Chapter 2 — The Ten Year Lie

"He went to give Niem Tu a gift, you said he missed someone else's child." "He wore goggles to reduce his blindness, you said he pretended to be deeply in love." "In the end, how do you want him to atone for his crime?" The crowd of people watching became more and more crowded. Dao Niem Tu cried until her shoulders shook. "Aunt To, don't blame Uncle Luc, I want a father." Luc Tram Chu clearly stiffened. Tuong Nguyet Cam immediately covered her daughter's mouth. But it's late. That word "father" is like a nail, piercing every layer that covers up peace. I looked at Luc Tram Chu. "Why does she want you to be her father?" Luc Tram Chu avoided my eyes. "The child lacks his father's love from a young age, so he just calls randomly." To Hoai Nghien laughed coldly. "Calling randomly for ten years?" Tuong Nguyet Cam panicked. "Don't bully Niem Tu!" "That year she almost died, in recent years her health has not been good, Tram Chu has taken care of her. How about a little?" "To Van Khe, even if your daughter is sacred in heaven, she wouldn't want you to be so cruel." As soon as this sentence came out, I raised my hand and slapped her. There was a crisp echo, the entire hallway was completely quiet. Tuong Nguyet Cam covered her face, looking at me in disbelief. "You dare to hit me?" "Even if my daughter is sacred in heaven, it's not your turn to speak for her." My palms were numb, but I didn't feel any anger in my heart. Luc Tram Chu grabbed Tuong Nguyet Cam's arm, as if afraid she would rush her. This movement was very small, but it made my whole body cold. You protect her so expertly. To Hoai Nghien took me towards the elevator. This time, Luc Tram Chu didn't stop me anymore. Before the elevator door closed, he stood there looking at me. The bottom of his eyes were so red that it was scary. "Van Khe." He said. "If you continue investigating, you will regret it." The elevator door slowly closed. Through the last gap, I saw Dao Niem Tu burying her face in his shoulder, while Luc Tram Chu did not push away. 3. When I got home, the living room light was still on. On the wall still hung the award flag Luc Tram Chu received ten years ago. "Seeing righteous deeds, enthusiastically doing, selflessly saving people." The golden letters were blinded by the light. To Hoai Nghien stood at the mysterious gate, looking at that flag for a long time. "Sister, how can you stand it?" My movement of changing shoes stopped. How can I bear it? Because after Tue Tue died, Luc Tram Chu knelt on the riverbank and beat himself, his face was so swollen that he couldn't open his eyes. Because in the middle of the night, he hugged Tue Tue's clothes and cried until he couldn't breathe. Because everyone said, he had already lost his daughter, he couldn't lose another wife. Because I also need someone to tell me that that day was just an accident, not a choice. "You stupid girl." I only said these two words. To Hoai Nghien's eyes turned red. "It's not your fault." The door lock suddenly rang. Luc Tram Chu pushed the door open and walked in, still smelling of alcohol. He saw To Hoai Nghien, his steps stopped. "Hoai Nghien, you go home first." "I'm talking to my sisters." To Hoai Nghien didn't move. "Say what?" "Say why you saved someone else's daughter but not your own?" Luc Tram Chu's face was unsightly. "I told you, I was wrong at that time." "You didn't say that in your own room." I went to the TV cabinet and took off the flag. reward down. A pale square mark was left on the wall. Luc Tram Chu's eyes immediately panicked. "What are you doing?" "This thing shouldn't be hung in Tue Tue's house." When the flag fell into the trash, he felt like he was stabbed, he quickly walked over to pick it up. "To Van Khe!" "This is what helped me support all these years." I watched him carefully brush the dust off the flag. "Did you support yourself by stepping on Tue Tue's life?" Luc Tram Chu's fingers tightened. "Brother. no." To Hoai Nghien took out his phone. "I recorded it." Luc Tram Chu suddenly looked at it. "While staying at the hotel, I admitted that the water was not strong, admitted

can save both of them." "Tomorrow do you want to go find the people at the kindergarten that year and ask again?" Luc Tram Chu was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled. That smile was very short, very tired. "Hoai Nghien, you are still young." "Human life is not an arithmetic problem." "In the flood, if you hesitate for a second, someone will die." "I said I could save you two, just an assumption after many years of tormenting myself." It's not the truth." He turned back into Luc Tram Chu, who had saved many people. Calm, restrained, every sentence sounded like the truth. To Hoai Nghien was so angry that he was trembling. "You didn't say that just now." "Self-blame after drinking alcohol and the truth are not the same." Luc Tram Chu looked at me, his voice softened. "Van Khe, you know best whether I have recognition blindness or not." "Even if you change your hair style, I don't recognize it." out." "It was such a heavy rain that day, both children were wearing school uniforms, how can you tell the difference?" I've heard this sentence for ten years. Before, every time I heard it, my heart softened a little. Because he really didn't recognize the person clearly. In the hospital, he once recognized the wrong nurse. On the street, he once held my hand by mistake. When three-year-old Tue Tue cut her bangs, he stood dumbfounded for half a minute at the kindergarten gate, still the teacher reminded her to hug the right child.