Chapter 18 — My Cousin Used My House To Swindle 11,800,000 Yuan, But Didn't Know The House Was Cleared

His voice carried a smile.

“Come to the company next week.”

“Luc Thua and I will talk to you specifically.”

“There's one more thing, let me know in advance.”

“What?”

“Te Cu's third round of capital raising is about to kick off.”

“The valuation could go up to 150,000,000 yuan.”

“If that number is reached…”

“8% of the shares in your hands will fluctuate quite a bit.”

150,000,000 yuan. 12,000,000 yuan. I held the phone and stood in front of the window. 12,000,000 yuan. The amount of money I took out from the release money that year to invest... Has increased several times. Plus a profit share of six or seven hundred thousand yuan per year from the Cam Hoa center. My current assets… More than what others imagine. But those numbers... Only have meaning when needed. Now is not the time to think about money. It's time to end everything. Tham Tu Hien has surrendered. It was lawyer Ha who told me.

“Yesterday afternoon Tham Tu Hien came to present himself.”

“Shen Guo Liang is coming along.”

“And Vuong Tu Lan?”

“Currently, there has not been any official prosecution.”

“But Trieu Bang's testimony and camera photos have been submitted.”

“If the prosecutor determines that she is an accomplice…”

“There will be further moves later.”

“What about Hang Thai side?”

“That 11,800,000 yuan…”

“There is less than 700,000 yuan left in Tham Tu Hien's cryptocurrency account.”

“The rest are lost.”

“Hang Thai is conducting legal procedures to collect the debt.”

11,800,000 yuan. In the end, there was less than 700,000 yuan left.

“There's one more thing.”

Lawyer Ha continued.

"Earlier, you said Tham Tu Hien also used your information to borrow more than 1,200,000 yuan from four small mortgage companies."

“Currently, two companies have confirmed that those accounts were registered with stolen identities.”

“Debt has nothing to do with you.”

“The deletion procedure is in progress.”

“The remaining two companies are still checking.”

Good news follows good news. But the final step is actually… Still missing a bit. One week later. Cam City Design Association organizes an annual industry exchange session. The scale is about three hundred people. Investor. Communication. Investor. I received an invitation. Not as designer "An An".

“Co-founder of Te Cu.”

Before that day, Luc Thua also sent me a special message.

“I have now officially joined Te Cu's management team.”

“Title is Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder.”

“Next week at the event, you will officially announce it in your opening speech.”

“Let's prepare first.”

Co-founder. The weight of this name... Does not lie in the name itself. Behind it is a company valued at 150,000,000 yuan. Which also means... Everyone will know one thing. Tham Nhuoc An is not a freelance designer who takes odd jobs. Not the girl whose cousin dragged her through the mud. Nor is it someone wearing a faded T-shirt living in a cramped rented room. Event date. I wore a newly purchased smoky gray suit dress. Hair tied up. Light makeup. Chu Man drove me there. Before entering the hall, she glanced at me.

“Tense?”

“So why are your hands shaking?”

“It's just cold.”

Chu Man laughed and threw the car keys to me. The conference hall is located in the banquet hall of Cam Thanh hotel. Crystal lamp. Signed wall. More than three hundred people. I signed to receive the card. On the white card clearly printed:

“Tham Nhuoc An — Te Cu Technology — Co-founder.”

Black text on white background. After entering, I met many acquaintances. The previous guest who canceled the homestay project was also present. He saw the card on my chest, and his expression immediately became very indescribable.

“Tham… Miss Tham?”

“Hello, General Manager Liu.”

“You… you are the co-founder of Te Cu?”

"That's right."

He was stunned for two seconds.

“The previous homestay project... my side has re-evaluated internally.”

“Still feel we should continue to cooperate.”

“You see when it's convenient…”

“General Manager Liu.”

I smiled faintly.

“I have now joined Te Cu's management team.”

“In the short term, we will no longer accept individual design projects.”

“If you need, you can find another designer on the Te Cu platform.”

His face turned red.

“Okay… okay…”

He had barely taken two steps. Ms. Co walked over from the other side.

“After Te Cu's debut last time, I already guessed it.”

“You are not the normal type of investor.”

“Your direction from start to finish is on the path of commercializing design, right?”

“Miss Co has really sharp eyes.”

“It's not like I'm sharp-eyed.”

She shook her head and smiled.

“But you hid it too well before.”

“Having gone through so many things and still being able to stand firmly in this place…”

“Really good.”

The opening speech begins. Luc Thua stepped onto the stage. He talked about the development process and vision of Te Cu. Finally, suddenly changed the subject.

“Today I want to officially introduce an extremely important partner to Te Cu.”

“She is Te Cu's first angel investor.”

“Also our new Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder.”

“Her understanding of the design industry and her commercial judgment…”

“It is one of the most important factors that helped Te Cu get to where it is today.”

“Tham Nhuoc An.”

Applause rang out. The eyes of more than three hundred people in the hall simultaneously turned towards me. I stood up. Go up to the stage. No manuscript available.

“Thank you everyone.”

“I am Tham Nhuoc An.”