Chapter 585: Chapter 585: Testament Covenant
With Ji Qianqian leaving Shangguan Wuyue’s residence, the sunlight was much more intense than it was in the morning.
Lu Qingqing looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "President Ling said you have things to do today, when are you going to get busy?"
Gu Ningyue looked at Ji Qianqian and Lu Qingqing, and said, "Yes, indeed, I still have some other things today. You go take Qianqian to have fun first! I’ll call you when I’m done."
Gu Ningyue cleverly didn’t ask more, just nodded and said, "Okay."
Just as she was about to leave, Gu Ningyue suddenly remembered the gift Lu Qingqing gave Ling Tianyou: "By the way, can I ask you what thank-you gift you gave Ling Tianyou?"
Lu Qingqing smiled mysteriously: "Ask President Ling yourself when you go back!"
Seeing that Lu Qingqing didn’t want to explain, Gu Ningyue didn’t ask further.
She simply said "Goodbye," then drove away swiftly.
Compared to the gift Lu Qingqing gave Ling Tianyou, she cared more about what was actually written in the will left by the original owner’s mother.
In the original owner’s memory, there weren’t many records regarding this will, but after thinking about it carefully, perhaps things aren’t as simple as the original owner’s memories suggest!
One billion, even a business tycoon couldn’t earn that much money in a lifetime.
After all, not everyone can make money as wisely as Ling Tianyou, whose family background is also substantial.
Many people might fail once and never be able to get back up again.
Gu Ningyue drove all the way to the lawyer’s office she had arranged with yesterday and saw a familiar figure at the entrance as soon as she got out of the car.
It was the store clerk she had seen in the cake shop previously; she had also come to this law firm.
What’s she doing here? Is it for herself, or for someone else?
Quietly following behind Cheng Yulan, Gu Ningyue watched as he entered the office next to the one she was headed to.
On the door, a clearly written name — Gu Yingzhi.
For some reason, seeing this name stirred a trace of pain in Gu Ningyue’s heart.
This kind of pain had never appeared before; it was quite abrupt this time.
The soundproofing here was very good, and after standing by the door for a few seconds and hearing nothing, Gu Ningyue turned to knock on the door she was to visit.
"Come in!" A slightly unfamiliar voice came from inside.
Gu Ningyue pushed the door open, her beautiful dress illuminating her whole presence under the sun.
Lawyer Zheng hadn’t seen Gu Ningyue for a while, and at a glance, was taken aback by the girl’s beauty before him.
Is this really the same Gu Ningyue who used to wear heavy makeup? She’s practically like a pearl, so beautiful that one almost doesn’t want to look away.
After quite a while, Lawyer Zheng finally looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "Miss Gu, please have a seat!"
Gu Ningyue nodded, pulled out a chair, and sat opposite Lawyer Zheng’s desk: "Lawyer Zheng, may I see the will my mother left behind?"
Lawyer Zheng handed over the will he had found earlier to Gu Ningyue: "There are two copies, one with your mother’s handwritten signature and fingerprint, the other is a photocopied backup. You can take a look."
Gu Ningyue responded with a sound, took the will, and expressed her thanks.
A few minutes later, Gu Ningyue’s brow slightly furrowed: "The will says I have to get married and have children to receive this money. Do I have to have a son for it to count?"
The original owner’s mother’s will didn’t have much verbose information, imagining the pain of that competent and decisive woman dying at her husband’s hands,
This left Gu Ningyue a bit troubled; getting married and having children, it’s really just these simple four-word requirements that left her somewhat lost.
To experience feudal times for the sake of a billion, she is extremely unwilling.
While wanting the money, if she lives an unhappy life, what’s the point of all that money?
Moreover, the card Ling Tianyou gives has a million withdrawable every month, a billion, accumulating it, would also be in hand in ten years.
Besides, money can generate more money.
She had already considered this before she came, and did mental exercises for herself because of it.
So upon seeing the handwriting in the will, Gu Ningyue wasn’t too surprised.
"Yes." Lawyer Zheng looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "Your mother left a recording when making this will, which has been stored here with me. However, your mother gave special instructions that it can only be handed over to Miss Gu on the eve of the wedding. So for now, Miss Gu cannot watch it, please understand."
Gu Ningyue certainly understood, she was just a bit curious, "Why did my mother leave this recording for me? Did she say why?"
Lawyer Zheng shook his head: "I’m sorry Miss Gu, regarding what your mother said at that time, I can’t tell you now. You can contact us on the eve of the wedding. Aside from that time, I can’t give you any information."
Gu Ningyue sighed and shrugged: "So what does this clause mean? Does it require my future husband to pass some test to prove he truly loves me? It doesn’t state what the test is, who decides it? This won’t be a secret too, right!"
Lawyer Zheng looked at the place Gu Ningyue pointed with her finger, smiled and said: "This I can tell Miss Gu, this clause is for Miss Gu yourself to decide."
Gu Ningyue was slightly confused and didn’t understand her mother’s intention: "What if I trick you all? Even if my future husband doesn’t truly love me, I just claim he does to get the money?"
If it were the original owner, perhaps for the sake of Ye Mingchen, that lousy man, she would surely lie.
Lawyer Zheng looked at Gu Ningyue and said, "Your mother said when she set this clause, that if Miss Gu ever asks, to tell her these words."
"Miss Gu’s mother said: If Miss Gu doesn’t want to follow her old path, then don’t..."
These words made Gu Ningyue feel a bit sad, the original owner’s mother truly worried herself to exhaustion for her daughter, yet sadly, kind advice can’t persuade a fated ghost.
With the original owner’s obsession with Ye Mingchen, only the mother if alive might be able to guide the original owner back to the correct path.
After listening, Gu Ningyue sighed and flipped through the will, changing the subject: "Is the lawyer next door new? The sign seems very new."
Lawyer Zheng nodded, smiled and said: "Miss Gu is very perceptive, Lawyer Gu indeed was transferred here just last month, very capable."
Gu Ningyue said: "Must be quite young! Not easy to survive in A City."
Lawyer Zheng looked at Gu Ningyue and said: "This Miss Gu guessed wrong, Lawyer Gu is already over forty."
Gu Ningyue paused: "Arrived in A City with wife and kids? Then he must be truly capable."
