Chapter 4 — The Six Year Lie

Thinh Tri Ha lay there, staring at the ceiling, his hand slowly placed on his lower abdomen. She opened her mouth but didn't make a sound. Tears quietly flowed from the corners of her eyes. "Who told me to take blood?" Tieu Chu bit her lip and said nothing. Thinh Tri Ha did not ask further. She propped herself up, pulled the needle out of the back of her hand, and walked towards Tri An's hospital room. She walked very slowly, every step her lower abdomen felt painful and heavy. PART 5 When she pushed open the door of the hospital room, she saw Gian Dien sitting next to Tri An's bed, feeding him porridge. Tri An saw her, his eyes lit up, and called out: "Sister." Gian Dien turned his head. Seeing her expression, the spoon in his hand stopped. He stood up, walked over, bowed his head and looked at her: "What's wrong with you?" Thinh Tri Ha did not speak, just shook his head. Gian Dien looked at her but did not ask further. He reached out to hold her arm, guiding her to sit beside the bed. Thinh Tri Ha sat there, head bowed, one hand on her stomach, not moving. Gian Dien stood next to him. A moment later he spoke up: "Next week the Singapore side will depart, are you ready?" Thinh Tri Ha slowly raised her head, her eyes still red: "I want to take Tri An with me." "Okay." Gian Dien said. "I'll take care of Tri An's procedures, and the plane tickets are also booked. You can rest well and regain your health." Thinh Tri Ha looked at him and nodded. Gian Dien pulled the blanket up, covering her legs, his voice softened: "I will take care of Tri An in the next few days. Please rest well." Having finished speaking, he returned to Tri An's bed, picked up the bowl of porridge and continued to feed him. Tri An obediently opened her mouth, but her eyes still looked at her sister. Thinh Tri Ha leaned against the headboard, looked at Gian Dien's back, then slowly closed his eyes. Thinh Tri Ha rested for a few days. Every day, Gian Dien comes to take care of Tri An, brings her food, and doesn't let her do anything. Her health gradually recovered, her face was still pale but at least she could stand and walk. One day before departure, To Cam Xuyen and Ha Giao Giao arrived. When To Cam Xuyen pushed open the hospital room door, Thinh Tri Ha was sitting next to Tri An's bed, wiping his hands. Tri An saw To Cam Xuyen and softly called out: "Brother-in-law." To Cam Xuyen replied "yes", walked to the bed and said to Thinh Tri Ha: "Tri An's surgery, I have already told Director Luu, it will be scheduled next week." Thinh Tri Ha did not raise his head and continued to wipe Tri An's hands: "No need anymore." To Cam Xuyen froze: "What did you say?" "No need anymore." Thinh Tri Ha repeated. To Cam Xuyen frowned: "Tri Ha! Do you know how much effort I spent to arrange this surgery? Giao Giao always said to help me, director Luu didn't want to accept..." "I didn't ask her to help me." Thinh Tri Ha interrupted him. Ha Giao Giao stood outside the door, arms crossed, her voice was sweet: "Miss Tri Ha, Cam Xuyen is running around because of Tri An's matter. You don't need to say one more sentence and that's it? You really don't know how to be too reasonable." Thinh Tri Ha did not pay attention to her. She wiped Tri An's hand clean and put it back in the blanket. To Cam Xuyen's face darkened: "What do you mean? Without surgery, do you intend to let Tri An stay like that forever?" "Tri An's surgery has been completed." Thinh Tri Ha said. To Cam Xuyen was stunned: "It's done? Who did it?" "It's not important." Thinh Tri Ha said. “You two go, we will transfer to the hospital tomorrow.” “Transfer to the hospital?” To Cam Xuyen's voice rose. “Move to where?” Thinh Tri Ha did not answer. Ha Giao Giao stood next to him and smiled softly: "Cam Xuyen, people don't accept your love, what do you need? Because of Tri An's matter, you said so many good words in front of my father. Tri Ha is good, without saying a word she had surgery, and now she wants to transfer to the hospital. Tri Ha, you really don't care about Cam Xuyen, do you?" Thinh Tri

Ha raised his head and looked at Ha Giao Giao: "Why should I look at him?" Ha Giao Giao was speechless. To Cam Xuyen looked at her, his expression stiffened, he lowered his voice very low: "Thinh Tri Ha, do you know what you are saying?" "I know." Thinh Tri Ha said. "You're very alert." To Cam Xuyen looked at her: "Okay, you're good. Just transfer to the hospital, just take Tri An away, carry it all by yourself. I want to see how long you can carry it." He turned around and led Ha Giao Giao to leave. Tri An gently pulled Thinh Tri Ha's sleeve and said in a low voice: "Sister, brother-in-law is so fierce." Thinh Tri Ha bowed his head and rubbed his face: "He is no longer my brother-in-law." That evening, Thinh Tri Ha returned home. The house was very quiet, To Cam Xuyen was not there. She went into the bedroom, took out her suitcase, placed the signed divorce agreement on the dining table and then pulled the suitcase out of the house. As soon as he got in the car, To Cam Xuyen called. His voice was very cold: "Thinh Tri Ha, why didn't you tell me about the hospital transfer? Where did you transfer Tri An? You transferred the hospital on your own, all future consequences are your own. If you leave this place, who will take care of you two..." Thinh Tri Ha hung up the phone. She took out the sim card and threw it in the trash on the side of the road. On the day of departure, Gian Dien drove to pick me up. Tri An sat in the back seat, pressing her body against the window and looking out. Thinh Tri Ha sat in the passenger seat. "Have you brought enough things?" Gian Dien asked. “That's enough.”