Chapter 2 — My sister-in-law kicked me out of the house, and as soon as I turned my back, I confiscated the villa worth more than tens of millions of yuan!

I raised my head to look at her.

“You should also be careful.”

Lam Man smiled even more proudly.

“I'm in my own home, what's there to be afraid of?”

I won't say any more. Some words are said too soon and don't hurt. You have to wait for the opponent to sharpen the blade himself. Only when that blade cuts into their own body do they know what pain is. I caught a taxi in front of the residential area gate. The driver looked at the two large suitcases and asked:

“Girl, where are you going?”

I read the name of a chain hotel nearby. As soon as the car rolled away, Co Minh Vien's phone called. I hung up. He called back. I continued to hang up. On the third call, the caller changed to Lam Man. I answered the phone and turned on speakerphone. Lam Man's voice immediately rang out harshly from the other end of the line.

“Co Hieu Duong, you took the gold bracelet from the kitchen drawer, right?”

The driver glanced at me in the rearview mirror. I laughed.

“I just left the house ten minutes ago, have you already started looking for the bracelet?”

"That's the dowry my mother gave me. I put it in the kitchen drawer. Who else could it be besides you?"

“You keep your dowry in the kitchen?”

“I can put it wherever I like, don't make excuses.”

Next to him, Co Minh Vien said impatiently:

"Man Man, look for it again. Maybe I left it in the bedroom."

Lam Man immediately raised his voice:

"I still saw it there this afternoon. It's gone now. As soon as Co Hieu Duong moved away, she disappeared. If not her, then who?"

I calmly asked:

“Have you called the police yet?”

Lam Man choked for a moment.

“Do you think I don't dare?”

“If you dare, report it.”

The driver coughed lightly and unconsciously slowed down the car. Lam Man smiled coldly.

"Don't think I don't know. You've been short of money lately, right? You can't even buy new clothes anymore."

"Take my bracelet and sell it to make ends meet, you can completely do that."

I called her directly by name. The voice was so cold that it no longer had any temperature.

“Talk must have evidence.”

“Otherwise, by the time the police actually arrive, the person who will lose face may not be me.”

I watched the street lights pass by outside the car window.

“If you dare to send those words to the family group right now, I will immediately return and confront you in front of everyone.”

“Don't scare me.”

“I'm not threatening you.”

The other end of the line was silent for two seconds. Co Minh Vien grabbed the phone.

"Sister, Man Man is just impatient, don't take it to heart. Can you tell me where you are?"

“It has nothing to do with you.”

“Co Minh Vien, if you call again, I will block your number.”

Having finished speaking, I hung up the phone. The driver glanced at me.

“Argued with family members?”

“Evicted from the house.”

He was silent for a moment.

“Brother?”

“That's why it hurts.”

I didn't reply. The phone quickly vibrated again. In the family group, Lam Man posted a photo of a gold bracelet.

"My dowry gold bracelet is lost. My sister just moved away. If you see this message, I hope you return it soon. The family doesn't want to make a big deal out of it."

The first person to answer was my mother.

"What ring? Xiao Duong can't take it."

"Mom, I don't want to suspect her either. But at that time there were only three of us in the house. Minh Vien was still in the living room, I was taking a shower, and she was the only one who went into the kitchen to get water."

Co Minh Vien:

“Man Man, don't talk about this in the group anymore.”

“Child saved her face. If we weren't family members, I would have called the police a long time ago."

My wife also quickly appeared.

“Hieu Duong, if you really took it, please return it. Don't embarrass your sister-in-law over a small thing."

I stared at the screen. A small item. With just one sentence from Lam Man, the reputation I had accumulated for more than ten years in the eyes of my relatives immediately became as thin as a piece of paper. I only answer in three words:

“I don't take it.”

Lam Man immediately responded:

“Then you go back so I can check your suitcase.”

Taxi stops in front of the hotel. I pay for the car. As soon as I got out of the car, the phone rang again. This time it's my mother. I answered the phone. Her voice was full of worry.

“Hieu Duong, where are you? Minh Vien said you moved away?

“I'm staying at a hotel.”

“Stop running around. Mom and dad will be home soon.”

“Mom, don't come back for now.”

“What's the matter with the bracelet?”

“She slandered me.”

My mother's breathing became heavier.

“I know you would never do that.”

Just that one sentence was enough to make the lump in my heart that had been stuck in my heart all night ease a little. But the next second, Co Minh Vien's voice intervened.

“Sister, just go back and let Man Man check her suitcase once. Isn't it enough to prove your innocence?"

I clasped my ID card in my hand and stood in front of the reception desk.

“You want her to search my suitcase?”

“Sister, Man Man is crying so much. She's stressed about being pregnant..."

“She's not pregnant.”

The other end of the line immediately went silent. My mother's voice suddenly turned cold.

“Minh Vien, tell me clearly. What is not yet pregnant?

Co Minh Vien panicked.

“Mom, I'm not…”

I hung up the phone and gave my ID card to the receptionist. The girl at the counter looked at me and asked in a low voice:

“Do you need a quieter room?”

When she gave me the room card, she lowered her voice even more.

“There was a girl outside the door who took a short video of you and posted it online.”

I immediately turned around. Outside the glass door of the hotel, To Thien, Lam Man's cousin, was holding up her phone. As soon as she saw me, she immediately pointed the lens towards my face.

“Have you seen it? Stealing her sister-in-law's dowry and then hiding in a hotel. What a thick skin.”

The two guests waiting for the elevator in the lobby simultaneously turned their heads to look at me. I pushed my suitcase against the wall and walked straight towards To Thien. To Thien immediately raised the phone high.

“Are you scared? If you're afraid, return the bracelet here."

I reached out to take the phone. She stepped back. The heel of the shoe caught on the edge of the carpet in front of the door, almost falling over. Immediately she screamed loudly.

“Hit people! Stealing things and hitting people!”

The receptionist quickly ran out.

“Miss, it is not allowed to take pictures of guests here.”

To Thien immediately pointed the camera at her face.

“Your hotel is protecting thieves, right?”

The receptionist's face turned red. I looked at To Thien.