Chapter 5 — Jia Thien Kim chooses his own life

I didn't hear all the words behind it. Tran Van Tiep pulled me out for a late night dinner. I know he's scared and the more I listen, the sadder he gets. Actually, it's not too sad. At most it can only be considered disappointing. From the time we got our relatives back until now, we have been living together for less than half a year. Saying how deep the feelings are is too fake. They treated me very well. They spent effort and money to transfer my transcript to me. In daily life, they always give in to my habits. As long as Trieu Hieu Than shows a little attitude towards me, they will definitely teach me. But love also has priorities. Small things can be incomparable. When it comes to future and future, in the end we can only distinguish between relatives and novices. In the end, they just don't love me enough. But nineteen-year-old me is past the age of wanting to be loved. What I care more about is how to live well in this life that has fallen from above into the mud. The Lam family didn't teach me what it feels like to be loved. At the Trieu family, I learned a little. But I'm just a bystander observing. 11 Tran Van Tiep said Trieu Hieu Than was about to be expelled from school because of repeated truancy and fighting. He once advised, but Trieu Hieu Than did not listen. After saying those things, he hugged half a bowl of fried noodles, wanting to say it again several times. A teenager who grew up in a family of harmony and love like him, when faced with my complicated situation, it was really difficult to find the right point to comfort me. Before, I didn't understand why a third-grade student with excellent results like him became close friends with Trieu Hieu Than, who often skipped class and had the lowest results. Later, he explained that although Zhao Xiaochen's personality is sometimes a bit childish, he is very sincere and not bad in nature. At that time, I really admired him. His soul is extremely free. Looking at his confused appearance, I felt unbearable, so I put down my chopsticks: "I'm going back to Dung Thanh because I need to transfer my household registration here, re-study and take the university exam." “By doing so, my future path will be easier.” The “later” I am talking about is not only material, but also spiritual. He thought for a long time before he understood what I said. “But… this is my house.” I nodded slowly. When we broke up, I still asked him to convey to Trieu Hieu Than that the auditions of famous e-sports clubs were completely free. If he has to go through training courses and polish his image with huge amounts of money to reach the threshold, then it can only be said that he has no talent. I also cleverly asked him to reveal to Trieu's parents that with my achievements, I would receive a scholarship. There's no need to argue over this. Before leaving, Tran Van Tiep looked at me for a long time. On a night when I should have been the one sad, it seemed he was more heartbroken than me. 12 After the university exams ended, the class held a final party. Phuong Dao drank too much. She held the beer bottle and leaned close to me: "Big sister, today I must ask you something. This matter has made me curious for a year." “It was at the beginning of twelfth grade, who was that handsome guy driving a Porsche 911 who stopped you at the school gate?” "The two of them standing next to each other are truly a talented man and a beautiful woman." “You don't know, the photos of the two of you were famous on the forum for a long time!” “But normally you're so cold, no one dares to ask.” "Tell your little sister Dao Dao. It's best to be a dramatic, heartless teenage love story that can only be seen in dramas." As she spoke, her whole body leaned on me. I helplessly put my finger on my forehead and pushed her away a bit: "You'd better not hope that it's a heartless youthful love story." “Don't you feel that in stories like that, the only one who is always mistreated is the female protagonist?” “If you must imagine, dream up a Mary Sue story

Go. At least you won't have to suffer." Hearing me say that, she giggled, seeming to really get into character. After laughing, she sat up straight again and pointed at me: "Change the subject." After speaking, she leaned her head on my shoulder: "After that, I met him twice in front of the school gate." "He sat in the backseat of a black Mercedes, didn't get out, just watched you leave the school..." I didn't understand Tham Chieu Xuyen's actions. Previously, because he wanted to resist his mother's control, he was sometimes close and sometimes distant with his mother's favorite childhood friend, me. What about now? Because the status difference between me and him is so big, is he deliberately showing that he cares about me to make Tham's mother even more uncomfortable? But what does that have to do with me? 13 Later, Trieu Hieu Than joined an e-sports club in the province.