Chapter 5 — The Call of Youth

It's like there's a very small thorn piercing your heart, it's hard to notice, and it disappears in an instant. But that slight stinging feeling gradually spread throughout the bottom of my heart, making people feel uncomfortable from head to toe. “Tri Du, help me hold some vegetables.” – To Tieu Tieu's call pulled me from my vague thoughts. I quickly ran over to help her. She still felt mysterious: "I've seen it, it's all your favorite dishes, and I bought a lot of meat today. I'm probably afraid you'll go hungry and lose weight." I was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Don't talk nonsense." Ky Trach also chimed in: "Tieu Tieu sister doesn't talk nonsense. Besides, there's still you, you're a famous 'love security', no CP couple can escape your eyes. That Trinh Hoai Tu... oh, I want to cry." The bitter mood suddenly eased a bit, and I talked to him a few more words. When Trinh Hoai Tu with a gloomy face stood right next to me, I was startled. He suddenly spoke up, scaring me: "Don't talk to him all the time." I didn't mind: "He's a child, just joking." Trinh Hoai Tu said in a serious voice: "Pay attention to the words you use. It's a little boy-comedy." Strong emphasis on the word male, as if every word was gritted through gritted teeth. He seemed a bit angry. On the way home, he didn't say a word to me. Returning to the village, he deliberately slowed down. I followed behind, I don't know when it was just the two of us. “Give your hand.” I looked up in bewilderment and saw him, as if by magic, take out a box of strawberries from behind him. At that moment, my heart was like fireworks blooming - a festival that belonged only to me. So... you came back to buy me strawberries? The corner of Trinh Hoai Tu's lips curled up: "I bought it with my own money, I volunteered to give it." I immediately hid the box of strawberries carefully: "Thank you." "Just saying thank you? Aren't you planning on doing something more practical?" He slowly closed the distance, I stabbed straight into the bottom of his eyes... "Give me half the strawberry." At this moment, the comments on the livestream were faster than my heartbeat. 【Give me deadlock program semantics!!! I saw it, Brother Trinh secretly bought strawberries!!】 【Hu huh huh... but Trinh Hoai Tu really wasn't angry with Duong Vi that's why he was nice to Tieu Ngu, right? Duong Vi also said they were arguing.】 【I'm just a passing fan, but these two don't look like they're acting, they're definitely dating.】 I clasped my hands and lowered my voice: "I thought you came back because of Duong Vi." Trinh Hoai Tu glanced at me and did not deny: "Let's go find her by the way." My heart immediately sank: "Why are you looking for her?" He raised his eyebrows and slowly leaned towards me: "Do you care much about our business?" My heart felt like it was about to jump out of my chest. I reflexively turned around to run: "Let's not say anything." He pulled my hand back, smiling meaningfully from the corner of his eyes: "I'm going to warn her, don't be stupid, and don't talk nonsense. Don't pretend to be friends with unrelated people. If you dare to anger my girlfriend, I really won't let it go." I was stunned for a few seconds, then a hot feeling spread across my face: "Who is your girlfriend?!" He just smiled at me: "Whoever speaks up is the one." After completing the shopping task, the manager called. I went to a hidden corner to answer the phone. "Hua Tri Du, very good. From the beginning until now, I've been on the hot search eight times. In the past few years, I've never been this hot in the industry." I still have it talking endlessly: "This CP is so hot, I haven't seen you express it like that in many years. Try to keep your form, after the show you will definitely explode." I don't dare tell you... I don't act, it's all sincere. I thought it was just a normal phone call, but I forgot I was still wearing a recording microphone. So, this call... was no longer normal. As soon as I got home, I discovered that the boys from a business trip had returned. At first I didn't intend to get closer, but I didn't expect their big brother - Phuong Vu - to walk straight towards me. Opening his mouth was a very "friendly" greeting: "I've admired it for a long time, sister-in-law." I almost dropped my chin to the ground: "You... recognized the wrong person, right?" He patted his chest firmly: "There's no mistake, Trinh Hoai Tu's phone wallpaper is you. We asked who it was, he said it was his girlfriend." "That guy, everyone he meets brags that you're his girlfriend." I immediately looked towards Trinh Hoai Tu to find the answer. But the moment my eyes met, he dodged faster than anyone else. Now I know I'm shy. Fortunately, this afternoon the director team was adjusting the equipment and did not film this part again. Otherwise, with fans looking at the show with a microscope, social networks would have exploded. “Tieu Ngu, come over here and play with everyone!” – Phuong Vu called me. They just opened a new category for farmers - karaoke. At this time, Phuong Vu's group also brought the apricot wine brewed earlier to share with everyone. I tasted a glass, it was fragrant and sweet. Trinh Hoai Tu also drank a few cups, his face was so red that it was about to bleed. He's inherently the type to "drink one drink and you'll fall down", just clicking his lips makes his face turn red. I couldn't help but tease: "If you have a poor tolerance for alcohol, please come to the yard to drink with the dog." The corners of Trinh Hoai Tu's lips curled slightly: "I'm not drunk yet." He called Phuong Vu to give him the microphone, then started choosing songs on the machine. One hand held the mic, his eyes focused precisely on me. The multicolored light from the screen shone on half of his face, making it difficult to see clearly, and there was a slight wetness in the corners of his eyes. I suddenly realized that I hadn't really looked at him that closely for a very, very long time. He became much thinner, darker, and had more scars on his body. Only one thing hasn't changed — he still makes my heart flutter. Trinh Hoai Tu raised his voice, his voice hoarse after drinking: "Wherever you go tomorrow, wherever you return, I'll be happy if you're happy." “To me you are the most familiar person, I love freedom but you love me more.” … “Love can overcome distance, no matter how far we are, we must be together.” When he looked straight into my eyes and sang the words "no matter how far we are, we must be together", I was completely broken. Everyone around cheered for him, only I shed tears for him. Trinh Hoai Tu stepped closer: "Hua Tri Du, 'confession trial', are you participating?" I tried to hold back tears: "Participate." Anyway, you're drunk today, so... let me be spontaneous for once. "Hua Tri Du, why did you break up that year? Don't tell me that nonsense reason for a long distance relationship, I never believed it." I lowered my eyes and looked at his hand, which was clenched tightly. “Trinh Hoai Tu, do you still remember Giang Dinh?” He was stunned, then nodded slightly. At the age of six, Trinh Hoai Tu was lost. After that, a little girl called and took him home. When found His clothes were torn, he was huddled and shivering in a corner because of the cold. He was taken to the hospital, and I was worried to the point of fever, staying by his side every day. Perhaps that memory was too dark, so he unconsciously blurred it, and mixed the image of me - the first person he saw when he woke up - into the girl who helped him that year. But I know, I'm not that girl. I've been looking for the person who helped you. On the day Trinh Hoai Tu confessed his love to me, I asked him why he wanted to be with me. He smiled and said: "If you save your life, you must repay it with your own body." At that moment, I felt like I woke up from a long dream. Suddenly I realized that all the care and favor he had given me over the years... were based on the love that year. The person next to you could be me, or it could be anyone else. That same day, I found the girl from long ago to help him. Her name is Giang Dinh. Now she is not living well, her parents forced her to drop out of school, and at the age of eighteen she had to work as a hired laborer. I secretly went to visit her. She wore clothes that didn't fit her, working skillfully on the line. A huge feeling of guilt rose like a tidal wave, almost drowning me. If I told Trinh Hoai Tu the truth that year - the person who saved him was not me, but Giang Dinh - he would definitely thank her properly, and maybe even take her back to the Trinh family. Her life shouldn't have turned out like that. It was me… who ruined her path. “So it was because you felt sorry for Giang Dinh that you broke up with me?” Trinh Hoai Tu's voice choked as he asked. I nodded silently. He suddenly tightened his grip, strongly pulling me into his arms. I clearly heard his heart beating strongly in my ears. “Hua Tri Du, you're so stupid.” "We grew up together since birth and have been together for twenty years. How can I be moved by someone who suddenly appears? Even if she saved my life, I can only be grateful." The more he talked, the harder I cried. My head is full of memories from childhood until now. He used his fingers to gently wipe my tears: "That day I just found an excuse for my feelings." "Could it be that you told me directly: I like you to death, so I want to be with you, want to marry you and take you home?"