Chapter 9 — My Ex-Fiance and My Secret Lover

In the past, I always liked to make small cakes for him to eat, saying that he was the piglet and I was the one raising the piglets. Every time you apologize to me, I will say:

“So let's learn how to make two sounds from a pig?”

If you learn pig language, I will laugh and not be angry anymore. Luc Ngon said:

“This is a new AI developed by the company, still in the testing phase, user feedback is quite good.”

Tran Hang pointed at the computer, his hands shaking slightly:

“The tone of this conversation, why is it exactly like Hua Y?”

At this moment, he stood up trembling, picked up a small piece of cookie on the table, put it in his mouth, and immediately exclaimed in surprise:

"Hua Y! This is definitely Hua Y's doing! Where is she?"

Luc Ngon stood up and took him to the eleventh floor where I work. Walking through the spacious open office area, through the glass you can see the large meeting room in the middle filled with people, the projector is on. I stood in front of the screen, wearing light makeup, a neat white shirt and vest skirt, and my hair tied neatly behind my head. My hand holds the laser pen, points to the data line on the screen, and is naturally chatting with my colleagues. At the same time, I raised my eyes and saw Tran Hang.

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That evening, Luc Ngon and I invited Tran Hang to dinner at a Sichuan restaurant near the company. The private room was very quiet, the dishes were ready but no one moved their chopsticks. Tran Hang looked at Luc Ngon sitting next to me, then looked at me again with gray eyes.

"Tran Hang, after eating this meal, don't come looking for me in the future."

I pushed the cup of tea I had poured over.

"You and I are no longer capable. But still thank you for taking care of me for the past five years."

Those five years were sometimes sweet, sometimes tiring. But it's all over. Tran Hang stared at that cup of tea, laughed at himself, his voice was hoarse:

“I understand. You two… are together.”

Luc Ngon faced his gaze without avoiding it.

"That's right, Tieu Y is my girlfriend."

Tran Hang gritted his teeth and asked:

“Since when?”

“University.”

Luc Ngon opened his mouth, his voice was not loud but very steady.

“Since college, I've always liked her.”

Tran Hang's face completely changed. In an instant, he suddenly lost control. He stood up, knocked over the chair behind him, and swung a punch at Luc Ngon across the dining table.

“Pop” sound.

Luc Ngon did not avoid it, his face tilted to one side, the corner of his lip was torn, soaked in red blood. Tran Hang's eyes turned red and he wanted to continue. I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat. I instinctively rushed forward, using my strength to push Tran Hang away, blocking Luc Ngon's body.

"Tran Hang! You're crazy! Stop!"

Luc Ngon stood up straight. He didn't fight back, just pulled me behind him, using his body to block Tran Hang's view.

"It's because you don't know how to appreciate her, you pushed her away yourself, you can't blame anyone else!"

“Tieu Y…”

Tran Hang looked at me, in addition to the red blood in his eyes, he was also pleading.

"Five years of love, can you really bear it? I admit I'm miserable, I'm hateful, but I've never stopped loving you. Please give me one more chance, can we start again?"

He tried to reach out to hold my hand, but I avoided it.

"Tran Hang, you looked ahead. Now I regret it, it's just because I'm not used to it. I'm used to the fact that I just need a little coaxing to calm you down. I'm used to you being in a weak position and relying on me. I'm sure you won't leave. I I feel that no matter how much you torment me, I will still stand still, compromise for the sake of the whole situation, and turn around because of your call. Every time I use those things to try to tame you! You never respected me, nor did you really care about my feelings."

“I fixed it! You can fix it!”

He said hastily. I shook my head. Seeing the corner of Luc Ngon's lip bleeding, I was heartbroken and quickly wiped it for him, asking if he was in pain. Luc Ngon grabbed my hand and gently shook his head. Tran Hang stiffened in place, his outstretched hand in midair slowly fell. A year later, Luc Ngon and I held our wedding by the beach. When I was in the makeup room changing into a dress to serve drinks, the bridesmaid gave me a pretty little paper box, saying it had just been sent from the signing table. I opened the box. Inside is a palm-sized crystal ball, inside which is an old tiled house, with a cat on the roof. Gently twist the wind, the music box emits a simple melody. That's the song my grandmother used to sing me to sleep with. I remember I told Tran Hang before that when I get married, I want to turn my childhood house in the countryside into a crystal music box, inside playing the music my grandmother used to hum, placing it in the bedroom to lull me to sleep. Then he laughed at me childishly. Unexpectedly, during today's wedding, I received this dream gift. I put the crystal ball back in the box and closed the lid. There are no longer too many ripples in my heart. Listening to his classmates talk about Tran Hang's recent situation, it seemed like he had completely turned against his family, moved out to live alone, and also cut off contact with his classmates. There are also people who say he got into a fight with someone at a bar and was detained... It feels like his mental state is very worrying. I didn't expect things to turn out like that. Even though we broke up, I still hope we can go our separate ways safely. The music in the ceremony hall rang out. Luc Ngon held my hand and went out. Taking in the sea breeze and sunlight, I brushed away the memories of the past and walked towards a new version of myself. Complete.