Chapter 1 — The Traitor's Wedding

Right at dawn on the day of my due date, my water broke, and my husband was using his phone to flirt with my best friend. I was in so much pain that I tightened my grip on the bed sheet and called him to wake up. As soon as he touched the phone, the first thing he did was send a voice message to my best friend: "Van Chi, your wife is about to give birth." She immediately replied: "Don't rush, tell her to hold on for a while, I will come right away to be with you two." He really listened to her, slowly washed his face, changed clothes, and stood in front of the mirror to brush his hair twice. We waited for her for twenty minutes. It wasn't until then that she ran over wearing thin high heels, threw herself into my husband's arms and cried: "You scared me to death, I'm just afraid I won't be able to make it in time." He patted her back to comfort her: "It's okay, I'll feel secure once you're here." I lay on the cart, looking at the nurses who were so impatient that they stomped their feet, constantly urging them to sign. The contractions were so painful that my nails dug deep into my palms. Before being pushed into the delivery room, I took out my phone and sent a text message to the wedding planning company we had hired to make up the wedding. "Delete the entire previously planned wedding process, make a new copy, change the bride's name." 1Changed to Lam Van Chi. After sending those four words, my hands shook. Not because of pain. But because it's cold. The nurse pushed me inside, turned around and called out to the hallway: "Where are the family members? Where are the pregnant woman's belongings? Can the family members take care of the pregnant woman first?" At this time, my husband Co Thoi Viet seemed to wake up and quickly stood up. But as soon as he took two steps, Lam Van Chi pulled his sleeve and raised his teary eyes. "Thi Viet, have you caused more trouble?" "I really didn't mean it, I was just too worried about Niem Niem." Co Thoi Viet's steps stopped. He turned his head to look at me. That look was very short, so short that I couldn't see clearly whether there was any guilt in it or not. After that, he said to the nurse: "The bag is in the car, I'll go get it right away." After saying that, he bent down to adjust Lam Van Chi's scarf first. "You sit here, I'll be back in a moment." I laughed. Another intense pain came, so painful that I almost bit my lip. The nurse couldn't stand it anymore and scolded in a low voice: "When is it already?" I no longer had the strength to talk. I can only keep telling myself to endure. The baby is not at fault. The baby must be safe. And Co Thoi Viet. It's best for him to be at peace. Because I still want to see with my own eyes how he fell from the clouds. The time that followed was fraught with pain. I just remember the light being very white. Blindingly white. I heard the nurse ask my name, asking if I could sign it myself. I nodded. She shoved the pen into my hand. As I tremblingly wrote down the words "Wen Niem", sweat flowed down from my temples. By the time Co Thoi Viet brought the things, I had endured the most difficult pain. He stood at the door, a bit panicked on his face. "Nien Niem, sorry, it was too chaotic just now." "Van Chi is afraid of blood, I can't ignore her." I closed my eyes, not looking at him. He thought I was in so much pain that he couldn't hear me, so he leaned a little closer. "Don't be angry. After you give birth, I will make it up to you well." I have heard those two words too many times. The wedding was delayed, he said he would make up for it. Absent from prenatal checkups, he said he would make up for them. I had a cramp in the middle of the night, he said the company was busy and would make up for it another day. Now that I gave birth, he is with another woman and also said he will make up for it. But there are moments that, once missed, can never be made up for. Before I was pushed inside, Co Thoi Viet wanted to hold my hand. I avoid it. He was stunned. I looked at him,

Trying to say every word: "Co Thoi Viet, remember carefully." "Today I did not give birth to a child." "But I gave birth to you from my heart." The baby was born early in the morning. Is a little girl. When the nurse brought her in front of me, she was just a tiny lump, but her cry was very loud. My tears immediately fell. Not out of self-pity. But because of luck. Luckily the baby came. Luckily I finally saw everything clearly. The nurse asked where the family was, whether they needed to be informed or not. I curled my lips slightly. "Inform my mother." "Don't inform her father." But Co Thoi Viet's voice was quickly heard outside the door. He tried to lower his voice, but I could still hear it. "Van Chi, don't cry, you and your mother are both safe." "You were scared just now, weren't you? I'll take you downstairs to buy some hot food." I lay on the birthing bed, and I didn't even have the strength to raise my arms. But my chest became cold little by little. He didn't even hear the first cry when my daughter came into this world. My husband, my daughter's father, when I was at my weakest, went to comfort another woman first. It turns out that the heart does not die with a loud bang. It was painful until the end, then suddenly became quiet. 2When I was pushed out, Co Thoi Viet was holding two cups of hot drinks in his hands. One cup was given to Lam Van Chi. A cup he held himself. Seeing me, he suddenly remembered something and quickly put his cup aside. "Nim Niem, are you thirsty? I'll tell the caregiver to pour you some water." The words "caregiver" made me laugh. I had just given birth and was so weak that I had difficulty even opening my eyes. He stood next to my bed, a hot drink in his hand, and asked someone else to pour it for me. Lam Van Chi held the cup and cautiously walked forward. "Nien Niem, don't blame Thoi Viet." "Just now he was always very worried about you, it's just that I'm so useless, I'm scared when I see the hospital." I looked at her red face from crying. Calmly asked: "You're scared, so I have to lie down and wait for you in pain?" Her expression stiffened. Co Thoi Viet frowned. "On Niem, you just gave birth, your emotions are unstable, I can understand." "But Van Chi didn't sleep all night, running back and forth with us, it wasn't easy for her." I closed my eyes. I don't want to see the two of them anymore. Not long after, my mother arrived. When Chu Lam pushed open the door and walked in, she was still wearing her housecoat, clearly she had rushed all the way there. She looked at me first, then looked at the baby. The rims of my eyes immediately turned red. "Nien Niem, are you in a lot of pain?" The self-pity I had endured for half the night almost collapsed the moment I saw her. But I still tried to hold back. "Mom, I'm okay." Chu Lam touched my forehead, then turned to look at Co Thoi Viet. The voice immediately turned cold. "My daughter gave birth, what are you doing?" An unnatural look appeared on Co Thoi Viet's face. "Mom, things are not what you think. There is a doctor in the hospital, so I can't do nothing." Chu Lam pointed to the hot drink on the table. "Buy who?" Lam Van Chi quickly stood up, tears began to fall again. "Auntie, it's my fault." "I was just too worried about Niem Niem. Thoi Viet Seeing that your face was not good, I bought you a cup of hot food." "Don't blame him." Chu Lam laughed coldly. "Of course I have to blame him." "My daughter is in there giving birth, is he still in the mood to care about whether your face is good or not?" Lam Van Chi choked so much that her face turned pale. Co Thoi Viet immediately blocked in front of her. "Mom, Van Chi is Niem Niem's best friend, she also has good intentions." "What you say is too hurtful to others." My mother was so angry that her chest was heaving. "Hurts others."

“When my daughter's water broke, you didn't immediately take her to the hospital but called her first. On the way, my daughter was in so much pain that she was trembling, so you video called her again. Arriving at the hospital, he took the things without worrying about the procedures, and helped her sit down first." "Co Thoi Viet, tell me, who is the person who was really hurt?" Co Thoi Viet was silent for two seconds. Then he looked at me, his voice a bit annoyed. "On Niem, why are you telling me these things?" Seeing him very strange. Before, I always felt that Co Thoi Viet was a person who knew how to keep his face. He spoke in moderation and acted in a disciplined manner. Now I know that his kindness and dignity are only for outsiders. And his moderation will never be used to protect me. I said softly: "Co Thoi Viet, what did I say?" If I don't say it, won't I see it?" "The daughter I raised by myself, how much pain she is in, I just need to look at it to know." Co Thoi Viet was blocked to the point of speechlessness. Lam Van Chi suddenly hugged her stomach again, bending down slightly. "Thi Viet, it seems you have low blood sugar." Co Thoi Viet almost instinctively turned around to support her. "Why are you not feeling well again? I'll take you out to eat something." Chu Lam was so angry that he laughed. "Very well." "Your wife has just given birth and is lying here, now you want to take another woman out to eat?" Co Thoi Viet looked at me, as if waiting for me to open my mouth to hold him back. I didn't say anything. On the contrary, his face turned cold. "Mom, don't speak so harshly." "Van Chi has been with us all night, just take care of her a little." What's wrong?" I calmly looked at him. "Go." Co Thoi Viet was stunned. I repeated: "She's not well, go take care of her." Maybe he thought I was angry, frowned, and finally helped Lam Van Chi leave. The moment the door closed, my mother grabbed my hand. "Nien Niem, divorce." I looked at my daughter in my arms. She closed her eyes, her small hand clenched into a fist. I nodded slightly. "Mom, there's no need to rush." "The face he owes me, I have to make him pay it back in front of everyone." Some debts don't have to be counted. But you have to choose the most painful time to count them. 3During my stay, Co Thoi Viet was so busy that he was like an outsider crying. He said he couldn't hold the baby. I was so engorged that I couldn't sleep. He said the doctor told me to come with him during the day After taking her for a check-up, he sent a text message at the last minute: "Van Chi is going to try on a dress today, I'll go with her to look at it for a while." About the follow-up examination, I asked my mother to come with me." I looked at that line for a long time. My fingers tightened little by little. The dress for the month-long party and wedding was ordered when I was in the final stages of my period. Initially, Lam Van Chi was just a bridesmaid. But every time she came to the house, she could find a bunch of flaws. "Nien Niem, the waist line of this wedding dress is too low, it will cause the back of the belly. Your baby looks like it hasn't recovered yet.” “Are bridesmaid dresses too simple? Standing next to you won't look good, right?" "There are many guests on the day of the full moon party, so I'll help you welcome them, so you don't get too tired." Before, I thought she really thought about me. Until Co Thoi Viet went with her to try on "bridesmaid dresses" all afternoon. That evening, when he came home, I was changing the baby's diaper.