Chapter 6 — The day my boyfriend got engaged, I revealed my identity as Thien Kim

"I'll handle it."

"I can't handle it."

"I can handle it."

He lowered his voice.

"The engagement... I'll think of a way to postpone it."

"Just postponing it?"

The line of his jaw was tense. A long time later, he spoke up.

"Now the Luc family needs the support of the Chu family."

I nodded slightly.

"So I want an engagement..."

"I want to keep you too."

He doesn't deny it. The light from the hallway shone on his face, illuminating his tired look. If it was before... Maybe I would have softened. Now, I just find it ridiculous.

"Luc Canh Hoai, where do you get the confidence that I will always wait for you?"

He took a step forward.

"Because our five years were never fake."

"The baby in Chu Vu Vi's belly... isn't fake, right?"

As soon as the words ended... Luc Canh Hoai stiffened on the spot. For the first time, I saw such panic on his face. He parted his lips.

"How do you know?"

I took out the prenatal appointment paper from my pocket that I found in his office that day. It is attached to the engagement guest list.

"Headmaster Luc."

"Before hiding things, at least check the clip carefully."

He reached out to take it. I leaned away to avoid it.

"The baby is not yours."

I looked straight at him.

"Do you think I will believe it?"

"Nam Chi, Vu Vi was drunk that day. She herself wasn't sure. The Chu family used this to force me to get engaged. I just want to temporarily stabilize them first."

"So how do you stabilize them..."

"Are you treating me like an idiot?"

He explained impatiently.

"You never touched her."

I opened the door, used the tip of my foot to kick the box of cinnamon rolls back at his feet.

"That sentence..."

"You should keep it and tell your fiancee."

Right before the door closed, he reached out to block the door.

"Nam Chi, don't go."

"Give me three more days."

"After three days I will definitely give you an answer."

I watched as his knuckles were pressed white by the door. However, I still did not loosen my grip.

"Three days later..."

"Isn't it your engagement?"

His voice was hoarse.

"I will not be engaged."

I calmly looked at him.

"Then I'll wait and see."

I closed the door. It was quiet outside for a long time. In the end, there was only the sound of the cinnamon cake box being picked up and rubbing against the floor. On the third day... Chu Vu Vi personally came to find me. The location is not a hospital. It is the most high-end wedding dress shop in Nam Thanh. She told the store staff to call me, saying that a patient's family had sent a thank you gift, requiring me to personally come and sign to receive it. When I arrived... The first thing I saw was Chu Vu Vi in her wedding dress, standing in front of the mirror. Mrs. Luc sat on the sofa leisurely drinking tea. Several relatives of the Luc family surrounded him, constantly praising him.

"Vu Vi looks so beautiful in this outfit."

"Canh Hoai marrying you is truly a blessing to the Luc family."

"There are those women..."

"Staying with a man for a long time is useless."

"If you can't step foot into the Luc family, you won't be able to step in forever."

Chu Vu Vi saw me in the mirror, smiled and turned around.

"Doctor Tham, are you here?"

"That's great, help me see which dress is more suitable for an engagement ceremony?"

I turned to look at the store clerk.

"Where's the thank you gift?"

The employee He looked down, not daring to look at me. Mrs. Luc put down the teacup.

"I told someone to call you here."

I turned around to leave. At that moment, Ms. Luc spoke coldly.

"Stop."

"Being with Canh Hoai for five years..."

"Don't you even have basic manners?"

I stopped walking.

"Lady of the Luc family, just say it once and for all."

Chu Vu Vi carried her dress and walked in front of me.

"Doctor Tham, don't misunderstand. He just wants you to understand who Canh Hoai will choose in the end."

I looked at the wedding dress on her body.

"Who he chooses has nothing to do with me."

"Is it really unrelated?"

Chu Vu Vi gently stroked her belly.

"So why are you still staying at Nhan An Hospital and refusing to go? Or do you think Canh Hoai postponed the engagement because of you?"

Ms. Luc's face immediately changed.

"Postpone the engagement?"

Chu Vu Vi seemed to have just realized that she had said something wrong and quickly looked at Mrs. Luc with an expression full of guilt.

"Uncle... I shouldn't talk about this. Canh Hoai said there's been a lot of work at the hospital recently, and he wants to postpone the engagement for a few days."

Mrs. Luc stood up.

"You naughty boy!"

Right after that, she vented all her anger on me.

"Tham Nam Chi, what amnesiac spell did you give Canh Hoai?"

I calmly replied:

"That question, you should ask your son."

Mrs. Luc picked up the cup of tea on the table and threw it straight at my feet. The cup shattered. Hot tea splashed onto his pants leg.

"You have no family background, no support, what qualifications do you have to compete with Vu Vi?"

"His father is the principal."

"His mother is a member of the Provincial Medical Association."

"In its belly, it still carries the bones of the Luc family."

"What about you?"

"Besides pretending to be pitiful, what else can you do?"