Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 399: The First Day Out in the Open

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The secret relationship finally saw the light, some beasts are about to open their eyes.

He Ci sat in the shabby hotel, pondering with a walnut.

"My heart is pounding, do you think Xie Qingci is about to pull off something big? I always feel he’s quite restless."

Mei was staring at her phone, scrolling through relationship topics, and chimed in, "Bro, if your heart doesn’t beat, that’s when there’s a problem."

"...Don’t you think? Before Xie Qingci went public, he dared to catch dumplings bare-handed on the show, and today he’s doing a thousand-mile run to his wife. Who knows what he might do after going public? Maybe tomorrow he’ll openly kiss on the street, and the day after... heaven knows what... coughing, that’s what I mean."

Mei looked at him incredulously, "He, what are you saying? Although Xie Qingci is a bit clingy, he still has moral boundaries! Is he really such a... such a figure walking the edge of morality in your mind?"

He Ci: "How do you know he has moral boundaries? Some people obsessed with love have none."

He sat closer, poking her head, gritting his teeth, "Can you use that brain that absorbed countless brain-dead dramas? Is there anything impossible in the entertainment industry? Two years ago, a minor actress even conned female students for a man!"

Things were getting more absurd, Mei quickly held down his hand, "He, calm down, Xie Qingci clearly is still a person, won’t do that. Besides, if you don’t believe him, you should at least trust Yu Xia, right? Xie Qingci listens well to her."

He Ci knew too, but ever since seeing Xie Qingci’s devouring gaze in the "Burning Spring" crew, then while sick to death, still demanding Yu Xia, then the thunderous kissing at the door...

He strongly suspected Xie Qingci was still a dormant active volcano, and now with full exposure, wouldn’t the volcano erupt two spurts of lava to celebrate?

—Wouldn’t one day he see the critically ill Yu Xia in the hospital?!

The more He Ci thought, the more worried he got. Seeing Mei still engrossed in her phone, he jabbed her irritably.

"What are you looking at with such enthusiasm?"

Mei pushed her phone towards him a bit, sharing excitedly, "These paparazzi finally did something useful, the video was shot so beautifully! It’s really lovely to watch!"

He Ci sneered, "That’s my artist you’re obsessed over, isn’t it enough of my concern?! Not even dogs would be so obsessed!"

Mei silently looked at him.

He choked up, then glared with, "Only dogs are obsessed!"

Mei: Well, I’m coming in hot.

Half an hour later, after watching the fifth couple video, He Ci exclaimed in doubt.

"Is Xie Qingci really so humble? So unrequited in love, so desperate for a response?"

Initially thinking it’s a shameless newcomer clinging to a higher branch, turned out to be a touching tale of deep, suppressed, and yearning pursuit from someone younger.

"Indeed!" Mei, now teary-eyed, "Xie Qingci really loves Yu Xia! His gaze never leaves her, quietly following her, even when rejected or distanced, he just lowers his head in sorrow, wailing."

He Ci: "...But Yu Xia she..."

Mei: "Of course! She’s a playboy who’s seen it all, moved by this pure love, transitioning from rejection to acceptance, is so real! This emotional development further shows how she truly loves Xie Qingci too! The high and mighty red rose lowers itself for the devoted guardian, ah it’s killing me!"

He Ci: ...Seems, it is quite intriguing?

Meanwhile in the other room.

The story’s protagonists were still in a tender kiss.

After the formal confession, the two felt a bit uneasy but craved closeness, so right after putting the roses down, they naturally gravitated towards each other, silently entangled.

Even the taste of kissing seemed to change, in a room full of quietness, Yu Xia could only hear the echo of her own heartbeat, unaware of how long she had been kissing, fully immersed in this intimacy.

When she came to her senses, she was already hoisted up onto the bathroom counter, everything on top knocked loudly to the floor, waking them both up.

Yu Xia, breathless, pushed him away, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.

"You go out, I want to shower."

Xie Qingci, bracing his arms around her on both sides, also breathed heavily, replied hoarsely, "You can’t get wet, you’re still hurt."

"It’s so hot, not showering would stink." She couldn’t stand it, and now she just wanted an excuse to get him out.

Staying longer, everyone knew what was about to happen.

But Xie Qingci still disagreed, "No. Let me help you wipe down then."

"...Thanks, but no need." That look in his eyes was not right.

She wanted to get down to push him out, but Xie Qingci’s arms held tight, trapping her in between, sliding down could only mean jumping into his embrace.

He held onto the bathroom counter, leaned over and insisted on making eye contact, which made her want to evade.

"Let me down please." She whispered, realizing her voice sounded weird, instinctively biting the corner of her lip.

Aside from playing roles in dramas with this kind of shy timid voice, she hadn’t spoken like this in real life.

Xie Qingci followed her, she lowered her head to avoid his gaze, he’d lower his head further, insisting on staring at her.

"Is it really appropriate to push me out now?" He coaxed, voice hooked like an anchor, "I just confessed, you just agreed, at this exciting moment, even kisses make the body all..."

Yu Xia covered his mouth all at once.

Xie Qingci blinked at her and licked.

She quickly withdrew her hand, wanting to scold him for being shameless but worried about ruining the atmosphere, so she could only weakly say, "I’m hurt..."

Seeing he’s unconcerned, she added, "It kinda hurts... hurts badly, hug me."

"Only you know my weak spot." Xie Qingci chuckled, pulling her into his embrace.

He paused, but Yu Xia ultimately couldn’t avoid getting assisted in cleaning.

The single rose picked out, splattered with water droplets, was plucked one petal at a time with slender fingers and placed on his jade beauty.

Pistil fights crimson, people contend with flowers for scent.

Xie Qingci felt his breath catch, taking a long time before rinsing it away with the shower.

Then, Yu Xia was wrapped in a bathrobe, carried to the sofa, and was held and kissed.

Clearly he wouldn’t stop until kissed into oblivion, her lips numbed, unable to push him away, bite him painlessly, could only lay flat for more kisses.

After one or two hours, weary of the kissing frenzy, she pinched his nape to make him stop, gently murmured:

"Are you a bit too excited? We aren’t just together from today."

Xie Qingci softly soothed her, hoarse magnetic, intoxicating bubble tone murmured till her head spun, "It’s our first day, the first day openly. Aren’t you excited? I’m so happy, it’s just, I want to kiss you, especially want to—"

With that, he sealed her lips again, grinding inch by inch over, exploring various forms.

Yu Xia simply couldn’t bear his voice, let alone push him away, collapsed bonelessly into his arms.