The atmosphere suddenly sagged, both men faced each other; a while later Lam Tich Khanh he also relaxed a bit, then went to a set of table and chairs opposite sitting down.

  "Sit down."

  Thuong Sinh did not say anything; he and Lam Thanh Moc sat in the sofa chairs opposite him.

  Lam Tich Khanh leaned back in the chair, movement although relaxing but eyes still did not shift away from Thuong Sinh. He held the tea pot on the table, poured three small tea cups, smoke rose up intensely.

  In the room there was only the sound of water trickling as the only sound breaking the stillness of the room.

  Lam Tich Khanh pushed two tea cups steaming toward Thuong Sinh and Lam Thanh Moc, slowly said: "I clearly entrusted you to him; but one year ago you voluntarily left without trace, without a message to me."

  His words were calm, soft but words carried questioning Lam Thanh Moc; making her bow head not saying anything.

  She held the tea cup in front picking up but did not drink; the hot tea steam hit her cold palm.

  "I apologize, because not in time reporting to father once."

  Lam Tich Khanh sipped a sip of tea; bitter acrid taste spread in the throat like his own mood at this time. He did not look at daughter, but brought eyes looking toward Thuong An lying obediently in her arms, then again shifted gaze to Thuong Sinh.

  "How many months old is the child?"

  He lowered voice, did not continue questioning her.

  "The boy is three months old."

  Thuong Sinh at this time beside, followed his words; violet-black eyes looked straight at the middle-aged man in front.

  Lam Tich Khanh looked at him, then nodded understanding, looking back at Thuong An in her heart.

  His eyes softened a bit, when seeing his grandson; he not at all flared up, but only sighed.

  "You guys go rest, you guys went a long way already; tomorrow will speak further."

  He just said, flickered look at Tran Tinh Gia standing beside, signaled him leading the people away.

  Tran Tinh Gia understood his meaning, nodded telling the two people standing up following him leaving.

  Lam Thanh Moc and Thuong Sinh stood up looking at Lam Tich Khanh sitting opposite still not moving; the two people slightly bowed greeting him then only followed Tran Tinh Gia.

  The door closed, at this time in the room only remaining Lam Tich Khanh; his gaze shifted to a photo, being framed in small wood beside the table, a beautiful woman, a man and a little girl being held by him on the hand looking ahead.

  —

  This side Lam Thanh Moc and Thuong Sinh followed Tran Tinh Gia; they went out of the big building, they went to a pure white building, between the high big buildings, there were window boxes with bright lights shining a whole range.

  They went deep into inside up to 10th floor; when going to the middle of the corridor, Tran Tinh Gia then stopped, looked back at the room board once again confirmed, then took a black card, scanned on the electronic lock door.

  Beep

  A machine sound rang out then the door latch was opened.

  Tran Tinh Gia then turned toward the two people, then gave the card, and accompanied with a similar card gave to Thuong Sinh.

  "This is your room door."

  "This room also empty, especially for you two."

  Thuong Sinh held the two cards.

  "Thank you uncle."

  Tran Tinh Gia smiled, looking at two people.

  "Um, I go here, tomorrow I again come."

  Tran Tinh Gia turned around going toward the outside; Thuong Sinh and Lam Thanh Moc just like that looked at the back of that man for a while, when the figure gradually faded when going away from the turning place.

  "Enter."

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  He reminded softly Lam Thanh Moc, still stunned looking at the back of Tran Tinh Gia.

  Yes

  When pushing the room door, a luxurious room, for two people, arranged simply but fully convenient for two people; has even kitchen, in the middle of the room is a large bed.

  Has even balcony, heading straight toward the outside looking down the large sand yard below.

  At this time Thuong An curiously looked around the whole room; Lam Thanh Moc held him going to near the bed placing the boy lying down.

  "a…a…"

  Lam Thanh Moc smiled narrowing eyes looking at Thuong An, who was still looking around.

  "Ah… Ah…"

  Thuong An shouted, grew loud then looked at her raising hand, as if the boy wanted something.

  Lam Thanh Moc immediately understood, held the boy sitting on the bed, bared the shirt for him to nurse mother milk; she saw Thuong Sinh at this time also looked at her.

  That made her slightly red face, stared out at him.

  "You turn elsewhere."

  Um

  Thuong Sinh replied then turned around, arranged again the belongings that both people brought; such as plastic milk bottle, emergency milk powder, diapers for children, he just like that took out each thing placed outside for precaution, if there was a change he would act.

  He finished arranging then turned body saw Lam Thanh Moc finished feeding Thuong An: "You go bathe first, Thuong An let me."

  Lam Thanh Moc looked up, looked at him then slowly nodded; stepped to his place gave Thuong An to him to hold.

  "Ah… Ah…"

  Thuong An in Thuong Sinh's hand suddenly struggled a bit; not willing to leave Lam Thanh Moc's arms, wailing.

  "Mother goes to bathe, you stay at father's place a bit."

  Lam Thanh Moc heard Thuong An's voice, she only drew close looking at him then gently said, then slowly kissed on the boy's cheek.

  Thuong An seemingly felt the warmth and the soothing words of mother; the small "ah, ah" sounds gradually smaller then fell silent.

  The boy clutched Thuong Sinh's finger; eyes round staring toward Lam Thanh Moc's figure until she entered the bathroom and the water sound rang out.

  The room now only remaining Thuong Sinh and Thuong An the two father and son no one spoke; Thuong Sinh he held going out to the balcony, he did not turn on lights only had pale light from the sand yard shining.

  "Ah… Ah…"

  Thuong An looked toward the bottom, suddenly emitted sound raising small hand wanting to grasp that light under that sand yard.

  "Tomorrow morning I will let you down there, now cannot."

  Thuong Sinh looked at the boy, gaze looked at the sand yard below sparkling.

  The boy, as if hearing understanding words of Thuong Sinh, no longer emitted any sound.

  Near half an hour later, the water sound in the bathroom turned off; Lam Thanh Moc she wore a white nightgown going outside.

  At this time Thuong Sinh was letting Thuong An lie on the bed looking around.

  The boy looked up saw Lam Thanh Moc, immediately laughed looking at her wanting her to hold him.

  Lam Thanh Moc stepped to holding Thuong An up; the boy laughed loudly, ringing in the quiet room.

  Lam Thanh Moc held the boy up, slightly rubbed her nose tip into the boy's nose; despite the still damp hair falling down.

  "You good boy, staying with father so good?"

  Thuong Sinh sitting beside the bed edge, deep violet-black gaze looked at the two mother and son, he only smiled softly seeing that scene. Now in his life, exactly is protecting these two people, this is his current raison d'être.

  Lam Thanh Moc sat down beside him, the pure fragrance after bathing of her spread, gentle and comfortable. She both teased Thuong An, and flickered look at Thuong Sinh who was looking at her smiling softly.

  "Is there something making you happy?"

  She curiously asked him.

  "No, only seeing you and Thuong An I see happy."

  The words of him, made her red face.

  "You recently, often say some weird words."

  Thuong Sinh did not answer her, only to near her, took the towel beside, slightly wiped her still damp hair.

  She just like that sat immobile, smiled feeling the hands beside Thuong Sinh just like that wiped for her hair.

  Wiped finished, he dropped the towel, Thuong An at this time also had played tired; the boy rubbed eyes then rolled out the bed yawning.

  "You sleep first, you on the car long probably also tired."

  "I go bathe."

  "Um." She slightly nodded looking at his back entering into the bathroom.

  She slightly placed Thuong An lying in the middle of the bed; she lay on the left, at the right not speak also know certainly belongs to Thuong Sinh.

  Lam Thanh Moc slightly turned off the light in the room only leaving the night light beside the bed head, to let Thuong An not be dazzled.

  Just like that a while, she lay tilted body, one hand propped head, other hand soothed on Thuong An's chest lulling the boy to sleep.

  In her head at this time circled the sentence of Thuong Sinh just now in that office: "I am the husband of Lam Thanh Moc."

  She slightly smiled, a heart-easing smile never had, slowly kissed on Thuong An's forehead, lulling for the boy to sleep, a while later she herself also sank into sleep.

  Next morning.

  Thuong An was the person waking up first; the boy woke up when the sky just saw light looming, slowly, looked around, on the left was Lam Thanh Moc, as for the right was Thuong Sinh lying beside.

  "a… a…"

  Small sound but, that thing made Thuong Sinh who was closing eyes, suddenly opened eyes, saw the boy looking at him.

  Thuong Sinh he knew, Thuong An wanted what; this thing he had been familiar, he slowly held Thuong An, slowly stepped down the bed going into the bathroom, beginning to wash butt, and change diaper.

  The water sound trickling rang out; perhaps yesterday was a fairly tiring day for Lam Thanh Moc, until this time she slept very deeply, he just like that familiarly wore diaper for Thuong An, then held him returning back to bed.

  Slowly placed Thuong An down the bed the boy looked at him then laughed; Thuong Sinh also lay back, from patiently soothed the boy to sleep further.

  Thuong An after being cleaned up, the comfortable feeling covering around the body; the round eyes also slowly drifted then sank into sleep.

  The early morning room quiet to the level can hear even the gentle breathing sound of Lam Thanh Moc at the other side. Thuong Sinh looked at her face when sleeping, no longer the tense or guarded look yesterday, only remaining comfort.

  When Thuong An had completely sank into sleep again, Thuong Sinh still did not close eyes. He listened.

  His ears were sharper than normal people many times. He heard the sound of shoes colliding under the sand yard evenly below, the sound of soldiers early morning waking up to train.

  The dawn light began to creep through the curtain slit, shone a pale light trail through the glass door through shining down the room floor.

  Thuong Sinh slightly closed eyes, but not for sleeping.

  In his body, the violet-black veins, were crazily circulating in the body; a black qi stream was creeping in the body, they were lying at where, they were waiting the right time to escape outside.