Chi Zhao's small action was naturally noticed by Qi Yuyang and his eyes instantly turned a lot brighter than before. He gently rubbed Chi Zhao's chin. The place he pinched earlier was still a little red. Qi Yuyang felt a little guilty. He apologised solemnly, "I'm sorry."
Before this, there seemed to be a thin wall between the two and Qi Yuyang would hold himself back a little but now that he had said everything, Qi Yuyang no longer hid it. He now expressed all his emotions on his face. Chi Zhao looked at him with a complicated expression and then averted his gaze and said in a low voice, "Send me back to the filming site."
Today's filming hadn't finished yet. Even if he has a backing, he shouldn't leave the scene so suddenly, making everyone else wait for him.
Qi Yuyang didn't want to send him back at all. There were too many people there. They could all see Xue Qing and they could also interact with him. There may even be another person who has a death wish and attempt to try and steal Xue Qing from him.
He won't allow this kind of thing to happen. He not only will not allow it to happen, if anyone even plays with the thought of it, he will break their legs.
Qi Yuyang closed his eyes to conceal his violent and cruel thoughts. He then turned and smiled at Chi Zhao both calmly and kindly before starting up the car.
On the way back, the system heard Chi Zhao sigh repeatedly inside.
The system thought to itself: At least he knows to be depressed. Not bad. Seems like he can still be saved.
The next second, it heard Chi Zhao's voice which seemed very distressed, but it in fact contained a hint of glee, "Am I that charming? Why do all the protagonists fall for me? Has my greatness reached the point that even the slag shou script can't hide it?"
"Ah, so annoying. It's not good thing being too excellent."
System: "..."
Shameless!
When Chi Zhao returned to the filming site, Cheng Ran had already left. Although Cheng Ran was a little interested in Chi Zhao, it was only a little bit. Moreover, Chi Zhao was also clearly Qi Yuyang's person and just handing out a business card subjected him to icy death glares so if he really asked Chi Zhao out for a drink, he probably would die with no body to bury.
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So Cheng Ran quickly discarded the little interest he had for Chi Zhao and returned to normal life. Unfortunately, the tree may be calm, but the wind continued blowing; he had unilaterally stopped this dispute, but the other party didn't want to let it go.
At noon the next day, Cheng Ran had only gone out for a meal but when he returned, he saw that his private clinic had been ordered to close. When he asked for the reason, he was told that it didn't meet national regulations. Despite kindly asking how it didn't meet the regulations, they couldn't give him an answer.
Cheng Ran looked at the other party's guilty appearance and understood what was going on. He gently smiled, "Okay, I understand. I will put up the notice on the door. It must've been troublesome for you to come all this way."
They were clearly the ones who had come to cause trouble, but the other person's attitude was too understanding. The staff couldn't help but feel sorry for him and didn't cause anymore trouble. He watched Cheng Ran put up the notice and then promptly left with the other guests he had invited over.
After they left, the corners of Cheng Ran's lips slowly fell. With his gold-rimmed glasses, he looked a little shrewd.
When he smiled, he was the kind and gentle Doctor Cheng, but with his lips turned down, he looked like a gentle scum.
Cheng Ran was a genius and geniuses all tend to be a little arrogant. He slowly returned to his office and looked out at the tall buildings through the floor to ceiling window.
Without even needing to ask, he knew that it was Qi Yuyang's revenge. He didn't expect that just handing out a business card could cause such a big consequence.
Cheng Ran wasn't worried at all. On the contrary, he felt that it was a pity.
It was a pity that the business card didn't reach Xue Qing's hands.
Qi Yuyang didn't understand Cheng Ran's character, so he didn't know that he had taken the wrong approach.
If Qi Yuyang stopped and didn't bother Cheng Ran again, Cheng Ran would not turn around and bother Xue Qing. After all, he didn't have the hobby of coveting after people who are already taken but, in his eyes, Qi Yuyang's behaviour today was a form of silent provocation. If Cheng Ran didn't respond to this, he would not be holding up to his reputation.
Moreover, recalling it again now, he felt that Xue Qing was also quite interesting. Many people would present themselves differently on the outside to hide their shortcomings but Xue Qing was different. He had done it to not hide his shortcomings but to hide his strengths.
There must be a reason for this behaviour.
Cheng Ran wanted to know what the reason could be.
Sitting on the large leather chair, Cheng Ran turned around so that he faced the window. He placed on hand on the armrest and held a pen with the other hand, tapping the other end of it lightly on his forehead.
"Xue Qing, Xue Qing....."
As he repeated it, Cheng Ran's actions stopped and he subsequently frowned. A few seconds later, he stood up and went over to the other end of the office. On that end was a large five door bookcase containing many different types of books. Some were also not books but had been placed there out of habit.
One of them was a collection of photos of Cheng Ran taking exams, seminars and other activities when he was young. He flipped through it for a long time before finding a faintly discoloured photo. It was a photo taken 13 years ago. He was standing in his teacher's office at the time and the teacher was standing next to him. Both didn't smile at the camera, but they surprisingly seemed to be quite close.
The teacher's hand rested lightly on his shoulder. At that time, he was only twelve years old and hadn't started to develop yet so he was much shorter than the teacher. The teacher originally didn't want to touch him but could only submit after urging from the photographer and reporters. Even through this photo, one could see the teacher's impatience.
Cheng Ran didn't find this photo to reminisces about the past. He looked around carefully and soon found another photo that was captured in this photo.
It was a family photo hanging from the wall., The young teacher and his wife stood together with a cute child in her arms. Cheng Ran squinted at the photo and was quiet for a while. After that, he suddenly let out a laugh.
The world was really a small place.
To be honest, Chi Zhao was almost beginning to get used to the protagonist inexplicably falling for himself and very easily accepted that it was because he was too charming. Just as the system had said, as long as he remains firm and continue to go against the protagonist, not falling for him, then the plot will not change much.
If that was the case, then it's very simple. Wasn't it just making sure his heart remains firm? That was not a problem.
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Chi Zhao knew that he was someone who relents easily so he formulated a new plan. Based on the various actions of the protagonists, he could implement countermeasures devised beforehand.
......…
Chi Zhao had planned it all out, but he what he didn't expect was that the changes to the plot was not only the protagonist's feelings for him but also the actions of another person who was outside of his control.
Today, Qi Yuyang as usual didn't go with him to the filming site. This time, it wasn't because Qi Yuyang was busy. Although he was indeed busy, he could still spare some time to accompany Chi Zhao. This time, it was Chi Zhao who didn't let him come. Chi Zhao's tone and expression was firm, and Qi Yuyang didn't want to make him angry so he could only comply.
He didn't have many scenes today, just one scene which could be filmed in the morning. Chi Zhao knew that it would be painful for the protagonist to be apart from him for more than two hours, but he still cruelly left Qi Yuyang alone at home.
When doing this, Chi Zhao also went out of his way to say to the system, "See this? I'm not relenting, I'm abusing him right now."
System: Hah.
Don't think that I can't see because I don't have eyes. You just want to train him and let him not rely on you so much!
.....
After completing his filming, Chi Zhao got ready to go home, but before he could leave the set, the man who gave him a business card the other day came over again.
This time the system didn't step away to slack off, so Chi Zhao finally realised that this person's real name was actually Cheng Ran and that he was the one who exposed the original owner and finally cured Qi Yuyang.
Sitting in the café on the filming set with Cheng Ran, Chi Zhao was in shock.
He swore to god that he really didn't do anything! He didn't even know Cheng Ran so why did he suddenly appear several years before he should've appeared?!
The system couldn't watch on and could only give him a few words of comfort.
[Cheng Ran originally lived in this city. According to the original plot, he and the original owner have also met, but the two have never spoken or become friends. It wasn't until the beginning of the plot that he became interested in Qi Yuyang. Right now, it seems like there was a butterfly effect after the original owner changed. Don't worry about it.]
Chi Zhao: "I'm not very certain but isn't the final result of butterfly effects complete chaos?"
System: "....." Oh yeah.
"How's Professor Xue?"
After knowing that Cheng Ran was Cheng Ran, he no longer had any good feelings towards him and even the look in his eyes expressed his unhappiness. It seemed to be saying: Why are you coming out so quickly? Can't you hurry home and wait until the plot point begins?!
...…
Seeing him staring at him and not speaking, Cheng Ran curled up the corners of his lips, "What is it?"
After a while, Chi Zhao asked him gloomily, "You know my father?"
Cheng Ran nodded, "Of course, I used to be his student. He was the one who led me down this path."
After a pause, Cheng Ran asked again, "So how's Professor Xue? I haven't seen him ever since he resigned."
Chi Zhao told Cheng Ran what he had told Qi Yuyang the other day, but his tone was colder, "I don't know. He has left for many years now. I don't know where he is or how he is doing."
Cheng Ran frowned.
He had a deep impression of Xue Qing's father. Because he was his teacher, he had always respected him. Professor Xue's personality however was indeed strange and he was more indifferent to others than the current Xue Qing. After studying under him for three years, he had never seen him smile. Only during the very occasional times when he mentions his son would his expression turn gentle.
But there wasn't much difference. It was just the difference between minus twenty degrees and minus two degrees.
At first, Cheng Ran thought that it was strange that Professor Xue had abandoned his son like this. But he thought about it a little more. With Professor Xue's personality, it wasn't strange for him to do anything. Even if he still retains some affection towards his son, that little bit of affection wouldn't help much and perhaps it had faded over the years.
Cheng Ran studied psychology and he also did some research into Freud's theories so he naturally knew about the extent of influence a parent can have on their child. Growing up in such an environment, it was no surprise that Xue Qing didn't like to talk to people and even has an awkward personality.
Cheng Ran was silent for a while. He then sighed regretfully, "Is that so…I wanted to pay him a visit again, but it seems to be not possible anymore."
Very quickly, Cheng Ran changed the subject, "I didn't recognise you at first. After all, you have changed so much from when you were a child. Of course, we only met once so I don't have much of an impression of you and it is the same for you. You probably don't remember me..."
Cheng Ran's tone sounded very nostalgic, but Chi Zhao wasn't interested in what he was saying. He interrupted him, "How did you recognise me?"
Cheng Ran wasn't mad at being interrupted. He smiled gently, "I have a photo of your parents at my place. You look almost exactly the same as your mother. Anyone who saw it would recognise it."
Chi Zhao didn't know what Xue Qing's mother looked like. Hearing this answer, he could only let out a small sound of understanding. He checked the time and saw that it was already half past twelve. Worried that Qi Yuyang was rolling around in pain at home, he quickly got up and got ready to leave.
Cheng Ran wanted to talk to him again, but Chi Zhao didn't give him a chance to do that. He watched Chi Zhao walk away in a hurry while still pretending to be calm and indifferent. Cheng Ran's gaze lingered on his slightly curved and stiff arm.
Body leaning forward, bent arms, slightly biting on the lower lip and raised eyebrows. Those were signs of worry.
Who was he worried about? Qi Yuyang?
A psychiatrist was not a detective so those speculations were only just speculations and cannot be conclusive facts. Chi Zhao quickly walked out. The café was still inside the studio so he didn't need a to put on a mask walking out but, as soon as he reached the exit of the studio, he would need to put it on. Chi Zhao moved to put on the mask as he walked out while constantly checking the time.
At this moment, no one around was looking at him so he didn't need to keep his persona. As a result, Chi Zhao didn't conceal his emotions and just strode quickly towards the parking lot with furrowed brows.
Qi Yuyang quietly watched the entrance of the parking lot. He looked very normal, as if he wasn't enduring any pain at all. No one knew how long he had been watching. Suddenly, Xue Qing's figure appeared in his field of vision.
For the first time, Xue Qing's face showed vivid emotions. The moment his headache eased; Qi Yuyang was also able to see Xue Qing's current appearance clearly. Qi Yuyang was slightly startled. He didn't know what could've caused Xue Qing to look like this. Just as he was about to open the car door and approach him, Xue Qing suddenly stopped.
He instantly turned around, as if he had been reminded by someone, and his eyes looked over. His gaze very quickly landed on Qi Yuyang who still hadn't left from inside his car.
Through the windshield, the eyes of the two met. Qi Yuyang very clearly saw that at this moment, Xue Qing's expression suddenly relaxed.
It was because he was no longer worried.