Capítulo 1285: Chapter 1276: Collapse (Part 6)
When poor people suddenly become wealthy, it’s rare for them to maintain a calm demeanor; most of the time, they get carried away.
Zhou Weiwei was the same. Having been in the industry for five or six years now, she finally experienced the feeling of resources falling into her lap. A movie she shot not long ago, although she played the second female lead, performed quite well and seemed to be gaining popularity. Naturally, she was a bit smug, even her steps on the mountain were a bit light.
Occasionally, she climbed a few steps and looked back over at Xia Siyu.
There was no movement on that side, but from a distance, she could see Qin Baizhou and Xia Siyu’s team gathered around her car, seemingly in chaos.
While communicating with the director earlier, she had actually taken a secret look at the situation and knew that Xia Siyu’s background had been exposed.
Upon seeing the word “illegitimate daughter” related to Xia Siyu, she was somewhat surprised, but not entirely. In college, at the art academy where beautiful women were as common as clouds, Xia Siyu had already stood out stunningly. The way she spent money and her demeanor didn’t seem like that of a child from a poor family.
She just didn’t expect that her mother was a notorious actress, and she was an illegitimate child.
Although she wouldn’t kick Xia Siyu while she was down, she couldn’t deny the slight feeling of glee: so, the one who’s always dazzling and unbothered by bad critiques also has moments of falling to earth.
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Over by the RV.
Xia Siyu had been inside her RV for a long time, having entered and shut the door without saying a word.
Since Xia Siyu had requested to return, the director hadn’t rushed them. With no pressure from the director’s team, Qin Baizhou was anxious but dared not urge her.
Like Zhou Weiwei, he’d known Xia Siyu for a long time and knew her weak spots. What she valued most was her family. For many years in the industry, she had carefully hidden her family, not letting the public know, nor even those around her.
Even the last time he met her father, he sensed a rift between them. After investigating, he speculated it might be related to her mother. She wouldn’t speak, and he didn’t dare make decisions for her.
But she couldn’t keep hiding in there forever, could she? Regardless of the situation, whether to remove the trending search or handle it as an emergency PR crisis, she would need to provide a statement, right?
Yet Qin Baizhou didn’t dare to persuade her. Their relationship, already precarious, was one she only wanted to define as work partners. Even when they were close, she rarely explained things, so now, estranged as they were, how could he assist her in making decisions?
Moreover, although he knew about Wen Qunxiao and Xia Siyu’s relationship, he couldn’t be sure if the trending search was true or false, even suspecting himself that she might be an illegitimate child with no formal status. Without her clarifying the situation, he didn’t even know how to manage the PR.
As things were hectic, there appeared to be some commotion.
Indeed, it was a commotion. This was a scenic area, a tourist spot; although the recent continuous rain had reduced the number of visitors, there were still some tourists around. For convenience in filming, the director’s team had cordoned off the filming area so tourists could watch from afar.
And now, there from afar, there seemed to be a couple of screams: “Bo Yan! Is that Bo Yan?”
Qin Baizhou turned around and indeed saw a tall man in a trench coat coming over, covered in dust; it really was Bo Yan!
Bo Yan, why was he here? Was it for Xia Siyu?