Ren Qingzhou was discharged from the hospital five days later. The doctor said he was fine. He just needed to come for regular check - ups and wait for the plaster to be removed. There was absolutely no need for him to stay in the hospital and "grow mushrooms". Of course, he also couldn't do strenuous exercise.
He had injured his leg, so there were naturally many inconveniences in his daily life. As his work assistant and a woman, it was really inconvenient for Li Momo to take care of his daily life. Moreover, there was still a lot of work waiting for her to handle in the studio. So she flew back to the imperial capital first, and then specially sent a male assistant from the imperial capital to take care of his daily life.
This was the second time Su Tang had seen Jiang Weiguo. Just like his simple and honest name, Jiang Weiguo was a simple - looking and honest young man. The last time Su Tang saw him was at an event. He escorted Ren Qingzhou away from the scene all the way.
He looked very reliable.
Ren Qingzhou was not short, but Weiguo was even taller than him. Standing in front of anyone, he made them look petite and cute. Most of the time, Weiguo was responsible for on - site security. He wasn't really rough, but after all, he was a boy, so he was inevitably a bit careless.
Ren Qingzhou also had a lot of quirks. He didn't like having strangers in his home, and he especially didn't like having someone waiting on him every day. In his words, "This isn't feudal society. I don't need someone to wait on me all the time to survive. I can take care of myself." Coupled with the special nature of his job, it was really hard to find a suitable caregiver for him for a while.
When Li Momo left, she was extremely worried about leaving Ren Qingzhou in the care of a man. At the same time, she also knew that it would be no problem for him to help Ren Qingzhou go to the toilet or run errands, but it was definitely hopeless to expect him to take care of Ren Qingzhou's daily life.
So Li Momo pinned all her hopes on Ren Qingzhou's new girlfriend, hoping that she must, must watch over Ren Qingzhou. If the doctor said not to do something, he must not be allowed to be reckless. If anything happened to him again, she might as well kill herself by hitting a block of tofu.
Su Tang felt the burden on her shoulders was heavy. She didn't seem to have taken care of anyone before.
So when Weiguo helped push Ren Qingzhou home, Su Tang and Ren Qingzhou looked at each other. "To be honest, this is my first time taking care of someone."
"I'm sorry, wife. We've just started dating, and now I'm making you take care of me." Ren Qingzhou sat in the wheelchair, feeling really frustrated. During the honeymoon period at the beginning of a relationship, the male lead had broken his leg. His life was really nothing like an idol drama.
Su Tang quickly waved her hand. "I'm just afraid I won't take good care of you."
Ren Qingzhou pointed around his home. "You can take a stroll around and get familiar with my place. There's nothing special on a daily basis. You can just come and see me when you're free."
Hearing this, Su Tang took a general look at the layout of his home. Seeing that he lived in a large flat - floor apartment, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "It's good that your bedroom and the living room are on the same floor. Otherwise, I'd really be worried about how you'd get upstairs every day."
Hearing this, Ren Qingzhou also burst out laughing. "Then I'd probably have to make do in the living room for a while."
"How do you usually eat?" The kitchen in Ren Qingzhou's home should have been an open - style one originally, but maybe because he had a slight case of mysophobia, they had built a partition and separated it. Through the transparent glass, Su Tang could see that his kitchen was spotless. It was so clean that it was almost suspicious. She didn't know if it was because it was cleaned too thoroughly or because no one had ever used it.
"Sometimes I just order takeout and make do." In fact, he ordered takeout most of the time. Ren Qingzhou couldn't cook. He was a kitchen idiot.
Since he had burned two of his mother's pots at home before, his mother had never let him into the kitchen again.
Su Tang opened his refrigerator and saw that it was completely empty.
She could basically tell how often he actually ordered takeout.
"I haven't been back here for a while... Food stored in the refrigerator is easy to go bad." Ren Qingzhou tried to save face.
He still needed to maintain his image in front of his wife, especially a newly - acquired girlfriend. Moreover, he still had a bit of an idol aura in her eyes. He couldn't let it shatter completely.
It was better not to expose his lack of life skills right away.
Su Tang asked him, "Is there a supermarket near your place? I'll go buy you some food."
Ren Qingzhou thought she made sense. "Let Weiguo go. He knows where it is. You couldn't carry everything back by yourself."
Weiguo came over immediately. "Sure thing, sister - in - law. Make a list of what you need, and I'll buy them all back."
Emmmmm, why did everyone in their studio like to call her sister - in - law?
Su Tang added Weiguo as a friend on social media. Then she walked around the kitchen. Seeing that the seasonings in Ren Qingzhou's home were quite complete, she just made a list of some necessary ingredients for Weiguo.
Watching Weiguo leave, Ren Qingzhou slowly rolled his wheelchair to the kitchen door. He asked, "Aren't you guys busy these days?"
She had been taking care of him every day for the past few days and hadn't been to the company much. It didn't seem like the work intensity at Penguin.
"I submitted my resignation report a few days ago. I'm just free these days." Su Tang rarely shared things about her life and work with others, but she didn't think Ren Qingzhou was an outsider. He had the right to know about her future. "I had a conflict with my supervisor, so I don't want to work there anymore."
She said it lightly, but actually felt bitter inside. This matter had been weighing on her heart and making her unhappy.
She had worked so hard for so long, but someone else had easily stolen her achievements. Su Tang was really indignant.
But she really wasn't a person who liked to complain. Just when she suddenly mentioned this to Ren Qingzhou, somehow, the grievance in her heart spread out. She even had an urge to cry.
She unconsciously pushed back her hair. This was her habitual action when she wanted to hide her emotions.
Maybe most literary youths were sensitive and delicate, or maybe everyone couldn't hide anything in front of their loved ones. Ren Qingzhou sensed the change in her mood. Frustrated by his current limited mobility, he could only wave at her and ask her to come to him.
Su Tang walked closer to him and saw him looking up at her. He reached out and ruffled Su Tang's hair. "It's okay. If you're bullied, just quit."
He was wearing soft home clothes and looked very gentle. At this moment, his voice was so gentle that it could drip water. Su Tang bent down and wrapped her arms around him. Her chin rested on his shoulder, and her tears welled up immediately. "That Chen Monster is so bullying. I worked so hard on that project for so long, and he just stole it without even giving me credit. I'm so miserable. Ren Qingzhou, I'm so miserable."
"Don't worry. Quit. I'll support you." Ren Qingzhou comforted her in a domineering - CEO - like way. "I can afford to support you. Don't worry."
Su Tang had tears in her eyes, but his words made her burst out laughing. "I don't want you to support me. Achieving economic freedom is the symbol of female independence."
She was still in his arms. She had imagined what it would be like to be in Ren Qingzhou's arms many times before, but when she was really held in his arms, she found that those imaginations were far from enough to describe it.
It was a very subtle feeling. His shoulders weren't very broad, but they made her feel at ease.
Su Tang looked at this face that had once been so far away from her and couldn't help reaching out to pinch his cheek. "I can't believe it's real. You're really mine."
"Then pinch a bit more." Ren Qingzhou laughed after hearing this.
"No need. I might not be able to afford to compensate if I break it." Su Tang looked at this face that was perfect in her eyes and gently asked, "Ren Qingzhou, can I kiss you?"
She was standing right in front of him, asking this question seriously with her head down. Her hair fell down, and some of it brushed against Ren Qingzhou's face. Ren Qingzhou felt as if a gentle breeze had blown across his heart, and the calm lake of his heart was rippled.
He reached out and tucked her hair behind her ear, then gently held the back of her head. He tilted his head up, and Su Tang saw his thick eyelashes and a faint shadow under his eyes.
His lips were cool and moist, like a fresh petal.
He replied with a smile, "Of course. It's my honor."
So Su Tang carefully kissed him. She was like an innocent and naive child, full of curiosity about the unknown. She just gently brushed his lips and then quickly pulled away. Ren Qingzhou looked at her shy appearance and thought she was extremely interesting. So he couldn't help asking her, "Wife, is this your first kiss?"
Su Tang didn't answer his question but just nodded.
"Am I your first love?" He had never inquired about his partner's past romantic life. He always thought it was disrespectful to do so. Everyone had a past. If others didn't want to talk about it, there was no need to uncover their scars. Matters of the heart were always taboo. As long as each relationship was sincere and one had a clear conscience, that was enough.
But now he was really a bit curious about Su Tang's past, but he definitely didn't mean to be disrespectful to her. In fact, whether she was like a blank sheet of paper or a colorful painting, she attracted him equally.
"Yes, so I may not know how to be in a relationship yet. I hope you'll forgive me." Su Tang replied.
A person may have many firsts in their life, and many people have an inexplicable attachment to their firsts.
But they often overlooked that humans grow through repeated attempts and failures. The first time meant having no experience at all, and the unknown possibilities might be accompanied by more risks.
Su Tang's first love faced many risks that ordinary people wouldn't encounter. This might be a huge challenge for her.
She was also very afraid that her inexperience would hurt others.
But perhaps the innate conqueror's instinct in men was at work. Although he was reluctant to admit it, for a moment, Ren Qingzhou really felt as if he had found a precious treasure.
He despised this thought of his extremely. He told himself that such a thought was wrong.
He had already made too many mistakes that he wouldn't have made in the past. It turned out that when the other person didn't play by the rules, it really could throw one into disarray. At this moment, he was just like a young man who had never been in a relationship.
He confessed to Su Tang, "But I'm not new to relationships. Before you, I had two girlfriends."
"The first one was in high school, and the second one was a college classmate. Later, for various reasons, we broke up. But I can't deny that we really loved each other, and later we really found that we weren't suitable for each other."
"I know." Su Tang replied.
She had heard about these things before, but at that time, she didn't know if they were true. Hearing the person involved talk about it now was a completely different feeling.
She had never thought that Ren Qingzhou would tell her about his past romantic life in person.
"But you're the first girl I've ever pursued."
"I'm very satisfied to have one of your firsts in my life."
"I still thank them for having met them. Although we didn't end up together, they taught me to grow and cherish the person in front of me."
Ren Qingzhou looked at her. His voice was extremely gentle. "But wife, kissing isn't like that. Let me teach you."
He put his arms around her neck, and she obediently lowered her head. It was a gentle and lingering kiss. They didn't reluctantly pull away until they were both out of breath. She tasted his flavor, a bit sweet, like the candies he always liked to eat.