Chapter 5 — Hold Your Hand to the End of the Road

7 Tham Duc Ky and I worked an extra month and finally received our salary. Passing by the souvenir shop, a starfish-shaped music box immediately caught my eye. I want to buy it and give it to Nguyen Khanh. Before, when she worked as a counselor's assistant, she watched me unpack a beautiful music box as a birthday present. I still don't forget that admiring look. Today is her engagement, I want to give her a music box. The staff helped me wrap the gift, the price was 2888 yuan. Even though I lost four-fifths of my salary, I still felt very happy. Arriving at the venue, Nguyen Khanh put on beautiful makeup and an elegant white silk dress, exuding nobility. Mom took her to greet each of the elders. Aunts and aunts surrounded her, smiling brightly, helping her adjust her dress. I stood in the corner, feeling for the first time that I did not belong to the Nguyen family. There is a blood bond between Nguyen Khanh and his mother that cannot be broken. Even if we haven't seen each other for twenty years, that motherly love cannot be erased. I placed the gift box on the table, intending to leave quietly. Holding it with one hand, Tham Duc Ky put the gift box back into my hand. "Don't be afraid, give it to Nguyen Khanh yourself." “She will be happy when you come.” But I looked towards Nguyen Khanh. Does she like a fake gold guy like me? If it weren't for me, she would enjoy all the good things of wealth, and wouldn't be left with scars from beatings. She has suffered so much for me, will she still forgive me? I hesitated step by step into the light. Give the gift box to Nguyen Khanh. “Congratulations on your engagement, this is my gift to you.” Nguyen Khanh was surprised, then handed the gift box to the servant, telling him to keep it carefully, and raised a finger to shake in front of me. "You're wrong, today is not an engagement ceremony, but a family adoption ceremony." “I thought you wouldn't come.” I was dumbfounded, my mind numb: "Aren't you engaged to Luc Thoi Khuc?" "Yes. He is your ex-boyfriend. The few times we ate together he just wanted to annoy you." "He said he wanted to test his feelings, believing that one day you wouldn't be able to bear it anymore and would come back." “But maybe he guessed wrong.” Nguyen Khanh looked behind me, where Tham Duc Ky was adjusting the jacket I took off, folding it neatly to the side. {Read the full story at Van Ha's love page} "Tham Duc Ky is more suitable for you. He is much more trustworthy and better than Luc Thoi Khuc." Nguyen Khanh grew up in the same village as Tham Duc Ky from a young age. She had seen him as a child, having to take care of his family, take care of his sick grandmother, and put effort into his studies. Such a gentle, upright, and steadfast person is certainly ten thousand times better than Luc Thoi Khuc. “Tham Duc Ky is a bit dry, needs you to take a step forward.” I turned back to look at Tham Duc Ky and nodded slightly. He is truly a classic young man. While city boys are willing to kiss publicly, he only knows how to cook, work, and give gifts. After a good deed is done, I am never told, leaving it to me to discover for myself. But that's why I find him so adorable. After the adoption ceremony ended, my mother called me home and was scolded. "I didn't hear anything and ran away. Mom told me to go back to my hometown to survey land values and prepare to develop a tourist area, but I thought she was sending me away." “Linh Linh, you are the child I raised, I will not abandon you child.” “From now on, don't leave without saying goodbye. Here are your credit cards and bank cards, take them all.” "I will transfer one million each to both you and Khanh Khanh, buy whatever you want, as a meeting gift between the two sisters." I happily hugged my mother, like when I was a child, nuzzling my head into her arms: "Mom, I know I was wrong, I will never leave you again." Mom patted my head. Nguyen Khanh brought out hot dried fried ribs from the kitchen and called upstairs: "Mom, Linh Linh, come down to eat quickly." The dish I make is stir-fried ribs, I must try it.” Sitting at the dining table, I smiled at my mother and at Nguyen Khanh. They both picked ribs for me. Happily, I not only have a mother, but also an older sister. I really want to spend my whole life with them. But life was not as expected, Nguyen Khanh was recommended by his instructor to go to M Quoc for a one-year academic exchange. I saw her off to the airport. When we said goodbye, I held her sleeve tightly: "Sister, I will miss you very much. When you go over there, you must regularly video call me. If you can come home early to make dry stir-fried ribs, even better.” Nguyen Khanh gently tapped my forehead: "You just want to eat fried fried ribs, right?" Hehe, it's been discovered. 8 One year later, Nguyen Khanh returned to the country. She rushed from the airport, carrying many gifts. “I'm not late for your engagement, am I?” “Of course not.” Afraid that she would get heatstroke, I quickly helped her sit down on a chair to rest. Tham Duc Ky opened the bottle of cool water and gave it to her, carefully waving the fan next to it. Thanks to expert treatment, his grandmother's health has improved a lot and can now get out of bed and walk. Mom brought her over and told me many blessings. I receive everyone's blessings. Holding Tham Duc Ky's hand, he walked up the stage. After speaking, I leaned close to his ear and whispered: "I've bought a men's butler outfit, is that okay tonight?" Tham Duc Ky's ears immediately turned red and he held my hand tightly: "Don't mess around." It's really disappointing, this "old-fashioned" guy. We've been together for a year but still keep that distance. I let go in frustration: "Or maybe I'm not compatible and I'm afraid you'll find out and cancel the engagement?" After listening, Tham Duc Ky pursed his lips, feeling strange all day, deliberately keeping his distance from me. That night, the room was dark. I turned on the light and he was startled and covered himself with the blanket. I approached suspiciously: "It's this hot and you're still wearing a blanket, are your kidneys weak?" He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and patted the place next to him. “Come here.” I walked over without any caution and was immediately pulled into the blanket by him. In the dim light, the black and white lace butler's suit hugged his muscles, making him shiveringly sexy. I instinctively lifted up the small flap of my apron, screamed in panic, and quickly covered my mouth with my hand. His voice was low and magnetic: "Do you still want to cancel the marriage?" I shook my head frantically, clutching my chest tightly. At this point, the annulment of the marriage was no longer important, but whether I could keep my life or not. The next day, early in the morning, Tham Duc Ky got up to cook rice. He placed the fragrant breakfast on the table, came to the bedside and petted my nose: "Wake up, let's have breakfast." Over the past year of being with him, I have gotten used to the habit of getting up early to eat breakfast. But today the situation is truly special. “Tham Duc Ky, I want to check to see if you bought insurance for me, the beneficiary is you.” He tilted his head in surprise: "Why?" Because I feel like I've died a little. I turned on the power phone call, notes: "Don't let your boyfriend wear a male butler outfit, he will faint." He glanced at the screen and quickly snatched it away. “The butler outfit doesn't work, so how about trying another uniform?” Maintaining the serious spirit of a "science experiment", I nodded. Try it and see what happens if the level of exercise is moderate. Later I understood, the problem is not in the clothes, but in the people. Luckily, he is the "classic" type of boyfriend, during the day I still have some time to breathe. We spent together one anniversary after another. One day, Tham Duc Ky asked me: "Are you bored of me being quiet and boring?" I squeezed his hand. "Love can withstand long years. I will never be bored, and will always be with you all the way."