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Within just one month, Du Yuanming lost first his wife and then his daughter, causing a stir in upper-class society.
Xu Kewei's funeral was held in a hurry, and he issued the obituary afterwards, stating that the funeral had already passed, so no one came to disturb her. However, people couldn't help but speculate privately: As expected, a concubine has no status, and she didn't even have a proper funeral. The daughter left behind by the concubine will have a hard life in the future.
Now that Du Qian has passed away and Du Yuanming has issued an obituary, everyone will naturally go to pay their respects. The funeral will definitely be grand, which further confirms the previous discussions. However, Du Yuanming only has this one biological daughter, and her sudden death has become a bigger topic. What impact will it have on the Du family?
Everyone speculated that the first possibility was that Ding Wanqing, who was previously dispensable, became the heir; the second was that Du Yuanming remarried and had children, but he was not very old now, so this option was completely feasible; the third was that an illegitimate child suddenly appeared - if this was the case, no one would be surprised, because this was a common occurrence in the upper class.
The onlookers were discussing the matter heatedly, and the Du family was also in a bloody storm. Without a legitimate heir, it was natural for some people to be restless.
Everyone refers to Du Yuanming's company as "Du's", but it's not actually called "Du's"! It's called "Yuanheng International", which was founded by Du Yuanming's father and his friends. Yuan is the "Yuan" in "Du Yuanming", and Heng is the "Heng" in "Fang Heng" - the two fathers each chose a character from their son's name to form the company name.
When Du Yuanming was not in charge, there was a dispute between the Du Party and the Fang Party within Yuanheng International. Later, because Fang Heng was addicted to gambling and owed a huge gambling debt, he had to sell the shares left by his father to Du Yuanming, and Du Yuanming naturally became the helmsman.
Decades had passed, and everyone had forgotten about the descendants of the Fang family, but they suddenly remembered them at this time. However, Fang Heng had died, and Fang Heng's son had gone abroad a few years ago. His name was Fang Chi, and he was Mu Tianyang's best friend since childhood. However, he later stole Mu Tianyang's first love, and felt very guilty, so he went abroad.
Du Yuanming was extremely overwhelmed. He naturally knew what everyone was thinking, but he still had to hold a funeral for Du Qian.
Du Yuanming thought it was inappropriate to invite only a group of elders to see Du Qian off at a young age, so he found Du Qian's high school teacher, took out the address book of her high school classmates, and called them one by one, asking them to come and see Du Qian off for the last time.
Du Qian's classmates were either rich or noble, and most of them were abroad. Some universities abroad had different school systems from those in China, so some of them came back naturally during the holidays. Others, considering Du's wealth and status, also asked for leave to come back after discussing with their parents.
Tianxue and Wanqing naturally didn't go, and Du Yuanming was too embarrassed to tell them about the death, so he hesitated for two days before calling Wanqing. Wanqing's number had been changed, so he couldn't get through, and he suddenly felt relieved and just let it go.
Tianxue was at home and received a call from Chu Shao, who asked in surprise, "Did you know that Du Qian was dead?"
“Yes.”
"Hey, how could this happen? It's so sudden!" Chu Shao sighed, a little incoherent. It's not his fault. Anyone in his early twenties would never imagine the death of his peers. "Life is so impermanent! We must cherish it. We must be careful when walking, eating, and doing anything."
Tianxue paused. Putting aside Du Qian's identity, she was just a classmate, which was indeed a bit sad. She was still alive and well, and her life had not officially started yet, but she did not expect that her former classmate was no longer around. No matter how big the grudge was, she would not care about it anymore, but only feel regret.
"Her father asked us to send her off. Many classmates are going. Do you want to go?" Chu Shao knew that the two of them had always been at odds, so he asked. However, that kind of disagreement was just a small matter. There was nothing to worry about after the person died. Mu Tianxue had always been very righteous and would definitely go. He was just asking casually.
Unexpectedly, Tianxue said: "No! You are not allowed to go either!" If it was just Du Qian in high school, there would be nothing to worry about, but she killed Wanqing's mother!
"Ah?" Chu Shao was startled. "You...what's wrong with you?" Chu Shao was not a fool, and he would not directly say that Tian Xue was ignorant. Perhaps there was something he didn't know that caused Tian Xue's reaction, so he naturally had to ask clearly.
Tianxue fell silent, not knowing whether she should tell him about Wanqing's mother. After hesitating for a long time, she finally told him.
Chu Shao was shocked: "How is it possible? Is it really her?"
"We can't solve the case without catching her and getting her confession. But the evidence is there, so what difference does it make whether the case is solved or not? According to the legal procedures, she is indeed just a suspect, but anyone who sees the evidence will know that she is the murderer!"
Chu Shao was silent for a moment and said, "Why is she like this? I'm going to tell you something you don't want to hear. You two were both annoying in high school. Of course, there were only a few cute girls in our class. But you and Yiyi are getting better and better, so I thought she would mature too. I didn't expect... Oh!"
Tianxue pouted: "Where are you now?"
“Still in Australia.”
"If you want to go, go ahead." Tianxue said, "We are classmates after all. But Wanqing and I are not going. The hatred for killing our mother is irreconcilable. There is no need to be so magnanimous!"
"I'm not going either." Chu Shao said hurriedly, and paused, "I guess Yiyi has also received the notice, so I told Yiyi not to go either?"
Tianxue suddenly smiled: "You two...are together?"
Chu Shao choked and said awkwardly, "Not yet. Forget it, forget it, I don't usually contact her, you tell her."
"Look at her eyes, they're on fire, and she hasn't finished it yet!"
Chu Shao was helpless: "Women's hearts are like needles in the sea. I don't understand you."
Tianxue didn't tell him that Liu Yiyi had called. Liu Yiyi didn't say as much as he did, she just asked him: "Du Qian is in trouble, do you know?"
Then she realized that Du Yuanming was notifying their high school classmates and said to Yiyi: "Wanqing and I will not go."
Liu Yiyi was stunned for a moment, and only said one sentence: "Oh, I won't go either." Wan Qing, Du Qian's legal sister, didn't go either, so there must be something behind it. She didn't ask, and directly joined Wan Qing on the same front.
On the day of Du Qian's burial, Wan Qing asked Mu Tianyang to take her to see Xu Kewei. When Mu Tianyang heard this, he remembered the engagement ring. The ring was in City C, and it seemed a bit strange to go there specially to get it. He had no choice but to not mention it and take her there directly.
Wanqing knelt in front of the grave, burning paper and saying, "Mom... this is Tianyang."
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