It was already past midnight when the brother and sister got home. Xia Wensheng didn't go back to his own place. After saying goodnight to each other, they went back to their respective rooms.

The birthday gifts Xia Wenxi received today have already been tidied up and placed in the living room outside her bedroom by the family's maids.

As for the gifts from Lin Shen and her friends, the ones she personally accepted were all carefully placed separately.

Although it was already late, Xia Wenxi wasn't in a hurry to go to sleep because she had gifts to open. Her usual habit was that she never kept any packages she brought home overnight.

However, Xia Wenxi still chose to go into the room first to see the gift her mother had mentioned. It wasn't hard to find: a file folder, the same style as her father's, which was placed on the bedside table.

Xia Wenxi took out the document bags that her father had given her and those that Xia Wensheng had given her. It just goes to show that they are a family; they even use the same type of document bag to store things.

After opening it, there was a house purchase contract inside.

My mom actually bought her an apartment, and the address is near Panyu University. Is this for her to live in after she passes the postgraduate entrance exam?

Xia Wenxi looked at the three file folders placed together and fell into deep thought.

It's like I became a millionaire overnight...

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, Xia Wenxi went to the living room outside and started unwrapping the other gifts.

When opening the gifts, Xia Wenxi subconsciously chose to open the ones from her friends first, and only picked up the one from Lin Shen last.

The light pink bag had no other text on it, except for a line of gold lettering in the lower right corner, which was the pinyin of her name—Wenxi.

There was a box and a greeting card in the bag.

I don't know if Lin Shen did it on purpose, but the picture on the greeting card is an orange and white cat. Maybe Xiaoyuer will look like that when he grows up.

The blessing message left by Lin Shen on the greeting card was also very simple.

Wenxi:

Wishing you peace and happiness every year, and joy every day.

The forest is deep.

Thank you for your blessing!

Xia Wenxi muttered something to the card, then put it away and opened the box inside.

It's a diamond necklace, shaped like a small fish; it's simple yet beautiful.

Xia Wenxi took a picture and searched, but couldn't find an exact match. There was no brand information in the box either, so she guessed that Lin Shen might have done it on purpose.

Xia Wenxi sat there blankly for a while, rubbed her dry eyes, then picked up her things and went back to her room.

If I keep going, it'll almost be all night. I should just sleep it off and talk about it later...

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"Mom, I saw the gift you gave me, thank you~ but I don't quite understand."

Ke Shurong stroked her daughter's hair with her fingers, letting her lean on one of her shoulders, and said softly, "We originally planned to talk about this later. Your father has now handed the company over to your brother, and we wanted to take advantage of the fact that we can still get around and travel more."

"Your brother won't be coming back to stay often, and you'll be lonely living here alone. We'll buy you a house near the school so you can stay there when you don't want to go home for classes."

Hearing this, Xia Wenxi sat up from her mother's arms and asked reluctantly, "Are you and Dad going to be gone for a long time?"

“We’re not leaving right away. We’ll have to wait until next year at the earliest. You still have exams this year, and your dad isn’t too comfortable with the company. He’ll need to check on things for a few more months before he’s at ease. Besides, even if we go out to have fun, we’ll come home often.”

Xia Wenxi suddenly looked troubled: "Mom, have you thought about what would happen if I didn't pass the exam?"

"It's perfectly normal to fail an exam with a threshold; don't put too much pressure on yourself. What to do about it is something you'll need to think about later."

"Don't worry about these things. In a couple of days, Mom will take you to see the house and get the transfer of ownership done while we're at it."

"Okay, thank you, Mom."

Xia Wenxi gave her mother a long hug, "I will definitely study hard. In the future, when you and Dad go out to play, I will come to visit you during the holidays."

Xia Wenxi had completely forgotten what Xia Wensheng had told her about going to the company during the holidays.

Before going to bed that night, Xia Wenxi rolled around on the bed with her phone in her hand. She had already sent thank-you messages to her friends, but there was still one person who made her a little conflicted.

I typed and deleted in the dialog box a few times, then exited.

"It's so late, it doesn't seem appropriate to send a message now, how about tomorrow..." Xia Wenxi thought to herself.

Lin Shen: [You were looking for me?]

Lin Shen: [I just saw it was typing...]

Xia Wenxi immediately sat up in bed, not even having time to think about how to make sure Lin Shen could see her typing.

Yes, I just wanted to thank you for your gift, it's very beautiful.

Lin Shen: [If you like it, that's good.]

Xia Wenxi wanted to ask if it was very expensive, but she didn't know how to bring it up. Lin Shen, as if knowing her dilemma, took the initiative to explain:

I saw it by chance at a small jewelry exhibition and bought it because I thought the design was interesting. The price wasn't high, so you don't have to worry about it.

He didn't even give Xia Wenxi a chance to think about what to reply before saying: "[It's getting late. You've worked hard studying all day, so get some rest tonight. Goodnight.]"

Xia Wenxi then replied with a "Goodnight" and collapsed onto the bed.

"Xia Wenxi, study hard and make progress every day."

The news of Xia Hengyuan transferring the shares spread quickly, which was, of course, expected.

Starting the next day, Xia Hengyuan reminded his daughter not to ride her bicycle to the study room anymore, but to have the driver take her there instead.

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