Chapter 2 — Tong Van Chieu

I placed the towel on his shoulder and gently dried his hair. I admit I was a bit soft-hearted, but I was really tired. Every time I see him, I have to draw a tear mole, and I'm always worried whether it will be blurred by sweat or not. He invited me to go swimming, but I didn't dare, afraid it would float away. On a light rainy day, he wanted to walk with me in the rain to feel the romantic scenery, but I didn't dare, because I was afraid the mole would be blurred. He wanted to take a bath with me, but I didn't dare, because I was afraid the mole would disappear. Even when I stayed overnight, even though I was exhausted, I still had to check to see if the mole was smudged by him or not, it was really tiring. ….. When I was about to shake my head to refuse, Tong Van Chieu suddenly hugged me. I didn't have time to react, the umbrella fell from my hand, and the rain soaked my clothes. He hugged me tighter: "That That, I can explain. You and Van Van only met a few times, she might have even forgotten you. Now I don't even have her contact number anymore." I patted his back: "But I can't accept that you still have someone else in your heart, let it go." He shook his head: "It's only you, from beginning to end it's only you." After saying that, he let me go, raised his hand and swore. But as soon as he raised his hand, he froze and looked at me. Tong Van Chieu shook his head incredulously, then raised his hand to touch my face: "Van Van?" I'm dead, surely the rainwater has washed away my mole and tears. This damn eyeliner is not waterproof at all!!! Tong Van Chieu came closer, carefully looked at my face, then repeated again: "Tran Van?" His voice gradually became agitated, his words became faster: "Tran Van, you are only face blind, not blind!" Tong Van Chieu was no longer in doubt, but certain. I pushed his hand away and turned my back: "That's great, Tong Van Chieu, at this point you're still thinking about that girl! You even mistook me for her, this is truly an insult to me, denying my entire personality." I deliberately used my hair to cover the corners of my eyes, hiding the traces of the mole that had been washed away, then said: "The last year of love is meaningless, I'm just a substitute for That That." Just Van Van. This time, I definitely have to break up." After saying that, I ignored his shocked expression and ran straight upstairs. 3After showering, I looked down and saw Tong Van Chieu still standing in the rain. If he keeps getting caught in the rain like this, he will definitely catch a cold. I removed him from the block list. As soon as I finished removing him, the phone rang. I picked up the phone, Tong Van Chieu's voice choked: "Co That That, we've been together for a year. I know I still have many shortcomings, but if just because of Tran Van you asked to break up, I would feel very regretful. Regretful because I love you so much, but in the end it didn't have a good ending." I stood by the window, saw him raising his head to look at me, anb continued: "What exactly do you want to break up for? Tell me." You know, no matter what it is, we can solve it together. Since we are two people who love each other, we have to solve the conflict together, not you too!" I remained silent, as if a rock was weighing me down. That year, it was because of his mother that I went abroad. If you knew I left you just for money, what would you think? In Tong Van Chieu's eyes, Tran Van is like a saint covered in halo. She should forever stop at the last evening she sees him before going abroad. Actually, over the past year, I've had many opportunities to confess, but I didn't have the courage. I don't want to break Tran Van's image in your heart, nor do I want to see you collapse when you know the truth. Although Tong Van Chieu can accept and forgive me, mother

He also won't agree to let us be together. I'd rather be the one to end it all. As I was thinking about how to end everything, his voice rang in my ear. "That That, have you thought it through?" I nodded, then suddenly remembered that he couldn't see, so I tried to suppress my choking and said: "Okay." His voice was softer, as if he had let go: "Okay, I respect your decision." "But..."Tong Van Chieu paused for a moment and then added. "If, I said if, you need help, can you think of it? Are you first?" He seemed to beg: "I want to be your strong support, forever." I softly replied "Yes" and hung up. After I hung up the phone, Tong Van Chieu also left.4I didn't have time to be sad about the breakup, instead, I put all my mind into starting a business. I majored in directing when I was in college, then went abroad to study further, and when I returned home, I still wanted to pursue this job. Thanks to the money I earned from Tong Van Chieu, I and a few like-minded friends established a studio. Our first project is to develop a game software, where players can freely choose a character and enter a private world, choosing their favorite identity. Players can freely interact with all characters in the game, creating emotional relationships with a high degree of freedom. We also bring virtual reality technology into the game to bring the most immersive experience. After hearing my idea, Tong Kieu found it very interesting and joined the project with us. Currently, she is specializing in dubbing audio novels and after joining our studio, she also takes on tasks related to dubbing. When we first started our business, we encountered many difficulties. Six months later, we developed a small, easy-to-use game, hoping to first build our reputation domestically and then slowly perfect the main game. But because there is no good promotion, we cannot expand our reputation domestically. The studio was just established not long ago, and no one believed that we could develop a quality game in such a short time. No one wants to help us promote. I sat in front of the computer, flipping through the contacts. Although there are a few contact numbers of leading figures in the industry, they are all people I knew when I was with Tong Van Chieu. I tried calling a few times, but because he and I broke up, almost no one answered. Sitting in front of the computer in a daze, full of worry, Tong Kieu pushed the door in, sat in front of me, proudly raising her head: "Guess what, I just found something for you?" I tiredly rubbed my face: "What is it? Only a good advertising company can move me now." She placed a red card in front of me: "There is a party about to take place, I think it will be very necessary for us, let's take advantage of this opportunity." Hear from the people. Other friends said that Tong Kieu was from a rich family, but had quarreled with his family so he went out to work on his own. In all the years we've known each other, she's never mentioned family matters. She didn't say anything, and I didn't ask.