Chapter 7 — Locking my card to leave, I left my husband's family stranded in a seven-star hotel

“Your situation is very clear.”

“The house is personal property before marriage, there is no need to divide it.”

"The online shop was also registered and operated before marriage and belongs to personal property."

"After getting married, the two of them did not buy large assets together, nor did the other side make any substantive contribution to her career."

“So what can he get?”

“Almost nothing can be divided.”

Lawyer Co closed the file.

“But he can use the excuse of common living expenses for the past three years to ask her for compensation.”

“He never brought home any money.”

“Then it's even simpler.”

Lawyer Co looked at me.

“If you have decided to divorce, I advise you to handle it as soon as possible.”

“The longer you drag, the more variables.”

“I have decided.”

Lawyer Co nodded.

“I will send a lawyer letter tomorrow.”

It was already dark when I left the lawyer's office. I walked slowly on the sidewalk, the phone suddenly rang. It's a strange number. I hesitated for a few seconds then picked up the phone.

“To Niem, right?”

It was a girl's voice, it sounded familiar but I couldn't remember.

"I'm Chau Nhuy, Tran Phong's colleague. We met once at the company's year-end party last year."

I remember now. The long-haired girl sat next to Tran Phong that day and even clinked glasses with him a few times.

"What is up?"

Her voice was a bit tense.

"I think there's something you should know. Is it convenient for you to meet?"

“Just keep talking.”

“It's not very convenient to talk on the phone.”

She paused for a moment then continued:

"Can you go out tomorrow afternoon? I'll send you the address."

Having finished speaking, she hung up and sent a locator to a coffee shop. I stared at that address. In my heart, I vaguely guessed something. The next day at noon, I went to the coffee shop. Chau Nhuy had been sitting there before, in a hidden position in the corner. The cup of coffee in front of me was almost untouched. She saw me and immediately stood up, her expression extremely complicated.

“Sit down.”

I pulled out a chair and sat down, looking at her. She took a deep breath, took out her phone from her pocket, opened a few screenshots and gave it to me. It's a WeChat chat between Tran Phong and another girl.

“Baby, will you come over to my place tonight?”

“What about your wife?”

“Let her go, we're about to get a divorce.”

"Really? How many times have you said that?"

"This time it's real. She asked for a divorce first. Once the divorce is over, I will marry you."

The date displayed is three days ago. I returned the phone to Chau Nhuy.

“Who is that woman?”

“New administrative staff of the company.”

She bit her lip.

"Last name is Lam, first name is Lam Tieu Man."

"The two of them have been going back and forth for at least half a year. Everyone in the company knows, just hiding it from me."

“Why did you tell me?”

Chau Nhuy bowed her head.

“Because… he also pursued me before.”

"He said his marriage was not happy, saying his wife was too strong and did not know how to sympathize."

“I almost believed it.”

"Later I discovered that at the same time he was still pursuing Lam Tieu Man, that's when I realized he was that kind of person."

I looked at her. My heart felt strangely calm.

“Thank you for telling me.”

She looked at me cautiously.

“Are you okay?”

"No problem."

I stood up.

“It's really okay.”

I walked out of the cafe. The sunlight outside was so bright that it stung my eyes. He kept a mistress outside for half a year. Meanwhile, he still blatantly forced me to spend more than 200,000 yuan for his mother to spend. I took out my phone and sent a text message to lawyer Co:

“Lawyer Co, I have new evidence to add.”

The lawyer's letter was sent to Tran Phong on the eighth day. That night he came. This time he didn't bang on the door. Just standing outside the door, voice low and hoarse:

“To Niem, open the door, I have something to say.”

I opened the door. Tran Phong is visibly thinner. Beard unshaven, eyes full of blood.

“Come in and talk.”

I leaned to the side to avoid it. He walked into the living room and stopped when he saw the divorce agreement spread on the tea table. He turned his head to look at me.

“Can we… not get a divorce?”

“I know I did wrong this time around.”

He spoke very fast.

"I'll go talk to my mother. From now on, she won't come looking for you to ask for money anymore."

“I will also handle the other supplier, tell them to continue delivering to you.”

“I will tell Tran Hao and Ly Binh to delete all the bad reviews.”

“Can we start again?”

I leaned against the door frame, quietly looking at him.

“What about Lam Tieu Man?”

Tran Phong's face immediately changed.

“You… where do you know from?”

“Important?”

"To Niem, that was just because I was drunk and talking nonsense. I really have nothing with her..."

“Tran Phong.”

I interrupted him.

“I've seen all your chats.”