Chapter 3 — I've Been Waiting For Him For Fourteen Years

It wasn't until I heard the sound of the water stop that I put down the phone and realized a strange truth: I had just told young master Tieu to wash the dishes, and he actually obeyed. Maybe my eyes were too straightforward, so Tieu Hoai finally realized something, wiped his hands and frowned: "You just ordered me like a dog." I was silent for a moment, but I couldn't blame myself. Who says he's easy to soothe, just like the neighbor's golden retriever. I laughed, stood up and was about to help him wash the dishes, but was stopped by Tieu Hoai. "No need, this is not your turn to do," he said, then frowned uncomfortably, and said harshly: "You go scuba diving with me, I'll let you go this time." On the outside he looked arrogant, but in fact Tieu Hoai's ears were red from stress. I tried not to laugh, gradually understanding this young master's personality, and was no longer as shy as a few days ago. I asked frankly: "Why do you want me to compensate?" Tieu Hoai is not like a child who always needs help from friends in everything. He turned his head, pursed his lips and replied: "I'm afraid of water." Although I don't know why Tieu Hoai is afraid of water but still wants to dive, I guess maybe his life is too convenient, so he wants to find some excitement. In the end, I agreed to his request. After Tieu Hoai left, Chau Nac, who was texting me before, suddenly called. As soon as I picked up the phone, I heard her excited voice: "Cam Ve, I have shocking news!" I rubbed my ear and asked: "Is Ha Hanh Tri dead?" Chau Nac seemed a bit regretful and replied: "Not really, but almost like that. Remember the story I told? After you left, Ha Hanh Tri disappeared for a few days. I thought he took Hua Thanh Vu to travel around the world. But in fact it was because he was beaten by Tieu Hoai! There's no such thing as going to see the aurora with the 'white moon light', I was just afraid of losing face so I ran away. What do you think? Tieu Hoai looks fierce, but it must be said that he works very decisively, is he happy?" I held the phone and said nothing for a long time, until Chau Nac called continuously that I woke up. I remember Tieu Hoai gave me a birthday gift, but I haven't opened it yet. "Can you come to my house and see what's in it?" I asked. While waiting to hear from Chau Nac, I felt uneasy, not knowing what to expect. Until I heard the ding sound of an incoming text message, I opened my phone and saw Chau Nac sending a few photos with the words: "Oh my god, did you sell your life to him? He gave you such an expensive gift!" Tieu Hoai gave me two gifts. One of the two gifts was a very familiar wooden statue - that's what I gave to Tieu Hoai when I was 15 years old. Initially, I only sculpted wooden statues as gifts for Ha Hanh Tri, but Tieu Hoai happened to see them. He quietly looked at that statue for a long time, to the point that I thought he was going to come and hit me. But instead of doing that, Tieu Hoai just pointed to the statue in my hand and said: "Can you give me one? Any amount of money is fine." I was surprised, but when faced with his hesitant and scary eyes, I didn't say no. Wooden statues are just worthless, so I didn't collect money from him, but instead sculpted another one myself to give to him. Unexpectedly, after so many years, Tieu Hoai still keeps that statue. While the statue I gave to Ha Hanh Tri was thrown away a long time ago, the gift to Tieu Hoai has been carefully preserved by him until now. My emotions are extremely complicated. Then I looked at the second gift. It was a sparkling and breathtakingly beautiful purple diamond. My heart beat suddenly

suddenly accelerated, my mind suddenly remembered the moment a few months ago, when Ha Hanh Tri and I attended an auction. This purple diamond immediately attracted my attention, but because the price was too high, I had to give up bidding. He Hanh Tri bought it, and I had hoped he would give it to me. But I waited forever, until the day Hua Thanh Vu returned home, I saw that diamond had become a necklace around her neck. The twinkling light symbolizes their love and my foolishness. But the diamond that Tieu Hoai gave me was much bigger and more beautiful than the diamond that Ha Hanh Tri bought. I clenched my hand tightly, my nails digging into my palm, bringing a feeling of gentle pain. These two sentimental gifts, if it weren't for my coincidence, I don't know how long they would have been kept until they were brought to light. On the day of diving with Tieu Hoai... He hesitated for a long time before daring to go into the water. Obviously, I had to prepare myself a lot mentally. As I sank into the water, I reflexively held my breath. Warm ocean water enveloped us. The whole world turned into a clear blue. Schools of fish swam past us, brilliant and majestic. Everything became quiet and peaceful. We felt like we were sinking into a fairy tale world. There is an unspeakable distance between me and Tieu Hoai, only our eyes meet. In his eyes, I saw insecurity and worry. I suddenly woke up from the undersea world, remembering that he was afraid of water. Sure enough, the next second he came closer to me, grabbed my hand tightly, our fingers intertwined, urgency and anxiety clearly shown in the strength of his hand. I just realized how scared he was, even his fingertips were shaking. I silently sighed in my heart, no longer fascinated by the beauty under the sea, leading him to the surface. The sunlight shines down, bringing gentle warmth. Tieu Hoai, now calmed down, but his face was still pale, as if he had just gone through a life and death battle. I led him back to shore, we both sat soaking wet on the sand, the sea rising, wetting our feet. I looked intently at Tieu Hoai, then as if there was some invisible force that made me exclaim: "Tieu Hoai, do you like me?" As soon as I finished asking, I regretted it, before I could feel ashamed or embarrassed, I heard Tieu Hoai reply: "That's right." He has recovered, his face is no longer as unsightly as before. Hearing that question, he didn't even hesitate and admitted it very frankly. I was stunned, not knowing what to say. Tieu Hoai coughed slightly and smiled softly: "Aren't you going to ask why I like you?" "Is this strange?" My question was blocked. I looked straight at him, his angular face suddenly became gentle, the smile on his lips was warmer than the sun. "You're so good, I like you, it's as simple as that." The words were straightforward, without any concealment. The heart that had been frozen in my chest suddenly started pounding again. The sound of the waves was steady, the sky was bright, Tieu Hoai seemed to be covered by pale light, but those eyes full of intense affection stood out even more than the light. "For as long as you've liked Ha Hanh Tri, I've liked you for as long as I have. The only thing is, he is a bad person, not worthy of your liking. As for me, I am not him, and will never change my mind. Diep Tuong Vi, do you want to know how difficult it is to secretly love someone for 14 years? I understand that all too well, but at that time, I still chose to run away. This was a big shock to me. In order to not have to keep thinking about it, I decided to throw myself into work. Ha Hanh Tri doesn't like managing the company. He just likes to have fun, and his grandfather also seems to be the same

didn't expect much from him, didn't think he would do anything great. On the contrary, my grandfather focused on nurturing me. I relied on the money my parents left me to invest. By the time I entered college, I had earned quite a bit. After breaking up, I gradually cut ties with the Ha family and focused on running my own company. Three days ago, Chu Nac told me about a 50 million project. If successful, the company would grow to new heights. I tried to avoid Tieu Hoai, but he didn't seem to give me a chance to escape.