Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 226: I Want to Resist But Can’t Even Stretch My Legs
Yu Xia’s fingers subconsciously curled, she glanced at the others and the cameras beside her.
This conversation should be quite normal, right? Everyone seemed to not notice anything unusual.
She carried on as if everything was normal, avoiding the destined-to-get-more-inappropriate sleeping topic, and pointed at the compression biscuit, asking:
"How about this? I think it’s practical, or chocolate, you know, if you get tired or have low blood sugar, eating one can help you recover."
Xie Qingci tightened the still quite empty backpack and looked up, saying, "Thanks Yu Xia, but I won’t get tired."
"...Alright."
The items were finally decided, and, reluctantly handing over their phones and receiving a thin bill, they were considered ready.
They were the first team to finish packing, while others were still hesitating about what to take.
Especially the middle-aged couple, whatever the wife suggested, the husband denied, and in the end, it looked like the wife’s hands were about to scratch the husband’s face.
"Can we start first?" Yu Xia raised her hand to ask.
Xie Qingci was slightly against it, saying, "Starting too early will make us stand out, then they’ll track us."
Yu Xia glanced at him: "Get some self-awareness, even if we start together, you’ll be the first target they track."
Xie Qingci had no words to counter.
The director approved their request to start early, which prompted other groups to speed up and set off.
The aerial camera followed silently, trailing behind the teams as they moved apart, with the speaker broadcasting the director’s real-time announcements.
"All teams have set off! The chase countdown of half an hour begins!"
Xie Qingci slung the backpack over his shoulder and, together with Yu Xia, dashed into the crowd.
This was Hai City Center, the busiest place. To escape the online hunt, they needed to avoid the crowd or make themselves unrecognizable.
Disguise wasn’t immediately feasible, so they had to leave here first.
With long legs and a fast pace, Xie Qingci ran quickly, and Yu Xia could only struggle to keep up, analyzing clearly while running:
"We can’t just keep running for half an hour. Sprinting like this will draw attention along the way. If we want to go outside, one hundred yuan is a whole bill, and we can’t take the bus. Taxis might be expensive... Got it!"
She reached out, pulling him to turn right.
Xie Qingci was forced to turn, swinging the backpack and hitting the wall.
He glanced at the wrist that was grabbed and quickly released, catching up with her excited figure.
Yu Xia ran all the way to an office building, where there were the most shared bikes in this area.
"Do you want to ride a bike? But we don’t have phones."
"We’ll have them soon," she pulled off his hat, raising her voice to shout at the crowd filming them with phones around, "Are there any Xie Qingci fans? Can someone help us unlock a shared bike?"
Xie Qingci: "..."
The surrounding crowd erupted, raising their hands quickly.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"Here! I’ll unlock it!"
"Xiaxia! I’ll unlock one for you too!"
"Little brother, you have to ride faster! You can’t keep riding bikes!"
Two fans helped unlock the bikes, and while mounting her bike, Yu Xia said, "Thank you all! Contact the studio directly, we’ll pay back later, and send you a signed photo! Xie Qingci, can you send a signed photo?"
Xie Qingci nodded helplessly, stepping onto the pedals with his long legs.
The sisters who helped were so excited they screamed.
Yu Xia pedaled fast, rushing out.
"Let’s go! Everyone, take it easy, don’t expose us too quickly!"
Under the sunlight, leaving behind a cheering crowd, they rushed towards the horizon like lovers freed from chains.
Since their speed wasn’t slow and no photographers were running with them, after cycling through a few main roads, people recognizing them gradually decreased.
Yu Xia was thrilled, speaking to Xie Qingci: "Let’s ride to the suburbs! Do you have a planned route?"
Xie Qingci’s voice was steady: "Not really, the destination and task checkpoints haven’t been announced, so we don’t need a planned route now. But we can guess."
"How to guess?"
"The drones can’t cover the entire area; the destination won’t be outside Hai City. The crew needs to drive to catch us and set tasks, so the destination and task point can’t be in very busy areas; event permits wouldn’t get approved. So it’s the suburbs, especially places with open spaces."
Yu Xia nodded: "Then this road is correct, we should go to the suburbs, stay where there aren’t many people, and hopefully evade any trackers temporarily."
Quickly, they biked to the urban highway entry; half-hour countdown ended, and the chasers began their move.
The drone speaker announced: "The destination and the first task station have been revealed, please receive."
After speaking, a red ribbon popped out from under the drone’s bottom, fluttering in the wind.
"..." Such a refreshingly unique way of notification.
Yu Xia was once again speechless, looked at that unusual drone, and instructed Xie Qingci: "Grab it."
Xie Qingci reached out, grabbed the red ribbon, which had two place names written on it.
He didn’t read them aloud, showing her with a glimpse from his palm.
Destination: Third grass ski resort kids playground.
First task station: Qingbo Park parallel bars area.
Both were quite far from here.
The two exchanged a glance and gave up on the shared bikes, pulling down their hats to avoid the crowd.
Yu Xia took charge, finding a place where no one would find them, to discuss the next plan in detail.
Knowing Yu Xia was a local of Hai City, familiar with the area, Xie Qingci trusted her and followed her lead.
Winding through a park, they circled around and stood outside a disabled toilet cubicle.
Xie Qingci hesitated, his feet rooted to the ground.
"Yu Xia... Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?"
Yu Xia coughed: "Although this place does add a somewhat unique flavor to our great conversation, it is indeed the best place, undisturbed and unseen."
Wait, there’s something slightly off about this description.
She paused for two seconds, shrugged it off, and decisively pulled him inside.
"No more talking, let’s hurry."
"Bang—", the restroom door was closed, in the narrow space, they stood facing each other, closer than expected.
The great Tolaski Nine Square once said, in tight enclosed spaces, ambiguity multiplies, even normal breathing and heartbeat start to feel differently.
Xie Qingci’s breath was practically within reach, and Yu Xia realized her decision might actually not be the wisest.
"Um, you’re too tall, sit down."
Xie Qingci glanced at the nearby toilet seat, unmoving.
"Yu Xia," he spoke softly, "Are you doing this on purpose? It’s hard for me to even straightly struggle in here."
Yu Xia: "...?"
[Make it clear, is Yu Xia going for murder or something else]
[Turns out Yu Xia is this kind of person! This place doesn’t suit our little brother!]
[Pinduoduo nine yuan ninety panties, please buy one to wear]
[Escape! You need to discuss a plan quickly!]
[I’m really worried, what will you eat and where will you sleep tonight]
[Talking about what to eat in the toilet, not great/complex.jpg]
