After a week, Thi San moved out of Thien Tang's apartment and moved to an inn near the tearoom where she worked.
During the day, she works at the restaurant from morning to late afternoon, and when the darkness covers the whole place, she rushes back to the inn, showers, and puts on makeup.
When Ngoc Vy called to ask her, she pretended that she was still living with Thang Vu, happy and cheerful.
Today is the weekend, and just like the owner of the tea room said before, the number of customers is middle-aged people coming here a lot.
After a few solo performances by older male and female singers, Thi San went up to the stage and started playing the piano.
A busy day with work, she has no time to think about Thang Vu anymore.
However, when she sat down at the piano and put her hand on it, the melodious melodies brought his figure back to her, making her both angry and sad.
It is these emotions that help the girl convey all the thoughts of the composer to the listeners, touching their hearts even though she is not a professional pianist.
In a small tearoom in an unnamed alley, an amateur pianist is reveling in sad music.
This image is in stark contrast to the image of a famous pianist on the splendid stage of the most famous tea room in the city.
Perhaps they are only similar in that they are both thinking about each other and regretting their quick love.
Thi San's hands are tired because she has to perform three songs in a row, but she is happy that she is loved and supported by everyone.
Although the salary that the owner of the tea room pays her is not high, the money that the guests put in the rose to give her is a lot.
- Hello, Miss Thi San, this is for you.
A large bouquet of roses from a foreign guy surprised Thi San.
She took it and thanked him profusely.
- Can we talk for a while? – He politely proposed.
- Yes, please follow me.
By the time the two of them approached the table in the corner, the soft violin sounded.
The man also did not want to waste Thi San's time, he quickly introduced his name, and current profession and expressed his desire to train her to become a famous pianist.
Thi San was so surprised because she was suddenly noticed by Matthew.
She recognized the face of the artist and music teacher famous for his eccentricity in his unique and delicate interpretation of music.
She also did not expect him to look much younger than the pictures posted on the internet.
- I've been sitting here for a week just to hear you play. Miss Thi San, I'm looking forward to working with you to make a lot of money. – Matthew frankly stated his purpose.
- Are you a friend of Doctor Thien Tang? - Thi San expressed doubt and asked.
- Thien Tang? Who is he? - He squinted and asked.
- Oh, no, I was wrong.
The conversation continued with the plans that Matthew had laid out for Thi San.
First, she will be subjected to very strict training from him.
And after that, he will arrange for her to participate in contests from small to large to increase her recognition with the public and achieve certain successes, opening the way to earn money from passion.
- Do you know Kelly? She was the runner-up in the piano performance category in the world's biggest music competition, which ended not long ago. She's just behind the guy Thang Vu Truong of your country. - Matthew shrugged, expressing regret.
- I've seen her on TV and on the internet. - Thi San nodded lightly.
Matthew was a once famous pianist, but now he has given up the limelight to train young pianists.
Every year, Matthew travels to every country in the world, looking for untapped hidden talents to bring back to his training camp.
And Thi San also knew this, but she did not expect that she would be the next lucky person.
- Do you need to think long? I want to bring you there as soon as possible. - He looked straight into her sad eyes and asked.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is right in front of Thi San, so she is very happy.
However, this place is still keeping half of her heart. To be honest, she's not as strong as she looks.
Although Thang Vu brought another girl home and made love in the room, so that she could hear it, she still harbored the hope that one day he would think again.
As long as he shows up and wants her back to him, she will forgive him.
Before she can make an important life decision, she wants to meet Thang Vu to confirm whether this love still exists.
At least that way, when she leaves, she will completely end her love for him, without any regrets.
- I will answer you soon, please leave your phone number.
Matthew nodded, handed his business card to Thi San, and quickly left the tea room.
She sighed wearily, put the business card and the money she took out of the roses in her bag, and slowly left.
Once she got on the plane, at least, she had to live in the training camp for two consecutive years, during which time she was not allowed to return home.
- Thi San, my daughter.
The call sounded from behind Thi San, causing her to stop. She quickly turned her head to look at the man.
Her hand tightened around the handle of her handbag and her whole body trembled.
Could it be that he came here to destroy her job?
- Don't come near me. - She spoke sternly as if she were giving an order.
- My daughter, I want to talk to you. Where do you live? I go to Thang Vu's house all the time but don't see you. – Kien Duc Trieu burst into tears and spoke with a trembling voice.
- Go to that coffee shop.
After saying that, Thi San turned her back and walked quickly.
Kien Duc Trieu hurriedly ran after her.
Today, he was not in a good mood, so he entered this small tea room to reminisce about the past. He didn't expect he'd be able to meet her.
For three days now, he went to Thang Vu's villa and rang the bell but no one opened it.
The fact that Thi San was an illegitimate daughter, he did not dare to tell anyone, so he could not ask Thang Vu.
- You speak quickly. I have to go. – Thi San picked up a glass of orange juice, took a sip, and urged.
- Why are you working here? Thang Vu can't take care of you? Yesterday, I called him. I want to leave the investment at the company, not withdraw anymore but he refused and transferred half to me already.
- Me and him broke up. Everything is as you expected. I left and I don't know anything about him. - She coldly replied.
Kien Duc Trieu was surprised and asked the reason and the answer he received was because of him.
Thi San did not hesitate to tell him that because Thang Vu had overheard her conversation with her friend and discovered that she was using him to avenge her father and Nha Tien, he kicked her out of the house.
- Why? You fell in love with Thang Vu before you knew the truth. Why don't you explain?
- That's not important anymore. Why do you seek me? I can't cause any trouble for your daughter now, so this meeting is redundant.
Every word she said was like a knife cutting deep into the heart of a father.
Kien Duc Trieu burst into tears before Thi San's surprised eyes.
It took a long time for him to calm down and tell her the truth.
The tragedy began when his family received a visa and was about to go abroad when he received photos of her mother being close to a guy from the same school but in different classes in the hotel room.
So, he punished her betrayal by acting calmly, still picking her up and making a promise, and then on the day he left, he gave her an unreal address.
- Do you suspect that I am not your daughter? If so, why did you come here to find me? Why do you still call me your daughter? Are you trying to show me how bad my mom is? - Thi San glared at him and she tried to control herself so that she wouldn't scream.
- I'm sorry Thi San, it's because I'm stupid, I misunderstood your mother.
Kien Duc Trieu took Thi San's small trembling hand and accepted all his guilt even though he himself was the victim of a conspiracy stemming from the jealousy of his childhood friend.
That year, he fell deeply in love with a country girl, her mother, without knowing that his friend My Van had been secretly in love with him for many years.
On the day the girls held a meeting and eating party, My Van took action.
She drugged Ngoc Lam La and hired a guy who is also a student at the university to take intimate photos between men and women.
- That man is a poor student, and his mother is old and sick all the time, so he accepts to work unethically in exchange for some money. A few days ago, before My Van died, she asked her husband to call me and tell me all the truth so that her heart could be at ease because before your mother returned home, My Van knew that your mother was pregnant. Between your mother and that man is completely pure, nothing happens.
As soon as the words finished, Kien Duc Trieu also put his head on the table and cried like rain.
He deeply regretted when he knew that he was too cruel to the woman he loved and the daughter he had not been able to hold and take care of for even a day.
Thi San motionlessly looked at the shoulders of the person in front of her constantly shaking with each sob.
It turned out that that day, he pretended to recognize her as his daughter to make her obey him and yield Thang Vu to Nha Tien.
How could her mother fall in love with a man like this?
She was about to criticize him for not asking and giving her mother a chance to explain, but suddenly remembering her current situation, she kept quiet.
Even if her mother explained, Kien Duc Trieu would not believe when the evidence was in front of his eyes, just like Thang Vu did not believe her, he only believed what he heard from that phone call.
- You don't come to see me anymore. Preserve the happiness you have. - She said as she stood up.
- Don't be like that. Where are you living? Let me take you home. Thi San, please tell me what you want. Except for the publicity of our paternity, whatever you want, I will do for you. – Kien Duc Trieu rushed over and grabbed her hand.
Thi San smiled bitterly. In the end, she was forever an illegitimate child, a fatherless child in everyone's eyes.
All these years he had abandoned her and now he was uttering meaningless words.
She really wanted to know if this father, besides not being able to acknowledge her in front of the world, would dare to do all the other things for her.