Initially, not many people were watching the Golden Phoenix Award’s red carpet live stream.
But as soon as Xia Siyu and Bo Yan appeared, the number of viewers skyrocketed, and the live comnts increased instantly.
When Xia Siyu took the stage, even without an interview, it was noticeable that she’d lost weight.
Though she’d slimd down from dance practice every day, others, unaware of the truth, assud that following her relationship becoming public, her emotional and work life had faced hurdles, which made her look haggard.
Since their relationship went public, although they’ve taken on more comrcial projects and variety shows, most of their schedule was "empty." Although they say, "the red tide nourishes people," Xia Siyu has always been quite popular. Even when she was criticized by the public, she never showed signs of distress and only grew stronger.
But now, she was clearly much thinner. Even though she still looked pretty good, the original plump and domineering aura was gone.
When Xia Siyu first entered the entertainnt industry at nineteen, despite now being synonymous with the powerful big sister persona, she was once a pure, baby-faced girl. Now that she’s lost weight, the baby fat is gone, and her features have beco sharper. Comparing her to her mother’s photos now, there’s about an eighty percent resemblance. So people look terrible and harsh when they lose weight, lacking collagen, and if their bone structure isn’t that great, they look older. Although Xia Siyu hasn’t lost her peak beauty, and now, instead of pure innocence, she exudes a mature and blossoming charm.
But reporters wouldn’t overlook this little change in front of them; many quickly sent out pictures, with captions like, "Since making her relationship public, Xia Siyu looks haggard."
Her photos quickly circulated online, sparking discussions across major forums and Weibo. Especially Bo Yan’s fans, who had been disgruntled for a long ti, now had the opportunity to mock freely.
On the Golden Phoenix live stream comnts, many Bo Yan fans smirked with schadenfreude:
"How does she look uglier and uglier? Didn’t she just use her face to lure away Mr. Bo?"
"Mr. Bo, please wake up. She’s really not worthy of you."
"Wow, she’s so old; look how skinny she is with cheekbones sticking out, she’s got nasolabial folds now."
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But so fans and couple shippers couldn’t stand it and clapped back at these solo fans:
"This is ugly? Post a picture, let see what fairy you are."
"Old my ass. Your Mr. Bo is three years older than her."
"If Mr. Bo likes her, that’s enough. I love seeing you rage impotently."
The red carpet doesn’t involve reporter interviews, but the hosts can. The hosts, one male and one female, and this male host has a knack for asking super tricky questions in interviews that get to the heart of the matter. Like when a guest wore a black and white striped suit, he asked, "Is this a new prison design?" Another female guest appeared with her husband, looking slightly chubby, and he imdiately remarked, "Are you two preparing for pregnancy?"
Previously, the comnt section disliked this male host, thinking he was a mole sent by rival camps. But at this mont, Bo Yan’s fans found his questioning entertaining.
Sure enough, he didn’t disappoint. The female host began with a polite greeting: "First, thank you both for attending the Golden Phoenix Award ceremony." The male host promptly followed up: "Haven’t seen you for a while, Xia Siyu, you seem a bit haggard."
The comnt section exploded instantly.
If it were other guests, they might be at a loss for how to respond to his line of questioning.
But Xia Siyu is a conundrum solver, adept at tackling tricky issues. She nodded: "Preparing for a role, not thin enough yet."
With one sentence, she dispelled all of Bo Yan fans’ malicious speculation on the comnts. Doing it for work? That’s not a problem. But the male host wasn’t done yet; he quickly launched another question: "Today is also Mr. Bo’s birthday. We wish him a happy birthday. But, why didn’t you post his birthday ssage on Weibo?"
Exactly, everyone was wondering if there was a change in their relationship since they hadn’t posted birthday ssages thus far.
The live comnts echoed with agreent, but Xia Siyu looked puzzled: "Why post? I already said it at ho."
At ho, at ho, what a sharp reply, instantly silencing all the gossip on the comnts.
Oh wow, at ho, does this an the two of them are living together now?
Though these days, it’s quite normal for couples to live together after going public with their relationship, the solo fans in the comnts could only feel like they took an arrow to the chest, so sour.
The male host didn’t give up, he questioned Xia Siyu again: "Last ti you didn’t win the Golden Phoenix Award, this ti you brought a new work, hoping to win?"
Xia Siyu was speechlessly frank: "If I didn’t want to win, what am I doing here?"
Even though this ti, she knew her chances of winning were slim. For a work like "Youth 2," getting nominated was already an achievent.
The female host finally managed to regain the floor, asking them about their respective films and their hopes of winning.
In the end, the male host couldn’t resist asking one last question, though it wasn’t directed at Xia Siyu, but at Bo Yan: "There are quite a few rumors outside, like the incident in your movie, where the organization assigned a wife, and initially, the male lead wasn’t very willing. In reality, was it Siyu who asked you to give her a status, which is why you both decided to go public?"
Bo Yan stayed calm and didn’t directly answer the question, rely saying: "In the movie, it’s not an assignnt. Back then, completing underground work required a cover identity. Initially, the male and female leads had so minor conflicts, but after being paired, they had to pretend to be a couple to complete the task, and they gradually grew fond of each other. This isn’t about willingness, nor is there any grievance. As for reality, since everyone is curious, I’ll give you an answer. What you guessed is exactly the opposite."
He stopped there, just smiled, and didn’t continue the topic, as the ti was just right, and he entered the venue hand in hand with Xia Siyu.
Though Bo Yan said "exactly the opposite,"
he stayed calm, didn’t directly answer the question, rely saying: "In the movie, it’s not an assignnt. Back then, completing underground work required a cover identity. Initially, the male and female leads had so minor conflicts, but after being paired, they had to pretend to be a couple to complete the task, and they gradually grew fond of each other. This isn’t about willingness, nor is there any grievance. As for reality, since everyone is curious, I’ll give you an answer. What you guessed is exactly the opposite."
He stopped there, just smiled, and didn’t continue the topic, as the ti was just right, and he entered the venue hand in hand with Xia Siyu.
Though Bo Yan said "exactly the opposite," but
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