his friends. The boys often teamed up to bully him, and when they played games, they always forced him to be a monster, so that everyone could attack him. Growing up, girls didn't like him either, criticizing him for being too tall and not looking good together... My mood was a bit complicated. Northern girls are usually quite tall, going with Tham Ba Nam doesn't seem right, not to mention I'm only 1m55 tall, walking next to someone who's 1m99 like him, isn't that even more out of place? 1m55 and 1m99... This gap is really too big. I used to think that the relationship between me and him might face difficulties because of long distance love, because of personality differences, because of living habits... The only thing I didn't think about was the biggest problem, which was height. Although I've always wanted to find someone tall, I've never thought of being this tall. It's really... a bit too much.