Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 260 Dad
Pull over to the side of the road and call Bai Nan, asking her to discuss with Hunan TV how to capitalize on Su Yi's withdrawal from the competition. Her only request was not to disturb Su Yi excessively.

Bai Nan directly offered a solution over the phone: Su Yi should post a video explanation on Weibo.

Xia An thought it made a lot of sense.

He called Su Yi again, and Su Yi agreed.

Xia An asked her what reason she planned to use.

Su Yi said, "Can't I just tell the truth?"

Xia An shivered.

Su Yi laughed and said, "I told you I wanted to work, and I don't think I'm suited to be an artist."

Xia An: "mua".

Su Yi: "Virtue".

Just as Xia An was about to drive away, she received a call from Zhang Chunmin.

The old man rarely contacts him directly. If there's anything, he calls Xia An directly. He usually reports to Tang Wan first. If there's something Tang Wan doesn't understand, he'll politely suggest asking Xia An.

What are you doing so early in the morning?
"What's wrong, Lao Zhang? Do some relatives' kids want to participate? It's too late, the preliminary rounds are already over."

Zhang Chunmin on the other end of the phone looked confused. What nonsense was this? Xia was as mischievous as ever.

He briefly recounted what happened at last night's dinner party, and Xia An's brows furrowed more and more as she listened.

"You mean Zhou Yang went through several layers of connections to approach you, wanting to package a real project under the Sugar Persimmon Group as a P2P platform to raise funds for us, right?"

"Yes, yes, I didn't understand either. Mr. Xia, you have such insight. Is this a good thing?"

Xia Anqi laughed, "Tangshi Group is a listed company. If our assets want to raise funds, why would we go to such lengths to issue some bullshit P2P platform?"

"What exactly is P2P?"

"You don't need to know, and you never need to study this."

"Then... you turned it down? But Zhou Yang said you have a good relationship with him."

"Then guess why he didn't just talk to me directly?"

After a few seconds of pause, Zhang Chunmin's voice turned serious: "Damn it, they've come to scheme against me, Old Zhang! I understand, President Xia, so should I... go easy on him or go all out?"

"up to you."

Xia An hung up the phone, stared blankly at the distant sea, and let out a cold laugh.

He really doesn't want to get involved in this mess at all; once he gets even a little bit involved, he'll be covered in shit forever.

He called Liu Fei and asked Zhou Yang how close his relationship was with Sequoia China.

Liu Fei was taken aback: "I've forgotten whether he's his uncle or not. What happened? Did he offend you? No way! Zhou Yang is usually quite arrogant, but he's a very sensible person. Would he dare to mess with you now?"

Xia An explained the situation, and Liu Fei and Zhang Chunmin had the same reaction.

What is P2P?

"..." Xia An pinched the bridge of her nose: "Forget it, I won't bother with him anymore. I'll just do a simple financial popular science post on Weibo and cut off his escape route. Damn, why has his temper become so good lately?"

Liu Fei chuckled: "The imperial harem election is already in its second round, how can I not be in high spirits?"

"I can go to you!"

Afterwards, Xia An had a 40-minute phone call with Li Xiaotang in the car.

He instructed Li Xiaotang to take advantage of the break between the second rounds of the competition to use a Level 1 dissemination order to push out information about just how terrifying and hateful P2P lending, which was rampant overseas and plundering people's money, really was.

He also emphasized that Li Xiaotang should use the most vulgar language possible when promoting the product.

A few days later, Zhou Yang took the initiative to contact Xia An, begging him to stop using his supernatural powers. Even people in Yanjing advised him to stop now.

Xia An knew perfectly well that these were all beneficiaries, but he would not back down on this step.

He also publicly expressed his profound views on the so-called "inclusive finance" on his personal Weibo account, saying it's just a sharp sickle used to fleece people.

The innocent will remain innocent. If this matter doesn't involve you, you can simply stand by and pretend you don't see it.

But if you crash into it, then crush it from the root.

Xia An was acutely aware of how many people this incident would offend. But he wasn't afraid; at worst, he could hand over Weibo after its IPO and retire directly.

……

By mid-May, the uproar caused by Su Yi and Zhou Zhou's withdrawal from the competition had gradually subsided.

Zhou Zhou is alright; she belongs to the parody/spoofing category and doesn't get much attention.

But Su Yi is different. Even though countless people left messages on her Weibo saying, "Sister, it's such a pity," and "Sister, you need some tonics," Su Yi never made any public comments about the competition again.

She only occasionally posts a couple of photos of her daily life, which attracts countless likes.

The weather is getting warmer, and it's time to go out in short sleeves and shorts.

Le Ning and Zuo You unsurprisingly advanced to the next round.

The third round of performances will be recorded at the TV stations in each competition area.

At the end of May, the main stage of Binhai University Stadium was removed.

The hustle and bustle has subsided, and the campus is quiet once again.

The third round of the competition ended on June 3rd.

Le Ning and Zuo You advanced to the national competition, ranking second in the Binhai Division and eighth in the Xingcheng Division, respectively.

The two will travel to a castle in the suburbs of Xingcheng on June 10, the day after the college entrance examination, for an eight-week, two-month closed final competition.

On June 4th, Tang Wan still did not return to school.

She maintained her habit of calling Xia An every day, saying that she was taking Zhou Zhou and planning to take He Zhenzhen on an in-depth tour of Southeast Asia.

With Huang Yingying and He Zhenzhen's security personnel around, Xia An wasn't worried about Tang Wan's safety, but he missed her.

After exchanging a few affectionate words on the phone, Tang Wan hung up on Xia An.

Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour.

Tang Wan, He Zhenzhen, and Zhou Zhou sat around a small wooden table, lost in thought under a parasol.

Tang Wan looked depressed and somewhat aggrieved.

Zhou Zhou also looked dejected, which was evidenced by the fact that she hadn't touched any of the fried chicken on the table.

He Zhenzhen's face, hidden behind her sunglasses, was filled with indignation.

She slammed her hand on the table, pointed at Tang Wan, and yelled, "Are you crazy?! How could you not tell him about something like this? What are you worried about? If he dares to shirk responsibility, I'll have someone secretly pay him off!"

Zhou Zhou pouted, not daring to utter a sound.

Tang Wan just stared at the layers of white sails in the harbor and silently shook her head.

She didn't care that her hair was being tousled by the damp sea breeze.

Before long, tears fell.

He Zhenzhen, who has a short temper, couldn't stand this and took out her phone.

"Fine, fine, you won't tell, huh? Fine, I'll tell you. I'll call him right now and see what he has to say!!!"

Tang Wan immediately snapped out of her daze and snatched He Zhenzhen's phone across the table.

Zhou Zhou saw that her stomach was pressing against the table and exclaimed, "Oh!" He quickly stood up to help her.

He Zhenzhen didn't dare to argue with her, letting her snatch the phone away, and slumped down.

"No, no, don't get agitated, I won't fight anymore, okay? Be careful with your stomach."

With a sigh, He Zhenzhen took off her sunglasses, slammed them on the table, and rubbed her face in frustration.

"But you have to make a decision eventually. It's so frustrating every day."

Tang Wanba lowered her eyes, gently stroking her lower belly, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying.

Finally, he sighed softly, "But he's only a freshman in college. How can he get married? How can he become a father? What will people outside think of him? His family... Let me think, let me think... Let me think some more..."

Tang Wan is pregnant.

(End of this chapter)