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

Hu Lianxin glanced at her; this person really wasn't polite at all.

She pursed her lips, her tone slightly impatient: "This is Wajiji Entertainment's RV. If you think it's noisy, you can get off."

Lu Yuxiao pursed her lips and showed a slight hint of "anger"... but it was really just a slight hint of anger.

She dared not contradict Hu Lianxin.

This "older sister" doesn't look like someone to mess with. If she gets angry and kicks her, her small body won't be able to withstand it.

We can't afford to mess with them!

She didn't know that Hu Lianxin was a year younger than her and was a post-00s actress.

But Lu Yuxiao didn't want to go down. This RV was so comfortable, with cool air conditioning and a soft bed. Going down meant sitting on a hard bench in a corner of the film set.

Lu Yuxiao's eyes lit up, and she had an idea.

She pulled the blanket over her head and huddled inside the covers.

You can't hear it when you're asleep.

Anyway, she embodies the spirit of Ah Q, and is number one at comforting herself.

Hu Lianxin looked at the small bulge in the blanket and pursed her lips.

This guy... is actually quite interesting.

She suddenly felt that this was strange and meaningless.

It wasn't a big deal to begin with, so why are you putting on airs?

She stood up, walked to the bedside, and pushed the quilt aside.

Startled, Lu Yuxiao jolted awake, abruptly throwing off the covers, her face filled with terror: "What are you doing... I didn't do anything to you..."

Looking at her frightened little rabbit-like appearance, Hu Lianxin softened her tone: "Move over a bit, I'll lie down for a while too."

Lu Yuxiao was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and quickly moved further inside.

She muttered to herself, "You scared me... I thought you were going to hit me..."

Hu Lianxin gave her a strange look: "No, why would I hit you?"

Lu Yuxiao shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm going to sleep."

After saying that, she pulled the blanket over herself again, leaving only half of her head showing.

Hu Lianxin looked at her cowardly appearance and felt completely baffled.

She ignored her and turned her back, preparing to take a nap.

She didn't have any scenes to film in the afternoon, but she still had several night scenes to shoot.

The RV fell silent.

There was only the slight hum of the air conditioner and two soft breathing sounds.

……

After finishing their afternoon shoot, Li Ran and Zhou Ye dragged their tired bodies toward the RV.

The sun was already setting in the west, and the lights on set gradually came on.

Li Ran rubbed his sore shoulders and looked at Zhou Ye beside him: "We still have scenes to film tonight, let's go upstairs and rest for a while."

He had completely forgotten that Lu Yuxiao was still in the RV.

Zhou Ye pouted, looking aggrieved: "I'm hungry."

Li Ran smiled and said, "Xiao Chen went to pick up the takeout; it'll be delivered in a bit."

He paused, then looked around. "By the way, where's Xiao Hu? Where did she go?"

Zhou Ye looked around and said, "I don't know! I only saw her this morning when we were filming together, and I haven't seen her all afternoon."

Li Ran shook his head: "He probably went somewhere to rest."

Zhou Ye hummed in agreement: "Alright, let's ignore her. We still have to film together tonight anyway."

The two walked to the RV, where the driver had already opened the door.

Zhou Ye was the first to step forward.

Then she froze.

On the bed, Lu Yuxiao was sleeping soundly with Hu Lianxin in her arms.

Lu Yuxiao draped one leg over Hu Lianxin and wrapped one arm around her waist, while Hu Lianxin curled up in her arms like a little wife.

The two of them slept so peacefully.

Li Ran caught up and was also dumbfounded.

No... Lulu Xiao slept with his own woman?

Was he cheated on by a woman?

Zhou Ye paused for two seconds, then his eyes lit up.

She quickly took out her phone, aimed it at the two people on the bed, snapped a picture, and recorded a short video.

After the filming was finished, she belatedly realized... wait, how come Lu Yuxiao was in Li Ran's RV?

Seeing that Zhou Ye had finished filming, Li Ran coughed lightly.

The two people on the bed did not react.

He coughed again.

Still no response.

Helpless, Li Ran stepped forward and nudged Hu Lianxin: "Get up, it's time to film."

Hu Lianxin opened her eyes groggily.

The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Lu Yuxiao's face.

The face was so close, sleeping soundly with no guard up, long eyelashes, and a slight smile on its lips.

Hu Lianxin froze for a second, then suddenly pushed her away.

Lu Yuxiao was woken up, but she turned over and mumbled, "Stop it, Li Ran...let me sleep a little longer..."

Zhou Ye looked at Li Ran with a scrutinizing gaze: "Li Ran, why is she sleeping here?"

Li Ran didn't answer, but directly reached out and pulled Lu Yuxiao up: "Alright, still sleeping? You're going to get a beating, you know that?"

Lu Yuxiao was pulled up, still feeling dazed.

She rubbed her eyes, saw Li Ran first, and grinned, "Li Ran... I was just sleeping, I didn't go through your things..."

Then she turned her head and saw Zhou Ye.

Zhou Ye looked at her calmly.

His gaze was neither warm nor cold; he simply looked at her indifferently.

Lu Yuxiao's mind flashed instantly to Wei Lai, the character played by Zhou Ye in "Better Days," that cold-eyed evil woman.

She jolted awake and instantly became clear-headed.

"Wei... Sister Wei Lai..." she stammered, "You... you shouldn't bully me... I didn't..."

Li Ran burst out laughing.

Zhou Ye couldn't help but laugh.

Looking at Lu Yuxiao's cowardly appearance, she deliberately put on a stern face and asked, "Do I look that bad?"

Lu Yuxiao nodded, then shook her head frantically, "No, no! Sister Zhou Ye is very sweet-looking!"

Li Ran sighed and looked at Hu Lianxin, who was standing to the side with her arms crossed: "Are you hungry?"

Hu Lianxin nodded: "I'm a little hungry."

Li Ran took out her phone and sent a message to Xiao Chen, asking him to bring two more takeout orders.

Lu Yuxiao blinked beside her, "I'm hungry too, why didn't you ask me?"

Li Ran looked up at her and asked, "Oh, are you hungry?"

Lu Yuxiao nodded quickly: "I'm hungry! I want fried chicken!"

Li Ran lowered his head and continued looking at his phone: "Order whatever you want, or just eat the crew's boxed lunches."

Lu Yuxiao's face fell.

She muttered to herself, "Stingy..."

Li Ran ignored her and sat down at the dining table.

Zhou Ye sat down next to him.

The dining table in the RV is just right for four people, two on each side.

Hu Lianxin also came over and sat down.

Lu Yuxiao stood there for a moment, hesitated for a moment, then walked over and sat down next to Hu Lianxin.

Four people, just enough to fill the seats.

Assistant Xiao Chen quickly delivered the takeout, placing four boxed meals on the table and also adding a few extra side dishes.

While disassembling the chopsticks, Li Ran briefly explained why Lu Yuxiao was resting in his RV... she just needed a place to sleep, nothing more.

Zhou Ye pursed his lips, said nothing, and continued eating his takeout.

She's not as jealous anymore.

Anyway, there are already several, so she can't control Li Ran anymore.

She only cares about Tian Xiwei now... after all, Tian Xiwei has already moved to the front of the group.

But she's Li Ran's real girlfriend!

Hu Lianxin glared at Lu Yuxiao, then moved aside, saying irritably, "Seriously, can you please stop leaning so close to me when you eat?"

Lu Yuxiao gave a soft "Oh," shifted her bottom slightly, but didn't stop eating with her chopsticks.

Li Ran ignored the three of them and ate by herself.

Zhou Ye looked up at Hu Lianxin and suddenly asked, "Little Hu, why do you also like to start each conversation with 'no' now?"

Hu Lianxin swallowed the food in her mouth and glanced at Li Ran: "I learned it from him."

Li Ran looked up in surprise at Hu Lianxin opposite her: "No, how did you learn that from me...?"

He realized what he was saying halfway through his sentence.

"...No." He repeated himself, then waved his hand helplessly, "Sigh, I'm too lazy to explain."

Zhou Ye chuckled softly: "From the very beginning, you've been saying 'no' all you want to say in your rebuttals, so what's there to explain?"

Hu Lianxin nodded: "He does have this habit."

Hearing them discussing Li Ran, Lu Yuxiao became interested and joined in the conversation: "When Li Ran is speechless, she especially likes to call people 'sister'."

She blinked and said seriously, "Even though I'm younger than him, he still calls me 'sister'."

She turned to look at Hu Lianxin: "Isn't that right, Sister Hu?"

Hu Lianxin nodded: "Li Ran does like to call girls 'sister'."

Zhou Ye looked at Lu Yuxiao, somewhat surprised: "Why do you call Xiao Hu 'Sister'? She's younger than you!"

Lu Yuxiao was stunned and looked at Hu Lianxin.

Hu Lianxin asked, "What year are you born?"

Li Ran smiled and answered for her, "She was born in '99. That's exactly one year older than you. You both have birthdays in September."

Lu Yuxiao looked at Li Ran with surprise: "Li Ran, you still remember my birthday?"

Li Ran casually replied, "September 27th. Xiao Hu's date is September 4th."

He then looked at Zhou Ye: "Coconut is on May 20th."

Lu Yuxiao's eyes lit up, her face full of envy: "Zhou Ye's birthday is May 520th? How romantic!"

The three girls started discussing it again... Li Ran's birthday is February 14th, Valentine's Day, which is also very romantic.

"Valentine's Day and birthday, wouldn't that be a double surprise every year?" Lu Yuxiao asked with longing.

Hu Lianxin thought for a moment: "But sometimes birthdays on Valentine's Day get overlooked, right? Everyone's too busy celebrating the holidays."

Zhou Ye shook his head: "No way, February 14th is so easy to remember, the whole world knows that's your birthday."

As Li Ran listened to their discussion about her birthday, a sense of relief flashed through her heart.

Valentine's Day this year fell during the Spring Festival, and he and Tian Xiwei spent it in their hometown without any major problems.

I wonder if I'll be so lucky next year.

And this year, coconut's birthday is... May 20th.

Cunzi was also born on May 20th.

Last year, we gave coconuts a fireworks show; what are we going to do this year?

Moreover, Cunzi and Yezi seem to be twin flowers born on the same day, month, and year.

The year of Cunzi's birth has been disputed; we need to find out about it when we have time.

He lowered his head and continued eating, not participating in the discussion.

……

After the four finished dinner, the RV was filled with the faint aroma of food.

There's still half an hour before the night shoot starts, so I can take a short break.

Zhou Ye lay down on the soft bed and started scrolling through his phone while lying on his side.

The screen light shone on her face, her expression languid, with the corners of her mouth occasionally curving slightly, as if she had seen something interesting.

Li Ran leaned back on the sofa next to him, instead of going to the bed. After all, Lu Yuxiao was still there, and he had to be careful about his behavior.

Hu Lianxin glanced at Zhou Ye, then at Li Ran, her eyes darting around.

Then she stood up, walked to Li Ran's side, and lay down directly.

She rested her head on his lap.

Li Ran was stunned for a moment, then looked down at her.

Hu Lianxin looked up, met his gaze, and chuckled.

That smile held a hint of cunning and smugness, making him look like a triumphant little fox.

Li Ran frowned, but said nothing.

Zhou Ye glanced over and saw Hu Lianxin resting her head on Li Ran's lap. He pursed his lips and continued scrolling through his phone.

got used to.

Moreover, she understood what Xiao Hu meant and did not object to Xiao Hu doing so.

After all, none of them wanted another person to take away Li Ran's love; he had already given away enough of his love.

Loving one person, versus loving several people...

Although they are both love, can they be the same?

Lu Yuxiao stood to the side, completely stunned.

She stared blankly at the two people on the sofa...

Li Ran leaned against him, and Hu Lianxin rested her head on his lap. The natural intimacy between them was far beyond the distance that ordinary friends should have.

She knew about the rumors between Li Ran and the other girls.

She didn't find Li Ran's interactions with Zhou Ye, Hu Lianxin, Tian Xiwei, and Wang Churan strange at all.

Because that's how Li Ran and she interacted too, chatting and laughing, playfully teasing each other.

She always thought that Zhou Ye simply liked Li Ran, and Hu Lianxin was Zhou Ye's best friend, so they were also close.

Everything online is just hype and attention-grabbing, after all, she's a celebrity...

But now this scene...

She suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as she thought.

Lu Yuxiao stood there, feeling like an unwanted person.

She glanced at Li Ran, said nothing, and silently walked over and sat down next to Zhou Ye.

She also took out her phone and started scrolling through short videos.

But now she can't watch any of those funny videos that used to make her laugh so hard.

Her eyes were fixed on the screen, but her mind was wandering to other things.

Born into a family of doctors, with both parents being highly educated, how could a girl who was sent abroad to study at the age of 14 really be a fool?

She's just used to facing the world with that simple, honest look.

Her family protected her too well...

She doesn't need to worry about anything; she can just do what she likes...

This is similar to coconuts; they were both born into loving families...

Zhang Jingyi and Wang Churan are different. Li Ran knows Zhang Jingyi's personality because she grew up in a family environment that made her grow up against the wind like a weed.

Wang Churan, however, developed a competitive and assertive personality. She knew what she needed and what she had to do...

Actually, she was the smartest of all the girls...

Li Ran noticed the change in her.

She sat there quietly, looking down at her phone, but her fingers didn't move an inch for a long time.

He pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

In his view on relationships, there has never been any concept of forced love; he respects everyone's thoughts...