Chapter 13 — Three Calls at Dawn

He put away the phone and walked to the door of the children's room. To Niem Vi was breastfeeding her baby. Giang Du squatted next to her, holding a thin blanket. Waiting for her to finish eating, she covered her body. "Sister-in-law, who do you think the baby will look like when he grows up?" "Probably like his father." To Niem Vi replied casually. Giang Du's expression changed a bit, but quickly restored his smile: "It's okay to be like dad, but absolutely don't have the same personality. Being like dad is a mistake." To Niem Vi burst out laughing: "Are you talking about your brother like that?" "I'm telling the truth," Giang Du argued eloquently, "Sister-in-law, tell me, my brother, besides his good looks, what other advantages do he have?" To Niem Vi thought for a while, but couldn't think of any answer. This hesitation made Luc Canh Tham's heart, standing outside the door, broken into pieces. "Sister-in-law," Giang Du suddenly became serious, puppy eyes staring at her, "If —— I mean if —— one day you don't need my brother anymore, will you consider me?" To Niem Vi was stunned. "What did you say?" "I said," Giang Du's voice was very soft, as if telling a long-hidden secret, "I like you. Since the first time we met I liked you when I was little. At that time, you were wearing a white dress, standing next to my brother, smiling at me, saying 'You're Tieu Du, right? My brother talks about you a lot'." He bowed his head, his fingers wringing the corner of the blanket. "My brother never mentioned me. The first time he brought his girlfriend home, he basically didn't know that I was there. But your words 'He talks about you a lot', made me feel very important." You raised his head, his eyes were red. "Sister-in-law, I know I'm younger than you guys, I know I'm not mature enough, I know I don't have as much money as Mr. Co, nor as talented as Mr. Tham. But I have something that they don't have ——" "What?" "Time," he said, "I'm younger than them. I can wait for you one year, two years, ten years, twenty years. No matter how long, I'll wait." To Niem Vi looked at him, audibly. mouth, speechless. Giang Du stood up, bent down and gently kissed the baby's forehead, then stood up straight and looked at To Niem Vi. "You don't need to answer me," he said, "I just want to let you know. In this world, there is someone who, no matter what you look like, will like you." He left. When passing by the door, he saw Luc Canh Tham. The two looked at each other for three seconds. Giang Du did not feel guilty, did not hide, just calmly looked at his brother, left behind a sentence: "Brother, every word I just heard is the truth." Then he left. Luc Canh Tham stood outside the children's room door, looking at To Niem Vi inside. She bowed her head, holding her child, not knowing what she was thinking. He walked in and knelt down in front of her. "To Niem Vi," he said, "I know I don't have the right to say these things. But I still want to say — I don't want to lose you." She didn't raise her head. "You saw how they treated me," she said, her voice very calm, "Co Da Dinh is short-selling my company's shares, Tham Tu Dien is taking care of my body, Giang Du is taking care of my emotions. Anyone in They are all telling you one thing - you don't deserve it." "You know -" "You don't know," she finally raised her head, her eyes were red but without tears, "Luc Canh Tham, you don't know anything at all. You thought they were targeting you, stealing your wife. But they're not. They're telling me - I deserve to be treated kindly." She lowered her head, looking at the child in her arms. "It's been a month, Co Da. Dinh helped me get my job back, get my income back, and find myself again. Tham Tu Dien cured my mastitis, restored my body, and helped me no longer feel like living is a pain every day

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