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In the office, when Xue Lida was staring at a pot of flowers on the table in a daze, she received a phone call she didn't want to answer.

"Rita, let's talk." Wu Ruoyang spoke calmly on the phone.

Xue Lida replied coldly: "What is there to talk about?"

Wu Ruoyang didn't seem to mind Xue Lida's attitude, and just said: "You will be interested."

Five minutes later, Xue Lida rarely appeared in the office area of ​​the planning department, and walked straight to Wu Ruoyang's office with the same unquestionable steps as usual.The colleagues in the planning department stopped talking and quickly immersed themselves in their respective affairs, but they exchanged winks from time to time, as if they were facing an enemy.

Arriving at the door of Wu Ruoyang's office, Xue Lida stopped, looked at the person behind the desk who was staring at the computer nonchalantly for a while, then walked in, and closed the door smoothly.

Wu Ruoyang raised his eyes and glanced at Xue Lida, then turned his eyes back to the computer screen, and said lightly: "Sit."

With a half-smile expression on Xue Lida's face, she slowly walked to the desk, leaned forward, put her hands on the edge of the desk, and raised an eyebrow at Wu Ruoyang: "Say."

Wu Ruoyang straightened up unhurriedly, turned the laptop around, and turned the screen towards Xue Lida.

Xue Lida stared at the computer for a few seconds, suddenly the expression on her face froze, her pupils dilated rapidly, but she quickly looked up at Wu Ruoyang with a smile, and said sarcastically, "You haven't given up yet?"

Wu Ruoyang replied indifferently: "Do you think you can really be invisible?"

"Just because of this?" Xue Lida felt very ridiculous.

"Of course this is not reliable, but at least now I can confirm it."

Xue Lida looked at Wu Ruoyang for a while, and smiled sympathetically. "If you have the ability, go find evidence and sue me!"

Wu Ruoyang stared into Xue Lida's eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "I don't plan to sue you. I just want to know why you stole this plan?"

"You also know that the serial number of the mailbox was just an accident." Xue Lida spread her hands helplessly.

"Then why did you hand over the plan to Hetai?"

Xue Lida straightened up, said coldly: "You don't care." Then she turned and left the office.

Wu Ruoyang pulled the computer back in front of him, and sat silently facing the screen.After a long time, she shook her head slowly, reached out and closed the computer.

The night was quiet and deserted as usual, but the pot of jasmine on the balcony was in full bloom.This season of flowers is more delicate and full than a month ago, and the rich fragrance fills every corner of the house.

Xue Lida turned off all the lights in the house, went to the balcony alone, and quietly looked at the Jasmine in front of her.Under the moonlight, the pure white petals glowed with a cold light, so pure white without any impurities.

In the past, she always felt that white was too thin and dull, but the pure white flowers cultivated by herself in front of her, watched them grow up little by little every day, revealing their fragrance, and she gradually felt that they had the unique and perfect color in this world .

Xue Lida took out the phone and unlocked it. The bright light on the screen made her face a little pale. When she opened the address book, the name touched by her fingertips was particularly dazzling in the darkness.

"Tongtong, the flowers are blooming."

After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, there was a calm answer as usual: "Let me see."

On the weekend, in a cafe away from the busy city, Liang Yutong slowly walked to the innermost quiet corner of the cubicle.Through the partition gap decorated with vines, she has already seen Xue Lida sitting by the window from a distance, staring at the coffee in front of her in a daze.On the table, there is a pot of jasmine in full bloom on the side by the window.

When Liang Yutong walked to the door of the cubicle, Xue Lida had stood up, looking at her with the familiar smile in the past, but there was still a little uneasiness in her eyes.

"You came."

"En." Liang Yutong responded, walked into the cubicle, and sat on the sofa opposite Xue Lida.

Xue Lida sat down and glanced at Liang Yutong carefully. "I ordered caramel macchiato for you." She always remembered that Liang Yutong once told her that she liked the caramel macchiato in this store, although she hadn't had the chance to come here with her.

"Yeah." Liang Yutong nodded, his eyes shifted to the pot of jasmine on the table.

The entire cafe is very quiet, there are almost no other customers around the booth, and the music in the store is extremely soft.Xue Lida couldn't find a suitable topic for a while, so she had to turn her head to look at Jasmine, but secretly glanced at Liang Yutong from time to time.

Liang Yutong stretched out his hand and touched a piece of pure white petals lightly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "It's a great drive."

Xue Lida felt warm in her heart, but she didn't dare to reveal her feelings on her face. She lowered her head slightly and said softly, "I have been... taking care of it very carefully."

"I can tell."

After that, the two were silent until the waiter brought the caramel macchiato.

Liang Yutong gently held the handle of the cup, and his eyes fell on the milk foam in the cup.The latte art on the milk foam is a little different today. The familiar latte art in the past is replaced by a blooming jasmine pattern.

Xue Lida carefully observed Liang Yutong's expression, but she couldn't find any emotions that she was looking forward to or afraid of seeing.

Liang Yutong picked up a small spoon and put it into the cup, stirred it gently, and after a while, said: "It smells so good."

Xue Lida pondered Liang Yutong's words in her heart, guessing whether what she praised was the aroma of coffee or jasmine.Recalling the days when the two could joke with each other and wantonly ridicule each other, Xue Lida felt infinitely sentimental.She could no longer bear such a weird way of getting along, and this time she had made up her mind to die and went to the execution ground again.

She took a deep breath to cheer herself up, then looked up at Liang Yutong, and said seriously: "Tongtong, I hope you can live the life you want."

Liang Yutong picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"I know you may not choose me, but I still want to say..." Xue Lida paused, her voice became softer, "I like you, and I want to be with you."

Liang Yutong put down the cup, his gaze was still in the cup, and there seemed to be some waves in his eyes.She was silent for a long time, then looked up at Xue Lida: "But I'm already married."

To Xue Lida's surprise, Liang Yutong didn't reject her directly, she leaned forward, trying to grasp this glimmer of hope. "Tongtong, I want to know, what is my position in your heart...?"

There were slight ripples in the clear water in Liang Yutong's eyes.The two looked at each other for a moment, Liang Yutong looked away.

"Tongtong..." Xue Lida paused, her eyes full of expectation, "If you don't have feelings for me, please don't give me any hope."

Liang Yutong stared into Xue Lida's eyes again, was silent for a moment, and then said: "If I didn't feel for you, I would never be able to sit here now."

Xue Lida was stunned for a while, confirming that she had heard correctly, a burst of joy suddenly surged in her heart, a smile appeared on her face, and she stretched out her hand to hold Liang Yutong's hand beside the coffee cup.

A bitter smile flashed across Liang Yutong's face, and he said, "But... even if I am willing, you may not be willing to accept it."

Xue Lida chewed Liang Yutong's words over and over again, quickly organized her thoughts, and asked eagerly: "Why? Because you are already married? But you and Sun Hang have no relationship. If this is the case, why do you want to maintain this marriage?"

Liang Yutong seemed to have hesitated for a long time before answering: "Sun Hang and I are married, but we each get what we need."

"Everyone gets what they need?"

"He wants to pay off the family's debts and get ahead, so I'll just give it to him."

"What about you? What can you get?"

"Freedom." Liang Yutong looked at Xue Lida, as if he had made a lot of determination, and then continued, "Actually, after I got married, I never stopped having girlfriends until I returned to China this time. Moreover, Sun Hang knew about it."

Xue Lida was stunned for a while, sorting out the information she knew about Liang Yutong and Sun Hang in her mind. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that what she saw, heard, and felt was far from the information she just got.

"So you... have been acting in front of me." Xue Lida let go of Liang Yutong's hand, her voice trembling.

Liang Yutong lowered her eyes and remained silent without answering.

"You've been playing tricks on me..." Xue Lida leaned on the sofa, her eyes lost focus, as if she was muttering to herself, "You pretended to be pitiful and innocent in front of me, even Sun Hang cooperated so well..."

"I didn't intend to lie to you." Liang Yutong frowned slightly, looking at Xue Lida.

Xue Lida smiled bitterly: "How many of the things you said to me are true?"

Liang Yutong opened his mouth slightly, trying his best to maintain a steady breathing. "Whether you believe it or not... at least today, everything I said is true."

Xue Lida straightened up and put her hands on the table. "Then let me ask you, do you really care about me?"

Liang Yutong looked up at Xue Lida. "I'm telling you this because I care about you."

"Really?" Xue Lida sneered, "Then when did you care about me?"

Liang Yutong's lips moved slightly, but he couldn't answer, his eyes scanned back and forth on the table.

"You can't tell, can you? Do you have too many girlfriends and can't remember?"

"After I returned to China...after I met you, I never had a girlfriend again."

"Really? And then you just seduced me wholeheartedly?" Xue Lida smiled wryly, recalling the moments of the two of them getting along since Liang Yutong returned to China, like an iceberg is gradually emerging, "You take advantage of my concern for you, approach me, Attract my attention, and then cultivate a common interest... When I take the bait, you start to deliberately alienate me, distance yourself... and then appear in front of me at the right time, am I right?"

Liang Yutong was silent for a moment, and smiled helplessly as if admitting defeat: "You are right, I was indeed only interested in you at first, but I didn't expect that later..." She swallowed the rest of the words go back.

"I really didn't see it, so you are the master of love." Xue Lida turned her head to look at Pot Mo, while smiling, while shaking her head slowly, "Liang Yutong, I really don't know why I fell in love with you."

Liang Yutong sighed softly. "Now you know, I'm not as good as you think."

Xue Lida nodded: "I finally understand that I am just one of your prey. You enjoy the thrill of hunting, right?"

Before Liang Yutong could answer, Xue Lida stood up and smiled at her: "But this time, I won't play with you."

Watching Xue Lida walking towards the door, Liang Yutong hastily shouted: "Rita!"

Xue Lida stopped, but did not turn around.

Liang Yutong took a deep breath, stood up, and said to Xue Lida: "I know it's hard for you to accept, but I must confess the truth. I hope you will think it over... before deciding whether to take back what you just said."

Xue Lida turned around and gave Liang Yutong an elegant smile: "I take it back."

The sound of hurried footsteps gradually faded away, Liang Yutong stood where he was, stared blankly at Jasmine on the table for a long time, then slowly hugged the flowerpot in his arms and left the cafe.

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