Chapter 13 — Five Missed Registrations

"The investment is ruined. The investor withdrew all capital. The bank is also re-evaluating. That project - the project we put our heart and soul into for three years - is all gone."

I looked at her. Don't say a word.

"You're satisfied, right?"

Her tears finally fell, but not the pitiful kind. But tears of anger and distortion.

“Just because of a marriage relationship that has existed in name for a long time - you destroyed the hearts of so many people - who do you blame?!”

“Exist in name?”

I spoke up. Very light voice.

“Bach Linh, your marriage with Co Dien Chu — exists in name?”

I stood up and walked in front of her. I'm half a head taller than her.

“So what about the 18% shares that you are holding? Existing in name only?”

Her mouth opened.

"Last year you came to his company seven times. Exist in name?"

Her face turned even whiter.

"For four years, every time I went to register my marriage, you informed me immediately. Exist in name?"

She took a half step back.

"You introduced me to him. You stood there watching me fall in love with him. You played the role of my best friend in front of me for four years. When you smiled and asked me 'Are you registered yet' - what were you thinking?"

My voice doesn't rise at all. Every word, every word. But Bach Linh's face looked like she was slapped with every word I said. She took two steps back.

“Miss —”

“What about me?” I said. "Now you come here and tell me the four words 'exist in name'? Bach Linh, what qualifications do you have to tell me these four words?"

Bach Linh's lips trembled violently. She stood there, looking like a weed blown by the wind. Suddenly —

“Are you worthy?!”

She screamed loudly. The expression on his face completely cracked, breaking away from his gentle friend's shell - revealing a twisted face.

"What do you think is the basis for you to be with Co Dien Chu?! What do you think he targets you for?!"

She pointed her trembling finger straight at my face.

"Isn't it because of your father's tattered land?! If you don't have that land - what do you think you are?! Someone who only knows how to draw like you - you are nothing!"

The whole office was silent. Ms. Chau was stunned. At the door, four or five colleagues had gathered at the door, all of them gaping at Bach Linh in shock. But Bach Linh didn't seem to realize that she was being watched. Or maybe she just doesn't care anymore. She's gone completely crazy.

"Do you know what I had to sacrifice to be with Co Dien Chu?! I gave up studying, gave up my job - everything I did revolved around him!"

"It was I who laid eyes on him first! It was me who married him first! On what basis - on what basis did you dare to rob -"

Her voice became increasingly shrill, until finally it almost turned into a sob.

“It was you… you ruined everything…”

She sat down. Sitting slumped on the floor of my office, hands covering my face, shoulders twitching with each rhythm. From crazy excitement to collapse, in less than three minutes. I lowered my head to look at her. There was no feeling of satisfaction in my heart. There is also no pity. There was only cold confirmation — She already said it.

“Isn't it because of your father's tattered land?”

She said it herself admit. Right in front of all my colleagues. I turned around and glanced at my colleagues gaping at the door. After that, I cleaned up the table a bit and picked up my bag. When I passed Bach Linh, I stopped for a step. Bow.

“Bach Linh.”

She didn't look up.

“Starting today, we don't know each other.”

I walked out of the office. In the hallway, someone was whispering loudly, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. When I got to the elevator, my phone vibrated.