Chapter 21 — The Day You Pulled Your Lover On Stage, I Recovered All My Investment

Lam Man pushed a recording pen to the middle of the table.

“The last sentence has already been recorded.”

The private room was eerily quiet. Suddenly Co Trach burst out laughing.

“One is an ex-wife.”

“One is a lover.”

“Now join forces to deal with me.”

“Khuong Le, don't you find it funny?”

I nodded.

“It's really funny.”

Lam Man looked at me. I continue:

“It's funny that you always think all women have to revolve around you to win or lose.”

“Co Trach.”

“We are not sitting here today because of you.”

“It's just to keep the accounts clear.”

His face turned purple. At that moment, the police walked in.

"Mr. Co Trach, please follow us back to coordinate the investigation."

When he stood up, his legs wobbled a bit. As he passed me, he stopped.

“Khuong Le.”

“Did you ever love me?”

I looked at the cold cup of tea on the table.

“Once loved.”

A light flashed in his eyes. Then I finished the next sentence.

“So I know more clearly…”

“You're not worth it.”

After Co Trach was taken away, Thanh Hoa stood completely firm. Employees who stayed began taking on new projects. Chu Du is in charge of the team. Co Man is in charge of internal management. And Lam Man works from the most basic assistant position. Every day she is the first to arrive and the last to leave. Someone intentionally threw a photocopy machine with paper jams for her to deal with. She also didn't argue. Just squat down and fix it little by little. Someone called:

“General Lam.”

She immediately replied:

“Don't curse people.”

Co Man heard it once and laughed for half a day.

“You also have self-awareness.”

Lam Man calmly replied:

“You just got used to being scolded by her.”

Life seemed to be gradually getting back on track. But General Manh is still not at peace. After being exposed by Co Trach, he was anxious to find a scapegoat. He spread the news that Thanh Hoa was able to rise thanks to illegally appropriating Minh Chau's documents. They also said I manipulated public opinion and forced the death of a startup company. This time, the fire was pushed straight into Thanh Hoa's new project. Contract signing date. The partner suddenly changed his mind. In the meeting room. The person in charge is Luc, the second generation heir of a long-standing food corporation. Very young. Talking is also very straightforward.

“Mr. Khuong, sorry.”

“My family does not agree to cooperate with Thanh Hoa.”

Chu Du asked: Mr. Luc took a look at me.

“The online news has been too noisy lately.”

“Our food industry is most afraid of being involved in a reputational scandal.”

Co Man immediately became angry.

“You mean Khuong Le has a problem?”

General Luc quickly waved his hand.

“I didn't mean that.”

“I just want to say that Co Ze and Tong Manh are both saying outside that you guys are using tricks.”

“I have no evidence to determine who is telling the truth and who is lying.”

Lam Man spoke up.

“Because they are really dirty.”

“So everyone looks dirty.”

General Luc turned to look at her.

“Are you Lam Man?”

She sat up straight.

“So what you said online, that you helped Co Trach fake data, is also true?”

Lam Man's face turned slightly pale. The whole meeting room was silent. Mr. Luc clearly didn't expect her to admit it so quickly. Lam Man continued:

“So now I sit in the outermost position.”

“Being an assistant.”

“Get the lowest salary.”

“I will take responsibility for the things I do wrong.”

“If you want to refuse to cooperate with Thanh Hoa because me, I accept.”

“But don't lump Khuong Le with me.”

Co Man glanced at her. It's a rare time without sarcasm. General Luc was silent for a long time.

“Honestly, I admire your straightforwardness.”

“But I still can't sign this contract.”

Chu Du frowned slightly.

"General Luc, to have today's cooperation, we have been preparing for a month."

General Luc stood up. At that moment, the meeting room door opened. Old Luong walked in. Behind him was a middle-aged woman. As soon as he saw her, Mr. Luc immediately stood up straight. The woman walked over, picked up the contract and looked at it.

“Who said not to sign?”

General Luc was stunned.

“Didn't mom say that Thanh Hoa has a reputational risk?”

The woman looked towards me.

“Mom said before cooperating, you must clearly see the person.”

“Now you can see clearly, you can sign.”

Mr. Luc did not understand at all. The woman opened her bag and took out an old receipt.

“Ten years ago, your father's factory was harmed and almost went bankrupt.”

"The person who lent us money at that time, the last person to sign was Phuong Thanh Hoa."

“At that time I was still in school, I didn't know what happened.”

General Luc was surprised.

“Mom never told me.”

The woman said softly:

“Because people won't tell me.”

She turned to me.

“Miss Khuong.”

“Your mother used to help me that year.”

“I later found out that that money was actually invested by you in her name.”

“I signed this contract today not to repay a favor.”

“But because Thanh Hoa works with principles.”

Having finished speaking, she directly signed the contract. Mr. Luc looked at me, his face full of guilt.

“Mr. Khuong, sorry.”