Chapter 5 — Late Love You

I was like an outsider, like a bad guy interrupting the parents' meeting between him and Luu Kha Y. I stood in the corner of the noisy living room, no one came out to talk to me. As for Luu Kha Y, he was always close to him, not knowing what jokes to tell that would make everyone laugh. While everyone was laughing, she turned her head and raised her chin to look at me provocatively. I remember, Pho's mother once said she liked sweet, talkative girls. But in their eyes, I was just a scheming rich daughter, relying on Pho Canh Tham to extract commercial resources for my grandmother. No one considers me the real young lady of the Pho family. Very quickly, Pho Canh Tham walked up to me, his originally cold voice now carrying a bit more seriousness: "I told you, don't mess with others, you are already the young lady of the Pho family."

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Are you threatening me when you open your mouth?"

"I'm just reminding you, don't play any tricks on Luu Kha Y."

My heart felt sorrowful and I burst out laughing: "In your eyes, am I someone who doesn't use any means to achieve my goals? Like the incident at the hotel that year?" Pho Canh Tham frowned slightly: "Isn't that right?" I clenched my trembling hand and closed my eyes. Pho's mother finally noticed me. Seeing the two of us standing together, she looked unhappy: "Don't you know how to ask your superiors a few questions? Do you understand the rules?" At that moment, all eyes turned to me, full of malice. I suddenly woke up. From beginning to end, I was lost. Pho Canh Tham agreed with my family to treat me like a wild animal. His criteria for choosing a wife is Luu Kha Y, and the person suitable for the Pho family is also Luu Kha Y.

“Yes, I have something to say.”

I glanced at everyone, strangely calm.

“I, want, to, divorce, kiss, with, Pho, Canh, Tham.”

Every word is solid. The whole room fell silent. Pho Canh Tham was stunned, his originally indifferent eyes were now filled with shock. Everyone's eyes turned towards me, probably thinking I was trying to get attention again. Pho's mother lost patience and glared at me: "Just saying a few words and already asking for a divorce, what, is coming to the family banquet to warm you up?" No one believes I really want a divorce. In their eyes, I had gone to great lengths to hug Pho Canh Tham's thigh and would absolutely never let go.

“I really want a divorce.” I didn't bother to look at Pho Canh Tham's face, calmly facing everyone present.

A relative who was not very close stood up, patted Pho's mother's hand to persuade her to calm down, then looked at me wonderingly: "Why do you want a divorce? Say something slowly, no need to upset everyone at this time."

"You shouldn't ask me this." I said without changing expression, "It's better to ask Luu Kha Y."

They all looked at Luu Kha Y at the same time. She didn't seem to expect me to mention her and was suddenly confused. Maybe she thought I was easy to bully, even though she was provoked to the door, she didn't dare to fight back? Then she was wrong, if I bear the anger, I would like to take revenge on the spot.

"You haven't seen the news in the press, Miss Liu publicly thanked your husband for inviting you to dinner and then took him home, and now you've come to participate in the Pho family's banquet. Is there still room for you in this house? Have people ever considered you Pho Canh Tham's wife? Has Pho Canh Tham ever looked you in the eye?"

I slowly scanned my eyes looked at everything, finally stopping at the stunned face of Pho's mother, the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "You have never allowed me to call you mother-in-law. Now you have a daughter-in-law that you truly like, I congratulate you. As for you, for the past year, I have been respectful to my superiors and pleased with my husband, but have received such an outcome. If I don't wear sandals and run quickly, why do I stay at the Pho family? Are you a clown for everyone to make fun of?"