Chapter 4 — Wedding anniversary

You can be angry, hit me, scold me. We promised to be together forever, how could you leave halfway?” I coldly glanced at him, took out another divorce form from my pocket. “Luc Hoai Xuyen, I'm not the one who left halfway. It's that I don't need you anymore." I bought a high-speed train ticket to return home at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. Before that, please sign the divorce papers.” Having finished speaking, I turned and walked back to the bedroom. From behind came the sound of Luc Hoai Xuyen kicking the table hard: "Hua Nhiem, what exactly do you want? I've already said that I won't contact Tham U Ninh anymore, so why do you still want a divorce? If you're not happy, you can argue with me. Why do you have to give me the death penalty and not even give me a chance to make things right?" I didn't answer, just glanced at the fallen chair on the floor and the two orange cats trembling in the corner of the room. I carried them into the bedroom, tears falling uncontrollably. Luc Hoai Xuyen is very strange to me now. You're always someone who keeps your emotions stable, this is the first time I've seen you lose control like that. The next morning, as soon as I woke up, I saw Luc Hoai Xuyen making cakes. He opened the oven, took out a tray of sweet potato cheese cakes and wrapped them in a box, then gave it to me: "Nim Nhiem, I'll make the sweet potato cheese cake you like, take it with you to eat on the train." The aroma of sweet potato cheese cake spread throughout the room, making me stand in place in shock. Memories suddenly rushed back. In my third year of college, Luc Hoai Xuyen and I went traveling and happened to meet an old lady pushing a cart selling sweet potato cheese cakes. Luc Hoai Xuyen bought a box, but only ate two. He said, if sweet potatoes add a little milk, they will taste better and be softer. The old lady's cake did not add milk. I thought Luc Hoai Xuyen liked sweet potato cheese cake with milk, so I went to the bakery to try it a few times for him. The first time I finished it, I brought it to the dorm to look for him, but I didn't receive the compliments I expected. Luc Hoai Xuyen looked at the bag of cakes in my hand, frowned slightly. "Do you also like to eat sweet potato cheese cakes?" At that time, I thought he was talking about me and him, so I smiled and nodded in agreement. It wasn't until yesterday, when I received Tham You Ninh's email, that I realized that, among the three of us, the one who really liked cheese sweet potato cakes was always Tham You Ninh. The 'you' he said back then was not me, but her. In Tham U Ninh's diary, she wrote that she enjoyed eating cheese sweet potato cakes at the school gate. In 11th grade, no matter what the weather, Luc Hoai Xuyen bought it for her every morning. And her favorite flavor is sweet potato cheese cake with added milk. This world is like a giant circus. Thinking back on everything, I feel that the fact that I tried to make sweet potato cheese cakes for Luc Hoai Xuyen all these years was stupid and funny. I looked at the tray of cheese sweet potato cakes in Luc Hoai Xuyen's hand and smiled bitterly: "Luc Hoai Xuyen, this three-way relationship really makes people feel ridiculous and ridiculous. I don't like eating cheese sweet potato cakes. At first I just thought you liked it so I liked it. But what I didn't expect was that the person who liked it was Tham U Ninh, and I always remember that dish because of her." "We have known each other for 7 years, been together for 5 years, but in the end Still can't win the 3 months you've been with her. Think carefully, in the 3 years we've been married, how many times have you abandoned me for Tham U Ninh? Divorce, I'm serious, I'm not joking with you. Seeing my determination, Luc Hoai Xuyen's hand shook, the tray of sweet potato cheese cakes fell to the ground, he knelt down, his face full of depression: "Nim Nhiem, I beg you, can you give me one more chance? Since the moment you proposed a divorce that day?

yesterday…” “I really regret it, I admit that in the past three years, I have overlooked many things with you. Later, he will definitely make up for it. Please, don't leave me, okay?" Seeing Luc Hoai Xuyen's red eyes, my heart ached. In my mind, the image of him carrying me to the school hospital 7 years ago appeared, along with his silhouette running on the basketball court. But in my heart, he had stuck a thorn in my heart, causing me pain, hurting my belief in love that I once thought was sincere. Regaining my composure, I coldly replied: "I can give you more." a chance, but on the condition that you have to climb with me to Tuyet Cang Bac mountain to watch the meteor shower at 2 am." Three years ago, when we got married, Luc Hoai Xuyen and I chose two places for our honeymoon, one abroad and one domestic, which is Tuyet Cang Bac Mountain. But because Tham You Ninh called Luc Hoai Xuyen away, we missed the best time to see the meteor shower, and then just went abroad. But watching a meteor shower with the person I love is a dream I have cherished since my 17th birthday. Since dating Luc Hoai Xuyen, I have imagined hundreds of times the two of us sitting on Snow Mountain, waiting for shooting stars to pass by. "Okay, Nhiem Nhiem, we will go watch the meteor shower together on Tuyet Cang Bac Mountain. This time I won't break my promise." Luc Hoai Xuyen stood up and quickly placed a kiss on my forehead. Right after that, he went to the hospital to ask for leave, then returned home and began planning his meteor-watching trip, even more thoroughly than when we were preparing for our honeymoon. As if afraid that I would change my mind, he stayed by my side day and night, constantly saying that he was looking forward to this trip. Luc Hoai Xuyen deleted and blocked all of Tham U Ninh's contacts. Unable to contact him, Tham U Ninh switched to sending me a voice message: "Hua Nhiem, the person Luc Hoai Xuyen loves is not you." "You'd better take the initiative to withdraw, don't make things difficult for him anymore." Tham U Ninh said. I replied: “Luc Hoai Xuyen loves me very much. In three days, he will go with me to Tuyet Cang Bac mountain to watch the meteor shower." Unable to hold back, Tham U Ninh screamed over the phone: "Hua Nhiem, you are a bastard! What did you say to Luc Hoai Xuyen? He has blocked all my contacts! I don't believe he would treat me like that, you must have threatened him!” “Threatened? Tham U Ninh, didn't you say that? The person who is not loved is the third person. He doesn't love you, why should he keep in touch with you?" Tham U Ninh seemed crazy, cursing at me non-stop. I deleted her WeChat, but then she waited for me at the company door after work, shouting loudly: "Hua Nhiem, do you really like Luc Hoai Xuyen that much? He's had an affair! The person he loves has always been me, we have slept together many times. What's the point in keeping a man who doesn't love you?" That's right, there's no meaning anymore. But my youth doesn't deserve to be wasted like that. "It's not that I want to keep Luc Hoai Xuyen, it's that he can't leave me.