Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 138: Then Don’t Let Me Go

The air conditioning was clearly on in the car, yet the stuffiness of summer still crept in bit by bit.

Yu Xia felt like she was being suffocated by a beast devouring her whole.

After a while, Xie Qingci finally let her go.

Breathing heavily, he stared at her with his dark eyes. His hand released her leg and moved to grasp her hand, his fingers trailing from the back of her hand to her fingernails.

Yu Xia was like a snake whose bones had been extracted, flopping weakly into the seat, her watery eyes glaring at him, her voice stammering as she spoke.

"You’re too bold, my assistant is coming back soon!"

Xie Qingci chuckled: "Then let them come. They’ll get a good look at how you’re manipulating me behind the scenes."

"..." She was incredulous, glaring at him again, "Are you turning the tables on me?"

Was she really the one doing the manipulating here? She was being forced, wasn’t she!

"Isn’t that the most reasonable assumption?" He lowered his head again, nipping at her earlobe, leaning closer to say, "After all, you’ve had lots of exes, just playing with a trainee is perfectly normal."

Yu Xia was speechless.

But the sensation of his teeth gently grazing her earlobe was unbearable, so she had to soothe him a bit.

"There’s nothing between me and Yu Zhi. Yes, he’s an ex, but that was before you. You’re so good to me; after being with you, I don’t care for anyone else. An old flame rekindling is impossible."

Xie Qingci lifted his head: "Really? No old flames with him, so let’s rekindle ours."

Yu Xia paused.

"See," he said, seemingly mocking himself, pressing down more, "you’re coaxing me again."

"You always coax me like this, not getting involved with others but also not agreeing to reconcile with me, you answer my calls, reply to my messages, we kiss, hug, what haven’t we done? Why can’t you just agree to reconcile?"

His eyelashes trembled slightly, his low voice moved closer, asking softly, "Do I need to do something more outrageous for you to agree? Use my body to please you?"

"...Xie Qingci, speak properly!" She regained her strength, pushing him away a little.

Seeing his half-lidded, pitiful look, she opened her mouth and finally said, "Let’s talk about this after your debut."

"Why, afraid I’ll regret after encountering more temptations?" Just last week in the game, she almost crushed the bag of crispy chips.

Yu Xia hadn’t expected him to notice, turned her face away, and said peevishly, "Wouldn’t you? The entertainment industry isn’t short on temptations, and you’ve only been involved with me. Just because it’s intense now doesn’t mean you won’t regret it later."

He stretched out his voice meaningfully, lazily saying, "I didn’t expect that you’d be so considerate in a relationship. Just because I might regret it, you’re willing to let me go? Where on earth did such a kind Bodhisattva come from?"

"..." Was that sarcasm? Huh? Was that sarcasm?

She pushed him away with both hands and feet: "I’m not a Bodhisattva, I’m the demon here to smack you! Out of the way!"

But Xie Qingci insisted on holding her tightly, his two arms like iron hoops, impossible to struggle out of, where did he get that strength from, especially since he had lost so much weight.

Her face was flushed red yet she couldn’t break free, so she laid down helplessly, squinting at him: "Now what?"

He was like a big cat trapping a mouse by its tail, watching her struggle with great interest, finally lowering his head to kiss her again, kissing all the way to her ear, saying, "Since you’re not a Bodhisattva, don’t let me go."

She looked at him, silent.

The little bit of smile left on Xie Qingci’s face disappeared, this time it was neither retreat nor compromise, he pressed down more and more, their noses touched, he asked in a low voice: "Shall we get back together, is it okay?"

"Is it okay?"

"Say something, agree or not?"

"Sister, it’s okay if you don’t speak, I’ll just wait here until your assistant and driver come back, and open the door to see us kissing."

"How about that? Wouldn’t reconciling be faster this way?"

"If you do that, I’ll kick you," Yu Xia raised her hand to pat his face, then mimicking his prior actions, cradled his face to kiss him, from his eyes to his lips, and then his earlobe, followed by his jawline, finally his Adam’s apple.

Tender and lingering, her eyes full of 100% affection, but her words were uncompromising and harsh.

"After you debut. Listen."

Xie Qingci stared at her for two minutes, finally closing his eyes and resignedly burying his face in the nook of her neck.

...

The nanny car drove smoothly, Mei looked back for the third time.

"Sis, aren’t you hot wearing that mask? Shouldn’t there be no one following us with cameras right now?"

Yu Xia lazily said with her eyes closed, "Just being cautious. Did you tell He?"

"I did, told him that we’ve squashed the gossip about you and Yu Zhi in the bud recently. He even asked if you’re planning to take the pure girl route lately."

She rolled her eyes: "Don’t jinx me, in the past few years, others with that pure girl persona have all faded away."

After saying that, she lightly hissed, her fingers brushing her lips through the mask, which burned with pain.

Xie Qingci, that dog, if she hadn’t stopped him, he nearly bit a wound into her earlobe.

Having missed the ear, he chose her lips to bite, insistent on leaving some sort of mark on her like a dog.

A little brother with abundant energy, humph.

"Sis, tell me... why are your ears so red? I told you, wearing a mask is hot!"

Yu Xia: "..."

Upon arriving at the set, they just happened to catch Yu Zhi and Xu Jiani filming a romantic scene. She pulled a chair to the side to observe, sipping coffee to refresh herself.

Her entrance wasn’t impactful, yet some people just have a knack for seizing others’ attention effortlessly.

All three people in front of the camera glanced her way.

Yu Zhi, Yu Zhi’s leading lady, Yu Zhi’s brother.

The director immediately called cut and glanced over at her as well. Yu Xia took a big gulp of coffee, innocently meeting the director’s gaze.

"Not my fault, I’m here to observe and learn."

Director: "Sit farther away from me!"

Alright, she dragged her chair further back, the screeching sound lasted for half a minute.

Yu Zhi undid his suit, propped his hands on his hips, rubbed his eyebrows, and said to Xu Jiani, "Let’s try it again, let’s aim to get it right in one take this time."

Probably karma, interfering with Yu Zhi filming now, and the next morning, others came to watch her film, giving her goosebumps.

This was a flashback scene, showcasing a youthful first love scene between her and Yu Zhi, sweet and romantic.

The entire crew gathered together, eyes glued on them, their gossipy instincts on alert. Exes filming a love scene reminiscing about past sweetness, tsk tsk tsk, there’s something to watch.

Yu Xia changed into a yellow and white checkered little dress, her hair in a ponytail, sweet and charming, sitting at the back of Yu Zhi’s bicycle.

"Hey, you better not let me fall later, or I’ll take you down with me."

Just as complex emotions began bubbling within Yu Zhi, he heard her say that, pop, the bubble burst.

"Don’t worry, I’ll try to get it right in one take, it’s hot in the sun," he said, exasperated.

"Got it—"

The two of them had nothing good to say, but when the camera aimed at them, once the slate clapped and action was called, their attitudes transformed.

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