Chap 1: suprise
At six o'clock in the morning, a sparrow perched on an electric pole, flapping its wings, shattering the quiet in the alley. Because it had just rained the night before, cinnamon flowers fell to the ground like a box of honey spilled onto the wet ground.
The damp air flowed in through the window, Hua Tuy lay down on the table, her shoulders suddenly curled up from the cold, she lifted her head with difficulty, raised her hand to rub her face to wake herself up a bit. little.
Last night Hua Tuy had just finished surgery, plus at midnight the hospital summoned her for an urgent matter. By the time they were done, it was already dawn, so she crawled straight under the table and took a nap, her eyelashes falling. Long black hair can't hide the tiredness in the eyelids.
In the bathroom, Hua Tuy held mint-flavored mouthwash in her mouth, turned on the faucet, grabbed a handful of water and washed her face to prepare for the morning shift.
At 7:50 a.m., people in the department gradually crowded up, everyone said good morning to each other. Hua Tuy took the time to finish a portion of croissants and black coffee placed next to him, then someone picked up a carton of milk to replace it.
Hua Tuy raised his head. He was a new intern. The young man shyly said: "Doctor Hua, drinking coffee all day is not good for your health."
"Thank." Hua Tuy smiled, she looked at the time, "Let's go, it's time to check the hospital room."
Almost everyone in the Residential Ward likes Dr. Hua coming to check on their rooms. She is both gentle and patient, and also knows how to listen to their occasional complaints.
A few intern doctors followed Hua Tuy, she checked each room one by one, her sleeve fluttered at one corner, looking to the left side of her chest was a blue certification card: Hua Tuy, a doctor in the surgical department of Pho Nhan Hospital. .
When checking the room of a girl, this patient had just had appendicitis surgery two days ago. Hua Tuy carefully instructed her to diet and adjust her daily routine accordingly.
The girl's age was still young, and not long after the surgery had finished, she had restored her agile appearance. She raised her big, round eyes and said that if she continued to eat such random food, it would be like everything will die.
"Doctor Hua, can I have milk tea?" The girl asked cautiously.
Hua Sui picked up the pen to sign and stopped on the blue document, looked up to face those sparkling eyes, and said softly: "Just a little."
"Why? I'd rather drink Yihetang." The girl made a sad face.
"..."
The intern doctor standing behind couldn't help but laugh out loud. Hua Sui's face was expressionless, his voice even carrying a bit of cruelty: "Now you can't even drink 'a little bit'*. "
*China has a milk tea brand called ***: Yidiandian (just a little)
The girl reacted belatedly and regretfully replied: "Doctor, I was wrong!"
...
After checking the room, Hua Tuy put his hands in his pockets and returned to the office. In the hallway, he bumped into the teacher and dean of the surgical department who was always leading him.
The dean came to attend to something and just in time caught her: "Tieu Hua, have you just finished checking the room?"
"Yes." Hua Tuy nodded, looked at the dean as if she had something to say, she proactively asked: "Teacher, what's the matter?"
"You're the most daring person in the department these days. You really have the look of the old teacher." Doctor Truong smiled, his expression gentle, "But you also have to pay attention to harmony. Your mother has already called me, telling me to take care of your important matters."
Hua Tuy was stunned, not expecting that the consequence of repeatedly refusing to go on a blind date was that her mother would go to the dean to put pressure on her. She mentally recalled: "Teacher, do you know what my mother's dream is after middle age?"
"What is that?"
"It's to be a matchmaker, drag me out to practice first." Hua Tuy used her finger to point at the innocent person, herself.
"This kid." Director Truong laughed, his tone was helpless, then immediately changed the subject, "There is a guy in the house where I live, and the conditions are also good..."
Hua Tuy's eyes glanced wildly at him, digressing: "Teacher, why do I smell cigarette smoke on you? It's very strong."
Everyone at Pho Nhan Hospital knows that Dr. Truong's medical skills are extremely excellent, his reputation is famous everywhere, but at the same time he is also a man who is truly afraid of his wife. Dr. Truong's wife is the head nurse of the Pediatrics Department and often comes here for checkups. Every time she smelled the smell of cigarettes on him, she would declare that if it weren't for the fact that his hands could still be used to cure diseases and save people, she would have broken his arms a long time ago.
"I didn't have time to smoke a cigarette today. It must have been the smell of the patient's family." Doctor Truong pulled up his collar and sniffed, his face worried: "Stop talking to me, I'll go wash my hands first."
...
Busy all morning, Hua Tuy finally finished her work. She went home to catch up on sleep, slept until it was dark and then woke up, in the distance were sparkling neon lights.
She thought a long time had passed, but in reality she had only slept for three hours.
Hua Tuy was stunned for a moment, then sat up, closed the window, used her cell phone's Bluetooth to connect to the speaker to play a rock song, and her whole body stepped on the relaxing massage mat.
Most people think that standing on a massage mat will be very painful, but for Hua Tuy, it is the best way to relieve stress. The phone made a "ding" sound. A little sweat broke out on Hua Sui's forehead. She sat down directly under the massage mat and picked up the phone to look.
Hua's mother sent a series of text messages, meaning she wanted her to go on a blind date.
The wind blew, the clouds drifted lazily: [This guy is really good, two years older than me, he's also the manager of a big company, not only is he successful, he's also handsome. , the introduction said he is a guy who is both excellent and responsible.]
The wind blows, the clouds drift lazily: [Let's meet tomorrow, okay? Stop making excuses, I know you won't be on duty tomorrow night.]
"The wind blows, the clouds float lazily" forwarded her a person's business card, Hua Tuy clicked on the profile picture and objected: [This way of taking a photo with both arms crossed in front of the chest, I don't think it looks human. successful, multi-level varieties yes.]
When Hua's mother saw Hua Tuy playing around, she immediately knew that she wanted to cheat to get through the door like always, there was definitely a problem with her attitude. Hua's mother was a little angry. She was so bored that she didn't bother typing anymore and sent a series of voice messages to terrorize her.
The wind blows, the clouds float lazily: [This year I'm about to turn 28, I'm about to become an old aunt, why aren't I in any hurry?]
Hua Tuy replied: [Mom, I still don't want to get married right now.]
At least that's what I'm thinking right now, being alone is comfortable and free, plus Hua Tuy's work is busy, in fact I don't have the energy to think about anything else.
The wind stopped blowing, the clouds drifted lazily: [So what do you want to do?]
Before Hua Tuy could answer, "the wind was blowing, the clouds were drifting lazily" and sent another message: [Do you want to become a nun?]
Hua Tuy laughed and was about to reply when a reminder message suddenly popped up on the screen. She clicked on it. It's been many years and someone still liked her comment and even replied back.
The question is: What is the funniest thing you did during your secret crush when you were a student?
At that time, Hua Tuy's enthusiasm soared that he replied anonymously:
"In eleventh grade, a foreign movie was released. I really liked it, so I bought a blue T-shirt near the cinema.
The first day I wore it to class, I suddenly discovered that he was also wearing a blue T-shirt. Even though the shirt he was wearing was just so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary, my heart skipped a beat. clearly thudding, silently assuming that we were wearing matching clothes.
Maybe God saw how miserable my secret love was, so he intentionally gave me a sweet coincidence.
From then on, I often wore that shirt. Even the night before I was paranoid whether he would wear that T-shirt the next day or not. He sat in the second row from the bottom, and I sat in the second row from the top. Every day in class, in order to see him a little more, I even deliberately walked in from the back door, pretended not to notice, and walked past him. From time to time, I would glance at him lazily leaning on my elbow. hands, messy hair, when what protrudes from the slender shoulder blade is that blue figure, my heart will beat unusually fast, for some reason I feel happy all day long.
As a result, I later found out that the shirt was a bad 9.9 T-shirt that his girlfriend conveniently bought when she went to the supermarket to buy groceries. Such a careless guy wears it every day without paying any attention.
I woke up and seemed to understand something: Maybe he would never see me.
Hua Tuy's comment was ranked first, and many people even left messages: Not funny at all, why do I feel so bitter? Hug the little girl.
Hua Tuy was stunned and looked back at her own comment many years ago. Just as she was about to hide it, a new comment jumped out: So do you still like that person now?
The bottom of her eyes gradually darkened. Hua Tuy sat on the massage mat. She didn't know what was wrong, but pain and numbness spread from her arms and legs all over her body. She had difficulty breathing.
Hua Tuy did not answer, exited the app, she replied to her mother's message: [Yes.]
...
The next day, Hua Tuy put on a little makeup, followed the address sent by her mother and appeared in a restaurant, the other person was already there waiting for a long time.
The other person's name is Lam Van Tham, currently working at an Internet company, the impression left on Hua Tuy is much better than in the photo, his facial features are still considered dignified, and his behavior towards others is also humble and courteous. please.
The two people's conversation was not too bad. After eating, Lam Van Tham suggested going for a walk nearby. Hua Tuy thought to himself that after all, he had come to see each other, there was no need to act like anything else, in the end. She nodded in agreement.
It's ten o'clock at night, the moonlight is bright. Hua Tuy and Lam Van Tham walked side by side, the two of them said a few words every now and then, the atmosphere was quite comfortable, walking and walking until they reached the street full of snacks.
On the snack street, green and red curtains intertwine with each other in a row. On the grill, use aluminum foil to hold the eggplants. The owner spreads a layer of dill powder and grills under an oil fire, emitting "sounds". "splash", charcoal-grilled saury on the side turns golden, the fresh aroma wafts all around.
The light bulb hanging above the head shines down in small, dim rays of light.
Thanh Vu brought a plate of grilled skewers and sat down in front of the man. The two of them drank some wine and started chatting to each other. Thanh Vu gave him a skewer of beef, his tone was somewhat cautious: "Boss, don't be too pressured, this time... just consider resting."
Chau Kinh Trach was chewing meat on a skewer. Hearing that, he raised his eyelids to look at him and chuckled softly: "What pressure do you have?"
"It's fine if you don't have it." Thanh Vu let out a breath.
Chau Kinh Trach sat opposite Thanh Vu, his feet randomly stepping on the beam under the table. Not long after he sat down, he attracted a lot of looks from the girls at the neighboring tables.
But he didn't bother to lift his eyelids, he held a cigarette between his fingers, the smoke slowly rose up, he looked both handsome and indifferent.
Thanh Vu, sitting with him, felt countless gazes from all directions, filled with pride, plus he said that whenever he had alcohol in it, words came out, nonsense words were all over the place: "Sigh, old man." Great, these past few years as a pilot flying around the world, I haven't really looked carefully. If we count the place with the most beautiful people, it's probably still in our city Kinh Bac."
"Wow, look at that long-legged beauty." Thanh Vu exclaimed.
Chau Kinh Trach did not look, but laughed coldly: "If you look any further, I will tell your wife."
Thanh Vu angrily retracted his gaze. In the middle of it, his eyes glowed as he pushed his arm: "Boss, look at the beautiful girl on the other side, just look at her appearance and you'll immediately know she's from the South." ."
Hearing the words "Southern", Chau Kinh Trach suddenly raised his head, his deep black eyes glanced over, then was somewhat stunned. The other person's appearance was truly that of a typical Southerner, with white skin, sparkling almond eyes, wearing an apricot colored dress, the two small straps of the dress revealing her white shoulder blades.
", I already have a boyfriend, but the atmosphere between these two people is instantly recognizable, maybe they're just seeing each other, but both of their temperaments are very polite and courteous, it's very compatible." Thanh Vu gave an assessment.
After Thanh Vu said that sentence, he felt the surrounding air turn cold in an instant. He was a little panicked. He glanced over and saw his brother breaking a bamboo stick without saying a word.
Hua Tuy did not pay attention to the movement on this side. She walked side by side with Lam Van Tham through the snack street. When she saw that she was about to stop, there was a sound of arguing at the beginning of the alley.
There was an old woman selling candy who was surrounded by a group of drunken thugs. They used the excuse that the candy was difficult to swallow so they wanted to smash the old woman's stall. Hua Tuy originally didn't want to worry about so many things, but the old woman's miserable cry for help echoed in the blink of an eye just like her grandmother's.
Hua Tuy was about to go over there, Lam Van Tham stopped her, his tone was calm: "You should never go over there at this time, if you get tricked by those thugs or that old woman, it would be tragic. "
"I like being tricked by others." Hua Tuy curled her lips, then looked at Lam Van Tham's arm holding her back. The other person awkwardly let go.
The old woman was pushed to the ground by the leader. Hua Tuy went to help her up, his voice calm: "How much money, I'll pay."
The red-haired thug's eyes lit up when he saw Hua Tuy, one arm resting on the exposed skin of her shoulder: "If my sister begs, then this matter is over. Here's a drink with you, how about it?"
"Don't... don't make a mess. If there's something wrong, just say it slowly... I... let go..." Lam Van Tham pushed his glasses, so nervous that he couldn't say a word. complete.
The thugs saw that Lam Van Tham was just a weak guy. They waved the iron stick in their hands and asked: "What, do you want to fight?"
Lam Van Tham took a step back and glanced at Hua Tuy, not expecting him to actually grit his teeth and run away.
The thug's hand was placed on Hua Tuy's shoulder and he deliberately caressed and touched her. In less than a second, Hua Tuy twisted his hand back, making a "crack" sound.
"Fuck... you too..." The red-haired man quickly let go of his hand in pain, his face darkened, he waved his hand to slap Hua Tuy's face, when suddenly there was a long, slender arm in the air, Every blood vessel and every joint clearly held his fist tight.
It's Chau Kinh Trach.
"This man thought it was a woman's hand. It was soft and had no strength at all." Chau Kinh Trach's tone was joking, revealing a hint of mockery.
His words were tantamount to provocation. The other side waved an arm. Chau Kinh Trach leaned over and grabbed the red-haired man's arm, throwing his whole body to the ground. The red-haired man let out a cry of pain. painfully painful.
Several people gathered around one place, punching and kicking.
Hua Tuy squatted down to help the old woman up, helped her pack her things, and without saying a word took her out of there.
A melee came quickly and went just as fast, Chau Kinh Trach fought four with one attack, and several thugs ran away in fear. Chau Kinh Trach stood under the streetlight, his shadow stretching all the way to her face.
Only then did Hua Tuy raise her eyes and observe him closely.
Chau Kinh Trach wore a bomber pilot jacket, tall figure, straight neck with a sense of oppression, single eyelids, short hair, sharp and clearly distinguished facial curves, under the chin was still There was still a trail of red blood left, sharp black eyes were staring at her.
Hua Sui was looked at by Chau Kinh Trach to the point that her heart shrank and she unconsciously took a step back. At that moment, a gust of wind blew, leaves on the roadside and trash bags were blown into the air.
Chau Kinh Trach looked at her familiar appearance, the corner of his lips raised and burst out into laughter.
The man tilted his head and spat a spit of blood into the trash can. As he turned around, he pulled out a cigarette from the pack, his long fingers clamped around the filter, bowed his head and put the cigarette in his mouth. The silver lighter made a "click" sound.
Still the same joking, leisurely and calm appearance as before.
He was waiting for Hua Tuy to speak first.
Hua Tuy looked away, her tone unexpectedly became distant: "Thank you tonight, I'll go first."
After speaking, Hua Sui was stunned, she had imagined countless scenes of the two of them meeting again, but she did not expect that when it actually happened, they could not even say a word of greeting.
Hua Tuy turned around to leave, Chau Kinh Trach pressed closer, the smell of cigarettes on him was very clear, his cold breath made it impossible to move.
Looking from the ground, his shadow suddenly surrounded her. He lowered his eyes, a dim space spread out under the spotlight, his tone seemed to grit through his teeth.
"To go on a blind date ?"