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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? ♫
Medalist Lawyer Heirs
Episode 2
Right now I'm working at Tian He as an assistant for a lawyer named Zheng Hao.
Zheng Hao?
You know him?
Yes, we're good friends.
Why are you working there? Do you think that's really the best place for you?
What's wrong with Tian He?
Don't tell him I'm part of the Tang family.
Thank you.
You two know each other?
I met him before I went overseas. We haven't seen each other in a long time.
Right, why didn't you tell me you found a new assistant?
You still haven't prepared the files for court yet?
Am I not just observing?
Bye!
This case is now open. (for further arguments)
Defendant,
last time your lawyer brought up the issue of the validity of the wills.
So, the two wills that you and your sister hold,
which comes first and which comes second?
Of course, mine comes first!
My father already finished the will three years ago.
Then why would your father change his mind two years later?
Was it to give the inheritance to your sister?
What happened in between?
How w-would I know that?
Maybe she forced my father to write the one she has?
And maybe, since my father was old,
he could've gotten confused?
So confused as to take the inheritance from you
to give everything to his adopted daughter, Fang Li.
There are only two possibilities.
First, he was really confused
and he left another will because of that confusion.
Except you don't have any evidence of that.
Second,
he wanted to punish you
by taking away your right to the inheritance.
What type of lawyer are you? Stop talking nonsense.
Are you a psychopath?
Please watch your language!
Let me ask you one more question.
Could there be a third will?
No!
What are you talking about? I've never heard of this nonsense.
Stop spitting out nonsense!
It must be in your hands, right?
Why don't you bring it here so we can all see it?
You want me to give it to you? I don't have anything.
Master!
I want to ask your opinion on something.
What is it?
What does Fang Li's father giving the official will to Fang Yan mean?
It means Fang Yan understands what an official will is.
If Fang Yan wasn't loyal and abandoned by her father,
Fang Yi's father, intending to take away her rights,
would use another official will to refute the first official will, right?
Continue.
I was thinking,
what if Fang Yi uses another
official will to refute the first one.
If this is the case,
the most recent will would be the most accurate.
What about the evidence?
Evidence? I don't have it yet but I will find it.
Our strategy was great, right?
What is this called?
There's two expressions.
The first is called, "Hitting the Grass to Scare the Snake." The second is, "Reading the Mind."
Honestly, whether you are the judge,
investigator, or lawyer, you have to find a way.
To be very observant of every action and facial expression of the witness.
These expressions will tell us the truth of what they are thinking.
But, I want to ask this.
You said Fang Yan is suspicious now.
So she must have that will.
But if she doesn't give it over? What can we do?
Don't worry. Tang Ning and I will find it.
I'll leave it to you then.
He told me today, that Ning has already returned to Shanghai.
She's begun working at the Tian He Law Firm.
I know but,
why did she suddenly return? Why didn't she come and visit me?
- I don't know. - Did you really come back as a Harvard graduate?
I also tried to enter there two times, but I didn't make it by a couple of points.
Really?
What grade did you get on the LSAT? (Law School Admission Test)
175.
You got such a high score and Harvard didn't accept you?
I said it backwards, I got 157.
That is too much of a difference!
You are quite strange.
You graduated from Harvard, and you want to work at such a small firm.
You should go and work for a large international firm to earn a bunch of money.
Is she deliberately trying to hide from us?
Do you think she had some other reason for coming back?
Let's not think too negatively for now.
Maybe she has helped us out greatly by coming back.
Helped us? What do you mean?
Zheng Jia will come today to talk about Tang Ye's stock market launch.
What do you mean?
In the past, Xiao Ning's mother signed an agreement of transfer
which requires a letter of confirmation from Xiao Ning.
Why?
Because at that time Xiao Ning wasn't an adult yet.
So she didn't have the ability to sign.
So her legal guardian, her mother, signed on her behalf.
But according to the regulations for a listing review,
Xiao Ning has to resubmit this document.
Why did you come to Tian He? Do you have some special motive?
I actually do have a reason.
I'm here for you.
- Am I this famous? You were in Harvard... - You sent a letter to me.
I sent a letter to you?
Is there anyone these days who still sends letters?
Wait, no, I have sent two letters to Harvard in the past.
You've sent letters?
My university professor helped me write a letter of recommendation.
No, what I'm saying is that this year in February someone in Shanghai sent a letter to me.
The sender's surname is Zheng, and the letter was sent from Tian He.
Anyway, it wasn't me.
But there are other people with the last name Zheng that work at our firm.
It's not them. I've met them all.
Ke Ming, have you thought about this. Xiao Ning suddenly returned and didn't even come to see us.
Now you suddenly have to find her to get her to sign this confirmation document.
What if she won't sign it? Have you thought about what would happen then?
If she doesn't sign it, the plans that we've made for the past two years
will all be lost.
Alright.
Let me handle this.
What do you plan to do?
I plan to... My relationship with Ning has always been very good.
I will say something that will appeal to her emotions.
So this matter will be dealt with quickly and simply.
Set your mind at ease. You don't need to worry about it.
That little girl with the last name Zheng didn't send it. The bookkeeper with the last name Zheng also didn't send it.
Now there is only Zheng Hao remaining.
You suspect it's him,
but you're also saying that he won't admit it's him.
You are saying that he is lying to you.
But I don't think it's like that.
I think he probably isn't pretending. He doesn't have the need to.
Reason?
If you think about it,
this happened when your father passed away.
How old was he then? He was the same age as us. He was only ten.
He couldn't know all of this at that age.
Then what you're saying is
the person who wrote the letter isn't "Zheng" but purposely wrote it as such.
I did consider it like that,
but after analyzing your family,
this letter is probably not intended to mislead.
Or maybe there is another possibility.
The author of the letter has a surname of Zheng, but
he left clues for you
all to make you search.
And once he thinks that you've matured, he will come out.
Then I had better stay at Tian He as an assistant.
I need to find this mysterious person.
I wish for your success.
I'm sorry.
These are the materials that you wanted.
Today I'd like to go over some rules.
When you're an assistant reporting the details of the case to your head lawyer,
remember three points.
First, use the most concise language to give a quick general outline of the case.
Second, make a list of the strong and weak points for both sides.
Third, suggest a strategy and the tactics for the case.
Lawyer Zheng, I will now explain this case to you.
Fang Yi and Fang Yan are sisters.
Fang Yi is an adopted daughter and Fang Yan is the biological daughter.
There's no need. There has already been two trials.
This has already been said a lot of times.
Tell me the important parts.
Tell me what we should do at the next trial.
I think the best strategy is to think of ways to file for a warrant,
so that we can go to the notary office to look for the third copy of the will.
Did you know that in Shanghai, not including the city notary office,
there are still around 10 other regional notary offices.
All of the notary offices can do the notarization of wills.
How would you know where the will was made?
Also, the court can only give you one or two search warrants.
It's not possible that they'll help you file 10 warrants.
Sorry, I really don't know how we can defeat the opponent.
This is the Law of Succession. Read through Article 7 at home.
I don't need this. I have Article 7 memorized.
"A successor shall be disinherited upon his commission of any one of the following acts:
Number 1 - The intentional killing of the decedent."
Not applicable.
"Number Two: Killing any other successor in fighting over the estate."
We can't use that one.
"Number 3 - Abandoning the decedent or
a serious act of maltreating the decedent."
We'll use that line.
Use that Fang Yan abandoned her father.
- Is there evidence? - That's why I'm asking you to go ask his neighbors,
his colleagues, friends, and the people around him. We'll definitely be able to find a witness.
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- Hello? - Hello.
Ning, why didn't you tell Mom that you returned to the country?
Mom, how did you know that I came back?
Your aunt told me. At first, I didn't believe it.
Aunt told you?
Where are you? Hong Kong?
No, I went to Paris.
Paris? What time is it there?
- I have business so I'm going to hang up first. - Hello?
Ning-Ning.
Meeting you has made me both happy and unhappy.
In three years, we haven't seen each other.
You've been back for so many days,
why haven't you come to see me? Why, why?
Aunt, I was wrong.
One month. One whole month without contact.
Do you know how anxious I was as your aunt?
I was so worried.
Your return, I had to hear that from someone else.
Aunt, I was wrong.
I should have come to see you once I got back.
Don't get angry.
I brought a lot of your favorite perfume
and undergarments from your favorite brand.
Silly child.
Ning, your mother
isn't always at home. You should
come to my home to live.
You living there alone, I'm worried.
Aunt, when I was in America, I was independent. No need to worry.
Can you make me not worry?
While you were out of the country,
you already don't know much about how it is here.
Let's talk about that small company.
You, with such a high education, going to such a small law firm.
Do you have a future?
Someone like you should go to your uncle's Hai Ming Law Office.
Then you'll have a promising future and will earn lots of money.
Go! Tomorrow, quit your work at that small company.
Aunt, how did you know?
Did you check up on me?
I did check up on you, alright.
Disappearing for so long, and couldn't contact you.
Wouldn't I be anxious and worried?
So I made every friend I have in the whole world look for you.
I just checked on you. Am I not allowed to?
Aunt, don't worry.
Actually, I like it at the small company. There are so many young people.
Really, we work well together.
Aunt, I need to go back to work or else I'll be late.
So anxious to get back to work?
I'm leaving first.
- Come visit often. - Okay.
I'm sorry, I was helping you tidy up your things.
What are you doing?
Sorry for disturbing your break.
Who said I was resting?
I was wondering how I was going to file for a warrant.
You made me forget my thoughts. Now I have to think about it again.
Lawyer Zheng, didn't you say we can use Article 7 of the Law of Succession?
Why do you have to file for a warrant?
Our opponent is Lawyer Dang.
You think Article 7 will bring him down?
I have to at least leave myself a backup plan.
Actually, to find out the location of the will isn't too hard.
How?
Don't you have the ability to mind-read?
Ask Fang Yan to meet up and just read her mind.
Fang Yan is scared of me.
She won't meet with me if I ask.
Do you now believe that I have mind-reading skills?
Mind-reading is a skill that the Zheng family has passed down for generations.
Only our family can do it.
Can you do me a favor?
What is it?
Look into my eyes.
Read my heart and see if my father has a will.
Can you read it?
The will is written by your father.
I should be reading your father's heart.
How about you ask him to come?
I'm sorry.
Hey!
[Tang Ye Corporation]
Chairman Zhong.
Sis Qun, why were you looking for me?
Ning said she'll come to our house on Sunday for dinner.
If she is coming over to talk about the stock,
what did you say to her?
I have my own way.
Don't move.
What?
I'm counting your wrinkles.
How many?
You look much older since I last saw you.
How many years has it been?
Only three years.
Can I not get old?
What happened? You quit your job in America
and came back. What is up with you?
You're at Tian He, such a small firm.
You should come to the Hai Ming Law Office.
Shanghai's changed so much.
There are so many new things I've never seen before.
Avoiding the question.
What's up? Did something happen?
Tell me. I'll help you fix it.
You can't fix it.
What can't I fix?
Say it.
I can't tell you.
Conflict of interest. You're a lawyer, so you understand.
Conflict of interest?
With your aunt?
I don't know.
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Miss, you finally came back.
Your aunt instructed us to make your room just as it was when you left.
It was nothing.
And we left some orchids for you. We hope it's to your liking.
Also, in the kitchen, we've prepared a full table of food, all your favorite dishes.
Come here.
Quick, come over here. I've prepared braised pork belly for you.
Ning, you're home. Come over here.
Over here. Come see your aunt and uncle.
Aunt, Uncle, Dang Bao.
This counts as coming home.
Ning, your aunt missed you to death. Give your aunt a hug.
It's been three years and you're finally home.
Uncle, Aunt, have you been taking care of yourselves?
He has.
Your aunt has been wanting to make a bunch of good food for you.
Tang Ning, after you move out,
your aunt is going to give you a house to live in.
Here, let me show it to you.
Tang Jing!
It's been two years since we've seen each other. Have you been well?
How can I be well? You've got a doctorate degree. So amazing.
Our gap is too big. I couldn't even get a college degree.
Actually, studying is America isn't that hard.
Yeah, it's not even hard and I still can't do it. Aren't I stupid?
Tang Jing, how can you talk to your cousin that way?
You just party in America and don't even focus on your studies,
but Ning, she always stands out from everyone else in school.
In this area, she is better than you.
Mom, I know she's better than me at everything.
But there is one thing I don't understand.
If she's so amazing why didn't uncle just leave the house to her.
If she's so capable, why don't you give her Tang Ye, too?
What nonsense are you talking about?
Tang Ning is family.
Can't you be a little more understanding? Our family is really happy.
You're thinking of ruining it, aren't you. Are you crazy?
Is it me who's crazy or you two?
Say what you have to say! Why are you hiding things?
You guys are so hypocritical.
Let me finish speaking! Don't push me!
Come out with me.
How can you speak to your parents that way?
Let me go. If my dad doesn't dare say it, I'll say it.
Don't talk nonsense.
I'm not. I heard everything in my parents' room.
My uncle, Tang Ning's dad,
when he was alive, the stocks he left my mom, now she wants it? How absurd!
Okay, okay, don't shout.
I'll shout if I want.
Your cousin really worries me to death.
She doesn't understand anything.
Ning, you grew up with her. You know she tends to lose control of her words.
Hey, where are you going. Come here, this is your seat.
No, how can I sit here?
Come and sit.
Ning sit over here so that Aunty and Uncle can have a good look at you.
Tang Ning, we are all part of the Tang family. The closest of family.
We are always together. So don't worry. Your mom and I won't treat you unfairly.
He's right
We don't need to separate our family.
Ning, did you come back this time, because you heard someone say something?
Ning,
actually... I should tell you first.
Right now, we are planning to make the stocks public.
There's some people on the outside spreading rumors.
They are trying to prevent our company from going public.
So if you happen to hear some negative comments about the company,
don't pay them any attention.
Don't listen to these unfounded rumors.
Aunt, did you encounter any problems in the process of making the stock public?
No, not yet.
That's all just gossip.
Why have I heard that there have been issues relating to the ownership of the stocks?
Of course not. Just people causing trouble.
Rumors.
Aunt... I know
my father gave you the stocks early on.
I know these last few years, you've been working a lot
to achieve the current success of the company. It must be hard.
Ning,
you are such a good child. So understanding.
Aunt and Uncle thank you
for understanding our difficulties and hardships.
Actually, you know them, too. When your father suddenly took ill,
the company was left without a leader.
At that time, it was your dad who started planning for his death.
So he transferred all of his stock rights into my name.
This is what helped save the company and our family.
Aunt,
did my father... have a will?
No, no will.
My father didn't need a will to transfer the stocks?
No, the transfer of the stocks
was when your dad was alive. They were already transferred.
Understood.
Father didn't have a will.
No, no will.
This, your mother's very clear about.
When she returns, you can ask her anything.
Wait a moment.
Ning,
these are the confirmation documents that I told you about earlier.
As I said earlier on the outside, there are some people spreading a lot of gossip to try and discredit the company.
So we need to prepare these legal documents
to verify the truth.
Help your aunt out. Sign this, and there will be no problem.
Qun, you grabbed the wrong ones. The confirmation documents are still at the company offices.
Oh, Oops, I messed up.
Zhong Ke Ming, what's with you?
Tang Ning almost signed it.
I'm telling you, you almost made a mistake.
What mistake?
It's a good thing that she didn't see that document.
If she had seen it, then there would have been a problem.
What problem?
Didn't you just tell her that her father didn't have a will?
Okay, and you wanted her to see the confirmation document.
On the document, it clearly states that your brother left a will.
If she saw it
wouldn't it be clear we were lying? Do you think she'd still sign it?
I didn't think about that. That was my mistake.
I was careless.
Then tell me, what should we do?
If we need to, tell her the truth.
No way. Xia Yun ceartainly wouldn't agree to it.
Ning isn't a young child anymore. She's a graduate of Harvard.
She wouldn't blindly sign her name.
Don't worry. I've already thought of a plan.
I WILL get her to sign her name.
Okay, okay, let's not argue.
Ke Ming, don't worry.
I'll take care of Ning.
As President of Tang Ye, I can't resolve this?
What a joke!
Lawyer Zheng, Dang Bao is waiting for you in your office.
Okay, thanks.
Bro Bao, what are you here for?
Fang Yan has a deal?
This has nothing to do with the case.
Then what?
Sit down first.
I want to talk to you about Tang Ning.
Tang Ning? What about her?
Did you know she's a lawyer with a Havard PhD in law?
Yeah, so?
So her coming here as your assistant, isn't that weird?
What's weird about it, Bao?
I don't think I'm that bad.
I didn't mean it like that.
What's her relationship with you? Why do you care about her so much?
Dang Bao, don't tell him that I'm from the Tang family.
Is she your woman?
No she's not. Don't talk nonsense.
We knew each other before, just as friends.
So I'm curious why she would suddenly return to the country and is start working at Tian He Law Office.
So you came here today just to talk about that?
Yeah. You should know something.
- Oh, I know... - Oh? Then tell me.
But you need to agree to my terms first.
What?
On Fang Li's case, we need to go to the judge together
and request another week.
Why? Do you have some appropriate reason?
Do we need an appropriate reason between us?
No, It's just that I need some time to obtain some new evidence.
Okay, I agree. Now tell me.
She told me that she received a letter when she was at Harvard.
It was from the Tian He Law Office, and the author's surname is Zheng.
- So? - She thought I was the one who wrote it.
Did she talk about the contents of the letter at all?
I don't know. She wouldn't let me see it.
Maybe, you should ask her yourself.
Tang Ye Law Corporation
Qun, are you planning to throw a party for Ning on her birthday?
Yes, next Wednesday is her 26th birthday.
I want to give her a birthday party that's unforgettable.
- And... - And what?
I prepared a big gift for her.
Ning certainly won't expect it. She will be elated.
What is it?
I don't want to tell you. If I tell you, your heart will ache.
Qun, I told you before. The issue with Ning isn't that simple.
The confirmation document issue needs to be handled carefully.
Don't make a mistake.
Don't worry, I've got a handle on the situation.
You don't need to worry about it.
I think she will listen to me.
I will play the affectionate card.
You go in first. I need to talk to Tang Ning.
Then I will go in.
- Hey, Bao. You've come. - Yup.
Hi!
Uh... Zheng Hao, you should go in first.
I have something to say to Tang Ning.
Bao, it's almost time for court. Why are you disturbing my assistant?
What do you mean by disturbing? Hurry and go inside.
I have to talk to Tang Ning.
Control yourself.
What is it, Dang Bao?
Nothing much.
I just realized next Wednesday, June 18th, is your birthday, right?
What are you planning to give me this year?
You'll know when we get there.
Okay. I have to prepare for court. I'm going in first.
Bye-bye.
[Plaintiff Lawyer/ Representative]
Mr. Liu Qing, will you please look at the evidence labeled Number 2.
This is the last will that Mr. Fang wrote before he passed away.
On the will, other than Mr. Fang's signature,
there are also the signatures of two witnesses.
Is the one on the left your signature?
Yes, it is. But it was on behalf of someone.
Did you know Mr. Fang?
Yes, I knew him, we were neighbors for a long time.
And he was a very familiar old neighbor.
- How long were you neighbors? - Around 10 years.
We watched his two daughters grow up.
Afterward, Mr. Fang used his life savings
and bought a house for his youngest daughter to live there.
He left the old house for his eldest daughter to live in.
- When was this? - Five years ago, in 2008.
According to your testimony over a year ago,
Mr. Fang returned to the old house to
live with Fang Li. Why?
That's because at the time of Mr. Fang's first stroke, he lost the feeling in his legs.
The younger daughter and her husband thought he was stinky and dirty, so they kicked him out.
So he had no choice but to go and live with his eldest daughter.
It wasn't me who kicked him out. I-I-I didn't do it.
Then who was it?
It was my husband.
He said that if I didn't make my father leave, he'd divorce me.
Father!
I did you wrong!
Mr. Liu, can you recount
what the circumstances were when Mr. Fang wrote his will.
At that time, Mr. Fang had a second stroke.
He was taken to the hospital. Afterword, he just sent his oldest daughter
to call our neighbors over.
At that time, Mr. Fang had me write a part of the will for him.
He said his youngest daughter and her husband didn't treat him well.
After his health deteriorated, they beat him, yelled at him, and even kicked him out of the house.
- Moreover, when he was in the hospital, not once did they go and visit him. - Lawyer Bao! - Don't worry, calm down. Later...
So he wanted all his properties
and assets to be left to his eldest daughter.
At the time, was his mental state clear?
Yes, he said the words, and I recorded it.
Thank you.
Judges, the witnesses' testimony is quite clear.
This type of will is valid in a court of law.
And it was clearly written.
So I believe his assets for inheritance,
should be for the one who took care of him
and supported him, Fang Li. And not for someone who hit and yelled at him.
Not his biological daughter who abandoned him in his time of need.
What kind of reasoning is this? I tell you, my father's assets for inheritence
should be left to me! I am his biological daughter!
Oh, my god.! I'm going to die!
Fang Yi, don't let this happen. How could you make me behave this way?
Quiet!
Lawyer Zheng, Lawyer Dang is so powerful,
how many times have you lost to him?
Three times?
Then, have you ever won against him?
♫ 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” ♫