Wen Li met Meng Jinnian downstairs.

The moment she saw him, her first reaction was to hide. As soon as she moved, her hand was grabbed by him.

"Don't go, Wen Li, please, don't go." Meng Jinnian's voice was hoarse and he seemed exhausted.

Only then did Wen Li notice that he had dark circles under his eyes and several scratches on his face, as if they were caused by a woman's long nails, and there was a small patch of hair missing from his temple.

The whole person looks as miserable as possible.

Seeing him in bad luck, Wen Li's mood also improved.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" She asked Meng Jinnian, her attitude was not very good. She still remembered that he almost raped her.

Meng Jinnian frowned, with a hint of bitterness on his lips, "I was beaten by Lin Ruoyuan. She hit me hard and showed no mercy at all."

Wen Li said "hmm", "Is it related to me?"

Meng Jinnian pretended not to see the impatience on her face and continued, "I plotted against her and made her look bad in front of everyone. Her parents couldn't afford to lose face like that, so they planned to send her abroad, and she won't be back for the next few years."

He looked at Wen Li, waiting for her reaction with a burning gaze.

Wen Li said nothing and had no reaction.

Meng Jinnian was obviously disappointed. "Wen Li, I did this for you. If you don't like me associating with Lin Ruoyuan, then I will send her abroad and let her never appear in front of us again. I promise that from now on, I will not be involved with any other woman except you. Is that not enough? Or tell me, Wen Li, tell me, what should I do to make you come back to me?"

Wen Li reminded him, "Meng Jinnian, we have broken up."

"I know, Wen Li, I know you don't want me anymore." Meng Jinnian's eyes were red, and he looked like he was about to cry. His voice began to tremble, "But I can't forget you, Wen Li, can you tell me what I can do to forget you? I also tried to like others, but I can't do it. You are the only one in my heart. I can't love anyone else."

Wen Li felt sour in her heart. In fact, when she and Meng Jinnian were dating, they got along quite well. Meng Jinnian was gentle and willing to accommodate her in everything. Even if she was angry, he was happy to let her make a scene. When they were dating, he always took the trouble to arrange everything.

Apart from being always involved with Lin Ruoyuan, Meng Jinnian is a qualified boyfriend. He has a high level of education, a good family background, and none of the problems of the rich second generation. He is dating her with the intention of getting married.

In their relationship, he was the one who gave more.

Wen Li lowered his head and said in a calm tone, "Jinnian, I broke up with you not only because of Lin Ruoyuan."

"I know, it's because of your father's illness. I asked Huo Yuanchen, and he said that if he had sex with you once, he would give you a box of medicine. He only has a transaction with you, not feelings."

Wen Li was stunned for a long time before asking him, "You're asking... Huo Yuanchen?"

"Yes." Meng Jinnian nodded. "Originally, I wanted to ask him clearly, to know when you two started. But he said that he just kept you as a pet for fun, after all, he could get rid of you with a few boxes of medicine, without even spending any money. He also said that since I like you so much, he can return you to me."

Wen Li's hands unconsciously clenched into fists, her nails digging deeply into her palms, and the feeling of pain made her regain some clarity.

How ridiculous! The man who was lying on her and asking for sex yesterday, had said in front of a third party earlier that they only had a transaction.

He treated her as a for sale, and the cheapest kind at that, so he could play with her without spending any money.

Pet? Of course. Huo Yuanchen treated her as a pet that he could summon and dismiss at will.

There are times when a pet cat gets angry at its owner. Does she have the right to do so?

Wen Li couldn't stop sneering.

Meng Jinnian had never seen her like this before, and was startled. He hurriedly comforted her , "Don't be afraid, Wen Li, even if I leave Huo Yuanchen, I won't let anything happen to my uncle."

He pulled out a poster from his wallet and handed it to Wen Li. "I asked someone to find out. Professor Carl is Huo Yuanchen's partner and also owns Pratt's patent. We can bypass Huo Yuanchen and buy it directly from him. As for the money, don't worry. I'll take care of everything."

Wen Li took the poster and looked at it carefully. It was all in English, and Professor Carl had a long list of titles. She had studied abroad, so reading English was not a problem for her, but it was too difficult for her to understand what those long titles meant.

To be honest, Meng Jinnian's proposal made her a little tempted, but she didn't dare to make a decision easily.

While she was hesitating, her uncle and her father came over.

Early this morning, my uncle praised the small vegetable plot he had opened up behind the apartment building, saying that he had built a greenhouse and planted a lot of fresh vegetables in it.

Wen Yongjie may be in a good mood because he is back home. He is in good spirits these days and takes a half-hour walk every day. He is moved by his uncle's words, and they go to the vegetable garden to pick cucumbers together.

Now they had returned with a full load. Uncle saw Meng Jinnian from a distance and smiled at Wen Yongjie, "Is that Wen Li's fiancé? The young man is very thoughtful and came all the way here."

Wen Yongjie squinted his eyes and looked, and recognized Meng Jinnian, so he hurried over to greet him.

"Jinnian, what are you doing standing downstairs? Go upstairs and do something."

He glared at Wen Li again, "How come you can't even entertain people? You let Jinnian stand here?"

Wen Li wanted to explain, but Wen Yongjie and his uncle were already pulling Meng Jinnian upstairs.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not tell anyone about her breakup with Meng Jinnian.

When they got upstairs, the whole family was very enthusiastic towards Meng Jinnian. Grandma even gave him a red envelope and said to him with a smile, "We will leave Wen Li to you from now on. You have to treat her well, understand?"

Meng Jinnian agreed readily.

Grandma was so happy that she said she would be relieved even if she closed her eyes.

Wen Li couldn't even open his mouth now, so he simply hid aside and took a photo of Professor Carl's poster and sent it to Zhou Ying, "Do you know this person? Meng Jinnian said he can buy Pratt from him."

Zhou Ying naturally didn't know him, but she thought of Yu Jingchen.

An hour later, Zhou Ying replied, "Professor Yu said that they did cooperate with Professor Carl's team. Professor Carl is an expert in Country M and is also the general agent of Pratt in Country M. Meng Jinnian's information is correct."

Wen Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the news was true, it was good.

She asked Zhou Ying, "Professor Yu, can you introduce me to Professor Karl?"

Zhou Ying didn't reply. Wen Li thought she had gone to help find out and waited patiently for news.

But Yu Jingchen called first, "Sorry, Wen Li, I signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot introduce you to Professor Karl."

Wen Li expressed his understanding, said "Happy New Year", and hung up the phone.

Hu Huifen came over and asked her, "What's going on? Why is Meng Jinnian here? Didn't you break up?"

Wen Li was silent for a long time before speaking, "Mom, if I get back together with Meng Jinnian, would you object?"