Chapter 4 — Mother-in-law Trick Me into Raising Tieu Tam's Son

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To avoid making Truong Que Lan suspicious, I deliberately used the excuse that the company had urgent business, so she reluctantly agreed to let Thanh Thanh visit me. The next day at noon, Thanh Thanh arrived on time. As soon as she saw me, her eyes immediately turned red, unable to contain her emotions.

"Tieu Van, why are you so skinny? Everyone in the house is plump and white, but you are so skinny!"

Seeing Thanh Thanh like that, I quickly raised my hand to signal silence, reminding her to speak quietly, to be careful not to hurt her ears. Since discovering there was a problem with food, in order to keep my mind alert, these past few days I have lived almost in a state of constant hunger. The only thing is, I'm always suspicious of one thing: why doesn't Truong Que Lan have any doubts about me getting thinner and thinner? Because in her eyes, every day I ate sumptuously, ate a lot of meat and fish, and ate until my mouth was filled with grease - according to common sense, I should have gotten fatter. It was because I wanted to clarify this question that I called Thanh Thanh to help. I bent down and groped under the bed, only a few seconds later I pulled out the lunch box that I had secretly hidden since morning.

"Thanh Thanh, please take this to urgently check at the hospital for me. Once you have the results, report back to me immediately."

I lowered my voice to warn her, then carefully put the wrapped food box into her backpack. Looking at my careful and discreet actions, Thanh Thanh immediately understood that the situation was not as simple as it seemed, and her expression also became much more serious. In order to quickly clarify all doubts, Thanh Thanh did not stay long. Before leaving, she secretly stuffed a few snack packages under the bed for me and quickly left the center.

"Tieu Van, is there something urgent going on at the company?"

Thanh Thanh's front foot just closed the door, the next second Truong Que Lan appeared right in front of me. Seeing that tense and searching look, the bottom of my eyes couldn't help but shine a ray of contempt and disgust. I soon understood clearly - the reason they did not choose to eliminate me but instead used hypnosis was simply because they considered me a money-making tree. As long as I live one day, they can continue to rely on me to benefit.

"It's not a big deal. It's just that Thanh Thanh doesn't understand the company's recent project very well, so I need to ask you a few questions."

Hearing me say that there was nothing serious going on with the company, Truong Que Lan clearly breathed a sigh of relief, her expression also relaxed and felt more comfortable. Immersed in that feeling of peace of mind, she didn't notice the cold look that passed through my eyes. Now I just want to clarify the entire truth as soon as possible. Wait a few more days, when the confinement is over, I will make each of them pay, so that they know what it means to return grudges for gratitude. Around one or two o'clock in the morning, I was already asleep, about to fall asleep, when suddenly I received a call from Thanh Thanh.

"Tieu Van, the test results have just come back. The doctor said it contains a large amount of substances that cause hallucinations and cause nervous breakdown. These substances are extremely harmful to the body. If used for a long time, it will cause the mind to become lethargic, mentally foggy, the body to be weak and emaciated, and even seriously shorten life expectancy."

It's not strange... no wonder Truong Que Lan didn't suspect anything when he saw me skinny and emaciated. Turns out it was all because they wanted it Using up every last drop of value I still had — and then being willing to act so cruelly. I continuously took deep breaths to regulate my breathing, trying to control my body from shaking violently. I don't know how long it took for me to gradually get out of my panic. Turning my head to look at the bedside calendar - fortunately, if I just try for three more days, I will be pregnant and can leave this place. Relying on the snacks that Thanh Thanh secretly brought, I managed to endure the last day at the nursing center.

"Wife, I'm here to take you home. Hurry up and pack your things."

As promised before, Vuong Dao personally came to pick me up. Looking at his fake face, in my heart, besides disgust, there was only hatred. Half an hour later, my mother-in-law carried the pair of "dragons and phoenixes" that they set up themselves, Vuong Dao put her arm around my shoulders, and the whole family returned "home" together. Looking at the house, which is no different from when I had not yet given birth, I understand clearly - to restore everything to its original state, Vuong Dao must have spent a lot of effort. Not because of love. It's because we want to maintain the illusion. A perfect drama. Just thinking about the fact that another woman once moved in to live in my own house for a while makes me feel an indescribable resentment. Thanks to Thanh Thanh's investigation, I got almost all the information about that woman. Her name is Ton Thien Thien, she is a student who just graduated from college not long ago.