Chapter 715: Chapter 712: New Scandal (6)
Xia Siyu was a bit bewildered, “What’s that about? Who’s with whom?”
“You, with Shang Feifei’s boyfriend, the one with the glasses, yeah him.”
Wei Jingjing was afraid she wouldn’t believe it, so she showed her the photo, “Look, it’s this one.”
Xia Siyu craned her neck to take a glance. Hmm, it was indeed that guy. From the angle, one shot was taken while she was filming the swimming scene with the glasses guy in the stands watching, and the other shot was of that evening when glasses guy cornered her at the elevator entrance where they talked for a while.
Taken from the side, it almost looked like Xia Siyu was embracing him.
Moreover, after Xia Siyu returned to her own room, glasses guy also headed in her direction and entered a nearby room not too far from hers. Obviously, the two lived very close to each other.
After looking at it for a moment, Xia Siyu spoke with an indifferent expression, “Boring.”
In the past, whenever she had rumors about her, Qin Baizhou would come to verify them, but this time, not only had Qin Baizhou not brought it up himself, but it was Xia Siyu who called him and said, “I have nothing to do with that four-eyes.”
Qin Baizhou nodded, “Hmm, got it.”
His voice was slightly unsteady, as if he had been drinking.
After a pause, Qin Baizhou asked, “How have you been recently?”
“I’m good, filming every day.” Xia Siyu answered very formally. After that, silence fell between them.
Qin Baizhou didn’t know how to start, and Xia Siyu didn’t know how to respond; neither of them spoke.
Just as Qin Baizhou’s breathing became a little quicker, as if he was about to say something to her, someone called out to him from behind, “Qin… Mr. Qin, come and have a drink.”
It was still broad daylight, at noon, but Huixing Company was preparing to go public, and lately, besides running the business, Qin Baizhou had been liaising regarding the listing details. He also knew Xia Siyu didn’t want him to get involved; the more he did, the more she would get annoyed, so he could only keep tabs on her through Wei Jingjing’s reports.
“You’re busy, I have nothing special going on,” Xia Siyu was about to hang up when Qin Baizhou suddenly called out, “Siyu.”
Xia Siyu hesitated, vaguely sensing that he might want to say something, but she was hesitant to ask directly and instead inquired, “What is it?”
Although Qin Baizhou was quite drunk, he quickly recovered and shook his head, “It’s nothing, busy yourself.”
“Alright then.” Xia Siyu was originally going to suggest he drink less in the spirit of friendly advice before hanging up the phone.
But she decided against it. Firstly, saying such a thing could come across as ambiguous, and secondly, Qin Baizhou had strong self-control, stronger than hers. With his current status, he had no need to prove anything at the liquor table. Some social engagements couldn’t be avoided, so her advice would be pointless.
Afterwards, Xia Siyu hung up the phone, while Qin Baizhou continued to stare at the handset, listening to the “beep beep” sound on the other end, somewhat lost in thought.
Such a trivial matter, Xia Siyu couldn’t even be bothered to consider it. She didn’t think about explaining anything to Shang Feifei, and Shang Feifei didn’t come to question her either. Bo Yan was the same; he had already gone to the film set, and upon seeing the news about Xia Siyu, he just smiled and even felt like giving it a like.
However, by the evening, the rumors escalated. Some enthusiastic netizens dug up Xi You’s identity – the only son of a listed pharmaceutical company’s owner, a graduate of an American medicine doctoral program, young and handsome, fitting perfectly the stereotype of a wealthy boyfriend that Xia Siyu was rumored to desire.
Xia Siyu clicked her tongue and, for the first time, logged into her official Weibo account to make a clear statement: “I have no romantic relationship with this gentleman.”