Chapter 5 — Fiance Thanh Mai Truc Ma

13I took Co Thanh's arm and returned home. My father saw us being intimate with each other, smiling like an old fox that had just achieved his goal. During the engagement ceremony, it was the first time I met Tham Mo again since returning home. He looked much more haggard, just standing far away in a corner of the party, his eyes full of pain looking at me. What bad luck. I heard that he is not with Tran Tieu Tieu. Tham Mo fired her and did not help her repay her debt. Those who hurt me have been silently dealt with by Co Thanh, but the loan sharks are still there. Losing Tham Mo, Tran Tieu Tieu was finally sold by his father to that group of people. Tham Mo will probably also lose his position as heir to the Tham Thi group. My father declared that as long as Tham Mo takes over Tham Thi, Lam Group will end all cooperation with them. Co Group also quickly made a similar announcement. Really, these two people are both dedicated to protecting their loved ones. It is said that Tham's father has returned to take over Tham Thi and is starting to train a new heir. Anyway, he has no shortage of illegitimate children. I wore soft flat shoes, smiled and walked around the party with Co Thanh to toast and receive blessings from the guests. The long, flowing dress covered my legs. It was the dress that Co Thanh specially chose for me. You see, someone who truly loves you will always think of you in everything. 14 On my birthday, Co Thanh took me to my favorite restaurant. I was smiling as I accepted the plate of shrimp that he had peeled for me, when suddenly I heard someone scream: "It's on fire!" Customers panicked and ran everywhere. Not far away, thick clouds of black smoke were billowing up, quickly pouring towards us. Co Thanh calmly wet two towels, gave one to me, and signaled me to cover my mouth and nose. He hugged me tightly, bent down, and walked quickly towards the emergency exit. I leaned on him, feeling strange but extremely reassured. We were the last people to escape the fire. Behind, a fierce fire burned in the restaurant. I heard the crowd around me talking. "Hey, did you see someone rushing in just now?" "I saw it, I saw it, that person poured a bucket of water on his head and rushed in, no one could stop him..." "He risked his life like that, probably to save a very important person..." A moment later, I suddenly saw firefighters carrying Tham Mo out. He was blackened by the smoke, his face was dirty, and his right leg was injured to the point where flesh and blood mixed together. "Someone has been saved!" someone shouted. At this moment, I realized that Tham Mo was the person everyone said had bravely rushed into the sea of fire. As he was being loaded into the ambulance, passing me, his eyes flashed a bright light and then quickly extinguished. He moved his dry lips, and I saw him saying—“I'm still late.” Tham Mo's right leg is disabled, from now on he can only limp. 15 My wedding with Co Thanh is approaching. One day, when Co Thanh was busy at the company, I went to try on wedding dresses alone. As soon as I walked out of the fitting room, I saw Tran Tieu Tieu sitting in front of me, her eyes full of hatred. I was startled by the long, winding scar on her face. Suddenly, she pulled out a dagger, rushed over and pointed it at my neck, her voice cold and creepy: "We meet again, Miss Lam." "I was thinking what are you planning to do?" I looked at her coldly. "Nothing, just coming to talk to you." She smiled crookedly, her eyes filled with madness. "Do you know where the scar on my face came from?" "Once you're gone, Tham Mo doesn't need me anymore. He said he would help me pay off my debt, but in the end he lied to me!" She screamed shrilly. "Dad

I sold myself to those animals. Do you know what kind of days I lived? They forced me to sell my body. If I didn't listen, they would beat me. I wanted to run away, but then they forced us to watch the fate of the girls who were captured after running away, and I didn't dare to run away anymore." "Do you know how many guests I have to receive every day? Disgusting, perverted, even violent people..." "My face was ruined by a sick man, he likes to torture others with red-hot iron..." I tried to struggle, but the heavy wedding dress limited all my actions. Tran Tieu Tieu became more and more crazy, she pressed me against the corner of the wall, her grip tightened. I felt a sharp pain in my neck, perhaps blood had begun to flow. That blood stimulated the bloodlust in Tran Tieu Tieu's eyes. She licked her lips, moved closer and said: "Those who harmed me, I will not forgive anyone." "I escaped, first I found my animal father." "Do you know what I did to him? I put sleeping pills in the food, then tied him up and cut his throat..." "I watched him struggle like a dead fish, then gradually became motionless..." She stared at me, "Lam Niem, why can't you turn a blind eye, why do you have to corner me like that?" I glanced at the red dot not far away, then slowly moved towards the window. "Stop." Tran Tieu Tieu circled around in front, blocking my way fiercely. Just a little more left. I continued to encourage Tran Tieu Tieu, "If your path is to seduce men, then Tran Tieu Tieu, you will never wake up." "Do you think Tham Mo loves you that much? She's just his temporary toy. You think you can replace me and step foot into the Tham family, what a pipe dream!” “Shut up! Shut up!” Tran Tieu Tieu screamed like a crazy animal, lost all reason, raised the knife and rushed towards me. That was the moment! I was about to knock her down. But there was a figure faster than me. “Pang!” “Pang!” Tham Mo rushed out from nowhere, blocked in front of me and pushed Tran Tieu Tieu away. Tran Tieu Tieu was shot down on the spot by a sniper hiding outside. Tham Mo's shoulder was stabbed once, blood flowed out. But he didn't seem to feel any pain, holding my wrist tightly, his eyes flashing with some determination. "Nim Niem, finally... I finally protected you once..."