The lawyer was a bit surprised, "Is this distribution reasonable?"

"Why wouldn’t it be reasonable? Siyu’s share is inherited from her mother’s share. Her mother and I were married for twenty years. Although most of that time was spent overseas, it was still joint marital property, so naturally, she should get more. Siyu also cannot inherit Tong Min’s share. When Tong Min and I divorced, our assets were already divided. Tong Min’s share, of course, is only for Ju’an and Sicai."

If Xia Siyu showed even a little ambition towards the company’s assets, maybe Xia Youbiao wouldn’t have divided it this way. The less she wants, the more he feels he owes her. A child’s independence and self-reliance can’t just be ignored by parents. On the contrary, if parents give their children enough love, they wouldn’t want to cut ties with their family of origin.

"But don’t tell her this, or anyone else." Family bonds can be quite fragile, and after his disaster, the only ones not interested in his assets were Xia Siyu and Xia Ju’an. Everyone else, everyone had designs on them. But Ju’an is a boy, and he hopes the boy can carve out his own path.

He knows that when the will is announced after a century, some people will curse him, including Xia Ju’an, who might also have grievances, but he doesn’t care. His past actions were for the family’s benefit, even at the cost of Xia Siyu and her mother. But this is his property, and he can distribute it as he sees fit, as per his own will.

Moreover, this company’s reform gave him the courage. Shengxia Furniture used to be family-run. But this time, using his illness as an opportunity, he thoroughly reformed the company’s management model. In the future, a more professional team will handle its operations, ensuring that the idle Xia Family members can no longer affect company decisions. The amount of shares one held would not influence the company’s operations.

**

Of course, Xia Siyu was oblivious to all this. She even complained to Bo Yan about this matter, "Dad truly has some wild ideas. Me sitting in an office at the company? I’m afraid Shengxia Furniture would be dismantled by me in a day. With that time, I’d rather study how to act better."

She also took the opportunity to tease Bo Yan, "Look at you, always doing weird things, and that’s why you haven’t made any progress. If you continue, I’ll surpass you."

Actually, she already surpassed him. Xia Siyu’s charm in films, even during her lowest moments, could draw a big crowd because of her movie roles. Some critics say that a face too beautiful can undermine acting skills because everyone would focus on her face, leaving little opportunity to notice her acting. But at this stage, Xia Siyu perhaps truly has gone through so much that you can see an untouched clarity in her eyes, but also stories carved from the passage of time.

This storytelling gaze, even if a few years ago she didn’t just coast along but instead realized it earlier, she probably still couldn’t convey this kind of feeling. They say a country’s misfortune is a poet’s luck; experiences of vicissitudes of life bring excellence in expressions, and it’s the same for actors.

So many fresh talents in their twenties shine supremely yet, when youth fades, are quickly replaced. Only those formal performers with consistent skills can become increasingly steady and perennial.

And she’s diligent, perceptive, and willing to keep learning. When Xia Siyu first debuted, she was often mocked as "nine-leak fish" but now, no one dares to say that about her anymore.

"Yeah, you’re right." Bo Yan nodded, partly to placate his wife, and partly because he himself felt he was spreading himself too thin, unable to give full attention to everything. After all, human energy is limited, doing one thing leaves little room for much else. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

But at that moment, Bo Yan nodded also with another intent, he wanted to get close to Xia Siyu, ideally cuddling or something.

Now that the cameras were removed, such opportunities were rare. Even though the TV station gave them a room for the program recording. Plus, Hong Kong’s quarantine policies weren’t as strict as the mainland’s, only requiring a fourteen-day hotel or home quarantine which could be done together.

Whereas entering the mainland, unless under special circumstances, requires individual quarantine, even if you arrive together, you’re assigned separate rooms.

Since they were quarantined together, and they were a couple, showing a bit of affection wouldn’t be odd. Especially since Xia Siyu and Bo Yan, after going public, often refused to disclose details of their relationship, with Bo Yan often having to cover for them in interviews.

In fact, the outside world still held speculations about them. Suspicions lingered that perhaps they were forced into it by circumstances or were jointly hyping, and that their feelings weren’t that deep, maybe just friends-with-benefits at most.

This participation in the quarantine recording was also a sort of response, addressing their relationship status.

But Xia Siyu truly didn’t like cameras capturing what they were doing, she cared deeply about her privacy. It seemed if they wanted to get close, they’d have to do it with the cameras turned off.

At the moment, as Bo Yan approached, Xia Siyu immediately noticed him and backed away as soon as possible.

Xia Siyu is the type of person who loves playing hard to get, who enjoys teasing you when you’re least interested, but skedaddles when you’re eager. Leaving you unable to eat, hopping mad on the side, while she laughs nearby.

Bo Yan was fine not getting close, but once he did, Xia Siyu immediately dodged, saying as she did, "Mr. Bo, watch your head."

Bo Yan wanted to take advantage of the cameras being off to get closer, as Xia Siyu backed away, he followed, "I know, I just turned them off myself."

"You rascal. It’s still daylight." Xia Siyu had an expression of ’come to me’ while pushing him away. Having played this little game many times, Bo Yan was long used to it, "Didn’t you previously love playing games with me in the daytime?" Xia Siyu is the type of person who loves playing hard to get, who enjoys teasing you when you’re least interested, but skedaddles when you’re eager. Leaving you unable to eat, hopping mad on the side, while she laughs nearby.

Bo Yan was fine not getting close, but once he did, Xia Siyu immediately dodged, saying as she did, "Mr. Bo, watch your head."

Bo Yan wanted to take advantage of the cameras being off to get closer, as Xia Siyu backed away, he followed, "I know, I just turned them off myself."

"You rascal. It’s still daylight." Xia Siyu had an expression of ’come to me’ while pushing him away. Having played this little game many times, Bo Yan was long used to it, "Didn’t you previously love playing games with me in the daytime?" "Didn’t you previously love playing games with me in the daytime?"