The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"Old Na, what brings you here?"

Inside the ward, Li Xiaoran was reading a book when she heard a noise and turned around to see Xie Na and Zhang Jie entering.

Although Zhang Jie has deviated from her original path, she still started dating Xie Na, just like Yuan Shi did.

However, there is one thing: in the original world, Zhang Jie was with Xie Na at this time, and was labeled as someone who lived off a woman.

Now things are different. Zhang Jie has signed with Kyoto Entertainment and has accumulated a lot of fame in the music industry. Moreover, with Kyoto backing her, no one will say that she is living off Xie Na anymore.

"Come see you, how's your leg?"

Xie Na walked closer, pointed at Li Xiaoran's dangling legs, and asked.

"Much better! In about a month, I should be able to be discharged!"

As Li Xiaoran spoke, her gaze swept over Zhang Jie behind Xie Na.

"My boyfriend, Zhang Jie!"

As Xie Na spoke, she pulled Zhang Jie to her side and looked at Li Xiaoran with a big smile.

As for the connection between Xie Na and Li Xiaoran, the two actually met back in 2000.

Back when Xie Na was renting a place in Beijing, Li Xiaoran gave her home to Xie Na. The two ate and lived together, sometimes even sharing a bed. They were very close best friends.

Li Xiaoran took good care of her like a virtuous wife and loving mother, doing almost all the laundry and cooking for her.

This process lasted a very long time.

However, later, when Li Xiaoran wanted to escape from Sun Donghai, she frequently changed her phone number and sometimes went out more often.

Sun Donghai had contacted Xie Na several times.

For more than a year, Xie Na had almost no contact with Li Xiaoran. She knew she couldn't afford to offend Sun Donghai and naturally didn't want to get herself involved.

"Hello, Sister Ran!"

Zhang Jie greeted Li Xiaoran very politely.

"Hello!"

Li Xiaoran nodded and was about to speak when a knock sounded on the door.

"Enter!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Bufan pushed open the door and walked in.

"I have friends!"

Lin Bufan pushed open the door and saw the backs of two people. He smiled and said something.

Once inside, it became clear that it was Xie Na and Zhang Jie.

"Director Lin (General Manager Lin)!"

Xie Na and Zhang Jie hurriedly greeted them.

For Xie Na, Lin Bufan was the director with the highest status in the industry.

However, for Zhang Jie, Lin Bufan was her boss.

"kindness!"

Lin Bufan nodded at the two of them.

"Director, what brings you here!"

Li Xiaoran looked at Lin Bufan and asked with some curiosity.

"Why can't I come to see you...?"

Lin Bufan glanced at Li Xiaoran speechlessly. Everyone said that this woman's emotional intelligence was average, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.

He wasn't being modest.

Given his current status, she actually asked herself this question when he came to visit her, a patient.

"Brother Hui has a fever, so filming has to be halted again."

Lin Bufan sat down on the edge of Li Xiaoran's bed, shook his head, and then casually picked up an apple and a fruit knife, and subconsciously began to peel it.

"for you!"

The fruit knife danced in Lin Bufan's hands, and an apple was peeled in less than ten seconds.

Given Lin Bufan's current physical condition, most things are easy for him.

"Thanks!"

Li Xiaoran's face inexplicably flushed red.

"Alright, you guys chat, I'm leaving!"

Lin Bufan glanced at Xie Na and Zhang Jie, then got up and left.

He only came to visit a patient on his way here.

Lin Bufan could only politely decline Xie Na's offer.

Li Xiaoran, being naive and innocent, couldn't see it, but Lin Bufan could tell at a glance why Xie Na flew to Harbin to see her, his patient.

It's all because Li Xiaoran first got rid of Sun Donghai, and then she was suspected of getting involved with Lin Bufan.

Back when Xie Na was going through a low period, Li Xiaoran treated her very well.

Even after the two parted ways, Li Xiaoran didn't say anything.

Instead, Xie Na caused the "Happy Camp" incident.

In 14, Li Xiaoran appeared as a guest on an episode of "Happy Camp," with Xie Na present as a member of the hosting team.

During the show, Xie Na also introduced Li Xiaoran as her "best friend of ten years" and a benefactor during her time as a struggling artist in Beijing.

However, during an interactive session, He Jiong asked Li Xiaoran a very lighthearted question with a smile: "What do you think Xie Na would save you in his phone?"

Li Xiaoran answered naturally, with a confident and affectionate tone, "Xiaoran? Ranran?"

At this point, Li Xiaoran still harbored goodwill.

However, when the camera switched to Xie Na, she blurted out, "I didn't save her phone number..."

At that moment, the air at the scene froze instantly.

Although Li Xiaoran and He Jiong later tried to smooth things over, saying that they were using WeChat instead of their phone numbers, Li Xiaoran even said that she frequently changed her number to avoid trouble.

However, if we take the timeline into account...

It becomes clear that after the assault case 10 years ago, because the matter became a big deal, Sun Donghai went to Hong Kong to avoid public opinion, and at that time he had no relationship with Li Xiaoran anymore.

Of course, at this time, Li Xiaoran's career also hit rock bottom.

In the entertainment industry, she wasn't even a second-tier actress, let alone a first-tier one. It wasn't until 18, with the drama "Next Stop, Farewell," that she barely managed to climb back into the second-tier ranks.

But Xie Na at that time was a top-tier female host in the industry, far more glamorous than Li Xiaoran.

If, as the explanation suggests, Sun Donghai had already left the mainland entertainment industry 10 years later, and Li Xiaoran had stopped changing her phone number, then why does Xie still not have her phone number?

In short, Xie initially distanced himself from Li Xiaoran to avoid trouble, but later he looked down on her purely because of the difference in their social status.

In the entertainment industry, it's perfectly normal to praise the powerful and belittle the weak.

Just like Huang Bo once said after he became famous, "When you become famous, you are surrounded by good people, and there is not a single bad person."

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"Ranran, what's your relationship with Director Lin?"

After Lin Bufan left, Xie Na looked at Li Xiaoran with some curiosity and gossip.

"Don't talk nonsense, I have absolutely no relationship with Director Lin!"

Li Xiaoran hurriedly explained.

She wasn't trying to distance herself from anything; it was simply the truth: she had absolutely no connection with Lin Bufan.

"Come on, we're best friends, you're still lying to me!"

Xie gave Li Xiaoran a reproachful look.

"No, I really didn't..."

Li Xiaoran looked a little anxious.

"Alright, alright, I understand. You two are fine, okay..."

Xie Na interrupted Li Xiaoran.

At that moment, she felt extremely fortunate to have come to visit Li Xiaoran.

Clearly, Li Xiaoran is already with Lin Bufan. With this close friendship, she might be able to get close to him as well.