Chapter 9 — 4,200,000 Yuan in Exchange for a Divorce

"Tran Nhien..."

"My father..."

"His health just got a little better."

"He can't take any more stimulation."

He changed his tone to pleading.

"Can I withdraw my application?"

"We'll figure it out ourselves."

"What do you want..."

"I also agree."

"What do you want?"

I laughed coldly.

"I just want to take back what belongs to me."

"Then cut off completely from your family."

"From now on there will be no more contact."

"Deal with it yourself?"

"What kind of self-dealing?"

"Like last time?"

"Bring someone to block my front door?"

"Or come to my company to cause trouble?"

"It's not like that..."

"Chu Minh."

I interrupted him.

"I don't trust you anymore."

"Since the day I chose to side with my parents."

"Betraying our marriage."

"Then the final trust in my eyes..."

"Completely bankrupt."

"I only believe in the law."

"Only the law can give me justice."

I hung up the phone directly. Don't want to hear any more explanations. Date of opening of trial. Chu Minh and Truong Thuy Phan were both present. Chu Kien Quan is probably still recovering from illness so he did not appear. Haven't seen each other for a year. Chu Minh lost a lot of weight. Skin is also darker. The whole person looked haggard and gloomy. Truong Thuy Phan hasn't changed too much. It's just that the pride and aura of the previous day have disappeared. Instead there was bitterness and dissatisfaction. Her eyes looked at me. It was like looking at an archenemy. In the courtroom. My lawyer calmly presented the entire incident. Present each piece of evidence clearly and coherently. Bank statement. House purchase contract. Recording. Video recording. Witness. All are complete. The deposit of 150,000 yuan I spent before getting married to buy the old house. A bank loan of 180,000 yuan that the couple paid together in three years after marriage. Cursing messages. Harassing calls from Chu Minh. Video of Chu Tu Le sitting and gossiping in front of my house. The camera recorded the scene of Chu Minh causing a commotion under my company and then being invited away by security. With that. This is Lam Lam's report. Confirming that the Chu family took advantage of the media in my hometown to defame my reputation. Complete chain of evidence. There aren't any loopholes. It was Chu Minh's turn to present. Their lawyers were clearly not fully prepared. Or to be more precise. Faced with irrefutable truths. All excuses become bland and meaningless. Truong Thuy Phan lost her temper many times. Several times he tried to stand up and criticize me. But they were all stopped by the strict judge.

"It's lying!"

"When did we defame his reputation?"

"What we said is true!"

"She is an unfilial daughter-in-law!"

"And the deposit for that house..."

"It's the house we left!"

"It's the house we left!"

The sound of hammers rang out. The judge said coldly:

"Defendant, please pay attention to your words."

"If you continue to affect the order of the trial, I will ask you to leave here."

Truong Thuy Phan then reluctantly sat down. But still kept muttering and cursing. From start to finish. Chu Minh bowed his head. Don't say a word. He was like a puppet whose soul had been drained. Maybe he never thought about it. The wife used to be gentle. Ever patient. Each listen to him in everything. Another day when I stand in front of you like today. There is no longer any emotion left. Don't even think about it. Tricks he once thought were clever. The coercive methods he once thought were effective. When placed before the law. They all turned into evidence against himself. The stone he lifted up. Finally it fell to my feet. I looked sideways at his blank face. There is no joy in my heart. There is no joy. There is also no feeling of victory. Only peace remains after everything is over. Like a storm that lasted for years. Finally passed. Me and him... Finally got to this point. Can't turn back. There is no longer any possibility of salvation. Go to the mediation stage in court. The judge looked towards me.

"Does the plaintiff agree to settle?"

I shook my head.

"Judge, I do not agree to mediation."

"I just have one request."

"At the same time, divide the assets in accordance with the law and hold the defendant accountable for the act of violating my honor."

The judge nodded then turned to look at Chu Minh. Chu Minh raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot from being awake. He looked at me. Then he said hoarsely:

"I... do not agree to divorce."

Truong Thuy Phan felt like she was injected with chicken blood.

"That's right!"

"We do not agree to divorce!"

"On what basis does he want a glass to be a glass?"

The judge frowned.

"Defendant, please state your reasons."

Chu Minh's lawyer quickly stood up.

"Judge."

"My client believes that the relationship between husband and wife has not completely broken down."

"There is still a possibility of salvation."

"The plaintiff is just temporarily angry."

"We hope the court will give both sides more time to think."

"Thinking time?"