Chapter 8 — Your Biggest Mistake Is Looking Down On Me

Luc Hoai An understands. Khuong Mieu quickly received 5 million in cash. Sign a confidentiality agreement. That same day, she bought a one-way ticket abroad. Completely disappeared. The USB contained all the evidence of Co Ze Xuyen's crimes... Submitted anonymously by Luc Hoai An to the authorities. A true killing blow. The investigation agency acted extremely quickly. The evidence is clear. A specialized project team was immediately established. Hoa Thinh and Co Ze Xuyen... were fully investigated. The day he was arrested… It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. Ironically... It was also the day I stood on stage, announcing the second phase product of "cell regeneration" technology in front of the whole world. As a scientific team leader. I stood under the light. The zoom lens closes up my face. And in another place... The police car stopped with sirens in front of Co Ze Xuyen's sealed villa. He was escorted out. Cold handcuffs locked. In the living room, the TV is still on. On the screen… is an image of me speaking live. He saw me. The woman he once abandoned and trampled on. Now standing at the top. Then I looked at myself... Miserable, arrested like a criminal. That distance... Like heaven and abyss. Regret rose like a flash flood. In the blink of an eye… Destroyed his entire last line of defense. His legs went weak and he fell to the ground. In the police car, he cried like a baby... Completely collapsed. It wasn't until that moment... That he truly understood. What he lost... Not just a wife who once loved him deeply. Not just a patent worth 2 billion yuan. But the whole world... he could easily hold it in his hands. But it was his own hand... pushing it away. Co Trach Xuyen's case quickly had results. Financial fraud. Commercial fraud. Many crimes combined… He was sentenced to ten years in prison. Hoa Thinh - the empire that once carried his ambition and glory - was also declared bankrupt and completely liquidated. In the asset auction... Khai Minh bought back all valuable assets at extremely low prices. Including the office building he was most proud of. A closed circle... coldly perfect. The gilded "Hoa Thinh" sign... was taken down. A few days later, Luc Hoai An took me there. In front of the building... A completely new sign has been hung.

“Future Essence of Life Sciences Research Institute.”

He gave me a key.

“Buy it… just for one reason.”

“As a gift for you.”

I walked into the CEO's room on the top floor... The place that once belonged to Co Ze Xuyen. Outside the large glass window... is the brilliant skyline of the city. In the past, I could only look up at this place. And now… I stand here. Look down at your own world. There is no sense of revenge. There was just… unprecedented peace. My parents… after knowing the whole truth… Finally understood. They tried every way to contact me. Crying on the phone, apologizing, saying he blamed me wrongly. I calmly accepted the apology. Still send them monthly living expenses. But I know… Between us… there was a gap that could not be filled. There are wounds... Once formed... they will never heal the same. Luc Hoai An and I... Cooperate more and more closely. Our team, based on technology "cell regeneration"... Continuously creating new breakthroughs. One afternoon... After finishing the experiment, he took me home. Downstairs, he called me back. No fancy words. No romantic confessions. Just a sincere look... And a sentence.

"Tinh Nhuoc, I want to become someone... who can always stand by your side, looking at the same sky."

My heart... It's been a long time since it fluttered slightly. I didn't agree right away. But don't refuse either.

“I need time.”

“To find myself… the person who was lost for so long in that marriage.”

He smiled. No forcing. Just gently say:

"It's okay. No matter how long... I'll wait."

The amount of 2 billion yuan from that deal... Along with all future profits... I used to establish a fund. The name is "Phan Tinh". For young scientists. People like me… Talented. But lack of opportunity. During the fund announcement, a reporter asked me:

“Why did you do that?”

I looked into the lens.

“Because I used to walk in the rain... I always wanted to cover others with an umbrella.”

From now on... I am no longer anyone's wife. No longer being anyone's shadow. I'm just me. Tham Tinh Nhuoc. People use their intelligence and hands... Regain dignity. Self-define life. My dark days… It's over. As for the best days... It's just begun.