Chapter 28 "Grandpa, Mom, my last name is Du now."
On this day, two Weibo posts almost flooded Weibo.
The first one was sent from Ping'an Jiangcheng.
@Ping'an Jiangcheng: #Police Briefing# In response to the report that "Xiang Moukang killed his wife and exchanged her for his daughter 20 years ago", the police investigated and found that Xiang Moukang (male, 45 years old, from Jiangcheng), Qi Moushan (female, 39 years old, from Jiangcheng), and Qi Mouyu (female, 40 years old, from T City) were suspected of murdering others and have been criminally detained by Jiangcheng XX Branch in accordance with the law. The investigation of the case is being further carried out.
The other one was sent a little later.
@杜晚晚[V]: If you don't go to jail, how can I be worthy of the last name Du? [Image]
The accompanying picture is a photo from the household registration book. Everything is censored, with only the two columns showing the name.
Name: Du Wanwan.
Former name: Xiang Wanwan.
These two Weibo posts finally sparked the discussion on the entire Internet.
"What the hell??? I've never seen this before???"
"After changing her surname to avenge her mother, who wouldn't say Miss is awesome!"
"Fuck! Du Qingjia was really killed by Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan!"
"Du Wanwan is amazing! I heard that because she refused to acknowledge her biological father, she has always had a bad reputation in the wealthy circle. She was accused of being unfilial and so on, and the wealthy families refused to associate with her. Her health was also very poor, and she had been relying on spiritual medicine to stay alive. She had endured pressure, doubts, insults, etc., and finally waited until today. Du Qingjia can rest in peace with this daughter."
"I scolded Xiang Wanwan before, saying she was a double-crosser. If she didn't acknowledge her biological father, why did she want the surname Xiang? Now I understand. To her, the surname Xiang is a humiliation. Only after she avenges her biological mother will she be qualified to change her surname to Du."
"I love this sickly yet strong young lady!"
"I give in!"
"I'm on my knees!!! Awesome!!!"
"The scumbag who killed his wife and abandoned his daughter deserves a horrible death!!! The law will catch up with you and there will be no loopholes!"
“It’s so satisfying!!!”
Not only were there cheers online, but even back home, the entire Du family was cheering. Zhu Kaiqi and Luo Zhen couldn't stop crying as they discussed the news in front of Du Jingyuan's memorial tablet.
"Sir, did you hear that? Xiang Yongkang has been arrested! Qingjia's revenge has been avenged! It's all because of Miss Wanwan!"
Xiang Wanwan... no, now I should call her Du Wanwan.
Du Wanwan looked at Luo Zhen with tears in his eyes and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. She went forward to burn incense for Du Jingyuan and Du Qingjia.
"Grandpa, Mom, my last name is Du now."
"Great, that's great! Sir, you'll be so happy now that you know." Luo Zhen wiped his tears and sobbed, then ordered, "Prepare food and drinks. Let's have a good celebration tonight!"
"Alright, let's have some good food and drinks to celebrate the arrest of that scumbag Xiang Yongkang! He's definitely going to be slammed by the law!" Zhu Kaiqi echoed loudly, "I'm going to have a big drink tonight and I won't leave until I'm drunk!"
"good!"
The entire Du family was celebrating. Aside from the security guards who had to do their duty, the rest of the maids, butlers, and cooks were all busy decorating the Du residence and busy in the kitchen, with laughter and joy all around.
Yu Jiani looked at it and couldn't help but say, "Why does it feel like Chinese New Year?"
Du Wanwan said meaningfully: "For the Du family, it means a new beginning. From now on, everything will be different."
Things were exactly as she said, everything was different.
First, the Du residence received numerous calls and visits, some congratulating Du Wanwan on her great revenge, others expressing concern for her well-being. For nearly two months, the wealthy circle acted as if Du Wanwan had never existed, as if nothing had happened. No one made excuses, and no one mentioned their previous disdain for her.
Because I dare not mention it.
Du Wanwan asked Pei Xingyao and Luo Zhen to send everyone back, and only met three families.
One is the Mo family.
Molly started to make a fuss and told her that she wanted to set up a public relations studio and be a principled journalist.
Second, it is the Qi family.
Qi Zhiyou came with Wei Heng, and they were much more quiet. Besides gifts, they also brought good news. Jingyuan Group had already swallowed up almost all of the Yi family's market share, but how to digest it would take some time.
"However, the team you assigned to me, President Du, is very capable. I've learned a lot during this period. I will work hard in the future, and Sister Xiaoheng has also agreed to come to Jingyuan to help me." Qi Zhiyou said seriously, "I... although I can't be as capable as you, I will work hard! Don't worry!"
Du Wanwan leaned back in the recliner and looked at the two of them.
The two girls in front of me had confident smiles and calm eyes. They were completely different from the timid, helpless, and naive love-brained girls I first met.
But she still deliberately asked: "Sister Wei Heng, what if Ding Zhiyuan comes back to find you?"
Wei Heng blushed with embarrassment. "Boss Du, please stop bringing up those stupid things from the past and making fun of me! I don't even know why I fell for this guy back then and even made a bet with you for him! Oh my god! Thinking back on it, I want to move off this planet! It was so stupid! Making money would be so much better! If I could make money, I could even argue with my dad and not go on the blind dates he arranged!"
Is this the girl after awakening? She looks like a normal person now, not the brainless female character in the stallion novel who can't move when she sees the dog male protagonist and always wants to devote herself to him.
Du Wanwan smiled. "Sister Wei Heng, I have to remind you that your father's current annual salary is one million, not including the dividends I give him. Including dividends and his own investments, his annual income is at least 40 to 50 million. If you want to catch up with him, you still have to work hard."
After saying this, the three of them laughed.
No one expected that the third family would be the Yi family.
The Yi family ultimately lost all of its hotel market share, with most going to the Qi family, backed by Xiang Wanwan, and some being snatched up by other brands. The Yi family, already in dire straits, could not withstand such turmoil, and that same day, they declared bankruptcy.
"I once thought I could save the Yi family, especially after getting the investment from Runjia." Yi Jiantai sighed deeply as he looked down at the dark brown liquid while holding his coffee. "Mr. Du, to be honest, I once blamed you for being so ruthless, thinking you were wiping out the Yi family simply to save face. I apologize, Mr. Du. I'm sorry."
"In fact, I have always known that the Yi family was doomed to fail. Even with Runjia's investment, my Monsoon Hotel would not be able to succeed if it was held back by those uncles. In the end, the Yi family will still go bankrupt, and the market share it occupies will still be eaten up by other competitors. You simply chose to withdraw your investment, which accelerated the process."
"I'm here to formally apologize to you. The Yi family shouldn't have thought that Yao Kehan invested that money, because that was Runjia's money. The Yi family accepted Runjia's money but didn't immediately attend Mr. Du's funeral. This is unjust for the Yi family. As for my brother's behavior, it was completely wrong. You wanting revenge is understandable."
From the Yi family incident to now, these are the only few words that are pleasing to the ear.
Du Wanwan looked at the handsome young man in front of her and asked politely, "Mr. Yi, what are your plans for the future? Will you continue to work for the Yi family?"
"No, I'm no longer a member of the Yi family. I... I just found out that my father's death was related to several elders in my family. Maybe you'll see their names in the police report soon. My grandfather knew everything, but he felt that he was a man of his own making and kept it from me..."
Yi Jiantai's eyes reddened, and he suddenly suppressed his emotions and stopped talking. He took a sip of black coffee, suppressing all his emotions with the bitterness, and then said, "As for what happens after that... I haven't decided yet. Maybe I'll enter the entertainment industry."
Du Wanwan raised her eyebrows.
Enter the entertainment industry?
"No, that's not what you think." Yi Jiantai quickly explained, "I have a good friend who has always loved writing and screenwriting. Although I've been running around for the Yi family over the years to patch up loopholes, I do have some savings of my own. I felt very sorry for her in the past, but now, I'll help her with what she wants to do."
Screenwriter? Du Wanwan's heart suddenly moved, and she asked, "Mr. Yi, does your friend have an alias called 'Wuling Young Man'?"
Yi Jiantai was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said admiringly, "Yes, Wuling Nian Shao is indeed one of the aliases she used before. But, Mr. Du, how come you are so powerful? You even know this?"
It’s not that she has omnipotent magical powers, but the original novel mentioned this “young man from Wuling”, she... Du Wanwan couldn’t help but look up at Yi Jiantai.
It turned out that Yi Jiantai had appeared in the original novel, but only in a few words without a name, so she had never known about him. But after careful investigation, she found that there were many connections between them.
In the original novel, after Ding Zhiyuan took over as the president of Runjia Investment, he began investing the Du family's money in various places. The entertainment industry was a lucrative business, and it was full of beautiful women, so of course he wouldn't miss out, and his first investment was in the entertainment industry.
He invested in a relatively unknown newcomer named Xiang Yiqing, who, in the original novel, was a distant relative of Xiang Yongkang. Ding Zhiyuan described Xiang Yiqing as a gifted director. In the original novel, every project they collaborated on was a hit, raking in millions. Before long, Xiang Yiqing became a gold medal director in the entertainment industry, with countless actors begging to appear in his films and countless investors vying for his dramas.
But no one knew that the scripts for Xiang Yiqing's hit dramas and box office-winning movies were all written by a woman named Ye Shiqing. And one of Ye Shiqing's pseudonyms was Wuling Nian Shao.
The original novel says that Ye Shiqing had a first love, and the two had been in love for many years, but one day the man suddenly abandoned her. Ye Shiqing was so depressed that she threw herself into the river to commit suicide. She was rescued by Xiang Yiqing, and under Xiang Yiqing's persuasion, she entered the entertainment industry to "develop her career" -
She became the woman behind Xiang Yiqing, served as Xiang Yiqing's ghostwriter, and wrote countless excellent scripts for Xiang Yiqing.
To the outside world, she has only one identity, Xiang Yiqing's girlfriend.
The original novel intended to set up a scenario for Ye Shiqing where her first love ignored her, but now she has climbed up the social ladder and is here to slap her in the face. However, the original novel never considered the idea that if this was a slap in the face, why did Ye Shiqing become Xiang Yiqing's woman, relying on Xiang Yiqing to slap her in the face, rather than relying on her own talent to win money and status and slap her first love in the face?
After all, in the world of stallion novels, aren't all the settings designed to allow the male protagonist to sleep with women?
That would be fine, but the key point is that Ye Shiqing, her first love, later discovered that he had left her in order to avenge his parents. Later, her first love died in order to avenge his parents, and was still obsessed with Ye Shiqing's poor health, leaving her a clue.
He asked her to find a certain peerless medical practitioner to treat the occupational disease caused by writing at a desk.
Naturally, Ye Shiqing immediately gave Xiang Yiqing the contact information of this peerless medical practitioner. Later, it was Ding Zhiyuan who went to see the peerless medical practitioner under the pretext of taking the ATM heroine for treatment.
It was also very natural that Ding Zhiyuan conquered the peerless medical practitioner and cured his spiritual roots.
As for the ATM lady?
Ah, of course she should just be responsible for paying the bill. Who would still remember her?
The original novel did not mention who Ye Shiqing’s first love was. Du Wanwan could never have imagined that it was Yi Jiantai!
"Mr. Yi." Du Wanwan made a quick decision, "Since you know Wuling Nian Shao, then I have a business to discuss with you."
That day, Yi Jiantai and Du Wanwan talked for a long time in the reception room. No one knew what they were talking about. Even Du Wanwan's dedicated assistant, Pei Xingyao, only heard the word "deal."
At the time, almost no one knew about this conversation. The only thing they knew was that Yi Jiantai personally went to the Du family to admit his mistake. This small piece of news was drowned out by the big news Xiang Yongkang had created, and even the people at Runjia Investment barely noticed.
On the one hand, the attention of Runjia’s senior management is on Du Qingjia’s case, and on the other hand, they are secretly worried.
Du Wanwan was worried that once Xiang Yongkang, the biggest threat to her, was resolved, she would completely focus on Runjia Investment, start cleaning up Runjia's influence, crack down on dissidents, and remove obstacles.
But to everyone's surprise, on the night Xiang Yongkang was arrested, after meeting with Yi Jiantai, Du Wanwan announced:
She was ill and decided to take some time off. She would leave Runjia's affairs to Wei Nanrong and other senior executives. She wouldn't intervene unless necessary.
Du Wanwan hid her edge and began to recuperate, as if all her attention was focused on Du Qingjia's case.
When Xiang Yongkang was arrested, he still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that twenty years had passed and there would be no evidence left.
If there was evidence, would Du Jingyuan, the wealthy old fox, have been found? Would they have been able to live peacefully for twenty years?
Even as he was being escorted out of the police car, Xiang Yongkang shouted to the onlookers, "This is a blatant injustice! Xiang Wanwan is falsely accusing me! I will definitely hire a lawyer! I am innocent!"
But when they were taken to the interrogation room, they saw the video and heard that Qi Jiayu was still alive, and Qi Yishan was the first to break down and confess. With the video, Qi Jiayu, and Qi Yishan's confessions, where did Xiang Yongkang get the confidence to remain stubborn?
Less than five hours after being interrogated, he confessed to hiring someone to kill his wife.
"It was me...it was me who asked Qi Jiayu to kill Du Qingjia! Who told her to always be so high and mighty? Just because she's rich is amazing! Why does she look down on me?"
But if she looks down on you, how could she marry you?
There is nothing special about having money. Why do you go to such lengths and even kill people to get the Du family's money?
The police didn't bother to argue with him. They just wanted to know one thing: "Where did you get your disguise permit?"
No matter how much the police questioned and investigated this issue, there was no result.
"My dear police officers, comrades, I truly don't remember! If I did remember, I would have definitely given him up, secured a tainted witness, and commuted my death sentence to life imprisonment!" Xiang Yongkang swore to the heavens, "I truly only remember this was given to me by a director in the entertainment industry. He said he applied for it while filming a movie."
But the director he accused had died of illness three years ago.
The clue is temporarily broken.
A month later, the detailed case report of Du Qingjia was issued. The police were worried about being imitated, so they concealed the modus operandi and only classified Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan as suspected of buying and selling banned talismans and hiring killers to kill people, while Qi Jiayu was prosecuted for arson and killing 5 people.
The case had sufficient evidence and attracted considerable attention, so all aspects of the work progressed rapidly. Another month later, the verdicts for both Du Qingjia's case and Hengchen's debt case were announced.
Hengchen was naturally bankrupt because Xiang Yongkang was suspected of murdering his first wife. All of Du Qingjia's marital property was awarded to Du Qingjia, with Du Wanwan inheriting it. The rest was forcibly auctioned off to repay the debt.
Du Wanwan naturally took over Hengchen Group. Wei Nanrong organized a team to reorganize Hengchen and incorporated it into Runjia Group, making it a subsidiary.
Xiang Yongkang, Qi Yishan and Qi Jiayu were all sentenced to death for intentional homicide.
At this point, all the troubles and twenty years of grievances have come to an end.
On the day Xiang Yongkang and Qi Yishan were sentenced to death, Du Wanwan went to the cemetery to pay homage to her mother and grandfather and told them the news.
It was early autumn, and the mountain breeze was cold, blowing her black skirt and her long hair.
He looked increasingly thin and lonely.
Pei Xingyao instinctively took a step forward and wanted to stand behind her.
Just like in her previous life long ago, it had been behind her, protecting her.
But now, his footsteps woke Du Wanwan. She turned around and said nothing, but the look in her eyes clearly asked: What's the matter?
Pei Xingyao immediately revealed his assistant identity: "Boss Du, the Xiang family has already tracked down the whereabouts of Qi Yishan's family. However, Ding Zhiyuan's whereabouts are unknown."
As he spoke, his brows furrowed slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
In his previous life, he had been reincarnated alongside Du Wanwan. Both he and his sword were severely injured, leaving Du Wanwan in a daze, a completely weak and mindless cash machine. He, on the other hand, was impulsive and brainless, and had been killed early. If it weren't for his lingering obsession after death, remaining by her side as a spirit, she would have had no idea what happened next.
He remembered that in his previous life, Ding Zhiyuan relied on her to become the chairman of Runjia Investment, which gave him the capital to act tyrannically and have affairs with women everywhere. Now, Xiang Wanwan has become Du Wanwan, and the president of Runjia Investment is no longer Ding Zhiyuan. Everything has changed.
Why, as the intuition of a spiritual sword, is he still so afraid of Ding Zhiyuan?
And was Ding Zhiyuan, who was almost able to call the wind and rain in his previous life, defeated so easily by Du Wanwan?
Du Wanwan did not answer this question. She just took another look at the photo on the tombstone, turned around and slowly walked down the stairs.
"Have you finished what I asked you to do this morning?"
"Yes, it has been confirmed." Pei Xingyao responded, and resisted asking the reason.
The Xiang family has completely broken up, so why did she send someone to deliver a letter to Xiang Wanyi anonymously?
Du Wanwan admired his willingness to remain silent despite his doubts, conscientiously fulfilling his duties. Her mother's revenge had finally lifted the weight from her heart, and so she was willing to speak more.
"Well... naturally, the mountain people have their own unique uses."
Almost at the same time, in a three-bedroom, one-living-room rental apartment, Xiang Wanyi was sitting in a half-cleaned room, holding an envelope in his hand, staring blankly.
She found the envelope at the door this morning. Her name was written on it, and there was something familiar on it.
Once in the Xiang family... no, in Du Qingjia's mansion, she put a gold-powder sticker on the door.
It implies friendliness.
There was no salutation or signature in the envelope, only a hairpin she had used before and a few lines of simple printed words.
"You have a pure Yin constitution, and you can absorb Yin and replenish Yang for men. This is the most valuable thing you have right now. Do you want to sell your body to make a living in the future, or...?"
"Be careful of any man who wants to sleep with you."
"PS. Right now, only Ding Zhiyuan knows about this."
What is a pure yin constitution? Why has she never known about this?
In other words, if a man sleeps with her, his cultivation will improve rapidly and he will become strong and healthy?
Xiang Wanyi grew up in a wealthy family and had always been the type of daughter who looked down on ordinary people. She knew that with her current status, even if she slept with a man a thousand times, turning him from a cripple into a wealthy man, she would never marry into a wealthy family and would always be just a bedfellow.
Does she want this kind of life?
Did she ever ask the eldest lady in a high and mighty manner if she wanted to sell herself?
Also, why did this letter specifically mention Ding Zhiyuan?
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
Xiang Wanyi looked up suddenly and clenched the letter in her hand. Almost at the same time, her cell phone rang.
The caller's name flashed on the screen.
Far away.
Xiang Wanyi stared at the name flashing on the screen, as if she had seen a ghost, and didn't dare to breathe.
After a lot of effort, the call was automatically hung up, but WeChat lit up.
[Dogbitin: Wanyi, it's me, open the door.]
[Goubiding: I know you're in there. I'm sorry I didn't mean to leave a while ago. I had a family emergency and left without telling you. It's so remote in the mountains, I had no idea something so serious had happened. Now, as soon as I saw the news, I came back to find you.]
[Goubiting: Wanyi, don't be afraid. You're not completely lost. You still have me. I promised your father I'd take good care of you. You don't have to worry about what I might do to you. To be honest, I like Xiang Wanwan, but there's no possibility between us. But in this life, I will never fall in love with anyone else. In my heart, my wife will always be Xiang Wanwan.]
[Gou Biding: Wanyi, please make a sound. I'm worried about you. If you don't make a sound, I'm afraid you'll commit suicide in there, so I'll call the police.]
Take care of her? Really? Or...
Xiang Wanyi looked at the letter in her hand and suddenly her whole body began to tremble.
Outside the door, Ding Zhiyuan waited patiently for a long time, always maintaining a worried expression.
Only in his lowered eyes could he see the unconcealable impatience.
He deliberately chose to come back at this time when Xiang Wanyi was desperate. Logically speaking, Xiang Wanyi, who was big-breasted, brainless and helpless, should have immediately come to him for help when she saw him, an old acquaintance. Why didn't she even open the door?
No, Xiang Wanyi has a pure Yin constitution. Without the Du family's 900 billion in assets, he can't buy any natural treasures. Even the Nanming Lihuo Ganoderma has fallen into Xiang Wanwan's hands. To repair his spiritual roots, he can only start with Xiang Wanyi.
The body is the capital, he must repair his spiritual roots, otherwise... he doesn't know how long that side can last.
As long as his health improves, he will definitely conquer Xiang Wanwan or Du Wanwan.
By then, all of Runjia’s money will be his!
Ding Zhiyuan thought about it, and sent another message to Xiang Wanyi in a gentler tone.
"Wanyi, we're not at our wit's end yet. Did you know? You have a cousin from the same clan, Xiang Yiqing, who's a genius screenwriter. I've already contacted him. Your acting chops are incredible. If you can't be a young lady, you can be a big star! Together, we'll make you a superstar!"
[Do you want to live in a small house like this for the rest of your life with only $100 in your pocket?]
Five minutes later, the door opened a crack, and Xiang Wanyi's hesitant voice rang out: "You...Xiang Wanwan will not let you enter the entertainment industry..."
"She's too busy recuperating to care for us right now," Ding Zhiyuan said confidently. "Besides, we've already found an investor."
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