Chapter 19 — After Taking Mother Away, We Changed Our Lives

Aunt Tran also became manager of the company's production department. I also gave my aunt shares. She took me to Dung Thanh... I also bought my own house near our area. The three of us... walked out of that dark room less than ten square meters. Finally got... My own real home in this prosperous city. Life is getting better... But my mother refuses to sit still. She assigned all product research work to the students she trained. As for myself... I'm addicted to a completely new activity. Square dance. She has a very good sense of rhythm. Learn anything quickly. Soon, she became the leader of the group of aunts and uncles in the area. Every night she wears sparkling performance clothes... Exquisite makeup... She goes out in high spirits. Every time I see my mother confidently shining in the crowd... I feel panicked like I'm in a dream. Still the same woman from before? The person who used to live in the house was always obsequious... Being ordered by my father to yell at me... I didn't dare even raise my voice. Still the same woman who leaned on my shoulder on the train that year... Crying like a baby? Can really change a person. The person who changed her… Not time. It's freedom. It's dignity. It's love. It's a completely new life... Which we used our blood and tears... To win with our own hands. That evening... It was a party to celebrate the company's success. Our products... Have successfully entered the national market. The first quarter alone… Revenue surpassed the 30,000,000 yuan mark. Lam Phong stood on stage full of spirit... Talking about the company's future plans. As CEO... Sitting at the main table, receiving congratulations from everywhere. I held a glass of wine in my hand... My eyes pierced the bustling crowd again... Falling on the scene outside the glass window. It was the night when Dung Thanh was brightly lit. Every house is as bright as the stars in the sky. Three years ago... Just the two smallest, most desperate specks of dust in that sea of lights. Three years later… We lit our own lamp. It's so bright that no one can ignore it. I gently shook the glass of red wine in my hand... Then burst out laughing. This is just the beginning. A strange phone number… Stubbornly flashed on my phone screen. Address displayed... Hometown. A place that has been locked deep in my memory for a long time. At that time, I was chairing an extremely important high-level meeting of the company. The topic is next quarter's product strategy... Along with the ability to expand international markets. Lam Phong sits on my left. Lawyer Truong Vi sits on the right. In the meeting room... Are all the core members of "Mother's Love Food". I frowned... Click to turn off the bell. But that phone number... Like a life-killing charm. Just got disconnected... Call back immediately. The atmosphere in the meeting room gradually became strange because of the continuous phone noise. Everyone's eyes unconsciously glanced towards me. I took a deep breath... Signaling to pause the meeting.

“Sorry everyone.”

“I'll answer the phone for a moment.”

I picked up the phone... Went to the balcony outside the meeting room. The river wind blows... Bringing a bit of cold. I swiped the listen button... My voice sounded a bit impatient. There was a long silence on the other end of the line. A voice that I had almost forgotten... But was extremely familiar rang out. In that voice... There was a bit of flattery. There was a bit of panic. There's also something else I've never heard it before. An almost desperate plea.

“It's me… Ly Duong.”

No ripples at all. It's like just hearing hello from a stranger.

"What is up?"

My voice was cold as ice.

“You have money now, right?”

He asked cautiously.

“I heard you made a fortune in Dung Thanh…”

“Opened a big company…”

“On the internet… there's all the news about you.”

I laughed coldly.

“Sister, don't be like that…”

“After all… we are also family!”

He started to panic. The voice is also distorted.

“Please save me!”

“Save this house!”

“Mom… you're hospitalized!”

“Must have surgery!”

“In urgent need of money!”

“Quickly transfer the money!”

Mother hospitalized? I paused a bit. Right after that… A ridiculously absurd feeling arose. I really... I almost laughed out loud. Suddenly I thought of an extremely interesting idea. An idea... Could draw the most perfect ending for this three-year story.

“Wait a minute.”

I told Ly Duong on the other end of the line. I turned on the speakerphone. I didn't go back to the meeting room. Instead, he turned around and walked towards the sports activity center for company employees. This is just the right time for lunch break to end... Employees are exercising and relaxing. I immediately saw her. Right in the middle of center stage. She wore a bright red tracksuit. Hair tied in a bun behind the head. Following the beat of the music... Leading a group of young female employees to dance to the hottest aerobic song today. Her movements are full of vitality and beautiful. On that face... Is the light of confidence and happiness.