Chapter 8 — The Wife I Rescued In The Snow

I must go to her world. Not for her to drag me away. Not for her protection. It's about relying on your own feet and stepping straight in. One year later. I took the university exam. When I walked out of the exam hall, my whole body was almost exhausted. But inside there was an unprecedented calmness. I tried my best. Leave the rest to God. The day the results were announced, I didn't dare go see for myself. The village chief ran to tell the news. He rushed into my yard, out of breath.

"Tham Son! Tham Son! You passed! You passed the exam!"

I stood frozen in place.

“Really… really?”

"Really! It's a university in a city!"

At that moment, I neither cried nor laughed. I just walked to the jar of water in the yard and buried my head inside. The cold water made me instantly awake. I did it. In September, school opened. I was carrying an old canvas bag, standing in front of the university gate in the province. Look at the young faces full of vitality. Look at the spacious lecture halls. I searched for her for half a month. Finally, I asked her to study in the Literature department. That afternoon, I stood waiting in front of her department's building. The school bell rang. Students rushed out one after another. Then I saw her. She was wearing a white dress, her hair was cut short, and she was laughing and talking with a group of female students. She has changed. She is like a flower blooming again, extremely brilliant. She saw me. The smile on his face immediately stiffened. The classmate next to her followed her gaze and also saw me. They looked at my old, faded clothes, their eyes filled with curiosity and scrutiny. She told her classmate to go first, then walked towards me.

“Why did you come here?”

She spoke, her voice carrying tremor and disbelief.

“I came to study.”

I looked at her, trying to keep my voice calm.

“Study?”

She was stunned.

“You and I study at the same university.”

She was completely stunned. She looked at me, her eyes gradually turning red.

“Tham Son, are you crazy?”

She bit her lip.

“Do you know where this is?”

“Do you know my father…”

“I know.”

I interrupted her.

“I know who he is, I also know where this is.”

“But I didn't come here to beg you, nor to meddle with you.”

“I just want to tell you something.”

“Hua Thanh Chi, please listen carefully.”

I looked into her eyes.

“I want to pursue you again.”

“This time there is no gratitude, no debt.”

"Only I, Tham Son, want you to be my wife for life."

She covered her mouth with her hand, tears could no longer be held back, and immediately flowed down. At that moment, a black car slowly stopped next to us. The car window rolled down, revealing Hua Huong Quan's cold face. He looked at me, anger in his eyes. Perhaps he did not expect that an ant that he could arbitrarily squeeze to death could crawl right before his eyes. He got out of the car and walked in front of me.

“Who allowed you to come here?”

“I came myself.”

I said.

“Do you think you have the right to stand here after passing the university entrance exam?”

“I tell you, I want to make you disappear easier than crushing an ant.”

“Father!”

Hua Thanh Chi stood in front of me. I pulled her aside after.

“Chief.”

I looked at Hua Huong Quan, not avoiding his eyes.

“You're right.”

“I have nothing now.”

“I have no qualifications.”

“But please give me three years.”

I stood straight.

“Three years later, I don't dare say I can be on par with you.”

“But I will have a world that belongs to me.”

“That world is probably not as large and flashy as your world.”

“But in that world, she will be the only female master.”

“At that time, I will drive myself, bring the bride price I have earned, the main road to your house, please marry her to me.”

“Now you can look down on me, you can oppress me, you can think of every way to separate us.”

“I don't care.”

I'm done talking. There was complete silence on campus. Hua Huong Quan looked at me. Looked for a long time. In the end, he said nothing. He turned around and got in the car, and the car immediately drove away, taking with it dust from the road. I turned around and looked at Hua Thanh Chi with tears streaming down her face. Then I grabbed her hand and squeezed it tightly. She looked at me, finally laughing through her tears. Under the sunlight, her smile is more beautiful than all the sights I've ever seen. Her hand squeezed mine. This time, she will never let go again. Complete.