Between Love and Hate

Yiren went to the Tang family's house with flowers. As usual, the maid signed for them. Yiren wasn't surprised at all. It had only been four days since the child was born. Tang Lei must still be in the hospital. Even if she had returned to the Tang family's house, she would be in confinement.

She found that her heart was still aching faintly, but she hid it well and didn't show it.

Yiren returned to the flower shop. As soon as she walked in, Mi Lan told her,

"This bouquet is for you! There are a total of 101 Blue Magic Roses. They were ordered by Longteng Group over the phone!" Mi Lan said as she handed Yiren the beautifully wrapped 101 Blue Magic Roses.

"Uh... Is today a special day?" Yiren asked, holding the flowers in her hands with a stunned expression.

She worked in the flower shop, arranging flowers, wrapping them, and delivering them every day. Now, she had become the one receiving the flowers.

"Well, you'll have to ask yourself about that!" Mi Lan stood up and looked at Yiren. "Does your husband work for Longteng Group?"

"Uh... Yes," Yiren nodded awkwardly and placed the flowers in a place that didn't take up much space.

"You're such a lucky little woman!" Mi Lan smiled. She knew that Yiren had been married for seven years. It was rare that during the "seven - year itch," the other half still had the passion to send flowers to his wife, and what's more, it was such an expensive bouquet.

"Maybe he just did it on a whim," Yiren could only say this. This was the first time she had received flowers from him!

"But don't worry. I'll give your husband the wholesale price!" Mi Lan said with a smile.

"Uh... That doesn't matter," Although such a bouquet of flowers was worth more than two months of her salary, it shouldn't be difficult for Ji Minze to afford it, right?

She had received countless bouquets of flowers before, but she couldn't remember a single time when they were sent by him.

And this was the first time, yet it was when they were facing such a huge life test.

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Yiren felt ridiculous. She was holding such a large bouquet of flowers and appeared in the Perfetto Building. In the past, she could have thrown the flowers into the trash can or given them to someone else as coolly as she used to. Wasn't that what she often did during her college days? But now she couldn't bear to throw them away! It was so rare to receive flowers from him.

Just pretend that I'm here to deliver the flowers, Yiren said to herself.

She walked into the Perfetto Building.

"Wow, such beautiful Blue Magic Roses!" The receptionist exclaimed.

"Sorry, I can't give them to you today," Yiren said with a faint smile.

"I know. They must have been sent to you by the president!" The receptionist said suggestively.

Yiren still smiled faintly and didn't answer.

"The president and the assistant went out this afternoon," The receptionist told Yiren.

"It doesn't matter. I'll wait for him in his office," Yiren said indifferently, then turned and walked into the elevator.

Yiren came to Ji Minze's office. The spacious and bright office was still spotless. He was a person who liked things to be tidy. She had known that when she was his secretary.

She found a vase, arranged the flowers, and placed them in a suitable position. Then she took a few steps back to take a look and smiled with great satisfaction.

She liked the faint fragrance of roses in the air!

After waiting for more than half an hour, she picked up her phone and called him. She wanted to know approximately when he would return to the company. If it was too late, she would go home by herself.

The phone was answered, but it was a woman's voice. Yiren thought she had dialed the wrong number.

She looked down at the number. It was correct!

"Hello," Yiren tried to speak first.

But the other side was silent. After a while, there was the beeping sound of the phone being hung up.

Yiren was stunned for a while.

"Maybe I really did dial the wrong number," Yiren said to herself. Then she redialed the number. This time, instead of dialing from the call log, she entered the number directly and confirmed it was correct before making the call.

The other side answered.

"Hello," Yiren said tentatively. Subconsciously, she was afraid of hearing that voice again, but...

"This is Tang Lei," Tang Lei's soft and beautiful voice came through.

Yiren was stunned but quickly regained her composure and said,

"Hello," Yiren said politely and distantly. Tang Lei was no longer just the name of the person who received the flowers every day when she delivered them. Now, she was a symbol of a woman who had a great connection with her husband.

"I'm about to board the plane. Before I leave, I think I should inform you,"

"Where are you going?" Yiren asked hurriedly.

"Leaving here," Tang Lei said on the other end of the phone. Her voice was still soft and gentle.

"Tang Lei!"

Yiren was stunned. She heard the voice calling Tang Lei on the other end of the phone - - it was Ji Minze's.

"Then I won't talk to you any more. I have to board the plane,"

"Is Minze with you?" Yiren asked tremblingly.

"Yes. Take care of yourself," Tang Lei said on the other end of the phone and then hung up.

"Thank you," Tang Lei walked over and handed the phone back to Ji Minze.

"You're welcome," Ji Minze took it and put it in his pocket, still as gentle as ever.

Just now, she had borrowed Ji Minze's phone to call the Tang family's house and told the maid that she had forgotten to bring her phone and would have it delivered to her later.

As soon as she hung up the phone, it rang. She saw that the screen displayed the word "Wife." On a whim, she answered it.

Those two words pricked her deeply!

But when she heard Yiren's voice, she hung up in a panic.

She looked up at Ji Minze, who was playing with the child at the boarding gate, and her heart wavered again.

The phone rang again. She answered it and told Yiren that she was Tang Lei and that she was leaving. She was using Ji Minze's phone!

At that moment, she actually felt a sense of pleasure in revenge!

And Ji Minze, who knew nothing about it, came over to remind her when it was time to board the plane.

She was very sure that Yiren on the other end of the phone had also clearly heard Ji Minze's voice. She showed a strange smile.

She had thought that she didn't hate anyone, but now she clearly realized that she hated Yiren, and it was deep - seated.

"I'm leaving. Take care of yourself," At the boarding gate, Tang Lei said to Ji Minze. Then she said goodbye to her parents. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back and turned around to walk in with Tang Rui.