It was not even 4 p.m. in the afternoon when Ding Huanyu showed up.
He was carrying a suitcase, and it was obvious that he had come straight from the airport. He came here in a hurry without even going back to his hotel.
Su Tang opened the door for him, and then heard him say loudly, "Hello, sister - in - law."
After that, he entered the door and began to greet Ren Qingzhou.
"Your leg still hasn't healed yet. I remember it's been a while since you had that fall. You're not doing well," Ding Huanyu said.
Ren Qingzhou replied indifferently, "Haven't you heard? A man can never say he's not up to it."
"I remember there was no partition in your kitchen last time I came," Ding Huanyu said, running his hand along the glass wall of the kitchen.
"Thanks to you. The last time you cooked here, you filled my living room with smoke, which made me realize the drawback of an open - plan kitchen. So I quickly had a partition installed," Ren Qingzhou said.
In fact, apart from Ding Huanyu, Ren Qingzhou himself had never cooked at home. The kitchen was just a decoration to him.
Su Tang remembered that he used to dislike all kinds of dishes for being too heavily seasoned or having a bad taste. She wondered how he had survived on takeaways for all these years.
Ding Huanyu was not afraid to expose his true self. "Sister - in - law, I heard you used to be his fan."
"Do you know why he lost so much weight as soon as he joined the crew? It's because the food on the set was not good, and he didn't eat properly."
Ren Qingzhou decided to defend his already not - so - lofty image. "Although I'm picky about food, I didn't want to cause trouble for the crew."
His words made Su Tang feel so sorry for him. She thought he had suffered a lot on the set, unable to eat well or sleep well, completely forgetting that he hadn't filmed a TV series for a long time.
"Wife, will you come to visit me on the set when I join a new crew?" Ren Qingzhou took the opportunity to ask. After all, the shooting schedule would be very tight once he joined the crew, and the shooting location would be quite remote. He really couldn't slip out often, so he could only hope that his wife would visit him more often.
"I'm not sure if it's appropriate..." Su Tang said, still a bit scared.
"What's the big deal? As long as no intimate photos are taken, if we're photographed, we can just say you're my assistant or a crew member," Ding Huanyu offered a solution.
Su Tang had watched many of his art - house movies. It was really hard for her to get used to his personality when she suddenly saw him in person. She was a bit slow to adjust.
Ding Huanyu was not extremely good - looking, but he excelled in acting. He was a very talented actor, who could really bring any character to life.
Moreover, he had a very high starting point in his acting career. His debut work was Li Shi's *Golden*.
He played the young version of the male lead in it. That movie won many awards that year, and Li Shi suddenly became a popular young director.
After that, they collaborated on many more movies, and he always played the male lead.
It turned out that Ding Huanyu was actually a very lively person in real life.
Most of the male leads in art - house movies are melancholy and deep, so Su Tang thought Ding Huanyu had such a personality too.
Su Tang decided to find some time to tell Fang Ting that her idol was actually a bit cute in private.
It was obvious that he regarded this place as half his own home. He didn't stand on ceremony with Ren Qingzhou. After saying a few words, he went into the kitchen to cook.
Su Tang originally wanted to go in and help him. After all, he was a guest, and it seemed a bit impolite to let him work as soon as he came. But Ren Qingzhou stopped her. "It's okay. He knows his way around. Before I met you, this kitchen was prepared for him."
Why did this sentence sound so strange? It seemed to imply something special.
Su Tang vaguely remembered that there were some fans who shipped Ding Huanyu and Ren Qingzhou as a couple. Although there weren't many of them, they were having a great time. After all, the two of them were well - known good friends in the entertainment circle.
Different from Jiang Bai, who was Ren Qingzhou's childhood friend, Ding Huanyu and Ren Qingzhou were college classmates and had a very good relationship at school.
Maybe like - minded people always had a lot to talk about. Later, their graduation works were even dug out by fans. Although they were very green back then, one could already see the shadows of who they were now.
Although the two of them had taken different paths in their careers since their debut, their friendship had remained unchanged over the years.
Ding Huanyu was very passionate about acting. Since his debut in art - house movies, he had taken on many such films and won quite a few international awards. Although he didn't have the popularity of most young idols, he was a low - key but powerful actor.
Now it seemed that this powerful actor was also a hidden cooking master.
Su Tang enjoyed the luxury of having food served to her for the first time. She couldn't help but praise Ding Huanyu's cooking skills. "I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking."
Ding Huanyu placed the last dish on the table. "Of course. I used to cook for him in the apartment he rented in college."
Before his words faded away, Ren Qingzhou hopped over and sat down at the table. "Let me see if your cooking skills have deteriorated."
Hearing this, Ding Huanyu slapped the chopsticks out of Ren Qingzhou's hand. "You never say anything nice. Eat it if you like it. If not, just leave it."
Ren Qingzhou didn't bother to argue with him. He picked up a new pair of chopsticks and took a bite. "Delicious. If you ever get banned from the entertainment industry, you might as well open a restaurant. The business will surely be booming."
"Can you wish me something good for once?" Ding Huanyu took off the apron and sat down to eat.
Then, as if he had discovered a new continent, he looked at Ren Qingzhou's hand. "Why is your way of holding chopsticks normal now?"
"Can't I just suddenly want to change?" Ren Qingzhou was at a loss to explain.
In fact, Ren Qingzhou had many small quirks, like the improper way of holding chopsticks, which were just harmless daily habits.
The reason was that when he was a child, his father was busy with research, and his mother was busy with business. In short, no one took care of him. The nanny at home only cooked for him but didn't accompany him during meals. So he developed many bad habits on his own.
Su Tang was a bit of a perfectionist. When she watched Ren Qingzhou on variety shows before, she even wanted to jump into the TV and correct his chopstick - holding posture.
Now that Ren Qingzhou sat across from her every day for meals, this discomfort reached its peak.
So, under Su Tang's supervision, Ren Qingzhou spent a week trying to pick up soybeans with shaking hands, and finally corrected his wrong way of holding chopsticks.
Ren Qingzhou felt he was in a good position to say how hard it was for an adult to change their daily habits.
Ding Huanyu not only saw through it but also said it out loud. "Having a girlfriend really makes a difference. Unlike me, all alone."
For some reason, Ren Qingzhou always felt that he was mocking him.
So he picked up a big pile of food for Ding Huanyu. "Just eat your food. You can't even keep your mouth shut while eating."
Su Tang just kept laughing on the side. Compared with fake brother - hood, their bickering made their relationship seem real and natural. For a moment, she seemed to see what they were like in college. The purity of their youth still remained in them, unchanged over the years.
"Sister - in - law, if you know any suitable girls, remember to introduce them to me. I'm eager to get out of the single - life now," Ding Huanyu suddenly said to Su Tang.
"Sure," Su Tang replied. She remembered that in an interview with Ding Huanyu, the journalist asked him if he had any goals in the near future. His answer was that he wanted to get a girlfriend.
The comments on his Weibo were also very interesting. All his fans were asking things like, "Has Ding Huanyu found a girlfriend today?" "Has any girl taken a fancy to our Ding Huanyu today?" "No." "Our Ding Huanyu has become an unwanted item."
"You'd better rely on yourself rather than her. Eight out of ten of her classmates are guys," Ren Qingzhou interjected.
"Then why aren't you a bit more aware of the potential danger? What if someone tries to steal your girl?"
"That's impossible. Even if there are a hundred guys, I'm still the most outstanding one," Ren Qingzhou said.
Su Tang was almost laughing to death at their conversation. It turned out that there was a magical chemical reaction when Ren Qingzhou was with Ding Huanyu.
She even thought that in the years before she appeared, Ren Qingzhou must have had some tough times. She was so lucky that he had such a good friend by his side all the time.
Not leaving each other in times of hardship, supporting each other and growing together. Maybe this was the highest definition of friendship.
Ding Huanyu had an announcement the next day, so he left after dinner.
His schedule was very full recently. It was obvious that he had deliberately taken some time out to come and see Ren Qingzhou.
After he left, Su Tang was busy cleaning up the kitchen. Ren Qingzhou suddenly hopped into the kitchen and hugged her from behind. "Will you go back to QQ?"
Su Tang turned around and looked at him puzzledly. "Why do you suddenly ask this question?"
"I just suddenly realized that Ding Huanyu was right. I should be more aware of the potential danger."
"Once I thought of this, I didn't want you to go back," Ren Qingzhou said, lowering his head slightly. Since he was only using one leg, he transferred some of his body weight to Su Tang. When he spoke, his warm breath blew on the back of Su Tang's ear, and her ears turned red.
Her hands were wet, so she could only hug him with her arms. Then she suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him. Ren Qingzhou heard her soft voice in his ear. "Among thousands of people, you will always be the most outstanding one."
If these words were said by someone else, they might sound exaggerated, making people think that the speaker was too arrogant.
But please believe that when they come from your mouth, they are absolutely true.
I've always felt like I'm in a dream, because being loved by such an excellent person is something that doesn't seem real.
This makes me even doubt myself. Maybe I did something really good in my previous life to deserve this blessing.
Because of your existence, I even start to doubt myself.
I do have some good qualities, but when it comes to matching you, I always feel that they are not good enough.
Maybe there are indeed thousands of excellent people in this world, but among them, you are the one who most sets my heart aflutter.