Chapter 3 — Manh Xuan Duong

10 For people like Luc Dien - the proud son of heaven who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth - in his heart, arrogance and selfishness are deeply ingrained. He cannot stand any resistance or challenge, even if that person is the Bach Nguyet Quang he has loved for many years - his childhood friend Chu Nguyet Dao. In his heart... On one side is Chu Nguyet Dao, always relying on old love, angry every few days, waiting for him to comfort her. The other side is me - always obedient and obedient, even though I lost my child, I still don't blame him, just afraid of being abandoned by him. In fact, everyone can see where that balance will eventually tilt. When Luc Dien and I returned, we learned that something had happened to Chu Nguyet Dao. At her birthday party, because Luc Dien didn't show up, she got extremely drunk. Then he drove wildly on the street again. As a result, a pedestrian was stabbed to death on the spot. At first, she still thought like always, she just needed to spend money to settle the matter. Unexpectedly, this time he encountered a difficult opponent - the dead man was the youngest son that a great man favored the most. The victim's family was extremely angry, demanding that Chu Nguyet Dao pay life for life. When Luc Dien returned, the incident almost climbed to the top of a hot search. Chu Nguyet Dao cried in front of him, tears streaming down her face: "A Dien, you have to save me, I didn't mean it..." "Just a dead person, is that why you want to abandon me?" Those words... were exactly like what she said when I lost the baby. The bomb I once buried finally exploded. Through the window glass, Luc Dien looked at her deeply. Then calmly said: "Don't be afraid, I will take care of it." He immediately took action, using lightning tricks to drown things out, and used other people's family scandals to force them to make concessions. But even so, Chu Nguyet Dao was still angry with him. Luc Dien began to feel bored with her endless arrogance. As for Chu Nguyet Dao, he doesn't understand, he's just an ordinary human being as usual, why did he change his attitude? In order to solve her problems, Luc Dien spent a lot of manpower on relations, and now he is being restrained everywhere. His half-brother - Luc Tieu - took the opportunity to step in and steal several big projects. The Luc family in this generation is not only Luc Dien. The remaining guys are all ambitious. That day, late afternoon, I had just left the filming set. As soon as he sat in the nanny's car, the manager said: "Ta Tang, Mr. Luc sent a message to inform someone that he is busy tonight, so he told me to go home and wait." I stared blankly at the street lights outside the window, then regained my composure and smiled softly: "Going home? There's no need to rush." “Miss Tinh, I want to go somewhere.” The car stopped at a private private restaurant. I crossed the small bridge with flowing water and walked along the winding corridor. In the last room, Luc Tieu is waiting for me. … Dinner ended, I got up to leave. Luc Tieu followed behind and politely said: "Today, thanks to Ms. Ta's help, I would like to see you off—" I suddenly stopped when I opened the door, making him bewildered. Suddenly called back: "Miss Ta?" “Ta Tang.” A familiar voice as cold as a knife rang out outside the door. It's Luc Dien. Under the warm yellow light of the hallway, he stood there, his face cold. Next to him is Chu Nguyet Dao - eyes full of pride. “A Dien, I told you, Ta Tang has a problem!” 11 That warm, dim light... was absolutely not enough to dispel the coldness in Luc Dien's eyes. His eyes glanced at Luc Tieu behind me, then immediately locked onto my face. “Ta Tang, you better give me an explanation.” My face turned pale, my hand tightly grasped the doorknob, took a deep breath, and lowered my head: "... Sorry." “Stop showing that pitiful look, it's useless.” Chu Nguyet Dao sneered: "I told you, every time A Dien takes you out, something happens to the Luc family, and then even I get into trouble - it turns out you hooked up with Luc Tieu a long time ago, playing tricks behind your back!" With every word she said, Luc Dien's eyes looked at me a little sharper. In the end, all that remained in his eyes was a deep black color like a whirlpool, with no bottom in sight. "What? Are you mute?" Seeing my silence, Chu Nguyet Dao became even more proud: "Could it be that you can't even say an excuse?" As soon as she finished speaking, Luc Dien suddenly reached out and squeezed my wrist. A force so strong that it seemed like it wanted to crush bones. I was in so much pain that I cried out. But he completely ignored it, just glanced at Luc Tieu - who was panicking now - then pulled me straight away: "Come back to me." From beginning to end, he did not even glance at Chu Nguyet Dao once. As if she didn't exist. At the turn at the end of the hallway, he pulled me hard, causing my steps to stagger. Taking that opportunity, I quickly looked back. Chu Nguyet Dao still stood in place, her face pale. I don't know when, the positions between me and her... were switched. — Your end is near, young lady. 12 He threw me into the bedroom with a heavy bang, followed immediately by a fierce kiss. That kiss did not carry any tenderness, it was even more like biting. His warm fingers traced the contour of my face, then stopped at my neck. He started to tighten. The feeling of suffocation quickly came, I closed my eyes, letting the tears flow out, falling drop by drop on the back of his hand. Luc Dien felt burned, immediately let go, gritted his teeth and asked me: "Why?" I didn't answer, just quietly took out my phone. 13 I pressed open the recording. "Miss Ta is a smart person, she probably knows who Luc Dien offended this time. Honestly, as long as you cooperate with me and wait for him to collapse, what I give you will be no less than what he is now." "Anyway, in his eyes, you are just a substitute for Chu Nguyet Dao. But I am different, I respect Ms. Ta very much, I really want to cooperate with you." In the recording, my voice was soft: "I know." "You came here today... because you wanted to get the original price of the contract from Luc Dien, right?" "Of course." “But Uncle Luc is still seriously ill in the hospital, the brothers are fighting, it will affect his recovery…” “Miss Ta, are you pretending, or are you really that naive?” Luc Tieu laughed twice, then said: "That old man is so partial to Luc Dien, do I still care about his illness? If I don't change his medicine, how can he get sick!" I rubbed my eyes and explained softly: "I didn't mean to hide it from you... I just don't know who around you can trust, for fear of leaking information. He was very careful, contacted me several times, and made sure there was no problem, so we made an appointment tonight." "These past few days, you've been running everywhere because of Miss Chu and the Luc family. I just thought... since you treated me so well, I also wanted to do something to help you." “But… but Luc Tieu saw you guys coming, brother Not sure if this recording is still valuable..." I let go of my eyelids, a little sad: "Sorry, I'm so useless... I still can't help you." Under the bedroom light, Luc Dien stood blankly looking at me. For the first time, confusion appeared in his eyes, not knowing what to do. “You… treat me well?” He suddenly woke up, his eyes suddenly became a little cautious, he gently touched my hand: "Tang Tang, do you think I'm... good to you?" I nodded, tears welling up in my eyes, and smiled softly: "You know... I don't have any relatives, no one has ever treated me well. A Dien, for me, you are the only relative left." Luc Dien was silent for a moment, didn't say a word, just raised his hand. Using extremely gentle strength, he gently stroked the wound on my lip - he had just bitten it. Then, he hugged me tightly. “Don't believe what Luc Tieu said.” “Tang Tang, you are not a replacement for Chu Nguyet Dao.” “I like you.” I buried my face in his chest, chokingly said: "A Dien... don't lie to me." “I won't lie to you.” …But you're lying to me. Fool me. Idiot. 14 I gave the recording to Luc Dien. I didn't ask him how to handle Luc Tieu. We only know that, not long after, the shares that were once in Mr. Luc's hands once again fell into Luc Dien's hands. In the smokeless war between the two brothers, Luc Tieu lost the battle step by step. As for Chu Nguyet Dao... She appeared again, two months later. That day, the big movie in which I played the female lead had just finished filming its final scenes. Luc Dien - as the main investor - joined me at the completion celebration party. But while the party was going on, Chu Nguyet Dao suddenly barged in. She was noticeably thinner, her face was pale, she looked up at Luc Dien, her eyes sparkling with tears. But still stubbornly refused to let the tears fall: "Luc Dien, so are you planning to cut everything off with me now?" Luc Dien was stopping me from drinking, and when he heard that voice, he still couldn't help but raise his head to look at her. Seeing her red eyes, his fingers trembled slightly, but in the end he didn't say a word. I know... he's soft-hearted again. A childhood love affair of more than ten years is not easy to end. But it's okay, I'll help her. Chu Nguyet Dao threw me a look of hatred like a knife, then turned and left. On the way home, I put on Luc Dien's vest, leaned my head on his shoulder, and fell asleep because of fatigue. I don't know how long I slept when I was suddenly awakened by the shrill ringing of my phone. "Excuse me, are you a member of Ms. Chu Nguyet Dao's family?" A slightly hasty voice came from the other side: "She had a traffic accident on the surrounding mountain road. She is currently being treated at the Provincial People's Hospital. Please come immediately!" Luc Dien's body, where I was leaning, suddenly stiffened. “Ta Tang… Tang Tang.”