Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 330: Listen to Me

Upon entering the room, Yu Xia knew they had found the right place.

Inside, it boldly stated "First checkpoint right here," with the familiar check-in machine standing in the middle.

After signing in, the familiar options popped up on the screen. Without looking back, Yu Xia asked while browsing, "Are we still choosing the Fast Forward Task?"

In the previous two rounds, they had decided this way, enjoying the benefit only available to the first team to arrive, wouldn’t want to waste it.

So after asking, she didn’t wait for his answer and prepared to directly choose the Fast Forward Task.

But Xie Qingci stepped forward, stopping her hand that was about to press the button.

Yu Xia was stunned for a moment and looked up at him.

His fingers pressed against her wrist, giving her a delayed tingling sensation, like being shocked, she quickly withdrew her hand, her movements so large that the staff in front of them blinked in surprise.

Xie Qingci paused the words that were about to come out, frowned slightly and looked at her, asking with his eyes.

"Not choosing the Fast Forward Task?" Yu Xia acted like nothing was wrong, hiding her hand behind her back, rubbing her wrist against her clothes until the itch barely subsided.

Xie Qingci looked at her again, shook his head and said, "I think we can slow down now; being the first team to reach each checkpoint and having the highest points doesn’t have to be simultaneously achieved. We already have the advantage, now we just need to accumulate points higher than others." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

She thought for a while, didn’t disagree, just asked, "The fastest way to earn points is to complete tasks, with different points for each task, the highest being the Fast Forward Task—doesn’t that mean we should choose the Fast Forward Task?"

He analyzed seriously, "That’s true, but this time the place is small, and I suspect the Fast Forward Task will be even harder than the previous rounds, possibly impossible to complete. Moreover, point comparisons are relative to others, as long as we maintain being the first to reach the first two checkpoints, others lose the chance to get the Fast Forward Card for high points. This way, we’re still leading without being exhausted."

Last round, she endured walking for four days; her legs were so sore afterward that even lying down was painful, tearing up during massages.

After explaining, he looked down and asked her, "What do you think?"

Yu Xia blinked, agreeing with his view, but then asked, "So which do we choose now? Card-drawing Task or Regular Task?"

Xie Qingci asked back, "Listen to me?"

"Let me hear it first."

Meaning she had already made up her mind; if they chose the same, she’d listen to him, if not, his opinions wouldn’t matter.

Consistently assertive, subtle yet unmistakable.

Xie Qingci chuckled, looking at her, "I guess you want to choose the highest point option in Regular Task."

Yu Xia snapped her fingers, clicking on that option with her fingertip.

The check-in machine emitted an electronic voice, "Congratulations Yu Xia, Xie Qingci team for being the first to reach the first checkpoint, you have chosen Regular Task 1, Task: Spend 120 yuan within today, reward equivalent points upon completion, 50 points will be deducted if task not completed."

Sure enough, it’s spending money! And it’s a task with quite a long timeline.

Yu Xia looked at the staff with the eyes of a shrewd trader and asked, "You really want to force us to spend those one or two hundred yuan, is the money easy to use in the following rounds?"

The staff just smiled without answering.

She shifted her eyes, leaned closer, "Hey buddy, is this task really random with no targeting? How come it just knows we can cough up 120 yuan? If another team, like those with no money at all, like Song Xi’s team, drew this, what would happen?"

Staff: "If tasks are incomplete, points are deducted."

"Easy for you to say, they just arrived with no points."

Staff: "No, the previous team’s points were transferred to them."

So it’s indeed a deduction, meaning the task must be completed.

Imagine if they don’t have the money and yet must spend 120 yuan, what should they do?

Yu Xia pondered, turning her head, and Xie Qingci noticed her gaze, simultaneously shifting his eyes toward her.

Their movements naturally synchronized; they weren’t even aware of how sensitive they were to each other’s stares.

Yu Xia asked him, "What do you think?"

Xie Qingci: "Listening to you."

She nodded, didn’t hurry to leave, but instead sat down naturally and beckoned to the staff.

"We’ve finished the task selection, now it’s time to talk about that big business deal."

The staff was dumbfounded: "?"

What big deal? Aside from bringing guests to the checkpoint, they didn’t have other arrangements.

Xie Qingci moved a bit closer, standing behind Yu Xia, quietly watching that staff member.

Even without speaking, he didn’t exude a controlling aura, but just being that towering presence was enough to impose.

Suddenly, the staff felt Yu Xia was like a skilled gambler on the table, and Xie Qingci like the second-in-command ready to turn the tide when needed.

Under their dual gaze, the staff struggled to ask, "What business?"

Yu Xia pulled out a tattered flyer, pushed it across to show him, then lifted her leg, her foot lightly bobbing.

"Playing a role means seriously doing what the role does. This bank supports currency exchange; the show wants us to spend money, but only ancient currency is accepted here, so we have to exchange our money into ancient currency here, that’s the first business."

"Second business," she pulled out all the money from her purse, "You’re promoting savings business, considering mutual assistance builds relations, so we’ve prepared to kindly support your business, storing all the money in your bank, on demand, for three days, and I’d appreciate it if you calculate the interest correctly."

The staff was completely at a loss, looked at the money, and bewilderedly asked, "You want to deposit money? While we spend money?"

"That’s the third business." She flashed a warm smile, tapping the table, signaling him to pay close attention to what she’ll say next.

"We wish to use the noble qualities of this life to take a loan, surely your esteemed establishment supports lending activity for capital movement?"

The staff was utterly shocked.

Isn’t this just completing a task, but then it leads to other subplots? And depositing money to loan money to spend, isn’t this playing too big?

"I, I need to consult the director."

Yu Xia raised her hand: "Feel free."

When the staff went to beckon the director, she beckoned to Xie Qingci, "What kind of business do you think would make money quicker?"

Xie Qingci bent slightly, with his left palm resting on the check-in machine, first asking puzzledly, "Why not just loan and not deposit money? There’s only half a day left, not much time; we might not earn 120 yuan."

"Pressure breeds motivation, precisely because there’s not much time left, we’ll desperately think of ways to flip the situation."