Chapter 6 — 3.6 Million Yuan And The End For A Greedy Family

"Oh my, isn't that family very rich? Why do they still have to rent a house?"

“That's right, last time she boasted that her daughter-in-law had opened a company, she was very rich, her dowry was over 3 million yuan!”

At that moment, an aunt living opposite also rushed out, pointed straight at the closed door, and said angrily:

"Rich? Rich but still owes me 5,000 yuan for unpaid vegetables! I despise it! Last time I asked, she called me stingy, saying she would pay me when the daughter-in-law got home, but it turned out to be a total lie!"

Another person immediately chimed in:

"And that LV bag she was wearing, I knew it was fake, I carried it out every day to show it off. Turns out the whole family was fake!"

The image of "rich family, successful son, rich daughter-in-law" that Truong My Lan worked hard to build... In that moment— Torn apart. Every flashy shell, every lie... Was stripped away right in front of the whole district. I did not witness it directly. As a former colleague who lives in that building, seeing the excitement, he took a video, sent it to the residents' group, and then forwarded it to me. In the video— The hallway is filled with people. The homeowner cursed. Neighbors laughed. The debt collectors shouted each sentence. The sounds are overlapping and chaotic like a play that is both funny and scary. The door also opened. Maybe he couldn't stand the humiliation outside and wanted to rush out and argue. But as soon as he showed his head— he was glanced at by the tattooed man in the lead. His eyes were so cold that he immediately cowered, like a scared quail, retreated inside, trembling and closing the door. Final scene of the video— Lens zooms into the door crack. Truong My Lan stood behind. The face is usually covered with a thick layer of powder— This time the color changes continuously. From white to red. From red to blue. In the end… as gray as ash. In her eyes— Humiliation. It's panic. It's the feeling of being stripped of everything in front of the world. Maybe her whole life... She had never lost face like that. I turn off the video. Inside... still quiet. This level of "social death"... For her... it's still not enough. It's just an appetizer. After that humiliation, the Co family became the laughing stock of the whole neighborhood. They don't even dare go out the door. But troubles… don't disappear just by hiding. The landlord gave an ultimatum— If you don't pay rent for three days, you'll change the locks and throw everything out. Debt collection phone calls... Call around the clock. Cornered— Co Xuyen and Truong My Lan started doing crazier things. The person who acted first— was Truong My Lan. She realized— I… was still the last lifeline. So, the target turned towards me again. That afternoon, I was in an important project meeting at the company. The receptionist hurriedly ran in, leaned close to my ear and whispered:

"Miss Niem... it's not over... my mother-in-law... is lying down in the hall... saying... she's not going to make it..."

My heart slightly stopped for a beat. When I got there— The company's front door was full of people. Truong My Lan lay on the cold ground, her hair disheveled, banging her hands on the ground and crying.

"I can't live anymore! My filial daughter-in-law wants to put me on the road to death!"

"He stole all my money, now we have no place to live, he won't even save us!"

"Everyone, look! People look kind, but their hearts are more poisonous than snakes and centipedes!"

She pointed straight at me, screaming until she was hoarse. The people around started whispering. The eyes looking at me— Full of judgment.

“How can young people treat old people like this…”

“It looks so gentle, but it's so evil…”

The company leader also ran down, face as black as the bottom of a pot, pulled me aside, lowered his voice and reprimanded:

"Tham Niem! How many times have I told you, settle the family matter! Now you're causing chaos at the company, what more do you want?"

Pressure from all sides gathered. But in my heart— I didn't help her. Just quietly took out the phone. Right in front of everyone— Then, I raised my voice and said to the crowd: