Chapter 10 — Half a Life Lost, Half a Life in Peace

"What are you hiding, mom?"

Mother-in-law suddenly hugged her chest.

"Mom is dizzy."

"Mom wants to go home."

I looked at her coldly.

"Now do you want to pretend to be sick?"

"It's late."

I reported directly to the police. The hospital records of that year were extracted again. Tran Le was also quickly found. At first, she refused to admit it. Until the private investigator placed in front of her photos taken with Hua Tinh and records of old transfer transactions. Ten years ago. Hua Tinh once transferred 50,000 yuan to Tran Le. The note contained only two words: At that time, Tran Le opened his mouth. That year, it was true that the wrong newborn baby was given away. But not the usual kind of confusion.

"I just did what Hua Tinh said."

"Exchange the two children's bracelets."

I clenched my fists.

"Which two children?"

Tran Le looked at me.

"Your child."

"And the son of a single mother."

My heart suddenly tightened.

"What about Hua Tinh's child?"

Tran Le bowed his head.

"That day Hua Tinh also gave birth at the hospital."

"She gave birth to a daughter."

"Moreover..."

"Mr. Co even came to visit her."

Co Minh Vien suddenly raised his head.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Tran Le smiled coldly.

"The envelope you gave me that year, I still keep the evidence."

Co Minh Vien's face immediately turned gray. Every piece of the puzzle finally comes together. That year, Hua Tinh gave birth to a daughter. Co Minh Vien came to visit her. At the same time, I hemorrhaged and fell into a coma. Mother-in-law knows the relationship between Hua Tinh and Co Minh Vien. It is also known that Hua Tinh gave birth to a daughter. She was afraid of being exposed. I'm even more afraid that if I give birth to a daughter, the Co family will "be extinct". Under Hua Tinh's instigation, they decided to swap children. But halfway through, an error occurred. Hua Tinh did not exchange her daughter for me. Instead, she gave me another single mother's son to raise. Because she doesn't want her daughter to step foot into the Co family's house and be oppressed by her mother-in-law. She just wants me to raise the child for someone else. At the same time, it made Co Minh Vien feel sorry for her all his life. Co Minh Vien staggered back a step. Had to hold on to the wall to stand steady. I looked at him.

"So..."

"You don't know about this either?"

He muttered as if lost.

"I don't know..."

"I really don't know..."

Co Minh Vien is very disgusting. But in this matter, there is a high possibility that he is not the mastermind. The people who really took action... were Hua Tinh and her mother-in-law. Mother-in-law suddenly burst into tears.

"I only did it for the Co family's sake!"

"That year, I saw my baby lying in a coma after giving birth, and the baby was so skinny and weak..."

"I'm afraid he won't survive..."

I stared at her. Each word burst out from between his teeth.

"Where is my child?"

Her crying immediately stopped. I ask again:

"Where is my biological child?"

Tran Le replied in a low voice:

"Returned to that single mother."

My heart felt like it was falling straight into the abyss.

"Her name."

Tran Le read out a name.

"Tham Nguyet."

The private detective quickly investigated the information. Thirteen years ago, Tham Nguyet left the city with a boy. Then remarried. Then a few years ago he passed away from a serious illness. That boy's current name is: Tham Nghien. Working as a security guard at a high-end residential area. When I received the boy's photo. My tears suddenly fell. In the photo, the teenager is wearing a uniform protective uniform. The figure stands straight. His eyes and eyebrows are very similar to my father's. Just like me when I was young. My son. It turns out that in the past thirteen years... It has never been too far from me. The first time I met Tham Nghien. It was on a rainy day. He stood at the security post. Covering an umbrella for residents entering the residential area. Rainwater dripped down the brim of the hat. The back is still straight like a pine tree. That year he was seventeen years old. A few years older than Co Niem. Because the old birth records were messed up, the age on the household registration was wrong. Dropped out of school early to go to work. You should look a lot more mature than your peers. I sit in the car. Quietly looked at him for a long time. Until you discovered me. Then walked over and knocked on the car window.

"Ma'am."

"Are you looking for someone?"

I rolled down the window. The sound of rain immediately rushed into the car. He looked at me. His eyes were polite but distant. My throat constricted.

"I'm looking for you."

He frowned.

"Looking for you?"

I gave you my business card.

"My name is To Van."

He glanced briefly. But don't accept it.

"I don't know you."

I know I can't be hasty. So just say:

"I want to invite you to a meal."

His eyes were immediately alert.

"No need."

Having finished speaking, he turned back to the guard post. I sit in the car. Fingertips cold. In my previous life until my death... I also didn't know that I had a biological child. This life finally met it. Yet I couldn't even say the sentence "You are my mother". Because that sentence... It's too cruel for him. I can't just rely on a paternity test. Based on a little blood relationship. Then blatantly barged into its life. Second meeting. It's three days later. I asked a private investigator to contact Tham Nghien.