The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1660 - 1650: Sea of Sand (Part 2)

Bo Yan was speechless; there was no need to strictly adhere to his teacher’s words in this matter.

But the teacher always has his own ideas when doing things. That Xia Siyu could complete a project in twenty days that was originally scheduled for two months was definitely not because the teacher was dissatisfied, forcing her to return the goods.

Rather, it was because he was too satisfied, and completing the project in twenty days meant there was no need to keep her for the remaining month and a half. This kind of result could only occur when the teacher was in a good state, the actors were performing well, and the team was working seamlessly together.

Xia Siyu, this guy...

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When Bo Yan and the others came to the desert for the variety show, the second episode of the other show was also airing.

The second episode was edited into five parts, with the pre-interview and the competition for transportation, as well as arriving at the accommodation, being the content of the first part. After reaching the house, organizing the house, preparing meals, and visiting each other’s homes was the content of the second part.

When Xia Siyu arrived here, the third part had just started airing.

Since this episode contained five parts, divided into two groups, with one group living well and the other poorly, it served as the perfect material for comparison.

Xia Siyu and Zhou Weiwei, once close friends, although they interact less now, Zhou Weiwei still sends her a "Happy Birthday" message on Weibo every year for Xia Siyu’s birthday.

Weibo, being such a platform, seems fake if you post but bad if you don’t. Even though fans know that celebrities’ official social media accounts are likely not handled by the stars themselves, not posting implies a stance.

At least on the surface, Xia Siyu and Zhou Weiwei hadn’t had a falling out, just grown distant. However, when they joined the show, viewers could clearly sense that Xia Siyu and Zhou Weiwei were not as close as before.

Xia Siyu wears her emotions on her sleeve. Whether she likes or dislikes something is incredibly obvious. On the show, when Zhou Weiwei tried to get close to her several times, Xia Siyu’s look of impatience was hard to miss. When Zhou Weiwei first moved to Huixing, she even marketed her "friendship" with Xia Siyu. But during Xia Siyu’s downturn that lasted a year, it seemed she glossed over the matter and didn’t interact with Xia Siyu. When the storm cleared, she only then sent birthday wishes.

In general, casual onlookers wouldn’t care about these things. However, previously, the "airtime issue between Xia Siyu and Bo Yan’s group" was stirred up by Zhou Weiwei’s big fans. Fans claimed to "pity" their sister for not being treated fairly, causing a commotion and getting exposed.

Then in the second episode, although Zhou Weiwei and Xia Siyu participated together, they had zero interaction, which led fans to find out that during Xia Siyu’s rough patch last year, Zhou Weiwei didn’t send her any greetings, but she did when things improved this year.

You could say she’s just looking out for her own interests.

Of course, this is human nature, but Xia Siyu is different. When Zhou Weiwei was still a small figure, she always helped her out, often mentioning her. Whether Xia Siyu received criticism or hate, she was always at the top, and being positively mentioned by her meant traffic. In whatever program she participated in, she’d try to bring Zhou Weiwei along. When Zhou Weiwei moved to Huixing, it’s hard to say if Xia Siyu didn’t have a hand in it.

In essence, Zhou Weiwei was nurtured by Xia Siyu.

In contrast, Wang Zisu never fails to send her birthday wishes, regardless of whether she’s in a downturn, never missing a year. Even Shang Feifei, notoriously not getting along with Xia Siyu, from the current shows looks like they indeed aren’t very harmonious. Even ignoring the competitive aspect, their personalities are just not aligned, unable to play together. But even so, when Xia Siyu was at her worst, Shang Feifei still defended her.

Now, just because you have less screen time, you command your big fans to stir things up. Spare us the talk of "fan actions aren’t representative of the idol"; this level of fan abuse doesn’t trend spontaneously. Such trends are undoubtedly bought. If you have your team buy negative trends for Xia Siyu, what attitude does that show?

Now, the sympathy for Xia Siyu has reached an all-time high. The beauty hasn’t done much wrong, except for having a bit of a temper. But to miss out on awards thrice and be stabbed in the back by people she used to be close to is truly tragic.

The show highlights the comparison: both groups are rather woeful, yet comparisons reveal differences.

The small yard where Xia Siyu and Bo Yan stayed, objectively speaking, was worse off compared to the waterside cabin Zhou Weiwei had - at least this house didn’t leak at night.

But once she moved in, you could feel her effort to improve things, but the environment was lacking, and though she didn’t verbally complain, her tightly furrowed brows, downturned mouth, and expression of resignation said more than words.

In contrast, Xia Siyu’s group, despite having their luggage soaked, remained optimistic and even created a scenario where she and Bo Yan slept in the same room. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Fans of the on-screen couple were thrilled, even though during their last variety show appearance, they also shared a room. But at that time, they were obviously not close, and their expressions were filled with reluctance.

Now it’s different, reputed to be "in reserve," the rosy aura between them is almost visible on-screen.

And this mutual probing, the push-and-pull in this ambiguous stage, a bit reserved yet somewhat bold, was even sweeter than straightforward interactions. The sweetness had fans screaming with excitement, that they even forgot to insult Zhou Weiwei, focusing instead on filling the comment section with hearts.

Comments included:

"Is this something I can watch for free as a VIP?"

"Don’t worry about saving us money, we can afford it. I’ll pay to unlock the paid content!"

"I’m not concerned about the traffic; just give us the unedited version!"

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The next morning, both Zhou Weiwei and Xia Siyu woke up around the same time, but aside from Xia Siyu’s initial grumpiness, she then happily ran off to queue up, buying a bunch of one-yuan buns, enjoying them immensely.

Meanwhile, Zhou Weiwei, who spent the night fighting mosquitoes, went to the dock to buy fish rice. Maybe due to lack of sleep or the fish being too fishy, she ended up wasting quite a bit. The scene on camera was not pleasant:

"Isn’t there a movement against waste now?"

"Exactly, if you’re not going to eat that much, don’t ask the vendor to prepare so much rice for you."

"Look at the other person, she even picks up the bun pieces that fell on the table to eat. I used to really dislike Xia Siyu, but watching this, I’ve really changed my mind about her."

Some things don’t get criticized as much without comparison. But once compared, you can always find the relatively good and relatively bad one. Especially since Zhou Weiwei previously bought that negative topic trend, forcing the show’s official team to clarify that while each part length may vary slightly, everyone’s overall screen time is similar in the first few episodes.