Chapter 4 — One month before the wedding, the doctor gave me a piece of paper

“Last year.”

"Last year. That is when we were still in love."

He was silent.

“With whom?”

“To Niem…”

“With whom?”

He bowed his head. Suddenly I no longer wanted to know the answer.

“Tran Due, please go.”

"You treat me like that? After three years of love, if you say cut it, cut it?"

Diep Tieu Duong walked out from behind me.

"Do you still have the face to talk about three years of love? During those three years, you lied to him! You hid the infidelity story, you hid the ex-wife story, you also hid the syphilis story. Do you have anything else you haven't hidden?"

Tran Due glanced at her.

“Diep Tieu Duong, this is between me and To Niem.”

"He's my best friend. His business is also my business. Go away, or I'll call the police."

“I'm not talking to you.”

He walked around Diep Tieu Duong and looked straight at me.

"To Niem, have you really thought it through? Don't regret it later."

“The only thing I regret now is not realizing sooner what kind of person you are.”

His expression immediately changed. The gentle mask finally crumbled.

"Okay. To Niem, I forced you."

He took out his phone, opened a photo and held it in front of me. It's a photo of a contract. I looked closer. Is it a loan note?

"Two years ago I borrowed eighty thousand yuan from my cousin to pay for the house. My parents don't know about this, right?"

I frowned.

“Why do you have this?”

“Your cousin's husband is my colleague.”

"If you dare to tell my story, I will send this loan note to your family group. Let your parents know how difficult your life is but still have the face to refuse to ask for help."

Diep Tieu Duong burst out laughing out of anger.

"That's all? Is that what you call a threat? What about borrowing money to pay off the house? Is it illegal? Or embarrassing?"

I looked at Tran Due.

“Just send it.”

"I said just send it. I borrowed money to pay the rent, there's nothing I can't let others know about."

I looked straight into his eyes.

“What about you?”

"Azoospermia. Used to be married but kept it a secret. Tested positive for syphilis."

“How about you send all of that to your family group too?”

His hand holding the phone stiffened in midair.

“Go away, Tran Due.”

“From now on, don't come to me anymore.”

I slammed the door. There was silence outside for more than ten seconds. Then there was the sound of footsteps fading away. Diep Tieu Duong locked the door and turned to look at me.

“To Niem, this kind of man really opens my eyes.”

“At least it's better than getting it back and then finding out.”

“That premarital doctor is really a good person.”

I leaned back on the sofa and closed my eyes.

“Duong Duong, I want to personally thank Dr. Lam.”

“Go tomorrow?”

“Yes, tomorrow.”

The next morning, I went to the community hospital where I had my pre-marital examination. Arriving at the women's and children's health care department, the person sitting at the reception counter changed to someone else.

"Hello, may I ask if Dr. Lam, who was examined yesterday, is going to work today?"

"Doctor Lam? That doctor was transferred to another department today."

“Transfer to another department?”

“Yes, it seems to be a temporary mobilization.”

My heart suddenly sank.

“Can you tell me which department that doctor was assigned to?”

“This... try asking at the front desk.”

I went to the front desk again. But sentence The answer is even more vague.

"Currently, Dr. Lam is not present at the work unit. We are not comfortable disclosing specific information."

Not present at work unit. I walked out of the hospital and stood at the gate thinking for a while. Then call her. I sent another message. No response. Diep Tieu Duong stood next to him and said:

“Is it because the doctor disclosed patient information to you that the complaint was filed?”

My heart suddenly turned cold.

“Tran Due once said he would file a complaint against her.”

“Could he really…”

I immediately called Tran Due's number. But it was blocked. I had to borrow Diep Tieu Duong's phone to call. The bell rang three times before being picked up.

“Tran Due, it's me.”

"To Niem? Have you changed your number?"

“Did you file a complaint against Dr. Lam?”

“What does it have to do with you?”

"She's helping me. Are you really going to complain to her?"

"She violated the doctor's professional ethics and disclosed the patient's privacy rights. It's natural for me to complain."

“You hid your illness, almost ruined someone else's life, and now you talk to me about professional ethics?”

“Let's worry about your own business first.”

He smiled coldly.

“Oh also.”

"My cousin's husband said that if I still can't pay the eighty thousand yuan within a month, he will take legal action."

He hung up. Diep Tieu Duong tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

“Is he taking revenge on you?”

"That's right."

I looked out the car window.

"Because I broke off the engagement and made him lose face, so he also wanted me to suffer."

“As for the eighty thousand yuan…”

"I have savings, I can still pay. But about Dr. Lam, I can't ignore it."

I went to the Health Commission's complaint reception office. After presenting the whole incident, the staff there told me that there was indeed a doctor named Lam who was denounced for the following reasons:

“Disclosing private patient information against regulations.”

"Currently, the case is still under investigation. During this time, the doctor involved is temporarily suspended from work."

“But that doctor is protecting the patient!”

"Ma'am, I understand your feelings. But according to regulations, once a complaint has been received, an investigation process must be conducted. Before reaching a final conclusion, the relevant doctors need to coordinate their work."