Chapter 2 — The Room You Don't Need

I said in a low voice: "She is my mother." Trinh Y Chu looked at me. “So she should learn how to be a mother.” At that moment, I suddenly felt that a cold face can also be very warm. Trouble really comes very quickly. That day was the anniversary of Trinh Lan's mother's death. She prepared a table of food and invited a few relatives of the Trinh family to come to her house for dinner. Initially I wanted to stay in the room. But Trinh Lan gently knocked on the door. "If you don't want to meet strangers, you can eat upstairs. But if you're willing to come downstairs, I'll be very happy." At first, everything seemed peaceful. After the meal, Trinh Lan's old jade bracelet placed on the tea table suddenly disappeared. That bracelet is not considered expensive, but it is something her mother left behind. Trinh Lan's face immediately turned pale. Everyone started to help find. After searching for a while, an aunt wearing gold and silver suddenly looked towards me. “It seemed like this girl was the only one who went upstairs, right?” The living room immediately became quiet. My heart suddenly sank. Their aunt smiled very fakely. "I won't say who gets it. It's just that the child comes from another place, the rules must be taught slowly." My father's face immediately darkened. “Pay attention to what you say.” Another relative reconciled: "It's okay to check your bag. If you check clearly, everyone will feel secure." I suddenly remembered what Lam Giao Giao once said. Coming to my stepmother's house, it was an outsider. Trinh Lan stood in front of me. “No one is allowed to touch her things.” Her voice was not high, but very steady. "Lost things can be found. If you suspect someone, you must have evidence." Trinh Y Chu stood up from the sofa, his eyes cold and scary. "The living room has a camera, don't rush to take pictures of other people." The aunt's face changed. “Why install a camera in the house?” Trinh Y Chu said faintly: "Look at the cat." There is indeed an old cat in the house who likes to dig through flower pots in the middle of the night. But I still can't breathe. Apparently they were all protecting me. But the words "outsider" were like needles, making my whole body numb. I used the excuse to go to the bathroom and actually ran out through the side door. I went to my mother's house. That's the only place I could think of as my first reaction. My mother opened the door and saw me, frowning. “Why are you in this situation?” I told the story. I thought she would at least ask one question, am I willing to be angry? But she just sighed. "Mom told me long ago that my stepmother's house is not easy to live in, so I insisted on going." Lam Giao Giao sat on the sofa, biting melon seeds, laughing out loud. "Is it considered a thief? I knew it right away." My eye sockets became hot. “I won't take it.” My mother lost patience. "What's the use of telling your mother? If you don't get it, then just hold off. Who told you to live in someone else's house?" She paused for a moment, then lowered her voice: "If you really can't live here, then move back. Recently, your sister was studying for exams, and no one in the house cooks for her." I looked at her blankly. She added another sentence: "Also, the things they bought over there for you, don't take them all by yourself, bring them back and let your sister choose." My heart grew cold little by little. When returning to the Trinh family's house, the living room was still tense. As soon as the cousin saw me, she said sarcastically: "Oh, you're back? You're not going out to hide things, are you?" I tightened my grip and was about to open my mouth when the doorbell suddenly rang. Trinh Lan opened the door. The people standing outside the door were my mother and Lam Giao Giao. Obviously Lam Giao Giao came to see the joke. But as soon as she entered the door, she immediately saw Trinh Lan standing in front of me, Trinh Y Chu standing next to me with a cold face, and my father also protecting me with a calm face. Her eyes changed slightly. Then, she suddenly blushed and said to my father: "Dad, if I am willing to come to this house now, should it give me my position back?" As soon as those words fell, the living room was even quieter than before. My mother stood behind Lam Giao Giao, without any surprise in her eyes. Perhaps she has been waiting for this sentence for a long time. My father's face was unsightly. “Giao Giao, now is not the time to talk about this.” Lam Giao Giao's tears fell. "Why not? He's already been suspected of stealing, so why is he still here?" My chest is tight. Trinh Y Chu's face turned cold. "You came at the right time. Seeing all the excitement, did you have the opportunity to steal a seat?" Lam Giao G

I bite my lips. “I was originally my father's daughter.” “No one said you weren't.” Trinh Y Chu stared at her sister, "But I'm not her landlord." My mother immediately frowned. “You are an outsider, stop meddling in our family matters.” Trinh Lan raised his eyes to look at her, his voice still gentle. "Mrs. Ha, this is my house. Y Chu is my daughter, Tinh Van is also a child of this house." My mother was stunned. Lam Giao Giao's face became even whiter. Maybe she didn't expect Trinh Lan to publicly admit me in front of everyone. Their aunt was watching the play next door and didn't mind the big deal. "First of all, don't bring this up. The bracelet hasn't been found yet." Trinh Y Chu picked up the tablet and connected it to the TV. “Just good.” She opened the surveillance camera, the image was very clear. In front of the tea table, adults are talking. The aunt's little nephew secretly reached out and put the jade bracelet on the superhero toy's arm.