Xia Siyu twirled his hair again, this strand was a bit long, coiling it around her fingertip. Xia Siyu said, "I counted, we crossed a total of one hundred and eight bridges today." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Venice has a total of four hundred and one bridges; it’s impossible to cross them all in a single day.

But being able to walk as many as possible seems to fulfill the belief that crossing all the bridges means walking a lifetime together. Even if they can’t walk to the end together, as long as they’ve tried their best, there will be no regrets.

Xia Siyu was sliding down a bit, and Bo Yan lifted her up again, then said, "Do you know what I was thinking when we crossed the Bridge of Sighs?"

Xia Siyu said, "Didn’t you say before, that you were taking advantage of me?"

Bo Yan shook his head, "I remember a famous quote, it says I’m a staunch materialist, but for you, I’m willing to be idealistic once."

Eternal love and growing old together are beautiful wishes; even if they’re fake, he’s willing to give them a try.

**

The next day Xia Siyu’s flight was at noon, and she got up very early. Two months of film shooting—plus quarantine time, the next time they meet will probably be at the Golden Phoenix Awards ceremony.

Bo Yan also got up early. When asked, he said, "I booked a flight around the same time, we can go to the airport together."

Going to the airport, passing security, waiting for the flight, it takes several hours, so she’s quite happy to go with Bo Yan.

Xia Siyu nodded immediately, she was a bit listless before, but hearing the news, her eyes lit up a lot more.

When they arrived at the airport, they had to print their boarding passes. Unexpectedly, Bo Yan and Xia Siyu were flying almost the same airline: Emirates Airlines. They had flown with this airline before; it’s considered a five-star global airline, with new aircraft and great service. They passed security and entered the waiting area, and because it was the same airline, they even stayed in the same VIP lounge before boarding.

Unfortunately, they had barely warmed their seats when the flight announcement came up, and Xia Siyu had to board.

At this moment, she looked longingly, Wei Jingjing and others pushing their luggage walked ahead, and she would walk a few steps then turn back for another glance. Bo Yan also stood up, he said, "I’ll walk you to the boarding gate."

Xia Siyu nodded, "Okay."

The two walked all the way to the gate, but sadly, the distance wasn’t very long, and there were already passengers queuing, she looked at Bo Yan with puppy eyes.

Bo Yan had to coax her, "Your flight is taking off."

Xia Siyu nodded, holding his hand, not wanting to let go.

Bo Yan, helpless, said again, "How about this, give me a kiss, and I’ll board with you."

Xia Siyu wasn’t stupid, boarding required a ticket check, it wasn’t about whether she kissed him or not, she definitely didn’t kiss.

"Then I’m leaving."

"Really don’t want me to see you off?" Bo Yan teased her.

Xia Siyu firmly shook her head.

"Are you sure?" Bo Yan asked again.

Xia Siyu withdrew her hand, "I’m boarding, you..."

She turned her head and saw Song Fengzhi standing in front of her, carrying luggage. Seeing Bo Yan, he said to him, "Yan, what’s up? Did you forget something?"

Xia Siyu had a face full of "???" and then saw Bo Yan behind her taking out his boarding pass, verified by the flight attendant, successful.

Bo Yan smiled, "I’m going to Canada too. But not Quebec. I’m going to Vancouver."

This flight had a transfer in Toronto. Originally, Bo Yan had a direct flight to Vancouver, but he definitely chose to fly with Xia Siyu.

Earlier, Xia Siyu was reluctant to part, but now it’s not a surprise, more like a shock. It seemed like her reluctance was just a joke for him: "What’s going on?"

Bo Yan explained, "Didn’t I say before I’m making a movie about overseas students? It was set to shoot in Vancouver, but due to the pandemic, it was delayed. If we delay any longer, the original’s copyright will expire, so we must start shooting now. I agreed immediately when I heard it was in Canada, so I could be closer to you."

But it’s still very far. Quebec is on Canada’s east coast, in the French-speaking region. Vancouver is on the west coast, spanning an entire country in between.

But since they’re both in Canada, if he misses her terribly, he can take a flight over anytime without worrying about quarantine or anything.

Perfect time to capture outdoor scenes, shooting for a month or two, they could even return together. Even quarantine could be done together, it’s almost too perfect.

This time Bo Yan decided to attend the Venice event, he had already planned his steps, he even had time for a trip to America to prepare in advance for Bosch Corporation’s move on the stock market. This journey, Venice, movie shoot, Bosch, and his company’s overseas film distribution, it was a perfect set of moves. He’s undoubtedly a master of time management.

But Xia Siyu was indeed a bit shocked, also a bit angry. In Venice this time, she clung to Bo Yan so much, firstly because they hadn’t seen each other for months, and after separating, it would be months again, she did miss him a bit. More so, she was touched by him, after all, an overseas trip was easy, but returning meant quarantine again, costing Bo Yan nearly a month.

No one understands better than her how valuable an artist’s time is. Bo Yan had no real need to go to Venice this time; they didn’t expect to win any big awards, it was more about participation. His trip was mainly for her. But as it turns out, he’d already arranged everything, while she was the only one foolishly moved alone.

At ticket verification, Xia Siyu suppressed her anger, but when they arrived at their first-class cabin with a private rest area, she exploded.

Xia Siyu coldly called Bo Yan inside, shut the door, then Wei Jingjing and Song Fengzhi outside heard a series of banging noises inside. When Bo Yan came out, there seemed to be claw marks on his face, his hair looked like it had been pulled, completely messy. Xia Siyu inside wasn’t over it, yelling, "I order you to go to the bar and get me a few cocktails! If they’re not good, you’ll get another beating!"

Well, Song Fengzhi shrank back his neck, exchanged a glance with Wei Jingjing, shaking their heads. It seems these two won’t quiet down anytime soon, they should handle work for now, bringing some matters for their confirmation when needed.

Going over now would just be asking for trouble.

**

But eventually, planes do reach their destination.

After several hours of flight, the plane landed at Toronto Airport, and both had to transfer. Though Xia Siyu still seemed a bit angry, Bo Yan said, "We’re parting now, won’t you give me a hug?"

She definitely wouldn’t initiate a hug, but when Bo Yan hugged her, she didn’t refuse. After that, they walked down the transfer passageway, parting at the boarding gate.