Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 278: I Came to Comfort You

Although she got scolded, Yu Xia met Xie Qingci an hour later.

He had been relocated by Changhui to another place in the Yishan District, a bit farther away. Many big celebrities live there, and the security is strong, so ordinary paparazzi can’t get in.

Yu Xia wore a stifling mask, a pink pullover, and a teal short-haired wig. She looked like a middle school student, unrecognizable from the back.

When she met Xie Qingci’s manager and assistant at the door, they both looked at her new appearance in surprise.

Yu Xia showed only her eyes and asked, "Is he inside?"

"Yes, he’s in the room. We took his phone, so he’s probably reading," answered Manager Mr. Yang.

"Alright, thank you."

She was concerned about Xie Qingci’s condition, so she didn’t say much more to them. She smiled, walked through the living room, and pushed open one of the room doors.

The room was quiet. She took off her mask, peered around the doorway, but saw no one, and then softly called, "Xie Qingci?"

There was no response from inside, but suddenly the room next door opened, and Xie Qingci stood there barefoot in backlight, looking at her.

He had changed into a new outfit, a black and white T-shirt and sweatpants, his hair slightly messy, looking very much like a college student staying home playing video games.

He swallowed and asked, "Why are you here?"

Yu Xia rolled her eyes, shoved the mask she’d taken off into the pocket of her sweatshirt, and said, "Came to see if you’re crying."

Actually, she felt a little uneasy, like she had been impulsively chasing after her man from a thousand miles away.

So after saying that, she instinctively tucked her ear hair behind her ears; the soft teal wig was short, and the ends brushed the back of her neck, which felt unfamiliar to her, who always kept long hair.

Xie Qingci laughed and pulled her into the room.

The door closed with a click, and Yu Xia was held tightly by him.

"I’m very glad you came."

He spoke slowly, without the usual pitiful tone, but it struck directly into her heart.

She said nothing, reaching out to wrap her arms around his waist.

The two held each other tightly as if they wanted to merge into one, not letting go for a long time.

This was probably not about ambiguity. Even when hugging with no gap between their bodies, all they felt was reassurance and peace.

After a while, Xie Qingci restrainedly lowered his head to kiss her, looking into her eyes and asking, "Did you dress up like this on purpose?"

She glanced to one side and responded dryly, "This way I’m not easily recognized."

"Very pretty, especially cute, like a doll." His eyes seemed to ignite with two flames, melting everything into tenderness.

She bit her lip and awkwardly tugged at the collar of her pink sweatshirt, where a pink panther was holding up a peace sign. She even touched it and said, "It’s alright, I wear it occasionally."

"It’s really cute," he tried to control his rough breathing, suppressing his excitement and almost unmanageable desire, gently licking her earlobe, "Especially, especially cute."

Yu Xia tensed up all over, the slight touch on her earlobe stimulating her fingers to curl up.

"I’m here to comfort you, not to feed you... don’t bite!"

Xie Qingci obediently let go of her, once again pulling her into a tight embrace.

Their hearts seemed to beat in sync, thumping and vibrating with a wave of heat, making their minds dizzy.

"I... I want to do something; I’m a bit excited right now. Sister, I..."

Yu Xia quickly covered his mouth, her words coming out faster than her thoughts. She blurted out what the doctor said in the morning, word for word.

"The doctor said not to have sex too frequently!"

Xie Qingci blinked and mumbled, "But we aren’t very frequent."

As he spoke, he began to count.

"Yesterday no, the day before no, the two days before that no, I was busy before the show, so no. This isn’t frequent."

Oh God, it was exactly what she’d said.

She glared, "I say it’s frequent, so it’s frequent! If you’re full of energy, then recite from your book... I’ll listen to you recite."

Xie Qingci made a puzzled noise, "...Recite?"

Mr. Yang and the assistant, who had quieted down after finishing their tasks, were about to knock on the door to call Xie Qingci out when they overheard a strange conversation inside the room.

First came a lazy, commanding voice: "Page 52 of International Finance, recite it for me."

Then a slightly resigned, cool voice said, "It’s not recited like that."

Then came the lazy voice again, clearly being unreasonable: "Alright then, it doesn’t matter if you can’t recite it. It just means your brain capacity isn’t enough and your mind’s not functioning well. So let me ask you this: what’s the fatal flaw of the Bretton Woods system?"

Finally, in a sighing voice, Xie Qingci replied to the question: "Triffin’s Dilemma."

The assistant looked at Mr. Yang and said, "So this is how Yu Xia usually comforts him."

Mr. Yang tugged at the corner of his mouth, "I can only say, the world is full of wonders."

They timely interrupted Yu Xia’s unique way of comforting, knocking on the door to call them both out.

"The company has called the police, and it’s best to leave it to the police to handle it. Your statement has been posted on Weibo, and we’re collecting evidence. They don’t have many of your candid photos, and all leaked photos and videos will be sent to professional organizations to determine if they are composites. You shouldn’t respond these two days, just stay calm."

Xie Qingci held Yu Xia’s hand and nodded, "Okay."

"What about the variety show? Will there be a problem?"

"No, it’ll go on as usual. The next episode is just a week later, by which time the matter should be mostly investigated. As for your relationship—"

Mr. Yang glanced at Yu Xia and asked her, "What do you think on your side?"

Yu Xia said bluntly, "Now isn’t a good time to go public, but I expect there’ll be a second wave of negative news this time. If we go public, they’ll seize the opportunity to focus on hyping up our relationship, and by then, fans might leave even faster."

Mr. Yang said, "That’s what we thought too, so let’s keep it under wraps for now." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

However, it’s not Yu Xia who’s anxious in this situation. He then looked at Xie Qingci, reassuringly saying, "Don’t worry, it will have to wait until your solo flight. I’ve already started contacting for a love reality show."

Xie Qingci still nodded. Though there wasn’t a smile, it was quite evident he was in a good mood.

Yes, after reciting he could even feel a sense of sweetness, his mood certainly had to be pretty good.

They stayed until nearly evening. As the assistant stood up to leave while ordering takeout for Xie Qingci, Mr. Yang asked them, "What’s your plan?"

Yu Xia hadn’t even raised her head when Xie Qingci quickly said, "She’s staying here, you can leave first."

Yu Xia gave him a quiet glance.

Mr. Yang had anticipated this; he just felt a little exasperated at how Xie Qingci seemed so glued to Yu Xia.

"Then order two meals. Try not to go online or go out. Yu Xia, if you leave, Xie Qingci, you mustn’t see her off, got it?"

"Got it." he replied quickly.

Mr. Yang was mentally exhausted, feeling like his words were said to a pig, considering how Xie Qingci didn’t seem to have time to go online anyway. With Yu Xia by his side, he couldn’t see anything else, practically blind.