Chapter 4 — Headless Bride

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Tran Hang returned to his palace, the moon had reached its peak. Suddenly, he discovered that our hospital's lights were on again.

“Minh Nguyet!”

He trembled a bit, immediately lifted his legs and ran into the house, but in front of him were only three maids carrying things out from inside.

“Who gave you permission to touch the lady's things?!”

At this moment, his eyes flashed red. I don't know if it was because of the night wind that was stinging his eyes. The hand hidden in his sleeve trembled slightly. When the maids saw him like that, they were so scared that they didn't dare breathe loudly. They just bowed their heads and stammered:

"Yes... it was Miss Tham's orders."

“Ah Hang!”

Tran Hang raised his head and saw Tham Tu coming out of the room, gently pulling his sleeve:

“You told me to choose a place to live, I think this place is very good.”

“Near your study, I can always be by your side.”

Tran Hang frowned, looked around the small courtyard, without saying a word. Every object in the yard is meticulously arranged by our own hands. He just felt that wherever his eyes stopped, old memories appeared in his mind. It's me standing under the porch fanning you to cool you down. In winter, I stepped on his shoulders and climbed to pick snow-covered apricot branches. On the day the begonias bloomed, I sat on the swing, turned around and smiled, calling out:

“Husband, push it a little higher!”

Tran Hang showed his familiar angry face again:

“Do as Miss Tham says, pack up all your stuff and move in here tomorrow!”

When Tham Tu heard that, he was extremely happy. Even though she was not officially married yet, she clearly and righteously stayed in the Tran residence.

“Ah Hang, you are so kind to me.”

Her voice is soft and lovely.

“But what if Minh Nguyet returns, she definitely won't be happy to leave me here.”

Tran Hang snorted coldly:

"Why pay attention to her face? It's just a room, you can stay if you want."

“Take all of Hua Minh Nguyet's things... throw them out!”

After speaking, he threw up his sleeve and left.

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The marriage between Tran Hang and Tham Tu is still bustling and bustling like fire. Tham Tu finally moved out of that remote alley and royally entered and exited the Tran residence. Enjoy flowers, drink tea, write poetry, play the guitar. She wishes she couldn't always be by Tran Hang's side. But Tran Hang clearly could not rest assured. Even though he was in Tham Tu's hospital, he often stared at the door leading to the lobby. As if waiting for some news. The manager in the palace came to discuss the wedding, but he was also absent-minded and inattentive. When he was on duty at Dai Ly Tu, he repeatedly banged his cup to vent his anger at his subordinates for small mistakes. Every day he went to Kinh Trieu Phu, regardless of wind and rain, clinging to the soldiers to ask if there was any trace of me. Receiving too many head shakes, Tran Hang gradually became irritable. One day, he suddenly called the gardeners to come and ordered all the flowers in my garden to be cut bare - a place that I used to take care of myself. Even the begonia tree that was replanted on the day it became a tree was dug up from its roots, and the swing was thrown aside. As if his anger was still not over, he rushed into my room, gathered all the remaining clothes and jewelry, and threw them all into the yard.

"Why are you still standing there? Burn everything for me!"

"Aren't we going back? Why keep all this trash!"

The servants trembled and quietly retreated. Burn it, just burn it all. Anyway… I'm dead now Already. It's just that I don't understand - the person in your heart, after many vicious cycles, is finally about to marry you, so what exactly are you angry about? Day after day, it gets more and more intense. Or maybe, after acting for so long, even Tran Hang himself really believes that... he loves me?

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The capital suddenly burst into existence with a new theater troupe, the most prominent play being about Tran Hang and Tham Tu. It is said that two people who were deeply in love, in the past, Tran Hang passed the poinsettia, intending to marry the person in his heart, but he did not expect that I would interrupt him, causing the loving couple to separate. Now that the evil woman Hua Minh Nguyet has lost her fortune, a couple of miserable lovebirds are finally reunited. Right now, everyone knows that Tran Hang and Tham Tu are childhood sweethearts, with similar intentions. As for me, Hua Minh Nguyet, I am just a narrow-minded person who steals other people's love. But no matter what the bandits sang or how far the lyrics spread, there was still not a single piece of news related to me in Dai Ly Tu and Kinh Trieu Phu. At night, the butler brought tea to the study room. Tran Hang buried his head next to the desk, in front of him was a portrait of me.

“Still no news?”

His voice was hoarse, filled with fatigue.

"Jing Trieu Phu tried his best to search."

Tran Hang did not answer, was silent for a while, then said:

“Order the government to move the wedding day up to early.”

He pushed the marriage with Tham Tu forward two months. The wedding gift is even more expensive than when we pay twice the price. Tham Tu was extremely happy. She examined the new brooch on her bun, turned her head and asked him:

“A Hang, which one do you think is more beautiful?”

Tran Hang appeared absent-minded, his mind was not focused.

"Tu Tu, how about... let's postpone the wedding date."

The smile on Tham Tu's face immediately stiffened.

“Why… why did you suddenly change your mind?”

After that, tears welled up:

“Could it be because I didn't do a good job?”

Tran Hang shook his head:

"I'm very worried about Minh Nguyet, she's been missing for half a month now."

“She is a gentle and patient person, but now she is leaving so unkindly, she is probably not satisfied with this marriage.”

“Just because she doesn't agree, do you not marry me anymore?”