Chapter 9 — The Rain Stops, I Also Awake From Dreaming

If there wasn't a face-off tonight in the heavy rain. If I remain patient like before. Perhaps by the time I found out, the house had been used to fill Tham Hao's hole. At that moment, my father's voice rang out from the end of the hallway. “Who said my daughter's house can be used as collateral?” I suddenly raised my head. Dad walked over wearing a long dark gray coat, his hair wet by the rain, his face cold and scary. Behind him are two assistants and the hospital's police officer on duty. Tham Hao was clearly stunned. "Father." Father didn't even look at him. He walked to the bed, looked at my face first, then looked at my hands, and finally looked at my knee that was wrapped in bandages. His eye sockets turned red for a moment, but quickly subsided. “Does it hurt?” I shook my head. "Father." He reached out and stroked my hair, his voice hoarse. “Don't be afraid.” “This time dad is here.” Seeing her father, Phuong Mai's momentum immediately decreased by half. But with her mouth, she still refused to give up. “Mr. In-law, you came at the right time.” “Your daughter turned our house into this, she even found a lawyer and called the police.” “You have to manage it.” Finally, Dad turned his head to look at her. “My daughter did not marry there to be an animal for your family.” Phuong Mai's face turned red. “What are you talking about?” Father coldly said: "I have been very polite." “If you weren't in the hospital, what you heard wouldn't just be this one sentence.” Tham Hao's face was ugly. “Father, this is a misunderstanding.” “Just a husband and wife arguing.” Father stared at him. “If a husband and wife quarrel will kick someone onto the highway?” “If a husband and wife quarrel will throw her phone away?” "If a quarreling couple will pry open the door of her pre-marital house and get a power of attorney to sell the house?" Tham Hao's lips turned white. “I don't kick.” “She fell on her own.” Father suddenly raised his hand. The assistant in the back brought up a tablet. The screen lit up, the main image was the emergency stop lane on the highway. In the heavy rain, Tham Hao opened the backseat door and bent down to pull me. Right after that, he raised his foot and kicked me in the calf. My whole body fell off the bike and into a puddle. The video has no sound. But that's enough. Phuong Mai opened her mouth, but for a long time she couldn't make any sound. Tham Hao's subordinate took a step back. The two creditors were also silent. Father turned the tablet towards Tham Hao. “Now say it again.” “How did my daughter fall?” 10 Tham Hao stared at the tablet, the blood on his face drained little by little. The video was paused by my father. In the rain, the movement of his leg was frozen in mid-air, like a dangling knife blade. He opened his mouth. “It's not like that.” Father looked at him coldly. “So what is it?” Tham Hao's throat moved. “At that time, the rain was so heavy, I just wanted to help her get out of the car.” “She held on to the door and wouldn't let go, my foot slipped.” As soon as the sentence ended, Phuong Mai immediately nodded quickly. “Yes, yes.” “It slipped.” “I sat in the car and saw it very clearly.” The nurse standing next to him couldn't help but laugh. The laughter was very soft, but like a slap on Phuong Mai's face. The police officer took the tablet. “The video will be handed over to the relevant agency for permanent evidence.” “Whether it was a slip or not cannot be based on words alone.” Gauze pad on temple
g Tham Hao was drenched in cold sweat, his lips peeling slightly. He looked at me, there was finally no longer only ferocity in his eyes. There is still panic. “Manh Duong, let's go home and talk.” “I told my father not to make a fuss anymore.” I almost thought I heard wrong. “Who is making noise?” Tham Hao gritted his teeth. “Things are confusing enough as it is.” “Do you have to let everyone look at us like a joke?” My father's voice lowered. “She almost died on the highway, do you still care about being laughed at?” Tham Hao was speechless. Phuong Mai immediately intervened. “Mr. in-law, don't talk so seriously.” “Our family Shen Hao was also injured.” “An accident is not what he wants.” Father turned his head to look at her. “You say one more sentence for him, I'll ask the lawyer to list every word you said in the car.” Phuong Mai's lips trembled. She wanted to sue, but looking at the documents in lawyer Han's hand, she didn't dare. The two creditors standing at the door turned from anger to caution. The man holding the briefcase asked: "Miss Manh, was that guarantee signed by you?" I looked at him. “I never signed any bail papers.” “You can take out the documents in your hands now.” The man hesitated. The assistant behind his father reached out his hand. “Please leave it to the police and lawyers.” Another creditor hastily said: "We were also deceived." "Tham Hao told us his wife's family has the means and the house can be mortgaged at any time." "He also said that his father-in-law only has one daughter. If something happens, he will definitely take care of it." My father's eyes immediately cooled down. Tham Hao shouted at that person. “What nonsense are you talking about?” The man also got angry. “I said miscellaneous?” “You said it yourself during the drink.”