Ch 45 (Part 1): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“Oh my god, how is this possible!”

Fang Ziyang quickly unplugged the network cable, turned off the computer, and then stood up from the chair in terror.

Goodness, what kind of bad luck was this? He ended up entangling himself with the real deal!

This was the first time Fang Ziyang lost his composure like this since his rebirth.

His expression was one of fear!

But it wasn’t entirely his fault.

The name “Heavenly Scourge” was well-known, and in his previous life, it thundered through the tech world. Before his own skills caught up, he had been an admirer, a little fanboy of the other party.

Moreover, he later studied Heavenly Scourge’s technology. From the traces left on the forum and the achievements Heavenly Scourge made on the internet, he discovered that Heavenly Scourge was truly a terrifying tech deity.

With his perspective and growth later on, Fang Ziyang believed that Heavenly Scourge’s skills were definitely among the top in the tech industry.

He believed that if Heavenly Scourge could also study the information in his golden finger, his accomplishments wouldn’t be any less than his and his brother’s.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, Heavenly Scourge passed away too early, so he never had the chance to communicate with the other party.

And it was precisely because he knew that Heavenly Scourge had already passed away that he dared to confidently play up his role. To avoid any misjudgments or accidents, he even hacked into Heavenly Scourge’s account, just in case.

And now…

Heavenly Scourge was actually in cahoots with this “Talent Kidnapper”?

He had never heard of that!

Fang Ziyang was truly terrified.

He wasn’t afraid of Heavenly Scourge causing trouble for him. With his current level of skill, going head-to-head with Heavenly Scourge was no problem at all.

But if the “Talent Kidnapper” was Heavenly Scourge’s employee, it meant that the other party had a team. And based on his understanding of the “Talent Kidnapper’s” ability to poach talents, Heavenly Scourge’s team wouldn’t be simple.

Despite Fang Ziyang’s confidence in himself, he was a bit hesitant about facing a group battle against them alone!

Heavenly Scourge was extremely petty. In the past, anyone who made fun of him or tried to establish a connection with him would definitely regret it.

Knowing Heavenly Scourge’s personality, it was possible that if it wasn’t for his antivirus software stunning the other party temporarily and his defense system being well-established, he would have already been approached by Heavenly Scourge after he played up his role last time…

However.

Although it was a bit chilling, the advantage of being separated by the internet was that as long as the other party hadn’t breached his computer yet, it would be difficult for them to find him once the network cable was unplugged and the computer was shut down.

Heavenly Scourge is stingy, but there’s nothing he can do. After all, in the forums, whoever has the best skills is the boss.

Since Heavenly Scourge’s own skills couldn’t match up and he was hacked by Fang Ziyang, he had no choice but to accept it according to the rules.

Besides, Fang Ziyang’s skills were even better than Heavenly Scourge’s now, so what was there to fear?

Worst-case scenario, they could just have a showdown! If he won, he would gain fame with one battle. If he lost, he could publicly expose them on the forums and then start afresh with a new account!

If things went wrong, so be it. What’s the big deal?

Fang Ziyang was also a tech deity in the forums now. As someone who had already gained fame, how could he back down?

However…

He was about to take the college entrance examination soon, so it was indeed time to stay away from the computer for a few days.

Yes, he needed to focus on studying and strive for progress every day.

Fang Ziyang pretended to be calm and nodded.

Then he quickly moved the computer to the side and picked up his practice workbook to diligently solve problems.

On the other end of the computer.

Xie Zheng and Rick, who were stood up again: Not in the mood to talk!

…

In the following period of time.

Fang Ziyang really didn’t touch the computer again after declaring his intention to stay away from it.

Apart from being a bit afraid of Heavenly Scourge, he genuinely wanted to focus on reviewing and preparing for the college entrance examination.

There was also the matter of Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals, which needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. It would be best to complete the acquisition before the summer vacation and then start launching products to make money and accumulate capital.

He didn’t have much time and had to accumulate capital as quickly as possible, in case the backup heir of Yan Xi’s family, the overseas tycoon, appeared in the future. He needed to have the strength to compete.

This was his original plan, and it wouldn’t change just because of the appearance of Tang Xun and Xie Zheng.

He acknowledged that if he asked, Tang Xun and Xie Zheng would definitely help him. But in Fang Ziyang’s view, no matter how good the relationship was, he needed to have his own abilities.

Without equal strength, he would only be relying on others. He believed in Xie Zheng’s character, but he didn’t want to be dependent. He also didn’t want to test human nature again.

So.

Cooperating with Xie Zheng was a good choice, but not now.

Fortunately, he had already prepared the acquisition plan for Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals, and now it was being implemented and handled by the Zhao family and Zhou family.

Therefore, what Fang Ziyang was mainly concerned about and what he needed to do was to determine the types and sequence of products to be launched after the company’s acquisition. He must establish a solid foothold as quickly and steadily as possible, reviving the nearly bankrupt Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals.

So, Fang Ziyang had been really busy lately.

Every day, besides reviewing, he would study the nutritional liquid formulas in his golden finger, organizing them so that he could provide them to the company’s research team.

Organizing the formulas wasn’t difficult for him.

The challenging part was the review. Fang Ziyang had a headache because the college entrance examination was something he had taken ten years ago. Although he had made great efforts to catch up on many subjects later, it had been a long time since he had used that knowledge and it was a bit rusty.

Most importantly, the exam papers weren’t just about writing down the answers. He also needed to pay attention to steps, the layout, and other issues.

Especially for subjects like Chinese, politics, and geography, which focused on memorization, Fang Ziyang had to review all the knowledge from three years of high school in just two months, with a special emphasis on memorization.

Otherwise, no matter how talented and hardworking a person was in society, if they were to take the college entrance examination again after ten years, their results wouldn’t be that great.

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So Fang Ziyang couldn’t afford to be complacent. He couldn’t just think that he was smarter and neglect other students. There were plenty of intelligent and hardworking people out there, and if he wanted to stand out and get into his desired university, he had to work hard.

Therefore, for the time being, Fang Ziyang put aside the matters concerning the Fang family. He would be busy from early morning until late at night, with almost no rest.

In addition.

Fang Ziyang also called Tang Xun to ask him to find a reliable tutor for him.

In the end, it was Xie Zheng who found the tutor for him.

Tang Xun had been living abroad and didn’t know many people in China. Moreover, his circle of friends consisted of workaholics who preferred to be locked up in their research labs and didn’t care about anything else.

Therefore, finding a trustworthy and excellent tutor relied on Xie Zheng’s connections.

The tutor that Xie Zheng ultimately found was no other than someone they were familiar with—Xie Zheng’s secretary Li’s younger brother, Li Xiao.

Li Xiao had just been admitted to university last year, so he was still very familiar with the knowledge from the three years of high school. He had ample experience in dealing with the college entrance examination, and most importantly, he was a student at the prestigious Qingda University in Beijing!

This kind of resume was perfect for tutoring Fang Ziyang.

Fang Ziyang found Li Xiao’s resume acceptable, and after listening to Li Xiao’s tutoring for a while, he found that Li Xiao was good at explaining and emphasizing key points. He didn’t water down his teaching at all. As a result, Fang Ziyang directly confirmed his choice.

Li Xiao was also very enthusiastic about this part-time tutoring job.

Mainly because tutoring Fang Ziyang not only paid well, but it also provided him with an opportunity to meet the legendary General Xie and get to know Tang Xun. Both were his idols.

For a university student still studying, it was like winning the lottery!

If it wasn’t for the fact that his brother was General Xie’s secretary, he wouldn’t have had this opportunity at all. So whether it was to save face for his brother or to perform in front of his idols, he was fully dedicated to teaching.

After tutoring for a few days, Li Xiao found that Fang Ziyang was quite intelligent and quick to grasp concepts. He was very easy to teach.

Furthermore, Li Xiao was amazed by Fang Ziyang’s knowledge reserves. Sometimes, Fang Ziyang would even provide him with guidance, especially in mathematics.

It was only then that Li Xiao realized that Fang Ziyang didn’t need tutoring because he had poor grades. He just needed help reviewing the knowledge points that he hadn’t memorized due to his usual laziness.

After discovering this fact, Li Xiao became even more serious in his teaching.

Then, based on Fang Ziyang’s current issues, he created a detailed review plan for him, which was much more efficient than simply going through one textbook after another.

Fang Ziyang was very satisfied with this, and he studied diligently.

With Li Xiao’s tutoring, he believed that he could definitely get into the university he wanted. In his previous life, he didn’t attend college. Soon after the college entrance examination, he was expelled from the Fang family. Later, he had to attend night school and hire private tutors to make up for his knowledge.

In this life, he wanted to experience real college life and systematically learn more about computer knowledge to fill in his gaps.

Li Xiao was a computer science major, so from time to time, Fang Ziyang would give him some guidance on computer technology, which made Li Xiao extremely grateful.

He wasn’t just a part-time teacher; he was clearly here to gain insights from a master!

Because of this, Li Xiao directly called his brother and told him not to pay him for tutoring.

Afterward, he took a month and a half off from school. He utilized online courses and videos recorded by his classmates to keep up with his studies. Then he packed his bags and stayed in Jiang City.

As a result, what was supposed to be weekend tutoring sessions turned into daily visits. Li Xiao would stay in Fang Ziyang’s small villa until late at night before leaving.

Fang Ziyang was worried that the tutoring time on weekends wouldn’t be enough, but Li Xiao’s arrangement worked out perfectly.

So, in less than a week, the roles of tutor and student between the two of them transformed into a mutually helpful friendship, and they got along very well.

Of course, there was another important reason why Fang Ziyang quickly developed a good relationship with Li Xiao.

That reason was…

Li Xiao was an amazing cook!

For someone who had been ordering takeout every day recently, Fang Ziyang thought it was great to have a friend who could cook.

…

However.

For some people, this wasn’t such wonderful news.

Xie Corporation.

Xie Zheng looked at his assistant with an expressionless face and an unreadable tone in his voice.

“Secretary Li, I heard that your brother took a month and a half off from school?”

Secretary Li didn’t understand the meaning behind his boss’s question, but he keenly felt that he couldn’t answer this question casually. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously replied, “Yes, Boss. My brother took a month and a half off. Young Master Fang is about to take the college entrance examination, and if they only had two days on weekends, the effect wouldn’t be significant. My brother just started his freshman year, and the course load is relatively light, so he can handle it. Young Master Fang also agreed.”

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