Chapter 3 — On my wedding night, I kicked my husband's entire family away

She choked, her face turned red. I stepped on my high heels and walked into the master bedroom, opened the bedside drawer, took out the notebook with money and a box of envelopes, and placed them down in front of everyone.

"This is wedding money, both sides have clearly recorded it, whichever side's relatives take it, no one takes it from anyone else. As for this safe, my mother bought it to store jewelry, and also took it away."

Chu Tu Bach gritted his teeth:

“Lam Van, do you have to go to this extent?”

“To this extent?” I held the jewelry box and looked at him. "Chu Tu Bach, on your wedding night you thought about my bride price and my red book, why didn't you feel embarrassed at that time?"

Chu Tu Van rushed forward to snatch the box, I leaned to avoid it. She lost her grip and almost crashed into the tea table. I don't help. In my previous life, when she pushed me to have a miscarriage... she never thought about helping me. While the living room was chaotic, I suddenly saw the office door ajar. My heart beats strongly. In my previous life, this afternoon, I accidentally saw a few loan contracts there. At that time, I didn't think much, until the creditor came to find out that Chu Minh Khai owed more than several tens of thousands of yuan in online loans, and Chu Tu Bach stood as a guarantor. I walked over and pushed the door open. Desk drawer does not lock. I pulled out. Inside, there was indeed a stack of documents. Guarantee contract, installment loan note, printed debt collection message... one amount of money is larger than another. I turned to the last page. See Chu Tu Bach's signature. I laughed.

“So it's not about buying a house... but about filling the debt hole.”

Chu Tu Bach's face turned pale and he immediately raised his hand to snatch it back. I directly gave the stack of documents to the assistant that Luc Dinh had just sent, telling him to take a photo and keep it for records.

“Chu Tu Bach, what does your brother's debt... have to do with me?”

"That's my younger brother. If I don't take care of it, who will take care of it?"

“It's your business to manage.” I slammed the file on his chest. “But don't use me as your boss.”

I took back all the things that belonged to me, then in front of the management and police, changed the locks and updated access rights. Before leaving, I stood at the door, looking at the Chu family's mother and daughter, both angry and frantic, and my heart suddenly felt lighter. The breath held for three years... was finally released.

“Ah yes.” I turned my head. “From today onwards, if anyone enters this house without my consent, I will report them to the police for illegal entry.”

Chu Tu Van was so angry that he slapped his thigh:

"You cruel woman! Has anyone just gotten married and forced her husband's family to the end like you?"

I tilted my head to look at her.

"You're wrong. It's not that I'm forcing you... it's that I refuse to continue being a platform for you to step on anymore."

Of course, the Chu family refused to let it go so easily. That afternoon, my phone was "terrorized" by all kinds of aunts and uncles.

“Van Van, why do husband and wife have an overnight feud?”

"My mother-in-law is older and speaks frankly. How about I give in a bit as a daughter-in-law?"

"Tu Bach is so gentle, people still can't find his family, don't overdo it."

I didn't hear a single call. In the evening, the Chu family group was in chaos again. Some said I was unreasonable, some said I had embarrassed my mother's family, and some hinted that I had someone else outside, so I turned away on the wedding night. I looked at each passing message, my smile gradually cold. I gathered all the audio files last night and the photos chat, send directly to the group. Accompanied by a sentence:

"On the wedding night, the daughter-in-law is forced to hand over the bride price, add her name to the red book, and pay the debt on behalf of her brother-in-law - anyone who likes this blessing can receive it."

As soon as the message was sent, the whole group fell silent. In less than half a minute, Chu Tu Bach kicked me out of the group. I leaned back on the sofa and laughed. My mother sat next to me, both heartbroken and scared:

“This house… is really too shameless.”

I grabbed her hand and patted it gently.

“From now on, you don't need to be afraid of them anymore.”

Mom didn't say anything, just squeezed my hand tightly. The next morning, I went to the company. As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw a circle of people gathered in front of the reception desk. Chu Tu Van wore the dark red jacket from yesterday, knelt right in front of the company door, crying until her voice was hoarse.

"Van Van, I beg you, don't divorce Tu Bach! My family can't stand this!"

"You look at my son's true heart and go back. I'm sorry, I bow my head and beg you!"

Such a kneeling scene drew all the attention of the entire company. Some people whispered, some secretly raised their phones to record videos. The receptionist saw me, her face turned pale:

"Miss Lam... she came early in the morning, we advised her not to go..."

I looked at Chu Tu Van's life and death and suddenly remembered my previous life, when I knelt outside the door of the hospital fee collection room asking for money and called her. On the other side of the noisy card playing, she just softly said one sentence:

“Your father is not from the Chu family.”

In my heart, the last bit of hesitation... disappeared completely. I walked over and didn't help her up.

“Auntie didn't come to beg me.” I sat down and looked straight into her bloodshot eyes. "Auntie wants to force me to not be able to last at the company, so that I can obediently return."

Her crying paused for a moment, then immediately grew louder:

"I'm not! I just can't bear to see you two fall apart!"

I nodded, took out my phone, and connected it to the reception desk's Bluetooth speaker. The next second, her shrill voice from last night echoed throughout the hall.

“If a woman gets married, her salary must be paid to her husband's family!”

"Not adding names to the red book is being wary of our Chu family!"

"Your bride price was supposed to be given to Minh Khai to get married!"

The whole hall was as quiet as paper. The expression on Chu Tu Van's face stiffened. I stood up, looked around at my colleagues and leaders, and spoke calmly as if reporting work:

"This is a recording of my wedding night. Today she came here not because she felt sorry for me, but because I refused to let her son and younger brother suck my blood."

My direct leader's expression immediately changed and he went forward to call security:

“This is not a performance venue, please leave immediately.”

Chu Tu Van was pulled up and wanted to rush towards me, but was held tightly by the security guard. She couldn't pretend anymore, pointed straight at me and cursed:

“Lam Van, you are so evil, sooner or later you will get retribution!”

I looked at her, smiling slightly.

“My retribution… I have received enough in my previous life.”

“And yours…”

“Just starting now.”

When she was dragged out, the entire hall remained silent. Waiting for someone to leave, the receptionist's eyes were red and she gave me a cup of hot water.

“Miss Lam... you're so cool.”

I held the glass of water, my palms warm. Just like my heart right now. It's not cold anymore. Is it beneficial? Just someone who died once... finally learned how to stop pushing himself onto the chopping block for others to carve. That evening, Luc Dinh came to pick me up from work. He stood under the company building, shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, holding a bag of ointment in his hand.

“Apply to the wrist.”

I paused a bit.

“It's just a small mark…”

“I met a lot of people.” He gave me the medicine, his voice calm. "When divorcing, people often fool themselves that the wounds are insignificant. But it's the small wounds... that tell the problem."

I received the tube of medicine, the bridge of my nose suddenly widened. Luc Dinh opened the car door for me:

“Come on, take you somewhere.”