To play it safe, Su Tang chose public transportation. After all, she wasn't very good with directions... One should always have self - awareness.
She could drive okay in City S. She didn't wander around much every day and just followed the same fixed route to and from work. But outside of City S, she'd better be more careful.
The film and television base was built in a rather remote area. Li Momo was in charge of picking her up at the station.
Li Momo didn't expect that not only did her sister - in - law come in person, but she also brought some stuff.
It was quite heavy to bring from City S. Li Momo quickly stepped forward to take it: "It's not easy to park here. We'll have to walk for a while."
Li Momo was just a girl herself. How could Su Tang let her carry everything alone? "It's okay. We'll carry it together."
Li Momo took her straight to the hotel where Ren Qingzhou was staying. This hotel usually accommodated people who came to film, so the facilities were fairly complete.
"The crew has booked the sixth floor. I've booked a room for you on the fifth floor. Here's the room card."
"Right now, he should still be filming. You'll have to wait for him. I'll go check on the set." Li Momo rummaged through her bag and took out the room card, putting it on the table. "This is the room card for Teacher Ren's room, Room 607 upstairs."
With her mission accomplished, Li Momo left. Su Tang went to the fifth floor to put down her things and then decided to go to the sixth floor to take a look at Ren Qingzhou's room.
Sure enough, you couldn't expect a single man to keep his room very clean, even if this single man looked dazzling on the outside.
Ren Qingzhou's room was like a pigsty...
There were mainly a lot of clothes. His room was piled with all kinds of clothes, some that Su Tang had seen and some she hadn't.
Besides that, there were one script after another. The crew couldn't film in sequence; they shot scenes here and there. Ren Qingzhou had taken out all the scripts and spread them everywhere.
Su Tang resigned herself to tidying up his clothes and also arranged the messy scripts in order.
So it turned out that a boyfriend and a son could be interchangeable, especially when your boyfriend was lacking in life skills.
Ren Qingzhou was eager to go back immediately. When he saw Li Momo coming, he knew that Su Tang had arrived.
The phrase "eager to return home" was really apt to describe him at this moment.
However, today's tasks weren't completed yet. In order to save time to accompany his girlfriend in the next two days, Ren Qingzhou had a rather full schedule of scenes these days, and today his on - screen partner was Dong Yueyi.
Dong Yueyi played a character in *The Picturesque Realm* who whole - heartedly followed Shangguan Jiatang. She had a huge number of scenes with Lin Yujie, and only a few with Ren Qingzhou.
These few scenes were killing Ren Qingzhou. Dong Yueyi's acting skills were really an eyesore. Ren Qingzhou was the kind of person whose performance would be boosted if his on - screen partner was good, but would also be easily affected if the partner couldn't get into the role.
This was a bad habit, making it easy to be led astray.
This was exactly what he needed to work on. After all, young actors always needed opportunities to grow.
On normal days, if Dong Yueyi had a few NG takes, Ren Qingzhou would be patient and wait for her, since getting angry wouldn't help.
But today he got impatient himself and was a bit out of sorts, which made the director dissatisfied with both of them.
The director's dissatisfaction with Dong Yueyi had been building up for a long time, while he was surprised at Ren Qingzhou's out - of - state performance.
He even asked with concern, "Qingzhou, are you not feeling well?"
Recently, Ren Qingzhou had indeed been under a heavy workload, and coupled with his partner's constant lack of state, it might have affected him. The director explained it to himself in his mind and thought it made sense.
Ren Qingzhou felt really embarrassed. He had always been someone who clearly separated work and life and never let personal matters affect his work.
But this time he had lost his composure and couldn't suppress his impatience.
"Sorry, it's my fault. Can we do this scene again?" Ren Qingzhou quickly adjusted his state.
"Okay, everyone, get ready."
It was already evening when this scene finally ended in a rather rough way. When the crew was about to wrap up, the director specially came over to ask about Ren Qingzhou's health.
"Qingzhou, you only have one scene tomorrow. It should be finished quickly. There's no schedule for the day after tomorrow. You should take a good rest these two days. Young people shouldn't push themselves too hard. Your body won't be able to take it."
"Okay, thank you, Director." Even though the director was a young one, he was still much older than Ren Qingzhou. Since joining the crew, they had a pretty good private relationship. At this moment, the director's advice made Ren Qingzhou feel warm inside.
He was actually very easy to get along with. No matter which crew he worked with, the crew members all spoke highly of him. For an actor, as long as you were dedicated and didn't act like a big shot, the cooperation would be pleasant.
As soon as Ren Qingzhou opened the door, he saw Su Tang asleep on the table. She had been exhausted from the journey today and was really tired. After coming to the hotel, she had tidied up the mess Ren Qingzhou had left. She had really wanted to wait for him to come back, but then she fell asleep.
It wasn't dark when she fell asleep, so the light in the bedroom wasn't on. The sofa was close to the window, and outside the window was a brightly lit road. The light from the street lamps shone on her face, casting a faint silhouette.
So this was what it felt like to have someone waiting for you to come home, someone leaving a light on for you and someone caring for you.
Ren Qingzhou felt that his heart was like a pool of melting ice and snow, and Su Tang had suddenly fallen into this pool of snow - water, bringing so many flutters to his heart.
He slowed down his steps and gently walked to the opposite side of her and sat down. She seemed to be having a dream and was constantly frowning. Ren Qingzhou couldn't help but reach out his hand to smooth her eyebrows.
Su Tang had a dream. She seemed to be in an endless corridor, desperately walking forward and forward, but she could never reach the end of the road.
And Ren Qingzhou had turned into a faint figure, sometimes far and sometimes near to her.
This feeling of floating in a dream wasn't pleasant. Vaguely, it seemed that someone had gently touched her. She raised her head, half - asleep and half - awake, and seemed to see Ren Qingzhou's face.
She was still groggy and couldn't tell the dream from reality for a moment. She just asked, "Are you back?"
Then she saw the person opposite nod and reach out to stroke her messy hair. "How long have you been sleeping here?"
"I don't know." She waved the script on the table. "I originally wanted to read the script, but I didn't expect to fall asleep."
Ren Qingzhou looked at the script in her hand. It was exactly the scene he was going to film tomorrow. "Do you want to come with me and take a look? I only have one scene tomorrow. After that, we can stroll around the film and television base."
"That would affect you too much." Su Tang instinctively refused. "Am I affecting your work by coming here?"
There was even a bit of apology in her tone, as if she felt really bad about it.
Ren Qingzhou felt his heart being tugged. She had traveled all the way for him, but was still worried that her coming would be a trouble to him.
"No, you'll never be a factor that affects my work." Ren Qingzhou replied. "At first, I was so confident that we could have a relationship like ordinary people, but in fact, I really can't. The problems you once imagined do exist in our lives for real."
She had once chosen to refuse because of these obstacles, and now she was being cautious because of them.
"It's okay. Since I've received the admiration of thousands of people, I naturally have to bear the negative effects they bring. God is fair to everyone, isn't He?"
"The same goes for me. Since I've chosen to be more outstanding than ordinary people, I naturally have to bear more pressure than others."
It seemed that every time they talked about matters related to their relationship, the topic would always become extremely heavy.
It was unclear whether it was because Su Tang was too sober, or Ren Qingzhou wasn't mature enough, or perhaps he wanted too much and was being too cautious.
He had always been a mature and rational person. He knew how to make choices in his career and understood the principle that you couldn't have your cake and eat it too.
It was only in matters of the heart that he lost his composure. He seemed unable to grasp the right degree of advancement and retreat.
Moreover, he often made a mistake that people deeply in love usually made: always being afraid that the other person didn't love him enough.
Ren Qingzhou decided to end this heavy topic. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and on this night, they actually had a lot to say, rather than discussing things that might make each other unhappy.
"Have you had dinner?" He wanted to turn the page, so he casually asked this question.
"Not yet." Su Tang had spent her noon on the train. She never had the habit of eating on the train. After arriving, she didn't seem to have much of an appetite. Only when Ren Qingzhou mentioned it did she realize that she hadn't eaten for a whole day.
"Then let's go for dinner. There are still a few good restaurants here." Ren Qingzhou said.
"Okay."
Ren Qingzhou originally wanted to find a bottle of water in the fridge, but found it stuffed with all kinds of food. "Did you bring all these?"
Su Tang poured him a cup of warm water and took the cold water from his hand. "Don't drink cold water anymore. Your stomach isn't good. Drinking too much will make you uncomfortable."
"I thought you've been too busy these days and definitely haven't eaten properly, so I prepared some snacks for you. If you don't feel like having breakfast in the morning, remember to have a little something."
Su Tang could tell that Ren Qingzhou was really happy, but there was an undeniable weariness in his eyes. The makeup on his face had been removed, revealing the dark circles under his eyes. He must have stayed up many nights.
He never replied to Su Tang's messages in the middle of the night for fear of disturbing her sleep. Su Tang didn't know the crew's schedule and didn't know that he had such a chaotic routine.
Su Tang suddenly felt that the acting profession seemed glamorous from afar, but the closer you got, the more you realized how hard it was. Take Ren Qingzhou for example. At such a young age, he already had all kinds of minor ailments. She used to think that it was because the people around him didn't take good care of him. However, now it seemed that his irregular work and rest time was the root cause, even though Li Momo and the others had done their best.