Chapter 15 — Not married yet, asked me to have children, I turned around and married the CEO

I tried to keep a polite smile on my lips, swallowing the anger rising in my heart.

"Lady Luc has a lot of experience, I'm being reckless."

"It's just that this pair of wish-fulfilling gems has a good meaning and is a little bit of my heart."

Luc Canh Tham grabbed my hand and gently squeezed it, as if silently reassuring me.

“Mom, Niem Niem's heart… is more precious than anything.”

Grandma also immediately chimed in.

"That's right! Uyen Nhu, what are you talking about?"

“Nem Niem comes to the house for the first time, don't scare her!”

Tan Uyen Nhu curled her lips and said no more, but her eyes still did not hide her disdain. Dinner quickly started. The long table, rich food, sophisticated tableware... all clearly show the foundation of a noble family. I followed everything I learned, moving slowly and gracefully, almost saying nothing. But clearly... Tan Uyen Nhu has no intention of letting me finish this meal in peace. She put down her chopsticks, her sharp eyes stopped on me.

“Miss Hua, I heard Canh Tham say… you come from a normal family?”

She deliberately emphasized the word "normal", as if wanting to make the distance between us clear. I nodded.

“Yes, my parents are both ordinary workers.”

She raised her eyebrows, her tone as if she were interrogating.

“So are they retired now?”

“No, they are still working.”

She continued to ask, not hiding her desire to dig deeper. I answered frankly, without evasion.

“My father is a technical worker in a factory, my mother is a supermarket cashier.”

As soon as I finished speaking, I clearly saw a flash of contempt in her eyes. She seemed to hear a funny story.

“One is a worker, one is a cashier?”

“A family like that… can raise you?”

"It seems that Miss Hua married into our Luc family... also an ancestor who has accumulated virtue."

Every word she said carried a blatant insult. Not just aimed at me… but also aimed directly at my parents. The fire in my heart flared up fiercely. I put down the tableware, raised my head, looked straight into her eyes, my eyes were no longer avoiding her.

“Lady Luc.”

My voice was not loud, but every word was clear, echoing in the space as quiet as frozen water.

“My family is really normal, my parents are just ordinary workers.”

“But they taught me what integrity is, what honesty is, what self-respect is and how to love myself.”

“They worked with their own hands, giving me everything they could give.”

“I never felt like my background was anything to be ashamed of.”

“On the contrary… I am proud of them.”

As soon as the words ended, the entire dining table fell into absolute silence. No one expected that a seemingly gentle and patient person like me could react so strongly and decisively. Tan Uyen Nhu's face changed continuously, sometimes blue, sometimes white, clearly she did not expect me to dare to refute right in front of everyone.

“What…what are you talking about?”

"I'm an elder, what's wrong with asking about your family background?"

"Care about?"

I smiled coldly, my eyes no longer avoiding them, but looked directly at her.

“I just see it as questioning… and contempt.”

“Lady Luc is right, the household registration is very important.”

“But that 'subject of protection' must be a similarity in thought mindset, about personality, about the way of looking at life... not the accumulation of money and status."

“If you only use money and status to value a relationship... then it is not marriage.”

“It's about buying and selling.”

A sentence falls, like throwing a rock straight into a calm lake. The atmosphere in the dining room immediately froze, so quiet that you could almost hear each person's breathing. The corner of Luc Canh Tham's lips curled up in a very light line, almost imperceptible. Grandpa looked at me, for the first time a clear look of approval appeared in his eyes. Grandma couldn't hide her joy, even secretly giving me a thumbs up like a cheering child. Just as the atmosphere was tense to the extreme, a voice so soft and sweet that it sounded a bit fake rang out from the door.

“Grandma Luc, Uncle Luc, Aunt Tan, I'm here to visit everyone!”

A girl wearing a pink Chanel dress walked in, with a sweet appearance, exquisite makeup, and a hand full of gift bags. At first glance, you could tell she was the type of lady who had been pampered since childhood. When she saw Luc Canh Tham, her eyes immediately lit up.

“Mr. Canh Tham, are you at home too?”

That intimate way of addressing me... completely treated me like I didn't exist. As soon as Tan Uyen Nhu saw her, his face immediately showed the first smile of the day, so enthusiastic that he almost completely changed his attitude.

“Oh, Uyen Nhi is here! Come in here and sit!”

She pulled the girl back, letting her sit right next to Luc Canh Tham, her eyes full of love.

“Uyen Nhi, you came at the right time, let me introduce you a little.”

She pointed at me, her tone light.

“This is Hua Niem… Canh Tham's new friend.”

The two words "wife" were deliberately swallowed by her, replaced by "friend". A blatant denial. The girl named Tong Uyen Nhi "as if" had just discovered me, her eyes swept over me from head to toe, not hiding her scrutiny and hostility.

“Ah… hello.”

She spoke lightly, then immediately turned to Luc Canh Tham, her voice was so sweet that it made people sick.

"Brother Canh Tham, a few days ago I went to Vienna to listen to a concert. By the way, I brought you your favorite vinyl record."

She said as she took out a delicately packaged box of discs, clearly prepared very carefully. Tan Uyen Nhu immediately responded.

“Uyen Nhi is really delicate, always thoughtful.”

“Unlike some people… who only know how to carry things that can't get on the table.”

I sat still, looking at the drama before my eyes, only feeling amused. Truly... a classic show.