I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Xu Fanxi also has poor judgment in judging people. She wasted five years of her youth living with producer Xu Jianing, eagerly anticipating a marriage certificate, only to receive news that her boyfriend had turned around and married her best friend.

Five years of effort gone to waste, best friend turns into "love rival"—this melodramatic and heartbreaking plot is more dramatic than any TV series.

In another world, media outlets photographed Li Xiaoran registering her marriage with a man, and soon after, the man's identity was revealed—Xu Jianing, a well-known producer in the industry.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xiaoran posted an intimate photo of the two holding hands, openly acknowledging the news of their marriage registration, her words brimming with happiness.

However, before this, Xu Jianing and Xu Fanxi had lived together for five years.

The name Xu Fanxi may sound familiar to some people. She has played many classic roles and is recognized as a powerful actress in the industry.

In 2002, she was admitted to the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy. In 2007, she became famous for her role in "Struggle" and left a deep impression on the audience.

Xu Fanxi and Li Xiaoran also know each other and are best friends who can talk about anything. When they are not filming, they often go out for meals and shopping together. They also later collaborated on the spy drama "Harbin Under the Night", in which Xu Fanxi played the wife of the police chief.

It was through the drama "Harbin Under the Night" that Xu Fanxi met producer Xu Jianing.

The two fell in love at first sight, and their relationship quickly blossomed. Not long after confirming their relationship, they moved in together. Xu Fanxi thought this was the beginning of happiness, but little did she know that it was the start of a wasted youth.

During their five years of living together, Xu Fanxi devoted all his attention to the relationship, eagerly awaiting Xu Jianing's marriage proposal.

But in 2013, things started to go wrong.

At that time, Li Xiaoran and Xu Jianing interacted more and more frequently. At the promotional event for "Da Zhang Fu", the media even photographed Xu Jianing squatting down in public to tie Li Xiaoran's shoelaces.

When Xu Fanxi heard about this intimate gesture, she panicked and immediately went to question Xu Jianing.

Xu Jianing dismissed it lightly, saying, "It's just a friend helping each other out; you're overthinking it." Xu Fanxi didn't believe her explanation at all.

Once trust collapses, it is very difficult to maintain a relationship.

Not long after, Xu Fanxi and Xu Jianing ended their five-year cohabitation relationship and broke up completely.

She gave the best years of her youth to this man, but in the end, she didn't even get a single honest word from him, which is truly tragic.

What devastated Xu Fanxi even more was that not long after the breakup, news came that Xu Jianing and Li Xiaoran had registered their marriage.

The contrast is utterly devastating—it's not that Xu Jianing doesn't want to get married, it's just that she doesn't want to marry Xu Fanxi; it's not that he's unwilling to spend money, it's just that he's unwilling to give this generosity to Xu Fanxi.

The person she married was her best friend, whom she had once treated with utmost sincerity.

Thinking about Xu Fanxi makes me feel it's not worth it. Five years is such a precious time for a woman.
She accompanied Xu Jianing from an ordinary life to a successful career, but in the end, she became a "stepping stone" in someone else's relationship.

It took Xu Fanxi a long time to get over this failed relationship and refocus her energy on acting. She was able to regain her footing entirely on her own.

It's hard to say who's right and who's wrong in Xu Fanxi's five years of wasted youth and Li Xiaoran and Xu Jianing's "fairytale love."

Love doesn't care about who came first or how much you've given; it only cares about whether two people are compatible and whether they met the right person at the right time.

Perhaps the ending was already predetermined from the moment Xu Jianing tied Li Xiaoran's shoelaces; perhaps his five years with Xu Fanxi were just an unsuitable transition.

However, it is undeniable that for Xu Fanxi, her best friend and boyfriend getting together was undoubtedly a double betrayal.

Xu Fanxi was magnanimous; he didn't have a public feud with Li Xiaoran, otherwise the internet would have been in an uproar.

But Cheng Sheng felt that Li Xiaoran's actions were somewhat unfair.

No matter what, Xu Fanxi is her best friend. Even if Xu Fanxi and Xu Jianing broke up, she shouldn't be with Xu Jianing. What does she consider Xu Fanxi to be?

Moreover, when Xu Fanxi was still together, Li Xiaoran and Xu Fanxi's boyfriend were getting so close, it just felt wrong, it looked like she was trying to steal her best friend's boyfriend.

Suddenly, Cheng Sheng felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that something was off about Li Xiaoran's sister!

According to Li Xiaoran's romantic history in another timeline, this friend seems to have a penchant for stealing other people's boyfriends. She met her "male best friend" Xu Jianing while filming, and their relationship blossomed into marriage. However, behind this was Xu Fanxi, who was "stealed" from her boyfriend, making their sweet love story tinged with a bit of drama.

Going back further, in her relationship with Sun Donghai, the controlling man threatened her with a knife and needles, turning romance into a horror movie.

Later, she started dating Yanpo, but then got involved in a parking lot stabbing incident, where she was stabbed 13 times and almost died.

Why is this woman's love life so bumpy?
Besides, Yanpo also has a wife.

Meiting.

Li Xiaoran seems to know Mei Ting as well.

In this way, Li Xiaoran has essentially "stole" her "best friend's" man again.

What about me and Zeng Li?

Li Xiaoran seems to know Zeng Li as well. Now that I'm with Li Xiaoran, does that mean Li Xiaoran stole Zeng Li's man?
Do Li Xiaoran's sister have some kind of unusual fetish?

Cheng Sheng seriously suspected that Li Xiaoran had a peculiar fetish.

Otherwise, the men she knows either have girlfriends or wives.

Most importantly, Li Xiaoran always manages to snatch it, which is a bit scary.

damn it.

After all this commotion, will Zeng Li and I be able to live happily ever after?

Cheng Sheng was terrified!
What people fear most is the unknown, and certain predetermined scenarios.

Li Xiaoran appears gentle, but deep down she's as tough as steel.

However, this personality has also led to polarized opinions about her; some praise her for being genuine, while others criticize her for having low emotional intelligence.

In her love life, she stumbled and fell, but she got back up. Was she just lucky or resilient?

No one can tell.

Li Xiaoran truly deserves her title as a future queen of trending topics.

It's not because of the new drama, but because of those melodramatic love stories.

Listening to Li Xiaoran still chatting away with Xu Fanxi, Cheng Sheng felt extremely strange. He thought to himself: With me in this world, Li Xiaoran, this friend, probably won't try to steal Xu Fanxi's boyfriend!
Regardless of whether Li Xiaoran will act recklessly in the future, Cheng Sheng wants to punish her as a way of avenging Xu Fanxi.

With this in mind, Cheng Sheng began to take action.

"Don't……"

Li Xiaoran, who was having a lively conversation with Xu Fanxi, was suddenly attacked by Cheng Sheng's ghost hand and cried out in surprise.

But her exclamation aroused suspicion on the other end of the phone.

"Xiaoran, what's wrong? Is someone next to you?"

Xu Fanxi also exclaimed in surprise.

"No...uh-huh..."

Li Xiaoran was about to explain, but the attack on Naizi caused her to scream uncontrollably. (End of Chapter)