0p0 Chapter 288 Court Session
Chapter 288 Court Session
Yun Shu's lawyer immediately countered, "My client is indeed Gu Cheng's daughter, as evidenced by this paternity test. Furthermore, this will was also made by Gu Cheng, specifying that my client inherits half of the Gu family's assets, which proves everything."
"But the other half of the Gu family's estate was intended for Ms. Xie Yao's unborn child, which has since been miscarried. According to the law, the will is invalid, and the Gu family's assets must be redistributed. Even if Ms. Gu Yunshu is the Gu family's daughter, she can only receive one-third of the assets," the opposing lawyer persisted.
"I disagree with the opposing lawyer's opinion. The will did not mention that the Gu family's property should be divided among Gu Yunhuan. Even if the Gu family's property is redistributed, she will not get a share. Moreover, Gu Cheng is still alive. My client's opinion is to wait until he wakes up before deciding on the distribution of the Gu family's property."
“My client opposes this proposal. What if Gu Cheng never wakes up? Isn’t it unfair that the Gu family’s assets are now in Gu Yunshu’s hands?”
“My client took over the business in accordance with the previous will, and the requirements in the will were correct. Everyone knows that Ms. Gu Yunhuan is an uneducated person who does not have a proper job, so how could she manage the Gu family's business? That's why Gu Cheng appointed my client to manage it. Lawyer Chen Libo can testify that this was appointed by Gu Cheng.”
Upon hearing this, the opposing lawyer realized that these words were detrimental to him and immediately said, "Then let's get back to the issue of property distribution. The Gu family's property should be divided into three parts, and my client has the right to inherit the property." He didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the issue of property distribution.
"Please allow me to call a witness."
After the judge gave his permission, Yun Shu's lawyer called Yun Le to testify.
“It’s Lele! I never thought my twin sister would betray me, Auntie…” Yun Huan said angrily to the elegantly dressed woman next to her.
"Let's see first," Gu Lian said calmly.
"Ms. Gu Yunle, a month ago, before Gu Cheng fell to his death, had you already divorced Li Meng and kicked you and your two daughters out of the Gu family? The reason was that you had been dragging the Gu family down one after another, especially Ms. Gu Yunhuan, who had pushed a minor celebrity and caused her to miscarry."
"Yes, that's true. Yun Huan and I are no longer daughters of the Gu family, although we still bear the surname Gu," Yun Le said expressionlessly.
When Yun Shu asked her to appear in court, she hesitated for a long time before finally coming forward to testify, even though that person was her own sister.
"The opposing witnesses' testimonies all focus on why the Gu family's daughter was kicked out of the Gu family home, and there's no evidence to prove my client was kicked out. One person's testimony alone is insufficient to prove anything..."
The case was not heard in the first hearing and had to be retried a week later.
As Yun Shu was about to get into her car after leaving the courthouse, Gu Lian called her back.
“You’re Yun Shu, but you don’t look much like your older brother!” Gu Lian had been watching Yun Shu closely in the courthouse. This woman was very calm, and when she was quiet, she looked a lot like Gu Cheng.
Upon hearing this, Yun Shu pouted and said, "I look like my mother, and my aunt doesn't look much like my grandfather either." Yun Shu was right; Gu Lian really didn't look like Gu Jianguo at all, and only resembled her grandmother in a little way.
"You've got a sharp tongue, haven't you? Your dad's still in the hospital, isn't he? It's karma. He dragged me back home, I kicked him out, and then he got my son into trouble..."
"So you've come back to seek revenge on the Gu family, haven't you! All I want to say is that justice will prevail. Ask yourself honestly, did you do nothing wrong back then? It takes two to tango, and you weren't much better off!"
"you……"
"Excuse me, I have something to do!" He said, then got into his car, not wanting to deal with such a complicated woman.
"Auntie, look how arrogant she is! We must punish her properly!" Yun Le said angrily.
"I don't need you to order me around. You should think about what you want to take back the Gu family's property." After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Yun Le. She had lied to her that Yun Shu was the Gu family's adopted daughter and said that she was fully prepared and would definitely make Yun Shu lose. What empty talk! She had no confidence or preparation at all. How could she be fooled by such a woman?
A hint of unease flashed across Yun Le's face as she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely make sure Yun Shu loses in the second trial!"
Gu Lian didn't say anything more, walked directly to her car, the driver opened the door for her, and she got in and drove away.
Yunle was left there, so angry that she kicked him hard and cursed, "Old witch."
Gao Yao put his arm around her and comforted her, telling her not to be discouraged. They still had two more court appearances to go, and they should go back and think about how to deal with Yun Shu.
After leaving the court, Yun Shu went directly to the hospital with Ming Kun to see Gu Cheng. Unexpectedly, Gu Jianguo also came to see him today.
"Grandpa, why are you here?"
"How did the court hearing go?" Gu Jianguo asked worriedly.
"Hey! There's no evidence to prove Yun Huan was kicked out, so we're stuck in this stalemate, with the second court hearing in a week. Oh, right! Gu Lian went over today too, and I spoke to her, saying that my dad being hospitalized is retribution, implying that she's coming back for revenge." Yun Shu sighed. One Yun Huan was already a headache, and now Gu Lian is here... What a headache.
Gu Jianguo pondered for a moment and then said, "Ashu, I want to see Gu Lian."
"Grandpa, seeing her probably won't do you any good. Your health isn't good, and you can't be upset!" The last time I went to see him at the old house, his servant told me before I left that I shouldn't upset the old man anymore. He's getting old, and being upset would be very bad for his health.
"It's alright. It's necessary to see her. If we don't talk about some things, and Ah Cheng is like this, I'm afraid no one will be able to tell her in the future, and her misunderstanding of the Gu family will only grow bigger." While he's still alive, it's best to clear up that misunderstanding. Otherwise, it's very unfair to Yun Shu that Gu Lian will continue to hate the Gu family.
After hearing this, Yun Shu said in a deep voice, "Okay, I will contact her as soon as possible."
"More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. I don't want the Gu family to suffer again..."
After saying that, he went in to check on Gu Cheng, but Gu Cheng was still the same as before and had not woken up.
"Grandpa, my dad is like this. The court hearing is next Monday at 1 a.m.... I'm afraid he won't wake up..." We consulted his attending physician, but his condition still hasn't improved. He's still motionless.
“Acheng will wake up. He used to be a soldier. He survived things that were much worse than this. He’s not a coward. He’s my son!” She finished speaking with tears in her eyes. The reason she didn’t come to see him often was because she was heartbroken every time she saw her son like this. She was afraid of a parent outliving their child.
After Gu Jianguo finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Gu Cheng was usually selfish, but he was generally nice to people, except for Yun Shu. However, Yun Shu no longer hated him, after all, he was her father.
Finally, Gu Jianguo said a few words of comfort and encouragement to Gu Cheng before leaving the ward.