Anchor Effect - Chapter 25.3: Yu Xiu's Wife

As noon approached, Yu Xiu went to the cafeteria with Chen Lu. Today, there were unusually many people paying attention to Yu Xiu on the way, and even Chen Lu found it strange. He said, "Is it because you haven't been back for too long? Why are they all so curious?"

Apart from the time when Yu Xiu first started school, there had been very few people asking for photos with him lately. One reason was that people had a silent understanding not to disturb him, and the other was that, over time, it had become a common occurrence.

But today, it was clear that something was different.

Chen Lu obviously didn't know about the forum posts, and Yu Xiu didn't want to explain too much. He just shook his head and said, "Not sure."

The cafeteria at the Zhu Gang Film Academy was divided into two floors. The lower floor had regular food counters, while the upper floor had a variety of options like county snacks, spicy hot pot, Lanzhou noodles, and more, where you could order your own food.

The upper floor was generally more expensive than the lower floor, so fewer students went there.

Yu Xiu and Chen Lu went to the upper floor, ordered a bowl of rice with toppings each, and as they found an empty table and sat down, Yu Xiu suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure not far away.

It was Ye Yuchen.

He was having hotpot with a girl, chatting and laughing happily.

Yu Xiu's gaze momentarily lost focus, but then he refocused and stared straight at the two of them.

He wasn't mistaken; Ye Yuchen was indeed having a meal with a girl.

So...

Was he having this meal with a girl to dispel any rumors about them being gay?

In that case, it made sense why he refused to go to the library with him and to have lunch together.

Yu Xiu withdrew his gaze and asked Chen Lu, "Do you know who the girl over there is?"

Chen Lu followed Yu Xiu's direction, glanced at the girl, then turned back to ask, "The one sitting across from Senior Ye? I don't know her."

After saying that, perhaps feeling something was amiss, he added, "Aren't you close to Senior Ye? You could just ask him directly."

Yu Xiu didn't want to ask. He didn't want to know.

His heart felt heavy like it was filled with lead, but he still maintained a composed facade. "I'm not that close to him."

After returning to the dormitory from the cafeteria, Yu Xiu didn't feel like using his computer. The first thing he did was lie down on his bed for a nap.

However, just as he had covered himself with the blanket, his phone rang with a message notification. He glanced at it and saw that it was a WeChat message from Ye Yuchen.

[Ye Yuchen: Come to the library.]

[Yu Xiu: Not going.]

[Ye Yuchen: What are you doing?]

Yu Xiu deliberately waited for a while before typing a slow response.

[Yu Xiu: Sleeping.]

[叶语辰: ?]

Not even five seconds later, Ye Yuchen called him. Yu Xiu initially thought of ignoring the call for a while but found his fingers involuntarily pressing the answer button.

"Did I upset you?" Ye Yuchen asked directly.

After all, anyone could tell that there was some emotion behind Yu Xiu's two replies.

Yu Xiu pursed his lips and said, "No."

"Then why are you sulking?" Ye Yuchen asked. "Come down; I'm right outside your dormitory."

Yu Xiu didn't respond immediately, but he was starting to feel puzzled.

Wasn't Ye Yuchen supposed to be avoiding him? What was he up to now?

Perhaps he was coming to explain things to him.

Yu Xiu thought to himself.

Yu Xiu knew Ye Yuchen's temper, and if he didn't go down now, Ye Yuchen would probably come straight to their dormitory. So, even though he didn't want to, he said, "Okay."

As Yu Xiu left the dormitory building, he saw Ye Yuchen standing by a trash can, struggling to sip the last pearls from his milk tea.

The milk tea was already empty, and there were a few pearls left that he couldn't get with the straw.

However, when he saw Yu Xiu, Ye Yuchen didn't insist any further. He threw the cup into the trash can and asked Yu Xiu, "Where's your bag?"

"What bag?" Yu Xiu asked.

"Weren't you going to the library?" Ye Yuchen found it strange now. "What do you mean, Little Yu Xiu?"