Chapter 12 — I Don't Cancel the Marriage, I Cut My Losses

The Pho family refused to attend. But at the same time... Tan Thi issued a lawsuit notice and a request for property preservation measures. The Board of Directors of Pho Group immediately changed its mind. Request Pho Thua Nhac and Pho Minh Te to be present to explain. Before the hearing started... Pho Minh Te stopped me in the hallway. He didn't sleep all night. Eyes full of fatigue.

"The story of the secret book..."

"I really didn't know before."

I stopped walking. My calm reaction made him feel like he was stabbed.

"You... don't believe me?"

"Do I believe it or not..."

"It's not important."

"But it's very important to me."

I looked at him.

"Pho Minh Te."

"You may not know the old debts of the Pho family."

"But you know very well..."

"That night, at the annulment party, what did you do?"

Pho Minh Te's breath choked. I continue.

"You know that the Thanh Dong project relies on Tan Thi's guarantee."

"You also know that canceling the engagement in front of everyone will make me lose face."

"It's just..."

"You think I will continue to be patient."

Pho Minh Te couldn't say a word. I brushed past him. Behind... He suddenly spoke.

"If that night..."

"I won't cancel the engagement..."

"So what will happen to us?"

I paused for half a second.

"Thin Thi will still conduct the audit as usual."

I don't turn around.

"And you..."

"Will still be eliminated."

Pho Minh Te stood dumbfounded on the spot. His face was pale. Very quickly... The hearing hall was full. I sit in the chair position. Don't wear formal clothes. Just wear a black suit. In front of him is a thick stack of evidence. First document. Video records the annulment party. In the video, Pho Minh Te holds Chu Niem Duong's hand and walks onto the stage, declaring that he cannot marry someone he does not love. Second document. Intermarriage agreement. Third document. Notice of revocation of guarantee. Fourth document. The code on Chu Niem Duong's necklace and the archives of the Tan Thi jewelry warehouse. Fifth document. The Tang family's adoption contract and the entire guardianship cash flow. Sixth document. The driver's testimony at the nursing home along with dashcam data. Seventh document. Secret books of the Pho family. Every time a document was projected on the screen... Down in the hall, there were soft conversations. Sitting in the area of the Pho family... Luong Tinh Nghi's face became whiter and whiter. Tang Hoai Tu was not present. He is under investigation. Chu Khai Luong sat in the Chu family's area. Forehead constantly sweating. Chu Niem Duong also did not sit next to the Chu family. She sat behind the lawyer. Head bowed very low. I looked at all of them. The voice was still calm as before.

"Today, the hearing confirmed only three issues."

"The first."

"Did the Pho family receive a guarantee from Tan Thi through the joint marriage? And after publicly violating the agreement, will the termination clause be activated?"

"Did the Tang family appropriate the guardianship money from Qin's Trust Fund?"

"Is the Zhou family involved in the transfer of relics belonging to Qin Wanning's legacy?"

I stopped for a moment.

"What about Tan Van Ninh's accident eighteen years ago..."

"Tan Thi has submitted all relevant documents to the authorities ability."

Finally, Luong Tinh Nghi also spoke up.

"Tang Tri Van."

"You publicize everything like this..."

"Do you want to corner all three families?"

I looked at her.

"Last night, at the annulment party..."

"You were the one who told me to leave so I could look good."

Luong Tinh Nghi's lips trembled slightly. I continued calmly.

"I thought very carefully."

"Something like this..."

"Going public is the best way to save face."

The first person to stand up was the lawyer of the Vice Group. He tried to separate the annulment of marriage and the termination of sponsorship.

"Mr. Pho's cancellation of the engagement was a personal choice."

"The Vice Group's commercial cooperation should not be affected because of that."

I don't object. Chi signaled Giang Nghien to open the video recording of the agreement signing ceremony. Three years ago. In Tan Thi's meeting room. Pho Thua Nhac and Luong Tinh Nghi personally confirmed:

"The marriage is the foundation for commercial cooperation between the two sides."

"If the Pho family publicly violates the agreement..."

"Tan Thi has the right to terminate all related guarantees."

The video ends. The lawyer of the Vice Group quietly sat down. The next speaker was the lawyer representing the Tang family. He still insisted that the guardianship money was all used to pay for my upbringing, but he just didn't fully keep every single invoice. I showed the entire Tang family's expense statistics for thirteen years.