Speaking of which, Xu Qingqiu finally reacted, waving her hand as she said with sudden realization, "Right, I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it. I was just talking to Ruyan about the concert and asked if she'd come. She said her roommate wants to come too."

"She also asked me to send her some posters and signed albums. The dance teacher is coming soon, and I can't leave. Could you go for me?"

Chu Tian agreed without a second thought.

There was nothing to hesitate about. Xu Qingqiu practiced singing every morning, danced in the afternoon, and had rehearsals at night. She also occasionally had to shoot promotional posters, film videos for stage visuals, and try on several outfits. All this kept her extremely busy and unable to leave.

Besides, this wasn't his first time going, so he was quite familiar with the route.

Logically, Yiyi would have been the most suitable person to go. After all, Yiyi knew Xu Ruyan, and being a girl, it would have been more appropriate.

Unfortunately, it was unclear whether Sister Hua disdained Yiyi for eating and sleeping all day like a salted fish and gaining over ten pounds, or if Sister Hua was genuinely too busy.

Sister Hua was determined to transform Yiyi into a qualified manager; after all, being an assistant wasn't the end goal, as good assistants often slowly transition into managers.

The result was that Sister Hua directly pulled Yiyi out and sent her to some unknown training class.

Afterward, Yiyi would have to follow Sister Hua everywhere, learning how she spoke, how she worked, and how she dealt with people.

In any case, Yiyi wouldn't have a moment to relax before the concert began; she was nowhere to be seen now.

The two assistants hired later were now accompanying Xu Qingqiu. Chu Tian took on some of her personal affairs, while Li Nannan temporarily handled the rest.

"Where are the things? Give them to me now. I'll go and come back quickly. When I get back tonight, I can still practice dancing with you."

He had been doing this for the past few days. Sometimes Xu Qingqiu dragged him to learn dancing with her; other times, he would just watch, taking care of logistics like serving tea and water.

"Nannan prepared them just now. Ten signed posters and ten albums are all on my office desk. You can go get them yourself."

"I can't talk anymore; Instructor Nana is about to arrive downstairs. I'm going to change my clothes and get ready, bye~"

"Okay, I'll try to be quick and come back soon, bye."

He watched as Xu Qingqiu, her casually tied ponytail swaying, bounced joyfully away until her figure disappeared down the corridor.

Chu Tian turned and entered the office. As soon as he walked in, he saw a pink paper bag on the desk. He opened it to check; besides the albums and posters, there seemed to be other things inside.

However, he didn't look closely. As long as he confirmed the items were correct, that was enough; he wasn't particularly curious.

He took the items and drove to the University of Finance and Economics once again. That forgotten feeling from his last visit suddenly resurfaced.

For some reason, he always felt something wasn't quite right.

"Hello, Xu Ruyan, I'm at your school gate. I have the things your sister sent. Come out and get them."

"Who are you? It's you?! Why is it you again? I'm not going!"

Xu Ruyan had received the call not long after her class ended, having just returned to her dorm and sat down.

Initially, she didn't realize who it was, but hearing the familiar voice, a flash of insight made her recall an unpleasant memory.

"You big liar! How dare you show your face! You have no integrity at all! I will definitely break you two apart, just you wait!"

She angrily hung up, tossed her phone aside, and leaned back in her chair, fuming.

"Who was that? Another suitor?"

"Oh, no, it's just a classless, dishonest scumbag!"

She was furious. The man had not only deceived her but, despite clearly being her sister's boyfriend, had denied it.

He had also hypocritically tried to pry her sister's secrets from her.

That was bad enough, but he had promised to keep her secret, then turned around and told her sister everything. He didn't have the slightest bit of integrity. How good could such a person be?

She wasn't kidding when she said she'd break them up; she really meant it. Anyway, she believed that if her sister stayed with someone like him, it wouldn't end well.

If Chu Tian knew what she was thinking, he would feel so wronged and aggrieved.

"Seriously? Are guys these days so clueless?"

"They know you're hurt, that this is when you're looking your 'worst,' yet they choose this time to try and woo you. Isn't that just foolish?"

"I already told you it's not one of those guys! PFFT! Who's looking their worst? This young lady is beautiful, thank you very much! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, yes, you're always beautiful, okay? Who is that person? I'll find out and give him an earful for you."

"No need, he's not from our school, he's..."

"Huh? He's from off-campus? He couldn't be some punk, could he?"

Xu Ruyan hadn't finished speaking when her roommate interrupted.

Just then, Chu Tian called again.

He had to keep calling; he still had her things.

"There goes the phone again! You didn't even save his number? How did he even get your number?"

"Just hang up, don't bother. If it gets to be too much, just block him," another roommate suggested.

Xu Ruyan waved her hand dismissively.

"No way, hanging up is so boring! Watch me give him an earful for you and let off some steam! I'm famous for my sharp tongue!"

"Yeah, you're usually sharp-tongued, but you get tongue-tied whenever you have to say your lines, HAHAHA~"

"You're so annoying! Be quiet. I'm answering the phone."

"Hey, don't—"

Unfortunately, Xu Ruyan had moved a bit too far away while trying to dodge her roommate's playful jab and couldn't stop her in time.

The moment the call connected, Xu Ruyan's roommate was about to speak, but unexpectedly, the person on the other end spoke first.

"Xu Ruyan, do you still want these signed albums and posters?"

"Al... albums? Posters? Whose?"

Through the phone, Chu Tian didn't immediately recognize that the voice on the other end wasn't Xu Ruyan's and continued speaking, "Whose do you think? Of course, your sister's. Could they be King Lin's?"

"My sister...?"

"Your sister, Xu Qingqiu. Remember her? Did a horse kick you in the head and give you amnesia? Should we go to the hospital and get you checked out?"

Honestly, for a moment, Chu Tian felt a pang of panic. He genuinely suspected she might have amnesia. Could it be an after-effect?

Just then, an anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"AH! Yan Mingyu, give me back the phone!"

Huh? This voice sounds more like her. Before he could finish that thought, the other end descended into chaos.

"Wait! I have another question! Let me just ask one more thing—"

"No! You can't ask!"

"Hey everyone, come quick! Ruyan has a big secret! Help me hold her down!"

"AAAH~ Let go of me! Give me back the phone, or we won't get the albums and posters!"

"This..."

"Xu Ruyan, you can't do this! We covered for you in Performance Theory class for those!"

Listening to the chaotic mess on the other end, Chu Tian felt a headache coming on.

So, the person I was talking to earlier wasn't Xu Ruyan?

But what was this Performance Theory class?

Performance Theory... Acting... Basic Acting Theory?

Isn't this the damn required course for acting majors?

Wasn't Xu Ruyan studying finance? And... does the School of Finance and Economics even offer a Basic Acting Theory course?

The School of Finance and Economics...

Thinking of this, Chu Tian looked up and glanced toward the Northeast road.

Apparently, the film school is just over a kilometer from here, isn't it?

No wonder. That explains why something felt off.

Film crew, acting, an injury, Basic Acting Theory...

If he still didn't get it by now, he'd be a real fool.

So forget that damn finance major, forget the School of Finance and Economics! His sister-in-law was actually attending the Film School?!

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