Chapter 4 — The Snowy Night Leaving the Co's House

I picked up my school bag and walked past him. "Anyway, someone like me really doesn't deserve to dirty you." That night, after returning to the Co family's house, I started packing my luggage. Not much clothes, but a lot of books. I picked out all the things Co Yen Tu gave me over the years. Cleaning instructions, white gloves, disinfectant spray, spare lunch box. Fill a large box. Prepare to return it to you. The phone vibrated once. It was a message from Mr. Co. "The house has been cleaned, you can move in at any time." I looked at that text, the last bit of hesitation in my heart completely disappeared. As soon as I closed the suitcase, the door was suddenly pushed open. Co Yen Tu stood at the door, her eyes falling on the suitcase. "Hua Tri Ha, where do you want to go?" 5 I pushed the suitcase back. "Packing up old things." Obviously Co Yen Tu didn't believe it. He walked in, his eyes scanning the table. On it lay a stack of documents. Notice of admission from Nam Thanh University, copy of house ownership certificate, and also the phone number of the moving company. I reacted very quickly, reaching out to take it. But Co Yen Tu is faster than me. He pulled out the top document. My heart jumped. As a result, what he got was a cleaning instruction booklet. Co Yen Tu opened it and saw the words he wrote on the first page. "Hua Tri Ha, remember my habits." Those were the words he wrote when he was fifteen years old. Sharp handwriting, obnoxious tone. He looked at that page, his face softened slightly. "You still kept it very well, didn't you?" I breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, ready to put it away." A hint of pride flashed in his eyes. "And he said he didn't like me." I was too lazy to explain. Co Yen Tu put the notebook back on the table, suddenly said: "Tomorrow is the school celebration, don't cause trouble." I asked: "What trouble am I causing?" "Lam Nguyet's first time on stage, she gets nervous easily. You used to host the show before, tomorrow you will be backstage helping her monitor the process." I looked at him. "My position was given to her, the script was also given to her, and I still have to be her assistant?" Co Yen Tu frowned. "Just help a little." "I don't want to help." His face turned cold. "Hua Tri Ha, what's wrong with you lately? Is it just because I carried Lam Nguyet? Or because I didn't let you get in the car that day?" I corrected him. "It's not that he didn't let me get in the car, but he pushed me off the car." He angrily rubbed between his eyebrows. "Do you have to be careful with the way you use words?" "I just want to clarify the situation." "Okay." He stared. me. "So now I will make it clear. Lam Nguyet twisted her leg, me carrying her is a special situation. Your health is good, walking a few steps won't kill you." I laughed. It turned out that in his eyes, that big snowstorm, that stretch of road, those cold, purple hands, were all just a few steps of walking. Co Yen Tu saw me smiling, his voice became deeper. "Hua Tri Ha, I'm explaining to you." "Yes, very good explanation." He seemed to be choked up. A moment later, he took a box from his pocket and threw it on my bed. "For you." I opened it. It's a necklace. Very beautiful, moon-shaped pendant, surrounded by a delicate ring of crushed diamonds. If it were before, I probably would have been so happy that I couldn't sleep. Now I just ask: "Why give it to me?" Co Yen Tu turned away. "Haven't you always wanted an adult gift?" I remember. On my eighteenth birthday, he went somewhere else to participate in a competition and did not return. I sent him a text message, saying I had become an adult today. Five hours later he replied. “Yes, remember to sterilize my cup.” After that, I never mentioned the gift again. Turns out he still remembers. Unfortunately, candy that has expired will no longer be sweet. I said: "Thank you." Co Yen Tu seemed very satisfied with my reaction.

He sat down on the chair, his voice softened. "Tomorrow after the celebration ends, I'll take you out to eat." I asked: "Are you taking Lam Nguyet with you?" He frowned. "You're starting again." "Just asking." "She just moved in, of course she has to take her along." I nodded. "Then I won't go." Co Yen Tu finally lost patience. "Hua Tri Ha, can you not be so petty? Me and Lam Nguyet, okay?" Not the relationship you think." I looked at him. "So what relationship?" He paused. Unable to answer. I said for him: "You treat her very special but don't admit that you like her. You're used to my existence so you think I'm not allowed to leave. Co Yen Tu, you're really good at taking advantage of loopholes." He didn't understand how to say this, he only heard that I was teasing him. "You're just jealous." "You can think whatever you want." He stood up and walked in front of me. "Hua Tri Ha, don't force me to get angry." I raised my head to look. "What happens when you get angry?" He laughed coldly. "About Nam Thanh University, do you think you can go without the Co family's consent?" My heart suddenly sank. You know? Co Yen Tu looked at my expression, her eyes colder little by little. "Do you really want to go to Nam Thanh?"