Chapter 1 — The 20,000,000 Yuan Villa and the Tham Family's Secret

Just Got Divorced, I Removed My Husband's Fingerprint Access Rights From The 20,000,000 Yuan Villa In the afternoon, after signing the divorce papers, I left the house with empty hands. The only thing to bring is the "marriage annulled" stamp on the date of registration. When I walked out of the Civil Affairs Department, my ex-mother-in-law stood on the steps looking at me. The smile at the corner of her mouth could barely hide her satisfaction. I don't turn around. The next morning, my best friend sent me a text message:

"This afternoon, the Tham family will bring a broker to see your villa. I heard they want to sell it urgently for 20,000,000 yuan (about 72 billion VND)."

I sat in a small, cramped rented room, staring at the phone screen for a long time. Then burst out laughing. That villa... Do they really think they can get in? My name is Co Dien Chi. This name was given to me by my mother. She once said that girls also have to live with courage. Unfortunately, after three years of marrying into the Tham family, I lost everything called pride. I took the initiative to ask for a divorce. The reason is very simple. Three years into our marriage, my mother-in-law brought home four different women. Each person proudly sat on my wedding bed, crossed their legs, and used their scrutinizing eyes to evaluate me from top to bottom. The meaning in their eyes is so clear that there is no need to say it out loud.

“You don't deserve to sit in this position.”

What about my husband, Tham Nghien Tri? He didn't say anything. From beginning to end, he never said anything. On the day I signed the divorce petition, my mother-in-law pushed the agreement in front of me, her tone light:

"Tieu Co, we in the Tham family have not mistreated you. For the past three years, we have lived happily and comfortably, and have never owed you anything. The house and cars are originally my family's assets, so now you are leaving empty-handed, leaving some dignity for both sides."

At that time, I raised my head to look at Tham Nghien Tri. He sat next to his mother, looking down at his phone, as if this divorce had absolutely nothing to do with him. It turns out that the marriage I tried to hold on to for three years... In his eyes, it wasn't even worth putting down the phone once. I slept in the same bed with him for three years, but in the end, even the words "please stay" couldn't change it. I took the pen and signed without hesitation. Perhaps my mother-in-law didn't expect me to be so decisive. She was stunned for a second, then the smile on her face became even stronger.

"It's good to know that. Tomorrow, please move out. I plan to renovate Nghien Tri's villa a bit and change its feng shui."

That villa. Three-storey independent villa in Van Khe Son Trang in the south of the city, with front yard and backyard, private swimming pool, market price more than 20,000,000 yuan. On the day she bought the house, her mother-in-law deliberately let Tham Nghien Tri own the name, saying this was pre-marital property and had nothing to do with me. From start to finish, I never fought. But less than a day after I moved out of the house, she hastily sold the villa. This movement... is so fast that it's a bit funny. My close friend, Giang Niem, works in the real estate brokerage industry. That afternoon she called.

“Dien Chi, your mother-in-law took someone to see the house!”

Her voice was very low. She was probably at the store so she couldn't speak loudly.

“She told me to sell it urgently and set the price at 20,000,000 yuan, 5,000,000 yuan lower than the market price. Is she crazy?”

“Are you there yet?” I asked.

“No, I just stopped by to get my key, I should be over soon.” Giang Niem paused for a moment and asked: "Didn't you say that house has nothing to do with you?" Why do you care now?”

I looked at the gray sky outside the window and suddenly remembered the first day I moved into that villa three years ago. That day Tham Nghien Tri was on a business trip. I stood alone in the empty living room, two suitcases at my feet. The house is very large. So loud that the sound of breathing could be heard clearly. At that time I thought, it's okay. From now on, this place will be my home. Later I understood... That wasn't home. It's just a house. But the owner of that house was never me from beginning to end.

“Nem Niem.” I spoke up. “You go follow them, help me take a look.”

“See what?”

"Look at how they can't get into the house."

Giang Niem was silent for two seconds, then took a deep breath.

“Co Dien Chi… don't tell me you…”

I lowered my head to look at my ring finger. The mark left by the wedding ring has not completely disappeared.

“The villa's owner registration system… uses my name.”

The other end of the line immediately rang out a suppressed scream:

“Wait! Tham Nghien Tri's villa, why is the owner's name listed in your name?

"Because he wasn't here on the day of handing over the house, all the procedures were done by me."

I said slowly:

“The sales contract is in his name. But the owner information in the residential management system, access rights, garage registration... are all in my name."

“What about the encryption key?”

“Link to my phone number.”

“Fingerprint lock?”

“It's also my fingerprint.” I smiled softly. “On the day of divorce, I deleted all family members' access rights.”

I paused for a moment and then added:

"Conveniently erase Tham Nghien Tri's authority."

Giang Niem took a cold breath for the second time.

"Co Dien Chi... don't tell me you started taking precautions three years ago?"

I don't answer. Just suddenly remembered the girl standing alone in the empty living room three years ago. What did I think then? I thought that if one day I wanted to leave, this house couldn't lock me out. On the contrary... If I didn't want to, no one would be able to enter.

“Okay.” I told Giang Niem. “Let's go see a play, let me know if there's anything.”

After hanging up, I poured myself a glass of water. The rented apartment is very small, just over forty square meters. The living room and bedroom are connected, the kitchen is pressed close to the balcony. Living in a villa for three years, now suddenly returning to a place like this... To say it's not unpleasant is a lie. But I can handle it. I picked up my phone and opened the villa's smart home system. The moment the screen lit up, sixteen cameras connected simultaneously. The entire house appeared before my eyes without missing a single corner. Front yard, backyard, living room, kitchen, second floor hallway, master bedroom, secondary bedroom, office, basement, swimming pool... Every corner is scary clear. I installed this system myself three years ago. At that time, Tham Nghien Tri still laughed at me for being paranoid.

“What's the point of installing so many cameras in my house?”