Ch 73 (Part 2): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

“Brother, I’ve never seen you being so gentle towards anyone before. Do you know how focused your gaze is when you look at Fang Ziyang?”

“Fang Ziyang is so outstanding, it’s not surprising if you like him. Look at Xie Wenxu, isn’t he regretting it now?”

“Brother, even though Fang Ziyang comes from a better family background than ours, you’re not inferior either. You’re handsome and capable, and if you work hard, it’s not impossible to create your own career in the future. Besides, I don’t think Fang Ziyang cares so much about family background…”

“Brother, haven’t you noticed that Fang Ziyang smiles differently at you?”

Shi Liangchen didn’t speak, his heart felt warm.

He recalled the time when Fang Ziyang smiled and said they were good friends, looking as beautiful as an angel.

But…

He had such malicious thoughts towards Fang Ziyang.

“Brother, you’ve taken care of me all these years, and I can’t help you with anything. I want you to be happy. If you truly have feelings for him, then pursue him without any reservations. If my happiness causes you unhappiness, even if I survive the surgery, I won’t be happy.”

“Brother, please don’t do anything against your conscience for my sake. If you do something irreparable because of me, then even if the operation is successful, my life will have no meaning.”

Shi Meijing looked pale with concern.

Shi Liangchen was momentarily stunned. “You, you know…”

“Yeah, brother, you’ve protected me for so long. This time, live for yourself, okay? Please, I hope you can be happy.”

The fragile girl’s eyes were filled with pleading.

Shi Liangchen’s throat felt choked, and the chains of guilt and heaviness seemed to be released. His eyes turned red. “Alright, I’ll listen to Meijing. But you also have to promise me to take care of your health.”

“Okay, brother, you must be happy too!”

Shi Meijing smiled, hugged Shi Liangchen’s arm, and acted spoiled. She felt triumphant.

This fool, Shi Liangchen, was so easy to deceive from childhood to now.

But this was also what the Shi family owed her. If it wasn’t for her parents saving Shi Liangchen when he was young, he wouldn’t have survived till now. It was only right for Shi Liangchen to sacrifice for her.

Shi Meijing felt proud, making calculations in her mind.

With Shi Meijing’s persuasion, Shi Liangchen, who had been burdened with heaviness and guilt, finally found liberation. He already had a good impression of Fang Ziyang, and now his gaze towards Fang Ziyang had become much deeper.

Of course, Fang Ziyang also noticed Shi Liangchen’s change.

But he didn’t expose it or avoid it, maintaining the same state of caution as before.

Shi Liangchen was emotionally reserved, and even if his feelings changed, he wouldn’t openly admit it so quickly. And Fang Ziyang naturally wouldn’t point it out and cause trouble for himself.

On the other hand, with Shi Meijing and Yan Tong, although they had become cautious about phone and internet surveillance, they apparently forgot that he was a rich man who could hire detectives!

In just a few days, he received three important pieces of information from the detectives.

First, Yan Tong had met with his little uncle, and in a short period of time, their relationship had changed from strangers to familiar terms like “brother”.

Second, Yan Tong had purchased a pregnancy pill at a high price from the black market.

Third, Shi Meijing had contacted several private investigation firms at a nightclub.

“Master Fang, it seems that Shi Meijing wants to dig into Yan Tong’s past. Recently, she’s been searching for a reliable detective, but she hasn’t found a reputable agency yet because she doesn’t have any connections…”

The detective reported diligently. The salary provided by the employer was high, so they worked very hard.

Fang Ziyang, who had previously interacted with Shi Meijing, almost instantly understood her intentions based on her recent behavior.

“She has some good ideas…”

His voice didn’t reveal any emotion.

The detective couldn’t gauge his temper and didn’t dare to ask any further questions. They remained silent, waiting cautiously for him to speak again.

After a while, Fang Ziyang didn’t say anything else. He simply instructed, “Keep an eye on them,” and then hung up the phone.

A cold, faint smile appeared on his lips.

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In the days leading up to the school’s freshman party, Fang Ziyang appeared to focus most of his time on studying and preparing for the performance.

But at night, he spent his time reviewing the reports sent by the detective and chatting with Lu Yan and Xie Zheng.

Although he knew in his heart that Lu Yan didn’t really consider him as a nephew, in the eyes of outsiders, he was the only family they had. If he was to show excessive coldness towards Lu Yan before Lu Yan did anything to harm him, he would definitely be criticized.

After all, Lu Yan was the elder, and he was the younger one. In Huaguo, a country that valued respecting the elderly and caring for the young, the most difficult thing to handle was family relationships.

In order to prevent his little uncle from causing harm to his brother, he had no choice but to engage with him and play along.

Because Lu Yan had reached out to him proactively after returning to the country, Fang Ziyang could easily guess the reason.

There were probably only two reasons: connections and resources.

Although the Lu family had some connections, most of them were only useful for life-saving situations and couldn’t help Lu Yan’s career in the entertainment industry.

The reason Lu Yan had been so successful in recent years was largely due to the fact that Fang Yandong had supported him as a good father and husband, ensuring smooth progress in Lu Yan’s acting career.

Now that Fang Yandong had fallen from grace, even though Lu Yan was already a well-known actor, he still needed a powerful background to survive in the entertainment industry.

Now that he had recognized Tang Xun as his relative and Tang Xun was a shareholder and technician at New World Technology, with a company worth nearly billions in his hands, why wouldn’t Lu Yan come forward to acknowledge their relationship?

In the previous life, Lu Yan had ignored him, claiming that he didn’t have such a nephew. Now, in this life, he suddenly wanted to take advantage of him.

Hah, he must be dreaming.

And the funniest thing for Fang Ziyang was that during their conversation, Lu Yan not only wanted him and his brother to provide support, but also asked him to invest in a studio, asking for tens of billions.

It was said that they had recently discovered a very talented newcomer and wanted to sign him to see how he would fare. Lu Yan hoped that his nephew could support his career, considering they were the only family they had now.

When Fang Ziyang saw this message, he immediately realized who the talented newcomer mentioned by Lu Yan was.

Just when he received news from his detective about Lu Yan’s acquaintance with Yan Tong, Lu Yan brought up the talented newcomer. Did Lu Yan think he was a fool or blind?

Was his little uncle out of his mind, thinking that he could count on him to support his enemy without holding any grudges? Or did he believe that the bond of family between them would make his nephew obey his every word?

It was probably the latter.

If it wasn’t for his belief that he could bind him through family ties, Lu Yan wouldn’t have asked him to invest tens of billions in a studio!

It was fortunate that his brother had been immersed in the lab and hadn’t been able to answer calls or chat online; otherwise, the other party would have succeeded.

“Uncle, opening a studio is a big deal, and tens of billions is no small amount… How about this, since Uncle wants to come and watch the performance at our school’s freshman party, let’s discuss it when we meet. Uncle, prepare the proposal, and we’ll talk about it then.”

Fang Ziyang didn’t directly refuse, but he didn’t immediately agree either. His tone was warm and carried a hint of a CEO’s aura.

After all, he was now a shareholder of Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals and in charge of decision-making. When it came to official matters, he naturally had to adopt some CEO “habits,” right?

Lu Yan clearly hadn’t expected that his naive nephew, who had been like a fool before, would suddenly switch to elite mode.

But considering what had happened during the time he was away and the recent miraculous revival of Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals, he quickly stopped finding it strange. As some netizens had said, his nephew was a genius who had previously pretended to be weak in the Fang family.

Having thought it through, Lu Yan agreed and smiled, “Alright, we’ll talk about it when we meet. Choose the performances for the party carefully. When the time comes, Uncle will be there to support you.”

Was this building up their uncle-nephew relationship? Or was he planning to announce directly that he wanted his nephew to invest in his project?

Fang Ziyang’s lips curled up.

“Sure, thank you, Uncle. I’ll inform the school about it and make preparations in advance. Uncle has a lot of fans, and I’m going to be envied by everyone.”

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

He began to recall the TV dramas, movies, and variety shows from his previous life that had been criticized and ridiculed. He took out a small notebook and memorized them carefully.

Since his little uncle wished to become a superstar and break into the industry, he would give him a boost.

…

Lu Yan was easy to deal with.

But Fang Ziyang found himself in a bit of a headache with Xie Zheng.

When Xie Zheng returned with the piano scores that day, he seemed off, probably having discovered the notebook Fang Ziyang had deliberately left behind.

According to his expectations, Xie Zheng, upon discovering that his docile behavior was just an act and that he was actually a cannibalistic flower, would at least feel conflicted and distant from him. Even if he didn’t immediately dislike him, some coldness would be the normal reaction, right?

However, Xie Zheng didn’t take the usual route.

Not only did he not show any signs of coldness, but he also became more active in messaging and calling him! Previously, they would only contact each other once every few days, but now they had to chat every night.

It was as if he had never seen that dark diary, behaving as if nothing had happened.

Was this still the upright and serious Xie Zheng, who hated evil and was resentful?

How come he hadn’t realized that he was so charming?

Or was it that the dark diary wasn’t significant enough?

Was Xie Zheng trying to push him into completely breaking his persona?

Why was it so difficult for him to be a good person!

After a few frustrating days, Fang Ziyang decided to give Xie Zheng a little push and sent him a WeChat message:

“[Brother Xie, I heard that you’re sponsoring our school’s freshman party. Are you planning to attend? Can you skip it? Book a room at the Jinhao Hotel on Jinhong Road. I’ll come find you then. I have a surprise for you. (Blushing emoji)]”

Hotel… room… surprise…

Xie Zheng’s hands trembled when he received the WeChat message, and his ears turned red, not knowing what he was thinking about.

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