Chapter 3 — Hi Hi's Lie

"Tran Kien Nghiep fought with his wife in the interrogation room?" "And you said... that the child was not his biological child?" Officer Liu hung up the phone and looked at me blankly. His eyes were filled with fear and chaos. I looked straight into her eyes and slowly smiled. An innocent smile of a six year old child. I know. The real climax of this play. Now it's just begun.07The antics in the interrogation room quickly spread throughout the police station. Tran Kien Nghiep, my nominal father. Under the heavy pressure of bankruptcy and fraud, he went completely crazy. He was like a caged animal, punching and kicking my mother. The most evil words screamed out from his mouth. "This slut!" "I knew it! I knew it wasn't mine!" "You tricked me for so many years!" "My company! My money! Everything was destroyed by you and that bastard!" My mother's cries and scolding mixed together. A resentment that had accumulated for many years, completely exploded at this moment. Turns out. Since I was born it's been a lie. My mother, wanting to marry into a wealthy family, hid her past. Bringing a child who does not belong to the Tran family, marrying Tran Kien Nghiep. But I am the proof that it shouldn't exist. No wonder. From childhood to adulthood, Tran Kien Nghiep's eyes always looked at me with vague hatred. No wonder my mother was always impatient and harsh with me. Because every time they see me, they remind them of that ungodly transaction. Tran Nguyet is the heir to the pure bloodline in their eyes. I'm just a stain that can be thrown away at any time. Officer Liu looked at me, the pity in his eyes almost overflowing. She squatted down and gently hugged me. "Hi Hi, don't be afraid." "It's all over." I buried my face in her warm embrace. Don't cry. Not smiling either. Just feels very tasteless. I thought I was taking revenge. As a result, I was just ripping out a pus boil that had long since rotted. They didn't collapse because of my lies. They were only crushed by their own crimes. The police quickly stopped this fight. My father and my mother were detained separately. Their marriage, their family, their everything. Just like the wooden castle that I pushed down. Fence. Broken all over the ground. Never to be put together again.08The direction of events began to become clear. Tran Kien Nghiep for contract fraud, many crimes combined, was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Tran Thi Group was forced into bankruptcy and liquidated. The mansion that was once filled with my childhood nightmares was sealed. My mother was also sentenced to three years in prison for participating in planning to dispose of children. But because she went crazy in prison, she was transferred to a mental hospital. Along with her precious daughter, Tran Nguyet, she became a sick friend. What a sarcastic reunion. As for my identity. The police found my biological father. An alcoholic gambler. That year, my mother died of me and was abandoned by him, so she went down the path of clinging to wealth. He heard that the Tran family collapsed and my mother was in prison. Immediately expressed that he did not want to raise me. He hates me as a burden. All of this was within my prediction. I don't hold expectations with anyone. So there won't be any disappointment. I just need to plan my future well. I need a guardian. Someone who can give me a stable life and not interfere too much with me. In my mind, the image of a person appeared. Police Liu. She is honest, upright, and full of empathy. Most importantly, she has no children. Her husband was a firefighter who died in the line of duty. She lives alone.

In her life, a little light is needed. As for me, I need a safe shelter. We complement each other perfectly. I started implementing my plan. The most sophisticated lie, in the name of "love". At the welfare hospital, I showed myself to be obedient and understanding, but I carried a sadness that could not be shaken off. When Officer Liu came to visit me, I would accidentally draw a picture of a family of three. The father in the picture is wearing a firefighter uniform. At night, I would pretend to have nightmares and cry her name. In front of her, I would carefully ask, "Aunt Liu, am I a child that no one needs?" Every time, I saw the agitation and pain in her eyes. Like spring ice, little by little it melts. I know, the time is coming. I need one last spark. An emotional "kidnapping" that she couldn't refuse.09The opportunity came very quickly. The welfare institute organizes a parent-child activity. Invite families interested in adopting to participate. Officer Liu also arrived. She did not come as an adoptive person. Just my temporary guardian, come with me to participate. Very bustling activity. Besides other children, they are surrounded by "parents" full of expectations. There was only me, next to only police officer Liu.