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♫ Because love is the most fragile line of defense ♫
♫ In the end, hate became the last outcome ♫
♫ I defenselessly melted into love ♫
♫ I became the amber of tears, hanging on your necklace ♫
♫ Selfish love is too sweet that it becomes salty ♫
♫ Uneasy hate is thrown out of my dictionary ♫
♫ I am helplessly frozen into love ♫
♫ I became the crystal of ice, piercing your eyes ♫
♫ We are both lost on the edges of the world ♫
♫ A consensus is like positively and negatively charged electricity ♫
♫ If tightly connected, it can brighten the loneliness of night ♫
♫ The flames of a broken wire can momentarily be destroyed ♫
♫ We are both lost on the edges of the world ♫
♫ Chasing after each other is like the black and white keys of a piano ♫
♫ If closely dependent on each other, it can produce the theme of love ♫
♫ How can parted strings perform the sound of joy and sorrow? ♫
Medical Lawyer Heirs
Episode 18
This is a wedding ring. You don't need to answer me today.
But I hope, that you could keep this ring.
After you've agreed, when you're willing for me to be with you,
put on the ring and come find me.
That will be the day when I'm the happiest.
Brother Dai Bo, I'm sorry.
I don't know if I've sent some wrong signals to you
or if some of my actions has lead to your misunderstanding,
that I wanted to change my relationship with you.
But Brother Dai Bo, you need to know, that I've always seen you as an older brother since young.
This haven't changed. It has never changed.
I'm sorry.
I said, that you didn't have to answer me right away.
- I'll give you time.- I don't need time.
Brother Dai Bo, you...you'll forever be my Brother Dai Bo.
Happy birthday.
Xiao Ning,
although you've rejected me,
I will still be like an older brother,
protecting you forever.
Mum.
What are you doing? You scared me!
I have something to discuss with you. Sit.
Tell me, what is it?
Tomorrow is Father's death anniversary.
I made an appointment with families to visit his grave.
Is your Aunt's family going too?
I've notified them.
Why did you ask them to go too?
Isn't it fine for us two to go?
Aunt and them are all very busy.
I have something I want to ask for a clear response in front of Father.
Xiao Ning,
this has been so long ago. Why won't you let go of it?
Moreover, so what if you ask for a clear response?
I'm advising you not to ask.
It's a must to visit your father.
Don't cause trouble with you aunt and make everyone unhappy, okay?
Did you want me to shut up?
Fine, I'll go try on clothes.
Tomorrow is Older Brother's death anniversary.
Xiao Ning sent me a message, she told us to visit the grave together.
Then let's go.
These days, I've been feeling very bad.
Xiao Ning purposely sent us a message,
she told us to go is for another reason.
What reason could there be? It has been over ten years.
Even if she goes through the past, she won't be able to find anything.
Moreover, Xia Yun is in our hands.
Xia Yun? Xia Yun is soft and feeble.
She won't be able to stand Xiao Ning unrelenting questions.
Don't worry. There will be no problem.
I hope that all goes well and nothing happens.
The grave of Tang Ji Ye
Dad, today is your death anniversary.
I want to ask the family something in front of you.
I believe, nobody will lie in front of you.
I want to confirm something today.
That year, when my father knew nothing,
someone added in abortion medicine in my food.
The purpose is to stop me from being born.
I want to know if this was true, who did it.
Xiao Ning.
It has been how many years since that happened? It has already been over twenty years.
Stop asking, okay?
Xiao Ning,
why did you ask this kind of question at this time?
Aunt, why aren't you saying anything?
Xiao Ning...
what do you want me to say?
I want to know if this is the truth.
Did someone tried to give abortion medicine to my mother?
I...Ke Ming, I feel very unwell. I want to go back. It's true.
- I can't stay here anymore.- Aunt.
Didn't you say you were on very good terms with my father? When someone wants to kill his child,
would you brush it off and not care?
Xiao Ning, what are you trying to do?
You asked us to come here.
What do you want your aunt to say? I feel really unwell right now.
Ke Ming, I really...
I need to go back. I can't stay here anymore.
Okay, we'll go back.
Okay, you guys go back first.
Xiao Ning! Look what you've done.
Look how upset your aunt is. Didn't I tell you,
don't make family members so upset over these little things.
Look what you've done to your aunt. Her body is unwell. What will we do if you made her ill?
I only wanted to know the truth.
You're overthinking again?
I wasn't.
When have I been overthinking?
This issue is just tormenting me too much.
It's not like you didn't see, in front of Older Brother's grave,
Xiao Ning was purposely asking and forcing us to answer.
She- she...who was it that told her this...?
This...this...the issue about the abortion medicine.
How did she know?
Could it be...my Older Brother telling her in her dreams?
When you put in the abortion medicine, your older brother was already paralysed.
He didn't even know when he was alive. How could he tell Tang Ning in her dreams?
The moment you talk about putting in the medicine, my whole body turned cold.
For this ambition,
my ambition in that year...
...was because the anger got to my head.
But didn't that bowl break because of Mother Wang?
Who really told her?
Could it have been Xia Yun?
It couldn't be.
Xia Yun is on the same side as us.
If she told her,
Tang Ning wouldn't be trying so hard to test you.
She really is testing me?
Isn't it obvious?
If she knew the truth, she definitely wouldn't be chasing after you with questions.
But when you get frightened like this, it has alerted her suspicions.
Ke Ming,
this issue has tormented me for over twenty years.
It is one of my ailments.
If Tang Ning really digs this up,
then tell me, how should I live the rest of my days?
Have you thought about it?
Even if she knows, so what?
Isn't she still living well now?
Don't worry.
I won't let her continue investigating this.
Qun,
how about you go overseas with Xiao Jing to relax a bit?
Leave this issue for me to handle.
I'm sorry.
There's something...that I've hidden from you for a long time.
I don't go to Hai Ming Office
because...
Zhong Ke Ming is my uncle.
I...I am Tang Ji Ye's daughter.
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Then...
Tang Jing is your little sister?
You won't be angry with me, right?
Not bad.
I- I didn't tell you because...
I was afraid that you would hate me.
Actually,
it was right for you to choose Hai Ming Office.
Every lawyer wants to get into a big lawyer firm like this.
Because, only in these kinds of big lawyer firms
could they show off their talents.
I really want to see
the moment when you beat the opponent completely. Because in that moment,
you will definitely want to cry, right?
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
Come.
What's wrong?
Mum.
At the grave today, did you see Aunt's expression?
Until when are you going to hide it from me?
Do you really want to know?
27 years ago,
at the Tang family mansion,
someone really did try to give me abortion medicine.
But, like you,
I don't know who it was.
But someone gave to advise me at the time,
if I don't leave,
the child in me would be in danger.
So, I left Tang family.
Was it Auntie Wang?
No.
Then who was it?
It was your Uncle,
Zhong Ke Ming.
My uncle?
If it was my uncle who helped you,
then would it be...Aunt who added in the medicine?
I'm not sure about that.
At the time, apart from your aunt,
your father's mother was still alive.
She's even more cold-hearted than your aunt.
Then why didn't you call the police back then?
How could I call the police?
I had no evidence.
What happened in the end?
In the end,
I went back to my mother's place.
Have you forgiven the people from the Tang family?
What can I do if I don't forgive them?
They are all your father's family. Also,
I don't have evidence for who added in the poison.
Xiao Ning,
listen to mum,
don't investigate this anymore. Don't investigate it.
There's no point in investigating it.
You lied to me. You didn't keep the secret for me.
It wasn't me.
I feel like it's Auntie Wang. It was Auntie Wang who told Xiao Ning, it's true.
Auntie Wang? What did she do?
I'm not too sure about the details,
but Xiao Ning really did hear about this from Auntie Wang.
Then that means, she already knew about this 27 years ago.
She can really hide it well.
She has worked for so long in my house.
People all love money. For money, she didn't dare say anything.
Who told you guys to fire her? Dogs will jump the wall even in the most dire situations.
But don't worry, I don't think she has any solid evidence.
The things she said were based on guesses.
Qun is someone who is ill. It's not as if you don't know her temper.
From what you can tell, what does Auntie Wang know?
There doesn't seem to be anything else.
The thing Xiao Ning is asking happened over twenty years ago.
She didn't ask about the share transferal agreement?
No.
The shares were sold by me, she wouldn't ask.
In my lifetime, I was ruined in two men's hands.
One was Tang Ji Ye, the other was Gao Huai Yi.
At least Tang Ji Ye gave you his inheritance.
But he was in a vegetative-state for 10 years. My youth was ruined by him.
Then what about Gao Hua Yi? Apart from sweet words, what else did he give you?
Disaster! If he didn't embezzle that one million dollars 27 years ago
and the thirty million dollars from the company 16 years ago to buy stocks in Hong Kong...
There are no if's. These are all old things, why are you bringing them up?
It's not me who wants to bring them up, it's your daughter, Tang Ning, who wants to bring it up.
Has Gao Huai Yi returned to Hong Kong?
Yes, it's better for him to go back.
The worst thing that can happen is for Xiao Ning to go find him.
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If Auntie Wang is standing on Tang Ning's side
and brings up the old debts from twenty years ago,
if Tang Ning wants to brings a lawsuit against us...
Lawsuit? Tang Ning won't, right?
Why wouldn't she? It doesn't seem like she has evidence now.
But if Auntie Wang provides new evidence
and even be a witness for her, she could very possibly bring this to court,
Tang Ye's shares are in the process of being brought to the higher markets,
if a lawsuit arises, it's very unfavourable for us.
Cousin, I understand the severity of the issue.
Brother Dai Bo
Hello, Brother Dai Bo?
Hello? Xiao Ning.
You haven't called me for so many days, I thought you disappeared.
Are you very busy?
Don't worry about me, I'm fine.
You must have an important issue for you to call me, right?
That's right, I want to talk about the case with you.
Auntie Wang's case?
When we meet later, let's talk about Mother Wang's case.
Sure. See you later.
- Okay, see you later.- Bye bye.
Mother Wang's son has a will?
Strictly speaking, it's a letter. A letter left by Mother Wang's son for her.
In the letter, Wang Xiao Jun said, although on the property ownership deed, the house in Tang Ye Xin Cheng
only has his and his wife's name,
but actually, Mother Wang has a share too.
Also, Wang Xiao Jun said his illness won't be treated.
He hopes that after he died, that he could leave his half of the property
to Mother Wang.
What you mean is,
you said that Wang Xiao Jun's letter is a will that he wrote himself?
That's right.
On one hand, we could defend by saying, that the house was already partly owned by Mother Wang.
On the other hand, we could use Wang Xiao Jun's letter
to suppress Zhang Li.
But, would the court accept it?
We should try, at least.
If we don't try, how will we be content?
Xiao Ning,
that day, I said-
It wasn't your fault, you didn't do anything wrong.
I'm sorry.
I wanted to say,
I am your older brother. I will forever be your older brother.
Remember, no matter what happens, what difficulties you're facing,
Brother Dai Bo will always be beside you.
Sure, Brother Dai Bo.
Alright! Let's turn this chapter over,
- new chapter!- New chapter.
How's your revision going?
Memorising in every way.
Your Honour, from the contents of this letter that Wang Xiao Jun wrote,
Wang Xiao Jun believes that his mother, who is Miss Wang Shu Ying,
has a share in the 12th building of Tang Ye Xin Cheng, room 402.
and the old house's owner is Miss Wang Shu Ying.
I disagree with Attorney Dai. The ownership of property can't be determined with Wang Xiao Jun's letter.
It should be determined by the property ownership deed, issued by the government.
On the property ownership deed of Room 402 in the 12th building in Tang Ye Xin Cheng,
it clearly shows the property owners are Zhang Li and Wang Xiao Jun.
in the new house, she has given up on everyone else's registrations.
That means, she has given her rights to her son and her daughter-in-law.
He's speaking nonsense! I've never said I wanted to give them up.
Auntie, don't be anxious. Brother Dai Bo will speak for you.
Your Honour,
the Defendant's Representative has just mentioned the property ownership deed.
He also believes that the property owners are only Zhang Li and Wang Xiao Jun.
Sure, we'll go back one step. Even if that was right,
then, this letter that Wang Xiao Jun wrote himself,
will have become a self-written will.
Because not long before Wang Xiao Jun died, he has made organisations for the properties under his name.
That was to be left to his mother, Miss Wang Shu Ying, to inherit.
Wang Xiao Jun can't be constituted as a self-written will.
Even if the judges panel considers it a will, it would still be an ineffective will.
What do you mean?
The Construction Ministry and the Judiciary Ministry have once released a notification,
clearly indicating when property is being inherited,
the will that was made for distributing property must be notarised.
Therefore, Wang Xiao Jun's will giving his property to his mother.
But as this will wasn't notarised,
the contents, including the properties,
are ineffective.
Your Honour, how could it be ineffective?
The law must speak for a homeless old woman like me.
Defendant Zhang Li, whether Wang Xiao Jun's will was effective or ineffective,
considering there is an elder without a home,
will you consider inheriting the property
but you must provide a monthly living fee for the elder,
at least so that the elder could have a place to stay?
How would I get the money,
Your Honour?
My husband is dead, leaving behind a daughter who is not yet an adult.
Being a widow and an orphan, we're also in the minority group.
This house is the only property that we can rely on.
Where can I get the money for her?
Your Honour.
The Defendant's Representative's argument of using Wang Xiao Jun's will
as not being notarised as a reaon
for the ineffectiveness of the inheritance of property is invalid.
Brother Dai Bo.
When I was looking at the laws and regulations about property inheritance, I found that this regulation is unfavourable for us.
This is 1991's department regulation, it is very out of date.
But when I was researching at the Beijing University of Law, it was still in the effective category.
Xiao Ning,
you've only returned from Harvard for half a year, but you're still maintaining
the attitude of researching everything about laws.
I have already come back for too long, I don't have this kind of attitude anymore.
Is law research not necessary for lawsuits in this country?
It's not that we don't, it's just that we don't do it as precisely as England or America.
They go by Case Law, we go by Statutory Law.
Doesn't Case Law also require law research?
Not bad, what you said.
That's why, what's promoted on there is constitutionality.
Like the regulations and notifications that the departments sent out in the past,
as long as there's conflict with the law, all of it becomes ineffective.
Could it be, you're going to use laws against regulations?
It's good that you reminded me.
If the defendant's attorney uses this to attack us tomorrow, I wouldn't be a mess all over the place.
Because the one thing that must be pointed out is, what the Defendant's Representative used was a department regulation
and not a law.
Even if the opposition's views can be established, but because the country's inheritance law
didn't require the civilian's property distributing will
to be notarised.
That means, the department regulation and the effective law are conflicted. Then what should we do?
Only the department regulation becomes ineffective
and Wang Xiao Jun's will can't become ineffective.
Let me remind the Plaintiff's Representative, although this department regulation is old,
it is still effective. How could you deny it so casually?
Sure, I won't deny this department regulation's current effectiveness.
We can take a careful look at its contents.
Let's see whether it is as you said,
that it could invalidate Wang Xiao Jun's will.
Firstly, it said,
"The testator's will created to distribute property should be notarised."
Note, it said "should" here, not "must".
Secondly, if the will that is distributing property
wasn't notarised, then does that mean it becomes invalid?
No, this regulation said in the second condition.
"For wills not notarised, after it has been effected,
the beneficiaries of the will can sign the Inheritance Segregation Agreement according to the will."
Or, for when an agreement can't be met, a lawsuit can be brought to court,
letting the court decide.
This case is a situation matching the second condition.
I don't agree with the adjustments.
Even if the judge sentenced it as it is, my daughter and I still own half of the inheritance.
I won't let this old woman live well.
I want to disturb her every night beside her bed.
What kind of attitude is this? Do you still want to solve the problem?
I do. For this one bedroom and one living room house,
even if it won't be sold with one million, it definitely will be sold with nine hundred thousand.
This way, I'll have my grandmother give me five hundred thousand Yuan tomorrow then I'll leave.
Your grandmother is a housekeeper. Where can she get so much money?
She's a servant for the wealthy Tang family.
If she is broke, the Tang family will be broke too. Would the Tang family mind this mere five hundred thousand?
You're being illogical.
Why am I being illogical?
How about this, I'll still go sell the house tomorrow.
Half of the profits will go to me, the remainder will be hers.
No. If you sell the house, where will Auntie Wang live?
Why not? Then you say what we should do.
Fine, since that's what you said, you'll be given five hundred thousand.
Give me three days, I'll transfer the money to you.
The house must be left for Auntie Wang.
Director Zhong.
Has Aunt Tang's will been signed?
Aunt came to the office to sign it this morning. Jiang Yang and I were her witnesses.
Not bad.
The draft is quite proper.
It considers her wishes but still protects her benefits,
it also doesn't treat me badly.
Actually, Aunt Tang still really values you and her relationship.
Is that what you think?
I think this is what Aunt Tang feels.
Think about it, if she didn't value you and her relationship, she could leave all of her shares to Xiao Jing.
Director Zhong,
I need to put this will into the archives.
Right, right, right.
Dai Bo,
according to the rules, you actually weren't supposed to let me see the will.
I know, but Aunt Tang has said that you were allowed to see.
This is five hundred thousand Yuan.
You can transfer the account with Auntie Wang.
Fine, deal.
Actually, wouldn't everything be much easier if you said you had this money?
Making me lose thousands of dollars for the lawsuit and hiring the lawyer.
Where would I get so much money?
All of it is Xiao Ning's.
I couldn't stand to live in this house long ago. It's the best that you could buy it.
Fine. The money is mine, the house is yours. The account will be transferred tomorrow.
Xiao Ning, auntie really doesn't know how to thank you.
I really don't know.
Auntie Wang, when I was studying in America,
I earned that money from a job in a law firm office.
The interest is so low if I leave it in the bank, I would rather spend it for you.
So you'll also have a place to rest, right?
Auntie worked as a servant for the Tang family for over thirty years.
Now that I'm old, they don't want me anymore.
They kicked me out on to the streets without second thought.
If you weren't able to be born that year,
auntie really wouldn't be able to have a home to return to.
- Mother Wang, what did you say? Who didn't want Tang Ning to be born?- Nothing.
Auntie Wang, we'll be leaving now.
- What was Mother Wang saying?- Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Auntie Wang, goodbye.
Don't forget, the account gets transferred tomorrow.
Really?! There really was abortion medicine?
But I don't have evidence.
Auntie Wang told me this.
But she started stuttering in the end, as if she had some kind of concern.
Just then...what was Mother Wang about to say? Why didn't you continue to listen?
I'm afraid to.
I'm afraid that she would tell me,
that my aunt added in the abortion medicine. Then what do I do?
I would rather this never happened before.
Xiao Ning, you actually believe,
that something like this once happened, right?
The reason they keep wanting me to sign the share transferal agreement,
isn't it just because they wanted to get my father's shares?
Wasn't the reason they tried to give my mother abortion medicine 27 years ago also because of my dad's shares?
Xiao Ning, I am still your aunt's lawyer right now. You won't blame me, right?
I won't blame you.
A lawyer's job is to work to their utmost abilities for the affected person.
But, if Auntie Wang didn't tell me this,
I guess I would have signed that share transferal agreement long ago.
What about now? What are you thinking now?
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♫ The difference between red and black is only one thin line ♫
♫ Blazing regret is better than freezing perfection ♫
♫ I take one step forward and stand on the periphery of blackness ♫
♫ A pile of gray stained the edges of my shoes ♫
♫ The difference between love and hate is only one thin line ♫
♫ A clear end is worse than false lies ♫
♫ I take one step backward and say my farewells to hate ♫
♫ The sound of the word “forever” stabbed my heart ♫
♫ Never tell me “forever” ♫
♫ It is just a notion to fool people ♫
♫ Who can promise that they’ve never used this word before? ♫
♫ In the end, they blame the long night for never seeing the next day ♫
♫ Never believe anybody when they say “forever” ♫
♫ It is just an alluring mask ♫
♫ Who can promise that they’ve never heard this word before? ♫
♫ That is only a story found in legends ♫
♫ The world is constantly changing, as are the winds and clouds ♫
♫ I clearly know the danger, yet I’ve fallen for it once again ♫
♫ Never say “forever” ♫