Chapter 1 — Mother-in-law Chooses Ex-Love

Right when my future mother-in-law publicly said for the third time that "white moonlight" was worthy of being the Van family's daughter-in-law, I took off the engagement ring on my hand and dropped it straight into the bowl of fish maw soup in front of her. Van Thoi Nghien asked me: "Do you need to go overboard like that? My mother is just a nostalgic person and speaks a little frankly." It's necessary, it's too necessary. Your biological mother demeans your fiancee, not only does she despise me, but she also despises you. No matter what happens, you have to find the cause within yourself, and the person who needs to find the cause is you, Van Thoi Nghien. That day was the engagement party for me and Van Thoi Nghien. The most expensive VIP banquet room in Beijing, with thirty-six trays, fresh flowers airlifted from the Netherlands, and a dessert table splendidly arranged like an official wedding. I wore a champagne-colored satin silk dress, my hair in a low bun, and a pair of pearl earrings that Van Thoi Nghien gave me last month. He stood next to me, gentle and handsome, the cufflinks on his vest were chosen by me. It also looks very human. Very suitable to bring to the altar. Before entering the party, the elders of both sides spoke according to the procedure. My parents passed away early, the representatives are my uncle and aunt. My uncle is a retired high school teacher. He has never attended an expensive party like this in half his life. After sitting down, he didn't even dare pick up chopsticks. My aunt secretly asked me: "Chieu Vi, how much does this tray cost?" I said: "You can rest assured to eat, I have already paid half of the deposit." So she immediately reached out her hand that was about to retreat towards the plate of king crab legs. Very good. My family members don't make me lose face. The one who lost face was the Van family. Van Thoi Nghien's mother, Mrs. Pho Lam Chi, wore a green cheongsam, sat in the center of the main banquet table, her face smiled demurely but her words were as sharp as a half-sharpened knife. First she looked at me.

“Chieu Vi is truly a talented child. At only 32 years old, he became an equity member of a law firm. It's not easy.”

I nodded: "Thank you, Auntie Pho." Her smile deepened.

"It's just that a girl is so talented that it's hard for her family to avoid being cold. Later when she marries into the Van family, she should let go of whatever work she can do. Thoi Nghien's stomach is not good, she has to eat hot food in the morning, she can't let her go hungry to receive guests at night."

I was just about to open my mouth and say that Van Thoi Nghien's bad stomach has nothing to do with me, he didn't grow from my pot. Then Ms. Pho Lam Chi turned to the woman sitting next to her.

“In this regard, The Nguyet did very well.”

Tong The Nguyet sat on her left. White dress, long black hair, and a thin diamond-encrusted watch on her wrist. Indeed very beautiful. So beautiful that even someone who loves beauty like me is willing to look a few more times. It's just a pity that her eyes looking at Van Thoi Nghien were so wet, as wet as if she had just been fished out of the mud of an old love. Ms. Pho Lam Chi held Tong The Nguyet's hand, her face full of sadness.

"That year, when Thoi Nghien started his business, it was the most difficult, The Nguyet followed him in the basement, stayed up all night stewing soup for him, and went to meet customers with him. From that moment on, I thought, a child like this is worthy of being the Van family's daughter-in-law."

The main banquet table was silent for a second. My uncle's chopsticks picked up the crab legs and stopped mid-air. My wife almost spit out the soup in her mouth. Tan Viet, Van Thoi Nghien's friend, quickly stepped forward to mediate.

"Auntie Pho was so happy today that she talked a bit too much. Don't take it to heart, sister-in-law, The Nguyet is also considered an old friend of ours, everyone is close."

Another friend, Tham Tu Bach, smiled even more awkwardly.

"That's right, that's right, Aunt Pho is just reminiscing about her youth. Everyone who was young doesn't have a few stories."

I turned to look at Van Thoi Nghien: "What do you say?" Van Thoi Nghien was stunned for a moment. He probably thought I would be like the last two times and laugh it off. He reached out to hold my hand.

“Chieu Vi, there's a lot of people today, don't make trouble.”

I pulled my hand back.

“I ask you, what are you going to say?”

Mrs. Pho Lam Chi's face turned pale.

"Thi Nghien, Chieu Vi has a strong personality, in the future you will have to gradually improve it. Women are used to winning arguments in court when they go out, but when they come home they don't know how to bow their heads."

Tong The Nguyet gently pulled her hand.

“Aunt Pho, don't say any more, Chieu Vi will not be happy.”

Really good. The sound of "Miss Chieu Vi" directly took me to the scaffolding, turning me into a cruel, narrow-minded, calculating old woman. I raised the glass of red wine in front of me and took a small sip. Finally, Van Thoi Nghien also spoke up.

"My mother has no bad intentions. In the past, The Nguyet really helped me a lot, but that's all in the past. Now you are my fiancee."

His voice was very calm. So calm that I wanted to applaud. See, he never gets the point right. Deputy Lam Chi insulted me. -> He emphasized that I had won the title. Tong The Nguyet sat next to his mother. -> He emphasized that it was a thing of the past. What I need is for him to immediately shut them up. So what he gave me was a hat that "must be tolerant when it comes to politics". I laughed.

"Van Thoi Nghien, this is the third time your mother has publicly dragged Tong The Nguyet out to trample me."

He frowned: "Chieu Vi, don't say such harsh things."

“Is it hard to hear?”

I took off the ring. That engagement ring was personally ordered by him in Zurich, 5 carats, D water, the purity is outrageously high. Mrs. Pho Lam Chi once said:

“There's no need to buy a diamond ring this big. Before, The Nguyet was happy wearing a crushed diamond.”

At that time, I just smiled and did not reply. It's nice to return her today. The ring fell into the bowl of fish maw soup, making a very soft "click" sound. The entire table turned their eyes to me. I pulled out a tissue and wiped my fingers clean.

"Van Thoi Nghien, starting from this moment, we annul our marriage."

2 I met Van Thoi Nghien in a meeting to close an investment deal. He is the founder of Tu Quang Medical. At that time, I was the youngest member of the Capital Markets department at Trung Hanh law firm. I had just completed two IPOs on the Hong Kong stock exchange. My dark circles were darker than my eyeliner. Tu Quang Medical specializes in AI surgical navigation equipment. It sounds grand, but on paper it's full of problems: patent ownership, clinical data conformity, supplier commissions, early-stage equity ownership agreements. Before Investing money, investors are most afraid of discovering a time bomb among the founding team. And Van Thoi Nghien's company buried a big bomb. Before quitting, the former technical manager brought a part of the algorithm source code with him and claimed that the core model was his personal achievement. Either give 30 million yuan or go to court. The investor was so scared that he almost overturned the table to withdraw capital. Van Thoi Nghien sat at the back of the meeting room, not saying a few words all night.