Chapter 4 — After You Locked Me In The Villa, I Left You Empty

The three people looked at each other. Tham Diec Chu tried to open his mouth several times, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something. In the end, Tham Quoc Quyen was the first to stand up. Before leaving, he turned his head to look at Tham Diec Chu. That look had only one meaning: You're such an idiot. Tham's mother staggered behind. The last person to leave was Tham Diec Chu. As he walked to the door, he stopped, turned his back to me and said one sentence:

“I don't believe it.”

“I can't…”

“Every day I just stay at home cooking and waiting for you to come home, how can I—”

“Because you don't deserve me to waste my time explaining.”

He said no more. That night, it was rare for me to drink a glass of wine. Not to celebrate. It's to say goodbye. Farewell to three years of patience. Three years of pretending not to care. Three years of bowing their heads in front of the Tham family. Before the second glass was finished, the phone rang. Hoac Canh Diem's voice is still as calm as ever.

“I saw the news.”

"Your identity has been revealed, has the media handling plan behind the scenes been prepared yet?"

"Editor Truong will come for an interview the day after tomorrow. Everything is still according to plan."

“One more thing.”

"Lam Mien Mien's mother asked someone to find you, wanting you to mediate."

“How do you answer?”

“You said you don't know Giang Van.”

I laughed.

“When did you learn to lie?”

He also laughed, a very soft laugh.

“The lies I told for you… are not just this.”

That sentence made me silent for a few seconds.

“Canh Diem.”

"Thank you."

“No need to thank me.”

“You didn't do anything.”

He always said he didn't do anything. But that year in college, he helped me get my first start-up capital. After graduating, he also introduced me to my first customer. After I married Tham Diec Chu, he still silently stood behind, helping WAN block countless times of malicious competition. He does everything. But never mentioned the merits. On the third day, Phong Thuong's interview took place on schedule. Editor Truong led the camera crew and two reporters to stay at my studio for a whole day. The title of the interview is: 《The Woman Behind WAN: Giang Van》 In the article, there is a passage that, after being posted, was screenshotted and shared like crazy:

"I've never cared about how others see me. It's okay to be a housewife, it's okay to not have a job. The only thing I care about is whether the clothes I make are beautiful or not, whether my brand is moving forward or not."

“And those who think I am nothing…”

“Their view doesn't matter.”

The day the article was published, the number of reads exceeded ten million. Top 1 hot search Weibo: The true identity of WAN founder - Giang Van - officially revealed. Top 2 hot searches: Tham Diec Chu's double marriage case shocked the entire internet. Top 3 hot search: Lam Mien Mien was exposed for plagiarism of her wedding dress design. Three hot searches are located neatly next to each other. Like three acts of a great play. Tham Diec Chu's phone calls continuously. I didn't pick up any calls. But I did read the message he sent. First news:

“Giang Van, let's talk.”

Second news:

“What good does it do for me to do all this big stuff?”

Third news:

“You are wrong.”

“Can we start again?”

Wednesday news:

“I beg you.”

I took a screenshot Picture all four messages and send them to lawyer Ha.

“Save records.”

“Continue to promote divorce lawsuits and double marriage cases.”

That afternoon, trouble came. But not Tham Diec Chu. It's Lam Mien Mien. She bought twenty marine accounts and flooded WAN's official account to spam negative comments. Which is poor quality clothing. This is design plagiarism. This is bad customer service attitude. Tieu Ninh was so angry that her face turned red.

“General Giang, do we need to counterattack?”

"No need."

“Let law enforcement handle it.”

"Crimes of infringement of honor and unfair competition, sue one article at a time."

“But they spam very quickly…”

I raised my head to look at her.

“I think twenty marine accounts…”

“Can you compete with ten million views?”

Tieu Ninh thought for a few seconds then remained silent. Sure enough, the hired commenters were quickly overwhelmed by real feedback from customers. WAN's regular customers spontaneously stood up to protect the brand. People post their purchase history. The person who posted the photo coordinated the outfit. Someone even pulled out the first WAN dress they bought three years ago. Lam Mien Mien's attack was not only ineffective...