Chapter 8 — 7 Year Marriage Isn't Real

The elevator stops at the basement. The door slowly opened. In the parking lot... A black car was quietly waiting.

"Miss Phuong, get in the car."

"There are some things that are inconvenient to talk about here."

I still stood still.

"How do I know what you said is true?"

Co Dien Chu reached into his pocket and took out a jade face. I recognized it immediately. It was a piece of Binh An jade that grandmother always carried with her. When she passed away... I turned over all the relics and still couldn't find it. He placed the jade face in my palm.

"Your grandmother told me to leave it to you."

"She said..."

"Just see it, you'll understand."

The piece of jade is cold. There was still a very characteristic faint scent of sandalwood on her body. I squeezed it in my palm. As soon as I got in the car, Co Dien Chu gave me a stack of documents.

"What grandmother left you..."

"Not just over a hundred billion yuan."

I opened the file. First page... Is a list of assets of a trust fund abroad. The number above... So large that it makes people feel unreal.

"Thinh Hoa Holdings is just the tip."

Co Dien Chu looked at the road ahead and said calmly.

"Your grandmother's real wealth..."

"Hidden in three offshore trusts and two industrial investment funds."

"If you add them up..."

"About four times the public assets."

Four times... I was speechless.

"Do you think your grandmother is just an ordinary businessman?"

He smiled softly.

"She is the founder of the entire Thinh Hoa ecosystem."

"From the outside, everyone thinks that group was split up twenty years ago."

"But in reality..."

"The entire core asset has always been operated in the dark."

I listened silently. Don't interrupt.

"Do you know why she chose you to be her heir?"

I shook my head.

"Because..."

"The Luc family has always aimed for this asset."

"The fact that you married Luc Can Nien..."

"Or rather..."

"You thought you were married to him..."

"From the beginning, it was a piece in the Luc family's chess game."

My hand holding the jade piece tightened.

"What do you mean?"

"Thirty years ago."

"Luc Can Nien's father..."

"Luc Minh An."

"Used to do business with my grandmother."

"That mission failed."

"The Luc family lost nearly eight hundred million yuan."

"From then on..."

"Luc Minh An always looks for opportunities to turn the tide."

Co Dien Chu turned to look at me.

"Let Luc Can Nien marry you..."

"It's part of that plan."

"Control you..."

"It means controlling the entire legacy."

"Your grandmother saw further than them."

"She intentionally left a loophole in the marriage registration process."

"What hole?"

"She asked an acquaintance at the Civil Affairs Department in advance."

"The day Luc Can Nien brought your documents to register..."

"The system was just in time for the 'crash'."

"Registration..."

"It has no effect at all."

I took a sharp breath.

"Does Grandma know everything?"

"She always knows what the Luc family is planning."

Co Dien Chu nodded slightly.

"I'm just sorry..."

"At that time she was very sick."

"There isn't enough time to explain everything to you clearly."

"The only thing you can do..."

"Is to protect you by law."

"As long as there is no legal marriage between two people..."

"Then the entire inheritance will never fall into the hands of the Luc family."

The car slowly stopped. Outside is a gray and white independent villa. Set Very discreet design. At first glance, there's absolutely nothing outstanding.

"This is the house my grandmother left me."

Co Dien Chu said.

"Not on any public record."

"Very safe."

I got out of the car. Standing in front of the villa gate.

"Co Dien Chu."

"Does Luc Can Nien know about these things?"

"Grandma's real fortune."

"Those trust funds."

"And you too."

"He doesn't know."

Co Dien Chu replied.

"In his eyes..."

"What you inherited is just over a hundred billion yuan on the surface."

I nodded.

"What is he doing now?"

Co Dien Chu glanced at the phone.

"Someone at the scene just reported it."

"After you left..."

"Luc Can Nien chased him out of the hall."

"But I couldn't find you."

"Back to the hotel..."

"Tong Dao's mother cried and made a fuss in the hall."

"Tong Dao also came running."

"Now..."

"Three people are being confronted right in the hotel."

The corners of my lips curled slightly. A good drama. It's just a pity... The person watching was Luc Can Nien. That night. Luc Can Nien called me forty-three times. I didn't pick up the phone once. The next morning. I opened my phone. The WeChat chat box was almost filled with his messages. First of all, I'm sorry.

"Nien Tri, give me a chance to explain."

Then there is begging.

"Please answer the phone."

"Where are you?"

"Is it safe?"

At two o'clock in the morning... The tone turned threatening.

"Phuong Niem Tri."

"If you still don't answer..."

"I will find you."

"Wherever you are..."

"I will find you too."

The last message was sent at four in the morning. There are only five words.

"Nien Tri, you are wrong."

I read it all. Delete the entire chat box. Then call lawyer Tran Tung.

"Help me send Luc Can Nien a lawyer's document."

"The content is..."

"Ask him to move out of Cam Tu Giang Son apartment within a week."

"That house is property in my grandmother's name."

"Now in my possession."

"He has no right to continue there."

Tran Tung was silent for a second.

"Miss Phuong."

"What happened last night..."

"There has been a video circulating online."

"What video?"

"Someone secretly filmed in the hall."

"Includes audio playback..."

"And even when you threw water on Luc Can Nien's face."

"Views..."

"It's exceeded one million."

I thought for a moment.

"No need to deal with it."

"Let it spread."

I hung up. Right at that moment. Co Dien Chu knocked on the door and entered. In hand, hold a glass of hot milk.

"Good morning."

He looked at me.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"That's OK."

I received the glass of milk.

"Are there any arrangements today?"

"This afternoon, lawyer Tran Tung will come."

"I need you to sign a few more documents."

"Including changes to trusts."

"Transfer account rights."

"Same procedure for transferring names of some real estate."

"There's one more thing."

He hesitated a bit.

"Someone wants to see you."

"Tong Dao."

I raised my head to look at him.

"This morning she contacted lawyer Tran Tung's assistant."

"I want to meet you alone once."

I hold a glass of milk. Quietly say nothing. Tong Dao... The woman always bowed her head. Speak softly. It looks harmless to the extreme.