Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 316: Did That Male Vixen Put You Up to This?

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: Did That Male Vixen Put You Up to This?

Did Yu Xia think she looked like someone who lacked a masseuse? She held the card to get a spa treatment that massaged her to her very bones before going home.

Then she rolled her eyes and nodded.

"...Alright, alright, alright."

Xie Qingci, his expression relaxed, followed her back.

They waited for another ten minutes in the tent until the production team brought all the guests back. They were finally setting off to leave this wilderness.

When it was time to go, Yu Xia felt a bit reluctant, looking out the car window and sweeping her gaze over the paths they had walked and the mountains they had climbed. In her mind, she reminisced about the plain steamed buns they had eaten in the first two days. Thinking back, those mediocre buns were quite tasty.

The cars formed a black line winding through the mountain road. Because of the incident with Ling Luo and the others, each group of guests traveled in separate cars, and they didn’t sit together to chat like in the previous episode.

This was fine. She finally could get a peaceful nap in the car.

It took four hours to drive to the Hai City District, and by the time they reached the handover point, it was already afternoon.

Yu Xia’s whole body ached from sleep, and she almost stumbled when she got out of the car.

At the station, every agency’s management team was waiting, waving to their respective artists as if they were picking up kids from kindergarten.

He Ci, especially noticeable for holding a plastic hand-clapper toy and waving it, attracted the attention of everyone present with its crisp applause.

Yu Xia felt embarrassed, and it was only by relying on her actor’s sense of conviction that she walked over with her head held high.

But she got into the car very quickly, snatching the plastic clapper toy and tossing it to the back seat.

"Let’s go, let’s go, too embarrassing."

He Ci glared at her, thinking that after not seeing her for three or four days, she could have at least given a warm greeting, but all she did was make sarcastic remarks.

"I was afraid that if I let you out of my sight for one second, you’d get in someone else’s car and run away with them."

She yawned and asked Mei, "What’s wrong with He? Did he break up again?"

Mei: "...Breaking up would require... Well, that’s not the point. The point is, sis, you guys made it on the hot search again, did you know?"

She wasn’t surprised.

"Is it about the Ling Luo and Luo Sheng incident? Saying I cursed at them? Or that we ran into Cheng Yiding by coincidence?"

"None of those," Mei paused, then rephrased, "To be accurate, they all are, but I’m talking about another hot search."

Mei showed her the hot search entry.

Yu Xia turned her head and looked, reciting, "Xie Qingci fell so deep into character that he fell in love with Yu Xia... What the hell?"

He Ci clucked like an old hen, "Someone leaked that Xie Qingci doesn’t really like you; he’s just so deep in character that he can’t distinguish between the role and reality, which is why he behaves like he has an unrequited crush."

Yu Xia clicked into the entry and read a few comments. Without looking up, she said, "Nonsense."

"..." He Ci was speechless, "Did you never consider this might be true? What if he’s really bluffing you? What if, after filming another project, he shifts his affections to the next actress?"

"In that case, I’ll chop him up."

Mei shivered, recalling how Xie Qingci’s eyes had hollowed out after being tormented in the crew.

She quickly said, "I knew it, sis has restraint."

He Ci snorted and instructed Mei, "Show her the other one."

"There’s another one?" Yu Xia raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yes, this one," Mei scrolled through the comments on a now cooling hot search for her.

"Xi Heng entering the entertainment industry just to please Yu Xia? Which reporter made this up? Are they all looking at the world through rose-colored glasses? I don’t even dare to think like that."

Mei poked her silently, indicating that He Ci thought exactly that way.

Yu Xia gave a simple, blunt eye-roll.

"He, give up on your daydreams. I’m never going to nab a CEO from some wealthy family to pull resources. The only reason capitalists enter the entertainment industry is to make money; any tabloid news is fake."

He Ci understood, but his heart still ached.

"Let’s analyze this pragmatically, setting aside emotions. The general public believes that successful actresses paired with powerful bosses are legitimate, as it gives them status and backing. Isn’t it a worry-free source of resources? Besides, Xi Heng is so handsome, not inferior to male stars."

"No," she leaned back, crossed her legs, undeterred by the promising future he depicted, and said straightforwardly, "First, he and I are not suited for each other. Second, my emotions don’t need to fuel the public’s romance dreams. Finally—"

"Who said Xie Qingci isn’t practical? He’s very practical."

He Ci: "..."

I’m talking about a career, and you’re talking about the evening activities, huh?

He sighed deeply, "Then I can only hope Xie Qingci speeds up becoming a big shot. From now on, his career will have my utmost attention."

If he dares to deviate or take a step back, he’ll turn him into a lonely soul without a girlfriend.

Yu Xia casually agreed, "Whatever makes you happy."

The car drove for a while, and she flipped through today’s latest hot searches on her phone. Unsurprisingly, she saw topics like "Yu Xia and Xie Qingci with the Variety Show Six," "Luo Sheng left Ling Luo on the mountain," and "Yu Xia cursing at Ling Luo and Luo Sheng."

She looked through them one by one, finding comments in the cursing topic calling her excessive. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"He, you’re only concerned about the earlier two hot searches? Aren’t you worried I’ll be criticized for today cursing Ling Luo and the others?"

He Ci waved his hand, "It’s not like I don’t know you, and I was watching the show. Anyone with eyes says you cursed them well."

"But I cursed them even after the cameras were off." Xie Qingci cursed too. In short, the two of them cursed the couple into timid submission.

He Ci’s demeanor turned serious, "What did you curse them for? Did you have just cause? You didn’t use foul language or spit on them, right?"

"No, I’m still a female star." She typed a reply as she talked, her head down.

"Then that’s fine, not a big deal." He Ci closed his eyes to take a nap.

The breeze was quite nice, making one sleepy. As a manager, especially for a frontline actress, He Ci was usually very busy, rarely getting a chance for a lazy nap.

Just as he was about to drift off, Yu Xia’s voice came from the back, casual as if mentioning something trivial.

"He, I’m planning to go public early, maybe in the next two months."

He Ci jolted awake, grabbed the seat, and turned his head back: "What did you say?!"

"...I said I want to go public early."

He Ci’s eyes widened, "Did Xie Qingci persuade you?! I knew that pretty boy wasn’t any good, turning you into a love-struck fool! Tell me, did he coax you?"

"No."

She took a deep breath, lowering her eyelids slightly to gaze at her reflection in the car window, and said softly:

"I can’t hold it in anymore. This rare specimen by my side, and I can’t openly enjoy it. I’m afraid if I wait too long, one day I might lose control and strip him naked on the street."

He Ci: "..."

Mei: "..."