Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 230: Mom, I’m Falling in Love

Yu Xia was stunned.

But Xie Qingci quickly let go of her, handed her one-way ticket to the security guard who had rushed over, and swiftly said, "Sorry, could you please help us swipe the card? We’ll be on our way."

Then he grabbed Yu Xia’s hand and ran a few steps towards the exit. There were hardly any people on the escalator going out, and they dashed all the way up, quickly leaving the metro station.

Like survivors escaping a zombie city, there was indeed a sense of fleeing.

The cool breeze outside blew on their faces, dispersing the warm atmosphere they had while spending half an hour on the metro, waking Yu Xia up instantly.

Outside the metro entrance was the street along the mall’s edge; they ran two blocks before stopping in the parking lot of a business hotel.

Out of breath, Yu Xia was still staring at his arm in amazement, expressing her shock and disbelief.

"You just, just picked me up so easily?"

Sure, he’d picked her up before, but that was with her cooperation, wrapping her legs around his waist, supported on his shoulder, which saved him a lot of energy.

But just now, she hadn’t cooperated at all, and he had picked her up like a long cat, vaulting over the barrier, one hop, another, and she was already standing steadily outside the turnstile!

Over the past month, hadn’t he been so busy that even his sleep time had decreased? She thought he would be weak for a while.

The surprise and doubt in her eyes were too obvious. Xie Qingci glanced at her with an inexplicable look and said casually, "You’re not heavy."

Yu Xia: Boohoo, that sentence is so touching.

The comment section was also quite lively at this time.

[Pass it on, Xie Qingci is not a little brother! He’s a man!]

[Oh my God, oh my God, I’m so thrilled, he just picked up Yu Xia like that! Such strong arm strength!] 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

[It’s so sweet when he calls her sister, I want a little brother like that!]

[Yu Xia! Sister! How can you not buy dinner for your little brother! Buy it for him! Buy! / The voice of someone singing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau isn’t as hoarse as mine.jpg]

[Acting cute! He must be acting cute! Mom, he’s so adorable!]

[Yu Xia’s eyes went wide hahaha, she’s realizing for the first time just how light she is.]

[Ahhh I’m going crazy! My wolf blood is boiling! Xie Qingci, why do you call out "sister" weakly and then scoop her up! Why not pick me up! / Don’t stop me, I’m dancing passionately on the mountain peak today.jpg]

[That’s it, I’m going to fall in love, mom!]

[Not a fan, but today I’m shipping this sister-brother CP to death!]

[I feel Yu Xia won’t be able to resist, her eyes tell me she’s about to start seeing Xie Qingci from a woman’s perspective, brother in danger!]

[Yu Xia: He carried me through the turnstile, he must like me, damn it! He even praised me for being light, he must be in love with me!]

[Xie Qingci ahhh I want to be his fan!]

The two of them hid in the parking lot for a while, sitting under the canopy in front when the old man in charge of collecting parking fees was about to ask them to leave, they straightened up and walked out properly.

Earlier, they were so focused on running that they didn’t pay attention to their surroundings. Now that they’ve looked around, they realized they had run to a place opposite a construction site.

A green temporary fence surrounded the construction across the street, narrowing the road.

The buildings around weren’t very tall, and there weren’t any shops selling things; even the traffic was sparse. Some trees, not yet green, gently dropped two or three yellowing leaves, making the place seem cold and quiet.

"Looks like we’re indeed in the suburbs," Xie Qingci said after looking around, "Do you know where this is?"

Yu Xia shook her head: "I don’t know. I’ve only been to the botanical garden twice, and both times by car, never walked this way."

Xie Qingci asked again, "Then let’s head in one direction and ask while on the way. Which way do you think we should go?"

"Don’t ask me, it’s pointless, I have no sense of direction." She unconsciously licked her dry lips.

"Then let’s go to the right," he said, peering into the distance to orient himself, "There’s an overpass in that direction."

They walked through one traffic light after another heading right, it was quite a distance.

Not accustomed to walking such long distances in the past, Yu Xia started to feel her legs getting tired from so much running around today, slowing her pace.

Xie Qingci slowed down to wait for her and suggested, "Where should we stay tonight? We don’t have much money, and it’s possible there won’t be a place to stay here."

Yu Xia pulled out some money to count, frowning, "Only 55 yuan left, not enough to stay anywhere."

It was really like they were a couple worrying about their household finances, Xie Qingci smiled.

Then she added, "If we had brought a tent, we could have slept in the park without spending money. Didn’t you say you knew how to sleep well?"

... Could they share a tent to sleep together?

Xie Qingci thought for a moment and asked her, "How about borrowing a place?"

Without waiting for her to answer, he vetoed it himself and proposed another idea.

"This area should have popular activities like farm stays, estates, and B&Bs, which are cheaper than hotels. But first, we need to earn some money."

While they talked, they walked under an overpass and finally saw a normal trading area.

Leading was a car wash store where the owner was using a high-pressure water gun to wash a motorcycle, with second-hand cars parked outside waiting for sale.

A little further was a community market, with stands selling fresh flowers and fruits at the entrance.

Yu Xia nearly stopped in her tracks.

She loved wandering such places; back in school, she would go into markets and supermarkets every day, finding something good, she’d plead her brother to buy when he came looking for her.

If he didn’t buy, she’d cry to make him.

Now, all the cute little pots of succulents at home were things she had bought before.

Xie Qingci saw her looking longingly at the market inside, thinking she wanted some fruit, asked, "Do you want to buy some fruit?"

Primarily because the money wasn’t with him, he wasn’t the one making decisions, so he had to ask first.

Yu Xia, summoning her determination, turned away quietly scolding him, "Are we in a position to afford fruits now?"

Xie Qingci remained silent, then glanced at the nearby tobacco and liquor store, extending his hand towards her, "Can I have two yuan?"

Her lecturing was interrupted, she sighed, took out money, and gave him two one-yuan notes.

"I overlooked it, boys growing up should also have some pocket money."

How sad, only two yuan, what kind of girl would fancy someone with only two yuan in pocket money?

It’s so little that even a thief wouldn’t bother to look twice.

She lamented their poverty, but Xie Qingci carried on naturally, embodying a "youthful pride unscathed by poverty" sort of feel.

Xie Qingci used that two yuan to buy two of the cheapest bottles of mineral water, handed one to her, his gaze swept over her lips again, saying, "Drink some water first, you look thirsty."

Yu Xia pursed her lips, sensing the dry touch on them, "I’m indeed a bit thirsty."

Took a couple of sips, she then took out another five yuan to give him.

Xie Qingci gave her a perplexed look, she sighed and said, "You can’t be stingy with education, you can start learning financial management with this five yuan."

Xie Qingci: "..."