(Lin's POV)
The next morning when I opened my eyes I saw that the sun was barely coming up. I then remembered that it was Mai's birthday, so I got out of bed and went to the conjoining door I placed my hand on the handle and turned it and pushed the door open. Once the door was open I looked around Mai's room and spotted her asleep on her bed, and seeing that she was a sleep I closed the bed room door. I then got changed into the outfit I had chosen for today before I went to bed once I was done changing I went to go find my mother. I found her in the garden with some workers, as I approached she looked up at me and smiled.
"Mother is everything ready for today?" I asked as I got down next to her and looked at the tomato plant in front of me, I just pulled a ripe tomato off when she looked at me again.
"Yes every thing will be ready when you guys get back...you should wake her up and take her out to breakfast so she doesn't wonder around and find something that she shouldn't. Also if she ask about your father and I tell her that this is part of my gift to her...for you guys to spend some time together." Said my mother as she placed a hand on my arm signaling for me to stop and get going.
"Yes mother I'll do just that." I responded and leaned over and gave her a hug. I then stood up and briskly walked back to my room once I was inside I opened the conjoining door, yet again I found Mai a sleep in bed. I quietly walked over to the side of her bed and knelt down so my face was across from her, as I looked at her sleeping face I let a smile linger on my lips as I lifted my hand and placed it on her cheek. I then began to slowly rub her cheek which caused her to slowly stir awake. I began to watch as she slowly opened her eyes, and once she saw me it looked as if all of the tiredness left her and there was only happiness as she sat up in bed.
She began to stretch as she said, "Good morning Koujo."
I smiled at her and said, "Good morning Mai..." as I leaned in and hugged her I then said, "Happy birthday my aìrén." as the last word fell from my lips I watched as Mai's cheeks began to turn a wonderful shade of red. "Now you need to get up and get dressed I am taking you out for breakfast and then we have to meet the lawyer..." I said as she looked at me with a radiant smile, I then began to pull her out of bed as I said, "Come on we don't have all day." Once she was out of bed I pulled her into my chest and placed a soft kiss on her lips which drew out another round of blush on her cheeks.
She looked up at me and said, "Alright, but you need to leave the room so I can get dressed."
"Okay I will be waiting in the hallway for you." I said as I lifted my hands up in the air and walked back into my room and hut the conjoining door. I walked out of my room once I had grabbed my car keys, my wallet and my cellphone. I closed my door and leaned against it waiting for Mai to come out I pulled out my phone and called a restaurant they answered on the first wring.
"Emerald restaurant how can I help you?" Asked a male.
"Yes my name is Koujo Lin and I would like a table for two this morning." I said as I looked at my watch.
"What time would you like it to be?" The man asked again.
"I will have to say in the forty five minuets. If that is at all possible." I responded to his question with an estimated time for Mai to finish getting ready and for the drive there.
"Okay I have an opening, we will see you then until then Mr. Lin."said the man before the line went dead, as I looked down at my watch I saw that it took me five minuets just to make a reservation. No more than six minuets later did Mai finally emerge from her room and she looked stunning, and instead of wearing her shoes she held them in her hand as she looked up at me. I was tempted to kiss her because of the bright red lipstick she wore, and her eyes looked stunning because of the brown smoky looking eye shadow she had applied to her lids along.
I smiled at her and said, "Lets get going." In response to my statement she nodded her head and began to walk ahead of me.
Within a few moments she asked as she turned around to face me, "What about your parents? I don't feel right not inviting them along."
"Mai it was my mothers idea to take you out for breakfast, she knows that we haven't seen each other in person for a long time she told me to tell you that this is part of her gift to you. Now lets go we don't want to be late and lose our table." I said as I place my hand on her lower back and started to push her towards the garage. As we entered the garage I pressed the garage opener and started to walk towards my car, I then proceeded to get in and just as I got in Mai was buckling up. I looked at Mai and asked her as I started my car, "Mai do you have every thing you need."
She looked me in the eyes and said, "Koujo I have my wallet, phone, lipstick and my spare house key there is nothing else that I need."
"Okay." I said as I backed out of the garage. I then headed towards the restaurant after I turned of the street my parents lived on I felt Mai slip her hand into mine and give it a slight squeeze. As I held her hand we listened to music until we reached the restaurant I pulled into valet parking and a guy opened Mai's door while I opened my own and stepped out, I looked over and watched as Mai got out of the car and looked around in amazement. I walked over to her and offered her my arm she accepted my arm and began to walk along side me as two men opened the doors to the restaurant.
When we got to the host he looked up at us and asked, "Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes it is under Koujo Lin a table for two." I said as the man began to look at the list.
Once he spotted my name he grabbed two menus and said, "Follow me pleas." We both followed behind him in silence as we passed other people eating. When we reached a table in the corner with an amazing view of the mountains in the distance the man signaled for us that it was our table. I walked Mai to her seat and pulled it out and pushed it back in when she was seated. I then went and sat down in my own chair, we both began to look at the menus, and by the time the waiter came to take our drink order we were ready to order our meals. When he asked us what we wanted to drink we told him and then we said we were ready to order our food as well which seemed to surprise him, he then nodded his head and headed back toward what can be assumed is the kitchen. Once we got our food the meal went by very quickly and as I looked at my watch I noticed that it was time to start heading towards the lawyers firm. On the way there I told Mai the name of the lawyer who wanted to meet with her, she nodded her head as she took the information in.
Once we were at the firm I looked at Mai and asked, "Are you okay?"
She smiled up at me and said, "Yes I am just fine Koujo."
When we entered the building we were approached by a man in a dark gray suit. He looked at us and asked, "What can I help you with?"
Mai looked at the man and began to speak before I could and said, "Yes I am here to meet with a Mr. Takato. Can you pleas inform him that we are here."
The mans eyes widened at what Mai said which caused me to wonder was so shocking about meeting this Mr. Takato. The man then said, "Oh, yes I will inform him right away but first follow me to the appropriate waiting area." When we reached the waiting area the man spoke and said, "Pleas have a seat he will be with you shortly." After he said that he walked away in a quick manner. Withing two minutes a man walked in to the waiting area and started to head towards us.
"Hello my name is Mr. Takato, I am assuming that you are Mai Taniyama and who might this be?" Said the man as he looked at me after shaking hands with Mai.
"This is Koujo Lin my boyfriend I asked him to come with since you contacted him in order to inform me about my mothers will." Mai said as I assisted her in standing up. I watched as the man nodded his head in understanding.
"Well I must ask this Ms. Taniyama do you trust Mr. Lin with information you are about to learn?" He asked her as he watched fer face for some sort of reaction.
"Yes I trust him, I trust him with both my heart and my life. He would never betray me no matter the circumstances." Said Mai as she began to stand taller which made her look elegant and look as if she had an air of authority around her. On instinct I placed my hand on her lower back to calm her and she instantly began to relax.
"I understand, then pleas follow me both of you." Said Mr. Takato as he turned and started to walk towards a wall. We stopped in front of it and Mr. Takato moved a book where a scanner was. He then placed his hand on it and the wall popped open and revealed a room with furniture in it.
Mr. Takato looked at the two of us and said, "This is my office pleas have a seat. I only use this room when the clients are very important or have had a long standing with this firm."
"What do you mean a long standing? I was told by a lawyer that my mother didn't have a will." Asked Mai as she took a seat on a chair in front of a mahogany desk.
"Well the lawyer was kept out of the loop by me because your mother did not want you to know about your inheritance until you turned twenty. Now shall we get started on you gaining your inheritance?" He asked as he set a file on his desk.
"Yes let's get started." Said Mai as she began to fidget with the edge of her shirt. I grabbed her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"You mother left you everything she was left along with every thing she earned in her life. You will be receiving account that holds 100,000,000 US dollars and 674,940,00 Yuan Renminbi, a house here in China, a house in England, a house in Japan and one house in America, you will also be receiving three cars one a Tesla, another is a Mercedes-Benz, and finally a Maybach. Along with some extra money in a separate account that your mother put aside for your college, and some money she put aside so you could travel, also money for a wedding, along with enough money so you could get a passport if you don't already have one. You will also be receiving two companies that are world wide, one is Simple Temptations the other is LPRS Witch is Lau Psychic Research Society. Ms. Taniyama do you understand what you will be receiving today?" Asked the man as he looked back up at Mai. At the very beginning when he said the amount of money I looked over at Mai to see her reaction and was not let down to see that she had a look of pure shock. Then when he started to list the other items her mouth dropped open I quietly pushed Mai's mouth closed before the man looked up and asked her the last question. I continued to watch Mai as she shook her head in understanding at what she was being told. Though when he said Lau Psychic Research Society I was stunned just by the first name.
The man then stood up at went over to a wall and pulled a meta box out he brought it over and set it down in front of Mai. He then opened the box and pulled out two black cards one was just black the other had a small gold crown in the top right hand corner, he then pulled out seven pairs of keys each set of keys had another set with it, and he pulled out two envelopes and set them on the desk. Then man then said, "Each key has the original and the spare keys attached to them put the spares in a safe place. This card is the one with the two different types of money on it..." Said as he held up the black one, then he held up the one with the crown on it and said, "This on has all of the savings accounts your mother made for you. Before we leave I will give you the addresses to the house here in China and to the businesses her as well." Then opened the envelopes and showed the the titles to the business along with set of key for the ones here in china.
"Wait...Lau who is that?" Asked Mai as she tilted her head slightly.
"Lau is your mother's name before she married your father. She also left a note for you so did your father." Said Mr. Takato as he handed Mai the letter. She grabbed them and sat back as she began to read them halfway through the first letter Mai covered her mouth with her hand. Then when she was reading the second one tears began to slide down her cheeks.
She then looked up at me and said, "I want to change my name Koujo." Hearing her say this stunned me.
I looked at her and said, "Mai what they must have written couldn't have been that bad so you would want to change your name."
I turned to face her as she said, "I want to change it to my mothers last name and the name that they wanted to call me originally the one that my father chose."
My eyes widened at her remark and I asked, "What did they want to name you originally?"
She smiled and said, "Mayune Lau."