Chapter 3 — I Will Never Wait For You Again

9Two months have passed, Lam Yen still hasn't returned home. Very strange, only one person was missing, but Luc Dinh An felt the house became much colder. Obviously there are a lot of maids. He still has three meals a day. But every morning when he wakes up, he still unconsciously looks towards the wardrobe, where she often prepares clothes for him to wear the next day. The scent that belonged to her had completely disappeared from the house. It's like she never existed in his life. Luc Dinh An looked up at the large wedding photo hanging on the wall, feeling frustrated. At this time, there was a noise outside the door. His heart moved slightly, he turned back to look at the door. But the person who walked in was Le Tu. Her smile is still as bright as before. But time has passed, that smile no longer seems to bring joy. Luc Dinh An asked: "What are you doing here?" Le Tu replied: "Auntie told me to go with you to the old house to wish my grandmother a long life." Luc Dinh An suddenly remembered that today was his grandmother's birthday. Le Tu could not hide the joy on his face: "Where is your son, Tinh Da?" As he spoke, Le Tu went upstairs and called out: "Tinh Da?" When Tinh Da was born, Le Tu often joked that he was her son. Luc Dinh An never objected. But today, when he heard those words, he felt extremely jarring. To the point that when he opened his mouth, his voice carried frustration: "It's at the old house, not here." Le Tu stopped walking, stunned. After a long moment of silence, she went back down the stairs. Her voice was full of resentment: "Dinh An, are you upset because of me?" Luc Dinh An frowned: "No." Having finished speaking, he turned around. "You go first to your old house, tell her that I have some urgent work at the company, I will come later."10In the office, Luc Dinh An used the software on the computer to call Lam Yen. As soon as the call was dialed, he pulled a cigarette out of the box. Before I could light the fire, the other end of the line picked up the phone. He held a cigarette between his fingers, listening to the sound from the other end of the line. A strange feeling of comfort spread throughout his body, like a stream of water gently soothing his heart. Luc Dinh An smiled slightly. "Lam Yen." At this time, I was in the office, typing lines of programming code. I studied computer science, and my Nam family is a technology company, so I went to work there. Listening to Luc Dinh An's voice, it feels like it's been a long time. "Lam Yen, today is grandma's birthday." "I don't want things to be awkward, tell me where you are." "I'll come pick you up." I was silent for a few seconds, then asked: "Luc Dinh An, have you signed the divorce papers yet?" His voice was as light as nothing: "What?" "Choose a day, let's sign the divorce papers." The smile on Luc Dinh An's lips immediately disappeared. Before he could light the cigarette, he crushed it between his fingers. When he opened his mouth again, his voice had become cold. “Do you really want a divorce?”11 “Yes.” Luc Dinh An crushed the cigarette in his hand: “For what reason?” He doesn't even know why I want a divorce. I looked out the window, where the sun was slowly setting. Over the past two months, almost every day, Ta Giai Giai has sent to my mailbox photos of Luc Dinh An and Le Tu together. Luc Dinh An is tall, clean, and handsome. Le Tu always wears clothes of the same color as him, has a beautiful face, long hair like seaweed hanging loosely on her shoulders, looking charming and trendy. The two of them were dressed in a minimalist style. A talented and beautiful couple, looking very beautiful. I often think about the days I spent with you. He doesn't like me with a bare face, doesn't like my straight black hair, and doesn't like me wearing non-branded clothes. Only now do I understand. Only when I have a delicate face, long hair like seaweed, and wear high-end clothes, do I most resemble

Le Tu. Sixteen years of love, but it was all just a joke. Even when I decided to leave, I still felt suffocated. But luckily, I woke up not too late. Everyone is stubborn at times. Once you get over that feeling, everything will no longer matter. The sun gradually set, the room gradually became dark. The reflection on the glass showed my black hair, my favorite clothes, my favorite lipstick, looking like a new person. From childhood to adulthood, many people said I was very beautiful. Even when I walk bare-faced on the street, I'm still the person that makes others turn their heads. But in front of Luc Dinh An, I have never been confident. He is always the one in control in love. It's just, I don't want to be inferior anymore. After a long while, I calmly said: "Because being with you doesn't mean anything." "Being with you doesn't mean anything, so who does being with have meaning?" "It has nothing to do with you." Luc Dinh An laughed, angrily: "Lam Yen, do you have to make a fuss like this?" I also laughed: "Luc Dinh An, do you think I will make a fuss with you?" This sentence made him silent. Over the years, she has always been quiet and silently sacrificed. He had never paid too much attention to her. Never felt her emotions either. At this moment, Luc Dinh An suddenly felt a strange sense of regret. He couldn't help but lower his voice: "You can't divorce without saying anything. You should at least give me a chance to explain." I remained calm: "You asked me to marry you, I don't know the reason. So when I leave you, you don't need to know the reason." The little bit of remorse in Luc Dinh An's heart was completely erased by Lam Yen's words. "You should know, I'm not the type of person to be foolish and let others abandon me without knowing the reason." I laughed: "When Le Tu abandoned you, I didn't see you getting to the bottom of it. Do you think I'm easy to bully?" "Luc Dinh An, if you don't sign, I will sue for divorce, tomorrow my lawyer will contact you to work with you." "And Baby, don't you need it anymore?" Luc Dinh An hit right at my weakness. But Luc Tinh Da is no longer my weakness. I smiled softly: "Luc Tinh Da is your son, he has your blood in him. He will become another version of you, and I don't like that." Having finished speaking, I hung up the phone. Calls via software, I cannot put on the block list. But it doesn't matter. Truly letting go, is not being blacklisted. 12 The beeping sound of a disconnected call rang in my ears. Luc Dinh An took off his headphones. He lit a new cigarette. In the quiet space, the phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the display screen, it was Le Tu calling. He blew out a puff of cigarette smoke and didn't pick up the phone. On the large glass door, his gloomy face was reflected. In the mist of cigarette smoke, Lam Yen's words echoed in his head word by word. He felt extremely uncomfortable. Annoyed, he stood up and went straight back to his old house. He has never pampered women, and Lam Yen is no exception. When Luc Dinh An arrived, the house was very bustling. Le Tu is happily playing with his son. His parents and grandparents all smiled kindly. Le Tu is very good at pleasing others. From a young age she was loved by her elders. Now, she is still very popular with his parents and grandparents. The Le family also has a position commensurate with the Luc family. Even though Le Tu is divorced, she is still a good girl in the eyes of her elders, a guardian to his family. No one cares about where Lam Yen went. Even her son, Luc Tinh Da, never asked: "Where are you, mother?" "Luc Tinh Da is my son, he carries the blood of

Older brother. It will become another version of you, and I don't like it." Lam Yen's words suddenly rang in his head. Immediately, the anger that had been smoldering in his heart flared up. Luc Dinh An called out in a low voice: "Luc Tinh Da, come here." Luc Tinh Da was giggling in Le Tu's arms: "Dad, come here, Tu's mother said she has a secret to tell you." Luc Dinh An stepped forward, with a cold face, and lifted Luc Tinh Da out of Le Tu's arms. Le Tu quickly stood up and said: "Dinh An, don't hurt my son!" Luc Dinh An looked at her coldly: "Since when is he your son?" He bent down again to look at Luc Tinh Da and said coldly: "Who is your mother, don't you know?" The teacher says I'm a genius, but actually I'm just an idiot! Le Tu was stunned. Recently, Luc Dinh An started to distance himself from her, clearly bored. When he goes out with friends, he no longer calls her. No calls or messages, no. Le Tu is a young lady who has been pampered since childhood. She rarely has to condescend to anyone. But she condescended to meet Luc Dinh An several times, but he did not answer. She didn't look for him anymore, because she thought a woman who kept clinging to a man would lose her value. But she couldn't control herself, always wanting to find him. Today is Luc Dinh An's grandmother's birthday, so she came to find him. I didn't expect him to treat her like that. Le Tu was very angry. She thought Luc Dinh An would comfort her, but he didn't. Everyone thought that if she came back, he would divorce her and marry her. Even she thought so. Therefore, when Luc Tinh Da was born, she joked that sooner or later he would be her son. Luc Dinh An always smiled faintly and never objected. But now, she is back. Yet he still has no intention of divorcing. Even though Lam Yen has left home for two months now. Luc Dinh An did not make any move to show that he wanted to marry her. Now, in front of the whole family, he questioned her, questioned Luc Tinh Da. There is no doubt that he is making her lose face. He is telling everyone that he will not marry her, and that Luc Tinh Da's mother can only be Lam Yen. Le Tu's heart sank, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. She stood up from the sofa and looked straight at Luc Dinh An: "Dinh An, what do you mean?" Luc Dinh An looked at her with a cold face: "I don't mean anything, I just want to remind you not to cross the line, I'm married now." The elders of the Luc family looked at each other in confusion. Grandfather Luc lightly tapped his stick on the ground: "Dinh An!" But Luc Dinh An didn't pay attention and continued to tell Le Tu: "You and I are just friends." Le Tu took a step back: "Luc Dinh An, you are so bad." Compared to Le Tu's anger, Luc Dinh An was much calmer. He didn't even care: "It's just a quid pro quo." Le Tu's whole body trembled. It turned out that he had not forgiven her for running away from the wedding in the past, as rumored. He was ambiguous with her, not because he still had feelings for her. Simply wanting her to experience the feeling of being abandoned and laughed at by others. Le Tu suddenly burst out laughing. How could she forget, he was never a generous person. He is Luc Dinh An, who has revenge and will never show mercy. Le Tu clenched his hands and looked at him coldly. "Luc Dinh An, you still work without thinking about other people's feelings. If Lam Yen is still with you, it can only prove that she is too despicable." Having finished speaking, she immediately left. Grandfather Luc was so angry that he almost had to be hospitalized. Luc Dinh An's father immediately took a whip and whipped him. But he did not make a sound. Until he was beaten until his skin was torn, the elders of the Luc family released their anger and stopped. At that time, he slowly said: "I will not divorce."