Chapter 9 — The Day I Locked the Villa Door

Stop again. Because To Dao was holding the phone three steps away. The camera lens was pointed straight at him. To Dao's voice was cold.

“The livestream is still open.”

“Nearly a hundred thousand people were watching.”

“Try punching your ex-wife.”

Chu Huc's hand slowly lowered. He took a step back. Back into the darkness of the door frame. Police sirens sounded in the distance. Closer and closer. I stood in the yard. The wind messed up the ponytail. The mud on my fingertips had dried and cracked into small gray streaks. I don't wipe. Just standing there. Wait for the whistle to get closer and closer. The police arrived in two cars. The leader was a male police officer in his thirties, surnamed Han. He rolled his eyes at the chaotic scene in the yard. Wine glass upside down. The red carpet rolls to the edges. Silk flower petals litter the ground. The balloon column is crooked. Together with Tien My Phuong, she was sitting on a chair crying. Chu Tieu Man squatted in front of the flower wall without moving. And Chu Huc silently leaned in the darkness of the door frame.

“Who reported the crime?”

Han police asked. I stepped forward.

“My name is Lam Ha.”

“This is real estate in my name.”

"My ex-husband - Chu Huc - arbitrarily changed the door lock, entered my house without permission, and used my real estate to organize another person's wedding."

“My ex-mother-in-law — Tien My Phuong — also stole personal property from my bedroom.”

I gave the envelope to the Korean police.

“This is a photocopy of the house ownership certificate, purchase contract and notarized gift certificate.”

“The original is being preserved by the bank and can be checked at any time.”

Han police flipped through some papers. Then raise your head. He looked towards the man standing next to the door frame. Chu Huc slowly took a step forward.

“Officer, this is not like what she said.”

“I have also lived in this house for three years.”

“This is the house we had during our marriage.”

“She's just making a fuss about the divorce.”

The Korean police glanced at the registration date on the house book.

“March 2019.”

“What year did you get married?”

“June 2020.”

Police officer Han nodded.

“Personally owned property.”

“Premarital assets.”

He closed the file.

“The current situation is quite clear.”

“This property does not belong to you.”

“You have no right to handle it.”

“Arbitrarily entering the house and changing the door lock without the homeowner's permission…”

“It is truly an act of illegal intrusion.”

“No way!”

Tien My Phuong jumped up from the chair.

“My son's house!”

“It's been here for three years!”

“How could it be hers?!”

“You police can't just listen to one side of her!”

Police officer Han looked at her.

“Auntie, real estate registration information is public data that can be searched.”

“If you have any comments, you can go to the real estate transaction center to check.”

“Now please cooperate with us.”

“I don't cooperate!”

“Not coordinated!”

Tien My Phuong sat down on the chair again.

“Today is my daughter's wedding day!”

“The police are here to break up the crowd!”

“I will complain!”

The Korean police no longer paid attention to her. He turned to me.

“As for the stolen property, do you have any evidence?”

I took out my phone. Open the surveillance camera video and give it to him. The Korean police finished watching. Glance look at Tien My Phuong.

“The person in the video is aunt, right?”

Tien My Phuong came over to look at the screen. His face immediately turned white.

“Is that a camera?!”

“There are cameras in this house?!”

I looked at her.

“In my house.”

Tien My Phuong's body began to stagger. She took two steps back and then bumped into the chair.

“It's not stealing.”

“I didn't steal.”

“I'm just watching.”

“I was just watching…”

Her voice had completely changed. The woman who had been screaming loudly in front of more than two hundred people earlier had disappeared. Only an old woman with shaky legs remained.

“Korean Police.”

I spoke up.

“I have two requests now.”

“First, request Chu Huc, Tien My Phuong and related people to immediately leave my property.”

“Regarding changing the door lock and stealing personal property, I want to officially make a record.”

Police officer Han nodded.

“We will make preliminary notes first.”

“Mr. Chu, please cooperate, first take your family out of here.”

Chu Huc's face changed from blue to white. He walked next to Tien My Phuong and bent down to help her up. But Tien My Phuong forcefully shook his hand away.

“Didn't you say this house is yours?!”

“Didn't you say it's okay if you're here?!”

She pointed straight at Chu Huc's face.

“I said I would buy it!”

“You said you have bravery!”

“You killed your sister, do you know that?!”

At this time, Chu Tieu Man finally spoke up. She stood up from the ground. The end of the wedding dress was covered in grass and mud. I don't know when the veil fell off, my hair fell loose on my shoulders. She didn't look at me. Also don't look at Tien My Phuong. But just look at Chu Huc.

“This house…”

“Is it really not yours?”

Chu Huc opened his mouth.

“Tieu Man…”

“This is very complicated.”

“Is that so?”

Chu Tieu Man asked again. Very calm voice. Don't cry. Don't get angry. Just a very light question. Chu Huc bowed his head. Not saying yes. Not saying no. But everyone already knows the answer. Chu Tieu Man nodded slightly. Then she bent down and lifted her wedding dress.