Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

The back of a man walked towards the service desk, he was dragging a suitcase, he looked like a customer who had just arrived at the store.Sure enough, the man started the check-in process. The man dragged the back of the suitcase out of the elevator and walked to the depths of the corridor. He paused for a moment at the door of a guest room, and then continued to walk a few steps forward.His eyes quickly scanned the room numbers of several guest rooms, and then stopped on the door of 1948. After a while, he stepped back, opened his room, walked in, and the door slammed shut tightly . The number 1932 is written on the door of this room.

In a single room in the hotel's SPA club, Jin Zhiai was lying on a special recliner, with a white mask on her face, only her eyes were exposed.The resident manager and customer service director stood beside her, reporting about the personal butler. The English expression of the resident manager is close to a kind of diplomatic rhetoric: "If our service is not considerate enough to cause you any discomfort and trouble, we express our sincere apologies. Now, among the outstanding staff of our store, we list There are several candidates who are more qualified for the job of personal butler, please take a look, and you can choose one or two of them."

Jin Zhiai's gaze swept across the faces of the six men and women, and she asked in English, "Mr. Pan, where have you been?" The customer service director replied: "Mr. Pan has been transferred to another place and is no longer your personal butler. We..." Before the customer service director finished speaking, Jin Zhiai interrupted him: "Why is he not my personal butler anymore?" The resident manager and customer service director looked at each other.The resident manager asked puzzledly: "Miss Jin means... you still use Mr. Pan as your personal butler?"

Jin Zhiai said: "Yes. Can't it?" The resident manager glanced at the customer service director and didn't know how to explain: "Uh...his experience and skills make it difficult to guarantee good service, and it's difficult to..." Jin Zhiai interrupted the resident manager: "No! His service is very good, I am very satisfied." She paused for a moment, then changed her tone and said, "But you must ask him to make a guarantee that he will obey my orders!" Jin Zhiai opened the door of 1948 and walked out. Pan Yulong had already changed into a clean casual clothes and was waiting outside. They stared at each other without saying a word, and then walked side by side along the corridor towards the elevator entrance.

At this time, the door of Room 1932 opened slightly, and a man in his thirties poked his head out from the crack of the door, casting a furtive glance at their backs. Standing on the steps of the restaurant, Jin Zhiai said in Chinese: "Let's go to Miaoshan." Pan Yulong raised his wrist to look at his watch, and immediately dissuaded him: "It's too late today, it's too late. You can go tomorrow." Jin Zhiai turned a deaf ear to Pan Yulong's dissuasion, and she went straight to the side of the street and raised her hand to stop the car.A taxi pulled up immediately, Jin Zhiai opened the door, turned back and gave the order: "Hurry up!" After speaking, she got into the car first.

The two knelt in front of the Buddha statue, put their hands together, and prayed silently together.When Pan Yulong knelt for a while, he turned his head slightly, and found that Jin Zhiai's eyes were tightly closed, and tears were streaming down his face.Pan Yulong was extremely surprised, but did not ask further questions. The two came to the Zhaitang to taste vegetarian food.Pan Yulong looked at Jin Zhiai praying silently before the meal, and asked curiously: "Do you really believe in Buddhism?" Jin Zhi'ai didn't answer, she kept looking at those lay disciples who had not been shaved but were wearing plain robes, watching them voluntarily carrying water and sweeping the floor here, working hard to cultivate.

A large passenger plane landed slowly on the wide runway of Yucheng Airport. Huang Wanjun and lawyer Liang took Tang Doudou out of the airport building and got into the two cars that came to meet them.The car started and drove towards the city. Huang Wanjun and Attorney Liang led Tang Doudou through the corridor of the hospital and walked towards a ward.From a distance, they saw many staff members of Shengyuan Group standing outside the ward.When they were about to reach the door, the door of the ward opened suddenly. Du Yaojie looked haggard and red-eyed, and walked out with more than ten people including relatives of the Du family, secretaries and doctors.

The door of the ward was wide open, and the medical staff rushed in and out, making the scene chaotic.Tang Doudou was led by Huang Wanjun into the ward.She saw Du Shengyuan lying on the hospital bed, Du Shengyuan's elderly nanny, Aunt Li, was wiping tears, and several medical staff were dealing with some matters step by step. Du Shengyuan's body was carried on a stretcher, rolled out of the ward, accompanied by Aunt Li, and sent to the mortuary.Tang Doudou watched his father go away without much sadness on his face.Huang Wanjun and lawyer Liang stood behind her, also silent. In the simple and elegant study room of Du Shengyuan's mansion, the doors and windows were closed tightly, and a few rays of sunlight penetrated through the window screens, coating the dark bookshelves with a layer of gray reflection.Du Yaojie sat in front of the large desk, and Lawyer Liang sat opposite him calmly.

Du Yaojie's cold voice came from the shadow of the seat: "Lawyer Liang, my father has passed away. Now, I should be able to see his will, right?" Lawyer Liang's tone was as calm as ever: "Mr. Du, I can only express my apologies for your request. Because according to the wishes of the testator, this will must be made public in the presence of all beneficiaries. Read it out. Of course, the beneficiaries of this will include you, your cousin, aunt and uncle, Aunt Li who has been taking care of your father for many years, and your father’s illegitimate daughter Tang Doudou. The contents of the will will only be published in the presence of all of them."

As soon as Lawyer Liang finished speaking, Du Yaojie took out a black leather suitcase from under the desk and put it on the countertop. He snapped open the lid of the suitcase, and then turned it around.From Lawyer Liang's motionless face, it can be seen that he saw something in the box. Du Yaojie said: "This is five million yuan in cash." After finishing speaking, he closed the lid of the box again with a "snap", and immediately put a white document on the black lid, "This is a very favorable condition. A perennial legal consultant contract. This contract stipulates that we will pay you a personal remuneration of 300,000 yuan every year, and when there are cases, the fees will be calculated separately.”

The spacious and luxurious living room of Du Mansion is brightly lit. Attorney Liang finally took out the will. With his usual calmness and prudence, he said: "According to the requirements of Mr. Du Shengyuan when making the will, the will must be presented and read when all the beneficiaries are present. The beneficiaries, except Aunt Li, are all relatives of Mr. Sheng Yuan by blood and marriage. Everyone is here, and now I will read Mr. Du Shengyuan's will." Lawyer Liang paused for a moment before unfolding the will. His voice tried to be as neutral as possible to keep his tone steady.Lawyer Liang read: "... Regarding my property, including the rights I have in Shengyuan Group, I have specially made the following distribution: 1. My cousin and cousin, who have been with me for the longest time in my life, are also my parents. Now the only family member, they live a simple life and do not seek luxury. I have provided them with 2 million yuan from my personal savings. 2. Although I have made arrangements for my wife’s family after her death, Her parents have also passed away, but her brother has been close to me for many years, so I donated 1 million yuan to my brother-in-law to make up for the lack of life. 3. Aunt Li has come to my house since I was 12 years old , has been taking care of me growing up, and has been taking care of me throughout my life. I sincerely thank her. In my estate, I will give 1 million yuan to Aunt Li for her to spend her old age. 4. Although my illegitimate daughter I was born due to my accidental mistakes, but she should also enjoy certain rights. Fortunately, she has grown up and can support herself. I distributed her 500,000 yuan from my estate to support her academic success. In addition to the above distribution , all my property and positions in Shengyuan Group and related enterprises and institutions will be inherited by my son Du Yaojie. Du Shengyuan, dated ×month×day, 2005.” Tang Doudou's blank eyes stopped at the huge color photo on the wall. In that photo, Du Shengyuan was leaning against a piano, his melancholy eyes seemed to be waiting for something. Aunt Li tremblingly asked behind Tang Doudou: "Are you Zheng Lan's daughter?" Tang Doudou turned around and nodded and smiled at Aunt Li.