Chapter 4 — Manh Xuan Duong

He gently shook me awake. When he saw my sleepy eyes, he hesitated a bit. He spoke again, his voice much softer: "I have some business to take care of, please go home first." Under the dim car lights, my eyes and his met. A bit of clear pain flashed through my eyes… then disappeared very quickly. I didn't ask anything, just took off my vest, carefully put it back on for him, and said: "Okay." "You helped me drink a lot tonight. I'll take care of it, let the driver take you there. I'll call Ms. Tinh to pick me up." “A Dien, remember to come home early.” Speaking of this, I seemed to remember something, a bit shy, my eyes curved with a bit of expectation: "At that time, I have something to tell you." I opened the car door and got out. In the rearview mirror that was gradually disappearing, I waved goodbye to him. Until the car completely disappeared from sight. I stood in the windy night, looking up at the sky. No stars, no moon. The next second, the tire screeched loudly. A car stopped next to me. The towel soaked in anesthetic was pressed tightly against my nose and mouth, causing my consciousness to slow down... then stop completely. Brother... That day, when you left, did you see stars? Do you remember me? 15 When I opened my eyes again, I was trapped in an abandoned, dusty factory. Several strange men with cruel faces were guarding the side. One of them was slowly wiping the barrel of the gun in his hand. Seeing me awake, he tilted his head to look at me and laughed: "Oh, the big star is awake?" I didn't say anything, just quietly looked at him. He raised his eyebrows, a huge scar stretched across his cheek, making his face look fierce and terrible. The scar-faced guy stepped forward, took the barrel of the gun and gently hit my cheek: "What's wrong, are you scared to death?" "If I see blood later, I'll probably be scared to death?" The remaining guys laughed loudly, full of sarcasm. I suddenly opened my mouth: "Where is Chu Nguyet Dao?" The smile on his face immediately stiffened. He bowed his head, looked at me for two seconds, and smiled faintly: "That's smart. As soon as I woke up, I figured out who wanted to kill me." "That's good. Once you get down to the yellow stream, you won't have to wonder." He kept talking to death every three sentences, just wanting to see me panicked and scared. But I know clearly — Chu Nguyet Dao won't let me die that easily. Over the past two months, Luc Dien has become increasingly cold towards her. She offended people and made Luc Dien angry, even the Chu family gradually turned away and began to support her half-sister. That noble and noble lady, in the blink of an eye, became their family's abandoned child. Chu Nguyet Dao hated me to the core, he had to torture me at least once before killing me. 16 Sure enough, after a few days of only drinking dirty cold water, she finally appeared. Chu Nguyet Dao wore a bright red dress, and on her white neck was a striking necklace - the pendant was a beautiful pink diamond. That is the item that a week ago, Luc Dien spent 120 million at an auction in Hong Kong to buy. I know, that gift... he originally intended to give it to me as a gift at the end of the movie. Therefore, I also prepared a big gift for him and placed it at home. At this moment, Chu Nguyet Dao - who once pretended to have an accident - appeared here wearing that item.{Read full at Van Ha Tuong page} That means... Luc Dien must have seen it. I left the pregnancy test results in the study room, right? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but tremble, my whole body was filled with excitement. “What's wrong, are you shaking so scared?” Chu Nguyet Dao grabbed my hair, swung her hand and slapped me hard. “You fake product, you dare to show off in front of me, you should have thought about this day sooner!” "Do you think A Dien really likes you? Before you, I don't know how many people like you have existed! You're just a tool for him to tease me with!" “Even if I kill you now, do you think he would be willing to speak harshly to me because of you?” "You untouchables! You low-class trash!" That's right. People like us, in their eyes, are just tools for fun, not considered human at all. Even if I die, no one will notice. But Chu Nguyet Dao, my noble lady... In everything in life, there are always exceptions. Just like among the thousands of people who have been killed by you, there is someone like me - it is not easy to disappear. I didn't say anything, just smiled and looked at her with eyes full of contempt. I laughed until she got mad and angrily stomped her sharp high heels into my stomach, one strong blow at a time. The sharp pain spread throughout my whole body, hot blood gushed out, and the fishy smell of blood and dust mixed together made my mind begin to feel hazy and heavy. In the distorted sunlight, dust seemed to be dancing. I curled up on the ground, squinting my eyes and looking up. Until— “Dang!” – a gunshot rang out. Immediately after that came Luc Dien's voice: "Ta Tang!" That bullet did not hit Chu Nguyet Dao. Having come to this point, he still can't bear it. But it's okay... Chu Nguyet Dao will destroy everything. She looked at Luc Dien dumbfounded, looked at the gun pointed straight at her, and suddenly got mad: "You followed me?" “Luc Dien, I'm following you!” "You don't believe me at all! From the beginning you thought Ta Tang was kidnapped by me, right? The words you said you wanted to marry me, wanted to break up with her, were all fake, right?!" Luc Dien took a deep breath: "Shouldn't I doubt you?" “Chu Nguyet Dao, Ta Tang is right here at this moment, shouldn't you doubt me?!” Chu Nguyet Dao bowed her head, her eyes glaring at me. A moment later, she suddenly burst out laughing: "You were tricked by her." "No problem." “If this bastard dies, everything will return to the way it was——” She bent down, the cold knife in her hand slowly pressing against my neck. “Dang!” Luc Dien's eyes flashed with pain, but in the end he still pulled the trigger. The bullet pierced Chu Nguyet Dao's temple. Hot blood erupted, splashing all over my face. The expression on her face froze — a look of extreme surprise and pain at being killed by the person she loved. She believed him, loved him, but he killed her. It hurts a lot, doesn't it, lady? I closed my eyes, feeling the smell of blood filling my breath. Where Luc Dien couldn't see, I smiled. 17 The hands of the clock go back two days. I finally won the trust of my little assistant who always listens to Chu Nguyet Dao. "I know, your girlfriend was bullied to the point of madness by Chu Nguyet Dao, and finally jumped off a building and committed suicide." I said, “I have a dead game, I just need you to do me a small favor.” “Is the chess game dead?” Her eyes lit up: “Chu Nguyet Dao… definitely will die?” “No, someone will definitely die.” I paused slightly: "If it's not her, it's me." “But it's okay… even if it's me who dies in the end, she'll quickly follow.” She agreed to help me, and would choose the right time to advise Chu Nguyet Dao to fake a traffic accident, to test her position in Luc Dien's heart. Before leaving, she suddenly said: “She is not my girlfriend. She’s just…my crush.” “What about you, Miss Ta? You do all this… for whom?” It's the same with me. It's because of the person I love. 18 For Luc Dien and Chu Nguyet Dao, they are the ones standing on high, the so-called "like" - is nothing more than a game in their free time. Their love is built on benefits, trampling on the corpses of lowly people. No matter what, we must calculate profits and losses, and measure gains and losses. But we are not like them. We – from the beginning, had nothing. Therefore, it can cost you your life. But that... they will never, ever understand. 19 When I woke up again, I was in the hospital. Luc Dien sat next to the hospital bed, with a rare tired expression: "I didn't expect her to be so crazy, daring to pretend to be an accident to trick me into leaving, then kidnap you... Tang Tang, don't blame me." I was silent for a long time. Concern and insecurity gradually appeared in his eyes, so I opened my mouth: "What about Miss Chu...?" "She colluded with others to commit crimes, internal conflicts, guns being fired." Luc Dien calmly replied: "The murderer has been convicted." Apparently, that was the result of the negotiation between him and the Chu family - a final explanation for Chu Nguyet Dao's death. Because of this result, he must have paid a big price. The person he once loved so much that he treated other people's lives like trash... is now dead under his gun, yet he said it without a ripple. Luc Dien is inherently an ungrateful and meaningless person. I looked at him and asked softly: "Did you see... the gift I left for you?" “Our child… our second child…” His eyes turned red and he burst into tears: “There will definitely be more.” “Tang Tang, we will have children in the future. When you get better, we'll get engaged." 20 Luc Dien started preparing for our engagement ceremony. He never proposed to me. Because in his eyes, there is absolutely no possibility in this world that anyone will refuse his marriage proposal. He spent a huge amount of money to buy a collector-grade pink diamond, then crafted it into a ring that fit my finger. He even invited a personal designer to tailor-make shoes for me for my wedding dress. The news that I - Ta Tang, a famous and infamous second-line star - was about to get engaged to the Crown Prince of the capital, caused a storm on hot search for several days. On the internet, people were talking everywhere: "What kind of talent does this girl, Ta Tang, have to fly straight from a second-rate actress to such a high branch?" “The capital's crown prince ended up marrying a 'canary'? Don't be too outrageous!” How ridiculous. In the midst of this era... is there still a so-called "Crown Prince"? Human life, it turns out, is still divided into high and low. Luc Dien said he wanted to organize the most solemn engagement ceremony in the world for me.