– I didn’t expect you to be so funny. My daughter Hanh is better than a man. Gradually you will understand.

– By the way, aren’t you going to work today?

– I went to meet my partner. I just finished discussing and took the opportunity to stop by and visit you. Because you’re sick, the whole room has to work overtime. Meeting customers also falls on me. Get well soon and go to work, but we’re so tired.

Having found an excuse to leave the hospital, Cuong threw off the blanket and sat up and said:

– Then do the paperwork for me to go home!

Seeing Cuong’s actions, Khac quickly pushed Cuong down on the bed and said:

– Hey, forbid it! You have to stay here until you get better. I told the doctors, without my opinion, it will take a long time for you to be discharged from the hospital.

– Lying in one place is so impatient!

– If you don’t lie down, you have to lie down. When you’re well, I’ll let you out of the hospital.

Cuong frowned,

– Don’t be so mean. I just had a little stomach bleeding. It’s not a serious illness.

– Did you know that stomach bleeding can lead to cancer?

Cuong calmly said:

– Oh my gosh! You worry too much. Life and death are your destiny. I live a long life, sometimes I even eat all my descendants. Don’t make it so important.

Khac glared at Cuong and said:

– Yes, I only lost half my life.

Cuong scratched his head and laughed it off, trying to avoid it.

– Oh, what’s your sister’s name?

– Name Hanh. But he hasn’t introduced it to you yet?

Cuong lied:

– No, she just said she’s your sister. I’m also afraid to ask.

Khac smiled and said:

– When will you get married like that?

Cuong blushed, his eyes lowered, he bowed his head slightly, and remained silent. He knew it was because of his shyness that he lost Huong. Cuong didn’t know how to face that truth, so he turned to alcohol. Just think, as people say; Alcohol can make people forget everything. But he was wrong, the more he drank, the more he missed her, the nostalgia drove him crazy. With a bitter smile, Cuong spoke up:

– You’re right, it’s time for me to change myself.

Having said that, forgetting someone is not easy. It’s difficult for ordinary people, but it’s even more difficult for Cuong. The difficulty is that he is afraid of girls, so how can he find a replacement?

It is said that “districts are easy to change, nature is difficult to change”. Fear of girls is in your blood and it’s hard to get rid of. Will Cuong be able to find his happiness in the future?

During the days when Cuong was in the hospital, the two Khac brothers took good care of him, thanks to that, he quickly recovered. Cuong was very grateful for their kindness. He did not expect that Khac did not mind that he cursed him, but still enthusiastically took care of him. The two cousins’ attitudes were very dedicated and thoughtful, never considering Cuong as an outsider and taking care of them superficially.

He didn’t say anything about Khac, because he had lived with him for quite a long time, so he understood Khac’s personality very well. As for Hanh, after a long time of interacting with her, he realized that besides her sour mouth, she was just like Khac said, a girl who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, very enthusiastic and kind.

The way she took care of the people around her, as well as her patients, made him look at her with different eyes, and felt a little soft in his heart for this girl. Hanh is a modern girl in the true sense, her personality is open, not afraid of anything. Perhaps it was because she had lived abroad for so long, so her way of life was different from other Vietnamese girls he had met. There is no feminine gentleness in Hanh, but a girl with personality, enthusiasm and generosity, making Cuong feel sympathetic and close.

I don’t understand when Cuong stopped rejecting her, instead he had close and intimate contact, Cuong could take care of her like a friend. He also didn’t know why he could do that to her, something he had never done before with any girl.

Time passed by, they had known each other for several years. The friendship between them became closer and closer. One day, Khac told Cuong:

– Cuong! Come over to my house for dinner today! My son-in-law is about to go on a business trip. This time, I don’t know when I will return. He invites you over for dinner. But I’ll tell you this, that enemy went far away, and I’m sad when I’m alone. Or you can come over to my house and stay with me for fun.

Hearing that Hanh was about to go on a business trip, Cuong suddenly felt lost. I feel uncomfortable inside, like something is scratching my heart. Even though he was very sad, he still tried to smile and joke:

– Why are you staying here? I’m going to work as a slave to cook for you. Now that Hanh is gone, you don’t know how to cook, so you invited me to stay at your house, mainly so that I can cook for you.

He laughed out loud,

– No, Hanh told me to invite you to stay with me.

Cuong pouted,

– Stop it! I know it already. Not an excuse!

Feeling weak, he raised his voice:

– It’s OK if you do not believe. So today, will you come to my house to eat so I can know the way?

– Is it luxurious? Hanh is on a business trip, I have to come over to see if I can help.

Khac looked at him with suspicious eyes, smiled sinisterly and asked:

– Since when are you so enthusiastic about my sister? Or do you have something to do with it? Tell the truth!