Chapter 6 — The Enemy's New Wife

6

Tong Yen returned home with a strong smell of alcohol. That same night, he was harshly scolded by his grandfather without any respect. He staggered and fell next to the toilet, vomiting until his eyes turned red. Just remembering the scene where Lam Nhiem was held in Co Thua Dich's arms, his heart felt like it was being torn apart, his tears blurred uncontrollably. There is one thing that Tong Yen has never said — he is not the only choice of the Tong family. His father has many children of his own outside the home. Since his mother passed away, if it weren't for his grandfather's protection, I'm afraid his father would have remarried soon, and those illegitimate children would have entered the Song family's gate with dignity. But grandpa can't protect him forever. After all, those people outside also share the same blood. This cooperation with the Co family is a test that the Song family has for him. And he… failed. With no one else to witness it, Tong Yen no longer needed to save face, her whole body collapsed and fell to the cold floor.

"Young master Tong? From what your assistant said, it seems like you have a project to discuss with the Co family?"

“Now… don't you want to talk anymore?”

He couldn't help but remember Co Thua Dich's cold, sharp eyes that day. One side is career and future. On one side is the person he loves. Tong Yen could not pretend that nothing happened, standing in front of Lam Nhiem and humbly asking for help from Co Thua Dich. He escaped. Then there was the disappointed look in his grandfather's eyes. I wish everything that happened today was just a nightmare. Just give me a little more time... Just one step away... I can already take over the Song family, I can legally marry Lam Nhiem. Tong Yen sat at the bar, her hands shaking, pouring another glass of wine. I regret it. You shouldn't push Lam Nhiem away over and over again because of La Chi Chi. It's just that he's gotten used to it - used to Lam Nhiem always standing in the same place waiting for him. And La Chi Chi and those other friends. Just a tool, a stepping stone to help him maintain his position. Because behind them they all have power, families, and are all pawns that he can take advantage of. Only Lam Nhiem - alone. Therefore, when he has to choose, his instinct always leans towards the more advantageous side. Because he thought, Lam Nhiem would always be there, waiting for him to return. But now she's gone... Late at night, Tong Yen staggered in a drunken stupor as the housekeeper led a girl in. The girl rushed towards him, screaming and sobbing, saying she was wrong. It's because she's too impulsive, too arbitrary. Ask if he can forgive her, can he give her another chance.

“Lam Nhiem… is that you?”

"Lam Nhiem, I finally regret it."

He gently kissed the girl's hair and whispered:

“Don't cry anymore, Lam Nhiem, it's good that you're back.”

"I forgive you, I was wrong, I wasn't good enough. Let's start from the beginning."

The girl's body momentarily paused, then still helped him onto the bed. When he took off his shirt, he still asked:

“It's you, right, Lam Nhiem?”

“You… already regret it, right?”

In a hidden corner that Tong Yen could not see, the girl's eyes flashed with jealousy and cruelty. She bent down, as if offering herself, and kissed him on the lips.

"I'm Lam Nhiem, Tong Yen, I'm your Lam Nhiem."

“I… regret it.”

7

Tong Yen woke up from a slap heaven falls. Cold water splashed directly on his face. Grandpa for the first time showed an expression of anger and extreme disappointment. Tong Yen's heart turned cold. He turned his head bewildered. La Chi Chi was wrapped in a blanket, lying naked on the bed, still screaming:

"Yen and I truly love each other! We've had sex, he must marry me!"

Tong Yen's head seemed to explode. The chaotic memories suddenly rushed back like a tide. He couldn't believe it and sat up.

“La Chi Chi… you set me up?”

The La family came to the Song family's house and caused a landslide. La Chi Chi's father - who once announced that he had severed the father-daughter relationship with her - now insists that Tong Yen must "take responsibility". Otherwise, he will publish the video of "the young master of the Song family ungratefully abandoning the daughter of a good family" for the whole world to see.

“La Chi Chi, didn't you say you only saw me as a brother?”

Tong Yen's face was as dark as water. He didn't expect La Chi Chi to secretly record a video. The series of events that just happened left him exhausted both physically and mentally. He looked towards her with his last bit of hope.

“If you really consider me a brother, please make it clear to your father yourself — it was all an accident, you have no feelings for me.”

“Brothers? Do any ‘brothers’ sleep in the same bed?”

"Is there any 'brother' who has been with you for four years and doesn't love anyone else?"

“La Chi Chi I once kissed you.”

"Right on Lam Nhiem's birthday. She saw it with her own eyes."

"My feelings for you, I don't believe you don't realize it. You must take responsibility. There is no girl in this world who truly wants to be a brother to a boy. Tong Yen, I like you. You must marry me!"

La Chi Chi burst into tears like a child whose toy was robbed. In Tong Yen's head, the last rope was stretched to the limit... Suddenly it broke.