Chapter 15 — I have a mother, no one is allowed to bully me

The door was slammed shut. I turned around. Looking towards Uc Ninh. I stand among the bouquets of flowers. Both hands still clasped the flower branch. Knuckles turn white.

"Just now..."

"I really want to argue with her."

"If you want, just argue."

I replied gently.

"I don't know what to say."

I gently took the flower branch from my child's hand. Place on the table.

"You don't need to waste your energy arguing with her."

"What I need to do..."

"It's much more important."

"Become strong."

Change has begun. That change... Doesn't happen overnight. But little by little. I'm all moving forward. I picked up the camera again. A limited edition vintage camera that I brought back from abroad. I carry it with me every day. Street photography. Capture the morning sunlight. The flower shop owner accidentally saw those photos. He never stopped praising. Then ask your child.

"Can you help me take a set of product photos?"

"I want to use it to promote the store."

Uc Ninh accepted. When the photo set is completed. Quality... Even more beautiful than the photos the store previously hired a professional photographer to take. The flower shop owner immediately posted his photo to the flower business group. Not long after. Someone asked.

"Who is this photographer?"

I quietly watched it all. Do not interfere. Also doesn't help. It's her own path. I silently did something else for my child. I contacted Uc Ninh's previous university again. Have a serious discussion with the school. The school takes the story of Uc Ninh being forced to drop out of school very seriously. Along with many other professors. Co-sign an acknowledgment. Affirmed that. During study time. Uc Ninh always achieves excellent results. Procedures for dropping out of school... Made by someone else. The true will of the students... Very doubtful. The school agrees. Retain student status for Uc Ninh. You can return to study at any time. Received the news last night. Uc Ninh sat in the living room. Hold the camera tightly in your arms. Cry for a long time. That was the first time... After returning to me. I burst into tears. No matter how much humiliation I have to endure. I just gritted my teeth and endured it. Didn't shed a single tear. I can cry too. As for Lam Uyen Nhi... It's not idle at all. After leaving the Tham family's house. She rented an apartment outside. Rent... Paid by Tong Quoc Binh. Even though he himself was about to be cornered by the legal department. Still trying to get some money for her. In that apartment. Lam Uyen Nhi started to do something. She systematized all the relationships around Co Dien Chu. Former colleague. Even... Even the boss of the company where Co Dien Chu used to work. Her purpose is very simple. Attract everyone who can still take advantage. Form an "alliance". In the divorce battle between me and Co Dien Chu. Help Co Dien Chu gain the greatest benefit. And she... Will share. All that news. Trieu Hong reported to me immediately.

"She contacted about seven or eight of Mr. Co's old friends."

"In there..."

"Having two people has some status."

"One is the owner of a real estate brokerage company."

"One is the Secretary General of a professional association."

"What did she say to them?"

"Say..."

"You are using your power to bully people."

"I want to kick Mr. Co out of the house empty hands."

"Hopefully they will come forward..."

"Say something fair."

I laughed.

"Fair?"

"Let them talk."

"There's one more thing."

Trieu Hong hesitated for a moment.

"This afternoon..."

"Mr. Co met Ms. Uc Ninh."

"Right in front of the flower shop."

"What did he say?"

"He said..."

"Ninh Ninh...

Dad, I'm sorry. But your mother and I have overdone it this time. She wanted to make her father leave empty-handed. Can you help me say a few words?"

"How did Uc Ninh answer?"

"Not a word."

"Just turn around."

"Walk straight into the flower shop."

I was silent for a while. Smiling softly.

"The baby..."

"Really grown up."

Lam Uyen Nhi's "alliance"...

Built very quickly. In just one week. She attracted six or seven people. Some people... Out of respect for Co Dien Chu. Someone... Gets benefits from Lam Uyen Nhi. There are also people... Who simply want to stand and watch the excitement. Everywhere. They began to speak out in defense of Co Dien Chu. At a business meeting. The General Secretary of that industry association. Publicly speaking in front of more than a dozen people.

"General Manager Tham does a very good job."

"They've also been husband and wife for more than ten years."

"The company has just grown big."

"Immediately kick him out."

"Such behavior..."

"It's really unsightly."

Not long after. Those words... Reached my ears. I didn't respond right away. Three days later. The industry association where the Secretary General worked was due to renew its operating license. The person in charge of the appraisal... is another close friend of mine for many years. He told me. In the application for extension... There are a few items that do not really comply with regulations. I did not ask him to make things difficult for the Secretary General. I just told my assistant to send him an email. Attached... List of cooperation between Tham Thi Group and the association during the past five years. Tham Thi... Is the largest sponsor of the association. The annual sponsorship... Accounts for one-third of the association's total revenue. After reading the email. That Secretary General... No longer said anything about me in public. As for the owner of the real estate brokerage company that Lam Uyen Nhi manipulated... He wasn't that wise. At a party of businessmen. He said loudly:

"The kind of woman like Tham Thanh Van."

"Earn some money."

"It's forgetting who you are."

At the banquet table that day. There are three people... All are my partners. One person immediately responded.

"Do you know last year's revenue of Tham Thi Group..."

"Fifty times more than your company?"

"What qualifications do you have..."

"To judge people?"

The other person was even more straightforward.

"Were you hired by Lam Uyen Nhi to act as cannon fodder?"

"Dare to say those words in front of us."

"You thought..."

"Don't we know the truth?"