Chapter 7 — A Paper of Reconciliation, Breakup of Love and Breakup of Meaning

I nodded slightly. With you and me here, I have nothing to fear anymore. Co Van Pham stayed at the Marquis Palace next to me for an hour, telling me all sorts of interesting stories on the border, until he made me laugh before leaving. Before leaving, you left eight tall and strong guards to stand guard in front of my courtyard.

“From today onwards, whoever dares to bully me must ask if I agree with Co Van Pham's knife.”

After you left, the atmosphere in the hospital completely changed. The bodyguards stood in front of the gate, murderous aura burning, not to mention people, not even flies dared to fly in. The butler personally brought people over, bringing premium tonics and exquisite food trays. Standing in front of the courtyard's door, I bowed my head, not daring to breathe loudly. I looked at his face that was both flattering and scared, but there was no wave in my heart. This is what power brings. It can cause all kinds of demons and demons to reveal their true forms.

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Tham Tu Vien is back. It was the afternoon of the second day after my brother left, looking extremely miserable. He doesn't have to return on his own. Instead, Co Van Pham grabbed him by the collar and dragged him back from the suburban farmhouse. To Kien La and the other child were also "invited" to go home together. The only thing that greeted them was no longer the obsequious servants of the Marquis Palace. It was him—Tran Vien General Co Hoai An, with a team of soldiers in shining armor behind him. Co Hoai An is nearly fifty years old, his body is still as straight as a pine tree, so majestic that he is not angry but has his own aura. He sat right in the middle of my yard, leisurely rotating a cup of tea in his hand, not even bothering to glance at Tham Tu Vien being thrown on the ground. Tham Tu Vien fell to the point of dizziness. As soon as he raised his head, he saw soldiers filling the yard, then the cold, knife-like eyes of the middle-aged man on the chair. He immediately sobered up and his face turned pale.

“The late... Great general?”

At this time, Co Hoai An slightly raised his eyes and glanced at him, his eyes cold as winter lake water.

“Vinh An Marquis, haven't seen each other for ten years, are you still healthy?”

Tham Tu Vien staggered and tried to get up, but Co Van Pham used his foot to step straight on his back, pinning him to the ground.

“You… Ca…”

To Kien La was also frightened by that scene, holding the baby, kneeling on the ground, trembling.

"You... what are you doing? Tu Vien, brother Tu Vien, wake up quickly!"

“Shut up!” Co Van Pham shouted, "It's not your turn to speak here!"

To Kien La trembled and immediately fell silent. Co Hoai An put down the tea cup, stood up, and walked step by step to my bed. He looked at me, his eyes filled with pity.

“Thanh Chi, let me see the wound.”

He gently touched my waist, it hurt so much that I took a deep breath. Co Hoai An's face immediately turned gloomy, so dark that it was dripping with water. He turned around, eyes like an eagle, staring fiercely at Tham Tu Vien lying on the ground.

"Tham Tu Vien, the pearl that my Co family holds like an egg, I will marry you..."

“It's not for you to torture me like this!”

“Today, you must give me an explanation.”

“If not—I, Co Hoai An, will flatten your Vinh An Marquis Palace!”

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"General, please calm down! Please calm down, great general!"

Lady Tham and the elders of the Tham family heard the news and immediately ran over in panic. Seeing how tense the situation is With the strings in front of their eyes, everyone was so scared that their legs were weak. At this time, Tham Tu Vien finally realized the seriousness of the situation. He struggled to raise his head and look towards me.

"Thanh Chi! Thanh Chi, quickly explain to the general, this is a misunderstanding!"

"I didn't mean to hurt you! I just... just accidentally happened!"

“Thanh Chi, we have been husband and wife for many years, you know me well, how could I really hurt you!”

His voice was hoarse as he tried to explain, trying to evoke the last bit of affection between me and him. I looked at him and suddenly felt pitiful. Up to this moment, he is still lying to himself. I didn't pay attention to him, just turned and said to Co Hoai An:

“Uncle, I want to reconcile.”

My voice is very soft, but it reaches each person's ears clearly. Tham Tu Vien's face immediately turned pale as paper.

"No... Thanh Chi, don't..." He whispered, "I don't agree! I absolutely do not agree to divorce!"

“It's not your turn to agree or not.”

Co Van Pham smiled coldly, took out a piece of paper from his chest, and threw it straight in front of him.

"This is a letter of separation, you must sign it if you sign it, you must sign it if you don't sign it!"

This is not an ordinary letter of reconciliation. That is a document stamped by General Tran Vien, drafted by the prime minister himself. As long as Tham Tu Vien signs his name, he and I will become strangers from then on. And if he doesn't sign... Co Hoai An's eyes stopped on his right hand holding the pen. The meaning is so clear that there is no need to say it out loud.

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Tham Tu Vien finally signed. Before Co Van Pham's sword was placed on his neck, before Co Hoai An's patience ran out, he trembled as he held the pen and signed his name. From the moment he put pen to paper, I—To Thanh Chi—and he, Tham Tu Vien, from now on severed our relationship. After the divorce agreement was signed, Co Hoai An didn't even bother to look at the Tham family anymore, just coldly ordered:

"Van Pham, take your sister. Here, you don't need to bring anything."

“Okay!”

Co Van Pham put back his long knife, walked to my bed, carefully hugged both my body and the blanket, and carried me out. When passing by To Kien La, I lowered my eyes and looked at her. She sat on the ground, her face bloodless, in her arms holding a child who was crying and suffocating from fear. Her life, from the moment she dreamed of climbing high, had a predetermined outcome. As for me, I'm about to start a new life. Returning to the General's palace, she ordered someone to prepare the brightest and warmest hospital.