Chapter 305: Chapter 294: Crossing the Line Chapter 305: Chapter 294: Crossing the Line Fearing for Gu Xiuxiu and Guh Haifan’s safety in the Guh family ancestral home, Lu Jiaxin had not brought up the matter of He Zhuliang selling off Gu Xiuxiu’s property. But now she realized her mistake. Against people like He Zhuliang and Mrs. He, one couldn’t afford to back down. The more you give in, the more they will push you, so she changed her strategy.
Lu Jiaxin said with a cold face, “Mrs. He, there’s something I don’t know if Lawyer Bai has told you. My aunt made a will in May saying that 10 percent of He’s shares go to your eldest daughter He Mingzhu, and her assets will be split half-and-half between me and Guh Haifan.”
Mrs. He’s face turned pale but she quickly regained her composure, “What will? Fourth Aunt never made any will, don’t make things up here.”
“Moreover, Fourth Aunt did sign and seal. She left her property to the He family’s descendants.”
Nie Zhan didn’t leave any face for her, bluntly stating, “The one who is truly making things up is you. What about the maid seeing Miss Lu giving Jiaxin pocket money? Clearly, you and your husband knew Jiaxin had assets worth hundreds of millions and wanted to use such despicable means to lay claim to her property. Let me tell you, as long as I’m here, you can’t bully her.”
Mrs. He said with a cold face, “Lu Jiaxin, if you don’t return this money, I will sue you in court.”
If she were really just a seventeen-year-old child, perhaps she would be frightened by these words. Unfortunately for them, Lu Jiaxin was not. She replied, “Mrs. He, when my aunt made the video, both Lawyer Bai and Lawyer Yan were there. Both of them have a copy of the recording. I will go to the court tomorrow to file a lawsuit, requesting to re-divide my aunt’s property.”
Mrs. He didn’t expect her to change her face so quickly, but quickly found a new point of attack, “You keep saying you don’t want Fourth Aunt’s money, but now your true colors are showing?”
Lu Jiaxin was not angered and said, “Rest assured, I won’t want a penny of that money. It will all be used to Enjoy reading on NovelHub - your free online novel platform.”
Mrs. He’s face went green as she immediately phoned Lawyer Bai. When she heard that this was true, she barely restrained herself from cursing, “Why didn’t you tell us about such an important matter?”
Lawyer Bai said that it was only a verbal agreement, and even if there was a video as evidence, without written documents, Lu Jiaxin wouldn’t win the case.
Lu Jiaxin stated loudly, “There are written documents; it’s very clear on them that my aunt’s assets should be divided half-and-half between me and Guh Haifan.”
When Lawyer Bai heard this on the phone, his brow furrowed uncontrollably, “Mrs. He, if Miss Lu has a written will, once you go to court, Mr. He will have a hard time winning.”
Mrs. He was quick to respond, “With Fourth Aunt in her current condition, any document she signs or words she says are not legally binding.”
Lu Jiaxin knew it would be troublesome and didn’t want to confront the He family head-on, which is why she initially gave up. But the He family’s greed had crossed her bottom line.
Nie Zhan picked up the conversation, “Whether it has legal effect is for the judge to decide. If we lose at the first trial, then we’ll appeal. Mrs. He, I must remind you that until the case is decided, Miss Lu’s assets will be frozen. The money Mr. He obtained by selling off Miss Lu’s assets will also have to be frozen.”
Mrs. He’s expression immediately stiffened.
Lu Jiaxin, seeing she had hit their weak spot and not wanting to waste words, said, “Where are my aunt and Haifan? I want to see them now or else I will call the police and accuse you of illegal detention.”
Mrs. He had the maid take her to the secondary building. In the courtyard of the secondary building, she saw Gu Xiuxiu. Mrs. He claimed the aunt had gone to rest, but that was obviously nonsense. Seeing her haggard appearance, Lu Jiaxin felt very sad, “Aunt, how have you been these past days?”
Gu Xiuxiu did not recognize her and even told her not to falsely claim relatives.
Lu Jiaxin tried to explain but unfortunately, Gu Xiuxiu wouldn’t listen to a word and even said, “Pretending to be my granddaughter is useless, I have no money left, it’s all been taken by He Zhuliang.”
Lu Jiaxin took out the pea cakes she brought and placed them on the table, forcing a smile as she said, “Aunt, I bought you some pea cakes on the way here, try them.”
Gu Xiuxiu did not take them, indicating her favorite was the crystal cake and that she had no love for pea cakes: “And you say you’re not a swindler? If you were really my granddaughter, how could you not know what I like to eat?”
Seeing her get up and return to her room, Lu Jiaxin wanted to follow, but she was stopped by a sturdy Filipino maid.
Lu Jiaxin knew it would be alright if she was well, so she proposed to go see Gu Haifan.
The Filipino maid said Gu Haifan was resting and should not be disturbed.
Lu Jiaxin said, “I can come here only because Mrs. He has allowed it. You don’t say, and now I will ask Mrs. He. Then your job might be in jeopardy.”
The undecisive Filipino maid hesitated for a moment before revealing Gu Haifan’s room.
Lu Jiaxin knocked on the door, and with no sound from inside, she raised her voice and said, “Haifan, are you in there? I’m your cousin. If you’re in there, open the door.”
The door quickly opened, and Gu Haifan, seeing Lu Jiaxin, immediately had red eyes and said tearfully, “Cousin, Cousin, why did you take so long to come?”
Lu Jiaxin, looking at his pale, sunken face, touched his head with pity: “I went to Huashan Mountain and stayed there for about half a month. You can’t get a signal in the mountains.”
In fact, this mess was on Su Heyuan’s head. He didn’t inform Old Man Sun, which led Old Man Sun to believe it wasn’t a big deal, so he didn’t send anyone into the mountain to look for him.
Gu Haifan said with a sobbing voice, “Cousin, Aunt Mei and I didn’t want to come here, but they forcibly brought us.”
Lu Jiaxin, thinking of the scene from before, asked, “I saw a strange woman taking care of Aunt just now. Where are Aunt Hong and Aunt Mei? Why aren’t they taking care of Aunt?”
Gu Haifan said, “Aunt Hong and Aunt Mei have been dismissed by Madam He, and the caregivers now are all newly hired. Cousin, they weren’t careful with Aunt at all. A few days ago, Aunt went out at night, and they didn’t even know. It was only because I heard some noise that I found her.”
Considering the timeline, Lu Jiaxin asked, “Was it that night she caught a cold because she was caught in the cold wind, and that’s why she got a fever?”
Gu Haifan nodded and said, “Yes, she had a fever the next day. They also want me to transfer schools, but I don’t want to. Cousin, I don’t want to transfer schools and I don’t want those people to take care of Aunt anymore. Cousin, I want to move back with Aunt.”
Forget Aunt Hong, but Aunt Mei could be asked to come back to take care of Aunt. There was also the driver who could be rehired; the rest of them could be left as is.
Lu Jiaxin said, “About transferring schools, as long as you don’t give in, they can’t force you. As for asking Aunt Mei to come back, wait for some time.”
“How long will that be?”
Even Lu Jiaxin couldn’t be certain on this, as the outcome of a lawsuit was unpredictable.