Chapter 6 — My Friends and I Burned Up the Printer

20 “Tieu Hue, go home to your parents.” The light in my best friend's eyes also went out. She lowered her eyelids and was silent for a long time. Finally, she mustered up the courage and asked the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time: "If it was my younger brother... our parents would definitely cure him, right?" No one answered. The whole house was silent. Her mother even raised her head to look at her — eyes full of confusion. In that look, there was shock... but it was a natural shock, as if that question shouldn't have been asked. My best friend slowly raised his hand and covered his face. “Go home… I'm not going home.” “I still want to live.” Her father sighed heavily, turned to look at me: "This little Tham Duong, you are a good person." "But my family's situation is like that... I can't pay the money he owes, my family can't bear it." “I understand.” I replied. Their whole family arrived in a hurry — and also left in a hurry. The door closed, my best friend couldn't hold on anymore, sat down on the ground, and burst into tears. “Am I… like a pitiful person, no one loves me?” "I know, it's all fake, it's all fake... why do I have to keep lying to myself..." "Why do my parents only love my younger brother? I'm also their child... I tried to be so good..." I squatted down, slowly hugging her. “How come no one loves you?” “Kim Hue, I love you.” I will never forget... how warm and complete you made my college life. Because I love you, I want you to have flesh and skin, grow teeth and claws, arm yourself, armor your heart - Don't reveal your weakest part to them. Never ask for something that never existed. There are many people in this world who do not deserve to be parents. It's not your fault. You are just a child... who has never been loved. But now he's grown up. He has friends, a lover, and will eventually have a new home. You will have everything you ever wanted before. "What's more—" I smiled, "You still have money, rich lady. If you're too sad, then... shall I go find a male model with you?" My best friend burst out laughing through tears. Laughed then cried, the more I cried the more speechless I became. “Tham Duong—” I opened a bottle of expensive wine, the two of us crawled into the small warehouse, sitting on a pile of packed clothes. My best friend talked about her childhood memories, the few moments that made her feel warm. Then she told me again... about the things that hurt her to the core. "At that time, family photography was popular. I was going to school, and my parents took my younger brother to take pictures first." "All three of them wore new Chinese-style clothes, looking very neat. My father looked just like the landlords in the movies." “Then they wash the photos, put them in beautiful glass frames, and place them solemnly on the dining table.” "That day... my younger brother also went to school. They asked him to take the day off to take pictures." “Obviously they can ask permission for me too…” “I secretly used a watercolor pen to draw two little girls in the corner of the glass — one was me, the other was my little sister's imagination.” "My mother found out, so she beat me up and scolded me for tarnishing the family photo..." My best friend took a big gulp of wine, laughing and crying at the same time: "Duong Duong, I feel... I'm dead." “But it feels like being alive again.” "That's right!" I clinked glasses with her. “You are free! There is no need to beg for the so-called love anymore - in this life, after this, only you will be left!” 21 Comments: 【I can't bear to scold them anymore.】 【The friendship between these two girls is so precious... suddenly I want to cry.】 【That's right, the female side is actually very pitiful, from a young age she was mentally manipulated by her parents, no one loved her, no one taught her how to live independently, so she became "addicted to her little brother".】 【Addicted to anything, she is "drained" is correct. The victim should not be someone who has a bad reputation.】 【How can parents be so biased? The woman is really pathetic.】 【What's pathetic? Do you guys have eight million in your account yet? I only have eight hundred dong, do I still have to sit here and feel sorry for people?!】 The comment stream gradually went astray, starting to heatedly discuss... if I had money, how should I spend it.{Read full at Nguyet Hoa Cac page} I've also thought about it. But it's just a thought — because a year later, I was so busy that I didn't have time to spend money. My account rapidly increased the number of fans. My best friend and I shoot videos every day, update new patterns, find materials, and contact garment factories. Busy like a spinning top. Money is making more and more. My best friend took his sister to Hang Thanh, and the three sisters worked together. They both got along very well — they never said a word to their parents about their income. In recent years, her parents have occasionally called a few times and said a few words of concern for free. But each time, she decisively interrupted: "Next month I still don't know where I'll get the money for the medicine." The other end immediately fell silent. This situation lasted... until my best friend got married. After much consideration, she finally invited her parents to the wedding. I didn't ask. Faced with such a solemn wedding, I didn't know if they felt their daughter "married into a good family" and then had other thoughts. But I believe that no matter what the situation is, my best friend can handle it well. Over the past two years, the only thing that has troubled me... is Giang Hoai Chu. Every time I saw him, the familiar BGM rang in my ears, my heart pounded — I still remember it clearly. I even doubted, was it because I was transported into the book that I was "destined" to have feelings for the male lead? But if you think about it carefully... A long life, holding a mountain of money in your hands, but your heart only moves for one person - Thinking about it is a bit lonely, isn't it? It wasn't until my best friend's wedding that I discovered... in the group of groomsmen next to Giang Hoai Chu, there were a few people who were more handsome than him. Every time I catch a glimpse of a handsome person, the familiar BGM in my head automatically sounds again. I hugged my pounding heart and breathed a sigh of relief. It turns out that Giang Hoai Chu and I don't have any "predestined fate" at all. I'm just... a guy who loves guys. My best friend held Giang Hoai Chu's arm and walked on the ceremony floor as long as the galaxy, her face beaming with happiness. This time, she has a career that she loves, and married the guy she loves the most. There is no longer any need to risk your life and run into the fire in a desperate search for some warmth. Wishing every girl can step into a bright and happy future.