(I am hungry)

  A month has passed, and Nuong's injuries have healed a lot. This is when a normal patient is discharged from the hospital, but Nuong has no relatives, no family. Where will she go after she leaves the hospital? As for the medical expenses... She also wonders where her medical expenses come from? And who paid for them? But it may be her luck that she helped the daughter of a millionaire, and all her medical expenses and food are fully supported by Sem Sokunthapiseth, the first son of Oknha Sem Sokunth.

  Early in the morning, the sun was already high in the sky, and the woman looked at the food that the infirmary had brought her. For more than a month, eating food at the hospital, the same food, the same taste, made her tired of it, even the smell was full. Little Nuong looked at the little serum that was left. She waited until it was almost gone and then pulled the needle out of her hand. Blood flowed slowly from the needle wound. Little Nuong took a cotton swab to wipe herself and covered it with a bandage and cotton swab. Little Nuong stood up and looked for the clothes she had worn when she was injured. "As I remember, there seems to be some money in my shirt pocket..." Nuong exclaimed to herself while checking her pockets. She reached into almost every pocket, and finally found about ten thousand riel. "That's it! I got a bowl of noodles!" Little Nuong was happy, just thinking that she had eaten a bowl of noodles. She hadn't gone outside for a long time, and now this was her chance. Nuong walked outside, but before she left, "527," her room number for treatment, she memorized it so she wouldn't forget it. When she got downstairs, she realized how big the hospital was. "Wow, it must be really expensive!" The first thing that came to her mind was the cost of treatment here. The little girl looked up and down, admiring the beautiful location and the beautiful arrangements. She didn't know how many times she "wowed" before she came outside.

  Nuong walked into a noodle shop and ordered a bowl of noodles to eat. While she was inhaling the aroma of the noodles and was about to put them in her mouth, she suddenly heard a voice call out to her from behind, "Hey, little girl." Nuong, who was about to put the food in her mouth, paused a bit to listen, but someone called out again. She was about to eat again when she suddenly heard the same voice calling out to her, "Nuong!" When she didn't eat as she wanted, Nuong was upset and turned to the voice's owner, her face flushed. "Who is this uncle? And why do you know my name?" Nuong asked the man standing in front of her. Of course, it was Piseth, the eldest son of the Sem Sokun family, but Nuong couldn't remember him, no matter how handsome he was, right? However, Piseth wasn't very old, he was only 26 years old. But because Nuong was so young, she was used to calling everyone "uncle" like that, except for Pisal.

  The man walked over and sat down on the chair next to him, turned to face Nuong, and asked her, "Why did you come down?" In his office clothes and a coat, coming to a street noodle shop like this seemed very awkward. What kind of rich, civilized person would come to eat on the street like this? However, this little girl didn't care who she was. What was important at the moment was that she was hungry: "Why can't I come down?" Hearing that, Piseth's face turned like what? But he couldn't say anything because he knew this girl's temperament, even steel V wasn't strong enough for her.

  Piseth: "You're just going around like this, aren't you? Aren't you afraid that others will worry?" Nuong replied with a frown because her stomach was churning: "And how do you know there are people worried about me? I've never had anyone! No parents, no relatives, no siblings, no friends. No matter where I go, no one will care!" She spoke without hesitation! She didn't even think about who she was talking to, because in her heart she thought that she really had no one in life. Born to be abandoned, everything, even the people who raised her since she was little decided to abandon her, what was left? Piseth looked at Nuong with furrowed eyebrows, regretting her feelings and words. However, he continued to ask: "Then why did you come down?" Nuong looked at the man and sighed, then replied: "The same food, I want to eat something different! I can't eat it upstairs." The man leaned forward and asked to clarify: "So you came down just to eat new food, right?" Nuong nodded and answered humbly, "Yes." The big man, Sem Piseth, did not hesitate and took Nuong's hand and walked outside. The little Nuong, who did not know what to do, shouted, "Where are you taking me? I haven't given him the money yet!" Piseth, who did not want to talk to the child for too long, replied in a rude manner, "I already gave the money to him! Let's go eat something," and then opened the car door and pushed her inside to sit in the front seat next to him. Her heart was pounding, her head was sweating, she did not know what she was facing now. Why did this man push her into the car? Or did he want to kidnap her? But she had nothing to do with him.

  Little Nuong shouted at the man: "I never knew you! I'm not going with you!" The man held the roof of the car with one hand and the seat she was sitting on with the other, looking at her with sharp eyes: "Don't you remember me? I'm the brother of Dalis, the girl you kidnapped!" Hearing this, Nuong immediately remembered the story she wanted to forget but couldn't escape. Now the girl's brother had come to see her, looking for his business again. What should she do? However, in her heart, she thought that everything was her fault, and if he wanted her to pay him back according to justice, she couldn't argue. The handsome man, who had no romantic words, put on the woman's seat belt and got in the car and left. Little Nuong didn't argue with him anymore.

  Nuong: "I have car-sicked!"

  Piseth looked at her: "The bag is behind the chair!"

  Nuong turned to Piseth with both eyes, staring at him. The man's beautiful face, smooth skin, and plump, shiny lips made her feel very shy because she had never met a man so beautiful. His skin was even more beautiful than a woman who tried to apply lotion every day. As for his lips, they were perfectly matched. Even a child like her could hardly look away and not notice. It was difficult to control her emotions and tremble when she was near such a beautiful person. Her face turned red on both cheeks without realizing it, and her breathing was trying to catch up, but she still couldn't act normal while her heart was beating fast. Regardless, Piseth didn't care a bit. He never thought that he was so handsome that it would make any woman shy and unable to speak. To him, she was just a stubborn child who hadn't grown up yet.

  The man turned away and stepped forward. The car drove to a restaurant with beautiful, standard decorations, including a variety of natural plants along the way to the door, and a waiter waiting to open the door to welcome people in and out. The two went inside, but Nuong's eyes wandered everywhere, looking at everything new for her, a poor orphan who had never known a modern shop or a delicious restaurant. In just once a year, the teacher took her out for a walk once, and she was almost flying. Piseth told the receptionist and asked to reserve a seat in the upper row for two people. When the waiter brought the menu, Nuong, who had not eaten anything delicious for a long time, ordered whatever she wanted because she thought Piseth was the one to pay and it was her first chance to eat what she wanted.

  After the food was brought to nearly twenty dishes, the woman was very happy because she had now eaten all the delicious and expensive food. As for Piseth, he sat down and looked at the little girl who was a good eater. "Eat slowly, no one will come to steal your food!" Piseth said. The little girl nibbled this and that, filling her mouth with food, as if it was very delicious. Until when she could not finish eating, the man said with a smile: "Eat it all, there is a lot of food left! And it is all expensive." The little girl turned her face to look at the man, like a lizard looking at a gecko. It was pitiful because she wanted to eat it all, but her stomach would not accept it. She also thought of a way. Nuong called the servant and whispered. Piseth saw that and was also surprised. Suddenly, a moment later, the servant brought many bags and boxes to pack the food. Nuong looked at the man and smiled happily: "I will eat it all, don't worry, uncle! Hehehe." Mr. Piseth had never packed leftovers to take home, especially at famous restaurants with so many customers sitting around. Doing so was like slapping someone in the face. The man turned away, but Nuong was very happy to have a delicious meal to eat again.

  (Where did my patient go?)

  At the hospital, Dr. Jackson, the resident doctor who always checked on Nuong after she recovered from surgery, took the opportunity to check on Nuong. But when he arrived, there was no one in the room. Jackson called out "Nuong" and walked around the room, hoping that she would get bored and want to play hide and seek with him. Because every time, she would tease Jackson when he came to clean her wounds. There were many free nurses, but the doctor himself came to do this himself. This girl was given the most attention, but he always made excuses that it was because the other doctors were too busy, or because they had too many patients, or because he was free. But now, his little girl was not in the room. No matter how he searched, he couldn't find her. This made the man very worried and asked others to help searching further in the hospital.

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  (Elevator)

  Nuong and Piseth arrived at the hospital in time. The woman carried many bags of food by herself, not thinking that her left shoulder was injured. Piseth didn't even notice this. The little girl headed for the stairs because she didn't know how to ride an elevator and didn't know how to do it. The big man pulled Nuong's collar back: "Where are you going?" The man led Nuong into the elevator.

  Nuong: "What's wrong with this guy? What's he doing in that box?"

  Piseth: "This is called an elevator. We ride it up and down faster than walking by the stairs."

  Nuong's eyes widened as she looked at the man's hand pressing which buttons. The little girl wanted to know a lot, and it wasn't difficult to teach her.

  Nuong: "Uncle! What are they doing by clicking on that?"

  Sacred: "Click up the floor"

  Nuong: "And what about that arrow symbol?"

  Piseth: "It is to turn on and off."

  When the elevator reached the third floor, the door opened because someone had pressed it. Nuong saw the elevator door open and was about to walk out, but the man pulled her back in: "Not yet!" The door closed. The woman, puzzled, continued to ask:

  Nuong: "Why is the door always open?"

  Piseth: "When people click, that's it!"

  Nuong: "But there was no one to press the button yesterday?!"

  Piseth sighed, tired of answering the endless questions, just like her. The man was too tired to say a few words... "I'm not tired of working, I'm not tired of driving," Piseth turned to Nuong, "But I'm tired of answering your questions." Nuong pouted at the man and replied to herself: "What's wrong with just asking!" The little girl stopped asking and stood silently by herself. It didn't look like her at all, a girl who was good at wandering a lot, but now was so quiet. After standing for a while, Nuong began to tense up inside, not knowing why. The woman found a place to hold herself and leaned on the man. Piseth caught her: "What happened to you?" Nuong tried to stand up and said, "It's okay! Just a little dizzy." On the contrary, the man didn't believe her and said to her: "No? Aren't you intending to hug me, right?" Nuong pulled the man's hand away from her and held on to the elevator handle instead. She was getting more and more dizzy, but she didn't need help from a heartless, liverless, and Gallbladderless person like this man. What kind of person is this? She's lost in herself! The woman continued to endure alone. Until the elevator reached the floor she was supposed to go to, she hurriedly walked outside, unable to control herself. The images she saw became more and more blurry. The woman tried to walk forward, searching for her room, but her strength had run out of her, causing her to collapse. Fortunately, Piseth ran to catch her: "Nuong! Nuong!". Like last time, the last person she saw before she lost consciousness was always him.

  (Foster father)

  The woman fainted. Food was scattered all over the floor, but who would care about eating now? Piseth picked up Nuong and quickly called for help from the doctor. The man took her back to her recovery room, where Dr. Jackson was waiting there. When he saw Nuong in such a state, he was very surprised. "What's wrong?" Jackson asked Piseth angrily. "She's unconscious," Piseth said. They put her to bed and the doctor examined her.

  Jackson: "Where did you see her?"

  Piseth: "She went out to find something to eat, so I took her to eat at a restaurant."

  Jackson: "Restaurant?! What did you give her to eat?"

  Piseth: "She ate so much, more than twenty dishes, I can't remember them all!"

  Jackson sighed and looked at Nuong: "Was food at the hospital so hard to eat?, how come this little girl sneaks out to eat like this?"

  Piseth: "What happened to her, doctor?"

  Jackson looked at Piseth with a sad expression: "Have you ever seen a patient who has just had surgery can eat all kinds of food?"

  (adopted child)

  After learning about her condition, it was the doctor's turn again. A few hours later, Nuong was still unconscious. Dr. Jackson sat next to Nuong's bed. The man stroked Nuong's dark hair and said softly, "Don't worry! You can tell me what you want to eat. No need to sneak out to eat anymore, little girl!" The door to the room opened, bringing in a handsome young doctor.

  Jackson: "Oh! Here we go, Pisal! How's that thing going?"

  Pisal: "Teacher! Do you really want to adopt her?"

  Jackson: "So you think the teacher could not raise her to survive?"

  Pisal: "I didn't mean that, teacher! I was just saying..."

  Jackson: "Just how?"

  Pisal: "Teacher! Why did you decide like this?"

  Dr. Jackson looked at the 14-year-old girl sleeping on the bed. The man stroked her hair and said to Pisal: "She's so pitiful! What do you think her life will be like after being kicked out of the center?" Speaking of this, he remembered what she had said when he had asked her such a question, and her answer was "...begging, you know! Hehe...". The doctor smiled and continued: "It will be heartbroken to see such a cute girl begging, right?" The handsome doctor turned to the young sergeon: "If no one needs her, I need her. No one will take her in, let me take her in." In fact, Pisal had also searched and asked if anyone would take this orphaned girl in because he knew that if she didn't heal from this injury, she would become a lonely person because the center had also erased her name. As for the kind-hearted people who wanted to adopt the girl, after learning about her history of being involved with criminals and committing illegal acts, no one dared to adopt her either. Now, only Dr. Jackson Wang will accept her.

  (You will have delicious food)

  When Nuong woke up, it was already dark. The woman put her hand on her head and muttered, "It feels like I have a headache." She looked out the window and saw that the sky was already dark. She didn't know what time it was, so she pulled out the clock on the table next to her to check. It was 9 p.m. How many hours had she slept? The woman gently patted her head, but it also stimulated the wound, causing her to scream, "Oh!" The woman opened her eyes and saw that the food was set out for her. Without delay, she opened the lid to see. This time, the menu was different from usual. All of it was delicious. Nuong thought to herself, "That's really strange! The hospital has changed the menu, right?" Because it was late in the evening, the woman didn't think much and started eating. While she was eating, someone suddenly walked in. It was none other than Dr. Jackson. The man came and sat on the bed with Nuong and said, "I don't know who it is, sneaked out to eat something without thinking, and then came back food-piosioned on the way!" Nuong put down the spoon and said to the doctor: "Doctor! The food here is not very tasty. What should I do?"

  Jackson: "If it's not delicious, I'll have someone cook it for you!"

  Nuong was surprised to hear that. She never knew that this doctor was so kind. Did he know how to cook? Nuong didn't understand what the doctor said, or maybe she misunderstood, or maybe he was just joking. When Jackson saw Nuong's expression, it was time to continue speaking. The man looked at her with a serious expression:

  Jackson: "From now on, you can eat delicious food! You'll have a home like any other child! You'll have friends... and you'll have a dad like any other child."

  The little girl looked at the handsome, older doctor in surprise. What did he mean? A home? She had never had a home. A friend? It was even more impossible because no one wanted to be her friend. A father? This was the big question. Who would be her father if she was an orphan? She had never even seen her biological parents. The good news she had always wanted but never dared to wish for because she thought she had a mother who raised her and loved her like a child. What else could she do to be adopted? But now, suddenly, a dream she had forgotten came to her life, but instead of feeling scared, it was joyful and exciting. Dr. Jackson continued:

  Jackson: "Noong! Be my daughter!"

  When she heard these words, Nuong almost lost her breath! This doctor was going to be her foster father? The adopted daughter of such a famous doctor? Did she dream? How many orphans would wish to have such a famous and prestigious foster parent? Not only that, but also a doctor! Little Nuong could hardly believe her ears.

  Nuong replied rudely: "Sir...doctor... will you adopt me as your child?"

  Dr. Jackson replied: "That's right! My daughter has been dead for over ten years! If she were alive now, she would be about the same age as you. If not... if you don't mind, can you be my daughter? Hmm?"

  The little girl was so excited that the spoon fell from her hand. Her emotions were confused, trying to find the right words to say! In her brain, which used to have many floating words, it was now completely empty, no words could be formed for her to say. Is this doctor asking her to be his child? The little girl's eyes, wide open, stared at the man without blinking. She didn't want to believe what she saw!

  "If you don't answer, then I'll consider it okay," Jackson said to Nuong, but he also saw that in front of him, this unresponsive girl was actually shedding tears, even though she didn't say anything out loud, but inside her heart she was very excited but didn't react at all. In her body, this 14-year-old girl could hide her feelings and emotional reactions from other people, she was really good at hiding her emotions. Fortunately, Jackson was not only a person who was good at analyzing and reasoning, but also a person who was also emotionally intelligent. When meeting this girl, you could also tell that she was a difficult child to understand because hiding in her shell was hiding her feelings, hiding her true thoughts from the people around her, and not allowing anyone to enter her safe circle. Maybe she did this in order to protect herself, because she wouldn't trust anyone easily, and she wouldn't let anyone deceive her. But such extreme caution could also be a weakness. The man smiled and didn't wait long because he knew that if he expected a reaction from this girl, it would be a long time, even though they had known each other for over a month. The man reached out to stroke her head and said: "If you don't want to show it, that's okay, I don't mind! Some things take time." As for the little girl, the tears started to fall more and more, but she didn't know why, she just knew that they were flowing again.