Chapter 1 — The Last Bowl of Beef Noodles

As soon as the beef noodles I ordered were brought up, Ha Vi Vi picked up each piece of beef, smiled and said: "Miss Thanh Ninh, I heard Mr. To say you eat less, please help me eat a little." "Very good!" To Ninh Bac not only did not stop, but on the contrary, he also pampered and praised her. But last week, I accidentally drank Ha Vi Vi's yogurt, and he got angry and scolded me continuously for three days. Thinking about that, my face turned cold, I stood up and was about to leave. "There's only a few pieces of beef, do you have to make a fuss?" To Ninh Bac grabbed my wrist. "Vi Vi has good intentions, I'm afraid you're wasting food, you should thank her." "If it doesn't work anymore, I'll give you fifty bowls." Facing his reproachful eyes, I suddenly felt that this relationship was suffocating, bowed my head and texted my old classmate. "It wasn't you before. Do you want to find me to cooperate in starting a business? I agree, invest five hundred thousand." "What? Isn't that the money you used to buy a wedding house?" "If you don't buy it anymore, you won't get married anymore."... Seeing me keep my head down and playing with my phone, To Ninh Bac frowned and asked: "Who are you texting?" Without waiting for me to answer, Ha Vi Vi immediately said: "Miss Thanh Ninh, do you have to tell such a small thing and tell your mother's family?" To Ninh Bac's face darkened. "You're this old and you still told your parents." "We're getting married in a month, what are you doing at such an important time?" I just felt funny. Following him for six years, there were days when he ate dumplings with cold water, there was a time when he worked five jobs a day, and because he wanted to save money, his fever was so high that he couldn't bear to buy a single pill. I never told my parents, nor did I complain once. Unexpectedly, in return, it was his malicious guess. At this time, I shook his hand away and calmly replied: "Just talking to a friend." "Stop it, you still don't understand me?" To Ninh Bac smiled sarcastically. "Isn't it just a few pieces of beef? I'll pay you back." "Boss, give me fifty bowls of beef noodles! Don't take it away, eat it right here!" Everyone turned to look in surprise. The boss quickly confirmed it because he thought he heard wrong. To Ninh Bac paid directly. The sound of receiving payment notification sounds! It was like a needle stabbed into my heart, making me involuntarily clench my fists. Each bowl of beef noodles was brought to me one by one. The eyes of the people around me also made me increasingly uncomfortable. Having been together for six years, I never expected that To Ninh Bac would use this method to humiliate me in a crowded place. "Brother To, I can't eat anymore." At this time, Ha Vi Vi spoke again. The bowl of beef noodles in front of her was almost intact. It was clearly just intentionally making me uncomfortable. "If you can't eat it, don't eat it." To Ninh Bac smiled fondly, then turned to me and said: "You and Vi Vi will go first, you can eat slowly." The two of them left the noodle shop side by side, the further they walked, just like the feelings between me and To Ninh Bac, which had also completely left... I closed my blurred eyes and distributed fifty bowls of noodles to the new customers. come. When I got home, it started to drizzle outside. I didn't have an umbrella, nor did I call a car, so I just walked back to the rented house. Through the half-closed bedroom door, I saw To Ninh Bac coaxing Ha Vi Vi to sleep. He told warm stories that I had never heard before. As if hearing footsteps, To Ninh Bac turned around, saw me, immediately put his finger to his lips to signal silence, then picked up the phone and gently typed. Right after that, I received his text message. 【Keep your voice down, don't make any noise, Vi Vi was just sleeping.】 But yesterday, when I had a headache and lay down to rest, To Ninh Bac brought Ha Vi Vi over to play. Ha Vi Vi plays loud music

at full volume, laughing loudly and jumping rope. So loud that my ears hurt! To Ninh Bac not only did not stop, but also thoughtfully gave her fruits and snacks. It wasn't until I couldn't bear it anymore and gave her a few reminders that she finally calmed down. But that night, To Ninh Bac lectured me again: "Vi Vi is a guest, don't think in such detail in the future." This time, I didn't say anything and quietly sat down on the sofa. Just in time, his old classmate Co Niem An sent an electronic contract. 【Look at the contract, if there's no problem, we'll print it out and sign it.】 As soon as I opened it, To Ninh Bac's voice rang out in my ear: "What are you planning to invest in? Didn't I say I would pay the deposit to buy the wedding house? At such an important time, don't spend money haphazardly." I didn't answer, put the phone away and glanced at the basket of old clothes not far away. Inside were JK-style uniform skirts, Ha Vi Vi's underwear and socks. "Can you not think too much?" To Ninh Bac hastily explained: "Vi Vi's clothes were wet. Just in time, the two of them had almost the same body shape, so I gave her the newly bought nightgown and underwear for her to wear." That nightgown and underwear were the sexy style chosen by To Ninh Bac herself. He gave such a private item to Ha Vi Vi to wear! The implication in that is so clear! The nightgown is not important, the important thing is the person wearing it. "Cough cough..." Suddenly, Ha Vi Vi's coughing sound came from the bedroom. "Vi Vi!" To Ninh Bac's face was tense, he quickly ran into the bedroom, asking with concern: "What's wrong? Where are you uncomfortable?" "Throat is a bit sore." Ha Vi Vi said pitifully. "I'll go find some medicine for you right away." To Ninh Bac rushed out to the living room again, Luc said. Open the drawers. Looking at his busy figure, I bowed my head and replied to Co Niem An's message: 【There is no problem with the contract, let's sign it today.】 【Also, help me find a new place to live.】 Co Niem An immediately agreed. I turned my head to look towards the bedroom, To Ninh Bac was feeding Ha Vi Vi medicine spoon by spoon. This rented house is too cramped for three people. I withdraw! Leave them a quiet, private world! So, I didn't bother, turned around and went into the office to sleep for the night. The next morning when I woke up, I felt dizzy, my eyes were dark, my nose felt like it was stuffed with cotton, and my voice was hoarse. "Thanh Ninh!" To Ninh Bac rushed in, put the phone in front of me and said: "Let's change to this completed house! It's only an increase of seven hundred thousand, I add a little more deposit, buy a three-bedroom house with a larger living room, just enough to give Vi Vi a room." "So you don't have to suffer sleeping in the office." More work.” In the last two years, To Ninh Bac used all the money to buy a house to start a business, so he wanted my family to pay the deposit and buy an old house with two bedrooms and a living room in advance to get married. Later, the two of them paid the loan together every month. But now, because he wants Ha Vi Vi to be able to live in the house, he does not hesitate to increase financial pressure to buy a bigger house. He also said it sounded nice that he didn't want me to suffer. "Arrange it however you want, just arrange it like that." I did not object. Anyway, these things have nothing to do with me anymore. "You've been so good today, give you a kiss." To Ninh Bac smiled brightly. "I'll send you the link, you talk to the sales staff." "Vi Vi is still a little upset this morning, I'll take her to the hospital. At noon I bought some food, she likes to eat fish the most." After instructing, he turned around and was about to leave. "Wait." I couldn't help but call him. again, asked: "Don't you realize there's something different about me today?" "My voice is a bit hoarse, my nose is a bit stuffy." To Ninh Bac paused for a moment and then added: "Your health is

I'm fine, I can handle it, just drink a lot of warm water." "No matter what, you can still go to work if you have gastroenteritis." The last two sentences were sharper than a knife, almost cutting off all the remaining light in my heart. It was the same thing as having a cold. Last night, he frantically looked for medicine for Ha Vi Vi, told stories and stayed with her all night. Today, he was completely indifferent to me. Furthermore, My illness is even worse. If Ha Vi Vi's status in his heart is higher, then I won't fight anymore. While To Ninh Bac is busy taking care of Ha Vi Vi, I take a packet of cold medicine and go out to sign an investment contract with Co Niem An. "Once you start, there's no turning back." "Are you sure you won't buy a wedding house anymore? Do you want to take the money to invest in a business with me?" Co Niem An gave me a pen. asked seriously. "Yes." I gently nodded. "He has his pursuit, I have my choice." Sign! Every move is decisive! I still trust Co Niem An very much, because we were classmates from childhood. He was also a business investment genius who was praised by even the professor. When he was in college, he built a food delivery platform in school, opened two small stores and earned capital. In fact, he asked me to cooperate many times. But because he had to keep the money to support To Ninh Bac, I refused. After signing the contract, Co Niem An told me: "I'll take you to the clinic." "From childhood to adulthood, every time you have a fever, you have to have a fever for seven or eight days." He just forgot I was sick because I wanted to save a little more money in case one day he failed to start a business. At least we didn't have to sleep on the street. In the afternoon, Co Niem An took me to see a few places. I liked one of them, and Co Niem An directly paid the rent, saying that he would consider it a dormitory for employees. immediately agreed. Late in the evening, as soon as I got home, I suddenly received a phone call from my father. "Daughter." "Mom and Dad received a text message notifying us about canceling our plane tickets. Is this a scam message?" Last week, To Ninh Bac and I finished looking at an old house, planning to buy it this week, and just welcomed my parents to live for a while. I instructed my parents to take a screenshot and send it to the airline's phone number No. To avoid confusion, I also called the airline, the answer was still that the flight ticket was canceled. I frowned and entered the house, Ha Vi Vi immediately ran over. "Miss Thanh Ninh." "Just now, Mr. To booked a flight ticket for my parents. They will come tomorrow night, you book a restaurant, let's have a meal together." The two words plane ticket made my sensitive nerves tense. I turned to look at To Ninh Bac who was cutting fruit in the kitchen, asking: "Is this the reason why you canceled my parents' plane tickets?" "Don't react so violently." To Ninh Bac sighed, carried the fruit plate and walked out. "It's not easy for Vi Vi's parents to come here once, I want to let them stay a while longer." time." "And my parents have always lived in the countryside, definitely not used to living in the city, just arriving on the wedding day is fine." "Plus I also know the situation of your company. Vi Vi's house is closer, the plane ticket saves a few hundred, very beneficial!” Looking at his thoughtful expression, my chest choked, regretting loving such a bastard.