Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 56: Hime Cut

They walked through the washroom of the fifth level, the snack shop of the sixth level, and the karaoke room of the seventh level, finally arriving at the eighth level.

This was a room for playing dress-up games — no, you couldn’t call it a room; it looked more like a slightly wider corridor filled with various costumes and headgear.

Behind it was a narrow, twisting passageway, and it wasn’t clear where it led.

Apart from the eerie narrow passage, this level seemed a bit better than the previous ones because there were lights.

With lights, they weren’t scared and even had time to glance at the clothes.

"Is the door to this level inside the passage?" Pei Lu asked.

Isn’t that obvious?

Yu Xia pondered and said, "Let’s go inside and see what the door looks like first."

We don’t want to be stuck after playing for most of the day.

Everyone still remembered the third level with a pained expression and agreed with this suggestion.

So, holding the light tubes and accompanied by the comrade Zuoshan Diao, who now switched to bellowing patriotic songs, they cautiously entered the narrow passageway.

Winding around and around, like a maze, it took several turns to reach the end.

Shu Ran frowned, "No door."

Yu Xia looked around but indeed saw no door. The passageway’s end was sealed with cement, which was solid when tapped.

"So, this time we’re looking for a door?" Wei Yaoyao muttered and was about to tap as well when a red glow was cast on the wall.

The countdown began, timing for one hour.

"One hour? Is this level that hard?"

"Maybe it’s like level three, designed to mislead us," Pei Lu said.

Song Xi: "But it’s more likely that this level is indeed difficult, after all, it’s the second-to-last level, and we can’t even find the door."

Pei Lu showed that inexplicable expression again, like a poor little guy being scolded.

It was honestly annoying to look at.

Shu Ran couldn’t stand that look on his face and unceremoniously rolled her eyes and turned away.

Yu Xia, however, had a slight smile on her face as she continued searching for the door.

Thinking to herself, in a group of a hundred younger brothers, of course, there would be some troublemakers.

To gain fame, whether it’s positive or negative attention, controversy just fuels the hype even more.

Pei Lu had been catching everyone’s eye for these few days; with behind-the-scenes clips airing on Tuesday, it seemed the finale was coming soon.

She was curious to see what kind of antics would unfold.

The group looked around repeatedly, even touching everything, but couldn’t find where the door could be.

Yu Kuang suggested, "Could this passageway be a trick to mislead us? Maybe the real door is back there."

Quite possible.

So, everyone went back to the costume room.

They moved mannequins and clothing racks, inching through spaces that might reveal a door.

After searching for a while and not finding anything, Yu Xia planted her hands on her hips and began examining the clothes more carefully.

These were performance costumes, perhaps prepared for the younger boys, and they looked quite good.

While she looked at the clothes, Wei Yaoyao was squatting beside her, rummaging through headpieces.

He even found a bob wig and put it on comrade Zuoshan Diao, covering half the wings.

He laughed while showing it to her.

Yu Xia looked at him as if he were a fool.

After a while, she couldn’t help it and squatted down to rummage along with him.

The craftsmanship on these headpieces was surprisingly good, but it was puzzling why most were women’s wigs since the contestants were boys.

Could it be...

She pulled out a princess cut wig from the box and gestured to Wei Yaoyao, "Come here."

Wei Yaoyao firmly refused, but before he could run away, he was dragged back, and Yu Xia pressed the wig onto him.

She adjusted it and then told Wei Yaoyao to look up at her.

The timid way he looked up was truly shy.

"Wow, pretty little sister."

Everyone turned to look at them, and Song Xi’s group erupted in laughter.

"Really pretty!"

"Isn’t this a genuine young lady?"

"Wei Yaoyao, who knew you’d suit a princess cut so well!"

"Amazing, too bad we don’t have a phone for pictures!"

Wei Yaoyao’s face turned beat-red as he hurriedly removed the wig.

[OMG, he’s actually cute! Saved a screenshot]

[I swear, the princess cut totally changes his vibe, who knew Wei Yaoyao was such a sweetie!]

[Wei Yaoyao really lucked out, way better than Yu Xia’s bad luck, hahaha]

[Good thing we skipped it, I had a gut feeling the fifth level’s washroom was terrifying]

[Where’s the door? I looked for ages and couldn’t see it; my eyes are so sore]

[Hahahaha, sis, you’re looking more seriously than the people inside; are you connecting to break out virtually?]

[No mistake, Pei Lu is definitely being isolated]

[Is Yu Xia making a move on Wei Yaoyao? This bully intimidating a girl looks so real]

[This feels so awkward; Shu Ran and Song Xi don’t seem to like Pei Lu, I’d cry on the spot if it were me]

[Well, then make Pei Lu cry quick; if he genuinely cries for two minutes, I might go and give him a couple of votes / I’m a sassy chili pepper.jpg]

[Merciless iron chili, hahaha]

The barrage of comments onscreen was unseen, but they could almost guess what was being said.

Yu Xia looked at Wei Yaoyao, her eyes squinted with laughter.

She was thinking, what a pity, if Xie Qingci were here, she would make him try on every single wig in this box.

Xie Qingci with a princess cut... tsk tsk tsk, that’d be something.

Search went on for quite a while before they finally found the door.

Song Xi dismantled the cabinet holding mannequin heads, revealing a door less than half a person’s height.

It was like a secret passage in a drama, needing them to crawl in one by one.

Looking at the lock.

"Whoa, it’s a smart password lock!"

An LCD display kind of high-tech lock, but no fingerprint use allowed.

Song Xi gave it a shot first, "Six digits, let me try all sixes and all eights."

"Password incorrect."

"Password incorrect."

Seems like they needed to find clues.

Everyone brainstormed, mentioning anything that might be linked to numbers.

"How many mannequins are there?"

"How many headpieces?"

"Count the clothes? Although that number might be overwhelming."

"Look for any text clues, maybe there’s a hint hidden."

Yu Xia started searching the pile of clothes, checking every pocket, even the garment labels.

Just as she was searching through several pieces, a sudden breeze blew through the room. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

A very noticeable wind, like standing under an air conditioner blasting cold air right at your head.

Yu Xia was about to ask where this artificial wind came from when it tousled her hair just as she heard a bizarre sound coming from the maze-like alley ahead.

It sounded very much like crying.

"It’s probably wind blowing into some special space creating this unique sound, it’s not real crying," Yu Xia calmly stated.

But everyone shuffled closer together.

The wind kept blowing, the lamp overhead flickered and then died.

The room dimmed, leaving only that light tube providing a little brightness around them.

Wei Yaoyao’s voice trembled, "Again, is it starting again?"

Song Xi: "Do you guys feel that, behind us..."

Suddenly!

Something rolled on the floor, landing with a thud, seemingly rolling closer, causing Shu Ran to leap in fright.

"Ahhhh! What is that!!!"

Like water boiling in oil, panic erupted in a split second.

"Ahhhh, don’t scream! Don’t run!"

"Who touched me, ahhhh! Who’s standing here?!"

"Run! Ah!"

"My Diao! Zuoshan Diao! Why did you stop singing ahhhh!"