Chapter 6 — After the Rain, Nam Son Still Has the Fragrance of Medicine

"Oh, Mr. Gu knows how to protect people, right? Protecting people for three days and nights and then becoming addicted?"

Mother Co was so angry that she was shaking.

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

Tran Thieu pulled out a stack of photos from his chest and threw them straight on the coffee table. The photos were immediately scattered everywhere. In the photo, Co Nghien Tri and Tham Nhuoc Lan go in and out of a beach hotel together. There's a photo of him putting his coat on her, there's a photo of Tham Nhuoc Lan resting her head on his shoulder. I stood next to it, watching a photo fall right at my feet. Co Nghien Tri immediately explained.

“Thanh Thanh, it's not what you think.”

I bent down to pick up the photo and gently placed it back on the coffee table.

“I don't think anything.”

Tran Thieu saw the jar of ashes in my arms and smirked.

"Oh, Co's family is in mourning and Mr. Co still took my wife on vacation. What kindness."

Co Nghien Tri immediately threw a punch. The whole room was suddenly in chaos. Tham Nhuoc Lan screamed, Co's mother called security, and two men accompanying Tran Thieu also rushed up and pushed. I hugged the jar of ashes and backed closer to the door. Suddenly Tran Thieu pointed his finger at me.

"You are Gian Thanh, right? Don't pretend to be innocent. Your fiance owes me money, you also have to pay."

I looked at him.

“What does he owe you?”

Tran Thieu burst out laughing.

"The child in Tham Nhuoc Lan's belly, Co Nghien Tri said he would accept it. Did you say there was a debt or not?"

The whole room immediately fell silent. Mother Co opened her mouth, but for a long time she still couldn't say a word. Co Nghien Tri's face was even more unsightly than before. Tham Nhuoc Lan seemed to have been drained of all her strength and had to hold on to the sofa to stand steady. I held the jar of ashes, my fingertips pressed against the cold wooden surface, cold streams slowly transmitted into my palms. I didn't ask Co Nghien Tri if it was true or not. Tran Thieu asked for me.

"Mr. Gu, why didn't you say anything more? Didn't you say it well when you were at the beach hotel? You said that if the baby was my child, you would help Nhuoc Lan sue for divorce. If it wasn't my child, you would take responsibility to the end."

Co's mother interrupted shrilly.

"No way! My son can't say those words!"

Tran Thieu took his phone out of his pocket.

“Want to listen?”

Tham Nhuoc Lan immediately rushed forward to grab it. Tran Thieu pushed her aside. Co Nghien Tri supported Tham Nhuoc Lan, then looked at Tran Thieu.

“If anything comes at me, don't hurt her.”

I suddenly burst out laughing. The laughter was very soft. Co Nghien Tri heard my laughter and immediately turned around.

"Thanh Thanh, listen to my explanation. That day Nhuoc Lan was mentally unstable, the baby's situation is still unclear. I just want to stabilize Tran Thieu first."

“Stabilize him... just as my mother is in emergency.”

“I didn't know what would happen to my aunt.”

“But you know I'm begging you.” I looked straight at him. "You know I need money, I need someone to sign the papers, I need someone to help me get my mother from the hallway to the emergency room. You know everything."

The excuses on Co Nghien Tri's face gradually collapsed. At that moment, Co's mother suddenly rushed forward.

"Don't keep bringing up your mother! If she's big, no one can kill her. Now Nhuoc Lan is pregnant, if the baby is a member of the Co family, don't you dare touch it!"

I looked at Co's mother, as if this was the first time I really saw her clearly her person.

“The bones and flesh of the Co family.”

Co's mother gritted her teeth.

"That's right. As long as you're Nghien Tri's child, you have to know how to make room."

Co Nghien Tri immediately spoke up.

“Mom, stop talking.”

“Why wasn't Mom told?” Mother Co pointed straight at me. "His mother is dead, and there is no one in his biological family to back him up. What is he still trying to do? It is his blessing that Nghien Tri agreed to marry him. Now that Nhuoc Lan is pregnant, the Co family's bloodline is more important than her self-pity."

Tran Thieu stood next to him and clapped his hands.

"Good! Really good! Today I was truly introduced to the Co family's teachings."

Mother Co angrily shouted:

“Shut up!”

I gently placed the jar of ashes into the cardboard box, my movements were surprisingly calm.

“Co Nghien Tri, did you hear me clearly?”

“What your mother said does not represent you.”

“Then tell me.”

Co Nghien Tri looked at me, then looked at Tham Nhuoc Lan. Tham Nhuoc Lan hugged her stomach, tears kept falling.

"Nghien Tri, I won't force you. If Ms. Thanh Thanh cannot accept, I will take the baby and leave."

Mother Co was immediately impatient.

"Why are you going? If you are truly the Co family's flesh and blood, no one has the right to chase you away."

I waited quietly. Co Nghien Tri was silent for too long. It's been so long that even Tran Thieu can no longer laugh. I nodded slightly. I pulled the cardboard box, turned around and walked out. Co Nghien Tri immediately chased after him, holding the edge of the barrel.

"Where are you going? It's very chaotic outside."

“I took my mother to a clean place.”