Ch 54 (Part 3): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

Being prepared in advance is a fundamental principle for the Chinese people.

The three of them focused most of their energy on this endeavor.

As for the matters of the company, although New World Technology was a rising star and a dark horse in the industry, its size and business volume couldn’t compare to the established leading technology companies. The company wasn’t particularly busy, so a few days of relaxation wouldn’t affect it.

As for the Xie family conglomerate…

Xie Zheng had long planned to separate from the Xie family. In recent years, he hadn’t been actively managing the Xie family, allowing the second branch to gradually take over many of the powers. The position of control within the Xie family had practically become nominal.

But Xie Zheng didn’t care.

There were many internal problems within the Xie family’s development up until now. With the appearance of Lady Zhou, the family had fallen into a corrupt struggle for power.

Xie Zheng was fed up with the jumping insects below him who thought they were clever and enjoyed opposing him. He didn’t want to work hard to earn money only to support the second branch and those pests who liked to challenge him. Since he couldn’t deal with the second branch entirely, it was better to uproot them directly and leave with his own core team!

In recent years, as the second branch seemed to be growing stronger and his control over the family weakened, he intentionally arranged for loyal and competent employees in the conglomerate and individuals who truly had the family’s best interests at heart.

He was just waiting for the right opportunity to leave and let the second branch gleefully take over the mess!

So currently, Xie Zheng seemed busy but was actually quite relaxed.

Of course.

Currently, apart from Tang Xun and Rick, no one else is aware of these arrangements. This includes the employees who have been transferred and the members of the Xie family. They all believe they have simply been reassigned positions.

So, the second branch of the Xie family has been in a good mood recently.

Even though Xie Wenxu used the family’s power to protect Yan Tong, which didn’t sit well with the members of the second branch, it couldn’t hide their overall satisfaction.

They had worked so hard, and what difference did it make even if Xie Zheng was powerful or the designated successor according to family rules? In the end, they still defeated him, the first branch!

Xie Zheng’s power was gradually diminishing, and it wouldn’t be long before the second branch could claim everything without even using Xie Wenxu as a pawn!

Lady Zhou had already started thinking about how to deal with her grandson, Xie Wenxu. After all, recently he had been disobedient due to Yan Tong’s involvement in embarrassing and absurd situations.

However, Xie Wenxu himself was unaware of all this.

From childhood, he had been held in high regard by the family and was taught by the members of the second branch that he would replace Xie Zheng as the new head of the family. Coupled with his own excellence and exceptional talent in computers, Xie Wenxu was somewhat proud, or rather, overconfident.

In his mind, he had never considered the possibility of losing everything he currently possessed. Even if Xie Zheng didn’t like him, the second branch would spare no effort to push him to the top. He was destined to stand at the highest position in the future.

As for being abandoned by the second branch? That was impossible.

He was the smartest and most capable descendant of the second branch. If they replaced him, wouldn’t the second branch want to ruin the Xie family?

With this confidence, Xie Wenxu naturally acted without any concerns. Despite the family’s persuasion and anger, he successfully protected Yan Tong. Currently, they were deeply involved with each other, leaving him with no interest in the thoughts of the family members…

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However, despite their deep involvement, Xie Wenxu didn’t feel as happy as he had imagined.

After all, so many things had happened to Yan Tong recently, and his halo had shattered multiple times. Even if Xie Wenxu refused to believe the rumors outside, hearing negative things about Yan Tong repeatedly inevitably affected his opinion.

Especially regarding their high school entrance exam results.

No matter how Yan Tong tried to explain or shift the blame onto Fang Qianhao, claiming he was temporarily deceived, it couldn’t change the fact that he intended to cheat and replace someone else’s score.

Although both Xie Wenxu and Fang Qianhao were scoundrels and love-struck fools, they shared one common characteristic—they were both outstanding individuals within their circle and possessed commendable abilities.

For individuals of such excellence, they naturally held contempt for those who lacked ambition, let alone engaging in such despicable acts as cheating on exams.

So, even though Yan Tong managed to escape punishment for cheating on the high school entrance exam, it left a sour taste in Xie Wenxu’s mouth.

Moreover, the fact that Fang Ziyang, his discarded ex-fiancé, achieved the highest score on the exam only intensified his discomfort. Xie Wenxu’s perfect image of Yan Tong had been shattered.

However, as someone who had worked so hard to win over Yan Tong, and with so many people watching, he couldn’t easily give up on this relationship.

But perhaps due to the principle of “the closer, the less fragrant,” the more time Xie Wenxu spent with Yan Tong, the more he felt the gap between reality and his expectations.

Leaving aside many other things, let’s focus on their common topics of conversation.

Xie Wenxu realized that whenever he tried to discuss something knowledgeable, Yan Tong couldn’t keep up because he had no understanding of computers. He couldn’t comprehend what he was talking about.

When he was with Yan Tong, their conversations were always limited to gossip about the wealthy circles, food and entertainment, fashion and socializing, and other similar topics.

He was no different from the pampered young ladies and gentlemen he had known before, and because of his background, Yan Tong often made some embarrassing mistakes.

In the past, Xie Wenxu found these things endearing, but now that they had happened so frequently, he felt a bit ashamed.

Thinking back to the time he was in a relationship with Fang Ziyang.

Although Fang Ziyang had a stubborn and overbearing personality that often led to ridicule, which was common among the elite circles, Fang Ziyang was also intelligent.

They had many topics to discuss, and whenever Xie Wenxu mentioned something he didn’t understand, Fang Ziyang would privately study and research it, so that when they met again, they could continue their conversation. They always had so much to talk about…

Whenever these thoughts came to mind, Xie Wenxu couldn’t help but feel a bit suffocated.

But as the current heir of the Xie family, the future ruler, his pride didn’t allow room for any feelings of regret.

So, Xie Wenxu could only try hard to ignore these feelings, to think about Yan Tong’s positive aspects, or to divert his attention with other activities.

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For example, going to the Midnight Union forum to brush up on problem-solving and ranking.

As someone with natural talent in computers, it was only natural for Xie Wenxu to be a user of the Midnight Union forum. After all, it was a gathering place for the most talented individuals in the entire Chinese cyberspace. And being a genius himself, how could he be an exception?

Recently, a prominent figure named “Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf” had emerged on the forum. The miraculous speed at which this person climbed the rankings caught Xie Wenxu’s attention, and he greatly admired them.

This was the allure of technology—humans are naturally drawn to the strong.

Because of this Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf, Xie Wenxu had been frequenting the forum more often these past two months, just like most users. Everyone anticipated that this expert would create a thread for technical discussions, and they could all join the conversation and climb the ranks together.

However, Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf remained enigmatic and hadn’t shown up since their first appearance.

So Xie Wenxu could only join everyone else in frequently visiting the forum, hoping to luck out and encounter the other person online.

Today was no different from usual, and Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf still hadn’t shown up.

However, there was another lively event on the forum today—Heavenly Scourge, who hadn’t been online for a long time, suddenly made an appearance! And they even issued a call to gather!

Although Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf attracted everyone’s attention, the summoning power of Heavenly Scourge, who had long been famous, was even stronger. Every time Heavenly Scourge issued a call to gather, it heralded a grand battle filled with excitement. The process of attacking and defending in the PK battles was exhilarating.

Xie Wenxu had been feeling restless lately and needed something exciting like this to relieve stress. Without hesitation, he responded to the call and signed up.

His bad mood was suddenly rejuvenated.

In the past, when something made him happy, Xie Wenxu would immediately share it with Fang Ziyang. Sharing the joy with someone only made him even happier.

And now, he naturally told Yan Tong about it as well.

“Xiao Tong, do you know about Heavenly Scourge’s call to gather? Hahaha, every time Heavenly Scourge issues a call, it represents a thrilling and exciting battle! It’s a grand feast on the internet! I missed it last time because of a family test, but this time, I have to go. Xiao Tong, I’ll show you what a war on the internet looks like. It’ll definitely be eye-opening for you…”

“Really? I haven’t witnessed that before, so I definitely want to see it.”

Yan Tong couldn’t understand what Xie Wenxu was saying and couldn’t grasp his excitement. He could only smile gently and agree, without any intention of continuing the conversation.

Battles on the internet and such were simply boring to him. If he had free time to play on the computer, he’d rather go karaoke singing and make more friends.

Xie Wenxu shared his excitement, but all he got in return was a simple agreement.

He felt unexpectedly disappointed.

But considering that Yan Tong didn’t have much understanding of computers, he had to let it go. He regained his joy and said, “In that case, we won’t go out these days. Let’s prepare properly. I’ll give you a general overview and explain some technical terms. Even if you don’t understand the code, you should have no problem following the real-time updates in the group. Heavenly Scourge is a genius in the circle, and it’s going to be amazing.”

Xie Wenxu was thrilled.

However, Yan Tong’s expression drooped after listening. He seemed a bit aggrieved. “Will it take several days? But didn’t we agree to go on vacation the day after tomorrow? We’ve already booked the hotel and flight tickets…”

It was a choice between two options.

Xie Wenxu’s smile slowly stiffened, and his excited emotions were doused with a bucket of cold water.

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