Ch 77 (Part 2): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

Was this really a Moments post from their boss? Was his account not hacked?

If it wasn’t hacked, then what did this mean? It meant that their boss, who had always been aloof, had really entered a relationship and cherished it deeply. Otherwise, why would he make such an overtly boastful Moments post?

Suddenly, the entire internal environment of New World Technology was stirred up into a frenzy three minutes after Xie Zheng’s Moments post appeared.

The executives from various departments put down their work in unison and picked up their phones to chat.

“Did you see Boss’s Moments post? Is it really from him? Not hacked? Liu Xiaohua, aren’t you close with Secretary Li? Quickly confirm! We’re waiting online!”

“I, a person with no culture, can only say ‘holy shit’! So our boss is actually so flirtatious…!”

[Even the boss has found someone to show affection with. Why doesn’t anyone want me? Sob~ I’ve been a lonely old virgin for almost thirty years. Sob~]

[I can tell you, I’ve suspected that the boss has issues for a while now. The other day when I went to deliver documents to him, I accidentally saw books on his desk titled “The President’s Priceless Spoiled Wife,” “My Wife Ran Away with My Baby,” “My Beloved Tsundere Little Prince”… I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but now it turns out my vision is 20/20. How exciting~]

[And do you all remember the boss’s previous Moments post? I had my suspicions about him pursuing a wife!]

[Wait a minute… Shouldn’t we go like and congratulate them? After all, men who show affection are more likely to get a raise.]

[Hmm… That makes sense, damn it!]

As a newly established company in recent years, the executives at New World Technology were all young, and even the older ones were smooth operators.

Who couldn’t see through Xie Zheng’s little show of affection?

If you wanted to succeed in the workplace, not only did you need good work abilities, but you also had to be quick with flattery.

So, the high-level executives from various departments frantically rushed to the Moments section, occupying the comment section with likes, messages, and blessings, making sure to show a strong presence in front of the boss.

Liu Xiaohua from the Finance Department: Boss, you’re finally off the market! Congratulations! So exciting!

Zhao Jingying from the Legal Department: Wishing the boss and his wife a lifetime of love and waiting for the boss’s wedding!

Pu Dazhuang from the R&D Department: The boss’s wife must be very beautiful! Boss is really lucky, I’m envious!

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Zhang Chunchun from the Public Relations Department: To celebrate the boss’s new relationship status, our department has decided to shoot a beautiful microfilm specifically for the boss and his wife. Boss, could you privately share your love story with us? It would help with the material.

Various departments: …

Damn it, the Public Relations Department is so cunning!

And Xie Zheng, as a long-time bachelor who had finally found love, responded to each comment promptly.

Xie Zheng to Liu Xiaohua from the Finance Department: Thank you, I’m also very happy.

Xie Zheng to Zhao Jingying from the Legal Department: Yes, we’ll get married soon. Our relationship is special.

Xie Zheng to Pu Dazhuang from the R&D Department: The best in the world, you have good taste.

Xie Zheng to Zhang Chunchun from the Public Relations Department: That’s a good idea. Let’s have a meeting tomorrow to discuss it in detail.

Receiving replies, the executives were in disarray: …

Who’s the boss of PDA? It’s our boss, let’s join in!

Of course, when Xie Zheng made a Moments post, it wasn’t just the company executives who were in a frenzy; the entire upper-class society was as well.

Although Xie Zheng only had Tang Xun and Rick as friends, their network of connections covered a wide area, and all of them were influential figures.

Even though everyone had been cautious about introducing their children to Xie Zheng due to his reputation as a star of ill fortune, it didn’t mean they didn’t secretly desire to be connected with him.

And how did Xie Zheng earn such a notorious reputation? Ordinary wealthy people might not know, but the true top-tier figures couldn’t remain ignorant of the situation.

If it wasn’t for Xie Zheng’s insistence on not getting married for the time being, as long as he was willing, the top figures would be more than willing to marry off their sons and daughters to him. After all, whether it was Xie Zheng’s abilities, looks, or the century-old network of connections he held as a member of the Xie family, he was truly a one-in-a-thousand marriage candidate in their circles.

Now that the Xie family had split into two branches, everyone’s desire to form a connection with Xie Zheng had grown even stronger.

But who would have known that before they could make a move, this golden son-in-law had been silently hooked away! And it seemed like Xie Zheng was completely smitten!

Everyone was pounding their chests and stamping their feet.

**

On the fifth floor of the VIP single room at Ward 3 of the Capital Hospital.

Several nurses, wearing sympathetic expressions, finished applying ointment to the girl lying on the bed in apparent pain. Then they turned their gaze to the young man beside her, his face filled with sorrow, and didn’t have the heart to console him.

“Student Shi, don’t worry. The doctor will do their best to save your sister, and the police will catch the culprit. You’ll get better soon…”

Although these were words of consolation that were impossible to fulfill, the person on the bed was destined to spend her life lying on the hospital bed. Nevertheless, the nurses couldn’t help but offer kind words of comfort.

“Thank you.”

The young man next to her, Shi Liangchen, forced a smile and politely thanked them, but he felt a deep sadness inside.

The nurses sighed, not wanting to touch on painful subjects. They nodded and quickly left the ward, giving the patient and her family space. At a time like this, providing a quiet environment for the patient and their family was the best form of comfort.

However, the nurses didn’t notice that although Shi Liangchen’s expression was filled with sadness, he hadn’t shed a single tear from beginning to end.

When only the siblings remained in the room, Shi Liangchen’s sorrowful expression disappeared instantly. He stood up, walked to the door, locked it, and then returned to the bedside.

Looking at his sister lying on the bed, tears flowing from her painful wounds, her eyes full of expectation and words she wanted to say, Shi Liangchen’s voice sounded low.

“Does it hurt?”

“Sob…”

Upon hearing her brother’s concern, Shi Meijing nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with pain and resentment. She wanted to speak, just like before, asking her brother to stand up for her and seek revenge on Fang Ziyang.

It was all Fang Ziyang’s doing. He had turned her into this! Her limbs and spine were shattered, her tongue was gone, and she had no way to express her thoughts except through her eyes. She never expected Fang Ziyang to be so vicious!

He already knew what they were going to do, yet he turned the tables on her and made her disabled! Her entire future was ruined, and she wanted to kill Fang Ziyang, to have her brother kill Fang Ziyang and seek revenge for her!

Shi Meijing kept sending various expressions to Shi Liangchen, trusting that her brother would understand what she was trying to convey.

However, things didn’t go as she imagined. She struggled and sobbed for a while, but Shi Liangchen showed no signs of concern. Even his previously sorrowful expression turned into cold indifference, and his gaze locked onto her with an indescribable danger.

“Sob… Sob…” Shi Meijing’s sobbing voice gradually diminished. Seeing her brother’s sudden change, she felt a sense of fear.

Her body involuntarily wanted to retreat, but due to her injuries, she couldn’t make any movements. She could only wait helplessly for judgment.

“What’s a little pain? Sister, you’ve always been strong. You’ve overcome countless life-threatening situations before, so why can’t you endure this little pain…” Shi Liangchen spoke again, and a smile devoid of emotion finally appeared on his expressionless face. His voice was soft, as if suppressing some kind of insane demon.

With those words, he suddenly placed his hand on the injured fingers of the person lying on the bed.

“Ugh!” In the next moment, Shi Meijing’s eyes widened in pain, her eyeballs almost popping out as blood vessels burst all over.

However, her agony didn’t make Shi Liangchen stop.

Shi Liangchen’s eyes were filled with resentment and regret as he stared at her. He deliberately broke and shattered her bones at the site of her wounds inch by inch, until blood seeped through the bandages. Then he spoke again, “Shi Meijing, do you think this is pain? This is just the beginning… Don’t worry, you’re my sister. Although we’re not related by blood, I promised Mom and Dad that I would take good care of you. I won’t let you die…”

“Aren’t you the one who wanted to have surgery and live? I will definitely find a suitable bone marrow match for you, so you can live a long life… Otherwise, if you die, how can I show you what true suffering is…”

Shi Liangchen’s voice sounded like that of a devouring demon.

Shi Meijing was frightened by this version of Shi Liangchen. She shook her head in fear, her eyes pleading for mercy.

She didn’t understand what had happened to Shi Liangchen, how he could treat her like this and say such terrifying things. But she instinctively felt fear, and all she could do was plead with her teary eyes, as the newly broken bones and wounds caused unbearable pain.

However, Shi Liangchen seemed oblivious to her pleas.

He became even more brutal, his smile almost contorted on his face.

“Is it painful? Good, Shi Meijing, this pain is nothing compared to one-tenth of what you’ve caused me, do you know that? You can’t bear this little pain, how will you handle what’s coming next…”

“I treated you so well, caring for you like a real sister. For you, I even suppressed my conscience and deceived Fang Ziyang’s trust, just to save you. But how have you treated me?”

“Time and time again, you lied to me, selfish and greedy for vanity. Even when I could have stopped, you, driven by your selfishness, pushed me into the abyss time and time again…”

“In the beginning, I could have paid for your surgery by selling the program, but you destroyed it because you wanted to attach yourself to Xie Wenxu. You made me have to comply with Yan Tong’s demands. And this time, your true nature hasn’t changed. Did you steal the five million check? Shi Meijing, you’ve truly outdone yourself.”

“Originally, I could have overlooked everything before and just considered myself blind and soft-hearted. Everyone should bear the consequences of their mistakes…”

“But why… why couldn’t you leave me alone until the end? Why did you expose my whereabouts? Do you know that I could have been with Ziyang? We could have started over, but you ruined everything for me!”

“If I hadn’t survived that time, I wouldn’t have known how cruel you all could be… Why did you treat Ziyang like that… How could you be so heartless… Ziyang died… died such a miserable death, how could you do this…”

Shi Liangchen’s eyes glared fiercely at the person on the bed, his gaze filled with a madness that could tear her to pieces.

Shi Meijing shook her neck frantically in a state of madness and terror.

She had no idea what Shi Liangchen was saying. Shi Liangchen must have gone insane! He must have gone insane!

She wanted to call for the doctor, but unfortunately, she couldn’t do anything at all.

The more she struggled in pain, the happier the person standing by her hospital bed became.

“My dear sister, don’t worry, I will make sure you live a good life. If you don’t return to me a hundredfold of the pain I’ve endured, how can I find peace…”

Shi Liangchen threw the painkillers on the bedside into the trash can.

With a disturbing smile, he enjoyed the sight of Shi Meijing’s suffering for a while before turning around and sitting back on the chair, taking out his phone.

Shi Liangchen stared at a certain phone number on the screen with bloodshot eyes for a while before trembling fingers typed a message:

“[Ziyang, can we meet privately? I have something important to tell you. I’m sorry… I… have come back.]”

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