Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 304: Wei Yaoyao, You Just Can’t Sit Still
"Wei Yaoyao, if you’re bored, why not record a few more times? Renting a recording studio for a day isn’t cheap."
Wei Yaoyao sat with his legs crossed and casually said, "I’m waiting for you all, recording together makes it easier to spot our flaws. Hahaha, Yu Xia looks so cute like this!"
Ning Yunchao admired his ability to stir up trouble, always dancing on Song Xi’s frail nerves.
Sure enough, Song Xi’s face turned cold, he screwed the cap back on his bottle, stood up, and said, "Let’s start recording."
Wei Yaoyao didn’t mind at all, he put away his phone and stood up, completely in sync with their rhythm.
But when you’re out of tune, you’re out of tune, no matter how much you record, Song Xi wasn’t satisfied. By the eighth take, he stormed out, throwing his water aside without a word.
Ning Yunchao and Chi Qiao sighed, stopping their progress as they listened to Song Xi’s assistant’s voice outside, and sat back down to rest.
Wei Yaoyao couldn’t sit still, he slipped out and found Song Xi in a corner, patting his shoulder like a good buddy.
"Hey, it’s nothing! Just not in the right mood to record well, relax a bit, pushing yourself too hard won’t help."
Song Xi looked at him coldly, "Do you enjoy being the villain and then acting nice?"
"No, I just have a bit of talent for acting," Wei Yaoyao said, one hand in his pocket while sipping his drink, "doesn’t it feel familiar to you?"
He shook his fizzy drink and said like he was chatting, "Punch you occasionally, then remind you for the team’s sake, just like your attitude towards Xie Qingci."
He said, his expression unchanged, "Is it all for Xie Qingci? What, are you his dog defending him?"
"These insults don’t affect me, you might not understand the words friend and fate, but let me make a comparison that you should get."
Wei Yaoyao lowered his voice and said with a grin, "Look at Yu Xia, she’s got such a strong presence, an assertive personality, but she’s not as high-profile as Shu Ran, yet why do you like her? Must be because she’s not just assertive, right? She’s actually easy to talk to, doesn’t play diva, and is patient with unknown newcomers..."
Before he could finish, Song Xi interrupted him, "So what are you trying to say? Just because Xie Qingci doesn’t look down on you, you think he’s a good guy?"
Wei Yaoyao wasn’t angry, shrugged and said, "Who cares if he’s good or bad. Look at you, you like using these black-and-white terms to judge people, as if bad people are all rotting. You were like this on your first stage, you pretend to be polite even with those without talent but your eyes still show disdain, you only see those who threaten you."
He leaned closer, speaking like a whisper, "Speaking of which, do you know why Yu Xia doesn’t like you?"
Song Xi remained silent but didn’t angrily warn him to shut up.
Wei Yaoyao laughed knowingly and said, "Think carefully, what did you do on the path of liking her? And what did Xie Qingci do? Xie Qingci dared to act immediately, dared to confess during this opportunity, dared to appear on shows with her despite backlash from girlfriend fans, and he showed his affection without hesitation, guarded against men near her, but what about you? What did you do? Seems like all you did was anger Xie Qingci."
"Tsk, if I were Yu Xia, I would prefer him over you too," he added at the end.
This final remark made Song Xi’s face distort for a moment.
His interactions with Yu Xia were indeed few and far between, so he remembered each of their exchanges clearly, especially the sentence "Too bad I don’t like you, I just like him", a remark that haunted his dreams and became his heartache.
He pushed Wei Yaoyao away and said through gritted teeth, "So what? Can I afford to neglect my career and fans for a relationship? I’ve worked hard to reach this point."
"That’s the crux of the issue, you don’t like her enough. If you truly liked her, nothing else would matter. Yet, you don’t love her enough but still act as if someone snatched what’s yours, which is kind of disgusting."
Wei Yaoyao seemingly advised earnestly, "You know it too, such a fake, hypocritical, deep love persona is disgusting."
Song Xi’s anger was shaky, determined but still climbing.
"As if he’s the only one deeply in love, who knows if it’s real or not."
Wei Yaoyao yawned, "That’s none of our concern. If he really oversteps, you’ll get your chance, or while Yu Xia isn’t entirely won over by him, you make a move, openly confess, show everyone you’re competing with Xie Qingci fairly, at least make Yu Xia understand your feelings, how about it, dare?"
Song Xi dared not.
He suddenly realized this and under Wei Yaoyao’s knowing gaze, fled into the recording studio in embarrassment.
Wei Yaoyao pursed his lips behind him.
This time the recording went a bit smoother, they finished the whole song with a few other late-arriving teammates, and had some remaining time to chat inside.
The studio door was open, the soundproofing compromised, and soon they heard singing from next door.
The voice sounded familiar, but the singing was pretty awful.
Fortunately, the person only sang once, then a crowd of people came out, marched past their door.
"Who was that..." Ning Yunchao hesitated.
Song Xi quickly confirmed, "It was Pei Lu."
Sure enough, it was Pei Lu, he heard they were recording next door, almost leaving when he came back to say a few words.
"You guys recording too? Hey, Xie Qingci didn’t come? I guess, he must be busy with no time to join you."
Ning Yunchao and the others seemed unsure, but Song Xi, being under the same company, responded courteously, "Yeah, you recording too? I thought you were filming?"
Pei Lu, "Yep, recording the theme song for the drama I’m shooting. My voice isn’t as good as yours, but the director liked it, said just sing a few more times and it’s fine."
Someone, seemingly an assistant, reminded him of something, so he immediately said, "Oh it’s already 3:30, I need to get back to the set, let’s not chat now, maybe grab a meal together next time!"
After saying that, the crowd surrounded him like an emperor as they left.
Once they were gone, the studio people gathered to gossip.
"What did he say?" Wei Yaoyao dug at his ear, "Recording a theme song for the drama? With that sandpaper-against-blackboard voice?"
Ning Yunchao, "I guess the production has money, probably spends millions on post-production."
The voice was simply a disaster, might as well lip-sync instead.
"He didn’t used to sound this bad when singing," Chi Qiao said.
Wei Yaoyao pursed his lips, "Got rusty. Did you notice his face? It seems somewhat changed."
Song Xi nonchalantly said, "It’s plastic surgery, his eyes look more like Cheng Yiding now."
