Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 238 A Week of Nothing to Do

After the undergraduate dormitory lights were turned off, Xia An, at Qi Buyang's invitation to "share the joy with the people," wore shorts, moved out a chair, and went to the corridor to play poker with everyone.

It's outrageous that someone is making such a big fuss, while others are deliberately breaking off or saving up their one-cent coins at the supermarket to bet, yet Xia An is playing at a 1:100 odds.

The person who made a big show of it was a very loud boy in the class, whose name was... Xia An forgot. She smiled at him but didn't say anything.

At the same time, in a rented room outside the East Gate, three girls were continuing to drink red wine and watch a horror movie.

I watched "Out of the Dark," which is mostly a comedy.

Even at this level, Tang Wan covered her eyes and peeked through her fingers.

Zhou Zhou was the least afraid, giggling.

Zhou Zhou was not allowed to drink alcohol around Tang Wan unless she was on break. She said the movie wasn't scary and enthusiastically told the other two about the "paranormal events" she had experienced while carrying and retrieving corpses.

Le Ning wasn't particularly afraid; in fact, she longed to experience the scene Zhou Zhou had described firsthand.

Tang Wan was too scared to listen and trembled in the blanket.

At the same time, Su Yi returned to her dormitory without washing up or taking off her clothes and shoes. She sat on the edge of the bed, propped her hands on the edge of the bed, and stared blankly at the dark sea in the distance outside the window, lost in thought.

She sat there for a full half hour, listening to the song "Yesterday" that Xia An had mentioned online.

...

Pretend you never kissed their face
Pretend you never leaned on their shoulder.
Pretend you never complimented their eyes
Pretend you never remembered the curve of their nose.

...

In the room with the lights on

There's a part of your heart that I can't see.

...

Listening to the melody and feeling the lyrics, Su Yi smiled suddenly. She knew Xia An was right. She was a rational person with plans and goals, which made her feel at ease.

She lived this peaceful life for more than 20 years, and once thought she had encountered love, but in the end she found that chance encounters in the vast sea of ​​people are often unreliable. Once you gamble wrong, all you get in return is an apology.

But the "I'm sorry" in love is like the apology for airport delays or the "thank you for your patronage" on a beverage bottle cap—empty and meaningless polite phrases.

But I've truly poured time and emotion into it.

A while ago, Su Yi felt something was wrong with herself. She started to feel scared and instinctively wanted to escape. But when she suddenly realized it in the middle of the night, she found herself on the edge of a whirlpool. And no matter how "tough" a girl is, she is still just a girl.

She has difficulty achieving escape speed.

……

Before going to sleep, Tang Wan and Le Ning each hugged Zhou Zhou from the left and right.

Through the softly snoring human-shaped body pillow, Le Ning whispered to Tang Wan, who was unsure if she was asleep:
What should I do if I get abandoned?

Tang Wan wasn't asleep. "No way."
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From that day on, Xia An's campus life gradually stabilized under his own adjustments.

Bai Nan and Liu Youwei were in Hunan and Hangzhou, respectively.

He let Li Xiaotang gradually take over and become proficient in the business in Binhai. Since Li Xiaotang and her husband had said that they were aiming for the IPO, they should shoulder more responsibilities. Xia An intended to train him to work in the general manager's office.

Since Liu Fei disappeared in Hengdian that day, she has not returned to Binhai. Instead, she went on a road trip to relax. She only keeps in touch with Xia An by phone for business purposes once a day, and she doesn't ask Jing Yun a single question.

Xie Wanqing also called twice, intentionally or unintentionally mentioning her desire to collaborate with Xia An on a university film project.

Because of what happened during the Chinese New Year, Xia An harbored a slight resentment towards this woman with a different personality, but business is business and friends are friends. After weighing the pros and cons for a week, Xia An finally agreed.

The final plan is that the Xie family will be responsible for policy and qualifications, and will invest an additional 30 million yuan to acquire a 25% stake. Xiaowan Media and the media company under Tangshi Group will jointly invest 90 million yuan to establish a three-party independent company.

Thus, the matter of university cinemas now has a go-between.

On the first day of her business trip to Beijing after leaving the provincial capital, Xie Wanqing called Xia An again, promising that she would not act recklessly again and would focus on her career from now on.

Xia An was puzzled by her sudden promise. Could it be that he had straightened this woman out?
No. Before hanging up, Xie Wanqing revealed the real reason: she told Xia An that half of the 30 million yuan her family had was paid by Zhou Yang.

The implication was that the Xie family was almost bankrupt and had to borrow a mere 30 million, so she genuinely hoped to get on Xia An's fast boat.

What does Zhou Yang mean?

"Just like me, I want to hitch a ride with you."

Xia An understood that with Tang Wan around, her own businesses, such as Weibo, didn't need any financing at all; they could practically monopolize this piece of the pie.

Some people with connections are envious but can't get a piece of the business, so they want to poach a piece from the new business.

Moreover, his collaborations with Qin Yu and Xie Wanqing have exposed his biggest weakness: a lack of manpower.

This needs to be addressed as soon as possible, and it also serves as a wake-up call for Xia An.

Sugar Persimmon Group isn't the most powerful company in the world. Even with He Zhenzhen as a trump card in the rear, the He family is, after all, an overseas company. They can't solve immediate problems with distant resources. If other major domestic companies set their sights on this lucrative opportunity and the He family refuses to help, the consequences are unpredictable.

"It's alright, I think it's great. Many hands make light work, and we can all share the benefits. I'm not one to hog the good stuff. This trip has been tiring, but when I get back to Dongshan, I'll treat everyone to a meal."

After hearing this, Xie Wanqing tried her best to hold back her profanity and hung up the phone.

Is there a chance to go back to Dongshan? How could that guy even say that?

His home is in the provincial capital, he can come back anytime!
For a whole week, Xia An was almost completely idle. One day, he was so bored that he went to listen to two classes, which only made him more bored.

It wasn't that he deliberately skipped class; it's just that whenever he went to the classroom, the lecturer would always be exceptionally attentive, unlike a university lecturer, but rather a teacher giving a public lecture in elementary, middle, or high school.

Xia An found it strange. She wasn't from the Education Commission, so what was the point of deliberately trying to impress them?

He could only pretend to be asleep at the table, glancing at the crabapple tree outside the window. As the weather warmed, it sprouted new branches and buds.

On the Friday before Qingming Festival, the unused items exchange point in the small theater was renovated.

Lu Fei walked into office with his head held high and chest out.

During the party that night, he took advantage of his drunkenness to slap Li Xiaoru on the cheek.

Li was stunned for less than half a second, then lowered her head shyly and smiled, her face turning red to the roots of her ears.

Lu Fei, being rather simple-minded, simply held her hand and grinned foolishly.

Amid cheers, everyone offered their blessings.

Lu Yao immediately declared that he must find a partner this semester.

Qi Buyang also mentioned that he had recently taken a liking to a technician named No. 8.

Le Ning whispered to Xia An, "What, Technician Number Eight?"

Xia An said, "It's the same as Android 18."

Le Ning then asked, "What is a cyborg?"

Xia An said it literally.

Le Ning thought about it and blushed.

She whispered in Xia An's ear, "I'm on my period."

Well, the wonderful plans for Qingming Festival have fallen apart.

At Xu Wanying's invitation, Xia Anfei went to Wenzhou to inspect tea plantations.

He originally wanted to bring Le Ning along, but Le Ning, holding the two songs he had written, insisted on staying at school to rehearse.

April 5th, countdown to the recording of "Supernova": 20 days.

(End of this chapter)