Chapter 9 — From the day I reported losing my card, I started a new life

I woke up in a big bed in a hotel. Sunlight filtered through the curtains, falling onto the floor in a gentle yellow streak. This is the most peaceful sleep since the day I left that house. No arguing. No calculation. Not stuffy. Only the quiet atmosphere remains — completely mine. I ordered a hearty breakfast. Sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass door, eating while watching the city gradually wake up. The phone vibrated softly on the table. Message from Lam Man.

"The lawyer's letter was sent out in the morning with the highest priority. This afternoon it will be sent to Chu Minh Hien's company and his house."

“The court's acceptance notice and asset preservation order are also being processed.”

“An Nhien — the storm is coming. Are you ready?”

I lifted my cup of coffee and took a sip. Bold, slightly bitter - then spreads to a sweet taste in the throat. I replied:

“I'm not preparing for a storm.”

“I am the storm.”

Putting the phone down, I continued to eat breakfast slowly. I know — from this afternoon onwards, this phone will turn into a battlefield. And as expected. Two o'clock in the afternoon. The first call appears. Chu Minh Hien. I don't listen. As soon as I turned off the phone, a WeChat message popped up — a photo. Photo of lawyer letter, eye-catching red seal. Immediately followed by a series of words of panic and anger:

"Hua An Nhien! What do you mean?!"

"You really want to sue me? And freeze my account?"

“Are you crazy?!”

I looked at the screen, my face expressionless. Being forced to go crazy by your whole family. I don't answer. Very quickly after that — the second and third calls came in a row. I all turned silent. A moment later, a strange number appeared. I guess it's his company landline. This time I picked up the phone. On the other end of the phone, Chu Minh Hien's voice was compressed between anger and pleading.

“An Nhien, what exactly do you want?”

"My colleagues all saw it! What's the point of sending a lawyer's letter to the company? Do you want me to lose my reputation?"

“Husband and wife for ten years — do you have to be so unfaithful?”

“Chu Minh Hien.”

I interrupted, my voice as flat as a winter lake.

"The day your mother took my sister with my card to the sales department to make fun of, do you remember that we have been husband and wife for ten years?"

"The day you stopped me in front of the company gate, screaming in front of so many eyes, do you remember?"

“Do you feel embarrassed now?”

"It's late."

“I…” — he choked.

“I warn you — don't use your company phone to call me again.”

“I don't want your colleagues to know more about it.”

“For example, the time you failed to start a business — I paid the debt instead.”

“Or in the past ten years — I have never paid a dime of rent.”

Having finished speaking, I hung up the phone. I know — that was enough to keep him quiet for a while. But the stage is not just about one actor. Right after that — the next character walked out. Luu Ngoc Mai started bombarding my phone like crazy. One thing after another, the stubbornness is admirable. I didn't listen to a single call. She switched to sending voice messages. I didn't open it — just converted it all to text. Each line of text appears, so vulgar it hurts the eyes:

“Hua An Nhien, you damn thing!”

"Dare to sue my son! Dare to freeze my rent!"

“You went out on the street and got hit by a car and died!”

"I don't agree to divorce! If you die, you are also the ghost of the Chu family!"

“Just wait, I'll go to the company you work for chaos! I went to your parents' house to cause a ruckus!”

“I will show everyone what kind of cruel woman you are!”

After reading it, my heart did not waver. Even found it funny. At this point — she still only has two old tricks. Unfortunately... it doesn't work anymore.