Chapter 5 — I've Been Waiting For Him For Fourteen Years

"What did you say to them? She looked at me as if she had met a benefactor." Tieu Hoai pursed her lips, avoiding my eyes, not daring to face her. "It's nothing, a few years ago I said, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't love or marry anyone else in my entire life." "It's been a long time, so now they expect you and me to be together more than you." I didn't know whether to praise or scold him, thinking for a moment I couldn't say anything. Looking at Tieu Hoai who seemed a bit tense, I sighed: "Okay, today is your grandfather's birthday, go over there with him." Tieu Hoai left, then... I just picked up the glass of champagne, then I heard someone call: "Cam Ve." I turned around and looked straight into Ha Hanh Tri's surprised eyes. Ha Hanh Tri smiled contemptuously: "I thought you were strong for how long, so you couldn't stand it and returned?" I had imagined countless times about meeting Ha Hanh Tri again, but I didn't expect that when we met again, there was no pain in my heart, no bitterness, or hatred. There aren't any ripples. Calm like when you see weeds on the side of the road. I didn't even pay attention to him. Without looking any further, I turned around to leave, but he grabbed my arm. Ha Hanh Tri gritted his teeth: "Have you played enough of the 'pretending to miss' game? My patience has a limit, now you admit your mistake, I will marry you." I almost couldn't help but want to roll my eyes in frustration, before I could say anything, A hand pulled me away, the person behind hugged me. Ta Hoai raised his eyebrows: "General Ha, have you lost your mind? You are not yet qualified to be the third person." Seeing Tieu Hoai suddenly appear, Ha Hanh Tri's face turned pale. He widened his eyes, unable to believe it when he saw Tieu Hoai hugging me. After a while, he coldly said: "Are you and him together?" I nodded: "Yes, that's right." "Are you crazy? I know very well that you and he are not together!" I smiled disdainfully: "How are you and him, what does it have to do with me?" Ha Hanh Tri didn't expect me to be so indifferent. He started shaking. His eyes were bloodshot: "Cam Ve, why are you so stupid? Do you think he likes you? I'm with you just to make me crazy." Tieu Hoai laughed: "Nonsense! I've liked Cam Ve for 14 years, who the hell are you?" Ha Hanh Tri was stunned when he heard Tieu Hoai say: "Do you think I will lower myself just to make you nauseous?" Immediately, his face became gloomy. "It turns out you have liked her for a long time. But so what? She was raised by the Ha family, the person she loves is me." Ha Hanh Tri's deep eyes stopped on me, his voice full of certainty: "Cam Ve, I know you are angry about Hua Thanh Vu, but I can cut off all contact with her. From now on I only have you." He finished speaking, waiting for the next sentence. My reply seemed certain that I would come back to him. In her first year of college, Hua Thanh Vu encountered difficulties in her family. Before going abroad, she proactively broke up with Ha Hanh Tri. He suffered a great shock, fell into confusion and depression, and the illness also began from there. During the time he was in the hospital, I was by his side taking care of him every minute. I thought that perhaps his eyes that only looked at Hua Thanh Vu finally recognized me. I tried very hard and persevered for a long time, but when Hua Thanh Vu returned home, I still lost miserably. But now, when I broke up and no longer loved him, he said he would give up Hua Thanh Vu for me. Ha Hanh Tri is truly despicable. I laughed lightly, raised my head and looked straight into his eyes: "Thank you, but perhaps Mr. Ha misunderstood. I didn't come back to talk about love with you, but to compete for business." I stopped and looked at him.

Seeing the confusion on Ha Hanh Tri's face, he continued: "That 50 million project, the Ha family also wants to take it, but of course I will take it back." I smirked, my voice full of sarcasm: "Not everyone only knows about love and trivial games. Breaking up means the end, and the silly fantasies about me 'seducing and abandoning' you are really too funny. Compared to money, love is not worth a penny."I stopped, My eyes became more serious: "I was indeed raised by the Ha family, but Grandpa Ha adopted me because my grandfather once saved his life on the battlefield." I looked at Ha Hanh Tri, my voice was calm but full of certainty: "Until the last moment when Grandpa Ha passed away, I was always by your side. Ha Hanh Tri, I never owed you anything."The feelings I once had for you, along with the gratitude, have quickly eroded over the past 14 years. In the past, I gave all my love to him, making him arrogant and complacent, to the point of thinking that I would forever be the one who is always there, always coming when he needs me, and disappearing when he doesn't need me. Loving you to the point of losing myself is the biggest mistake of my life. I held Tieu Hoai's hand and calmly said: "But now, I love my boyfriend. I hope that from now on, Mr. Ha won't bother us anymore." After saying that, I didn't even bother to glance at him one more time, then walked away with Tieu Hoai. Ha Hanh Tri stood still, watching the backs of me and Tieu Hoai fade away. In his heart, he suddenly felt the light taste of blood in his throat, as if his entire soul had been drained, all thoughts stopped. Suddenly, he remembered the words she said before. She promised to love him forever and never leave him. Obviously she said so, but why are things changing so quickly now? Even when he was ready to marry her, ready to give her the title of Lady Ha, she didn't want it anymore. She had no family, he thought that she would never leave the Ha family in her whole life, and no matter what wrong he did, how much hurt he caused, with just one phone call, she would always come back. But this time, why did she leave with someone else? Pain slowly invaded Ha Hanh Tri's mind.