Fu Shen walked away nonchalantly.
The cigarette ends in the ashtray hadn’t been burnt out, and the coffee table was a mess.
Tang Zhou didn’t get much rest last night. His eyelids struggled to remain awake. With the smell of smoke in the house, he lay down on the couch and fell asleep.
He drifted back into a dream, but the dream world was very weird.
A little boy was hiding in a corner, holding a broken doll and secretly wiping his tears. He was hiccupping from crying so much.
Tang Zhou stood in front of him and asked without understanding, “Why are you crying?”
The boy was startled and his tears started to fall again. He raised his little head and looked at him. He asked in confusion, “Who are you?”
The little boy’s tiny face was a miniature version of Tang Zhou’s.
Tang Zhou crouched down and looked up at him, “Why are you crying?”
“The doll is broken.” The little boy held the severed arm of the doll in anguish, “They wouldn’t let me play with the doll and smashed it.”
His chest was wracked with pain. Tang Zhou stared at the doll and said coldly, ” We aren’t allowed to play. We can play by ourselves.”
“But I don’t have any money and they won’t replace it for me either.” The child pouted in aggravation.
He couldn’t understand why other children could hop into their mother’s arms, ride on their father’s back, receive rewards after getting good grades, and be comforted when they were sad. Why couldn’t he ever have anything like that?
His parents never came home. His grandfather often keeps telling him that he’s Tang family heir and he has to behave like one. He can’t play with toys, spout nonsense or wander to the playground. He must study non-stop and take on the responsibilities of being an heir.
He really doesn’t understand such orders directed at him.
Tang Zhou reached out and touched his head, “Then make money for yourself. Once you have made money, you can have as many dolls as you want and do whatever you feel like.”
The boy’s eyes lit up and he quickly asked, “So, do you have a lot of dolls now?”.
Tang Zhou paused slightly and at the child’s hopeful look, he said after a long while, “Yes, I can have as many as I want.”
He can have them, but he no longer needs them.
Tang Zhou mocked himself in his heart. As the successor of the Tang family, such a hobby is not decent in other people’s eyes. Of course, he can’t even show it in front of other people.
The shadows of his childhood were always rooted in his heart. Since his grandfather let the servant throw his doll away, and since he was unable to protect it, he was no longer worthy of having it.
But in the end, the person who had thrown away the dolls and abandoned him, was also the one who had given up on him.
As soon as the scene shifted, a rugged, full of wrinkles face appeared in front of him.
“A-Zhou, your father did something wrong, but you are also a member of the Tang family. You simply can’t just watch the company go bankrupt.”
“Grandfather, how do you want me to save it?”
“For many years, I have not interfered in your private investments, but I have heard that all those investments you’ve made…”
“You want me to sell my shares and take the money to pay off the debt hole he left?”
“A-Zhou, he’s your father. You also are the heir of the Tang family, do you want to see the downfall of your own family?”
Tang Zhou smiled. Indeed, he can trade those shares for a lot of money, but in an emergency situation like this, the value of those shares would be greatly reduced.
But in the face of the Tang family’s current situation and his grandfather’s request, he had no choice.
He resolutely sold all his shares. As expected, the money he was able to get from those shares was shrunk by almost a half.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
“Mr. Tang, Mr. Fu of Deep Blue Technology said he was willing to buy your shares at market price.”
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“Mr. Fu, tell me your terms.”
Fu Shen laughed soundly, “I hope Mr. Tang can agree to be my personal assistant for half a year.”
The karmic payback, as expected.
Tang Zhou had to accept, as he was indeed short of money.
The debt which Father Tang incurred was way too big, and Tang Zhou tried his best, but the money was still not enough.
Although Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan wanted to help him, they were also powerless.
As a last resort, Tang Zhou could only turn to Fu Shen.
Fu Shen seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He sat in the spacious and bright office, as if holding a winning ticket, “I can lend it to you, but there is one condition.”
Tang Zhou was not surprised and calmly replied, “You name it.”
“Five years.” Fu Shen leaned forward slightly, carefully examining Tang Zhou’s expression. “You will be my assistant for another five years.”
In Tang Zhou’s thoughts, these five years should also be considered as his way of paying the Tang family’s back for raising him all those years. However, five years were very short, and they passed in the blink of an eye.
Tang Zhou changed the circumstances and brought the Tang family back to life.
Just before Tang Zhou was expected to completely take over the Tang family’s estate, a rather ambiguous photo instantly brought Tang Zhou down from the pedestal on which he had been standing.
Grandfather Tang had a dark and grim look on his face. He threw the photo in front of Tang Zhou, “What’s going on here?”
In the photo, Fu Shen wrapped his arms around Tang Zhou’s shoulders and his face was pressed diagonally above him. From the photographer’s perspective, the two seemed to be kissing.
What had actually happened was that Fu Shen had been drunk, and Tang Zhou had to fulfill his duty as his assistant and drove him home.
Tang Zhou’s face was blank: “It’s fake.”
“What exactly is your relationship with him?” Grandfather Tang showed strength as the head of the family, “Why did he buy your shares in Deep Blue at market price in the first place?”
Tang Zhou’s heart suddenly went cold.
Feeling cold to the core, he laughed uncontrollably, “Grandfather, why didn’t you ask me when he bought it back then?”
This sentence made the head of the family’s pride jump. Mr. Tang threw the photo at him, “You are a member of the Tang family, and you can’t make the family lose face with your actions.”
Tang Zhou was disheartened. “Even if I like men, this is not as close as the loss of face Tang Zhen caused.”
He knew it wasn’t just a coincidence, it was a plan hatched by others.
He sold all his shares to cover Tang Zhen’s debt. Now he has nothing. If he carries the “accusation” of being gay, his position of power in the Tang family would easily fall into the hands of his illegitimate brother.
Tang Zhou, this person, was now worthless.
The weather was very cold. Tang Zhou woke up from his nightmare. The sweat on his back soaked his clothes and he felt very cold all over his body.
He shivered violently.
Until now, he still didn’t want to believe that he was just cannon fodder in a novel. In order for the protagonist Gong to attack the protagonist Shou that had to suffer through difficulties created by the villain, he, the cannon fodder, had to be sacrificed first.
Since he had received the dream’s warning first, he’ll definitely not repeat the same mistakes once again.
Tang Zhou doesn’t want to be a puppet of the Tang family anymore, he wants to live for himself.
Fu Shen went back to the dorms and knocked on the bed boards of his roommates to wake them up.
A chubby guy turned around and looked at him through the gap in the bed railing, and asked groggily, “Shen-ge, what’s going on so early in the morning? Let’s get some more sleep.”
The other two did not move.
“Is it a big deal that Tang Zhou wants to withdraw his investment?” Fu Shen turned his chair and sat down.
The dormitory was silent for a second. Two people suddenly sat down on their bed, and the other one slowly sat up.
“Take back?!”
Fu Shen rested the back of his elbow on the table, “Are they awake already?”.
The chubby guy hurried down from the pillar and moved the chair to sit down. “I’m awake, I’m awake, hurry up and talk about it, what’s going on?”
Even though he’s chubby, he moves with more flexibility than those other two.
Another guy crawled over and asked, “Why would Tang Shen withdraw his investment?”
“I’m just teasing them.” Fu Shen waited for everyone to sit down and explained, “He made a condition this morning, he said he wanted 40 percent of the shares, do you all agree?”
“Didn’t we have an agreement before?” The chubby guy was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, “Tang Shen can’t go back on his word, can he?”
At first, they really had no choice, so they discussed with Fu Shen about meeting with Tang Zhou, who was from the same college as them, to get him to cooperate. Fu Shen brought the good news and said Tang Zhou promised to invest 5 million yuan in half a year.
It has been only one month, why did he change his mind?
The boy in Pikachu pajamas flipped through the calendar on his phone and hesitantly said, “Today is April Fool’s Day, could Tang Shen be joking?”.
The thin boy with dark-rimmed glasses pushed the rim of his glasses and replied with no expression on his face, “As far as I know, Tang Zhou never jokes.”
Tang Zhou is a popular figure in Jiangda. He was born into a wealthy family. Since he was a child, he had never taken second place in anything. He is a legendary winner in the eyes of ordinary people.
Everyone unanimously respected him, referring to him as “Tang Shen”.
However, this Tang Shen, who’s both noble and arrogant, confines himself to speaking exclusively with his friend Lu Ye, the heir of the Lu family. Unless necessary, he rarely goes out. H’es quite the mysterious person regarding his whereabouts, appearing at one time and disappearing afterward.
There are countless people who want to get close to him, but most cannot even meet him.
When they first went to look for Tang Zhou to cooperate, they were impetuous. However, they didn’t expect to be able to come up with this relationship.
Now Fu Shen brought the bad news and several of them were puzzled.
The boy in the Pikachu pajamas frowned, “Tang Shen is not a person who goes back on his word. Could it really be an April Fool’s Day prank? I tell you, indeed, some people seem aloof at first glance, but deep down, they turn out to be individuals who love to behave like fools and joke around.”
“Although behaving like a fool doesn’t match Tang Shen’s temperament.” The chubby guy scrunched his hair, “Still, can we ask again tomorrow?”
The glasses guy pondered for a moment and looked at Fu Shen, “According to my statistics, Tang Zhou won’t go back on his words halfway while making the investment. However, he has suddenly changed his mind. Is there a chance to negotiate again?”
Fu Shen thought for a while, “There is a possibility.”
This was either a request for a higher price, a subtle rejection, or a way to give them some psychological expectations before further negotiations.
The boy in Pikachu’s pajamas said, “It’s not enough… Ah. If you ask me, we should talk about it again. For example, the four of us can go to a restaurant together and stuff Tang Shen with three or five bottles of alcohol. By then, I’m sure he’ll agree with whatever we say.”
“That’s a very bad idea!” The fat guy punched him. “That’s taking advantage of him.”
“It’s not a bad idea.” The guy with the glasses pulled a few coupons out of the drawer. “This is the restaurant Tang Zhou, Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan usually go to, it’s a high-end place near Jiangda and it’s a bit more expensive, but here I have some coupons. We can sincerely invite him to negotiate there.”
“Shit, where did you get that from?” The chubby guy walked over to peek, “I haven’t been there, this time I can finally satiate my hunger.”
The boy in the Pikachu pajamas patted his fat belly, “If you eat so much again, you won’t be able to find a girlfriend.”
The chubby guy looked at him resentfully. “I have to deal with 01 every day. Only ghosts could possibly find a girlfriend.”
“Hahahaha, then go find a boyfriend instead!”
“Go to hell!”
Ignoring the two who were fooling around, the guy with glasses asked Fu Shen, “Tang Zhou has suddenly changed his mind, is it related to you?”
Fu Shen smiled and said, “Do I have such a reputation?”
Thinking about the situation this morning, he was sure that something must have happened last night, but it must have had nothing to do with him.
The boy with the glasses patted him on the shoulder, his delicate and pretty face was full of seriousness, “Shen-ge, it’s been a hard time for you.”
Fu Shen was stunned, “You know?”
He had hidden from his three friends the fact that he was Tang Zhou’s assistant, but he hadn’t expected Liang Chen to find out.
No wonder this month, when he returned to their dorm room, he found that his water bottle was full and his desk was tidy. He also had never been in charge of the cleaning duties. When he asked them about it, they said they had lost a bet and had to do it.
Liang Chen nodded.
Fu Shen looked at the two guys who were fighting, “And the two of them?”.
“They lost a bet with me.”
Fu Shen smiled and patted his arm.
“Thanks.”
The translator has something to say…
Wow! First chapters have been already cooked and served haha.
Although there are very few of them rn, I hope you guys are enjoying the way the story is unfolding. I’m a newbie translator here so if there are any typos of any kind, please let me know! I appreciate it very much 
I also really appreciate your comments, and thank you very very much for giving this project a chance!
I look forward to enjoy this journey together guys, see you all next Saturday!
Thank you for the chapter!!
Thank You for the new chapter (๑╹ڡ╹)╭ ～ ♡
Hello. This is a story I like a lot, so I just thought I’d make a quick comment and ask if you’re aware there already is an active translation for this novel?
You did well translator-nim. Thank you for the update. ◡‿◡✿
Thank you for the chapters 💖
Thanks for the chap 💖^_-
This seems fun and it reads smoothly, good job! Looking forward to catching up
i’m guessing “Tang Shen” means “God Tang”? anyways ooo the tension in this novel is high from the get-go OoO
Aku baca ulang dari awal karena sudah lupa alurnya;;;; tapi karena ini menyenangkan, jadi tidak apa-apa😚😚