Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 349: Running Into My Ex While Wearing the Same Outfit

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Running Into My Ex While Wearing the Same Outfit

It was another sunny day, and Yu Xia received an invitation from the "Different Paths" film crew for an actors’ gathering before the live-streaming event in the evening.

The main content was that the lead actors would sit together, eat and drink while chatting about their daily filming experiences, discussing the plot, and answering fans’ questions.

Yu Xia wore a black hoodie, thinking they would probably be having hotpot, and any oil stains wouldn’t show on black.

Just as she arrived, she ran into Yu Zhi, who was hurrying over from the set.

Everyone was wearing masks, yet he could recognize her at a glance. As he walked inside, he asked, "Is it really hotpot?"

Yu Xia was staring at him blankly, not hearing anyone respond to him, and uttered, "Are you asking me?"

"Who else would I be asking, a ghost?" Yu Zhi said with a bit of annoyance.

He then opened the private room door ahead of them and gestured for her to go in first.

His words weren’t gentle, but his actions were quite gentlemanly.

He Ci pushed her inside, whispering, "We’re at the door, just accept it."

The live-streaming equipment was already set up in the private room, and the director and a few other actors turned to look at the entrance upon hearing the sound.

Director: "Yu Xia is here. Ah, Yu Zhi is here too? You two..."

Why are you wearing the same clothes?

Yu Xia mentally completed the director’s sentence, smiling as if nothing was amiss while walking over.

Who would know, Yu Zhi happened to also wear a black hoodie, both with a few English letters on the chest. Although the letters were different, at a glance, they looked strikingly similar.

Not couple outfits but unexpectedly looking like it.

The most awkward thing was that she was the female lead, and Yu Zhi was the male lead with the most screen time, so the director had arranged for them to sit next to each other.

Yu Xia made a great effort to be modest, managing to pull another significant female actor to sit between them, and her head was feeling cold as she sat down.

Should she inform Xie Qingci in advance to prove it was really an unintended matching outfit with Yu Zhi?

She thought it over and, before the director signaled the live-streaming to officially start, pretended to check her phone messages, quickly sending a love message to Xie Qingci.

[You are my heart, you are my liver, you are three-fifths of me, love you, mwah]

Without having time to check if there were any typos, she swiftly hit send, then naturally put away her phone while nodding along to the director’s pleasantries.

This felt thrilling like secretly texting a crush during class under the teacher’s watchful eye, making her palms slightly sweaty.

From one seat over, Yu Zhi glanced at her, then lowered his head and cooked his food.

The live-stream began, the hotpot started bubbling, and everyone chatted while adding ingredients, discussing amusing anecdotes from filming.

Everyone was aware that the most intriguing part was the history between Yu Xia and Yu Zhi. Their teams hadn’t forbidden mention of their past relationship, so their topic inevitably centered around the two.

For instance, the director would have Yu Xia comment on Yu Zhi’s acting skills, and have Yu Zhi discuss Yu Xia’s daily personality.

Yu Xia felt since she already messaged her sweetheart at home, and the questions weren’t too forward, she openly gave a sincere evaluation.

Mainly praises.

"Mr. Yu’s acting needs no words, earth-shattering performances, playing any role flawlessly, while acting opposite him, I am completely led by his flow."

Yu Zhi then complimented back with a smile: "Thank you for the praise. Yu’s acting... your acting is also evident to everyone, unique and unmatched in the world."

The pronunciation of their last names sounded the same, placing them together like this sounded a bit odd.

His pause made everyone look at them with subtle expressions.

But Yu Xia felt Yu Zhi was insulting her.

What’s this "unique and unmatched in the world," saying she’s not human?

She faked a smile: "Thank you for the praise."

It was an awkward and dull conversation, the director laughed it off and moved on to other topics, shifting the focus.

Yu Xia breathed a sigh of relief, focused on the food in the hotpot, listening to the director’s bragging while secretly counting time, then reaching her chopsticks for the fish ball she had her eyes on.

However, the fish ball was slippery, and just as it reached the edge of the hotpot, it fell back in.

Not convinced by this, she tried twice more but couldn’t get it out, just as she was about to give up, Yu Zhi used the skimmer at his side to scoop two and put them into her bowl.

The director and other actors, still talking, all casually glanced over while scooping food, quickly looking away pretending nothing happened.

"Thank you, Mr. Yu," Yu Xia politely thanked him.

Yu Zhi casually scooped a ball for himself and said, "No need to be polite, I just don’t want the oil splashing on my hands again."

"......"

She obediently ate her greens, refraining from reaching for any more balls the rest of the time.

The director still went on about how everyone worked well together and looked forward to collaborating again, to which she simply smiled and nodded along with the group.

When it came to interacting with the live-stream comments, the director’s assistant picked a few questions to bring up, and after the director glanced through them, he showed Yu Zhi one.

Yu Zhi’s expression didn’t change as he displayed the phone in front of Yu Xia.

"Do you want to answer this?"

Yu Xia was still chewing on a leafy vegetable, glanced over and nodded, saying, "Sure."

Yu Zhi took it back to return to the director, repeating, "Sure."

The director then began to ask—

"We’ve picked some interesting topics from the live-stream comments to interact with everyone. First question: For both Mr. Yu’s, does acting as ex-lover with an ex-lover feel different? Is it immersive?"

Yu Zhi said nothing, looking towards Yu Xia. Just like when they were together, whether or not to discuss a topic, and to what depth, was set by her first response, then he would tailor his answer based on her cue.

Even though they weren’t together now, this habit persisted, as she always had an authoritative presence.

Yu Xia wiped her mouth and smiled, saying, "There’s nothing different. It’s mostly that on set everyone likes to come and watch the scenes between us. When the show airs, everyone will see, there’s really no difference."

Besides, just like the audience’s current reaction, it can add a bit of flair to the series, though it’s not something to be mentioned.

After she spoke, Yu Zhi followed up saying, "Since the plot and reality are different, the so-called immersion is almost non-existent, it’s more about the excitement of passionately bickering with each other."

Talking about the excitement of bickering, the actors present recalled scenes from filming.

Yu Xia, if it were sweet scenes, would quickly distant herself and turn to something else after hearing "cut," while Yu Zhi, when it came to action scenes, would actively request to be hit, glaring at Yu Xia with clenched teeth post-slap.

You couldn’t see any sweetness, just that the two appeared to be at odds.

The director remembered this too and chuckled, proceeding to ask the second question:

"It’s said that in the series, Yu Xia plays a powerful lady. Mr. Yu Zhi, could you briefly tell everyone about the differences between this character and Yu Xia?"