Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 228: This Handsome Guy Treats His Girlfriend So Well

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: This Handsome Guy Treats His Girlfriend So Well

At the checkout, Yu Xia specifically asked the cashier for nine one-yuan bills as change.

Then, under the cashier’s puzzled and curious gaze, she quickly lowered her head and hurried out.

Just as she stepped out, she heard a girl inside hesitantly asking, "Isn’t that a celebrity recording a program?"

"Ah, ah, ah! That profile! It’s Xie Qingci!"

"Who’s next to him? Let me check the news online."

"It’s Yu Xia! They’re partnering to record a program today! Ah, ah, ah, I actually didn’t recognize them!"

"Don’t chase them, both of them are running away hahaha."

Yu Xia broke into a jog, weaving through and ducking into an alley.

Xie Qingci wasn’t moving fast, but he steadily kept pace with her and asked, "Did we run the wrong way?"

"No, I’m taking you to eat. The restaurants in these alleys are cheaper."

On the left side of the alley was an old residential area, all cement-covered, with glass pieces embedded in the walls, and the electric wires above were almost tangled. Even the gate was a wide-spaced rusty iron-bar gate.

The passage in the middle was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. On the right side, there was a row of small shops, selling all kinds of food, but business was slow and the area was rather quiet.

Yu Xia stopped outside a noodle shop and glanced at the red menu posted on the wall.

"They have noodles, dumplings, and it seems there’s a special type of wonton. Shall we eat here?"

Xie Qingci looked carefully and nodded in agreement.

They went inside the shop, and while Yu Xia spoke to the owner, Xie Qingci took a tissue to wipe down the stool and table.

They divided the work clearly.

The shop wasn’t busy, so the food was served quickly. Yu Xia had a small bowl of wontons, while Xie Qingci had a large bowl of noodles.

Seeing the comparison of the two bowls, Xie Qingci frowned, asked the owner for an extra small bowl, and pushed some noodles over to Yu Xia.

Yu Xia looked up at him.

"No need, I have enough."

Xie Qingci glanced at the drone that had been following them out of the corner of his eye, looked down without meeting her gaze, cooled some noodles and said, "Just try the taste; these noodles look pretty good."

Yu Xia didn’t say more, accepted and tried them.

"They are indeed pretty good."

Xie Qingci pursed his lips and showed a slight smile.

While eating, Yu Xia chatted with the bored owner sitting beside them.

"Boss, do you know how to get to the botanical garden? Which bus should we take?"

She couldn’t directly say they were going to Qingbo Park, so she asked for a nearby location.

The owner was knowledgeable and quickly gave them clear directions: "At the opposite bus stop at the alley’s entrance, take bus No. 1 and then transfer to bus No. 650."

"How long would it take? We haven’t been there before and wanted to visit the botanical garden for fun."

The owner laughed, his belly shaking harmoniously, "It’ll be a tough ride, about an hour."

Yu Xia let out an "Ah."

The owner added, "Take the subway, it only takes about forty minutes."

Yu Xia and Xie Qingci exchanged glances.

After eating and leaving the alley, they stood under a large tree to discuss.

"The subway is actually feasible, but we have to remove our hats at the security check. We’re suspicious-looking persons and would be key targets for inspection. Once the hats come off, we could easily be recognized."

Xie Qingci nodded in agreement, "Plus, subway stations have heavy foot traffic, mostly with young people."

The likelihood of being recognized by young people was higher.

"However," he added, "the advantage of the subway is that even if the chasers catch up with us by car, they’d have to abandon the car to search, and they wouldn’t know our destination, nor which station we’d exit."

After considering, Yu Xia finally decided, "Then let’s try the subway."

The nearest subway was several hundred meters away, so they posed as a trendy guy going on an excursion and a sporty woman going to do square dancing, discretely making their way there.

They found that the subway entrance was right beside the park they had passed by earlier.

As they walked past the park perimeter, Yu Xia recalled the strange-looked auntie and quickened her pace to leave as fast as she could.

Inside the subway, there were indeed lots of people, most scanning their phones to pass through with a beep-beep-beep sound.

However, they joined an elderly gentleman at the ticket machine to study the map earnestly and insert money to buy tickets.

They were so used to using phones that these operations weren’t as smooth for them as they were for the elderly man familiar with the map.

Finally, they managed to buy the tickets and reached the security check, both removing their caps to pass through. The guards instantly recognized them.

One of the young female guards widened her eyes excitedly and was about to call out, when Yu Xia put a finger to her lips and whispered "Shhh."

"Low profile, keep it low."

The girl covered her mouth, her eyes wide with starry excitement, glancing at Xie Qingci who had already put his cap back on, her eyes visibly widening.

Yu Xia didn’t even need to hear words to understand what her shocked eyes were saying.

She quickly whispered in explanation, "We’re recording a program, please help us keep our whereabouts a secret."

The girl nodded vigorously, watching them briskly pass through the turnstile, sending them off as they disappeared onto the escalator, then excitedly took out her phone to send a message.

[Waaaa, I saw Xiaxia and Xie Qingci recording a program! Xiaxia is so beautiful in person! The younger brother is so handsome!]

The chasers quickly flooded her social media, asking for the location, but received no response.

By this time, Yu Xia and Xie Qingci were already on the subway.

Even though it was noon, the subway was still fairly crowded.

As they got on, someone happened to offer a seat, and just as Yu Xia was about to find her footing, Xie Qingci acted fast, pushing her to sit down before a petite girl could claim the seat.

Then he grabbed the overhead handle, standing in front of Yu Xia, using his back to shield her from other people’s gazes.

The doors closed with a beep, and Yu Xia could hear the girl beside them muttering quietly to her friend.

"This handsome guy is so nice to his girlfriend, she’s absolutely in a protective bubble."

Yu Xia tried to keep her head down, but her gaze inevitably fell on Xie Qingci’s legs.

His cargo pants and black military boots truly looked impressive, as if transforming from an over-styled idol into the charismatic, spirited boy-next-door type you’d see leaving a university sports field.

And with his long arms holding the handle, his casual demeanor effortlessly exuded charm—evidently captivating everyone in this car.

Not only the girls.

The subway reached the next station, and more people got on.

A group of students with suitcases squeezed into the middle of the aisle, forcing Xie Qingci to step forward slightly, his legs touching Yu Xia’s knees.

The proximity was a bit too close for comfort, so Yu Xia leaned back, pulled her cap down to cover her face and pretended not to see anyone, nor to be seen by others.

[This is more atmospheric than even the couple in the seats next door. Those two are practically sitting in each other’s laps and still can’t compare.]

[Even with the internet speed throttled, I have to say: Yu Xia goes perfectly with any guy. Xie Qingci is no exception.]

[Don’t misunderstand, hanging out like this is what friends do. There’s no way they could be up to anything.]

[Their open demeanor suggests they have nothing to hide.]

[The younger brother is merely taking care of his elder sister—what a dreamboat.]

[Don’t worry, Yu Xia wouldn’t be interested in a boyish young man like that.]

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ps: In this place, the presence of the drone is intentionally overlooked, as many places would not allow drones in the subway under normal circumstances.