This inexplicable feeling of peace of mind made her lose even fear.

The hot pot restaurant was too noisy, and Liu Xiaoai couldn't hear Liu Tian's phone call at all, so she could only hear Liu Tian laughing, and occasionally said "classmates", "go back soon", "won't be too late" and so on. When Liu Tian answered the phone, he occasionally glanced at Liu Xiaoai.

I don't know why, Liu Xiaoai is very sure that it was a man who called Liu Tian, and what he said must have something to do with Liu Xiaoai.

Liu Tian hung up the phone and took the initiative to explain: "My colleagues called, and they were all waiting for me at the hotel." ”

"In such a hurry, do you have important work?" Liu Xiaoai asked.

Actually, at this time, the rice was almost eaten. And it looks like about nine o'clock in the evening, so it's really not early.

Liu Tian shook his head and said, "It's not about work, they just like to joke." ”

Many of the dishes I ordered at the beginning have already gone down to the hot pot. The plate was empty, as if it had been eaten.

In fact, there are a lot of dishes in the pot.

But northerners pay attention to the need for leftovers to show that the guests are full, so Liu Xiaoai picked up the menu again, pointed to a few dishes that had not been ordered, and asked: "Look at these things that have not been eaten, what do you like to eat?" ”

Liu Xiaoai was full, but in order to take care of Liu Tian, she kept holding chopsticks and holding enoki mushrooms one by one.

Liu Tian fished out another peeing cow pill and said, "Don't order it, it's already eaten." Eat the last cow ball. ”

Sure enough, after he finished eating the cow balls, he put down his chopsticks. The soup in the hot pot was still churning, and piles of bright red peppers were rushed to the side of the pot by the tumbling soup.

The waiter came over, and after asking the two of them, he turned off the gas stove, and the soup in the hot pot finally stopped.

Liu Xiaoai got up and went to the bar to check out, but was preempted by Liu Tian.

The two had a dispute over the checkout, and the grumpy Liu Xiaoai was almost annoyed.

Liu Tian saw that she was really angry, so he put the money back in his wallet and let Liu Xiaoai pay for it.

It was also a coincidence that when the two of them left the hot pot restaurant, Chen Song's phone called.

It's really good at pinching.

Chen Song asked Liu Xiaoai on the phone if she had finished eating, and told her to go back early and not to stay outside for any longer.

When Liu Xiaoai was on the phone, Liu Tian was far away from her, and only approached her when he saw her hang up the phone.

It's already half past nine, and the two of them finally want to say goodbye.

There are some things that we both know well, so it's not appropriate to go somewhere else alone at this late hour.

The two still didn't have anything to say in the end, Liu Xiaoai stopped a taxi for Liu Tian, and after seeing him leave, he walked back with heavy steps.

Although between the two, there is no longer any possibility. But it will be a pity to miss it again like this. She wanted to say out loud what she had buried in her heart all these years, but she was still timid.

Even if you say it, what can you do? And Liu Tian's silence also made Liu Xiaoai worry that he was self-inflicted.

Before she reached the community, Liu Xiaoai received a WeChat message. It's Liu Tian's.

Liu Tian and Liu Xiaoai have long had each other's mobile phone numbers and WeChat accounts, but for many years, they have only sent a blessing message during the New Year, and the rest of the time is silent.

Liu Xiaoai opened WeChat, looked at the message sent by Liu Tian, and finally couldn't help crying.

"I really wanted to hug you just now, I've always liked you for many years."