Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

At 12:30 a.m., the room was dimly lit, with only a little light coming through the gap in the curtains.

Zhang Jingyi's breathing was steady and long as she lay on her side next to Li Ran, sleeping soundly.

Li Ran gently nudged her shoulder, but there was no response.

He waited a few more minutes to make sure she was really asleep before carefully lifting the blanket and stepping barefoot onto the carpet.

Zhang Jingyi's fighting ability is indeed average.

After only three rounds, she was so tired that she fell asleep immediately, and slept very soundly.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Li Ran suddenly felt a little guilty.

But the guilt lasted only a second.

Nothing can stop his determination to get extra lessons now.

Learning is the most important thing in life.

He picked up his coat from the back of the chair, put it on quietly, and then left the room.

The corridor was empty except for the motion-sensor lights that turned on one by one, casting a cold white light.

The film crew booked all of these floors, and all the cameras were turned off. This is standard practice to protect the actors' privacy.

It was precisely because of this safeguard that Li Ran dared to sneak out in the middle of the night.

Wang Churan's room was on the same floor, and she had asked her assistant, Xiao Chen, to book it for her.

Li Ran walked to the door, gently pushed it open.

He sent her a message before he left, saying the door wasn't locked.

The room was lit by a warm yellow bedside lamp, casting an ambiguous light.

Wang Churan was leaning against the headboard, holding her phone. Hearing the noise, she looked up, a mischievous smile playing on her lips: "Isn't it supposed to be midnight sharp?"

She glanced down at her phone. "It's almost one o'clock."

Li Ran closed the door and walked over: "Good food is never too late! Tutoring is best done in the middle of the night!"

Wang Churan pouted, her tone carrying a hint of deliberate dissatisfaction: "I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

Li Ran walked to the bedside and looked down at her.

His gaze slowly moved down her face, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips.

She was dressed in a smart, professional office lady outfit today.

A white shirt, a black pencil skirt, and a pair of thin-rimmed black glasses...

Li Ran felt his adrenaline surge instantly.

Wang Churan looked at his reaction and smiled like a little fox: "You're still quite energetic."

……

Li Ran looked at Wang Churan strangely: "Why aren't you rolling your eyes anymore?"

Wang Churan pouted at him: "Didn't you forbid me from rolling my eyes?"

"You can roll your eyes now, but hurry up and put your glasses on..."

Wang Churan pouted and rolled her eyes. To be honest, she quite liked this feeling herself...

The hotel room at four in the morning was even dimmer than it had been a few hours earlier.

Li Ran walked out of the bathroom, her hair still wet.

As he dried his hair with a towel, he looked at the person on the bed who had wrapped himself up like a silkworm cocoon.

Wang Churan lay paralyzed on the bed, motionless, only managing to lift her eyelids slightly to glance at him.

Li Ran put on her coat and walked to the bedside: "I'm going back."

Wang Churan stretched a hand out from under the covers and waved it lazily: "Okay, you coward."

Li Ran leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.

"I am very satisfied with Teacher Wang's teachings today," he said in a low voice. "I will keep them in mind and reflect on them constantly."

Wang Churan was amused by his words, and laughed so hard that her shoulders were shaking.

She opened her eyes, looked at him, and tried her best to adopt the demeanor of a stern teacher: "Li Ran!"

She paused, her gaze falling on his still-wet blond hair, and couldn't help but laugh again: "If I see your little blond hair again next time, the teacher will have to call your parents."

Li Ran smiled and straightened up.

"I'm gone."

He turned around, opened the door, and gently closed it.

Back in Zhang Jingyi's room, everything was as quiet as when he left.

Zhang Jingyi remained lying on her side in the same position, her breathing steady.

Li Ran quietly lay back down next to her, and just as he closed his eyes, ready to go to sleep...

"elder brother……"

A muffled voice rang out.

Li Ran suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at her.

Zhang Jingyi closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her lips moving slightly as she uttered a muffled syllable: "Brother Li Ran..."

Li Ran tentatively responded:

"Um?"

"pain……"

Her voice was very soft, with a slight nasal tone, as if she were experiencing something in a dream.

Li Ran was stunned for a moment.

Pain? What hurts?

He thought about what happened last night and suddenly felt like laughing. What was this girl dreaming about?

He gently reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Zhang Jingyi shifted, snuggling closer to him, and mumbled again, "Li Ran... don't lie to me..."

Then the sound gradually decreased, eventually becoming a steady breathing sound.

Li Ran looked at the peaceful sleeping face in his arms and remained silent for a few seconds.

He lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.

He whispered, "Go to sleep!"

next morning.

Zhang Jingyi slowly opened her eyes.

My vision was still a little blurry, and the first thing that caught my eye was a dazzling gold.

Li Ran's blonde hair.

He was lying on his side, breathing steadily, his eyelashes casting faint shadows under his eyelids.

Zhang Jingyi looked at him, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved up.

She reached out and gently tugged at his hair.

Li Ran's eyelashes fluttered, and then she opened her eyes.

Li Ran's eyelashes fluttered, and then she opened her eyes.

His eyes still held a hint of sleepiness, but they quickly focused on her face.

"Awake?" he asked, his voice a little hoarse.

Zhang Jingyi nodded and asked softly, "Did I wake you up?"

Li Ran shook his head and didn't say anything.

But Zhang Jingyi noticed the bloodshot in his eyes. She frowned slightly: "Didn't you sleep well last night? Why are your eyes so red?"

Li Ran thought to himself: Of course I didn't sleep well.

My buddy works two shifts, thankfully there's a physical fitness bonus, otherwise he really couldn't have kept up.

But he remained expressionless, only smiling.

"Of course I didn't sleep well. Last night, my little pig slept soundly by himself, but he kept grunting, which kept me awake."

Zhang Jingyi was taken aback: "Did I talk in my sleep?"

Li Ran nodded: "Yeah, he keeps calling me 'brother'."

"What wonderful dream did you have last night?"

Zhang Jingyi's face flushed red: "How could I not know? Who knows what they're dreaming about?"

Seeing her embarrassed and annoyed expression, Li Ran teased her deliberately, "Then why are you blushing?"

Zhang Jingyi shrank further into the blanket, her voice muffled: "Can't I be hot? Get up already..."

Li Ran smiled and stopped teasing her.

The two arrived at the film set at nine o'clock in the morning.

Today we're filming a campus scene, and the location is the library of Shanghai Lida College.

The staff are setting up the camera positions, and the actors are waiting in twos and threes.

Zeng Keni, the actress who plays Ren Di, Zhu Yun's friend in the drama, is standing in the rest area drinking water.

She saw Li Ran, her gaze lingering on his face for a moment, and asked with a gossipy look, "Li Ran, why are your dark circles so bad today? What were you doing last night?"

Li Ran had just opened his mouth when Zhang Jingyi reached out and covered it.

She glared at him, then turned to Zeng Keni and explained, "He didn't sleep well last night."

Zeng Keni's gaze swept between the two of them, her smile deepening: "Jingyi, how do you know he didn't get enough rest?"

Zhang Jingyi's ears turned slightly red, but she tried her best to remain calm: "I asked on the way here..."

"Oh……"

Zeng Keni drawled out the last syllable, her face showing an "I understand" expression.

She didn't press further, but the meaningful look in her eyes before she left clearly conveyed...

You two have something going on!

Only after she had walked away did Zhang Jingyi release her hand from Li Ran's mouth.

Li Ran looked at her and couldn't help but laugh: "What are you feeling guilty about?"

Zhang Jingyi glared at him: "Who's feeling guilty? I'm afraid you'll talk nonsense."

Li Ran didn't say anything, he just smiled.

In fact, most of the actors in the crew had guessed the relationship between Li Ran and Zhang Jingyi.

The natural intimacy between the two, and the way they looked at each other, could not be hidden from anyone who was paying attention.

But nobody will say anything.

These kinds of things are perfectly normal in the entertainment industry.

Many couples start filming together but break up after filming wraps, but Li Ran and Zhang Jingyi seem quite serious about it, which makes everyone happy.

Filming proceeded smoothly during the day.

Li Ran and Zhang Jingyi had a very full schedule, filming from morning until evening.

The library corridors, the study room windows, the sun-drenched staircases—every scene bears witness to Li Xun and Zhu Yun's meeting and falling in love.

Wang Churan did not return to the film set.

In the afternoon, Li Ran received a WeChat message from her.

【Li Ran, the teacher is back at school!】

Remember to catch up on your studies.

[Next time, the teacher certainly doesn't want there to be less soy milk.]

Otherwise... I'll call your parents.

Li Ran looked at these messages and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He didn't reply, but simply turned off the screen and continued filming.

In front of the camera, Li Xun stood by the window of the library, the sunlight making his blond hair a lighter color.

Zhu Yun peeked out from behind the bookshelf and secretly watched him.

Director Liu Junjie stared at the monitor and nodded in satisfaction.

This couple is a perfect match, both on and off screen.