Wen Li thought that after she sent Huo Yuanchen that message last night, he would at least say something, either to coax her or to explain to her why he showed up at An Wen's house.

He is still in an ambiguous period with her, so he should at least take her feelings into consideration, right?

But when she woke up from her sleep and turned on her phone to check the messages, she found nothing.

Huo Yuanchen ignored her completely.

When Winnie came in to look for her, she saw her staring at her phone, so she asked, "What are you doing? Are you still sleepy? Get up quickly, the relatives will be here soon, and we have to help entertain the guests."

Wen Li hummed and said, "Give me a call. My phone may be shut down due to unpaid bills."

Winnie called her and everything was fine, the ringtone rang soon.

Wen Li didn't give up and said, "Send me a message."

Winnie did as she was told. She was receiving messages as normal as ever.

Now Wen Li gave up.

When she got out of bed, her heart sank. All she could think about was what Huo Yuanchen and An Wen were doing last night? Didn't they even have time to send her a message?

But this emotion disappeared after she left the bedroom. Grandma's 90th birthday was too important, and there were too many things to do, so she had no time to think about Huo Yuanchen and An Wen.

Before 11 o'clock in the morning, almost all the relatives who were supposed to come had arrived, and everyone sat together to talk to Grandma Wen . At this time, it was natural to pick out things that the old lady liked to hear. Among the relatives, there was a clever aunt who smiled and complimented Grandma Wen.

She said, "You are a blessed old man. Your sons and daughters are filial to you, and your grandchildren are also doing well. Especially Wen Li and Wen Ni, both sisters are beautiful, and the sons-in-law they will find in the future will definitely be good people. You can just wait for four generations to live together, and be a great-grandmother and hold great-grandchildren."

Winnie's boyfriend Tong Hao had arrived a long time ago. He went straight into the kitchen to show off. He was now serving dishes swiftly. When he heard what Auntie said, he immediately wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to Grandma Wen, "Grandma, as long as you agree to let Winnie marry me, I will definitely let you have a great-grandson next year. And I promise that Winnie will only give birth to the baby, and I will take care of raising the child. I am a grown man, and I cannot let my wife get tired."

The relatives burst into laughter and praised Winnie for finding a good boyfriend.

Someone followed up with a question, "I heard that Wen Li's boyfriend is here today too. Where is he? Come out so we can meet him, don't just focus on working for the Yue family to show off."

As soon as the words fell, several relatives stretched their necks, waiting to see Wen Li's boyfriend.

Someone else joked, "Wen Li is so beautiful, her boyfriend must be very handsome."

Someone else said, "I heard that his family is very rich, and he is the son of a listed company."

Wen Yongjie spoke up at this time and corrected the man, "Wen Li has broken up with the previous rich second generation. The one she is dating now has a high degree of education and is a professor at Haishi University. He also respects Huifen and me very much. I was able to recover so quickly thanks to him. I couldn't be more satisfied with this son-in-law."

The Wen family didn't produce many intellectuals, but they all admired intellectuals. When the relatives heard that Wen Li's boyfriend was a university professor, they were very envious.

Even Grandma Wen narrowed her eyes happily, nodded and said, "Good, good, this grandson-in-law is good."

Hu Huifen heard these words in the kitchen and asked Wen Li anxiously, "Is Yuanchen coming soon? Your father is the same. He is already praising his son-in-law before he even arrives. Now all the relatives are waiting to see Yuanchen. Let's see how he explains to everyone."

Her aunt comforted her, "It's already 11 o'clock. Even if you drive from Hai City, you will be here soon. Maybe he is already downstairs. Don't worry about it."

Wen Li didn't dare to tell her mother that Huo Yuanchen didn't come from Hai City. He was in the neighboring county, which was only an hour's drive away. Even if he set out at 10 a.m., he should have arrived by now.

She hesitantly said, "I'll call and ask."

Just as she picked up the phone, Winnie called her from the kitchen door, "Wen Li, there's a handsome man downstairs looking for you."

As he spoke, he winked at Wen Li with a wicked smile on his face.

Hu Huifen said with a smile, "Speak of the devil. It must be Yuanchen. I'm sorry to come to your house without permission, so I'm looking for you."

As he said that, he took off Wen Li's apron and pushed her out, "Go quickly and pick up Yuan Chen."

Wen Li washed his hands and went downstairs.

Winnie wanted to go with them, but her aunt stopped her and said, "Why are you going with them? Keep a close eye on Tong Hao and tell him not to say anything in front of the relatives. Our family hasn't agreed to your marriage yet, and he's talking about giving birth to and raising a child. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the relatives?"

Winnie agreed with a smile and went to pull Tong Hao's ear.

Wen Li also thought that Huo Yuanchen had come, so when she saw Lu Ke, she was extremely surprised.

"Brother Lu Ke, why are you here?"

Lu Ke's car was parked outside the gate. He was leaning against the car and standing. The autumn wind blew suddenly, and the hem of his light brown windbreaker was blown up by the wind, drawing a graceful arc in the air.

Hearing Wen Li's voice, he looked up and gave her a nice smile.

"Xiao Wenli, come and help." He waved at her and walked towards the trunk.

The trunk was full of things, many of which were health supplements suitable for the elderly, such as American ginseng and cod liver oil.

Lu Ke took out the things and motioned for Wen Li to take them. "This is for Grandma Wen. I wish her good health and a long life."

Wen Li asked him, "Brother Lu Ke, why are you here for my grandma's birthday today?"

Lu Ke hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your brother told me. It's inconvenient for him to come back, so he asked me to deliver the birthday gift."

After a pause, he continued, "But these are not all birthday gifts for your brother. Now that I know this, I want to show my appreciation. Little Wen Li, why don't you guess which ones I bought and which ones I bought for your brother?"

Wen Li shook his head. "You are putting me in a difficult position. How could I possibly know?"

Lu Ke smiled and said, "I'm just teasing you. Just tell your parents and Grandma Wen that these were bought by your brother. Tell him that he is doing well abroad and ask them not to worry. When he finishes his work, he will come back to reunite with your family."

Wen Li couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood in his words. She felt that what he said was true, but she also felt that what he said was a white lie to comfort her parents and grandmother.

As for those birthday gifts, she couldn't tell whether her brother really asked Lu Ke to do it, or Lu Ke bought them under her brother's name?

But no matter what, she was very grateful to Lu Ke.

When Huo Yuanchen followed the navigation to his destination, he saw Wen Li and Lu Ke standing outside the gate, looking at each other reluctantly. It seemed as if there were thousands of words in each other's eyes, but they didn't know where to start.

Wen Li asked Lu Ke, "Aren't you going up?"

Lu Ke shook his head and said, "No. Maybe next time."

Wen Li nodded, said goodbye to Lu Ke and left.

She was carrying too many things in her hands and it was a bit strenuous. Lu Ke watched her from behind for a while, then caught up with her and took the things from her naturally.

"I send you."

Huo Yuanchen watched Wen Li pass in front of his car without even looking at him, and went upstairs with Lu Ke, talking and laughing.