Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 265 The Final Chapter: The Reflected Microstar

October 19, 2007, Double Ninth Festival.

The entertainment gala, jointly organized by Guolan Weibo and Hunan TV, was grandly opened at the Xingcheng Convention and Exhibition Center.

Xia An personally presented Jing Yun with the Most Popular Newcomer Award and Zuo You with the Weibo Most Watched Newcomer Award.

Jin Xiaoxiao and Zhang Duoduo also attended, but only as artists signed with Xiaowan Entertainment to broaden their horizons.

Looking at Zuo You, who was shining brightly on stage, they smiled, felt envious, and looked forward to it.

Wearing a light purple dress, Zuo You stood under the dazzling lights and took a close photo with Xia An.

The photo, showing the two people's little fingers "secretly" hooked together, made headlines and topped the trending search list.

At the dinner, Xia An asked Zuo You if filming was tiring.

Xiao Youzi smiled and shook her head, not tired, but she planned to rest for a month after filming this movie.

The next day, Zuo You returned to the film crew.

Xia An went to Sichuan to find Lin Jiajia. The charity foundation launched several educational assistance projects in impoverished mountainous areas, and Xia An was invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

It's getting cold, and it's even colder in the mountains.

Lin Jiajia and Xia An were warming themselves by a campfire in the courtyard of a farmhouse.

The sky was filled with stars, and Lin Jiajia asked him how Tang Wan was doing in the firelight.

Xia An smiled and said, "The due date is February 7th, the first day of the Lunar New Year."

Lin Jiajia smiled and said, "Olympic baby, that's great."

Xia An took her hand and said, "Let's go to Europe at the end of the year."

Lin Jiajia shook her head and said, "Let's go next summer."

During the month Xia An returned to China, she was like a different person. Her former carefree attitude was gone, and she became like a train running at full speed, constantly on the go.

The land for building the headquarters in Binhai was quickly approved thanks to Liu Xiao's efforts.

During this time, the first branch of the Pomelo Hotel in Hengdian was completed, and Xia An personally flew over to plant a Chinese tallow tree that looked like fireworks in autumn.

Little Yuzi also arrived, and standing under the tree, she was given a forceful kiss by Xia An.

The media snapped photos and videos.

The reporter from Donghai Evening News, upon seeing this photo and connecting it to the one from the entertainment gala, finally remembered.

Damn it, I clearly took these two photos myself at the provincial capital's train station during the freshman season of 06!!!

Why did it take you so long to realize?

That evening, the three photos spread rapidly online.

Xia An's real girlfriend is Zuo You!!!

The two have been together since their student days.

What about Le Ning?

Someone has revealed that Le Ning has already gone abroad.

It's confirmed!!!

If it's solid evidence, so be it. Who cares?

Xia An didn't care, and neither did Zuo You.

Weibo even fueled the fire, pushing the message to the top of the trending list.

With the policy funding coming in from Urumqi, Inner Mongolia, Xia An officially announced to the public his foray into the field of big data research and development.

Liu Fei founded Hemiao Capital, and Zhou Yang tried to get a ride with Sequoia Capital, but they weren't the lead investors.

It is He Zhenzhen.

Registering her marriage with Tang Wan greatly reduced He Zhenzhen's hostility towards Xia An. She originally wanted to invest in the company under the name of Temasek, but Xia An disagreed and refused to accept overseas capital.

He suggested to He Zhenzhen that she set up a company in the country and introduce overseas funds.

He Zhenzhen persuaded her father, and under the guidance of the Fujian Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau, they attracted investment of up to 3 billion yuan.

Li Xiaotang and Li Qiao, along with several other founding members, received initial shares in Weibo.

On the 24th, the day of Frost's Descent, Xia Anrang Li Xiaotang began a two-year preparation process for listing.

Xia An quit smoking again, started drinking tea, and focused on health.

The second uncle prescribed two prescriptions for him and Tang Wan, one to nourish the kidneys and the other to nourish the fetus. He also instructed Xia An that Tang Wan could only start taking the medicine in the ninth month of pregnancy.

On Halloween night, the coastal city experienced its first snowfall of the winter.

Snowflakes drifted across the misty sea as Li Xiaotang was summoned to Xia An's office for tea.

Standing by the window, Xia An held a steaming cup of tea, watching the world outside gradually turn white.

"Let's fire Liu Youwei after the Spring Festival next year."

Li Xiaotang's hand trembled as she held the pen, and she said, "I understand."

The snow fell heavier and heavier after dark.

Ding.

The phone rang; it was Qi Buyang.

Xia An's three friends invited her to eat hot pot at the food street.

When Xia An arrived, the sauerkraut and pork hot pot was already on the table.

Qi Buyang has gained even more weight, and Lu Yao has gotten a pair of blue light blocking glasses so he can play games more easily.

Lu Fei was still as dark-skinned as ever, both dark and muscular.

Xia An unscrewed a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), took a bite of blood sausage, and then a big gulp of liquor. Li Xiaoru also arrived, still quite plump. Looking at Xia An, she smiled and said, "You've changed so much."

Xia An was taken aback and asked in surprise, "I don't notice any changes."

Qi Buyang laughed three times, "The crow doesn't know it's black."

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On November 3, Guolan Technology, in collaboration with Pearl River Meizu Technology, released the M8 smartphone, the first smartphone with QR code recognition functionality.

Use the QR code function to pay at candy supermarket stores and get a 20% discount.

On November 5th, Xia An received an invitation from Zhou Yitong to go to that quiet bar together.

Zhou Yitong controlled all of Xia An's corporate accounts in Binhai City, and within six months, she rose rapidly through the ranks to become the vice president in charge of loan business.

When she got off work and arrived at the bar, she saw Xia An already sitting there writing and drawing.

Zhou Yitong took off her coat and sat down. She peeked out and saw Xia An writing a postcard.

Tang Wan has recently developed a collecting habit, collecting postcards from all over the world and making countless online friends from all corners of the globe, exchanging postcards with each other.

She asked Xia An to write the seaside illustration herself.

Zhou Yitong asked, "Could you send me one when you go to Europe again?"

Xia An said, "No problem."
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When Xia An returned to Zalipier, it was already deep winter, and Europe had officially entered the fairytale season.

The forest, the lawn, the rabbit, and Tang Wan all wore thick white hats.

The lake was frozen solid with a thick layer of ice, and the villagers stopped fishing and started ice skating.

Tang Wan lay in bed all day, and his feet were a little swollen, so Xia An massaged them for him every day.

Xia Kangning built a small wooden house for Wei Xiaofang. The house had a fireplace, and the couple would cook different delicious meals for their daughter-in-law every day. Tang Wan said she had turned into a sugar ball.

Actually, you can't tell how much weight she's gained from her face, but her... well, you can't hold it in one hand anymore.

During this period, Tang Wan became increasingly sensitive. Even though it was possible to have sex with Xia An, she refrained from doing so for safety reasons. Xia An recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra day and night.

On Thanksgiving Day, Zhou Zhou spent an afternoon building four snowmen in the yard.

Two small ones, two big ones, Xia An's nose is a white radish.

Just ten minutes after it was inserted, Tang Wan pulled it out and put it in her mouth to gnaw on.

At night, Tang Wan and Xia An used their hands and mouths to kiss each other, but Xia An still felt restless.

After Tang Wan fell asleep, he secretly slipped into the courtyard and used the freezing cold to extinguish the raging fire.

But then they saw Zhou Zhou squatting in the corner, continuing to build a snowman.

Xia An tiptoed over and saw that Zhou Zhou had made two cute little snowmen, one tall and one short, holding hands.

Hearing the noise, Zhou Zhou turned around and said playfully to Xia An:

"One is Zhou An, and the other is Zhou Zhou."

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After Christmas, Xia An prepared all of Tang Wan's second uncle's prescriptions.

Tang Wan didn't want to drink it at first, worried that medicine is three parts poison and would affect the baby, but when she heard that it could beautify the skin and nourish the fetus, she drank it all without missing a single dose.

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2008 is here.

Xia An moved Tang Wan to an apartment in Warsaw to prepare for childbirth.

On the night of her check-in, Tang Wan woke up crying from a dream, choking back tears as she said she dreamt of her parents.

"Xia An, I want to have a wedding so my parents can see it."

Three days later, the wedding was held in the courtyard of Zalipie.

Those present included Zhou Zhou's security team, He Zhenzhen and Lin Jiajia's best friend team, and Xia Kangning and his wife's elder team.

There was no one else.

Tang Wan, dressed in a long wedding gown, cradled her large pregnant belly inside the house.

She laughed like the big white rabbit in the yard.

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The same time as the wedding.

Su Yi and Le Ning sat on the shore of a frozen lake in Denmark.

Wearing ice skates and rubbing her bottom, Su asked, "Can you ice skate?"

Le Ning shook her head, pouting and muttering:
"I should have brought a sled; it would have been better than just watching her jump around by herself."

Twenty meters away.

Zuo You, wrapped in a red down jacket, wearing a fleece hat and white ice skates, glided leisurely.

Spinning and leaping, like a blazing flame on a desolate, icy planet, like a tiny star reflected on the ice under the azure sky.

Gradually, Zuo You took off her hat, took off her coat, unfolded her dress, and gracefully disappeared into the orange-yellow sunset amidst the vast snow.

A completed postcard drifted into the air on the cold wind.

Who can understand this noble character? Only a lone star shines in the dim light.

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