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Li Xiao and his brother were typical rural college students with a very ordinary family background. Their hometown was in the mountains, remote and impoverished. When they were young, they had to climb mountains and walk several miles to go to school.

So in places like Li Xiao’s hometown, medical treatment was very inconvenient. Even now, there were still some unlicensed barefoot doctors. It was unknown whether they had great skills, but they could treat the common ailments of the villagers.

Many people saw them as swindlers, using the guise of traditional Chinese medicine to deceive others for food and drink.

However, after experiencing Li Xiao’s stretching and cupping technique, Fang Ziyang felt that his grandfather might be extraordinary.

Although he didn’t understand traditional Chinese medicine, he had grown up in a comfortable environment and had a broad range of experiences. He still had discerning eyes.

“Is your grandfather really a miracle doctor?”

Fang Ziyang asked with great interest.

Li Xiao nodded confidently, “Yes, my grandfather’s medical skills are absolutely reliable. He treats all the big and small illnesses in our village, and there hasn’t been any problem for so many years. Every time, the patients recover completely.”

“But my grandfather has a conservative mindset, and combined with his experience of being scared when he was thrown into the cowshed during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, he became very timid. For a long time, he didn’t dare to treat people anymore. Even when he resumed his practice, he didn’t dare to leave the village. That’s why he doesn’t have a traditional Chinese medicine license. Outsiders don’t believe it, so only people from our village and surrounding villages go to him…”

At this point, Li Xiao felt a bit embarrassed, as if what he said didn’t match the title of a miracle doctor.

He scratched his head and continued, “Well, maybe you think I’m exaggerating, but I really believe that my grandfather is a miracle doctor. Originally, my grandfather planned to pass on this skill to my brother and me. It’s said that our family has had imperial physicians for several generations, and the family tradition must be passed down…”

“But my brother and I don’t have much talent for medicine. I only know a bit about the stretching and cupping techniques I just did for you. If there’s a chance, I can ask my grandfather’s disciple to come and show you. My elder brother Ming is my grandfather’s closed-door disciple. He has been learning from him since he was young and is planning to study traditional Chinese medicine and get a license at night school.”

“Ming?”

Fang Ziyang felt that the surname was somewhat familiar. “The surname of your grandfather’s closed-door disciple is quite rare…”

Li Xiao nodded in agreement and then smiled mischievously. “Not only is the surname rare, but guess what the full name of my elder brother Ming is?”

“What is it?”

“Ming Bai!”

Li Xiao burst into laughter.

“Ming Bai, ‘understand clearly,’ hahaha! You didn’t expect that, did you? That’s the name my grandfather gave him because when he found Ming Bai, he thought he was too thin. So he gave him this name, saying that the name would make him grow strong and tall like a cypress tree. I don’t know if it worked or not, but my brother Ming has been teased about it since he was young, hahaha…”

Li Xiao continued to laugh.

However, Fang Ziyang’s face suddenly changed as he listened.

Ming Bai!

It was actually Ming Bai!

The same Ming Bai who was used and then discarded by Yan Tong, causing him to fall from grace!

Fang Ziyang didn’t expect to hear this name from Li Xiao’s mouth.

He remembered that Ming Bai was also one of Yan Tong’s backup lovers.

But unlike Xie Zheng, Fang Qianhao, and the others who were completely captivated, Ming Bai fell in love with Yan Tong but didn’t lose his senses. After gradually discovering Yan Tong’s hypocrisy, Ming Bai wanted to leave.

However, at that time, Ming Bai had become one of Yan Tong’s key players. If he left, it would bring about significant losses and crises to Yan Tong. Once Ming Bai left, the cooperative relationships between Yan Tong and those influential figures in the medical field would collapse. After all, although Yan Tong had the prescriptions, he needed trustworthy people to help him with research and operation. Moreover, Ming Bai had already learned all the prescriptions at that time.

Yan Tong tried to persuade Ming Bai to stay, but Ming Bai had already seen through his true nature and was tired of being one of his backup lovers.

So Ming Bai firmly refused the persuasion.

And the consequence of rejecting Yan Tong was that Ming Bai was sued, falsely accused of stealing research results, and he ended up in ruins, imprisoned…

Yan Tong would never show mercy to those who didn’t support him and didn’t listen to him, even if they had loved him and made sacrifices for him.

Because in his previous life, he had been secretly monitoring everything about Yan Tong and biting onto revenge tightly, he knew everything about what was happening around Yan Tong.

This unfortunate Ming Bai was naturally known to Fang Ziyang as well.

At that time, he even felt somewhat sympathetic because there weren’t many men who could wake up from Yan Tong’s enchantment.

It turned out to be Ming Bai.

The same Ming Bai who helped Yan Tong use prescriptions to win over countless influential friends…

Fang Ziyang’s heart surged with excitement. He needed talents like this now! Why did he forget about Ming Bai when he was planning the pharmaceutical company!

Looking at Li Xiao, who was still laughing foolishly because of the name Ming Bai, Fang Ziyang nodded in excitement.

“Alright, as you said, when can you bring your brother Ming out for me to meet? I’m really curious about what kind of person your grandfather’s closed-door disciple is. Can you bring him during the summer vacation after the college entrance examination? If not, then I’ll go to your hometown with you during the summer vacation!”

“Alright, let’s just go to our hometown then. Although Ming is also amazing, the most incredible one is my grandfather. He never leaves our hometown. Otherwise, he would definitely be a prominent figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. When the time comes, I’ll show you our hometown. The beautiful mountains and clear waters are much better than any tourist attraction…”

Li Xiao warmly invited, not feeling inferior at all because of his rural background, but rather proud of his hometown.

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“Okay, then let’s go to your hometown during the summer vacation!”

Fang Ziyang readily nodded.

The two quickly agreed on the plan.

Li Xiao laughed heartily, breaking his gentle image, and playfully punched Fang Ziyang’s shoulder. He called him a “good brother” and then went to the bathroom to take a shower. After all the stretching and cupping, he wasn’t tired, but he had the scent of medicinal herbs all over his body and needed to wash up before going out.

And at that moment…

Someone finally arrived.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The sound of urgent knocking on the door resounded loudly.

Fang Ziyang was startled and quickly put on his pants. He put on a white T-shirt and hurried downstairs to open the door.

But when he opened the door, he was stunned to see someone unexpected standing before him—Xie Zheng.

Xie Zheng’s expression seemed a bit unpleasant. His handsome face was clouded with darkness, and his sharp and profound eyes seemed to be filled with fire at the moment. His already serious and intimidating expression appeared even more terrifying today.

Fang Ziyang was frightened by the man’s appearance, feeling a bit scared and stuttering, “Xie, Brother Xie, why did you come to my house?”

There was no way around it.

He was already quite afraid of Xie Zheng, and now, seeing him in this seemingly ferocious state, he couldn’t summon the courage.

However, Fang Ziyang’s scared and stuttering expression appeared to Xie Zheng as a guilty conscience of someone who had been caught doing something wrong.

Seeing the young man’s slightly wet hair sticking to his face after just taking a shower, the faint blush on his fair skin, and his moist eyes that seemed as if he had just been “seriously bullied” and cried…

And also, due to the thin fabric of the white T-shirt, the faint traces of red marks left by the cupping could be vaguely seen, resembling the aftermath of some intense activity…

Xie Zheng understood everything without any need for explanation.

Hasn’t he seen the same situation portrayed in TV dramas countless times? It seemed that the things he accidentally overheard earlier were all true!

Xie Zheng exuded a cold aura. “Why do you think I came here?”

His tone was truly intimidating.

Fang Ziyang looked at the terrifying man in front of him, swallowed hard, and felt both inexplicably and confusedly, “…” What was he supposed to know?

But this expression on Fang Ziyang’s face, in Xie Zheng’s eyes, turned into an attitude of not caring about being caught.

Xie Zheng’s heart felt as if it had been fiercely struck by something. He felt an inexplicable anger.

“Fang Ziyang, even though you’re a boy, you’re not taking care of yourself at all. By doing this, are you being fair to your brother? Are you being fair to your mother?”

You’ve only known each other for less than a week and you’ve already slept together. Is this young man really so foolish? He was just deceived by Xie Wenxu, and now he was jumping into another fire pit? And this time, it’s even more serious. He gave himself away to someone else. Wasn’t he afraid of being used and abandoned again?

And also!

“You asked me to help you find the owner of that ring, right? Although there has been no news, you have liked that person for so long, and you asked me to help you find them. But now, you’re acting like this with someone else. Don’t you think you’re being unreasonable?”

Xie Zheng’s serious and stern expression showed signs of breaking, and his gaze seemed to view Fang Ziyang as a scumbag who played with people’s emotions.

As for Fang Ziyang, who was faced with Xie Zheng’s gaze:…

He felt that Xie Zheng must have taken the wrong medicine today.

He was about to ask what Xie Zheng meant when Xie Zheng angrily interrupted him, “Where’s Li Xiao?!”

The topic changed too quickly, and Fang Ziyang couldn’t keep up with the train of thought to understand the underlying meaning.

Hearing the question, his reflexive response was, “He’s in the bathroom, taking a shower…”

“!”

Xie Zheng’s eyes blazed even brighter, and with a cold expression on his face, he pushed Fang Ziyang aside and strode upstairs toward the bathroom.

Fang Ziyang stood in a daze, completely clueless about the current situation.

It wasn’t until a piercing scream echoed from the second floor.

“Ah!”

Fang Ziyang trembled in fear.

Secretary Li, who had just caught up and heard the scream, wanted to shout to stop it, but when he saw Young Master Fang, who looked like he had been “seriously bullied,” his voice abruptly stopped.

Then he silently gritted his teeth and pounded his chest and stomped his feet in frustration: “You damn little brother, you’ve caused trouble for me!”

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However, this answer didn’t seem to satisfy Xie Zheng as he had imagined.

Xie Zheng looked at Secretary Li with a slightly profound gaze.

“But I heard that your brother stays at the small villa until it gets dark every day and even cooks for Young Master Fang. Secretary Li, don’t you think there’s a problem with this?”

Secretary Li suddenly understood what his boss meant by asking this question.

He realized that his boss was suggesting that his brother was taking advantage of the situation and trying to entice Young Master Fang into a relationship!

He quickly explained, “Boss, you misunderstood. My brother just enjoys cooking, and Young Master Fang doesn’t want to order takeout, so he casually asked my brother to cook. My brother is interested in women and doesn’t have any thoughts about Young Master Fang…”

“Do you really understand your brother?”

Xie Zheng didn’t believe it at all. He looked at Secretary Li with a skeptical gaze.

Secretary Li quickly nodded, “Of course, we grew up together…”

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

Xie Zheng’s expression turned serious. “Secretary Li, from what I know, after you entered the company, due to work reasons, you haven’t had many opportunities to meet your brother in recent years. So… how do you know that his personality hasn’t changed during these years?”

Secretary Li replied, “Boss, it’s not like that. My brother genuinely likes women, and he has always been excellent in both character and academics.”

Xie Zheng looked at him.

Xie Zheng’s expression showed a look of “Don’t lie and hide things for your brother. I understand everything.”

“Okay, Secretary Li, you don’t need to be so nervous and explain. Actually, it’s normal for your brother to develop feelings. After all, Tang Xun’s brother, Fang Ziyang, is indeed very attractive. Even if your brother genuinely likes women, it wouldn’t be strange for someone to bend him.”

Secretary Li:…

Secretary Li really wanted to defend himself.

But his boss didn’t give him a chance.

Xie Zheng spoke with a solemn tone, “Secretary Li, it’s understandable that young people are impulsive and attracted to handsome boys. But you need to understand that Tang Xun’s brother is now under my care while Tang Xun is busy in the lab. I must take care of him.”

“Now, Fang Ziyang is in a crucial period of preparing for the college entrance examination, so it’s not suitable for him to be in a romantic relationship. If your brother really wants to pursue Fang Ziyang, tell him to wait until after this period. Otherwise, if someone around me is taking advantage of the situation, how am I going to explain it to Tang Xun?”

Secretary Li:…

Secretary Li’s mouth twitched, and he decided to give up explaining. “Thank you, Boss. I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to my brother and ask him to be more careful.”

“Mhm.”

Xie Zheng was satisfied with this response and nodded.

However, at that moment, Secretary Li’s phone suddenly rang.

Since it wasn’t a meeting time, Secretary Li didn’t have many concerns and took out his phone. He then saw the name displayed on the screen—it was his brother.

Secretary Li had an instinctual feeling that something was amiss.

He raised his head and saw his boss blatantly peeking at him.

And then.

And then his boss, with no guilt or sense of morality for invading his employee’s privacy, confidently demanded, “Answer the call on speaker.”

Secretary Li didn’t dare to defy, so he answered the call with a forced smile and turned on the speakerphone.

Then, a cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Hey, brother. I won’t be coming home for dinner tonight. Ziyang said he’ll take me to a delicious roadside stall, and after dinner, we might go singing, so don’t bother me tonight. We might be playing all night…”

Since Li Xiao discovered that Fang Ziyang was better than him in computer technology, he treated Fang Ziyang as a same-age brother. They quickly became close friends, discussing studies, bragging, and enjoying their time together.

As soon as Secretary Li heard it, he felt doomed.

But before he could react, he heard Fang Ziyang’s voice from the other end of the line.

“Li Xiao, is the call over? Hurry up and come to take a shower and change clothes. That roadside stall is very popular, and if we go late, we’ll have to wait in a long line… Hurry up. Oh, wait, when you come, bring me a towel, it’s on the bed…”

Then Li Xiao’s voice sounded again, “Alright, I’ll be right there.”

“Okay, hurry up. It’s all your fault. I said I didn’t want to do it anymore, but you insisted. Now my legs can hardly move, and my back…”

“It’s okay, it’s normal to feel uncomfortable the first time. It’ll get better after the pain, just get used to it…”

“Yeah, it’s actually quite comfortable. I didn’t expect your skills to be this good…”

“Hehe, of course.”

Accompanied by the sound of rushing water from the shower, the call ended, and the suggestive conversation came to a halt.

Secretary Li nervously held his phone, his expression guilty as he looked at Xie Zheng.

Xie Zheng’s gaze was sharp as he looked at him.

Secretary Li was sweating profusely. “Um, Boss, I think I can explain…”

“You just said that your brother likes women and is academically excellent.”

Xie Zheng’s voice didn’t reveal any emotions, but the air around them felt cold.

Secretary Li felt like crying. “Actually, Boss, you’re right. Young Master Fang is good-looking, so it’s not strange that my brother’s feelings changed.”

“They’ve only known each other for less than a week.”

Xie Zheng stared at Secretary Li without expression.

Secretary Li:…

Secretary Li felt like he was going to die.

Ten minutes later.

A black Maybach raced down the road leading to the suburban villa.

Secretary Li wore a miserable expression as he drove in front.

Xie Zheng sat in the back seat, emitting a black aura, his eyes filled with anger, as if he was about to catch a cheating couple.

Xie Zheng was furious.

He felt deceived.

At first, he had a negative impression of Fang Ziyang, thinking that he was a foolish and naive person blinded by emotions, a troublemaker and a bit of a audacious little devil.

But what happened later changed his perception.

He realized that his view of Fang Ziyang might have been too one-sided, based on information that could be checked, with suspicions of hearsay. He felt ashamed of his biased opinion.

Fang Ziyang wasn’t the unbearable and unlikable person that he seemed based on rumors and appearances.

So what if he fell for that idiot Tang Wenxu? It’s normal for a teenager who hasn’t entered society to be deceived.

At the time, Xie Wenxu’s determination to give up his inheritance made him almost believe it was true. Fang Ziyang, being young, fell for the sincerity and enthusiasm. There was nothing strange about it. It only showed how pure-hearted he was.

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As for Fang Ziyang’s temper, recklessness, and propensity for getting into trouble, it turned out it wasn’t entirely his fault.

The development of such a temper was all the result of his father, Fang Yandong’s deliberate upbringing. Surrounded by such malicious wolves, Fang Ziyang had only become a bit of a spendthrift, but he hadn’t truly turned into an overbearing and unruly prodigal. This further demonstrated how pure-hearted this young man was!

And… the incident where Fang Ziyang forcefully kissed him wasn’t that simple either.

He did it out of desperation, facing an imposing ‘enemy’ like Xie Zheng, as a means to threaten and intimidate him for self-preservation.

Just like a hedgehog, raising prickly spines that no one dared to touch in order to survive.

Doing everything to protect oneself.

However…

However, Xie Zheng now felt that he might have been presumptuous.

Although from what he unintentionally overheard, it seemed that Secretary Li’s brother was the one with the problem, actively taking advantage of the situation and luring Fang Ziyang.

But listening to their conversation just now, it seemed like Fang Ziyang was quite willing!

What did that mean?

It meant that both parties were equally willing.

But how could this be!

Fang Ziyang had just turned eighteen and had just escaped from Xie Wenxu’s scheme. And now, he was falling into another pit. To get intimate with someone within a week of meeting them… it was just foolish!

Moreover, he was about to take the college entrance examination. Did Fang Ziyang still want to go to university while being in a romantic relationship? What happened to him being a good little brother to his brother? Is this the way to do it!

The most outrageous thing was that the person involved was his hired tutor. He brought this wolf into their house. How was he going to explain this to Tang Xun?

Young people these days are simply outrageous!

Xie Zheng’s face was pitch black.

He completely failed to realize that his attitude towards an employee or a brother’s family member had gone too far.

…

On the other side.

Completely unaware of the impending “caught in the act” scenario, Fang Ziyang had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom.

Rubbing his sore waist and legs, he looked at Li Xiao, who was tidying up a pile of peculiar tools, with admiration.

“Li Xiao, I really didn’t expect you to have this kind of skill. It’s a bit painful, but it feels really good. Did you learn this technique from a famous old Chinese doctor?”

Fang Ziyang was genuinely impressed.

When he first met Li Xiao, he thought this guy’s personality would be as introverted and nerdy as his appearance, someone who only studied and was good with computers.

But after getting to know him, he realized that Li Xiao was the kind of person whose personality was completely different from his appearance.

Despite his mild-mannered appearance, once they got familiar, he would crack jokes, brag, make vulgar jokes, and play around without holding back, a person who didn’t mince words.

And most importantly, Li Xiao was not only a great cook, but he was also skilled in other areas, and one of them was what he had just experienced.

Since his rebirth, Fang Ziyang had been busy studying, organizing information about his golden finger, and planning for revenge. He hadn’t been exercising for a while, and his body had become stiff and sore.

Yesterday, after Li Xiao found out, he brought a bunch of peculiar tools today, saying that he would help Fang Ziyang with stretching and cupping.

Of course, Fang Ziyang knew about these traditional Chinese medicine techniques.

But just by looking at Li Xiao’s face, which was only a couple of years younger than his own, he felt it was unreliable and had a sense of being treated like a guinea pig.

However, Li Xiao persuaded him and he reluctantly gave it a try. To his surprise, Li Xiao’s stretching and cupping techniques were unexpectedly good! It felt even better than going to a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in a big hospital.

Li Xiao felt proud when he heard the praise.

“Haha, that’s right. You’re correct. My skills were learned from a hermit master of traditional Chinese medicine! And that person is none other than my grandfather. He’s famous as a miracle doctor in our hometown. He can cure all kinds of difficult illnesses…”

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“Oh my god, how is this possible!”

Fang Ziyang quickly unplugged the network cable, turned off the computer, and then stood up from the chair in terror.

Goodness, what kind of bad luck was this? He ended up entangling himself with the real deal!

This was the first time Fang Ziyang lost his composure like this since his rebirth.

His expression was one of fear!

But it wasn’t entirely his fault.

The name “Heavenly Scourge” was well-known, and in his previous life, it thundered through the tech world. Before his own skills caught up, he had been an admirer, a little fanboy of the other party.

Moreover, he later studied Heavenly Scourge’s technology. From the traces left on the forum and the achievements Heavenly Scourge made on the internet, he discovered that Heavenly Scourge was truly a terrifying tech deity.

With his perspective and growth later on, Fang Ziyang believed that Heavenly Scourge’s skills were definitely among the top in the tech industry.

He believed that if Heavenly Scourge could also study the information in his golden finger, his accomplishments wouldn’t be any less than his and his brother’s.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, Heavenly Scourge passed away too early, so he never had the chance to communicate with the other party.

And it was precisely because he knew that Heavenly Scourge had already passed away that he dared to confidently play up his role. To avoid any misjudgments or accidents, he even hacked into Heavenly Scourge’s account, just in case.

And now…

Heavenly Scourge was actually in cahoots with this “Talent Kidnapper”?

He had never heard of that!

Fang Ziyang was truly terrified.

He wasn’t afraid of Heavenly Scourge causing trouble for him. With his current level of skill, going head-to-head with Heavenly Scourge was no problem at all.

But if the “Talent Kidnapper” was Heavenly Scourge’s employee, it meant that the other party had a team. And based on his understanding of the “Talent Kidnapper’s” ability to poach talents, Heavenly Scourge’s team wouldn’t be simple.

Despite Fang Ziyang’s confidence in himself, he was a bit hesitant about facing a group battle against them alone!

Heavenly Scourge was extremely petty. In the past, anyone who made fun of him or tried to establish a connection with him would definitely regret it.

Knowing Heavenly Scourge’s personality, it was possible that if it wasn’t for his antivirus software stunning the other party temporarily and his defense system being well-established, he would have already been approached by Heavenly Scourge after he played up his role last time…

However.

Although it was a bit chilling, the advantage of being separated by the internet was that as long as the other party hadn’t breached his computer yet, it would be difficult for them to find him once the network cable was unplugged and the computer was shut down.

Heavenly Scourge is stingy, but there’s nothing he can do. After all, in the forums, whoever has the best skills is the boss.

Since Heavenly Scourge’s own skills couldn’t match up and he was hacked by Fang Ziyang, he had no choice but to accept it according to the rules.

Besides, Fang Ziyang’s skills were even better than Heavenly Scourge’s now, so what was there to fear?

Worst-case scenario, they could just have a showdown! If he won, he would gain fame with one battle. If he lost, he could publicly expose them on the forums and then start afresh with a new account!

If things went wrong, so be it. What’s the big deal?

Fang Ziyang was also a tech deity in the forums now. As someone who had already gained fame, how could he back down?

However…

He was about to take the college entrance examination soon, so it was indeed time to stay away from the computer for a few days.

Yes, he needed to focus on studying and strive for progress every day.

Fang Ziyang pretended to be calm and nodded.

Then he quickly moved the computer to the side and picked up his practice workbook to diligently solve problems.

On the other end of the computer.

Xie Zheng and Rick, who were stood up again: Not in the mood to talk!

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In the following period of time.

Fang Ziyang really didn’t touch the computer again after declaring his intention to stay away from it.

Apart from being a bit afraid of Heavenly Scourge, he genuinely wanted to focus on reviewing and preparing for the college entrance examination.

There was also the matter of Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals, which needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. It would be best to complete the acquisition before the summer vacation and then start launching products to make money and accumulate capital.

He didn’t have much time and had to accumulate capital as quickly as possible, in case the backup heir of Yan Xi’s family, the overseas tycoon, appeared in the future. He needed to have the strength to compete.

This was his original plan, and it wouldn’t change just because of the appearance of Tang Xun and Xie Zheng.

He acknowledged that if he asked, Tang Xun and Xie Zheng would definitely help him. But in Fang Ziyang’s view, no matter how good the relationship was, he needed to have his own abilities.

Without equal strength, he would only be relying on others. He believed in Xie Zheng’s character, but he didn’t want to be dependent. He also didn’t want to test human nature again.

So.

Cooperating with Xie Zheng was a good choice, but not now.

Fortunately, he had already prepared the acquisition plan for Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals, and now it was being implemented and handled by the Zhao family and Zhou family.

Therefore, what Fang Ziyang was mainly concerned about and what he needed to do was to determine the types and sequence of products to be launched after the company’s acquisition. He must establish a solid foothold as quickly and steadily as possible, reviving the nearly bankrupt Dongsheng Pharmaceuticals.

So, Fang Ziyang had been really busy lately.

Every day, besides reviewing, he would study the nutritional liquid formulas in his golden finger, organizing them so that he could provide them to the company’s research team.

Organizing the formulas wasn’t difficult for him.

The challenging part was the review. Fang Ziyang had a headache because the college entrance examination was something he had taken ten years ago. Although he had made great efforts to catch up on many subjects later, it had been a long time since he had used that knowledge and it was a bit rusty.

Most importantly, the exam papers weren’t just about writing down the answers. He also needed to pay attention to steps, the layout, and other issues.

Especially for subjects like Chinese, politics, and geography, which focused on memorization, Fang Ziyang had to review all the knowledge from three years of high school in just two months, with a special emphasis on memorization.

Otherwise, no matter how talented and hardworking a person was in society, if they were to take the college entrance examination again after ten years, their results wouldn’t be that great.

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So Fang Ziyang couldn’t afford to be complacent. He couldn’t just think that he was smarter and neglect other students. There were plenty of intelligent and hardworking people out there, and if he wanted to stand out and get into his desired university, he had to work hard.

Therefore, for the time being, Fang Ziyang put aside the matters concerning the Fang family. He would be busy from early morning until late at night, with almost no rest.

In addition.

Fang Ziyang also called Tang Xun to ask him to find a reliable tutor for him.

In the end, it was Xie Zheng who found the tutor for him.

Tang Xun had been living abroad and didn’t know many people in China. Moreover, his circle of friends consisted of workaholics who preferred to be locked up in their research labs and didn’t care about anything else.

Therefore, finding a trustworthy and excellent tutor relied on Xie Zheng’s connections.

The tutor that Xie Zheng ultimately found was no other than someone they were familiar with—Xie Zheng’s secretary Li’s younger brother, Li Xiao.

Li Xiao had just been admitted to university last year, so he was still very familiar with the knowledge from the three years of high school. He had ample experience in dealing with the college entrance examination, and most importantly, he was a student at the prestigious Qingda University in Beijing!

This kind of resume was perfect for tutoring Fang Ziyang.

Fang Ziyang found Li Xiao’s resume acceptable, and after listening to Li Xiao’s tutoring for a while, he found that Li Xiao was good at explaining and emphasizing key points. He didn’t water down his teaching at all. As a result, Fang Ziyang directly confirmed his choice.

Li Xiao was also very enthusiastic about this part-time tutoring job.

Mainly because tutoring Fang Ziyang not only paid well, but it also provided him with an opportunity to meet the legendary General Xie and get to know Tang Xun. Both were his idols.

For a university student still studying, it was like winning the lottery!

If it wasn’t for the fact that his brother was General Xie’s secretary, he wouldn’t have had this opportunity at all. So whether it was to save face for his brother or to perform in front of his idols, he was fully dedicated to teaching.

After tutoring for a few days, Li Xiao found that Fang Ziyang was quite intelligent and quick to grasp concepts. He was very easy to teach.

Furthermore, Li Xiao was amazed by Fang Ziyang’s knowledge reserves. Sometimes, Fang Ziyang would even provide him with guidance, especially in mathematics.

It was only then that Li Xiao realized that Fang Ziyang didn’t need tutoring because he had poor grades. He just needed help reviewing the knowledge points that he hadn’t memorized due to his usual laziness.

After discovering this fact, Li Xiao became even more serious in his teaching.

Then, based on Fang Ziyang’s current issues, he created a detailed review plan for him, which was much more efficient than simply going through one textbook after another.

Fang Ziyang was very satisfied with this, and he studied diligently.

With Li Xiao’s tutoring, he believed that he could definitely get into the university he wanted. In his previous life, he didn’t attend college. Soon after the college entrance examination, he was expelled from the Fang family. Later, he had to attend night school and hire private tutors to make up for his knowledge.

In this life, he wanted to experience real college life and systematically learn more about computer knowledge to fill in his gaps.

Li Xiao was a computer science major, so from time to time, Fang Ziyang would give him some guidance on computer technology, which made Li Xiao extremely grateful.

He wasn’t just a part-time teacher; he was clearly here to gain insights from a master!

Because of this, Li Xiao directly called his brother and told him not to pay him for tutoring.

Afterward, he took a month and a half off from school. He utilized online courses and videos recorded by his classmates to keep up with his studies. Then he packed his bags and stayed in Jiang City.

As a result, what was supposed to be weekend tutoring sessions turned into daily visits. Li Xiao would stay in Fang Ziyang’s small villa until late at night before leaving.

Fang Ziyang was worried that the tutoring time on weekends wouldn’t be enough, but Li Xiao’s arrangement worked out perfectly.

So, in less than a week, the roles of tutor and student between the two of them transformed into a mutually helpful friendship, and they got along very well.

Of course, there was another important reason why Fang Ziyang quickly developed a good relationship with Li Xiao.

That reason was…

Li Xiao was an amazing cook!

For someone who had been ordering takeout every day recently, Fang Ziyang thought it was great to have a friend who could cook.

…

However.

For some people, this wasn’t such wonderful news.

Xie Corporation.

Xie Zheng looked at his assistant with an expressionless face and an unreadable tone in his voice.

“Secretary Li, I heard that your brother took a month and a half off from school?”

Secretary Li didn’t understand the meaning behind his boss’s question, but he keenly felt that he couldn’t answer this question casually. After thinking for a moment, he cautiously replied, “Yes, Boss. My brother took a month and a half off. Young Master Fang is about to take the college entrance examination, and if they only had two days on weekends, the effect wouldn’t be significant. My brother just started his freshman year, and the course load is relatively light, so he can handle it. Young Master Fang also agreed.”

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The incident caused by the Fang family was truly infuriating, and no one thought Fang Ziyang’s and his brother’s decision was wrong.

In fact, the two brothers had already shown great consideration for their bloodline by not relentlessly pursuing Fang Yandong. Even with the truth that had been exposed, even if the two brothers had flown into a rage and killed someone, everyone could understand.

After the court verdict, the matter not only spread on the internet but also began to be reported on official television news channels.

After all, Tang Xun’s identity was too intriguing. The convoluted life of a scientific genius was both sensational and legendary. Now even the mainstream news channels needed some sensational news to attract viewership.

Once these news channels started broadcasting, their influence became even greater.

Many elderly people who saw the news couldn’t help but become emotionally stirred. They sympathized with Tang Xun and the two brothers and kept talking about it at home.

“It’s truly terrible, really terrible. How could there be such heartless people? That Mrs. Fang and those two brothers are so pitiful…”

“Yes, poor children. It’s not something a human would do. My granddaughter said they’re scumbags, not good people at all.”

The elderly ladies and gentlemen didn’t participate in online discussions, so they gathered in the community garden to talk.

In any case, the Fang family’s situation had caused a real uproar.

Even the Fang Group was affected, facing various boycotts online. Many people went to the company’s doorstep to throw garbage, and the stock prices were fluctuating wildly.

The shareholders were frightened.

In order to salvage the company’s image, the shareholders held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss. Under the instigation of Li Zhiren, they unanimously decided to remove Fang Yandong from the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. After the crisis subsided, they would elect a new Chairman.

Naturally, there were heated arguments during the shareholders’ meeting. They argued with Fang Yandong until their eyes turned red, all for their own interests.

Even the people who used to be on Fang Yandong’s side had now betrayed him. Jokingly, given Fang Yandong’s current situation, supporting him would mean following him into ruin.

In the end, Fang Yandong was outnumbered in the face of the crowd, and he was defeated.

But this also made Fang Yandong seriously consider the suggestion put forward by Yan Tong.

Starting anew seemed to be his best choice for now. He still had some hidden funds that would be suitable for capital investment…

Since these people treated him this way and were determined to oust him, he might as well leave directly. Wasn’t being a shareholder in a company desirable?

In his desperate situation, Fang Yandong made his decision with resentment in his heart.

…

Of course, no matter what Fang Yandong planned now, it couldn’t be accomplished in just a few days.

However, from the surveillance footage that Fang Ziyang left behind at the villa, he saw that Yan Tong had successfully given Fang Yandong the information from the “golden finger” and had already begun the next step of the plan.

And the most crucial part of this plan was the antivirus software that he had sold on the Midnight Union Forum.

All the internal information that Yan Tong received from the “golden finger” was specially selected by Fang Ziyang himself. He even planned which parts of the information to use in each stage.

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The reason Fang Ziyang was able to calculate everything so accurately was thanks to his experience from his previous life and the special genes inherited from his family.

In his past life…

Yan Tong did indeed take away his “golden finger,” and he had used it to achieve remarkable success.

But that was it.

Without the special genes and high intelligence of the Lu family, it was a pipe dream to truly utilize the information in the dimensional button.

Back then, Yan Tong did manage to lure his little uncle to their side. Unfortunately, although his little uncle was from the Lu family, he didn’t inherit the family’s advantages. He only knew how to sing, dance, and act, with no talent in scientific research.

Therefore, the technological products introduced by Yan Tong and his group in the previous life had many flaws and hidden problems.

Fang Ziyang, in order to seek revenge, naturally studied the products launched by the other side and then devised corresponding countermeasures.

These fools, including Yan Tong, couldn’t understand the information, so they directly used the original data recorded in the “golden finger.” It was equivalent to revealing the core information without encryption.

Fortunately, apart from the Lu family, no one could understand it, so their technology wasn’t stolen.

So, it conveniently worked out for him. He thoroughly studied those things back then and indirectly learned the information in the “golden finger.”

If he hadn’t been killed early due to the protagonist’s halo from Yan Tong’s rebirth…

Fang Ziyang had absolute confidence in turning the tables and seeking revenge from his past life…

Therefore, now that Yan Tong dared to be greedy and use his “golden finger,” he should be prepared to face the consequences like a storm!

And Yan Tong didn’t disappoint him. The enemy’s greed didn’t change just because he was reborn.

After confirming that Yan Tong had gone to instigate Fang Yandong, Fang Ziyang opened his computer again and logged into the Midnight Union Forum.

And then…

He sent a contact message to the “Talent Kidnapper.”

Because during their last transaction, he had instructed them to wait for news, the “Talent Kidnapper” had been frequently online recently, so the response came quickly.

【I Adore Tang Tang】: Ah, ah, ah, great god~ you finally contacted me. We have tested the antivirus software you sold to my boss multiple times, and the effect is simply perfect. You’re truly amazing, great god!

As soon as they made contact, Fang Ziyang was welcomed with the signature flattery from the “Talent Kidnapper.”

Although he found it a bit cringeworthy, he could already tell that the other party probably wanted to recruit him for their company.

But that was understandable. Although what he sold to them was just a small antivirus software, the technology within it had already surpassed 99% of similar products on the market, reaching a national security level.

Of course, Fang Ziyang could have achieved an even higher level of quality, surpassing the most cutting-edge technology of this era. But for now, he didn’t want to take unnecessary risks.

Moreover, he had already given a lot of information to his brother, who was currently cooperating with Xie Zheng. How could he sell highly advanced technology to others?

This “Talent Kidnapper” wanted to dig him, but he wanted to bring this great swindler over. After all, in his previous life, this guy had fooled away 80% of the big shots and experts in the forum, he was simply too audacious…

Ignoring the flattery in the other party’s message, Fang Ziyang calmly replied and got to the main topic of today’s contact.

【Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf】: Stop with the flattery. Last time, I told you to prepare for the software release, but don’t release it for now. How are you doing with the preparations? If everything is in order, I will notify you of the timing for the release within three months.

When it came to the main topic, the non-serious “Talent Kidnapper” still responded very quickly.

【I Adore Tang Tang】:No problem within three months. We can start working anytime. But great god~ can you tell us when exactly? My boss is a bit curious…

Not just a bit curious, but extremely curious!

On the computer side, Rick, the “Talent Kidnapper,” was itching with curiosity, staring at the message box.

Since they obtained Fang Ziyang’s software, they immediately made the decision to purchase it. Later, they took it to the company’s research institute for everyone’s reference, and the team of highly paid experts had a serious expression on their faces.

Only after Tang Xun had a look did they realize the seriousness of the matter. This seemingly simple antivirus software had reached a national security level in terms of its technology.

In other words, the person who made this software had already achieved a level where they must be registered, even if they couldn’t be recruited by the government.

And talents like this generally wouldn’t sell software on their own.

In other words… this so-called “Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf” was a top-notch freelance technician.

They were currently in need of such top-tier technicians, and they had come across this talented individual who was wandering outside. Of course, they had to seize the opportunity to bring them into their team!

However, the other party was extremely cautious and secretive, so the only breakthrough point was the timing of the software release mentioned by the other party.

…

If Fang Ziyang truly was a “freelancer,” it was quite possible for him to collaborate and build a team with these people, including the “Talent Kidnapper.”

But now that he had recognized his brother and would eventually join his brother’s team, he could only regretfully decline this offer.

Fang Ziyang pretended not to understand the implied meaning in the message and replied directly.

【Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf】: Secret. A gift to pave the way for a sale… Of course, if you don’t want to make money, you can ignore it and regret it later.

After all, it was just a one-time deal, and once the transaction was completed, no one would know each other.

Fang Ziyang played up the mystery.

But this made the person on the computer side feel helpless.

In front of the computer, Rick looked a bit worried as he glanced at Xie Zheng. “Xie, this guy is very vigilant and doesn’t take the bait at all. Every topic I bring up, he can easily shut me down with a few words. What should we do?”

Xie Zheng’s expression turned serious, and he stared at the computer screen in silence for a while.

Then he gestured for Rick to step aside and took matters into his own hands. He rapidly typed out a message.

【I Adore Tang Tang】: Thank you for your advice. We are very much looking forward to this gift. However, we need to confirm one thing with you. Are you really the boyfriend of Heavenly Scourge?

Although it was still the same account sending the message, just by looking at the tone, it was clear that it was a completely different person.

Fang Ziyang looked at the message that came again, feeling a bit confused about the other party’s intention.

But that didn’t stop him from boasting.

As far as he knew, Heavenly Scourge was rarely online, and in his previous life, it was later confirmed that this mythical forum deity had already passed away a long time ago.

Fang Ziyang continued to play up his arrogance, feeling quite pleased.

【Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf】: That’s right, he is my boyfriend. Do you have any questions?

…

…

After sending this message, there was complete silence on the computer for three minutes before there was a response.

【I Adore Tang Tang】: Yes. I have a very big question.

【I Adore Tang Tang】: I am Heavenly Scourge. This is my employee’s account.

【I Adore Tang Tang】: So why are you tarnishing my reputation?

【I Adore Tang Tang】: And why did you hack into my account?

Four consecutive shocking questions.

Fang Ziyang:…

Without saying a word, Fang Ziyang immediately unplugged the network cable and shut down the computer!

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The Case of the Fang Family’s Child Swap.

Due to the live streaming and online supervision throughout the entire trial process, a storm of discussions erupted on major social media platforms immediately after the court announced its verdict.

The passionate netizens who were shocked and stimulated by the truth revealed during the live broadcast couldn’t wait to release their lengthy articles on Weibo, Tieba, Moments, and other platforms. Among them, an article titled “Scumbag Man and Woman, Deserve Each Other!” gained the most attention.

The author of the article clearly had good literary skills and a sharp writing style. Despite not being a professional gossip journalist, their report surpassed all the gossip news articles in terms of content and presentation.

The entire article revealed the facts with precision, impartiality, and a captivating storytelling technique.

The Fang family’s case involving cultural relics was incredibly complex.

At the beginning of the article, the author didn’t say much but presented a detailed chart of the relationships between the individuals involved. Then they delved into the main subject by starting from over twenty years ago, when Fang Yandong was in college.

The language used in the article was simple and straightforward, devoid of any flowery language. The narrative technique made the story clear and easy to understand.

The dark version of “Arrogant Campus Hunk Falls for Me” between Zheng Yaxue and Fang Yandong shattered the romantic fantasies and idealistic expectations of many young netizens, leaving them seething with hatred. It tainted their cherished imaginary world.

Fang Yandong’s image as a good father and husband for the past few decades underwent a complete reversal overnight, triggering angry outbursts and profanity-laden comments from netizens.

No matter how good Fang Yandong’s image used to be, it plummeted to rock bottom by manyfold. He had become the representative of a “scumbag man” in the eyes of the nation. People felt no sympathy for him being deceived by Zheng Yaxue; instead, they found it satisfying and laughed in approval.

Even though Fang Yandong’s biggest fault in the entire case was “standing by and doing nothing,” not getting directly involved, the netizens weren’t fools.

While Zheng Yaxue was undoubtedly malicious and hypocritical, Fang Yandong wasn’t any better. Both were scum, and scum deserves scum. They were meant to harm each other for eternity!

The fact that Fang Yandong ultimately escaped conviction because he didn’t “intervene” only fueled people’s hatred even more.

Most netizens didn’t understand the law, and in the eyes of ordinary people, “Fang Yandong’s infidelity within marriage, causing harm to his wife and distorting his legitimate son” constituted a serious and vile crime deserving the harshest punishment.

However, in the end, Fang Yandong couldn’t be legally convicted for his actions. Apart from returning the property he should never have obtained in the first place, it seemed to everyone that he suffered no consequences!

Wasn’t this a classic case of exploiting legal loopholes?

Especially with this point, the author of the lengthy article, in its conclusion, took a sharp turn and directed the focus towards Fang Yandong, writing: “Although all the evidence and testimony so far, including Zheng Yaxue’s confession, point to her as the mastermind, given the current outcome, I can’t help but speculate: Is this Ms. Zheng Yaxue the true ‘mastermind’?”

“After all, numerous real cases and detective novels have shown that a truly intelligent perpetrator would never dirty their hands. Think about it, could Mr. Fang, who produced such a high IQ genius like Tang Xue, be manipulated so easily by a Cinderella from the slums?”

“Of course, the above is just my personal speculation. As a fan of detective stories, the author tends to let the imagination run wild… After all, no matter how you look at it, our dear Mr. Fang was the biggest beneficiary before Zheng Yaxue succeeded, right?”

These words were like the finishing touch.

The imaginative conclusion, filled with associations, was clearly intended to provoke resentment towards Fang Yandong.

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Everyone realized that although there was no evidence proving that Mr. Fang was responsible for Zheng Yating’s demise, he had definitely driven her crazy. It turned out that both were scumbags, equally guilty. Neither of them was innocent…

Apart from the online buzz.

In real life, those who had grievances or issues with Fang Yandong in the past didn’t miss this opportunity to kick him while he was down.

They made sarcastic phone calls of “congratulations.”

“Oh, Yandong, congratulations, really congratulations. Who would have thought that Tang Xun is your son? Yandong, you’ve really made it big this time. I’m so envious, our relationship is so ‘good,’ don’t forget to support me in the future, hehe…”

“Oh, Yandong, you were silent for so long, and now you make such a huge noise. Impressive, truly impressive. I heard you suffered quite a big loss this time…”

“Yandong, my old buddy! I hate to say it, but why can’t you ever think straight? Those women outside might be good, but they are just temporary. Just play around with them, don’t take it seriously. And now, look at you, you took it seriously and messed it all up.”

“Tsk tsk tsk, Yandong, who would have thought that someone as smart as you would be played by a woman. ‘Arrogant Campus Hunk Falls for Me,’ hahaha, Yandong, you really know how to play…”

Mocking phone calls poured in.

“Bang!”

Returning home, Fang Yandong was so furious that he almost bit his teeth to pieces. He threw things around, creating a mess on the floor.

These people were opportunistic, kicking him while he was down, and speaking ill of him.

If he still couldn’t see that this case was not just aimed at Zheng Yaxue on the surface but primarily targeted at him, then he was truly blind.

What did it matter if Zheng Yaxue went to jail? That despicable woman had nothing to begin with. She enjoyed a wealthy wife’s life like Cinderella for decades. Going to prison was already a good deal for her!

But what about him? His net worth plummeted by half after going to the police station and the court!

In Fang Yandong’s mind, the shares and inheritance in his son’s possession were his belongings. They had always been “temporarily entrusted” to his son, and now they were gone in an instant.

However, he could endure losing half his wealth.

Now, he had become a notorious figure all over the internet. How could he hold onto the position of the company’s chairman? For the sake of the company’s image, the shareholders would definitely oust him from his position at the shareholders’ meeting.

Most infuriatingly, Fang Ziyang and his brother sold their shares to Li Zhiren. Once the contract was signed, no matter how hard he worked, he would be nothing more than a lackey to Li Zhiren!

He, Fang Yandong, has been in a high position for half his life, and now he has to bow down to others?

Fang Yandong, who had never experienced such a blow, was truly tempted to kill someone.

And when he looked at Fang Qianhao…

There was no trace of paternal love left in his heart. Whenever he saw Fang Qianhao, he couldn’t help but think of Zheng Yaxue, who had caused him harm. Now Fang Qianhao had become his most hated son, without a doubt.

“I knew it. How could I have given birth to such an impulsive and brainless son? It turns out it’s because you resemble that foolish and malicious woman so much! Are you and your mother naturally destined to ruin me?!”

He couldn’t vent his suppressed anger on others, so Fang Qianhao became his punching bag.

He used to love Zheng Yaxue and cherish Fang Qianhao, but now he despised both of them. It was all because of these two that he had ended up in this situation.

If it wasn’t for these two, he would never have had such conflicts with Lu Fei, never allowed Lu Fei to give birth to two sons who resented him.

“It’s all because of you! I told you not to provoke your younger brother, but you never listened to me. From childhood to adulthood, you always had to compete with your younger brother for everything!”

Fang Yandong regretted and became angry again. “If it wasn’t for you, with Ziyang’s respect and reliance on me as his father, he would never have easily turned against me after knowing the truth. He would have definitely stood by my side…”

During the court trial, Fang Ziyang’s meaningful and bright smile made him realize one thing: his younger son’s unusual behavior was probably not just because of the trending videos but because his younger son knew the whole truth, knew that his father was incompetent, and knew about the existence of his biological brother.

Fang Yandong deeply regretted it.

If he had known earlier, he would have treated his younger son better. After all, he was his own flesh and blood. How did he become so blinded by his own desires?

Fang Qianhao also carried a lot of suppressed emotions.

He used to take pride in his identity, but now it had become a joke. He had become a disgraceful illegitimate child, the son of a malicious woman. He was in so much pain, yet the father who claimed to love him the most still vented his anger on him.

Fang Qianhao, with his irritable temper, couldn’t bear it anymore. He glared fiercely at his father.

“Why do you have the right to hit me? If it wasn’t for me and Xiao Tong providing false testimony, shifting all the blame onto that despicable woman, would you be able to come out? Do you think I wanted to be born to you? Do you think I wanted to be a hidden illegitimate child?”

“You have no right to lecture me. It’s all your own stupidity! It’s your fault!”

“Well, since you hate me so much, then just kick me out. Bring back Fang Ziyang and Tang Xun and see if they are willing to recognize you as their heartless father!”

With one sentence, Fang Yandong was silenced.

Fang Ziyang and Tang Xun would never want to return to the Fang family. Leaving aside the fact that Fang Yandong stood by and watched Tang Xun being swapped, there was also the matter of their mothers’ deaths, which couldn’t be dissociated from him.

Lu Fei, in the past, was driven to her death by him…

Fang Yandong’s face turned gloomy, and he couldn’t say another word.

Fang Qianhao looked at his father in front of him and sneered in his heart. He now clearly understood that his father didn’t love anyone, he only loved himself. Once it involved his own interests, his father could abandon anyone.

The father and son who should have loved each other had become enemies after all the hidden secrets were exposed.

And at that moment…

Yan Tong, who had been cautiously listening outside the door, heard the argument inside finally calm down. Emboldened, he pushed the door open.

“Uncle Fang, Brother Qianhao, please stop arguing. This momentary difficulty is not a big deal. I… I can help Uncle Fang and Brother Qianhao start over. I will use my power to protect Uncle Fang and Brother Qianhao…”

Yan Tong’s gaze was filled with concern, his face showing care.

As if the two people in front of him were the most important to him, he would always stand by their side, like a cool stream that could soothe the restless lions.

“This thing will definitely help Uncle Fang and Brother Qianhao.”

Yan Tong, timid yet resolute like an angel, handed over a set of documents.

At the moment when Fang Yandong returned home, angry and amid the online uproar, Tang Xun directly used his connections to transfer Fang Ziyang’s household registration from the Fang family. He also made a public statement cutting off all ties with the Fang family.

In short, while the whole nation sympathized with them, it was necessary to separate themselves from the Fang family.

With the declaration of cutting off ties, Fang Yandong’s reputation took another hit.

Although Chinese people value respect for elders and care for the young, and other traditional values, it wasn’t as feudal as ancient times. People knew very well that parents who were harmful shouldn’t be morally imposed upon with filial piety.

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“You despicable woman!”

“It was you who selfishly suggested switching the children, claiming it was for our sake and for the sake of our child, and made me take care of your sister. If it wasn’t for you, how could I have misunderstood Lu Fei? How could I have neglected my younger son? It’s all because of you, you wicked woman…”

“Zheng Yaxue, I must have been blind to fall in love with you!”

The two of them started arguing in the courtroom, turning from former lovers to enemies.

Everyone present was amazed.

A scumbag man versus a scumbag woman.

Zheng Yaxue was evidently more ruthless than Fang Yandong. At least Fang Yandong had genuine feelings at the beginning, but Zheng Yaxue had been deceiving him from start to finish. Fang Yandong didn’t directly die from anger, probably because he had taken good care of himself.

But in Fang Ziyang’s eyes, these two were equally despicable and deserved it.

Fang Yandong was not a good person either, despite his current appearance of being deceived and resentful due to love. Even if Zheng Yaxue didn’t shift the blame onto him, he would not let Zheng Yaxue go. He would definitely make her his scapegoat.

Both of them were selfish individuals. No matter how deeply they loved each other in the past, when faced with real adversity, they would each protect their own interests and flee.

The spectacle of lovers turning into enemies left everyone dumbfounded.

It made Zheng Yating, who had not been questioned yet, sneer, self-mock, resent, and go mad.

“I plead guilty! All of Mr. Tang’s accusations are true, and I plead guilty!”

While Fang Ziyang and Zheng Yaxue were arguing, a sudden voice interrupted.

Everyone turned to look, and it was Zheng Yating.

Her eyes were filled with madness and hatred.

“Your Honor, I plead guilty. All of Mr. Tang’s accusations are true. The act of stealing and switching Mr. Tang was a conspiracy between Fang Yandong and my sister. They not only wanted their son to be the legitimate heir of the Fang family but also intended to seize all of the Lu family’s inheritance!”

“Not only that, when Ms. Lu discovered something was wrong with her child, they directly drove her to her death. Although they didn’t kill her personally, they are still involved!”

“And as for my sister’s reason for Fang Yandong wanting me… Hmph, it’s simply absurd.”

“But they did conspire together to switch the children and scheme for the original spouse’s inheritance. Because I knew the truth, I used it to threaten Fang Yandong and make him promise to marry me once things were settled.”

“So over the years, I have been instructing Yan Tong to oppose Fang Ziyang at school, tarnish Fang Ziyang’s reputation, steal his friends, and even his fiancé.”

“Because I wanted to help Fang Yandong obtain all the inheritance and shares from Fang Ziyang’s hands…”

Zheng Yating had completely gone mad due to the provocation from Fang Ziyang and her sister.

These two, a venomous and malicious woman, and a heartless and blind man. They had ruined her entire life.

She had nothing left now, and her firm beliefs were shattered. Since she couldn’t make it out, she decided to take them down with her!

Full of resentment, Zheng Yating completely disregarded life and death and fabricated evidence to make all the charges stick. No one would escape.

“Yating, you’re insane!”

Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue were both shocked and said in disbelief.

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They never expected Zheng Yating to do such a thing. In their minds, Zheng Yating would surely side with one of them.

And the most likely side for Zheng Yating to take was Fang Yandong.

Fang Yandong thought it would be advantageous for him.

And Zheng Yaxue also believed it would be in her favor, as it would further support her claims of problems in their relationship. The more chaotic things became, the more advantageous it would be for her judgment.

However, neither of them expected Zheng Yating to choose to go down with them!

“Yes, I have gone mad, driven to madness by the two of you. You two have ruined my entire life, and now you want to escape the consequences. Are you two planning to push all the blame onto me while arguing?”

Zheng Yating cried and laughed, her heart dead and hopeless. “You won’t get away with it! Today, no one will escape!”

“I plead guilty. I have evidence. My sister has been in contact with me all these years and has made many calls discussing the crimes. Your Honor, you can check the communication records…”

Of course, this was all nonsense.

But the problem was, even if it was nonsense, it could still be considered as evidence. As long as she claimed to have made phone calls in premeditation of the crime, the police could only check the communication records.

Apart from themselves, no one else could confirm the content of the calls.

This was thanks to her clever sister. If it wasn’t for her sister constantly urging her not to give up on Fang Yandong and constantly provoking Fang Yandong so that he couldn’t forget her, how could these “evidence” exist?

When Zheng Yaxue realized her sister’s intention, her face turned pale.

Fang Yandong also realized it was bad and kept signaling to his lawyer to defend him.

But the lawyer was also wiping sweat.

Zheng Yating was stubborn and had directly implicated everyone. Fang Yandong was already at a disadvantage because he couldn’t provide enough evidence to clear himself. And now, with this unexpected turn of events, he was extremely furious!

The situation in the courtroom took a sudden and drastic turn.

The jury box couldn’t help but become noisy.

“Ah, I never thought it was true. Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue are truly despicable scumbags. They are so detestable.”

“These two still wanted to shift the blame onto each other. Now they’ve been exposed!”

“They are truly vicious. Ms. Lu, Mr. Tang, and Fang Ziyang have encountered such terrible people.”

“Order!”

The judge hammered the gavel once again, his gaze sharp as he looked at Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue. “Do you have any explanation for this?”

“No, my sister is talking nonsense. I’m innocent, I was manipulated.”

“Your Honor, this woman is insane. Her words cannot be considered as testimony!” They both refused to plead guilty. One felt anxious, the other angry.

At this moment, Yan Tong and others on the jury couldn’t bear it any longer. Holding a document, Yan Tong stood up and loudly declared, “I can prove it! I can prove that my adoptive mother’s testimony is invalid. She suffers from a mental illness, and her words cannot be considered as evidence.”

Yan Tong had been waiting for this moment.

He knew that Zheng Yating would cause trouble. When he was interrogated earlier, he learned about Zheng Yaxue accusing Fang Yandong and knew about the incident where Zheng Yaxue took credit for rescuing her sister. He knew that Zheng Yating would go mad.

He didn’t care about Zheng Yaxue, but Fang Yandong couldn’t be implicated. Fang Yandong must be acquitted, or else he and Fang Qianhao wouldn’t be able to hold onto the Fang family’s position in the Fang Group.

Fang Qianhao also stood up, expressionless, and nodded. “I can testify as well.”

“Over the years, I’ve often received unknown international calls, and there was a woman who asked about my well-being. She wanted me to please my father, not treat Fang Ziyang as my brother, and said that Fang Ziyang would try to take away my inheritance…”

“So, I can prove that Ms. Zheng Yaxue is the mastermind, and my father was deceived by her.”

After speaking, Yan Tong and Fang Qianhao presented the “evidence” prepared in advance to prove Fang Yandong’s innocence.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yandong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pleaded actively, “Your Honor, I was indeed deceived by Zheng Yaxue, which led to my knowledge of her crimes but not reporting them. I even failed to fulfill my responsibilities as a father to my younger son and allowed him to go astray…”

The Zheng sisters’ faces turned angry as they stood up.

Zheng Yaxue looked at her heartless biological son, unable to pretend innocence anymore. She was both angry and sad. “Fang Qianhao, you heartless thing, you’re providing false testimony! I am your mother. I switched you and Tang Xun for your own good, and I let you enjoy all these years while I suffered abroad. And this is how you treat your own biological mother!”

Zheng Yating looked at Yan Tong with even greater madness. “You scum! I’m not insane! I always knew you were an ungrateful person, and I want to kill you, you little brat! Yan Tong, you’re no good!”

“I’m going to kill you, you little beast… Kill you!”

With bloodshot eyes, Zheng Yating tried to rush towards the courtroom but was restrained by the police maintaining order.

Yan Tong’s and Fang Qianhao’s testimonies and “evidence” instantly reversed the situation, shattering their plans of acquittal and going down together. How could they not go mad?

The scene became chaotic for a while.

It wasn’t until the judge hammered the gavel several times that order was restored.

By now, the truth of the case had been revealed, who was the villain and who was innocent. Everyone had made their judgment.

The judge announced a half-hour recess to deliberate with the jury.

After half an hour, the court’s verdict was announced.

All accusations against Zheng Yaxue were proven, and due to her refusal to admit guilt and even attempting malicious evasion, as well as the sensitivity of the victim’s identity and the significant amount of property involved, the heinous nature of the crimes, she was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Although Zheng Yating “confessed” to the crimes, her testimony was found to be falsified. However, since she did not directly participate in the case, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for abduction, theft, and illegal surrogacy.

As for Fang Yandong, with Yan Tong’s and Fang Qianhao’s testimony, and the insufficient evidence provided by Zheng Yaxue’s accusations, he could not be convicted. While he was aware of the child swap orchestrated by Zheng Yaxue, he did not provide assistance in hiding, concealing assets, or helping with escape, making it impossible to convict him.

However, due to solid evidence of his extramarital affair, all the assets, shares, and funds inherited by Fang Yandong would be confiscated and returned to Tang Xun and Fang Ziyang.

Furthermore, the share authorization letter he obtained from Fang Ziyang would be invalidated…

According to the court’s ruling, all the shares held by Fang Qianhao, as well as the dividends and inheritances he received over the years, would be forcibly returned to Tang Xun within half a month. (The Lu family’s inheritance had already been renounced in a previous agreement and didn’t require a separate ruling.)

After going through the police station and the courtroom, Fang Yandong lost 20% of the company’s shares and the opportunity to gain over 4 billion from the Lu family’s foundation.

Next, he would also face attacks from online public opinion.

When Fang Yandong walked out of the courthouse, he looked several years older, and his steps were unsteady. To make matters worse, he ran into his archenemy in the company, Li Zhiren!

Seeing Fang Yandong coming out of the courthouse, Li Zhiren approached with a triumphant smile, sounding extremely provocative. “Oh, Mr. Fang, after going through the police station and the courtroom, you seem much more composed. You don’t even glare at me when you see me. It truly moves me. In that case, let me tell you two pieces of good news…”

“The first good news is that your two good sons have agreed to sell their 20% of shares to me. Starting next month, I will be the largest shareholder of the company.”

“And the second good news is that the piece of wasteland your younger son bought before has reportedly been reclaimed by the government. It was purchased for 13 billion, and in less than half a month, it has been resold for a net profit of 5 billion. Now his net worth is even higher than yours.”

“One is a scientific genius, and the other has a knack for finding opportunities. Tsk tsk, brother-in-law, your sons are really impressive. Teach me a thing or two.”

Li Zhiren gloated.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yandong’s vision went dark, and he couldn’t bear the provocation any longer. He collapsed straight to the ground.

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As the plaintiffs, Tang Xun’s lawyer and the prosecution stood up together and reiterated the charges:

“According to the deposition, our victim, Mr. Tang, accidentally came across a photo half a month ago. In the photo, he saw his mother, Ms. Zheng Yaxue, and Madam Lu posing together twenty years ago, each holding a newborn baby.”

“At first glance, this seemed like an ordinary matter, but our victim discovered a slight resemblance between his appearance and Madam Lu’s, while the appearance of the baby held by Zheng Yaxue differed slightly from his own childhood photos, which raised suspicions…”

“Afterward, Mr. Tang began to investigate, using methods such as DNA testing, gathering information, and finding witnesses, eventually confirming his speculations about the truth.”

As the lawyer spoke, he presented some evidence and documents, among which several DNA test reports were particularly prominent.

[DNA test between Tang Xun and Zheng Yaxue as mother and child; DNA test between Tang Xun and Fang Ziyang as father and son; DNA test between Tang Xun and Fang Ziyang as brothers.]

As well as.

[DNA test between Fang Qianhao and Zheng Yaxue as mother and child; DNA test between Fang Qianhao and Fang Ziyang as father and son; DNA test between Fang Qianhao and Fang Ziyang as brothers.]

Six comprehensive test reports, all conducted by authoritative institutions in China and abroad, as well as verified by the police.

“Therefore, based on the above evidence, our side can reasonably infer that Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue were once in a romantic relationship and had a child together. With premeditation, they conspired to steal our victim while he was still an infant, forcibly taking over our victim’s identity and assets.”

“Moreover, over the years, Zheng Yaxue has been indoctrinating our victim, not only intending to deprive him of his rightful identity and property but also intending to claim the inheritance of the Lu family.”

“Later, when our victim’s mother, Ms. Lu Fei, discovered the truth, she had an argument with Mr. Fang Yandong.”

“Thus, it can be seen that this is a premeditated and purposeful crime with severe and malicious intent. Therefore, based on Article XX, Article XX, and Article XX of the Criminal Law, we accuse the defendant of child trafficking, misappropriation of substantial assets, and other crimes.”

“In addition to the written documentary evidence, our victim also has two eyewitnesses who can testify at any time.”

The lawyer representing Tang Xun was well-prepared, presenting a logical accusation and providing ample evidence, both physical and testimonial.

The judge nodded.

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Liu were brought in together.

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Under Fang Yandong’s unpleasant expression, the two didn’t conceal anything about what they had noticed at the time. They also divulged the fact that Fang Yandong had instructed them to corrupt the young master.

“…What we said is all true. Over the years, the master has always instructed us to prevent the young master from studying and focus on indulging in food, drink, and entertainment. In order to make us work hard, the master has paid us wages and bonuses far exceeding those of ordinary nannies and drivers. This can be verified by bank transfer records.”

As for the antique jade stones, the two did not mention them as instructed by Fang Ziyang.

After all, Fang Ziyang had already swindled 2.3 billion from him with the antique jade stones. If Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhang were to disclose it now, wouldn’t it reveal that Fang Ziyang had known the truth and intentionally plotted against his father?

It would only lead to charges against Fang Ziyang, and he didn’t want to bring unnecessary trouble upon himself.

In any case, the place where Fang Yandong would truly meet his downfall was yet to come. For now, Fang Yandong would only spend a few more years in prison. When he came out, he would still be a hero. He wouldn’t do something that was thankless and required great effort.

Tang Xun’s lawyer presented comprehensive evidence, and his reasoning was shocking.

Even the journalists on the jury, who had seen and heard a lot, couldn’t help but gasp. They had seen cruel things, but they had never seen anything as ruthless as this. It was even more excessive than strangling a newborn baby!

“Order!”

The judge’s voice from the jury seat hammered down, restoring order.

…

The trial continued.

Fang Yandong and Zheng Yaxue naturally refused to admit the accusations made by Tang Xun.

Without any mercy, Zheng Yaxue directly shifted all the blame onto Fang Yandong and her sister, Zheng Yating, turning from the mastermind to an accomplice.

“Your Honor, I do not entirely agree with these accusations. I admit that I stole and switched the two children, but it was all under Fang Yandong’s instructions!”

Although Zheng Yaxue was not particularly clever, her personality was extremely cautious. She had long been concerned about the possibility of exposure and had prepared herself for exoneration.

“…Your Honor, the reason Fang Yandong instructed me to do all this was because he had always suspected that Ms. Lu Fei had betrayed him. He held a grudge. Later, when he found out about my deception, he also harbored resentment toward me. So, he asked me to switch the children, and then he wanted to possess the marital property and the Lu family inheritance, all while leading a double life with my sister.”

“But at that time, I was worried that things would be exposed, so I kept the information about the switched children and reported it to him.”

“And over the years, although Fang Yandong didn’t bring my sister back home, he gave her a monthly allowance, and only when he acknowledged Yan Tong’s identity did he allow the child to return home without personally verifying the DNA. He didn’t expect that the child he had with my sister had already died, and Yan Tong was just a substitute my sister found to avoid his blame. Your Honor, what I’m saying is true, and I have evidence.”

“I know I shouldn’t have deceived him and stolen my sister’s credit, but I really didn’t expect him to be so heartless, wanting me to shoulder all the blame alone… sob…”

Zheng Yaxue tearfully defended herself.

The evidence she presented was also quite solid.

However, Fang Yandong was infuriated by her shameless distortion of the truth.

He couldn’t accept that he, who had been so shrewd all his life, had been deceived and played by a woman like her. Only now did he realize the extent of his deception.

This woman not only deceived his emotions and destroyed his family, but now she wanted him to take the blame.

If it weren’t for Zheng Yaxue’s shamelessness, he would never have loved the wrong person…

If it wasn’t for Zheng Yaxue’s scheming, he would never have misunderstood his deceased wife’s character… After all, although he didn’t particularly like Lu Fei at the time, he didn’t dislike her either. Lu Fei was a suitable wife for a business alliance, and they had a harmonious relationship.

He wouldn’t have treated his younger son so harshly out of resentment for his deceased wife’s ‘infidelity’ in order to protect his “true love” son!

As for giving monthly allowances to Zheng Yating over the years, it was entirely because of Zheng Yaxue! When Zheng Yaxue left, she entrusted her sister to his care!

Fang Yandong truly regretted his actions.

“Objection! Your Honor, I object!”

Fang Yandong glared at Zheng Yaxue, who was crying as if she was genuinely innocent. He raised his hand and loudly objected, signaling his lawyer to defend him.

Over the past few days, he had thought a lot about it. Although Tang Xun accused both him and Zheng Yaxue, most of the evidence presented by Tang Xun pointed to Zheng Yaxue as the mastermind. Zheng Yaxue’s unnecessary brainwashing of Tang Xun to protect her son over the years was the most damaging behavior.

He knew that there were some charges that he couldn’t defend against.

Time was short, and there was too much evidence. All he could do was admit to the least severe part.

Also, it was fortunate that Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhang were afraid of being implicated as accomplices and didn’t mention the antique jade stones. So after discussing with his lawyer, he decided to plead guilty, but he would decide what charges to admit.

Fang Yandong’s lawyer stepped forward:

“Your Honor, we oppose all the accusations made by Ms. Zheng Yaxue. My client admits that he did know about the child-switching scheme and turned a blind eye to Ms. Zheng Yaxue’s theft of the baby. At the same time, he did not fulfill the responsibilities of a normal father in raising his younger son.”

“However, all my client’s actions were based on being deceived by Zheng Yaxue!”

“Because of Zheng Yaxue’s deception, my client condoned her criminal activities and failed to report them. He also neglected the upbringing of his younger son, all with the intention of handing over the family business and the Lu family inheritance to Fang Qianhao in the future.”

“And giving a monthly allowance to Ms. Zheng Yating was also based on the fact that she is Zheng Yaxue’s sister.”

“Although my client cannot provide conclusive evidence, we can infer from human nature and motives that Zheng Yaxue’s text message cannot be considered as conclusive evidence.”

“If we follow Zheng Yaxue’s claim that my client already knew the truth, knew that he had loved the wrong person… then he wouldn’t have needed to go through the trouble of raising Zheng Yating and her son outside. He could have simply married her after his deceased wife’s death!”

“… And in Tang Xun’s accusation, there is a separate mention of Zheng Yaxue’s brainwashing of Tang Xun from an early age, in order for Tang Xun to return home in the future as an illegitimate child and fight for the family property, protecting Fang Qianhao in reality.”

“From this, can we not infer that Zheng Yaxue was waiting for an ‘accident’ to happen to my client during the dispute over the family property, and then her son would inherit the family business and she would return as a wealthy woman?”

Although Zheng Yaxue had prepared evidence, there were indeed loopholes.

Her plan at the time was quite thorough. If this case were tried twenty years ago, she might have been able to successfully exonerate herself with just a text message as evidence.

However, the law had become more stringent now, and in the absence of conclusive evidence, arguments based on “human nature” and “sociology” had significant impact on the judge’s judgment.

In the courtroom, Zheng Yaxue and Fang Yandong began to attack each other.

Although Zheng Yaxue had prepared evidence to exonerate herself, she didn’t expect Tang Xun to uncover so much in one go, and some of her arguments were still incomplete and had loopholes.

Fang Yandong’s lawyer seized on these loopholes and didn’t refute the evidence directly. However, Fang Yandong’s speculations based on motives and behavioral psychology were reasonable and had some reference value. Moreover, his hatred toward Zheng Yaxue was unreservedly displayed.

“No, that’s not true. Your Honor, the reason Fang Yandong didn’t marry my sister was simply because he was afraid of Fang Ziyang’s opposition. He wanted to secure his son’s share of the stocks and the Lu family inheritance. If he angered Fang Ziyang, he wouldn’t get them…”

“And I still have the recording of him saying that he would retaliate against Ms. Lu Fei’s affair. When I brainwashed Tang Xun, it was only out of maternal love. I wanted my son to have a good life.”

“I really didn’t intend to seize the Fang and Lu family assets. I already have a wealthy boyfriend overseas, I have no need for them… sob…”

To evade conviction, Zheng Yaxue had quite a skill in distorting the truth.

Unfortunately, she still made some sense, and Fang Yandong, unprepared, couldn’t provide substantial rebuttal evidence.

Fang Yandong couldn’t contain his anger and stood up, angrily cursing, losing his composure.

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“Qianhao, it’s me, can you open the door? I’m very worried about you…” Yan Tong’s weak voice rang out.

The furious Fang Qianhao heard this, and his depression faded quite a bit.

Love is a very magical thing. Regardless of gender, when true feelings are involved, we all tend to do some inexplicable things because of love. During times of adversity and difficulties, it also provides spiritual comfort and solace.

Fang Qianhao’s external personality is that of a domineering and cold kind, but when facing Yan Tong, he could be like a beast being soothed, displaying all his tenderness.

His feelings for Yan Tong were undeniable.

He opened the door, saw Yan Tong’s worried face, and his heart warmed. His tone softened involuntarily.

He opened the door wide, let him in, showing great concern.

“Xiao Tong, how come you came back alone? Why didn’t you call me, so I could pick you up? Did you run into those annoying paparazzi? Those immoral fellows, sticking around like chewing gum…”

Seeing Fang Qianhao, as always, caring for him, Yan Tong was very pleased, a secret smile of satisfaction appearing on him face.

Before he transmigrated, he had come to understand an important truth: A beautiful face, an image that makes any man or woman feel affection, is extremely important. As long as one has these, they are no worse off than any magical ability.

Before his transmigration, he had seen too many people climb to high positions with these two advantages in their career. He was both envious and jealous, but his ordinary appearance before was a handicap, no matter how much he learned to attract people.

But now that weakness was gone, the original owner was born with a lovable face. Combined with the skills he had learned before, he was confident he could attract all the excellent men destined to surround Fang Ziyang to chase him.

Now Xie Wenxu and Fang Qianhao were perfect examples.

Fang Qianhao was also a top-tier handsome guy, the cold and domineering kind. Previously, he had to consider the blood relation between them, not daring to cross certain lines while maintaining a good relationship. Now he was not a member of the Fang family, and he didn’t need to hold back anymore.

Yan Tong shook his head slightly, released his charm without reservation, and showed a strong yet weak smile on his face,

“No, most of the paparazzi are guarding the front door of the police station. I asked the doorman inside, and left from the back door. I’m fine, Qianhao, you don’t have to worry about me. But I did see what happened to you earlier…I’m a bit worried about you.”

These words might not seem clever to an outsider, and anyone who is not particularly naive could detect a hint of manipulation in them.

But for a man already fallen for his charm, these words were simply a magic weapon to earn his affection.

At least when Fang Qianhao heard this, he felt both pained and warm.

Many people on the internet and friends around him were talking about the various shortcomings of Xiao Tong, saying he was calculating, that he was deliberately trying to attract Xie Wenxu to strike at Fang Ziyang. But he knew, all that was not true, Xiao Tong was the kindest person in the world, tender yet strong, all those were just slanderous nonsense.

Just like now, whenever he faced a small problem, all those friends and brothers who used to be very close to him, all those men and women who claimed to like him, disappeared without a trace.

At critical moments, true character is revealed. Only Yan Tong remains by his side, unwavering.

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Seeing the delicate white neck peeking out from Yan Tong, Fang Qianhao couldn’t contain the emotions he had been suppressing and they erupted once again.

He couldn’t help but reach out and embrace the person in front of him. The fierce lion revealed his vulnerability.

“Xiao Tong, if… if I’m really not my mother’s son, if I’m truly… truly a bastard son, would you…”

He didn’t finish his sentence.

Yan Tong interrupted directly, “No, Qianhao gege, regardless of whether you are or aren’t the illegitimate child of the Fang family, in my heart, you are you, the most outstanding Qianhao gege. You’ve never despised me for my humble background, always taking care of me. How could I despise you?”

“Moreover, Qianhao gege, you are so excellent. Even if you’re not Madam Lu’s son, you will achieve great things in the future. Besides, in Uncle Fang’s heart, you are the son he truly likes. So, Qianhao gege, don’t let other people’s jealous words affect you…”

Yan Tong’s words came from the bottom of his heart.

Although Fang Qianhao, the half-brother of the protagonist, had a somewhat impulsive temper, he was indeed very capable and would undoubtedly achieve great things in the future. After all, in the novel, he was also a small boss and a talented individual.

Fang Qianhao was currently in a vulnerable and confused state, and Yan Tong’s words were a great comfort to him.

He couldn’t help but tear up, his emotions swirling. He wanted to say something but was once again interrupted by Yan Tong’s perceptive timing.

Yan Tong, with a hint of shyness, struggled out of his embrace and quickly changed the subject. A vague and ambiguous approach was the most effective way to hook someone for the long term.

“Qianhao gege, don’t worry now. This matter will soon pass, and I’ll accompany you through it. By the way, just now I heard Aunt Zhang mention something about Madam Lu’s necklace. Is that necklace very precious? Why does Fang Ziyang want that necklace specifically, instead of the other things?”

Speaking of this…

Fang Qianhao’s anger flared up, but he suppressed it in front of Yan Tong. His tone was resentful, “There are so many heirlooms from my mother. How would I know about a necklace? It’s definitely Fang Ziyang deliberately picking a fight with me. We’ve never gotten along since we were kids. He seizes every opportunity to oppose me!”

Yan Tong also didn’t know which one of them had the necklace.

Although he read in the novel that Fang Ziyang discovered it, it didn’t mention when he discovered the secret of the necklace. It was possible that the necklace ended up in Fang Ziyang’s hands after Fang Qianhao. It was unclear.

Fang Qianhao didn’t remember, so he would have to search for it.

Yan Tong was getting anxious, “Qianhao gege, I can see that Fang Ziyang values that necklace a lot. Why don’t you find it? I have a friend who can help you appraise it discreetly. After all, if the necklace is really important and you give it away in a fit of anger, it would be advantageous to Fang Ziyang…”

Upon hearing this, Fang Qianhao’s expression slightly changed.

Xiao Tong was right. It was all his fault for acting irrationally. His mother was the daughter of the Lu family, and although the Lu family wasn’t a prominent clan, they were quite well-off. If the necklace was indeed valuable, but appeared ordinary, he would suffer a great loss if he gave it away recklessly.

Otherwise, why would Fang Ziyang insist on the necklace while disregarding other heirlooms?

With these thoughts, Fang Qianhao calmed down and nodded. He quickly opened the safe and began searching.

After a thorough search, he indeed found the necklace mentioned by Aunt Zhang in the safe. It was a necklace with a small teardrop-shaped jade pendant. The design was nice, but the materials and overall appearance seemed ordinary, giving no indication of its value.

However, as soon as he took out the necklace, Yan Tong’s eyes lit up, and his heart pounded.

“Qianhao gege, don’t worry, I will help you handle this. Fang Ziyang would never expect that I would help you get the necklace appraised.”

“Okay, I’ll leave it to you.”

Fang Qianhao didn’t doubt him at all and handed over the item with a sense of relief.

With the golden finger in his hands, Yan Tong was ecstatic.

…

After Yan Tong returned home, Aunt Zhang informed Fang Ziyang of the news in the evening.

Upon confirming that Yan Tong had obtained the necklace from Fang Qianhao, Fang Ziyang couldn’t hide his excitement and spent the whole afternoon locked in his room with a broad smile on his face.

Greed truly kills, and this statement was undeniably true.

Whether it was Fang Yandong and others or Yan Tong, if they hadn’t been so greedy, how could they have walked into the traps he had set time and time again?

Therefore, self-inflicted misfortune leads to inevitable death.

Crossing off one plan in his mental notebook, seven days later, Fang Ziyang finally waited for the day of the court hearing.

May 23rd.

The case of the Fang family’s mistress and the switched child was officially brought to trial.

Due to the social status of the plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses involved in this case, as well as the shocking nature of the case itself, it had gained attention beyond the internet after a week of fermenting. It had now become a matter of national concern, and even a small portion of foreign media had taken notice.

A talented scientific researcher with a tumultuous and mysterious background—it was simply too eye-catching!

On the day of the trial, the entrance of the Jiang City People’s Court was filled with reporters, and the crowd of onlookers and netizens was so excited that the street was almost impassable. Luckily, the court had limitations on the number of people present, otherwise, the crowd would have overwhelmed the courtroom.

However, the media outlets with influential backgrounds had managed to secure the opportunity for their reporters to be present as jurors.

Amidst the clicking of cameras from the reporters outside and the angry voices of the onlookers and netizens,

All the witnesses, plaintiffs, defendants, and family members of the jury entered the courtroom one by one, taking their respective seats in the plaintiff’s box, defendant’s box, and the public seating area.

Later on, the court secretary and jurors took their seats.

When the judge arrived, everyone stood up in respect, and the judge officially announced the commencement of the trial.

They had been interrogated in the police station for several days.

Both Fang Yadong and the Zheng sisters, Zheng Yaxue and Zheng Yating, looked visibly worn out and haggard.

The harmony that used to exist in their mutual gazes had vanished, replaced with hatred and resentment.

Under the piercing gaze of the two knives, Zheng Yaxue felt a sense of fear and kept her head down, her face pale, still appearing innocent and harmless.

Until now, she continued to use her innocent appearance and lies to conceal her actions, hoping to escape punishment.

She was not a particularly capable woman.

In a way, she and Yan Tong were similar. They were both adept at using their physical advantages to satisfy their greed and then wash their hands of the matter.

Of course.

Zheng Yaxue was not without fear. She was well aware of the kind of people Fang Yandong and her sister were. Now that the truth was exposed, she felt panicked and terrified…

However, in order to escape punishment, she made the most favorable choice for herself, which was to pin the blame on someone else.

And Fang Yandong and her sister became the perfect targets.

After the judge’s gavel announced the opening of the trial.

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Fang Ziyang had put in so much effort to create this situation, so how could he miss the opportunity to take a bite out of him?

While Fang Yandong was still unable to leave, Fang Ziyang and Tang Xun went directly to find Li Zhiren and had a secret conversation for two hours. They finalized the end of the case, and if they successfully recovered all of their mother’s shares, Li Zhiren would take over everything.

If Fang Yandong didn’t want to work for Li Zhiren in a subservient manner, then his only choice would be to leave the Fang family and start anew.

And that was exactly what Fang Ziyang wanted.

But before that, he had one more thing to do, and that was regarding Yan Tong.

Hadn’t Yan Tong always wanted to steal his golden finger? Now he was giving Yan Tong the opportunity. However, he didn’t know if Yan Tong would be able to handle the “consequences” brought by the golden finger in the future.

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Upon hearing the news that Yan Tong had come out of the police station, Fang Ziyang immediately called back to the Fang family and instructed Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhang to start packing his things. He was preparing to move out of the Fang family and seek refuge with his brother.

Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhang didn’t know what he was up to, but recent events in the Fang family had been enough for them to see the methods of this young master. Whenever the young master took action, someone would always suffer a great loss. Faced with such a ruthless young master, they no longer dared to have any second thoughts.

The best strategy for ordinary people was to say less, do more, and ask fewer questions in order to survive.

So when Yan Tong, looking exhausted, returned to the Fang family and saw the bustling scene of packing as if they were moving, he had a bad premonition.

Now the Fang family was his temporary reliance. What would he do if something happened to the Fang family? Even though it had been revealed that he wasn’t the son of the Fang family, his household registration was under the Fang family. He could still be considered an adopted son even if he wasn’t an illegitimate child.

As long as he had thick-skinned, if he could appease Fang Yandong and his father, what did it matter whether there was blood relationship with the Fang family? With his name on the household registration, he was a young master of the Fang family.

After being held at the police station for several tens of hours, he gradually calmed down.

So what if Tang Xun hadn’t died? So what if Fang Ziyang and his brother were reconciled? He had failed to kill Tang Xun last time, but he could try again. He had the advantage of the plot. What was there to fear? He still had a chance to turn the tables. The future was long. How could he give up so quickly?

But the chaotic scene in the Fang family made him a little anxious.

Yan Tong quickly grabbed a servant and asked, “What’s happening in the house? Why are they packing? Where are the eldest young master and the second young master?”

There had already been enough changes, and he didn’t want to hear any more bad news!

The servant, with a look of disdain and resentment, thought that Yan Tong was truly a troublemaker. Even before he came to the Fang family, the young master had been attacked by the entire internet. And now, as soon as he arrived at the Fang family, so many things happened as if he were a harbinger of disaster.

But even though they thought this way, the servant didn’t dare say it out loud.

After all, Fang Qianhao’s influence still existed, and Fang Qianhao valued Yan Tong. They didn’t dare to offend him.

“Young Master, on the night of the banquet, the second young master left home and hasn’t returned since. The eldest young master is in a bad mood and locked himself in his room. These are the second young master’s things. When the second young master called, he said he’s going to move out…”

“Fang Ziyang is going to move out?”

Yan Tong’s face immediately changed upon hearing this.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t bear Fang Ziyang moving out, but he thought about the golden finger that he hadn’t obtained yet!

If Fang Ziyang moved out now, where would he find the golden finger? He only knew that it was a jade pendant necklace, but he didn’t know where the item was!

Now Yan Tong was truly panicked.

Even when he found out that Tang Xun wasn’t dead, he hadn’t been this panicked. Tang Xun was indeed formidable, a scientific genius, but the golden finger was the true key to victory! Once he obtained the golden finger, with the high-tech data from beyond this era, ten Tang Xuns wouldn’t amount to much.

But if he couldn’t obtain the golden finger and Fang Ziyang discovered the item, he would truly have no chance to turn the tables.

Although he didn’t want to inflate the enemy’s prestige, Yan Tong had to admit that Fang Ziyang’s talent in scientific research was no less than that of his brother.

In the half of the book he had read, the two brothers had achieved miracles together, opening the door to rapid development of Earth’s technology…

To put it bluntly, whoever possessed the golden finger would be the legend of the future!

No, he had to obtain the golden finger.

Yan Tong gritted his teeth and looked around, seeing that all the servants were busy and no one noticed him. He was thinking of sneaking into Fang Ziyang’s room discreetly.

At the end of the corridor, there was suddenly a commotion coming from Fang Qianhao’s room.

Fang Qianhao didn’t know what had happened, but he was extremely agitated and pushed Aunt Zhang out of the room, causing her to fall to the ground. He angrily shouted,

“Get out! All of you, get out! The police investigation is still ongoing, and there’s no court verdict yet. All the evidence hasn’t been clarified, and that woman, who knows where she came from, is not my mother. My mother is Lu Fei! Lu Fei!”

“Fang Ziyang is such a bastard, using a chicken feather as an arrow. Who does he think he is to make me hand over my mother’s belongings? What can he do to me if I don’t give them to him?”

Fang Qianhao’s expression was ferocious, as if he wanted to kill someone.

A while ago, Aunt Zhang came to him and said that Fang Ziyang wanted her to retrieve their mother’s belongings. It was despicable! The matter hadn’t been resolved yet!

Aunt Zhang looked troubled, but she still spoke with a brave face.

“Young Master, I don’t want to offend you like this, but you also know the second young master’s temper. We have no choice… The second young master said that you can keep the other things, but you must give him the necklace belonging to the lady.”

“The young… the young master said that no matter whether you are the lady’s son or not, he is certain. He doesn’t care about your disputes with Mr. Tang, but he must retrieve the lady’s belongings now…”

Not care?

It was as good as pointing his finger at him and telling him to get lost.

Fang Qianhao’s eyes turned red with anger. “Get lost! Those things are mine, and I won’t hand them over! Besides, I don’t even know what necklace you’re talking about!”

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With so many belongings left by his mother, Fang Qianhao couldn’t possibly remember every single one of them. Fang Ziyang was clearly here to make trouble for him.

Angry, he forcefully pushed Aunt Zhang away once again.

Fang Qianhao turned around and slammed the door shut.

Upon hearing this, Yan Tong’s heart skipped a beat. He approached Aunt Zhang and pretended to show concern as he asked, “Aunt Zhang, what happened exactly? What necklace belonging to the lady caused such a fierce dispute between the two brothers?”

“What’s it to you?”

Aunt Zhang didn’t answer and looked at Yan Tong with disdain and impatience.

She had been a servant in the Fang family for decades and had deep experience. Aside from the master and young master, she was the highest authority in the villa. Even if Yan Tong wasn’t really the son of the Fang family, even if he was a bastard son, he still had to show her some respect.

Aunt Zhang had never treated Yan Tong well before, and now she naturally treated him even worse.

This made Yan Tong grit his teeth, but for the sake of his treasure, he held back and immediately put on a pitiful expression with reddened eyes.

“I’m sorry, Aunt Zhang. I… I’m just concerned about the two brothers. With so many things happening in the family now, Dad is still stuck in the police station. If the two brothers keep fighting, there won’t be anyone to go to the police station and bail out Dad. I’m really worried…”

Aunt Zhang didn’t believe it. She was sharp and could see through Yan Tong’s true nature.

However, with the young master’s instructions, she naturally had to play along.

After carefully looking at Yan Tong, Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment before taking out her phone and showing him a photo.

“You do have a point. It wouldn’t be good if the young master and the eldest young master kept fighting while the master is away. Here, it’s this necklace. It was the lady’s favorite piece of jewelry when she was alive. It seems that it was previously given to the eldest young master, but now the second young master wants it…”

On her phone was a photo of Mother Lu wearing the necklace.

It was a very ordinary jade pendant necklace, quite inconspicuous and didn’t look like a valuable piece of jewelry.

However, when Yan Tong saw it, his eyes immediately narrowed.

The style of the necklace was very ordinary, with a teardrop-shaped jade pendant. It was the golden finger! It was definitely the golden finger!

Yan Tong’s breathing became heavy, and his heart pounded.

After a while, he showed his usual timid smile to Aunt Zhang and said, “Aunt Zhang, I have a better relationship with the eldest brother. I’ll go in and persuade him. You can go about your business for now, and I’ll talk to the eldest brother.”

“Well… alright, you go and persuade the eldest young master.”

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Once Aunt Zhang left, Yan Tong’s timid expression immediately disappeared. He took a deep breath to suppress his excitement, thought about his words, and then knocked on Fang Qianhao’s door.

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The household servants didn’t know what to do, trembling with fear. Fortunately, Uncle Liu and Aunt Zhang were temporarily managing things, preventing any major disturbances and refraining from saying anything to the outside world.

However, the more the Fang family remained silent, the more the paparazzi hounded them. It was evident that the Fang family’s situation was an incredibly valuable piece of news.

In addition, the incident involving the Fang family had a slight impact on the Xie family as well.

Especially Xie Wenxu, as the former fiancé of the young master of the Fang family and now the possible future fiancé of the Fang family’s illegitimate child, Yan Tong. He became a prime target for the paparazzi’s interviews…

“Mr. Xie, what are your thoughts on the ordeal faced by your former fiancé, the young master of the Fang family?”

“Mr. Xie, it is speculated online that Yan Tong approached you only because he thought he was the ‘illegitimate child’ of the Fang family, as a way to retaliate against the Fang family and the young master. What are your thoughts on this?”

“Mr. Xie, now that you know the truth about being deceived, is there still a possibility of reconciliation between you and the young master of the Fang family?”

“Mr. Xie…”

The incessant and sharp questions from the paparazzi overwhelmed Xie Wenxu, and in response, he was on the verge of collapsing from anger.

His heart was fully invested in Yan Tong, and he couldn’t possibly believe these speculations. In his eyes, Yan Tong was the most beautiful and innocent person in the world. How could he allow these people to tarnish him?

Unable to bear the harassment, Xie Wenxu decided to return to his family’s old residence and take action to suppress the situation.

…

However, Xie Wenxu was too presumptuous, too self-important.

When Zhou Qin saw him return, she couldn’t control her anger and slapped him, scolding him furiously, “You useless thing, you still have the audacity to come back!”

Zhou Qin was on the verge of madness.

She wasn’t angry because the Fang family’s situation affected the reputation of the Xie family, but because Xie Wenxu didn’t listen to her words. Not only did he allow Fang Ziyang to break the engagement, but he also got involved with this Yan Tong, someone she knew nothing about.

“Tell me, when you went out last night, were you planning to go to the Fang family to break off the engagement and propose to that Yan Tong?”

“Xie Wenxu, let me tell you, just because you became ‘Xie Zheng’s son,’ it doesn’t mean you can relax and do whatever you want. You think you’ve grown wings and can fly, but you haven’t taken Xie Zheng’s place yet. How can my smart grandson be such a fool like you!”

Zhou Qin, dressed as a wealthy lady, cursed without restraint, showing no resemblance to one of the masters of the Xie family.

However, the household servants were already accustomed to this. No matter how well they were doing now or how much they elevated themselves, they couldn’t hide the fact that this elegant and charming old woman was once one of the Xie family’s servants, with no background and only a middle school education…

But precisely because of her background, she was able to marry into the Xie family and even lead the second branch to form factions, suppressing the first branch until only Xie Zheng remained as the sole descendant. It showed how cunning and ruthless she was.

Although this Madame Zhou was already in her sixties, her influence within the Xie family was still strong.

To completely eradicate the first branch and make the second branch the ruling power in the family, Zhou Qin had done too many things. She even shamelessly made Xie Wenxu, who was only nine years old, be adopted by Xie Zheng, further demonstrating her determination.

However, Zhou Qin did not expect her own grandson to be so disappointing, muddled by love and confusion all day long…

“Xie Wenxu, apologize to Fang Ziyang right now. Your engagement cannot be broken.”

After giving her grandson a harsh slap and scolding him, Zhou Qin took a breath and said.

Xie Wenxu, who had just returned and already suffered a slap and angry scolding, was in a terrible mood. His face looked displeased as he responded, “Why, Grandma? Everyone already knows that we broke up, and he publicly humiliated our Xie family in front of so many people. If I go and apologize to him, won’t I become a laughingstock in everyone’s eyes? Besides, I really don’t want to be with him…”

“Not with Fang Ziyang, so you want to be with that Yan Tong? What kind of person is he? Now that he’s not even the illegitimate child of the Fang family, what else can he offer you? Besides, Fang Ziyang is not inferior to him in terms of looks. Do you have a problem with your eyes?”

Zhou Qin’s face turned red with wrinkles from anger, thinking that her grandson’s mind was simply messed up.

Although Fang Ziyang had a bit of a temper, which young master or miss in their circle didn’t have some arrogance and temper? Even though she used to think that Fang Ziyang wasn’t worthy of her grandson, he was still leagues better than that Yan Tong.

Furthermore, now that Fang Ziyang had become Tang Xun’s younger brother, Yan Tong couldn’t compare to him anymore.

Suppressing her anger, Zhou Qin stared at her grandson, whose expression was constantly changing, and took several breaths before softening her voice a bit.

“Wenxu, Grandma slapping you is for your own good. All our hopes in the second branch are on you. How can you repeatedly do such absurd things for the sake of your emotions?”

“When you were so desperate for Fang Ziyang in the past, willing to leave home and even caused the engagement to be broken, Grandma agreed to help you and arranged the engagement. Even with Xie Zheng’s approval. But look at you now, with these absurd actions. Where do you think Grandma’s efforts have gone? Is your so-called love really that easily changeable?”

Even someone as ruthless as Zhou Qin had some disdain for her grandson’s behavior of changing his mind and abandoning someone without hesitation.

She used to think her grandson was a hopeless romantic, but now it turned out that men’s words were all nonsense!

Now that this Yan Tong had appeared, her grandson’s intelligence seemed to have plummeted. Yan Tong was obviously just pretending to be innocent and had fooled him completely.

He could even match her skills when she seduced the old master of the Xie family!

“You tell me, what do you like about Yan Tong? In terms of background, looks, and social connections in high society… What does he have that can compare to Fang Ziyang?”

“It was rumored that you planned to propose to Fang Ziyang on the day you broke off the engagement. Wasn’t it his idea to encourage you? Can’t you see that he is using you to suppress Fang Ziyang?”

Zhou Qin analyzed it for her grandson.

But she had underestimated Yan Tong’s ability to bewitch. If Xie Wenxu could be awakened by these words, Yan Tong wouldn’t have relied on being a backup in the harem to reach the pinnacle of life.

“Grandma! Yan Tong is not that kind of person. It was all my own decision. I was impulsive before and didn’t understand my own feelings. Yan Tong is the one I truly love. I did all that just to support him and not let others look down on him. After all, people in this circle have such narrow-minded views. It’s the reality.”

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Xie Wenxu couldn’t listen, persisting in his own arguments.

“All those speculations online are nonsense. Since you’re so smart, Grandma, can’t you see that all of this is premeditated, controlled public opinion, and intentional defamation? As for who… hmph, it’s not difficult to guess.”

Being so obstinate.

Zhou Qin’s breathing became rapid with anger. “Xie Wenxu, use your brain a little. Even if the speculations online may be exaggerating, Yan Tong is definitely not clean at all!”

“And don’t you read the news? Don’t you know who Tang Xun is? Haven’t you heard about the rising stars in the New World Technology in the past two years? These geniuses who haven’t even reached the age of 20, what are they? Don’t you know?”

“Do you know that Fang Ziyang is now Tang Xun’s younger brother? Do you understand what that means?”

“Now that you can reconcile with Fang Ziyang and win over Tang Xun, do we still need to consider Xie Zheng?”

Xie Wenxu didn’t say anything, his face not looking good.

Of course, he knew what all of this meant, and he understood the purpose behind his grandmother’s request for him to apologize to Fang Ziyang and not break the engagement.

However, he couldn’t use his own feelings as a bargaining chip. He no longer loved Fang Ziyang, and Yan Tong was still waiting for him. If he abandoned Yan Tong, he couldn’t imagine how that fragile person would become…

Xie Wenxu was a typical person driven by love, easily clouded by emotions.

Especially as the heir of the Xie family, praised and flattered too much, he was in the prime of his youth. Even though he knew Tang Xun’s identity, he didn’t take it too seriously.

Xie Wenxu was also tired of his grandmother’s authoritarian control, and he didn’t want to become her puppet.

“Grandma, there’s no need to say more. I won’t reconcile with Fang Ziyang, and I certainly won’t go and beg him. Although Tang Xun is impressive, he’s not the only genius in the world. Don’t forget, I have my own talent in computers, and I’m not inferior!”

With a cold face, Xie Wenxu finished speaking and walked away.

Leaving Zhou Qin infuriated.

“Xie Wenxu, you ungrateful brat. You will regret it! One day, you will regret your foolish actions! You’re completely bewitched!”

…

Xie Wenxu’s footsteps paused on the stairs.

For some reason, upon hearing those words, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt and an indescribable panic and struggle.

But when he thought of Fang Ziyang becoming more and more unfamiliar and the tender look in Yan Tong’s eyes…

In the end, Xie Wenxu suppressed his panic and struggle, choosing the latter.

He walked up the stairs resolutely.

And it wasn’t until much later that Xie Wenxu realized how foolish his choice was, ignoring the current panic and clinging to his determination.

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Fang Yandong and Yan Tong spent two full days at the police station.

Yan Tong was finally released.

But Fang Yandong was still detained because of Zheng Yaxue’s accusations. Until the investigation was complete and a verdict was reached in court, he would remain one of the suspects.

However, Fang Yandong was destined to end up in the hospital again when he came out.

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