Ch 49 (Part 3): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“Thank you, Brother Wenxu. Haha, I… I didn’t expect to perform so well unexpectedly. The questions this year were within the range of my review. Brother Wenxu, please don’t praise me too much. I’m not that great. It was just a coincidence…”

“How can it be a coincidence? It’s your ability, Xiao Tong. Don’t be modest.”

Xie Wenxu thought he was being modest, and his laughter sounded pleasant. He continued, “Xiao Tong, you should have more confidence. You did so well this time. My grandmother won’t have anything to say now. I’ll go talk to her about our engagement later. I compared your score with students from other provinces, and you’re this year’s top scorer. She will definitely agree!”

“My adorable top scorer, we can get engaged soon. Are you happy?”

Adorable top scorer Yan Tong: …

Adorable top scorer Yan Tong forced a smile. “H-Happy.”

Meanwhile, in the office, Fang Yandong, who was reviewing documents, also received a phone call.

Fang Yandong answered his phone and heard the laughter of a close friend from the business world.

“Hey, old Fang, did you know that the college entrance exam results are out? Haha, your Yan Tong, oh no, he should be called Liu Jia now. He actually scored the top score in the college entrance exam. Did you know?”

To make Yan Tong’s name change not appear so abrupt, Fang Yandong had put some thought into it.

The reason was readily available too. He directly said that he found out that Yan Tong was not his son, so he couldn’t be considered part of the Fang family. Before Yan Tong was abducted, he ‘seemed’ to have the surname Liu, and in order to start a new life and leave behind his past sorrows, he simply changed his name completely.

For this reason, Fang Yandong held another banquet to introduce Yan Tong’s new name.

Although it was sudden, no one in their circle doubted it. After all, if Yan Tong wasn’t a member of the Fang family, he couldn’t remain on the household registration of the Fang family.

Even if Yan Tong didn’t have the Fang family bloodline, as long as he remained on the Fang family’s household registration, he would be considered an adopted son, entitled to inherit the family property. If it was Fang Yandong in their place, he wouldn’t be willing to keep Yan Tong either.

So Yan Tong’s name change went smoothly without causing any major waves. Now, everyone in Jiang City’s circle knew that Yan Tong was now called ‘Liu Jia’.

Boss Wu had a good relationship with Fang Yandong, and he also had a high school graduate in his family this year. Therefore, he paid attention to the college entrance exam results. When he saw that Yan Tong turned out to be the top scorer, he immediately called to congratulate him.

“Hahaha, Old Fang, your insight is truly extraordinary. You casually took in a child, and he turned out to be such a talent. I truly admire you. You have to teach me your ability to judge people in the future…”

Boss Wu genuinely admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Fang Yandong wasn’t just capable in the business world; he also had exceptional judgment when it came to people. When the Lu family wanted to arrange a marriage, there were others who were more suitable than Fang Yandong, but in the end, only Fang Yandong agreed.

And the result? That young lady from the Lu family gave birth to two intelligent children for Fang Yandong! Now Fang Yandong casually took in an orphan, my goodness, and he turned out to be the top scorer in the college entrance exam!

This couldn’t be attributed to luck anymore; Fang Yandong’s judgment was truly remarkable!

Boss Wu laughed heartily to offer his congratulations.

Little did he know that when Fang Yandong heard his words, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

“What? You said Yan Tong is the top scorer in the college entrance exam?”

“Yes, and the top scorer nationwide! The college entrance exam questions were difficult this year, and the scores were generally low. But your kid scored 744 points! It’s trending now; you can check it out if you don’t believe me.”

Boss Wu chuckled.

Fang Yandong almost fainted.

Not only the top scorer but also the top scorer nationwide, and… and it’s trending?

This was going to drive him crazy!

How did it end up like this? Did Sun Zhi make a mistake? How could his son possibly score such a high mark?

Fang Yandong couldn’t believe it.

But then he received a series of congratulatory phone calls, and he could no longer deceive himself into thinking it was just a dream.

“My goodness, Mr. Fang, you’ve really hit the jackpot. I never expected that Yan Tong from your family would turn out to be the top scorer in the college entrance exam. Truly unexpected.”

“Mr. Fang, you… You really deserve to be called ‘brother’. Your judgment in people is truly amazing. No wonder you knew that Yan Tong wasn’t your son and yet you still took care of him. You truly have a discerning eye…”

“Haha, Mr. Fang, your family has produced a top scorer in the college entrance exam. I suppose there will be a grand celebration, right? Don’t forget to give me a call then.”

“Congratulations, Mr. Fang.”

“…”

A series of phone calls came in, along with numerous congratulatory messages on WeChat.

It drove Fang Yandong insane.

These were not congratulations; they were clearly urging him to his death!

He directly turned off his still ringing phone and immediately called Sun Zhi using the company’s landline.

Once the call connected, he couldn’t help but roar in anger, “Sun Zhi! What the hell are you doing? The top scorer in the college entrance exam, the top scorer nationwide! Are you trying to kill me? Did you make another mistake?”

In reality, Sun Zhi’s situation wasn’t much better than his.

Sun Zhi was also at home, holding his head in despair.

Fang Yandong asked him what he was doing? He wanted to ask Fang Yandong the same thing! How could Fang Yandong not even know the true ability of his own son? How could he dare to say that Fang Ziyang’s and Yan Tong’s scores were similar?

Damn it.

A score of 523 and 744, and Fang Yandong called that similar?

Sun Zhi was burning with anger.

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“Fang Yandong, what the hell are you doing? I’m the one who’s really being driven to death by you. You don’t even know your own son’s true ability? Your son wasn’t a genius; he was definitely pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.”

“How… How is that possible…”

Fang Yandong couldn’t believe it.

On the other end of the phone, Sun Zhi sneered at his words.

“How is it not possible? Do you know what Fang Ziyang’s real score is? 748 points! Except for a two-point deduction in the language comprehension section, he got full marks in all other subjects, even the essay! Yan Tong’s current score is the result of me worrying that Fang Ziyang’s full marks essay would be exposed, so I switched it with Liu Jia’s paper!”

“To cover up this matter, I not only switched Liu Jia’s paper but also manipulated the papers of several other examinees. Now, Fang Ziyang’s score is also high, with 712 points. He shouldn’t notice…”

“But Fang Yandong, the 30 million you gave me before wasn’t enough. Now you have to give me another 50 million. I’ve been screwed over by you this time!”

Sun Zhi’s eyes were bloodshot.

He was on the verge of madness. If he had known it would turn out like this, he might as well have helped those wealthy second-generation individuals who approached him initially!

That bastard Fang Yandong seemed flawless and perfect. But now it was getting worse and worse, and he had manipulated the papers of four or five examinees. The risk was many times higher than leaking the test questions.

He took such a huge risk, and the previous 30 million wasn’t enough. He had to add another 50 million.

Although Sun Zhi’s last-minute price increase broke the rules, Fang Yandong had nothing to say. He had to reluctantly accept it as things had already turned out this way. After all, Sun Zhi’s risk was indeed much greater than they had anticipated. If they didn’t appease Sun Zhi, he would be even more afraid and might turn himself in directly.

However, Fang Yandong was still very worried. With consecutive problems arising, he couldn’t stay as stable as Mount Tai anymore.

“Are you sure the papers have been switched properly? No issues?”

“What else can I do? 712 points; there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Sun Zhi didn’t give any guarantees; he just countered with a question. Besides, he had no other options left.

Now that he had manipulated the papers of several examinees and even boosted Fang Ziyang’s score, if Fang Ziyang still found out, he would have to accept his fate.

Both of them felt uneasy in their hearts.

But since things had come to this point, there was nothing else they could do.

…

In the following days, Fang Yandong and the others lived in a state of anxiety, like startled birds. If it weren’t for the constraints of reality, Sun Zhi would have wanted to pack up and run away. The things they had done this time were incredibly tormenting for him.

Fortunately, after waiting for a week without any disturbances from the outside, they finally relaxed. It seemed that their final remedial measure had been effective. Fang Ziyang didn’t harbor any suspicions about his score of 712.

Fang Yandong and Sun Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Tong also let out a sigh of relief.

He had no idea that his score was actually Fang Ziyang’s. Since a week had passed without any issues, it meant that the examinee named Liu Jia, who had received his “abnormal performance,” had accepted the reality without any doubts.

But when you think about it, Liu Jia was carefully selected by the Fang family.

A common family background, average appearance, introverted personality…

People like him who were afraid to make a fuss and had relatively simple thinking, how could they imagine that their scores had been swapped?

Besides, Yan Tong had even asked Fang Qianhao to investigate Liu Jia’s score and found out that he had scored 674!

Yan Tong was in a panic when he heard the news.

Could it be that he had performed exceptionally well this time? If he had known he would do so well, why would he have cheated in the first place?

He went through such a convoluted process, was blackmailed by Fang Yandong for several sets of information, and put in so much effort, only to end up with nothing? He had been acting in a solo tragicomedy for half the time!

Yan Tong felt like he was about to have internal bleeding.

But fortunately, it was also a good thing. Since Liu Jia’s performance was also good, it wouldn’t expose anything. Moreover, Fang Yandong had given him the title of the top scorer in the college entrance exam. Considering the effort he had put in, it wasn’t a complete loss. Having the title of the top scorer in the college entrance exam would give him more appeal when he debuted in the entertainment industry…

With this thought, Yan Tong felt slightly better.

However, soon after, he couldn’t smile anymore.

The principal of the No. 1 High School called excitedly, “Yan Tong, as the top scorer nationwide in this year’s college entrance exam, the school has decided to hold a speech event for you. Prepare well. Professor Meng from Tsinghua University and Professor Xu from Nanjing University will be there.”

“It seems that there were some very interesting problem-solving techniques in your math paper. They want to personally come and listen to your speech on mathematics. Yan Tong, you have truly brought glory to our No. 1 High School. You are simply the pride of our school…”

After being the adorable top scorer in the college entrance exam.

Now being hailed as the pride of the school, Yan Tong: … I beg you, please stop praising me. Thank you!

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