Fang Ting unlocked the door with the key and pointed to the bedroom on the right. "I rented the whole place. Jiang Bai said the rent would be paid from the company's account. It's considered a dormitory. I remember you like rooms facing north, so I saved this one for you on purpose."
While pushing open the door, Su Tang replied, "What if I didn't come?"
"I knew you would. I've been sure of it." Fang Ting stood at the door and watched as she carried her suitcase in.
This bedroom faced south and was relatively cool. It had a small balcony. There was only simple furniture in the room, so it still looked a bit empty overall.
Seeing that there were already some bedding and daily necessities in the bedroom, Su Tang couldn't help but praise, "Baby Tingting, you're so considerate! You've even prepared the sheets and pillowcases for me!"
Fang Ting rolled her eyes at her. If Su Tang hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten. This "dog food" (referring to romantic gestures) hadn't started just today! It had actually started yesterday!
"These, and the stuff in the kitchen, you can go and have a look later. They were all prepared by your Ren Qingzhou. His assistant brought them over yesterday."
"If you hadn't said it, I would have forgotten. That sly fox. He already knew the address, but he still asked me for it."
Seeing that Su Tang had started to tidy up her things, Fang Ting didn't want to get in the way. She retreated to her own bedroom. "Call me if you need anything."
Su Tang began to sort out her things. Most of what she had brought were daily necessities. Looking at the pile of items in the bedroom, she roughly rummaged through them. She had to admit that Ren Qingzhou had thought it through.
Speak of the devil, and the devil appears. Ren Qingzhou's call came in.
Su Tang couldn't spare a hand to answer the phone, so she had to put it on speaker.
"Are you tidying up your things?" Ren Qingzhou guessed quite accurately.
"Yes. Why did you move so many things here in advance?"
"I was afraid you'd lack something when you first came. I don't know if you like them. If not, I can accompany you to buy new ones another day."
Was this the world of the rich?
Su Tang was quite shocked by the rich man's gesture. "No need, no need. They're very nice."
Ren Qingzhou was far away in City S. These things must have been bought by Li Momo. Li Momo, following the principle of "one - size - fits - all won't go wrong", had copied the items from Ren Qingzhou's bedroom for Su Tang.
"Thank Momo for me. It's really troublesome for her." It was already annoying enough for an artist's assistant to take care of the artist's daily life. There was no way they should also take care of the artist's girlfriend...
It seemed that Li Momo's scope of work had expanded a bit.
"Then you go on tidying up. I won't bother you. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
"No. I don't know my way around here. Are you coming to see me?"
"I have to take my official photos for a show tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?" Ren Qingzhou thought for a while and decided that it was perfectly okay to bring his family member along.
"No, no." Su Tang still had lingering fears about the last time she went to the filming set with him.
"What kind of official photos are you taking?"
Only then did Ren Qingzhou remember that he hadn't told her about this. "I've taken on a variety show. The first episode will probably be filmed in a few days."
Ren Qingzhou didn't say much more, and Su Tang didn't ask either.
They didn't know much about each other's work, so they followed the principle of not interfering too much.
They had stayed up too late tidying up yesterday. When Su Tang woke up the next day, Ren Qingzhou had already started shooting.
Taking official photos was actually quite a troublesome thing. It took the whole morning to finish taking all the photos.
Right after the photo - shoot and before he had a chance to remove his makeup, the director of the program brought a little girl over.
"Mr. Ren, this is Chen Qiqi. She's a contestant for this season of 'Youth Trainees'."
Hearing this, Ren Qingzhou knew that this little girl was most likely a privileged contestant.
He still smiled politely. "Hello."
Chen Qiqi was really extremely excited to see him. She could barely speak coherently. "Hello, Mr. Ren. I like you so much."
"Thank you for your support." Ren Qingzhou maintained his professional demeanor.
"I heard that you'd be taking your official photos here today, so I wanted to come and have a look. I hope I'm not disturbing your work."
"No, no."
"Then you go on with your work. I'm really happy to see you!"
After Chen Qiqi left, the director's team came to talk to Ren Qingzhou about this.
"Mr. Ren, Chen Qiqi likes you very much. So when we're dividing the groups later, do you think she could be in your group?"
The director's team was very polite, and so was Ren Qingzhou.
"Sure."
It was just a small matter. In fact, these talent shows had become increasingly inauthentic. One could basically follow the fixed process.
Li Momo had no doubt that Chen Qiqi was here to chase her idol. She might even have participated in this show just for Ren Qingzhou.
For some reason, she had a bad feeling...
Ren Qingzhou didn't say much. In these talent shows, who to promote or not was entirely up to the organizers. As for the guests, they were basically just there for show.
Of course, there were also some mentors who discovered really talented contestants who weren't favored by the program team and would privately introduce them to some resources.
But this was rare. The entertainment industry was currently saturated and it was already hard enough. Moreover, those who had made it to the position of mentor were all shrewd people and wouldn't easily show mercy.
Regarding this, Li Momo repeatedly warned Ren Qingzhou, "Mr. Ren, I know you appreciate talent, but the company has plans for these contestants in the show. If you meet someone really talented and you like them a lot, don't openly go against the program team."
He had always been straightforward. Even after so many years in the entertainment industry, he still hadn't learned the art of being obsequious.
Li Momo was a bit worried that he might say something inappropriate during this show and become a gimmick for the program team to gain attention.
He was the last one to take the official photos. After that, the program team was going to officially announce the mentors.
"Mr. Ren, remember to repost the program team's Weibo post."
"Okay. Then I'll leave first. You guys go back to the studio." Ren Qingzhou checked the time and prepared to leave the photo studio.
"Remember to attend the work - time meeting tomorrow."
"Okay."
As soon as Ren Qingzhou left the photo studio, he called Su Tang.
"Sweetie, what are you doing?"
Su Tang was still tidying up. There were so many things that she couldn't sort them out all at once.
"I'm at home. Are you done shooting?"
"Yes. Can I come and see you?"
"Sure. I'll wait for you."
An hour later, Ren Qingzhou arrived downstairs at Su Tang's place.
Considering that this old - style residential area didn't have an underground parking lot and it was not very convenient to park, Su Tang had come down early to wait for him.
Seeing him coming, Su Tang quickly got into the car.
"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Ren Qingzhou asked her. "There was a traffic jam on the way. I was delayed for a while."
"I just came down a little while ago. Where are we going?" Su Tang asked him while fastening her seatbelt.
"Where do you want to go?"
"I'm not very familiar with this area." Su Tang thought for a while. "How about we go to your alma mater? I've always wanted to go there."
"Okay, but it's a bit far." Ren Qingzhou made a U - turn and drove out of the residential area.
"Why do you want to go to our school? Our school is actually quite small and there's not much to see."
"I've always wanted to go there, but every time I came during the concert season, I was always in a hurry and never had the chance."
"Since you're free today, it'll be more meaningful to go with you than to go alone."
"You're right. Next time when we go back to City S, I'll also go to your university. We can share the paths we walked on during our college days."
We met too late and have missed more than twenty years of each other's past. I wasn't there when you attended classes, read books, or walked on the roads.
So I really want to go to the places you lived in, as if I could catch a glimpse of the past you.
"Our school is in a very remote place. I remember that we had to transfer several buses to get to the city center back then, so we rarely went out shopping."
"That's why I didn't know my way around City S during my four - year college life. When my classmates came to visit me and I took them out shopping, I couldn't even find the place myself."
"Your classmate must not know you very well. If she did, she would know that it's unreliable to count on you to find your way."
"I suspect you're subtly criticizing me..."
"Be more confident. Remove the word'suspect'. I'm clearly accusing you of not being able to find your way." Ren Qingzhou really wanted to reach out and pinch her face if he wasn't driving.
She was so cute and innocent, looking soft and sweet.
"I'm glad you didn't come here alone. This place is very remote and hard to find. I was really worried that you'd get lost."
"Our school isn't located in the university town. Strictly speaking, this is the border of the imperial capital. We're about to leave the city."
The scenery on both sides of the road had indeed changed. Different from the prosperity and uniformity of the city center, this place was more like a combination of urban and rural areas. There were many houses built by the local residents, looking quite unique.
The road had obviously become narrower, and Ren Qingzhou slowed down his car significantly.
"I haven't been here for a long time. There have been great changes here. There weren't so many houses before."
"When I was in school, our school had just moved here a few years ago. There was still a large area of farmland behind the school. I remember that they grew wheat there. In summer, it was a golden expanse. It was quite beautiful. That was the first time I saw wheat."
"You've never seen wheat before?" Su Tang was quite surprised when she heard this.
"We grow more rice in the south, okay?" Seeing her surprised face, Ren Qingzhou couldn't help but ask, "Do you really grow wheat everywhere in the north?"
"Not really. Most people have moved to the cities to work now. I remember that we didn't grow much wheat when I was a kid. I only saw it when I went to the countryside with my dad."
"My dad really likes crops. His dream was to open a farm in the countryside."
"That's great. It's free and unrestrained. When we're old, we'll also go to a place where no one knows us and live a care - free life." Ren Qingzhou echoed.
"A place where no one knows us. It might be hard to find." Su Tang pondered.
Ren Qingzhou laughed when he heard this. "Do you think I'm that famous? After a few years or decades, maybe no one will recognize me."
"No, no, no. Even if you retire from the music industry, there will always be legends about you in the music world."