As soon as Bo Yan stepped out, Xia Siyu’s eyes immediately lit up. Just a moment ago, she had an expression of "work is so exhausting," but now she bounded toward him like a swallow returning to the forest.

Bo Yan picked her up, and after giving her a playful shake, he joyfully remarked, "You haven’t lost weight, that’s good."

Female celebrities in the entertainment industry go to all lengths to maintain their figures. Boiled vegetables, cutting out carbs, an eternal regimen of chicken breast with cucumbers. What happens when nutrition is lacking? They take various vitamins and supplements. But medicine has its downsides, and ultimately it can’t match the nutrition from food.

Xia Siyu is a foodie, and she uses her intelligence and cunning in a lifelong battle with Wei Jingjing just to eat. But when she eats too much, she feels guilty to the audience, so she’s constantly bouncing back and forth between dieting and sneaking snacks. After all, not every female celebrity can go to extremes and work out every day. Actually, audiences don’t care too much about how much you weigh, as long as you look good on camera, even if you weigh one hundred and twenty pounds.

Xia Siyu teased him, "We haven’t seen each other for just two days, how could I lose weight!"

Although some stars can rapidly lose weight, dropping twenty pounds in two weeks, it’s very harmful to the body. Before, she restricted her diet for a long time to prepare for a TV drama and to have a dancer’s figure, but during that time she caught colds more often than usual. Since then, Bo Yan hasn’t insisted on her dieting, except when she’s about to eat a lot before bed, that’s when he steps in to "help" her.

"We’re going back tomorrow; we can find a good restaurant."

The Golden Moon Awards are about to be presented, they’re heading back to Hong Kong. Although China is vast, Xia Siyu usually doesn’t like bland dishes. But after returning to the country, she definitely eats more than in North America.

Xia Siyu’s eyes lit up immediately: "Then I must go to have morning tea! My durian pastry, my shrimp dumplings!"

After chatting, Bo Yan lets her down. Just then, the director finishes filming, and he takes Xia Siyu’s hand to walk over. Although Xia Siyu can be domineering, she’s not senseless, and at this moment she knows she needs to do introductions: "Director, John, this is my boyfriend Yan Bo. This is the director, my partner John Scott."

Bo Yan hasn’t won any international awards nor filmed any blockbuster superhero movies, so internationally he’s less known than Xia Siyu. But he’s attended Cannes several times before, and this year "Spring Light" won the Golden Lion, so many in the industry have seen his work.

Even in Hollywood, it’s harder for Asian male stars than females. Xia Siyu can at least land a leading role in a major production, but Asian male stars rarely get such opportunities. However, future films can’t do without collaboration, and there are opportunities for co-productions. The director seems quite interested in him: "Hello, Yan."

Most superhero movie directors in Hollywood are well-known figures, and Bo Yan expressed his delight: "I’ve seen your ’A Letter,’ the expressions in it are very interesting, and the shot composition and construction are quite novel."

He studied film culture and art, so discussing these topics comes naturally to him, in stark contrast to Xia Siyu who acts on intuition alone; it’s clear he’s a professional.

Communicating with the director went smoothly, but John on the side seemed somewhat displeased, he poked Xia Siyu: "Sylvia, you’ve let me down. Got a boyfriend and already forgot about your friend; when I was dating Tracy I never forgot about you!"

Xia Siyu rolled her eyes: "Give me a break, you were about to break up with Tracy and almost caught me as a shield. If I hadn’t run fast, the tabloids would be writing about my scandal with you tomorrow."

"What’s so bad about a scandal with me? Did I disgrace you? Or are you so concerned about our rumor that you’re afraid your boyfriend will be angry?" John showed a face of "come on" disbelief. Usually Xia Siyu seemed quite composed and not as traditional as some Asian girls. He was surprised she cared so much about her boyfriend’s opinion.

Xia Siyu hadn’t answered, but Bo Yan turned back and smiled: "No, I wouldn’t get angry with her over that. Her scandals are more than yours."

When it comes to scandals, she’s on par with John. The only difference is that Xia Siyu’s scandals are fake, merely promotional stunts, and she doesn’t bother explaining them, so they spread more and more. But John’s are all real, changing girlfriends like changing clothes, he’s a definitive playboy.

Xia Siyu glanced at Bo Yan and deliberately asked, "What if it’s true? Didn’t you say that people can change? What if I make a mistake?"

Bo Yan just smiled without responding. Xia Siyu doesn’t subscribe to any notion of "remaining true forever." If she truly falls for someone else one day, given her personality, she won’t make a mistake. She’ll straightforwardly discuss it with him. In life, nothing can be guaranteed to stay unchanged. You might love pineapples today and something else tomorrow. No one can promise vows will last forever, but at least, when it changes, she won’t sneak around for thrills but will openly break up first before seeking new happiness.

Even ten years ago when they broke up, though he was inexplicably dumped, Xia Siyu clearly told him it was over. She didn’t simply vanish without a word.

Under such circumstances, he said he’d understand, and even if they split, they wouldn’t be enemies.

Seeing Bo Yan smile, Xia Siyu also smiled. After years together, this kind of tacit understanding and trust won’t be shaken by a single sentence from outside.

John shrugged: "Alright, I don’t understand you Chinese." Although Xia Siyu grew up in the West, she received pure Chinese education from her parents from a young age. Sometimes things don’t need to be explicitly stated; a glance is enough for Xia Siyu to understand Bo Yan’s thoughts.

She responded by saying, "Then I’m leaving, we’re still friends, right?"

"Of course," John nodded, giving her a large hug. Then he said, "Too bad, if I had known you earlier, I might have pursued you."

Xia Siyu mocked, "Forget it, you have so many ex-girlfriends, I’m afraid of being assassinated by them."

Moreover, she and Bo Yan’s relationship wasn’t something that just started; he would have had to come ten years earlier. Even if it had been ten years earlier, John wasn’t her type.

Just as Bo Yan liked her for being bright and whimsical, she liked Bo Yan for being the silent type.

"See you next time during the promotions."

Since they were already delayed for two days, Bo Yan came this time to pick her up directly to the airport; her belongings had long been packed by the assistant, preparing for boarding now.

But on the way, Xia Siyu still asked, "Just now he said he wanted to pursue me, you’re not angry?"