Time flies, and in a flash, two years have passed.
Thang Vu's friends all have even wives and children, but he is still alone.
The old story gradually fades, Thanh Phong is no longer angry with him, but because both of them are busy, it takes a long time for them to meet each other and have a quick cup of coffee at a roadside cafe.
- I'm listening, Thu Nhien. – Thang Vu spoke up as soon as he picked up the phone.
- Thang Vu, today my father invited you to my house for an intimate meal. Today is his birthday, but he doesn't want to have a big party. Because he likes you very much, so he invited you. - Thu Nhien's voice is gentle and smooth like a love song.
- Okay, what time?
- Seven o'clock in the evening.
Thang Vu put down the phone and looked out the window.
Another autumn is passing, reminding him of the warm memories of those days.
According to information from Matthew, Thi San successfully completed the training course and became one of the students he expected in the upcoming competition next summer.
However, he knew that she also got acquainted with a violin teacher and studied with him.
That violin teacher had a younger brother the same age as her.
The two of them seem to be very compatible in the way they talk, the way they play the violin and the way they live.
This is what Thang Vu still prays for every night, but when he sees pictures of her and that guy happily playing the violin together, he is sad and jealous.
The autumn wind caressed the yellow foliage of the trees along the road for a long time, then surreptitiously swept them away from the branches, gloatingly scattering them all over the ground.
Thang Vu smiled slightly, mocking himself for how he could imagine the autumn wind into such a mischievous child.
- Oh, Thang Vu has come, come in quickly. – Tien Luc Phan's wife is overjoyed and hastily invited guests into the house.
Thang Vu suddenly had a bad feeling when he looked at the large yard with only his car parked even though the clock was already seven o'clock in the evening.
Thang Vu thought that at least Tien Luc Phan would invite a few more close friends of his or his relatives.
He did not know that the city secretary invited only him.
- Happy birthday to you. – He gave the gift basket to the host of the party and bowed politely.
- Why do you buy gifts? Thu Nhien, I told you to invite him to dinner with our family.
Tien Luc Phan blamed his daughter but still accepted the gift and thanked Thang Vu profusely.
Because he knew that Thang Vu was hungry after a busy working day, he immediately invited the guy to sit down and asked his wife and daughter to sit at the table to eat together.
- Today, my dear daughter cooks by herself. Wow, thanks to you, my wife and I can eat the rice she cooks. - Tien Luc Phan laughed.
- Because I'm busy with work, Dad. Today, I have to take the afternoon off work to come back and prepare a cozy party for you. - Thu Nhien shyly spoke up.
The meal ended when Tien Luc Phan was drunk.
He clearly stated the purpose he invited Thang Vu to come here today, that is, he wanted Thang Vu to become his son-in-law, to become a solid shoulder for Thu Nhien to rely on for the rest of her life.
In the business world, there is no shortage of marriages in exchange for money and Tien Luc Phan is confident that Thang Vu will agree because after he gets married to Thu Nhien, he will gain more and more benefits, without any loss.
Thu Nhien is very beautiful, intelligent, highly educated, and rich.
- Thang Vu, Thu Nhien has loved you for a long time, but she dared not say it. It has been two years since your mother passed away. If you are afraid, the two of you just get engaged first, and after a year, get married. –Tien Luc Phan talks a lot as if arranging life for the opposite person.
- I thank you very much for the affection that you and Thu Nhien have for me, but I would like to refuse.
When Thang Vu frankly rejected the lucrative offer, both Tien Luc Phan and Thu Nhien looked at him with wide eyes.
During the past time, every holiday, he still brought gifts here, and sometimes, when she asked him to have dinner, he still accepted, why would he refuse her?
According to her research, at the time when Thang Minh company had not overcome difficulties, his girlfriend left him and for two years, he did not date anyone.
- If you feel too surprised, then we can go on a date and then slowly decide. - Thu Nhien tried to salvage some fragile hope.
- I'm sorry, but a marriage without love will only bring suffering to both of us. I'm in love with someone else. - He looked her straight in the eye and said.
- Thang Vu, so far, in the business world, no one has dared to refuse an offer from me, you should know that if I can bring Thang Minh company up, I can also bring it down. - Tien Luc Phan said seriously.
- I know this. But I won't trade love for material things.
After finishing speaking, Thang Vu immediately stood up, bowed to the whole family, and walked away.
Tien Luc Phan trembled in anger, pounding his fist on the table, and causing the dishes to collide.
As for Thu Nhien, she ran straight to her room, closed the door, and cried like rain.
Wealth and power mean nothing. They only help her to satisfy the outside material, completely unable to buy the love she wants.
After leaving the luxurious villa, Thang Vu did not go home, but drove to the riverside, personally reminiscing the sweet memories of the day Thi San said she loved him.
The scene was still there, but she was far away, only his thin silhouette reflected on the river surface, glistening with the cold moonlight in the autumn night.
It is true that Tien Luc Phan helped Thang Vu, but he also acted like many businesses supported by the city secretary. He gave gifts and envelopes.
As for Thu Nhien, he has never expressed his feelings, but he doesn't know how she thinks that the two of them can be in love.
The number of meetings between them can only be counted on his fingers because he is always busy with work and has to constantly go to the hospital for treatment and convalescence.
- Thi San, I'm really tired. Maybe I can't try anymore. I wish you were by my side right now. I really want you to hug me and say some comforting words. You… have you loved someone else? Is that guy your lover?
He sighed and turned his gaze to the twinkling lights across the river.
In the following days, he can only see the city when he comes back for medical check-ups, takes medicine and visits his parents' graves.
He knew that once the most powerful person in the city wanted to bring someone down, it would be done in an instant. He's not an exception.
Maybe it's time for him to let go and live for himself.
He will fulfill his dream. He will go to a quiet country to build a small house and plant a lot of sunflowers around.
However, he could only fulfill this dream half-heartedly because without her.
His feet wandered aimlessly along the historic river for a long time.
Tonight the moon is very bright, silhouetted against the sparkling river, reminding him of the mournful and lost melodies of the legendary Moonlight Sonata.
For a long time, he has not played this song containing many emotions.
After returning to the villa, Thang Vu went straight to the third floor and vented his mind through the famous music.
The melodies of Western academic music are constantly changing, sometimes loud, sometimes gentle, sometimes calm, sometimes noisy, fully expressing the pain mixed with sweetness in his heart.
Beethoven was rejected by his muse and he embraced that unrequited love in the middle of the moonlit night.
As for Thang Vu, it was he who pushed his muse out of his life, took her to a strange place, and then tormented himself every night.
He wondered in that city of light, would she still remember him?
Although Thang Vu was tired in both body and soul, when the sun just appeared, he still had to get up and go to the company to handle the work.
Days and months passed, but it was no longer peaceful when Tien Luc Phan took action.
Thang Vu is not angry with Tien Luc Phan because he understands the heart of a father for his daughter.
After all, isn't he like Kien Duc Trieu?
- Partners are constantly causing difficulties, around them there are also many contractors who want to jump in to replace us.
Chau Ly put the document on the table and sighed.
She knows that Thang Vu is a talented leader, but he offended Tien Luc Phan, this is the end that he foresaw.
Emotional matters are much more complicated than money matters.
- He only aimed at me, not at Thang Minh company. – Thang Vu calmly replied.
- You mean...
- I will transfer Thang Minh company. Please prepare financial statements for the last two years.
- Okay, I'll do it right away.
After Chau Ly went out, Thang Vu slowly reached out to take the phone and dialed the phone number to call Kien Duc Trieu.
The life he chooses doesn't require too much money.
He just needs some money in the bank to eat and drink every day and buy medicine for the rest of his life and some money to save for Thi San.
When she gets married, it will be his wedding gift as an anonymous fan.
The call ended, he leisurely went to the table, poured a cup of tea, stood on the balcony, and watched the clouds.
The autumn sun gently fell on the pianist's head, as if stroking and comforting him instead of his little mistress.
- Mom, Dad, don't be sad. I'm a useless person. That's all I can do.
It was also the decision to give up, but this time, he felt relieved.
He knows how much strength and talent he has and also knows what he needs and what his parents want from him.
They do everything and sacrifice a lot, just to bring him happiness, so he believes they will support him.
He transferred Thang Minh company to Kien Duc Trieu so that it would grow more and more so that his employees wouldn't lose their jobs, let Tien Luc Phan calm his anger, and let himself be at peace.
Although Kien Duc Trieu said he needed to rethink, Thang Vu knew he would agree after looking at the profits two years ago because the transfer price was very low.
An old investor like him is not easy to miss this opportunity.
Moreover, Thang Vu knows that Kien Duc Trieu still has feelings for the company, and that's why Nha Tien's father devoted money and effort during the time his mother ran the company.