After watching "We are in Love", he finally understood.
As a veteran actor, he could see the gentleness and affection in Xiao's gaze towards An Ziqi clearer than anyone else. It wasn't feigned.
And it certainly wasn't as the audience speculated, that Xiao was on the show just for promoting Huanyu.
An Ziqi's rejection of him probably had something to do with this.
He's always been someone who knew when to advance and when to retreat, so he didn't want to make things difficult for An Ziqi.
And he really admired An Ziqi. Even if he couldn't be her boyfriend, he still hoped to be able to be friends with her in the future.
An Ziqi was still thinking about how she would explain things to him. Seeing his current manner, she understood his intention.
Their interaction with each other became much more relaxed.
In the promotion of "Wind Rises In The Tianlan," the "Break the Cocoon" crew announced An Ziqi's joining as the female lead.