Chapter 10 — Great Lady Fake Weakness

Mrs. Bui walked out from behind the crowd, her face pale. She looked at Tuong Sach kneeling on the ground, then looked at me, her voice thin: "Minh Yeu, who are you?" I was silent. Do you know how to answer now? Are you saying I'm a daughter-in-law who's not in good health, gentle and obedient, and needs a teacher to teach me how to practice physiognomy in your eyes? The table is still collapsing over there. Bui Do walked next to me. He looks quite calm.

“She is my fiancee.”

Lady Bui looked at him: "Bui Do!" Bui Do did not back down: "If it weren't for her tonight, I would have been injured." My heart moved slightly. Mrs. Bui's face changed continuously, but in the end she couldn't say a word. The police arrived very quickly. Tuong Sach and the assassin were taken away, Luong Chi was also invited to cooperate in the investigation. When she left, she was still glaring at me, with hatred and fear in her eyes. I know this won't end that easily. Sure enough, as soon as I got home that night, Bui Do took me to the study room. As soon as the door closed, he looked at me and asked: "Little King of Hell from Cang Nam?" My eye twitched: “Who told you?” He took out his phone, on the screen was a text message that That Scar sent half an hour ago. That Scar: *General Bui, thank you for protecting our eldest lady tonight. Even though the eldest lady is the Little King of Hell, her heart is extremely kind. From childhood to adulthood, she has only beaten bad people, never good people. Bui Do put down the phone: "Only beat bad people?" I thought: "Sometimes I feel sorry for my father too." Bui Do: “…” He stared at me, suddenly asked: “So you're always pretending?” I bowed my head. The matter is done, there is no use in making excuses. But I still want to struggle a bit: "Not always."

“When are you not pretending?”

“At meal time.”

Bui Do was silent for two seconds, then burst out laughing. This time he really laughed, laughing so much that his shoulders trembled slightly. I was a little annoyed when he laughed: "What are you laughing at?" He said: "I just feel that the Bui family has been careful and reserved for many years, but in the end they brought back the most untauntable person." I was not convinced: "I tried really hard to pretend."

“I see.”

“This tone of yours doesn't sound like you're praising me.”

Bui Do retracted his smile, his eyes fell on me: "Why pretend?" I leaned against the edge of my desk and sighed.

"My father wants to whitewash. The Bui family wants to borrow the resources of the Ming family, the Ming family wants to borrow the face of the Bui family. This marriage is inherently a transaction. Since it's a transaction, it always has to be packaged a bit. My father feels that if I continue like before, the Bui family will change their mind."

Bui Do asked: "What about you?" I was dumbfounded: "What?"

“Do you want to get married?”

The book room fell silent. I didn't answer right away. At first, of course, I didn't want to. Since I was a child growing up in Cang Nam, I have been accustomed to the scene of swords and swords, and to the exchange of benefits. In my eyes, getting married is no different than signing a contract. The difference is that in a contract you can see the terms in advance, while marriage is not certain. But Bui Do is not like I thought. He will pour me warm water, will ask me if I am injured when Mrs. Bui blames me, will look at the evidence instead of looking at my tears when being slandered by Luong Chi. He even He didn't show any dislike when he knew my true identity. This is very rare. I said softly: "Now I don't hate it anymore." Bui Do looked at me. I added: "You are a good person and have a lot of money." The corners of his lips curled slightly: "Thank you for affirming me so comprehensively." I waved my hand: "Nothing." After that night, the Bui family's attitude towards me changed dramatically. The servant saw me even more respectfully than when he saw Bui Do.