Chapter 7 — Divorce During Pregnancy

"Lawyer Luc, Chu Han Vu knows I'm an adult. Just now he came to find me, wanting me to sign an additional agreement waiving the right to recourse regarding my child. I didn't sign." Luc Hanh Chu replied very quickly: "Do the right thing. Don't sign any additional documents. The old agreement is beneficial to you, any change can become a breakthrough for him to change his mind." I asked: "Is he prolonging the final payment because of this?" He replied: "It is possible. But it is useless to prolong it, the payment obligation in the old agreement does not change because of the newly discovered truth. If he uses this reason to refuse to pay, the court will not support it." I said, “Okay, I understand.” He sent a dot. More than ten seconds later, another message was sent: "Please rest." I looked at those four words and was stunned for a moment. Then reply: “Thank you.” I put down the phone. It was dark outside the window. I put the dishes and chopsticks in the sink, washed them, and dried my hands. Touch the abdomen. Today the two children were especially quiet. Perhaps they also felt the atmosphere just now. I said softly: "Don't be afraid, mom is here." "It's okay if your father doesn't need you." "As long as mom needs you, that's enough." 【Chapter 5】 The next two weeks passed peacefully. Every day there are only meals, walks, medical check-ups and sleep. Every few days, To Tieu comes to visit me, each time bringing a pile of food. Sometimes it's braised food, sometimes it's cakes, sometimes it's fruit. She said this is called nutritional supplementation for me. I said you're fattening me up. She said it's normal for him to be fat, not fat means the baby can't absorb it. I'm too lazy to argue with her, just eat. At nineteen weeks, I had a 4D ultrasound. The outlines of the two children on the screen were clear. One boy and one girl. Thai dragon and phoenix. The doctor said it was growing very well, all indicators were normal. I looked at two tiny figures on the screen, one was sucking his finger, the other was kicking his foot. The bridge of the nose is spicy again. I held back. Leaving the hospital, I told To Tieu the good news. Her reaction was: "That's great, hugging both of you at once, you're talking big." I said: "It's not like you won the lottery, don't use that tone." She said: "Why don't you win the lottery? Do you know what the probability of giving birth to a dragon and phoenix is? This is God's reward." I smiled and didn't answer. Hang up and walk towards the subway station. Halfway there, the phone rang again. Not To Tieu. Is a familiar number. Phuong Thuc Cam. I hesitated for a second and then answered the phone. "Nien An." Her voice was a bit more gentle than the last time we met at the hospital gate. "Mrs. Phuong." She said directly: "I heard Han Vu say I'm dead." My steps slowed down. "Yes." She paused for a moment: "Thai dragon and phoenix?" I don't answer. It seemed like she wasn't waiting for my answer either. "Nien An, I'm telling you the truth. If these two children are truly Han Vu's, the Chu family can't completely ignore them." I stopped completely on the side of the road. "Mrs. Phuong, Chu Han Vu and I are divorced. In the agreement, there is no clause related to children because when he signed it, he didn't know about it. Now he knows, but his choice is to make me sign a renunciation paper - that proves it." shows that he doesn't want two children." Her breathing became heavier for a moment. "That's because he's young and doesn't understand. I ask you, do you plan to raise your own?" I said: "Yes." She said: "Raising two children alone? Do you have that ability?" I said, “I have ninety-five million.” The other end of the line was silent. After a while, she spoke up: "Nien An, I won't beat you around the bush. I want these two children." My hand holding the phone tightened. She said: "It's not good to raise a child alone, the children who follow you will suffer. Take it to the Chu family, I will take care of it myself, they will

nothing will be missing. If you agree, in addition to the other ninety-five million, I can give you an additional amount." I stood on the side of the road, people passing by, the traffic flow was non-stop. In my ear was Phuong Thuc Cam's voice, calm and sure, carrying a tone of grace. It's like two kids are a commodity. Just write down the price and you can buy it. "Mrs. Phuong." "Yes?" "I'm not selling my child." This time it was her turn to be silent. I said: “No matter how much money, I won't sell. They are my children, growing up in my womb. It is not the Chu family's goods, nor is it something Chu Han Vu can throw away if he doesn't want it, or buy it back if he wants it." Her voice was cold: "Giang Niem An, don't be unreasonable." I laughed. She said this the first day I entered the Chu family. At that time, I bowed my head, not daring to speak. Today I won't bow my head anymore. "Mrs. Phuong, if you insist on following the legal path to fight for custody of your child, we will meet in court. But I'll remind you one thing - Chu Han Vu had an affair during the marriage, this fact is unfavorable for you." The breathing on the other end of the phone completely stopped for a moment. I continued: "My lawyer is very professional. She asked her lawyer to see if in this situation, the Chu family could win custody of the child." Then I hung up. Hands shaking a bit. Not out of fear.