Chapter 14 — I Sell 58% of Shares, Sending My Ex-Husband Out of My Life

My voice was devoid of any emotion.

“He's been sucking my blood for twelve years.”

“These conditions…”

“It has been my greatest mercy.”

“If he doesn't agree…”

“Then just follow the legal process.”

“26,000,000 yuan for appropriating official property, plus falsifying documents.”

“Many sins combined…”

“His life is like living in prison.”

“After he gets out, his criminal record will follow him for the rest of his life.”

“Don't talk about business…”

“Even finding a decent job is difficult.”

Chu Phuong's lips trembled. She looked at me for a long time. Probably determining whether I really did that much or not. I let her look. In my eyes… There was not a single trace of hesitation.

“I… I will go back and tell Mac Thanh.”

In the end she still bowed her head.

“After three days if I still haven't received an answer…”

“The lawyer's letter will be sent directly to his home.”

Chu Phuong stood up, walked out with unsteady steps. When she reached the door, she stopped and turned to look at me again. Those eyes are very complicated. There is resentment. There is regret. There is unwillingness. And there was something that even I didn't expect. Respect. Perhaps for the first time in her life... She realized that the daughter-in-law she had despised for the past twelve years... was countless times better than her son. The door closed. I returned to the sofa. The hot pot has cooled down. I put it away, boiled the kettle again, and made a cup of tea. Outside the window are city lights. This city is very big. There are countless lights that light up every night. But for the past twelve years... The light truly belongs to me... There is only the lamp I lit myself. The next day, everything was quiet as usual. Day three… Still no news. On the evening of the third day, just as I was preparing for lawyer Trieu to send the lawyer's letter, the phone suddenly rang. Not Tan Mac Thanh. It's a number I saved but haven't contacted for a long time. Ha Minh Vien. A college friend and childhood friend of Tan Mac Thanh.

“Sister-in-law Thanh Van…”

Ha Minh Vien's voice was a bit tense.

“Mr. Ha, what's going on?”

“I don't know whether to make this phone call or not.”

“But Mac Thanh's current state…”

“I honestly can't look anymore.”

“How is he?”

“He's been drinking for three days.”

“The whole person almost collapsed.”

Ha Minh Vien stopped for a moment.

“He said he wanted to risk his life with you.”

“And he said he had something in his hand that could destroy you.”

My finger stopped.

“What did he say?”

“I don't know specifically.”

“But he kept talking about 'that'.”

“Saying that just letting ‘that story’ out…”

“Then don't expect it to be clean.”

“Didn't he say clearly what it was?”

“I asked but he refused to say.”

“Just went crazy and broke things, saying she forced him.”

I was silent for a few seconds.

“Mr. Ha, thank you for telling me.”

“I'm not helping him talk.”

“What he did rightly deserved to be punished.”

“But I'm afraid in his current state, he will do something foolish.”

“If possible… you two should still talk.”

I don't answer directly.

“If he ever mentions that ‘thing’ again…”

“Please let me know.”

After hanging up, I sat on the sofa for a long time. Does he have something that can destroy me? I turned the past twelve years over in my head from beginning to end. Days starting a business is difficult. Social sessions with customers. The stories of breaking the law to get projects... I suddenly remembered them. In the second year after founding the company, Due Hang was still very young. To get a place in the government's technology park, I once found a middleman to "make connections". 500,000 yuan. That money went through Tan Mac Thanh's personal account. Never entered the company's books. Because this kind of thing cannot be put on the table. At that time, Tan Mac Thanh knew this very well. He was even the one who directly met the intermediary. If he spreads that story... I calmly think about it. That was twelve years ago. The middleman has migrated abroad. The official in charge that year was also soon transferred. Even if Tan Mac Thanh said it... There is no documentary evidence, at most it is just "a one-sided story from her ex-husband". What if he still has the transfer record in his hand? The other 500,000 yuan were indeed transferred from his account.