Chapter 3 — Only 8 Currency left in Card

His message… Interrogative word. Come to order. Then panic. It eventually turned into a kind of uncontrolled madness. I read every line. Face without any emotion. Inside, there was a terrifying calmness. Like a doctor looking at a pathology report and already knowing the results. I also saw the message I wanted to see the most.

“I checked the partnership card, why is there only 8 yuan left?!”

“Did you transfer all the money?!”

"Hua Tham, what a cruel woman! Are you planning on me?!"

I laughed out loud. Finally discovered it. The reaction is not too slow yet. I picked up the phone in the hotel and poured myself a glass of water. Then leisurely call Chu Thoi Uyen again. The phone was picked up almost immediately.

"Hua Tham! You finally answered the phone!"

His voice was hoarse, like he hadn't slept in days.

“Where is the money?”

He didn't bother to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

"Where's the money in my card?! Where did you hide the money?!"

“Your money?”

I took a sip of water and slowly asked back.

“Which amount is your money?”

The other end of the line was silent for a second. Chu Thoi Uyen's breathing began to become heavy.

“Hua Tham, don't play dumb with me!”

He started screaming.

"We are husband and wife! Isn't my money your money? Isn't your money also my money?!"

"That card has my monthly salary, and also my savings! It must add up to tens of thousands of yuan, how can there be only 8 yuan left?!"

“Ah… you said that card.”

I acted like I just understood.

"How do I know? Isn't that a joint venture card? Maybe my mother needs investment capital so she can transfer the money first?"

“What nonsense are you talking about?!”

Chu Thoi Uyen was so angry that he cursed.

"Your mother is hospitalized! She is waiting for money for surgery! If you have money, do you still need me to pay a deposit?!"

“Hospitalized?”

I intentionally appeared surprised.

"What disease is it? Is it serious?"

“Stop being so fake!”

He almost roared.

"My mother had an acute myocardial infarction and is currently in the ICU! The doctor said she must have surgery immediately! The surgery costs 300,000 yuan! I can't afford a single penny now! Are you satisfied?!"

Acute myocardial infarction. It's a bit more serious than I thought. It seems that she has been quite agitated these past few days.

“Then it is truly unfortunate.”

My voice is still monotone.

"But you should go find your mother's financial manager, right? Withdrawing those 8% annual profit investment packages will be enough. 300,000 yuan is not a small number."

Chu Thoi Uyen's throat was choked by me. I can almost imagine the look on his face right now. Blue veins appeared on his forehead, his face contorted with anger.

“Hua Tham, I don't have time to joke with you!”

He tried to suppress his anger, his voice seemed to be forced out from between his teeth.

"Where have you hidden the money? The house loan has been stopped, the car payment is overdue! My mother is still waiting for the money to save her life! If you have any conscience left, quickly transfer the money back!"

"Conscience?"

I laughed. It's like I just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.

“Chu Thoi Uyen, do you still have the face to talk to me about your conscience?”

“When I had a home loan of 22,000 yuan per month, the amount Borrow a car for 8,000 yuan a month, support you, support your mother, support this whole house... where is your conscience?

“When you took your annual salary of 1,800,000 yuan, you didn't give a penny to your family, everything went into the bottomless pit named after your mother... where is your conscience?”

“When you go out and brag about how good you are at making money and how filial you are, you still leave me like an idiot arguing with the management board red-faced just because of a few hundred yuan in service fees…”

“Where was your conscience then?”

“Now your money chain is broken, the free ATM no longer dispenses money…”

“You just remembered me?”

“Did you just remember the word conscience?”

I said it in one breath. The chest heaves slightly. Not because of excitement. It's because I find it too funny. The other end of the line was dead silent. A long time later, Chu Thoi Uyen spoke. This time there was no more aggression. It's almost like begging.

“Tem Tham… I was wrong, I really know I was wrong.”

“Can we not talk about those things first?”

“Let's just get through this first.”

“I'll send you money first so your mother can have surgery. When she gets better, I'll definitely take all the money back and leave it to you to manage, okay?"

“As long as you help me this time, I will listen to whatever you say in the future.”

His voice sounded so sincere. Just like three years ago, when he proposed to me. Then he said:

“Tem Tham, please marry me. I will make you the happiest woman in the world.”

I believed. I became the funniest woman in the world again.

“Chu Thoi Uyen.”

I called softly.

“It's me, wife, it's me.”

He immediately responded, his voice still carrying a bit of joy as if he had just seen hope.

“Did you forget?”

"The investment packages my mother bought... are all in my name."

“That's right, so what?”

“So you have a contract, right?”

“Yes… maybe there is, it's all at my mother's place.”