Chapter 2 — At this point, I don't need to act anymore

I turned off the recorder.

"Don't be so quick to tear each other apart."

"Divorce agreement."

"Adjust personnel."

"Cash flow audit."

"We'll take things one at a time."

Trinh Nghien stared at me.

"Hua Van..."

"You will regret it."

I slowly stood up.

"You must regret..."

"Today I don't have the last name Hua."

After the meeting ended, Trinh Nghien chased me to the elevator door. I don't stop walking. He raised his hand to block the elevator door.

"I admit... I and Kieu Man are indeed at fault."

"But you also hid it from me."

I looked up at him.

"So... consider us even."

I almost laughed out loud.

"You're having an affair."

"Embezzlement of company money."

"Deceiving shareholders."

"And I'm just the heir to my grandfather's company."

"You call that a draw?"

Trinh Nghien gritted his teeth.

"If I had told you earlier that I was Van Dinh's person..."

"Do you still do those things?"

I looked straight at him.

"What do you mean..."

"If I knew I had money early..."

"Then you won't betray me?"

He immediately became speechless. Luc Hanh Chu stood next to me and spoke faintly:

"Mr. Trinh, please get out of the way."

Trinh Nghien looked at him.

"This is between me and my wife."

I calmly said:

"Very quickly..."

"It will be the ex-wife."

Right before the elevator door closed, I saw Trinh Nghien's face sink little by little. Luc Hanh Chu turned to ask me:

"Going back to Van Dinh now?"

I shook my head.

"Let's go back to Trinh Thi's International Business Department first."

He looked at me puzzled. I smiled softly.

"Isn't Kieu Man always trying to steal my position?"

"Then let her prove her abilities in front of everyone."

In the meeting room of the International Business department, all employees had been summoned. Kieu Man was also present. She immediately changed her expression.

"Sister Hua, I know your identity is not simple."

"But work still depends on ability."

Someone immediately chimed in.

"Kieu Man's German is very good, it really helps the company."

"Previously, department manager Hua was mainly in charge of English-speaking customers, and Kieu Man was more familiar with the European market."

I put a file on the table.

"This afternoon there was an online negotiation with a German customer."

"Kieu Man will be the main negotiator."

Kieu Man's eyes immediately lit up. Trinh Nghien has just been suspended from his position. She's eager to prove she's still valuable. I nodded.

"Let's get started then."

After the customer connected the call, Kieu Man spoke in German. The first two sentences still flow quite well. At the third sentence... The customer started to frown. Coming to the fourth sentence... The other person directly interrupted her. Kieu Man's face became increasingly pale. She turned to look at me.

"Miss Hua, this guest speaks with too strong a local accent."

I still sat still.

"Didn't you live in Germany for many years?"

Colleagues looked at each other. The customer spoke again. Kieu Man was completely unable to respond. At this point, I spoke up. With a flurry of fluent German, I took over the conversation. The customer's expression immediately relaxed. Ten minutes later... Both sides finalized the price. Twenty minutes later... All terms of cooperation have been agreed. At the end of the meeting, the customer suddenly spoke in Chinese:

"Miss Hua, working with you still gives us the most peace of mind."

The entire meeting room was silent. Someone whispered softly:

"Chief Hua... is German that good?"

Another person said:

"The customer just said that department manager Hua was in charge of this project before."

Kieu Man's face was extremely ugly. I looked at her.

"You once said..."

"My German is only average."

"Do you still think that way now?"

Kieu Man bit her lips tightly.

"I'm not in a good mood today."

I calmly replied:

"You're not in a good state..."

"Customers will not sign a contract with you because of that."

She even opened her mouth to explain. At that moment, Luc Hanh Chu stood at the door of the meeting room and spoke.

"Your recruitment file has officially entered the re-examination phase."

"During this time, she is suspended from contact with all key customers."

Kieu Man immediately became frantic.

"Based on what?"

"Based on you falsifying records."

The whole room immediately stirred.

"Didn't she graduate with a master's degree from a prestigious school?"

Kieu Man pointed straight at me.

"You intentionally hurt me!"

I stood up.

"I don't need to hurt you."

"You can stand here yourself..."

"It was thanks to a lie."

The edges of Kieu Man's eyes were red.

"Mr. Trinh won't let me bully you like that."

I looked at her.

"You just go find him."

"On condition..."

"He's still free to protect you now."

That very day, Kieu Man ran straight to Trinh Nghien's office. But his office was taken over by the audit team. As soon as she stood in front of the door, the security guard stopped her.

"I am General Manager Trinh's person."

The guard coldly replied:

"General Director Trinh has been suspended from his position."

"According to the company's requirements, unauthorized people are not allowed to enter."

Kieu Man was so angry that her whole body was shaking. At that moment, I walked across the hallway. She immediately rushed forward.

"Are you satisfied now?"

I calmly replied:

"What you owe me..."

"Still not paid in full."