Chapter 5 — Wedding anniversary

I asked for a divorce, but he begged me to give him another chance. I told him that as long as he comes with me to watch the meteor shower on Tuyet Cang Bac Mountain, I will forget what he did." My voice was very calm. Tham U Ninh's face immediately turned pale. She took a deep breath and sneered: “Can't leave you? Hua Nhiem, stop deceiving yourself. Do you know, my son's name - So An - has meaning. That name comes from the word 'Xuyen' in Luc Hoai Xuyen, divided into So and An." "That's enough to prove that the person he loves the most is me." Tham U Ninh said. I stopped for a moment. She was indeed very skillful in applying pressure, secretly making WeChat friends with me to show off her feelings, emailing their love stories and pictures, and even teaching her son to tell Luc Hoai Xuyen that he wanted him to be his father. Everything she did was nothing more than wanting me to give way. I calmly looked at Tham U Ninh and smiled faintly: “It's just a name. You don't think Luc Hoai Xuyen really loves you, do you? If he loves you, why did he beg me not to divorce?" Tham U Ninh stood stunned, unable to say another word. Three days later, Luc Hoai Xuyen drove me to the outskirts of Tuyet Cang Bac mountain. But when we were only halfway up the climb, his phone rang. He looked at the screen, his whole body stunned as if struck by lightning. "Nem Nhiem, Tham U Ninh was cooking at home when he got gas poisoned. She and So An are being treated at the hospital. You must go there now. Can we go see the meteor shower next time?" I couldn't help but admire Tham You Ninh, because in order to get Luc Hoai Xuyen back, she wasn't even afraid of gas poisoning. I smiled and looked at him: "Luc Hoai Xuyen, as long as you climb to the top of the mountain with me today and watch the meteor shower, I won't divorce you. In the future, we will be happy again like before.” Luc Hoai Xuyen gradually lost patience: "Nhiem Nhiem, this is a life-related matter, I'm not joking. Listen to me, you go up the mountain first, I'll be back as soon as I can. If there's time, I'll watch the meteor shower with you, okay?" Can you still come back after leaving? Definitely not. I looked at the wedding ring that Luc Hoai Xuyen gave me and was silent for a moment. I slowly opened my mouth: "Okay, you go, Luc Hoai Xuyen. I'll just wait for you until 2 am. If you hadn't come then..." Luc Hoai Xuyen interrupted me, turned around and quickly ran down the mountain. Looking at his back getting smaller, I suddenly felt lighter in my heart. At 1 a.m., I admired the most beautiful meteor shower from the Thien Tien constellation I've ever seen. Coming down the mountain, I took the car back to my hometown. Mom knew I was coming, and had prepared many of my favorite dishes. Looking at her figure busy in the kitchen, my heart was filled with an unspeakable regret. words, I felt like I wanted to run away but couldn't. 15 years ago, after my parents divorced because they didn't get along, I lived with my mother. One year ago, on her 50th birthday, I bought a high-speed train ticket, planning to go home with Luc Hoai Xuyen to celebrate her birthday. But right before leaving, Luc Hoai Xuyen said he had an emergency surgery and couldn't go. However, on that day, Tham U Ninh posted on social networks: “Who says children of single-parent families can't be loved? My son said he wanted to go to the water park, but without saying anything, someone immediately took us there. With him, I feel like this life is also happy." Accompanying it is the image of Luc Hoai Xuyen hugging Tham So An in the lake. That day, I cried for several hours, missed the high-speed train, and also missed my mother's 50th birthday. Two days later, Luc Hoai Xuyen came to me. Medium

When we met, he knelt down and asked me for forgiveness. He said that when he arrived at the hospital that day, Tham U Ninh and Tham So An only suffered from mild gas poisoning, he took care of them until noon the next day. When he returned home, he saw that I had left with my luggage, leaving only the divorce papers on the table. He was extremely panicked, wanted to contact me but couldn't, feeling like the whole world was collapsing. Tham U Ninh came to find and comfort him, they drank a few glasses of wine and then... something happened between them. Actually, Luc Hoai Xuyen doesn't need to say anything, I already know everything. After all, the camera in the living room was still connected to my phone. Mother sat next to hear those words, so angry that she couldn't bear it. "Luc Hoai Xuyen, when you married my child, you said you would take good care of him and not let him suffer any disadvantages. This is how you do it? Having an affair and still coming here to ask him for forgiveness? Do you think my son is a garbage collector? Go away! You're not a man!" Luc Hoai Xuyen turned his back, unable to utter a word. He looked at me, his voice hoarse: "Nem Nhiem, it was my mistake. That day I couldn't find you, I was really panicked. I was afraid you would disappear from my life, so I drank with Tham U Ninh to relieve my sadness." Nhiem Nhiem, we have known each other for seven years, you once said that I am the man I love the most in this world, that you will never abandon me, right?" I replied: "Luc Hoai Xuyen, I gave you a chance, but you were the one who gave up." Luc Hoai Xuyen raised his head, despair shining in his eyes. He slapped himself in the face twice, his voice trembling: "No, no, Nhiem Nhiem, you can't leave me. How can you be so cruel? Three years of marriage, I listen to everything you say. Why are you so determined this time? Is our five years of love not enough to make up for this mistake?” I smiled tiredly: “Luc Hoai Xuyen, don't bring up our five-year story anymore. You must take responsibility for your own actions. He thought that if I didn't resist, I was giving in, but in reality, that was when I was gradually moving away from him. The decision to divorce is not a moment, but the result of countless accumulated disappointments.” In the end, Luc Hoai Xuyen also agreed to divorce. The next morning, when we walked out of the civil affairs department... He was miserable and regretful, asking me: "Nhiem Nhiem, do we really have no future anymore? It was my fault before, as long as you come back, I will make it up to you. He really doesn't love Tham U Ninh, he's just unwilling. In 11th grade, she transferred schools, we were forced to be apart, she became the 'bright moonlight' in my heart. But now I'm sure, Nhiem Nhiem, you are my true love.” “I heard you're going to study abroad, which is a good opportunity. I support you, if you need help, just tell me." I coldly looked at Luc Hoai Xuyen, seeing him immersed in self-blame and pain, but I didn't want to respond anymore. After a while, I just smiled faintly and asked: "Luc Hoai Xuyen, do you think I'm a soft-hearted person?" "Um... if so, you're wrong." Before I went to study abroad in Italy, I scheduled an article to be posted on Weibo, accusing Luc Hoai Xuyen of having an affair. Full photos and evidence, accompanied by 20,000 words as a farewell to my youth.