Chapter 7 — The Bride Strikes Back: Exposing the Liar

Trieu Khai's voice penetrated through the door, hoarse and crazy: "To Du Du! Open the door for me!"

“You want to destroy me, it's not that easy!”

“Come out here and talk properly!”

He screamed and banged on the door, each blow so strong that it seemed like he wanted to destroy the whole apartment. Chu Duyet trembled: "He's crazy, let's call the police!" I pulled her hand back, shook my head, my eyes were cold and scary. I walked behind the door and stood still, my cold voice piercing through the wood.

"Trieu Khai, if you continue to cause trouble, I will immediately report to the police and sue you for illegally entering and threatening others."

“Believe it or not, I won't be able to get out of this area today.”

The pounding on the door outside immediately stopped, leaving only the sound of his heavy breathing.

“Du Du… do you really want to go to this extent?”

“Am I this far, or are you guys?”

I asked again, every word clearly, not giving him any way out.

"Your family owes 5,000,000 yuan in high interest, so you set up a marriage to trick me, cheat the money, cheat the family, and intend to make me bear the debt instead."

“After being exposed, they even hired people to defame me online, wanting me to lose my reputation.”

“Trieu Khai, ask yourself in your conscience, who is the cruel one?”

There was silence outside for a long time, so long that it seemed like it was stretched into a string that was about to break. I know, every sentence I say is like a hammer, smashing all his excuses. A moment later, his voice rang out, hoarse and desperate.

“So what do you want?”

“I made it very clear.”

“Pay the money, apologize, transfer the property, then get out of my world.”

“Money…” his voice trembled as if he was about to cry, “I have no money left, everything is blocked, the house is also locked…”

“That's your job.”

I interrupted, not allowing him to complain.

“You yourself blocked all your escape routes.”

"Du Du! You can't treat me like that!"

He suddenly became agitated, his voice growling like a cornered animal.

“I tell you, push me to the limit, I dare to do anything!”

"I don't live in peace, you don't want peace either!"

The sound of unsteady footsteps echoed in the hallway, then gradually faded away, and he left. Chu Duyet breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall: "Scare me to death, you're crazy." But in my heart I was not relieved at all, his last threat was not meant to be said, it was the look of someone with nothing left to lose. The next two days passed unusually quietly, Trieu Khai did not appear, and social networks gradually cooled down. The lawyer's side was progressing smoothly, everything seemed to be going in the right direction, to the point where I almost believed it was about to end. Until the third day, a strange call broke everything.

“Hello, are you Miss To Du Du?”

The man's voice on the other side was so calm that it sent chills down one's spine.

“It's me, who are you?”

"My last name is Bao, my friends in society call me Ca Ca."

My heart sank. They are loan sharks.

“Is Trieu Quoc Cuong's debt yours?”

“Miss To speaks frankly.”

He laughed lightly, his voice slow as if he were walking.

"Today I'm not here to collect debt, but want to talk about cooperation."

I quietly turned on the recording, my voice still calm.

"That's right."

"The Trieu family now has nothing left. They returned that 2,000,000 yuan to another place, and we haven't gotten a single penny from our side."

“They are now just empty shells.”

“But you are other."

“Ability, brains, and ruthlessness.”

“We have investigated, your money accounts for more than nine parts of that house.”

"If you cooperate, join us in forcing the Trieu family, wait for the title to be released, then auction it off. We will give you 30% of the proceeds."

“So, is this profitable?”

I laughed coldly.

“You're looking for the wrong person.”

“The Trieu family owes you money, it has nothing to do with me.”

The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds, and the voice immediately turned cold.

“Miss To, I respect your intelligence so I speak kindly.”

“Don't make me have to use another method.”

“Do you really think this has nothing to do with you?”

My heart tightened slightly.

“What do you mean?”

He laughed, the sound like a knife cutting through the air.

“Girl, do you think it's that simple?”

“When Trieu Quoc Cuong borrowed money, he was not the only one who signed.”

“In that 5,000,000 yuan loan contract, the guarantor section… stated your name.”