Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 346: The Young Couple Holding Hands

The online comments erupted. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

[The sister-brother team rules! First place for three consecutive episodes!]

[I was really shocked when Yu Xia toppled Song Xi. Song Xi was so gentlemanly, even after being knocked down he still protected her, ooooh.]

[Is Yu Xia and Xie Qingci really that concerned about winning or losing? One pushes Song Xi, the other lets go of Song Xi’s hand and directly makes him fall face-down.]

[If you don’t care about winning or losing, go watch Animal Planet. What are you doing here?]

[Wasn’t Song Xi dragging Lan Hui while running? Is that what you call gentlemanly? Stop giving your artists such character descriptions, be cautious of it backfiring.]

[Brother is so handsome! Sister is so fierce! You two are the best match in the world! (gorilla roar.jpg)]

[This hug was so smooth, as soon as Xie Qingci reached out, Yu Xia seemed to know how to adjust her posture.]

[They’re hugging in every episode; isn’t that familiarity through practice?]

[Hurry up and be together, I wouldn’t be surprised if you declared it with a passionate kiss at the top of the tower.]

[Damn, I really don’t want to ship them.]

[...]

First place for three consecutive episodes, Yu Xia hadn’t stopped smiling since she came down from the tower.

Regardless of the online comments at the moment, she felt great, that kind of adrenaline rush, excitement to the point her brain trembles, wishing to hold Xie Qingci and furiously kiss him for two minutes. She didn’t find sweating profusely uncomfortable.

After filming ended, Yu Xia waved a small flag and hummed a song, following the team as they walked out of the film base.

This time the program team brought a bus to pick them up, everyone lined up to board, and she made her way through Song Xi, Tan, and the others, choosing a seat in the third row.

From the window seat, she could see the fans outside, she waved the small flag at them, and saw the fans suddenly covering their mouths, pointing excitedly at the bus.

Then a heap of high-profile celebrity sat down next to her.

Xie Qingci sat down with their spoils, the seat was a bit cramped, and their legs touched each other.

She glanced at the back seats and asked him, "Why don’t you sit in the back? There are still empty seats."

Xie Qingci nonchalantly said, "Too lazy to walk."

"..." She could feel everyone else in the bus was staring at them.

No way to drive him off, Yu Xia put away the small flag and took the phone that the program team returned, lowering her head to play by herself.

The bus started moving and it was relatively quiet inside.

Xie Qingci wiped sweat with a wet tissue, placing the bag with their things on his legs, the rustling sound continued.

Yu Xia was still playing on her phone, not paying attention to his movements. She didn’t know when it became quiet next to her, then a hand draped over her thigh.

She paused for a moment and looked along the hand on her thigh.

Xie Qingci silently glanced at her, raising his hand slightly, indicating he wanted to hold hands.

This hasn’t been made public yet, and he already wants to show off? Wouldn’t they explode if seen?

So she pinched one of his fingers, lifting his hand off her thigh.

In just two seconds, he reached over again. This time, without waiting for her consent, he directly clasped her hand, forcibly interlocking fingers, placing their intertwined hands between their thighs.

Yu Xia glared at him, trying to pull away, Xie Qingci didn’t look at her, pinched her index fingertip, not sure if it was soothing or provoking.

Does he think there’s a switch, press it and she obeys?

She reluctantly accepted the interlocked finger position, her fingernails scratching his hand and successfully leaving some light marks.

Xie Qingci tilted his head to look at her, still didn’t release his grip, but gently scratched the back of her hand.

Yu Xia inexplicably felt soothed, turned her head to continue playing on her phone, but her left hand didn’t shrink back, maintaining the hand-holding posture.

Single-handedly playing on her phone was a bit inconvenient, she accidentally liked a post with a swipe.

Surprised, she quickly scrolled back to check, oh, it was indeed a small account, fortunately, the liked post wasn’t about gossip, thank goodness.

If it was a major account and she clicked something wrong, He Ci would kill her.

She continued scrolling, her finger stopping on a newly refreshed tip.

#Xie Qingci Studio Sues Successful for Defamation#

She leisurely turned her head, looking at Xie Qingci resting with his eyes closed.

Xie Qingci seemed to sense something, quickly opened his eyes and looked at her, silently asking her what’s up.

She handed over the phone and asked softly, "You have a studio now?"

He nodded and replied quietly, "The company arranged it, letting us recruit people from outside based on the situation."

Even though Changhui Entertainment’s personnel is sufficient, it might not be entirely suitable for all artists. They’ve never worked on idol aspects before, still need to hire externally.

Having a studio makes things more convenient for both the company and the artists.

Yu Xia felt quite emotional.

Back when she debuted, she shot films for two or three years before having a studio, gaining more freedom with scripts. Xie Qingci hasn’t been in the industry for a year and he’s already experienced what took her two or three years.

Comparisons are annoying.

She took back her phone, moved towards the window side, pulling their clasped hands in that direction.

Xie Qingci, unclear on the reason, watched her, wanting to pull back, but after being glared at, he remained still.

Squeezed against the edge, Yu Xia sighed to herself, continuing to scroll through gossip.

Among the ever-changing hot searches, besides Xie Qingci’s topic gradually climbing, there was another eye-catching piece of news.

#Clean-Up Action First Phase Involves Fifteen Celebrities#

She perked up, clicking to see that fifteen scrutinized celebrities were quite high-profile, revealing matters including tax violations, maliciously inciting fans to cyberbully civilians, hosting unauthorized concerts for profit, embezzling funds from fan support club charity, and so on.

Each one more shocking than the previous, according to reports, most issues were exposed by disenfranchised fans or rival fans.

Some fans knew quite a bit too, previously holding back before the time was right, now the clean-up action is here, the whole fan circle has started shaking.

This time’s crackdown wasn’t weaker than the one starting mid-last year, concerned celebrities already nailed to the pillar of judgement, without any room to explain.

She was engrossed in reading, didn’t realize when the bus stopped.

It was only when Xie Qingci released her hand, telling her it was time to disembark.

There were still reporters taking photos and excited fans waving nearby, she raised the small flag as she got off, didn’t speak to Xie Qingci, waved to the fans behind, quickly boarded her nanny car.

Inside were still He Ci and Mei.

Without her the celebrity, the two were evidently living it up, looking at the spoils in the car, it seemed like they’d just gone shopping before picking her up.

Mei expressed intense emotions of longing after not seeing her for days, but Yu Xia blocked her hug with a hand, first asking He Ci:

"I saw the hot search, is it all true? Are we being investigated?"

He Ci flamboyantly raised his new sunglasses: "It’s true, given prior notice, those caught red-handed are beyond redemption, deserve to be penalized. We were investigated too, but you did nothing wrong, everything was legal and compliant."