Chapter 6 — Conflicting Fate

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In the following months, I endured all kinds of abuse from Giang Chi Hoai and Lam San. Every design I came up with was alternately rejected by the two of them. Every time I was dragged to the boss to handle it, he could only remind me:

“We must take the big picture first.”

The story of resentment between the three of us spread throughout the company.

"That girl named Lam San, I heard that she is President Giang's official girlfriend."

“As for Hua Thuc So, he accepted money from his mother and deliberately acted as a third person to sabotage their relationship, causing the two to break up.”

"Oh my god, it's so evil! No wonder it's hated."

"Dependable, little third must be like that."

I stood in the bathroom, coldly listening to my colleagues talking. Push the door and step out. The conversation immediately stopped. Some people laughed awkwardly:

“Little Sister, are you here too?”

I calmly washed my hands and asked softly:

“Who said these words?”

"Yeah... It was Lam San who said it. It's just a one-sided statement, we don't believe it either."

“So what…”

That afternoon— A shipper walked into Giang Chi Hoai company. Put a tape recorder on the front desk and send it straight to Lam San - his secretary. In the quiet space, Lam San's voice rang out.

“For the two years you pursued Giang Chi Hoai, I slept with him every day.”

“He dated you because I found it very exciting. The third person is actually you.”

This is the recording I recorded at the party that day. Because I was harmed by her once, I have a habit of carrying a tape recorder with me. When Lam San rushed down to the reception desk, the entire company heard everything. Within a few short days, she was given a nickname.

“Someone who likes to wear green hats.”

A few days later, Giang Chi Hoai's sister came to see me. As soon as I opened my mouth, I got straight to the point:

“I see that with your current abilities, you are temporarily not suitable to undertake this project.”

“I will consider making a substitution.”

The woman sitting opposite had sharp eyes. Although young, she exuded a determined and strong demeanor. I was silent for a moment, then said:

“You're right.”

She raised her eyebrows.

“Can't you see I'm making things difficult for you?”

Her eyes flashed with surprise. I smiled.

“On the contrary, I think removing me from this project is good for both sides.”

I placed each design on the table in front of her.

"In the past few months, President Giang has rejected more than ten of my proposals. The revision requests he has made are not only overly strict, but also extremely unprofessional."

“Frankly speaking, if we continue working at this pace, both sides will suffer losses.”

She looked at me intently for a long moment.

"It was Giang Chi Hoai who actively harassed you, right?"

“Um.”

She smiled faintly, her eyes showing contempt.

"It's useless. To this day, you still say that you cling to it, begging it to give you the project."

“I hope you don't misunderstand, I only did it for the sake of the family.”

“I understand.”

We looked at each other for a second, then she suddenly smiled and held out her hand.

“Giang Duong.”

"Hua Thuc Sister. Nice to meet you."

I spent the whole morning explaining the design idea to Giang Duong. She is very different from Giang Chi Hoai. Definitely, clearly. In just a few hours, we completed the preliminary sketch.

“Miss Giang Duong, there are some parts that are really beyond our ability mine. I think you should find seniors to optimize it.”

Her eyes showed a bit of approval.

“Tieu Sister, the team leader can change, but you still have to stay in this project. This is a request from our side.”

“Thank you. I will try.”

We went downstairs together. Before heading out the door, Giang Duong suddenly said:

“I've heard the story about him and Lam San.

The company is currently very busy." I'm a bit confused.

“Sorry, I had a bad influence on you.”

“It's okay.”

She laughed.

“Do you think that Giang Chi Hoai and I are on the same side?”

“Huh?”

Giang Duong looked at me and smiled slightly.

“The Giang family can only have one heir.”

“So… do you want to cooperate with me?”

I thought for a moment, then asked again:

“As I understand it, ‘cooperating’ means causing Jiang Zhihuai to have bad luck, right?”

She looked satisfied.

“Exactly.”

“Okay.”

“Thuc Chu.”

A familiar voice rang out. I turned my head. Tham Vong Tan was leaning against the car door, looking at me. Looks like he's been waiting here for a while. Giang Duong was slightly surprised.

“You two know each other?”

Tham Vong Tan walked over and held out his hand to her.

"Hello, I'm her husband."

Giang Duong paused, his eyes glanced over us, revealing a bit of regret.

“It turns out... you two are married.”

“Yes, married.”

Tam Vong Tan's voice was cold, without any emotion. Giang Duong regained his composure and smiled as before.

"Little Sister, see you soon."

“Yes! Goodbye, Ms. Giang Duong.”

I watched her leave, slowly recalling the change in her face when talking about marriage. I raised my eyebrows, tilted my head and asked:

“Hey, do you know her?”

“What's the point of calling you so intimately?”

Tham Vong Tan pulled me towards the car. I keenly realized something was wrong.

“Tell me the truth, is there anything you two are hiding from me?”

“No.”

His voice was a bit stiff.

“Don't think nonsense.”

When I got home, the more I thought about it, the more I realized something was wrong. Finally, I pushed Tham Vong Tan down on the sofa, blocking his way.

“She's not your ex-girlfriend, is she?”

Tham Vong Tan twitched a blue vein at his temple and sighed.

“Hua Thuc So, what are you thinking in your head?”

I don't pay attention. Lean down and kiss him lightly on the lips.

"In short, you are mine now."

Tham Vong Tan smiled slightly.

"So I took the trouble to come all the way here to pick you up from work, shouldn't I be rewarded with a meal?"

“Um, that…”

I just slid down from him, accidentally touched the remote, and turned on the TV. An entertainment news is running continuously on the TV screen.

“…Recently, the media discovered that the eldest daughter of Giang Thi Group, Giang Duong, went in and out of the hotel with a girl.

She responded: 'Just normal friends'..." I was bending down to look for slippers when I suddenly raised my head in surprise.

“A—”

Facing Tham Vong Tan's reluctant eyes, I gasped.

“Miss Giang Duong—”

“Also called ‘sister’?”

He mercilessly squeezed my chin, his tone unpleasant.

“The Giang family's sisters are all equally annoying.”

12

The project is progressing smoothly. By late fall, the research and development process was more than half completed. One morning, when I just Saying goodbye to Tham Vong Tan in the company lobby, Lam San suddenly stopped me at the gate. She looks very bad. Skinny. Hair is jagged, ends are dry. Looking at it... it looks like it has been tortured for a long time.

“Little Sister, can you help me?”

She stood right in front of me.

“What are you doing?”

Before I could even open my mouth, tears were falling.

“Can you tell them that the recording is fake? That you made it all up…”

I pushed her hand away and said coldly:

“Do you know what you're saying?”

In that case, am I the pathetic person? She sobbed, her voice trembling:

"I know, I was wrong. Tieu Sister, now the whole company is laughing at me... I really know my mistake."

I looked straight into her eyes and asked back:

"So, do you want to come forward and clarify the matter of you making false statements to get a scholarship on my behalf?"

Her lips trembled, her face turned pale.

“No… If I admit it, my reputation will be—”

I interrupted in a cold tone:

“You're the one who brought this up.

The consequences should be borne by you. The three words 'sorry', no need to tell me." Not long after that, a big incident happened to Giang Thi Group. Giang Chi Hoai was suddenly dismissed. The day Giang Duong took over as president, she sent a text message inviting me and Tham Vong Tan to eat. As soon as we met, she immediately gave me a bouquet of flowers.

“Little Sister, thank you.”

Tham Vong Tan stood next to me, snorted coldly, and raised his hand to receive the bouquet of flowers for me. Giang Duong glanced at him and smiled lightly.

“If it weren't for your article, I wouldn't have won so easily.”

To defeat Giang Chi Hoai, of course we must destroy him from many aspects. Giang Duong found the conversation history between her stepmother and Lam San that year. The amount of twenty thousand was also transferred from my stepmother's card. With evidence in hand, I wrote an article recounting the incident honestly and emotionally and posted it on social networks. In just a few weeks, the article went viral. The truth that year was finally revealed. Thanks to Giang Duong's manipulation, the alliance between stepmother and Lam San quickly collapsed. ________________________________________

“Actually, he's had even bigger problems lately.”

I immediately became excited and quickly followed her.

“What?”

"Lam San is pregnant."

She raised her eyebrows, her tone teasing.

"At first, she almost got into the Giang family. But because of your article, she and my stepmother turned against each other."

I gasped.

“You're pregnant already?!”

“Yes.”

“But after seeing there was no more hope, she started asking Giang Chi Hoai for money.

But I also know how stupid that guy is. My mother taught me to think that everyone who approaches me is just for money. So he was so angry, he dragged Lam San to the hospital... forced her to have an abortion."

“What?!”

I was scared, my voice was lost.

"Forced abortion? This is illegal, right?"

Giang Duong's face showed disgust.

“From the day my stepmother stepped into the Giang family's house, chickens flew and dogs barked every day.

It's good now, let Giang Chi Hoai go to jail too, less trouble." No wonder Lam San looked so bad the other day. It must have been a dead end to find me. Without Giang Chi Hoai as support, her reputation was ruined, she could no longer continue to move around in the world. Giang Duong tilted his head and looked at me, his eyes full of curiosity.

“Little sister, your eyes are not very good at seeing people.

When you go to school, why don't you go with Tham Vong Tan? I secretly glanced back. Tham Vong Tan was on the phone, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, but his eyes were still following me. I lowered my voice and replied:

“He was so cold back then, I thought he hated me.”

Giang Duong burst out laughing. I looked at her in confusion.

“Speaking of which, Tham Vong Tan and I are the ones who grew up together.

Can I show you something later? I was immediately excited.

“Okay!”

Today Giang Duong invited Tham Vong Tan to dinner because he had something to discuss. After the meal, she secretly pulled me into her car, mysteriously. She gave me a gift box, smiled and said:

“Wedding gift.”

I picked it up to try, it's not too heavy.