Chapter 15 — With only 9 Yuan left in my card, I decided to go abroad

Sign documents. Everything completed in just one day. Lawyer Luu saw me off in front of the office door.

“Miss Lam, from start to finish, you are the calmest client I have ever met.”

“I'm calm... because the painful things have already ended.”

She nodded slightly.

“In the future, I hope you won't need to find a lawyer anymore.”

“I hope so too.”

I was in Shanghai for three days. The second day I went to visit my parents. My father's spirit is much better than before. He sat on the sofa in the living room. When he saw me entering, he immediately stood up.

“Van Van is back.”

My mother is stewing chicken in the kitchen. During dinner, my father said:

“Van Van, you can live well now.”

“I don't ask much about other things.”

My mother gave me a chicken thigh.

“Let's eat.”

After the meal, while my mother was washing the dishes, she asked me in a low voice:

“That Tham Trach Chu guy… how is he now?”

“I don't know.”

“I don't care anymore.”

“That's good.”

My mother wiped her hands.

“I just want you to be safe and happy.”

On the morning of the third day, I went to the wedding house. It has been completely transferred to my name. The locks were also replaced. I pushed the door and walked in. The house is empty. When moving out, Tham Trach Chu took all his belongings away. The wardrobe is empty. The office is also empty. In the living room, only the sofa and tea table that they both bought that year remained. In the air… There was no longer any scent left. I stood in the living room for exactly one minute. Then turned around and left. Lock the door. When I walked to the gate of the residential area, I just happened to see someone. Tham Trach Chu. He stood on the side of the road outside the gate of the apartment complex. Wear an old coat. In his hand he carried a nylon bag, inside seemed to be several tangerines. The moment he saw me, his whole body stopped.

“You… you're back?”

“Let's go back and do the procedures.”

“Are you… still in there?”

“The house is mine now, but I'm not there.”

He bowed his head and looked at the bag of tangerines in his hand.

“Van Van… I have been thinking a lot during this time.”

“No need to tell me those things anymore.”

“It's not…”

“I just wanted to tell you.”

“On my mother's side… I cut it off.”

I looked at him. The edges of his eyes turned red.

“I went to check.”

“6 million yuan… she spent almost all of it.”

“The rest also bought things for myself.”

“For the past three years… she has never truly kept the money for you.”

His voice was hoarse.

“You're right.”

“From beginning to end… I was the only one supporting that house.”

I didn't speak up. There's a car passing by on the street. The wind blew down a patch of leaves on the side of the road.

“Are you living well now?”

he asked.

“That's good then.”

He handed the bag of tangerines to me.

“Buy at the counter right at the gate of the residential area.”

“I used to like to eat.”

I don't accept.

“No need.”

He slowly withdrew his hand.

“Goodbye.”

"Goodbye."

I walked past him. Go to the intersection. Take a taxi to the airport. In the car, I leaned my head against the window, watching the streets of Shanghai recede. Three years of marriage. 6 million yuan. 83 missed calls. 152 messages. One linked card only had 9 yuan left. A bowl of wontons. A plane ticket. A folder called “Rebirth Plan”. A trophy. A new location. Two houses were reclaimed. 3.5 million yuan transferred successfully. And a life… Finally completely quiet. When the plane took off, the sunset shone through the window. I took out my phone. Post a post to your friends circle. This time it's not "only me" mode. The photo is the view outside the office window in Singapore. The inscription has only four words.

“Everything is new.”

The first person to like was teacher Phuong Minh Vien. Diep Tay commented:

“You deserve it.”

Hua Lam shared that post in the work group. Don't write any more words. But everyone sees it. I turned off the phone. Lean back in the chair. Close your eyes. The plane passed through the clouds. Sunlight filled the cabin.