Ch 46 (Part 1): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“So, let me get this straight. Just because Li Xiao stayed over at my place, you guys think he seduced me??” Fang Ziyang looked at the two imaginative minds in front of him in utter disbelief.

These two individuals, no matter how you looked at them, were clearly highly intelligent and talented. How could they do something so foolish and impulsive? Especially Xie Zheng. Wasn’t he the wise and composed Xie Zheng in Fang Ziyang’s impression?

“Do I really look like someone with no intelligence and no moral boundaries when it comes to love?” Fang Ziyang felt discriminated against in terms of his image.

Li Xiao, holding his stomach, felt even more miserable. He was the victim here.

Secretary Li felt embarrassed, covering his face:…

Initially, he didn’t think that way. It was his boss who led him astray. He truly believed in his brother’s character. He couldn’t be blamed for that!

Compared to Secretary Li’s embarrassment, Xie Zheng felt more justified.

He believed that although he made a mistake with his misunderstanding, the biggest mistake was still Li Xiao, that little brat.

If Li Xiao hadn’t been overly attentive to Fang Ziyang, coming to his house every day until it was dark, even cooking for Fang Ziyang to please him, such behavior that clearly had ulterior motives, anyone would find it suspicious.

In this situation, it was normal to have a misunderstanding after hearing the conversation just now.

Tang Xun was busy in the laboratory, and Xie Zheng had to take care of his younger brother. If he wasn’t careful, what if something happened? How would he explain it?

Even though the two of them were not what they thought, the fact that they were now “taking a shower” together was already quite problematic.

Fang Ziyang, being too innocent, didn’t notice anything, but who knew what Li Xiao’s intentions were?

Xie Zheng felt that even if he didn’t have a keen sense, he still had to be vigilant. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to justify it to his good brother and his good employee in the future.

So he felt perfectly justified in his thoughts.

However, he was now in the wrong for punching someone, and he couldn’t be too unreasonable.

Therefore, Xie Zheng could only apologize stiffly to Li Xiao, “I’m sorry, I misunderstood the situation. As compensation, I’ll arrange for you to go to the hospital for a thorough examination later. And if you need an internship during your four years of college, you can come directly to the Xie family to gain experience.”

Although he still felt that Li Xiao had ulterior motives, Xie Zheng didn’t hesitate to apologize and compensate. After all, he was the one in the wrong now.

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Although it was a bit unfortunate to get punched for nothing, for Li Xiao, being punched and getting such compensation was quite worthwhile. It was like a pie falling from the sky. If this news spread, there would probably be a long line of people wanting Xie Zheng to punch them!

Li Xiao, holding his stomach, suddenly felt the pain go away and nodded with joy, “Thank you, thank you, President Xie. It’s alright, it’s just a misunderstanding. It’s all my fault for being so careless.”

He said so.

Immediately making Xie Zheng satisfied, “Hmm, it’s good that you understand. Even though Fang Ziyang is also a boy, there should still be some boundaries to maintain.”

Doing things like cooking for him and showering and undressing in his house, it was simply outrageous!

Xie Zheng and Li Xiao reached a satisfactory conversation.

But Fang Ziyang felt uncomfortable listening to it.

Although he liked men and was the bottom, he still had the nature of a man. What did Xie Zheng’s attitude mean? It seemed like once he held hands with another man, he would have to abandon his innocence. He wasn’t a little girl, and he didn’t need to adhere to gender boundaries. Wasn’t Xie Zheng going a bit too far?

Fang Ziyang couldn’t help but interject, “Brother Xie, I’m also a man!”

So it was normal for him to have a crazy friend whom he had a close relationship with.

“I know.” Xie Zheng nodded in response.

Then, he seriously educated him, “But you’re good-looking. So, as a good-looking boy, you should understand that boys can also be dangerous nowadays. In the past, no one taught you this knowledge, but now I will teach you on behalf of your brother and take care of you.”

Fang Ziyang:… There seems to be something wrong.

“But Li Xiao likes women, not men!”

Xie Zheng didn’t answer immediately upon hearing that.

Instead, he looked at Fang Ziyang and then at Li Xiao.

Then, he asserted himself once again, “With your appearance, it’s normal for people to change their minds.”

Li Xiao, who had changed his mind:…

Secretary Li: It was the first time he felt that his boss was a completely unreasonable thought bandit.

Faced with Xie Zheng’s unwavering assertion, Fang Ziyang completely lost his temper. It seemed impossible to reason with him using normal logic.

So he could only helplessly say, “Brother Xie, rest assured, I’m not a child. I understand what you’re saying. And I’ve mentioned before that there’s someone I like, right? I’m a very loyal person, and I won’t mess around before confirming the other person’s feelings.”

Although he didn’t have any serious aversions in relationships, he was relatively conservative. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been engaged to Xie Wenxu for so long, and their relationship hadn’t progressed beyond holding hands.

After all, speaking realistically, not paying attention to one’s personal life could lead to trouble. He didn’t want to invite disaster.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zheng’s fingers moved imperceptibly. “So, you really like the owner of that ring?”

“Of course.” Fang Ziyang nodded without hesitation, making things up.

“He is the best person in the world. Even if he doesn’t like me, it won’t change my feelings for him. When I was younger, I didn’t understand emotions, but now I understand. He is the most special person in my heart.”

He was the future father of his baby. How could he not be special?

Fang Ziyang’s sincerity was evident, and there was no trace of falsehood in his words.

Xie Zheng was stunned.

And then…

Then, his ears slowly turned red again. He suddenly realized that this young man’s courage was even greater than he had imagined.

So, had Fang Ziyang already liked him to such an extent? That he could say such words in front of so many people.

Xie Zheng couldn’t control the corners of his mouth from curling up, looking at the young man who was trying his best to express his feelings, his mood inexplicably improved. Then he nodded.

“Alright, I believe you. But you still need to have some self-restraint. People’s hearts are unpredictable, and you can’t let down your guard. If something happens to you, I won’t be able to justify it to your brother.”

“Mhmm.” Fang Ziyang nodded in compliance. He really didn’t want to argue with Xie Zheng about this issue anymore.

Seeing how obedient he was, Xie Zheng was extremely satisfied.

Then he remembered something, “By the way, I heard that you guys are going out to eat tonight? I also have free time tonight.”

The underlying meaning of “I also want to go” was quite obvious.

Li Xiao didn’t mind.

Fang Ziyang was a bit hesitant, “Um, we’re going to eat out. But it’s a street stall, located near a certain old residential area’s market…”

Going to a street stall with Xie Zheng, who had extreme cleanliness, would probably give him a myocardial infarction. With Xie Zheng’s background, he probably hadn’t even drunk a bottle of cheap mineral water in his life.

Even Fang Ziyang himself had only experienced street stalls after he was kicked out of the Fang family in his previous life and was forced to experience it due to his downfall. And he still enjoyed their existence until now.

As expected.

Xie Zheng frowned upon hearing the explanation about the street stall. It wasn’t that he was being picky, but as someone with extreme cleanliness habits, he couldn’t imagine eating at a street stall near a certain old residential area’s market.

But then again, if a pampered young master like Fang Ziyang could do it, why couldn’t he?

Xie Zheng didn’t hesitate for too long and said firmly, “I have a special free time tonight.”

Silently looking at his busy schedule on his phone, Secretary Li wisely lowered his head and refrained from offering any advice.

The conversation had reached this point.

What could Fang Ziyang do?

He could only bring along a certain gloomy oil bottle.

With a bitter face, he said, “Since you have time tonight, why don’t we go together?”

“Okay.”

Xie Zheng immediately nodded, his serious expression showing a hint of excitement.

Fang Ziyang:…

Fang Ziyang felt that legends shouldn’t be believed. Xie Zheng’s image in his mind completely collapsed today.

Ten minutes later.

Fang Ziyang and Li Xiao, who had changed their clothes, covered their faces and sat in Xie Zheng’s million-dollar Maybach, swiftly heading towards… the street food stall near the market.

Although they unintentionally brought along a gloomy oil bottle, Fang Ziyang’s excitement about going to the street stall for a meal remained unaffected.

Eating at a street stall was one of the few things that made him happy in his previous life.

Back then, when he was expelled from the Fang family, he couldn’t bring anything with him. The only valuable things were the branded clothes and watches on his body.

In order to survive, he had to sell his clothes and watches. But second-hand items couldn’t fetch high prices, and after selling them, he only got a few tens of thousands of yuan.

This amount of money couldn’t sustain his extravagant lifestyle anymore. In the end, he had no choice but to live in the old city area, where the environment was cheap and mixed.

For a long period of time, he ate fast food, street food, instant noodles, and cooked his own gloomy dishes… things he had never touched before.

In the beginning, he couldn’t bear it, but after getting used to it, it wasn’t so bad. This was the life of most ordinary people. What was the point of being melodramatic? He didn’t have the right to be picky.

Eventually, he even started to enjoy going to street stalls and eating at them.

Sitting at a bustling small stall, listening to the laughter and banter of the customers around, engaging in casual conversations with the stall owners…

In that dark period of his life, these acts of kindness from strangers were a rare consolation for him.

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