Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 427: Staying Overnight

He didn’t dare to ask such a provocative question, and it’s indeed not appropriate to stay over the first time visiting someone’s home.

So Xie Qingci ruthlessly refused Yu Yue’s invitation.

In winter, it gets dark early, the outside was already pitch-black, but the living room was brightly lit, and dishes with a fragrant aroma were served on the table.

Xie Qingci went to help, almost bumping into the aunt and niece duo laughing and dashing around as he walked from the kitchen to the living room.

With swift reflexes, he lifted the plate to the side with one hand and steadied Yu Xia with the other.

"Be careful."

Yu Xia felt her stable image was greatly diminished and grabbed Yu Yue, intending to deal with him.

One was sternly scolding, the other was laughing and joking; their voices filled the air, lively and noisy.

As the dish was placed on the table, the steaming heat warmed his face. Smelling the aroma, listening to Yu Xia’s deliberately fierce voice, he suddenly curled his lips into a smile.

The cook had already left; it was just the five of them around the table with over ten dishes.

After taking photos of the dishes, Yu Xia sat down to initiate the second part.

"Alright, dig in, big brother, you can start with the recap."

This was their way of giving the family’s overbearing CEO a chance to participate in family life.

Usually, in the company, Yu Heng reviews the employees’ work every month, so this task was not difficult for him.

Just without a fixed format or evaluation criteria, and the "employees" were all teasing him, pushing this work forward incredibly frustratingly.

"First, Yu Xia, whose performance is unclear, making headlines every day, yet... Overall not as good as last year."

"Then there’s Yu Yue, who hasn’t done anything remarkable this year except anger your mom."

Yu Xia and Yu Yue both pouted, indicating their disagreement with this evaluation.

At this point, Yue Ling stepped forward and said, "That’s not true. This year Xiaxia starred in two dramas, both of which received great feedback, and even won awards. Plus, the movie you’re shooting next is aiming to win an award, right? Your resources are getting better and better, which is the best outcome in the entertainment industry; your status is rising, and you soon reach the results you wanted back then.

Moreover, congratulations to Xiaxia on having a boyfriend this year, with a good relationship and a successful career, this year’s indeed a harvest year."

Yu Xia immediately raised her glass for a toast: "Sister-in-law, your recap is the best."

As soon as she raised the glass, Xie Qingci followed, and at a glance, they looked like a newlywed couple toasting.

Yu Heng’s face turned dark.

Yue Ling put a piece of meat in his bowl to comfort him and began to comment on Yu Yue.

"As for Yu Yue, this year also had some impressive moments. First, having a female classmate come looking for him nearly made me faint with anger, and second, his abysmal language grades got me implicated during a class meeting..."

Yu Yue blushed and quickly served her food: "Mom, mom, that’s enough."

Yue Ling gratefully ate the food he served and continued, "But there were also good things, finally passing his language class, which wasn’t in vain when I went to the Guanyin Temple in the suburbs and offered two more sticks of incense."

"...Thanks, mom."

Yu Xia gave him a chicken drumstick: "Poor thing, if necessary, let’s visit the Guanyin Temple a few more times; barely passing isn’t quite meeting dad’s expectations for you to get into Tsinghua University."

Yu Yue’s face immediately fell.

Xie Qingci couldn’t help but chuckle and raised his glass for a sip of wine.

The wine was brought by Yu Heng, whose company’s partners deal in the wine business, giving him a lot of good wines; they all tasted great, mellow and lingering.

He liked the atmosphere so much that he unknowingly drank two more glasses.

After dinner, when it was time to leave, Yu Xia caught the smell of alcohol on him.

He wasn’t drunk yet but definitely couldn’t drive, and if caught by the traffic police, it would be all over the internet, causing a major scandal!

The current netizens had zero tolerance for stars breaking laws or violating regulations, and once caught, they’d be harshly criticized.

Xie Qingci only realized this after the fact.

Having gotten used to having an assistant and driver everywhere over the past year, he didn’t need to drive himself; he didn’t think about this during dinner.

Now, with neither assistant nor driver around, what to do?

He silently looked at Yu Xia, as if saying everything depended on her.

Yu Xia felt guilty for seemingly keeping a concubine, not daring to look at her brother’s expression, and asked Yue Ling: "Call a designated driver?"

Yue Ling shook her head: "No, it’s not safe. Stay over, there’s a guest room anyway. Yu Heng, you go and..."

Yu Heng sat directly on the sofa, pressing his temples, and stated forcefully, "I’m drunk."

"...Fine, then Xiaxia goes by herself, everything’s in the wardrobe, just arrange it a bit."

Yu Xia quietly walked past her brother, leading the slightly tipsy Xie Qingci to the guest room.

He didn’t say a word on the way, and once inside the room, they opened the closet together to get the sheets, and while doing so, said softly without looking at her:

"I really forgot that I had to drive, sorry for the trouble, does your brother think I..."

No need to finish the sentence; just from his downcast tone, she could imagine his guilty expression.

Yu Xia didn’t bother about the sheets anymore and immediately grabbed his hand, sincerely saying: "Nobody blames you, don’t overthink it. My brother’s just throwing a tantrum, he didn’t say you couldn’t stay."

After speaking, she glanced at the door and gave him a quick peck.

"Cheer up, you’ve had some drinks, take it easy and sleep early."

He looked at her with mild hesitation, lowering his gaze: "I’m afraid I can’t sleep, not used to it."

Yu Xia squinted her eyes, scrutinizing him closely: "If it’s the bed, try hard to close your eyes and sleep; if it’s about recognizing people, don’t even think about it."

He sighed, taking out the bed sheets and cover by himself.

"Can I apply for a compensatory request later?"

This person’s art of feigning pitiful improved even further, she couldn’t tell which was genuine and which wasn’t, even when asking for something, he did it gently.

Looking around, matching his gaze, she eventually nodded: "It’s festive and all, hard to just say no."

"Then can I still..."

"But I can say no."

The two sentences collided, they exchanged glances, and couldn’t help but burst out laughing together.

After tidying up a bit, Xie Qingci, flushed from the wine, took off his coat and went to the bathroom, splashing some water on his face.

Beads of water hung from his eyebrows and the ends of his hair; the cold water made his skin appear even whiter and his brows and eyes darker, captivating with even a fleeting glance.

Yu Xia dawdled for a moment, noticing no one was at the door, beckoned him over, and they shared a passionate kiss in the corner of the wardrobe.

She then waved goodbye and left: "Goodnight, have a good rest."

In the living room, Yu Heng, who claimed to be drunk, was still sitting on the sofa. Only after watching her enter her room did he stand up to head back to the master bedroom.

Yue Ling asked him at the door.

"Finally saw her back in? Feel relieved now?"

Who knows what Yu Heng replied, but once the door closed, the sound was unspeakable, and the house quieted down.

Yu Xia felt as if she was reliving her teenage years, with unspeakable feelings weighing on her mind; she hurried through her skincare routine before slipping into bed, grabbing her phone.

As expected, Xie Qingci had sent her a message.