Chapter 1 — Husband Gifted 8 Million Yuan Villa to Thanh Mai, I Recovered All Assets

After My Husband Bought a Villa for 8 Million Yuan as a Gift for Thanh Mai, I Immediately Freeze All Family Assets After being married for eight years, I consider myself to have done well enough. Doing laundry, cooking, taking care of children. My mother-in-law was in the hospital, and I took care of her for three whole months, never letting him take a day off work. He once said:

"Wife, you are the hero of this house."

I believed. Until that day, I found a house purchase contract in his office drawer. Lakeside villa, 160 square meters, total value 8,000,000 yuan. The name of the person on the contract is not me, but a woman named Lam Niem So. I know her. His childhood sweetheart, every time they get together, she always smiles and calls me "sister-in-law". That night when he came home, I cooked four dishes and opened a bottle of wine. He was spoiled and panicked:

"What day is today?"

I raised my glass, smiled and said:

"Congratulations, we are divorced."

He thought I was drunk so he talked nonsense and even signed my name. The next day, holding the divorce certificate, he stood motionless in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau for forty minutes. I found the house purchase contract in Ha Tranh's office at three o'clock in the afternoon. Before going on a business trip, he forgot to lock the drawer. Initially, I was just going to look for Dau Dau's vaccination record. The second drawer is stuck. I pulled twice, and a parchment bag fell out from inside. The mouth of the bag has not been sealed. The first line of text appears clearly. Contract to buy lakeside villa. Area 160 square meters. Total value 8,000,000 yuan. I stared at those words for a long time. Hands don't shake. The heart also doesn't hurt right away. Perhaps a person has been hurt so many times that by the last time, he no longer feels the pain. I turned to the page with the buyer's name. Lam Niem So. At that moment, Dau Dau's voice was heard from the living room reading ancient poetry. The child read the sentence:

"Raise your head and look at the bright moon..."

Then suddenly stopped and called me.

"Mom, what does 'watch' mean?"

I closed the contract.

"See... means to look."

The child asked again:

"So what if I see something that makes me unhappy?"

I walked to the door and looked at my child bending over the small desk, his tiny hand clutching a pencil. I slowly replied:

"You have to see clearly."

Dau Dau obediently nodded then bent down to continue writing. I went back to the office and took out the contract again. Clipped on the back is the entire payment record. The deposit of 2,400,000 yuan was transferred from Ha Tranh's personal account. The rest is borrowed from the bank, and the guarantor is still him. I saw the contract signing date. 16th of last month. That day, I was at the hospital taking his mother for a follow-up examination. Phuong Mai sat in a wheelchair, criticizing me for registering for the examination too slowly, criticizing the water I poured for being too hot, criticizing me for speaking clumsily. During that time, Ha Tranh also texted me.

"It's been hard for my wife. With you taking care of the housework, I feel very secure."

At that time, I even responded with a smiley face emoji. Now that I think about it... It was really convenient for him. I was at the hospital dedicated to taking care of his mother. And he was in the real estate transaction office, buying a villa for another woman. The phone screen suddenly lit up. Lam Niem So sent a photo to the family chat group. She stood by the lake, wearing a white dress, with a gentle smile easy. The status line reads:

"New life, new beginning. Thank you for always taking care of me."

Ha Tranh's younger sister, Ha Giai Giai, immediately replied:

"Miss Niem So deserves the best."

Phuong Mai also dropped a red heart symbol. I looked at that heart symbol and laughed softly. These people... They're too lazy to even act. I have met Lam Niem So countless times. Every time she sweetly calls me "sister-in-law". His voice was soft, but his eyes never looked directly at me. Every time they get together, she naturally sits next to Ha Tranh, chirping and telling stories about their childhood. I poured tea for her. She smiled and took it.

"You're a very capable sister-in-law. No wonder Mr. Tranh can't leave you."

At that time, Ha Tranh often patted my shoulder.

"Thu Y is the right person to spend a lifetime with."

I believed for eight years. I used to think that living together means two people agreeing to build a home little by little. Only later will I understand. There are people who just see you as a brick. When needed, use it to build a house. When I finished using it, I criticized you for blocking the light. I took a photo of the entire contract and saved it to an encrypted album. Then carefully put everything back in its original position. In the right corner of the desk there is a fountain pen. That was the wedding anniversary gift I gave Ha Tranh. He never used it, always said it was too expensive, and couldn't bear to write about it. However... The signature on the contract was signed with that same pen. I picked up the pen. There is a very small scratch on the pen cap. Last week, when Lam Niem So came to eat at home, she tried this pen. At that time, she smiled and said:

"Sister-in-law, this pen is really beautiful."

I just replied:

"If you like it, go buy it yourself."

She paused. Ha Tranh immediately spoke up to put out the fire.

"Thu Y just doesn't know how to speak."

Phuong Mai sat next to her and snorted coldly.

"Women and girls are stingy."

That day I didn't say a word. But now... I put the pen back in its place. It's okay to be stingy. It's okay if you don't know how to speak. Starting from today... I will never stand up to save face for them again. At five o'clock in the afternoon, lawyer Tan Tri Vien called me back. His voice was still calm as usual.

"Miss Khuong, I have seen all the documents you sent."

"The origin of the money to buy a house is very important evidence."

"The money was transferred from his personal account, but it was income that arose after the marriage."

Lawyer Tan replied:

"So this money belongs to the common property of husband and wife."

"If I get divorced, custody of the children belongs to me. I want the house, money in the bank, and compensation."

The other end of the line was silent for a second.

"Can be negotiated."

I smiled softly.

"It's not a negotiation."

"I want him to follow through on the agreement."

Tan Tri Vien immediately understood.

"Are you keeping your agreement?"

I looked towards the drawer in the office. Thirty days ago, Ha Tranh asked me to sign a divorce application. He said he did this to free up space to buy a house in a good school district. He said it was just a formality. He said he just needs to withdraw the application before the thirty-day conciliation period expires. He also said:

"Don't you even believe me?"

I believed. Thinking back, it's really funny. I told Tan Tri Vien:

"The application is full thirty days."

"You can come pick up the divorce certificate tomorrow."