Chapter 2 — My Neighbor Cheated On Me For 10 Years

I got out of the car in a cold sweat. Co Uyen was probably startled by my pale face:

“Are you really sick?”

Maybe my face is so intimidating that I rarely see him worried. At that moment, Tu Tu walked out from nowhere. Co Uyen immediately took off his coat and covered her body:

“Why are you down here? It's cold out here.”

Tu slowly pursed his lips and said in a weak voice:

"There's a smell in the car that I'm not used to, I still like Mr. Co's car better."

Maybe because she recognized my eyes, Co Uyen awkwardly withdrew her hand from Tu Tu's shoulder.

"What's wrong, Ms. Linh? Maybe you're cold, maybe Mr. Co should get you a jacket."

Tu slowly sneezed twice. Co Uyen panicked and grabbed her hand, not letting her take off her shirt:

"I'm in poor health and can't stand the cold. She's going to the hospital later, tell the doctor to prescribe some cold medicine. Hurry up and get in the car."

After speaking, he helped Tu Tu into the passenger seat, without looking back, he drove away.

3

Fortunately, the test results were nothing serious, the doctor advised me:

"Go home and tell your family what to cook to nourish them. If you're young, you still have a chance."

Yes, I'm about to go home. When Co Uyen returned, I was packing my luggage.

"You're coming back for a trip and you're going to clean out your entire wardrobe?"

“It will take a long time.”

Perhaps sensing my recent apparent coldness, he was a little impatient and stood in front of me:

“I'm talking to you and you don't even look at me?”

His voice carried a bit of frustration mixed with resentment, as if he were being spoiled. If it were before, I would definitely have been overjoyed and given up everything just to comfort him. But now, I just want to quickly pack up and leave here. Even though this house is filled with stuff, what really belongs to me is not much. However, cleaning it up still takes some time.

“Get out of the way.”

Seeing that I didn't comfort him as usual, his face darkened:

"Linh Nhu Nhu, what are you doing? Are you teasing me? Are you pre-menopausal?"

I remained silent, avoiding walking past him. He became even angrier:

"Is it because you didn't help me apply the medicine last time? There's a little scratch, do we need to overdo it? I'm not a teenage girl anymore, why are I so weak?"

"Or is it because you didn't take me to the hospital? But in the end you were okay, so why are you still angry now?"

Seeing that I still ignored him, he roughly pulled my hand back:

“Spirit Nhu Nhu!”

He seemed about to get angry, but the phone suddenly rang, cutting through the tense atmosphere. His expression changed immediately, then he threw something into my lap. It's a lipstick.

"It's for you. Your face is pale and lifeless. If you apply it, it will look even more lively."

After speaking, he turned and walked away, replying to the message as he walked, not bothering to look back. The lipstick belongs to a high-end light jewelry brand, I used to be a regular customer. Lipstick of this size is usually just a free gift. I unscrewed the lid, it was a bright color - not suitable for the style of a young girl like Tu Tu. I put the lipstick and the bottle of essential oil that he "gave" me. Actually, that bottle of essential oil was because I begged him to buy it.

“If you like something, just ask me to transfer the money to you, then go buy it yourself, why bother so much?”

The only thing he ever actively gave me was a pair of love necklaces when we first fell in love each other. His necklace has long been lost, only I still wear it until now. I took it off my neck and threw it in a drawer.

4

The company arranged for me to have a new graduate in charge of taking over the job. That girl is very curious about everything in the company.

"Sister Linh, Ms. Tu Tu is Mr. Co's girlfriend, right?"

I am Co Uyen's representative, he is an artist contracted with the company. To avoid scandal, he proposed to hide our relationship, so almost no one in the company knew.

"I see that every day Mr. Co takes Ms. Tu home from work."

It seems that the pregnancy test really belongs to Tu Tu. I remember one time when I took my car for repair, I wanted to ask him for a ride. Without even thinking, he looked annoyed and told me to call the car myself. The reason is that if other people see it, they will talk about it.

“I don't like being stabbed in the back by others.”

Because we wanted to avoid scandal, we chose to live quite far from the company. It took a long time to call for a car. To get to the company on time, I had to take the bus and then walk a little further. On the first day of work, my feet were blistered and covered in water stains. When I mentioned it to Co Uyen, he just said in annoyance:

"It's true that young lady is used to being pampered. She's been spoiled by chauffeurs since she was a baby. You should also learn to be independent."