Chapter 7: Discovering the Loophole, Changing the Conditions!

Chapter 7: Discovering the Loophole, Changing the Conditions!

Meng Yitong sat on the bed in a daze until she heard Lawyer Zhou explain the contract, realizing she was about to come into money again.

The smile that was about to form on her lips quickly faded as she thought of the original owner of the body, who had died young.

"I don’t agree to withdraw the case!" Meng Yitong pushed the contract in front of her away and said coldly.

Since she had taken over the original owner's body, she should seek justice for her.

A human life couldn’t be simply resolved with money. She wanted Meng the Third to pay the price.

"Well, it’s not your decision. Your parents have already agreed," said Second Aunt Meng with a slight smirk.

Meng Yitong looked at Su Mei in disbelief.

Yesterday, she had been so determined to make him pay, and now she was just going to let it go?

Seeing the resentment in Meng Yitong’s eyes, Su Mei’s heart ached.

She, too, wanted to teach that little beast a lesson!

But without going all out, there was no chance of winning.

Moreover, one of the conditions for Old Mr. Meng offering 5% of the shares was for her to drop the lawsuit.

"Everyone, step out for a moment. I’ll talk to her."

Seeing that Meng Yitong was emotionally unstable, Su Mei quickly asked everyone else to leave.

"One of the reasons Old Mr. Meng is being so generous this time is that he hopes we won’t dwell on this matter. Even if we don’t withdraw the lawsuit, he would only be jailed for ten days to half a month. There’s no need to fight over this and lose out on the money."

Meng Yitong chuckled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this. Yes, she was being stubborn. Who else besides herself would know that Meng the Third had killed someone, not just accidentally injured them?

After taking a deep breath, Meng Yitong said, "Let them come in."

When Second Aunt Meng entered, she asked with a smile, "Have you decided?"

On the surface, she appeared to be a kind and amiable elder!

"I agree to withdraw the lawsuit, but I have one condition: the beneficiary of the annual 5 million yuan fund dividend should be changed to Meng Yuanliang," Meng Yitong said solemnly.

"Oh, after that fall, you’ve suddenly matured! You’ve learned to care for your younger brother! But if you give it to your brother, you’ll end up with nothing, right?" Second Aunt Meng paused, then continued with a casual smile.

If it had been the original owner’s stubborn nature, she might have been embarrassed by Second Aunt Meng’s teasing.

But Meng Yitong had studied law. Although she was only an intern lawyer before her time travel, she had encountered many similar contract clauses.

So when the lawyer handed her the contract earlier, she quickly skimmed it and noticed that the Meng family fund was only distributed to unmarried family members.

This meant that if she were the beneficiary of the dividend, once she got married, the fund dividend would no longer be issued.

According to the wedding date arranged by Old Mr. Meng and the Qin family, Meng Yitong would be married in just over a month. At most, she would only receive a little over 400,000 yuan. If the process was delayed, she might end up with nothing.

But giving it to Meng Yuanliang was different. Meng Yuanliang was just 18 years old, far from getting married. After he married and had children, his children could continue to receive the dividend under the same terms.

This was also why Second Aunt Meng was unwilling when she heard Meng Yitong wanted to change the beneficiary.

Second Aunt Meng waited for a while, but Meng Yitong didn’t change her mind. To secure her son’s early release, she had no choice but to grudgingly agree.

"Lawyer Zhou, draw up a new contract exactly as she said."

After speaking, Second Aunt Meng sat down and started furiously scrolling through her phone, her frantic pace betraying her inner agitation.

Originally, the couple had planned to resolve the issue with as little money as possible. The promise to increase Meng Yitong's share in the family fund was just empty words; they never intended to follow through.

Besides, the two villas at Lakeview Manor weren’t worth much. Lakeview Manor was an upscale suburban villa development spearheaded by Second Uncle Meng ten years ago.

But when urban planning shifted, the planned commercial facilities were scrapped, and Lakeview Manor fell into obscurity.

Now, not only had the old man promised a hefty sum, but they were also being taken for a ride by this young girl, leaving her fuming.

"Sis, I’m here," Meng Yuanliang said cheerfully, showing up right after Lawyer Zhou printed the contract.

"Sign it," Meng Yitong said, carefully reviewing the contract one more time before handing it to Meng Yuanliang.

Second Aunt Meng was in no mood for any more acting. The moment Meng Yuanliang signed, she stormed off with Lawyer Zhou.

"Is she really that mad just because of a change in person?" Meng Yuanliang remarked, watching Second Aunt Meng’s furious retreat.

"You have no idea what just went down, do you?"

Meng Yitong then explained the recent events to both of them.

"No way? That’s so underhanded! It’s not even her money—why’s she scheming like that?" Meng Yuanliang exclaimed, outraged.

"How isn’t it her money? To your second uncle and aunt, the whole Meng family belongs to them," Su Mei said, disgusted.

She’d thought the second uncle’s family was being generous this time as a sign of humility, but it turned out they’d been plotting against her family all along.

If it weren’t for Yi Yi’s quick thinking in catching it early, they’d have been left high and dry.

At this, Su Mei turned to her daughter and asked, "By the way, Yi Yi, how did you figure it out?"

No wonder she was curious; her daughter not only looked like her father but also thought like him.

Let’s be honest, she was just a pretty face—otherwise, she wouldn’t have been pushed around so much by the second family.