Xia Siyu was a bit confused. First, she wasn’t fully awake, and second, the guess was too far-fetched. She was usually imaginative, but this wild speculation left her stunned: "Pregnant with what?"

Wei Jingjing also felt a bit speechless. However, because Xia Siyu was often busy with filming, her menstrual cycle was never regular. Sometimes it was thirty days, sometimes forty or fifty. During her low period, she practically stayed home for a year, and back then Bo Yan was there to help her adjust. But as she got busier, her days and nights got mixed up, and rushing for film schedules became the norm. Although now she doesn’t have to jump into cold water for winter scenes, she once lost a lot of weight for a film, which messed up her cycle. Plus, she even sneaks ice cream when feeling slightly better! That was caught by Bo Yan; who knows what happens when he’s not watching?

Besides Bo Yan, Xia Siyu didn’t have anyone else around. While filming with John, they joked verbally, but in reality, they were no more than pure platonic friends. Bo Yan had only been there for a few days; how could there be a baby so soon? Unless she’s the Virgin Mary, conceived by divine will.

But Wei Jingjing couldn’t say for sure whether this was a publicity stunt by the show’s producers. Before Xia Siyu awoke, she contacted them, and they claimed it wasn’t their doing. So, she turned around to inform Xia Siyu.

"Then I’ll clarify it."

After Wei Jingjing finished speaking, she prepared to log into Xia Siyu’s account. Her personal Weibo usually posted endorsements or promotions, which Xia Siyu rarely managed herself and instead handed over to an assistant.

Xia Siyu usually used a small account to follow gossip. She had a fiery temper and sometimes couldn’t help but argue with people. Arguing with hackers using her main account would be like a suicidal act, and she occasionally browsed other people’s gossip — using a small account was definitely more reliable.

She quickly stopped her: "Wait, let me take a look."

Being quarantined for a few days, she needed some entertainment. Playing alone was driving her crazy, and since the cameras were on, she couldn’t keep playing around with Bo Yan. Even if it was gossip about herself, she wanted to take a look.

Bo Yan also woke up and was planning to discuss the matter with Song Fengzhi. Upon hearing her words, his fingers paused for a moment. Thinking it through, he switched to the "Shengxia Yanyu" account, and they both used small accounts to check out the gossip.

This piece of news had only been trending for ten minutes before her team noticed. Although it was still low in the rankings, it was rising steadily.

Clicking into the topic, there were indeed some "technical posts" with detailed analysis of whether Xia Siyu was truly pregnant. They found many comparison photos, primarily comparing her participation in the Venice Film Festival and screenshots from yesterday’s live stream. She had gained a bit of weight, and her lower abdomen appeared slightly swollen.

Someone studying in Venice even commented that they saw Xia Siyu and Bo Yan together on the streets that day. The two might have met then. It’s been about three months since Venice, and three months is enough for someone to start showing.

That’s why Bo Yan was so cautious, flying to Quebec to fly back with her, ensuring she didn’t have to do any chores, even needing his help to get out of bed, and even ordered her nutritional soups.

But why don’t they admit it? On one hand, marriage and children could impact their careers, especially for women. Moreover, there’s a tradition of not announcing pregnancies within the first three months due to higher risks of miscarriages, and to not startle the expectant mother, it’s better to announce it later in the pregnancy. Some even said that perhaps Xia Siyu and Bo Yan were discussing marriage terms, with the child’s influence solidifying her status, and thus it was temporarily inconvenient to explain.

Reading each of these stories, Xia Siyu found them extraordinary and even wanted to give a thumbs up. With writing skills at this level, how could someone not write novels? Just as she was saying this, someone really asked for books in the topic, and someone actually went all out and wrote them.

Xia Siyu clicked in, finding a story about an overbearing CEO and his rebellious young wife. The writing was decent, but it couldn’t describe anything below the neck, which wasn’t stimulating enough. Besides, reading it while inserting her own name made it very immersive.

She even recommended it to Bo Yan: "Look, it was written overnight about us, our fan fiction."

Bo Yan was speechless. Seeing Xia Siyu happily following gossip about herself without any change of expression was quite entertaining. She even said, "The details are too few, I’m an adult, I want to read adult content!"

He said, "Should we issue a statement?"

Xia Siyu thought for a moment, "Yes, but we don’t need to disclose everything."

What kind of approach is this?

Xia Siyu said, "I’m too lazy to come up with a statement. If you want to, go ahead and do it yourself."

She never clarified rumors. Out of all the true or false information about her, she only once responded directly. Once someone mistook Xia Ju’an for her boyfriend, and she clarified it that one time. Her official announcement with Bo Yan was more about negotiating with a TV station to invest in a film with her. If it weren’t for her filming, she could have hidden it forever. Anyway, just not admitting anything was sufficient; let people speculate as they liked.

Bo Yan pondered and informed Song Fengzhi, but he didn’t release a statement himself. When the official recording began, it was already the fifth day of her period, so things were mostly fine. Xia Siyu dared to have ice cream yesterday and wanted to order one today as well.

Bo Yan immediately stopped her: "Have some in a few days; you can have two at once then."

Hong Kong sits in the tropics, and the temperature remained above thirty degrees. How could Xia Siyu resist? She acted spoiled, "No, I want ice cream now!"

Bo Yan patiently coaxed her, "If you have it now, what will you do next month? Be good, in a few days you can have two in a day, but not yet."

Xia Siyu was still dissatisfied: "Then I want iced coffee."

Bo Yan said, "Coffee is okay, but not iced. If you don’t want hot coffee, have it at room temperature without ice."

"With double coffee."

Bo Yan still shook his head, "No. But if you really want something extra, you can add a cheese cream cap."

Xia Siyu was quite displeased: "This won’t do, that won’t do either. Then make me a strong Pu’er tea."

Bo Yan continued to shake his head, "Pu’er is fine, but you can’t have strong tea. I’ll make it a bit lighter."

He kept reassuring her, "It’s a special time right now; how about you have it in a few days?"

After this conversation, the viewers pretty much understood the strange behavior of Bo Yan and Xia Siyu yesterday. It was indeed a bit embarrassing. How could someone be pregnant during their period? It was obviously fake.

However, since the rumors were not cleared up, today’s live broadcast audience numbers skyrocketed due to the blunder, even higher than yesterday’s premiere.