Chapter 10 — Wedding Day Without Bride

"What's the use if you can see it? How dare you say anything? If you say it, Thinh Lan will only feel that you have deceived him for the past three years."

Khuong Van raised her eyes. This time, she did not avoid Hua Tri Ha's eyes. Hua Tri Ha was frightened. Khuong Van said: "You can try." * The night before the wedding, the Pho family held an early wedding announcement party. Khuong Van was taken to the hotel by Pho Thinh Lan. In the hall is her mother's painting "Xuan Son Vu Hau". The picture frame is real, the canvas is also old, at first glance there are no problems. But Khuong Van just glanced at it and knew it was a fake. When painting mountain rain, her mother's favorite thing is to hide a white stork at the foot of the mountain. That white stork in the real picture is only the size of a grain of rice, with a small gray dot on the tip of its wing, a mark left by when she mischievously mixed the powder with the wrong color as a child. This picture is not available. Hua Tri Ha stood in front of the painting, receiving countless compliments from a group of people:

“Miss Hua is really sharp-eyed.”

"Even Master Khuong's relics can be requested. The Academy of Fine Arts is famous this time."

Do Minh Vien raised his glass:

“Tri Ha had to make do with so many relationships because of this painting, unlike some people, who only know how to hold on to the relic and not let it go.”

Khuong Van stepped closer. Pho Thinh Lan helped her:

“Go slowly.”

Khuong Van asked: "Who opened the box for this painting?" Lao Chau walked over from the side, his face not looking very good:

“Mr. Deputy opened it personally.”

Pho Thinh Lan said: "I'm afraid someone else will ruin it." Khuong Van nodded:

“I personally opened a fake painting.”

The surroundings suddenly fell silent. Hua Tri Ha's face turned pale, she immediately felt sorry for herself and cried:

“Miss Khuong, you can hate me, but don't insult this painting.”

Do Minh Vien was angry: "You are a blind person, so what do you understand about truth and falsehood?" Aunt Trieu rushed in, followed by the Pho family's cousin.

"She doesn't understand, do you understand? You can't even speak human language properly."

Pho's mother stood up:

“Who let these two outsiders in here?”

The cousin shrank her neck, but still said: "I brought it in. Ms. Khuong Van being alone is really pitiful." Pho's mother angrily pointed at the girl. Khuong Van didn't pay attention and walked in front of the painting. Pho Thinh Lan pulled her back:

“Van Van, don't touch it.”

Khuong Van asked: "Afraid I'll ruin it, or afraid I'll find out it's fake?" The tears that Hua Tri Ha mentioned came immediately:

"Thinh Lan, I've really had enough. She's been causing trouble from the wedding dress shop to the hospital, and now she's here again. Is she determined to force you and the child to disappear so she'll be happy?"

Customers began to criticize:

“If you can't see with your eyes, your heart will be ruined.”

“Mr. Deputy treats her so well, but he still doesn't know how to behave.”

"Miss Hua is pregnant, being abused by her like that is pitiful."

Khuong Van heard those words and suddenly turned to Pho Thinh Lan and asked:

“Do you see me messing around too?”

Pho Thinh Lan's facial muscles are tense:

“I still have time to apologize now.”

Khuong Van looked at him:

“Sorry who?”

"Sorry Tri Ha, sorry teacher Do, sorry to all the guests here."

Aunt Trieu was so angry that she tried to rush out, but was held back by her cousin. Khuong Van nodded:

“Okay.”

There was a flash of satisfaction in Hua Tri Ha's eyes. Khuong Van turned towards everyone:

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been under the illusion that at least Pho Thinh Lan would keep my mother's painting."

Pho Thinh Lan's face changed. Khuong Van continued: "I should not have the illusion that he took the key away to help me preserve the relics." Do Minh Vien shouted: "Enough!" Khuong Van raised her hand and pointed straight at the foot of the mountain in the painting: