"Cough, cough..." Bo Yan somewhat couldn’t handle Yuran’s questioning, and if he did not tell the truth, he felt like a jerk, so he stared into her clear eyes, conceding.
"Baby, first of all, you can’t get mad, but in fact, back then, I purely did it to save someone."
Bo Yan’s attitude suddenly changed, and his gaze deepened significantly, his tone sparse and flat, devoid of emotional fluctuation. She leaned into his embrace, where his heartbeat proved that everything he said was traceable, and she understood Bo Yan—he wouldn’t speak if he chose not to, but if he did, it was certainly the truth.
Yuran calmly leaned in his arms, waiting for him to continue slowly. Bo Yan glanced at Zhizhi, who was watching them, "Baby, why don’t you go play on your own? Mommy and I need to talk about something."
Zhizhi said "oh," turned around, "Okay, I’ll just go upstairs for a little while. Mommy’s Lego isn’t finished yet, I will come down soon to finish the task with mommy."
Bo Yan couldn’t help but laugh, "Okay, you go play first, and daddy will come to get you later."
After Zhizhi left, Bo Yan casually tightened his embrace around Yuran and softly began, "Back when I was in the U.S., I took part in a major production. I had a good relationship with the director, so I made a friendly appearance. Catherine just happened to be the main actress in that drama."
"Did sparks fly between you two?"
He slowly lowered his eyelids, staring at the tiny face in front of him, his expression somewhat indifferent, "Baby, you need to be responsible for what you say. Could you repeat that? I didn’t hear you clearly just now."
It was rare for Yuran to see Bo Yan in such an irritating manner. She swallowed, lowered her eyelids and avoided his gaze, "Alright, alright, my bad, I shouldn’t have said that. Big Brother Qi, please don’t be mad. Go on, I won’t talk anymore."
Bo Yan pinched her chin, lifting it up, and bit her lip corner lightly, causing Yuran pain. Her little face scrunched up, and she angrily covered her lips, her big eyes accusingly staring at Bo Yan.
Bo Yan remained unmoved, instead saying, "This is your punishment."
Clearly taking advantage, shameless.
Bo Yan ignored her accusation and continued, "Actually, we did not have scenes together inside, our shootings were completely staggered, and I didn’t want any interaction with her. You’ve always disliked trouble, especially before we were together.
Of course, you are different; I like it when you trouble me about anything.
The Hawes family holds significant influence in the U.S., I’m not familiar with her, but quite familiar with her brother, these unintended interactions, I can’t control them;
During an outdoor shooting, she came to visit the set, and then, unfortunately, we ran into trouble. It started raining heavily while we were shooting on a deserted island;
So, without any preparation, this accident came unexpectedly, almost leaving us no chance to leave, and then we all ended up trapped on the island. On the third day, the tide rose,
nearly submerging the entire island. The situation was critical, and we were hiding at the top of a cliff to escape the disaster, then she carelessly slipped and almost fell off the cliff, and I saved her;
Since then, she’s been telling everyone she will marry me and become my lady, which is also why I chose not to continue my career over there. I don’t like trouble."
As he mentioned Catherine telling everyone about her intentions to marry him, he clearly felt the girl in his arms shake with anger, seemingly very unhappy.
Of course, Yuran truly was unhappy.
It wasn’t just unhappiness; he was almost furious.
She lifted her gaze to Bo Yan’s face, studying his features, "Seventh Brother, can’t you explain a bit?"
Bo Yan, "Explain what? Even if I did explain, someone has to listen. When I rushed back to my country, I would even avoid her quickly on the set, so after filming, I went straight back home."
"She didn’t actually come after you?"
Bo Yan’s eyes deepened with understanding, "She couldn’t come after."
"Because I told her brother that she was severely impacting my life. Out of respect for him, I let it go, but if she chased me to my country, I don’t know what I would have done.
So over the years, it’s not that she didn’t chase after me, but she couldn’t leave her country;
this time, probably with a justifiable reason, her brother didn’t know how to stop her, so he could only let her appear here."
Yuran didn’t trust the so-called unpreventable reasons, assuming Catherine’s brother might have had his own thoughts. She couldn’t speculate, but her opinion of this brother of Catherine fell several degrees instantly, feeling that he was not a simple man.
"If she keeps blocking your way, what do you plan to do?" Yuran propped herself up from his embrace, staring into Bo Yan’s eyes.
Bo Yan smiled, "Dealing with bad romance is Mrs. Bo’s trouble now."
Trying to curry favor by offering herself?
She couldn’t understand what Catherine was up to, but Catherine probably wanted to meet her, the chief wife, as only someone truly exceptional could capture Bo Yan and marry him successfully.
Yuran was actually right. Catherine was indeed unhappy. She flamboyantly approached Diyang Media with this mindset, wanting to irk Yuran and then confront her personally.
When she left her country, her brother had cautioned her not to provoke Bo Yan. If she got into trouble, she’d have to handle it herself without expecting their family to solve anything.
If her brother wouldn’t help, it didn’t matter; she never needed their help anyway. She had once sought after Bo Yan, which her family couldn’t facilitate; what could she still expect from them now?
What she hadn’t anticipated was being mocked by Situ Jue, whom she had known for many years. The legit Mrs. Bo wasn’t much more appreciated either.
The media, generally not speakable.
Catherine’s appearance at Diyang quickly spread, and Xi Gu also received the news. He was ridiculed by netizens, with the highest discussion revolving around Huanya’s President Xi inviting Catherine, making a bridal gown for others—that would be hilarious.
Ridicule, outright ridicule.
Xi Gu was furious, and after smashing almost half his office, he called his assistant, "Go contact Catherine, and just ask her what exactly she wants? We’re paying her so much not to create a scandal for Huanya, what does she even want?"
The assistant, also stunned by his outrage, quickly realized that online gossip had angered him. But currently, such gossip was pretty good for generating public interest. Catherine originally had high visibility, and actually, this had no adverse effects, rather it was quite good.
However, as a subordinate, he naturally didn’t dare say anything. He would just do whatever the boss ordered.