Chapter 24 — The Former General's Ex-Wife Was a Genius Advisor

The silence lasted about half a minute. Then Co Ngon Chu opened his mouth. His tone completely changed. No more anger, no more questions. The atmosphere turned into a tone I had never imagined.

“W is you.”

Not a question. It's an affirmation. I don't deny it. "Correct." This time the silence lasted even longer. It took so long that I thought he had hung up. Then I heard a very soft sound: “Five years?”

“Five years.”

“The years I spent at home cooking for you, the nights I waited for you to come home ——”

“That's right.”

He didn't say another word. There was a very soft crunching sound from the phone, as if something was being crushed. Maybe it's something he holds in his hand. Or it could be something else. Then the call ended. * After that phone call, I thought a storm would come immediately. But surprisingly, the next week was strangely peaceful. Co Ngon Chu did not contact me. To Mien Nguyet also had no news. The heat from the media gradually cooled down, replaced by a bigger drama. Until Wednesday afternoon. Qi Yuanming called me into his office. As soon as he closed the door, the expression on his face was extremely complicated.

"There's something I have to tell you directly."

“What is it?”

“The Co family group has just convened an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors.”

My heart beat loudly.

"Co Ngon Chu proactively presented the entire story about Star Bridge Holdings to the Board of Directors. 8 million yuan of company funds were 100% refunded from his own pocket."

I said nothing.

"At the same time, he also resigned as Chairman of Mien Nguyet Design, making way for an independent third party to take over. Mien Nguyet Design's IPO plan was postponed indefinitely."

I remained silent. Qi Yuanming looked at me: "Do you know what surprised me the most?"

“What is it?”

“He announced in the meeting that —— ‘These problems were not discovered by outsiders, but because I self-criticized and decided to frankly admit it’.”

I froze. “He never mentioned you?”

“Not at all. Not even half the words.”

Te Vien Minh walked to the window, turned his back to me and said: "Lin Van Tinh, there are two types of people in this world. One type, after being exposed, will hate the person who exposed them. The second type, after being exposed, will face their own mistakes. Although Co Ngon Chu is miserable, at least he chose the second way." * When I walked out of Qi Vien Minh's room, my legs were a bit weak. Not because of stress. It's because —— in my plans up to now, Co Ngon Chu should have chosen to confront me. He will have to use every relationship to conceal information, will find a lawyer to sue me, and will use every trick to protect To Mien Nguyet and himself. But he didn't. He chose to be straightforward. What's more —— he didn't use me as cannon fodder. I returned to work and sat there dumbfounded for a while. The phone screen suddenly lit up. A WeChat message. Tu Co Ngon Chu. Just two words: [Sorry.] I stared at those two words for a long time. Since knowing him until now, nearly fifteen years. This is the first time he said these two words to me. I didn't text back. Not because of unforgiveness. It's because of the three words "Sorry" Hey, it's too late. Late until a thousand midnight. * After Co Ngon Chu frankly admitted his mistake before the Board of Directors, To Mien Nguyet's situation suddenly plummeted. First, Hoa Tin Securities officially canceled the IPO advisory contract. After that, several investment funds that previously contacted her also withdrew their letters of intent. Next, the media began to dig deeper into her background.