Chapter 505: Chapter 504 Marriage, Love, The Past (4)
But it wasn’t just that.
The breakup between Bo Yan and Xia Siyu stemmed from a multitude of reasons.
There was no betrayal, no arguments, and not even a cold war before.
But the signs had already appeared.
Beyond the two points mentioned above, he thought, upon reflection, that perhaps there was another.
Even then, Bo Yan had not paid much attention to his girlfriend. At least, not as shamelessly as he does now, wishing he could stick to her 24 hours a day.
He certainly liked her, but since Xia Siyu wasn’t clingy, he didn’t cling to her either.
It’s a common flaw among men, thinking that it’s enough to cherish and love their girlfriends. But men have their social circles, ambitions, work, and ideals. It’s not that he valued his friends more, but because his girlfriend was already part of the family, it inadvertently created a blind spot in his vision, making it seem like the boyfriend was growing less considerate.
Furthermore, Xia Siyu wasn’t the kind of person to cling or complain. When left alone, she could entertain herself. Bo Yan was too cold, and she too passionate—Bo Yan at the time only felt her fiery nature but failed to notice that this blazing flame might have been slowly extinguishing.
Additionally, with Wu Di and Xia Sicai occasionally coming over to “disturb,” when he couldn’t find a way out, he had to give up the time he would have spent with Xia Siyu to interact with them.
Xia Sicai and Lady Tong were Xia Siyu’s vulnerabilities. Once she found out, Bo Yan was pretty much done for.
Young love is passionate, yet it rarely concerns itself with the finer details that comes after love.
He was unaware of Xia Siyu’s worries and the problems at her home. He also didn’t know that his lack of discretion concerning Xia Sicai was, to Xia Siyu, a cruel injury.
Xia Siyu’s love went from noon to sunset, while his love had only just started to rise with the morning sun.
By the time his love reached its zenith, Xia Siyu had vanished without a trace.
“Yes, you’re right. I was indeed very upset then… to be dumped by you. It was my first love, everything was going well with my girlfriend, and then she dumped me. I was astonished and angry, yet I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Perhaps if I had been the one to suggest the breakup, the outcome might have been different,”
he said with a self-deprecating laugh. Moreover, thinking about it now, although he had been undercover in her fan club from early on, witnessing her rise to sudden fame, then to a low ebb, and finally a comeback.
It was Xia Siyu who initiated the breakup, and she was the one who became an overnight sensation post-breakup. After Bo Yan was dumped, besides feeling angry, surprised, and sad, he indeed harbored the attitude of “You take me for granted today; one day, you won’t be able to get enough of me.” While he wasn’t proactive with Xia Sicai’s advancements, he certainly didn’t refuse them.
He was very clear that, given his family background, education, and looks, Xia Siyu was unlikely to find a boyfriend better than him in the future; she might even spiral downwards.
But to his surprise, Xia Siyu leapt to the status of a national idol, with no eligible bachelor in China who didn’t like her. Even when she fell on hard times, there were plenty of wealthy men who wanted to pursue her. Instead, it was he, a wealthy heir without a family business, who became the most inconspicuous among her suitors.
On one hand, he wanted to get close to her, on the other, he wanted to defy the arranged marriage set by his family, and furthermore, he wanted to see if he had what it takes, so he too entered show business.