Chapter 2 — Little Wife Comes Home With Him

In the Nguyen family's villa, for a long time, only Nguyen Thu and I lived together. When she was fourteen years old, Nguyen Thu's mother divorced because she could not stand my father's promiscuity and went abroad. As for me, I am the stepchild that Nguyen Phuc Minh brought home after divorcing Nguyen Thu's mother. When I first came to the Nguyen family, Nguyen Thu really hated me. She thought it was my mother who ruined her parents' happiness. He often coldly mocks me: "Do you think that after your mother chased my mother away, you can be the landlady of the Nguyen family? Dream!" At that time, I was still young and heard her mention her biological mother who had just passed away. I was so sorry for myself that I couldn't help but pursed my lips and sobbed loudly. She was frightened at that time, frantically wiping my tears with her hands and feet. I cried and choked up and explained: "My mother is no longer there, she will not be my stepmother." Later she learned that my mother was actually just a victim deceived by Nguyen Phuc Minh. When I was young, my mother was cheated on by him and got pregnant. When she found out he was married, my mother immediately broke off the relationship. Even though being a single mother is very difficult, my mother has never appeared in front of him again, nor has she ever mentioned him in front of me. If I hadn't passed away from a serious illness, I probably would never have known that I still had a father alive in this world. 5 After breakfast, Nguyen Thu drove her arrogant, dazzling pink supercar, preparing to take me to school. “Going to the dorm again?” I nodded: "Home is too far." "Let me tell dad Nguyen to buy you an apartment near the school so you two can live together. I'll be bored to death if you leave!" Having said that, she brought her face closer. I quickly pushed her away: "Isn't your many boyfriends enough to make you happy?" She hesitated for a moment: "That's it, just stay in the dormitory." I pulled the corner of my mouth and snorted softly. The first day of school was busy with all sorts of things. After arranging everything, I rested for a while before picking up the phone. Just looking at it, I saw Thinh Duong texting me a lot of messages. 11:30 Thinh Duong: 【Have you eaten yet?】 Thinh Duong: 【My friend just opened a barbecue restaurant, do you want to try it?】 12:00 Thinh Duong: 【Are you busy?】 12:30 Thinh Duong: 【It's okay to eat for dinner.】 13:00 Thinh Duong: 【? Kidnapped?】 ……The last news was at 4pm. It's a voice message. Thinh Duong: "Nguyen Mien, are you kidding me? Have you treated your ex-boyfriend like this before?" Just listening to his voice, I can feel that the other guy's face is very unsightly. I quickly texted back: 【Sorry, school started so busy, I just picked up the phone now.】 Immediately, Thinh Duong replied. Thinh Duong: 【Okay, next time remember to look at your phone more.】 I sent a cute cat sticker: 【Yes, yes.】 Thinh Duong: 【Can you come pick me up to eat?】 Me: 【Okay ~】 But I just put the phone down. A few roommates invited each other to go out to eat. “Nguyen Mien, let's go eat hot pot together!” I shook my head and refused: "Can I go next time? I already have an appointment." My roommate grabbed my hand and coaxed me: "It's the first time we're sharing a room, let's go~" I pursed my lips, looking at the girls' expectant eyes. Still afraid to refuse, after all, this is our first time eating together. “Let me tell the other person.” The girls nodded vigorously. 【Let's go eat tomorrow? The roommates want to eat together.】 The other party answered immediately. Thinh Duong: 【Baby, you think my personality is very good, right?】 I looked at that message but really didn't know how to respond. Thinh Duong: 【It's not that I intentionally caused trouble, it's just that you didn't pay attention to me all day, and now you don't want to go out to eat with me, making me feel very insecure.】 Looking at the messages I sent. For some reason, I felt a bit of self-pity in his words, even though that feeling was completely out of character for him. I was silent for a while, thinking about how to comfort her, when another message appeared in the chat box. Thinh Duong: 【Invite your friends too, okay? I invite you.】 At this point I smiled, feeling that this was truly the best of both worlds. “Er… my boyfriend said he wanted to invite you guys to dinner, so can I come with him too?” The three girls looked at each other, then said in unison: "Invite us! Okay!" I breathed a sigh of relief. When my roommates and I finished packing up and prepared to go out, Thinh Duong parked his car and waited across the street from the school gate. The three girls sat in the back seat, I sat in the passenger seat. The dorm chat group that was just created this morning is now unbelievably bustling. Dao Tu: 【Mian Mien! Your boyfriend is so cool!】 Dao Dao: 【That eight-figure Maybach! If you can sit once, you won't regret it!】 Tieu Ninh: 【But, that kid is also really lucky, being able to pair with soft and fragrant cakes like our Mien Mien.】 Dao Tu: 【I agree!】 Looking at these messages, I pursed my lips and secretly smiled. Mien Mien: 【Let's eat to your heart's content later!!!】 Dao Tu, Dao Dao, Tieu Ninh: 【Order received!】 Three roommates want to eat hot pot at a restaurant that is very hot on the internet recently. So Thinh Duong followed the location I sent and drove straight there. When I got off the bus, I discovered this hot pot restaurant was located in a busy, popular neighborhood. According to my previous knowledge of him, Thinh Duong rarely goes to such small neighborhoods to eat and drink. I was a little worried that he would feel uncomfortable, so I suddenly raised my head to look at him. Seeing that there was not a trace of discomfort on his face, I breathed a sigh of relief. Maybe he noticed my eyes looking at him. Thinh Duong bowed his head and grabbed my hand: "I know I'm handsome, but you don't need to keep looking at me like that, right? I'm so shy, my face is about to turn red." His face is not yet red, but my face is red to the ears. I quickly turned away, looking straight ahead. “I'm just afraid you're not used to eating at places like this.” Thinh Duong gently squeezed my hand, his eyes followed the top of my head, a lazy smile in his eyes. "Do you think I came out of the golden nest? Where do you find so many unfamiliar things?" I raised my head to look at him: "So do you like hot pot?" He didn't answer right away, just glanced at me slightly, the corners of his lips curled slightly. “Do you like it?” I nodded: "Like." “Then I like it too.” I was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood, quietly turned my face away, the corners of my lips unconsciously curled up. Amidst the bustling space around me, a seed quietly sprouted in my heart, its roots gripping my heart more and more tightly. 6 After eating, the three roommates got along very well and in unison suggested going to the night market. After saying that, they grabbed each other's hands and ran away, leaving me and Thinh Duong standing alone in front of the hot pot restaurant. I watched the backs of the three of them gradually disappear, sighed softly. Behind him came Thinh Duong's lazy voice. “Your roommate is fine.” I turned my head back bewildered. He looked at me, seemingly smiling: "My eyes for seeing people are not bad." Then he walked over and grabbed my hand. “Baby, the next time should belong to you, right?” Look at the bustling crowd around. My face turned red and I felt a bit embarrassed and wanted to withdraw my hand. But his big hand took advantage of the opportunity to interlace itself between my fingers, ten fingers tightly interwoven, no matter how I pulled it out, I couldn't pull it out. His fingers gently caressed the back of my hand, dry but very warm. I had to gently poke him: "Can you stop calling me 'baby' anymore?" Thinh Duong lazily raised his eyebrows at me. "If you don't call me your baby, then what do you call me? Princess? Or my baby's baby?" I pursed my lips and thought again and again, but this baby is easier to listen to than the others... Never mind, call me whatever you want. “Do you want to go somewhere tonight?” I gently pulled his hand and asked. Thinh Duong didn't answer, just pulled my hand into the car. I thought he was going to take me back to the dorm. But unexpectedly he drove in the opposite direction. Summer night on the riverbank, the night breeze mixed with a bit of heat passed by, bringing with it a gentle heat. “Isn't it beautiful?” I raised my head to look at the bridge in the distance, which was brightly lit, and the opposite side was also sparkling with light. "Pretty." Thinh Duong lazily leaned against the railing and looked at me. “I also think it's beautiful.” From that smiling tone, I knew he wasn't talking about the lights. I moved closer, put my hands on the railing and looked into the distance. “My sisters used to bring me here before.” Thinh Duong turned around, in the same position as me, with both hands leaning on the railing. “That's a pity, I thought I was the first.” His voice carried a bit of disappointment and loneliness. I tilted my head to look at him, and at that moment, he reached out and pulled me a little closer. His arms wrapped around my back, trapping me in his arms. The large hand gently stroked behind my ear, caressing the soft skin there. Suddenly, I heard him laugh softly. He lowered his head to look at me, gently pinched my cheeks, and turned my face towards the riverbank. "Baby, people kiss, I want to kiss too." I still haven't heard what he said clearly. Because... on the other side of the river, that couple passionately embracing... Looks like... it's Nguyen Thu. Thinh Duong made a soft "tsk" sound, pinched my cheek and pulled my face back. My lips were squeezed by him until they puckered, I blinked and looked at him. “It's sisters.” Only then did Thinh Duong let go. I raised my head to look at the other side, just in time to see my sister raise her hand and slap the other man.