Chapter 8 — After Divorce, Husband Prays to Donate Marrow for New Love

He didn't contact me directly — he couldn't lower his face. He asked To Man to pass on the message. To Man's voice sounded very tired.

“Nien Niem, the eldest uncle said — how much money do you want?”

“210 million. See you in court.”

“He didn't dig up that much — To Thi Construction Materials is only worth five or six hundred million…”

“That's his problem. Not mine.”

“Nien Niem, are you really planning to push me into a dead end?”

"Miss Man, when he cornered Chau Quoc Luong in the past, did he ever think about today?"

To Man sighed.

"It's okay. I'm just passing on the word. You decide for yourself."

At the same time, I started preparing for bone marrow donation. According to the doctor's arrangement, I started injecting hematopoietic stem cell stimulating drugs five days in advance. One injection every morning. After getting vaccinated, I still went to work, had meetings, and signed documents as usual. No one knows I'm doing this. Ms. Lam knows. Every morning she comes with me to get an injection, then goes to the company together. On the third day after the injection, I walked out and met someone in the hospital hallway. Not Luc Dien. A man I've never met. Over thirty years old, wearing a black coat, very tall, his facial features look like they were carved with a knife. He stood by the window at the end of the hallway calling, his voice low. As I passed by, he looked up at me. Just a glance. But that look made me pause for a second. Not because he's handsome — although he is indeed handsome. It was the way he looked at me, as if he knew me.

“General Su?” Ms. Lam called me from the front.

“Come here.”

I walked forward.

“Who is that man?” I asked.

Lam turned her head to look back. "Not familiar. Do we need to investigate?"

“No need.”

The day of the bone marrow extraction. I was admitted to a third-party hospital — the VIP room of Hiep Hoa Bac Thanh Hospital. The root canal process is not considered painful, it takes about four hours. After taking it, the nurse said: "Miss To, the quality of your hematopoietic stem cells is very good. It has been arranged for someone to be transferred immediately to Bac Thanh Hospital."

“How long does it take to get a transplant?”

“This afternoon.”

I lay on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling. This afternoon, my marrow will be transferred into Chau Dao's body. She doesn't know who the donor is. I don't intend to let her know. At least not yet. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ms. Lam arrived.

"Too, the bone marrow transplant surgery has already begun. If it goes well, it will end tonight."

“Yes.”

“In addition — the negotiation of Luc Thi's land has been fruitful.”

“How much does it cost?”

"180 million. The middleman has forced it down to the lowest level. Initially, Luc Hac Nien asked for 250 million, but later learned that we were from Niem Canh Investment..."

“He knows?”

"Yes. He now knows that To Niem is the owner of Niem Canh Investment."

I closed my eyes.

“What was his reaction?”

“According to the middleman - Luc Hac Nien was silent for a long time, then asked a question: 'At that time, when he married my son, was he already this rich?'"

“How did the intermediary respond?”

“Say 'yes'.”

“And then what?”

“Then Luc Hac Nien said one sentence — 'My son is an idiot'.”

I couldn't help but laugh language.

“180 million is fine. Sign it.”

"Yes. President To, in that case - the last core asset of Luc Thi Real Estate will belong to us. The Luc family..."

“I don't want to hear about the Luc family's story.”

“Clear.”

At eight o'clock in the evening, Vuong Kien Quoc called.

"General Su, the surgery was very successful. The hematopoietic stem cells were smoothly inserted into Chau Dao's body. The next step is to wait for compatibility and recovery."

“What is the success rate?”

“With the current situation — it is over 90%.”

“Okay.”

"General To, after waking up, Chau Dao kept asking who the donor was. I did as you asked, without telling her. But she..."

"Director Vuong, I'll go talk to her myself. There's no need to rush."

“Yes.”

Hang up the phone. I lay in the hospital bed for a while longer. The body is a bit weak. Withdrawing so many stem cells is normal. The phone rang again. Some strange.

“Hello?”

“To Niem?”

Male voice. Low and low, carrying a bit of magnetism.

“Who are you?”

"My name is Co Tham. Maybe you've heard my name before."

Co Tham. Of course I've heard it. Co Tham is the heir to Co Thi Group in Hoa Nam. Co Thi Group spans three major segments: real estate, finance, and healthcare. Annual revenue exceeds 20 billion yuan. His name appears in financial magazines more often than weather forecasts.

"Mr. Co, is there anything wrong?"

“Three days ago in the hospital hallway, I saw you.”

I sat up straight. That man in a black coat calling - is that Co Tham?

“Are you following me?”

"Not a spy. That day I went to Hiep Hoa to visit a friend. I happened to see you. Then I looked up who you were."

“Are you interrogating me?”

"Nien Canh Investment, To Niem. Investment for five years, asset size of 8 billion. Starting from scratch. No family background, no large capital to invest, completely relying on own strength to make it."

I remained silent.

"To Niem, I'm calling to make an appointment to meet you once."

"Meeting? For what?"

"Half is because of work. Co Thi Group has a medical project in Bac Thanh and needs to find a local investment partner. Her orientation and capacity are very suitable."

“What about the other half?”

He stopped for two seconds.

“The other half — guess for yourself.”

I hung up the phone. And then I realized my heartbeat was even faster than when I had the bone marrow removed. The next day, discharged from the hospital. Ms. Lam came to pick me up.

“President To, there is good news and bad news.”

“Tell the bad news first.”

"To Kien Quoc found a new team of lawyers. He invited an associate lawyer from Tam Loi Bac Thanh Law Office - Ly Chinh Duong."

Ly Chinh Duong. Also a leading litigation lawyer in Bac Thanh. On the same level as Truong Vien Chinh.

“What did he do?”

“Yes. I heard the advance lawyer fee is two million yuan.”

“Where is the good news?”

"The court already has a schedule. The trial opening time is set for another month."

“One month.”

"Truong Vien Chinh said, there is plenty of time. All evidence has been prepared."

Returning to the company, I saw Ha Minh waiting.

"General To, the construction permit for the Van Linh project has been approved. In addition - there is someone waiting for you in the lobby. Waiting for two hours."
\deer?"

“He said his name was Co Deep."

I walked out into the large hall. He sat on the sofa in the waiting area, chatting with the receptionist. Wearing a dark blue turtleneck sweater, without a jacket, he looked even taller than he did in the hospital hallway. Seeing me, he stood up.

"Mr. Su, please excuse me."

“Didn't Mr. Co say to set up a time to meet? I found this myself..."

“I'm afraid you won't agree.”

“Why are you afraid?”

“Because of the way you hung up on me yesterday — very decisively.”

I looked at him for two seconds.

“Let's go to the office and talk.”

When he entered my office, he was in no hurry to discuss work. First he looked at the scenery outside the window, then turned back.

“Your office is smaller than I imagined.”

“No need for a very spacious place.”

“Reality.” He nodded, “I like people like that.”

“Let's talk about the main thing.”

“Okay.” He took out a file from his briefcase, "Co Thi plans to build a comprehensive medical center in Bac Thanh. The investment capital for phase one is five billion yuan. Need a local partner to be in charge of land, policy connections and part of the capital.”

“Looking for me for a five billion yuan project — aren't you afraid of a small temple?”

“Investment in Niem Canh is not small. With a management scale of 8 billion yuan, Bac Thanh is also ranked in the top 10. Moreover, your project success rate is very high - I have looked it up, of the twelve projects you invested in, nine were profitable, two broke even, only one was a loss."

“You really investigated carefully.”

"It's business, you have to do enough homework."

I opened that file. The project is indeed huge. Comprehensive medical center, including third-class hospital, rehabilitation center, medical research institute. Location chosen in Bac Thanh new urban area. After construction was completed, the estimated annual revenue exceeded two billion.

“This project — why don't you find bigger organizations? Capital of Hoa Thinh, Quoc Tou..."

“Already found it. Conditions cannot be negotiated. Hoa Thinh wanted to take control, Quoc Tou's speed was too slow. I need a partner who can quickly finalize decisions and have high execution ability.”

He looked at me.

“Your style is very suitable.”

“I will think more.”

“Give me three days.”

He stood up, walked to the door and then turned back.

“To Niem.”

“Huh?”

“Is your health okay?”

“What?”

“Yesterday she was discharged from the hospital in Hiep Hoa. I did pay attention.”

“Did you come here to discuss business or to spy on me?”

He smiled. That smile — how should I say it? Like the feeling of sunlight passing through the windows of a high-rise building on a rare sunny day in Bac Thanh. Not dazzling, but very bright.

“See you soon.”

He left. Ms. Lam stuck her head in.

“Boss To, Co Tham — is that the same Co Tham of Co Thi Group?”

“Yes.”

“Did he come to you to discuss the project?”

“Yes.”

“Five billion yuan project?”

“Yes.”

“General Su,” Ms. Lam closed the door, lowered her voice, “Does he have any intentions with you…”

“Let's talk about the main thing. What time is the next meeting?

Lam woke up and closed her mouth. Three days later. I called Co Tham back.

“Mr. Co, I am interested in the project. But there are two conditions.”

“Say it.”

“First, Niem Canh Investment accounts for 30% of the shares. Nothing more, nothing less.”

“Okay.”