All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Fortunately, Taozi's silent support made this girl, who had just entered the factory, feel a sense of warmth.

That's how girls are; once they feel a different kind of warmth from a certain man, they naturally start to focus their attention on him.

Since Taozi changed his carefree attitude, his whole demeanor has changed a lot. In addition, he is down-to-earth and capable, and he shows a different kind of care for Cai Xiaoli. This finally made Cai Xiaoli focus her attention on this man.

However, Cai Xiaoli only felt gratitude towards Taozi temporarily, and had not yet developed romantic feelings for him. Fortunately, Taozi was patient.

Under Han Chunming's guidance, he began to care for Cai Xiaoli in some details. For example, when they went to the cafeteria to get food, he would deliberately ask the cafeteria lady to give Cai Xiaoli more good food. Also, when they were working, he would take over some of the heavy work from Cai Xiaoli.

Whether in life or at work, he always showed care for Cai Xiaoli. However, this care should not be too deep; it should be subtle and gradually move her.

With Han Chunming's guidance, Taozi's relationship with Cai Xiaoli improved rapidly. In just one week, the two were already chatting and laughing together.

Seeing Taozi's progress, Han Chunming was quite gratified. He was a giant in thought but a dwarf in action. He could teach Taozi how to pursue Cai Xiaoli with great expertise, but when it came to facing her himself, he felt immense pressure.

Because he was being pursued by a woman, which is a completely different situation, he is now in great pain.

Su Meng would pester him every day, trying every possible way to go to work with him every morning. Fortunately, he was able to escape these past two days because of Cheng Jianjun, that simp. Otherwise, he doesn't know how long Su Meng would have pestered him.

He sometimes found it strange that Su Meng in the original novel didn't treat Han Chunming like this.

In the original novel, whenever Han Chunming angered Su Meng, the two would inevitably have a cold war.

But now that he's treated Su Meng like this, she's still not angry and keeps coming to him every day, which is making Han Chunming very miserable!

My mother also noticed that Su Meng and her son had an unusual relationship. Last night, she even asked Han Chunming if he had gotten together with Su Meng.

Han Chunming naturally denied it vehemently, stating that he would never marry a woman like Su Meng, especially since he had no interest in women at all.

What's giving him a headache right now is that tomorrow is Saturday, because he promised Su Meng he would go to the park with her on Sunday.

He's now hesitating about whether to reject her decisively and tell her to give up, that he has no feelings for her!

But then I thought, what if Su Meng has a mental breakdown or gives up on herself?

I'm so conflicted!

There was no use in agonizing over it. Before he knew it, it was Saturday. Han Chunming was just about to take advantage of the holiday to sleep in when there was another knock on the window. He groggily looked up and saw Su Meng smiling at him.

Han Chunming inwardly groaned, then pulled the blanket over his head, pretending he hadn't heard.

Upon seeing this from outside the window, Su Meng snorted angrily, turned around, and pushed open the door of Han Chunming's house. Han's mother was about to go out to buy groceries when she saw Su Meng come in and quickly greeted her with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Su Meng immediately showed a shy smile and said bashfully.

"Auntie, Chunming and I made a promise that he would take me to the Temple of Heaven today!"

When Han's mother saw Su Meng's expression and heard her words, she was stunned. Helplessly, she turned around and glanced into the inner room before calling out.

"Chunming, Su Meng is here, get up!"

Han Chunming pretended not to hear, and Su Meng glanced inside. Seeing that Han Chunming did not respond, she angrily shouted into the inner room.

"Han Chunming, are you going back on your promise to me?"

Han Chunming was so annoyed by this girl's nagging that he had to get this done today. He had to make it clear to her that he really didn't like her and make her give up on that idea!

Han Chunming threw off the covers, put on a pair of pants, got up, yawned, and walked into the living room, pretending to be still half asleep.

"What's up? What did I promise you? Okay, I'm going to rinse my mouth now, we'll talk later!"

After saying that, he ignored Su Meng.

Seeing this, Han's mother quickly smiled and said.

"You guys chat, I'm going to buy groceries!"

After saying that, he strode out the door, leaving behind a sulking Su Meng and a dazed Han Chunming searching for his cup.

At this moment, in the courtyard, Cheng Jianjun had already heard the noise and had gotten up. Through the window, he saw Su Meng enter Han Chunming's room, and he was so angry that he quickly sped up his washing up.

The three of them left the house almost at the same time. Han Chunming and Su Meng were pushing their bicycles, one in front of the other, and were about to leave the courtyard when Cheng Jianjun followed, also pushing his bicycle.

Seeing that Cheng Jianjun had also followed, Su Meng asked curiously.

"Jianjun, where are you going?"

Cheng Jianjun smiled and said with a fawning expression.

"I don't have anything to do, so I'd like to go to the park with you guys. You don't mind, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Meng immediately became anxious, stopped in her tracks, and shouted at Cheng Jianjun.

"We're not going to the park, so don't come with us!"

Upon hearing Su Meng's words to send him away, Cheng Jianjun's smile froze. He glanced at Han Chunming somewhat awkwardly before speaking.

"It's okay if we don't go to the park. We both have bikes, so we can go wherever we want. I'm free too, let's go together!"

Looking at Cheng Jianjun's humble appearance, Han Chunming sighed helplessly. Indeed, comparison is the thief of joy!

However, although Su Meng is a bit difficult, Han Chunming felt that if she were paired with Cheng Jianjun, the two would definitely not be happy. Su Meng is too proud and straightforward, while Cheng Jianjun is too scheming. They would definitely hurt each other in the end. It would be better to break them up.

So Han Chunming smiled and said to Cheng Jianjun.

"Jianjun, we're going to talk about some personal matters today, so please don't come with us!"

Su Meng quickly chimed in.

"Exactly, we're going to talk about our private matters. How can we talk if you come with us?"

Cheng Jianjun's face turned pale after being teased by the two men. His hatred was rising, but on the surface, he continued to smile and said somewhat awkwardly.

"Then you can go ahead if you have something to do!"

Han Chunming and Su Meng nodded, then got on their bicycles and rode one after the other towards the Temple of Heaven, leaving Cheng Jianjun behind, who was still standing there pushing his bicycle and watching them.

The smile on Cheng Jianjun's face gradually faded, and a look of gritted teeth appeared. He looked at Han Chunming's back, and at this moment, his heart was burning like a ball of fire!

Chapter Nine: Qi Siqiao

Along the way, Han Chunming and Su Meng rode their bicycles one after the other, chasing each other, laughing and chatting, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Although Han Chunming disliked Su Meng, the fact that a girl deliberately tried to please a boy, along with Han Chunming's lingering goodwill towards Su Meng from the past, made it impossible for him to dislike her now.

Not disliking someone doesn't mean liking them. Han Chunming actually felt that if they were just friends, Su Meng, a silly girl with no bad intentions, would be quite nice. But there's no such thing as pure friendship between a man and a woman.

So Han Chunming is in a dilemma now. Should he be completely heartless, or should he try to appease her first, and wait until Su Meng loses interest in him, or if she meets other guys in other life situations and completely forgets about him?

Perhaps because it was a cloudy day, there weren't many tourists visiting the Temple of Heaven. Only a few young people came to visit the entire Temple of Heaven Park. The two of them parked their bicycles and strolled around, quite leisurely.

Han Chunming didn't say anything about the two of them and kept a distance of more than a meter from Su Meng. However, as they went deeper, only the two of them were left around them, and the atmosphere gradually became somewhat ambiguous.

Reaching a secluded spot, Su Meng shyly stepped forward and directly took Han Chunming's hand.

This made Han Chunming feel as if he had been electrocuted, and he quickly shook off the other person's hand.

This scene instantly made Su Meng's face puff up with anger, her eyes reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes, on the verge of exploding.

Han Chunming then realized what was happening and quickly said with a fawning expression.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Su Meng, can we have a serious talk?"

Su Meng nodded, sobbing, and looked at Han Chunming with teary eyes, waiting for his answer.

Seeing this, Han Chunming sighed and said helplessly.

"Su Meng, first of all, I thank you for your feelings for me, but what I want to tell you today is that we are not suitable for each other!"

As soon as Han Chunming finished speaking, Su Meng burst into tears and cried out to Han Chunming.

"Why isn't it appropriate? Why didn't you say it wasn't appropriate when you hugged me? Why didn't you say it wasn't appropriate when you kissed me? You big bad guy, boohoo..."

Han Chunming felt a headache coming on; what kind of trouble had he gotten himself into?

He quickly stepped forward, thinking of wiping away Su Meng's tears with his hand, but then felt it was too abrupt. Finally, he moved closer and said apologetically.

"Su Meng, I'm sorry, I didn't think things through before. I apologize to you. Can we just be ordinary friends? Or I can be your sister and you can be your brother. Just pretend that was just sibling affection, right? Besides, we didn't kiss!"

Su Meng was so angry at Han Chunming's irresponsible words that she finally burst into tears, crying uncontrollably.

Hearing Han Chunming say these words, her stubbornness made her want to proudly tell him that she didn't like him either, but in the end, she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

When Han Chunming saw Su Meng crying like this, he resisted the urge to hug her and could only pretend to be oblivious, thinking that things would get better once this ordeal was over.

Seeing that she was crying like this, and that idiot Han Chunming was still pretending to be stupid, Su Meng finally broke down and shouted at Han Chunming while crying.

"Han Chunming, I never want to see you again! Waaah!!"

After saying that, she walked into the park, sobbing. Han Chunming finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Fine, let her have some peace and quiet. I'll take her back later, and then there probably won't be so much trouble. I've been thorough enough in refusing her this time.

To be honest, a girl like Su Meng isn't suitable to be a wife, but she's also not suitable to be a mistress.

In many ways, she is actually a naive and innocent person.

You might call her naive and innocent, but she's also very opinionated and has a broad knowledge base. Han Chunming doesn't know what kind of man could tame her.

If, like in the original story, the two were entangled for a lifetime, Han Chunming found the thought terrifying. Just because he didn't want women now didn't mean he wouldn't in the future. Who knew he might want them tomorrow morning?

So, when faced with a woman like Su Meng, Han Chunming felt that he should refuse her if necessary. Did Su Meng really insist on marrying no one but him?

If she can really accept him having affairs, he doesn't mind. After all, he's not the one who's at a disadvantage, so what's there to be afraid of?

After getting approval, Han Chunming put his hands behind his back, hummed a little tune, and began to stroll around the famous Temple of Heaven Park. Looking at the Temple of Heaven not far away, Han Chunming was filled with emotion.

The river of time flows on, unchanging through the ages. For thousands of years, countless emperors have offered sacrifices to the heavens here, praying that their dynasties would last for thousands of years and that their descendants would enjoy happiness forever. But what in this world is truly unchanging?

The fastest thing to change is the human heart, especially a woman's heart. There's a saying: "Don't try to guess a woman's thoughts, don't try to guess them!"

Han Chunming hummed the tune as he strolled leisurely through the park. He wasn't worried that Su Meng might act like a little girl and jump into the river in a fit of anger. Besides, there was no river there; he could wait until she calmed down.

As Han Chunming walked, he suddenly felt as if someone was watching him from behind. He looked around and saw a short-haired young man walking towards him from just a few dozen meters away. He was too far away to see clearly, but he seemed to be a handsome young man.

Han Chunming didn't take it seriously and continued humming a little tune. Su Meng disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he prepared to go inside to take a look.

"Don't try to guess what a woman is thinking~, don't try~, don't try~"

Han Chunming walked slowly. The young man behind him brushed past him. Han Chunming glanced at him subconsciously, and upon seeing him, he inwardly grumbled.

"Wow, this young man is quite popular. He's like a sissy. If he were born twenty years later, he would at least be in a boy band!"

Han Chunming was in a good mood today, and his vigilance had decreased considerably. Besides, he really didn't feel anything was wrong. He had already confessed to Su Meng today, and now he felt completely at ease.

After the young man jumped over Han Chunming, his figure quickly disappeared ahead.