Chapter 5 — Mother-in-law Slaps Me, I Make The Whole Family Pay

Lawyer Vuong quickly brought unpleasant news.

"Miss Lam, the situation is quite difficult. Because you do not own the shares in the company, legally, you are only identified as his wife. Wanting to prove the core contribution to dividing assets... will be very difficult."

"The other side also has a strong team of lawyers. They have submitted documents, confirming that all technological achievements are Co Vi's personal intellectual property. And you... are just a housewife with no job."

Those two words... were like a thorn piercing straight into my heart. I gave up my future for his company and poured all my heart and soul. The result... only changed to the title "housewife". But that's not the worst thing. Truong Thuy Hoa began to take advantage of her market-style "social network". She spread the news everywhere — from the neighborhood group, to the relatives group back home. I said I had a change of heart a long time ago, I had a rich backer outside, so I decided to divorce to divide my assets. In her story, I became a promiscuous, greedy, ungrateful woman. Rumors spread quickly like flood waters. Even my mother received many "concerned" calls, advising her to take care of her daughter and not take things too seriously. In those days, I was almost engulfed in public pressure. I locked myself in my room, looked at the dirty words online, looked at the people who once smiled at me... now turned around and pointed fingers. I started to doubt myself. Did I really do something wrong? Am I too cruel? Too broken? Just as I was about to be swallowed by those thoughts— The door to the room was kicked open. My mother walked in, grabbed my phone, and threw it hard on the bed.

"Lam Van! Wake up, mom!"

My mother held my cheeks tightly, forcing me to look straight into her eyes.

"Other people's mouths can say whatever they want, no matter how dirty the story is, they can make it up! But money and dignity, you must hold in your own hands! The more they rush to defame you, the more it proves that you have hit them where it hurts!"

Mom's words were like a blow straight to my heart. If I'm really insignificant... Why do they need to spend so much effort to oppress me? Their madness... Is the clearest proof of my worth. I took a deep breath. The dirty words out there... only make me more determined. I don't care anymore. I put all my effort into organizing and systematizing the evidence. I gathered all the design files on my computer, from creation time, editing history, to each version upgrade... to create a clear, coherent timeline. After that, I searched through old articles. A few years ago, on major design forums at home and abroad, I used a secondary account to post some analysis articles about future UIUX trends. There are many concepts and interactive logic that are ahead of their time... Which later coincide almost completely with the core products of "Sang Vi Technology". Each timeline... connects together. Indisputable. It's all evidence. Just as I was burying my head in work, an unexpected turning point appeared. A text message from an unknown number.

"Is that Ms. Lam Van? I'm Chu Hao. I worked on a project with you in college."

I remember now. He is a junior, a genuine technical person, and is very good at coding. After graduating, he went to work “Sang Vi Technology”, is now a core programmer. Previously in the company, he always respected my abilities, and occasionally we exchanged tasks. I thought for a moment, then answered. Don't rush to entice. Just like an old friend, asking a few questions, by the way asking about the company's situation. Chu Hao seemed to be choking on something. He accidentally revealed that after the failure of the "Khai Minh" project, the company was in trouble. Unable to raise capital, constant internal conflicts. To maintain stability, Co Vi drew a new "big cake". He told investors and the whole team that he had a "secret weapon" in his hands, preparing to unleash it to turn the situation around. Chu Hao said, the new project idea sounds very grand... But technically it is extremely difficult, there are many obvious logical flaws, and the risks are very high. Some veteran engineers objected. But they were all dismissed by Co Vi. My heart suddenly felt cold. I asked more closely about that "secret weapon".