Chapter 13 — Half a Life Lost, Half a Life in Peace

He immediately replied:

"Of course I do."

I calmly asked:

"So do you know that a few years ago I had a very bad stomachache?"

He stopped. I didn't wait for him to answer.

"Do you know that after I quit my job, during the most difficult time, I only had twelve yuan left in my account?"

His lips moved slightly. But couldn't say anything. I continue.

"Do you know that your mother has incontinence in urination and defecation at night..."

"I cleaned up alone until four in the morning..."

"Do I still have to go to school for a parent-teacher meeting the next day for Co Niem?"

His head slowly lowered. I still don't stop.

"I remember Hua Tinh's birthday."

"But I don't remember the day I had my gastric endoscopy."

"You pay her daughter's tuition."

"But he criticized Co Niem's tuition fees for being too expensive."

"Your mother is paralyzed."

"You told me to take care."

"You're having an affair."

"You told me to sympathize."

"Now everything is exposed."

"You want my forgiveness again."

I looked at the man I had loved for fifteen years. The voice was strangely calm.

"Do you know what your biggest problem is?"

"It's not you who betrayed me."

"It's not that I'm biased toward Hua Tinh."

"But from beginning to end..."

"You always feel that everything I sacrifice for you is natural."

"To Van, you don't know."

"I just feel like I'm not important."

I looked at him. The corners of the lips curled slightly.

"I should have told you that."

"It's not like you don't know."

"It's just that you always feel like I'm not important."

Co Minh Vien's face immediately turned pale. Right at that moment. Co Niem suddenly spoke up. I turned my head to look at it. The boy's eyes were red. He choked up and asked:

"Mom, do you really not need me anymore?"

In the end, this sentence hit the softest place in my heart. Thirteen years of mother-daughter love. It's not fake. When he had a high fever, the person who carried him to the hospital was me. The first time he learned to walk, he jumped into my arms. On the first day of school, I stood outside the school gate and waited for a long time. But it was also him... Later, he was the one who hurt me the most. Maybe because it knows. I will never leave. That's why he dared to unleash all his worst temper on me. I walked in front of it.

"Mom used to raise me."

"I also really loved you."

Tears immediately rolled down his face.

"So why mom..."

"Because I don't owe you anything."

It's stiff. I keep saying:

"You can call me mom if you want."

"It's okay if you don't want to call."

"The responsibilities prescribed by law, I will still carry out."

"But I won't give up my life for you anymore."

Co Niem burst into tears. The cry of a teenager trying to hold back but being helpless. If it was a previous life. Just seeing it like that will definitely soften my heart. And now... I'm still in pain. But I won't turn back anymore. After the divorce is officially filed. Hua Tinh completely tore off the mask. She posted a very long article online. Say I'm a woman whose desire to control is too strong. Say I'm a crazy person. Said she and Co Minh Vien were just friends. Say I couldn't accept that my son wasn't my biological son so I was crazy about blaming everyone. She even posted a photo of her daughter. Attached status line: 【I'm just a single mother.】 【Why was I dragged into the marriage? someone else's cause?】 Public opinion quickly exploded. Someone scolded Co Minh Vien for being a traitor. But there are also people who criticize me. 【They're both middle-aged women, what's the point of making such a big deal out of it?】 【The child is the most innocent one.】 【I feel like To Van's spirit is in trouble.】 I didn't respond. I'm just waiting for evidence. Three days later. The private investigator sent me a video. In the video, Hua Tinh and Tran Le meet at a tea shop. Hua Tinh says:

"That year she kept biting her to death and refused to admit it."

"I'll give you some extra money."

Tran Le replied:

"To Van has already investigated me."

Hua Tinh smiled coldly.

"She's just a housewife."

"So what trouble can you make?"

I looked at that video. Then burst out laughing. Previous life. Hua Tinh said I am a housewife. My son said I was a nanny. My husband says I'm not classy enough. My mother-in-law said I can endure it well. They all forgot. I used to be an excellent student. Used to work as a pharmacy manager. Used to be able to handle a chaotic pile of books with clarity. It's just that this marriage... Has worn me down into the most convenient appearance for them to use. I handed the video over to the lawyer. At the same time, publish it online. Right away. Public opinion completely reversed. 【So she really participated in swapping babies?】 【That's too cruel! Ruining the lives of two mothers.】 【To Van is the most pitiful person.】 【Even more thrilling than the TV series, but the evidence is too clear.】