Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself

Chapter 538: Where’s Your Boyfriend?

The event organized by the platform was scheduled to start at 5 PM, with the red carpet live stream to last for two hours.Yu Xia’s entry sequence was arranged in the latter half, without a partner, making her way onto the red carpet just as twilight fell.

She wore a fantasy purple shimmering dress, and as soon as she appeared, a cacophony of shutter clicks sounded from the other side of the red carpet, with flashes so bright they made it hard to open her eyes.

Without needing to see her directly, just by hearing that sound, the hosts and guests walking the red carpet ahead all instinctively turned back to look at her, and even fans standing at a distance outside began to scream.

"Yu Xia!"

"Xiaxia! You’re so beautiful!"

"Look this way!"

"Yu Xia Yu Xia Yu Xia!!"

"Yu Xia! I love you!"

Surrounded by cheers and flashbulbs, the red carpet walkway became more like a dazzling battleground. With a smile, Yu Xia walked step by step, waving to the fans outside.

All the attention was stolen, and the guests ahead quickly made their exit as the host accelerated the introductions, reaching her.

Mainly they talked about the two shows she had aired on the platform in the past two years, then the journalist friends start to tease about her boyfriend.

"In this event, Xie Qingci couldn’t participate due to work commitments abroad. Did you contact him before walking the red carpet? What was the last thing he said to you?"

Yu Xia seriously recalled for a moment.

"He said the heels were too high."

This was nothing much originally, but still, everyone booed and screamed, and the host had a teasing look, as if she wasn’t talking about high heels but some intimate couple’s topic.

Fortunately, that was the only question; when fans and reporters tried to tease more, the host pretended not to hear and didn’t further inquire about Xie Qingci, instead talking about her past two dramas.

This was something He Ci had specially negotiated with the organizers about, as too much focus on her relationship was not a good thing.

After lingering on the red carpet for a while, she finally "cleared the level" and walked into the indoor venue.

Inside, there were already many people, with those seated in the front row mostly gathering and chatting.

Artists often active in front of the camera, along with long-lasting actors from films, were chatting as comfortably about company development with entrepreneurs, all dressed in luxurious clothing. Some were even reaching across a row of seats to shake hands.

He Ci waited at the entrance of the venue for her, withdrawing the demeanor of a master of metaphorical studies, looking decent and quietly following behind her.

Yu Xia was constantly nodding to greet people beside her as she walked briskly to a seat in the front row.

Several artists engaged in a chat saw her and naturally included her in their conversation circle.

The entertainment industry is no different from the business world; in the former, if you have projects and popularity, everyone likes you, while in the latter, if you have money and ability, people actively extend an olive branch to you.

But they didn’t have much to say with just a few actors chatting; soon, a national male actor, who had won various best male actor awards in TV dramas, shifted the topic to a group of producers and investors further in front and took them over to greet them.

The lighting in the venue was intentionally not set too bright. Yu Xia didn’t look around, only noticing once she got there that among the investors surrounded by others was also Xi Heng.

In a group of men with protruding beer bellies, barely restrained by their belts, and uniformly bald heads, he stood out a bit, causing the two accompanying actresses to fix their gazes on him immediately.

Xi Heng only nodded at her with no further gestures upon seeing her.

Yu Xia pretended not to be familiar with him, listening to the male actor introducing them to a producer.

When introducing her, a middle-aged man inside presented a familiar demeanor and said, "Yu Xia, who doesn’t know her now, even someone new to this circle like me knows you. I really like the drama you aired before; you’re beautiful, and your acting is pretty good. If there’s a chance later, you can come to shoot an advertisement with me. Come, come, everyone, meet this pretty actress, you can exchange contacts, it’ll be convenient to get in touch later—"

He spoke while attempting to rest his hand on her shoulder.

Then Yu Xia stepped aside, making his hand miss its target.

She still wore a polite smile, but her gaze was cool when it met the middle-aged man’s displeased eyes, and she didn’t blink.

Several actors around felt a bit awkward, and the middle-aged man lost face; no one nearby spoke up, leaving him to find a way out for himself.

He focused on He Ci standing behind Yu Xia, speaking to him even though everyone knew whom his words were directed at.

"Come, come, put a jacket on your artist; how lacking in perceptiveness."

This was making something out of nothing; in this season and place, it wasn’t exactly cool to begin with, and He Ci didn’t even have a coat on hand, so what was there to put on.

Yu Xia still smiled, "Thanks for the reminder, but it’s not necessary..."

"Need a coat? I have one here," Xi Heng suddenly spoke up.

She was stunned for a moment, tilting her head to look at him, and others also turned to him.

Xi Heng indicated the iron-grey blazer held by the assistant behind him and asked her once more, "Want it?"

"No need, it’s already warm in here," only those who brazenly lie would think it genuinely thoughtful to cover a girl with bare shoulders in such a hot place.

Xi Heng nodded, changing the topic as if conversing idly.

"Where’s your boyfriend?"

Being asked about the current partner by an ex, now that’s a peculiar tingling sensation.

Yu Xia strained to treat it like answering a question from an elder, saying without changing her expression, "He couldn’t come back from abroad."

"Your brother recently went abroad too."

"Yes, I know, I’m planning to go home to accompany my sister-in-law in a few days."

Yue Ling was pregnant at home, with Yu Yue to take care of; even having a nanny was still worrisome.

Xi Heng just said, "If you need anything when you’re back, you can find me."

"Understood."

The brief conversation ended there; Xi Heng turned to instruct his assistant on something, not minding others’ reactions.

The middle-aged man’s expression changed several times before he finally managed a forced smile.

"So Mr. Xi knows her."

Yes, everyone in the room supplemented mentally, she’s an ex-girlfriend.

Xi Heng nodded and said, "Yu Heng’s sister. President Yuan, the entertainment industry isn’t easy to mingle in; you should do your homework."

Who would know among so many people with the surname Yu nationwide, that this one just happened to be Yu Heng’s sister? Besides, isn’t it common for female celebrities to choose interesting surnames as stage names?

The middle-aged man called President Yuan took a deep breath, fully employing his thick-skinned ability to seize an opportunity, smiling at Yu Xia.

This time, his speaking tone shifted from being impolite to a female celebrity to being polite to a friend’s family.

"See, such a coincidence—sharing the surname ’Yu,’ indeed turns out to be from President Yu’s family. I should really do more homework; this entertainment industry has many people to pay attention to. Just curious, how did you think about becoming an actress, Yu Xia, wasn’t it better to have your brother arrange for you to join the company?"

Between the lines, he doesn’t take actors seriously, nor women.