Wen Li's cold came on very badly. At first she didn't take it seriously, thinking it would be gone in two days, but she ended up lying in bed for more than a week.

Fortunately, she has been living in her parents' home and has her mother's caring hand, so she can rest and recuperate.

Li Hong said that she would go to the studio again after she recovered. Huo Yuanchen came to see her once, but when he saw that she didn't come, he left without saying anything.

Wen Li listened and said without any emotion, "It shouldn't be a big deal."

Li Hong looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Wen Li was not interested in finding out more about Huo Yuanchen. He looked at the list of clients he had turned down due to illness in the past few days and prepared to call them one by one to apologize and make new appointments.

Li Hong couldn't help but said carefully, "Teacher Huo looked very serious when he came to see you that day. Maybe there was something important."

Wen Li refuted him coldly, "He didn't call me."

Li Hong said, "The school has assigned Teacher Huo to participate in a very important scientific research project. I heard that confidentiality is very high and that cell phones must be handed in. Before the project is finished, no contact with the outside world is allowed."

She paused and added, "I just heard about it from Teacher Yu these two days. Teacher Huo came to you, perhaps just to talk to you about this."

Wen Li said "Oh". She couldn't figure out why Huo Yuanchen came to see her, and she was too lazy to think about it.

He was unwilling to give up An Wen, but he also coveted the feeling of being in her body. He wanted both, so how could it be so easy?

He always has to make a choice before she will consider whether to continue with him.

She didn't care about Huo Yuanchen's affairs and devoted herself to her work, and she received good news frequently.

First, after the reprint of Michelle Yim's cake book, the publisher gave it a small advertisement. Because the exclusive cake recipes published in the book are simple and easy to use, and do not require high skills, it is very suitable for home baking. The book sold very well, and she, as a photographer, also became a little famous. Several food magazines sent her invitations one after another, hoping to take advantage of the popularity to publish more food photos she took.

A friend from the publishing house also called and asked her to ask Michelle Yim if she had any intention of publishing a second book, saying that she wanted to focus on parent-child baking in the second book.

Michelle Yim agreed, and naturally she appointed Wen Li as the photographer. After the two parties agreed on a preliminary delivery date, the publisher directly released a preview of the new book and opened pre-sales on the official website. On the same day, all 1,000 pre-sold books were snapped up by book fans.

The publishing house was overjoyed.

The second piece of good news Wen Li received was that a set of village photos she took in Xinfeng Village won the first prize in an international photography competition. The photos were bought by an internationally renowned magazine, which paid her a large sum of copyright fees.

She gave half of the money to Li Hong, "One should remember the well digger when drinking water. I took pictures of Xinfeng Village, and the money is what the villagers deserve. Please transfer the money to the village chief and see what can be done for the uncles and aunts in the village."

Li Hong was naturally very grateful. After discussing with the village chief, she used the money to buy a batch of medical equipment such as blood pressure monitors and blood sugar meters for the village, and regularly checked the health of the elderly in the village.

After hearing about it, Wen Li thought it was a good idea and asked Li Hong to tell the village chief that she would take out some money from the studio's profits every quarter to purchase medical equipment for the village.

Winning the international competition brought her great fame, and more and more people came to her for photo shoots. Wen Li was a little overwhelmed and was thinking about whether she should find a partner and expand the scale of the studio.

Somehow Lu Ke got to know that she was looking for a partner, and he contacted her and asked her if she wanted to have dinner together.

Wen Li thought that he had not yet thanked Grandma Wen for the birthday gift, so she agreed and also agreed in advance that she had to treat the meal.

Lu Ke didn't argue with her and agreed patiently.

During the meal, he proposed to invest in Wen Li's studio, and as for the reasons for the investment, he had also prepared them sufficiently.

Wen Li hesitated a little and said, "But I don't know how to manage. If the studio expands, we will definitely have to hire more people. I'm afraid I won't be able to manage it."

Lu Ke smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I don't know anything about photography, but I know how to run a company. If you trust me, just let me run the studio, and you just need to train new people and take photos. But let's make it clear first, when the studio reaches the profit period, I will take a cut of the net profit."

What he said meant that Wen Li could expand the scale completely without any risk, and all the initial expenses would be his. When there was a profit, Wen Li would get dividends.

Others definitely can't offer such good conditions. Wen Li didn't want to take advantage of Lu Ke, so he tactfully reminded him, "Aren't you at a disadvantage in this way?"

Lu Ke looked at her, smiled cheerfully, and said, "Xiao Wenli, you are now a winner of an international competition. Just based on this point, there will be many people who want to invest in your studio. I just took advantage of my relationship with your brother and shamelessly took advantage of it. Although in the short term, you took advantage of me, but in the long run, it is still unknown who took advantage of whom."

Wen Li stopped being pretentious with him and nodded in agreement.

She also rented the empty room next to the studio, so the entire floor was her studio. The original layout was no longer sufficient and had to be renovated.

The renovation fee was paid by Lu Ke, which was counted as part of the initial investment. At the beginning of the cooperation, the two people inevitably came into contact. Lu Ke went to Wen Li's studio more often, and even Li Hong knew him.

On the day when the decoration materials were moved in, the three of them took a group photo at the door. Lu Ke even joked, "Li Hong will be considered a veteran employee of the studio from now on."

Li Hong thought his words were quite memorable, so she posted the photo to her Moments with the caption, "A brand new beginning."

Huo Yuanchen was waiting to board the plane when he saw Li Hong's circle of friends. He saw Wen Li and Lu Ke standing together. Wen Li's head was slightly tilted towards Lu Ke, and he was smiling happily.

He had just finished a scientific research project. His day and night research made him look a little haggard, with dark circles under his eyes. In addition, he was very cold to others, which led to his colleagues who were assigned to the research project sitting together and talking, leaving him alone.

He sat alone for a long time, facing the screen of his mobile phone.

Someone called him to board the plane together, and he glanced at the other person indifferently, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

The other party was startled, smiled awkwardly at him, and left.

He didn't talk to anyone along the way, and left the airport alone. On the way, he sent a message to Wen Li, asking her, "You are quite busy."

Just from these few simple words, Wen Li could sense his displeasure through the phone screen.

But what does it have to do with her? She is not with him, busy or not, how can it bother him?

Wen Li was moving decoration materials and didn't pay attention to Huo Yuanchen's news.

He never sent her anything after that, and she was busy with the renovation, so naturally she didn't think about it.

A few days later, Zhou Ying suddenly called her and burst into tears as soon as she opened her mouth.

Wen Li was so anxious that he asked her, "What's wrong? Speak."

Zhou Ying sniffed and choked up, "I was suspended from school. I suspect that An Wen reported me."