Chapter 5 — One month before the wedding, the fiance registered to marry Bach Nguyet Quang

Chu Nghien stepped forward to block the door again.

"Tri Y, you can't be so arbitrary."

"You and Tu Bach have loved each other for seven years, how can you say letting go is letting go?"

"Even if you don't think about Tu Bach, you still have to think about both families."

"If my mother was still alive..."

"She won't agree to let me do that either."

I raised my eyes to look at her.

"Don't mention my mother."

My eyes stunned her. I keep saying:

"My mother would never let me marry a married man."

"And don't let anyone else wear your necklace and stand next to my fiance to take wedding photos."

Chu Nghien opened her mouth. His face was extremely unsightly.

"Tu Bach said, in a month we will divorce."

"For an uncontested divorce, you must wait thirty days."

I looked at Chu Tu Bach.

"And our wedding..."

"Exactly thirty days later."

"In other words..."

"On the wedding day, legally, I am still Trinh Van Tinh's husband."

"The so-called 'doesn't affect your wedding'..."

"It's just that it doesn't affect forcing me to wear a wedding dress and marry a man who legally still has a wife."

The entire living room immediately fell silent. Luc Xuyen avoided eye contact. Duong Duong also bowed his head. It's not that they don't know. Just never seriously considered it. Because in their eyes... Whether the ritual is real or fake is not important. As long as I cooperate... the wedding can still take place as usual. Chu Tu Bach was silent for a few seconds.

"It's okay to delay the procedure a few days."

"The wedding should be held first."

"Since when did you become so formal?"

Too formal... A marriage recognized by law. The last relic my mother left behind. Seven years of trust and love. In his eyes... It's all just me being too formal. At that moment, my phone vibrated again. Driver texted:

"Miss Tham, there are about twenty minutes left. I suggest you come down now."

I pulled the door open. Duong Duong quickly chased after me and grabbed my arm.

"Tri Y, calm down a bit."

"Paris is so far away, you go there alone. If something happens, what will you do?"

"I can take you to the airport."

I gently withdrew my hand.

"Duong Duong..."

Duong Duong's eyes immediately turned red.

"You're not stuck between us."

"You simply chose to hurt me."

"Because you always think..."

"Of all people, I'm the one who will never leave."

Duong Duong's lips moved slightly. Tears fell silently.

"I really... never thought you would leave."

"So..."

"You dare to do such a thing."

The elevator door opens right in front of you. I pulled my suitcase and walked in. Chu Tu Bach still stood at the mysterious entrance and did not chase after him. His face was pale, staring at me.

"Exam Tri Y."

"If you walk away today..."

"Then don't regret it later."

The elevator door slowly closed. I watched his face gradually disappear behind the door.

"It won't."

When I got downstairs, the driver helped me put my suitcase in the trunk. The car had just driven a short distance when the phone continuously vibrated. Chu Nghien sent more than a dozen messages to the wedding preparation group. Luc Xuyen blamed me for making things too unsightly. Duong Duong calls me non-stop. As for Chu Tu Bach, he only sent one sentence.

"I'll give you one night to calm down."

"Tomorrow morning I will still take Van Essence to the sea."

"When you return, we will continue to discuss the wedding."

I looked at that message for two seconds. Quietly escape from the wedding preparation group. Then block everyone. When the loudspeaker at the airport rang... I completed the security check. I turned off the phone and took out the SIM card. Before the plane door closed, the flight attendant reminded me to wear my seatbelt. The plane slowly taxied to the runway. The lights of the city outside the window are getting farther and farther away. No one is chasing me anymore. I no longer need that either. When the plane landed in Paris... It was just dawn. Colleagues arranged by General Director Lam were waiting for me at the exit. Her name is To Tinh, she came to the headquarters two years before me. Seeing that I only brought one suitcase, she was a bit surprised.

"Where's the other luggage?"

"Let's send it later."

"Is it so urgent?"

I nodded. She didn't ask more, just gave me a cup of hot coffee.

"Work projects here are much busier than those in the country."

"No one here will give you time to adjust just because of personal matters."

"I know."

She glanced at me.

"Then first go back to the apartment to store your luggage."

"Attended project meeting in the afternoon."

I used to think... After leaving Chu Tu Bach, I would at least have a few days to grieve. But Paris... Didn't give me that chance.