Chapter 1 — Return to Save Yourself

After being pushed down the stairs by my husband and becoming a vegetative person, in the darkness, I heard a voice. "My sister-in-law has been lying here for two years, it's not easy for me..." Immediately followed by a sneer. "Not easy? Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day?" "That year, she passed the university entrance exam, I personally tore up her admission notice." "After tearing it up, I stuffed it into her grandmother's room. That old woman She spoke clumsily and couldn't explain clearly, so she immediately turned against her. "Someone asked, didn't she retake the exam after that? "Retake the exam? Where did she get the money to retake the exam? I took advantage of the fact that she had no money and had no way to go, and treated her well, giving her money to spend, so she saw me as the straw that saved her life." His words were filled with pride. "Actually, I haven't had any for so many years. The child is also my problem. But I told her that her body can't do it." "Women, you should kneel on the ground and wait for me to give you alms." I heard that familiar voice, the heart rate monitor emitted a shrill warning sound. It turns out that my life was ruined by someone ten years ago. In the dark, I kept imagining, if my admission notice had not been canceled ten years ago, what my life would have been like. When I opened my eyes again, I was truly back to the day I received my admission notice. 1. The postal worker brought a red EMS envelope in front of me, smiled and said: "Hua Thanh Hoa, your college admission notice, please sign it." I stared at that envelope, my fingertips gradually became numb. In my previous life, before I could see its full form clearly a few times, it turned into a pile of scraps of paper. It was stuffed behind an old wardrobe in my grandmother's room. I went crazy and asked her: "Why did you destroy me?" Grandma cried and said she didn't do it. But at that time, I didn't believe it. After I signed, I hugged the admission notice tightly in my heart. As soon as the yard door was closed, Pho Dien arrived. Seeing the parcel in my lap, his eyes lit up. "It's here?" I didn't say anything. He came closer, smiling a bit. "Thanh Hoa, let me see." I took a step back. The smile on Pho Dien's face stiffened. "What's wrong? I just want to see what the college admission notice looks like." Having said that, his voice lowered. "You also know that my achievements are not good, I didn't pass the university entrance exam." "People like us, we can't even reach the college entrance, how can we ever see this. Can you satisfy my curiosity a little?" In his previous life, he also said the same thing. At that time, I softened and immediately gave him the admission notice. After that, Aunt Vuong from next door came to call me, saying that my grandmother had fallen in the vegetable garden. I quickly ran out. The admission notice and Pho Dien were both left in the living room. When I returned, Pho Dien panicked and said that the admission notice had disappeared. Later, he found scraps of paper in his grandmother's room. I looked at his outstretched hand and coldly said: "No." Pho Dien was stunned. "Can't just look at it?" "No." "Hua Thanh Hoa, what do you mean?" The self-pity on his face gradually turned into awkwardness. "I know, I didn't pass the exam. Yes, I passed the entrance exam to Kinh Bac University, now I'm a university student. People like us don't deserve you, even looking at your admission notice once. It's not worth it." I looked at him. "If you really like university, repeat a year, study hard, and next year you can pass the exam." Pho Dien's face completely darkened. "Stop it, don't use those words to insult me." I laughed. "Is advising you to study also called insult?" He tightened his grip on the soft drink bottle. "Yes, a scoundrel.

Dying your hair blonde like me is not worthy of college students like you." "In the future, when you go to the big city and meet people with money and education, you will definitely find me disgusting." Grandma came out of the kitchen, her hands still covered in flour. "Ah Dien, it's all right now, why are you arguing?" Pho Dien's eyes immediately turned red. "Grandma, I just want to see Thanh Hoa's admission notice." "I don't have any other intentions." Grandma looked at me, her voice low. advised: “Thanh Hoa, please show it a little. A Dien is also happy for you." My throat choked. Grandma didn't know. In her past life, just because of this "one look" she had to be unjustly known for ten years. I held the admission notice tighter. "No." Pho Dien stared at me. "Are you afraid that I will cancel your admission notice?" As soon as the words were spoken, even he was stunned. I raised my eyes again, looking straight at him. "I want to do it." Is that so?" The yard immediately fell silent. Grandma's face changed. "Thanh Hoa, don't talk nonsense." Pho Dien forcefully put the bottle of soft drink on the ground. "Okay." "I understand." "Now you passed the university entrance exam, look down on me, even this dirty water dares to splash on me." Having said that, he turned around and left. 2. Grandma sighed. "Thanh Hoa, this child A Dien has a hot temper, but he truly cares. I care about you." I looked at her wrinkled face, the bridge of my nose stinging. "Grandma, please believe me for once." Grandma was stunned. I said every word: "From now on, no matter what anyone says, don't touch my admission notice, nor keep it for anyone." "And don't let Pho Dien go into your room alone." On the first day of school, Uncle Trieu in the village drove a tricycle to take me to the high-speed train station in the district. Grandma just stuffed a boiled egg into my pocket. just shed tears. "When you get there, remember to take good care of yourself." At this moment, Pho Dien pulled a backpack and squeezed into the car. I frowned. "What are you doing here?" He held up the photo of the train ticket on his phone, as if nothing had happened. "I said I would take you to school. Look, I bought the ticket." "Are you touched?" I looked at him coldly. He threw my bag on the car and sat close to me. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "I'm afraid it's not safe for a girl like you to go out, so I went to protect you." Uncle Trieu helped me put my suitcase on the car. If we continued to argue, we wouldn't be able to catch the high-speed train in time. I closed my eyes. That's good. I want to see what tricks he can pull in this life. Along the way, Pho Dien was extremely considerate. First, he gave me water. I didn't accept it. Then, he took the bread out of his bag. I didn't eat it either. His face became more and more ugly, but he still tried to force a smile. Before checking the ticket to the station, he mentioned it again. "Thanh Hoa, have you brought the admission notice?" Pho Dien gritted his teeth and stared at that backpack. "I'm just afraid you'll lose it on the way. Such an important thing cannot be neglected." "You know how to take care of it yourself." He lowered his voice. "Hua Thanh Hoa, are you still doubting me? You really don't understand, it's just a torn piece of paper, do you have to do that?" I raised my head to look at him. "Am I worthy of your trust?" A gloomy look flashed in his eyes. Immediately after, he showed a hurt expression. "You have really changed." On the bullet train, he sat next to me, constantly looking at my backpack. I placed the backpack on my lap, always holding the bag or zipper in my hand. Several times he wanted to help me hold it, but he was stopped. I avoided it. “Are you tired? Let me help you wear it." "No need." "Thanh Hoa, I'm your boyfriend, not a thief." I looked out the window and spoke softly.

said: "There are some thieves who like to pretend to be boyfriends." He suddenly turned to look at me. "What did you say?" I didn't say more. All along the way, his face was always tense. The closer he got to Kinh Chau, the more impatient he became. When arriving at the school gate, there was a crowded crowd. A banner was hung under the row of sycamore trees. "Welcome new students." Looking at those words, my throat suddenly choked. In my previous life, I couldn't enter this place. In this life, I have arrived. As soon as he got off the bus, Pho Dien tried to grab my luggage. "Let me hold it for you." I avoided it. "No need." His face darkened. "It's so heavy, why are you still trying?" "I said no need. I can do it myself." I pulled my suitcase and backpack to the admission procedure area for new students. Identification, exam admission papers and admission information are checked one by one. After completing the comparison, the teacher smiled and gave me my student card. "Classmate Hua Thanh Hoa, welcome to school." The moment I received the card, my fingers trembled. After completing the procedure, I returned to the waiting area for family members. Pho Dien immediately stood up. "How's it going?" "Everything's normal." His eyes were clearly panicked for a moment. I pretended not to see. "You have to go to the dormitory, I'll go home." "I'll take you there." "No need." He suddenly reached out and took my suitcase. "Since you've come all the way here, why are you still being polite to me? I have to see you settle down with my own eyes to feel secure." I was about to take it back when my lower abdomen suddenly ached. In the morning, I was so stressed that I drank cold water. I quickly went to the bathroom. Anyway, I was enrolled, the admission notice was no longer of any use, I quickly threw my backpack to him. "Stand here, don't go anywhere." He was stunned, then smiled. "Don't worry." I turned around and went to the bathroom. As I walked out, before I could even get close, I heard Pho Dien's high-pitched voice. "Teacher! I want to report!" "Hua Thanh Hoa's admission notice is fake!"3. The people around immediately gathered around. My steps stopped. Pho Dien stood in the middle of the crowd, holding my backpack in his hand. His eye sockets turned red, his lips trembling. "I can't stand by and watch her take someone else's admission spot. That's unfair to the person who actually passed the exam!" "I saw with my own eyes her grandmother using the admission notice to light a fire. The paper she's holding is definitely fake!" He even raised his hand to wipe the corner of his eye. "I'm her boyfriend, I hope she lives better than anyone else." "But being human cannot be without limits." All light All eyes turned to me. I walked over and snatched my backpack back. "What did you do to my backpack?" Pho Dien was dragged by me and staggered, revealing an extremely heartbroken expression. "Thanh Hoa, don't be like that." "I just helped you keep your things." "I just went to the bathroom, I gave you my backpack. Everyone can testify." Having finished speaking, he turned to look at the people around him. "I'm only telling the truth." "Even though I never went to college, I I also know that the admission notice only has one page. Yours was torn up by your grandmother, so where did you get the one you're holding?" "Thanh Hoa, I know you didn't pass the university entrance exam and have no right to take care of me." "But this is a matter of principle, I can't cover it up." He paused, his voice even more hoarse. "Even if you don't admit that I'm your boyfriend in the future, I still have to say it." The new students next to him talked in low voices. "Is it real or fake? So?" "Is this still happening now?" "Even her boyfriend reported it, there must be a real problem." I stared at Pho Dien.