"Dito I will be playing Macoy at si Macoy ay isang mangingisda at tour guide sa El Nido, Palawan at ang kaibahan nito usually kasi ang nagagampanan kong role nasa bahay, living the life kumbaga. Mayaman lagi 'yung role na nagagampanan ko eh. This time around locals po kami ngayon. We live sa isla tapos kumbaga kung ano lang 'yung kailangan namin 'yun lang, wala ng luxury," he said in an interview with Push.com.ph.
According to Xian, audiences are going to see a more mature KimXi. "It's different para sa amim ni Kim (Chiu) dahil ang gagawin namin ay mas mature version. Hindi naman ito ang usual na nagagawa namin and siyempre naninibago kami at we are very thankful kami na nandito kami ngayon," he stated.
Xian admitted that he really missed working with Kim on a series. "To be honest I missed Kim. Na-miss ko siya. Ang tagal naming hindi [nagkasama]. Nagsimula kami nito wow kumbaga masasabi ko lang its very fresh para sa akin. Halos isang taon din kaming hindi nagkasama."
He added, "Being able to throw lines with her, being able to share the screen with her, [it's a] different feeling, hindi ko masasabing dahil ilang beses ko na siyang nakatrabaho, iba eh."
Xian has a message to their fans and to all Kapamilya viewers. "Sa lahat po ng sumusuporta sa amin and through the years sa lahat ng bumibisita sa amin, please watch The Story of Us at sa lahat naman po ng di pa nakakapanood 'yung hindi pa nakakawitness ng story namin please give us a chance to offer you guys something new, a wonderful love story about two lovers na gagawin ang lahat just to keep their love intact," he said.