Chapter 17 — I Tear Up The Script They Wrote For My Life

He will escape from that past full of pain and darkness.

“Even…”

“He even prepared this plan.”

Truong Chan said.

“We searched his residence and discovered a lot of things.”

“Your photos. Your videos. All your personal information.”

“Some plastic surgery documents.”

“He contacted a cosmetic facility abroad.”

“It is planned that after receiving your money, I will have a comprehensive surgery…”

“Turn me into you.”

This crazy guy… I felt a chill down my spine. If that night… In the abandoned factory… I didn't set a trap first. If I really go alone… Then my outcome… I don't dare to imagine anymore.

“But you're safe now.”

Truong Chan comforted me.

“Tin Hao's crimes combined…”

“He doesn't want to go out in this life.”

I nodded and closed the file. Finally answered. All bad guys... All receive the price they pay. This nightmare… Finally ended. I thanked Truong Chan and left the police station. The sky is blue as if it had just been washed. I took out my phone. Wipe out all communications that should no longer exist. Trieu Dinh... After that, I called Tuong Anh.

“Senior sister, are you free?”

“I invited you to dinner.”

“Congratulations…”

“Reborn.”

Tuong Anh and I met at a newly opened European restaurant in the city center. The space is very beautiful. Wide vision. You can look down at the entire brilliant night scene below.

“Also because of you.”

Tuong Anh raised his glass of wine.

“Wishing us…”

“We can say goodbye to the past and embrace the future.”

Glass cups collided with a clear tinkling sound.

“What are you going to do next?”

Tuong Anh asked.

“I haven't thought it through yet.”

“Maybe going to travel for a while to relax.”

“It is also possible to focus on developing the Kien Nghiep Fund.”

“My father's company no longer exists.”

“But his spirit…”

“Shouldn't have disappeared like that.”

Tuong Anh looked at me. Her eyes were filled with appreciation.

“You are much stronger than I thought.”

“Not strong.”

I shook my head.

“I just don't want to live the way they want me to.”

“They want to see you collapse.”

“I want to see you fall deep.”

“But you deliberately didn't give it to me.”

“I will live better than anyone.”

“That is the best revenge.”

We looked at each other and burst out laughing. That meal... Eating was fun. We talked a lot. Interesting stories from college. Future plans. Gossip. Life story. It's like I want to make up for all the time I've lost over the past three years. After eating, Tuong Anh took me back to the hotel. Before leaving, she took out a very delicately wrapped box from the car.

“A gift for you.”

“A gift to celebrate rebirth.”

“What is it?”

“Open it and you'll know.”

She blinked mysteriously then drove away. I returned to my room and opened the box. It's a necklace. The pendant is a picture of a phoenix reborn in a sea of fire. In the box there is also a small card. Tuong Anh's handwriting is very beautiful. Strong yet generous.

“After nirvana…”

“It must be rebirth.”

“Hua Dien.”

“Welcome back.”

I looked at the card. The corners of the eyes are a bit stinging. I put the necklace on my neck. The cold feeling on my fingertips made me extremely alert. I walked to the window. Look at the traffic below and the bright lights throughout the city. This world… Still noisy so. Still just as complicated. There will still be betrayal. There will still be damage. So what? I am no longer the Hua Dien of before. No longer is the girl who has to rely on others to continue living. I tore up the script they wrote for me. Smash the cage they built around me. Rewrite a new beginning for your life. The phone vibrated slightly. Is a message.

“Hello, I am Tuong Anh's friend.”

“We met at the restaurant that day.”

“I didn't know I had the honor…”

“Can I buy you a cup of coffee?”

I looked at the message and burst out laughing. Don't reply right away. Still very long. I'm in no hurry. I want to slow down a bit. Want to use my own way to love. This new life truly belongs to me.