Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 194: You Remind Me of My Second Grandpa
One hour later, Yu Xia sneaked back to her room.
Once she undid the rumpled clothes inside her coat, she spotted traces on her fair skin.
Raising her pant leg further, her previously injured left leg was healed, although faint marks remained; while the right leg still bore noticeable fingerprints.
Yu Xia gritted her teeth and grabbed her phone to send Xie Qingci an angry message.
[You beast, you’re not even human!]
[Xie Qingci: Did I not behave well? I didn’t take advantage of you excessively, nor did I waste your time, and I made you happy.]
... Okay, maybe he didn’t go all the way, but it was close enough!
She poked the screen vigorously, making it thump.
[Happy my foot! If I ever trust your lies again, I’m a pig!]
[Xie Qingci: Don’t say that, sis. I don’t want to have a cross-species romance.]
[...Get lost!]
She gritted her teeth, took a shower, burrowed into her bed, and started her usual pre-sleep ranting routine.
After ranting for two hours, her feet grew colder as she lay there, and she started thinking about him again.
Though he didn’t act human at times, in winter he was like a furnace, still able to wear short sleeves while running.
If he had crawled into bed earlier, it would surely be toasty when she got in.
Having a human heater, there’s no need to worry about cold hands and feet.
As she thought about it, a normal person would start missing the other, but Yu Xia just kept ranting.
Why couldn’t Xie Qingci do something human, like putting his courage to use in meaningful ways?
Didn’t he ever think about the brownie points he’d earn for warming up his girlfriend’s bed? Is he a pig? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
A golden chance to deeply move her heart right there, but he couldn’t grasp it. What’s the point of having a smart mind?
She ranted until she got sleepy, muttered a couple of words, and the room fell completely silent.
Two days later, Xie Qingci’s agent, Mr. Yang, notified him that he was invited to perform at the Spring Festival Gala, and he needed to squeeze time to rehearse with the other performers.
After individual rehearsals, there would be three major combined rehearsals, taking up quite a bit of time.
Considering Changhui was an investor, the filming of "Burning Spring" wasn’t too rushed, so the director wasn’t upset and thoughtfully rescheduled his scenes, focusing first on Yu Xia and the male lead’s storyline.
Before leaving the crew, Xie Qingci made a point to "gently remind" her—
"Sis, you wouldn’t go having fun just because I’m not around, would you?"
"Have the marks disappeared? When I’m back in a few days, I’ll leave you with a new one, okay?"
"Seems like sis is quite happy to send me off, huh?"
Pretending not to hear the first two sentences, Yu Xia was forced to squeeze out a couple of tears.
"What nonsense are you spouting? I’m upset, thinking how you have to go and rehearse day and night among so many people, how exhausting! I’m actually worried for you!"
Xie Qingci: "Better be like that. Now, give me a kiss."
Thinking he’d leave soon, she promptly gave in, wrapping up the moment pretty quickly.
"Come on, come on, kiss, kiss, kisses all over."
Waiting for her to stretch on her toes, as their lips met, he grasped her nape and gave a deep kiss, the force was akin to devouring her.
In the end, she couldn’t take it and had to push and slap him to stop.
"Are you not eating enough meat or what? Why don’t you just outright eat me?!"
"I’d like to."
Yu Xia: "...Pervert, hurry up and go!"
Xie Qingci gave her a parting warning to "be good and behave, focus on filming," and then left.
After he walked out for a few minutes, sensing there’s no chance of him doubling back, Yu Xia furiously threw a pillow at the door.
"Does he really see me as some game field’s rich kid? Why doesn’t he just become a caretaker?" she muttered.
With a face of an eighteen-year-old but the concerns of an eighty-year-old butler.
Muttering along the way, filming the next day made Mei’s ears practically grow calluses, forcing her to interrupt the rambling.
"Sis, you didn’t sound like this when you took the call."
Yu Xia paused, looking at her, "How did I sound then?"
"You said you missed him, loved him, missed him so much you couldn’t eat; you managed only one rib out of a pound, how touching it was, hearing such feelings left him speechless for quite a while."
"...That’s just superficial talk, in reality, I’m not that kind of falling apart young person all caught up in lovey-dovey sentiments."
Mei nodded perfunctorily.
"I know, your motto is love without shame."
...Caught off-guard, allowing previously said statements to resurface, it was downright awkward to answer.
However, before she could think of a comeback, Mei casually moved on to another topic.
"By the way, sis, you remind me a lot of one of my relatives."
Curious, she asked, "Who?"
Who else could be so beautiful and stunning, captivating to the point of leaving a lasting impression?
Mei: "My second great-uncle."
Yu Xia: "???"
Mei sincerely explained, "My second great-uncle’s the same way, even out playing cards he watches for his wife’s reactions, grumbling all day about various bad things, yet can’t enjoy a meal without her. He’s rebellious in mind but obedient in spirit."
Yu Xia’s face went dark.
When did she end up having the image of an old man under his wife’s thumb?!
No words, she didn’t want to talk to Mei anymore!
She angrily went off to rehearse with other actors, then ran into the male lead who asked, "Why the grumpy look? Xie’s gone and you’re finally feeling uneasy?"
"...Why do you think that?"
The male lead, looking as though it were obvious: "I’ve filmed lots of these. Initially, the strong pursuit makes one accustomed or even annoyed, but once that clingy person leaves, the pursued starts feeling out of sorts, finally comes to realize and turns around to pursue actively!"
Yu Xia’s expression twisted with complex emotions, speaking with a hint of gritted teeth: "No way is that true!"
It’s maddening! Why in just a few months Xie Qingci’s name is everywhere?
She retreated back to her room, closed her eyes, and played dead.
Xie Qingci’s rehearsals meant frequently rushing off, each time returning for just a day or two to film before leaving again.
This event was different, extremely important, so his agent was constantly around, and brought two dance instructors with him; requiring practice even while off set.
As this went on, Yu Xia hadn’t talked much with him for nearly two weeks, besides filming, their encounters were quick glances and that was it.
One morning, heading to an early shoot at seven, she saw him with his team on the way out.
Wearing a baseball cap, topped with the black hood of his jacket and a mask, it practically covered his entire face, revealing only his seemingly slimmer frame.
The two met in the hotel hallways, passed each other, Yu Xia figured he wouldn’t do much more than nod a greeting, especially with the whole team beside him.
But after taking just a few steps, he called out to her, with a weary voice.
"Yu Xia."
