Ch 59 (Part 2): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

Hypnosis was a common method used by many psychologists, but it wasn’t as miraculous in reality as it was portrayed in TV dramas. Moreover, there were not many mental health professionals who could achieve hypnotic effects.

His so-called hypnotic software was indeed derived from the Dreamscape. He could create a similar sound wave hypnotic software that influenced the brain’s neural networks, and it wasn’t difficult to make a similar software of the same kind.

This kind of extraordinary method was currently considered advanced and extraordinary. However, in the realm of the golden finger, it was just ordinary technology.

Li Xiao was also involved in computers and programming, so he naturally understood what Fang Ziyang meant.

He was both shocked and excited. “Damn, Ziyang, you actually figured something out from that Dreamscape? You’re not fooling me, right? Can it really be used? Are there any dangerous side effects?”

After all, it was something that worked on the brain, so it was normal to be concerned.

Fang Ziyang smiled and shook his head. “There’s no danger, I’ve tried it on myself. As for side effects… I’m more worried that we might learn Grandpa’s secrets, and he might hit me for it.”

“How could that be? Don’t you know how frustrated my Grandpa is in his current state? He’s been like this for decades. Our family has consulted many psychologists, but it hasn’t helped. My Grandfather was worried about this even on his deathbed…”

Li Xiao sighed.

Grandpa Li’s autism was still a serious problem for the Li family.

In the past, they were poor and uneducated and didn’t know what autism was. Later, when they found out, it was too difficult to correct Grandpa Li’s condition, especially since he strongly resisted seeing any mental health professionals.

He himself was a doctor, and he felt that he wasn’t sick. He was just a bit timid and didn’t like interacting with outsiders. He believed he was mentally and physically sound!

Grandpa Li refused to accept any treatment for autism. He was already old, so the Li family could only give up and let Grandpa Li continue living in his own world.

But in Fang Ziyang’s eyes, perhaps Grandpa Li didn’t really have autism. Although he wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about these conditions, if Grandpa Li really had autism, it wouldn’t be possible for him to live all these years. After all, many people with autism have poor mental states, but Grandpa Li, who was in his sixties, had a very good mental state. As long as he didn’t encounter strangers, there was no problem at all.

So Fang Ziyang speculated that Grandpa Li must have some psychological issues or reasons that caused him to become like this.

After explaining the situation to Li Xiao’s family and obtaining their agreement, Fang Ziyang proceeded to hypnotize Grandpa Li.

The result?

As soon as the hypnosis took effect, Grandpa Li burst into tears and hugged Li Xiao, as if he had finally seen someone he had been longing for. He started to express his grievances, saying things like “you heartless person,” “I waited for you so hard,” “why did you only come now,” and other classic lines from TV dramas.

Grandpa Li’s demeanor changed so quickly that Fang Ziyang couldn’t keep up…

Li Xiao: Grandpa, you’re making me a little nervous like this!

After Grandpa Li finished crying and woke up, Fang Ziyang pieced together those intermittent words.

Together with the information revealed when Grandpa Li was in a fit of anger, he finally understood why Grandpa Li refused to leave his hometown.

In fact, the reason was simple. It ultimately came down to an eternal emotion: love.

When Grandpa Li was young, he had a lover, but that person was of the same sex. At that time, homosexuality wasn’t accepted in China, and male pregnancy capsules hadn’t been developed yet. Moreover, China was going through internal turmoil.

Naturally, the outcome of this relationship wasn’t good.

The two of them could only keep it a secret, and later, due to family reasons, Grandpa Li’s partner had to leave the country. Before leaving, they made a promise that they would reunite once everything was settled.

Unfortunately, after that person left, there was no news.

However, Grandpa Li didn’t believe that his lover had abandoned him. Over the years, he hadn’t stepped out of Baixing Village, firmly believing that the person would come back to find him.

After listening, Li Xiao thought his Grandpa was incredibly naive. At his age and with his experiences, he couldn’t comprehend such a firm and persistent feeling.

“Grandpa, do you really think he will come back to find you? It’s been so many years without any news. It’s obvious that he either died or forgot about you. You’re really persistent, just for a person like that to spend your whole life trapped in your hometown. You have quite the determination!” Li Xiao blurted out without thinking.

As soon as the words were spoken, they were met with the fierce gazes of Wei Yue and Grandpa Li.

Grandpa Li, in his anger, completely transformed from his usual timid and cowering self. He raised his hand and slapped Li Xiao on the forehead, displaying a stark contrast in his demeanor.

“You ignorant child! You know nothing! Cheng Jun loved me! He would never abandon me! He said he loved me the most, and you have no idea how difficult it was for us back then, you unfilial scoundrel!” Grandpa Li exclaimed.

“He will definitely come back to find me, even if he becomes a ghost. We have true love!”

Grandpa Li was filled with anger.

Li Xiao, holding his head and tears in his eyes, said in a pitiful tone, “Yes, yes, you’re right, Grandpa. It’s true love! But Grandpa, even so, you don’t have to confine yourself to this place and never leave. You’ve been waiting for so many decades; you should live for yourself…”

Li Xiao’s grandparents nodded. While they appreciated his deep love, they couldn’t bear to see him sacrifice himself for someone who might never return. After all, how many years did this person have left? Now that they knew the reason, they wanted their brother to live the remaining years for himself, not in vain.

However, if Grandpa Li’s stubbornness could be changed, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.

“He won’t break his promise. He said he loved me the most. He won’t abandon me…” Grandpa Li didn’t listen to any refuting words, firmly believing in his own obsession.

Even at his advanced age, talking about love didn’t make him feel embarrassed. He was unapologetically proud of his devotion.

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Love in that era was exceptionally pure, and Grandpa Li had been steadfast for so many years. It was impossible for his mindset to change easily, and he couldn’t bring himself to believe that he might be deceived.

Waiting for his lover’s return had become a kind of faith for Grandpa Li.

Love was such a powerful force.

Although Li Xiao felt that it wasn’t worth it for their Grandpa, he couldn’t help but admit, “Grandpa, you’ve made me believe in love again…”

Grandpa Li raised his chin, looking pleased with himself.

The meek and introverted appearance he had shown earlier seemed like an illusion when he talked about his lover.

However, Wei Yue wasn’t pleased and gave her boyfriend a strong pinch in the waist. What an idiot he was.

Fang Ziyang started contemplating this.

He didn’t know how Yan Tong convinced Grandpa Li and Ming Bai to come out of seclusion in their previous life, and naturally, he wouldn’t be concerned about Grandpa Li’s love issues.

If that’s the case… it was possible that Grandpa Li was persuaded to come out because of this long-awaited lover?

Thinking of this, Fang Ziyang immediately said, “Grandpa Li, if I can find information about the person you’ve been waiting for, would you be willing to leave this place?”

“Can you find him?”

Grandpa Li’s spirits were somewhat stirred by the words.

“I’ll try…”

Fang Ziyang smiled faintly.

His current network might not be enough, but don’t forget that he was his brother’s person now! Being his brother’s sibling was valuable, especially considering that his brother had been living abroad for many years and even had a powerful foreign pursuer.

Therefore, it wouldn’t be difficult to find someone who went abroad several years ago.

“If you can help me find him, I’ll do anything you ask!” Grandpa Li was excited. As long as he could receive news of his lover, he didn’t care about anything else.

If he couldn’t hear news of his lover before he died, he wouldn’t be able to rest in peace.

…

Finally, a breakthrough was found.

Fang Ziyang didn’t waste any time and immediately walked out of the room, dialing Tang Xun’s number.

Unfortunately, Tang Xun was in the laboratory again. Since receiving the information from the golden finger, Tang Xun had been working overtime even more. As a professional researcher, his pursuit of knowledge was extremely intense.

Rick naturally accompanied him in the laboratory.

Fang Ziyang had no choice. After hesitating for a long time, he could only bite the bullet and bother Xie Zheng…

Such a fateful connection!

Xie Corporation.

The atmosphere in the boardroom was tense.

Several department heads held their documents and nervously lowered their heads, waiting to report their work and then… wait for Xie Zheng’s expressionless face to provide merciless criticism.

There was no choice; recently, CEO Xie’s mood seemed to be not so good, and as a result, the pressure on their work increased dramatically.

Originally, they were already extremely nervous when facing CEO Xie, but now, they were even more frustrated. Every time they came to report their work, it felt like going to the execution ground.

In the past couple of days, the situation had escalated further, and CEO Xie’s aura was approaching freezing point.

Especially at this moment, as the current department head finished reporting, he cautiously asked, his forehead covered in sweat, preparing himself to face the ruthless strike from the boss.

Xie Zheng raised his eyes, his cold gaze fixed on him, and was about to speak.

Just then, his phone rang.

The hearts of the department heads pounded, and they held their breath. They wondered who the fool was that dared to call and disturb CEO Xie. If it was another piece of bad news, they would be even more miserable after CEO Xie finished the call!

However, to everyone’s surprise, when Xie Zheng saw the caller ID on his phone, he didn’t show any annoyance at the interruption. Instead, his entire body seemed to relax instantly.

Then, they witnessed something even more shocking. The perpetually expressionless CEO Xie suddenly softened his facial expression.

Xie Zheng answered the call, his demeanor relaxed, “Hello…”

That deep, magnetic voice not only sounded pleasing to the ear but also carried an indescribable tenderness.

The department heads widened their eyes.

Then they heard something from the other end of the phone.

And they saw their awe-inspiring CEO Xie smiling and casually saying, “I’m not busy. I was just taking a nap.”

Taking a nap?

The department heads, who clung tightly to their thick files, felt pitiful, helpless, and weak.

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Sandy: I finally get it. Grandpa Li is the brother of Li Xiao’s grandmother or grandfather.

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