Chapter 2 — The Day I Locked the Villa Door

“Work in the district.”

“Urban Construction Management.”

To Dao's eyebrows slightly raised.

“Oh… I have your back.”

“A little.”

I said leisurely.

“But not much.”

At that moment, Tien My Phuong stood up. In her hand she held a wireless microphone prepared by the wedding organizer. There is also a silk flower tied on the body. She cleared her throat.

"Dear relatives and friends! Today is a happy day for our daughter, Chu Tieu Man, to get married!"

It was immediately a little quieter under the party tent.

"First of all, on behalf of the Chu family, I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to attend Tieu Man's wedding!"

Applause rang out. Sporadic and uneven.

“This wedding today…”

Tien My Phuong's voice suddenly rose high.

“Held right in my son's villa!”

She glanced at all the guests.

"This villa! It was bought by my son, Chu Huc, who worked hard to earn money!"

She hit the pillar next to her hard.

"Everyone, look! This garden! This house! My son has enough money to be able to buy such a big villa!"

The entire party tent immediately rang out. Someone clapped. Someone gave a thumbs up in praise.

"Today, my son gave this villa to his sister as a dowry! This is the heart of our Chu family!"

Tien My Phuong's voice became louder and louder.

"We Chu family members always treat our family members well! Unlike some people..."

She deliberately prolonged her voice.

“Married into the house for three years, can't do anything, and wants to swallow all my son's assets!”

Saying this, she stopped for a moment. His eyes swept toward the backyard. Can't see me. But I saw her very clearly. To Dao clenched his fist. Nails dug deep into the palms until they turned white.

“I will definitely tear her to pieces today.”

To Dao gritted her teeth and said.

“Don't move.”

I held her wrist.

“You let me listen to this point and you still won't let me move?!”

“It's not time yet.”

My voice is very light.

“She said every word…”

“Someone recorded it.”

To Dao paused.

“What do you mean?”

I don't answer. Just take out your phone and open the surveillance camera app. Six frames appear clearly. Every expression and every word of Tien My Phuong under the party tent was recorded by the camera without missing anything. The sound is also extremely clear. To Dao looked at the screen, his mouth slowly opened wide.

“Do these cameras also have a recording function?”

“Twenty-four hours of HD recording.”

“Automatically save to cloud.”

“Within thirty days it can be extracted at any time.”

To Dao took a deep cold breath. She turned her head to look back at Tien My Phuong who was busy talking under the party tent. The woman in the red cheongsam was completely unaware... Every word she said was recorded.

“You are so evil.”

To Dao said softly. I didn't reply. In the party tent, Tien My Phuong's speech finally ended. Now it's Chu Huc's turn. He stood up. Adjust the height of the microphone. Then started speaking.

“Dear aunts, uncles, relatives and friends, hello everyone.”

Chu Huc's voice is quite good. There was no stage shaking, the volume was also resounding.

"Today is the day my sister, Tieu Man, gets married. As an older brother, I'm really happy."

He stopped for a moment.

“Everyone saw it too…”

He gave it pointing to the villa behind.

“This villa…”

"It's the result I worked hard for many years in this city to be able to buy."

I heard To Dao's breathing become heavier. I held her arm tightly.

"Tieu Man has followed me since she was little. I promised her that I would give her the best things."

"Today, I took this villa as a dowry and gave it to Tieu Man."

The entire party tent immediately echoed with applause. Someone shouted:

“Chu Huc is very good!”

Someone laughed loudly:

“The eldest brother of the Chu family is truly virtuous!”

Tran Hao's mother sat opposite, her expression from reserved to clearly satisfied. She turned her head and whispered something to her husband. Father Tran Hao nodded continuously. Chu Tieu Man stood up, walked around and took Chu Huc's arm.

"Thank you!"

Her voice is so sweet it's sickening.

“In the future, this house will be a home for me and Tran Hao!”

Chu Huc patted the back of his sister's hand, his expression full of satisfaction. Uncle Chu at the main table stood up and raised his glass:

"Come on, come on! For Chu Huc and Tieu Man, let's go!"

The entire party tent raised their glasses in unison. The sound of clinking glasses rang out continuously. Laughter, blessings, and talking mixed under the tent roof. I stood behind the flower trellis, taking it all in. More than two hundred people. No one mentioned my name. No one asked a single question:

“Where is the real owner of the house?”

No one felt anything was wrong. In everyone's awareness... This is Chu Huc's house. It's a villa that Chu Huc himself bought with his own money. It was a gift that Chu Huc willingly gave to his sister. As for the ex-wife named Lam Ha... There is no connection. To Dao's eyes turned red. Not because of heartache. She bit her lower lip hard, forcing every curse that was about to come out back down.

“Isn't it time yet?”

“There's still a little missing.”

“What's missing?”

“Other than that, they block all their own escape routes.”

To Dao doesn't quite understand. But don't ask any more. Inside the party tent, the wedding officially entered its busiest part.