Chapter 9 — I tore up a 1.8 billion contract, my boss went crazy right at the celebration party

To Nhan is right. I have to resist. I must not fall. I changed into a black business suit. Apply makeup thoroughly. Hides all the haggard look on his face. Then drive out of the house. Go straight to the press conference announcing Sang Khoa's new project. The scene was crowded with people. Almost all major media from city S were present. Flash lights continuously. Like a sparkling sea of stars. On stage. Chu Due and Chu Hang wear identical high-end suits. Standing amidst applause. Enjoy the glory of a winner. They are the main characters. About to become a laughing stock under their feet. I took a deep breath. Enter from the side door. My appearance immediately caused a stir. All eyes turned to me at once. Contempt. All kinds of emotions. Zhou Rui also saw me. At first he was a bit stunned. But very fast. The corners of his lips curled up into a smug and cruel smile. I appear here. Meaning I bowed my head. He picked up the microphone. The voice is not loud. But enough for the whole hall to hear clearly.

"Isn't this Manager Hua, a one-time hero of our company?"

“Why do you have time to attend Sang Khoa's press conference today?”

He pretended to think. Then burst out laughing.

“Ah yes.”

“I forgot.”

“You are now Deputy General Director of Thinh Hoa.”

“Are you here to steal our business secrets?”

The whole hall immediately burst into laughter. Laughter echoed everywhere. The cameras and cams simultaneously turned towards me. As if wanting to record every moment of this humiliation. I did not respond. His eyes just quietly scanned the crowd. I'm looking for someone. Tran Van Ly. I see him. The VIP room is surrounded by one-way glass. Tran Van Ly sat behind the ground-level glass window. In hand holding a glass of wine. Relax and observe the entire hall below. Watch me. It's like enjoying a play directed by yourself. Our eyes met in midair. He raised his glass of wine. The corners of his lips carried a tantalizing smile. Like a cat looking at a mouse. I slowly moved my eyes. Then step by step move towards the stage. Every step. It's like stepping on a sharp blade. Chu Hang saw me coming and immediately blocked the way. Face full of arrogance.

“What are you doing here?”

“You are not welcome here.”

I don't look at him. His eyes only stopped on Chu Due.

“General Chu.”

I spoke up. The voice was terrifyingly calm.

“I came here today.”

“It's to apologize to you.”

The entire hall immediately shook. Everyone was dumbfounded. Chu Rui laughed even harder. His eyes were filled with the joy of victory. He pushed Chu Hang aside. Slowly walk in front of me. Looking down from above. Like a king looking at a loser.

“Hua Tinh.”

“Do you have today too?”

"Aren't you always so arrogant? When you tore up my contract, weren't you very majestic?"

I lowered my eyes slightly, hiding all the emotions swirling in the bottom of my eyes.

"It was me who was wrong. I shouldn't have betrayed the company, and I shouldn't have betrayed your trust."

Chu Due immediately laughed loudly, laughing so much that he leaned back and forth.

"Now do you realize you were wrong? It's late!"

“Unless…”

He leaned close to my ear, using the volume just enough for the two of us to hear.

“Kneel down."

“Kneel down and beg me. Maybe I will consider giving you a way to live.”

My body stiffened slightly. The hands at his side were clenched so tightly that their knuckles turned white. All the cameras in the hall were pointing at me. In the VIP room on the second floor, Tran Van Ly was sitting leisurely enjoying this drama. I know, what he wants to see is the scene of me being humiliated, trampled on, and having all my pride crushed. I slowly knelt down. Centimeter by centimeter, so slowly that it made the whole hall hold its breath. Just as my knees were about to touch the cold stone floor, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I bowed my head slightly and silently opened the message. It's To Nhan's. Inside there was only a photo and an address. The woman in the photo is lying on a hospital bed, her face is haggard, but if you look closely you will see some similarities with Tran Van Ly. The address clearly states: a private nursing home located on the outskirts of city S. Below is the last text message:

“This is Tran Van Ly's biological mother. The person he cares about the most, is also his only weakness."

"That year, because he wanted to cure her illness, he returned to the Tran family and accepted to become a chess piece and no one to control it."

I stared at the photo. Heart beats violently. Then, I slowly raised my head. Looking towards the VIP room on the second floor. Through the ground-level glass, Tran Van Ly and I's eyes met. For the first time since meeting him, I saw a change in his face. The leisurely smile at the corner of his lips suddenly froze. Because he found out, I was also looking at him. Don't just look. I slowly curled my lips, showing a cold and strange smile. That smile made Tran Van Ly's face immediately darken. The next second. Right in front of the entire media, right in front of hundreds of cameras pointing straight at me, I slowly stood up straight. Back straight. Calm eyes. No longer looked like someone who was about to kneel down and beg. The whole hall immediately fell silent. The smile on Chu Due's face also stiffened.