Chapter 17 — Ex-Wife Takes Power

“Is true love spending someone else's wife's money?”

"Project consulting fee? What to consult? Where to consult? What type of consultation?"

"I told you that love overcomes all challenges, right? Pay the money back first before testing."

In the evening, Tham Nhuoc Huyen deleted the post on her friends circle. But the screenshots were flying everywhere. I looked out the window and took a sip of tea. Luc Canh Tham, when you arranged for Tham Nhuoc Huyen to play love cards, did you ever think that not everyone around you wished you well? Some people followed him because they wanted to share the meat. Once they can no longer divide the meat, they will automatically pick up a knife and cut off a piece of your meat first. Chapter 19 Fifteenth day. There are only eight days left until the results of the Van Cam project are announced. That afternoon, when I was getting ready to leave work, the front desk called.

"President Co, there is a lady who wants to meet you, without an appointment. She said her last name is Luc, she is... your ex-mother-in-law."

My fingers paused on the handle of my bag for about a second.

“Bring her to the reception room on the ground floor to wait for me.”

Luc's mother sat on the sofa in the living room, wearing a gray coat, her hair combed very neatly, and a jade bracelet on her hand. Not the one at the auction, but her own. Seeing me enter, she did not stand up.

“Van Ninh.”

“Aunt Luc.”

“I didn't come to argue with you.” Her voice was even, "I came to say a few words for Canh Tham."

“Just say it.”

"Van Ninh, you've been married to the Luc family for three years, and I've never said anything bad about you. You cook well, know how to arrange housework, and are also hard-working. Canh Tham is busy outside, you're at home taking care of everything, mom sees it all."

She stopped for a moment.

“But what you're doing now, it's not like you at all.”

“What is like me?”

"Before, you were very calm, very obedient. I listened to whatever Canh Tham said, and never caused trouble for my family. Now you are causing trouble at the company, holding press conferences, going out to do business and cooperating with men, these things are not things you should do."

I looked at her. “Aunt Luc, so what should I do?”

"What you should do is live a decent life. There are things that Canh Tham is not right, I admit. But what man doesn't get confused at times? If you make such a fuss and tear this whole house apart, what good does it do for anyone?"

“The house?”

I repeat this word.

“Aunt Luc, I want to invite you to remember something.”

"Last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I made a table full of food, busy from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Auntie came, sat down, took a look and said: 'This soup is too salty, did you do it on purpose?' Then she pushed the bowl of soup to the middle of the table, without taking a sip."

Her face stiffened slightly.

"That night, Luc Canh Tham didn't come home from working overtime. I cleared the table and washed the dishes by myself until 11 p.m. My aunt sat outside in the living room watching TV, then came out halfway through and said to me: 'This floor isn't cleaned yet'."

“I wiped it three times.”

"The next morning when leaving, aunt stood at the door and said one sentence to Canh Tham. Maybe she had forgotten, but I remember it very clearly."

“Auntie said: 'This daughter-in-law is good at everything, but she is not reasonable'.”

Luc's mother's face immediately changed.

“I have been a 'good daughter-in-law' in this house for three years. Going to the market, cooking, doing laundry, ironing shirts, Arrange the safe, help aunt drink tea and chat, help aunt choose gifts for friends."

“What about the results? Your son used three and a half million to buy jewelry for another woman, and gave me a bowl of noodles for eighteen yuan."

"Now you're coming to tell me to 'live well'?"

“Aunt Luc, I have had enough of those days.”

I stood up.

“If there's anything in the future, please ask me to find lawyer Ha. I'm sure you also have her phone number."

I walked to the door and stopped again.

“Oh yes, the bracelet on your hand is very beautiful.”

“Did Luc Canh Tham buy it?”