As soon as Su Tang heard the sound of the door closing, she knew he had left.
They had been together for some time, and this was the first time they had quarreled.
In the past, their bickering was just a petty squabble between lovers.
It could even be regarded as a little spice to enhance their relationship, which didn't really matter.
But this time, Su Tang knew clearly that Ren Qingzhou was really angry.
If it were her, she probably wouldn't feel good either.
No relationship could withstand betrayal. Su Tang admitted that she had made a mistake.
But at this moment, she felt extremely lost. It was as if she was standing at a fork in the road, not knowing which way to go.
She was really inexperienced, so when these things happened, she simply didn't know how to deal with them.
Subconsciously, she dialed Fang Ting's phone number.
Fang Ting's voice came through quickly: "Calling me so late at night. Did you quarrel with Ren Qingzhou?"
Su Tang didn't know whether to scold her for being a jinx or to admire her accurate prediction.
Hearing that she was silent, Fang Ting also knew that her prediction was probably right.
"Is it related to that Dr. Fang?"
"I've told you before that the matter of Dr. Fang would sooner or later become a fuse between you two."
"He knows I went on a blind date. He saw the two of us at the airport today."
"But he must be extremely angry. If it weren't for the public occasion, he would surely rush up and question you about what was going on."
Fang Ting had just finished dinner. She seemed to be chewing something in her mouth, and her words were a bit slurred.
"Why did you tell him that you met on a blind date? You could have told him that you met in the hospital. That's the truth anyway."
Fang Ting hit the nail on the head. She couldn't understand what was going on in Su Tang's mind.
Although it was all about having contact with someone else behind her boyfriend's back, an accidental acquaintance was surely a less serious matter than a blind - date meeting.
Why did this girl make it sound worse?
"I don't want him to know that I went to the hospital some time ago." Su Tang said softly, "He's a very meticulous person. If he knew that I was sick some time ago and he didn't know about it, he would feel very guilty."
Fang Ting wished she could reach through the phone line and knock Su Tang's head: "Can you tell the main thing from the minor one? If he knew you went to the hospital without telling him, at most he'd feel guilty for not taking good care of you, and then he'd be even better to you."
"Now you've escalated this small matter into a problem in your relationship. Going on a blind date behind your boyfriend's back! A blind date, for goodness' sake!"
"I really don't know what you're thinking all day long. Did God allocate all your EQ to your IQ? Why is your EQ so low?"
"So what should I do now?" Su Tang turned to Fang Ting, the one with the highest EQ in her circle of friends, for help.
"What else can you do? Go and soften your attitude, lower your head and apologize."
"He should also realize that he has some problems too. It's not entirely your fault, but of course, you're mainly responsible."
"Actually, this is just a small matter. These things will keep happening in the future if you keep avoiding them like this."
"Based on my understanding of your mom, she won't give up on introducing blind - date partners to you."
"Let's deal with future things later. Solve one thing at a time." Su Tang felt that her head was about to explode.
Sure enough, falling in love was not as good as working. Relationship problems were the most troublesome.
Speaking of work, that was another annoying thing.
If she continued to stay at QQ, she and Ren Qingzhou would surely continue to live a life of being separated most of the time.
A long - distance relationship was definitely not conducive to the development of a relationship.
But Ren Qingzhou's current work focus was all in the imperial capital. Su Tang had also been considering whether to apply for a transfer to work in the imperial capital recently.
If she also went to the imperial capital, except for the time when Ren Qingzhou was rushing around for announcements, they wouldn't be in a long - distance relationship anymore, right?
Although there wasn't much of that "other time" for him...
Ren Qingzhou also had some work when he came back to City S this time. He had to come to record an episode of "Entertainment Rush".
It was an established entertainment show. The main content was to invite several guests to the show to chat and play games.
He might join a variety show as a regular guest in the second half of the year. Participating in this entertainment show was also to test the waters first.
To be honest, Ren Qingzhou didn't have much variety - show sense.
He was very straightforward in speaking and always said what was on his mind. Moreover, he rarely sought the camera or tried to be in the spotlight.
If you looked through the variety shows from his early debut days, you'd find that he had relatively few camera shots.
The duration of variety shows was limited. Generally, the editors would favor big - name and humorous artists.
The theme of this variety - show episode was to return to campus days. The games and topics were also centered around the guests' campus days.
The program group prepared a set of school uniforms for each guest. Ren Qingzhou really had the illusion that he was still in high school when he put it on.
He took a photo. He originally wanted to share it with Su Tang, but suddenly remembered that they were still in a cold war.
So he had to give up.
At the beginning of the show, the host called Ren Qingzhou: "Qingzhou hasn't been active for a long time. This seems to be your first variety - show appearance this year. I saw some of your fans leave messages on Weibo asking me to ask you what you've been busy with this year."
"Yes, I've been less active this year. After taking on the role in 'Splendid Landscape' this year, I've devoted all my energy to the crew, so I've been really busy."
"I should be less busy in the second half of the year. Please support my new work. This is really a very well - produced and high - quality costume drama."
"Filming a costume drama in summer is really tough. I was chatting with Xiao Wei some time ago. She got sunburnt and peeled." The host Xia Tian was an established host in the industry. He had a very good personal relationship with Gu Xiaowei. They were recognized as male - female best friends in the entertainment circle.
"Yes, Sister Xiaowei is really very hard - working." Ren Qingzhou also said a word when he heard the host mention Gu Xiaowei.
The people in the circle chatted with each other for a while, and then it was time for the game session of the day.
Actually, the main part of this show was playing games. Some guests came with their own works to promote them by the way. People like Ren Qingzhou just came to make an appearance.
It was a good choice for stars to make an appearance in a variety show with high ratings.
After all, nothing had a wider audience than variety shows.
But Ren Qingzhou didn't like participating in variety shows very much. This time it was really out of necessity.
Since it was about returning to campus days, all the games were related to school.
The first session was "Amazing Classroom", which was roughly a group of people answering questions. Those who answered correctly would get extra points.
The questions set in this session were all kinds of things. Naturally, the program group would communicate with the guests in advance. If you were set as a straight - A student, you should answer more questions correctly. If you were set as a naive and innocent character, you could answer in a more unconventional way.
Ren Qingzhou's role was a mastermind. The program group had given him the answers to the questions in advance. Of course, not all the questions would be asked. It was uncertain how many and which questions would be asked on the show.
He had prepared in advance and answered the questions quite smoothly.
Next, there were "Chemistry Classroom" and "Word Chain", which were all small indoor games.
They were very entertaining and not very difficult. Ren Qingzhou thought that he probably wouldn't participate in outdoor reality shows in the short term. His previous experience had been extremely unpleasant. Plus, "Splendid Landscape" wasn't finished filming yet. If something happened to him, it would be a trouble for the crew.
In short, he had been scared and needed time to recover.
The last session of the show was "Return to Seventeen", with the theme of recalling the most unforgettable experiences in campus life. That was, a group of people sitting together chatting.
The host asked Ren Qingzhou a question: "Did you have a goddess when you were in school, Qingzhou?"
This show, unlike the previous interview by Sister Li, had an audience.
Some of these audiences bought tickets to come in, and some were hired by the program group.
Among them, there were also fans of some stars. In fact, there should be quite a number of fans.
Recording variety shows recently wasn't as easy as expected. The audience had to sit there for several hours. Some shows even required them not to bring their mobile phones.
Not to mention the long waiting time in between. Except for those who came to earn money and those who came to see their idols, it was hard to imagine who would buy tickets to suffer this.
When Ren Qingzhou's fans heard this question, they were a bit excited. The tiredness of the whole night disappeared.
They only had a vague understanding of Ren Qingzhou's relationships.
They only knew that he had been in two relationships before, but they didn't know when or with whom.
It was impossible not to be curious, but they really respected their idol.
If he didn't want to say, they wouldn't dig deeper.
But things were different now. Since the program group had brought it up actively, they must have communicated with him in advance.
Ren Qingzhou heard the question. He thought for a while and replied: "I did have a goddess before. I think many people would have a girl they like very much during their campus days."
"I remember that girl. She was very cute and had good academic performance."
"Did you get together later? Or what?" Another guest in the show couldn't help asking after listening.
"We did get together later, but we were too young at that time. Actually, we didn't know what love was. Now I think it was probably just that we had a crush on each other."
"I remember that we would make an appointment to study together and do our homework in the school library. Even now, I still think that youth was really wonderful."
He had debuted quite early, so his campus days weren't very complete. Later, when he entered the entertainment circle, it was hard for him to enjoy such a peaceful campus life.
Ren Qingzhou's thoughts seemed to go back to those days suddenly. He could hardly remember what that girl looked like now, but he always remembered the feeling of being in love.
He remembered his innocent first - love days.
"Qingzhou is blushing. It seems that the secret relationship in campus days was really wonderful."
"I'm really too busy now to have time to fall in love."
In fact, he didn't know what this part of the footage would be edited into when it was broadcast later.
It might even be very different from the original meaning.
But at this moment, he really had some feelings about his past relationships.
He just didn't know if his current relationship could be as pure as before.
Rather than saying that he was nostalgic for his first love, it was better to say that he still yearned for a pure relationship.
The courage to be together without having to think too much, just because of love.