Anchor Effect - Chapter 11.1: Absurb drama

Returning from the island to the mainland by boat took more than an hour. Now it was nearing noon, and it happened to be lunchtime. Ye Yuchen also knew how unreasonable it was to ask someone to return the same way.

But on the other hand, the reason Ye Yuchen initially had Zhou Quan impersonate him was because their relationship was strong enough that they could help each other with anything, so all the fuss aside, it would be a different matter in an emergency situation.

Zhan Yang and the servant were right there, and when they saw Ye Yuchen in such a panic, they both looked over curiously.

Ye Yuchen steadied his mind, took out his phone, and walked to the villa's outdoor viewing platform. He looked at the approaching cruise ship in the distance and said, "Yu Xiu is on the island."

"Yu Xiu?" There was a hint of surprise in Zhou Quan's voice. "Did you invite him to come over?"

"How is that possible?"

Ye Yuchen has never been in debt in his life, having grown up in comfort. If you must say he owes something, Yu Xiu was his only creditor, and he owed Yu Xiu an emotional debt that can never be completely repaid. Who would invite their creditor to their own home?

"Did he come to you on his own?" Zhou Quan asked again.

"Not at all."

Leaving aside the fact that very few people know Ye Yuchen was on this island, since their breakup, Yu Xiu had blocked Ye Yuchen on WeChat, and it was still blocked until now.

If he really had something to discuss with Ye Yuchen, wouldn't it be more reasonable to unblock him and ask directly on WeChat?

Besides, there hasn't been anything unusual with Yu Xiu since he came to the island.

"He was recently blacklisted, and it just happened that he came here for a vacation," Ye Yuchen explained.

"I did hear about him being blacklisted," Zhou Quan muttered, then switched to a more relaxed tone. "Your island is so big, I might not even run into him."

"No, it won't work," Ye Yuchen said firmly. "It would be troublesome if he found out we know each other."

"Then just pretend we don't know each other," Zhou Quan obviously didn't want to come here for nothing.

Ye Yuchen sighed in frustration and asked patiently, "Are you sure your acting skills are up to par?"

After all, he was a professionally trained actor, so playing a stranger was not a problem for him. However, Yu Xiu was even more professional, so how could Zhou Quan possibly act in front of him?

"Why wouldn't I be able to?" Zhou Quan said indignantly. "I had dinner with him not too long ago."

...That's somewhat convincing.

"It's still a no," Ye Yuchen decided. "Come back another time."

After all, the island and the villa belonged to Ye Yuchen. If he wanted to deny access, Zhou Quan couldn't do anything about it.

But all this back and forth was quite a hassle. Zhou Quan suggested, "How about I have a meal and then leave? You can have someone pick me up and then drop me off, so I definitely won't run into Yu Xiu. We haven't seen each other in a long time, and I wanted to catch up with you."

It was only a ten-minute drive to get up the hill, so the probability of running into Yu Xiu is indeed quite low.

Even if they did happen to meet, one would be on the road and the other in the car, so at most, they would exchange a glance, and they could always pretend they made a mistake and didn't recognize each other.

Thinking about it, it had been quite a while since he had seen Zhou Quan, so Ye Yuchen relented. "Alright."

However, at this moment, Zhou Quan's tone suddenly became strange. "Uh, there's a problem."

"What is it?" Ye Yuchen asked.

"Yu Xiu is fishing at the pier."

Ye Yuchen: ...?

"He put down the fishing rod," Zhou Quan provided real-time updates. "He's standing up now."

Two seconds later, a voice from the phone made Ye Yuchen completely lose his composure. "He's waving at me."

Ye Yuchen immediately turned and headed back to the villa. "Log in to 'Xie Xiao's' WeChat now. He only talked to me, so check the chat history."

"Alright," Zhou Quan said, "I'll hang up for now."

"Teacher Ye," Zhan Yang in the restaurant called out to Ye Yuchen, who seemed in a hurry, "Aren't you going to eat?"

"I'll eat later."

Ye Yuchen took the elevator to the second-floor study, retrieved binoculars from a drawer, and then went to the spacious second-floor terrace.

He rested the binoculars on his nose and adjusted them to the right magnification. The details at the pier quickly became clear before his eyes.

Zhou Quan was wearing a bohemian-style strappy maxi dress and a large fisherman's hat on her head. Her face was occasionally hidden under the brim, making it hard to see. However, from her body language, it seemed like she was acting out the surprise and happiness of unexpectedly meeting a friend.

— She was indeed the daughter of the dean of the Zhugang Film Academy. Although she hadn't received professional training, she still had a bit of talent for acting.

Turning his attention to Yu Xiu, Ye Yuchen couldn't figure out what had gotten into the famous star. He wasn't wearing a baseball cap or a mask, just a pair of sunglasses, and he was casually fishing at the bustling pier.

Unlike when he had first arrived on the island with the "No Entry for Strangers" attitude, today, when Yu Xiu saw "Xie Xiao," he was clearly in a good mood. He chatted and laughed with "Xie Xiao," and it seemed that the passerby who recognized him felt the relaxed atmosphere and approached with their phones.

Ye Yuchen couldn't hear the conversation, but he knew the passerby was asking for a photo.

As expected, Yu Xiu didn't agree. Instead, he took the initiative to grab Zhou Quan's luggage and led her towards the visitor center.

His phone vibrated twice, and Zhou Quan had sent two text messages.

[Zhou Quan: I can only stay here for one night]

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