Rebirth: I Became Mr.President's Beloved-Chapter 116: Help Me Kill the Cockroach!

She was a woman with a strong scent of books.

Her long hair neatly bundled, dark red-framed glasses, a knitted cardigan, and a black pencil skirt, her slim figure brought Tang Li’s high school Chinese teacher to mind; the attire was quite similar.

A middle-aged woman walked briskly past, then suddenly halted.

She stared at Tang Li standing at the bathroom entrance, sized her up, and her expression softened: "Why are you standing here after you’ve arrived?"

With no one else around, Tang Li was sure the woman was addressing her and politely responded: "I’m sorry, I’m just using the bathroom at your house."

Before she could explain further, the middle-aged woman grabbed her hand: "Let’s go upstairs first."

Tang Li felt something was off.

The middle-aged woman, without looking back, pulled her towards the staircase, continuing: "Your ’Li Yuan’ staff’s efficiency needs improvement. I already enrolled online the day before yesterday and called several times yesterday. You were supposed to send someone this morning. Tell me, what time is it now?"

At this moment, Tang Li finally realized what was abnormal—the woman had mistaken her identity.

Tang Li had no choice but to interrupt her: "I am not the ’Li Yuan’ staff you’re looking for."

The middle-aged woman stopped, turned her head to look at Tang Li.

"I came here following someone else." Tang Li stood still and continued explaining: "A child is using your bathroom, so I’m waiting here at the entrance. Maybe you could make another call; the staff you are waiting for might be on their way here."

"You’re not from ’Li Yuan’, how do you know I’m waiting for their staff?"

"..."

"You young girls today, the best at playing dumb when it’s convenient." The middle-aged woman looked at her disapprovingly: "I’ve been waiting so long, can’t I even complain a bit? I didn’t say I was filing a complaint against you, why are you acting like some irrelevant party? Come with me to the balcony on the second floor, if you don’t take care of those flowers soon, they’re all going to die, don’t you feel sorry? I’ve spent over five hundred on them!"

Seeing the woman’s age, Tang Li did not want to forcefully break free, fearing she might hurt her, so she tried explaining again: "My child is still downstairs, I swear I’m really not the Flower Arranger you’re looking for."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman finally let her go.

Just as Tang Li was about to head downstairs, the middle-aged woman said: "It’s bad enough that the pious old lady at the school bullies me, now even a young Flower Arranger is deceiving me."

The middle-aged woman took off her glasses and used her wrist to wipe the corners of her eyes, struggling to keep them open as if holding back tears, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "Whom can I blame? I don’t know flower arranging, mocked by a cultureless devout woman, tried to learn flower arranging by finding a website at home, my husband told me not to transfer money, said there are lots of scammers online, but I just didn’t believe him, and there went thousands of dollars down the drain."

Tang Li couldn’t help but suggest, "If you want to learn flower arranging, you should find a reputable training institution with a physical store."

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged woman glared at her.

"..." Tang Li.

The middle-aged woman walked straight to the balcony.

In less than three seconds, the sound of a glass bottle hitting the ground was heard.

Along with an exclamation.

Tang Li rushed over, only to see scattered fresh flowers all over the floor, and the middle-aged woman standing aside, her face pale with fright, immediately ordered when she saw her: "That Flower Arranger, quick, help me kill the cockroach!"

Saying so, she randomly handed over a book: "Use this to hit it!"

Tang Li looked at the book in her hand, finding it was a physical copy of "Original Sin."

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