The academic forum was completely different from the banquets Wen Li had attended before, and it was not as grand as she had imagined. It was just a group of old men sitting together for a meeting, just like a class, with a few people sitting on the podium and a large crowd of people sitting below.

She had a hard time understanding the topics they talked about in her native language, let alone English. Especially since the English of several people who spoke was not very standard, she couldn't help laughing when she heard their poor accents.

Huo Yuanchen looked at her several times, with a hint of warning in his eyes. Wen Li also knew that her accent was wrong when she laughed at others, so she tried hard to think of a lot of sad things before suppressing her smile.

This distraction made it even harder to understand.

She was bored and saw that the foreheads of several professors in the front row were shiny and rubbed, so she counted their heads. When she counted, she made a shocking discovery.

She touched Huo Yuanchen with her arm and told him her discovery in a low voice, "Your hair is the most luxuriant in the entire venue ."

The latter gave her a speechless look in return and pressed her head down.

After the sixth person finished speaking, the host introduced the next person to speak on the stage. Wen Li suddenly heard Huo Yuanchen's name and turned to look at him.

The man had stood up and walked calmly toward the stage amid thunderous applause.

The host introduced Huo Yuanchen to everyone. Wen Li listened attentively and heard the host mention a very backward area, saying, "Professor Huo's research results have saved tens of thousands of lives in the area, freeing them from the threat of death from local infectious diseases, including many elderly people and children. At the same time, Professor Huo is also a philanthropist who is enthusiastic about public welfare. He has authorized drug patents to many countries and regions for free and donated many drugs and medical devices free of charge. Today, he has received this award and he deserves it."

The applause at the scene became even more enthusiastic. Wen Li noticed that many people looked at the stage with admiration, and some even gave the stage a thumbs up.

Maybe the atmosphere was too warm, Wen Li was infected and felt a little proud. She felt that although Huo Yuanchen was a bit of a jerk in terms of emotions, he was really good to his students and work, especially since he was engaged in such a great cause that could save tens of thousands of people from illness.

She thought that if she didn't have a relationship with Huo Yuanchen, being his colleague or his student would actually be pretty good.

Thinking of this, Wen Li also started clapping, louder than anyone else.

When Huo Yuanchen came back, he brought back a very exquisite trophy. Wen Li couldn't help but look at it several times.

He laughed at her softly, "Didn't you win an award too? Why are you so jealous of my trophy?"

Wen Li took the trophy from him, read the words one by one, and said, "That's different. Mine is an art award, and it's not as valuable as yours."

He chuckled and said, "It's all the same."

Wen Li stroked the trophy and asked him, "I gave you an award once before, do you remember?"

Huo Yuanchen had no recollection of this and was even a little surprised. "You gave me an award? When did it happen?"

Wen Li thought for a moment and said, "When you won the first prize in the Biology Olympiad, didn't the school hold an award ceremony for you? I was the one who carried the trophy to you."

Huo Yuanchen thought for a moment and said, "I remember the award ceremony, but the trophy seemed to be awarded to me by the principal, not you."

Wen Li reminded him confidently, "I was standing behind the principal. The cheongsam I was wearing was borrowed by my teacher. It had a long slit. You kept looking at my legs when you were receiving the award."

When she said that, Huo Yuanchen remembered and corrected her, "You call her Miss Etiquette, not Award Presenter."

Wen Li curled his lips and said, "It's all the same."

In fact, she put a note in the trophy, but she didn't know whether he saw it or not. Anyway, she didn't receive any call from him until she went abroad.

She thought that he had expressed his attitude towards her from such a long time ago. She was just stupid at that time, thinking that as long as she liked him enough, he would be moved one day, but she didn't know that pursuing someone was a very tiring thing.

So later on, she no longer had the energy to actively pursue anyone.

When the forum was about to end, Huo Yuanchen pointed to a middle-aged man in a suit and tie with a big belly in the first row and said to Wen Li, "Did you see that man? Mr. Wilson, he is very powerful here. This forum is sponsored by him. You can try to get close to him at the dinner later."

Wen Li looked at Wilson and thought he looked a bit fierce. She asked Huo Yuanchen, "Do you think he knows where my brother is?"

"It's hard to say." Huo Yuanchen shook his head, "But if you can't even find out from him, then your trip will be in vain."

Wen Li didn't want to come here for nothing. She looked at the man again and nodded, "I'll think of a way."

The solution she came up with was to find common ground to open up topics and narrow the distance between the two people. This was her experience of attending parties when she was studying abroad.

At the banquet that evening, Wen Li found an opportunity to get close to Wilson and said in a light but sexy tone, "The report is boring, isn't it?"

Success made Wilson look at her twice.

She accepted the scrutiny openly, tilted her head, and said to the other person in a playful manner, "I didn't understand at all. I wonder if there is anyone here who feels the same way as me. If not, then I'm in big trouble."

Wilson handed her a glass of champagne and said with a smile, "You're not alone. To be honest, I don't understand it either."

Wen Li drank the champagne. They smiled at each other.

She made the right bet. She knew that a local tyrant like Wilson could not be really passionate about academics, and that he sponsored the academic forum just to gain a good reputation. She used to hang out in the circle of rich people, so she knew a little about this kind of thing.

Most of the people at today's dinner party were old-timers who were engaged in academic research. They gathered together to talk about academics, which people like Wilson would definitely find boring. At this time, she, who also couldn't understand, appeared, which could easily promote the other party's favor towards her.

Sure enough, after the fourth glass of champagne, Wilson took the initiative to ask, "I'm curious, how come a beautiful woman like you is here?"

Wen Li immediately took out the photo Meng Jinnian gave her, handed it to Wilson, and said, "Two months ago, I came here to travel and fell in love with this guy at first sight. Later we separated, and I couldn't let him go, so I wanted to try my luck again."

She didn't dare tell the truth for fear of bringing danger to her brother.

Wilson took the photo, looked at it, and said, "If you're looking for someone, maybe I can help you. But I'll charge you a fee."

Wen Li deliberately made it sound light, "Then Mr. Wilson can name a price. If the price is too high, then I can only give up. We have an old saying in the East, there is always a beautiful woman in the world. I don't need to pay too much for a romantic encounter."

Wilson smiled and held up three fingers to her.

Wen Li thought he was negotiating the price with her, and was unsure whether the asking price was 30,000 or 300,000, so she didn't dare to speak rashly.

The next second, Wilson handed her a room card and took the opportunity to pat the back of her hand, "I like you. Stay with me for three days, and I will help you find your Mr. Right."