Chapter 652: Chapter 649 Divergent Paths Converge (3)
He had investigated Xia Siyu’s background before, knowing full well that those scandals and smear campaigns were baseless rumors. But his words held little weight, and even as the second son of Bosch Corporation, no one would believe him; no one. The only thing he could do was to spend money to boost the box office, to support her. However, if Xia Siyu ever found out that the money came from him, she would likely return every penny and not accept his help.
But that wasn’t enough, nowhere near enough.
He began to crave fame and fortune. Without money and power, he couldn’t even protect the woman he liked.
However, he no longer had the chance to inherit Bosch Corporation.
At home, his granduncle Bo Qiliu and his cousin Bo Yi guarded Bosch Corporation as if it were the apple of their eye, absolutely forbidding him to have a share. His grandfather, in order to quell family disputes, could only sacrifice him. He chose to become a teacher, and his grandfather agreed.
At least, being a university teacher sounded respectable and wasn’t shameful to admit.
There’s nothing wrong with being a teacher, except maybe for one thing: it’s poor.
Bo Yan thought he might just end up spending his life immersed in books within the ivory tower. It was just when he attended an academic event at the film academy and got photographed by reporters. Strangely enough, while the day was actually the freshmen’s entrance ceremony of the film academy, which included some child stars with numerous journalists around, the most famous shot turned out to be of Bo Yan.
A photo of Bo Yan walking through the campus in a white shirt while holding a book went viral on social media, exploding online in an instant. Soon people traced the image back to him, learning about his family background, his education, and that he studied film. Even talent agencies were extending their olive branches to him.
During that period, the hottest news on Weibo was Xia Siyu’s scandal and Bo Yan’s photo.
Having an idea, he signed with an agency as if it were the logical next step. Ignoring his family’s objections, he was determined to enter the entertainment industry.
Then, Xia Sicai “dumped” him and got engaged and married to Bo Yi.
After that, feeling guilty, the Xia Family introduced him to their younger daughter—Xia Siyu.
He agreed instantly, as though a dreamer offered a pillow. Xia Siyu nodded just as quickly; at the time, he thought it was because she was entangled in scandals, and the Xia Family was attempting to salvage her reputation, hence her reluctant agreement. Now he realizes she was never someone afraid of trouble; no amount of public slander could hurt her in the least.
He guessed that her agreement probably had a lot to do with her mother.
But at that time, Xia Siyu had agreed to meet him in private, specifying it to be a private meeting without managers, assistants, or bodyguards.
The moment she spoke, she brought up “After Marriage Contract”—each would maintain their independence and not interfere with each other.
Being a man, having such a blatant contract thrown in his face was an insult.
But he also knew it was the only legitimate chance to get close to Xia Siyu, so he agreed and hurriedly signed his name.
After the marriage, having studied film arts and dabbled a bit in acting, he didn’t expect that, upon his debut and thanks to decent acting skills, he would become even more popular than Xia Siyu. Later, he rigorously studied acting and finally reached where he is today.
But he never regretted it, truly, he felt it was the most correct step he’d taken in his life. Becoming a celebrity indeed sacrificed some of his personal life, but it allowed him to be close to her, both in work and spirit.
Although he entered the entertainment industry for Xia Siyu, it was also the only time he defied his family’s wishes, stepping out of the path they had set for him, and living for himself for the first time.