Different Now

At the hospital, Zhuang Xin lay in bed, but he could no longer feel much pain.

After activating the Background System earlier, he had not only gained four backgrounds but also received a gift pack, which rewarded him with the Ultimate Fighting Technique and strengthened his physique in the process.

After all, without a powerful body, it could hardly be called the Ultimate Fighting Technique.

Feeling the warm current flowing through his body, Zhuang Xin sensed that his body had undergone some unusual changes.

He hurriedly tried to sit up, only to see a nurse standing beside him. She had a lovely face and a tall figure, easily an eight out of ten. In the past, she would have been far beyond anything he could hope for.

Yet this beautiful nurse smiled gently and said, "Young Master Zhuang, you're awake? My name is Ning Jing. You can just call me A Jing. Miss Nie Han'er gave instructions earlier for me to stay here and attend to you personally. If you need anything, just tell me."

"Nie Han'er..."

Among the four backgrounds, one of them seemed to be his fiancée, Nie Han'er. She was the renowned Miracle of the Business World. Not even twenty years old, she had already built an enormous business empire.

It was said that her background was no ordinary one either, though someone at Zhuang Xin's level could not find out the details.

"I'm a little hungry. Could you bring me something to eat?" Zhuang Xin asked tentatively.

Ning Jing smiled softly, then trotted outside to notify someone.

In just over ten minutes, people came in carrying all kinds of bird's nest porridge, seafood porridge, and dishes prepared with expensive ingredients he would not normally even get to see. It was obviously highly nourishing stuff; if an ordinary person ate it all, they would probably get a nosebleed.

Yet these expensive things, things that could not even be bought outside, were now laid out before him.

"This is real..." Zhuang Xin finally believed it. He had truly activated the Background System. His life seemed to have become different.

"Of course it's real! And it's all as fresh as can be. We had a nearby five-star restaurant prepare it on the spot. That restaurant is also one of Miss Nie Han'er's businesses." Ning Jing said with a smile as she carried everything in and placed it on the table.

Zhuang Xin casually picked up a bowl of porridge and took a sip...

The moment it entered his mouth, his eyes narrowed. It was simply too delicious.

The lives of rich people really were different.

Eating this made everything he had eaten before feel like pig feed.

Thanks to the System's modifications, Zhuang Xin had basically recovered. He swept everything on the table clean... Ning Jing stared in surprise as Zhuang Xin finished all five servings by himself.

Was his stomach bottomless? How could he eat so much?

Seeing Ning Jing standing there dumbfounded with her little mouth open, Zhuang Xin could only cough dryly to hide his embarrassment.

"I need to use the restroom. You should step out for a moment."

"How could I do that?" Ning Jing quickly bent down and supported Zhuang Xin with her small hand, helping him stand by letting him lean on her. This attentive service made Zhuang Xin, who had never experienced anything like it, sigh inwardly.

Since he could not be bothered to get up on his own anyway, he simply let Ning Jing handle him. After entering the restroom and standing steady, he waited for Ning Jing to leave and shut the door before straightening up and examining the private bathroom. There was even a mirror.

In the mirror.

Zhuang Xin had changed considerably from before.

He had previously been only around five foot seven. After the System's enhancement, he was now at least six feet tall. Even more amazingly, his face had become much fairer, giving him the air of a handsome young man. Yet perhaps because of the Ultimate Fighting Technique, there was more sharpness in his gaze.

Compared with the pretty-boy type of handsome young man, he now leaned more toward a tough-guy look. Combined with the defined muscles swelling beneath his body, he looked like a perfect fitness coach. Even Zhuang Xin himself was stunned.

"Holy shit! This change is way too huge. I almost didn't recognize myself." Zhuang Xin swallowed before relieving himself, then left the restroom. Ning Jing had long been waiting outside and helped him back into bed.

An hour later, doctors came over to examine him.

"How is this possible?"

"When he came back half a day ago, the bones in his waist were clearly fractured. Now the wound is already close to healing?" Wu Nan stared blankly at his waist as though he were hallucinating.

"Doctor, there's nothing wrong with me now, right?" Zhuang Xin asked worriedly, afraid that his secret would be exposed.

"No, no problem..."

If it had been anyone else, Wu Nan might have demanded that they undergo further tests to figure out what was going on.

But this was Young Master Zhuang. How could he dare?

Whether it was his status as Nie Han'er's fiancé or as Zhu Zuo's sworn brother, neither was someone Wu Nan could afford to offend.

"Young Master Zhuang, your... your physical condition is almost completely fine. But for safety's sake, I still ask that you cooperate with us for some tests. Otherwise, I really can't rest easy. This is simply too abnormal," Wu Nan said sincerely.

"Fine."

Zhuang Xin had no choice but to follow them for the tests. They remained busy for the entire afternoon, only finishing everything when night was about to fall.

"Can I leave the hospital now?"

"As long as you wish to, Young Master Zhuang, you may leave at any time." Wu Nan smiled faintly.

"Then thank you. As for the medical expenses..."

"You don't need to worry about that. Miss Nie Han'er has already paid. Besides, this is your own family's business. If you don't pay, would they really dare ask you for money?"

"My own family's?"

"You forgot? Oh, right, right, the Zhuang family probably hasn't informed you yet."

"The Zhuang family..."

"Yes! Actually, your father was an illegitimate son of the Zhuang family. As for the current Zhuang family... perhaps the previous generation committed too many sins, because all they have now are daughters. The Zhuang family is desperate to find an heir. Unfortunately, they simply cannot produce a boy. If the daughters marry, the family fortune would end up in the hands of outsiders, and the old fossils of the family would never agree to that..."

"So they found out about my father?"

"That's right. Some time ago, they obtained your father's blood sample and had it tested. Your father is a legitimate member of the Zhuang family, there can be no mistake. Your father is no longer young, and his way of thinking is deeply entrenched, so he is unsuitable to inherit the position of family head. But as his son, you are still young and can be cultivated. Naturally, you have become the Zhuang family's last hope."

"Then I'm curious. Just how many businesses does the Zhuang family have...?"

"The Zhuang family's businesses?" Wu Nan froze for a moment, then pointed to the world beyond the window. "As far as your eyes can see, throughout Juncheng, aside from real estate, fifty percent belongs to the Zhuang family... As for real estate, that belongs to your sworn brother, Zhu Zuo. Your big brother is no ordinary man. The power behind him is astonishing. That is precisely why the Zhuang family has not gotten involved."

"So that's how it is..." Zhuang Xin licked his dry lips and slowly smiled.