Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 437: Sleep on the Couch Tonight

Xie Qingci was still eating, and upon hearing that, he raised an eyebrow and said, "I don’t think it’s necessary. Don’t you understand me?"

"Better safe than sorry, hurry up."

The couple’s tacit understanding game usually involves daily habits, hobbies, temperaments, and considering they are both actors, it might even include characters they’ve played.

She first listed some major categories and then started guessing from daily preferences.

"If they ask, what is your partner’s favorite dish, what would you answer?"

Xie Qingci: "You don’t have any particular favorite dish."

She nodded: "Neither do you have any particular favorite dish."

"Then if they ask, does your partner prefer rice or noodles, what would you answer?"

Xie Qingci: "Noodles, I suppose, you often eat dumplings."

Yu Xia expressionlessly removed the rice in front of him.

"I prefer rice; I just don’t often eat staples. Dumplings can be eaten one by one, so I often have them."

"..." Xie Qingci finally took the rehearsal game seriously, "Next question."

"What is your partner’s favorite color?"

Xie Qingci: "...Red?"

Yu Xia simultaneously said, "Black."

Then she stared at him again and said, "Wrong, I like many colors."

Xie Qingci: "You also got it wrong, I like white."

She paused, ignored the question, and continued asking.

"Do you remember your partner’s birthday?"

This question was simple, as there were only two special surprise days.

"May 13th."

"April 29th."

This success greatly encouraged them, and Yu Xia’s questions gradually became more difficult.

"Where was the first place we had a meal together?"

Both answered simultaneously — "The restaurant where we had a meal during the casting show."

"What was the first movie you watched together?"

Again they answered simultaneously — "The one at home, ’Flipped.’"

"What sport does your partner like?"

Xie Qingci: "Yoga."

Yu Xia: "Running, or basketball, or I don’t know."

Upon hearing her answer, Xie Qingci hesitated, words unspoken, and the next question came once more.

The questions came thick and fast, and without realizing when it started, the game turned into a one-sided interrogation.

Yu Xia: "From one to ten, which number do I like the most?"

"7?"

Yu Xia: "Wrong, it’s 9. Do I prefer egg whites or yolks?"

"Egg whites."

Yu Xia: "Wrong again, I like eating them together. Do I take my phone into the bathroom?"

"...No?"

Yu Xia: "Right. Do I wash my hair every three days or four days?"

"...Three days."

Yu Xia: "Wrong, I wash it whenever I feel like it. What’s my favorite snack?"

"Salted egg yolk puff."

Yu Xia put the paper and pen down on the table, with an icy tone said, "Wrong again. I like plain sponge cake, preferably freshly baked ones, but I don’t eat them often to maintain my figure."

After speaking, she stood up and, looking down at him, sentenced him: "Xie Qingci, you’re done for. You’ll be sleeping on the sofa outside for the next two days."

Xie Qingci: "..."

Coming all the way here only to sleep on the sofa, what a tragic man.

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain that this was about understanding each other, not an interrogation, but in the end, he didn’t dare to speak.

When your girlfriend is mad, you better keep quiet and not add fuel to the fire; even a fool knows this.

Thus, he was left in the living room, accompanied by takeout on the table.

Yu Xia, with a grim face, went into the room and shut the door with a "bang."

It seemed as though they wouldn’t meet again in this lifetime.

After a while, Xie Qingci knocked on the door from outside.

"Sister, I’m sorry."

Yu Xia remained silent and ignored him.

He then began scratching the door, babbling incessantly in a laid-back tone.

"Darling, I really was wrong; I didn’t observe carefully."

"It’s so cold out here, there’s no blanket, how am I supposed to sleep?"

"Or maybe you let me in to take a shower? I just flew back and came to see you immediately. I’m covered in dust."

"What if you came out and scolded me once?"

"Sister—Darling—"

Yu Xia lay on the bed reading her notes, pretending not to hear.

The person outside received no response, and after two seconds of silence,

she pricked her ears, thinking he wouldn’t just give up, right? The next second, her phone suddenly vibrated, startling her.

Xie Qingci was calling her on video.

She shouted towards the door in annoyance, "Why are you calling on video being so close?!"

A faint voice came through from outside, "Exactly, we’re just separated by a door, yet I have to call you on video to see you. I might as well have stayed flying in the plane."

"..."

She got up to open the door, and as soon as she pulled it open a crack, Xie Qingci squeezed in and hugged her tightly.

"I was really wrong; from now on, I’ll pay more attention to your life. Don’t be mad, alright?"

Yu Xia’s tone was cold: "Weren’t you just acting like you know me so well?"

"I just realized individuals are complex and diverse. Even the closest people may not understand each other well. It’s really cold outside, I can’t sleep without you."

He leaned down to kiss her again.

This kiss was clearly to shut her up, with a very obvious intention, different from the usual emotionally driven ones.

So he didn’t dare to let go, kissing her until she couldn’t speak, her mind turning into a complete muddle.

And just like that, the plan to send him out to sleep on the sofa quietly dissipated.

The next day, on her way to class at the training course, she wore a serious expression, thinking that being someone easily swayed by beauty isn’t conducive to personal development and social progress, and she must overcome this bad habit.

But the reason a balding old master remains a balding old master is because he’s easily tempted by concubines. After a day of immersion at the training course, returning to the hotel, and seeing Xie Qingci reading by the window bathed in the sunset glow, she completely forgot about it.

Why resist beauty? As the saying goes, "As the wine and meat pass through, Buddha remains in the heart." One doesn’t need to be rigid about formality.

Also, staying in a hotel with your boyfriend has a unique... thrill; she was really unwilling to push away this handsome concubine.

Just like that, they spent a few happy days at the hotel before both set off for work again.

Yu Xia took leave from the training class to attend a fan meeting for a endorsement brand, which was essentially promoting new products.

The event was split into two sessions, taking up two days.

She didn’t ask much about Xie Qingci’s work schedule, just knew it would take a bit longer. She figured she’d return before him, so she’d be there when he got back, and didn’t specifically talk about her plans.

He Ci, oblivious to how a lovestruck couple clings to thoughts of each other, had been in a good mood since the beginning of the year. At the moment, with a finger raised gracefully, he twirled a dress around before walking over to her, handing her a white lady’s dress.

"Darling, here, wear this."

Mei shivered, while Yu Xia calmly took the dress and said, "He, act normal, I have a boyfriend now."

"As if everyone else doesn’t have one."