Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself

Chapter 511: Shooting for the Stars

The person in the mirror looks somewhat petite in the man’s arms, with a plain high ponytail, a pink short skirt, and puffed cheeks, looking even younger than before.She instinctively starts chewing bread again, her side profile puffing just like Yuan Wang’s adorable white-gloved cat.

But further down...

Yu Xia retracts her gaze, hugging his neck and lying in his arms.

"Cute? What’s cute? I’m going for a queenly, dominant style!"

Xie Qingci doesn’t disagree: "Hmm, very dominant, very queenly. But isn’t that beautiful too? Even queens have their girlish moments."

"You make it sound nice. You just like the schoolgirl type."

"Uh-huh, if there was a schoolgirl named Yu Xia, I’d definitely pursue her madly. Come, look in the mirror, look at me."

Yu Xia buries her head, not wanting to look, but Xie Qingci firmly turns her chin to face it.

The mirror reveals everything unspeakable; indeed, he is deeply immersed in this moment.

She watched the whole scene and, when being carried out, drowsily slumped against him, becoming slightly more tolerant of the various cartoon-shaped breads offered into her mouth, tasting a bit of each.

The pink jk had its second purpose, cleaned and once again packed at the bottom of the suitcase.

The next day, Yu Xia arrived on set refreshed, ignoring Mei’s hesitant expression.

Makeup, changing clothes, styling took three hours to finish, and Mei hesitated three hours before finally asking her in a whisper.

"Sis, didn’t you guys have dinner last night? Aren’t you hungry?"

God knows she waited till midnight, not seeing any sign of a takeaway, thinking young and vigorous Xie Qingci might have...

When morning came, she saw the two kissing goodbye at the door, looking not at all weak from a night of hunger.

She was a bit bewildered, wondering if this was the so-called "lovers can be satiated on love alone"?

Yu Xia glanced at her, feigning calmness, and said lightly: "Oh, he brought a box of bread, it tasted pretty good. I wasn’t very hungry, so we just ate some bread without ordering takeaway."

Mei was shocked: "He even brought bread himself? And a whole box?!"

So well-prepared, even a military commander would praise the foresight in logistics.

"...Don’t overthink it. He saw me too tired to eat sometimes and only eating bread, so he thought I liked it and brought a box with various flavors."

But Mei was already caught in her own loop of thoughts, continually imagining "Xie Qingci bringing provisions voluntarily, leading to an intense passion that consumed a box of bread."

Seeing her dazed, Yu Xia couldn’t explain further, so she simply brushed aside the matter, nonchalantly joining the other actors.

Filming was exhausting, but thinking of the tender wife waiting at home quickly revived energy.

Returning after two days, He Ci stood outside the set watching her enthusiastic performance and clicked his tongue twice.

"Like she’s on stimulants, she could easily move two more loads at a construction site. Is Xie Qingci at the hotel?"

Mei nodded, quietly revealing Xie Qingci’s self-supplied box of bread story to him.

As expected, He Ci took off his sunglasses, revealing the same shocked expression.

"He’s going to heaven!"

Mei nodded in strong agreement.

Too extravagant; remembering how Xie Qingci was just a lovelorn young man two years ago, shyly expressing his love. He’s changed so much!

Her sorrowful emotions contained a slight trace of strange excitement.

He Ci mused with his chin on his hand for a moment before exclaiming:

"Fortunately, they went public last year. Otherwise, if this news leaked, it would follow them forever."

Moreover, focusing solely on their romance is quite good; though hot and spicy, it’s much better than the two artists exposed for hookups and fan problems this year.

Gotta admit, each year sees scandals of fallen stars. Especially in recent years, their love affair amid these has practically sunk to the bottom.

Busy filming, Yu Xia didn’t know what they were whispering about.

Filming conscientiously, leaving happily each day, she returned to the hotel to find Xie Qingci for dinner.

The two arranged to meet in the hotel’s restaurant, like an average couple, finding a corner seat, filling two plates with food, talking, and sometimes shared dishes from his bowl.

This hotel mostly accommodated film crews, and the restaurant’s menu satisfied the dieting needs of many.

She picked a bowl of steamed yam, and Xie Qingci peeled it for her, occasionally taking a bite of her offering.

The restaurant was full of people eating, talking, and even some passing by greeted her.

They also continued their conversation.

"What did you do all day at the hotel?"

Still peeling the yam, Xie Qingci answered: "Tidied up the room, read a bit, and then slept."

"You even tidied up? Before you came, I wondered if this Tianluo Girl of mine would clean up the house, and you really did."

Xie Qingci smiled at her: "You thought about it before I came?"

"Yes. You were always counting down for me, I had no choice but to think about it."

"Forced to think, huh," he finished peeling two pieces of yam, feeding them to her, "open wide."

Yu Xia took a piece and, reciprocating, spoon-fed him Yangzhou fried rice.

The director just happened to pass by with a plate, seeing their mutual feeding, and exclaimed.

"Such a great relationship, definitely in the honeymoon phase, unlike those old couple types over there."

The sudden sound of ’Yo’ nearly made Yu Xia drop her yam; she giggled awkwardly at the director.

"Can’t compare; they’re past their honeymoon phase."

The director exchanged glances with Xie Qingci, Xie Qingci nodding a greeting, and the director gave them a mysterious smile.

"Not bad, staying in love is a good thing. I was worried that acting obsessed and twisted with Cheng Zhirang for too long might affect your relationship."

"...Director, we don’t need to mention that, right? How about I recommend you a dish, director?"

After the director left with a laugh, Xie Qingci, having peeled a third piece of yam, quietly watched her.

"Acting obsessed and twisted would affect the relationship?"

Yu Xia focused on breathing, "The director’s just talking nonsense. I have enough experience not to get too absorbed in the role! Don’t overthink it; here, ah— have some sushi."

Xie Qingci stared at her, slowly opened his mouth to bite the sushi, feeding the yam back to her.

"When are you going to act obsessed and twisted for me? Like forcibly taking what’s mine."

Yu Xia was startled: "You actually like that?"

"Uh-huh, really enjoy seeing you go crazy, run into walls for me."

"...Act, I’ll act, tonight even. Time for you to know how good my crying scenes are, lots of directors have praised it."