Chapter 10 — Lo Nghien, Don't Cling to Me Anymore

I glared at him fiercely: “You dare?” The corners of Lo Nghien's lips were slightly pursed, a smile spreading in his eyes.
15
That day I came home. It was dark. After we moved all the purchased items into the house. Lo Nghien again carried down a box of Maotai from the car.
“Uncle, this is what I bought for you.”
My father laughed until his wrinkles became deeper.
“Oh, Tieu Lo, you are so expensive.”
My mother looked at me and quickly refused:
“Tieu Lo, how much are these bottles of wine?”
“Auntie told Ninh Ninh to pass it on to you.”
Lo Nghien quickly said: "Auntie, I've been bothering our family these past few days."
“This is all my sincerity, please accept it.”
He took out a jewelry box from his pocket and gave it to my mother.
“Auntie, this is for you.”
“I heard Ninh Ninh say she was born in the year of the Snake.”
Lo Nghien gave my mother a gold necklace and a gold bracelet shaped like a snake. Don't say my mother. Even I was stunned: "When did you buy it?"
“When helping me pick up the delivery.”
Next, he suddenly took out a black card and gave it to me.
"I originally wanted to buy you a diamond or a handbag, but there wasn't one in town, so I had to give you the card. Wait until school starts and then buy it later."
Not! Dude, are you really the crown prince of Beijing?! What do I mean by this? Open the blind box and get the hidden version?! Our parents looked at us, looking curious: "Who are these two?" I didn't know how to explain, Lo Nghien spoke first:
“Uncle and aunt, I have been having fun these past few days.”
“Thank you everyone for your hospitality.”
“But today I received a phone call from home, maybe I have to go home tomorrow.”
“So I prepared a little gift for everyone, hope you like it.”
My mind froze for a few seconds, a bit in disbelief: "You want to go home?" Apparently, during the day, I urged Lo Nghien to go home, but he still refused to leave. Why do you suddenly want to go back? Although every day I hope Lo Nghien will leave quickly. But when he really wanted to go, I wasn't as happy as I imagined. I quickly stuffed the card back to him: "Then I can't accept it." Lo Nghien was not stubborn, just said one sentence:
“That's okay.”
“Anyway, there's still a chance in the future.”
I sounded a bit strange and was about to ask more when my parents interrupted me. The two pulled Lo Nghien and asked east and west: "Tieu Lo, you suddenly have to go, did something happen at home?" Lo Nghien wanted to say it again: "There is indeed something wrong." My parents frowned worriedly: "Is there anything we can help you with?"
"It's nothing, it's just that my grandmother was lured away by a blond man over sixty years old."
“I have to go get her back.”
This immediately aroused my parents' curiosity. They dragged Lo Nghien and asked him to the root. Take the opportunity to inquire about his home situation. I sat to the side pretending to play on the phone, but I was listening extremely attentively.
16
That evening. In the yard. Parents are both asleep. Lo Nghien and I sat in the yard feeding mosquitoes. I looked at the moon in the sky and pretended to accidentally say:
“Hey, how much did you give my parents as a gift today?”
“I'll send it back to you.”
Lo Nghien did not even think about refusing.
"No need. I know what you mean. I want to pay you fairly, there's no way."
He told me seriously: “Let's make peace.”
“There's no need to rush to answer me.”
“But don't block me anymore.”
“I will text you every day.”
“No, don't answer.”
“If you're smart
g, even if I have to take a plane, take a high-speed train, then take a bus, and finally take a motorbike taxi, I will still come back.”
Lo Nghien suddenly hugged me tightly: "Don't be with other people."
“Especially that certain Vi Lai guy.”
“…The man's name is Ly Iong.”
"OH."
Done. Why do I feel like I'm surrounded by a demon? At first, I expected my hometown to be so remote that even if he investigated my information, he wouldn't be able to actually find it.