ROSGT ### Chapter 135: The Origin of Handheld Consoles
## Volume 1
### Chapter 135: The Origin of Handheld Consoles
Ye Cui's legs were being treated at the Tianyang Biological Research Institute by the genius girl from the instrument room, Qian Xiaomai, who personally prepared the muscle vitality potion. Since it took three hours to prepare the potion, Ye Cui went for a walk outside with Fang Nan.
With no one around, Fang Nan gave Ye Cui a wild kiss for the first time, which was witnessed by Lin Xiangfeng. Lin Xiangfeng, a neurotic and obsessive man who liked Fang Nan, was an old acquaintance of hers. The first time he met Ye Cui, he bluntly threatened him to stay away from Fang Nan. Naturally, Ye Cui ignored him.
After that, Ye Cui had not encountered Lin Xiangfeng again, although he suspected Lin was behind a hacker attack on his gaming website, Professor Fork, but without evidence, the matter was left unresolved.
But now, Lin Xiangfeng had extended his hand to Ye Cui's family?
Ye Cui was furious and couldn't contain his anger when he connected with Lin Xiangfeng.
"Hey, hey, Ye Cui!" Lin Xiangfeng laughed immediately upon hearing it was Ye Cui. "It seems you've already heard about your father's situation. How does it feel? Angry, right? Hahaha..."
"Lin Xiangfeng, I warn you, if you have a problem with me, come directly to me. Don't involve my family!" Ye Cui's voice was icy and somewhat out of control. "Family members should not be dragged into this. If you dare to mess with my family again, I will not let you off!"
"Not let me off? How exactly will you not let me off?" Lin Xiangfeng's voice was filled with disdain and scorn. "You're just a cripple. Oh, I forgot you're undergoing treatment now. But your father's project falling apart means he has to bear at least a million in losses. Can you continue your treatment? Heh, Qian Xiaomai is a real miser. How about I lend you some money? If you beg me, I might just spare you some."
"Don't worry about my money. You should be worried about yourself!" Ye Cui's voice was as if coming from the depths of hell. "I'm generous to my friends, but very petty with my enemies. What you did this time is too much. Do you think I won't dare touch you because you're from a big family? Lin Xiangfeng, just you wait!"
"I'm waiting for you!" Lin Xiangfeng's voice turned cold as well. "I'll be waiting for you to apologize and beg for mercy. When that time comes, I'll humiliate you even more!"
"We'll see!"
The call ended, and Ye Cui turned off his light brain. He gripped the handles of his wheelchair, breathing heavily in anger.
Damn it, was it destiny that since being reborn into this world, he was constantly at odds with these big families and powerful people? First, it was Cao Kang, then the SB company, and now Lin Xiangfeng…
In the eyes of these wealthy heirs, he seemed like an ant to be trampled on.
An ant? Sometimes an ant can topple an elephant!
Ye Cui refused to believe it. Were big families really that invincible? One day, he vowed to crush these so-called big families underfoot!
"Lin Xiangfeng…"
Grinding his teeth in frustration, Ye Cui gradually calmed down.
At this stage, he couldn't yet do anything to these rich heirs, so he needed to stay composed. Ye Cui opened the project details on his wrist screen. The high-end equipment worth a million in materials was a model customization machine, X-078 model. It seemed to be a device for inputting data models into electronic boards.
Ye Cui had no idea what this device was for, let alone what to do with the half-completed part. One million wasn't a big deal to him now, but it was still a significant amount of money. It would be a waste to just throw these materials away as scrap.
An idea struck Ye Cui: "The day after tomorrow is my next injection. When I see Qian Xiaomai, maybe she can see if these half-finished materials can be repurposed."
At the Tianyang Biological Research Institute, Lin Xiangfeng, just off the call with Ye Cui, felt extremely satisfied.
"Try messing with me, and you won't know how you died! If you know what's good for you, apologize and leave Fang Nan, or else… hmph!" Lin Xiangfeng muttered to himself, his eyes shining with a psychotic glint.
Just then, his desktop light brain emitted a beeping sound, signaling an incoming call. Seeing the flashing name, Lin Xiangfeng's face showed a trace of annoyance, but he eventually answered it.
Qian Xiaomai's childish face appeared on the screen, her hands almost hidden in her sleeves as she greeted, "Director Lin, have you had lunch yet?"
"Hehe, not yet," Lin Xiangfeng replied with a smile. It was rare for this often-annoying genius girl to be so polite.
"Not yet?" Qian Xiaomai chuckled. "Then hold off for now. I need you to do something."
"…"
Lin Xiangfeng's face instantly turned ugly. He was wrong; this girl was still annoying!
Maintaining a forced smile, he asked, "What do you need me to do?"
"Well, the template customization machine in the instrument room broke down. Can you find someone to fix it?" Qian Xiaomai said cheerfully.
"Broken again?" Lin Xiangfeng's expression changed. "That machine has broken down over ten times in the past two weeks. Director Mai, are you using it for something again?"
"No," Qian Xiaomai said, looking away guiltily, her expression clearly betraying her.
Lin Xiangfeng sighed. Qian Xiaomai was undoubtedly using the multi-million dollar scientific instrument for some useless experiment again. Truly annoying, but her special status as one of the world's top ten geniuses and a national treasure meant no one could do anything about it...
Maintaining a sour expression, Lin Xiangfeng listened as Qian Xiaomai tried to defend herself, "It's not my fault. The machine is too old. By the way, didn't we commission a new model customization machine, X-078? When will it be ready? Using the latest model would make my 'game console' project much easier... oh, I mean my research, not the 'game console.' Don't get me wrong."
"…"
As if anyone wouldn't misunderstand!
What game console? It was obviously unrelated to her research. And now she had her eyes on the new machine?
The X-078 model customization machine she mentioned was the one Ye Cui's father was making. It was nearly complete but was sabotaged by Lin Xiangfeng, leading to the contract's termination. It would take another four or five months to commission a new one.
But Lin Xiangfeng had no mood to continue chatting with Qian Xiaomai, saying only, "I'll find someone to repair the current machine. The new one should be ready soon; just wait a little longer."
"Quickly, please. I need to finish my 'game console' project... oh, I mean my research," Qian Xiaomai said cheerfully. "Fix it quickly so I can get back to my lunch!"
"…"
This girl was beyond annoying!
Ending the call, Lin Xiangfeng was tempted to ignore it. As the project director, repairing instruments wasn't his job. But handling it through his position would expedite things significantly, treating it as a project matter—completely against protocol, but who cared when it was Qian Xiaomai?
Cursing the girl internally, Lin Xiangfeng contacted the professional repair team. After handling this, he thought about the so-called game console Qian Xiaomai mentioned.
"What is this game console? I wonder what she's come up with now for her amusement."
At this moment, Lin Xiangfeng didn't know that in the near future, the game console Qian Xiaomai developed for fun would become a popular electronic product, selling worldwide. This product would bear the brand of Professor Fork and be called a handheld console.
…
Ye Ling cooked lunch, and by the time they ate, Ye Cui had calmed down, so Ye Ling didn't notice his earlier anger. After lunch, Ye Cui waited for his father to return, comforting him with a few words before heading back to his studio.
The studio was busy with game development. Fang Nan, worried about Ye Cui, asked him what had happened. Ye Cui smiled and said it was nothing, not mentioning Lin Xiangfeng. He knew Fang Nan had left her family and circles. If she found out Lin Xiangfeng was targeting Ye Cui because of her, she would feel guilty and might take drastic action. This wasn't what Ye Cui wanted.
A man should handle such matters himself.
That evening, Fang Nan, ever considerate, helped Ye Cui soak his feet in hot water to relax his leg nerves. She then went back to her room after rejecting Ye Cui's request for intimacy, leaving him deep in thought.
He recalled the script for "The Eagle Shooting Heroes." Initially, Ye Cui planned to write the script himself, but with his father's situation, he couldn't focus.
"I shouldn't have bet with Song Tianpeng. In this state, there's no way I can finish the script in a week..."
As he pondered, a bright idea struck him.
"Damn, how could I forget about Bai Miyun, the human writing machine?"
Thinking of this, Ye Cui immediately sent a message to Bai Miyun using the communication software she developed: "I have a good story here. Are you interested in helping me adapt it into a script?"
After sending the message, Ye Cui suddenly
felt a wave of guilt.
Why did this feel like a shady uncle luring a little girl?