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

As night falls, the lights of Hengdian outline the contours of the antique-style buildings in the distance.

In Tian Xiwei's hotel room, she sat cross-legged on the bed, holding Taxue in her arms, rubbing its furry ears with one hand, but her gaze remained fixed on Li Ran's face.

She looked at it for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"Why is your left cheek still swollen?"

She tilted her head, her tone undisguisedly mocking, "Got beaten up?"

Li Ran subconsciously raised his hand to touch his left cheek, a forced smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

He thought it would go away overnight, but it was even more noticeable when he woke up in the morning.

Fortunately, it has diminished somewhat and is not too noticeable now, but Tian Xiwei still recognized it at a glance; it couldn't be hidden at all.

"Hmm...more or less," he said vaguely.

Tian Xiwei frowned, her eyes narrowing slightly: "They really got beaten up? Who was it?"

Li Ran touched his nose, trying to change the subject: "Alright, stop asking."

Tian Xiwei didn't say anything, she just looked at him.

Based on her understanding of Li Ran, it was impossible for him to be so nonchalant about being beaten.

He's not the kind of person who would swallow his anger, unless the person hitting him couldn't fight back.

"What?" she asked slowly, her tone tinged with a hint of probing.

"Did the tablet find out about your relationship with her best friend? That doesn't make sense, why would she hit you?"

Li Ran coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed.

He walked to the bedside, took Taxue out of her arms and put her on the floor, then hugged her and pulled her into his arms.

"no."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, stop guessing. The swelling will go down tomorrow."

Tian Xiwei was being held by him and was about to continue asking questions when her gaze suddenly fell on his wrist.

A thin, red hand-braided rope was tied around his left wrist, tied with a simple peace knot.

She nudged him with her elbow: "What's that on your hand?"

Li Ran's body stiffened slightly.

He immediately realized who he was—someone who had succeeded nine and a half out of ten times in stealing dragons.

He immediately said, "Oh, it's a lucky charm my mom gave me."

Tian Xiwei turned her head and looked at him.

Her big, round eyes were filled with doubt. She curled the corners of her lips into a smile. "Really? Then give it to me."

After saying that, she immediately started to untie it.

Li Ran had no reason to stop her, so he could only let her fingers skillfully untie the knot.

Fortunately, Zhang Jingyi braided the most basic style: a thin red cord, a simple peace knot, and no special markings.

It looks no different from an ordinary safety rope obtained from a temple.

Tian Xiwei held the red rope in her hand, turning it over and over to examine it, but found nothing unusual.

Then she held out her hand, presenting her wrist to him: "Put it on for me."

Li Ran was taken aback for a moment: "My mom gave this to me, what do you want it for?"

Tian Xiwei wrinkled her nose and said matter-of-factly, "It was given by my mother-in-law, so what if I took it? If my aunt asks, I'll explain."

Looking at her matter-of-fact face, Li Ran was momentarily speechless.

He took the red string and tied it around her wrist. Her wrist was slender with fair skin, and the red string made her stand out even more.

Tian Xiwei looked at it with satisfaction, then picked up her phone and took a picture of her wrist.

Before Li Ran could react, she had already opened WeChat and sent the photo.

"No..." Li Ran leaned closer to look at her phone screen, "How come you still have my mom's WeChat?"

Tian Xiwei didn't look up and continued typing.

"It was added when your aunt came to visit you on set last time."

She paused, a hint of smugness in her voice: "It's nothing, I often chat with Auntie, what's up?"

Li Ran fell silent.

What's wrong? This is a big problem.

He watched Tian Xiwei edit the text, his finger hovering over the send button for a second before decisively pressing it.

"Auntie, the safety rope you gave Li Ran, he gave it to me, please don't misunderstand..."

Li Ran stared at the message, his temples throbbing.

He took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm: "Alright, my mom should be asleep by now."

As he spoke, he reached for Tian Xiwei's phone, opened a voice call, and said into the microphone, "Mom, I'm with Xiaotian. She really liked the lucky charm you gave me last time, so I gave it to her."

Tian Xiwei looked at his series of actions and tilted her head in confusion: "Why are you so nervous?"

Li Ran handed the phone back to her and smiled, "Hmm? Am I nervous?"

He reached out and pulled her into his arms, kissing her on the cheek.

Now, Xiaotian's bare face is full of collagen, soft and warm, and feels very comfortable to kiss.

Tian Xiwei pushed his face away and wrinkled her nose: "It's all your saliva."

The phone vibrated as soon as I finished speaking.

That was Li's mother's reply.

Tian Xiwei opened the voice call, and Li's mother's voice came from the speaker, carrying that kind of kind smile unique to elders: "Okay, Mom understands."

Li Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But the next second, another voice message came through.

"Xiaotian, let Li Ran bring you to our house for Chinese New Year this year. Auntie's been waiting to hold her grandson!"

Tian Xiwei's earlobes turned bright red.

She stood there, holding her phone, unsure of what to say.

To have a grandson?

She and Li Ran aren't even married yet, how could this be...?

Li Ran looked at her face, which was gradually turning red, and couldn't help but smile.

He took the phone and said into the receiver, "Mom, go to bed early. We'll talk about it during the New Year."

He paused, then added, "Goodnight, love you, Mom."

He handed the phone back to Tian Xiwei, and looking at her still flushed face, he explained, "My mom just likes to joke around, don't mind it."

Tian Xiwei shook her head.

She looked up at him, her round eyes filled with an intense, even stubborn, light: "Li Ran, we can actually have a child first."

Li Ran's smile froze on his face.

"elder sister……"

He looked at her and said, "I'm only twenty-two, and you're only twenty-three."

"You can have your nanny take care of it."

Tian Xiwei said earnestly, "My aunt has told me this several times already."

Li Ran was speechless. He felt he needed to find some time to have a good talk with his mother.

"What do you talk about with my mom all day long?"

Tian Xiwei didn't answer. Suddenly, she reached out and pushed him down onto the bed.

Li Ran's back sank into the soft mattress, and in front of him was her face looking down at him.

"Don't worry about that."

She lowered her head, leaned close to his ear, and whispered with a hint of mischievous amusement, "You should really work harder..."

Li Ran opened his mouth, as if to say something.

But she had already kissed him.

Under the bed, Ta Xue squatted on the carpet, tilting her little head back, her black bean-like eyes staring unblinkingly at the two humans on the bed who had suddenly started "fighting".

Its little head was full of confusion.

They were fine just a moment ago, so why did they suddenly start fighting?

And this fighting style...

That's so strange.

It tilted its head, looked at the two figures entangled together, then looked at itself, forgotten by the bedside, and let out a soft "woof".

No one paid any attention to it.

Ta Xue sighed! If dogs could sigh.

Then she silently turned around, walked to her little corner, and curled herself up in a ball.

Human behavior is so hard to understand.

Let's go to sleep!