Chapter 2 — Going Through Mistakes To Stay Together

2. My brother has disappeared. The very next day when he resigned as General Manager Van Thi, the entire financial community was shocked. My brother is a commercial genius. That year, Van Thi almost went bankrupt, he was in a desperate situation and stood up to revive the company. In just two short years, it not only brought Van Thi back from the dead, but also increased its market value many times over. Ironically, the person who once made the financial giants shy suddenly became empty-handed overnight. Unfortunately, my parents still don't know what they have lost. All the big corporations were frantically searching, everyone wanted the opportunity to give him the olive branch first. Offering shares, profit sharing, sky-high annual salary, arbitrary conditions. But my brother just disappeared from this world. Don't say we met in person, we couldn't even contact them by calling. And then, they started targeting me. Because in everyone's eyes, if there is one person in this world who can find my brother, it is definitely me. Who doesn't know that the Van family is the treasure of the former General Van Thi's heart, raised and pampered by her brother to the heavens. Since childhood, my brother has been the model of "other people's son" in legends. Smart, wise, always at the top of the entire grade. A disciplined, independent life, at a young age he already knows how to arrange everything in order. He is my parents' first child, the result of not having any experience as parents. That's what makes them give birth to the illusion that giving birth to a child is enough, no need to care or teach, the child can become talented on his own - just like my brother. So, naturally I was born as an "abandoned baby". Some people use their childhood to heal their whole life, some people spend their whole life just to heal their childhood. But I am the perfect tool for my brother to heal his own childhood. When my milk bottle was drugged by the nanny three times with sleeping pills, and five times kicked off the bed by a sleeping woman, I cried and crawled up on my own, my small hand hitting my stomach to comfort myself - that was when my brother suddenly realized: this sister, seven years younger than him, always craved a kind of affection that had never been possessed, perhaps, he could be the one to compensate for that. Because no one understands that loneliness better than you. Looking at more than five hundred missed calls on my phone, I quietly turned it off, blocked all notifications, and boarded the flight abroad alone. 3. Blue sea, blue sky, coconut trees swaying in the wind. The suitcase wheel rolled on the golden sand, trailing two long, faint trails. My brother was enjoying the massage treatment from the specialist when he suddenly felt a shadow covering him. The massage therapist's hand also stopped. My brother frowned and opened his eyes, his sharp gaze shot straight out - but stopped midway. You probably didn't expect me to come all the way here.

“Brother —” I happily called out.

“There are no brothers here.” His face was cold.

Still angry? Feeling like I was being poured with a bucket of cold water, I felt a bit sorry for myself, "You're my brother!" I cooed, reaching out to pull his colorful floral pants. Unexpectedly, I used a bit of force and almost pulled my pants down. Pop!

“What are you doing?!” My brother jumped up and pulled up his pants quickly.

I rubbed my hands was beaten, his eyes were red with anger: "Before, you pulled my shirt, I never hit you... huhu, I've changed!" He felt slightly embarrassed, gritting his teeth: "You also know that you pulled the hem of your shirt at that time!" I mumbled: "But you're not wearing a shirt, all I have to do is pull up my pants..." He looked at me, so silent that he couldn't speak. I smiled wryly, looking up at the naked body exposed before my eyes - muscular chest muscles, six-pack abs as firm as a statue, drawing my eyes straight until my throat was dry. I hugged the cup of coconut water on the small chair and took a long sip. It's cold and sweet, as if making up for the lost HP points.

"Where are you? Take me back to the hotel first! As soon as I got off the plane, I ran straight here without even having time to change clothes." I said, pointing to the pink suitcase and tight outfit that completely did not match the surrounding resort atmosphere.

My brother looked at me, his face confused, his hand clutching his forehead, "Go home. Don't come looking for me anymore. I've already severed ties with the Van family. You're no longer my sister. I... am also not your brother." I heard the trembling hidden in his voice, the tip of his nose stinging.

“No, you are still my brother… you will always be my brother…”

My brother didn't answer, turned around and left.

“Brother! Brother —” I hurriedly followed behind, following closely step by step.

I reached out to hold his hand, but as soon as I reached the tip of my finger, he forcefully pushed it away. The kick caused me to fall onto the sand. My brother opened his eyes wide, maybe he didn't expect his strength to be so strong, he just pushed me lightly and I fell down. He instinctively reached out to pull me up. I was just about to reach out and grab it when I saw his hand stop in mid-air... then slowly retract it? Impossible — I burst into tears, tears falling: "You... you really don't need Dieu Dieu anymore? You don't love Dieu Dieu anymore?" Clear tears rolled down the girl's rosy face, drop by drop falling straight to the man's heart. My brother closed his eyes, as if trying to suppress his determination: "Van Dieu..." His voice was filled with disappointment and fatigue.

"That day, when I saw you smiling so happily... do you know how cold my heart is? I was the one who raised you up, taught you how to do your homework, took you on vacation every vacation, and took care of everything in life little by little."

"When I myself had not yet passed puberty, I had a headache because of your rebellious phase. Almost my entire youth was devoted to you. I thought, even if the whole world turned its back, you would still be the only one on my side. But you..."