Chapter 8 — Weddings Without Brides

“68,000 yuan is really not small.” I turned my head. “But it can't buy me my whole life.”

After leaving the wedding planning company, I opened the hotel's rental contract. In the appendix there is a large event liability insurance section, the insurance buyer and the event manager both write my name. The wedding can be replaced by them. But the legal responsibility remains with me. I called the hotel manager and made an appointment to come over that evening to compare the insurance records. He agreed very quickly, then casually asked a question:

"Miss Tham, tomorrow we will only finalize one ceremony, right? This morning, Mr. Luc just told us to cancel the plan to change the setup a second time."

Chapter 6 When the hotel manager held out the insurance change form to me, the lights in the conference room were still on. A hallway away, I heard Luc's mother's voice:

“He made such a fuss today, what if tomorrow he decides not to sign?”

Luc Tram Chu answered very quickly: "She will sign." I stopped at the corner and didn't go any further. The meeting room door was not closed, Luc Tram Chu, Luc's mother and To Tinh were sitting inside. On the table are the final process documents that will be used tomorrow. Next to To Tinh's hand is the printed copy of the electronic wedding invitation. Luc's mother is still not reassured:

“The 260,000 yuan was all paid by him, it was too much pressure for him, what if he would rather pay the money?”

“She won't do that.”

Luc Tram Chu's voice was even and calm:

"Kieu Kieu takes responsibility very seriously. The hotel, the wedding party, and the flower making team have been busy for several months. She is heartbroken and cannot bear to let everyone work for free. Relatives on both sides are on the road, and she can't stand this loss of face."

To Tinh quietly asked:

“But today she has sealed off her wedding dress, what about the video she filmed?”

“Tomorrow I will make her sign.”

“Will she return my wedding dress?”

“Will pay.”

Another solid affirmative answer. My heart is completely cold. The insurance change form in my hand was folded so hard that a white mark was printed on it. The words "Event manager: Tham Kieu" are crushed in the middle by a fold. The 5-year relationship, through Luc Tram Chu's mouth, was just a data system for him to predict whether I would resist or not. Because I took responsibility, he dared to arbitrarily cancel my marriage registration. Because I was afraid that other people would work for free, he dared to take the wedding money I paid for and give it to To Tinh. Because I was 32 years old, because relatives were on their way, because of the 68,000 yuan compensation fee, he was confident that no matter how much humiliation I suffered, I would eventually return to him. It turns out, "trustworthiness" can also turn into a knife for others to stab you. To Tinh flipped the paper over:

"Can the link to watch the video on the wedding invitation be kept forever? I want my mother to still be able to open it and watch it in the future."

Luc's mother laughed:

"Of course we have to keep it. The relatives have shared it all, so proud. Waiting for Kieu Kieu's organization to finish in the afternoon, he won't compare anymore."

“In the afternoon, seeing the same stage decoration, is she sad?” To Tinh asked lightly.

Luc Tram Chu was silent for a moment.

“I will make it up to her later.”

“How to compensate?”

“Travel, buy a house, take wedding photos, it's all okay. What she wants is you, not someone else. ceremony.”

Standing outside the door, I suddenly remembered the day he proposed, he also asked me what I wanted most. I said, I don't need a lavish wedding, I don't need an expensive ring, I just hope you never hide all the important decisions from me. At that time, he made a sincere promise. Now, you use your house and trips to set a price for my tolerance level. The sound of chairs being pulled out echoed in the conference room. I turned on my phone's recording, saved the last two minutes I heard, then backed into the emergency exit.