Chapter 2 — The Rain Stops, I Also Awake From Dreaming

"You're unfilial and don't know the rules." “Our Tham family doesn't have a daughter-in-law like you!” Tham Hao grabbed my bag, zipped it and rummaged through it. I reached out to take it back. “What are you doing?” He took out my phone and pressed the screen. The screen lights up and then quickly goes dark. The low battery notification flashes. Tham Hao smiled coldly. “Don't you want to report it to the police?” “What to report?” After speaking, he threw the phone out of the car door. The black phone hit the foot of the roadside railing and was quickly swallowed by the rainwater. My head rang with a bee. At that moment, I finally stopped trying to reason. I reached out to unfasten my seat belt, wanting to get out of the car and pick up my phone. But Tham Hao thought I was planning to run away, so he immediately pressed my shoulders down. “Are you scared now?” My shoulder hit the car door, causing pain until my eyes turned white. “Get away.” "Sorry." “Get away.” “Sorry mom!” The rain got heavier and heavier, a car rushed past from behind, a fierce curtain of water splashed into the car. I saw Phuong Mai sitting in the passenger seat, leisurely adjusting her scarf. She didn't even turn her head. It seemed I wasn't her daughter-in-law, just a set of wet clothes that made her disgusted. I suddenly remembered the day we got married, she held my hand and told my relatives: "From now on we will be one family." At that time, I thought family members had to take care of each other. Now I understand that "family member" in some people's mouth means forcing you to remove your bones and put them under their feet. Tham Hao pulled my seat belt out. A very light "click" sounded, but it sounded like something had just broken off. He grabbed my arm and pulled me out. I instinctively grabbed the door handle. “Tham Hao, you are crazy!” The blue veins on his temples stood out. “I have had enough of you!” “Every day, you show off your nobility, for anyone to see?” “Do you think I can't live without you?” I was pulled close to the car door by him, the toes of my shoes stepping on the puddle. The cold rainwater immediately flooded through the instep of my feet. My whole body trembled, I don't know whether from cold or anger. At this time, Phuong Mai lowered the window a small slit. Her voice came from inside the car. “Kneel down.” I raised my head to look at her. Phuong Mai squinted her eyes. “Kneel down and apologize to me, I will ask Tham Hao to pull you back.” I stared at her face, suddenly awake like never before. “Dream.” Tham Hao's eyes darkened, he raised his foot and kicked my calf. The hand holding on to the door slipped from the rain. A second later, my body lost balance, and my whole body fell into a puddle of water on the emergency stop lane. 04 When the rain poured down on my face, at first I didn't hear any sound. There were only heavy ringing sounds in my ears, as if someone had placed an iron barrel over my head. I lay face down in a puddle of water, my hands pressed against the rough road surface, my palms were immediately cut by crushed stones. The pain took half a beat to arrive. The car door above my head slammed shut. I raised my head and saw Tham Hao standing next to the car, his chest heaving violently. His pants were also wet, and his face was darker than the rainy night. I thought he would at least have a second of remorse. But he just looked down at me. “Manh Duong, there's still time to apologize now.” My whole body was soaked, water flowed from the tips of my hair into my eyes,
So spicy that I couldn't open it. “My phone.” “Give it back to me.” Tham Hao frowned. “Do you still remember the phone until now?” I gritted my teeth and pushed myself up. “That's my stuff.” Phuong Mai's car window rolled down a bit. The warm yellow light in the car shined on her face. She looked like she was sitting under an awning watching a dog get drenched in the rain. “Don't pay for it.” “This type of woman has to suffer a little to know things.” I looked at her. “Phuong Mai, you will regret it.” She snorted as if she had just heard a joke. “I regret it?” "My son has never suffered anything in all these years. Marrying you is unlucky." “If you really have the courage, don't beg us.” Tham Hao opened the driver's door. I grabbed the railing and stood up. As soon as my legs were exerted, my knees sent me a heart-wrenching pain. The kick just now hit the side of the leg, and when he fell, his knee hit the road again. I staggered, almost falling again. “Shen Hao.” I called him back. He turned his head, his eyes filled with impatience. I said every word clearly: "If you leave here today, we will end it." The sound of the rain was so loud, maybe he didn't hear it clearly, or he heard it clearly but didn't pay attention. He just smiled coldly. “Don't scare me with divorce.” “If you leave me, who still needs you?” Phuong Mai sat in the car and continued speaking. “I really thought I was terrible.” “Get in the car, son.” Tham Hao did not look at me again. The car door closed. The warning light still flashed twice in the rain, then the car slowly drove forward. I stood next to the emergency stop lane, watching the taillights become two red shadows by the rain curtain. They get farther and farther away. Finally, it was completely obscured by a curtain of water thrown up by a passing truck. At that moment, I didn't cry.