The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1765 - 1755: Jealousy (4)

These past few months she’s been working like crazy, all to gather enough money to pay him back sooner.

Luckily, "Divine Catcher" became a huge hit, and suddenly, she was swamped with offers for endorsements, variety shows, and movies. She was back to the peak of her fame at Huixing, with more than a dozen endorsements. The only difference was, now, after deducting necessary expenses and team operations, all of the endorsement fees belonged to her.

There were also plenty of variety shows, and she picked a few to participate in. Some were guest appearances, some were as regulars. Especially now that "Sunrise" became a hit. During the filming of "Sunrise," she took a modest fee of fifteen million, and it was paid in installments (and this even caused a fight with Bo Yan over the money). But she signed a subsequent compensation agreement. If the movie did well, she would get a share. As it stood, the movie needed to gross over two hundred million yuan to break even, and now it’s box office was at seven hundred million yuan. According to the agreement, she should be able to get a slice of that; it would definitely cover her pocket money.

Xia Siyu’s recent surge in popularity wasn’t surprising. But the people in the room were still a bit shocked. Especially Xia Sicai, who had just turned her back to her: "You borrowed just a few months ago, tens of millions... and you’ve already paid it back?"

No wonder the country has set laws to limit high incomes in the entertainment industry, they’re just too high!

Xia Siyu looked puzzled: "Is there a problem?" In these few months, she had taken on over a dozen endorsements, several variety shows. She wasn’t always this loaded. Honestly, back in her peak years at Huixing, although she made more than now, after the company’s cut, her instant income was halved.

Moreover, a star’s income is like the stock market; it’s not a straight upward curve, it fluctuates wildly—sometimes soaring high, other times plummeting to the valley. The year she was embroiled in negative press, she practically had no income and even had to pay penalties for breaches of contract while supporting a team, losing money instead of making any.

After all, Xia Siyu was top-tier; it’s possible other stars earned more through different means. But her fees were considered reasonable, built up purely through sheer volume.

The money she gave Dad this time, aside from the fund left for her team and some necessary living expenses, was nearly all of her liquid assets. She also had some money placed in trust funds or other accounts that couldn’t be immediately liquidated. But this was certainly all she had earned from her recent hard work.

Xia Youbiao refused to accept it: "I don’t need money."

"Dad!" Xia Sicai quickly called out.

Now having a liquidity of several tens of millions, some companies don’t even have such cash flow. Xia Siyu struggled to pay it back, and he unexpectedly refused?

Never mind her jealousy; maybe Bosch Corporation doesn’t even have that much liquidity now. She had previously advised Bo Yi not to overexpand the company, but he refused to listen, and their relationship had become distant. Moreover, he’s now openly bringing his mistress to company events.

Her purpose in visiting her parents this time was exactly this. If he were discreet about his affair, she might have turned a blind eye. But taking her to company events, what does this mean—publicly slapping her in the face?

Or maybe it’s because Dad’s illness and her brother’s inability to run the company make him think he can ignore her pride now?

Xia Sicai wasn’t a softie. In her marriage, strategy clearly outweighed emotions. Her current visit, bringing her mother and brother to act pitiful in front of her father, was simply to show vulnerability and gain more support. She had already planned her strategy long ago and was just there to muster family backing.

But seeing Xia Siyu full of vigor and Bo Yan following behind her step by step, she felt utterly frustrated. Especially when she saw Xia Siyu throwing out tens of millions without hesitation to repay a debt, and Bo Yan saying nothing. Meanwhile, her own situation was a mess, both internally and externally, making her even more frustrated.

"You should just take it. If you don’t, can’t you see your daughter’s getting anxious?" Xia Siyu smiled.

After saying that, she seemed to feel it was a bit too distant with her dad, and awkwardly added another sentence of comfort: "Don’t worry about me; I’ve saved some money for myself. My work has been going well lately, and I’m about to go to Hollywood. I might not return to China for six months. If I don’t give it to you now, there’s no telling when I’d pay you back next time."

"You’re going abroad?" Xia Youbiao grew concerned again.

On one hand, there’s a serious pandemic abroad; on the other hand, going abroad for six months means she and Bo Yan would be apart for that long. Though they and Bo Yan have a unique situation, being artists, a regular married couple’s life is hard for them. At least they used to operate within one country, now going abroad for half a year, if anything happens there’s no quick support.

"Are you sure you can go?"

She alone?

Although Xia Siyu had risen to the top tier domestically in China over the years, her reputation was mixed. But seeing Xia Siyu full of vigor and Bo Yan following behind her step by step, she felt utterly frustrated. Especially when she saw Xia Siyu throwing out tens of millions without hesitation to repay a debt, and Bo Yan saying nothing. Meanwhile, her own situation was a mess, both internally and externally, making her even more frustrated.

"You should just take it. If you don’t, can’t you see your daughter’s getting anxious?" Xia Siyu smiled.

After saying that, she seemed to feel it was a bit too distant with her dad, and awkwardly added: "Don’t worry about me; I’ve saved some money for myself. My work has been going well lately, and I’m about to go to Hollywood. I might not return to China for six months. If I don’t give it to you now, there’s no telling when I’d pay you back next time."

"You’re going abroad?" Xia Youbiao grew concerned again.

On one hand, there’s a serious pandemic abroad; on the other hand, going abroad for six months means she and Bo Yan would be apart for that long. Though they and Bo Yan have a unique situation, being artists, a regular married couple’s life is hard for them. At least they used to operate within one country, now going abroad for half a year, if anything happens there’s no quick support.

"Are you sure you can go?"

She alone?

Although Xia Siyu had risen to the top tier domestically in China over the years, her reputation was mixed. But seeing Xia Siyu full of vigor and Bo Yan following behind her step by step, she felt utterly frustrated. Especially when she saw Xia Siyu throwing out tens of millions without hesitation to repay a debt, and Bo Yan saying nothing. Meanwhile, her own situation was a mess, both internally and externally, making her even more frustrated.

"You should just take it. If you don’t, can’t you see your daughter’s getting anxious?" Xia Siyu smiled.

After saying that, she seemed to feel it was a bit too distant with her dad, and awkwardly added: "Don’t worry about me; I’ve saved some money for myself. My work has been going well lately, and I’m about to go to Hollywood. I might not return to China for six months. If I don’t give it to you now, there’s no telling when I’d pay you back next time."