Chapter 7 — Return to Xiangnan Military Region

Not like before - forgetting her in that remote little village on the other side of the mountains. Tong Dinh Nien's eyes turned red and he let out a choked voice: "I..." Mai Tu Khanh interrupted him: "Also, I have to apologize to you in front of everyone. That year, in addition to the Tuong Nam military region, I also received invitations from both the Giang Huu and Hoa Bac military regions. I chose to come here because of you." A whisper from the side immediately rang out: "Oh my god, those two places are also major military regions!" "Someone told Tong Dinh Nien to arrange for her before. He doesn't have that kind of ability. Look, this girl really is not ordinary."Tong Dinh Nien just thought she was bragging. While the two were still struggling, Master Chu coughed softly, then calmly said: "I think Comrade Tieu Mai's request is completely reasonable, so I should do so." In the military, the most important thing is to obey orders. Before everyone's eyes, Tong Dinh Nien had to reluctantly write a commitment letter and debt note. Everyone knew his allowance, so even if he wanted to cheat, he couldn't, causing his pen-holding knuckles to turn white from squeezing too tightly. After finishing writing and giving the paper to Mai Tu Khanh, Tong Dinh Nien gritted his teeth and struggled to utter three words: "Sorry." Mai Tu Khanh received the paper, the corner of her lips curled slightly, but that smile was filled with sadness. She slowly said each word, her eyes determined: "I don't forgive." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left, not bothering to look at Tong Dinh Nien's face one more time. Someone patted his shoulder and said softly: "The matter is resolved, Tieu Tong, you can go home too." Tong Dinh Nien nodded absentmindedly, missing a step as he left the room. Outside the office building, Mai Tu Khanh was preparing to leave when she heard someone calling: "Comrade Tieu Mai, wait a minute." She turned her head and saw Master Zhou smiling kindly and comfortingly: "Little girl, don't be sad. There is no shortage of good men in this world." A warmth quietly spread in her heart, but her eyes began to sting. On the outside, she appears strong and determined, but inside, having to face the person she has loved all her life turning on her heartlessly, how can she not be hurt? At that moment, she felt like an invisible hand tore her heart apart, the pain of two lives compressed into a bloody wound. She was silent for a long time, then choked up and said: "I know, thank you, master." Master Chu patted her shoulder gently and smiled kindly: "It's good that she understands. Just as my incompetent son is about to return from North China next week, I heard that he saved this old man's life, so he insisted on inviting him to a meal." Mai Tu Khanh shook her hands slightly, raised her head, and met the old boss's expectant eyes. Only now did she understand why he personally appeared here, and also understood why he quickly helped her cut off all ties with Tong Dinh Nien. If you are determined to start a new life, then you should open your heart to receive someone new. She gently nodded: "Yes, master. The exact date and time, just let me know, I will definitely arrive on time." After saying goodbye to Master Chu, Mai Tu Khanh returned to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, just after walking a bit, he was stopped by Tong Dinh Nien. He looked at her with dark eyes and asked: "What did the master tell you?" Mai Tu Khanh lowered his head and smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, trying to appear calm, but his voice still couldn't hide the seriousness: "Master wants to introduce the subject to you." "Introduce you?" — Tong Dinh Nien thought he heard wrong, but thinking about it, it's not too surprising, probably just his superiors feeling guilty so they helped. He laughed coldly: "Then it's thanks to you. Otherwise

Thanks to you, with my level of education - my education is not that great, my medical skills are all learned in the countryside, no one would pay attention. At most, they are only worthy of a few platoon leaders.” After hearing this, Mai Tu Khanh was so angry that she wanted to laugh, so she responded bluntly: "If you have time to mock me, you'd better prepare the money." If not, I will continue to go to the leader and 'confide'." Tong Dinh Nien choked, had to close his eyes to suppress his anger, his voice was cold as ice: "Something that doesn't belong to me, I hope you can still keep it by then." Having finished speaking, he turned and left. Mai Tu Khanh looked at that cold back, only feeling a cold wind passing through her spine, causing her to involuntarily hug herself tightly. "It's okay, Mai Tu Khanh. You're about to start a new life." She muttered as if telling herself, but her voice was still muffled, her eyes were red without realizing it. A few days later, Tong Dinh Nien brought money. All the money he had saved over the years, a total of 2,000 VND, was handed over to her. After receiving the money, Mai Tu Khanh's mood also relaxed a bit. Regardless of what people in the military region rumored, she ignored it and put it all together. Her mind was focused on work. In the dormitory, there was a shortage of household items, so on the weekend, she specifically took a half-day off to go into the city to shop for necessary items. Mai Tu Khanh walked around all morning, buying almost everything. As she was about to leave, she stopped by a clothing store and saw a very suitable light yellow dress. Just as she was about to speak, a familiar male voice suddenly rang out behind her: "San San, don't be angry anymore. This dress really suits you, can I buy it for you?” She turned her head and saw Tong Dinh Nien gently coaxing Tu San to come over. Tong Dinh Nien also saw her, his steps immediately stopped, his face suddenly became ugly. Tu San was also a bit stunned, then smiled sarcastically: "Well, isn't that Tu Khanh's sister?" As soon as you got Dinh Nien's money, did you immediately go to the shopping center to shop? Mai Tu Khanh looked at the two people in front of her, her heart still hurt, but it was no longer the painful pain like before. Mai Tu Khanh smiled: "That's right." Tu San's face darkened, his voice bitter: "Dinh Nien's savings are not worth much to us, but to you, they are not worth much. It's best to spend a little more sparingly." "Otherwise, even if you have Master Chu backing you, don't expect to find any more idiots like Dinh Nien to continue deceiving." Although I don't know what Tong Dinh Nien said to Tu San, just hearing it was enough for Mai Tu Khanh to understand a bit. He must have placed all the responsibility on her, and even used Master Chu to falsely accuse him of using power to exert pressure. The moment Hey, she just wanted to live her life in peace, not wanting to get involved with these two people anymore. She turned to the salesperson, said in a soft voice: "Hello, I want to try on that dress..." Tu San immediately interrupted with an arrogant look: "Pack that dress for me."