The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wang Gang took Manny's hand and slowly walked into the ward.

Manny's father was in a special care ward, which was not only spacious, but also had a private bathroom and rest room, and even a small dining table with a refrigerator next to it.

Upon entering the ward, Wang Gang saw a thin, elderly man in his sixties lying on the bed, covered in tubes, with a monitor beeping beside him.

The middle-aged woman Wang Gang had seen at the bar entrance was sitting by the hospital bed. When she saw Manny walk in, she immediately stood up.

"Manny, you're here! Attorney Yao has been waiting for you for a long time."

Manny ignored the middle-aged woman, glanced at her father on the hospital bed, and unconsciously clenched her fists.

"Is this your boyfriend?" Aunt Manny saw Wang Gang and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

"I'm Manny's friend, my name is Gao Qiang," Wang Gang said to Manny's aunt.

"Hello, hello, I'm Manny's aunt, you can just call me Aunt Qin," Manny's aunt said, somewhat flustered.

Manny asked curtly, "Where's the lawyer?"

Aunt Qin said, "She went to the public restroom outside and will be back soon."

Manny asked coldly, "How's the old man today?"

Aunt Qin said, "The doctor said he's in good condition today. He's been very happy ever since he saw you yesterday, and he even woke up for a while just now."

Wang Gang looked towards the sickbed and carefully observed Manny's father's complexion. He found that he was on the verge of death, but his face was unusually rosy, showing signs of a final burst of energy before death.

At that moment, a young woman walked into the ward. She was wearing a business suit, her hair was up, and she was carrying a black briefcase.

"You must be Ms. Manny!" The woman walked directly towards Manny.

Wang Gang was stunned the moment he saw the woman.

"He Yushui!?" Wang Gang murmured softly.

Manny noticed Wang Gang's unusual behavior and couldn't help but turn to look at him.

"what happened?"

"Oh, is it nothing?" Wang Gang quickly came to his senses and realized he had mistaken the person for someone else.

The woman in the business attire in front of him looked exactly like Wang Gang's first woman, He Yushui. Not only did she look like her, but she also had the same temperament!

Wang Gang has lived through countless years and reincarnated through many worlds. Some memories have become blurred, but there are two women he has never forgotten and dared not forget.

The first is He Yushui from the courtyard house, and the second is Zheng Juan from the human world.

These two women left indelible marks on Wang Gang's long life.

He Yushui was the first woman Wang Gang fell in love with. They grew up together in the Siheyuan World, childhood sweethearts, and later married and devoted their lives to each other.

Wang Gang even once thought that he and He Yushui would share a bed in life and a grave in death.

Unfortunately, death was not the end for Wang Gang, but just another beginning.

Throughout his many lifetimes, Wang Gang had met many women who resembled Zheng Juan, but none who resembled He Yushui. Today was the first time he had ever met one.

The woman in the uniform seemed to sense Wang Gang's intense gaze and couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

"Ms. Qin, hello, I am Yao Yao, your father's lawyer. This is my business card." The woman in professional attire took out her business card, held it with both hands, and handed it to Manny and Wang Gang.

Before Manny could even take the business card, Wang Gang eagerly grabbed it, surprising Yao Yao.

"Yao Yao? It's definitely not He Yushui, just that people look alike." Wang Gang thought to himself as he looked at the name on the business card.

“Attorney Yao is very young!” Manny took the business card, and for some reason suddenly felt a sense of disgust towards Yao Yao.

“Ms. Qin, if you feel I’m not suitable, you can have the law firm send another colleague to discuss the will with you,” Yao Yao said, neither humble nor arrogant. Aunt Qin then spoke up, “Manny, Attorney Yao is a partner at a well-known law firm in the capital. She’s not only a top student who studied in the US, but she has also handled many estate cases. Your father specifically sought her out.”

Manny gave her aunt a disapproving look and said, "Can I speak with Attorney Yao alone?"

"Oh, okay, I'll go wash some fruit for you." Aunt Qin tactfully left.

Wang Gang asked Manny, "Do you want me to go out too?"

Manny squeezed Wang Gang's hand and said, "No need, I want you to stay with me."

Yao Yao had been observing Manny and Wang Gang, and seeing their subtle actions, she couldn't help but think more highly of Wang Gang.

“Ms. Qin,” Yao Yao said.

You can call me Manny.

“Okay, Ms. Manny.” Yao Yao cleared her throat and said, “I invited you here today to talk to you about Mr. Liu’s will.”

Wang Gang asked, "Does Manny need to sign the will to confirm it?"

Yao Yao nodded and said, "According to the normal procedure, I need to explain the various clauses of the will to Ms. Manny in detail. The reason I asked you to meet me at the hospital is because Aunt Qin's share is also included in the will."

Aunt Qin couldn't leave the hospital because she needed to take care of Mr. Liu.

Manny raised an eyebrow, dissatisfied, and said, "The old man gave her a share of the money too!"

Yao Yao said, "Most of Mr. Liu's estate was inherited by Ms. Manny, and an old house in Dongcheng District was inherited by Aunt Qin."

Next, Yao Yao took out a copy of the will and explained the various clauses of the will to Manny in detail.

Manny's father left his entire fortune—companies, bank deposits, properties, and stock investments—to his daughter.

In return, Manny was also responsible for her father's funeral arrangements and seeing him off in his final moments.

Manny's father left Aunt Qin a small house of less than 40 square meters, which was probably his last act of care for her.

Wang Gang saw that the will was made three months ago and had been notarized, so there was no need for Manny to be present.

"Attorney Yao, isn't it normal for a will to be read aloud to the heirs by the lawyer after the testator passes away?" Wang Gang asked.

"This was Mr. Liu's wish before he was hospitalized. He wanted to arrange all his affairs before he died." Yao Yao glanced at the old man sleeping in the hospital bed.

"Ms. Manny, if you have no objections, please sign this consent form." Yao Yao took out a confirmation document and pushed it in front of Manny.

Manny hesitated. According to her, she didn't want to give Aunt Qin a single penny, let alone a house.

"Ms. Manny, do you have any further questions?"

Manny said coldly, "She promised me she would leave with nothing in the divorce, so why should she get a share of the house now!"

Yao Yao was stunned. She didn't expect that even though Manny had received 2 billion, she wouldn't even give Aunt Qin a 40-square-meter apartment.

"Mr. Liu means to ensure Aunt Qin's basic living needs are met," Yao Yao said.
"Aunt Qin also promised that she only wanted the right to live there, and that the house would be returned to Ms. Manny after she passed away."

Yao Yao then took out another document and said, "This is a statement of relinquishment of property that Aunt Qin entrusted me to draft. You can take a look."

Wang Gang took the document and saw that Aunt Qin had already signed the statement, voluntarily giving up the property rights, only wanting the right to reside there.

“That house is no good,” Manny said firmly.

Wang Gang looked at Manny with a puzzled expression. He felt that Aunt Qin had already done enough.

“That house was the old man’s first home,” Manny said through gritted teeth. “He probably hasn’t even forgotten that I was born in that house!” (End of Chapter)