Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 185: You’d Think You Were Dead

The injured have been well taken care of, and once everyone felt relieved, their gossip nature emerged again, with their glances secretly darting back and forth between Xie Qingci and Yu Xia.

Previously, no one expected any relationship to develop between them, especially since it was Xie Qingci making the move.

Backed by Changhui, having debuted just a few months ago, with soaring popularity and a rapidly growing fan base, Xie Qingci was clearly among the top-tier traffic figures. Yet he wasn’t focusing solely on his career; instead, he was enamored with a female actress on set, a female actress who used to be his talent show mentor?

What about Yu Xia? How did she feel about Xie Qingci?

Her attitude would determine the course of their story, whether Xie Qingci’s unrequited love would come true, and they’d be together, or if his crush would end without fruit and they’d drift apart. So curious, so eager to know.

This question, He Ci was also asking Yu Xia.

"What do you think?"

Yu Xia, already in pain and feeling faint, weakly pretended to be dumb: "Think about what?"

"Think about how Xie Qingci lost his composure the moment he saw you injured, wishing he could stay by your side and weep."

"..." It wasn’t that serious. At the start, you could say he was worried, but later on, he was just putting on an act, okay?

She put on an earnest look, focusing intently, and said, "As someone I’ve worked with twice now, it’s normal for him to be a bit concerned about me."

"I’ve worked with you for years, yet even when you had a high fever and almost burned out, I was never that agitated. Can his reaction be called normal concern? Anyone who didn’t know better would think you’re about to die."

Yu Xia opened her mouth but couldn’t find any words to refute.

Sure enough, when someone’s love life is out of sync, they resort to sarcasm, making their words quite annoying.

She looked at Mei’s anxious yet feigned calm expression and sighed softly.

"Alright, since you’re pressing me, I’ll tell the truth."

Mei gasped, miming and gesturing dramatically, almost like the special effects in a wuxia drama.

"Actually, I saw it too. It looks like Xie Qingci really likes me. It’s my fault, really; blame it on my excessive beauty, unique temperament, and inherent charm that made a boy who hasn’t seen much fall for me at first sight."

He Ci: "... I suggest you have some self-respect."

He resisted the urge to roll his eyes, contemplating whether he should reveal Yu Xia’s true nature to Xie Qingci so that maybe he wouldn’t like her anymore.

But she was his artist, after all, so he grudgingly swallowed this self-damaging plan.

"What are you going to do next? Avoid him?" He Ci asked, adding, "Speak honestly."

Yu Xia naturally wouldn’t dare say she was going to avoid Xie Qingci. She glanced over at him and said, "Why don’t you ask their side how they’re planning to handle this?"

He Ci waved his hand, "What else is there to do? Forced explanations to prove innocence, tell the crew to keep it a secret, then try to dissuade Xie Qingci of any inappropriate notions about you."

"Do you think that’s easy?"

"Easy, the first depends on the agent’s professional etiquette, and the latter on the agent’s combat skills."

Yu Xia’s eyes widened, "Beat him until he desires nothing?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"I’ll beat you till you desire nothing! What’s with your excitement?"

She held her knee weakly and cried out in pain, "You got it wrong, I’m shocked. Quick, my leg’s turning into an ice stick, take me back to the hotel."

He Ci got her a wheelchair and pushed her back to the hotel, instructing Mei, "The crew gave her half a day off, let her rest well, and don’t let her touch the wound."

Mei asked, "What about you He, where are you going?"

She had to know the schedule clearly to handle things better, ideally avoiding Xie Qingci if he came.

He Ci glanced at Yu Xia askance, "Going to deal with the consequences of our dear Yu Xia’s unstoppable charm, to prevent it from making filming uncomfortable and causing a joke."

Yu Xia pretended to look out the window.

She was feeling quite chaotic herself at the moment.

Xie Qingci’s behavior was too obvious. She didn’t know how people on set perceived it, whether his agent could manage the public opinion.

And Xie Qingci himself, what did he plan to do next? Would his agent and company pressure him?

"Sigh." She sighed, resting her chin on her hand.

Mei comforted her, "It’s okay, sis. Isn’t love always like this? Full of sweet troubles. Just think of it as a story where an actor and actress develop feelings due to a play, isn’t it much better that way?"

The entertainment industry is full of such stories, some even ending in marriage.

Yu Xia glanced at her, "You said... I didn’t notice how he acted, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

Mei’s eyes lit up, she was getting into it.

"Speaking of which, it was all in a blink of an eye! When he saw you fall, his face went pale, his eyes were furious and terrified. His body reacted faster than his mind; he shouted your name and ran towards you, kneeling to pick you up, sweating himself!"

"Seeing you in such pain, almost in a faint, his heart broke unbearably; he wished he could take your place! Then he hurriedly asked how you were, his words all jumbled and illogical, but this just showed how much he cared for you! And even he was trembling, kneeling and holding you, yelling at others to bring a medical kit, looking like a disaster scene’s hero!"

"Then, it seemed like he wanted to hug you, but he was interrupted by his agent and could only watch, looking all guilty like he’d done something wrong. Sis, he really loves you!"

"...Alright, I get it. Mei, how about you consider a career change?"

She just wanted to hear how Xie Qingci came to support her, didn’t expect to hear such exaggerated melodrama.

She remembered Mei was standing on the crowd’s edge at the time, how could she see "furious and terrified eyes" and "sweating forehead"? Sounded like a soap opera scene.

Mei seemed still lost in the thrilling love story and looked at her with envy, eventually saying quietly again:

"He really loves you."

"...Yes, yes, he loves me to death."

Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Mei quickly ran to open it, inviting Xie Qingci in like a son-in-law.

"You guys chat, I’ll listen to music." She said, taking out a pair of earbuds.

Yu Xia was speechless for a moment, then looked up at Xie Qingci.

His brows were still furrowed, and he walked over in a few steps, crouching in front of her.

"How are you, still in pain?"

"Not anymore."

At first, it hurt a lot, but after some massage, she realized she had endured similar and even worse injuries before.

Xie Qingci stood up and hugged her, looking at her for a long time before gently kissing her eyelid, his voice deep:

"How can it not hurt with tears?"

"...Maybe, because you’re here?" She realized as she spoke that she didn’t know when she started crying, and her voice had taken on a nasal tone.