Chapter 3 — Give up the wedding car, cancel the marriage

Dozens of missed calls. Hundreds of Wechat messages. From Chu T. Tu Ngang, from his parents, from mutual friends. I didn't bother watching any of it. I directly searched for Chu T. Tu Ngang's Wechat. Send all the files you just packed to him. Accompanied by a brief sentence:
"This is the amount of money I spent on the house, within three days, transferred to my mother's card. The wedding house belongs to you, convert my deposit into cash and pay it here. If not, see you in court."
Send it. Completed. I threw the phone aside. Walked to the refrigerator, grabbed a bottle of ice water, drank half of it in one gulp. It's so refreshing. **03** Chu T. Tu Ngang called again. I picked up the phone. There was dead silence on the other end of the line. A few seconds later, his angry voice rang out:
“To Tinh, what exactly are you causing trouble?”
I didn't reply.
"Just because of a car? Are you that serious? Do you know how many relatives and friends are here today? Where do you put your parents' face? Now I'll come back to you immediately! Don't force me to get mad!"
His voice was very loud, carrying a commanding tone. I put the phone away a bit. Waiting for him to finish speaking, I calmly said:
“Chu T. Tu Ngang.”
“We're done.”
The other side was silent again. I could hear him panting.
“Can you say that again?”
"I said, we're done. Break up, cancel the marriage, don't you understand?"
"Why?" His voice was filled with disbelief, "Just because you let So So sit in the main carriage?"
“You think it's just a car problem?” I laughed. Very light laughter. "Chu T. Tu Ngang, pat your chest and ask your conscience, have you wronged me over the years? You take my patience and backing down for granted. You consider Lam So So's encroachment to be naive and innocent. Have you ever thought, I also know that I am tired, I also know that my heart is cold?"
“I…” He seemed to want to make some excuse.
I interrupted: "No need to say anymore. I received the invoice. Give me three days. The money is in the account, we don't owe anyone anything. If the money doesn't come, the lawyer's letter will come." Having finished speaking, I hung up the phone. Then block. Wechat, phone number, all contact methods. Block cleanly. He certainly didn't expect me to be so emotionally unavailable. Unable to call me, he started bombarding my parents' phone. My phone rings. Seeing my mother calling, I immediately picked up the phone.
“Hello, mom.”
"Tinh Tinh! Where are you? What's wrong with you and T. Tu Ngang? The wedding..."
“Mom, is everyone home yet?” I interrupted her.
"As soon as I got home, my father was so angry that his face turned pale. The in-laws called me on fire, telling me to cancel the marriage, making the Chu family lose all face."
"Mom, you listen to me. At this wedding, I'm not getting married anymore. I'll explain the specific reason why. Now everyone doesn't need to care about anything, don't need to say anything. Hang up all their phones, or turn them off."
“But…”
“Mom, believe me.” My voice was steady. "My daughter didn't do anything wrong. I just don't want to live like that anymore."
On the other end of the phone, mother was silent for a long time. Finally, she sighed: "Okay, I understand. Please take care of your own safety." After hanging up, I lay down on the sofa. Feeling like your body is drained of strength. Twelve years of love, when it's broken, it's broken. How can it not be painful? But compared to decades in the future, this little bit of pain is nothing. I lay there for I don't know how long. Until the doorbell rang. I thought Chu T. Tu Ngang had found her way here, so anger flared up in my heart. Looking through the cat's eye hole. Outside the door are my parents. The two of them carried large bags and small bags, their faces full of worry. I opened the door. Mom hugged me: "You idiot, why didn't you say anything to us?" Her voice choked.