The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1667 - 1657: Constellations (2)

"Of course, I’ll adjust it for you." Xia Siyu was still looking through the viewfinder when Bo Yan approached from behind, spreading his arms. From the side, it looked as if he were embracing her from behind.

Xia Siyu slightly shifted her head, and Bo Yan’s head extended over her right shoulder, seemingly resting near her shoulder. On the silent dune, even the photographer nearby didn’t make a sound, afraid of disturbing them.

In fact, Bo Yan’s expression was very focused, with no intention of taking advantage. All his body movements were cautious and never actually touched her.

But this restrained ambiguity was more heart-stirring than manufactured affection.

He was indeed teaching her: "Look, if you want to find Leo, first find Polaris. It’s easy to find because it’s very bright. Once you have Polaris, finding the Big Dipper is quite convenient. The Big Dipper, known as the Big Dipper, looks like a ladle. The opposite direction of the ’bowl’ of the Big Dipper is Leo."

He picked a spot and let Xia Siyu see: "Look, this is Leo."

Xia Siyu hurried over and indeed saw a cluster of stars. Looking closely, it really did resemble an animal about to pounce.

Xia Siyu looked for a while and smacked her lips: "You could say this is a dog, too. Why say it’s a lion?"

The ancients really had great imaginations, especially in the West. With constellations like Orion and Leo, at least the Big Dipper does look like a ladle, which makes sense.

Bo Yan explained from the side: "Regarding Leo, the Ancient Greek legend is that Hercules was Zeus’s illegitimate child with a mortal. When Zeus’s wife, Hera, found out, she deliberately sent him to kill a powerful lion, which is this one."

Xia Siyu thought for a moment: "Although Hera was wrong, Zeus was quite excessive. He flirted everywhere, leaving illegitimate children all over. Plus, unlike now, divorce wasn’t easy. If I were Hera, I’d direct my anger at Zeus, letting him handle these beasts."

Bo Yan chuckled: "It’s just a legend."

Xia Siyu was a bit annoyed: "So what if it’s a legend? In Ancient Greek stories, Zeus deceived and abducted countless women, having a bunch of illegitimate children. Yet somehow, these stories are romanticized while Hera is portrayed as jealous. In my opinion, why be jealous of such a scoundrel? If you can do it, I can do it too, either burn it all down or find a bunch of young men myself and see who outdoes whom."

Growing up in Sicily, she was extremely familiar with Ancient Greek and Roman stories.

So angry that Xia Siyu didn’t want to look at Leo anymore, she turned back: "What’s your sign?"

"Me?" Bo Yan said, "I was born in November."

Xia Siyu knew his birthday but just didn’t recall it instantly. With Bo Yan’s reminder, Xia Siyu’s expression instantly became quite vivid, "Scorpio, huh."

Legend has it that Scorpio is known to be manipulative, vengeful, temperamental, and jealous. Once they’ve decided on someone, they stubbornly refuse to change.

Thinking of it that way, indeed, back when she broke up with Bo Yan, hadn’t he held a grudge for years?

But Xia Siyu continued: "Scorpio men and Leo women seem to be the least compatible." Being a Leo herself, she specifically looked into horoscope charts. Women checking horoscopes are often not just looking for recent fortunes, but also compatibility with others. Unfortunately, Leo women and Scorpio men are notoriously incompatible in every astrology book.

Bo Yan couldn’t help but laugh: "Fortunately, in Greek mythology, it was Orion, the son of the sea god Poseidon, who killed Scorpio, even though the scorpion was also sent by Hera. Legend has it that Orion fell in love with a king’s daughter, planning to elope with her without the king’s consent, but was discovered and, unable to have her, went blind. Although he later regained his sight, Cupid struck him with an arrow and he fell for the Moon Goddess. Her brother, Apollo, discovered this and tricked the Moon Goddess into killing him. After his ascension to the heavens, due to his arrogance, Hera sent a deadly scorpion to perish with him. The scorpion became Scorpio."

Xia Siyu commented: "Hera really took on blame she didn’t deserve. Also, this Orion wasn’t so devoted. What’s all this about elopement—it’s basically deception. Shot by Cupid and just turned to love someone else?"

Bo Yan was speechless. Could this person still talk about stories?

The two fell silent, gazing at the starry sky. Bo Yan led her on a sweep of the sky. Astronomy, though not his ambition, was among his hobbies. Yet nowadays, just seeing the moon was fortunate given the visibility; city life barely provided any opportunity to observe the stars.

To see stars and moon, he would have to specifically find time to go to a clear, deserted place. But now, when did he have time to travel afar?

In college, he had time, but not the right person. Now he had the person, yet no time. This rare opportunity was cherished.

After a round of viewing, Xia Siyu returned to Leo.

Bo Yan looked at her and said: "Leo is a very romantic constellation."

Xia Siyu nodded: "Of course it is."

Her constellation, how could it not be excellent?

Bo Yan shook his head, saying: "Unfortunately, now isn’t the best time for viewing."

Xia Siyu turned back to ask him: "Then when’s the best time to watch?"

The two were already standing closely, only a centimeter or two away from an embrace. When Xia Siyu turned, Bo Yan could see most of her profile, and she could feel his breath at her neck.

With the cameras on them, and being so-called "reserves," neither tried to get closer intentionally. But at this close-but-not-intimate distance, with their heads turned as if embraced from behind, any closer would feel too overwhelming, any farther would seem distant—miraculously, it was just right.

In the desert, on a windless night, it was so quiet they almost seemed to hear each other’s heartbeats.

Bo Yan gazed into her eyes, saying: "November. Every November, some meteors burst forth from the direction of Leo, known famously as the ’Leonid Meteor Shower.’"

November was also the month of his birth. So who said Leo and Scorpio were incompatible? In his view, Xia Siyu was like a meteor from Leo, flying into his heart in November.

As he said this, his eyes were unblinkingly watching Xia Siyu. Her eyes sparkled, filled with curiosity and a hint of delight, as if the stars in the sky had fallen into her eyes in that moment.