Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 270: We Won!

Luo Sheng was yanked down by the pursuer, like a cicada shell plucked from a spider’s web, completely powerless to resist.

As he was dragged away, his feet stubbornly left two lines of life in the sand.

Then the pursuers turned their focus to Yu Xia.

On the high platform, enemies to the left and teammates to the right; it was all about who could get there faster.

Yu Xia knelt, biting her lips nervously as she watched Xie Qingci running towards her. The unmanned drone, automatically switching to combat mode, skimmed low across the middle section, then swiftly ascended, flying past her head and ruffling the hair around her ears, tickling her.

Thump, thump, thump — her heartbeat was even more pronounced in her conscious breath-holding. She inexplicably felt like this scene was like a zombie siege in a movie, where she was the girl forcibly scattered, waiting for another person to rush to her side.

"Xie Qingci! Hurry up! This requires two people to pull together!"

The pursuers were already climbing up the net!

Just as she finished speaking, a hand clad in a black suit reached the edge of the platform. She had no time to pay attention to Xie Qingci and got up to step on the pursuer’s hand.

"Let go, let go! I’m stepping on it! I can be ruthless, you know!"

The pursuer instinctively let go, but another hand reached up.

They even had the nerve to talk to her.

"There are our people on both sides, stop struggling. Xie Qingci has been running too long, he’s physically exhausted and there’s no climbing net on that side; he can’t get up."

Yu Xia kicked at their hands with her toes: "You’re out of breath yourselves, stop talking. Look, Luo Sheng in the back is making a run for it."

The pursuer glanced back but didn’t go down; instead, they continued to climb up, even trying to grab her ankle.

With two or three people coming up together, she couldn’t really step on their hands, so Yu Xia had no choice but to retreat to the other side.

She placed her hand into that sensory slot, urgently watching to the right.

Xie Qingci was already close; after running for so long, it seemed he was overloaded. His heavy breathing was very clear. Yu Xia couldn’t bear it, thinking maybe they should just give up, as the pursuers were almost up and he was still by the wall, seemingly running out of time.

"Xie Qingci, you... you can slow down!"

Hesitation turned to astonishment; she watched in disbelief as Xie Qingci swiftly climbed the rock point of the platform, reaching her in just a blink of an eye.

Then he quickly bent down and pressed his hand into the sensory slot; the sensor light turned green and the flag was raised by the machine.

Just as the pursuer climbing up grabbed Yu Xia’s shoulder, she raised the multicolored flag high and shouted loudly, "We pulled the flag! We won! You can’t catch me!"

The pursuers could only let go helplessly.

Still in shock, she turned to Xie Qingci who, still catching his breath heavily, removed his hat, revealing hair by his temples and ears wetted by sweat.

Then he weakly kneeled in front of her, running his fingers through his hair, making a simple slicked-back hairstyle, finally looking up at her.

"We won."

"...Yes, we won."

Bathed in the sunset glow, this youthfulness was breathtaking at the moment, and Yu Xia was stunned for a few seconds.

The comment feed erupted.

[Oh my god!!! Xie Qingci is awesome!]

[So freaking tense! I couldn’t see how Xie Qingci climbed, he just flew up!]

[Yu Xia was dazzled, isn’t she falling for him?! How can one not be moved by such a young guy!]

[You can’t not ship this! That glance from Xie Qingci to Yu Xia while kneeling can inspire me to write 3,000 words!]

[Down below, Luo Sheng: Are they filming a movie here?]

[Ahhh I can’t take it anymore! Spinning and jumping in place! Their gazes are glued together!]

[Qingci has amazing stamina, hasn’t stopped running since he got in!]

[We won! By "we" they mean us! They must have felt something when they looked at each other ahhh!]

[I was sweating too, didn’t expect Qingci to finish so impressively, totally hooked ahhhh/Finally can sit down and light an expensive cigar with trembling hands.jpg]

[...]

A few minutes after capturing the flag, Xie Qingci finally caught his breath, breathing a bit more steadily.

Yu Xia asked him softly, "Are you okay? Can you go down now?"

Xie Qingci looked at her and nodded, uttering two short words: "I can."

He seemed a bit sluggish, Yu Xia thought, then helped him towards the climbing net.

"Come, you go down first."

Xie Qingci seemed surprised, he had intended to just jump down.

"Alright," without hesitation, he supported himself with her hand, stepping onto the net and moving down slowly, "This rope is a little wobbly."

"It’s okay, I’ve got you." At this moment, her concern was overflowing, and she didn’t let go of his wrist.

The net that could be climbed down in two steps, Xie Qingci took four steps until Yu Xia’s hand couldn’t reach his, then he jumped into the sand, and extended his hand to catch her.

The victorious team helped each other with love and harmony, while Luo Sheng, just one step away from victory, lay on the sand, unwilling to face reality.

The drones gathered, announcing this episode’s final results.

"Yu Xia and Xie Qingci’s team successfully captured the flag, this escape ends here!"

"Three teams remained at the end, with the following points: Yu Xia and Xie Qingci’s team: 345 points, Ling Luo and Luo Sheng’s team: 309 points, Tan Jun and Bai Kun’s team: 315 points. The team with the highest points wins, so the winner this time is Yu Xia and Xie Qingci’s team!"

"Congratulations to everyone for completing the first map escape, but don’t relax, this was just a warm-up. Based on this episode’s strengths and weaknesses, the production team has made appropriate adjustments. The next map will be more challenging! Enjoy your break, see you next time!"

Yu Xia grabbed a handful of sand and tossed it on the pants of one pursuer.

"Promise me we won’t meet again next time, okay?"

The pursuer coolly put on his sunglasses: "That’s unlikely. Next time will be harder, we’ll be focusing on you two."

"...Naughty."

This episode was finally over, the couple team walked somewhat awkwardly over to join them, while Ling Luo, sipping on a cup of milk tea, peeked around the playground entrance to check the situation.

Having been chased by the pursuer, she was cautious even after it was over.

Seeing Luo Sheng lying on the ground, she let out a startled "Oh no," and rushed over, kneeling beside him.

"What’s wrong? Are you hurt? Did you fall? Are you okay?"

The scene was hard not to associate with a dramatic TV couple.

Luo Sheng wasn’t in high spirits, his smile barely visible, but he could still hold her hand despite being unhappy.

"I’m fine, sweetie, don’t worry, why are you almost crying? Really, it’s nothing."

Saying that, the two of them shared a kiss, oblivious to others.

Luo Sheng teased her: "You taste like milk tea, so sweet."

Ling Luo glanced at him coyly, then shyly burrowed into his embrace.

"You’re so annoying~"

Yu Xia’s expression was subtle: "..."

Tsk, it was painful to watch, she had the urge to bury them in sand.