Time passed quickly, and Thang Vu also got used to the simple life in the countryside.
Every day, he takes care of the sunflower garden around the house and drives to the orphanage to teach children how to play the piano.
Since the day he spent money to build more rooms and buy facilities for music learning, the orphanage has become more vibrant, joyful, and full of life.
The children all considered him as their father, their brother.
After a long day of working with passion, Thang Vu returned home, cooked rice, ate quickly, and turned on the TV to watch.
The contest that Thi San participated in has come to an end. She excellently passed countless contestants to enter the final round.
However, the category she competed in was violin, not piano.
Everything is reversed, before, she watched and cheered him on through the TV screen and now he watches and cheers for her.
However, her feeling was to admire him, and his feeling was to be proud of her.
Not only is Thang Vu has a nervous mood, but Thanh Phong, Ngoc Vy, and Thien Tang, Nha Tien are also glued to the TV looking forward to the contest of the country girl.
Everyone knew where Thi San was living after she showed up with high results in the semi-finals, but because they promised Thang Vu to let the past rest in peace, they had to quietly follow her through the articles.
Kien Duc Trieu himself did not contact her because he was afraid that it would affect her performance.
Since the semi-finals, information that Thi San is dating Jacky quickly spread on the media and the press kept pushing the boat when capturing moments of the two of them happily laughing together in real life.
However, Nha Tien still does not believe that Thi San has forgotten Thang Vu.
She really couldn't bear to see him lose Thi San like this.
- Thien Tang, make a bet. I guess Thi San will win first prize. - Nha Tien grabbed her husband's hand and suggested.
- Okay, I bet Jacky will win first prize. - He nodded gently.
- Why don't you support the home team? You don't love your country at all.
Nha Tien's round eyes made Thien Tang become stupid.
The bet had nothing to do with whether he loved his country or not.
Obviously, she chose Thi San first, if he chose Thi San again, how would they bet?
- I'll go into the room to see if the baby kicks the blanket off, then I'll be back.
Thien Tang quickly stood up and crept into his son's room to temporarily avoid his wife's bullet-shaped gaze.
From the day Thien Tang saw Nha Tien crumpled up a newspaper with a picture of a promising pair of artists who were expected to be two of the artists holding hands in the final, he knew what she was thinking.
Finally, the most awaited show has arrived.
Thi San appeared gracefully in a pure white dress and a violin in her hand.
After bowing to everyone, she lifted the violin and began to perform.
The passionate melody of the song "Song From a Secret Garden" resounded from the slender angelic hands.
Thi San immersed herself in the performance when in front of her eyes were white waves clapping in her and Thang Vu's footsteps.
She saw his handsome face and gentle smile hidden behind the dark foliage, saw his hands moving rhythmically on the piano keys, his brow drenched in sweat.
These haunting, tormented echoes are like a foreshadowing of the stormy winds that surrounded their love as they put their hands on the piano keys together.
- I thought Thi San would participate in the piano category. – Ngoc Vy leans on Thanh Phong's shoulder and speaks softly.
- Maybe she knew she would perform better on the violin. The violin is the queen of musical instruments. She's shining with it.
While speaking, Thanh Phong lightly touched Ngoc Vy to signal her to look beside them.
Ngoc Vy laughed when she saw Mina opening her mouth, forgetting to eat cake, glued to the TV.
It seems that in the future, the niece will follow in her uncle's footsteps.
The final night of the contest took place on the weekend, so Thanh Tra and Tan Vinh brought Mina and his mother here to play and cheer for Thi San.
- Mina can follow in your uncle's footsteps. - Ngoc Vy smiled.
The contest passed with emotions that are difficult to describe in words when the prizes were announced one after another.
Thi San calmly clapped her hands to congratulate the artists who received the award and then burst into tears when her name was announced in the runner-up category.
- Please share some of your feelings when receiving this award. – Male MC excitedly gave the microphone to Thi San.
- First of all, allow me to send my respectful greetings to the judges, viewers, and listeners who are watching the program.
As soon as she said that, loud applause resounded throughout the room.
Below the stage, Jacky was also so touched that his nose was red when he witnessed the shining moment of his friend who had been practicing with him for a long time.
- I practiced a lot before coming to this competition and now I am proud of myself. I want to say thank you to the mother who gave birth and raised me, I also want to thank someone very important to me. Thank you for giving me a lot of emotions so that I can feel what the musician wants to convey to the listener through this song.
While Thi San was speaking, the reporter's lens quickly panned down to the area below the stage and Jacky's handsome face also appeared on the television screen.
This image made an audience member who was watching the show live angry.
Nha Tien pursed her lips, gritted her teeth, and clenched her fists tightly as if she wanted to smash the TV.
She is jealous instead of Thang Vu.
Why doesn't this half-sister of hers look like her at all? Too easy to change.
Thang Vu also made her suffer so much that she fainted, but she didn't hate him.
- Oh, I'm so angry, is there any place that Jacky guy is better than Thang Vu? The face is too immature. Is he the green fruit or what? I feel like he's not manly at all.
Nha Tien hit Thien Tang's shoulder hard and criticized the man grinning on the TV screen.
Poor Thien Tang. He felt like his ribs were about to crack.
However, the culmination of the nightmare did not stop when the violinist's name was announced as the top prize in the violin category.
- Oh my god, he won the championship. God, how could this happen? - Nha Tien's hand hit the table hard and then she had to bear the consequences of her own actions.
- Oh, Mother, it hurts. – She cried while shaking her hand and biting Thien Tang's shoulder with the hope that the pain would follow her teeth to him.
Being a man, even though Thien Tang was in so much pain that he opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, he still tried not to scream.
It seems that if Thi San really dated and married Jacky, Thien Tang's future days would be very pathetic whenever his wife suddenly saw something about the family of the artist couple.
At this time, in the remote countryside, Thang Vu had just turned off the television.
Finally, the girl he loves has touched her dream.
The clock showed nearly twelve o'clock at night, but he wasn't sleepy even though he hadn't slept all day.
After taking the medicine for the evening, he pushed open the door and stepped out, looking up at the sparkling summer night stars, breathing in the fragrance of the countryside in the faint breeze.
- Congratulations, Thi San. You did very well. I'm glad for you.
As if there was telepathy, on this side, Thi San suddenly felt like someone called her name.
She turned her head to look at the stream of people moving out of the auditorium.
More than two years have passed, and she has never stopped missing him for a moment, never forgotten his warm, sad voice, and never forgotten that she still loves him very much.
- Thi San, let's go celebrate. The two big prizes were both taken by you and me. – Jacky approached her and suggested.
- I'm a little tired, so I want to go home and rest a bit. The feeling of victory almost made me have a heart attack. – She politely refused.
- Okay, then get in the car. I will take you home. I'm experiencing this feeling too, so I understand.
They both laughed and walked out.
In fact, Thi San can still go to the restaurant to have a meal with Jacky and his brother, but she wants to have a moment of silence at this time to remember Thang Vu.
When the door to the room just opened, she quickly entered, took his white shirt and hugged it to her lap, and whispered the good news.
For more than two years, she did not contact her hometown, so she did not know if he was married and had children.
For more than two years, this shirt has replaced him, giving her warmth every night even though that warmth is just her imagination, she deceived herself.
- Thang Vu, I have done it. Did you watch TV today? Did you see me? Have you stopped being angry with me? If I appeared in front of you now, would you chase me away?
Even if she was alone, she still didn't dare to cry, only swallowing back her tears because she knew she had to attend an interview tomorrow.
Matthew said, once she won the award, he would immediately promote her image in the media, and start making money-making plans.
Thi San sighed, stretched out her hand and took the withered grass ring, put it on her hand, and stepped out onto the balcony, looking down at the road filled with summer colors with dark green trees.
She unconsciously smiled as she watched the pair of white doves entwined with each other and then flew up to the high sky together.
If only she had wings, it would be great. When she misses him too much, she will quietly fly back to visit him and then quietly leave as if she had never come.
- Thang Vu, I wish you were here right now. Summer here is very romantic. I miss you every second. Do you know?
Thi San stood still for a long time until the late afternoon shadow fell over the old trees and fell into the doorway of the house, then she went back inside.
She found something in the fridge to fill her stomach, then showered and climbed into bed, holding his shirt to her lap, and closing her eyes.