Chapter 12 — Marriage Is A Trap

"I reported Phuong Dao's threatening message to the police. The other side said they would call her up to talk."

“I just investigated Phuong Dao's background.”

“To Niem… this woman is not simple.”

“What do you mean?”

“Before she met Luc Canh Tham, she had two relationships.”

“Both are married men.”

“And they both ended up with the other person getting a divorce and then giving her a sum of money.”

I looked at the text on the screen. Phuong Dao is not the type to instantly fall in love with Luc Canh Tham. She is a person with a plan. Have a goal. But my ex-husband... was only her third target. I sat up straight.

“Help me investigate one more thing.”

"In Phuong Dao's two previous relationships... was anyone at the business management level?"

“I looked it up.”

Tan Loc's voice was very calm.

“The first contact was the owner of a small company, with no background.”

“The second term…”

“CEO of Hang Vien Real Estate.”

“Vuong Chi Cuong.”

That news made all the pieces in my head come together instantly. Phuong Dao's second man is CEO Hang Vien — Vuong Chi Cuong. After that relationship ended, Vuong Chi Cuong divorced her and gave her a sum of money. After that, Phuong Dao appeared in Hang Vien as an ordinary employee. Then she met Luc Canh Tham. Then stay with him. I narrowed my eyes slightly.

“Do you think it's a coincidence that Phuong Dao worked at Hang Vien?”

“Of course not.”

“Vuong Chi Cuong gave her money, but maybe not enough.”

“Or she needs a position in Vuong Chi Cuong's company.”

“Luc Canh Tham… is her new stepping stone.”

“Does Luc Canh Tham know the relationship between Phuong Dao and Vuong Chi Cuong?”

“Most likely not.”

"Since the breakup, Phuong Dao has used her new identity to enter the company."

"Vuong Chi Cuong can't go around and spread it everywhere."

I slowly pieced everything together.

"Phuong Dao not only stays with Luc Canh Tham but also maintains contact with Vuong Chi Cuong."

“Luc Jingshen's project lost 3,000,000 yuan.”

"Phuong Dao went to find Vuong Chi Cuong to cooperate to attack me."

“This entire sequence… matches perfectly.”

“Not only that.”

Tan Loc smiled coldly.

"What's more interesting is that after being fired, Phuong Dao didn't find someone to write the article herself, but went directly to find Vuong Chi Cuong."

“That proves that she is holding his fontanelle in her hand.”

I sat in the dark, gradually rearranging my thoughts. This woman named Phuong Dao... is much more complicated than I thought. She is not a normal "little girl". It's someone who sees men as tools to manipulate. Luc Canh Tham is a chess piece. Vuong Chi Cuong is also a chess piece. Even the article attacking me this time... was not simply revenge. She is taking advantage of oppressing me to consolidate the interests between herself and Vuong Chi Cuong. I opened the window, letting the night breeze in.

“Can you get substantive evidence about the relationship between Phuong Dao and Vuong Chi Cuong?”

“It takes time.”

“But it can be done.”

“One week.”

I looked at the neon lights outside the city.

“Every day that article spreads… the damage to me will get a little bigger.”

“So what are you going to do?”

I was silent for a few seconds. Then gently curl your lips.

“I was going to write an article.”

“Write a story.”

I turned the pen in hand.

“About how a woman manipulates a married man for her own gain.”

“It's a real incident.”

“Of course I won't use my real name.”

“But those who understand… will automatically understand.”

Tan Loc's voice was slightly lower.

"Are you sure? Doing that is like officially tearing Phuong Dao's face off."

I smiled softly.

“Between me and her…”

“From the moment she walked out of the bedroom wearing my nightgown…”

“There's no more face left to keep.”

The next morning, it took me three hours to write a long article. The title is:

“She's Not a Lover, She's a Hunter.”

Three thousand words. Do not mention names. Don't just name anyone. But I used the storytelling method I am best at, dissecting the behavior and psychology of a "interloper in other people's marriages" down to the bone.