Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 394: Sending You Packing CP

One was busy flying around, while the other had a rare three-month vacation, so for a short while, they really had no chance to meet each other.

However, Yu Xia still didn’t agree to video chat every day. Xie Qingci’s schedule on set was different from hers at home, so forcing him to wait to video chat would only add to the burden.

Yet to soothe his feelings, she agreed to another condition.

Every phone call should last more than an hour.

For someone like her whose calls usually don’t exceed ten minutes, this was really a bit challenging.

She didn’t know what to say to fill an hour.

"An hour, do you want me to listen to you wash up?" she mocked.

Xie Qingci actually agreed: "It’s not impossible. If you, my dear sister, want to watch, I can selflessly dedicate myself."

"...Stop being so flirty."

Someone on the other end urged him to eat and go train. Xie Qingci replied and said to her, "Someone’s calling me. Eat well, and after resting enough, go back to your brother’s tomorrow. Anything else you’d like to tell me?"

Yu Xia slowed down her movements of picking up food, pursed her lips, and said, "Act well, rest well, take care of your health, and don’t get hurt."

Xie Qingci chuckled: "Okay, I’ll listen to you."

The call ended, and the room fell silent.

Without his voice and presence, it suddenly felt a bit unfamiliar.

Yu Xia shook her head and smiled at the food in her bowl.

——

"Different Paths," being one of the few female-centered commercial dramas, saw a surge in viewership twenty days after its release.

The national discussion toppled other dramas this year, sparking a wave of "queenly behavior" that became popular in various industries.

The platform and drama company heavily invested in marketing expenses, combined with fan-driven promotions, and all of May was filled with promotions for "Burning Spring" online and offline.

Shopping mall screens, app splash screens, subway lines in Hai City, iconic building night light shows, all showcased Yu Xia’s drama stills.

She achieved a veritable breakout, with her fanbase rapidly increasing by eight million, and paparazzi following her doubled.

While everyone outside was offering more opportunities, He Ci helped her decline most interviews and promotional activities, opting to stay at home peacefully.

As the forty-episode "Different Paths" concluded, before the fans’ and paparazzi’s enthusiasm could wane, at the end of May, "Burning Spring" was aired.

This time, with Xie Qingci’s influential presence, the viewership broke the platform’s two-year record on the first day, becoming the top-searched on the platform and the comments were overwhelming.

[This is the first I’ve seen, the elegant main character × the gentle-to-you-only marquis husband, the obsessive vicious side character × the humble cold Shadow Guard, both pair up just right for my taste!]

[When will the storyline of Xie Qingci falling in love with Yu Xia be aired? I can’t wait to see what the legendary on-screen romance is about.]

[Being fickle is exactly me, yesterday I was into the former Pisces CP, today I can effortlessly fall for the playing hard-to-get CP!]

[Xie Qingci! In ancient costume! So damn handsome!]

[Our Queen Yu is charismatic even when she’s wild, one moment dignified and elegant, the next moment torturing her brother, it’s so satisfying to watch.]

[Xie Qingci is taking the actor route, and Changhui’s debut film for him is actually as the second male lead.]

[Some people always play the male lead but don’t make an impact, while the second male lead has a higher chance of exploding in popularity.]

[The second film for the younger brother is already set, and he’s the male lead.]

[Song Zhuozhi × Lu Jiu, I’ve already named this CP "Sending You Off"!]

[Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter hahaha]

[Hasn’t Yu Xia dominated the screens for half a year now? All her projects are airing together, it’s truly a fortuitous combination of time, place, and people, ensuring her spot in the top tier.]

[Crew, don’t force me, I’m begging you, release more episodes quickly, two or three episodes aren’t enough!]

[...]

Since the two dramas were aired consecutively, Yu Xia’s studio didn’t overly promote this drama to avoid offending the production company.

Additionally, the former project was shot with her ex-boyfriend, so it’s not wise to comment much, while the latter was with her ambiguous partner, making it unsuitable to over-discuss at this point.

However, she did follow the drama in real time, and occasionally discussed plot points with Xie Qingci during calls.

For instance, in the initial episodes, involving her choreographed action of hitting Xie Qingci.

She commented while watching: "It seemed alright while filming, but now it looks a bit off. Song Zhuozhi, a lady of a noble family, has never laid hands on anyone. Her first attempt shouldn’t have been so forceful."

Xie Qingci replied, "Then you can see in the next two episodes how you go about hitting."

"Did I hit you in every episode?" she doubted.

"Almost, in every episode I end up hurt. Old injuries add to new ones until eventually, I meet my demise," he paused and added with implication, "Especially the psychological wound, that’s the worst damage."

She asked, "Psychological wounds? Like the blow to self-esteem from kidney overexertion?"

Xie Qingci: "..."

He gritted his teeth and called her name: "Yu Xia!"

"Pfft—I didn’t mean it, don’t be mad."

She held back her laughter and switched focus: "I saw you posted several Weibo updates these days, and even asked Wei Yaoyao to help with promotion. Are you that serious about this drama?"

He replied sulkily, "This is my first film, and it’s one I shot with you. Shouldn’t I promote it more? Unlike you, who already had one with your ex-boyfriend."

"Listen to that passive-aggressive tone. Alright, this drama was shot with my current boyfriend, so it deserves more attention. Is that okay?" she coaxed.

Xie Qingci gave a light snort: "Sounds as if I annoyed you into saying it."

"Of course not, I said it willingly, my boyfriend is so handsome, I must be willing. Oh, today’s episode is finished, and a behind-the-scenes video is out."

She clicked to view the behind-the-scenes content, which was a video of the two of them sparring with short sticks.

Half a year had passed; she had almost forgotten the details, but seeing the video where Xie Qingci was being reprimanded and subdued like a little wife, she felt it must have been his fault.

"Oh, during our quarrel, my assistant described it as a domestic violence scene."

Xie Qingci emphasized, "We didn’t quarrel, it was just a wrong mood, no conflict, no quarrel."

"Alright, alright, no quarrel."

Xie Qingci: "Yes. But it indeed looked like a domestic violence scene."

"... What’re you saying? You deserved it."

As the video ended, Xie Qingci dropped the short stick, hanging his head and not daring to look at her. In contrast, she appeared calm and collected, suppressing her anger.

The onlookers seemed to have said, "How pitiful."

Okay, it did kind of look like a domestic violence scene.

She gulped, insisting on interpreting from the images, "See, you yourself felt guilty, not daring to look at me."

Xie Qingci: "Indeed I didn’t. I was afraid I couldn’t control the urge to hug you, but back then you wouldn’t let me near, plus I worried people might notice our relationship and spread rumors."

She paused, hearing him say, "You’re too stifling. Once we go public, you better make it up to me."