The Ten Year Lie
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Chapter 5

Chapter 5 — The Ten Year Lie

Updated 10/08/2026 5 min read

"Did you see? You must force her to die!" The old lady in the bed next to her couldn't help but mutter. "Don't take out the grudges of adults on children." To Hoai Nghien's face turned pale. "Who takes it out on children? Have you heard enough?" Luc Tram Chu raised his head to look at me, his eyes full of fatigue. "You go first." "I'll find you when I'm done." This is the same sentence again. Every time you want to protect others, you will tell me to go first. I took the divorce agreement out of my pocket and placed it on the nightstand. "Handle this." Dao Niem Tu saw those words and her crying suddenly stopped. Tuong Nguyet Cam's eyes also changed. Very small. Not surprising. It's impatient because of failed calculations. Luc Tram Chu did not touch the agreement. "I won't sign." I nodded. "Let's meet in court then." When I turned around, Dao Niem Tu on the hospital bed suddenly spoke: "Aunt To, Uncle Luc can't be without you." Her voice was very light, but everyone heard. "He lives very miserable every day." "I call him dad just because I want him to be a little more comfortable." "Don't leave him, okay." No?” These words are too smart. Put yourself in the position of the savior, put me in the position of the heartless one. As expected, Luc Tram Chu was stunned. I turned my head to look at the girl. "You understand so much, why don't you advise him to go to Tue Tue's grave and kneel?" Dao Niem Tu's face turned pale. Tuong Nguyet Cam rushed forward and tried to push me. "Why is your mouth so lonely?" To Hoai Nghien blocked, Tuong Nguyet Cam couldn't stand firmly and bumped into the end of the bed. The bottle of medicine shook and the nurse rushed in. The hospital room was chaotic and turned into a group. At this moment, an old voice came from outside the door. "To Van Khe?" I turned my head. An old woman wearing a gray coat stood by the door, carrying a plastic bag in her hand. She looked at me, her eyes red. "I was the nanny of the kindergarten that year, Chau Que Lan." "I sent the message." Luc Tram Chu suddenly stood up. "Auntie Chau!" Chau Que Lan didn't even look at him. She took out an old iron box from the plastic bag. "The day something happened to your daughter, there was something that was not in the records." The lid of the box opened. Inside was a small, faded red hairpin. That's the clip I personally put in Tue Tue's hair before she went out. 6. There is also a small crack on the red hairpin. Tue Tue always complains about how painful it is, and before going out, she wants to take it off. I comforted my child, saying that it was raining today, and if I wore red, I would see him right away with just one look. Chau Que Lan's hand shook violently. "I've been hiding this for ten years." Luc Tram Chu rushed forward, his voice forced to be cold and fierce. "Aunt Chau, don't talk nonsense." The old woman was scared by him and took half a step back. I reached out to support her. "Auntie, just speak slowly." The crying in the hospital room stopped. Tuong Nguyet Cam stared at the iron box, her face as white as paper. Chau Que Lan looked at me, tears immediately rolling down. "That year I was on duty near the back wall of the kindergarten." "The rain was too heavy, the wall collapsed too suddenly, two children were swept away by the water." "When I chased to the bank of the flood discharge canal, I saw Luc Tram Chu had gone into the water." "The first child he caught was your daughter." My ears rang loudly. Luc Tram Chu shouted and interrupted: "You saw wrong!" Chau Que Lan shook her head. "I didn't see wrong." "Tue Tue had a red hairpin on her head, her feet were wearing red rain boots, I remember very clearly." "The girl was held by Luc Tram Chu's hand, and called her father." The blood in her body seemed to freeze. Everyone in the hospital room looked at Luc Tram Chu. His chest heaved violently, his eyes were chaotic for the first time, no longer disciplined. "At that time, the water was very fast, I couldn't grasp it." Chau Que Lan cried and said: "No." "I caught her." "He pulled her two steps towards the shore." "Then the little girl wearing yellow rain shoes came to him and called out dad." Dao Niem Tu suddenly raised his head.

Tuong Nguyet Cam said shrilly: "You're talking nonsense!" Chau Que Lan seemed not to hear. "Let go of Tue Tue's hand and go hug the other child." "When Tue Tue was swept away by the water, she still called for dad." My legs were soft. To Hoai Nghien supported me, the blue veins on the back of his hand appeared. Luc Tram Chu looked at me, his lips moving. "Van Khe, it's not like that." When I opened my mouth, my throat was filled with the stench of blood. "So what is it?" He couldn't answer. Tuong Nguyet Cam rushed in front of Chau Que Lan. "Old woman, how much money did you receive from To Van Khe?" "Your son had a gambling debt that year, is he short of money again?" Chau Que Lan's face turned pale. "My son has been sober for a long time." "Don't you use this to oppress me anymore." Oppression. These two words made me catch something. "She used to oppress her aunt?" Chau Que Lan bit her lip. "After the incident, Tuong Nguyet Cam came to me." "She said I was negligent on duty, the kindergarten had compensated, if I spoke nonsense, she would sue me, causing my son to lose his job." "Luc Tram Chu also came." She looked at Luc Tram Chu, her eyes were not hatred, but disappointment. "He said he had lost his daughter. If To Van Khe knew the truth, he would divorce him." "He said he couldn't live." So that's it.

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