Chapter 8 — President Lu, We Are Just Trade Negotiators

No, to be more precise — Luc Thi has always been a pawn on her chess board.
“General Luc?” Tran Tranh called again.
Luc Dien Chu turned around, his back to that door.
“Let's go home.”
“What are you going back for?”
“Prepare to apologize.”
Tran Tranh was stunned. He had followed Luc Dien Chu for six years and had never heard these two words come out of that man's mouth.
“No need to apologize to her.” Luc Dien Chu walked towards the elevator, his steps much faster than when he arrived. "I apologize to all shareholders of Luc Thi. To inform them that the new investor is not Hua Thi."
“So who is it?”
Luc Dien Chu did not answer. But right now there was only one thought left in his mind: To Niem Duong would not save Luc Thi. At least it won't be saved for nothing. Her press conference today was about drawing her sword and swinging it. And Luc Thi is one of the targets the sword points towards. He had to find a position that wouldn't be cut off before her sword fell. * Eight o'clock in the evening. InterContinental Hotel Presidential Suite after the press conference ended. To Niem Duong had changed from his suit and put on an ivory white trench coat, his whole body exuding relaxation. Ha Nhac sat on the sofa scrolling through her phone.
"Sister, it's exploded. The whole East China business community is talking about you. Some people say that To Hac Nien has a successor, some people say that Niem Duong Capital is an underground crocodile, and some people are digging up your marriage with Luc Dien Chu..."
“It was within expectations.”
“But there is one thing.” Ha Nhac put down the phone and regained her smile. "After Luc Dien Chu returned, he did not accept Hua Nhuoc Tinh's capital injection."
To Niem Duong was drinking water. Hearing that, the glass of water stopped at his mouth for a split second.
"He doesn't accept money from Hua Nhuoc Tinh? So how do you plan to overcome this hurdle?"
"Don't know. But our surveillance people at the Luc Thi building discovered something - at six o'clock tonight, Luc Dien Chu called someone."
"Who?"
Ha Nhac's expression became delicate.
"...Someone from my maternal side. The Thinh family."
To Niem Duong put down the glass of water. Her whole body became quiet. Thinh family. This name causes the temperature in the room to drop several degrees.
“He found out?” To Niem Duong asked.
"Maybe we can find out part of it. At least we know that you are To Hac Nien's daughter. But that Thinh family connection..." Ha Nhac considered her words. "If he looks up your mother's relationship, he will encounter some things that should not be touched."
To Niem Duong was silent for more than ten seconds. Then, she picked up her phone and searched for an unrecorded phone number in her contacts.
“To what extent do you think he will investigate?” She asked Ha Nhac.
“Let's see how much he's not afraid of death.”
To Niem Duong turned the phone face down, the screen facing down on the table. The same action as when she hung up Luc Dien Chu's phone in the meeting room yesterday.
“Ask him to help me.” she said.
“A date with Luc Dien Chu?”
"See you tomorrow night. Location is optional."
Ha Nhac stood up and walked out the door.
"Sister, say something you shouldn't say... why did you ask him out? You're already divorced."
To Niem Duong leaned back on the sofa and turned his head to look at the night scene outside the window. The lights on the top floor of the Luc Thi building are still on.
“Divorce is divorce.” she said. "But there are debts, it's easier to calculate them after divorce."
Ha Nhac understood. He opened the door, then looked back.
"So when calculating... be gentle or be a little stronger?"
To Niem Duong did not answer. Her right hand unconsciously turned the black ring. Rotate three times. Stop.
“Let's see his attitude.”
* At the same time. Luc Thi Building. General Director's Office. Luc Dien Chu sat in the dark, in front of him was the second investigation report that Tran Tranh urgently compiled. The first version is about To Niem Duong's paternal side - To Hac Nien. This second version is about the maternal side.