Chapter 10 — On a 5-day business trip, I called the police to kick my husband's entire family out of the house

The next afternoon, I brought all the evidence to meet Mr. Vuong. Two plans were placed parallel in front of him. One copy is my exact solution. One copy is the "bidding plan" submitted by Gia Hoa Design. Mr. Vuong watched for less than five minutes before frowning.

“This Gia Hoa version…”

He turned two more pages.

“The way to handle spatial flow is almost identical to your plan.”

“Not nearly.”

I pointed to the floor plan on the third page.

“It's a complete copy.”

“This L-shaped hallway transition corner treatment is my personal design habit.”

“In the profession, no two people will use it exactly the same way.”

Mr. Vuong leaned back in his chair and looked at me.

“Tieu Lam, tell me the truth.”

“What is this all about?”

“My files were stolen by someone next to me.”

“That person is a friend of the owner of Gia Hoa Design.”

“They want to use low prices to steal the project.”

“The person next door…”

Mr. Vuong looked at me but did not ask further questions.

“Can you guarantee that your plan has no data errors?”

I gave him the backup printout.

“This is the backup file in my personal cloud.”

“There is a timestamp.”

“Three days earlier than the edited version in the system.”

“You can compare.”

He picked it up and took a look. Finally he put down the file.

"I won't cooperate with Gia Hoa anymore."

“The project is still assigned to you.”

“Thank you, Mr. Wang.”

He looked at me.

“Your company's internal security issues must be handled well.”

“What I value most when choosing a partner is trustworthiness.”

"I get it."

Leaving the partner's office, I sat in the car for a long time. The project has been retained. But this won't end like that. Phuong Bach Lam stole trade secrets. Chu Hao Nam is an accomplice. This can completely lead to criminal prosecution. I opened my phone and texted Tu Manh:

“The project can be kept.”

“What process should be followed for stolen trade secrets?”

She replied very quickly:

“If you want to prosecute, you can report it to the police.”

“But getting evidence of this kind of thing is quite complicated.”

“Do you have IT login history and confirmation from the partner?”

“Then you can report.”

“But do you want to wait until the divorce is over before doing it?”

“If two things happen at the same time, others might say you intentionally retaliated.”

I thought for a few seconds.

“For now, just make a file and save it first.”

"Wait for the divorce verdict to be finalized before officially pursuing it."

"Smart."

Back at the company, General Manager Trieu called me into his office.

“How is the project?”

“You can keep it.”

She nodded, showing a rare smile.

“Lam Van Tinh.”

“I can rest assured when I leave the work to you.”

“Waiting for this to pass…”

She stopped for a moment.

“Wait until I finish resolving my personal matters and then talk later.”

I don't ask anymore. But I have a vague feeling that... What General Trieu wants to tell me, is most likely related to promotion. Just for now... We have to finish this battle first. The day the trial opened, it was raining in Cam Thanh. I wore a black vest, my hair tied back, and walked into courtroom number three of the Cam Hoa District Court. Tu Manh was already sitting in the plaintiff's position. The plaintiff is still us. Chu Hao Nam's counterclaim was admitted to the court with the case. On the defendant's side, Chu Hao Nam wore a wrinkled shirt and a crooked tie one side. Sitting next to him is the lawyer nicknamed "The King of Turbid Water" - Vuong Duc Thuan. Over fifty years old, thin hair, eyes full of filter. The judge sat down and announced the start of the trial. After Tu Manh finished presenting his lawsuit request, Vuong Duc Thuan began "performing".

"Dear jury, my client believes that the relationship between husband and wife has not really broken down."

"This conflict stemmed from the defendant's mother's inappropriate behavior in a moment of anger."

“The defendant is now deeply aware of his mistake—”

“Objection.”

Tu Manh raised his hand.

“This content is not directly related to the case.”

"The plaintiff's request for divorce stems from the defendant's adultery and concealment of debt during the marriage, not the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

“The plaintiff presented evidence of adultery.” The judge said.

Tu Manh opened the evidence files and submitted them one by one.

“First proof.”

"12 surveillance camera photos recorded the defendant and a third person, Tong Nha, entering and leaving the hotel in the last eight months."

“Second evidence.”

“Cash flow history of 300,000 yuan consumer loan in defendant's name.”

“120,000 yuan and 80,000 yuan were transferred twice to Tong Nha's personal account.”

"The remaining 100,000 yuan was transferred to the cosmetic facility to pay for Tong Nha's face correction project."

“Third evidence.”

“Rent contract at apartment 1105, building 3, Bich Thuy Hoa Vien area, Thanh Van district.”

“The tenant has the signature of the defendant.”

“Fourth evidence.”