Chapter 1136: Chapter 574: A New Beginning, A Cleansing Melody (Part 3)

At twelve midnight, as Shen You’an was about to send her prepared blessings, she received countless blessing messages and WeChat notifications.

Shen You’an scrolled down and saw Liu Runxi’s message squeezed at the bottom of the message list.

She clicked on Liu Runxi’s profile picture. -

—— An’an, Happy New Year [Fireworks]

A very simple blessing, perfectly fitting Liu Runxi’s personality.

But his timing was the most precise, as he was the first to deliver his well-wishes.

Thinking about Liu Runxi staying up late, holding his phone to send the message at the exact time, Shen You’an’s lips subconsciously curved up.

She tapped on the keyboard to reply—— Liu Runxi, Happy New Year [Red Packet]

About three seconds later, Liu Runxi sent a red packet.

Shen You’an was momentarily stunned and couldn’t help but laugh.

—— It’s an emoticon[Angry]

—— I know.

—— New Year’s money [Smile]

Shen You’an stared at those three words and the sarcastic smile emoticon for a long time.

Liu Runxi’s smile was genuinely cheerful, without any sarcasm. Forgive an academic wizard who doesn’t surf the internet.

—— You can’t take advantage of me, huh [Rolling Eyes]

A minute later, a link was sent over; it was a string of custom links, and Shen You’an’s gaze fixed on the short domain name that hid her name and birthday.

Shen You’an’s heart skipped a beat, and she clicked in without hesitation.

As the WeChat browser jumped to life, there was no noisy audio effect, only the soft sound of falling plum blossoms. Pure white snowflake fireworks spread across the screen first, followed by the successive explosion of plum-colored fireworks. As each blossom dissipated, it floated in tiny ’An’ letters, ultimately gathering into the gentle sentence [Happy New Year].

Outside, the sound of firecrackers gradually rose, and Shen You’an’s heart turned into mush amidst this full-screen of fireworks.

The hacker’s little habit caused Shen You’an to instinctively right-click to view the source code.

In the densely packed lines of code, several lines of Chinese comments caught her eye.

·－ Written for An’an on New Year’s Eve 2027－－﹥

·－ When the fireworks fade, I’ll be here year after year－－﹥

·－ The array stores 365 fireworks, wishing you happiness for 365 days－－﹥ 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The suppressed palpitations surged back, almost overwhelming her.

After a long time, Shen You’an gently exited the source code page and replied to him—— Very beautiful, thank you.

Shen You’an opened the red packet; the amount was not large, it was her birthday.

—— Good night.

She pressed the phone under her pillow, alongside the red packets from her grandparents, protecting her dreams.

A peaceful night’s sleep.

——

On January 7th, Shen You’an quietly joined the production of "Daylight".

The filming location was in Jizhou, a distant and cold place situated in a high latitude area. Even though spring had arrived, the landscape remained frozen for miles, with snow-clad mountains stretching endlessly. It was cold, but truly breathtaking.

The investors increased the investment budget, the crew was fully equipped, and the originally planned four-month filming schedule was forcibly shortened to two months.

Shen You’an diligently studied the script, her acting impeccable, more meticulous than veteran actors. Even the demanding director An Kui had nothing to criticize, making the filming process effortless and further shortening the two-month filming to one and a half months.

This is the efficiency of a genius.

During Shen You’an’s intensive filming over the one and a half months, many events transpired.

Under police investigation, Zhou Rong’s malicious child-swapping crime from seventeen years ago was irrefutably proven; the Gu family would never let her go. Helian Yi, as the plaintiff’s lawyer, took Zhou Rong and Rong Yuhe to court.

The case involved top celebrity Gu Xianning and attracted nationwide attention, though unfortunately, the trial was not open to the public.

On the day of the trial, the court gates were completely surrounded by paparazzi, media, and fans who heard the news.

Gu Xianning, as the victim and party involved, did not avoid it and attended the trial with his parents.

It was the first public appearance since Gu Xianning’s lineage was revealed.

The young man wore a black baseball cap and mask, his parents tightly protecting him in their embrace as the typically rational and calm scientist couple appeared now solely as concerned parents.

Large groups of fans gathered from all over the country outside the court, holding support placards, silently expressing their admiration and love for their idol.

"Gu Xianning, cheer up, you will always be the best."

The fans’ shouts were deafening.

The young man’s back stiffened, and under the protection of his parents and police, he entered the court smoothly.

The trial process was not leaked, but the final result was not disappointing.

Zhou Rong was sentenced to twenty years in prison for the crimes of abducting infants, child abuse, and intentional harm, given the severity of the circumstances, multiple charges were compounded.