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

In the afternoon, Li Ran had already asked his assistant to book rooms for Zhou Ye and Hu Lianxin. After returning to the hotel, the three of them went to their respective rooms to rest.

When Li Ran swiped his card and pushed open his room door, he keenly sensed that someone was inside.

He went inside and saw Tian Xiwei sitting cross-legged on the sofa in his room, holding a bag of snacks and watching TV.

"What are you doing here?" Li Ran asked, somewhat surprised.

He secretly rejoiced that Zhou Ye hadn't followed him over tonight, otherwise the situation might have exploded on the spot.

Tian Xiwei gave him a cold, sidelong glance, her tone flat and indifferent: "What, is that not allowed?"

Li Ran sat down next to her. "I didn't say no, I was just asking out of curiosity."

Although they were in the same room that night, nothing happened between them, and they have maintained their boundaries in the past few days.

Tian Xiwei shoved the half-pack of spicy strips into his hand, wrinkled her nose, and said, "It's too oily, I don't want to eat it."

She paused, turned her gaze to him, and said bluntly, "I got the room key from your assistant."

Then, a mischievous smile crept across his lips. "I was curious to see what kind of interesting expression Zhou Ye would have if he came back with you tonight and saw me here."

"It's a pity she didn't come."

Li Ran sensed the slight disappointment in her tone, and smiled helplessly.

He took the bag of greasy spicy strips and placed it on the coffee table, half-jokingly probing, "Well... since we're here, why not have some together tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei immediately reached out and gently pushed away his face as he leaned closer, then stood up from the sofa: "Dream on."

"Since she's not coming, I've lost interest and am going back."

However, she had only opened the door a crack and peeked out when she quickly retreated, closed the door, leaned against it, and wore an innocent smile.

She looked at Li Ran, who was filled with doubt, lowered her voice, and asked teasingly, "Li Ran, did Zhou Ye's ancestors have the surname Cao?"

Before Li Ran could even react to the meaning of her seemingly nonsensical question,

"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!"

A sudden, impolite, even angry, knocking sounded on the door.

Li Ran instantly understood: Zhou Ye had come looking for them!

Moreover, judging from Xiaotian's reaction, she probably bumped into Zhou Ye outside the door the moment she opened it.

"Open the door," Li Ran said to Tian Xiwei, rubbing his temples.

Tian Xiwei shook her head: "What's the rush? Let her knock a little longer."

Outside the door, Zhou Ye had clearly seen Tian Xiwei behind the crack in the door. Amidst the urgent knocking, he called out in a low voice, "Tian Xiwei! Open the door! I know it's you!"

If you're so capable of stealing a man, then you're so capable of opening the door!

Li Ran didn't want the commotion to attract the attention of other guests or hotel staff.

He sighed, got up and strode to the door, reaching out to gently pull Tian Xiwei, who was still leaning against the door, behind him.

"Alright, stop fooling around. If you keep banging, you'll really wake everyone up."

After saying that, he grasped the doorknob and decisively opened the door.

Zhou Ye, who was outside the door, had just raised his hand to continue knocking when the door suddenly opened, revealing Li Ran's face.

She froze for a moment, the angry words that were about to come out stuck in her throat, and the anger on her face froze for a second.

Li Ran stepped aside: "Let's come in and talk."

Zhou Ye pursed his lips and strode into the room.

Li Ran immediately closed the door, keeping out the potential risk of onlookers.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.

Zhou Ye looked at Tian Xiwei leaning against the wall, his chest heaving slightly: "Tian Xiwei, are you doing this on purpose? Coming to his room so late at night, what are you trying to do?"

Tian Xiwei raised an eyebrow, meeting her gaze without flinching, and said defiantly, "What, you want to fight?"

Zhou Ye recalled Tian Xiwei's provocation from the film crew earlier that day, and now she was in Li Ran's room again.

This is a good opportunity for Tian Xiwei to see what boxing she's been practicing these past two days.

She ripped off her coat and tossed it to Li Ran beside her, striking a pose: "You think I'm afraid of you? I haven't been training for nothing lately!"

Seeing this, Tian Xiwei scoffed and promptly took off her coat and threw it onto the sofa.

She cracked her knuckles and sneered, "Quite the boast."

"Should we call your 'best friend' over too? Two against one, I'm still not afraid."

Seeing that the tension between the two was about to explode, Li Ran suddenly made a move.

He first slowly took off his coat and casually draped it over the back of the chair.

Then, under the slightly surprised gazes of Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei, he crossed his hands, grabbed the hem of his T-shirt, and lifted it up, exposing his well-defined abs and chest to the air.

Then, his hand actually moved towards his waistband...

"Li Ran!" Zhou Ye exclaimed.

"Why are you taking off your clothes?!" Tian Xiwei also spoke up at the same time, both women's voices filled with astonishment.

Li Ran stopped what he was doing, looked up, and blinked with a bewildered expression. "Weren't you two going to have a solo match? This place isn't big enough, is it? Luckily, my bed is big enough, the three of us can..."

"Hmm, let's have a frank and in-depth exchange, a fair fight?"

"Okay!" To Li Ran's surprise, Tian Xiwei replied almost instantly, with an eager expression on her face.

She even turned around, walked a few steps to the bedside, lay down decisively, and patted the spot next to her.

Her eyes held a sly glint, and her tone was seductive as she said, "Come on! Get up here! Didn't you want a 'fight'?"

Now it was Li Ran's turn to be dumbfounded.

His envisioned scenario was that Tian Xiwei would be speechless at his "shameless" suggestion, then angrily punch him, slam the door, and leave to go back to her own room.

This way, the two can be separated temporarily, while maintaining a delicate balance...

Why is Xiaotian acting out of the ordinary?

Could there be a pleasant surprise tonight? Will I get to experience the legendary ability to be successful in all aspects of life?

"Tian Xiwei! You...are you sick in the head?!" Zhou Ye's face turned red with anger as he pointed at Tian Xiwei on the bed, his voice rising with shock and rage.

"You're the one who's sick!" Tian Xiwei immediately retorted, lying on her side, propping her head up, and looking at Zhou Ye with a provocative gaze.

"If you can't do it yourself, then call your helper over!"

"This is Li Ran's room! Get out!" Zhou Ye pointed to the door.

"Why should I?" Tian Xiwei sat up, crossed her legs, and acted arrogantly. "I can come and go as I please when you're not here."

"Oh, right, we even slept together before, and it was a wonderful sleep! Now that you're here, you want me to leave? Why shouldn't you be the one to leave?"

Li Ran's eyelids twitched, and he inwardly cried out in alarm.

Sure enough, Zhou Ye suddenly turned to look at him, "Is what she said true?"

Li Ran opened his mouth, but before he could figure out how to put his words into words, he received a warning look from Tian Xiwei.

Tian Xiwei stared at him and said clearly, word by word, "Li Ran, tell her, did we sleep together that night?"

All the pressure instantly fell on Li Ran.

The two women's gazes were fixed on his face like searchlights, one angry and questioning, the other threatening and coercing.

silence……

A few seconds later, Li Ran did something that surprised both of them.

He said nothing, his face expressionless. He simply bent down silently, picked up the shirt he had just taken off, and put it back on. Then, without taking his phone or room key, he walked straight to the door.

"Li Ran!" Zhou Ye instinctively tried to grab him.

Tian Xiwei was also stunned, and got off the bed: "Where are you going?"

Li Ran didn't stop walking. He turned the doorknob, walked out without looking back, and then gently closed the door behind him.

"Click".

The sound of the door lock closing was exceptionally clear in the suddenly quiet room.

Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei looked at each other, neither of them able to react for a moment.

Li Ran... just left like that? Leaving the two of them here?

Zhou Ye was the first to come to her senses. She didn't care about arguing with Tian Xiwei anymore and was about to chase after Li Ran.

Tian Xiwei reacted even faster, stepping forward to block the doorway with her arms crossed, obstructing her path.

"Where to?" She raised her chin slightly.

"Get out of my way! I'm going to find Li Ran!" Zhou Ye tried to push her away, but Tian Xiwei didn't budge.

"Looking for him?"

Tian Xiwei curled her lip and sneered, "Guess...where he's going now?"

Zhou Ye frowned: "Where could you go? Come to my room, of course!"

Her tone was confident, with the air of a legitimate girlfriend.

"Oh? Is that so?" Tian Xiwei's smile deepened, her eyes filled with amusement.

"What if I told you... he might have gone to your best friend's room?"