Wen Li didn't say anything. He got into the car, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away.

She deliberately avoided the departure time of the school bus and drove slowly on the road, just because she didn't want to have any interaction with Huo Yuanchen and his people.

Her phone rang several times during the trip, all of which were calls from Huo Yuanchen. She didn't answer, and later she turned it to silent mode, not wanting to be disturbed by him.

While eating at the service area, she saw Teacher Zhang's circle of friends, which was taken when they left Xinfeng Village. Wen Li had an occupational disease, and when she saw the group photo, she frowned habitually.

In the picture, An Wen, who was not tall to begin with, had to squeeze to the back row just to stand next to Huo Yuanchen. The little girl had difficulty walking, so she leaned half of her body against Huo Yuanchen, with her head slightly tilted towards him. As a result, the heights of the people in the last row became even more uneven, which seemed extremely unharmonious.

When approaching Hai City, Wen Li was driving a little too fast and exceeded the speed limit. The mechanical female voice in the mobile navigation reminded her, "There is a speed limit camera ahead, please pay attention to your speed."

She suddenly remembered something very important, so she stopped the car on the side of the road as soon as she got off the highway and sent a message to Huo Yuanchen.

"On the day Aunt Qi was falsely accused of pushing Zhang Li to fall and was hospitalized, the jewelry store's cameras clearly recorded the entire process, which was enough to prove Aunt Qi was innocent. However, when I went to the jewelry store to copy the surveillance video the next day, the clerk told me that the video was automatically overwritten. I only recently learned that the cameras that could only store the footage of the day were eliminated several years ago."

She originally wanted to investigate this matter herself, but after thinking about it for a few days, she felt that this was ultimately the Huo family's family affair, and it would not be good for her as an outsider to interfere, so she planned to find an opportunity to tell Huo Yuanchen.

His mother always asks him to prove his innocence.

But she didn't expect that Huo Yuanchen also went to Xinfeng Village. When the two met, they quarreled loudly and softly, so she forgot about the surveillance video.

It was only thanks to the many cameras on the highway that she remembered it. Afraid that she would forget it again, she quickly told Huo Yuanchen.

Huo Yuanchen didn't reply to her. She guessed that An Wen was probably the one who insisted on sitting with him as soon as she got in the car, and he was too busy taking care of his innocent and pitiful sister to read her message.

Wen Li informed Zhou Ying as soon as he got home, and the two of them naturally planned to have a meal together. However, Wen Li was very tired after driving all day, so Zhou Ying suggested sympathetically, "Don't go out to eat, or you'll have to drive around again. I'll go to your house and we'll have hot pot."

The villagers of Xinfeng Village were very welcoming, but the food in the countryside was simple and plain. Wen Li had been there for a month and was very greedy, so he agreed immediately.

While she was waiting for Zhou Ying to come over, she sorted out the photos she had taken in the countryside. There was a famous international photography competition recently, and she had received an invitation to participate before she left. She also took a lot of photos in Xinfeng Village according to the requirements of the competition, and she was very satisfied with some of them.

The scenery is beautiful, and the uncles and aunts in the village are also beautiful. Each photo is full of the flavor of life. It is different from the types of photos she has taken before, but it continues her shooting style.

Wen Li picked out the best ones and sent them to the email address designated by the organizing committee before the registration deadline.

In addition, she selected a few more lifelike photos and posted them on her circle of friends.

To her surprise, not long after she posted the circle of friends, Lu Ke actually called her and asked her the first thing, "Are you back?"

Wen Li was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "How do you know?"

Lu Ke seemed to chuckle and said in a relaxed tone, "Didn't I tell you that I often go there recently? Of course I know how bad the signal there is. You posted so many photos in your circle of friends at once. If you were in the village, you would definitely not be able to post them."

Wen Li touched his nose and said embarrassedly: Brother Lu Ke, you are still as amazing as ever. I can't hide anything from you. I just got home. "

Lu Ke said, "I'm glad you came back safely. I have to go there again tomorrow, and I was thinking of contacting you on the way back to see if you want to come back together. Now that you're back, I just have to be a lone ranger."

Wen Li asked him, "You're going on a long trip again? How long will it take you to come back?"

Lu Ke said, "The time has not been decided yet. It depends on whether the discussion goes smoothly. It could be a week, or two or three weeks. Anything is possible."

Wen Li always remembered that she still owed Lu Ke a meal, plus the sleeping bag he gave her, if she needed to change it. Hearing that he would be out for so long, she simply asked, "My friend is coming to my house for hot pot, Brother Lu Ke, do you want to come and eat with us?"

Lu Ke hesitated and asked her, "It's not convenient for you and your friend to go over there."

Wen Li smiled and said, "You also know her, my overseas roommate, Zhou Ying."

Lu Ke also smiled, "She is an old acquaintance. Speaking of which, I haven't seen her since I came back, so let's have a meal together. Should I go to your house? Send me the address and I'll be there right away."

When studying abroad, Wen Li lived with Zhou Ying, and Lu Ke lived with Wen Li's brother. The two siblings met often, and as a result, the two roommates got to know each other.

Besides, with Zhou Ying around, it didn't seem so awkward for him and Wen Li to have dinner together.

When they were out of town, it was considered a chance encounter between old friends, so having a meal together was nothing special. But back in Haishi , it seemed ambiguous for a man and a woman to have a meal together alone.

Wen Li was accompanied by a tall and handsome man each time he met him. He guessed that Wen Li had a special relationship with that man, and he didn't want to cause Wen Li unnecessary trouble because of himself.

Because Zhou Ying had to wait until the end of get off work, she set out quite late. When Lu Ke arrived at Wen Li's house, Zhou Ying had not arrived yet.

Wen Li bought a bunch of ingredients and filled the kitchen. She was clumsy in selecting the vegetables and wasted a lot, which made Lu Ke frown.

"Okay, with the way you choose vegetables, how many bites can you still eat in the end?"

Lu Ke rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands while complaining to Wen Li, "You go out and have a rest, watch some TV, check your phone, etc. Leave this to me."

Wen Li said embarrassedly, "How can I let the guests work while I, the host, leave them aside and rest?"

Lu Ke smiled and said, "Don't pretend to be virtuous in front of me. Your brother has already told me your secrets. Your family has treated you like a little princess, so how can you cook? Go out, I'll do it faster."

Wen Li put down the dish in his hand and touched his nose embarrassedly, "I invited you to eat hot pot because it is simple and does not require cooking or anything. In the end, you, Brother Lu Ke, still despised me."

Seeing a watermelon on the kitchen floor, Lu Ke cut the watermelon neatly, handed a small piece to Wen Li, and said to her like coaxing a child, "I don't dislike you. Just be more self-disciplined and don't cause trouble for me."

Wen Li stood at the kitchen door holding a watermelon, eating while watching him work.

While she was eating a piece of watermelon gracefully, Lu Ke had picked and washed the vegetables. He held the kitchen knife in one hand and the sound of cutting vegetables was very rhythmic.

When Zhou Ying walked in, she saw Wen Li blinking his eyes and looking at the kitchen with admiration.

She thought she had seen a ghost. Could it be that there was a snail girl hiding in the kitchen of Wen Li's house?