Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 215: If I Could, I’d Let Him Join a Dating Variety Show
He Ci could tell that Xie Qingci was planning to go public.
Sounds nice! When celebrity heartthrobs date, when has the girl not been severely criticized by fans?
He looked at Yu Xia, exasperated: "I told you not to get close to those in talent shows! You said okay, and then he just shed a few tears and you agreed! What exactly are you after?!"
Yu Xia finished her salted egg yolk pastry, clapped the crumbs off her hands, and said, "I’m after his youth, his good health."
He Ci: "..."
Mei nearly burst out laughing but held it back with effort.
Mr. Yang came out to mediate, though he still felt like his own pig had just uprooted the cabbage, he had no confidence in convincing Xie Qingci to let go, so he could only handle this as best as he could to minimize the impact.
"Since they’ve talked, why don’t we discuss how to resolve this? Especially since in about ten days, they’ll both have to attend the same variety show."
With Xie Qingci’s notorious openness about this within the film crew, can he really keep his distance from Yu Xia in front of the cameras?
He Ci also thought about that variety show.
Changhui wants to use this variety show to boost Xie Qingci, and he too wants Yu Xia to gain more popularity from it, so this show is crucial for both of them and cannot go wrong.
He said, "We haven’t confirmed their team arrangements yet, try to keep them separated."
Mr. Yang said nothing, but Xie Qingci outright rejected the proposal.
"No, she has to be with me."
He Ci glared: "Do you want everyone to notice?"
Xie Qingci was assertive: "This variety show might involve survival in the wild, and the places won’t be as safe as cities, with many dangerous tasks. I don’t feel secure about her being alone. And, He, how do you know having us in a team won’t yield better results?"
He Ci hadn’t received such information, he looked at Mr. Yang, "Really?"
Changhui could get more detailed information, Mr. Yang nodded affirmatively:
"Some tasks really aren’t easy to complete. If Yu Xia wants to gain popularity from this show, she definitely can’t keep losing. To keep the audience entertained, it’s best to have a partner with good physical strength, temperament, and character... Xie Qingci probably barely fits the bill."
After speaking, he paused for two seconds before revealing another piece of information.
"After their boy band disbands, if the initial audience response is good, I’m considering getting him a spot on a romance variety show."
Yu Xia raised an eyebrow: "Putting him on a romance variety show? Is that suitable?"
Mr. Yang sighed: "What other choice do we have?"
Xie Qingci is determined to let the whole world know how much he likes Yu Xia.
Xie Qingci was indeed very pleased and immediately asked, "When is it happening?"
Then he said to Yu Xia, "Make some space in your schedule, okay?"
Yu Xia was very sensible: "Don’t be happy too soon, I think it’s quite difficult. You’ve only debuted for a year and you’re already thinking about a romance reality show, it will definitely backfire."
Xie Qingci: "But I really want everyone to know we’re together."
He Ci: "..." What kind of pampered wife character is this, did the two of them pick up the wrong script?
Mr. Yang comforted him: "Since it’s like this, plan ahead. When the time comes, see the show’s response, it might be better than we think?"
He Ci felt his head was about to explode and suddenly stood up.
"Let’s discuss this tomorrow, let’s get out of here first, before we’re caught going out in the middle of the night and ruined together."
After speaking, he looked at Xie Qingci, his smile not quite reaching his eyes: "Let’s go."
Xie Qingci didn’t move, he looked down and held Yu Xia’s hand, softly saying, "Sister, I don’t want to go."
"..." Yu Xia picked up her glass, drank a sip of water, and coughed, not daring to look at He Ci, "Well, how about you guys leave first, He?"
He Ci: "What, are you two going to share sweet sentiments endlessly to the ends of the earth?"
Yu Xia opened her mouth, finally looked at Xie Qingci: "You should go."
Xie Qingci pursed his lips looking at her, released her hand, and walked alongside Mr. Yang, leaving under He Ci’s watchful eyes.
Mei dawdled at the end, once they were out the door, she quickly moved to Yu Xia’s side and whispered:
"Sister, this wasn’t on purpose. I initially just came to bring you your forgotten bag, but unfortunately, He was in the car and spotted Xie Qingci’s manager, so they grouped together thinking Xie Qingci was about to collapse at your door, so they insisted I swipe the card and join!"
"... Thanks, Mei."
Mei blinked her eyes, asking, "Are you two reconciled now?"
She nodded: "He insisted on collapsing at my door, I couldn’t do anything about it."
Mei covered her mouth, giggling, when she heard He Ci’s abrasive voice calling her from outside, she quickly ran out.
"Oh no, He Ci’s going to be hormonally imbalanced for a while again."
Bang, the door closed.
The room returned to quiet, Yu Xia let out a sigh of relief, sitting on the sofa.
A lot happened tonight, she hadn’t quite sorted it out yet.
She raised a hand to her lips, still a bit sore, thinking of He Ci’s shocked expression when he yelled about her and Xie Qingci earlier, she could still feel her face burning.
Dazed, falling into a kiss outside the door, caught in Xie Qingci’s snare and losing all sense of direction.
She pressed the back of her hand against her cheek, the coolness met the heat, making her lightly hiss with the chill, then pressed it to her lips, finally easing the burning sensation at her mouth’s corners.
She took out her phone to check the time, rubbed her forehead, and felt a mild tipsy warmth from the wrap-up party drinks earlier taking effect now.
When He Ci called, she was still lounging on the sofa without having washed up.
She predicted he would ask once more.
"He," she called lazily.
He Ci’s tone was stiff, like a wicked mother-in-law disdaining her new daughter-in-law: "What exactly is going on between you two? Was it really him pestering you tonight, you saw the moonlight was good and were drunk, so you just rushed to passionately kiss him?"
"...What are you talking about, I didn’t passionately kiss."
He Ci: "Then it was him passionately kissing you! Weren’t you quite uninterested in him? How did you lose your head tonight?"
She stammered for a while: "Maybe, maybe I did drink too much?"
Indeed dazed, she hadn’t planned to reconcile with Xie Qingci so soon, let alone be swept into such an ardent kiss.
Why things escalated to this, maybe blame the night’s lovely moonlight?
"I think you just find him good-looking!" He Ci burst out, "Weren’t you dismissive of him because of the role, but really, you had your eyes on him for a while!"
Talk about having an irresistible crush on her, and she wouldn’t be able to resist, and indeed, resist she did not!
Yu Xia wanted to deny, but couldn’t utter "I’m not attracted to his looks."
She sighed: "Yes, I’m attracted to his looks. Such a handsome guy standing at my door, confessing so passionately, calling me the moon, a garden rose, a pearl, and asking if he could come home with me—how could I possibly resist?"
He Ci was shocked for a moment, then asked, "Is Xie Qingci really that extra?"
Yu Xia: "..."
