Traveling through Thailand

Chapter 172 The Cowardly Tucha

The next day, on the way to work, Jom, feeling better, told him that he had seen his ex-boyfriend's past life. That's why he only told the truth when the master asked him to testify. Furthermore, the foreign master's concubine was also his ex-boyfriend's girlfriend.

Hearing such shocking news so early in the morning, I was so shocked that I forgot to eat my tea pancake. Only after Jom reminded me did I finish quickly, sucking the remaining juice on my hands and washing my fingers as I passed the stream to remove some of the lingering taste.

After listening to Jom's story, I understood why he was so sad yesterday, and why he sat at the door in a daze after coming back one day before.

"Are you still in love with him now?"

Jom stopped, his eyes dimming. "Love? I think I do. Otherwise, why would I be shocked and breathless at the same time when I saw them? After all, they just look alike."

After asking this question, Tu Cha regretted it and cursed herself in her heart for bringing up something that was irrelevant.

How can I not love someone when he is like this?

"I'll learn to let it go."

Nothing special happened this morning. During lunch, when he heard others gossiping about what happened last night, Jom's face became increasingly worse. He put down his food and ran in one direction without looking back.

Tucha, who was not ready to eat the food, quickly put down the leaves and said to Ming and his mother, "I'll go watch him."

Following him to the river, we saw him apologizing to a woman washing clothes. Tucha, who was standing at a distance, had good sense and didn't approach, giving Jom enough space to apologize to her.

After everyone left, Tu Cha walked up to him, patted his shoulder and said comfortingly, "Let's go."

Jom's mouth curled up into an ugly smile: "Yeah."

Knowing that he was in a bad mood at the moment, I took out a candy and handed it to him: "I hope this will make you feel better."

Jom reached out to take it but didn't open the package.

"Okay, don't blame yourself." In order to prevent him from sinking into sadness, I patted his shoulder with more force, thinking of using this method to cheer him up.

Fortunately, he wasn't as vulnerable as he looked. After all, he was a teenager who had experienced the harshness of society. Under Tu Cha's antics, he told her some funny stories he had seen, which helped him forget his bad experiences for a while.

In the afternoon, during work hours, I went to the farm with him. I bent down and picked up the piglets in the pen: "They are being raised well."

Seeing Tucha holding his feet like that, Jom was so frightened that he quickly freed himself from his grip: "If you hold him like that, be careful not to break his feet."

"No, I didn't use much force."

"You can't just hold the pig's feet like that. This breed of pig's feet are very fragile."

Seeing him not letting anyone touch him like he was protecting his own cub, Tu Cha curled her lips and said, "Humph, if you don't want me to touch you then don't. I don't want to touch you either. A piglet is not as nice as chicken feathers."

Jom put the piglet back into the pen and said to him, "Come with me after work today and learn how to row a boat."

When Tucha heard about rowing, his face turned unhappy. He looked at him pleadingly: "Can you not learn it?"

"No, most of the transportation here is done by boat. If you don't learn, what will you do if something requires rowing?" Jom said in a tone that did not allow for refusal.

Tu Cha Tou leaned aside and muttered quietly, "It's all because the boat wasn't built wider. It's easy to capsize if you're not careful."

"What are you mumbling about?"

Her shoulder felt sore from being patted, and Tu Cha quickly greeted him with a smile: "No, I didn't mumble anything."

"Then it's a deal. Don't make excuses to sneak out after work today."

"I understand." Knowing that he was doing this for his own good, he nodded in agreement even though he was reluctant.

The two people who were chatting intermittently were suddenly shocked by another person's voice behind them, which scared them so much that they almost jumped up on the spot.

The visitor was also startled by their reaction: "Ah, sorry, did I scare you?"

The two men stood up and turned to look at the person who came. Jom immediately recognized who the person was, but Tu Cha looked at the familiar face in front of him and felt as if he had seen it somewhere.

Looks so familiar, but why can't I remember this person?

Fortunately, there was Jom next to me, and it was through Jom's introduction that I finally understood who this person was.

"Mr. James."

James? Hmm, no idea.

Jom nudged Tucha, who was lost in thought, and said, "Tu, this is Mr. James."

Tu Cha, who had regained consciousness, quickly greeted him, "Hello, Mr. James."

"Yeah, we've seen it."

"Huh?" The sudden, unrelated question left him a bit bewildered. He tilted his head to examine him, and suddenly felt that he looked vaguely familiar. It was just... well, I just couldn't place where I'd seen him before.

Fortunately, he had a gentle personality and didn't get angry because Tu Cha didn't recognize him.

"Yesterday, you bumped into me in a hurry." He pointed at himself.

After his reminder, the memory that Tu Cha had forgotten immediately replayed in his brain.

"Ah, it's you." It's over, it's over. I said I'd apologized profusely yesterday. But after meeting Jom, I completely forgot about it. Now the real culprit has come to my door, and I didn't even prepare an apology gift. It's over, it's over. Why have Jom and I been so unlucky these past two days?!

Jom, disturbed by Tucha's sudden loud noise, rubbed his ears and asked, "Have you seen him?"

"Well, I was so anxious to find you yesterday that I accidentally bumped into him. And if he hadn't stopped me, I would have fallen to the ground." So, how about taking back the candy I just gave him and giving it to him as an apology? Oh, forget it. As long as he doesn't bring it up, I'll just ignore it. Besides, he doesn't seem like the type to pursue the matter.

"That's it."

James remained a gentleman, looking down at the piglets in the pen. "Did you train this? You're training them very well."

Tucha quickly shook her head and pushed Jom, who was standing beside her. Jom took a small step forward and explained, "I'm taking care of it."

"Yeah, you took care of it." Jamea took a few steps forward and looked closely at the piglets in the pen. "Can you tell me what method you used?"

Hearing that they were going to talk about pig training, Tucha quietly moved away from them. After walking around, Jom came up to him and asked if he wanted to go to the Central Market together.

Tucha, who had been there once, was torn. First, he was bored; second, having seen the future, he wasn't interested in the current market.

"Have you thought about it?"

Tu Cha frowned, and if possible, they would definitely fight with each other.

"Didn't you mention before that you wanted to open a gourmet restaurant? Do you want to see how their business is doing?" Jom knew how to control him.

As expected, as soon as these words came out, Tu Cha's tangled expression immediately dissipated, and she looked at him with shining eyes: "Go."

Arriving at the market, Tucha and Jom parted ways. One followed Yai to the clothing section, while the other headed for the wine shop area. After a brief stroll through the wine shop area, they found the food options quite monotonous. They then looked towards the luxuriously decorated Western restaurant a hundred meters away.

“This sense of disconnection is really strong.”

After getting a general understanding, I had a clearer idea about my decision to open a shop. I walked back the way I came and entered the clothing section. After passing several shops, I finally found him in a clothing store on the corner. However, he was not in a good state at the moment.

Seeing the stranger's hand gripping Jom's neck, Tucha looked around for a weapon. Picking up a stick from the corner, he ran towards the man. He struck him in the back, and his screams drew the others closer.

Jom broke free from his grip, clutching his painful neck and taking a deep breath of fresh air.

The man clutched his aching back and looked at Tu Cha with a sharp gaze. Frightened by the look, Tu Cha's legs went weak. If it weren't for the clothes hanger beside him, he might have collapsed to the ground under such a fierce look.

"You, you attacked Jom first. I, I was acting in self-defense. You, you can't kill. Killing is against the law."

Frightened by the look in his eyes, Tucha stuttered. Especially when the man moved forward, Tucha was so frightened that she closed her eyes and waved the stick in her hand, shouting, "You, you, don't come over here, don't come over here."

"Tu."

"Tu."

Hearing someone calling her, Tu Cha, who had closed her eyes in fear, gasped and opened them a little. The drunk man in front of her was gone, and standing next to her was the familiar Jom.

Jom felt relieved when he saw Tu Cha open his eyes.

"It's okay, Tu."

After making sure the surroundings were safe, Tucha dropped the stick in his hand. Unable to feel the support of his feet, he slumped to the ground, breathing in deep gulps of fresh air.

"It's okay." Jom reached out and pulled him up. After the attack, he had no intention of continuing shopping and walked out of the clothing store with Jom's support.

Jom, who had been supporting him, could feel his trembling and was deeply moved by his protection.

"Tu, next time you encounter something like this, don't just rush forward like that."

Tucha tried to stop her trembling body, but she couldn't. The more she tried, the more she trembled. Hearing Jom's words, even though his mouth trembled with fear, his eyes remained firm. "I wasn't impulsive. I was armed. Besides, I couldn't just watch you get strangled to death. If you died, wouldn't I be the only one left in this era?"

The thought of being alone in this era filled him with fear. He couldn't even think of such a thing.

"That's dangerous too. If Master Yai hadn't showed up in time, he would have snatched the stick from your hand. You would have been the one to get beaten."

Hearing that his stick was almost taken away, Tu Cha subconsciously shrank back: "Well, then I'll bring a brick next time."

"Where are the bricks here? Or do you want to tear one down right away?"

Dismantle it now? Wouldn't that mean the time has come for it to be lost? No, no, I must find a safer weapon to carry with me. Ideally, one that can incapacitate a person with a single strike. Thinking of the knockout drugs of later generations, Tucha now missed System Zero Zero dearly.

Ling'er, please come back soon. If it really doesn't work out, I can still go back and upgrade after my binding period ends. Without you, I can't be safe here!! o(╥﹏╥)o

"What do you mean by this era?"

I was so engrossed in the conversation that I forgot there was a person from this era next to me.

Tu Cha and Jom, who broke the atmosphere between the two, had the same thought in their minds - the secret is exposed.

The two exchanged glances, and Tucha gave him a look that prompted him to respond. Jom, receiving the look, assumed Tucha meant to say, "Watch my performance," so he gave him an understanding look. Tucha, receiving the response, felt his nervousness ease.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and stood where they were, waiting for explanations from both sides.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The two who noticed something was wrong looked at each other again:

Jom: Didn’t you say you solved it?

Tucha: Didn't I tell you to find a way to cover up the leak?

...

"Are you...passing information to each other that I'm not supposed to know?"

"No." X2

What a joke! You're our boss now. How could I possibly not share your secrets? Absolutely not. Even if I did, I'd deny it.

"That..."

"What we just said means that we are turtles."

"What we just said means that we are the bottom rung."

“… …” X2

It's over...the stuffing is leaking out even more.

"?"

Even if Yai didn't say anything, but from his obviously puzzled look, as long as they were not blind, they would know that this level would be difficult.