Yuli displays gold jewelry and Indonesian store to reject claims she spent Chen Sung-yung’s inheritance

“I’m perfectly fine in Indonesia,” Yuli said, pushing back against reports that she had spent Chen Sung-yung’s entire inheritance, taken on debt and returned to Taiwan to work as a caregiver.

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I’m fine, but I’ve been portrayed as if something happened to me. I can’t understand the news being reported this way.

Chen, a Golden Horse-winning actor who died in 2021, had left Yuli 4 million Taiwan dollars in recognition of the years she spent caring for him. Their relationship, often described as being like that of a father and daughter, had moved many people.

Rumors recently circulated that Yuli had mishandled the money and exhausted it within a year. Yuli responded in a video call shared on Facebook by Indonesian writer Chen Yeh-fang. Speaking in fluent Taiwanese, she said she could not understand how the news had portrayed her so dramatically: “I’m fine, but I’ve been portrayed as if something happened to me.”

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Yes, it’s been reported that way. Yuli, thank you, and I wish you success and safety. I’ll tell everyone that you are doing well in Indonesia.

Yuli then filmed herself walking through the store she runs in Indonesia. The footage showed a sizable premises, prompting Chen Yeh-fang to remark, “That’s a really big store. This isn’t a little neighborhood shop anymore.” Yuli said the business was stable and that her daily life was normal.

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That’s a really big store. This isn’t a little neighborhood shop anymore.

She also displayed a gold ring and necklace Chen had given her. Chen Yeh-fang added that Yuli earns rental income from property and sometimes makes and sells cookies during holidays to make her life more fulfilling. Yuli said she would not return to Taiwan to work as a caregiver, but would like to visit the country as a tourist if she had the opportunity.

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I’m doing just fine in Indonesia. Nothing has happened to me.