Chapter 1 — The Day I No Longer Need You

I decided to divorce Tong Ky Tham. The first day I made up my mind, I closed the flower shop and booked a plane ticket to Dali. On Monday, I cleaned up all the photos of the two of us together in the house. On the third day, I went to pick up Tong Tieu Bao's daughter from school and bought her her favorite strawberry cake. The little girl looked at me with contemptuous eyes:

“Mom, did you know that dad was about to marry aunt Hua Kha Han, so you were scared?”

“It's useless for me to please you now, I've long since stopped liking you.”

I looked at her eyebrows and eyes that looked exactly like Tong Ky Tham. The last bit of attachment at the bottom of my heart has completely disappeared. Trash goes with trash, Hua Kha Han has volunteered to "take out the trash", of course I have to fulfill it for her. My determination to divorce was decided in just one moment. That day, Tong Ky Tham's phone turned off again. Like countless times during the past half year, I couldn't call him. His assistant answered me in his usual industrial tone: "Sorry Mrs. Tong, President Tong is in a meeting and can't answer his personal phone call." But not long after, a photo was updated on Hua Kha Han's personal page. I took a glance and immediately recognized the watch I had given as a gift on Tong Ky Tham's wrist. Hua Kha Han is a college classmate and also Tong Ky Tham's first love. The fourth year Tong Ky Tham and I got married, she returned from France. From the moment she set foot back in the country, Tong Ky Tham's heart was no longer at home. Actually, after hanging up the phone from my assistant, I was just a little disappointed. The intention to divorce was not yet too strong at that time. Until I suddenly had low blood sugar and fainted in the flower shop. At that time, it was just me and Tong Tieu Bao, who had just finished school. I was unconscious for about ten minutes when I was woken up by the sound of her cartoon. Tieu Bao just glanced at me, then continued to stare at the iPad screen. I was really upset and had to use all my strength to ask her for help:

“Tieu Bao, can you help me get a piece of candy?”

Tong Tieu Bao heard that, lost patience, hugged the iPad and stood up. But she turned around me and walked straight out of the flower shop. The moment the doorbell rang, I suddenly understood everything. In the past, there was Tong Tieu Bao. Because Hua Kha Han went abroad, Tong Ky Tham borrowed wine to relieve his sadness and caused an unexpected incident. Actually I don't want to keep this baby. The doctor also advised against it, because after all, Tong Ky Tham drank too much that night. But he proposed to me again, urgently asking me to keep the baby. I've liked him for so many years, how could I refuse? Just like that, I married him and gave birth to him. But now, the child that I bore for ten months and raised with my own hands, is cold and selfish to this extent. Why should I continue to resent perfectionism in this marriage because of it? Tong Ky Tham, as usual, only came home late at night. I haven't slept yet, sitting on the living room sofa waiting for him. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood. He took out a small box from his pocket and gave it to me.

“See if you like it.”

I opened it and there was a pair of pearl earrings. In the photo that Hua Kha Han posted today, there is a very sparkling pearl necklace. If I guess correctly, this simple pair of earrings is the gift of that necklace. But in my heart right now, even the feeling of sadness is gone. I even smiled at him: "Very beautiful." Tong Ky Tham seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "It's good that you like it." When he finished showering, he came out and, as usual, gave me a wet towel. I took it as usual and helped him dry his hair. Halfway through wiping, I suddenly stopped moving my hand.

“Tong Ky Tham.”

I softly called his name. He sat still without moving, but reached out and grabbed my wrist.

“What's wrong?”

I smiled faintly. Hua Kha Han returned home for four months, and Tong Ky Tham and I have not been close for four months. Seeing that I didn't say anything, Tong Ky Tham decisively turned around and pulled me into his arms.

“Vu Dong.”

A hot glow gradually appeared in the bottom of his eyes, and he lowered his head to kiss me. But I pushed him away.

“Tong Ky Tham.”

I looked at him, smiling extremely calmly, every sentence and every word was extremely calm.

“Let's get a divorce.”

Chapter 2

“Divorce?”

He was clearly surprised.

“Yes, divorce.”

I broke out of his arms and took a step back.

“Because of Hua Kha Han?”

Tong Ky Tham frowned impatiently.

“You also know that she just returned home and it's not easy to find a job. I'm just helping her introduce a few projects.”

His eyes suddenly stopped on my ring finger. The wedding ring had been taken off, leaving only a faint mark on the finger.

“Thuong Vu Dong, you are already a mother, why are you still so impulsive?”

I turned around and walked out: "The divorce petition is on the table in your study."

"Look at the property division, I'll only take what I deserve."

“If there are no objections, please sign quickly.”

“What about Tieu Bao?”

Tong Ky Tham's voice was tinged with anger.

“Don't forget, the girl's name is Tong, she is my daughter Tong Ky Tham.”

I grabbed the doorknob, turned my head and smiled at him: "Yes, it's blood of the Tong family, so I don't fight over it."

“Love Vu Dong!” Tong Ky Tham's face turned pale: "What are you causing trouble?"

“Because you've been cold to me these past few days?”

"I told you, Hua Kha Han just returned home, I'm just helping her at work."

“Moreover, Tieu Bao is only six years old, she cannot be without her mother.”

Tong Ky Tham coldly put on his coat: "I'll take it as if you're angry today."

“I will stay at the company for the next few days.”

“Thuong Vu Dong, wait until you think clearly and admit your mistakes, then come find me.”

The next afternoon, Tong Ky Tham received a phone call from the maid. Thuong Vu Dong has moved all her belongings. Moreover, the person who always loved Tong Tieu Bao and took care of everything personally like her, for the first time did not personally pick up his child from school. He remembered the divorce petition that Thuong Vu Dong had drawn up. It was clearly written in black and white, saying that she did not need custody of Tong Tieu Bao. This made Tong Ky Tham extremely surprised. In the past, Thuong Vu Dong's birth was very difficult. Tong Tieu Bao was born prematurely and had to stay in an incubator for half a month. After being discharged from the hospital, she began to take care of her child herself. In the past six years, she has never left Tong Tieu Bao's side for a single day. Therefore, he did not believe that Thuong Vu Dong would leave the child behind little. This time she made such a fuss, it was just because she was jealous of Hua Kha Han. And the reason she was jealous, of course, was because Thuong Vu Dong still loved him. Tong Ky Tham knows she has secretly loved him for many years. In the past, when he and Hua Kha Han fell in love, she was just an unremarkable neighbor girl. Then he and Hua Kha Han broke up because of studying abroad. When Thuong Vu Dong reappeared next to him, she had become a charming young woman. It's difficult to tell whether drinking alcohol that night was a real accident, or whether he was a bit shaken.