Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 405: Does Sitting Make You Carsick?

Xie Qingci didn’t seem affected, but Yu Xia slowly raised her head and glanced at the group of girls.

Many girls like to watch boys play sports in various arenas, which is normal. After all, the chances of seeing handsome guys from school on the court are quite high. She used to do the same.

But she felt a bit unhappy now.

Xie Qingci was sweating it out on the basketball court, jumping to shoot, dribbling and dodging, high-fiving his teammates. When running, his short black hair drooped down and covered his eyes, so he quickly pushed it back, forming a slicked-back hairstyle, revealing his smooth forehead.

He really did look attractive.

But he was hers.

During halftime, Xie Qingci came back panting, sat on the bench, and drank water.

"Bored? Do you want to..."

Yu Xia interrupted him: "After you finish playing basketball, let’s play badminton. I also want to exercise a bit, the last time I played badminton was during the university league."

Xie Qingci turned to ask his classmates, then said to her: "The badminton court is in the second phase of the sports complex. Here, there’s only an outdoor tennis arena. Where do you want to go?"

"I said badminton, is that hard to understand?"

Xie Qingci paused, put his arm around her shoulders, leaned close, and asked, "Why do I feel like you’re not going there to play badminton, sis?"

He was steaming with heat, Yu Xia leaned back to avoid him and said grumpily, "Yeah, to hit you."

"That works too." He took a sip of water, thought for a moment, then told his classmates to end the second half and picked up some tips from them.

The badminton hall in the second phase is newly built, a smart sports facility, very large. It’s said you need a card to enter. Since he didn’t bring a campus card, he’d have to use facial recognition.

After getting the tips, he spoke a few more words to Yu Xia.

Those classmates were sitting a bit far from them, frequently exchanging careful glances.

Classmate 1: As expected of a big star, Yu Xia seems hard to approach.

Classmate 2: I can see that, Xie Qingci really likes sticking close to her.

Classmate 3: Xie Qingci shows off throughout the game, it’s really like dating someone you love makes you feel over the moon. He looked as relaxed as if he drank fake wine.

Classmate 4: I’ve always told others he’s really aloof, but seeing this, clearly it’s Yu Xia who’s aloof, Xie Qingci is practically glued to her!

Classmate 5: Whoa, Yu Xia is so pretty! Should we follow them to watch the badminton match?

After resting for a bit, Xie Qingci said goodbye to his classmates and took Yu Xia to the badminton court.

Since it was a bit far, he rented a bike, one provided by the school with a back seat. Yu Xia pressed down her sun hat and sat on the back seat.

"I’m ready, let’s go."

Xie Qingci didn’t move, turned his head, and said, "You can stand on it."

"?" She looked puzzled, "Why would I stand? Do you get car sick sitting?"

Seemingly stumped by the question, he mentioned, pretending unconcerned: "I saw you standing on the back seat happily in the drama, thought you liked standing more."

Yu Xia: "..."

She poked him in the lower back: "That was just acting. Who would like standing, especially downhill, it’s very unsafe."

With those words, Xie Qingci finally had the strength to pedal the bike.

She found it amusing, controlling her volume just enough for him to barely hear, muttered: "Such a grown-up yet so awkward."

"As if you’re not awkward," he said leisurely from the front. "It’s not like I controlled those cheering from the stands, yet you take it out on me."

"...What’s that supposed to mean! If you can’t speak properly, don’t speak!" She raised her volume a bit, like a cowardly old man getting flustered.

Xie Qingci chuckled lightly, agreeing with her, "Okay, you’re not awkward, it’s my fault. Just please go easy on me later, a badminton hit to the body really hurts."

She jabbed at his back fiercely.

At the badminton court, entering through the gate led to a card scanning area. Those without a card needed to record the time and sign their name. There was indeed a facial recognition device next to it.

Yu Xia genuinely felt technology was advancing rapidly. Xie Qingci beside her had already recorded and removed his mask to use facial recognition.

The venue manager sitting at the back immediately recognized him and was naturally aware of Yu Xia’s identity.

"Are you guys back at school to hang out?" the person said quietly. "There aren’t many people in the badminton court now, I’ll find a spot for you in the corner."

Xie Qingci thanked him, took the rackets and shuttlecock, and followed inside.

As they walked, Yu Xia asked, "How’s your badminton skill?"

Xie Qingci replied honestly, "Not great, haven’t played much."

He didn’t particularly like getting sweaty with guys, the only sport he somewhat liked was basketball. But he rarely played intensely, only when stressed or upset, otherwise not really.

He really wasn’t skilled in badminton.

Yu Xia nodded knowingly, flicking her racket, then ran forward lightly with a quick step.

"Then you’ll just have to be the one getting hit."

Back then she was a badminton court bully, once playing so much she sprained her wrist, leading her brother to keep her at home to stop her from running wild.

A hint of humor creased Xie Qingci’s eyes over his mask.

As she prepared to show some real skills, Yu Xia took off her sun hat, tied her long hair up, and loosened up her wrists and ankles, brandishing her racket towards Xie Qingci, signaling, "Come on, you serve."

Like a proud little princess, Xie Qingci’s tongue tapped against his back teeth as he tossed the shuttlecock up and served.

Yu Xia jumped up, flicked her wrist with force, sending the shuttlecock back the way it came, paired with the swift speed and force it emitted a slight whooshing sound.

She looked delicate and fragile but played quite fiercely.

Some resting students sat outside the court, initially watching aimlessly, but once they noticed the masked man and woman in the corner, their eyes glued to them—it was clear the male was at a disadvantage, even his retrieval posture was stylish.

The previously empty corner slowly gathered a crowd, even students from the sports department. They applauded loudly whenever she swung her racket, hooting any time he missed catching the shuttlecock.

Everyone felt there was something between these two, either they were a couple bickering, the girl venting through the game, or they hadn’t gotten together yet and he was playing weak to win her over.

Either way, it was a sweet dose of PDA.

Until someone hesitantly asked another classmate, "Aren’t they hot wearing masks all the time... don’t they look a bit like... Yu Xia?"

The classmate stared hard at Yu Xia, the more they looked, the more convinced they were.

Famous faces usually have distinctive features, recognizable even with masks on.

"If that’s Yu Xia, then this guy..." isn’t it Xie Qingci?! Isn’t Xie Qingci from our school?!

Turns out they’re really a couple—wait, this is freaking Yu Xia and Xie Qingci!