Chapter 17 — Eating a piece of sea cucumber, I sent my husband's family out the door

“I've thought about it before.”

“I thought I would find someone to live in peace with for the rest of my life.”

“I discovered it later.”

“Doing that is more difficult than successfully completing a project worth tens of millions of yuan.”

Trieu Minh Vien burst out laughing.

“Maybe it's because I chose the wrong person.”

I raised my head to look at him. Those eyes were very serious. That moment. My heart suddenly missed a beat. But I said nothing. There are things... There's no need to rush. I still go to the hospital. Not because anyone convinced me. But because I thought it through myself. That afternoon. I drove there myself. Don't tell anyone. The hospital room is at the end of the hallway. I pushed the door and walked in. On the bed was an old man so thin that he was almost unrecognizable. White hair. Deep wrinkles as if carved with a knife. His arm was full of IV lines. When you see me. His eyes suddenly lit up. Then very quickly. Tears filled those blurry eyes.

“Nhuoc Van…”

I stood at the door. Immobility. He tried to prop himself up.

“Don't move.”

I spoke up. He lay down again. I walked over to the bed. Pull the chair down. The two looked at each other for a long time. He was the one who spoke first. Voice as hoarse as sandpaper.

“Nhuoc Van.”

“Dad, I'm sorry for you.”

“You said that.”

“It won't be enough to say it a hundred times.”

Tears rolled down his eyes. Wet the pillow under your head.

“After your mother died…”

“I felt like the whole sky was falling.”

“Dad is afraid of being alone.”

“That's why…”

"That's why I married my stepmother."

“And then stand and watch her bully me.”

“Stand by and watch my stepfather beat me.”

“You don't dare say a word.”

He closed his eyes.

“Dad is not a good father.”

“You are not.”

“But I still came.”

I was silent. I still came in the end.

“Nhuoc Van.”

He opened his eyes.

“I don't dare expect you to forgive me.”

“I just want to say something to you.”

“Before your mother passed away.”

“The last thing she said to dad was.”

“Please take good care of Nhuoc Van.”

My whole body stiffened.

“She said.”

“Little Nhuoc Van is too stubborn.”

“In the future, there will definitely be many hardships.”

“You must protect her well.”

His voice grew quieter.

“Dad couldn't do it.”

“I'm sorry for your mother.”

“It's also my fault.”

I sat there. Immobility. A long time later. I held out my hand. Take his hand. That hand is dry and thin. Like rotten tree branches.

“Please recuperate well.”

He was stunned. Then burst into tears. Cry like a baby. I stood up. Turn around and leave. When you get to the door. I heard his voice behind me.

“Nhuoc Van.”

“Thank you.”

I don't turn around. But the eye sockets were wet. It was the first time in ten years. I shed tears. Finally prosecuted. The crime is infringement of trade secrets. During the investigation. She confessed everything. After posting defamatory articles about me online. Seeing public opinion turn around. Tran Kieu was so angry that he went crazy. That's why I thought of another way of revenge. She met someone named Phuong on a dating app. Then I took advantage of him to steal my company's core source code. Her plan is very simple. Sell source code to competitors. Earn a large amount of money. At the same time, causing Tinh Than Company to collapse. Just regret that. She didn't expect Trieu Minh Vien to find out so quickly. The court sentenced Tran Kieu to one year in prison. Given a two-year suspended sentence. After hearing the news. Tran Hao sent me a message. I blocked his number. So Tham Thanh is the one who retransmitted the content.

“Nhuoc Van.”

“The things my sister does.”

“I also have responsibility.”

“I won't bother you anymore after this.”

Tham Thanh asked me if I wanted to answer.

"No need."

The story of the Tran family. Stopping here is enough. Test results far exceeded expectations. Especially the community safety warning system. Just for the first week. Successfully detected three cases of lost children in advance. And a case of domestic violence. The city government even sent us a separate letter of praise. That evening. The company held a celebration party. Everyone was extremely excited. Old Liu drank too much. Standing in the middle of the hall singing karaoke. Out of tone to the point of disaster. I sit in the corner. Just drank fruit juice. Just looking at everyone having fun. The phone suddenly rang. It's Trieu Minh Vien.

“Nhuoc Van.”

“Are you busy?”

“Attending the company's celebration party.”

“I'm downstairs at your company.”

I was stunned. Walk to the window and look down. Below ground floor. A car is parked. The car lights are still on. I hold the phone. Go straight down. Trieu Minh Vien is leaning against the car door. In hand holding a bouquet of flowers. Not a rose. It's sunflowers.

“What does this mean?”

I looked at the bouquet. He looked at me.

“Nhuoc Van.”

“I thought for a long time.”

“Thinking about what?”

“How do I tell you this?”

My heart started beating faster.

“I know you just went through an unhappy marriage.”

“I know you probably don't want to think about love right now.”

He stopped for a moment. Then looked straight into my eyes.

“I still want to tell you.”

“Nhuoc Van.”

“I like you.”