Chapter 22 — After Divorce, I Made the Chu Family Pay the Price

I turned on the speakerphone.

“Having received the information, we will immediately send someone over.”

Vuong Cam's face was completely drained of blood. She knows. I didn't threaten her.

“I said… I said…”

She collapsed.

“The jade piece... was under the bed in my old house.”

“Under the third brick.”

She hid it for twenty-five years. I thought I could cover people's eyes. Thought I could take that secret to my grave. But the sky's net is majestic. Even though it's sparse, it's hard to miss. Not without notice. It's just not time yet. Fifteen minutes later. The Chu family is like a flock of quails. One by one they were escorted to the police car. Chu Duc Hai is in hospital. Also controlled on the spot. Even his pregnant lover. General Director Tran was also taken away right into the office. The crime is covering up and obstructing judicial activities. Because of tax evasion and commercial fraud. Also officially investigated. Her family's corporation declared bankruptcy. A big storm. Sweeping through the entire city A. The curtain finally ends. I stood under the apartment complex. Watching police cars drive away with sirens blaring. Only peace remains in my heart. Truong Loi walked next to me.

“Thank you.”

He bowed deeply before me. I helped him up.

“No need to thank me.”

“This is the justice our father deserves.”

He nodded.

“My parents are holy in heaven.”

“I will definitely bless you.”

I just smiled softly. Say nothing. Raise your head and look at the sky. An opaque gray color. Exactly my mood right now. Everything... Is it over? I took out my phone. Call my father. Mr. Hua Van Son.

“Everything has been resolved.”

The other end of the line. His voice didn't sound happy or sad.

“The car accident that year.”

“How far is the investigation going?”

Twenty years ago. Twenty years ago. The car accident took the lives of my biological parents. The other end of the line was silent. A long time later. Father spoke in a tired voice.

“Tieu Tinh.”

“I came here for a trip.”

“There is one thing.”

“You should see for yourself.”

I returned to the manor. In father's study. He sat there. After just one night. Seems to have aged ten years. He gave me a stack of investigative documents that had turned yellow over the years.

“Here are all the records of the car accident twenty years ago.”

Turn the pages one by one. The driver who caused the accident was named Liu Wei. A thug with a history of drug addiction. He claimed that that day he was driving under the influence of drugs. That's why it caused the accident. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Then died in a fight at the prison. The case also closed from there. At first glance. Everything is so perfect that there are no gaps. Father's voice was very heavy.

“We investigated that.”

“The day before the accident.”

“Five hundred thousand yuan suddenly appeared in Liu Wei's account.”

“The person who transferred the money to him.”

“It was the director of the chemical factory in the past.”

“It was also the mastermind who divided the compensation amount of 100,000 yuan that year.”

My heart suddenly tightened.

“Why do they have to do that?”

“Because of my biological father.”

Father looked at me. In his eyes was endless sadness.

“Your biological father, Hua An.”

“That year he was my father's driver.”

“But he also has another identity.”

“He is Truong Dai Cuong's cousin.”

My head buzzed loudly. Like someone hit me hard.

“After Truong Dai Cuong was in trouble."

“Your biological father has always been quietly investigating.”

“He suspected the case was not as simple as it was announced.”

“He even found Ly Dai Son.”

“But at that time, Ly Dai Son did not dare to testify.”

“The chemical factory leaders are scared.”

“They are afraid that your father will bring this matter to you.”

“They know dad won't let it go.”

“They decided to strike first.”

“They made up that car accident.”

“Want to kill both your father and your biological father at the same time.”

“The result is…”

As a result... I became an orphan. My parents used their lives. In exchange for my life. Also in exchange for my father's life. The file in my hand fell to the ground. Sheets of paper scattered everywhere. Tears silently slid down my cheeks. Everything was predetermined twenty-five years ago. The entanglement between me and the Chu family. The battle between me and general director Tran. The reunion between me and my father. It's all a giant closed circle. Just walking on a path already paved by fate. A path of revenge. Paved with my parents' blood. Father stepped forward. Gently hug me.

“These past years.”

“You have suffered too much.”

I buried my face in his arms. Cry out loud. Cry for your deceased parents. Crying for three years of my wild youth. Also cry for the chains of fate. Finally removed. Cry for a long time. Until the tears dry up. I wiped my tears. Then stood up again.

“Next.”

“It's our turn.”

One month later. The official trial took place. Chu Duc Hai was convicted of intentionally causing injury leading to death, embezzlement and bribery. Many crimes combined. He was sentenced to life in prison. Vuong Cam for cover-up, theft and insurance fraud. Sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Zhou Hao, Zhu Li and Zhou Wei. Because he knew about it but deliberately hid it. Must also receive corresponding punishment. General Director Tran. For the crime of obstructing judicial activities and many illegal acts in business. Sentenced to twenty years in prison. Ton Man and her father. Because of tax evasion and commercial fraud. Also had to go to jail. The Chu family's house was destroyed by the court. Part of the proceeds were used to compensate the Truong family and the Tran family. The rest is used to pay off my debts. City A. Finally returned to peace. I officially took over my father's business empire. First thing I do. Changing the name of the corporation. I named the new name An Han Group. Taken from my biological parents' names. The second thing I do. Is to establish a specialized charity fund. Exclusively for families injured by work accidents. People who should be fair. But was abandoned. The person in charge of the fund. It's Truong Loi. He quit his old job. Put all your heart and soul into this career. He once told me: He wanted to replace his father. Also for my father. Help more people. The girl who betrayed me. Later also found it. She knelt in front of me. Crying and begging me for another chance. I didn't meet. Just ask someone to pass it back to her.

“The path is yours to choose.”

“If you make a mistake, you have to admit it.”

“If you do something wrong, you have to pay for it.”

And Chu Hao. From the date of divorce. I never saw him again. After losing everything. He was completely devastated. Can't find a stable job. I can only do all kinds of odd jobs to get through the day. He once tried to plead with Ton Man. From inside the prison. Ton Man sent him a letter. There is only one sentence.

“I was truly blind to see you.”

I heard he returned to his hometown. Living in a small town. Day by day I'm drowning in failure and regret. And his relatives. The family used to suck the blood of others like hungry leeches. Now it has become a laughing stock for the whole region. That was their outcome. What to sow? Reap the fruit. One year later. I stood in front of the ground-level glass window on the top floor of An Han Group. Quietly looking down at the view of city A at night. The lights of every house shine bright like stars. The phone suddenly vibrated. It's a photo sent by Truong Loi. A child in a poor mountain area. Just received a scholarship from our foundation. Smile on my face. Radiant like the sun. The corners of my lips also curled slightly. I have lived the way my parents wanted me to. Also live into the look that I want. I raised the glass of wine on the table. Looking up at the starry sky outside. Dear deceased parents. And also respect yourself. People who struggled in the mud. Was desperate. Been betrayed. But in the end, I still stood up. Still reborn from the ashes. Her new life. From today. Just really starting.