Chapter 2 — The Day My Laughter Became An Obsession

Ton Nha snorted coldly, full of contempt:

“I've been so sick and weak all day that I can't even give birth.

Raising a dog is even more practical. At least, dogs know how to watch the house and keep the door.” Trinh Di Tham sat next to me, gently patting my back as if to reassure me.

“Mom, stop talking.”

But Ton Nha did not respect her son at all.

"Di Tham, I'm just telling the truth. Look, how good Bach Lan is! Beautiful, talented, and very similar to Bach Vu.

Don't you like Bach Vu the most? Having his mother's thoughts exposed right in front of everyone, Trinh Di Tham's face darkened and his eyes sparkled with frustration.

“Mom, did you come here today to cause trouble?”

Bach Lan just quietly looked at Trinh Di Tham, her eyes full of love. I couldn't stand this fake scene, so I turned around and went upstairs.

“Look, we were kind enough to visit him, but he acted arrogant, not even bothering to say a word.”

Downstairs, Ton Nha continued to talk. ________________________________________ In the middle of the night, I heard a mysterious noise coming from the study room. I gently approached and discovered the door was only slightly closed. From the crack in the door, I saw everything. Bach Lan was sitting on Trinh Di Tham's lap, her slender fingers slowly gliding over his chest.

“Di Tham, from the first time I met you, I loved you beyond redemption.”

“Really?”

"I know you have Bach Vu in your heart, but I'm willing to be her replacement."

"Ready to be a substitute? It seems you really love me."

"Bach Vu is now my sister-in-law, I can't have her in this life. Just accept me, everyone says you and Bach Vu are identical twins."

“What about Lam Noan?”

“Isn't her life in our hands?

If you want her to live then live, if you want her to die then die.”

“Ha… You are such a cruel woman.”

“It's the same with me. We were born as a couple.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bach Lan proactively kissed Trinh Di Tham on the lips. At first, he just passively received it, but soon responded passionately. Soon, the study room resounded with hot, blushing sounds. I covered my mouth with my hand and leaned against the cold wall, barely able to stand. My heart felt like it had been hollowed out, cold to the bone. His stomach churned and felt so nauseous that it felt like he had just swallowed a whole bottle of poison. This hatred, sooner or later, will explode like a volcano. I held onto the wall and staggered back to my room. He clearly promised himself not to cry anymore, but the tears still kept flowing. The sounds from the study room next door continued until dawn. When the first rays of sunlight filtered through the window, the door to my room was slowly pushed open. I opened my red eyes, facing Bach Lan's proud face. She looked at me, eyes filled with contempt, finally tearing off the mask of gentleness. She's not pretending anymore! Standing in front of my bed, she looked down arrogantly, her voice cold:

“Lam Noan, you are the most pitiful person I have ever seen.”

"Your ex-boyfriend - Trinh Tu Mac - was stolen by my sister. The man you have now is just the guy under my skirt."

“What do you think you relied on to step into the circle? of the Trinh family?”

"She's just an ordinary girl. Besides her beautiful face, there's nothing else."

“You probably still don't know, right? She is not her mother's biological child.

She was just the one who raised you, and you were an abandoned child, adopted by your grandmother from an orphanage.”

“Hahaha… An abandoned child, what right do you have to claim to be worthy of Trinh Di Tham?”

“It's good now, your grandmother has also passed away. No one loves you anymore.”

“The Lam family doesn't need you, Trinh Tu Mac doesn't need you, Trinh Di Tham doesn't need you even more.”

“You live in this world, just a joke.”

I've known all this for a long time. But her every sentence was still like a rusty knife, cutting into my heart. Tearing open the wound. Smash your self-esteem. Crushing my soul piece by piece. Seeing me silent, Bach Lan walked closer to the bed, grabbed my bandaged wrist, and used strong force to grip the wound tightly. The wound on my wrist was torn open, dark red blood seeped through the bandage, dripping onto the snow-white bed sheet. I swallowed the painful moan into my throat, not allowing myself to be weak. Tightening my fist, I tried my best to slap Bach Lan in the face. But my body was so weak, that slap was so light that it felt like scratching.

“Di Tham! Di Tham! Hurry up here!”

Bach Lan screamed shrilly. In less than a few seconds, Trinh Di Tham rushed into the room.

“What happened?”

Bach Lan immediately threw herself into his arms, sobbing:

“Lam Noan is crazy! She thought I was Bach Vu... said she wanted to kill me... wanted me dead..."

Her tears were like a perfect, weak, pitiful play. Trinh Di Tham turned to look at me, his eyes cold as a block of ice.

"Lam Noan, it turns out you've always been jealous of Bach Vu?"

“To the point of wanting her life?”

“Lam Noan, have I pampered you too much?”

His voice was low, carrying disappointment mixed with disgust.

"Lam Noan, from now on, your life or death... no longer has anything to do with me."

After speaking, he hugged Bach Lan tightly, coldly turned around and left. Before disappearing, Bach Lan proudly looked back and raised her hand to signal victory to me. The blood on my wrist continued to flow. Bright red blood is as bright as red apricot blossoms blooming on the white snow. Having been imprisoned in this hell for so long, I have no tears left to shed. Looking around the house—the cage that had bound me for a year, I suddenly wanted to set it on fire and burn it down. I was so naive, I never thought that a person's heart could be this dark. Ha... Since they've fallen into hell, why not drag them down with them? I took out my phone and called the international call again. At the same time... To comfort the frightened Bach Lan, Trinh Di Tham took her to a high-end shopping mall. He let Tieu Truong stay in the apartment and watch over me. For the Trinh family, money has never been a problem. This is also the reason why the two sisters of the Bach family risked their lives to cling to the two brothers of the Trinh family. The car rolled out of the house, but Trinh Di Tham was a little hesitant. Today, his words to me were probably too cruel. I wonder if I can endure it? Regarding his feelings for me... he himself couldn't say it clearly. Initially, what attracted Trinh Di Tham was my appearance. After that, he was conquered by my talent. Gentle, intelligent, full of temperament. A successful man should have such an excellent woman by his side. But then... an incident happened. Both Trinh Di Tham and Trinh Tu Mac encountered difficulties in their academic dissertations, and Bach Vu was the one who provided the inspiration to solve them. From then on, both brothers were attracted to that lively and intelligent female student. To repay Bach Vu, Trinh Di Tham teamed up with her younger brother. But when Trinh Tu Mac and Bach Vu wanted to make their relationship public, they had to find a way to kick me out of the game. So, they planned to harm me. Feeling sorry for me, Trinh Di Tham treated me like a pet, pampering me as much as possible to make up for it. But when kept for a long time, objects also seem to give birth to feelings. That night... Even though he was next to Bach Lan, Trinh Di Tham felt uneasy. Right eyelid twitches continuously. He called Tieu Truong.

“How is she?”

"It's still normal. I asked the maid to check on me several times. Sometimes I read a book, sometimes I sleep."

At 10 p.m., Trinh Di Tham returned to the apartment. This is the time I usually go to bed. He walked into my room. But… inside was empty. He searched the entire apartment, even climbing to the rooftop. Can't see me. Trinh Di Tham immediately mobilized all security guards and the housing management board to search. But not even a trace of me was there. When he checked the surveillance camera, he discovered that the system had crashed without realizing it. He frantically called my number. Turn off the machine. I had completely disappeared, as if I had evaporated from the world. Trinh Di Tham stood dumbfounded in my room, feeling a cold void being carved into his heart. Both painful and cold. Where did I go? Why did it disappear?