Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 131: Guest Performer

Xie Qingci and Song Xi had anticipated it, but the others jokingly refused to believe it.

"Impossible, isn’t it the new female guest? How could it be you, Yu Xia?!"

Yu Xia smiled sweetly and said, "You guys are just super lucky."

As she spoke, she intentionally glanced at Xie Qingci, and the next second, he took the things she was carrying.

It was a large bag of snacks she brought to comfort her "younger brothers."

Their hands lightly brushed against each other, different textures of skin barely touching, sending a tingling sensation upwards, all in a fleeting moment.

Her fingers tightened slightly, then quickly relaxed as they passed the bag to Xie Qingci.

This feeling of forced restraint, where both knew how much they wanted to be close, had a secretive addictive quality to it.

She curled her lips into a smile and looked at the others, "Well, actually, you’re not that lucky because I’m about to start filming with the crew, so I can’t train with you every day."

The younger ones weren’t too surprised, only Song Xi glanced at Xie Qingci’s expression.

Would the female guest invited by the show be someone unknown? If not, surely she had other jobs too, serving as a guest assistant is just a temporary task, maybe staying for two or three days at most to practice, or only one day. Previous talent shows were like this.

No matter how it’s assigned to them, as long as the guest isn’t a significant hindrance, it’s fine.

So, the younger ones cheerfully said it was okay.

"Actually, your presence is quite fitting; Rose Boy, right, Yu Xia, you’re the rose, and we’re the boys, it fits perfectly!"

Yu Xia understood what they were thinking, but she didn’t want to embarrass herself, so she shared her intentions.

"You know I’m not very experienced, so the rehearsal time can’t be too short. I was wondering if you could move the practice to two hours in the evening? I’ll try my best to come back and practice with you."

Xie Qingci frowned, "Yu Xia, can you manage that? It’ll take a lot of time on the road, right?"

He had already thought of a solution, like letting everyone record a video for her to practice in the crew and then come back on the last day for a joint practice.

Yu Xia shook her head, "The crew is not that far. I’m not good at this to begin with. If practice is further reduced, it might affect your performance. Besides, my parts don’t require much, just to support you guys."

She considered them, and everyone nodded eagerly.

"Sure, sure, that’s easy, we’re going to practice at night anyway."

Yu Xia established a good relationship with them, then sat down to seriously look over the demo.

"This looks a bit complex, what can I do?"

The dance teacher seemed excited and said, "You need to hold a red rose to start and then connect their entrances. During the joint dance, you’ll need to stand in the center..."

After explaining a lot, Yu Xia listened intently, asking a couple of times on unclear parts before nodding to proceed to the next parts.

Once done, the teacher curiously remarked, "This performance shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?"

It wasn’t hard; it required acting skills more than complex dance moves.

She nodded, "If it’s according to this scenario, I can. But the younger ones... won’t mind, right?"

This performance, involving roses brushing against them, was quite daring and flirty.

The younger ones awkwardly laughed and said, "We don’t mind." Initially, they thought nothing of it, but when facing her smile, they instinctively hid behind their teammates to alleviate their discomfort with smiles.

Xie Qingci glanced at her beautifully manicured fingers, neither showing happiness nor embarrassment.

He yearned to touch her hand, to the point where his palm itched, something in his blood on edge, eager to latch onto her.

But the situation didn’t allow it.

Even though he got what he wanted, she’s in their team, going to rehearse with him for a week, and perform together on stage on Sunday.

However, during this period, they couldn’t have any further contact and must be extra cautious about revealing anything to the audience.

Being so close, yet having to restrain so.

A hint of frustration arose in his heart.

Exactly how much longer before they can openly touch?

His mind was a chaotic mess, appearing inattentive when Yu Xia handed over a pack of snacks, subtly winking at him. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Stay focused.

Xie Qingci touched the scar on his hand, smiling, "Thank you, Yu Xia."

The dance teacher more or less outlined Yu Xia’s tasks, leaving the division of the rest of the performance parts and positions, concerning who gets the most impressive segment.

Yu Xia saw them enthusiastically discussing and suggested, "Why don’t you guys elect a leader first?"

This was also a chance to stand out.

No one volunteered; everyone recommended others. Someone mentioned Xie Qingci, but he shook his head and pushed Song Xi forward.

"Song Xi has more experience; let him take the lead."

The others nodded, and Song Xi maintained his smile, naturally assuming the leader position.

Their group held both first and second best, making it tough to balance. Since Xie Qingci was willing to concede, it was naturally beneficial.

But there was still competition to come, who stands in the center position? Who sings the most captivating part? In the positions, who stands in the front? Who performs the solo dance?

The division issues were numerous and unresolved; Xie Qingci seemed uncompetitive, focusing more on Yu Xia.

Seeing her not interject but wait quietly, he abruptly interrupted, saying:

"We can discuss the division ourselves. If Yu Xia has things to do, she can go first and just practice with us tomorrow."

The others also nodded in agreement.

Yu Xia accepted their kindness without hesitation and simply left.

"Then I’ll leave it to you, see you all tomorrow."

Xie Qingci watched her retreating figure, a camera closing in from the side, causing his eyelashes to flutter; he naturally lowered his eyes to the demo on his tablet.

The discussion went on for a long time, and then there was song testing and allocation, where Xie Qingci stepped forward, the captain Song Xi couldn’t refuse and expressed his interest in that part too. After discussing, they gave it to him.

However, Song Xi wasn’t someone to suffer losses, so during the discussion about joint dance positions, he followed the recommendations and stood centrally on one side with Xie Qingci on the other.

Yu Xia was to stand in between them, at which point she would rest her hand on one person’s shoulder while the other on hers, continuing with waist-hugging hand-holding dance actions.

Song Xi took off his gold-rimmed glasses, rubbed his nose bridge, and gently asked Xie Qingci, "Would you like the left side or the right side?"

The person on the right would have to reach out to touch Yu Xia, but regardless of side, they both eventually had duet parts with her in the dance.

He enjoyed seeing Xie Qingci in a position where any choice led to compromise, as if it could restore a bit of his previously lost dignity.