Chapter 15 — The Six Year Lie

Ha Giao Giao silently looked at him. He went to the balcony, lowered his voice and talked for a few minutes. When he came back, he threw the phone down next to the bed, looking at her. "Next Wednesday, on the road she had to pass after work. That part of the road was being repaired, the camera was broken." Ha Giao Giao nodded, stood up, took the bag, walked to the door and stopped. "Canh Xuyen, thank you." Tham Canh Xuyen leaned against the head of the bed, lit another cigarette. Cigarette smoke obscured his expression: "What can I thank you for?" Ha Giao Giao smiled, opened the door and left. PART 17 Thinh Tri Ha is arranging medical records at the nurse's desk. She raised her head and saw To Cam Xuyen standing at the other end of the hallway, carrying a bag in her hand. He hesitated for a moment before walking forward. "Tri Ha." He placed the bag on the counter. "This is the cake from the store Tri An once said he wanted to eat. I was passing by so I bought it." Thinh Tri Ha looked at the bag and then bowed her head to continue arranging medical records. "Tri Ha, can we talk for a moment?" "I'm working." Thinh Tri Ha did not raise his head. To Cam Xuyen was silent for a moment, lowered his voice: "I know you don't want to see me. I'll just say a few words, then leave." Thinh Tri Ha raised her head to look at him, her voice calm: "Tell me." To Cam Xuyen spoke up: "What happened that day was that I was not good, I shouldn't have said that to you in front of many people. There is no problem with the way you handled it, I was wrong." "What else?" Thinh Tri Ha asked. To Cam Xuyen was stunned. "You just want to say these words?" Thinh Tri Ha looked at him. "You're done talking, right? I still have a lot of work to do." She picked up the pen and bowed her head to write the medical record. To Cam Xuyen stood in place, looking at her profile. She is a little thinner, her hair is longer. In the past, when she bowed her head to write, sometimes he would hug her from behind, and she would laugh and continue writing. Now she doesn't even look at him. "Tri Ha, I know you hate me." To Cam Xuyen's voice became hoarse. "I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for Tri An, I'm also sorry for that child. I know it's useless to say anything, but I still want to say..." "Doctor To." Thinh Tri Ha raised her head to interrupt him. "The person at fault is not me, but Tri An. She was kidnapped, locked in an abandoned building, and still has nightmares at night. You should apologize to her, not to me." To Cam Xuyen's face turned pale: "Kidnapping?" Thinh Tri Ha did not explain, continuing to bow his head to arrange medical records. To Cam Xuyen stood there looking at her, his lips moved but he couldn't say anything. In the hallway, a nurse passed by and called out "Doctor To" in a low voice. Only then did he regain his composure and turn around to leave. When To Cam Xuyen returned home, Ha Giao Giao was sitting on the sofa, hugging Hoan Hoan, watching cartoons. Hearing the sound of the door, she raised her head and then lowered it again: "Are you home?" To Cam Xuyen walked to the sofa, stood in front of her, and looked down. Ha Giao Giao looked up, frowned: "What's wrong?" "Is the story of Tri An's kidnapping related to you?" Ha Giao Giao froze, put Hoan Hoan down on the sofa and stood up to look at him: "To Cam Xuyen, are you crazy? Do you suspect me of kidnapping a child?" "Lam Van Van is my friend." To Cam Xuyen said. "It's true that Lam Van Van is your friend, but what does she have to do with you?" Ha Giao Giao's voice rose. "She kidnapped children, what can I do? Do you feel that all the bad things are done by me? In my heart there is only Thinh Tri Ha, you believe whatever she says, you don't believe anything I say, right?" To Cam Xuyen frowned and did not speak. Ha Giao Giao took a step forward, his eyes red, his voice trembling: "To Cam Xuyen, you gave birth to my child, my promotion was arranged by your father, who gave me my current life? I'm fine, I miss my ex-wife every day, and now even the kidnapping is on you. I'm still human."

Are not?" To Cam Xuyen did not speak. Hoan Hoan next to him was scared and burst into tears. Ha Giao Giao didn't pay attention, tears fell: "Go ahead, just go investigate." Hoan Hoan cried even harder, her two small hands reaching towards Ha Giao Giao. To Cam Xuyen turned around to open the door and went out, but the door was slammed shut. Ha Giao Giao stood in the living room, wiped her tears, carried Hoan Hoan to sit on the sofa and slowly calmed down. She picked up the phone and texted Tham Canh Xuyen: "He knows, but he didn't have to investigate. Your side acts a little faster.” Tham Canh Xuyen replied with one word: "Yes." PART 18 After leaving the house, To Cam Xuyen went straight to Thinh Tri Ha's apartment. He stood downstairs and rang the bell but no one answered. He waited half an hour, raising his head to look at the other window. The lights were still on but no one opened the door. He rang the bell again, but still no one answered. He raised his head to look at the lighted window, stood for a long time before turning to leave. The next day he came again. The third day, the fourth day, he came every day. Every time I rang the bell, no one answered. He stood downstairs, sometimes waiting for more than ten minutes, sometimes waiting for half an hour, then left alone. The next Thursday, a car was parked downstairs, he didn't notice. He rang the bell, waited for a long time but there was no response. When he turned around to leave, the car door opened.