The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1685 - 1675: Official Announcement (Part 8)

Bo Yan and Xia Siyu walked outside. The recording hasn’t started yet, so there were no staff members around. Wei Jingjing and Song Fengzhi also went to handle urgent cooperation matters, leaving only a few assistants by their side.

After tidying up, while waiting in the tent to get on the car, Xia Siyu sat on a chair looking at the door and suddenly asked lightly, "Have you really made up your mind?"

Her voice wasn’t as lively as usual. Although it was a question, her tone sounded like a statement. Clearly, she was serious.

Although this guy often jokes around, when she’s serious, he wants to respond unseriously: "About what?"

"Actually, it’s quite good that they didn’t agree yet, so we can continue hiding it. At this stage, I think it’s fine; if it gets out, who knows how many more troubles there will be." They’re celebrities. Revealing their relationship doesn’t mean the paparazzi won’t bother them. On the contrary, the bigger the announcement, the more attention they get, making paparazzi more interested and others discuss them more.

This is why she didn’t want to go public before: staying unannounced for a while let them live peacefully. Once their relationship is public, it’s like blowing up a fish pond. Other stars announce romance for money or to increase exposure. She’s been criticized for years, became accustomed but doesn’t want more focus on her private life, wishing exposure outside work would be zero, so people only recognize her from movies, shows, and advertisements.

Initially, she accepted this variety show not thinking it would become hugely popular, just wanted to take on more movies. Bo Yan worried about her condition, suggesting she rest and adjust.

Now it’s like before they "officially transition," a bunch of CP fans already clamoring. If announced formally, the fanbase and criticism would be overwhelming.

It’s not good for Bo Yan either. Although everyone assumes he’s involved with her, without acknowledgment, he remains top-tier; his girlfriend fans can still stubbornly pretend blindness: "My bro occasionally being flirty doesn’t matter, his heart primarily only holds us fans, won’t admit you!"

Before settling as the official significant other, people just call you a charmer. Some female fans even have unrealistic fantasies: "She can have him, do I have a chance?" But with an official girlfriend, for girlfriend fans, it’s not a house collapse, it’s an earthquake.

It signifies this apartment building now has an owner and won’t be leasing out anymore.

"So, you don’t want to go public, do you?" Bo Yan deduced Xia Siyu felt somewhat hesitant. Remarkably, this fiery person facing few things makes her hesitate. But handling their relationship made her deliberate for quite a while.

For those with indecision syndrome, it’s common, but for Xia Siyu, it’s rare. This matter involves not just her, but also him, and both their work futures. If she hadn’t considered it seriously, she wouldn’t be hesitating like this.

Xia Siyu didn’t answer, just exhaled, her hand unconsciously placed on the knee slightly clenched: "Actually, it’s quite good they didn’t agree; it was just my sudden impulse. If they immediately approved and arranged it right away, it would be hard to back out. Now it’s fine, though we’ve agreed to go public, to what extent is still in our control. So, you..."

Before she finished speaking, Bo Yan got up, poured a glass of water for her, and handed it over. Xia Siyu paused, then nodded and said, "Thank you."

She took the water and drank a sip.

The cool water down her throat seemed to make her mind clearer.

Bo Yan stood beside her, leaning against the bed’s edge. After a glance, he moved to face her and squatted down.

His face was directly in front of her, hands gently covering hers: "I want to ask you a few questions."

Xia Siyu put down the cup: "Go ahead."

"Will going public disrupt your work plans?"

Xia Siyu thought for a moment, shook her head. Her PK with Shang Feifei has essentially ended, though five rounds remain to be announced, the filming is done, and besides waiting, there’s no other method. After PK, she still accepts roles, acts in movies. As long as she performs well without any sudden controversial moves, her career should develop smoothly.

Female artists dating do suffer less damage than male artists, especially for someone like her with a "notorious" reputation; it’s hardly anything.

Bo Yan smiled and continued: "Will going public affect our future lives? Will you feel uncomfortable?"

Xia Siyu shook her head again. Upon announcement, inevitably public interest in them will surge. Heightened attention benefits discussion, fame, and commercial activities positively. In life, things will continue as they were; they just need to be careful outside about paparazzi but it’s manageable, as they’re already cautious, merely requiring additional care.

However, publicly marrying differs from publicly dating. After considering it: "Marriage...no need to disclose."

Dating can end, whereas marriage leaves a permanent record of it, explosively impacting fans and themselves. She currently just wants to express they’re together without revealing marriage certification in such a hardcore fashion.

Bo Yan nodded: "Since there’s no effect on your life or work, and your family and friends know about us, what else are you worried about?"

"But you..."

Bo Yan smiled, holding her hand tightly, interlocking fingers: "If I, in this situation now, need you to protect me, then I don’t deserve to say such things, nor do I deserve you. Marriage, is a personal choice made when both are clear-headed. At this age, if I still rely on hiding personal emotions to deceive fans, then my efforts over the years were in vain. I fought tooth and nail for two Best Actor awards, hoping for more autonomy in choosing personal relationships."

He now genuinely possesses the confidence that publicity won’t impact his career even if some fans leave, and from entering the entertainment industry, consistently disdained such tactics, his current confidence undented notwithstanding public acknowledgment causing fan base shifts devoid of career shocks. Having aspired since entering the industry, he’s consistently disdained.