Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 417: She’s Trying to Step on You to Make a Name for Herself
"This time the expose was planned beforehand, with photos and videos. You went to the set, to help with the scenes, then Xie Qingci’s cold face towards that actress, and then him sitting alone in the break area without talking to anyone... I must say, it really does seem a bit pitiful. If I didn’t know the truth, I would think you’re a master at manipulation."
He Ci said irritably, "It was clearly him who wanted to avoid suspicion, and now it looks like you forced a deep affection out of him. I told you not to flaunt your relationship so high-profile, how about now?"
Yu Xia yawned, added a fried egg to Yu Yue’s bowl, and then said:
"Do you know that second female lead? Maybe she’s behind this mess."
"Huh?" He Ci was puzzled. "I checked, not familiar, why would she mess things up? Just to get back at you for not allowing Xie Qingci to talk to her?"
"Probably not, but I ran into her on the set that day, and she was very deliberate with her words and actions, and she’s the one who suggested performing together. Oh, by the way, she used to be an assistant of Xi Heng’s logistics and I was there when she was fired."
He Ci gasped: "Could it be she had a crush on Mr. Xi and wants to mess with you? But this was years ago, why get revenge now? Is she really playing the long game?"
Yu Yue whispered: "Auntie, I know the story of the king avenging while enduring hardship."
Yu Xia patted him: "I know about King Goujian too, but what’s the point, can you write it down?"
He instantly withered.
Yu Xia then told the person on the phone: "No matter what she’s thinking, once she makes a move, she is the enemy, solve her the same way you solved Fan Chu."
He Ci was a bit contemptuous: "Fan Chu can still be said to be a bit powerful, even though he has no works, he at least does well on the red carpet, right? But who is this person? Capable of being your rival... Ah!"
His sudden shriek startled Yu Xia, and the steamed egg in her spoon fell onto the table, just missing the edge of the bowl by a narrow margin.
She took a deep breath and asked, "What’s wrong, He, got bitten by a dog?"
"This Rong, Rong Tan right? I saw some pictures, and she wants to copy your setup! Just because a coal boss spends some money to promote her to play a lady, she deludes herself that she really is one. She’s trying to ride on your coattails! Must be thinking she can step on you to climb up!"
He analyzed on his own, once he opened the floodgates, he couldn’t stop.
"She didn’t directly say she’s Yu Xia the second, but even shared the scene photo of you acting with her. More people are saying she’s not as good as you, and then find people to pretend to be bystanders to sarcastically say, ’Aren’t you tired of buying publicity all the time? I just prefer Rong Tan more like a lady of the house,’ isn’t this indirectly climbing over your head?
She’s acting innocent and all victimized even though caught in the mess, ha! Such high-handed tactics this woman! The main focus of the hot search is on you two, you’re scolded as manipulating Xie Qingci, and Xie Qingci is scolded as being obsessed with love, and what about her? Not burdened by the trolling from the public, yet benefits from it instantly making someone remember her. This woman used to be an assistant? Isn’t her real job fighting for family property in a wealthy household for her to act so well?"
Said quickly and loudly, like solving a mystery in a game, indignant yet excited.
Yu Xia put the phone aside, waiting for him to finish before slowly agreeing, "Your analysis makes a lot of sense, He, you really are an indispensable expert in the management realm. So what do you think we should do?"
This rumor is quite tricky to clarify, and just denying ’I didn’t manipulate Xie Qingci’ wouldn’t convince others, but going step by step to detail their relationship interactions is very unnecessary.
Why should we painstakingly dissect ourselves each time a rumor pops up to prove innocence, isn’t it frustrating?
He Ci, understanding her well, asked directly, "What are you thinking?"
"Release some insider news, and for now, hold off on any moves on my end. I have a feeling this isn’t over."
When’s an expose not lingering on for days, with gossip morphing and evolving, in the end not knowing how much wilder the outcome will become, maybe the source is still waiting with hands in pockets.
He Ci thought about it and advised her, "If you feel like you can explain on Weibo, just post it, but don’t be too aggressive in your wording."
"I’m a polite person," she replied.
After discussing, Yu Xia patted Yu Yue’s dog head, telling him, "Something came up, so I can’t take you to play with your brother this time."
Yu Yue held his yogurt, hearing this, nodded obediently: "I understand, we can talk about it next time, Auntie, you can go work first."
"Such a sensible kid, but I don’t have work for now, how about I take you to the newly opened VR escape room game hall for some fun?"
"Okay!"
With a novel game at hand, who cares about siblings, he turned away and completely forgot the agreement with Xie Qingci.
Xie Qingci waited in vain at the set, and after finishing shooting was informed of being trending on hot searches, his face turned cold instantly, visibly irritated.
He took two portions from the food setup and walked out, just as Rong Tan came in chatting and laughing with other actors. They met at the door, and Rong Tan was just about to seamlessly switch smiles to greet him.
But Xie Qingci gave her a cold glance and walked right out, obviously not showing her any good face.
Rong Tan’s smile stiffened for a moment, looked back at him, and whispered to the actor beside her, "What’s wrong with Xie Qingci? I didn’t provoke him."
Expression and tone were quite puzzled and somewhat hurt.
The other actor smiled awkwardly, not saying anything.
Everyone loves surfing online in their free time and naturally knew about the trending topic.
Believing or not whether Yu Xia manipulated Xie Qingci is another thing, but it’s true that the scene suggestion was from Rong Tan, and there wasn’t any ’Yu Xia forbidding Xie Qingci from interacting with female actors.’
Many people guessed that the rumor was likely leaked by Rong Tan.
Single-handedly stirring up a fan fight between Yu Xia and Xie Qingci, quite impressive.
Afterwards when filming, besides saying a few lines to Rong Tan in front of the camera, Xie Qingci didn’t give her a second glance, and others also subtly avoided dining with her.
Rong Tan looked a bit aggrieved, hesitated, and then directly sought out Xie Qingci to confront him.
"Did I do something to offend you? Our current state could easily disrupt the filming..."
"Nothing like that," Xie Qingci sealed the empty food box, threw it in the trash, then turned to look at her with undisturbed calm. "Why say that? I think the filming during these past days went smoothly."
He wasn’t sitting in any corner, nor did he lower his voice while talking, making everyone around surreptitiously glance over, ears pricked attentively.
Rong Tan clutched her untouched food box, looking a bit distressed, then whispered, "You seem to not want to see me, and don’t talk to me. If it’s because of the trending search, I apologize, but I didn’t expect so much trouble to arise just from suggesting Yu Xia to perform."
Xie Qingci’s tone was indifferent: "It’s me who doesn’t want to talk, this isn’t kindergarten, why must I talk to you? As for apologies, you might as well apologize directly to Yu Xia? If I were to convey it, I might miss a few words, and the meaning might differ, don’t you think?"
