Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself

This compensation project is quite appealing to everyone except Xie Qingci.

The girls are already gathered together discussing what kind of clothes to choose for tomorrow, and the boys are considering whether going shirtless with no muscles would look bad.

Only Xie Qingci breaks away from the group of boys, sitting alone in the courtyard, expressionless and staring into the distance.

Liu Ji passes by outside, ponders for two seconds, then goes over to sit beside him.

"What’s wrong? Not happy?"

Xie Qingci gives him a bit of his attention.

"No."

This doesn’t seem like he isn’t unhappy, Liu Ji smiles at his words and captures the exact point of his discontent.

"Is it because of the hot spring tomorrow? You don’t want everyone to see Yu Xia in the hot spring?"

Xie Qingci originally had no intention of having a deep conversation with him, but Liu Ji, being a confidant for so long, naturally exuded an aura that made one want to confide in him.

He glanced at the camera and followed up the topic by asking: "If you had a girlfriend, say you were with Zheng Jinjin, wouldn’t you mind such things at all?"

Liu Ji didn’t even think about it, directly saying: "Maybe I would mind a bit inside, but she has the freedom to choose her clothing. I can’t demand that she give up this freedom, controlling her attire under the guise of love is a very ungentlemanly act."

Xie Qingci looked into his eyes: "Wouldn’t you be jealous?"

"Jealous of what? She’s beautiful, so naturally many people will be looking at her. It’s unavoidable. If I were to be jealous of everything, I’d probably drown in that jealousy."

That makes sense, everyone has their way of expressing love. Some may act like jealous lovers, while others have no issue letting their girlfriend take the stage.

He withdrew his gaze, looked back into the distance, and said to himself, "But I’m jealous. What should I do?"

Liu Ji suppressed a snicker.

In his view, even if they truly liked each other, it wouldn’t be to this extent. Such drama is only seen in novels and TV shows, and only makes it seem like they’re flaunting their romance excessively, making others feel sick of it.

Nevertheless, his soothing voice remained calm.

"You can have a friendly talk with Yu Xia. Of course, if she disagrees, you can’t force her to wrap herself up tightly. Besides, doesn’t she wear gowns on the red carpet just the same? If you really mind, there’s too much to mind about."

Xie Qingci replied calmly, "You make a good point. Maybe I’m overthinking things because we just started dating."

Liu Ji patted his shoulder: "That’s normal, take it slow. Look at Mo Yunchu and Lin Shuangyin, you only find the most comfortable way to get along after being together for a long time."

"Yeah, thanks."

The scene was harmonious, resembling a humble beginner receiving enlightenment from an advanced student, suddenly realizing and deciding to make changes.

Truly a shared joy between teacher and student.

At night, Yu Xia was once again pulled out of the room by Xie Qingci, lying on a lounge chair in the courtyard looking at the stars and the moon, chatting about life and dreams.

As they talked, the topic turned to the hot spring event for the next day.

Xie Qingci sighed and said, "Liu Ji told me that it’s wrong to interfere with your freedom to wear whatever you like. Although I haven’t seen you in a swimsuit yet, you can choose tomorrow’s swimsuit as you please, I won’t give any opinions."

He sounded very generous and carefree, but Yu Xia felt particularly out of place.

These words didn’t fit Xie Qingci at all; it was obvious that these were not his true feelings.

She started pondering the real meaning behind his words.

Was he being sarcastic? Or had his acting pitiful routine reached a new level?

Or perhaps, was he pretending to be generous now, but planning to make her wear the swimsuit alone for him after the hot spring tomorrow?

Or...was he threatening her!? Was he actually saying, "Go ahead and choose, the more revealing, the harsher I’ll be afterward"!?

The stars and moon turned into Xie Qingci’s well-fed expression, flickering in front of her eyes.

After a moment of silence, Yu Xia seriously said, "Who said I was choosing a swimsuit? Can’t I wear a bathrobe to the hot spring? What nonsense are you thinking every day?"

Xie Qingci made a surprised expression: "Really? Am I overthinking it?"

"What else?"

"Ah, just as I thought, just started dating, liking to daydream," he hugged her tightly, smiling as he said, "Talk sense to me more often, and I definitely won’t overthink in the future."

Yu Xia: "Hehe."

In the middle of the night, she felt as if she saw a golden white lotus bloom in the Bodhisattva Guanyin’s lotus pond.

The next morning, everyone got on the bus heading towards the neighboring hot spring resort.

Yu Xia had a terrible dream last night and didn’t sleep well, so as soon as she got on the bus she leaned on Xie Qingci to catch up on sleep.

Xie Qingci unfolded the table board in front of him, examining a letter he just pulled out from the email box.

The gentle breeze blew through the car window, caressing his hair, and he carefully tucked Yu Xia’s unruly hair behind her ear, watching her quietly for a long time before returning to continue reading the letter.

Among the letters addressed to Yu Xia, there appeared a genuine "letter from another man" this time.

It was printed, very simple, printed on pink stationery in standard font, with four words —

[You are charming]

He didn’t know who wrote it or what the person’s intent was, whether it was a pure compliment or an intentional provocation.

However, the recipient of the letter was still sleeping peacefully on his shoulder, without the chance to see the letter.

He folded the pink stationery and envelope together, slowly tearing them into two halves, then overlapping them and tearing again.

The sound was very faint, not waking the person next to him.

He did it very adeptly, and a staff member across the aisle couldn’t help but ask in a low voice: "Aren’t you afraid she’ll be angry?"

Xie Qingci smiled at the camera and softly replied, "She won’t be angry with me over such trivial matters."

The men who have a crush on her are countless, and admiration from a man is just irrelevant to her, something that doesn’t warrant her attention.

Completely unlike Qian Ling and Ling Yan, who, when receiving attention from other genders, are smug and fancy their personal charm as highly seductive.

The staff member pulled back, feeling that his smile was a bit eerie.

Two hours later, they arrived outside the resort, and Xie Qingci woke Yu Xia up.

The two of them held hands while getting off the bus; Yu Xia was still somewhat drowsy.

Xie Qingci straightened her clothes and smoothed her hair, casually bringing up the letter he shredded.

"I don’t know who wrote it, I ripped it apart, only the ones I’ve written are left, want to read them now?"

Yu Xia took the pink stationery from him, only commenting lightly about the letter he tore, "Tear it up, then. It’s not like it’s your first time doing it. Let me see what you’ve written this time."

The content was quite long this time, and in English, she had to translate it in her mind while reading, unable to see his expression.

At an angle she couldn’t see, Xie Qingci smiled at the staff next to him.

As if saying — "See, I told you she wouldn’t be angry."

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ps:

Fans: He just started dating and really loves you, Xiaxia, you must give him more sense of security, and he won’t be like this anymore, sob sob sob sob

Yu Xia: Got it, besides me, no one in this world has 20/20 vision