(From left) Xian Lim, Kim Chiu. Images: Hannah Mallorca/INQUIRER.net, Instagram/@xianlimm
Xian Lim is of the mind to leave all to fate when it comes to giving a failed relationship a second chance, amid his breakup with Kim Chiu, his girlfriend of almost 12 years.
At a press conference for his upcoming drama “Love. Die. Repeat” with his leading lady Jennylyn Mercado, Lim was careful with his answer when asked if he is open to rekindling a past relationship.
“I think in life, everything happens for a reason. ‘Yun lang naman po ‘yun (That’s about it),” he said. “Kung umulit man or hindi umulit (If love is rekindled or not), everything is going to happen for a reason.”
Chiu, in confirming longstanding rumors of their split last December 23, said that while their relationship spanned more than a decade, “sometimes love is not enough.” She said their decision to break up was a mutual decision in hopes that their love would transition to a “lifelong friendship.”
Meanwhile, Lim said his wish is for Chiu to “find all the happiness and love you are searching for.”
Second chance romance
For her part, Mercado said she and her husband Dennis Trillo are a perfect example of a second-chance romance that turned out well.
“Kami ni Dennis, diba? Gan’un. Diba nag-repeat kami? Nanalo ang pagmamahal (Dennis and I, right? We’re like that. Didn’t we repeat our romance? Love still won),” she said.
Mercado and Trillo first became a couple in 2010 after working together for a movie, but their relationship did not last long. Four years later, they would again get together, though initially they refused to put a label in their relationship. They got engaged in October 2021, then got married in a civil ceremony a month later.
Keeping busy
Following his split from Chiu, Lim said he is keeping himself busy with work, saying his plans for 2024 is to “work on [himself]” and keep himself busy.
“Lahat nga po na mga pangyayari sa buhay, it happens for a reason. So, we just have to move forward kung ano man po ‘yun. Dapat naman talaga okay. We just got to work,” he said. “We just need to keep on working. ‘Yun naman yung gusto natin, work on yourself and just keep on doing different things, doing different projects, keeping busy.”
(Everything happens in life for a reason. So, we just have to move forward on what it is. It should be okay. We just got to work. We just need to keep on working. That’s what we want. Work on yourself and just keep on doing different things, doing different projects, keeping busy.)