Chapter 3
Chapter 3 — The day I gave birth to my two children, I gave birth to myself again
I have been married to Co Dinh Xuyen for four years. To Man has been sitting next to my desk for exactly three years. After I got pregnant, she asked about the baby every day. Every time I ask very carefully.
“Miss Duong Duong, is the baby kicking a lot today?”
“Did your husband take you to a prenatal checkup?”
“Is the due date determined yet?”
I used to think... That was concern. Only now do I understand. She's just confirming which days I won't be able to move. Third video. It's the scene where Trieu Tu Lan is chatting with relatives. Her voice was bright:
"The first child was a child, she had a very stubborn personality. Just giving birth to a child was overdoing it. My family Dinh Xuyen suffered for many years, and finally met someone who understood."
The little one before that. While I was still lying in the hospital bed, my body filled with urinary tubes... In her mouth, I became "the little girl from before." Giang Chanh was so angry that his face turned pale.
“Sister, I almost jumped at that time.”
I calmly replied:
“It's true that rushing forward is the real deal.”
“But they are so disgusting!”
“It's best to leave that disgust to the judge.”
I told Giang Chanh to back up all the original videos to cloud storage. Rename each file. Source of collection. Having done all that... I just took my first sip of water after giving birth. The water is still warm. But as soon as I swallowed, my stomach churned. I closed my eyes and rested for about half a minute. Then quietly told myself. Giang Duong. You just finished stitching your stomach. Don't rush to tear them apart. Let's sew up the evidence first. Co Dinh Xuyen's flaws... More than I thought. By eight o'clock in the evening. He hasn't gone to the hospital yet. I told Giang Chanh to take the old tablet from my bag. It was a tablet that Co Dinh Xuyen had abandoned for a long time. Previously he was afraid to log out, so all accounts were still logged in. I enter the password. My date of birth. The first unread email is a reminder to pay the remaining amount from Duyet Lan Hotel. Recipient: Co Dinh Xuyen. Subject: Mr. Gu, confirmation of payment of the remaining amount for the wedding on June 18. Total wedding cost: 168,000 yuan. Deposited: 80,000 yuan. Still to pay: 88,000 yuan. Location: Bach Hop Hall, 3rd floor. Names of the bride and groom: Co Dinh Xuyen and To Man. Below is also a wedding plan. Design the reception area. Vow reading card. Opening video of the bride and groom. I download each file. When I opened the oath, I saw a sentence handwritten by Co Dinh Xuyen.
"Man Man, thank you for always being by my side in the most difficult times, waiting for me to resolve the past."
My two children and I have become his past. I kept checking. Second email. It's a jewelry store invoice. A pair of platinum rings. A diamond ring. Total amount: 188,000 yuan. Payer: Co Dinh Xuyen. Note: Worn on wedding day. Third email. It's a wedding photography contract. Fourth email. This is an application to buy a house in the Starview Garden area. Buyer: To Man. Co-payer: Co Dinh Xuyen. Deposit: 680,000 yuan. My breathing seemed to stop. Starview Garden. Last month, To Man posted a photo of the balcony to her friends circle. Attached status line:
"From now on, every morning there will be someone to make coffee for me."
I even clicked like. I kept thinking her rent a new house. Unexpectedly... Co Dinh Xuyen bought it for her. I open the banking app. Family joint account balance. Previously, this account had more than 1.4 million yuan. Among them... 1.2 million yuan is the money from the sale of the small apartment I bought before getting married. After getting pregnant with the dragon and phoenix couple, the doctor said the risk of premature birth was very high. Co Dinh Xuyen and I discussed moving to a house closer to the hospital. At that time, he hugged me and said:
"Sell your small apartment first. Just put the money in a joint account and use it for you and the children later. I guarantee I won't waste even a single penny."
Indeed, there is not a single word that is trustworthy. Transaction history appears one after another. March 12. Transfer of 680,000 yuan. Note: Money to buy a house. March 28. Transfer of 188,000 yuan. Note: Jewelry. April 9. Transfer of 99,999 yuan. Note: Bride price. May 16. Transfer of 250,000 yuan. Note: Project investment. June 1. Transfer 69,999 yuan. Note: Wedding photography. June 10. Transfer of 80,000 yuan. Note: Wedding deposit. I did some mental calculations. More than one million three hundred thousand yuan. Money to buy diapers for the child. Money to buy milk. Early tuition. School district house deposit later. They were all taken by him to marry another woman. I don't cry. Crying will affect the incision. Now, just coughing makes me feel like a knife is cutting into my stomach. Giang Chanh stood next to him, so angry that his voice trembled.
“Sister, call the police.”
“Don't rush.”
“Aren't you in a hurry yet?”
I stared at the tablet.