In the end, Su Tang chose to return to Penguin. She didn't want to turn down Deputy General Manager Wang, who had discovered and promoted her.
Deputy General Manager Wang transferred her to a new project team, and she never ran into Chen the Demon again.
She told Fang Ting about this, and Fang Ting didn't say anything more. They were both the kind of people who couldn't refuse the requests of those who were kind to them. Even though such compliance might involve some sacrifices.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was almost May, and Ren Qingzhou was about to join a filming crew.
Since last year, the producers of the large - scale ancient - costume IP "A Picture of the River and Mountains" had been in contact with his team. After the concert, he had also participated in some relevant training. Finally, the two parties signed a contract at the end of last year. Ren Qingzhou would play one of the male leads, Shangguan Jiayu, in "A Picture of the River and Mountains".
This drama was adapted from an online novel. The original male lead was Shangguan Jiatang, but it was the second male lead, Shangguan Jiayu, who had amassed a large fan base. So after the production company bought the copyright, they simply made an adaptation and turned the drama into a dual - male - lead one.
The role of Shangguan Jiayu was quite challenging. Ren Qingzhou hadn't taken on a TV drama for many years. The production company was taking a big risk by asking him to play this role.
After reading the script, Ren Qingzhou himself really liked this character, so the two parties hit it off.
His leg injury had mostly healed before he joined the crew. The crew postponed some of the high - difficulty action scenes appropriately. Marketing accounts had also spread the news that the drama would soon be officially announced.
Su Tang had been packing his things little by little. One day, she thought it would be hot in summer and that he needed to bring some cooling patches. The next day, she remembered that they would use wire - work for the ancient - costume scenes, so it would be better to prepare some Yunnan Baiyao.
In short, every time she came, she carried a lot of things in her hands. The suitcase Ren Qingzhou originally planned to take soon couldn't hold anything more.
Ren Qingzhou decided to change to a larger suitcase, but this endless packing was definitely not a good idea. The last person who was this crazy was his mom, but since she was busy with work, she hadn't taken care of him like this many times.
This was a sweet burden, with the sweetness being the main part and the burden being secondary. However, he still decided to stop it appropriately. "Honey, we've packed enough. If we keep going, I'll have to take several suitcases just for my personal items."
Su Tang was organizing his script. Seeing the dense notes he had made, she couldn't help but flip through a few more pages. "Your drama seems quite interesting."
"Not bad. It's just a romance drama," Ren Qingzhou said as he took the organized script from her and put it into the suitcase.
"By the way, I haven't asked who will co - star with you," Su Tang suddenly said, eager to know who would be filming dozens of emotional scenes with him.
"The other male lead is Lin Yujie, and the female lead is Gu Xiaowei."
"Gu Xiaowei? She seems quite popular," Su Tang said. She hadn't actually watched any of her dramas, but she seemed to have won some award last year. She was a rising star.
"I haven't really paid much attention," Ren Qingzhou said, with a strong sense of self - preservation.
"You're not very professional. You're about to join the crew, and you don't even care about the actress you'll be co - starring with," Su Tang joked.
"I just need to care about her acting skills. Paying too much attention to other things isn't a good thing. I always remember that I'm a married man."
Su Tang wasn't a fan - girlfriend before, so she never understood the feelings of fan - girlfriends when they saw their idol acting in an intimate scene with another actress. Now that she had become a girlfriend, she finally felt that sourness in her heart.
The sourness of not getting what you want, and the reluctance of finally getting it.
Su Tang told herself to be rational. This was a work requirement. She could choose her own beloved career, and she couldn't interfere with her partner's career interests either.
She held this requirement for Ren Qingzhou and for herself as well.
Looking at her handsome, interesting, and cute boyfriend about to act in a love story with another woman, even though it was just acting, she still felt really reluctant.
"Ren Qingzhou, you're not going to fall in love with your co - star, are you?"
"What are you thinking all day? Actors film so many dramas in a year. If they fall in love on every set, they'll be exhausted." Ren Qingzhou couldn't help but flick her forehead. "Moreover, there are so many people on the set. At first, all you'll feel is embarrassment. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the ambiguity is all edited. On the set, everyone just thinks about when they can finish work."
Well, it seemed that every working person had a simple ideal, which was to clock in for work and then start thinking about getting off work.
"I already miss you a little, even though we haven't separated yet," Ren Qingzhou said, always serious when he said sweet words.
Su Tang thought that serious boys were the most charming.
"Let's go for dinner," Ren Qingzhou invited Su Tang, who was still packing things.
The two of them went downstairs. Suddenly, Ren Qingzhou seemed to remember something and asked, "Isn't the lease of the apartment you're renting almost up?"
If he hadn't mentioned it, Su Tang would have almost forgotten. She had been really busy recently. First, she got her first boyfriend in 20 years, and then she had been running around for him. She had almost forgotten that it was time to pay the rent.
"I'm going to move to a new apartment. Now that Fang Ting doesn't live there anymore, it's not cost - effective for me to live in that big place alone," Su Tang replied. "I'll go look at apartments in a few days. There's still time."
They walked hand in hand in the underground garage. Ren Qingzhou loved collecting all kinds of cars, so the house he lived in had a very large garage.
After hearing what Su Tang said, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.
If a person could forget what they were supposed to do because of someone else, that person must be very important to them, right?
"I'll be joining the crew in a few days, so I won't be able to go with you to look at apartments."
"It's okay. I can go by myself," Su Tang replied.
Moreover, in fact, she couldn't take him to look at apartments.
This kind of public activity was very dangerous and not suitable for him.
"However, I have an idea. I don't know if you'll agree," Ren Qingzhou said, trying to discuss it with her. "I'm mostly in the capital city. The house here in S City is basically empty. You can move in here."
His suggestion was definitely well - intentioned, but he didn't know if Su Tang would accept it.
Ren Qingzhou knew that she was actually a very stubborn person. No matter what their relationship was, she might not want to take advantage of him.
"I appreciate your kindness, but this place is too far from my company," Su Tang refused him as expected.
It wasn't because she was being stand - offish. She just always thought that even between lovers, things should be clear.
Fang Ting used to always say that she was too independent, which made her seem a bit cold and unapproachable.
She always wanted to settle things clearly with others and didn't want to take advantage of others. It wasn't that she was afraid of others taking advantage of her. She just simply thought that it was better to owe nothing to each other.
But right at this moment, after refusing Ren Qingzhou, she was afraid that he would think she was too cold. So she added, "Don't think too much. I just really think this place is too far from my company. The place I used to live in was just a short walk away. If I live here, I'll have to take two transfers by bus."
The way she patiently explained made Ren Qingzhou feel both amused and touched.
At that moment, he felt like the girlfriend, while Su Tang was like a boyfriend, always considering the other person's feelings.
He opened the passenger - side door and asked Su Tang to get in. "That's okay. You can drive there."
"You can choose any car in the garage," he added.
As a fan of Ren Qingzhou, Su Tang knew how much he cherished his cars.
For men, cars and shoes were their passions.
The cars he collected were not only expensive but also hard to obtain.
He once joked that these cars were like his girlfriends.
These were all his beloved possessions, but now he said she could choose any one of them.
"These are your treasures. It's not a good habit to take something someone loves," Su Tang refused his suggestion.
"Now they are still my beloved possessions, but I have something more precious than them," Ren Qingzhou said.
"Moreover, since I'm yours, they are naturally yours too," he said, turning his head slightly to look at Su Tang. The car was quite spacious, and the distance between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat was a bit far. Su Tang felt like she was about to drown in his eyes. So she pretended to adjust her seatbelt to make herself look less flustered.
It wasn't until they drove out of the garage that Su Tang felt her face wasn't so red.
She quietly turned her head to look at Ren Qingzhou.
He was concentrating on driving. This car had once appeared on his Weibo. At that time, many people said that they didn't know who would be the lucky one to sit in the passenger's seat and become the mistress of this car.
She never thought that this would happen to her.
But life was always full of surprises and unexpected twists.
"What if I move here and you come back?" Su Tang decided to reconsider his suggestion.
"Generally, when I come back, it's for work. In that case, the people in charge will book a hotel for me. It might be inconvenient to live here. If I need to stay for a long time, I can go back to my parents' place," Ren Qingzhou replied.
"Then I'd better accept your kind offer," Su Tang agreed.
"I'll contact the moving company some other day. You can move in soon. It might really be a bit inconvenient for you to commute to work. I didn't think it through," Ren Qingzhou said.
"You've thought it through very well. I'm very satisfied. Thank you, Zhouzhou," Su Tang said.
Maybe there will suddenly be someone in your life. Originally, you thought there should be an appropriate distance between people, but because of this person's appearance, you suddenly find that it's not so bad to get a little closer.
In fact, you even want to get closer and closer.
Tie the two lives together completely and never separate again.
Human beings are originally solitary animals. So when they are willing to give up their territorial awareness and live with another person, and even change their living habits to accommodate each other, many people say that this is love.
I will abandon my nature, go against my personality, and love you forever.
Make changes for you, just because that person is you.