Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 286: Who Would’ve Thought It’d Be Such a Coincidence

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Who Would’ve Thought It’d Be Such a Coincidence

As the audience was going crazy for Xie Qingci, Yu Xia was still in a daze.

The car drove past the same road as before, and more people rushed up, cameras and phones pressed against the car windows. From the inside, it looked like a horde of zombies surrounding them.

Xie Qingci, unaccustomed, pressed his lips together and pulled his hat lower. The car moved slowly, and the cabin was silent.

There were people from the production team in front, and they were also covertly observing the two of them through the rearview mirror.

Yu Xia wanted to say something, opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

The journey ahead was quite long. They were escorted out of the city, onto the highway, and then...

Then Yu Xia couldn’t resist her drowsiness and fell asleep.

The car drove steadily, and Xie Qingci, who hadn’t moved, suddenly sat up a bit, leaving the seat back to take off his jacket.

The staff in the front were like radar, immediately craning their necks to stare into the rearview mirror, watching him carefully unfold the jacket close to Yu Xia. But for some reason, just as he was about to cover her with it, he stopped.

He then withdrew the jacket.

Those watching were anxious, wishing to press his hand to help him take that step.

"Hello," Xie Qingci lowered his voice, speaking to the staff in the passenger seat, "Could you roll up the window a bit?"

The staff nodded quickly, and the window rolled up, leaving only a narrow gap. The car became even quieter.

Yu Xia was completely unaware, breathing steadily, leaning to the side in deep sleep.

Xie Qingci just looked at her, frowning slightly, watching her delicate neck exposed when she tilted her head, always worried she might fall against the window at any moment.

Thinking for a moment, he hesitated and placed his hand between her head and the window, gently brushing her hair as the car turned, letting her naturally tilt her head towards the middle, changing her sleeping position.

After doing this, he retracted his hand, returned to his position, leaned against the seat back, and quietly looked out the window.

When he showed no expression, he seemed indifferent, making the staff inexplicably afraid to make any noise, but inside, they had already started screaming.

Xie Qingci must be waiting for Yu Xia to accidentally fall onto his shoulder!

He intentionally positioned her face towards him, yet didn’t act more directly, but waited for a "possibility."

He waited quietly and nervously, wondering if the girl he liked might accidentally lean towards him in her sleep.

If she really leaned over, he would definitely be ecstatic, might even intentionally turn his head to hide the satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth... Oh, unrequited love is so bittersweet, is this how a boy likes someone?

The staff were so engrossed they wished the driver would immediately take a sharp turn, so the sleeping Yu Xia would naturally end up on Xie Qingci’s shoulder.

Unfortunately, they didn’t encounter any sharp turns, the road was very smooth, and the whole way was straight.

Not knowing how long she slept, Yu Xia woke up just as the car exited the highway, entering a slightly bumpy section.

Her neck ached a little, so she rubbed it, looking out the window at the high sky and light clouds, yawning as she asked, "Are we almost there?"

Xie Qingci seemed to be sleeping with his eyes closed, but as soon as she asked, he opened his eyes and shook his head, very alertly.

"There should still be some way to go."

Yu Xia squinted, relaxed, leaned against the window and looked outside.

They had already left the city. The buildings on the roadside were relatively low, mostly restaurants, with not many people dining. Besides those, there were residential buildings, no more than five stories high, quite old, and one even seemed abandoned.

This was a small town, sparsely populated, with poor roads and a lot of dust.

"Hey, we should remember this road. When we start moving, we can follow it back and catch a ride here. Once we reach the city, everything will be easy."

Xie Qingci said, "But the task stations should all be in the wild, going into the city is meaningless."

"...That’s true," she turned to look at him, "So how do we find places? We don’t know the way or the people, are we supposed to fumble in the dark?"

The staff came into play: "Your phones will have location and destination reminders, also acting as a compass. Once you trigger information for the next task station, you can find a rough route on the phone."

"So you’ve considered everything, just waiting for us to become wild people?" she clicked her tongue twice.

She adjusted to a more comfortable position, seeing there was still some distance to go, planning to doze off again.

But as soon as she closed her eyes, the car jolted heavily, and everyone inside was thrown up two centimeters, then all fell in different directions.

Yu Xia hurried to grab the handle above her head, missed, and fell to the side like a basketball shot by Jordan.

Xie Qingci quickly reached out to support her, but due to their awkward positions and the distance, and the continuous jolting of the car, he accidentally touched the wrong place.

The staff turning back to check on them just caught sight of it, eyes widening.

About half a minute later, the bumpy road was over, and the car stabilized.

She sat to one side, staring at Xie Qingci in disbelief, her face stiff.

As if to say he had openly taken liberties. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Xie Qingci’s expression was even stiffer, straightening up to say a few words, "Sorry, I didn’t mean to, I just wanted to help you."

Who could have known it would be so coincidental.

Although it’s not quite appropriate, he couldn’t help but recall the marks left at that place yesterday.

They probably hadn’t faded today.

Both were lost in their thoughts, looking rather uncomfortable. The staff manually adjusted their nearly dislocated jaw and spoke up to ease the situation, whispering:

"It’s okay, the live cameras haven’t started yet."

Yu Xia awkwardly chuckled, squeezed a bit further away, trying to keep her distance from Xie Qingci, then stared out the window, isolating herself.

Xie Qingci also stared out the other window, and an impassable gap was formed between them.

The staff felt their hearts pounding while sighing with bittersweet sympathy.

His unrequited affection seemed destined to eventually fizzle out.

After driving for another half an hour, they finally arrived at their destination.

The seven teams stumbled out of the cars, standing in an open space with no buildings visible in any direction, just flowers, grasses, and trees.

The vastness was unsettling.

The accompanying director informed them: "This is your first station, the pursuers will start moving in half an hour. Once you chose and completed your first task, you can set out to find your second task point. Along the way, there will be extra tasks to provide the information you need."

"The production team’s company ends here, the escape begins. Good luck to you all!"

The six cars took their passengers and rumbled back along the original route, leaving one car and a sturdy staff member to manage their first task.

Though it looked as if they were ready to leave at a moment’s notice as well.

The group exchanged glances and then gathered around the sign-in machine.