Chapter 4 — Laying a Love Trap for the Beijing Heir

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The next day, Tieu Ky himself took me to school. Before I could get out of the car, his luxurious car attracted the eyes of many people. Coincidentally, that included my old roommate. In just a few days, the news about an innocent student dating a young master in Beijing became a hot topic on the school's forum.

“I'm so jealous of her, it's true that being beautiful has its advantages.”

"That's Tieu Ky! I've met so many beautiful girls, yet I personally took her to school!"

“I heard from her roommate that Tieu Ky dumped her, but she moved straight out of the dorm and lived with him!”

“Tsk, what a shameless, money-hungry girl.”

Even when I went to the library, someone hinted: "Sigh, even the foster girls still have time to study, so what reason do we have for not trying?" I pretended not to hear. But Tieu Ky heard those words, his face was not happy, he asked me if I needed him to come forward and solve the problem. I said no need, then skillfully expressed some resentment, but instead comforted him

“It's okay, I just care about what you think of me.”

His eyes were thoughtful, but he didn't respond. Not long after, the rumors seemed to disappear. Tieu Ky doesn't know what he's been busy with these days. I haven't seen him for a few days. That afternoon, after school, I saw a familiar car and thought he was coming. But when the car window rolled down, Trieu Can's brazen face appeared.

“Oh hello, isn't this Ms. Tham who works hard to earn tuition money?”

"I heard that Young Master Tieu has taken care of you. So, is he willing to give you money to spend?"

I didn't pay attention to him, but he kept driving slowly after me.

“Girl, don't be so rigid in life.”

“You only see Tieu Ky's flashy appearance, it's useless.”

“Sooner or later you will regret not following me, and that day is almost here.”

“I will trample him under my feet, everything that is his will be mine!”

Last time, when Tieu Ky took me away from him, he had to bow his head timidly. But now listening to his tone, it seems he has become much more extravagant. I stopped and looked at him with interest: "Oh? So confident?" He smirked: "Just wait and see, he takes my place, and one day he will have to give it up."

“If you regret it now, I can still consider…”

I laughed: "Mr. Trieu, let's see when that day comes and then continue talking." Hope you don't disappoint me.

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When I returned to Tieu Ky's house, I met Han Nha again. Tieu Ky's "brother", who follows a neutral style but uses makeup that is even more sophisticated than hers. Tieu Ky hasn't returned yet, she's waiting outside the door. Recognizing me, her expression immediately changed.

“Are you here to find Tieu Ky?” She looked at me cautiously: "Didn't he give you to Boss Ly? How dare you come back and cling to him?"

I passed her and used facial recognition to open Tieu Ky's door in front of her. Then I smiled: "Miss Han, go inside and wait, he'll be home a little late." Han Nha's eyes widened and her voice rose a few notches.

"Miss!"

“How can you open the door to Tieu Ky's house!”

“Are you living here?!”

I raised my eyebrows slightly: "Can't you see?" She pushed me away, rushed into the house, saw my slippers at the door and some unput clothes on the sofa.

“Tieu Ky cannot let you live in his house!” She couldn't believe it: "He's already given you to Boss Ly... What face do you have left to follow him!"

I smiled softly: "What are you angry about?"

“Could it be that… you like Tieu Ky?”

Her face turned red and she angrily cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about! He and I have been friends for many years! I just don't like the type of woman like you who relies on her body to climb up, you don't deserve him!"

“He once said you were just a gold digger, how could he really like you?”

“You're still a student, right?” She smiled coldly: “It's best for you to leave by yourself, otherwise, the people around you will know…”

“Know what.”

A cold voice rang out, breaking the tense atmosphere. Tieu Ky suddenly appeared, his sharp eyes scanning the room. Han Nha trembled and stammered: "I came to find you, I don't know why she is here..." I smiled and happily said: "I'm home!" In Han Nha's surprised eyes, Tieu Ky opened his arms to welcome me when I ran to hug him, his face also softened completely.

“She is my girlfriend, of course here.”

The word "girlfriend" first appeared in Tieu Ky's mouth. I lowered my eyes and smiled slightly. Han Nha was stunned: "No way... Tieu Ky, are you kidding me? You once said that a woman like her..."

“Shut up.” Tieu Ky's eyes hardened: "Don't think yourself right."

"Self-righteous? Haha, because of a girl like this, you say I'm arrogant?"

Han Nha stared at herself, gritted her teeth: "You will regret it!" She left angrily. I let go of Tieu Ky's hand, not very happy: "If you quarrel with my 'good brother' because of me, do you regret it?" Tieu Ky frowned: "What good are you brothers? You and her just have a little business relationship, we've known each other for a long time." After speaking, he suddenly smiled, his voice lowered a bit: "Are you jealous?" I coldly chuckled in my heart. He sat down next to me and, as if to lighten the mood, pulled out a photo.

“This is the photo you left in the car, is the person in the photo you?”

I was stunned. It was an old photo, in which two little girls were smiling brightly at the camera. The old photo, bearing the traces of time, is a photo of me and my sister when we were children, which I always carry with me. The back of the photo has my name written on it, “A m”. At that time, my sister only knew how to write a few words, but she always wrote my name neatly and beautifully. My throat tightened: “Yes, that's me and my sister.” Tieu Ky wondered: "Do you still have an older sister? Why have I never heard you talk about her?" I looked straight at him: "She's gone." Tieu Ky's face stiffened: "Sorry..." I gently caressed the photo: "Do you want to know how she died?" He didn't say anything, just waited silently for me to tell him.

“She loved a man and sacrificed everything for him.” I said: “But in the end you were deceived, toyed with and pushed to the edge.”

My fingers trembled, memories of the words she left in the diary suddenly came back.

“Promise me, never trust a man easily…”

I turned back to look at Tieu Ky, trying to give a forced smile.

“Tieu Ky, you won't lie to me, right?”

He didn't notice the abnormality in my words. Then, a trace of sadness flashed through his eyes, and he hugged me tightly.

“No, Am.”

“I was defeated by you.”

He doesn't see. In my eyes, a thin hatred flashed. Then quickly disappeared.

14

Not long after that, something big happened to the Tieu family. Tieu Ky's father, Mr. Tieu Truong Bach, suddenly announced that the Tieu family had another son. Because of special circumstances, he was raised under the name of a close friend. That person is the youngest son of the Trieu family, Trieu Can. Now, Mr. Tieu Truong Bach announced that his health is no longer good, so the management of the estate must be handed over to the next generation. Both the media and industry people were shocked by this news. This is like informing everyone that from now on, Trieu Can will change his family name to Tieu and have the right to inherit the family estate. From being a single young master of the Tieu family, Tieu Ky now has another "brother" who has divided half of the country. Ironically, this happened on Tieu Ky's birthday. That afternoon, Tieu Ky returned and locked himself in his room. No matter how many times I knocked on the door, he didn't answer. I didn't ask him what happened. I just sat outside the door and told jokes to cheer him up. It wasn't until it was dark that his tired voice came through the door.

“I want to be alone, don't worry.”

“But…” I gently knocked on the door: “Today is my birthday, can I stay with you?”

He was silent again. I looked around, then ran down to the garden downstairs, pulled a ladder and climbed up to his room's window on the second floor. When I entered the window, Tieu Ky looked haggard, surrounded by several bottles of wine. Seeing me climb in through the window, he immediately rushed over. Pulling me into the room, he was both surprised and angry: "You don't want to live anymore?" Even though it's only the second floor, with the height of this house, if I fall down, I could lose half my life. I raised my hand to smooth out his eyebrows that were furrowed in anger.

“I'm worried about you.”

"Isn't it uncomfortable for you to drink this much? When I worked at the bar, drinking too much was very uncomfortable."

“Let me cook you some hangover soup, it will feel better when you drink it.”

He stared at me, as if there was a fire burning in his eyes, wanting to burn me to ashes. I continued to say: "Besides, today is my first birthday with you..." A tight hug suddenly stopped my words. Tieu Ky hugged me, even his breathing trembled, as if a drowning person had finally clung to a piece of wood to save his life. Outside, the pitch black night did not go away. At this moment, I became the savior of the person I hated the most.