Chapter 2 — Wedding Day Without Bride

Khuong Van raised her hand and pushed the fallen chopstick exactly half a cun (about 1.5 cm) towards him. All three were silent for a moment. Khuong Van slowly withdrew her hand, as if she had just accidentally touched it:

"Thin Lan, your chopsticks have fallen."

Pho Thinh Lan stared into her eyes. Her eyes were lifeless, still without focus like before. Hua Tri Ha burst out laughing:

“Miss Khuong's hearing is really good.”

Khuong Van picked up the soup spoon:

“Since the eyes are not good, there must be some other effect.”

Pho Thinh Lan breathed a sigh of relief, bent down to pick up the chopsticks. Hua Tri Ha's smile deepened:

"Can I come too on the day of the wedding? I want to see Miss Khuong wearing her wedding dress with my own eyes."

Khuong Van replied: "Of course." Pho Thinh Lan raised her head. Khuong Van slightly tilted her face towards Hua Tri Ha:

"You are a very important guest of Tinh Lan, how could you not come?"

* In the fitting room of the wedding dress shop, the staff is helping Khuong Van adjust the hem of her dress. Pho Thinh Lan stood outside waiting, while Hua Tri Ha sat on the sofa flipping through the catalog. The staff member lowered his voice and asked: "Miss Khuong, does the pearl on the chest need to be changed to a smaller one? This pearl is too bright, it will dominate the face in the photo." Khuong Van caressed the pearl:

“No change.”

Staff were stunned. Rumor has it that Khuong Van has been blind for three years, but just now she chose the wedding dress that suited her best from a row of white dresses, even pointing out that the seam at the waist was not flat. The staff did not dare to ask many questions. Curtains pulled out. The moment Pho Thinh Lan saw Khuong Van, a look of confusion flashed through his eyes. The white chiffon layer hugs her slender shoulders, the pearl on her chest shines with gentleness, the sickly look of the past three years has been suppressed, all that remains is pure clarity and stunning beauty.

“Isn't it beautiful?” Khuong Van asked.

Pho Thinh Lan walked over and grabbed her hand:

“Very beautiful.”

Hua Tri Ha closed the catalog, smiled and said: "Miss Khuong is wearing this outfit, isn't it a bit too monotonous? On the wedding day, the lights are dimmed, people won't be able to see the bride clearly." The staff was a bit confused:

“This is the most expensive handmade model in our shop.”

Hua Tri Ha gently touched her lower abdomen:

"Expensive doesn't mean suitable. Tinh Lan, what do you think?"

Deputy Thinh Lan looked at Khuong Van:

"Van Van, how about changing to an outfit with a long tail? It will look more gorgeous."

Khuong Van immediately understood when she heard it. Hua Tri Ha wants this dress. And Pho Thinh Lan also knew she wanted it. Khuong Van asked: "Don't you like it?" Pho Thinh Lan avoided her eyes:

“It's not that I don't like it, I'm afraid it's too simple and will disadvantage you.”

Hua Tri Ha stood up, holding a wedding dress studded with sparkling stones:

"This set is very beautiful, extremely bright. Miss Khuong can't see it, but you can still feel the stones embedded in it."

The employee couldn't help but speak up: "That outfit's style is a bit exaggerated, it doesn't suit Miss Khuong's figure." Hua Tri Ha's face turned pale:

“What do you mean my eyes are bad?”

The staff fell silent. Pho Thinh Lan frowned:

“Van Van, Tri Ha also has good intentions.”

Khuong Van took off her white chiffon gloves:

“Then change.”

Deputy Thinh Lan held her hand:

“Don't be angry, the wedding is yours.”

Khuong Van asked: “If it was already yours Honey, why did she say change is change?” Hua Tri Ha's eyes immediately turned red:

“Miss Khuong, I just give my opinion. If you don't like it, I can leave."

As soon as she turned around, Pho Thinh Lan quickly followed a step:

“Tri Ha!”

Khuong Van stood still, the hem of her wedding dress dragging on the ground, looking like a bunch of trampled snow. The other customers in the shop all looked over. Some people are whispering:

“Isn't that the young master about to marry the wife of the Pho family?”

“Who is that pregnant woman next to you?”