Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 277: #Xie Qingci and His 50-Year-Old Girlfriend#

Chapter 277: Chapter 277: #Xie Qingci and His 50-Year-Old Girlfriend#

Yu Xia craned her neck to look over while hugging a pillow.

These were the medicines Xie Qingci took the last time he had a fever. She had Mei buy them, and they were all jumbled up with capsules and tablets inside the medicine box.

"Why are you so worked up, brother?" She yawned, "Those are fever meds, Xie Qingci took them last time."

"Did he really run over to your place just to take medicine when he was sick?"

She blinked, "My place is his shelter, his pharmacy, alright? He just came over to take some medicine. What’s wrong with a couple in love being a little cutesy? Brother, are you getting too old to understand this sweetness?"

Yu Heng looked at her with a blank expression.

"Fine, I misspoke. Brother, you’re immortal, still a budding tulip in your thirties," she lazily raised her hands in a gesture of surrender.

Yue Ling laughed out loud, then tidied up the medicine box, and gathered the books on the small table, glancing at them.

"This is also Xie Qingci’s, right? A book on finance."

Yu Xia said, "Mhm, he majored in finance in college."

"Wasn’t he a drama major? I thought he came out of an art school," Yue Ling said in surprise.

"No, he pursued a normal education path. It wasn’t until the end of his freshman year that he planned to enter the entertainment industry."

Yu Heng frowned, "Did he take a break from school to debut?"

"No, he discussed it with the school. He doesn’t attend classes usually but still participates in final exams, so that’s why he studies the textbooks regularly." She picked up the book and patted it, sighing.

"So, my dear brother, be a bit more understanding of my boyfriend," she blinked and reached out to tug on Yu Heng’s hand, swaying it like she did when she was a child.

"All his hard work isn’t just for your sake," Yu Heng had to say something harsh, but being swayed like that already softened his heart, so he added:

"Alright, you’re too old to be acting cutesy."

Yu Xia retracted her hand and snuggled on the sofa with Yu Yue, giggling secretly.

"Your dad’s all talk but has a soft heart."

"His heart’s pretty tough too, auntie, you just don’t know,"

The two of them muttered away as if no one could hear, and Yu Heng turned his back, catching a glance from Yue Ling, eventually chuckling helplessly.

...

After the family of three left, Yu Xia lounged on the sofa with her legs crossed, continuing to read the gossip about Xie Qingci.

This time the exposé came with a vengeance, released around noon, with several marketing accounts diving in simultaneously. The headline was incredibly catchy, long-winded, and well-reasoned; clearly a premeditated move.

Due to the high traffic involved, the view count shot up quickly. So far, this topic has climbed to the top of the trending searches, with two successive related entries right behind it.

#Xie Qingci and his 50-year-old girlfriend# Exposed

#Changhui forces artists to curry favor with the backstage#

#Shu Ran General Manager of Yuanxun Group#

She stared at the top trending headline for a while, silently impressed by the marketing teams.

To write such alluring, twisted headlines, the person behind it must have spent three years at a major browser group back in the day, right? Otherwise, they couldn’t capture the flair.

Honestly, even she was tempted to click in to look, her fingers itching.

After some thought, she first clicked on the Changhui Entertainment trending topic.

Because the three pieces of news were interconnected, finding the messages from the involved marketing accounts gave her a rough understanding.

[Gossip Goose Watch Gossip Daily: You all probably haven’t forgotten the situation when Shu Ran first joined Changhui Entertainment as their inaugural artist, right? Shu Ran was hated during reality shows, lost fans, and was surrounded by gossip. She was almost replaced on the show but suddenly turned things around by aligning with the newly established Changhui Entertainment, basically aligning with Changtong Group.

No need to elaborate on how impressive Changtong Group is, with very strong capital backing. At the time, geese were all buzzing about why Changhui took on Shu Ran? How did Shu Ran latch onto Changhui? Seeing it today, turns out there were additional conditions. Changhui didn’t need to get involved in this; it just shows how the stronger the capital, the more relationships they must maintain, right?

As for Xie Qingci, it’s also intriguing. Rumor has it that Changhui suddenly signed him because of Shu Ran’s connection. So why did Shu Ran take an interest in Xie Qingci? Appearance was the key reason, and those outside the industry know that the capital world loves clean people.

Think again, recently, Xie Qingci and Yu Xia appeared on some escape game variety show, acting like he secretly loves Yu Xia, which is probably just a facade to fool fans. After all, many newcomers believe in stirring up relationships with Yu Xia to gain popularity. And Yu Xia, she was likely fooled, huh? What a pity, a once-promising pair people thought would be together, only to collapse with such an unseemly truth.]

She held her breath and read another marketing account’s post.

[Gossip Meets You Never Parting: ...Blah blah blah... Yu Xia is down this time, isn’t she? After dating two male high-quality prospects, she finally built up a reputation as a romance queen, only to be deceived by a newbie idol. Isn’t this the classic case of the eagle you raise pecking out your eyes? Can they still get along in the next episode of the show?]

After reading two in a row, Yu Xia could only think of saying one thing —

What kind of bullshit is this?

The choice of words, the phrasing, it gave her a headache. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Looking at the scattered comments below, they roughly fell into several categories: wild ephemera fans ranting at Xie Qingci, true fans feeling sorry for him and cursing Changhui, rational fans staying calm and trying to dissuade others, and shippers berating Xie and pitying her. There were even random attackers who ranted at her as well.

Ever since her debut, Yu Xia had seen her fair share of negative reviews and criticisms. Besides, she wasn’t the type to wallow in sadness over a bit of bad press, so she didn’t really mind.

She was just a bit worried about Xie Qingci. He had only recently entered this circle and, over the past six months, had only enjoyed the dividends brought by fame. This was his first time experiencing such a massive wave of fans leaving and insults, which must be hard to take.

She set her phone aside, closed her somewhat dry eyes, and lay on the sofa thinking for a while. Then, she turned over and sat up, calling He Ci.

The prerequisite for doing anything is not to drag down your teammates.

"He, I want to go see Xie Qingci."

He Ci almost choked on his breath, lowering his voice, gritted teeth asking, "Why do you want to see him now?! All the paparazzi are watching him."

"I can’t offer tangible aid, but at least I can comfort him with a hug or something. After all, he’s my boyfriend," she said while standing up and packing, ready to be fully equipped for her outing at any moment.

He Ci: "...You sure know how to date! Hold on, let me figure out a way for you lovebirds to meet!"

"Alright, He, I knew you were the enthusiastic protector of all couples in love and the best manager in the whole wide world!"

He Ci bellowed, "I’m ready to stop being a person already!"