Chapter 2 — The Onyx Bracelet Shatters, The Husband's Secret Is Also Revealed

I still stood still. Luong Man is even more proud.

"Did you hear that?"

"We both said that we are family."

"You're so meticulous in your calculations, have you never considered us family?"

I looked at Ha Nghien.

"You think so too?"

Ha Nghien avoided my eyes.

"Today is a family meal."

"Don't make a big deal out of it."

Don't make a big deal out of it. Those four words made me more uncomfortable than Luong Man's invisible slap. I nodded slightly. Luong Man smiled with satisfaction.

"Wouldn't it be better to know a little sooner?"

After saying that, she suddenly waved her hand. The agate bracelet was thrown hard onto the tile floor. The sound of cracking was deafening. Dark red pieces splashed everywhere. A small piece rolled to the edge of Ha Nghien's shoe. He bowed his head and glanced briefly before continuing to hold the phone. The whole living room was silent for a few seconds. The first person to break the silence was Luong Man.

"Oh my god, what a mistake."

Ton Phuong Anh still calmly bit the melon seeds.

"Broken things are even luckier."

"It's just a bracelet, nothing terrible."

Ha Chinh Duc took a sip of tea, his eyelids not bothering to lift.

"Let's eat."

Luong Man bent down to pick up a broken piece and then conveniently threw it on the ground again.

"Sister-in-law, don't tell me you're really heartbroken, okay?"

I didn't reply. Just quietly squat down. The brick surface is cold. Sharp pieces cut into fingertips. Blood quickly gushed out. I picked up the biggest piece. Under the light, the crimson cut surface reflected the cold light. In the past, when my mother personally wore this bracelet for me, it also had that color. She once said:

"Duong Duong, if you are bullied in the future, don't cry."

"Let's remember first."

I put the broken piece in my pocket. Luong Man still laughed.

"What's wrong? Are you planning on keeping it as a souvenir?"

Ton Phuong Anh immediately continued:

"Man Man also said it, it was just accidental."

"Why are you still showing that appearance?"

"His younger brother has big things to do tomorrow, don't bring bad luck here."

I stood up, pulled out a tissue and applied it to the wound. At this time, Ha Nghien frowned.

"My hand is bleeding."

I looked straight at him.

"What do you see now?"

Ha Nghien's face stiffened slightly. Luong Man rolled her eyes.

"Sister-in-law, don't say such sarcastic words."

"I just accidentally broke a bracelet."

"How much money do you want? I'll pay."

I asked again: Luong Man crossed her arms across her chest.

"Of course."

"You said three hundred and fifty thousand yuan, is that three hundred and fifty thousand yuan?"

"Give me the bill."

Ton Phuong Anh immediately chimed in:

"That's right."

"Let's talk if we have the bill."

"If you don't have it, don't casually ask for money."

Ha Chinh Duc said in a deep voice:

"Tram Duong, that's enough."

"Tomorrow Man Man still has to go meet guests with Khai Hang."

"Don't ruin everyone's mood because of a small thing."

I looked at everyone around the table. Every face is sadly visible. Mother-in-law's satisfaction. Father-in-law's coldness. Sister-in-law's arrogance. And my husband's avoidance. Suddenly I feel like the past three years have been so short. Short enough for me to clearly see the true faces of this family. But it's also really long. It was so long that I almost forgot who I was. I took out my phone. Ha Nghien saw that action and frowned.

"What do you want to do?"

I don't answer. Just open a familiar interface. Fingerprint authentication. The screen displays quickly town. That is Duyet Lan Holdings' internal approval system. The project name is clearly visible: Annual centralized purchasing contract with Khai Goods Materials. Final approval value: 98,000,000 yuan. Status: Waiting for approval. Luong Man stopped by to look, but what she saw was just a series of completely unfamiliar symbols. She smiled disdainfully.

"You're so miserable that you're going to go online and talk about your suffering?"

Ton Phuong Anh strongly spit out the melon seed shell.

"He's just good at those things."

"It's a story as small as a pea and I want the whole world to know."

Ha Nghien looked intently at my phone screen again. His face gradually changed.

"Tram Duong... why do you have access to this page?"

I raised my head to look at him.

"You really don't know?"

Ha Nghien's throat moved slightly. Of course you don't know. During the past three years in the Ha family's house, I cooked, washed dishes, and received guests with him. In their eyes, after leaving my mother's house, I had nothing of value left. They don't know that Duyet Lan Holdings is the parent company that left me. I also did not know that the final approval authority of the Material Deployment contract was in my hands. Luong Man still hasn't realized anything.

"What is this pretending to be a ghost?"

"You create a fake interface and think you can scare me?"

I open the project details section. Supplier capacity profile. Financial guarantee. Approval process. And at the bottom of the page are two options. Ha Nghien suddenly rushed forward, wanting to hold my phone. I took a step back.

"Are you afraid now?"

Ha Nghien lowered his voice:

"Tram Duong, don't do anything impulsive."

"That was Khai Hang's life-saving order."

I looked straight at him.

"My dowry is not an inanimate object."

"My self-esteem is not something for you to put on the dinner table and arbitrarily trample on."

Only at this point did Luong Man feel that something was wrong.

"Ha Nghien, what is she talking about?"

Ha Nghien did not respond. His eyes were just glued to my hand. My finger rested on the Cancel button. Immediately, the system displays a confirmation window. Is there confirmation of cancellation of final approval? The smile on Luong Man's lips is still intact.

"Tram Duong, stop acting."

"If you really have the ability, just give it a try."

I looked at her. Fingers gently lowered. Switch screen. Project status from Waiting for approval changes to Canceled. The entire living room immediately fell silent. The first person to laugh was still Luong Man.

"That's it?"

"Do you think changing a few words on the screen will make my brother's business disappear?"

Ton Phuong Anh also did not believe it.

"Tram Duong, he really knows how to act more and more."

Ha Chinh Duc slammed the teacup on the table.

"What's the point of women learning from the tricks in the marketplace?"

Only Ha Nghien's face turned pale. He stared at the screen.

"Tram Duong, do you know what you just did?"

I put my phone away.

"I just canceled a contract that shouldn't have been approved."

Luong Man's face immediately changed.

"What do you mean?"

I looked at her.

"Material Warehouse has only been established for two years."

"The cash flow on the books is less than three million yuan."

"Last year, we were still in litigation because of debt disputes."

"Your younger brother brought Ha Nghien's letter of introduction here, saying that the Ha family would stand as a guarantor."

"From the beginning, this contract was not successful safety standards."

Luong Man immediately turned to Ha Nghien.

"Solidarity guarantee?"

Ha Nghien was silent. I keep saying:

"Final approval was held up for ten days."

"It's not because the process is slow."

"But because I asked the risk control department to check again."

Ha Nghien clenched his jaw.

"You knew before?"

I looked at him.

"When you put my name in the bail file, didn't you think I would find out?"

Ton Phuong Anh immediately shouted.

"What guarantee?"

Even Ha Chinh Duc sat up straight. Luong Man's face is sometimes blue and sometimes white.

"Tram Duong, don't slander!"

"My younger brother is doing well!"

I put the phone on the table. The screen is still bright and clear. A photo of the attached appendix appears line by line. Declaration of assets of husband and wife. Assets that can be used to perform obligations are in Tram Duong's name. Profile provider: Ha Nghien. Ton Phuong Anh glanced over. Lips immediately trembled.

"Ha Nghien, what is this?"

Ha Nghien's face was extremely unsightly.