Chapter 4 — Ten Years of Love in the Dark

"Considering the price I have to pay for breaking an appointment with her, you giving up the department head position to her is not too much."

With just one light sentence, you denied me six years of effort. My eyes were red, my smile was full of bitterness:

“If I tell you not to fail, can you give me back the promotion opportunity?”

Luc Hanh Chu was silent for a long time, then finally sighed. He said:

“Stop being angry.”

My painful awakening, in his eyes was just anger. The pain from the alcohol in my stomach seemed to come back again, like it was corroding and piercing my body. I "gagged" and then vomited. Luc Hanh Chu unconsciously reached out, but in the end he still chose to back away from me.

"Before you go, remember to clean this place up. Thanh Tuyet will come to take over this afternoon."

I burst out laughing:

“So this morning you don't want me to go to work not because you care about me, but just because of Thuong Thanh Tuyet?”

Luc Hanh Chu pursed his lips tightly. I didn't say anything more, just sent my resignation letter to the human resources department. Until I left the company, Luc Hanh Chu still refused to speak up to keep me. He just looked at me and said:

“Since when did you become so ignorant?”

“Thanh Tuyet will not make you feel awkward like me.”

I don't pay attention to you. Thuong Thanh Tuyet almost calculated the right time to send a text message asking me if I was angry because she took away my position. I tried to calm my breathing and replied: 「No.」 She sent another smiley emoji. 「Nam Kha, I thought Hanh Chu had abandoned you all these years ago, but I didn't expect you to still cling to him.」 「You also realized it, right? You two do not belong to the same world.」 「I advise you to leave Mr. Hanh Chu as soon as possible.」 Sent along with the message was also a photo of Thuong Thanh Tuyet's neck. The top is covered with hickeys. Just looking at it makes people startled. My heart also completely cooled in that moment. I didn't reply, just blacklisted her. She got angry and posted a diamond ring to the class group. I realized it was my mother's relic. Before his mother passed away, Luc Hanh Chu was always there to take care of her. It was my mother who put this ring in Luc Hanh Chu's palm. She said:

“This child Nam Kha is not good at speaking, if something happens in the future, I hope you will be more tolerant of him.”

When Luc Hanh Chu told me that story, he also cried like a child. Thuong Thanh Tuyet mentioned Luc Hanh Chu's name in the group: 「Next week is my thirtieth birthday.」 「Is this ring considered a proposal?」 Luc Hanh Chu answered very quickly. 「Then as you wish.」 The bottom was filled with congratulations. The person who previously posted Luc Hanh Chu's diary spoke up at the wrong time: 「I suddenly felt something strange.」 「Everyone, look, on the first page of this diary, is there a very small "snk" line?」 I secretly looked, but my hands were shaking, accidentally sending the previously prepared explanation. After a moment of panic, I left the group chat. I also blacklisted Luc Hanh Chu's phone number, turned off the phone screen, and took a deep breath. In nearly thirty years of my life, I have never given up everything so thoroughly. The phone suddenly vibrated. 「Miss To, I'm back home.」 「If it's convenient, yes want to meet?」 To cut off the chaotic thoughts, I answered almost immediately: 「Of course.」

5

Actually, Luc Hanh Chu rarely watches class groups. The previous few replies were because Thuong Thanh Tuyet told him to help her create an atmosphere. She coos:

"You can't keep your appointment with that person, don't you even want to help with these little things?"

So Luc Hanh Chu helped, but felt it was a natural thing.