Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 416: Your Name Is Hong Hong?

Xie Qingci was still filming with the crew, unaware that a little friend had come to her house.

They usually kept in touch online, mostly through video calls. Since he was busy filming, the timing was also inconsistent. Sometimes, he would call while she was eating or out, so she would switch to a voice call to answer.

There were only a couple of weeks left until the Lunar New Year. Xie Qingci mentioned last time that the crew would have a break, and he would come back.

They didn’t have time to say much else. It seemed the director was calling him back for a night scene, so she couldn’t see his expression or know what he wanted to say afterward.

This call was to continue the last conversation.

However, Xie Qingci chose a bad time. In the afternoon, Yu Xia and Yu Yue went grocery shopping, which left them exhausted, and she had just stepped into the shower.

Yu Yue was engrossed in a new toy he received, and upon hearing the phone ringing incessantly, he obediently asked Yu Xia.

"Auntie, someone named Hong Hong is calling."

The water was loud in the bathroom, and since he was a room away and didn’t have a loud voice, Yu Xia didn’t hear him.

Seeing the phone ringing for too long and about to hang up any second, Yu Yue moved his fingers and tapped to accept the video call.

As soon as the video connected, the people on both sides of the screen exchanged a warm gaze.

Originally smiling, Xie Qingci froze for a moment, and so did Yu Yue, who was blinking his big eyes.

Then Yu Yue spoke first, astonishingly asking, "Is your name Hong Hong, brother?"

Xie Qingci: "..."

He paused for a moment, striving to explain that his name was not Hong Hong.

"It’s just your aunt’s hobby. She likes giving people nicknames. Do you have a nickname?"

Yu Yue was distracted, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Auntie sometimes calls me Shen Xin."

Xie Qingci was confused, "What?"

"Shen Xin, meaning ’body and mind’s joy.’"

Xie Qingci was speechless again.

He had to change the topic: "Are you playing at your aunt’s house? Where is your aunt?"

Yu Yue, being quite chatty, started explaining from the beginning: "I’m here to play. My parents went on a couple’s getaway and sent me to my aunt’s house. They said I could go back with my aunt for the New Year."

"...No need for that much detail. So where is your aunt?"

Only then did Yu Yue answer the second question, speaking like a little adult, "Auntie’s taking a bath. Do you need her? You should wait; you can’t rush a girl taking a bath."

Xie Qingci found it a bit amusing.

No wonder Yu Xia said her nephew had a way with girls.

Since Yu Xia hadn’t come out yet, they chatted a bit more.

Xie Qingci had no experience dealing with kids, so he tried to soften his tone, focusing the conversation mostly on Yu Xia.

"Can I call you Yue? Where did you go today with your aunt?"

Yu Yue put down his toy, focusing intently on the screen as he talked. He answered questions in an obedient and adorable manner, without a hint of a child’s mischief or impatience.

"Today we went grocery shopping with Auntie and bought lots of things. Don’t worry, I helped carry the bags so she wouldn’t get tired."

Before Xie Qingci could laugh, Yu Yue brought the phone closer and whispered, "Brother, does that thing you said last time about playing together still count? I can solve a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube now. But Auntie says you’re busy working."

Xie Qingci lowered his voice to play along, "I am working, but can’t you and your aunt come find me? I can take you to play, too."

Yu Yue’s eyes sparkled, and he nodded eagerly with his little bobbed head.

"Then I’ll discuss it with Auntie."

Xie Qingci smiled, looking at him with increasingly gentle eyes.

When Yu Xia finished her shower, she saw Yu Yue holding the phone, muttering to the screen. Upon getting closer, she realized he was having a video call with Xie Qingci, and they’d been chatting for half an hour.

She was perplexed, "What are you two talking about? How do you even have mutual topics?"

Yu Yue knelt on the carpet, looking up at her, "Auntie, brother is working so far away, and he has no one to play with. So sad. Can we go visit him?"

"...What are you teaching him, Xie Qingci?" She took the phone and looked at Xie Qingci’s face on the screen, annoyed, "Still need someone to play with while filming? How old are you?"

"Twenty-one-year-old college boy, at the age where someone needs to play with me. Sis, I really miss you."

He had stayed up all night and looked a bit weary. Saying he missed her genuinely made him... seem a bit pitiful.

Looking at Yu Yue, who was also sighing for Xie Qingci and looked like a little pitiful soul under a landlord’s oppression.

Yu Xia coughed twice, "It’s not like it’s impossible. We’ll see in a few days."

Even though her words were full of uncertainty, those who knew her well understood that this was basically a yes.

Xie Qingci smirked, "Sis, you’re the best."

Yu Yue also shouted, "Auntie, you’re the best!"

Verbal praise might not mean much, but it sure felt nice, and Yu Xia was nearly lost in this atmosphere of trust and compliments.

After hanging up, she seriously began to contemplate the feasibility of visiting the shoot again.

It had only been a month, and they were planning another visit, this time bringing along a child. It felt weird, and if they got photographed, who knows what absurd rumors would spread?

She pondered on how to come up with a formal justification, like taking her nephew on an outing, merely passing by the crew’s location to barely have a look? Or finding a way to avoid the paparazzi?

By the next day, this problem was surprisingly resolved.

He Ci called her urgently early in the morning, urging her to go online, saying there was a dangerous trending topic about them.

Climbing online to have a look, she frowned in discomfort.

#Yu Xia Forbids Xie Qingci from Interacting with Female Actors# 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She clicked in to read two related posts, mainly saying she was strong-willed, strictly managing Xie Qingci, not allowing him to talk or interact with other females.

The gossipy accounts releasing this news had quite a bit of evidence.

[Gossip Bulletin:... According to insiders, Yu Xia once visited the set, expressing dissatisfaction with Xie Qingci’s interactions with the second female lead. She personally stood in for intimate scenes with him, completely excluding the other actress. This can be seen from fan location photos. The difference between Yu Xia and the actress’s back silhouettes is noticeable/pic

After visiting the set, Xie Qingci almost never talked to female actors while filming. Off-screen, he stayed alone, spending most of his rest time calling Yu Xia instead of interacting with the crew. This can also be seen in candid videos/pic

So Yu Xia truly manages Xie Qingci strictly, so domineering, having such a strong possessiveness; previous two boyfriends did not seem to face such a situation? Gossip predicts, could it be a special affection for Xie Qingci from Yu Xia?]

The strongest reactions came from Xie Qingci’s career fans, where emotionally charged individuals began directly insulting her, persistently expressing dissatisfaction with Yu Xia.

As Yu Xia browsed, her expression remained unchanged as she pondered over the "insider."

She felt something was off with Rong Tan, and it truly seemed targeted at her? For what reason?