Chapter 2 — What you don't keep, others will appreciate

5 I feel like I'm frozen, my whole body is cold. When he said that, I immediately understood - so he had already recognized me. When did you remember? Having pretended not to know you all this time, why did you choose today to expose it? “I heard you two are getting married?” Giang Ky didn't care about my silence and continued, "Tran Nac has normal abilities but doesn't know how to express himself, so I think he's worthy of you." His words were full of sarcasm. I pursed my lips, held the rabbit-shaped apple plate in front of him, hoping he would know what to do and leave. But Giang Ky seemed to be getting more and more interested. He put on slippers and slowly followed me into the kitchen. "You still like these colorful and flowery plates, right? Tran Nac is so frugal, don't you have any complaints? "Why don't you tell Tran Nac that I'm your ex-boyfriend? Are you afraid he has low self-esteem? "Is that your couple's love slippers? Tran Nac is really inconsiderate." Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, turned around to face him, and asked with restraint: "Can I go now?" Giang Ky put his hands in his pockets, eyes glued to me, his face expressionless: "Cung Due, are you that easy?" “In your heart, you definitely don't agree with what I said, why don't you refute it?” Giang Ky questioned me, "Even the old things are the same -" His voice suddenly choked. It's rare to see him waver in his emotions like that, at first glance it seemed like I was the one in the wrong. I don't understand why Giang Ky can be so confident. Perhaps people who don't know what morality is always think that other people are the ones who are wrong. “I understand more clearly what kind of person Tran Nac is than you.” I calmly replied, “He is very good, I recognize him, his colleagues also recognize him.” “So what?” Giang Ky raised his eyebrows, "I'm the one who holds Tran Nac's future. As long as I don't recognize it, Tran Nac has no chance of getting promoted or raising his salary." I gritted my teeth: "Tran Nac said you are a clear-minded person, clear between public and private." “You misunderstood.” Giang Ky smiled faintly, "I don't look down on Tran Nac because of you. It's because he himself is really incompetent." 6 I think, actually, I hate Giang Ky. People like him - the proud son of heaven, born with everything - simply cannot understand the hardships of ordinary people. I know how hard Tran Nac worked to survive in the fierce environment of a big company, and how much he admires Giang Ky. But Giang Ky completely disregarded Tran Nac. How tragic. Just like the old me. I breathed out a long breath: "What do you want?" Giang Ky did not answer. “I know you never do meaningless work, so tonight, you absolutely cannot simply come to eat.” Giang Ky smiled softly: "You understand me so well, don't you?" “So what is your purpose?” “Break up with Tran Nac.” I immediately objected: "No way!" “Just joking, is there such a big reaction?” Giang Ky smiled calmly, "Do you like Tran Nac that much? More than you liked me before?" But I feel like he doesn't sound like he's joking at all. Giang Ky extended his hand to me: "Give me the phone." I looked at him warily. “Give it here.” I had to give him the phone. Giang Ky reflexively entered the unlock password. Failure. I saw him frown slightly, almost undetectable: "You changed your password?" Before, the password was always my birthday. Later I found it insecure that all accounts used the same password, so I changed it. I told him the new password and immediately saw him act lightning fast, save the phone number, and make friends. “Don't block me, don't refuse my calls.” I looked at him suspiciously, not understanding what he was planning. If it's just to ask for such a small thing, why do you need to elaborate so much? 7 I quickly understood Giang Ky's purpose. One afternoon, Tran Nac and I went to the supermarket and suddenly received a text message from Giang Ky, saying he wanted to eat wontons. I pretended not to see. Without waiting for me to answer, Giang Ky called directly. Even though I immediately fell silent, Tran Nac still glanced over: "Who's calling?" I don't understand why I feel so strongly guilty — growing up I've never been good at lying. “Nothing, just a spam call.” I turned off the phone ringer. That day, Giang Ky only sent me a text message and made one phone call. But the next day, Tran Nac started working overtime continuously, day and night without distinction. In the middle of work, he called me and mumbled that he wanted the wontons I made. "There are a few colleagues who also want to eat. Due Due, can you pack a little more? We will cook late tonight." I don't know what Giang Ky said to Tran Nac. Just knowing his actions made me feel nauseous. What is the distinction between public and private? Clearly there is no distinction between public and private! At that moment, I even wanted to confess everything to Tran Nac and advise him to quit his job. But I couldn't open my mouth. Big companies are tiring, but the income of small companies outside cannot be compared. Tran Nac has always said that he wants to try for a few years and earn a little more money to live more comfortably when he gets old. If he didn't know me, perhaps Giang Ky would only see him as incompetent, but not to the extent of deliberately oppressing me or forcing me to work overtime. I closed my eyes, unable to refuse, just softly replied: "Okay." The group of colleagues working overtime with Tran Nac had five people. I brought disposable bowls and chopsticks and carried large bags to the company. The whole group of people held bowls of hot wontons, were moved to tears, and continuously praised the deliciousness. I personally carried a bowl of wontons and knocked on Giang Ky's office door. “Come in.” I pushed the door open and walked in. Giang Ky leisurely sat on the chair, looking at me with a half smile. As if saying: “This wonton, I can finally eat it.” I put the bowl of wontons down in front of him and turned to leave. "Are you going to leave now? Don't you want to say anything?" Giang Ky's voice rang out from behind. I turned my head and calmly looked at him: "There's nothing to say. I can roughly guess why you hate me. You probably think I'm the reason why you broke up with Nhiem Nhiem, right?" Giang Ky looked at me without expression: "Do you really think so?" "What if not? Between you and me, is there anything else?" 8 Compared to completely losing contact with Giang Ky over the years, I know Tong Nhiem's situation a little better. After all, she and I grew up together, our parents lived in the same residential area, so we could always hear more or less news about her. I know that Tong Nhiem is married, and I also know that that year she and Giang Ky only knew each other exactly one month. Sometimes I really feel strange. Giang Ky and Tong Nhiem – one betrays love, one betrays friendship. I used to think that a love affair that made them willing to have a bad reputation to get together would at least require passionate love, love to the end, and vow to live and die forever. But in reality, they broke up quietly as if they had never started. It was only when someone discovered that a new person appeared next to Tong Nhiem that everyone learned that she and Giang Ky had broken up a long time ago. Of course, it's also possible that I'm being amorous myself. In the eyes of Giang Ky and Tong Nhiem, perhaps I am not important at all. Giang Ky only sees me as a stepping stone. After all, there are too many people pursuing Tong Nhiem, he also needs a way to stand out from the crowd. As for Tong Nhiem, he has never considered me a friend. A beautiful goddess needs someone to always follow in the background, to highlight her perfection. So when they are together, they won't even think about my feelings. After breaking up, it's simply... breaking up. Over the years, I still occasionally see Tong Nhiem. At first I had a lot of feelings for her - hating her for taking away Giang Ky, blaming her for not making it clear early on that she also had feelings for Giang Ky. She knows that as long as she opens her mouth, I will absolutely not fight.