Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 171: Night Banquet Mecha Belle

After half a month on set, under the "on-the-job training," Xie Qingci’s acting became more stable, and the director chose a slightly more difficult scene to shoot at this stage, requiring some adjustments to the set.

Coincidentally, several actors in the crew had taken leave to attend events, and after looking at the schedule, the director generously gave everyone a day off.

It was already mid-December, near the end of the year, with many activities piling up—brand nocturnes, platform parties, film award ceremonies, TV drama festivals, and so on.

Yu Xia was fine, apart from attending the television drama festival, there was also a charity gala by a brand in a few days, which didn’t require much rehearsal, so she didn’t lose much time.

Xie Qingci was different; he had to attend the platform’s New Year’s concert, walk the red carpet for both the TV drama festival and the film award ceremony, and probably had to attend the charity gala too.

Just thinking about it made people feel exhausted for him.

After leaving the crew, several nanny cars went to the same place, with the brand nocturne being the first among many events, and several of their actors just happened to attend.

He Ci, fearing they wouldn’t make it in time, directly called a makeup artist to do Yu Xia’s makeup and styling in the car.

"The evening gown has been borrowed, and you’ll change into it when we get there. This time, you’ll walk the red carpet alone, in order right after Shu Ran. But the order might not be certain, so just listen for the brand’s call."

Yu Xia nodded with her eyes closed.

Only upon arrival did she see the dress, which was particularly beautiful; a black starry sky gown with a slit revealing long legs, and golden mechanical skeletons to be worn on them—the metal framework wrapped like a snake from the leg to the waist, then from the waist around to the shoulder, extending and overlapping to cover one side of the chest.

Where the metal covered, there was no black fabric, leaving it hollowed out to highlight every curve.

The effect on the upper body was mesmerizing, but—

"It’s too cold!"

Once she changed into the dress, she shivered so much that even her earrings shook. Mei hurriedly wrapped her in a coat and shielded her into the car.

"Turn up the air conditioning," He Ci, wrapped heavily, got into the car leisurely, "bear with it, just don’t shiver when taking pictures on the red carpet later."

She wrapped the heated shawl around her, shivering as she breathed a sigh of relief.

He Ci glanced at it twice and asked, "You bought this?"

"No, it was a gift from Xie Qingci, everyone got one."

He nodded, echoing the sentiment she had expressed earlier, "Very thoughtful people. Aren’t they coming today too? The team is together, and they have a performance; they should be walking the red carpet after you."

According to status, that was indeed the case, but unexpected things often happen.

When Yu Xia’s car arrived at the red carpet site, she heard the host call out the name of Xie Qingci’s group, and a group of outstanding male models went up.

The staff member helped open the car door, and she withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, took off her coat, and stepped steadily onto the carpet, with golden high heels treading on the red surface.

The night breeze on site was piercingly cold, and being away from warmth made her whole body tremble. The moment she stepped out, the flashlights clicked continuously, lighting up the night a bit more.

She took a deep breath, lifted her smile, and walked forward as the host just called her name: "Next on the red carpet is Yu Xia!"

The male group, standing in the middle of the red carpet receiving media photographs, collectively turned their heads.

Xie Qingci’s eyes flashed with amazement, and the others were the same.

She stood there smiling in the night, illuminated by nothing but camera flashes highlighting her cold and proud figure, metallic encasements on a starry night gown, black long hair entwined with metal, covering the hollow of her chest.

Like a wild rose blooming in the wasteland, without the complement of red, it still was the first stunning sight for everyone.

Xie Qingci gently swallowed in his throat.

This mechanical goddess evening gown was the most eye-catching presence on tonight’s red carpet; the way the media was photographing it said it all.

"Yu Xia! Look this way!"

"Right side, right side! Give us a smile!"

"Yu Xia’s on point today!"

"Move to the center for a group photo!"

She stopped and walked intermittently, step by step to the middle of the red carpet, while the host talked about the tie between this new male group and her, complying with the media’s request to have her stand among Xie Qingci’s group.

She maintained a confident smile throughout, like a queen ascending her throne, as the central figures Xie Qingci and Song Xi simultaneously stepped aside to make space, then bent over to help adjust her gown when she was in place.

Yu Xia didn’t even glance back, smiling and greeting others.

"Long time no see."

The most lively was Wei Yaoyao, who exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Yu Xia, you look like a fairy descending to earth today!"

"Thanks for the compliment, I think so too. Look at the camera, let’s take a group photo."

First accommodating the photographers on the left.

Xie Qingci stood to her left, and she took the opportunity to glance over.

They weren’t wearing any strange conceptual attire, just the least error-prone black suits, but each had some subtle artistic touches only visible up close.

For instance, Xie Qingci’s white shirt was open-necked, and he wore a necklace with an iris flower branch, a cool look as if glowing.

While Song Xi had a silver fr ame on his glasses, with a silver chain hanging down extending to behind his ear, highlighting his rogue elegance well.

Although handsome, obviously her own Xie Baibai looked better.

Photo-taking almost done, Yu Xia couldn’t withstand the cold and exited the stage with them. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Xie Qingci naturally helped with holding the gown’s hem, a step behind her.

Wei Yaoyao was bouncing, asking if she was particularly cold; before she could answer, she shivered once.

Beside her, Song Xi immediately began to unwrap his suit coat, asking in a low voice, "If you’re cold, Yu Xia, shall I give you my coat?"

Xie Qingci accidentally tugged at the gown’s hem.

She shook her head immediately, "No need, my assistant brought clothes and is waiting for me across."

Song Xi put his hand down and inadvertently noticed her chest area, where the metal encasement was, the hollow’s whiteness was particularly apparent with her tremors.

He abruptly withdrew his gaze, pinching his fingers and looking elsewhere.

Luckily, the red carpet wasn’t long, and Yu Xia soon wrapped herself back with a thick coat and went inside.

"Do you have a performance later?"

Xie Qingci, as the captain, nodded affirmatively.

She went on: "Then perform well, I’ll be taking photos of you all from below. You all look super handsome today."

Wei Yaoyao ran a hand over his curly wool hair, "Am I also super handsome?"

"You’re hastily handsome," Ning Yunchao countered him.

Wei Yaoyao: "..."

Inside, there were individual seats, and Yu Xia took her gown’s hem from Xie Qingci’s hand to look for He Ci.

It was Xie Qingci and their group’s first time at such a place of fame and profit, dazzled by the ballroom full of stars, finding their spot only with the staff’s help.

Then they discovered that the event organizers put them next to the four mentors from the beginning; two tables sat back-to-back, Shu Ran also brought Lin Lian from Changhui Entertainment.

Among the crowd, only Shu Ran and Yu Xia were the two women, while the others quietly listened as the duo chatted from evening gowns to maintaining their figures.

Xie Qingci toyed with the yellow goose hairpin, looking down, his gaze lingering on the hem of Yu Xia’s gown.

From underneath the hem, her frostbitten white toes occasionally appeared, poking out from the dark golden high heels.