Chapter 2 — I Am My Own Light

The kind heroine immediately couldn't bear it anymore, bent down to pick me up, patted my back and comforted me: "Nguyet Nguyet, stop crying, it's your father's fault. Kieu Tuan!" Kieu Tuan shivered: "Ninh Ninh..." Looking at his wife's sharp eyes full of meaning, Kieu Tuan understood that this time he couldn't escape anymore. He pursed his lips and apologized to me harshly: "I'm sorry Kieu Nguyet, I was wrong. I shouldn't have misunderstood you." I wiped my tears and said in a soft voice: "People are not saints, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. As long as you know your mistake, it's okay, but next time don't misunderstand me again." … After the female lead and the two children returned to the room— Although it was clear that he was wrong, Kieu Tuan immediately changed his face, curled his lips and smiled coldly: "Kieu Nguyet, that's not a bad trick." I had just turned the game over, I was in an extremely cheerful mood, and replied calmly: "General Manager Kieu, thank you for making way." Kieu Tuan was so angry that he waved his sleeves and left. MMP! Kieu Tuan really doesn't look at me favorably!* (MMP is a silent curse meaning "damn it") My mother - a cruel woman - really hurt him a lot, so he hated me too, giving me a bunch of labels like: "green tea", "sinister", "cruel", "pretending to be pitiful to please"... and so on and so forth. What a crazy person! I am me, my mother is my mother. I am an independent individual, why am I being punished for no reason? As for the nanny - who dared to play tricks on him, causing him to lose face and have to bow his head and apologize to me - with Kieu Tuan's petty and vindictive nature, she shouldn't expect to just have to pay for it. But that doesn't concern me anymore. 3 Kieu Tuan thought everything was over, but unexpectedly it was just the beginning. Two days later, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, he walked into the kindergarten teacher's office, gritting his teeth: "Kieu! Nguyet!" I was sitting on a small chair, swinging my legs, nonchalantly replied: "Huh?" The teacher saw that this parent looked like he was about to have a storm, fearing that he would give me a "complete childhood", and quickly intervened: "Kieu Nguyet's father, please calm down! Hitting children won't solve anything, it will only make them protest more!" But Kieu Tuan still glared at me fiercely, as if I were not his biological son, but a mortal enemy. "Kieu Nguyet! Tell me what you did?!" I was extremely naive, with an innocent face as if I hadn't done anything wrong: "It's nothing, just... joking with you guys." Teacher: "?" Kieu Tuan: “?” Everyone in the room twitched their mouths and glanced at the purple-faced boys next to them. Especially the chubby boy in the lead - his face was swollen like a steamed dumpling, so much so that even his biological mother couldn't recognize him. But you call that "a little joke"?? At this time, the parents of those kids also arrived. "Oh my god, my good child, why are you injured like this? Who, without a father or mother, beat you like this?" An old woman sniffled tears and hugged the fat boy. "Grandma... it was Kieu Nguyet who hit me... hu hu hu hu hu..." The boy burst into tears. The old woman let go of her grandchild, glanced around the room, her eyes finally stopped on me - the girl was about the same age as her grandchild but had no scratches - angrily roared: "Is this brat Kieu Nguyet?!" The teacher heard those vulgar words Dizziness: I'm afraid this matter cannot be resolved lightly. I didn't bother to glance at her. That kind of person - both stubborn and conservative, blindly pampering his children and grandchildren, and dirty mouth - as long as she has determined that you are a bad person, whatever you say is useless, it will only cause you to get in trouble. I just coldly and calmly looked at Kieu Tuan. This time, which side are you going to choose? Is it like last time, defending outsiders, without reason, just sticking a knife straight into my heart? Or - for the first time - he stood by my side, helping me clear my wrongdoing? “Very well, brat, let's see how she treats you!” The fat old woman shook her body, scolding endlessly, her sharp nails ready to swipe straight at my face— Just as I was about to dodge aside, a tall figure blocked in front of me. It's Kieu Tuan. His voice was calm and calm: "Parents, she is my daughter. It doesn't seem reasonable to attack a child in front of parents, right?" “Are you his father?” The old woman glared at him with triangular eyes, observed him from head to toe, her voice shrill: "He beat my nephew like this! You look so handsome, how are you teaching your child? If you don't teach, then let me - this old woman - teach for you today!" Kieu Tuan coldly replied: "The matter is still unclear. If it was your daughter who acted first, then my daughter was just defending legitimately." In the house, with the door closed, he could teach me whatever he wanted. But this is outside, in front of so many people, I - his biological daughter - am still wearing the "label" of the Kieu family, he also has to keep his face! "I don't care! Look at that brat, there's not a scratch on it, and my nephew's face is bruised, it's obvious he was beaten by him!" She was still stubborn, playing tricks. Kieu Tuan was too lazy to argue and turned to the teacher: "Open the surveillance camera." The teacher immediately nodded in agreement. The truth is always the strongest evidence. In the video recorded in the classroom - some boys were wandering around, holding a hairy caterpillar, secretly stuffing it in the middle of my textbook. And the camera clearly recorded me standing outside the window, watching this "joke" scene. When entering school. The kids were anxiously waiting for me to open the book and see the worm, then screamed out of fear. But I just calmly used a pencil to pluck the worm out and put it in a small trash bag at my feet. What did I think at that time? Probably: childish play, lazy attachment. But I didn't expect them to encroach even more - While studying, they secretly pulled my chair, lost school supplies, opened milk before drinking it... Damn, did you think I was a sick cat that didn't dare roar? The tiger doesn't roar back and thinks he's a puppy! When they laughed and tried to grab my braid, the old hatred came back up again. I laughed angrily and immediately slapped my ear! … The fat guy in the lead is the one I beat the hardest. His face was swollen like a pig's head. The truth is clear. The old woman had nothing more to say, just mumbled: "My good nephew was just joking with her a little, but this girl is really vindictive..." Kieu Tuan finished watching the recording, his expression was not much better, coldly said: "Kieu Nguyet was just joking around. There were just a few scratches on her skin, why are you making such a big deal out of it?" The old woman immediately sat down on the ground and began to complain: "I don't care! Your little girl beat my nephew like that." If this is the case, you must compensate for the medical expenses!” Kieu Tuan pondered for a moment, then nodded seriously: "My daughter hit someone, it's obviously not right. Compensation – yes.” I glared at him, unable to believe it: Compensation for what? Compensate your head, sir! Obviously they bullied me first! Yet not only do you not defend me, you also intend to compensate the person who bullied me?! Just as the old woman happily smiled with satisfaction... Kieu Tuan smirked again: "I can compensate for the medical expenses, but since your grandchild bullied my daughter first, then... you also have to compensate for my daughter's mental damage, right?" Everyone thought the drama was about to end, but who would have thought there was a plot twist that turned the whole chessboard upside down: “???” The old woman heard the word "mental loss" and immediately jumped up: "What loss? I've never heard of it! Are you trying to swindle money from this old lady?!” Kieu Tuan said coldly: "Your nephew bullied my daughter first, causing serious psychological damage to my daughter. Shouldn't there be compensation?” “But your daughter beat my niece!” “Didn't I already say – I will compensate for the medical expenses.” … I stood at the edge of the table, the corner of my mouth twitching, looking at my father, who was a general manager who once handled thousands of billion-dollar contracts a day, and was now arguing with an old lady like a street vendor. Finally, the rotten capitalist Kieu Tuan got fed up and said in a cold voice: "Your son works at company XX, right?" Do you believe that I just need to make one call and he will be fired immediately? The old woman immediately fell silent. 4 Kieu Tuan took me to the car. During the whole journey, the two did not say a word. This time he was indeed on my side, but did I accept him because of that? No way! I'm a vindictive person. When the kids' parents hadn't arrived yet, he gritted his teeth and aggressively scolded me: "It's your good behavior again, isn't it?" So now, my face is cold, I still don't even bother to talk to him even once. When I got home, I immediately rushed into the heroine's arms, crying and sniffling, looking for comfort. The female lead heartbrokenly stroked my back and comforted me, even scolding him: "Nguyet Nguyet has been bullied, but you haven't comforted her child at all, and are still cold towards her? What kind of father are you?!” Kieu Tuan: “…” He was angry but didn't know where to vent. He could only look at me with eyes that were both helpless and angry. Humph, this Kieu Nguyet really looks exactly like her mother! The only difference is— Your mother used to act pitiful in front of me to slander my wife. And you act in front of my wife to make me lose face! Mother and daughter are truly a match made in heaven!