In the master bedroom of a huge villa in District 5, a woman stood quietly by the bed, silently watching the old man lying on the bed.

The woman was very beautiful, with a slender figure, smooth skin, a pair of apricot eyes, thin lips slightly pursed, and flat eyebrows that seemed to be frowning, but the most eye-catching thing on her whole body was her long red hair.

Lying on the bed was a man over sixty years old, extremely thin, with a layer of dry skin clinging to his bones, his breathing was weak, and more than a dozen wires on his body were connected to all kinds of expensive medical equipment.

Outside the window, it was raining heavily, and the occasional lightning bolt tore through the black night sky like a sharp blade, followed by a deafening thunderclap.

The woman breathed very lightly, trying not to make a sound, she knew in her heart that the man in the bed, her father, probably wouldn't survive tonight.

"Cloud ...... Xiao ......" The old man struggled to come out of his mouth a few words.

"Father, I'm here. Hearing the old man's call, Cheng Yunxiao stepped forward in two steps, knelt on one knee beside the bed, and held the old man's hand like a dead branch.

"Yunxiong...... He...... Come back...... ......The old man struggled to open his eyes, but he couldn't see the person in front of him anymore.

"He ......" Cheng Yunxiao lowered his eyes, not knowing how to answer, "I have already sent someone to contact him." ”

"That's it......" the old man spoke with great difficulty, and he had to pause for a long time before he could move on to the next, "I...... Entire...... Property...... All stay..... To give...... You guys...... Sister and brother...... Cloud Owl ...... I know...... Yun Xiong, he hates me...... He couldn't ...... Catcher...... ...... of the family business Only...... It's up to you......"

"Don't worry, father, I can handle it. Cheng Yunxiao's calm voice carried a hint of tenderness.

"Hard work...... You're ...... There is also ......" The old man wanted to stretch out his other hand to caress Yun Xiao's face, but he couldn't lift the "heavy" arm, and in the end, he exhausted all his strength and didn't finish the last sentence in his mouth.

"Ding-" The medical equipment next to the bed made a screeching sound, and the old man's heart had stopped beating.

Cheng Yunxiao exhaled deeply, and carefully put down the old man's hand, she thought she would be sad, but in fact, she felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Pushing open the door, five or six servants outside the door waited anxiously, but when they saw Cheng Yunxiao coming out, no one dared to speak.

"Miss...... "......At last, the old butler, who was the oldest among the servants, stood up and inquired about the situation.

"Father has gone. Cheng Yunxiao replied with a sigh.

Suddenly, several of the servants had already covered their faces and wept, and the others were pale, with their lips closed tightly, and only a man standing in the corner of the room, his expression remained serious, indifferent to the news.

"Uncle Li, don't be sad, it's better to think about how to arrange my father's funeral now. Cheng Yunxiao said to the old housekeeper, "You go and contact the people at the funeral home, let them place my father's body first, and I will personally go to the police station tomorrow morning to open my father's death certificate. ”

"Miss, I'll do it. Uncle Li's eyes were already red, he had worked in this house for more than 30 years, and the master had always treated him like family, but now that the master was seriously ill, he went one step ahead of him, which made him feel a great sadness in his heart, but then he added, "Young Master Yunxiong, will he come back today?"

As Uncle Li asked, several servants next to him also chimed in while sobbing: "It would be nice if Young Master Yunxiong was here, there can't be no male master at home......"

Cheng Yunxiao felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, secretly scolding the pedantic servants, she hadn't changed at all for so many years, she Cheng Yunxiao had followed her father to take care of the business for five years, could it be that in their hearts, it was not as good as a young master who hadn't returned home for five years?

"Don't worry, Yunxiong will be back. Cheng Yunxiao pursed her lips, pretended to answer calmly, turned around and beckoned, and motioned for the man standing in the corner with an expressionless face to come to her side.

The man's name is Li Hao, tall and strong, his skin is a healthy wheat color, his sword eyebrows are raised, his eyes are slender, and his pupils are slightly smaller, revealing a trace of fierce light.

"Miss. Li Hao stood beside Cheng Yunxiao, leaned over slightly, and listened carefully to her instructions.

"Go and make a list of people who need to be invited to the funeral, and give it to me at any time when it's done, by six o'clock tomorrow morning at the latest. ”

"Understood. ”

A few hours later, Cheng Yunxiao sat behind the large desk in the study, hastily flipping through the thick materials, but these words only passed in front of her eyes, and could not enter her mind at all.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in. ”

Li Hao pushed the door in, holding a document in his hand.

"Miss, the list you wanted. Li Hao respectfully put a stack of information in front of Cheng Yunxiao, lowered his eyes, without a trace of expression, like a robot.

"Good efficiency. Cheng Yunxiao looked at his watch and replied with satisfaction.

"The ones written in the list are all old ......" Li Hao suddenly stopped and changed his wording, "They are all executives in your company, Miss, they were all subordinates of the old man before, and they had a friendship with the old man for more than ten years." ”

Cheng Yunxiao looked at the information in her hand, it was indeed some familiar faces, after she returned to China five years ago, she had been helping her father take care of business affairs, and she had more or less intersections with these people, but she looked at the back of a few pieces of paper and found that there were still some people missing.

"There are some other people that you will add to the list in a moment. Saying that, Cheng Yunxiao took a pen and added a few more names to the back of the list.

"Excuse me, who are these people?"

"My father's 'old friends', some of them founded their own companies, but in essence they are still doing their 'old business', my father took me to talk about 'business' when I saw them, although I don't like them, but this kind of thing is better to invite together, and it can be regarded as a formal notice to them, the company's 'family' has changed. ”

"Understood. Li Hao naturally understood the meaning of Cheng Yunxiao's words, and took the changed list with both hands, "Do you need me to draft a copy of the invitation?"

"No need, I will write the invitation and the obituary sent to the company myself, and you only need to be responsible for sending it out. Cheng Yunxiao paused, lightly pointed in the direction of the door with his chin, and gestured to Li Hao with his eyes.

Li Hao immediately turned around, opened the door of the study and looked out, and after making sure that there was no one around, he locked the door, stood closer to Cheng Yunxiao, leaned over and asked in a low voice:

"Miss?"

"Are those people settled?"

"I've found some connections, some have been arranged to acquaintances, some have been paid to let them leave, and only a small part has not been dealt with yet. ”

"As soon as possible, my father's death involves a series of things that need to be dealt with, and now the company is preparing to go public, I don't want to make any trouble. ”

"In two days, I'll take care of the rest. ”

"Thank you. Cheng Yunxiao squeezed out a wry smile, looking a little tired, "Li Hao ...... My brother he ...... Still no news?"

When it comes to Cheng Yunxiong, Cheng Yunxiao's tone is much weaker, they are twins, they were sent abroad by their father to study when they were very young, and the sister and brother have been dependent on each other until they returned to China after graduating from graduate school at the age of 24.

Cheng Yunxiong didn't object to anything, but as he took care of the business with his father for a year, he gradually discovered that the Cheng family's business looked glamorous on the surface, but in fact they were still doing ulterior things behind the scenes, and they themselves made a fortune by relying on these businesses that could not be put on the "table".

After Cheng Yunxiong left, he cut off contact with the Cheng family, but he also left a phone number for Cheng Yunxiao, the sister and brother have not seen each other for five years, just rely on this number to contact, they will talk on the phone every three days, even if it is just a simple greeting, it is enough to make the two feel at ease.

But six days ago, on the day when the two were supposed to talk, Cheng Yunxiong failed to call as scheduled, Cheng Yunxiao tried to get in touch, but what came from the microphone was only a mechanical female voice that no one answered, she was a little uneasy, but she didn't take any measures.

She thought of it like this, but after many days, she still couldn't contact Cheng Yunxiong, and her father's condition on the other side became worse and worse, she began to panic, but she still maintained her normalcy in front of people, as if nothing had happened, and she had been sending Li Hao behind her back to secretly investigate, hoping to locate Cheng Yunxiong's location through her mobile phone.

"Miss......" Li Hao's face changed, fine beads of sweat appeared on his face, and the whole person became stumbling when he spoke.

"Knock knock", Li Hao took a deep breath and was just about to speak, only to hear a knock on the door, stopping what he wanted to say.

The two of them looked at each other in the study, Li Hao walked to the door, gently opened the lock, tried his best not to make a sound from the lock, and then went to the desk to stand up.

Seeing that Li Hao was ready, Cheng Yunxiao cleared his throat and shouted towards the door, "Please come in." ”

It was Uncle Li, the housekeeper, who came in, holding a large envelope in his hand, his face was solemn, and he seemed to have made a lot of determination.

"Uncle Li, do you have anything to do?"

"Miss...... I...... I want to tell you something alone......" Uncle Li looked at Cheng Yunxiao, then at Li Hao, and motioned for him to go out first.

"It's okay, Uncle Li, just say what you want to say. Cheng Yunxiao waved his hand and let Li Hao stay, "I trust Li Hao, you should trust him more than me." ”

"Of course I trust my son...... It's just that the stakes are so high, I don't think anyone else should know about it...... Miss, you need to think about it......"

"It's okay, just say it. ”

"That'...... Okay......" Uncle Li exhaled deeply before he said slowly, "A few days ago, the master actually wrote a will...... Miss, you were in charge of the company's affairs at the time, so you didn't know about it. ”

"Oh?" Cheng Yunxiao suddenly became interested.

"After writing it, I suggested that the old man give the will to the lawyer, but the old man said that he wanted me to keep it so as not to cause trouble...... Miss, you also know that I have been a housekeeper in the Cheng family for so many years, and the master still trusts me very much. ”

"Of course, but so what? Uncle Li, you can wait for Yunxiong to come back before publishing this will, why do you have to tell me about it now. ”

"That's the problem!" Uncle Li sorted out his language, but he still didn't know how to say the rest of the story, paused for a long time, and continued, "When the master wrote the will, I was always there, so I knew the content of the will...... Miss, I'm just an outsider, but I really think that this will of the lord is really unfair to you. ”

Uncle Li gradually became emotional, eager to express his meaning clearly, but he was afraid that his words would make Cheng Yunxiao misunderstand, and he was a little incoherent for a while: "I know that I have betrayed the trust of the master in this way, but ...... But...... I think you should have known the contents of this will in advance, Miss...... At least be mentally prepared...... I see your contribution to the family in the past five years...... So if you think the will is unfair...... I am the only one who has seen this will...... I...... I ......"

"Okay, okay, Uncle Li, don't worry, speak slowly, what is written in this will that makes you so flustered? ”

Uncle Li opened the envelope with trembling hands, took out a thin piece of paper, and began to read.

“…… I make this will to dispose of all my property as follows: I voluntarily dispose of all my property in my name...... It is owned by the youngest son, Cheng Yunxiong. ”