Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 113: Sis, Give Me 2 More Minutes

Xie Qingci waited quietly.

However, Yu Xia thought for a moment and ultimately gave a simple explanation.

"Because I just wanted to do that at the time."

Even as she said it, she felt it was too unconvincing, so she added another sentence.

"I wanted him to stand properly, so I used my nail to poke him to stand where I wanted. Then I told him, it’s no use if he likes me, I like obedient and well-behaved people, like you."

"But then, he felt my evaluation of you was unfair, so he wanted to argue back, and I couldn’t help but poke him harder. How could he say that, right? You are obedient and well-behaved, aren’t you?"

After a while, Xie Qingci responded with a hum.

Yu Xia finally smiled at him, but halfway through, she restrained her expression and said:

"Then apologize to me properly again."

He lifted his head, kissed her, and said, "I’m sorry, I was wrong, sis, don’t ignore me. Please pick up when I call tonight, okay?"

How could she resist that? She couldn’t bear to be hard-hearted anymore.

"Okay," she sighed, kissed his Adam’s apple, and finally relented to say, "Eat well, sleep well, the second public performance is important."

"Sis, give me two more minutes, I still want to kiss a bit more."

The two indulged in kisses in a secluded corner, teasing between tension and caution.

Their breaths scattered with the wind, and their love bloomed in the breeze.

While there was still time, Yu Xia returned to the nanny van to touch up her makeup.

Mei found it odd: "Did the heat make your makeup come off? It’s so hot, and you went out for so long."

"The scenery at the base is nice, and a flower was quite beautiful," she said nonchalantly, reapplying her red lipstick in front of the mirror.

As she finished applying the vibrant orange-tinged lipstick, she looked up to meet Mei’s eyes, peering over the seat back, startling her enough that she almost dropped her makeup mirror.

"What are you doing?"

Could kissing be so easily noticed?

Mei rested her chin on her hand, saying quietly, "I think there’s something suspicious about you today, Yu."

"...Suspicious? Suspiciously beautiful?"

Mei made a face like "have some shame."

"You left looking all haughty and aloof, but came back beaming with joy. Did something happen?"

A million excuses rolled through Yu Xia’s mind, but after some thought, she just played coy and said:

"Ah, maybe I saw a handsome little brother, seeing handsome men always cheers me up."

Moreover, this handsome man happened to be hers.

Mei pondered: "True, every time I see so many good-looking little brothers, my mood improves too."

She then happily turned back around.

Yu Xia let out a breath of relief.

The afternoon was about the second public performance song choices.

The remaining fifty brothers changed into various colored training outfits, sat in their respective groups, leaving many empty seats, which was disheartening.

The studio atmosphere was somewhat gloomy until Shu Ran made a few jokes, livening up the atmosphere a bit, before announcing the tasks.

"The second performance is a professional assessment, divided into vocals, dance, and composition, with three groups for each type. The trainees can choose as they wish."

"The selection order follows the mentors’ scoring, starting from Class A. Each person can fill in three choices; if the first choice is full, they’ll automatically move to the second choice, and if that’s full, they move to the third choice."

"Now, please watch the demos while filling in your preferences."

Yu Xia looked down at the scoring sheet for the trainees.

Based on earlier performances, Song Xi had the highest mentor score, while the most popular online was currently Xie Qingci, with both having the top two combined evaluations.

However, if selections were made solely by score, Xie Qingci should rank after Ning Yunchao, as he couldn’t compare to someone who had trained for over a decade.

Once everyone filled out their preferences, the selection order turned out as she expected: first was Song Xi, followed by Ning Yunchao, and third was Xie Qingci.

Song Xi chose dance, with the piece "joker," which matched his dance style perfectly.

Ning Yunchao chose the composition group, while surprisingly, Xie Qingci chose vocals, with the piece "Purple."

A pure ballad, this song really tested one’s vocal ability, which surprised her a bit.

Upon further thought, besides "Summer Wind," she hadn’t really heard him sing anything else, unsure if he could handle this song.

Considering that he wasn’t a conceited person, he probably chose it because he believed he could manage it.

Looking up, she lightly gazed in his direction, seeing him lazily leaning against the song selection board—though his face showed no obvious expression, it was clear he was in a good mood.

His brows were relaxed, with one elbow half-propped up, as if leaning against a bar, a rich kid deliberately trying to attract attention.

Someone beside him spoke, and he turned to them, smiling, nodding occasionally, and finally saying "okay" with a laid-back look on his genteel face.

He was wearing a pink training outfit that made him look even younger, turning the bar’S rich kid into a diligent scholar doing homework in a milk tea shop.

As she mused over this and that, her gaze unintentionally fell on Song Xi, not far away.

He was also in conversation, turning sideways, with one hand resting on the song selection board. He adjusted his glasses as he spoke, maintaining a mild smile, resembling a cultured elite, seeming approachable.

Her gaze instinctively moved downward; the neckline of his fan training clothes wasn’t high, but it completely covered the scar, preventing her from seeing how prominent it was.

Maybe her gaze was too intense, or for some other reason, Song Xi, who was speaking, glanced her way.

His words paused for two seconds.

Yu Xia gave a perfunctory smile.

Song Xi hastily looked down, angling himself slightly more to the left, avoiding direct eye contact with her.

Yu Xia didn’t mind his chaste demeanor; once everyone finished choosing teams, the day’s filming concluded, and she packed up to leave. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The brothers had to start rehearsing quickly, leaving the studio with her, heading to the practice rooms.

The four of them walked past the director, discussing the director’s recent notice as they walked together out in the base.

"So there’s only one spin-off show after this week? Just two more games?"

Shu Ran nodded: "It’s a shame; I think this series of games was a lot of fun and brought them a lot of attention. Without it, there’s one less way to quickly attract popularity."

"But there’s nothing we can do; the show won’t cut down on advertising time, so naturally, they’ll have to cut from the spin-off," Yu Xia said, "The brothers spent too much time on non-rehearsal activities."

Yu Kuang said: "It’s okay; the spin-off has attracted about as much popularity as it could. Isn’t there going to be another competition when choosing a female guest for the third public performance? After all, men tend to prefer the competition arena."

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PS: I watched Zhang Yixing’s "joker," and the dance stage from Produce Camp was amazing.

The version of "Purple" I listened to was by Guo Qin, it’s very nice. I recommend it to everyone.