Chapter 1 — Return the Diamond Ring

Just because he wanted to punish me for losing my engagement ring, the CEO's fiance canceled the wedding and announced in front of everyone that he would marry his assistant. However, on the wedding day, I saw the lost diamond ring appear on the assistant's hand. Before she could ask, she quickly cried pitifully, saying that I didn't like her and so I intentionally harmed her. To prove her innocence, she cried and made a fuss, announcing that she would resign. My fiance, wanting to appease her, held a large meeting without precedent. Live broadcast on the spot, publicly criticized me as a jealous person, unworthy of my current position, and announced that all my shares would be revoked to compensate her for her mental damage. If I don't accept, he will actually marry her, causing me to lose both love and money. The whole hall was shocked, their eyes looking at me were filled with pity. Everyone thought that I would obediently bow my head again for this fiance. But this time, I just clasped my hands and smiled faintly.

“Then I wish you both a hundred years of happiness.”

1. As soon as he finished speaking, his fiance Tong Van Nghiem was momentarily stunned. Immediately after that, his face hardened, he slammed down on the table, grabbed the contract next to him and threw it right in my face.

“Tham Tu, what are you talking about?”

“If you do something wrong and don't know how to apologize, do you believe I'll immediately kick you out of the company?!”

The surroundings began to murmur, some people pointed at me. Everyone is familiar with this scene. Even though I'm Tong Van Nghiem's girlfriend, at the company, if someone doesn't like me, he won't hesitate to yell at me right in front of everyone. Over time, no one took any notice of me. But that's still not enough. He also deliberately edited and posted videos defaming me online. Obviously I was patient and helped him build the company, but because of those videos, I was cursed by netizens as a useless, arrogant and overbearing "arrogant wife". As expected, the comments section during the live broadcast quickly exploded. From every angle, everyone was competing to scold me. Little assistant Hua Thanh Thanh tried to suppress the bright smile on her lips, slowly walked forward, turned off the livestream, and then gently advised Tong Van Nghiem.

"Mr. Van Nghiem, don't be angry. I have already forgiven Ms. Tham Tu."

"Besides, no matter what she does, she is still your girlfriend. I don't want the two of you to have conflicts because of me."

At this moment, Tong Van Nghiem's eyes looked a little complicated, perhaps still feeling regretful for saying too harsh words to me in front of so many people. But when he heard Hua Thanh Thanh say that, he immediately laughed coldly and looked at me with contempt.

“She just relied on the fact that she was my girlfriend, relied on me to pamper her, and became more and more unreasonable.”

"Tham Tu, tell me yourself, am I right?"

He squinted at me, his eyes sharp. I smirked in my heart, not bothering to refute. No matter what I say, he won't believe it and will always think I'm intentionally causing trouble. Seeing that I did not speak up, Tong Van Nghiem thought I had admitted a mistake, so he announced the dissolution of the meeting. Waiting for everyone to leave, he breathed took a long breath, looking at me seriously.

"Tham Tu, I really didn't expect that not only did you not know how to apologize, but you also made me lose face in front of the world. I am really disappointed in you."

This sentence, he has told me countless times. At first I believed it, and every time I heard it, I reflected on myself. Until I realized, every time I started to question myself, I fell into the trap of testing his limits, and my punishment kept increasing.

“Where am I wrong?”

I calmly asked: "You and she had a wedding, what's wrong with what I say?" Perhaps he didn't expect me to react like that, Tong Van Nghiem was momentarily stunned, but then burst out laughing sarcastically.

"It's not wrong to say that you're petty. That wedding was just a media stunt, not a real marriage."

“After all, I've been promoting for a year, but in the end it didn't work out, how do you want everyone to see me?”

"To be honest, I still have to thank Thanh Thanh. She worked very hard to find the engagement ring. Seeing that I was away on a business trip, she proactively took on the role of the bride to help me explain to everyone."

"You're not as dedicated as her. So what right do you have to be angry?"

Tong Van Nghiem spoke full of reason, as if he was completely right. I laughed. This wedding, inside and out, was all my money and effort, and I spent three months preparing it myself. From decorating the hotel to choosing each little candy. At first, he said I had too many things to worry about and was afraid I would make a mistake, so he forced me to let Hua Thanh Thanh keep the wedding ring. I protested, but he made a big deal out of it, saying I didn't trust him. Then the ring went missing. With all the guests arriving, I immediately found another ring to replace it. But he blamed me for not being serious about the wedding, and after a heated argument, he left without a word. I suppressed my anger and struggled to reassure the guests. I was so busy that I didn't have a minute to breathe. In the end, he even pushed me to go on a business trip to another province. But now, as always, he puts all the blame on me. There's no need to discuss whether Hua Thanh Thanh wants to marry him or not, everyone can see it clearly, only he is deliberately pretending to be stupid. The ring is in Hua Thanh Thanh's hand. As long as she wants to hide it, even if I turn the whole city upside down, I won't be able to find it. In the past, I probably would have tried to argue right and wrong. But this time, I'm tired. Doesn't want to waste words on problems that he knows about but deliberately doesn't face.

"Mr. Van Nghiem, don't blame Ms. Tham Tu anymore. These things are all of my own volition."

Hua Thanh Thanh is back. As soon as she entered the meeting room, she naturally walked next to Tong Van Nghiem.

"I've been at the company for so long, I've long considered this place as my home. The company's business is also my business, the business of you and Tham Tu, of course I can't stand aside."

She finished speaking, smiled brightly at Tong Van Nghiem, but immediately after looked sorry for herself.

"But I didn't expect Ms. Tham Tu to be so angry this time. If something goes wrong, just consider it my fault."

As soon as this sentence ended, Tong Van Nghiem's eyes immediately became gentle and full of mercy.

“Thanh Thanh, you really understand.”

Him sighed, then turned to glare at me angrily.

"Tham Tu, have you seen it? People have that attitude, what about you? Why don't you learn a little from them?"

I remained silent. He always protects Hua Thanh Thanh. Hua Thanh Thanh does not have an advanced degree and is not even qualified to participate in the interview. Yet Tong Van Nghiem, despite all objections, broke the rules and accepted her into the company. In the company, everyone has to call him "General Tong", including me, no exception. But Hua Thanh Thanh is different, she is the only person who can call him "Mr. Van Nghiem" intimately. She constantly makes mistakes, but he covers her up every time. Even to keep her, he did not hesitate to put all the responsibility on me. Over time, everyone in the company understood that, so they started to learn. I became the cannon fodder for all of Hua Thanh Thanh's mistakes. I didn't understand what I had to learn from her, just like now, I didn't know what I should say. Tong Van Nghiem sighed.

"Okay, I don't want to waste my time with you. You slandered Hua Thanh Thanh, causing the whole company to spread false rumors about her."

“Fortunately, Thanh Thanh is a strong girl, otherwise I don't know what would happen.”

“Our company never treats employees poorly. So, to make up for it, please sign this contract.”

He threw a share transfer contract on the table in front of me.

"You don't deserve these shares anymore. You should hand them over to someone more deserving."

Hua Thanh Thanh's eyes flashed with joy, but still tried to be polite.

“How is that possible?”

“Why not? This is what you deserve.”

Tong Van Nghiem spoke righteously. I almost laughed out of anger. This company was built from my initial capital. Every project, every investment, every sleepless night is something I built with all my heart. But now, with just one sentence from him, all my enthusiasm was given to someone else. I laughed coldly. Take the contract. Seeing this, Tong Van Nghiem thought I had compromised, his eyes filled with satisfaction. Hua Thanh Thanh also stared intently at my hand, her eyes flashing with hope. Under both of their gazes, I raised my hand— TEARING the contract into pieces. Then calmly took out the phone and called the police.