Chapter 6 — After the Divorce, Please Get Out of My House

“Lawyer Vuong, it's me, Trieu Nguyet.”

"Hello, Ms. Trieu. Is everything resolved okay?"

Attorney Vuong's voice was calm and professional.

"It's done. But a little problem just arose."

I used the most concise way to recount the story of just receiving a debt collection phone call, along with Truong Lan's fabrication and defamation of my mother and me. The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds.

“I mean…”

I looked at the city lights gradually brightening outside the window.

“I don't want to continue being passive anymore.”

“I plan to sue.”

“First, sue Ms. Truong Lan for defamation and defamation.”

“Second, I need you to help me get a personal safety order from the court.”

“Personal safety order?”

Lawyer Vuong was a bit surprised.

"I just received a threatening phone call. The other party used Tran Hao's debt as a threat to come to my house and cause trouble."

“I recorded the call.”

I clicked save the recording file.

"I got it."

Lawyer Vuong immediately understood my intention.

"Regarding defamatory evidence, you need to quickly fix the evidence. For example, testimonies from your relatives, or photos of chats where Truong Lan spread the news in a group of relatives."

“As for the personal safety protection order, as long as there is sufficient evidence, it will be approved quite quickly.”

“If you have that, if they still dare to come and harass you, you can directly report it to the police to have it detained.”

"Okay. I will collect evidence as soon as possible."

“And Tran Hao's debt…”

Lawyer Vuong continued.

"If the two of you are divorced, and you can prove that it is a debt arising from gambling and not used for family activities, then legally you have no obligation to pay it on your behalf."

“What you need to do now is cut him off completely.”

"I get it."

After hanging up the phone, my thoughts became clearer. My counterattack plan needs to follow three steps. First step: legal protection. Apply for an order to protect personal safety and at the same time sue Truong Lan. That's the shield. Protect me and my family from harassment. Step two: reverse public opinion. Doesn't Truong Lan like white islands instead of black ones? Then I will expose the whole truth to the sun. That's the tip of the spear. Pierce all her lies. Third step: cut off completely. Let Tran Hao's debt problem completely explode. Leaving mother and child to be engulfed by the mess they created, leaving them no longer able to deal with me. That's the finishing blow. But now… Time for step two. I reopened the apartment complex residents group. The group was still chatting. The person asked about the water cutoff schedule. People invite you to buy fruit together. I took a deep breath and started typing. I'm not writing a long denunciation. Also don't curse at emotions. I just sent a photo and a short message. The photo is a photo of the 500,000 yuan loan document. The content is:

“Hello everyone, I am Trieu Nguyet, the owner of apartment 701, building 12, unit 1.”

"For personal reasons, today my ex-husband, Mr. Tran Hao, and I completed the divorce procedure."

"Shortly after that, my ex-mother-in-law, Ms. Truong Lan, called my mother and relatives and friends to spread false rumors related to my personal honor."

“To avoid misunderstandings from neighbors, I would like to correct a few things.”

"First, during my marriage with Mr. Tran Hao, I have never committed any act of marital betrayal."

“Second, the apartment Currently, I paid for it myself before marriage, and has nothing to do with Mr. Tran Hao. It is my legal right to ask him and his mother to leave.”

“Third, about the bride price. That year, the 500,000 yuan the Tran family gave was actually a loan. After getting married, I fully repaid both principal and interest, a total of 580,000 yuan."

“There is all evidence.”

“Sorry to bother everyone.”

Message just sent. The group of residents remained silent for three seconds. Everything absolutely exploded. A series of "fuck you", "what a waste", and all kinds of amazing stickers immediately filled the screen with spam. Eldest aunt Tran Hao's avatar in the member list lit up once and then quickly went silent. She has seen it. Right after that, my phone started vibrating continuously. It was Tran Hao calling. I immediately turned off the phone. He called again. I continued to hang up, then pulled it straight to the blacklist. WeChat shows another friend request. It's the debt collection phone number from earlier. The verification line has only one sentence:

“Open the door. We are standing in front of your house.”