Chapter 362: Chapter 362 Untitled (5)
Xia Siyu had a very long dream.

At the beginning, she was by the seaside in Sicily. Her father had come, and she was holding her mother with one hand and her father with the other, playing in the water, with the sand, and basking in the sun.

It took a lot of effort to build two houses out of sand for the three of them. Her father sneak attacked from behind, and a pail of water brought everything down. Annoyed, she chased after her father, who hid behind her mother, and the three of them kept laughing and playing.

The scene shifted, and they were inside a messy little building in Sicily. Her mother, holding her trembling with anger and fear, wore a cold expression.

The day they returned to China was supposed to be a day of reunion for their family of three, but she remembered that day at the airport, when there was a heavy rain, and the sky was very dark, reflecting her mother’s gloomy face. Her father said nothing, took her hand, and picked up the luggage. After a few steps, he sighed.

…

Later, she met Bo Yan.

He was tall and handsome, the most handsome boy she had ever seen. She wanted to know him, to have such a person as a boyfriend, so she immediately struck up a conversation with him and got his mobile number in class.

But by then, the conflict between the Xia Family and her mother and her had intensified. Xia Youbiao had thought that bringing them back to China, to be with the family, people would gradually accept them. But to his dismay, even though he hadn’t divorced Wen Qunxiao and their child had grown so much, the Xia Family still didn’t accept her.

It wasn’t just because of Ms. Tong stirring things up; it was the Xia Family elders who had a prejudice against entertainers and wouldn’t accept women from the entertainment industry. Moreover, Wen Qunxiao had been maliciously slandered by her ex-boyfriend for a long time, and right before she was about to marry Xia Youbiao, a major scandal had occurred.

That scandal, at the time, was known to everybody. The elders of the Xia Family felt it was disgraceful and didn’t want to associate this woman with their family at all.

Bo Yan felt that after she greeted him, she disappeared for several days without being seen; in fact, she hadn’t returned to school to attend classes, as she had gone back to the Xia Family’s home.

The house was in total chaos, and she didn’t want to deal with Bo Yan when she was marked by the Xia Family.

To her surprise, Bo Yan thought the same.

He admitted that he was a very cold person ever since he was a child. His parents died early, and he lived at the mercy of others. His grandfather was partial, so everything he did was done indifferently. Other girls would flock to him, but he always paid them no attention. With certain things, Xia Siyu might “believe” first, then “see.” He, on the other hand, not only had to “see” first, then “believe,” but before he took action, he would observe for a very long time to ensure nothing could go wrong before he made a decisive move.

When doing things, this kind of effortlessness gave people a strong sense of trust, as if just his nodding would mean the matter was certain to be accomplished.

But love was different.

Xia Siyu was passionate as fire while he was as cold as ice. Although he also fell in love with Xia Siyu at first sight and later dated her, there were always some small habits in his life that he unconsciously brought into the relationship, which ended up hurting her without him even realizing it.

He hid his identity, didn’t introduce her to his friends and family, nor did he bring her into his social circle. Yet, people from his social circle kept disturbing their relationship, like Wu Di, like Xia Sicai…

He thought things would follow an orderly progress, naturally—dating while studying, living together after graduation, and getting married once they had a child.