Chapter 20 — After Notarizing 5 Houses, I Just Got Married

“What do you mean—you don't care how much money I have?”

"What I care about is you. Whether you have money or not, or how many houses you have, doesn't affect my assessment of you."

Moonlight shines in from the window. I remember a year ago, in front of the Civil Affairs Department, the moment Tran Hao said "transfer the apartment to your brother". And now, the man sitting across from me said, "There are assets that cannot be measured with numbers." Two men, two different answers.

“I was talking about that door—you didn't slam it shut.”

His eyebrows slightly raised.

“But you opened it very slowly.”

“I can wait.”

That night, he took me home. The car is parked in the lobby of the luxury apartment complex along the river. He did not go up to the house, nor did he take any action to cross the fence. Just when I got out of the car, he gave me a few words.

“When you get there, send me a text message.”

“Reporting peace?”

I walked to the card machine, swiped my card into the lobby, took the elevator upstairs, opened the door to the house, changed my shoes, and sat down on the sofa. Then pick up the phone.

“I'm home.”

He answered immediately.

“Sleep well, To Niem.”

I pressed the phone to my chest. The heartbeat is beating continuously under the chest. It feels like it's been so long ago. But it doesn't make people afraid. It is a feeling of certainty. The certainty that lets you know that there are people worthy of opening a new door for you again. Time passed another three months. The relationship between Co Dien and I did not heat up suddenly, but grew closer slowly and steadily. We meet at least once a week, sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we go to exhibitions together, sometimes we sit in each other's office and work separately. He placed his specialized ceramic drinking cup in my office. I left a spare jacket in your office. These things all happen naturally, no one intentionally arranges them. Lam Dao said we were like "the 10th year of marriage".

"It's too stable. Can't you two be a little more passionate?"

“Once you get crazy once, you will see the outcome.”

Lam Dao said nothing more. One weekend three months later, Cam Hoa design company organized a specialized forum. The scale is not large, but there are many influential people in the world attending. As head of the company, I gave the opening speech. When presenting the last slide, I said a paragraph:

"A year and a half ago, I got out of a fraudulent marriage. At that time, many people thought that what I had was given to me by someone else—the house was given to me by my aunt, the property notarization was also done by her. But in the past year and a half, I have used my own plan, my team, and my works to prove one thing: The things given to you can protect you, but the things that truly help you stand up for yourself are only the works created by your own hands. just created.”

The applause was much louder than I expected. When the forum ended, many people came to shake my hand. Among them is Ha Chi Vien.

“Director To, that hotel project of yours has now become the gold standard of our Cultural Tourism segment, the group Prepare to replicate this model in 12 cities nationwide. This time you can't just ask for 2 million yuan.”

“General Manager Ha, talking about money is very emotionally draining.”

“No matter what the discussion, it has to be you.”

Another big project. Boutique hotel chain in 12 cities nationwide, design fees add up— I did the math in my head. One hundred million yuan. When I walked out of the hall, Co Dien was waiting for me at the door. He wore a charcoal blue overcoat and held nothing in his hand.

“I heard what you said.”

“How did you get in here? Your name is not on the guest list."

"The receptionist girl at your company already knows me."

He took two steps forward, standing right in front of me. Under the streetlight, his eyes looked brighter than usual.

“To Niem, your speech today was more outstanding than any design presentation.”

“That's right. Because what I'm talking about today is not a design, but myself.”

The wind blew up the hem of his coat.

“I have a question to ask you.”