Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 63: Is Sister Going to Sleep Her Way to the Top with Me?

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Is Sister Going to Sleep Her Way to the Top with Me?

Yu Xia interrupted him early, afraid he’d say something out of line.

She stopped rubbing her leg lotion, as if he were right in front of her, sprang upright, and spoke through gritted teeth.

Xie Qingci wasn’t upset; he even chuckled a bit.

"Sis, I was wondering if we could video chat. I want to see you."

"..." She closed her eyes, "No, you can’t. An apprentice video-calling a mentor in the middle of the night? Are you playing some sort of unwritten rule game here?"

In fact, what she wanted to say was the same thing she said that day—

They’re now exes, still playing apprentice and mentor roles on camera, is this kind of relationship suitable for midnight video calls?

Xie Qingci’s tone was casual: "So does that mean you’ll ’unwrite-rule’ me, sis?"

"...You! There’s no ’unwrite-rule’ here, not at all!"

"Even if I’m at your doorstep?" He seemed somewhat regretful, "If you don’t fancy me, you mustn’t fancy Wei Yaoyao either."

Turns out he’s here probing about this.

She disliked using others to provoke him and said directly: "Instead of overthinking, why not practice more? It’s so late, if you’re not going to sleep, are you preparing to become an immortal?"

He slowly uttered an "Oh," pondering something, then softly chuckled again.

"Don’t worry about me, I warned the company about this beforehand, and you know Changhui’s PR skills."

Yu Xia wondered why he was so full of himself.

"Who wants to worry about you? It’s good enough I haven’t scolded you."

The audacious act he did in the studio that day hadn’t been scolded yet.

Xie Qingci: "Then scold me, I’m listening."

Yu Xia paused.

If she truly wants to scold, she can’t immediately think of what to say—deride him as crazy or lustful?

He wouldn’t care about that.

After pondering, she finally gritted her teeth and warned him: "You better keep yourself in check. Do it again, and get ready for a beating!"

"That depends on whether they will still target you," he said matter-of-factly.

"What if they target me? Don’t forget we’ve already broken up. A qualified ex should remain silent; even if I start a new affair with them, it’s none of your business."

Xie Qingci sneered: "You don’t know why I entered the entertainment industry? Sis, weren’t you once confident about your charm?"

He almost straightforwardly said, "I’m damn here just to watch over you, the fickle one ready to cheat."

Yu Xia choked on her own scenario and coughed for quite a while.

Feeling a bit silent and guilty afterwards: "You shouldn’t be so impulsive."

"Whether impulsive or not is up to me. Let me remind you again, sis, I’m an adult and can take responsibility for my decisions...don’t treat me like a kid."

She was ashamed and angry: "Fine, fine, you’re indeed not a kid!"

The other side was silent for two seconds, then spoke with a laugh: "Absolutely not a kid."

"..." She wanted to yell "Xie Qingci" but feared Mei hadn’t left and would hear. So she could only fiercely shout at him: "Go back and sleep now!"

Xie Qingci responded with a soft "Goodnight, see you tomorrow."

It was as if filled with infinite tenderness, and when Yu Xia realized she was hanging up, her ears felt hot.

After reapplying body lotion, she sweated again, so furious she tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

She was still thinking about how it seemed he really joined Changhui, not knowing when Changhui would make an announcement. By then, the program team would adjust their attention towards him.

Rolling over, she thought, forget it, why ponder so much? She’s a serious and dignified mentor!

The next day was Wednesday, and the second episode of the outdoor spin-off program began its live broadcast.

Upon entering the base, Yu Xia suddenly recalled what Xie Qingci meant by "see you tomorrow" last night?

Is he in this game too?

Before it began, she asked He Ci, "Did the production team make adjustments to the trainees participating in the spin-off program?"

He Ci was puzzled, "How would I know? Why do you care who they bring?"

She pursed her lips, got off the car, and walked into the base.

The parking lot was a bit distant from the main set, so she tagged along with the staff towards the fountain square like last time.

Upon entering, she was startled.

"So many people this time?"

Counting carefully, there were twenty people, plus their four mentors, making twenty-four people, standing there gossiping like a marketplace.

Xie Qingci was right in the middle, casually listening to others talk. Spotting someone’s approach from the corner of his eye, he immediately looked up.

He chose the right person this time.

Yu Xia pretended not to see him and headed towards Shu Ran and the others.

"With so many people this time, what game are we playing?"

Yu Kuang was excited too, "No idea, if we’re dividing into groups, each with six people, is it some big challenge?"

Shu Ran wasn’t too curious, she seemed a bit upset.

It’s likely because of the trending searches yesterday.

Speaking of trending searches, Yu Xia looked at Xie Qingci standing out among the younger ones and casually commented:

"Luckily, the leading man in the love square didn’t show up today; otherwise, I’d have to put on a hazmat suit just to walk around."

Having openly mentioned it, the others couldn’t resist gossip anymore, openly saying, "That love square of yours is outrageous."

He Mingjie remarked, "Yet the video editing made it seem real. Were it not so outrageous, I might have believed it myself."

Shu Ran also laughed, "I used to think netizens were just bored and wanted to hear some fresh gossip—who knew they’d be so creative?"

The concept of a love square, it’s remarkable some believe it.

Yu Xia pretended to sigh deeply, "Maybe it’s too much charisma? Thinking I could manage three guys?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

She immediately dismissed it herself: "If I really did that, my agent would be the first to rush over and chop me to pieces—he’s already fed up with recent months’ scandals, booking me lots of work instead."

Her scandal numbers were notoriously high; everyone could easily imagine a furious agent telling her off.

The four gathered and laughed, with Shu Ran offering advice, "Why not take a role in an all-girls movie, staying out of the spotlight for half a year?"

Yu Xia added, "Then start rumors of changing girlfriends monthly?"

Yu Kuang and He Mingjie laughed at her strong tendency for scandals.

After everything was ready, the show’s host called everyone to gather and announced the game rules.

"This episode’s outdoor game theme: Who Killed Me. A total of twenty-four people will draw attire through a mini-game to decide roles, engaging in a personal battle. Once the game begins, activities are free, with electronic notifications on eliminations. Everyone’s task is to identify who will kill you.

Identify them at the square’s identification point; succeed and rest early, earning points, while the identified person gets eliminated. Failing means personal elimination. Everyone has only one identification chance."

"That’s the rule; prepare to choose attire through a mini-game."

As the staff brought out props, everyone whispered and discussed.

This game’s rules sound strange.

Who’s going to kill you, how would you know? Can someone foresee everything?

Or is there a clue on everyone leading them to eliminate each other?