Chapter 4 — Khuong Nguyet's Diary

Khuong Huc Huy hated Thoi Mi. After the divorce, he never let Khuong Nguyet see us again. Khuong Nguyet was full of anticipation of passing the university entrance exam in Kinh City, escaping Khuong Huc Huy's control, and reuniting with me and my mother. But little sister, I can't wait for you anymore.
7
Three days later, I returned to school as usual. As soon as I entered class, I saw a sandwich on the table. Ta Viem walked over with long legs: "Try it, I made breakfast myself."
“Thanks, but I'm not hungry right now.” I conveniently set the sandwich aside.
Ta Viem frowned, pursed his lips and said: "Then eat when you're hungry after school." After school, in Ta Viem's expectant eyes, I took a sandwich and walked towards Hua Binh Thu.
“Hua Binh Thu, this sandwich is for you to eat.”
“Don't refuse me.”
Hua Binh Thu raised his head in surprise, reached out his hand to carefully receive it: "Thank... thank you." After speaking, he tilted his head to look at Ta Viem behind him, his face awkward. But I still caught a glint of pride in his eyes. Ta Viem's face was so black it looked like ink was dripping, he kicked the table away and walked out. When Hua Binh Thu was blocked by Ta Viem in the alley, I was packing my school bag in class. Tong Hieu Mong ran in out of breath: "Thi Nhan, Ta Viem led someone to stop Hua Binh Thu, in the alley behind the school!" I put down my textbooks and leisurely walked towards the back alley. In the deep alley, Ta Viem's men surrounded Hua Binh Thu at the corner of the wall. Hua Binh Thu's glasses were blown away, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and his uniform was covered in dust. Ta Viem kicked him in the stomach, Hua Binh Thu groaned softly and knelt to the ground.
“Ta Viem, stop.” I walked through the crowd, standing between two people.
Ta Viem squinted his eyes, his voice dangerous: "You want to protect it?"
“I'm not protecting anyone, I just don't want to see violence.” I said calmly, reaching out to help Hua Binh Thu up.
Hua Binh Thu used his strength to stand up, bowed his head, and said in a weak voice: "Thank you, Thoi Nhan." Ta Viem's face completely darkened. He stared at my hand supporting Hua Binh Thu's arm and smiled coldly: "Okay, Thoi Nhan, you're very good." He kicked over the trash can on the side of the road, turned around and left. From then on, Hua Binh Thu was completely targeted by Ta Viem's small group. Books were splashed with ink, chairs were pushed over, and seats were also filled with trash. Regarding this matter, Hua Binh Thu did not protest, nor did he gossip, but just quietly cleaned up the mess. The most serious time, he was stopped in the bathroom for two hours. When he came out, his left eye was so swollen that he couldn't open it, and his uniform collar was torn. I couldn't bear it anymore, pulled his sleeve and walked to Ta Viem and said:
"Hua Binh Thu is the person I protect, and next time, I will make your Ta family's assets lose half."
Hua Binh Thu covered her left eye and used her remaining right eye to look at me in surprise. Ta Viem clenched his fist then let it go, laughing mockingly:
“Miss Thoi, your eye for people is really bad.”
“You still don't have the right to judge me on this matter.”
Having finished speaking, I stubbornly pulled Hua Binh Thu away. When arriving at the school gate, Hua Binh Thu's hoarse voice said:
"Thi Nhan, I can handle the next things myself. I don't want you to confront the Ta family because of me."
His voice carried patience and gratitude at just the right moment.
“Yes, then you have to protect yourself in the future Be good to yourself.”
I replied sadly, looking at him with a mixture of pain and enjoyment. Hua Binh Thu smiled, raised his hand to pat my head, and the next second he shyly withdrew his hand and waved goodbye to me. The sunset made his shadow very long, accentuating his pale, skinny appearance. Anyone who sees it will feel pity. If only I didn't know the truth. Qi Canh Da installed a secret camera in the VIP room in Van Khuyet. That was the room that Hua Binh Thu often used, and it was also the private space that Ta Canh Hoa kept for him for a long time. In the image, Hua Binh Thu is sitting on a genuine leather sofa, crossing her legs, her posture arbitrary.
“Thi Nhan already loves me.”
He exhaled a ring of smoke, his voice scattered:
"During the day, when he protected me in front of Ta Viem, his eyes were so heartbroken that they were about to cry."
A male student with a crew cut approached: "Mr. Hua is really great, has the eldest lady of the Qi family also been dealt with by you?" Hua Binh Thu sneered: "Deal with it? Hurry.”
"This idiot, Ta Viem, bullies me in front of Thoi Nhan. The more pitiful I become, the more she will feel sorry for me."
"When I take over Thoi Nhan and rely on the Qi family, Ta Viem will obediently be trampled under my feet."
The screen stopped on Hua Binh Thu's face, completely removing her disguise. Greedy, scheming, sinister and sinister, you can see it all at one look.
8
A week later, Ta Viem did not go to school. The speed at which news spread was faster than I thought.
"Something big happened to the Ta family. I heard that Ta Canh Hoa has a child of his own, two months older than Ta Viem."
"Mrs. Ta, Diep Lam, was so angry that she went directly to the Diep family, saying she wanted to make Ta Canh Hoa leave empty-handed."
"The Diep family has already created pressure, the Ta family's stock price has dropped more than ten percent."