Chapter 1 — Divorce Keeps House

My husband had heart disease before surgery and forced him to transfer the house to the school district. I divorced to keep the house. My husband had heart disease and needed urgent bypass surgery. The night before the surgery, he lay on the hospital bed, holding my hand, his face full of affection. I thought he was planning to give final instructions about the future. As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "Wife, please transfer your son's school district house to my younger brother." I thought I heard wrong: "That's a house where boys go to school." He sneered and shook my hand away: "If you don't change your name, I won't do this surgery anymore. If I die, let's see how you and your son live!" In the hospital room, the husband's parents and uncle-in-law's family were all present, everyone's eyes clearly showed determination to get it right. I looked at them and suddenly burst into laughter. Then I took out my phone and dialed two numbers. "Doctor, cancel the surgery." "Lawyer, start divorce proceedings, divide all assets." Hanging up the phone, I looked at the man on the hospital bed whose face immediately turned pale, saying every word... 01 When Director Hac put the surgery consent form in front of me, Han Lap Xuyen was still closing his eyes on the hospital bed. The heart monitor beeps steadily. I tightened my grip on the pen, my palms drenched in sweat. "The family members should sign as soon as possible." Director Hac said: "Go to the operating room at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, we can't delay it any longer." I nodded. Han Lap Xuyen has heart disease, this time it became severe, the doctor said he had to have bypass surgery. For the past three days, I have hardly slept. Pay hospital fees, line up, find a specialist, contact the hospital bed. Ma Ngoc Cam's mother-in-law sat next to her, biting melon seeds and looking at me. "An Ninh, is the money ready?" I replied: "It's ready." She immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Han Duc Hai's father-in-law coughed. "That's good, Lap Xuyen's life depends on you." I didn't answer. Over the past few years, they have become accustomed to speaking. I make money, of course. I take care of the housework, that's obvious. I paid Han Lap Xuyen's car loan, which is obvious. The school district house I saved up to buy for my son was something I obviously had to give up. Han Lap Xuyen opened his eyes and looked at me. "Wife." His voice was very light. I immediately bent down. "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" He shook his head and reached out to hold my hand. The hospital room suddenly became quiet. I thought he was scared. Anyway, tomorrow I have to go to the operating table. I even thought, if he said he was scared, I would comfort him. If he says sorry, I can temporarily forget about all the years of self-pity. But he held my hand tightly, his expression full of affection. "Wife, I want to ask you something." I looked at him. "Say it." He glanced to the side. Ma Ngoc Cam immediately put away the melon seeds. Han Duc Hai sat up straight. Han's uncle-in-law
Lap Dan and his wife, Dien Giai, also walked in from outside the door. Only then did I discover that their entire family was here. Even Han Lap Dan's eight-year-old daughter was sitting behind Dien Giai typing on the phone. Han Lap Xuyen said: "Let's transfer the name of our son's school district house to Lap Dan." I thought I heard wrong. "What did you say?" Han Lap Xuyen frowned. "You said, transfer the name of the school district house to your younger brother." My hand slowly withdrew from his palm. "That's the house for Tieu Du to go to school." "His son is still young, it's okay to study a few years late." "For that house I paid the deposit before getting married, after the wedding I paid the bank loan alone." "But on the red book it says it's the joint property of husband and wife."Han Lap Xuyen said. very calm. It was as if we had rehearsed it in advance. Ma Ngoc Cam immediately interjected. "How can a family member differentiate between my aunt?" "Lap Dan's child will be going to elementary school next year, the school there is good." "Your niece is also a descendant of the Han family." I looked at her. "Isn't my son a descendant of the Han family?" Ma Ngoc Cam's face darkened. "What are you talking about?" Dien Giai's eyes quickly turned red. "Sister-in-law, we won't marry either." "Wait until later." We will definitely return the money to you.” Han Lap Dan bowed his head and said nothing. But in his hand he was holding a stack of documents. I saw some words on the document. Housing transfer agreement. I suddenly understood. They didn't just open their mouths at once. They had been preparing for a long time. Just waiting for Han Lap Xuyen to lie down on the hospital bed, using his life to force me. I looked at Han Lap Xuyen. "This is what you mean?" Han Lap Xuyen's face turned cold. "Yes." "Now I'm about to have surgery, I don't feel secure." "Once you take care of this, I can go into the operating room with peace of mind." I stared at him. "What if I don't do it?" Han Lap Xuyen forcefully pushed my hand away. His movements weren't big, but he knocked over the glass of water on the edge of the bed. Water poured all over the ground. Ma Ngoc Cam immediately shouted. "An Ninh! You want to kill him, don't you?" Han Lap Xuyen gasped for breath, his eyes fierce. "If you don't change your name, I won't do the surgery." I stood frozen in place. Outside the hospital room door, someone looked in. The family member of the next bed also looked over. Han Lap Xuyen continued to say: "If you die, see how you and your son live!" After these words fell, the last bit of gratitude in my heart was broken. Over the past few years, every time he asked for money, he said his health was not good. Every time his family caused trouble, they told him not to provoke him. Every time I wanted to argue, Ma Ngoc Cam would hug his chest and scream. Do you want to force my son to die? I have been patient for too long. I'm so patient that they think I have no limits. I lowered my head to look at the man on the hospital bed. His face was pale, but his eyes were filled with certainty. He's sure
I will be afraid. I'm afraid he won't actually have surgery. I'm afraid my son won't have a father. Afraid of having a bad reputation and killing her husband. I suddenly burst out laughing. Everyone in the hospital room was stunned. Ma Ngoc Cam replied: "What are you laughing at?" I didn't pay any attention to her. I took out my phone. Han Lap Xuyen's face changed. "What are you doing?" I opened the phonebook and dialed the first number. Phone connected. I looked at Han Lap Xuyen and spoke each word clearly. "Director Hac, tomorrow morning's surgery, temporarily canceled." Han Lap Xuyen's face turned pale at that moment. And my second call, still haven't dialed. 02 Director Hac on the other end of the line was silent for two seconds. "Miss Trinh, are you sure?" "Sure." "The patient's condition is not mild, canceling the surgery is risky." "I know." Han Lap Xuyen jumped up. "Trinh An Ninh! You're crazy!" The heart monitor beeped. Ma Ngoc Cam rushed to the edge of the bed. "Son! Don't move!" She turned her head and glared at me. "You cruel woman! You want to kill him!" I turned on the phone speaker. Director Hac's voice came from inside. "Does the patient himself refuse surgery?" I looked at Han Lap Xuyen. "Just now you said, if you don't change your name, you won't do surgery." Han Lap Xuyen's lips trembled. "That's what you said when you were angry!" "The doctor is asking for your personal wishes." I brought the phone closer. "Now you speak." Han Lap Xuyen stared at the phone, not daring to open his mouth. The hospital room was eerily quiet. Dien Giai whispered: "Sister-in-law, don't be like that, Mr. Lap Xuyen's health is not good." I turned my head to look at her. "Then tear up the agreement." Dien Giai's face stiffened. Han Lap Dan hid the stack of documents in his hand behind his back. I held out my hand. "Give it here." Han Lap Dan did not move. I took a step forward and grabbed the documents directly from his hand. He was about to stop, but Han Duc Hai shouted loudly. "An Ninh! Do you have any more rules?" I flipped through the agreement. Housing transfer agreement. Transferee, Han Lap Dan. Transfer price, 1 yuan. Below there is also a line. The transferor voluntarily waives all rights of recourse. I laughed. "Really fully prepared." Ma Ngoc Cam lifted his neck. "Lap Dan is your brother-in-law, so what's wrong with you helping him?" "That's my son's house." "Your son can still buy it in the future." "Can't you buy it?" Dien Giai's eyes turned even redder. "If we can buy it, do we still have to beg you?" "You don't have to beg." I slapped the agreement on the bedside table. "You guys are doing this." robber." Han Lap Xuyen gritted his teeth. "Trinh An Ninh, don't speak so harshly." "Hard to hear?" I looked at him. "You lying on the hospital bed, threatening me with surgery to give the house to your brother, isn't that hard to hear?" "You're in front of your brother's parents and family, forcing me to sign a transfer for 1 yuan, isn't that hard to hear?" "You took your own life to arrest it."
Kidnapping me, isn't that hard to hear?" He was so annoyed by my words that his face turned pale. Ma Ngoc Cam rushed forward to snatch back the agreement. I took a step back. She missed, almost hitting her face on the chair. "You still dare to dodge!" I raised my eyes to look at her. "Touch me one more time, I'll report to the police." Ma Ngoc Cam was stunned. She must have never heard me talk like that. Before she scolded me, I kept quiet. She threw the bowl, I cleaned it up. She brought relatives to the house to ask for money, I transferred the money. So she thought that I would always stand up. "An Ninh, how can a husband and wife live together like you?" I looked at him. "Your son forces me to change the house, is that called living together?" Han Duc Hai said on the phone: "Miss Trinh, if there is a dispute within the family, The surgery schedule needs to be confirmed again.” “Yes.” I said: “Thank you, doctor.” After hanging up the phone, I didn't stop. I dialed the second number. Han Lap Xuyen's eyes were panicked. "Who are you calling again?" The phone connected. A deep male voice rang out. "Hello, Ms. Trinh." I said: "Lawyer Manh, follow the plan we previously advised, start the divorce procedure." The hospital room immediately became chaotic. Ma Ngoc Cam shouted shrilly: “Divorce? You dare!” Dien Giai also stood up. The guilt on Han Lap Dan's face could no longer be hidden. Han Lap Xuyen stared at me. "Trinh An Ninh, did you really do that?" I continued to say into the phone: "Dividing all assets." "Including the part of jointly repaying loans after marriage, cars, savings, investment money, and even the large transfer amounts of money he gave to his mother's family over the years." Lawyer Manh said: "Understood." "In addition, I take custody of the children." Han Lap Xuyen's hand grabbed his neck. "Based on what!" I looked at him. "Based on the fact that you just used surgery to force me to transfer your school district house." "Based on you taking my child's right to go to school as a bargaining chip for your brother's family." "Based on the fact that for many years I have been the main caregiver, the main source of income, and also the one who actually paid to buy the school district house." Lawyer Manh on the other end of the line asked: "Miss Trinh, there is someone in the hospital room." "It's all here." "If it's convenient, from now on, please save all the evidence." I bowed my head. The recording interface on the phone is running.