Chapter 4 — This House, I Will Not Give Up

He read each line, the more he read, the more unsightly his face became.

“The requester is the legal owner of the house... The person requested is suspected of dispersing the couple's common assets, and requests the court to seal the related real estate…”

“Pop” sound.

Chu Kien Quoc suddenly raised his hand and slammed the paper. His fingers trembled, but he still tried to curse loudly.

"Nonsense, it's all nonsense! How can this house be its own? It's obviously the Chu family's wedding house, intended for Diem Diem, and later for my grandchild to live in!"

After he finished speaking, as if to prove something, he immediately reached out and wanted to tear the paper. As soon as I pulled it, the red-edged decision inside revealed a corner, the steel seal reflected coldly under the yellow light.

“Dad, don't move.”

Hao Hao quickly grabbed his arm.

"The court papers that Dad tore up, be careful, are counted as obstruction of execution."

“Hinder what?” Chu Kien Quoc waved his hand away, "I'm at my son's house, what's the obstacle?"

He inserted the key into the lock. Just heard a "click" sound, the key stabbed into the new lock core, but could not be inserted.

“This lock…”

Hao Hao bent down to look closely and lowered his voice:

“Not the type that the worker replaced the other day.”

Chu Kien Quoc's hand stopped, his heart suddenly "thumped". He turned his head to look at the pile of luggage piled up in the hallway, then looked at the two pieces of paper taped to the door, his chest seemed to be blocked by something.

“Dad… is this… is…” Chu Diem swallowed, his voice trembling, “really sealed by the court?”

“Seal what?” Chu Kien Quoc reacted harshly, but even he could hear that his voice no longer had any confidence, "The court can't do anything wrong, this house belongs to the Chu family."

Having said this, he himself stopped. It's not like he doesn't know whose name is written on the red book. It's just that up until now, he always thought it was just a formality. Everyone's name is the same, as long as the people and money are in the Chu family, the house will sooner or later be theirs.

“Dad… should I call and ask Khai?” Chu Diem whispered, "I called him on video and showed him this."

“Yes, ask Chu Khai first.” Hao Hao also nodded, "Who knows, maybe there's a mistake."

Chu Kien Quoc still tried to keep his mouth shut, but at this moment he no longer had the heart to save face, so he took out his phone and dialed the number.

“Think…whistle…”

Called twice in a row, no one answered. His face became more and more ugly, and for the third time, he directly turned on the speakerphone.

"If you don't answer the phone, don't you dare enter this house today." The mouth is harsh, but the hands are stiff.

Footsteps were heard from the elevator door. Someone walked up, saw the hallway filled with luggage, couldn't help but look a few more times, glanced at the paper taped to the door, his face changed, his steps became more hurried.

"Look at those people's eyes..." Chu Diem started to feel cold down his spine, "It's like we've committed some crime."

“Shut up.” Chu Jianguo shouted.

The phone screen suddenly lit up, showing the line "call connected".

“Hello, Dad.” Chu Khai's voice came from the other end of the line, echoing, as if in some empty place, "Where the signal is bad, please say quickly."

“Where are you?” Chu Kien Quoc did not ask anything else.

“At the company.” Chu Khai responded reflexively, then paused and added, "On business, meeting outside."

“Meeting outside?” Chu Kien Quoc laughed coldly, "What are you meeting about? You don't know yourself." huh?”

“What did you say, Dad?” Chu Khai started to lose patience, "I'm busy, if you have something to say, just say it directly."

"Okay." Chu Kien Quoc pointed to the paper on the door, as if the other side could see, "What good deed have you done to let the court seal your house?"

The elevator door next to it opened and closed, and the hallway lights turned on and off. The space was strangely quiet, everyone was staring at the two pieces of paper. The other end of the line was silent for a few seconds.

"Dad, don't listen to people's nonsense." Chu Khai smiled wryly, "What's the seal? It's probably a mistake."

“You have the wrong head.” Chu Kien Quoc was angry, "I'm standing right in front of your door, on the door is the court's sealed decision, the red seal is clearly stamped."

“Didn't you say that To Niem went back to her mother's house to raise the baby and left the house empty for you to arrange? Why did it become like this in the blink of an eye?

This time, the other end was silent longer. It took so long that the hallway light turned off once and then turned on again.

“Dad… I can't explain this clearly right away.” Chu Khai's voice finally rang out, carrying a bit of fatigue, "Dad, just let Chu Diem and Hao Hao find a temporary place to stay for a few days, wait for me to come home and talk later."

“Looking for a place to stay?” Chu Kien Quoc laughed angrily, "Your sister's belly is so big, her luggage has already arrived, are you telling us to go rent a hotel?"

"This house is for you to get married. You have agreed to let your sister be your wedding house. Don't you understand in your heart? Now let us wait outside the door, and where are you? You quickly come back here for me.”

“Dad, I… can't go home.” Chu Khai lowered his voice, "I... I'm at the police station."

As soon as the words fell, the hallway immediately fell into an eerie silence. Even the buzzing sound of the elevator operating became annoyingly clear.

“Can you say it again?” Chu Kien Quoc suspected there was a problem with his ears, "Where are you?"

“Gongshu District Police, Hangzhou.” Chu Khai said each word very slowly, "I... was reported, saying it was related to economic issues. Currently coordinating the investigation.”

“Economic problem?” Hao Hao reflexively frowned, "What's the problem?"

The other end did not answer directly, just sighed.

“Dad, I can't go out these days. Let's leave the house matter alone for now, everyone go home first, wait for me to get the results and then move on."

“Go back first?” These three words completely ignited Zhou Jianguo's anger.

“You forced my whole family to come here, carry our luggage up to the door, and now let us stand outside and look at your sealed house? And you hide in the police station for peace?"

“Dad, don't stay there and yell.” Chu Khai also started to get angry, "This is not your fault. Who told you to trust her like that?"

"Who?" Chu Kien Quoc immediately caught the key point, "Who are you talking about?"

“Who else?” Chu Khai laughed coldly, "To Niem, who is it?" If she hadn't gone to report the crime, the police wouldn't have come to me so quickly."

“She reported the crime?” Chu Diem couldn't help but interject, "Brother, on what basis did she report to you?"

The other end was silent for a second, seemingly realizing that the speaker was on.

“Is everyone there?” His voice lowered, “Okay, now that I know everything, I won't hide it anymore. This time she really turned around.”

“You say it clearly.” Chu Kien Quoc raised his voice again, "First tell me, where did all the money go? Then why did the court come to seal the house?"

“Didn't you always tell me to find a way to withdraw money from the joint account? Let dad turn around for Hao Hao to do business?” Chu Khai was frustrated, “I already did it. Withdraw each amount, and finally transfer it to Chu Diem."

“I told dad about this before, he nodded himself.”

Chu Kien Quoc's throat was blocked for a moment, but he still tried to stretch his neck.