Chapter 5 — Women Don't Need To Be Chosen

Tham Mac pulled out another piece of paper and placed it in front of me.

"This is what he said through an intermediary yesterday. Basically, if the money is worth disbursing but is not disbursed, then don't blame him for not following the rules."

I finished reading, put it down, my eyes softened.

“You know him?”

“I've met a few times, not close, but I know this type of person well.”

He looked straight at me.

“To Niem, I came today to remind you of this, besides…”

He stopped for a beat.

“If you need, Dinh Huy can come out.”

“Why help me?”

“Because you deserve it.”

The voice was very calm, without any ambiguity. But in his eyes, I still saw something else. Not sentimental. It's the recognition of people on the same path.

“Thank you, Tham Mac.”

“No need to thank me. Once we get through this, the medical AI project will cooperate well.”

After eating, we separated in front of the restaurant, each going our own direction, like two parallel lines but clearly understanding each other's value. He got into the black Maybach, rolled down the window, his eyes still calm as before.

“To Niem, I just got the news, let me tell you first.”

"Tomorrow Tien Ngoc Hoa will hold a family meeting at the Luc family's house, the content is to discuss the restructuring of the Luc family's shares."

“What is she going to do?”

“I guess she wants to exclude you from all related projects. If enough people in the family support her, she can circumvent Tinh Tinh Capital's exclusivity clause by diluting internal shares.”

“Can she do it?”

“If Mr. Luc also agrees, then we can do it.”

I stood on the side of the road, watching the Maybach's taillights gradually disappear in the traffic, and my heart suddenly felt cold. The old man once said he would stand by my side, but Tien Ngoc Hoa was his daughter-in-law, and I was about to no longer be a family member. Between blood and marriage, which is heavier has never been an easy question to answer. I pulled out my phone and called Chu Can, whose voice had returned to an absolutely calm state.

"Check Luc Thi's entire shareholding structure, list of shareholders, including hidden shareholders, should have it tomorrow morning."

“Okay, one more thing.”

“Someone is investigating your background.”

"It's not clear, but the direction of investigation is from before she was born."

My hand tightened on the phone, my eyes darkened slightly. Before birth. There are things that I think have been buried deep enough. The next morning, Chu Can sent Luc Thi's share structure file to email, each number appeared coldly clear. On the surface it is a family business, but the real power is in the hands of Tien Ngoc Hoa and Luc Canh Tham. Tien Ngoc Hoa holds 35%, Luc Canh Tham 30%, Mr. Luc 15%, the rest is divided among other shareholders, of which Bach Khai Minh holds 8%. Tinh Than Capital does not directly hold shares, but through the project contract, it actually controls Luc Thi's largest source of profit. If Tien Ngoc Hoa wants to dilute shares, she will be forced to issue more shares, bring in new investors, and at the same time change the charter to avoid the exclusivity clause. But to do so, at least 67% of voting rights are needed. She combined with Bach Khai Minh is only 43%. To succeed, she must pull both Luc Canh Tham and Mr. Luc to the same side. If these three people stand together, a total of 88%, more than enough to turn the table. The key is, it's still two people that man. At 10 am, Chu Can reported the news again.

“The clan meeting has been postponed, postponed to the day after tomorrow.”

"I heard that Luc Canh Tham refused to participate, and mother and son had a big argument."

I was a bit surprised.

"Not sure, but someone heard Tien Ngoc Hoa say 'you still want to go back to that woman, don't you', then Luc Canh Tham knocked on the door and left."

It also sounds funny.

“What about investigating your background?”

“I found a clue.”

“Who is behind?”

“A woman named Lam Tu Phan, 56 years old, currently in Shenzhen, has a trading company.”

I paused for a second.

"Unfamiliar."

“But she might know your biological parents.”

I was silent. I grew up in an adoptive family, my adoptive parents were just normal people, opened a small grocery store, and passed away when I was just eighteen. As for my biological parents, I only know one thing: they abandoned me.

“Does she have any connection?”

"On further investigation, I only know that I have done business with the Su Group in Shenzhen."

My last name is also To. What a coincidence.

“Continue to investigate, but stop it for now, I have more important things to do this afternoon.”

“Meet Zhuhai.”

"What?" Chu Can's voice immediately tensed up, "Tham Mac just mentioned that this person is not clean, so you took the initiative to go see him?"

"It's because I'm not clean that I have to meet him, wait for him to come find me, it's better to go explore myself."

“I'll go with you.”

“No need, I'll go alone.”

"Don't worry, if you meet him in a public place, he won't dare do anything."