Yuli Denies Spending Chen Sung-yung’s Inheritance and Reveals Why She Cannot Return to Taiwan as a Caregiver

Indonesian caregiver Yuli has directly addressed reports that she spent the NT$4 million inheritance left to her by late Taiwanese actor Chen Sung-yung and then fell into debt.

Through a friend, Yuli sent clear photographs and video to reassure people in Taiwan who had followed her story. She said she is doing very well in Indonesia, where she has opened a grocery store. Her family is also doing well.

The video showed Yuli working in the shop, making change for customers while traditional Indonesian music played. Her husband sat in a reclining chair inside the store, which appeared to carry a broad range of goods and operate at a substantial scale.

Yuli cared for Chen during his final years. Chen died of kidney failure five years ago, and his will left part of his NT$4 million estate to her. Reports recently claimed that she had used up the money within a year of returning to Indonesia and had accumulated debt, before planning to come back to Taiwan as a caregiver.

Yuli has now been back in Indonesia for four years. The report describes her as hardworking and frugal, with a stable life, family and business. She said she had already worked in Taiwan for 14 years and, under the rules, cannot return to work there. She also thanked Taiwanese media friends for remembering her and said Chen would remain a benefactor she would never forget.