Chapter 500: 499 Family (5)

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As everyone knows, Bo Yan’s parents had both passed away, and his uncle took over the family business. However, very few people noticed that Bo Yan also had a cousin. And this cousin got married, to a woman named: Xia Sicai.

Further research into Bo Yi and Xia Sicai didn’t require much effort. Bo Yi had always thought that Bo Yan’s foray into the entertainment industry was a fall from grace, whereas he himself was unquestionably a favored child of fortune.

Little did he know that Bo Yan would leap to the top, becoming an A-lister and an award-winning actor. Although Bosch was a large business conglomerate, sometimes it still had to use Bo Yan’s name as a selling point. Sometimes, when Bo Yi went out to do business, he even had to use Bo Yan’s reputation, something he could hardly accept.

So when grandfather handed over the company to dad, and then to him, both he and dad—like father, like son—appeared on various financial magazines and gave all kinds of interviews. They did not just tell the world that they were the rightful heirs to Bosch. Xia Sicai, as the heiress of Xia Enterprises, was naturally also his asset, so the financial magazines included the background of this granddaughter-in-law as well.

Moreover, in some interviews, they subtly recorded the fact that Xia Sicai dumped Bo Yan to marry him.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Qin Baizhou had never noticed before, firstly because he had never thought in that direction, and secondly because Xia Siyu never mentioned her family.

But now, seeing the two names together, he suddenly had a bold idea.

Could it be that Xia Siyu was the heiress of the Xia Family, Xia Sicai’s younger sister?

Upon investigating Xia Enterprises further, the names Xia Youbiao, Xia Ju’an, and Xia Sicai were all listed, but Xia Siyu’s was absent. He pondered, perhaps Xia Siyu was an illegitimate daughter or had some other relationship with them? Or even if she wasn’t the heiress, her family background must be quite privileged; it was only because of a major conflict with her family that led to her current situation.

A person like Bo Yan wouldn’t easily have a girlfriend. After many years in the industry, none of the countless beauties caught his eye. If he were to choose a girlfriend, it would be someone of an equal social standing.

No wonder Zhou Weiwei said, “This has nothing to do with love or not.” Indeed, if it were a marriage alliance, it really wasn’t a matter of love anymore. Even if Xia Siyu were stubborn, she couldn’t possibly stand against her entire birth family.

Moreover, if it were a marriage alliance… even though he was striving to climb up, his wealth was still illusory before the company went public and achieved successful monetization. But the Bo and Xia families had generations of wealth accumulation, reputation, glory, and the support of the family head.

Did he still have a chance?

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“Do I still have a chance?”

On one side, Qin Baizhou was pondering; on the other side, so was Bo Yan.

Xia Siyu had not let him touch her for several days already.

After she kicked him last time, he did indeed swell up for a day or two. After the swelling went down, the file review was completed, and they were ready to head to the countryside.

In the Northwest, there was a film and television base, with some exterior scenes set there and others requiring a trip to the countryside.

Some outdoor scenes at the film and television base needed to be constructed, so they couldn’t start shooting immediately.

After discussing it with Xia Siyu, Bo Yan decided not to stay in the houses around the film and television base but to go directly to the countryside and experience the life of the local people first-hand.

The cave dwelling they were assigned to wasn’t really in disrepair, not the kind that would collapse as soon as one entered. Of course, the conditions were still difficult—there was no running water, and apart from her and Bo Yan’s team, everyone else in the ten surrounding villages consisted of elderly stay-behinds and children; it was rare to see young people. One had to walk over a dozen kilometers just to reach the market.