The two people spoke in a very formal manner, with long intonations, which was very funny to watch. After all, young people come out to make money, the salary is high and the working atmosphere is good, so how can they not be happy?

Lin Cuiping also laughed. She wrapped her cotton-padded jacket tightly around her body, but unconsciously met Song Shanchuan's eyes. The handsome young man looked at her with a smile, not a look that was so hot that people wanted to escape from it, but a warmth like a spring breeze.

It seemed as if he always looked at her silently like this, and it had become a habit.

"I'm going out to make a phone call." Lin Cuiping was a little afraid to look at it. She turned around and walked out of the hotel as if escaping. She breathed a sigh of relief when she reached the door.

She was not too slow. If Song Shanchuan hadn't spoken before, she could have found reasons to say that she completely regarded Song Shanchuan as a 'brother'. But now that Song Shanchuan started to talk like a normal person, the tacit atmosphere between them was like someone throwing a stone.

Ripples arose, breaking the balance between them.

Lin Cuiping was a little upset. She knew that Song Shanchuan had a good impression of her. This good impression might come from the fact that she was the only person who could get close to his heart, or it might come from the fact that she witnessed him speaking.

But he had no intention of expressing his feelings, and only treated her well. His silence only made her more confused...

Does he like me or does he just see me as a good friend?

She had been ambiguous with Tian Hao before, but in the end, all she got was a word that he treated her as a friend. But even though they were friends, she couldn't take his kindness for granted, and she wasn't that kind of bad woman!

"It's better not to know how to speak!" Lin Cuiping kicked a stone in anger. How come the person she treated as her brother suddenly turned into a man?

The pebble rolled for two steps and then stopped at a person's feet along the stone road.

Tian Hao stood at the other end and called out to her with a smile: "Who provoked you?"

Lin Cuiping raised her head, put away the messy emotions in her heart, and saw Tian Hao was a little surprised: "Why haven't you returned to Jingbei yet?"

The project department had gone on holiday early, and their canteen had been closed for a week.

Tian Hao took two steps towards her and stopped in front of her: "It's too late to buy the train ticket. I can only wait a while before going back. Anyway, there's nothing to do at home."

It's just that he has to face all kinds of questioning from his aunts and uncles, and meet a few girls on blind dates.

Lin Cuiping said, "Our hotel will also be closed starting tomorrow."

After saying this, both of them seemed to have nothing to say, unlike before when they were pretending to be a couple, they could talk about anything for a long time, especially Lin Cuiping who was talkative.

Tian Hao didn't care. He put his hands in his pockets and followed her. "Is there any special product from Beijing North that you want? I can bring it back to you, such as Beijing North roast duck?"

"No need, Shanchuan's food is better than Jingbei's." Lin Cuiping refused: "And Xie Yunshu can help me bring it."

She didn't need to bother Tian Hao specifically.

The resistance and indifference in her tone were too obvious. Tian Hao's smile faded and he stopped walking: "Lin Cuiping, you don't seem to regard me as a friend. Is it because of what happened before? I'm sorry, I didn't think about it..."

"No need to say sorry." Lin Cuiping didn't know why, after several months, she had already let go, but Tian Hao, who rejected her, was still brooding over it: "My feelings always come and go quickly, and now I'm not interested in you anymore."

She spoke very frankly, without any shyness.

The smile on Tian Hao's face finally disappeared: "So, we can't even be friends?"

Before this, they could chat and laugh together, and if she wanted something, she would take the initiative to ask, but now he hasn't said anything yet, she has already rejected it.

Lin Cuiping smiled instead: "I treat you as a friend, so I have to maintain the boundaries. Tian Hao, I will have a boyfriend in the future, and you will have a girlfriend. I think it's good like this now."

Friends also need to keep a distance.

Tian Hao pursed his lips: "Are you dating someone?"

Lin Cuiping was so angry that she laughed: "I've been talking for a long time, and you didn't think of this? Even if I don't have a partner now, I will get married sooner or later, right? I am much older than Xie Yunshu, and she has been married twice, but I haven't been married once!"

Bad loss!

Her tone returned to normal, and Tian Hao felt relieved and started to laugh: "You want to get married so much, but you didn't want to get married last time I introduced you to someone."

"I just feel it's not suitable." Lin Cuiping rubbed her ears and walked forward slowly: "After the Chinese New Year, my father's friend introduced me to someone from the steel factory. If we hit it off, maybe I'll get married soon."

Tian Hao paused and quickly caught up with her: "That's good."

The steel plant is the most profitable unit, and steel workers have higher status than ordinary people. Such a person is a perfect match for Lin Cuiping. In fact, he is much more suitable than Song Shanchuan, who has just learned to speak.

Lin Cuiping curled her lips: "So you can rest assured now, I won't pester you."

Tian Hao sighed: "I didn't mean that."

He just didn't want to be her friend, because it was impossible between them, so he took the initiative to retreat to the position of friend and refused further development. As for him, he has not regretted it yet.

Lin Cuiping really only regarded him as a friend now: "Okay, maybe you can even sit at the main table if you marry me!"

Tian Hao thought about the scene of her getting married, but for some reason he didn't want to think about it anymore: "You don't even have a partner now, it's too early to get married."

He took out a camera from his bag and said, "I came here specially to give you this today. Didn't you say last time that you wanted to take pictures of the fireworks on the 15th? I might still be in Beijing on the 15th. I'll leave the camera to you and return it to me when the time comes."

Lin Cuiping did not refuse: "Thank you very much."

"The film inside is not used up yet. I can take the photos and develop them for you when the time comes." Tian Hao's eyes fell on the camera, and a smile flashed across his face: "Lin Cuiping, you really love to show off. There are more than 20 photos in it, all of them are of yourself."

His camera was full of her photos. Tian Hao didn't feel disgusted by this feeling, but rather found it very interesting: "Come to me if you want to take photos later. Anyway, no one has used my camera except you."

This was a bit ambiguous, but Lin Cuiping was already invulnerable and replied calmly: "Maybe I can save enough money to buy a camera soon!"

Tian Hao raised his eyebrows, obviously not believing it. Lin Cuiping's salary was not low, but it was unrealistic to use it all to buy a camera.

Like he bought her a camera on a whim, it was only because he knew she liked taking pictures.

Not everyone has this ability and can easily buy a camera.