Chapter 1 — Ten Years of Love in the Dark

During the class reunion, her best friend suddenly mentioned the date between her and Luc Hanh Chu.

“Luc Hanh Chu, you once said that if we were both still single by the age of thirty, we would get together.”

"I'm still single right now, what about you?"

Luc Hanh Chu raised his eyebrows and smiled calmly:

“I'm also single.”

“Do you want to be with me?”

The classmates immediately started shouting at each other, loudly telling the two of them to come together. Amidst the bustling atmosphere, someone noticed I was still silent.

“Your best friend is about to have a good time, why don't you throw in a few words?”

I looked towards Luc Hanh Chu for help, but he never raised his head, just gently picked up food for my best friend. When we first started loving each other, I asked him when he would make it public, but he always told me to wait. When he was in school, he was afraid of what his friends would talk about. When he goes to work, he is afraid of being accused of having an affair at work. I waited again and again, for ten years. Yet in front of others, he still pretended not to know me and was intimate with my best friend. Because of this, we argued, made a fuss, and even broke up. But this time, I suddenly didn't want to fight anymore. I raised my glass of wine and generously congratulated:

"Congratulations you two, your ten year promise has finally come true."

"I'm about to go on a blind date, hoping this time I can meet true love."

1

I finished my glass of wine, and the laughter around me became even more bustling. I curled my lips and sat down, listening to my old classmates constantly praising Luc Hanh Chu and Thuong Thanh Tuyet:

"That year, the two of them were a perfect match. One was the president of the student union, the other was the head of the propaganda department, truly a talented boy and a beautiful girl."

"As long as Thuong Thanh Tuyet is present, Luc Hanh Chu will definitely appear..."

"It's just that at that time the girl already had a boyfriend so the boy couldn't make a move!"

I smiled listening to them. Eye sockets sting, tears almost falling. But I still couldn't help it, drinking one glass after another. A strong arm suddenly reached out and took my glass of wine. He said:

“Don't drink anymore.”

My heart trembled slightly, but when I raised my head, the person in front of me was not Luc Hanh Chu. The class president looked at me worriedly:

“A single girl like you drinks this much, who will take you home later?”

I unconsciously looked towards Luc Hanh Chu, but he just silently looked at the phone. I laughed at myself and was about to answer when Thuong Thanh Tuyet's voice rang out.

“Of course this good friend will take her home.”

I raised my eyes and saw Thuong Thanh Tuyet leaning against Luc Hanh Chu, smiling brightly.

“After graduation, Nam Kha and I have never seen each other again, but we can often talk about old times together.”

“No way.” Luc Hanh Chu frowned and interrupted her. "You've been drinking, it's not safe. I'll take you home."

Thuong Thanh Tuyet pursed her lips and asked:

“So what about Nam Kha?”

At this time, Luc Hanh Chu glanced at me indifferently.

“Just let her call the driver for her.”

“Now that technology has developed so much, she has no shortage of escorts.”

If I wasn't Luc Hanh Chu's secret girlfriend, maybe I wouldn't have been shaken by that neglect. But Luc Hanh Chu and I have been together for ten years. At this moment, I only felt extreme pain in my chest. I bowed my head and drank the last sip of wine.

“No need.”

“I'll just call the blind date to come pick me up.”

Luc Hanh Chu looked away:

“It's up to you.”

The party ended, I bowed my head and texted. There were sounds of surprise from the side. It turned out that Luc Hanh Chu had carried Thuong Thanh Tuyet, who was drunk, princess style. In his eyes is an undisguised pity:

“After giving her so much alcohol, she only drank one glass and was still drunk.”

“It's still the same as that year.”

Everyone looked like they understood, watching them leave, chirping and discussing when they would receive their wedding invitations.

"They must be a match made in heaven, right? Going round and round for ten years, in the end they are still each other."

I tortured myself by listening to those words when my phone suddenly vibrated. It's a message from Luc Hanh Chu. 「I'll wait for you at the intersection two streets away.」 「I said we'd go home together.」 He made me wear high heels and walk across two streets by myself, just to avoid other people's eyes and ears. I tried to suppress the pain in my chest and slowly typed. 「No need, someone has come to pick you up.」 A long time later, Luc Hanh Chu called me on video. I reluctantly asked:

“Where is Thuong Thanh Tuyet?”

Luc Hanh Chu curled his lips, revealing a pampering smile:

“She sleeps very soundly.”

“Bring her home first, then it won't be too late for us to go home together.”

The camera turned, letting me see the girl lying in the passenger seat with her eyes closed. She was still restless, her mouth kept moaning, her arms and legs moved from time to time. The kitten sticker that Luc Hanh Chu put on the passenger seat to represent me had also been peeled off to pieces. So pitiful that only one cat eye remains. Luc Hanh Chu is still saying:

“When others aren't paying attention, get in the car, don't make me angry.”

I curl my lips:

“I said someone will come pick me up, not to disturb your private world anymore.”

“Nam Kha, don't cause trouble.”

Luc Hanh Chu chuckled softly:

"In all these years, I haven't made many friends besides you, so stop fooling yourself."

I was in so much pain, it was like being stabbed by thousands of needles. I don't understand how you can say such things.

“No need for me to manage it.”

I immediately hung up, not letting him hear my choked voice. At the same time, another message was sent. 「Miss To, what's wrong with you?」

2

The other person said Mr. So was on a business trip, all personal accounts were temporarily managed by his assistant. Maybe this is just the blind dater's excuse to avoid me. I blushed and hesitated to say my original plan. Unexpectedly, upon hearing my request, the assistant immediately said he would come pick me up.

"Mr. So told me that as long as you open your mouth, you must help."

At this point I breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, Luc Hanh Chu didn't care about me anymore, so he just carried Thuong Thanh Tuyet away. The photo of the two of them leaning close together in the car was taken by someone else and sent to the class group. Everyone began to excitedly reminisce about old times. I sat in the car, slowly scrolling, my finger suddenly stopped. Someone posted Luc Hanh Chu's old secret love diary. On the first page, he wrote that right away The day I entered college, I met someone I liked. On the second page, he wrote that he followed that girl into the student union. On page thirty, he wrote that he had confessed his love to the girl. …… The person who posted the diary was extremely pleased, saying that these were screenshots of Luc Hanh Chu's personal page from the past. 「Unfortunately, on the day he graduated from college, he erased everything.」 「That day he wrote the last page, only one sentence: Turns out love will fade.」 The person below asked: 「Did he and Thuong Thanh Tuyet break up during the graduation season?」 「Ah ah ah, my favorite couple just missed each other.」