Chapter 6 — From Noodles to Glory

"Miss To, this is a very serious accusation. Are you sure?" "One hundred percent sure." "Who is the infringing party?" I looked into his eyes. "The supplier who won the bid for the Northern Lights project. The person in charge of visual design Luong Uyen. And... the person who provided her with materials." "Who?" "My husband. Chu Han." Truong Loi was silent for a long time. He picked up that USB, rotated it between his fingers twice and then put it down again. "Miss To... no, teacher Niem Bach. If this is true, it is also a big risk for Tri Vien. We cannot use a method of copyright infringement to carry out the project." "I understand." "How do you plan to handle it?" "General Director Truong, I didn't come to you today to denounce." I looked straight into his eyes. "I came to discuss cooperation." Truong Loi raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean..." "The Niem Bach workshop is back in operation. I can directly handle the visual implementation part of the 'Northern Lights' project. The quality is guaranteed to be higher than the current plan, the price follows market standards." "At the same time..." I paused for a moment. "I will resolve the copyright infringement part by legal means. But it will not affect the progress of Tri Vien's project." Truong Loi looked at me for a moment. "You know, if you go up there and expose this matter in front of everyone now, that kick-off ceremony will be ruined. Chu Han's company may directly have its cooperation status revoked." "I know." "But you choose another way." "Because I don't want to let Tri Vien pay the price for someone else's mistake. More more..." I stood up, adjusted my collar. "Exposing yourself in front of the crowd is just to make him lose face. What I want is not just to make him lose face." Truong Loi also stood up. He held out his hand. "Happy cooperation. I'll temporarily bring the USB for evaluation. I'll get back to you within three days." "Okay." After shaking hands, I turned around and returned to the banquet room. The launching ceremony is about to begin. When I returned to my seat, Chu Han was standing on the stage, speaking as a project manager. "...The success of this project cannot be separated from the efforts of each team member. Special thanks to our visual designer, Luong Uyen. It was her excellent work that helped our project stand out among the twelve bidding companies." Applause rang out from under the stage. Luong Uyen stood up, bowed slightly, her face filled with a confident smile. I also clapped. The smile is very calm. Chu Han noticed me, winked at me from the stage, meaning "see, your husband is amazing". I replied him with a smile. He was very satisfied. He didn't know, the meaning of that smile was... Enjoy your last shining moment. After the ceremony ends, there is free interaction and a dinner party. Chu Han sat at the same table with the company leaders, I was arranged at the table reserved for family members. Next to them sat several other leaders' wives. "Are you Zhou Han's wife?" A middle-aged woman wearing a large gold bracelet asked me. "Yes." "This time Chu Han has made a big success, I heard that he will become a director at the end of the year." "Is that so? He didn't tell me." "Oh, your husband has a lot of future. But you are also having a hard time, I heard that you just gave birth to your second child?" "Yes, just finished your period." "That's not easy. Remember to take good care of yourself." Informal words. I smiled and answered a few questions, my eyes swept to another table. Chu Han is sitting with Luong Uyen. The two of them got very close to each other, Luong Uyen said something, Chu Han laughed. His hand was placed on the back of Luong Uyen's chair. Not on the chair. It's placed in her shoulder position. Besides their leaders and colleagues, no one felt anything was wrong. Maybe we've known each other for a long time. Only I, this "official wife", was the joke that everyone present implicitly understood. I picked up the cup and took a sip of water. No rush. Three days later. Three days

Later, Truong Loi's answer came. "The appraisal results are out. Of the twelve photos, nine contain the digital watermark of Niem Bach workshop. Confirming copyright infringement." "Tri Vien's legal department has intervened. This week we will send an official document to the company where Chu Han works, requesting to replace the visual production team, otherwise the cooperation will be terminated." "At the same time, Tri Vien is ready to sign a new cooperation agreement with Niem workshop Bach. The project request documents will be sent to your email this afternoon. "I finished reading the message and replied with two words. "Received." Then I turned off the phone and went to the kitchen to heat up lunch for my son. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the contract terms were sent to email. Project amount: two million eight hundred thousand. Implementation cycle: six months. There is more than one-third of the total project amount that Chu Han company received. But this is just the visual implementation part. I spent an hour reviewing the contract, making three amendments and sending it to Dao Vi for confirmation. "No problem, I'll help you run the process." Dao Vi said. "There's one more thing." I said. "What's the matter?" "When Tri Vien sent the document, don't mention the Niem Bach workshop. Just say that it violated the design, asked to change the team." "Why?" "Because I don't want Chu Han to know that it's me now." "Does he know that you are Niem Bach?"