Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 441: Purehearted Big Dog

After giving them enough time to digest the rules, the director announced the first test for housing selection.

"First, you need to discuss team formation in advance, specifically among the four newcomers. We have collected netizens’ descriptions of each person’s personality and image, and turned them into cards. Later, we’ll post these cards for everyone to choose from, though there will be some unrelated cards mixed in to confuse you.

If both members of a team correctly choose each other’s card, they successfully pair up and can stay in a standalone cottage. If one person chooses incorrectly, or if both choose incorrectly, they’ll have to sleep in the shared dormitory."

Netizens’ impressions of celebrities can sometimes be off, considering they only know them from movies, variety shows, and gossip. However, when everyone thinks a certain way, it becomes easy for celebrities to recognize each other through these "personas," especially for couples.

This applies more to somewhat famous celebrities; those with little fame haven’t even developed a distinctive "persona," so how would anyone recognize them accurately?

Therefore, Yu Xia and Xie Qingci have a slight advantage in this game.

When the cards were posted, Yu Xia quickly skimmed past descriptors like "honest," "careless," and "straight man," focusing instead on words such as "puppy," "brother," and "obedient."

Before finding a somewhat accurate one, Zheng Jinjin suddenly handed her a card while wandering in front of the card wall.

"Yu Xia, take a look—isn’t this Xie’s?"

The word "Xie" really pulled her out of the moment—Yu Xia got goosebumps.

She glanced at Zheng Jinjin’s smiling face before accepting the card, which read "aloof," "pure-hearted boy," "big dog," "seductive."

Regardless of accuracy, she first said "thank you," then added, "You don’t need to help us; start looking for Liu Ji’s."

Zheng Jinjin had just chosen to team up with Liu Ji, while Lan Hui teamed up with Wang Xuchun.

Zheng Jinjin blinked and waved, saying, "No worries, mutual assistance."

She flashed a smile, and as Xie Qingci squeezed in between them, he glanced at the card content in her hand.

"This one seems fine."

Yu Xia looked at the card, then at him, and subtly asked, "Do you think you’re a pure-hearted big boy?"

"On the surface, perhaps." He didn’t shy away, casually remarked, and held up the card he picked for her to see.

The card read "domineering," "red rose," "controller," "lady."

Couldn’t be more accurate; both recognized the card.

But Yu Xia still doubted the accuracy of the card she chose: "I think there’s a more accurate one; it’s too illusory to be pure-hearted."

"What do you think it should be? Lustful?"

"..." That was too direct, and there are cameras, "How could it be? I feel... forget it; let’s go with this."

Everyone gradually chose their cards, lined up for verification.

Yu Xia turned to Xie Qingci, "If we choose incorrectly, you’re taking the blame."

Xie Qingci lowered his head, leaned over to listen, then lazily nodded, "Got it. If we choose incorrectly, I’ll elope with you tonight."

"..." Why is he suddenly so romantic?

She nudged him with her elbow, warning him not to babble, then waited quietly for verification.

In front, Zhou Yu and Liu Yicheng both chose correctly. Although their relationship is about to break, they have spent six years together, understanding each other well.

Lin Shuangyin and Mo Yunchu also chose correctly, but the relationship more than friends, less than lovers between Qian Ling and Ling Yan led to both choosing incorrectly.

The remaining four newcomers also failed to match.

So, only the three groups with confirmed relationships could obtain the right to live in standalone cottages.

Half sighed in relief, while the other half covered their faces in distress.

The director explained the differences in living conditions between the two groups in detail.

"Although the standalone cottages vary in style, they have complete furniture and appliances, allowing you to live freely for three days.

The shared dormitory, however, lacks major appliances; you’ll need to handle laundry, bathing, and cooking yourselves. The kitchen uses a wood stove.

You can buy daily cooking ingredients at the small stall outside the rapeseed field, and if you’re interested, you can walk three miles to shop at the market. If you have questions after checking in, feel free to ask the staff."

Faced with such disparity, the six inhabitants of the shared dormitory immediately wailed, their stiffened mouths reflecting their reluctance.

But the decision was final; changes could only occur three days later.

The director handed out small flags to the occupants of the standalone cottages to mark their chosen house.

Yu Xia, carrying her name-marked flag, walked out with Xie Qingci, her expression still complex.

"Didn’t expect everyone to really think you’re a pure-hearted big dog."

Xie Qingci, with both hands occupied, pushed a rolling suitcase along the clean and smooth road, occasionally glancing at the orderly small cottages nearby.

Upon hearing her words, he frowned quirkily, "You could say it as a repeat word."

A big dog and a big puppy feel very different.

Yu Xia internally repeated "big puppy," and somehow, "pure-hearted big puppy" and "pure-hearted big dog" indeed seemed to have a reproductive barrier?

With this thought, she opened her mouth but couldn’t actually say anything, so she opted to stay silent and proceed with selecting a cottage.

All the cottages lined this straight road, with the shared dormitory in between six cottages; across the road were fields, and standing on the second floor offered a view over the whole small village.

They strolled ahead, selecting the rightmost cottage.

The cottage looked like a residential building style from ten years ago, with a cement-finished balcony on the second floor, and three pots of small green plants decorating the narrow railing.

"I remember when my brother courted my sister-in-law, they helped out at a long-established elementary school. That school looked just like this. In the evening, after the students left, I hid upstairs and peeked down, seeing them whispering."

Actually, they were kissing. Yue Ling’s shy blush and her brother’s closed-eyed, tilted-head posture stood out especially in the dusk, remaining vivid in memory for years.

Xie Qingci placed her small flag on the low wall by the gate and pushed the door open, carrying the suitcase inside, then asked her, "Would you like to reminisce outside a bit more?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"..." Lacking in romance, she rolled her eyes, flicked her hair, and stepped inside.

Inside, the cottage was clean, with a bedroom upstairs and downstairs.

Xie Qingci, carrying the suitcase, asked, "Upstairs or downstairs?"

"Upstairs."

He moved all the luggage upstairs, with no intention of sleeping in separate rooms.

Yu Xia discreetly glanced at the camera, followed him upstairs to unpack.

On the large bed lay two pillows, and Xie Qingci took out a pair of little wolf dolls from his pocket—one male, one female—and placed them on the pillows.

Yu Xia was surprised, "You’re carrying those?"

"I brought lots of things."

"You..."

Just as she started, someone called out from the yard.

She went to the small balcony, leaned on the railing to look down—it was Zhou Yu and Liu Yicheng.

"What’s up?"

Zhou Yu smiled and asked, "I wanted to ask if we could switch houses? I don’t sleep well; I’d prefer somewhere quieter."

Yu Xia raised an eyebrow.