Chapter 8 — Only 8 Currency left in Card

The following days, I completely cut off all meaningless connections with the country. All attention is focused on work. During the day, I run continuously between the construction site and the office. At night, I signed up for an intensive German class and a business administration course. I was like a dry sponge… Frantically absorbing all kinds of knowledge. Eight months later. The project ended flawlessly. During the celebration party, the CEO of the group personally announced to all employees: Because of my outstanding contributions in this project... The company decided to break the rules and promote me to Director of New Market Development in the Asia-Pacific region. Annual salary... Three times the previous salary. In addition, the group also supported me to return to my country to establish my own team. The entire budget and personnel... are all decided by me. I became the youngest Chinese female director of the entire corporation. I am twenty-nine years old. Before returning home, I took care of a few "leftover matters". I asked a lawyer to check the current situation of Chu Thoi Uyen's family. Even more unique than I thought. Chu Thoi Uyen and Chu Thoi Minh completely turned their faces because of 1,800,000 yuan. He directly sued his younger brother in court. But because that money was initially "voluntarily given" by her mother-in-law, and Chu Thoi Minh had already spent it all long ago... The lawsuit was extremely difficult to win. To pay for expensive lawyer fees, hospital fees and future treatment costs for his mother... Chu Thoi Uyen had to sell his car. But still burdened with a huge debt. His old company also fired him because of his poor credit record and constant litigation. A "financial elite" who once had an annual salary of millions of yuan... Finally became unemployed. As for my ex-mother-in-law... Because her two sons became enemies, she was so angry that she had a stroke. Half of the body is paralyzed. Distorted mouth and misaligned eyes. Every day you need your own caregiver. Zhou Shiming and his wife criticized her as a burden. Directly pushed her back to Chu Thoi Uyen. Chu Thoi Uyen was at a dead end and could only put her mother in a cheap nursing home. Even the old, dilapidated house that their whole family once considered their "root" was finally put up for sale by him... To get money to pay for the nursing home and maintain their life. The lawyer finally summed up in one sentence:

"Miss Hua, now the Chu family has completely cut off communication with each other. Chu Thoi Uyen lives... like a dog."

I looked at the text in the email. Not angry. I don't feel happy either. There was only a strange, empty silence. When an avalanche occurs… No snowflake is innocent. They only received results commensurate with their own greed and stupidity. I replied to the lawyer:

“There's no need to tell me these things anymore.”

I booked a one-way flight back home. Officially deleted. My future… In China. The first year after returning home, I was so busy that my feet couldn't touch the ground. Team building. Market expansion. Project negotiation. In just one year, I helped the company's new business stand strong in the Asia-Pacific region. In the world, I gradually became famous with the nickname:

“General Manager Hua risked his life.”

I bought a new apartment. Buy a new car. Welcoming parents to live with us. I'm finally living the life I've always dreamed of. And there is dignity. About Chu Thoi Uyen… I don't hear any more news.