After the New Year, Su Er officially began rehearsing for the play, followed by a tour of one city after another. As various jobs resumed, Su Er's condition gradually returned to its best.
The previous public opinion will certainly not reverse so quickly, but with the help of public relations marketing, it is at least no longer at the level of being universally hated online.
After the college entrance examination in June, "Spring in the City" was released during the summer season, and she began to travel with the film crew to promote it.
At the same time, her reputation also reversed due to her outstanding performance in the film.
With the support of fans' efforts to combat the negative publicity and the voices of staff who had worked with her, the online sentiment quickly shifted.
Su Er's popularity reached an unprecedented level. At that time, there were still two plays she was in that had not yet been performed, and the ticket prices for those two plays were inflated to an unbelievable degree.
Although there are still many people who dislike her and are persistent in criticizing her.
But Su Er also realized at that time that she could never make everyone like her.
Logically, this should have been a happy occasion, but Su Er was not as delighted as she had expected; instead, she was rather sullen.
The first person to notice her unusual emotional state was Jiang Siyan.
The play's final performance returned to the northern part of the city.
That day, Jiang Siyan made a point of taking time to sit in the corner of the first row and look at the figure on the stage that had captured everyone's attention.
The stage lights were very bright, and Su Er was unaware of his arrival.
Undoubtedly, she was absolutely radiant; every subtle change, from the shift in her expression to the tremor in her voice, captivated the audience.
This was the first time Jiang Siyan had watched her shine on her own stage so formally.
At this moment, Su Er possessed unparalleled charm.
Jiang Siyan waited until she and the rest of the cast and crew finished their curtain call before going backstage to wait for her.
Su Er was chatting with the people around her and didn't notice his presence.
Jiang Siyan called out to her, "Ner'er".
Su Er turned around at the sound, overjoyed. Forgetting that there were other people around, she quickly ran towards him and hugged him, saying, "Why are you here! Didn't you say you had something to do tonight?!"
"I came over after I finished eating." Jiang Siyan caught her steadily.
"So you watched my performance?" Su Er looked at him expectantly.
Jiang Siyan nodded, "Yes, you acted very well."
His compliment made Su Er even happier than before.
Jiang Siyan chuckled and patted her head. "Alright, get ready, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
Upon hearing this, Su Er's expression turned troubled.
"What? Did you make plans?" Jiang Siyan asked.
Su Er's tone was somewhat downcast, "Yeah, everyone said they wanted to have a get-together."
Jiang Siyan didn't force her, but simply asked, "Want to go?"
She's been very busy these past few months, spending very little time in Beicheng and not having been able to spend much time with him.
Sister Qin got her a travel variety show, which will start filming shortly after the play ends, meaning she'll have even less time to spend with him then.
She wanted to spend more time with him.
Su Er thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I want to stay with you."
Jiang Siyan smiled indulgently, "Then go and tell the person in charge that I'll pay for their expenses tonight, and I'll borrow them, okay?"
Su Er was amused by him, "Then I'll thank Boss Jiang on behalf of everyone."
Although it was indeed a bit of a pity that Su Er wasn't with them, the person in charge was naturally happy that someone else was paying the bill.
Jiang Siyan took her to Zhang Bo's place to eat Nancheng cuisine. Apart from the one time when they first met, he usually cooked the food and delivered it to her home.
Su Er never imagined that Uncle Zhang would still remember her.
“You are the only one Si Yan brought with him, how could I forget you?”
Su Er felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this and her face quietly turned red.
Jiang Siyan, always eager for drama, chuckled and whispered in her ear, "Why are you blushing?"
Su Er shrank back and smiled mischievously at him, giving him a reproachful look: "You're just trying to fool me, I don't believe you."
“Is what Uncle Zhang said today the truth? Am I lying to you or not? Otherwise, I’ll call Uncle Zhang over and ask him.” Jiang Siyan made a move to shout.
Su Er quickly covered his mouth, "Oh, I believe you."
Jiang Siyan hadn't intended to call out, but he found it amusing to tease her. Looking at her vivid expressions, the anxiety that had been hanging over him for months seemed to finally settle down at this moment.
Jiang Siyan pinched her cheek and leaned down to kiss her.
With a "pop," Uncle Zhang turned his head to look.
As always, Su Er's face flushed instantly at the sight of such intimate gestures in front of others.
Jiang Siyan especially loved the moment when she leaned against him shyly. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, ignoring the little hand that reached behind his waist trying to retaliate. Instead, he was enjoying it immensely.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they even took several cold dishes back with them.
On the way back, Su Er leaned against Jiang Siyan and scrolled through her phone; her name was trending on social media.
She clicked on the entry and scrolled down; most of the posts were praising her.
They praised her for being beautiful, praised her for her acting skills, and praised her in every way.
But inexplicably, that sense of loss welled up again.
Even Su Er herself didn't realize that when she was feeling down, her shoulders would slump involuntarily.
The chattering people suddenly fell silent. Jiang Siyan glanced at her phone out of the corner of his eye and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"It's trending on social media," Su Er said. "Everyone's talking about tonight's performance."
Jiang Siyan took the phone from her hand, pulled her onto his lap, stared into her eyes, and asked, "Now tell me, what's bothering you?"
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