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He knew he was a bit pathological, but ever since Bo Yan had ostentatiously taken Xia Siyu's hand in front of him, a sense of imbalance had begun to brew inside him.
On one hand, he was desperately trying to catch up, wanting to go public a day sooner to earn the right to compete with Bo Yan. On the other hand, he was determined to keep Xia Siyu close by grasping onto her, whether through a contract or by other means.
He and Xia Siyu had previously coexisted without issues partly because she didn't have a very clear career plan. Earning money while still young, easily dominating the trending searches with her online presence and topicality, there was nothing wrong with that. But when she developed a distinct need for acting skills, conflicts with Qin Baizhou were inevitable. Without Bo Yan around, the contradictions between them would gradually surface.
