Wen Li had already retouched the first batch of promotional photos she had taken for Haishi University's anniversary celebration. Taking advantage of the school holiday, she went to school more frequently to collect the first balance.

Zhou Ying had no classes in the afternoon, so the two of them made an appointment to go to the school coffee shop for afternoon tea.

On the way, Wen Li received a call from Huo Yuanchen, who asked her, "Are you coming to school again?"

Wen Li hummed, and asked curiously, "How do you know?"

"Yu Jingchen saw you." Huo Yuanchen said, "Come over later and take your lunch box away."

It was a rare occasion that he took the initiative to contact her, so Wen Li thought there was something good going on, but it turned out that he wanted her to run errands. She pouted and refused delicately, "No, I'm wearing high heels today, and my feet hurt from running around."

"If you don't take it, it will stink."

Wen Li didn't care. It wouldn't smell bad to her anyway. "Then send it to me. It's not far. I'm in the cafe at your school."

Huo Yuanchen glanced at his watch. He had a meeting later and would pass by the cafe on his way.

"Then you wait." He said and hung up the phone.

There were not many people in the cafe in the afternoon, so Wen Li chose a seat by the window. While ordering, he looked outside from time to time.

Zhou Ying laughed at her, "Even the husband-waiting rock is not as anxious as you are. You don't look like you are here for fun."

Wen Li pretended to be mature and said, "Xiao Zhou, you have never been in a relationship before, so you don't know how to figure out a man's mind. You have to make him feel that you are concerned about him and care about him. This way he will be satisfied, and then the relationship will be easy. Who cares if it's true or not? Isn't the purpose of dating to make yourself happy?"

Zhou Ying covered her mouth and laughed, "You said that as if you have dated many people."

Wen Li nodded, opened his hands, and said seriously, "I haven't talked about many, just a dozen or so."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the man's voice behind her, "Then how many men am I to you?"

Wen Li turned around, not feeling the slightest bit embarrassed by being caught, "In my heart, Professor Huo will always be number one."

Huo Yuanchen didn't say anything, his expression clearly showed disbelief.

Wen Li also asked him, "What about me? Among Professor Huo's girlfriends, what rank do I hold?"

Huo Yuanchen put the lunch box on the table and said casually, "It's also the first one."

Wen Li smiled very fakely, "Then I'm quite honored."

“It’s an honor.”

Huo Yuanchen greeted Zhou Ying, said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he rubbed Wen Li's head, messing up her carefully groomed hair.

"Don't forget to go for a follow-up visit the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Ying asked Wen Li, "What follow-up visit? What's wrong with you?"

Wen Li said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, just a minor illness."

When Huo Yuanchen was halfway there, he remembered that he had forgotten his tie at Wen Li's house last time. He had an academic lecture to attend in a few days, and the organizer had dress requirements, which would match that tie perfectly. So he turned back and asked Wen Li to bring it to him when it was convenient.

When I walked to the door of the coffee shop, I saw through the glass that there was an extra person next to Wen Li and her friends. He was standing sideways, his face couldn't be seen, and he was talking to Wen Li.

He didn't take it seriously, thinking that he would just finish talking to Wen Li about the tie and leave without disturbing her from chatting with others.

When I walked into the store, it was quite quiet inside. Neither the man nor Wen Li said anything, probably because they had finished talking.

Huo Yuanchen went over and pulled Wen Li's arm. He originally wanted to talk to Wen Li, but he didn't expect Wen Li to stand up after he pulled her. He was taller than her, so she naturally leaned back a little when she stood up.

"I have a..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the person opposite Wen Li suddenly shouted excitedly, "You are not allowed to leave!" Then a shadow quickly enveloped them.

When Huo Yuanchen saw clearly who was in front of him, he felt a wetness in his chest, followed by a burning pain.

It was Meng Jinnian’s mother, still holding the empty glass tightly in her hand.

"Yuan Chen, why is it you? Why ... I, I didn't mean it, I wanted to... splash her, yes, I wanted to splash that bitch Wen Li, not you."

Meng Jinnian's mother explained incoherently.

She came to cause trouble for Wen Li. Wen Li had caused Meng Jinnian to be detained, the Meng family's stocks were affected, Meng Jinnian's father got angry at home, and she was also angry with the boss.

She was unwilling to give up and was determined to teach Wen Li a lesson. She heard that Wen Li was in a cafe, so she followed him to the cafe.

Just now, when Huo Yuanchen came to pull Wen Li, she didn't see clearly who the person was and just thought it was the helper Wen Li found. In a hurry, she didn't think too much and just picked up the glass in front of her and poured it over.

While pouring the water, he was still thinking that it would be great if Wen Li was disfigured because of this, then Meng Jinnian would not be so obsessed with Wen Li in the future.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yuanchen protected Wen Li and blocked the scalding hot water for her.

Huo Yuanchen frowned tightly, said nothing, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Wen Li supported him and asked anxiously, "Is it okay? Does it hurt?"

After asking, I felt that what I asked was all nonsense. How could it not hurt if such hot water was poured on me?

"Water! Waiter, cold water... No, where is the tap?"

Then he asked Huo Yuanchen, "Can you walk by yourself? I'll help you rinse with cold water."

He was obviously panicking, and his words were illogical.

Huo Yuanchen endured the pain and told her, "Ask the clerk to bring an ice bucket."

"Okay, okay."

Wen Li was completely panicked. She did everything he told her to do.

Zhou Ying calmed down a bit and suggested to Wen Li, "The burn area is quite large, you should go to the hospital immediately. You don't know anything, so don't mess around."

Wen Li nodded quickly, "Okay, I'll go drive now."

Huo Yuanchen handed her the car keys and said, "Drive my car."

Her car was parked outside the school, and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth.

Wen Li agreed, grabbed the car keys and ran out of the store.

Huo Yuanchen saw her take off her high heels after running for a while and continue running barefoot.

To create an atmosphere, the road outside the coffee shop was paved with many small stones. She stepped on the stones barefoot, not caring at all.

The coffee shop staff were all students who worked part-time to support themselves. They had never seen such a scene before and were all shocked. After a long while, someone timidly came over to explain.

"The lady said she wanted some hot water, so we sent her some. Professor Huo, we didn't do it on purpose."

Huo Yuanchen felt a burning pain in his chest at this moment, but he still smiled at the students and comforted them in a gentle tone, "It's none of your business, don't be afraid, I'm fine."

I also asked the students, "How much did they spend just now? I'll pay for it so that you don't have any confusion about the bill."

The students refused to take it, but he insisted and paid no less than the original amount.

After a while, Wen Li drove over and took Huo Yuanchen to the hospital.

When the doctor cut open his clothes, she saw hideous blisters on his chest. Some had already burst, revealing red flesh, and some still had pieces of clothing stuck to them.

Wen Li couldn't hold back any longer, and tears started to fall.