Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 110: Xie Qingci, What Do You Mean?

Yu Xia was quite puzzled when she saw the message.

She instinctively interpreted the word "touch" as meaning fool around, so her first reaction was to refute.

"What do you mean? I didn’t touch him."

After saying it, she realized: "Are you talking about how I accidentally poked him with my nail and made a mark? I thought using my finger wouldn’t be good, so I used my nail. I just got my nails done, and they almost broke."

She glanced at her manicure and continued, "But how did you notice? Is it that obvious?"

So everyone could see it? How come Song Xi didn’t bother to cover it up?

She asked this with a sense of entitlement, and Xie Qingci on the other end closed his eyes and wished he could throw something to vent his anger.

[Xie Qingci: What did you say to him, what did you do]

[Xie Qingci: He came back and took a cold shower, then intentionally got a cold wind blown on him, which is why he has a fever]

[Xie Qingci: So what did you guys exactly say? Tell me]

Took a cold shower on purpose and got cold wind blown on him?

Yu Xia was shocked by Song Xi’s outrageous behavior and couldn’t help but ask, "Really? Is he crazy?"

Xie Qingci felt utterly powerless.

She didn’t wait for him to agree whether it was crazy or not and continued, "I told you already, I just threatened him a bit. Oh, and——

She reached out and touched the mirror, her nail slid across the surface without a sound or trace.

"Didn’t you say he likes me? I asked him, then I told him, I don’t like him, I like obedient and well-behaved types."

Considering his characteristic of following every lead, he should’ve said that he is very obedient and well-behaved, right?

However, what Xie Qingci was thinking at this moment was completely different from what she imagined.

[Xie Qingci: Are you leading him to become obedient and well-behaved?] 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

[Xie Qingci: Why, to give him hope and keep him on the hook?]

Not long after sending the latter message, it was withdrawn.

But Yu Xia had already seen it.

She scratched her nail harshly across the mirror, creating an ear-piercingly sharp sound.

"Xie Qingci, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I’m keeping him on the hook?"

Her voice suddenly turned icy: "What, in your mind I’m someone who would openly seek a backup in your presence? Besides, wasn’t I just playing with you at first, so now playing with someone else should be normal."

[Xie Qingci: I didn’t mean that, don’t say such things]

"I don’t give a damn what you mean, you’ve got a few seconds to react before you hit send, but you still sent it out, doesn’t that show you think that way from the start? Which is normal, I’m surrounded by scandals, and I led you on before, anyone would have doubts."

"If someone else says this about me, I’d just ignore it like a fart, but coming from you, I have very low tolerance."

Xie Qingci seemed a little panicked, his breathing getting heavier, messages pouring in one by one.

[Xie Qingci: I was wrong, I was wrong, sister]

[Xie Qingci: That’s not what I meant]

[Xie Qingci: I was really mad at him, that’s why I’m angry]

[Xie Qingci: I hate that he’s showing off the wound you gave him, my mind wasn’t clear, don’t say such things about yourself]

Yu Xia took a deep breath, and coldly said, "Get some sleep early, let’s reduce contact later, and delete the chat history."

Then she hung up the phone, turned it to silent, and lay back in bed.

After turning off the lights, the screen was still lit, with messages he sent still coming in, so the screen naturally stayed bright.

She didn’t care, firmly closing her eyes and counting dumplings to force herself to sleep.

There were still many issues between them, she thought.

She couldn’t deny he had put in a lot of effort for her, nor could she deny that she liked him a lot.

But ultimately, they had only been together for a few months back then, and it was all sweet and affectionate without any serious relationship; it’s been over a year since they’d seen each other, so having issues was normal.

He was young and rashly entered the entertainment industry, passionate and eager, often acting out of line without considering the situation.

Meanwhile, she was accustomed to the influence of the entertainment industry, her personality was strong, and she was used to doing things her own way, unwilling to change for him, and even expecting to change him.

This did easily cause problems, she thought over and over, and eventually grew irritated and opened her eyes, reaching for her phone.

Xie Qingci had sent a long string of messages, all apologies.

The last message was sent two minutes ago, he seemed to know she wouldn’t respond, and hadn’t sent more since.

Nonetheless, this message was enough to soften her heart.

[Xie Qingci: I really was wrong, sister. Please don’t ignore me. Can we meet tomorrow? At the same place we met last time. I’ll be waiting for you. Goodnight, sister. Don’t be angry.]

Goodnight, what goodnight, she could probably sleep, but he’s more likely to be sleepless.

This guy really is...

She fell back onto the bed with a thud, eyes open in the dark, thinking whether Xie Qingci would cry, or create some trouble in the middle of the night?

Like playing basketball instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, or perhaps taking a shower and getting blown by the wind?

Thinking about taking a shower, she remembered Song Xi again, growing even more impatient.

Back when she "mistreated" Song Xi, she really just did whatever came to mind, without considering the consequences of leaving a mark on him.

Keeping him as a backup was even less likely, she still had some morals.

However, with Song Xi and Xie Qingci debuting together, almost certainly becoming teammates, and now they’re at odds because of her, could they really pretend to get along harmoniously in the future?

Her mind was jumbled with these thoughts, and before long she gradually drifted off to sleep too.

The next day was the first live ranking announcement of "Limited Youth," and this time up to fifty people would be eliminated.

Stepping into the base, one could already feel the tense, solidified atmosphere.

All one hundred trainees had put on their show uniforms, in deep blue school style; at a glance, they really looked like high school students, considering their age was indeed quite young.

A massive group of them sat in divided sections, each with a serious expression, some even with visibly puffy eyes.

When Yu Xia entered the auditorium, she couldn’t help but talk with Shu Ran and the others about the younger brothers being eliminated today.

The undeniable attention from the crowd fell onto her; she felt it but wasn’t fazed in the slightest, not even sparing a glance at Xie Qingci.

When she had to look at the younger guys, she gave them all the same casual glance, without any pause or dwelling.

Xie Qingci felt sour inside.

When she looked over, he vaguely hoped; when she clearly ignored him, he felt restless and uncomfortable.

His mood shifted up and down, yet he couldn’t show it, lowering his head in frustration, his jawline tense enough to bite down toothlessly.

The air pressure around him was so low that Wei Yaoyao thought he was sad because many brothers were to be parted today.

"I didn’t expect you to be so cool and not talk much usually, yet you really value your feelings. But then again, after all these days together, it must be hard to watch so many people leave."

Xie Qingci gave him a cold look.

Wei Yaoyao was still immersed in his own emotions, nervously asking, "Do you think I might be in the elimination list too?"