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

The man's tone was low and tinged with a hint of accusation.

Cen hope was surprised that he actually said it like that. Her fair cheeks suddenly felt hot. She lowered her head, quickly took a sip of water, and hesitated for a moment.

I still asked what was on my mind.

"You don't mind that I lied to you from the very beginning?"

He lied to himself that he had someone he liked.

She deceived herself into believing that she could treat him with the utmost respect, but in reality, she had long harbored feelings for him.

Shang Hanzhou casually raised an eyebrow. "We're husband and wife. It's normal for us to like each other."

He used the phrase "we like each other".

Cen hope was stunned.

"Ding-dong—"

The doorbell rang, and no one knew who had come at that moment.

Cen hope breathed a sigh of relief and pointed outside, "I'll go open the door."

After saying that, he walked past him and ran very fast.

Shang Hanzhou watched her retreating figure as if she were fleeing into the distance and smiled.

When the door opened, Cen hope was surprised to find that it was Old Master Shang who had come over.

I've been busy with other things lately and haven't been to the old house in a long time. I didn't expect that Grandpa Shang would take the initiative to come to Jingtang Garden.

The old man was holding a baby who had just turned six months old. The baby was exquisitely beautiful, wearing a fluffy beanie and showing off a chubby little face. He was incredibly cute.

"grandfather?"

Cen hope called out to him, quite surprised.

Grandpa Shang chuckled in response and came in carrying the baby.

The baby wasn't shy at all. With his big, round eyes looking around, he saw Cen hope and immediately reached out to be held.

Grandpa Shang immediately beamed with joy: "Xixi, Ranbao really likes you."

Cen hope subconsciously reached out and hugged Ranbao.

Ranbao was wearing a pink dress, and her short legs were all chubby, making her feel incredibly soft and comfortable to hold.

Ranbao snuggled into her arms, pouted, and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.

Cen hope was caught off guard by the kiss and, a beat later, remembered that her cold hadn't fully healed.

She was worried that she would pass on her cold to Ranbao.

"I can't kiss my older sister."

Ranbao only half understood what she was hearing, and thinking that she wanted another kiss, she pouted and tried to kiss her face again.

Cen hope panicked and didn't know what to do.

Just then, Shang Hanzhou came out of the bedroom. He seemed not at all surprised to see Old Master Shang carrying Ranbao. He opened his arms, saw Cen Xi's panic, and reached out to hug Ranbao.

With a loud smack, Ranbao also gave him a kiss without hesitation.

"Xixi, look, Ranbao also likes Hanzhou."

Speaking of this, Grandpa Shang was quite surprised.

From childhood to adulthood, Shang Hanzhou has always been the kind of person that children don't like, but Ranbao is not afraid of him at all.

At first, Cen Xi didn't know why Grandpa Shang would suddenly bring the baby over today. But upon hearing this, she vaguely guessed the purpose of the old man's visit and remained silent for a moment.

"My arch-nemesis, Old Man Fu, got his great-granddaughter six months before me. It really infuriates me."

Grandpa Shang said indignantly, "He's lucky to have such a cute and beautiful baby like Ranbao. All he does is show off in front of me all day long."

Sometimes when playing chess, before the game is even finished, people pretend to want to leave.

"Old man Shang, I have to go home and play with Ranbao, so I can't play chess with you anymore. I'm leaving now."

"Ranbao is so lovable! Look at these photos, this is her sleeping, and this is her kicking her legs in bed..."

When he really wanted to see Ranbao's photos, he became stingy and wouldn't let him take a second look.

"Old man Shang, if you want to hold your great-granddaughter, hurry up and have your Hanzhou have a few more. Ranbao belongs to the Fu family."

He was so angry about what they said that he held back his anger and borrowed Ranbao from the young couple of the Fu family.

Let that old man Fu wander off like a headless fly looking for Ranbao, haha.

Shang Hanzhou's lip was still bruised from Jiang Zheng's blow, but the dark bruises didn't affect his overall demeanor. Ranbao, nestled in his arms, stared at him intently, as if she were in a daze.

Shang Hanzhou pulled a tissue from the table and calmly wiped away Xiao Ranbao's drool.

"Daddy~"

The sweet, innocent voice called out to him without hesitation.

Shang Hanzhou raised an eyebrow, holding Ranbao in one arm. After thinking for only half a second, he pointed at Cen hope and asked, "Who is this?"

Ranbao tilted her head, her chubby cheeks jiggling adorably. After staring at Cen hope for a while, she softly called out "Mama" in her little voice.

This made Old Master Shang beam with joy. He took out his phone and recorded the whole scene of Ranbao calling for his parents, and proudly sent it to Old Master Fu.

"It's perfectly reasonable for Ranbao to call me great-grandfather."

Cen hope felt embarrassed by Ranbao's "Mama" and couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and glare at Shang Hanzhou.

All he knows is bullying babies.

Ranbao is only six months old, and her speech system is still developing. Apart from simple words like "daddy" and "mommy," she can't say anything else.

"Hanzhou, you and Xixi need to work harder to give Ranbao a younger brother or sister too."

After sending the voice message, Grandpa Shang finally revealed the purpose of his special trip to Jingtang Garden today.

Cen hope's ears turned slightly red; it had indeed been a long time since she and Shang Hanzhou had had any marital relations.

"Then please wait patiently."

Shang Hanzhou spoke casually, seemingly not in a hurry about the matter.

Grandpa Shang was so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared at Cen Xi. He began to have doubts and quietly pulled Cen Xi aside: "Xi Xi, tell Grandpa, is Han Zhou not quite up to the task?"

Otherwise, why would she be so resistant to having a baby?

After all, he's getting on in years; once the new year is over, he'll be thirty-four, which isn't young anymore.

Cen hope almost choked on her words. Was it really okay to doubt her own grandson like that?

"...It's alright."

She gave an ambiguous answer.

Old Master Shang said worriedly, "Then it seems that won't work."

Cen hope choked, and secretly glanced at Shang Hanzhou, afraid that he would hear what she said.

Fortunately, Ranbao seemed to really like Shang Hanzhou, hugging his shoulder and refusing to let go.

Shang Hanzhou held Ranbao in one arm and gently patted Ranbao's back with the other, as if coaxing her. His usually cold and stern face showed a rare hint of tenderness.

Cen Xi was unusually distracted for a moment.

That seems like a good idea.

She thought to herself slowly.

Upon seeing the video, the Fu family patriarch realized that his great-granddaughter had been borrowed. Within three minutes, a video call was made to the Shang family patriarch's phone.

"You old Shang, you dare to kidnap my great-granddaughter, just you wait and see."

On the other end of the video, Old Master Fu looked aggressive, as if he was about to come over and settle accounts.

Old Master Shang snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm afraid of him!"

The next second, he looked at Shang Hanzhou and immediately gave the order.

"You good-for-nothing! Send me and Ranbao back to the Fu family!"