Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 213: I Feel Like I’m About to Die

A calm and gentle voice spoke words full of bias.

"That day was New Year’s Day. Her brother wanted her to stay home, but for you, she rushed over before the alcohol even wore off, and for that, she got scolded by her brother."

"Did you ask her if she was feeling unwell after she arrived? I guess you didn’t ask, just focused on arguing with her about Xi Heng, right? Something else must have happened afterward, otherwise she wouldn’t have told you to get lost."

"Of course, I don’t care about the content of your argument, nor do I care if you will argue again over the name Xi Heng. I only care about her feelings."

"If she gets upset again, her brother will kick you out himself without her needing to say anything. The only reason he hasn’t come to warn you is that Xiaxia still likes you."

Xie Qingci’s throat felt like it was clogged with a thick layer of volcanic ash, and he couldn’t make a sound.

After a long while, he finally managed to say with difficulty, "Does she really like me?"

"Probably not as much as you like her," Yue Ling remained gentle throughout, "But kids with lots of chocolates are like that. No matter how many chocolates others give them, it makes no difference to them."

"If you want to get chocolates from her, you’ll need to be patient and exchange little by little. If you can’t do that, someone else will."

Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang.

Yue Ling glanced at her phone, answered it, said she’d be down soon, then hung up and looked at him again.

The corridor was lit by motion-sensor lights, not particularly bright. Xie Qingci stood in the somewhat dim light, his figure upright and handsome, with a stunning beauty under the changing lights.

Truly the type Yu Xia would like.

"Some people require a lot of patience to hold onto. Rushing will only make things worse."

After giving her advice, she left a pleasant remark: "If you can exchange quite a few chocolates from her, maybe soon I’ll see you at home again."

Xie Qingci was taken aback, nodded, and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your kind words."

Yue Ling went downstairs, and Xie Qingci remained where he was, unmoving. A moment later, he sat down directly on the floor.

He sat at the door, leaning sideways against it, fiddling with the items in the nearby bag with his fingers.

There was a box of egg yolk pastries and another box of traditional cakes, and the pictures looked very tempting.

He didn’t even know she liked these things.

Nor did he know that she hadn’t sobered up from the hangover that day and was struggling, so the faint vomiting sound he heard while drowsy that day was real.

Turns out his liking wasn’t so beautiful, not as deeply affectionate as he imagined, and it wasn’t just him who was giving and insisting.

His love wasn’t pure, so she wouldn’t willingly exchange her chocolates with him.

He sat there for quite a while without making a sound, and the motion-sensor light in the corridor went out.

In the pitch-black environment, he leaned against the door and slowly closed his eyes, emptying his mind.

Until a "ding" sounded, and the motion-sensor light came back on, a slender figure emerged from the elevator.

Yu Xia stepped out of the elevator and was startled by the vagabond at her door.

She had probably drunk a little at the wrap-up party tonight, her face still flushed, her eyes dewy, looking like a sprite under the light.

Though an overly dressed sprite, Xie Qingci had to suppress a laugh.

Yu Xia approached with a blank face, pulling out her key as she walked, seeing Xie Qingci sitting on the ground and looking up at her, not getting up, and coldly snapped at him: 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"You’re blocking my door."

Xie Qingci pushed the nearby gift box over: "This was just delivered by your sister-in-law, she said... that it’s because Xi Heng heard you really like this gift box, so he brought more over."

Yu Xia raised an eyebrow: "Xi Heng?"

He’s able to mention the name Xi Heng so calmly now?

She crouched down to look at the two gift boxes, realizing they were clearly from her brother, having nothing to do with Xi Heng.

Was it something her sister-in-law said, or was Xie Qingci making assumptions?

With the gift boxes gathered together, she picked them up and said to him again, "Thanks for keeping them safe. Move aside, I need to open the door."

Xie Qingci looked up at her, swallowed, and softly asked, "Can you also take me home?"

"...I’m afraid not."

Xie Qingci lowered his eyes in disappointment, then stood up. Yu Xia thought he would sensibly move aside, but then he suddenly hugged her.

It was a bit difficult to catch a man over six feet tall, Yu Xia craned her neck to step backward before steadying herself, immediately swearing at him:

"Are you insane? Let go!"

Xie Qingci didn’t listen at all, burying his head in her neck like a large cat desperately seeking comfort.

"Sister, I feel so terrible, I feel like I’m going to die."

Yu Xia thought this guy was laying on the pity act again, yet she didn’t expect to feel a sudden wet sensation on her neck.

She stiffened, even the hands she intended to use to push him away halted.

She had told him to discuss everything after the wrap-up, with the intention of clearing things up today.

Whether the outcome was good or bad, she planned to make it clear today.

But she imagined the situation where Xie Qingci would sit silently in front of her for a frank talk, or he would aggressively try to kiss or hug her, and she’d slap him... cough.

While she expected him to act pitiful, she didn’t think he’d actually cry.

"Xie Qingci, stop pretending. If you’re miserable enough to die, then just do it, what does that have to do with me?" she said gruffly.

Xie Qingci hugged her tightly, as if trying to embed her into his body.

He said, "I miss you so much, crazily miss you. I want to hear your voice, want to hug you, want you by my side, but when I had a high fever of forty degrees, you wouldn’t even pick up my calls. I thought you didn’t want me anymore."

"I’m not... mmph!"

Xie Qingci bit her earlobe, nearly making her cry out from shock.

"What are you doing?!" she gritted her teeth and tried to push him away.

Xie Qingci didn’t let go, hugging her even tighter, gently nibbling on that soft flesh.

"Please don’t say those kinds of things, I’m begging you."

He kissed all the way from her earlobe to the corner of her lips, the faint smell of alcohol on her like a drug stimulating him, his breathing becoming heavier, like an enthusiast about to fulfill his wish.

Then Yu Xia pinched his face, stopping his actions.

The two stared at each other from a hand’s breadth away, Yu Xia’s face full of indifference.

"Did I say you could kiss me?"

Xie Qingci closed his eyes, holding his breath as he gripped her wrist, and said, "I was wrong. I shouldn’t have doubted you inexplicably that day, shouldn’t have angered you with my words, and definitely shouldn’t have forced you without your consent."

Yu Xia remained expressionless: "What else?"

"I’m sorry, I went crazy at the time and didn’t consider your feelings. I didn’t know you were suffering from a hangover; I got mindlessly jealous, I... I lost my mind and didn’t stop."