Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself

Chapter 515: Cry for Me

Yu Xia was torn between crying and laughing, shook her head, and went back to her room on her own.He Ci seriously advised Mei, "You guys should just break up. With your hobbies, a major fight is inevitable sooner or later. The sooner you split, the happier you’ll be."

Mei hesitated, "But, he’s quite good-looking."

He Ci: "... No ambition! No ambition! None of you have any ambition! What’s the use of being good-looking?!"

Yu Xia poked her head out of the room, "Don’t drag innocent people down. Besides, I think being good-looking is pretty important; it makes everything more enjoyable."

He Ci jumped up, "You are all blinded by a pretty face, and that’s why there are so many unhappy women in the world! Finding a partner is about character and quality!"

He took a sip of water and, with his hands on his hips, earnestly gave Mei an example.

"She’s beyond saving, poisoned deeply. I must save you. You remember what happened with Zhou Yu and Liu Yicheng, right? They got together rashly because of looks, struggled for seven years, seven years! Zhou Yu finally regretted it and wanted to give up, but ended up pregnant!"

He was emotionally charged, using the back of one hand to slap the palm of the other, like a butcher boasting in a marketplace:

"Look at this, now Liu Yicheng has a legitimate reason to cling to her. She’s got a problem too, actually agreeing to marry him. And after that? Liu Yicheng went back to his old ways, and she posted vague weepy messages on Weibo. What’s the point? This is the result of only looking at appearances without seeing the true nature of a man! A living example!"

Mei was so scared by his spitting frenzy that she stepped back.

"He, why are you more agitated than the women?"

Yu Xia poked her head out again, chiming in with a teasing voice.

"Because it’s not just women who get duped by men."

Mei suddenly understood, "So, He, you..."

Seeing He Ci’s blank face, she swallowed her words, touched her nose, and went to pack her things.

He Ci was now like an old father whose children were on the wrong path, sighing and huffing in the living room.

Yu Xia peeked out twice more and saw his deeply worried face, then quietly retreated, imagining her brother in the same scenario.

Her brother would definitely be even stricter.

Xie Qingci, the road won’t be easy.

She sent Xie Qingci a message.

[What are you doing?]

Xie Qingci replied instantly: [Watching you cry]

Yu Xia: [??? What?]

Xie Qingci: [Watching your first crying scene in this drama]

Xie Qingci: [It’s truly impactful]

Normally seeing her proud and spirited demeanor, watching her silently sob in a corner in the drama genuinely tugged at one’s heart.

A genuine and emotional crying scene easily resonates with the audience, with the comments section flooded with crying emojis.

Yu Xia was quite pleased with his comment.

[Not bad, right? Learn a thing or two from it]

After sending it, she remembered that even though he had acted in several films, he hadn’t really had any crying scenes; there were plenty of bleeding and sweating scenarios, but she hadn’t seen him cry.

[Come to think of it, I haven’t seen you cry. Find a chance to cry for me?]

Xie Qingci: [...Your request is a bit much]

And slightly creepy.

But Yu Xia was excited by now, and once her interest was piqued, it couldn’t be suppressed.

[Just show me, maybe I can even give you some acting pointers]

[I performed last time, so this time you have to give me a performance, just a crying scene. Any way is fine, I’m not picky]

[Old Grandpa’s Selection.jpg]

This time, after a long while, a slow reply came in.

Xie Qingci: [What if I refuse? Want to try persuading me a bit more?]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, Yu Xia thought and sent four messages hesitantly.

[Please?]

[You’re the best]

[I want to see, darling]

[Cat paw pushing your hand.jpg]

There was no response again for a good while.

The delayed embarrassment washed over her, and she was about to retract the messages when Xie Qingci sent a voice message.

His lowered voice was dangerously alluring, casually saying, "Send a new voice message repeating those three phrases, and I’ll cry."

Yu Xia bit her lip and immediately tossed her phone aside, refusing this exchange condition.

Come on, typing such coquettish words was one thing, but saying them outright was only possible in certain heightened moments, in normal situations, it felt awkward.

She didn’t reply, and Xie Qingci didn’t rush to speak either, like an old fisherman waiting for her to soften.

And so the tug-of-war began.

Yu Xia pretended nothing had happened, going about her business, packing, washing up, watching dramas, updating her Weibo.

She even kept her cool when Xie Qingci called at the usual time, both of them carrying on a calm daily conversation.

She found a topic that wouldn’t remind him of that matter, intending to use it to get through today’s call.

"My assistant was about to start a relationship, but today she mentioned they had a taste conflict, guess in what aspect."

Xie Qingci played along as if nothing was wrong and asked, "In what aspect?"

"She said the guy doesn’t ship you and me as a couple. It upset her."

"Oh, then who does he ship you with?"

Yu Xia: "... She didn’t say, probably some other character. But that’s not the point, the point is He wants her to break up quickly, but she thinks he’s decent-looking, so she’s hesitating. Then He got furious and naturally scolded the two of us."

Xie Qingci shifted his position, lounging his head on his arm, lazily asking, "Who is ’the two of us’? You and me?"

"No, it’s me and Mei. He said we’re too focused on looks when identifying people, very irrational, prone to running into scumbags."

Xie Qingci: "Oh. Am I a scumbag?"

"You’re not a scumbag—you’re the most perfect man in the world—you are a good man, and a good man is you—" she drawled jokingly.

He chuckled, "Then it’s not wrong for you to identify people by their looks."

Yu Xia couldn’t help but tease him, "What if someone better-looking than you comes along? Did I just make the mistake that all women will make?"

"Just being better-looking than me isn’t enough; they’d have to be better at playing the victim, better at crying scenes, have fewer demands than me." He seemed to say it offhand, but there was a wistful tone.

The topic she’d tried so hard to avoid was now out in the open.

She opened her mouth, not having time to change the subject before Xie Qingci brought the screen closer—the zoomed-in face was unbelievably handsome, and his thin lips moved as if spitting venom.

"No words? Sister, you want to see me cry, but don’t want to put in a little effort. That’s not good, right? My request isn’t too difficult, so why don’t you give it a try?"

He’s the kind that once he feels there’s room for negotiation, he’ll push unabashedly and relentlessly.

Yu Xia opened her mouth to speak, but the words wouldn’t come, and she couldn’t think of anything else to say that would soothe him, so she closed her mouth again.

Xie Qingci struck again.

"You stirred my interest but now refuse to take responsibility, and that’s a bad habit. You know, when I want to do something, I’ll find a way, no matter what, it’s only a matter of the method or the duration.

So, let’s change the approach, you don’t have to say it now, I’ll perform the crying scene for you in person?"