Chapter 2 — My Friends and I Burned Up the Printer

4 My best friend is an honest person to the point of being almost weak. Such a person... in the end turned into an evil woman and even set my house on fire? The words flying wildly before my eyes made my face turn pale and my heart beat like a drum. My best friend leaned over and hugged me tightly. “Duong Duong, I've already bought a train ticket for tomorrow morning.” “Do your best, I will always pray for you, I am sure that you will definitely succeed!” Before she could finish her sentence, I was so impatient that I slapped her on the shoulder: "Dear friend, are you confused?" “We are about to make a fortune, why did you collapse before dawn!” She burst out laughing: "I know, I also really want to see you get rich." “But—” She glanced at the empty shelves and sighed: “Actually, I always feel like we didn't choose the right products.” "Look at these models, what can you rely on to make a fortune?" Words flew on the screen: 【With just your eye for choosing clothes, what opinion do you need?】 【That's right, that blue silk dress is the exact same model as the female lead in the hot movie that will be shown next week.】 【That's right, what kind of fate do evil women have to know?】 My eyes immediately stopped on that blue dress with a simple design. Its design is actually very common: two-piece dress, neat and delicate top, asymmetrical hemline. A special feature is that the material is a bit like swan velvet, with a slight pearly sheen, but is very thin and light. When I went to pick up the goods, I was satisfied at first sight. The market owner patted her chest and assured me this was the newest material this year, guaranteed to sell well. Yet after hanging them on the shelves, they only sell a few sporadically. It turns out, the first bucket of gold that made me rich... was it? Seeing me standing still in place, my best friend waved his hand in front of my eyes: "Don't talk about these boring things anymore, I've already made an appointment with Giang Hoai Chu, let's have a meal together tonight." “In the future, just leave it to him to take pictures in the shop.” The flying words began to boil: 【It's coming, the male lead is finally about to appear!】 【I've been waiting all day just to look at his devilishly handsome face!】 【Hey wait, right now the male lead's appearance is still obscured by his black-rimmed glasses.】 【It's okay, still handsome, and the female lead secretly fell in love with him at first sight!】 I like men. Your best friend's god? Is that something normal people can do?! I was so startled that I jumped up on the spot. "I'm not going anywhere! I'm allergic to men!" 5 “That's too bad, Giang Hoai Chu is a very good person.” My friend angrily patted me lightly. "I'm done talking to him, you can't leave if you don't leave." No matter what my best friend said, I still refused to agree. It was almost time for the appointment. I used the excuse of having a stomachache, hid in the bathroom, locked the door and refused to come out. The best friend was helpless: "Duong Duong, what did you eat that makes your stomach hurt? Then let's stay home with you." "No need, I'm on my period, you can go alone." I had stomach pain and diarrhea on the first day of my period. My best friend knew this habit well so he didn't force it, and thoughtfully prepared red sugar water and gave me painkillers. "Then you should stay home and rest. Text me what you want to eat and I'll buy it later." Look at your best friend alone door, the words flying on the screen were frantic: 【What's wrong, why doesn't the female lead meet the male lead?】 【It's okay, tomorrow the evil female sidekick is gone, then they can see each other all day long.】 【The cruel female sidekick is really stupid, that original family didn't consider her a human being, why did she obediently obey and come back?】 【That's right, blame her. Why did the ending end so tragically, it was worth it, I hate the mother-type the most!】 According to the words, my best friend is an obnoxious "younger brother addict". This time when she returned, she took the civil service exam for three years but still did not pass. The family already favored men over women, three years of raising food and studying didn't bring any results, and the parents became more and more cold. At that time, her younger brother — four years younger than her — had just graduated from college and was looking for an internship. Through a relationship, a relative introduced her to a leader at a state-owned enterprise, saying they could help her younger brother get a job at that unit. That man was thirty-seven years old, eleven years older than my best friend, and had been divorced once. For some reason, he paid attention to her, hinting that if they became a family, his younger brother's affairs would also be his own affairs. Guaranteed to be placed in the company, but officially on the payroll. As soon as my best friend's parents heard that, they immediately felt moved. 6 At first, my best friend still tried to resist the pressure, no matter how much his family scolded him, he refused to agree. Until I called her and said that Giang Hoai Chu and I were dating. She was stunned for a long time, then choked up and interrupted me: "He is 'Mr. Milk'." The two of them were silent at both ends of the phone line. Because of that one sentence, the love story between Giang Hoai Chu and I had not yet begun... it died prematurely. Comments flew across the screen, cursing endlessly: 【I've never seen someone so selfish and untouchable.】 【Exactly the same! They're already together, what about "Mr. Milk", what does it have to do with her?!】 【It's just a soft-hearted female lead, no one cares about her.】 No one cares - The next day, my best friend called to apologize, saying that the old matter should pass by, she blessed me and Giang Hoai Chu. Netizens scolded her for being fake, saying that if she truly gave her blessings, she wouldn't have said anything at first. But I understand. It was an unrequited love that lasted throughout her youth. There also needs to be an ending. Later, it wasn't until I heard that she was getting married that I really resolved the problem in my heart. Before Giang Hoai Chu and I's wedding day, she took the bus back to Hang Thanh to attend our wedding. I excitedly invited her to stay at my house. Four hundred square meter luxury apartment, located right in the most prosperous central area of Hang Thanh. I opened a bottle of wine, sat on the carpet with my best friend, looking out the window at the flashing neon lights. The whole city seemed to prostrate at my feet. I exclaimed: "Tieu Hue, if only you hadn't gone back to your hometown that day, how nice it would have been..." My best friend silently pulled his shirt collar closer, hiding the blue and purple bruises on his neck and chest. “I don't have that number.” We talked until late at night. Talking about their college days, the two of them skipped class together, secretly cooked noodles in the dormitory, were obsessed with the same TV series, and almost broke up because of the male lead or male supporting argument. Friend The body drinks until it becomes intoxicating. “That's good… Duong Duong, as long as you're happy, that's enough.” I asked her to come back to Hang Thanh to stay with me. "This year I plan to open another clothing factory. At that time, I will lend you the capital, you contribute shares, and you will manage that factory." I put my legs on her thighs and laughed loudly: "We said before, if one person is prosperous, don't forget the other person. Hey, here are the golden thighs, hug them, come enjoy the happiness with me!" My best friend just smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's useless, Duong Duong... I can't get out anymore." 7 Comments keep ignoring all her pain. Just a few superficial sentences, but behind is a whole life of being suffocated by his biological family. They scolded my best friend for being a "little brother addict". Just seeing those three words makes me angry. Since childhood, she has been brainwashed and exploited as a girl. The blood sucked by the whole family is a girl. Unloved, if you want to have a little pleasant face from your parents, you have to cut your own flesh to offer it to your younger brother - also a daughter. Obviously she was the one who was harmed the most, yet she was the one who was scolded the most. The younger brother who benefited from her disappeared. The parents who manipulate her emotions hide behind the curtain. Leaving only her alone, labeled a "devil". In the end, who is the real devil? In college, during a late night chat in the dormitory, she said - In her memory, the first time her parents praised her was... also because of her younger brother. At that time, my parents were watching TV when my four-year-old brother climbed on the table, spilling the pot of hot soup. She happened to be standing nearby and immediately rushed to hug her brother, but her back was burned by boiling water. That night, her mother rarely gave her a chicken thigh. “Tieu Hue is very good, did very well today.” Her father also smiled gently: "As expected of my father's good daughter, Tieu Hue really has the appearance of the eldest sister, smart and understanding!" “That was the first time… I felt like they loved me.” She said those words with tears in her eyes. “I will never forget the taste of that chicken thigh that day.”