Anchor Effect - Chapter 21.1: I knew it

After Yu Xiu left, Zhan Yang felt much more at ease and asked Ye Yuchen, "Teacher Ye, I don't quite understand. Do you really have that kind of relationship with Yu Xiu?"

Ye Yuchen was hesitating whether to chase after Yu Xiu, but considering his own situation, he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to. So, he looked away from Yu Xiu's retreating figure and said, "No."

Once Yu Xiu left, Ye Yuchen naturally wouldn't go to the movies with Zhan Yang. However, he still had something to discuss with Zhan Yang, and he happened to have some discomfort in his back, so he turned around and walked towards the elevator, saying, "My back started hurting a bit when I went down the mountain. Can you please take a look?"

"What's the reason?" Zhan Yang followed Ye Yuchen's pace. "How severe is the pain?"

"It hurt for a moment," Ye Yuchen automatically ignored the previous question, "but it will be fine after about ten minutes."

The two arrived at the physical therapy room on the second floor, and Ye Yuchen lay down on the massage bed as usual.

Zhan Yang pressed both sides of Ye Yuchen's spine with his thumbs and asked, "Does it hurt here?"

This was actually a quite normal touch, and Zhan Yang's fingertips didn't go where they shouldn't have. But Ye Yuchen didn't want the situation like when they were eating to happen again, so he said, "Zhan Yang."

"What's the matter, Teacher Ye?" Zhan Yang bent down slightly, waiting for Ye Yuchen's next words.

"Do you have a problem with Yu Xiu?" Ye Yuchen turned his face in Zhan Yang's direction.

Zhan Yang pursed his lips and did not answer.

"How long have you been on the island?" Ye Yuchen asked again.

"Almost a year," Zhan Yang replied.

"I have known Yu Xiu for almost eighteen years."

Ye Yuchen regarded the time when the two of them were shooting for a magazine as the starting point.

"But," Zhan Yang paused, "I'm with you every day."

Ye Yuchen was silent for a moment and said, "He is too."

Even when he's not physically present, the posters plastered all over the island count.

"So, Teacher Ye," Zhan Yang put a physiotherapy bag on Ye Yuchen's lower back and asked uncertainly, "Do you like him?"

"It's not that simple," Ye Yuchen answered quickly.

"What do you mean?" Zhan Yang inquired.

"He is very special to me," Ye Yuchen said, "So I hope you can position yourself correctly."

Ye Yuchen made his stance clear enough.

Zhan Yang didn't say anything more, lowered his head, and said, "I understand, Teacher Ye."

With this issue resolved, only one disgruntled person remained.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Yuchen took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Zhou Quan.

[Ye Yuchen: Yu Xiu is angry with me]

[Zhou Quan: Because of the physical therapist?]

Women's intuition is truly terrifyingly accurate.

Ye Yuchen simply replied with a "hmm."

[Zhou Quan: What does your physical therapist look like?]

[Zhou Quan: Is he handsome?]

Ye Yuchen didn't pay much attention to Zhan Yang's appearance, and didn't know how to describe it. But when he looked at the direction of the conversation, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

It was obviously him who was talking to Zhou Quan about Yu Xiu, so why was Zhou Quan so interested in the physical therapist?

[Ye Yuchen: I'm talking about Yu Xiu.]

[Zhou Quan: Oh, he's angry. What's next?]

[Ye Yuchen: That's it.]

The chat window indicated that Zhou Quan was typing for a long time. However, Ye Yuchen didn't wait for a new message from Zhou Quan; instead, he received a call from her.

"Hello," Ye Yuchen answered casually.

"Do you want my opinion?" Zhou Quan asked.

"No," Ye Yuchen said.

In fact, he didn't know why he told Zhou Quan this. It seemed like he had a strange urge to share.

"But you do," Zhou Quan said, not giving Ye Yuchen a chance to refute. "You wanted me to persuade you to make amends with him, but you would pretend to be reserved at first, saying you wouldn't apologize. Then I would continue to persuade you, and in the end, you would reluctantly decide to follow my suggestion. That kind of process doesn't count as your initiative, right?"

Ye Yuchen: "..."

"What's going on between you and Yu Xiu?" Zhou Quan asked. "Since you care about him so much, why don't you try to win him back?"

"What will he do after we return?" Ye Yuchen asked in a calm tone. "Do you want him to live a retired life on this island with me?"

Although Yu Xiu was idle now, Ye Yuchen knew that he would leave one day. Just like every physiotherapist he had, they would get tired of staying on the island for a few years and no longer want to work here. Furthermore, Yu Xiu was still a big star with a bright future. Once his ban was lifted, he wouldn't stay on the island.

"Perhaps," Zhou Quan said in a deep tone, "you can try to reconnect with the outside world."

"No," Ye Yuchen replied, not wanting to continue this topic. He decided to follow what Zhou Quan had suggested earlier and said, "Thank you for your advice; I'm going to make amends with him."

Zhan Yang was still in the room and had overheard what Ye Yuchen said. He hesitated and asked, "Teacher Ye, who are you trying to make amends with?"

The answer was obvious. Ye Yuchen didn't respond to the question and simply said, "You can go back and rest. I'll lie down for a while."

The word "make amends" didn't quite fit with Teacher Ye, who typically didn't care about anything. Zhan Yang finally seemed to realize that Ye Yuchen was not joking when he mentioned someone being "special." He didn't ask any more questions, covered Ye Yuchen with a thin blanket, and left.

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