The meeting with Lei Hai was scheduled for lunch break at noon. Before going out, Song Yuran did not explain the reason to Huo Qingzhi, but lied about going out to buy something.

Before the meeting, her spirit was in a state of high tension.

Fearing that things would not go as smoothly as she thought, and also afraid that things would go too smoothly, she couldn't find a reason to back down.

The meeting with Lei Hai ended in less than 30 minutes, because Lei Hai had something to deal with and left in a hurry.

The big leader is busy with naked eyes, not to mention the people below.

She sat alone in the tea room for nearly ten minutes before getting up to leave, the expression on her face could not be described as relaxed.

It's not that the talk has collapsed, on the contrary, Lei Hai's treatment is very good, and the year-end bonus is also very clear. The conditions are so good that she has never felt that she is so valuable.

But a high salary means that she has to put in 200 yuan of effort. She is no longer a minister under one person, and has to deal with many things and people she doesn't want to deal with. Big companies will not spend a lot of money to hire worthless people.

She will have a two-month probationary period. If she fails to achieve results, even if Mr. Lei recruits her, she will pack up and leave like the previous director.

During the rest of the lunch break, she went to a flower shop. Due to the working day, there were no customers in the shop. The boss who was free chatted with her about the meaning of each flower.

She put the things she bought in the trunk of the car, and bought two cups of sea salt latte that Huo Qingzhi often drank nearby before returning to the company.

The time to arrive at the company was just right, and it was time to go to work in a few minutes. When she walked into the general manager's office, Huo Qingzhi had just come out of the cubicle inside.

The cubicle was used to store sample clothing, but one day Song Yuran tidied it up again to make room for Huo Qingzhi to take a nap.

When she came out, Huo Qingzhi was holding a small yellow blanket with a cute duck pattern on it. It was the nap blanket Song Yuran bought for her.

Just woke up, his eyes were a little blurred, Huo Qingzhi rubbed the corners of his eyes, and greeted her: "You are back."

"Yeah." Song Yuran nodded at her, showing a usual smile, and raised the paper bag in his hand, "I bought you a latte."

She handed the latte to Huo Qingzhi, took the blanket in the other's hand by the way, folded it neatly and put it in the cabinet.

Then he took out the supermarket flyer he received when he came back from his pocket, with various discounted products printed on it, "A supermarket is doing a promotion, let's go to this store to buy groceries after get off work."

She put the flyer on the table and pushed it in front of Huo Qingzhi, "Buy a sweet-scented osmanthus fish and steam it, and make a fish with pickled cabbage. For vegetables... boiled cabbage heart is also good. For soup, how about stewed chicken with stone olives?"

"Okay." Huo Qingzhi readily agreed, glanced at the flyer, and said with a smile: "So rich today?"

Usually, even if you cook at home on weekdays, most of them will choose quicker dishes, but today it is very time-consuming just chicken soup.

"Suddenly want to eat." Song Yuran also smiled. He wanted to tell her that today is the 100th anniversary and they would celebrate it grandly, but thinking about it now, it seemed a bit pretentious, so they gave up.

Huo Qingzhi nodded, then thought about something, and said with embarrassment: "I have a video conference in the afternoon, you know that client will always chat for a long time, if get off work is not over yet..."

"It's okay." She said generously, "Then I'll go shopping by myself. Anyway, I'm going to cook tonight, and I need time to cook the chicken soup. You can go home after you're done."

Huo Qingzhi stared at her. She had more work these days, and she was also busy. She felt a little neglected by the other party, and she could feel that Song Yuran's mind was frequently distracted these days, and she seemed to be missing something.

Now the other party's generous appearance is like a considerate wife, which makes Huo Qingzhi feel a little guilty. He originally agreed to go shopping together after get off work, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

"When we are free..." Huo Qingzhi wanted to say it for a while, but the second half of the year has already begun, and the clothing industry is getting busier as it gets closer to the end of the year. She didn't want to write a bad check, so she said instead: "We will go out after the Chinese New Year holiday.Have a good time."

Song Yuran thought for a moment, then nodded.

While the two were talking, the mobile phone on the table rang. It was about work, and Mr. Huo was about to start work.

She didn't bother anymore, and was about to take the supermarket leaflet on the table and go out. She gently pressed the leaflet with one hand, and when she looked up, she saw Huo Qingzhi saying, "Let me see if there is anything I need to add at home."

"Oh, good." Song Yuran nodded, turned and walked out, but walked a few steps forward, then turned back.

Mr. Huo, who had already picked up the phone, blinked and asked her with his eyes.

At this time, Song Yuran had already walked in front of her, bent slightly, and kissed her.

The voice on the other end of the phone stopped abruptly.

The successful Secretary Song bit her lip and smiled, but Mr. Huo gave her a sharp look and kicked her calf lightly with the tip of his shoe.

After get off work in the evening.

Sure enough, Huo Qingzhi was still in the video conference, and Song Yuran left work after sending her a message, and the destination was the promotional supermarket.

The prices in the supermarket are more expensive than those in the vegetable market. Originally, she planned to go to the vegetable market to buy them, but at this point, she couldn't buy any fresh ingredients in the vegetable market, and she just gave up if she had other things to buy.

Passing by the fruit section, the freezer was filled with plump red strawberries. Song Yuran paused. The strawberries are ripe this season, and the cherries will be online two months later.

Strawberries are one of the most popular fruits, but the price is not cheap at all. She glanced at the packaged strawberries, and the price tag on them showed that a small box of strawberries cost dozens of dollars.

She remembered that Huo Qingzhi didn't eat strawberries very much, so she only bought one box, and she also bought one each for other kinds of fruits.

Passing by the beverage area, according to Huo Qingzhi's taste, he bought some milk and tea.

After buying everything, drove home and took out the bags in the trunk before going upstairs.

The black plastic bag was very thick, and it was hard to see what was inside. As the bag closed, a faint fragrance wafted out.

The refrigerator in Huo Qing's house was very empty. Song Yuran came home with a big bag full. The first thing he did was to put the things he bought into the refrigerator. The drinks and fruits were neatly arranged, and the egg carton on the cabinet door was not forgotten.Complement with fresh eggs.

When went to the supermarket before, Song Yuran would also replenish the refrigerator, but there was never a time when the refrigerator was replenished like this time.

It's like going on a long trip and won't be back for a long time. I'm worried that people at home will starve, so I fill up the refrigerator.

It takes time to cook the chicken soup. After preparing all the ingredients, Song Yuran took a short rest and waited until the time was up before cooking.

She was scrolling through Moments with her mobile phone in every possible way, when suddenly a name appeared in the feed. She was stunned when she saw Cheng Xiu's name, and then remembered that during dinner yesterday, she added her as a friend while chatting.

After thinking about it for two seconds, she clicked on Cheng Xiu's circle of friends, and there was a flash of news, he really likes to share life.

In Cheng Xiu's circle of friends, she saw the desert, sea, and mountain peaks that Cheng Xiu said, and these photos are more powerful than words.

In addition to sharing travel scenery, there are also weekend dinners with three or five friends. A fulfilling and not monotonous life is what she yearns for.

Even earlier, there was also the joy he shared after winning awards in college. There were some foreign languages in the photos that she couldn't even understand.

If these sharing were exchanged for someone she didn't know well, Song Yuran would label him as a b*tch, but she had met Cheng Xiu face to face, and heard him talk about those experiences, that innocent heart can infect others.

It has to be said that in Song Yuran's opinion, this 'rival in love' is really excellent, at least she cannot match it now.

The timer rang on time, she distracted herself from Cheng Xiu's circle of friends, put down her phone and walked to the kitchen to start cooking.

When Huo Qingzhi returned home, Song Yuran had just put the last dish on the plate.

"I thought I could help if I came back earlier." Huo Qingzhi smiled helplessly, "It seems that I'm still late."

"You're also busy." She raised her chin, "Take out two bowls of rice, and I'll eat a big one."

At the dinner table, their chat content was the same as usual, talking about the latest hot news, and they also talked about the issue of running out of skin care products.

Everything was harmonious. After dinner, Mr. Huo cleaned up the dishes and took them into the kitchen to wash. The distribution of housework was a tacit understanding between them.

Huo Qingzhi's voice came from the kitchen: "Why do you buy so many fruits?"

Sounds like it was discovered that the fridge was restocked.

"I want to eat." Song Yuran pawed at the door frame of the kitchen, poking his head, "You wash a little."

Huo Qingzhi took all kinds of fruits, washed a plate of fruits, and glanced at the living room when he came out, but saw no one.

Just as she was about to call her name, she saw a light on the balcony. Under the warm yellow light, there was a person sitting on a garden chair.

"Why don't you sit inside." Huo Qingzhi put the fruit plate on the table, and saw a pot of flowers that he had never seen before, "Huh?"

She immediately picked it up, the flower pot was quite small, the diameter was only the size of her hand, and it felt light and light in her hand.

Fortunately, the branches and leaves are lush, and you can see many unopened flower buds, only one or two fully bloomed flowers.

Following her movements, a faint floral fragrance wafted in the air, "Gardenia?"

"Yes." Song Yu smiled, "I bought it for you."

Unlike Song Yuran who has potted plants on the balcony at home, Huo Qingzhi can be said to be planting black holes, exaggerating to the point that the prickly prickly pear in the office can be raised to death.

Huo Qingzhi had mentioned this as early as when he saw the green plants in her house. She didn't believe that Song Yuran would forget it. Looking carefully at the gardenias in her hand, she vaguely realized that it was not just as simple as sending flowers.

Song Yuran pulled her to sit beside him, picked up another strawberry, and handed it to her mouth, "I'll tell you a secret, the tip of the strawberry is the sweetest."

Seeing the other party biting off the tip of the strawberry, she smiled and said, "Is it~ I won't lie to you."

Huo Qingzhi nodded, then suddenly put his hand on the back of her hand, tilted his head to look at her quietly, and she asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

The smile on Song Yuran's face slowly faded, and after a long while, she murmured, "Can we...separate temporarily?"

Feeling that the hand on the back of her hand tightened suddenly like an electric shock, she quickly wrapped that hand in her palm with her backhand.

Before Huo Qingzhi could speak, she said first, "I have something to say...I hope you can listen to me."

"Lei Hai poached me to work in their company. I thought about it for a long time and decided to go." With her eyes downcast, she firmly held Huo Qingzhi's hand in her palm.

"The reason for the separation is not job hopping."

She took a deep breath, and it was really difficult for her to admit that she was inferior to others.

But at this point, she had to spread these out to understand.

"Sometimes I wonder if you like me because I can help you and make you feel good about me. In fact, what you like is that I can make you trust me wholeheartedly."

"My reason clearly tells me that's not the case, but I just can't help but think wildly, especially when there is a sense of crisis."

Song Yu suddenly paused.

"I'm very afraid, I'm afraid I'm not as good as your suitor, and you will like others." Speaking of this, Song Yuran raised his eyes to look at her, "I know, you won't be like this, and you will stick to what you are looking for."

"But... Cheng Xiu is really outstanding. If I compare him with him, he must be more suitable for you. You have many suitors, and I become very small in comparison."

"I'm thinking again, since there is someone who is more suitable for you, shouldn't you be delayed? Even if you don't think about other people now, will a thought flash in your mind one day: 'If you choose to be with me at the beginningDid the other one become different together', and then started to regret it."

"My thoughts have nothing to do with you, it's not that you don't give me a sense of security, it's because... I'm not confident."

"I hope to go all out when I still have a chance to prove myself, at least let you be with me, even if I grow old in the future, there will be no 'what if' assumptions."

"Separation is... If you have someone who wants to try to be together, you can try it with him. If you think I am more suitable for you, we will start again."

After saying this, Song Yuran unconsciously lowered her head, her throat seemed to be stuck and stuffy, as if she could cry in the next moment.

She didn't know how Huo Qingzhi would react, she would probably be angry, feel selfish and sick, and want to push her to others.

But she knew very well that it was after a long time of tossing and turning in her heart that she finally made up her mind. She remembered the first rose she gave Huo Qingzhi.

The scene at that time is still fresh in her memory. In the original book, Huo Qingzhi was moved by the roses given by the scumbag. She didn't want Huo Qingzhi to repeat the same mistakes as the original book, so she stubbornly wanted to give her roses.

Thinking about it now, why doesn't rose love apply to their relationship?Huo Qingzhi, who had never been in love before, thought that this was love because of the goodwill she gained through 'cheating'.

She changed the direction of the original book, but does this mean that she is Huo Qingzhi's destiny?

She didn't want Huo Qingzhi to regret her choice in the future, and wanted to make herself better.

Time passed by, the atmosphere was eerily quiet, and the silence made her feel suffocated.

Huo Qingzhi was faintly aware of what happened at this moment, and Song Yuran, who came back from the Su family, would always show something on his mind during this period of time.

She paved the way for Song Yuran, thinking that as long as she followed the development, she would be able to let go of the flow and dispel her anxiety, and everything that was in front of them would be easily resolved.

But she didn't forget that Song Yuran's expression when he came back from Pintao and mentioned the meeting with the director was full of longing.

And listening to Cheng Xiu talking about his experience, the expression on his face unconsciously showed envy.

As long as Song Yuran wants to, she can have a wider sky, provided that she can't break her wings and imprison her in a golden cage that she made up because she is worried that she will be snatched away by others.

After a long silence, Huo Qingzhi spoke.

"I do not want you to leave me."

Song Yuran's heart trembled violently, and then Huo Qingzhi continued to say:

"However, I can't tie you up because of my timidity. It's not fair to you."

"You told me: A girl who has seen the world will be happy to receive roses, but she will not mistakenly think that roses are love."

"I hope that after you have experienced a new life, you will still think that I am the love you want."

Song Yuran almost cried. During the silence just now, she even reflected on it. She felt that it was unreasonable to suddenly raise the idea of separation, but Huo Qingzhi was willing to cooperate with her.

And their thinking is the same, I hope that the other party will not regret their choice after reading Qianfan.

She frowned, trying her best to suppress the emotion of wanting to cry bitterly, the corners of her mouth were lowered, and she asked tentatively, "Can we still keep in touch?"

There was a sense of humor in this pitiful expression, which made Huo Qingzhi laugh unconsciously, caressing her hair, leaning over to put his forehead against the other's, and rubbing the tip of her nose.

"When you go to a new company, you can't cry easily."