Ending and Rebirth
"Father. Now, do you still think that I am not your daughter?"
Ling Xiuqing's voice was cold and heavy, like a huge bell, echoing over the sky above the Lanxin Grand Theatre and striking Ling Xiong's heart hard.
Ling Xiong stood there blankly, tears streaming down his face.
He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face on the stage, and at the lost skills that only the direct descendants of the Ling family could master. All his doubts, anger, and struggles turned into endless regret and pain at this moment.
It was him, it was he who personally pushed his most talented daughter into the abyss of death!
It was he who, for the sake of that ridiculous family reputation, listened to the slander of the treacherous man and made an irreparable mistake!
"Qing... Qing'er..." His lips trembled, and he finally used up all his strength to call out this name that was late for a lifetime.
The elders around him had already turned pale, utterly ashamed. They trembled as they faced the stage, bowing their once proud backs deeply.
This "Qing'er" and this bow are a belated confession and the most powerless acknowledgment.
However, Ling Xiuqing just looked at them quietly, with no joy of reunion in her eyes, only a calmness that came from seeing through the world.
"From the moment you, seeking fame without question, sank 'Ling Xiuqing' into the river," she said slowly, a trace of indelible pain in her voice, "she was already dead. The one standing here today is Ah Xiu, the founder of 'Zhi Xiu Fang'."
Her words clearly drew a line in the sand.
She acknowledged her bloodline but did not forgive their sins.
She took back the innocence that belonged to her mother and herself, but she did not look back to regain the family affection that had long been torn apart by betrayal.
Upon hearing this, Ling Xiong's body shook violently, as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away in an instant. He slumped down in the chair, his hair turning white overnight.
In the audience, all the reporters were frantically pressing their shutter buttons to record this scene full of love, hatred, and emotions that was enough to be recorded in the history of Shanghai.
After completing the trial of his family, proving his mother, and clearing his own name, Ling Xiuqing took a deep breath and suppressed all his personal emotions.
She did not start showing her school uniform immediately, but slowly turned around and walked to the deepest part of the stage.
There, stood quietly a very tall mannequin covered in red velvet.
"Everyone, before I show you the future of Zhixiufang, I'd like to show you a piece of work." Her voice, through the microphone, carried a hint of mysterious magnetism. "This piece tells the story of my life. It's called 'Phoenix Embroidery'."
Under the curious gaze of the audience, she reached out and suddenly pulled off the huge piece of red velvet!
"boom--!"
When the work was presented to the world, the entire theater, everyone's breath seemed to be sucked away in an instant!
It was a magnificent and gorgeous piece - a black robe with a stand-up collar!
The silhouette of the robe combines the solemnity of Western court dresses with the classic style of Eastern dragon and phoenix gowns. The entire robe is made of the finest black brocade, as deep as the endless night sky.
And above the night sky, a huge and dazzling phoenix is circling up from the hem of its skirt, soaring into the fire!
The way this phoenix is embroidered is truly miraculous!
It is not embroidered with traditional gold thread, but with an unprecedented "ice silk" that is dyed in a gradient from crimson to bright yellow, and is stacked layer by layer using the "three-fold random needle embroidery" technique!
Under the light, the wings of the phoenix seemed to have real flames burning and flowing!
The most shocking thing is the eyes of the phoenix. But those eyes are not embroidered with a phoenix, but a phoenix!
The embroiderer used the needle as a pen and the thread as ink, and with a very fine "kingfisher embroidery", she embroidered the reflection of a blue phoenix bird with its neck stretched out and singing, which was more noble and arrogant than the phoenix itself, in the tiny pupil!
With the body of a phoenix, embroidering the soul of a phoenix!
This is no longer just a piece of clothing, it's a work of art worthy of being passed down through the ages! It tells the epic story of a woman who was reborn from the flames and ultimately cultivated a soul stronger and more brilliant than ever before!
Ling Xiong, who was in the audience, looked at the familiar needlework, at the masterpiece that embodied the Ling family's lifelong skills and surpassed all the Ling family's imaginations. Finally, he could no longer bear it and burst into tears.
This is his daughter's true strength! This is the true soul of "Ling Family Embroidery Shop"!
Amidst the deathly silence and extreme shock of the entire audience, Ling Xiuqing slowly spoke. Her voice was hoarse and detached, a voice reborn from the ashes:
"Ling Xiuqing used to be a phoenix. She was beautiful and noble, yet also fragile. In the end, she turned to ashes in the raging fire."
"And now Ah Xiu is a phoenix. She rose from the ashes and, with her own hands, stitch by stitch, embroidered for herself brand new, indestructible wings!"
She waved her hand suddenly!
The stage lights suddenly changed and passionate music started playing!
A group of boys and girls wearing new school uniforms walked onto the catwalk confidently and lively!
Against the backdrop of "Phoenix Embroidered Phoenix", which symbolizes the ultimate rebirth and the pinnacle of art, these new school uniforms representing the future appear even more full of hope and vitality!
The British-style plaid skirts of St. John's Girls' School exude youthful energy; the suit-style uniforms of Fudan University exude a heroic air; and the modified cheongsam uniforms of the Women's College are gentle and elegant...
There could not be a more convincing demonstration!
Looking at the energetic next generation of China wearing such beautiful, well-fitting and spirited new school uniforms, everyone in the audience's eyes lit up!
The principals and educators were so excited that they stood up and applauded. What they saw was not just beautiful clothes, but a brand new, confident and high-spirited spirit belonging to the younger generation of China!
"Our children should wear clothes like this!"
"This is what we Chinese students should be like!"
The applause rang out again like thunder, more enthusiastic and longer-lasting than ever before!
Amidst this sea of applause, Ling Xiuqing stood beside the stunning "Phoenix Embroidered with Phoenix." Behind her was the phoenix rising from the ashes, and before her was a vibrant future.
She looked down at the stage and saw the excited red eyes of Lin Bo, Manager Wang and others, and the confident smiles on the faces of the students. Finally, her gaze passed through the sea of people and met Murong Bai in the first row.
Murong Bai was holding up his camera, the lens fixed firmly on her. His eyes were a little moist, but the corners of his mouth were filled with the brightest and proudest smile.
When eyes meet, thousands of words are expressed without words.
Ling Xiuqing knew that from today on, the Ling Xiuqing who carried a deep blood feud had completely become a thing of the past.
And Ah Xiu's brilliant and glorious life has just begun.
This is the end of her revenge.
It is also her rebirth from a phoenix to a phoenix.
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