Chapter 1105: Chapter 1096: Truth and Lies (6)
How should I put it? I can only say, Xia Siyu is a clever little rascal, smart and sharp-eyed. No wonder she wouldn’t let herself speak, to avoid being overheard by the person opposite.
The world is indeed small. Last time, he ran into Bo Yi, who came to race cars with him at the club, and this time, he bumped into Bo Yi’s dad, his Uncle Bo Qiliu.
He and Xia Siyu didn’t say a word until Bo Qiliu and Li Yiru left, just watching them leave.
As they were watching, a call from home came in—it was from Grandpa.
Bo Yan glanced at Xia Siyu and answered, “Grandpa.”
“Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, you…”
“Grandpa, we will come back and celebrate together!” Bo Yan hadn’t replied yet when Xia Siyu hurriedly answered. After she answered, she added, “Uncle and his family will all be there, right? After all, it’s a festival, it’s better to celebrate together lively.”
Although Xia Siyu is lively and active, she used to not get along well with Bo Yan and rarely got involved in Bo Family affairs. Each visit was just out of obligation, unless it was something important, they wouldn’t both attend. Her enthusiasm this time surprised Old Master Bo. He promptly nodded, “Yes. Bo Yan.”
Bo Yan, being addressed, immediately replied, “Grandpa, first of all, we both definitely want to celebrate together, make it lively. Plus, we’ve been busy with work lately, but now it’s more relaxed, and it’s rare for us to have the chance to come back.”
Old Master Bo nodded. He rarely saw Xia Siyu so enthusiastic and thought perhaps the couple had some ideas again.
Before hanging up, Xia Siyu mumbled, “Grandpa, have the kitchen make lamb hot pot. Last time the cumin lamb wasn’t good, too gamey.”
Xia Siyu is a true foodie; even going to a confrontational banquet, she has to choose the right chef and dishes.
Old Master Bo paused for a moment and then nodded, “…Alright.”
After hanging up, Xia Siyu didn’t feel like watching horse racing or car practice anymore; she just wanted to go home and excitedly gossip.
She guessed it right, she hadn’t seen Li Yiru in the past six months. On the car ride home, she donned a vest online to browse Weibo for gossip.
Xia Siyu is quite professional at snooping for gossip. Besides using a vest online, she knows how to get the scoop. On Old Master Bo’s eightieth birthday, she clearly remembered there seemed to be a rift between Li Yiru and Li Weiyi’s dad. She also had the chance to meet Bo Qiliu at that banquet. Whether they had any dealings before or not, afterwards, it was visibly noticeable that Li Yiru’s marketing decreased, and Li Wei’s family kept having troubles. Maybe they severed ties back then.
Xia Siyu looked for gossip by searching all of Li Yiru’s Weibo posts after the eightieth birthday and checked her trending searches. She also searched her name on major gossip forums.
Sigh, unfortunately, after changing her financial backer, her online paid comments also decreased. In the past six months, there were noticeably fewer paid commenters hyping her on gossip forums. Recently, much mention of her with the “Storm” character controversy merely came from casual onlookers, without causing much stir.
Such changes in financial backers are always very private matters. Unless someone makes a particularly high-profile move, outsiders would hardly know, not to mention gossip forums, which are filled with rumors passed through many rounds.
It’s still necessary to get close to the involved parties to see if any clues can be found.
But who would have thought that Bo Qiliu, who always seemed so proper with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also betray!