The dining table was silent, save for the chewing and the occasional crisp sound of knives and forks clashing against a porcelain plate.

Meng Li, who was on the other side, had a wooden face and a stiff demeanor and stuffed food into his mouth. Wen Jianning also had no appetite, and raised his eyes to secretly look at Wen Baiqing beside him, he was still meticulously cutting the steak, his expression was calm and calm, as if he had not been affected in any way.

Finally, when the meal was finished, Wen Baiqing had just put down the knife and fork, and Meng Li, who had been sitting on pins and needles, couldn't help it, and shouted uneasily: "This, this young master......"

She wanted to call him by his name, but when the words came to her lips, she changed her words.

Wen Baiqing slowly wiped the residue from his mouth: "Wen Baiqing, this is my current name." ”

Meng Li didn't dare to speak for a while, so he could only respond in a sneering manner.

The matter between their mother and son, Wen Jianning is not easy to meddle in, so he can only watch from the side.

The three of them got out of the restaurant and drove to the place where Meng Li is now staying.

Meng Li's financial situation was not very good during this time, because she had to avoid debt collectors, she lived in a shanty town, the surrounding environment was crowded and messy, and there was no place to put her feet in the house.

Wen Baiqing paid off the rent owed to her, and asked Wen Jianning to help pack her luggage together, and turned around and rented a room in the hotel. The three of them were able to sit down and talk about the past.

After Wen Baiqing was forcibly taken away by the Wen family, Meng Li inquired all the way to Huaicheng. She finally found the door of the Wen Mansion, but was told by the Menzi that her son had been sent to Hong Kong. The other party was quite kind, saying that he had received an errand from the house and was also going to Hong Kong Island, so he could be with Meng Li. Meng Li was very grateful at that time, and reluctantly took out the ticket after paying all his net worth, but as soon as he got on the boat, he was put in the bottom cabin.

The rest is clear.

Meng Li was already old when she was sold to Hong Kong, and at first she could only work as a lowly street prostitute. During this time, she ran a few times and was beaten several times. But then she still couldn't escape, and she could only gradually die, except for accompanying guests, she was drinking, smoking, gambling all day long, and living like a walking corpse.

Meng Li shed a lot of tears when talking about the past, and in the end, he even cried loudly, as if defending himself, and cried as if venting: "I don't want it either, I don't want it either......

Wen Jianning could only help hand her the handkerchief on the side.

may be because the emotional ups and downs of this day were too violent, Meng Li finally got tired of crying, and fell asleep on the bed unconsciously.

Wen Jianning helped her take off her shoes and socks, covered the quilt, closed the door and came out, but found that there was no trace of Wen Baiqing in the house.

She looked out and saw him squatting on the side of the street smoking a cigarette downstairs in the hotel, and couldn't help but frown.

Seeing her coming, Wen Baiqing casually snuffed out the cigarette butt, stood up and said to her, "I'll stay here tonight, and I won't go back." Aunt and they're there, and I'm going to trouble you to help me find a way to prevaricate. ”

Wen Jianning nodded and asked, "Aunt and they are easy to talk about, but what are you going to do on Ms. Meng's side?"

Wen Baiqing raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and said tiredly: "Didn't I say it before, take her to Guangzhou, find a house to live in first." ”

"And after that?"

"We'll talk about that later. ”

"What do you mean later," Wen Jianning said with a disapproving face: "You don't plan to hide it from your teacher's family, right?" In her opinion, it is true that it can be concealed for a while, but sooner or later it will reveal flaws, it is better to confess from the beginning.

Wen Baiqing shook his head and smiled: "I suddenly brought a woman back, even if I don't say it, my teacher will find out clearly behind my back." He only has one daughter, and he is spoiled like a jewel so big, how can she be wronged in vain. ”

Wen Jianning frowned slightly, and worried for him: "You are about to get engaged, and you suddenly received Ms. Meng...... When my aunt goes back, I'm afraid that your teacher and the young lady will have an opinion about your aunt's identity. "I'm afraid it's not just opinions, but the experience of coming to Meng Li is difficult for most people to accept.

Wen Baiqing said indifferently: "They can't help it if they have an opinion, who let her be my mother." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Wen Jianning's dark eyes staring at him for a moment, and after a while, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Baiqing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and was about to ask, but heard Wen Jianning explain first: "To be honest, when you told me earlier that you were only engaged to your teacher's daughter for the sake of your career, I felt that you were becoming a whole person that I didn't know. After all, you have been alone in Guangzhou all these years, and although you occasionally go back to Hong Kong, we have not been together for long. I don't know what you think about some things, and I can't persuade you. But look at your attitude towards your mother. I don't think you love that young lady, at least you shouldn't treat her too badly. ”

She said a lot in one breath, and her little face was originally serious, but at the end she showed a sincere smile.

Wen Baiqing felt a sigh in her heart, and said in her heart that this girl is still talking as she did back then, on the surface, it seems that everything is well thought out, but in fact, she is still so naïve and naïve in and out of her words.

But he just raised his hand and patted her head: "At such a young age, with such a heavy mind, no wonder she is not tall." ”

Wen Jianning hurriedly covered his head and dodged his hand: "I won't tell you, I'm going back." ”

It was already dark, and Wen Baiqing wanted to stay and watch Meng Li to prevent her from escaping. It was inconvenient to send her back for a while, but he was not at ease when he asked Wen Jianning to walk a girl back to the villa at night, so he immediately prepared to stop a rickshaw for her on the street to send her back.

As soon as he beckoned, he was stopped by Wen Jianning and said, "You forgot, I don't take a rickshaw."

Wen Baiqing then remembered that she still had this quirk: "I'm afraid that I can't find a phone to borrow in this neighborhood for a while, and I can't call the family car to pick you up, so you might as well make do today." ”

"It's not a question of whether it's improvised," Wen Jianning shook her head, this was the principle she set for herself, "I'll walk by myself for a while, and then see if there is a taxi, you don't have to worry about me." ”

Wen Baiqing had no choice but to say, "I'll accompany you to find a taxi, at least let me watch you get in the car to rest assured." ”

The siblings walked a long way down the long street, but still couldn't see the taxi.

The two were walking forward slowly, when suddenly a black car drove past them, and slowly reversed, revealing a familiar face under the window: "Miss Wen San, do you need me to give it a ride?"

The person who spoke had high eyebrows and introverted eyes, and it was Chen Hongwang who had a relationship with each other before.

Wen Jianning was stunned, and Wen Baiqing next to her saw that something was wrong, and asked her what was going on with his eyes.

Without waiting for Wen Jianning to speak, the other party laughed loudly first: "Miss Wen San, presumably this one next to you should be your cousin." Young Master Wen, although today is the first time we have met, but after coming to Hong Kong, thanks to your aunt's care, it is so late, if you don't mind, you might as well let me give you a ride. ”

The brother and sister exchanged glances, but Wen Baiqing smiled and said, "Since this gentleman and my aunt are acquaintances, I can only trouble you to take my sister back." I'm on official business tonight, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go back with you. ”

Although it was only the first time to meet the other party, considering that Wen Jingshu knew more or less famous people in Hong Kong, at least he would not do anything out of proportion, Wen Baiqing still signaled Wen Jianning to get in the car first.

Chen Hongwang personally came down and opened the car door for Wen Jianning, and after she got in, she sat down next to the other side of the car door, listening to the two of them greeting each other back and forth for a while, and then waved goodbye to Wen Baiqing through the car window.

On the way back, Wen Jianning sat in the back seat quite restrainedly, and Chen Hongwang sat next to him. Although the two of them deliberately kept their distance, they were still very close, which made Wen Jianning a little nervous.

There was silence in the car, but Chen Hongwang took the initiative to break the silence: "I brought trouble to the third lady the last time we met, I'm really sorry." He had heard about Wen Jianning's runaway from home from others, and at this time he specially pointed it out and apologized to Wen Jianning, which can be described as full of sincerity.

Wen Jianning shook his head: "This has nothing to do with Boss Chen. ”

Wen Jingshu has been dissatisfied with her for a long time, and that day just took the opportunity to vent it. Even if there is no Chen Hongwang, there will still be Zhang Hongwang and Li Hongwang, and there will always be such a day.

As if he saw that she didn't want to speak, the other party was very considerate and didn't bother her again.

Speechless all the way.

The car passed through the darkness of the night and stopped slowly until the door of the villa in the middle of the mountain.

This time, Chen Hongwang was still very gentlemanly and personally opened the car door for Wen Jianning.

Wen Jianning came down and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Chen." No matter what kind of thoughts the other party has, but at least they don't have any overstepping the rules along the way, and they take care of her, so she naturally has no reason to be rude.

Chen Hongwang was about to say something, but the people in the villa were alarmed. Wen Jingshu and the others took their shawls, pulled the clogs and hurriedly greeted them, and saw that they were also following closely behind.

Seeing that it was Chen Hongwang who personally sent Wen Jianning back, everyone immediately greeted him warmly.

After a few words of greeting, she caught a glimpse of Wen Jianning, who was standing next to her silently, and Wen Jingshu's eyebrows raised slightly: "Mr. Chen specially sent you back, why didn't you leave Mr. Chen to come in and sit." ”

Wen Jianning just pursed her lips, but still didn't say a word.

A trace of annoyance crossed Wen Jingshu's eyes, but she forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, squeezed out a smile, and planned to wait for the person to be sent away before cleaning up this little girl.

Chen Hongwang, who was on the side, glanced at them and smiled thoughtfully.

Everyone laughed and entered the living room.

Wen Jingshu was angry when she saw Wen Jianning's elm pimple appearance, Chen Hongwang finally came here today, she simply didn't want to keep her here as an eyesore, so she directly sent her upstairs, but she didn't even ask Wen Baiqing's whereabouts.

Wen Jianning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and avoided making up excuses again.

She turned around and walked up the stairs, and when she was about to turn into the corridor, she could still hear Wen Jingshu's laughing voice from the living room below: "It's just the right time for you to come here, the Yan family sent an invitation a few days ago, and I want to invite local Chinese and overseas Chinese businessmen to discuss this business investigation in the mainland." You've been in Hong Kong for a while, and it's time for me to introduce you to some people. ”

(End of chapter)