Chapter 6 — The Day You Abandoned My Mother and My Child in the Middle of the Airport

She just sat on the sofa. Simply say one sentence:

“I'm home.”

He used to think that. She finally understood. I know I won't bother you anymore. Now think again. That's not understanding. On to the third cigarette. Old Chu called again.

“General Manager Ly.”

“I looked up the customers of your wife's design studio.”

“It is Dinh Thinh Real Estate Group.”

The cigarette in Ly Minh Trach's hand fell to the ground. Dinh Thinh. His biggest rival. The past three years. Dinh Thinh took away seven projects from him in the Truong Giang area. Every time bidding. They all put him down a notch. He once spent five million yuan hiring a private detective to investigate Dinh Thinh. Couldn't find anything. The person behind the plans for Dinh Thinh... was his wife.

“One more thing, General Manager Ly.”

Lao Chu's voice was a bit hesitant.

“I checked your wife's schedule.”

“In the past three months, she has been to Shenzhen seven times.”

“Each stay is two to three days.”

“The interesting thing is…”

“The time she went to Shenzhen almost exactly coincided with the times you said you were on a business trip to Shenzhen.”

Ly Minh Trach closed his eyes. I remember now. The past three months. Every time he said he was on a business trip. Tham Niem was also not at home. I keep thinking. She took her child to an early education class. Or take your children to the play area. So I never asked more.

“Further investigation.”

He raised his voice.

“Investigate her cooperation contract.”

“Investigation of bank statements.”

“Investigate everything related to her.”

He squatted down on the side of the road. Hold your head with both hands. Sunlight shines on my back. Obviously very warm. He felt cold again from the inside out. Tham Niem had secretly prepared a whole plan for half a year right before his eyes. He didn't realize it. He suddenly remembered his wedding day. Tham Niem once said with a smile:

“I study architectural design.”

“In the future, let's design a house to live in.”

He smiled and replied: Turning around pushed her into the role of a full-time housewife. For five years. She no longer touched a single drawing. I thought. She had forgotten. You were wrong. Ly Minh Trach stayed in Tham Niem's hometown for two days. Where can I find it? You are looking for it. Anyone can ask. You all asked. There aren't any clues. Tham Niem and her mother. It's like it's disappeared from the world. All social relationships. All completely cut off. When returning to Shanghai. It's ten o'clock at night. The villa is dark. Aunt Vuong was not there. He let her go first. He was alone sitting in the living room. He opened the phone. Scroll to Tham Niem's WeChat profile picture. Then open her circle of friends. Already installed.

“Only show the last three days.”

But the last three days. Nothing. He opened To Man's WeChat again. Hesitate for a moment. Then type a few words.

“Man Man, has Tham Niem contacted you recently?”

To Man replied almost immediately.

"No. What's wrong?"

“Nien Niem, what happened?”

“She's lost contact.”

To Man sent a series of exclamation points in a row.

“How could we lose contact?”

“Have you called the police yet?”

“She's only been gone nine days.”

“Nine days?!”

To Man sent another surprised emoji.

“You should call the police.”

“What if something happens?”

“I will help you find her.”

Ly Minh Trach stared at the screen. A feeling of anger suddenly arose in my heart confusing. He turned off WeChat. Then text Lao Chu.

“Can you look it up yet?”

Old Chu sent back a voice message. Very low voice.

“General Manager Ly.”

“I found out something very troublesome.”

“I checked your wife's call history.”

“It was discovered that in the last three months, she contacted a certain phone number very frequently.”

“On average, call three times a day.”

“Each session lasted more than half an hour.”

“I looked up the subscriber.”

“It's a person named Phuong Vien.”

“Partner of a law office in Shenzhen.”

“Specializes in…”

“Marital and family cases.”

Marriage and family. Divorce lawyer. Ly Minh Trach's fingers stiffened. Old Chu continued.

“In the last three months, your wife has been to that lawyer's office five times.”