Chapter 6 — Passion

17Actually, I have another reason. Ky Kien Bach is only 19 years old, his career is at its peak. Furthermore, my marriage to Pho Sam has not ended yet. If this relationship that cannot be made public is exposed, it will only become a stain in his life. But that's a small, insignificant reason. So I didn't say anything, just sat in the car, watching his back gradually disappear from sight. I took out a pack of cigarettes from my pocket and lit a cigarette. I didn't smoke, I just quietly watched the smoke slowly rise from my fingers. Hanging white smoke obscures vision. The pungent smell of poor quality cigarettes suddenly reminded me of many years ago. My father is an extremely despicable man. He relied on his good-looking face to be accepted by the Le family, but still did not give up having an affair. Because he was afraid of being discovered, he went to my mother, a girl who worked as a massage therapist. As soon as I was born, I was discovered by the lady of the Le family. My father knelt down and begged her forgiveness, before returning to his family. I grew up with my mother in a tiny massage parlor located in an old dormitory. When I crawled across the table to do my homework, my mother and her client were separated by only a thin curtain. Sometimes my mother would call me in to pour water to soothe her hoarse throat from screaming. She didn't have much control over me. Besides receiving guests, she spent the rest of her time immersed in the mahjong table. At school, no one likes me, they often deliberately whisper right in front of me. They say I'm just like my mother, young yet dirty. It's very difficult for me to find a specific and accurate word to describe those days. But just thinking about the past, the first thing that comes to my mind is the window with the cheap pink light, and the dirty, dirty eyes of the customers passing by me. My aspirations and ambitions are bigger than anyone else's, I aspire to climb higher, as high as possible. And for that, I'm willing to pay any price. The cigarette in my hand burned to the end, the ash fell and caused a slight burn, I woke up. I dialed Tieu Duong's number. "The final phase of the share buyback plan will begin tonight." 18 For one week straight, I was almost overwhelmed with work at the company. During that time, Pho Sam called me many times, but I refused. He even sent a text message, but I didn't bother to read it, just coldly replied: "Have you previewed the divorce agreement? I told the lawyer to send you the final version. If there are no problems, sign it."The commercial cooperation contract between five countries that I just successfully negotiated was previously one of Pho Thi's pillar projects. Thanks to the relationship between Pho Sam and the Le family, I gradually extracted core information and technology. After that, I passed Pho Thi and went to my partner first. While I was busy in the office, Tieu Duong suddenly knocked on the door loudly: "General Le, your father and Pho Thi's Deputy General came to the company, they are making a fuss and want to see you!" I stopped for a moment, raised my head. "Invite them to the meeting room." As I said that, I stood up and went out. Before opening the door, I instructed: "And report to the police, saying someone is causing trouble in the company." Entering the meeting room, I immediately received a strong slap from my father. The slap made my head tilt to one side, my ears ringing, the taste of blood filling my mouth. "That's stupid!" He pointed at my face and scolded: "Have you forgotten your identity? Who gave you the guts to buy back the Le family's shares and embezzle money—" "Dad, maybe you're wrong." I interrupted, raising my eyebrows at him. "After three share transfers, it's no longer your Le family's company. more.” “If I want it, I have it

You can change the company name at any time, even merging directly into my company is fine." The Le family's company failed to transform, its market value continued to decrease, and customers gradually disappeared. After my father's official wife passed away, he took over the company. But he was used to living on his own, and he could not do anything to maintain and develop the company on his own. After I married Pho Sam, to facilitate cooperation, my father I arranged for me to work at the Le family. A small position, having to do a lot of work but not having any power. However, that's not important. What I wanted was never just the Le family company, a company that was in decline, on the verge of bankruptcy. "Le Da." Deputy Sam stood next to me, asking me in a low voice: "When did you start planning all this?" I pretended to think for a moment: "Probably... from the night I came to find you four years ago." "Buying back the Le family's shares, blocking the project from me, and investing in other things... where did you get so much money?" "You studied finance, don't you know what financial leverage is?" He suddenly stood up, looked at me with an annoyed expression: "With such high risk, you still dare to bet?" "Why not? My life is inherently a gamble." I curled my lips and slowly smiled: "What's more, now that you're standing here, that proves that I won the bet." 19 My father was about to rush in and beat me, but the police just arrived and promptly stopped him. He was handcuffed but still scolded me endlessly: "You unfilial child! Whore!" I ignored, just looking at the police. Turning my head, I pointed to one of my cheeks that was red and the blood still on my lips: "He suddenly broke into my company and attacked me. Security cameras recorded the entire process. I felt dizzy, nauseous, suspected brain injury, needed to go to the hospital for further examination." The police led my father away. During the process, Pho Sam just stood next to me, his eyes flashing something strange. "Le Da, have you ever thought that..." He suddenly said: "We don't need to divorce?" I looked at him with an expressionless expression. "Ah Da, I'm really sorry." "Now the Le family is in your hands, we can completely have an equal partnership." "We've been married for four years, you were always nice to me before, isn't it because you have some feelings for me?" "Before, I looked down on you because they had very bad rumors about you. Moreover, when you first came to me, you looked so weak and resigned, I don't know—" He looked at me with eyes full of affection. "Don't know what?" I suddenly interrupted him: "I don't know if you're actually just a coward, a few days ago you even led your mistress to roam around in front of me. Today, when you realized that I'm not as easily bullied as you thought, you started to feel interested again?" "Or... lost the commercial contract, Pho Thi. was seriously affected, so the Deputy General had to swallow his anger and come here to act, wanting to share?" Pho Sam's face darkened for a moment. I turned the pen in my hand, looking at him with interest: "Now that the contract is in my hands, what right do you have to demand an equal cooperative relationship?" "Or kneel down here, say a few kind words, beg me, maybe I will agree." Deputy Sam looked like he had just been severely humiliated. "If there is nothing else to do, Also, Vice President, please go." I politely nodded at him, then did not forget to instruct: "Remember to sign the divorce agreement and send it back to me." "Deputy President, don't even think about playing any tricks, I've been at the Pho family for four years, I don't have any evidence in hand, it's better to keep some dignity."