Mr. Shang, please be passionately in love after marriage.

The cashier was a very young girl.

After scanning the code for Cen hope, he was playing on his phone with his head down. He was stunned when he first heard Shang Hanzhou's deep voice. But when he saw the man's handsome and aloof face, his face immediately lit up.

"Ah... okay."

The little girl took it from his hand, and after seeing what it was, she, who was usually calm and collected, was a little embarrassed.

"The total is 199."

Upon hearing the cashier's quote, Cen Xi immediately pushed open the glass door and went out.

The store was air-conditioned and cool just now, but now I feel a wave of heat coming from inside.

She waved her hands to her face, and a mechanical voice announced "Welcome" from behind her. Shang Hanzhou came out.

Cen hope was unsure whether to wait for him, but then decided against it. Anyway, the barbecue stalls weren't far away, so he wouldn't get lost.

Just as she was about to walk away, Shang Hanzhou walked up to her side before her.

"Don't move."

He said in a low voice.

Cen hope was taken aback, wondering what he meant. Did he want to wait for him?

Then, the tall man in front of him knelt down.

She immediately took an awkward step back a few paces.

The rough grip of his hand encircled her slender ankle, and Cen hope couldn't help but panic. "Wh...what's wrong?"

Shang Hanzhou didn't explain much, only saying, "Wait a minute."

Cen hope didn't ask any more questions, but his mind started to wander. His wound was on his thigh, and squatting down with such a large movement might cause it to reopen...

She couldn't resist the urge to bend down and pull him up.

The cool ointment was applied to her calf. Shang Hanzhou lowered his cold white eyelids and silently applied the ointment to the red bumps on her leg caused by mosquito bites.

Cen hope's movement to grab his arm stopped in mid-air again, an indescribable sour feeling welling up deep in her chest. From her perspective, she could only see his cold and distinct facial features and his high nose bridge.

Although it was quite itchy, she didn't pay much attention to the mosquito bites, thinking they would heal in a few days if left untreated.

Unexpectedly, he noticed it.

After applying the ointment, Shang Hanzhou stood up. Cen hope kicked her toes, wanting to say "thank you" to him again.

He held back the words that were about to come out.

Pretending to be calm, I struck up a conversation with him: "What made you decide to buy this?"

Shang Hanzhou said casually, "I saw a pharmacy when I was looking for you, so I bought it there."

"……oh."

She responded gently, wanting to ask how he noticed the mosquito bites on her calves, but then thought he probably just caught a glimpse of them by accident.

The words that were about to come out were swallowed back down.

"Thanks."

In the end, I couldn't help myself and said those two words again.

Whether it was out of courtesy or for some other reason, thinking of his wound, Cen Xi specifically instructed him, "When you go back tonight, be sure not to get it wet again."

"If you want to take a shower, try to hold it in. If you accidentally get it wet, use a sterile cotton swab to absorb the moisture, then disinfect the area around the wound with iodine or saline solution and keep it dry."

She spoke earnestly, and her expression was much more serious than before.

Shang Hanzhou couldn't help but recall the expression on her face when she saw the inflamed wound on his leg at the hospital this morning. Her brows were furrowed, and she must have been angry, angry that he hadn't followed the doctor's orders.

He managed a rare smile.

Cen hope was still carefully giving instructions when she heard him suddenly laugh. She felt puzzled, as he was just like those patients she usually encountered who didn't listen to medical advice and then pitifully came to her for treatment afterwards.

She puffed out her cheeks, her little face unconsciously turning serious.

"Did you hear me?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized that he had applied the same treatment he used on disobedient patients to Shang Hanzhou, and that he was being too serious.

This is in private, so there's really no need to do this.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't being mean to you."

She explained softly.

Shang Hanzhou didn't seem to care about her behavior just now, and even cooperated with her words, his low magnetic voice seemingly containing a smile, "I understand, Dr. Cen."

"..."

Cen hope bit her lower lip. She was already used to hearing the name "Dr. Cen" from other people.

But hearing him call me that felt strange.

They ordered a lot of skewers, and in the end, there were quite a few left over, so she and Lin Xingyou packed them all up and took them away.

Lin Xingyou is a freelancer who often gets up late at night to create, and who knows, she might want to eat something later in the night.

A pure black Maybach followed behind the electric scooter, making sure they arrived at their apartment building before leaving.

The two went upstairs.

Lin Xingyou, carrying the takeout box in one hand and using the other to push Cen hope back against the wall, turned her face to the side to find a good angle to ask her a question.

"hope Bao, after today's meeting, I've decided that you can like Shang Hanzhou!"

She originally had a very bad impression of Shang Hanzhou.

Who told him to go abroad as soon as he got his marriage certificate and stay for two years? During that time, the valuation of Yasen Group soared, but his wife didn't care at all.

Surprisingly, after getting to know him, I found that he was actually a nice person.

Lin Xingyou rubbed her chin with the hand holding the takeout box. "hope Bao, tell me, how exactly did you fall for Shang Hanzhou?"

I've kept it a secret for so long, and I haven't even told her. I'm so incredibly curious.

Cen hope blinked, bent down, and escaped from under her arm, answering another question seriously: "I told you last time, I don't like him anymore."

Lin Xingyou scoffed, "hope Bao, you can fool others, but you can't fool me."

Eating too much barbecue can make you thirsty.

Cen hope walked to the water dispenser, poured herself a glass of water, and also poured one for her, saying while biting the glass, "Really."

Lin Xingyou took the water glass, completely ignoring her words, and began to give her advice.

"Why don't you try harder and make Shang Hanzhou fall in love with you too? That way, your crush will turn into mutual affection."

They are husband and wife. There's a saying that goes, "Those who are near the water get the moon first."

No one is closer to their building than they are.

Cen hope paused in her act of biting the cup, and her long, fine eyelashes drooped down.

No, it won't.

What he wanted was not affection.

They both knew this in their hearts.

If Shang Hanzhou had known back then that the "person she liked" was him, he definitely wouldn't have gotten a marriage certificate with her.

Seeing her slightly sullen expression, Lin Xingyou pinched her soft cheek. "Who cares if you can't do it or not, just give it a try."

"By the way, Xibao, your husband has gone back to China. Are you moving out?"

She thought of this problem again.

Before Shang Hanzhou returned to China, it was no problem for her and her friends to move out, but now, not only has he returned, he has also moved into Jingtang Garden.

It wouldn't be right for her to still be living outside; after all, they are husband and wife.

The box of condoms he had bought that night immediately came to mind, and Cen hope nearly choked on her water, quickly putting the glass down.

She herself wasn't quite sure, "Should I wait a while longer?"

After all, Shang Hanzhou hadn't pressured her.

He shouldn't be in a hurry.