Chapter 11 — Realizing It's Too Late

"The money is divided into half for you. I know you won't accept it, so it will be handled according to common marital property, not counted as compensation." This time he finally got it right. But I only hesitated for a moment. “Just follow the procedure.” Ha Canh Chau watched me walk towards the elevator and did not chase me. He held the jewelry box and stood for a long time, until Sam Man Thanh was led out by the staff. She will lose the brand consultant position that the Ha family promised, and will also be responsible for falsifying documents. The dignity she wanted to borrow from others was eventually torn apart by her own hands. Before the elevator door closed, she suddenly called Ha Canh Chau. "Do you know why Khuong Thu Y never told you her job? It wasn't because of confidentiality. She could have said she was a state agency employee. She didn't say it was because the first time I met her leader, I made fun of her job." Ha Canh Chau suddenly raised his head. 9 “What did you say?” Ha Canh Chau was waiting outside the unit, blocking my way. This is his third time coming. The last two times, he just handed the things over to the security guard and didn't bother me. “Is it important?” “Man Thanh said that the first time I met your leader, you scoffed at the translation profession.” I stopped walking. Four years ago, Director Chu assumed the identity of an elder to attend the wedding. Ha Canh Chau did not know his position. He only heard Ha's father say he worked as a translator, so he smiled and said I also know a few foreign languages. In the future, if I'm unemployed, I can help receive guests. At that time, Director Chu looked at me. I shook my head, signaling him not to explain. The same contemptuous words, four years later, appeared again at the celebration of life party, finally forming the answer that I could not continue to deceive myself. "You said that interpreting is just conveying words, sooner or later machines will replace it. You also said that fortunately I only do order tracking, the job is stable, and I don't have to run around the world with other people." Ha Canh Chau tightened his grip on the car key: "That's why you always hide it from me?" "At first it was for security. Then, even the parts that could be said, I didn't want to say them anymore." “Are you afraid I won't support you?” "When I signed up for my first long-term mission with the group, I asked you. If I had to go on a business trip for three months, what would you do?" His face lost all the blood. “I told you to quit your job.” “You said Ha Canh Chau's wife doesn't need to work to serve others.” “I didn't know it was a diplomatic mission.” “Any job should not be called serving others.” He bowed his head. A long time later, he gave me a set of documents. Ha Canh Chau has transferred all his positions and rights in the Ha family company. After compensating for the loss caused by the translation error at the party, the remaining portion will be taken over by Ha's father. What really hurt him was not the money, but the career he had wanted to prove himself since graduating from university. "I left the Ha family. Not in exchange for your return, but because I had to pay the price for my choice." I turned a page and gave it back to him: "This is a matter between you and the Ha family." "Thu Y, I'll rent a house near your unit. I won't block the door or call every day. When you go on a business trip, I can help you take care of the house. You don't want to remarry, we can start over from the moment we met." “Ha Canh Chau, we have known each other for six years.” “Then start with friends.” “No need.” He raised his eyes, his eyes red: "Can't even a small position be given to me?" "Cannot." “Did you ever love me?” “Once loved.” His shoulders relaxed for a moment, then stiffened again for the next sentence.