Chapter 4 — Seven Years of Marriage

My mother was hesitant at first. Hearing this, she immediately glared angrily at the person who spoke. "If it doesn't happen to you, how can you say it's not easy? How could my daughter have to die pressed against this shabby tree? Humph, my daughter doesn't want a man in this pile of trash! Whoever wants it can come and pick it up!" After speaking, she turned around and left, leaving the group of people standing there confused, awkwardly looking at each other. A few people ran to help Tong Dich up and comforted him: "It's okay, Mr. Tong, as long as you truly apologize, there will definitely be a day when you and your sister-in-law's broken mirror will be healed again!" Tong Dich half laughed, half cried, slowly nodded. The video stops there. I covered my mouth, tears falling silently. Tong Dich, if you knew this day would come, why did you still do what you did in the beginning? A mistake is a mistake, the wound in my heart will never heal. At this time, the colleague who sent me a video message added: "Sister-in-law, you see, Mr. Tong is really sorry. Do you want to give him another chance? Besides, now that Vuong Thanh Thanh and Mr. Tong have both been fired, his situation is very bad." I looked at the message and smiled faintly. "Thank you for sending me the video. But please leave a message to Tong Dich that if you make a mistake, you have to suffer the consequences. I will never love him again." Closing the phone, my mind flashed through the memories of the love between me and Tong Dich, I gently closed my eyes. 7. 8. No matter who is missing, the earth continues to rotate. My life is the same. Time is the best medicine to ease the pain. After focusing wholeheartedly on work and my son's growth, I gradually stopped thinking about Tong Dich. The only thing is, every time I take my children out to play, I always feel like there's a shadow secretly watching us. This time is no exception. I said to Doan Dung: "Let's take Tieu Bao to play on the wooden horse, you can rest for a while." He smiled and agreed, letting Tieu Bao ride on his shoulders, the two of them laughed and talked happily as they walked. Looking at their backs, I was filled with peace of mind. At that time, a person came and sat next to me. I turned my head and gently looked at him: "You finally appeared." It was Tong Dich. He looked much thinner, and his spirit was not good, like a seriously ill person. "Tieu Nhu, I miss you and your child very much." He looked towards his son and Doan Dung who were playing on wooden horses, his smile full of bitterness. "You also saw it, my life is very good, so is my son." "I know, I know I no longer have the right to bother you and my child... But Tieu Nhu, really, do you not have any chance left?" He looked at me with sad but sincere eyes. "No, I don't want you to enter my life anymore. Tong Dich, I no longer love you." I avoided his eyes and calmly said that sentence. It seemed like he had already anticipated this, he just smiled awkwardly. "Okay, Tieu Nhu, I won't bother you anymore." He put down a box: "This is a birthday gift for you. Wish you a happy birthday." After saying that, he quietly walked alone. His back is full of loneliness and solitude. I turned my head away, not wanting to look anymore, but my tears kept falling. This time, not because of heartache or anger, but because of liberation. That's right, in life, everyone has their own responsibilities. Everyone has their own path to follow. Tong Dich and I are destined to be companions on only one journey, with a longer road ahead, we must continue on our own. At this time, Doan Dung carried his son back. He held two ice creams, one for his son, one for me. I took a bite, closed my eyes in delight. "I can't believe it, is this ice cream so delicious? Does it make you so moved that you cry?" He laughed exaggeratedly. I

punched him a few times, but he grabbed my hand, held his son's small fist with his other hand, and secretly whispered to the boy, "A family of three." The son chuckled, “Mom, we are a family of three!” I laughed too, laughing while covering my eyes with my hand. Later I heard that Tong Dich finally married Vuong Thanh Thanh. It turned out that that day, after Vuong Thanh Thanh ran out, she was unfortunately hit by a car. She had a miscarriage, the baby was a boy. Vuong Thanh Thanh herself was also left with serious sequelae: she will never be able to give birth again. She completely collapsed, her family went to Tong Dich and his mother, forcing him to take responsibility. Having no other choice, Tong Dich agreed to get married, and his mother did not dare to complain. However, it is said that after getting married, the two lived in a state of separation, Tong Dich was always out, only Vuong Thanh Thanh and his mother were at home. The conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was also very fierce, to the point that Vuong Thanh Thanh once held a knife and hurt herself. But Tong Dich no longer cares about that. Occasionally, he still visits his son and takes him out to play. My ex-mother-in-law, Tong Dich's mother, also called me from time to time, her tone full of condescension, begging me to let her see her grandson. Tong Dich told me to make my own decision, so I asked my son's opinion and sometimes took him to see his grandmother. As for Doan Dung and I, we are officially dating, with everyone's blessings. Now, we are about to enter the marriage ceremony again. I just realized that life's journey is very long, and the order in which each person appears seems very important, whoever comes first will have the advantage. But often, the most important people appear in the final stages of our lives. Run out of