Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 104: Because You’re Cute

Gotta say, this scene is seriously awkward and embarrassing.

Yu Xia felt terribly embarrassed, like she had just face-planted in front of the school heartthrob, a long-lost sense of shame.

Facing the hopeful gazes of Wei Yaoyao and Ning Yunchao, she painfully decided to detach from this madcap group and be a normal person.

With her hands behind her back, she lowered her head and pondered for two seconds, then took on the demeanor of Zhuge Liang’s sage calculations and said straightforwardly, "Ten minus eight equals two."

Xie Qingci: "Any more? Let’s hear it all."

Song Xi got a push from Shu Ran, stepped forward, and recited with awkwardness, "Bala la energy, Shaluo Shaluo, Little Fairy... transform."

Yu Kuang also braced himself and chimed in, "...lula lala lula lala luna luna le... I love showering, nice skin..."

He Mingjie: "The second move of Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, Jade Maiden cries... Jade Maiden cries cry~"

The final strike was delivered by Shu Ran: "Key of darkness hidden by power, reveal your true strength before me. In the name of your master, Gang Dan, I command you— lift the seal! Macho man little fist pounding your chest!"

When everyone finished their spells, the square fell into a brief silence, where awkwardness and shame spread.

Looking closely, except for Wei Yaoyao, everyone had a forced expression as if they were being coerced. When they finished chanting, they all seemed to wish they could vanish from the camera’s gaze.

Xie Qingci gave everyone a slow nod and, after a pause, diplomatically commented, "From everyone’s effort, I see... the biodiversity of species..."

Others: "......"

[Come on, transform already! I’ll even go full access if you do.]

[I managed to hold back this whole time, but Xie Qingci’s comment broke me, hahaha!]

[Gang Dan, holy smokes, can’t stop laughing here! Who would have thought there’d be more to the NPC from previous episodes, hahaha.]

[A name like Mach Man Warrior Gang Dan really doesn’t belong in this species category. Whoever came up with this name, come get your award.]

[Looking at Wei Yaoyao’s expression, it’s as if he wishes he got Shu Ran’s secret technique. He surely loves it / I’ve seen right through you.jpg]

[These few need to debut ASAP. I wanna see them play through ten episodes in a variety show.]

[I must say, Shu Ran has grown.]

[So sweet, so sweet, Yu Xia and Shu Ran are sweet, Yu Xia and Song Xi are sweet too, I can’t take it anymore.]

[The Song Fish couple is definitely worth shipping, Yu Xia calling Song Xi made me cover my mouth and stomp my feet – Just can’t control my drama-loving heart.]

[Friends, go easy on Yu Xia’s rumors, they’re all fake candy.]

[Xie Qingci! Bro! Little Sweet! Gimme a kiss!]

The breeze was cool on the back of their necks and after Xie Qingci’s comment, there was another two-second silence in the square, followed by bursts of boisterous laughter.

Yu Xia laughed till her sides hurt, breaking into a sweat afterwards.

This one hour felt easy, thanks to having talents like Wei Yaoyao around, she could just sit in the shade and wait.

Wei Yaoyao gave Xie Qingci hints, and he stopped only after scoring fourteen points, still leaving about ten minutes.

Everyone took a rare pause during which Yu Xia listened as Shu Ran and the others discussed the next steps while gently pressing her lower abdomen.

Maybe it was because she had just eaten a sandwich and then ran and jumped around, she felt a bit of a pulling pain in her stomach.

Not serious, but it couldn’t be ignored.

She asked the staff for a bottle of water, leaned forward and pressed her stomach slightly, squatting to make herself feel a bit better, then opened the bottle cap to drink.

On the other side, Xie Qingci frowned, looking her way, hesitating to speak, he eventually said nothing, yet his eyebrows were knit with worry.

As he withdrew his gaze, he glanced at the others, noticing Song Xi’s quick furrowed brow action.

He appeared more impatient.

Once the hour deadline was up, Xie Qingci didn’t wait for others to react and penalize him, directly issuing six consecutive challenges to Wei Yaoyao.

With that prop card, he won each time, challenged again, and in just three minutes, by overpowering only Wei Yaoyao, he earned the remaining six points, quickly becoming the first to reach twenty points.

The electronic voice announced him as the single victor, and the others were still somewhat caught off guard.

Wei Yaoyao howled, lunging forward to try and strangle him.

"Bro! We’re bros! I took a bullet for you, and you stabbed me six times!"

Xie Qingci coughed lightly: "Sorry, I was worried you all would gang up on me, so I had to knock one out first, and your name just rolled off my tongue the best."

He actually wanted to challenge Song Xi more, but knowing Song Xi’s personality and hot-tempered spells, people would probably think he intentionally picked on Song Xi.

Such blatant aiming, Yu Xia wouldn’t be happy. Changhui wouldn’t back it either, so he had to unjustly chalk up Wei Yaoyao instead.

Wei Yaoyao feigned wiping tears: "You’re dead, you’re gonna lose me as a bro, at least for a while."

"I’ll teach you how to fight."

Wei Yaoyao looked up excitedly: "Really? Deal! Then those six stabs were worth it!"

Chi Qiao and Ning Yunchao joined in: "Can we learn too? Herding one sheep, herding a flock, it’s all the same right."

Xie Qingci nonchalantly nodded, while his eyes kept tabs on Yu Xia.

Yu Xia didn’t expect the game to end so abruptly and even gave Xie Qingci a thumbs up.

"That preemptive strike was so quick, I was still thinking about how to use my top-tier move against Wei Yaoyao."

Wei Yaoyao: "?"

Wei Yaoyao: "Why me again?"

She winking said playfully: "Because you’re the cutest."

"Hehehe yeah, true that."

Xie Qingci expressionlessly brushed Wei Yaoyao’s hand aside.

Quicker than a heartless cad in flipping faces.

The game ended so suddenly, the production team didn’t see it coming.

There were still eight manuals left scattered around the site, and the imagined scene of wild point-getting challenges was only half filmed.

Since it was live, there was no way to reshoot, and the production team felt quite helpless.

In the end, they realized it was due to the prop cards.

"You guys finished the game early this time because Xie Qingci happened to buy the chicken-and-dog-ascent card right after Song Xi. We initially thought that card was meant to reduce your scores."

Who knew Song Xi had just bought the reset card, hitting such a low probability.

The staff added, "So for future games, we’ll be more prudent with prop cards."

They also needed to keep an eye on Xie Qingci, since he had quite a number of points, and who knows he might buy more cards and cause a similar chaos next time.

Everyone booed and urged the production team to let them log off quickly.

The summer sun was indeed unbearable.

The production team couldn’t find a reason to keep them, so they ended this outdoor program with a wave.

People began to disperse, and Yu Xia signaled Xie Qingci with a glance before leaving the square ahead of time.

She walked casually to the restroom where she previously ran into Song Xi, fixed her lipstick in front of the camera, and patiently awaited any movements outside.