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

"Junior Cen, I tried to contact you after you went abroad, but you changed your phone number. Since we've run into each other, how about we add each other on WeChat?"

"Sorry, something came up and I changed my phone number."

Cen hope was somewhat surprised, not expecting him to contact her on his own initiative, perhaps asking for her help or something, since they were from the same undergraduate school.

She took out her phone. "I'll scan your QR code."

"OK."

With a beep, the friend was added again.

"Then I won't disturb your meal. See you next time."

Liang Xian just arrived at the hospital today and has a lot to do, so she didn't stay long.

Cen hope lowered her head, waved goodbye to him.

Once everyone had walked away, Nurse Xu's mouth was already agape.

"Dr. Cen, you actually know Dr. Liang?"

Cen hope explained, "We went to the same university for our undergraduate degrees."

"Oh my god."

Nurse Xu cupped her face in her hands. "Looking at him up close just now, Dr. Liang is even more handsome! Dr. Cen, you two have known each other for a while, why didn't you develop a relationship?"

"cough……"

Cen hope was drinking soup when she heard this and choked, "Don't overthink it, he has a girlfriend, and they've been dating for a long time."

"Ah... I knew it!"

Nurse Xu immediately sighed regretfully.

"All the handsome guys are already taken!"

……

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly outside the window. Cen hope followed a surgery, and by the time it ended, the sun had already set.

My back is a little sore from standing for too long.

She rubbed the sore spot on her left side with her hand while taking her phone out of the cabinet.

I hadn't touched my phone all afternoon, but when I checked it, I saw several missed calls.

They were all called by Cen Jiansheng.

She frowned, still undecided whether to call back. She had just visited the Cen family a few days ago, and it would be too strange for her to contact her now. Then Cen Jiansheng called again.

Cen hope answered the call.

"Xixi, what happened last time was Daddy's fault. You didn't answer my call. Are you still angry with Daddy?"

Cen Jiansheng's words were pleasant to hear.

Cen hope remained unmoved. She closed the cabinet door and played along with his act, saying, "I'm not angry, I'm in surgery."

"You've worked hard. I see you're off work by now. Your Aunt An and I cooked for you today, all your favorite dishes. Come over after get off work."

Cen hope twitched her lips, intending to refuse, but after thinking about some things, she finally nodded, "Okay, I'll go over later."

Without saying anything more, she hung up the phone.

She was going to the Cen family's house for dinner tonight, so she couldn't go back to Jingtang Garden. She sent a message to Aunt Fang, telling her not to prepare her own meals, and then took a taxi to the Cen family villa.

In summer, it gets dark late. Even at 6:30, a touch of orange still hangs on the horizon, and the earth radiates residual heat.

Cen hope entered the room, and Cen Chen was playing with toy cars in the living room. When he saw her come in, he immediately dropped the toy and ran towards An Suqin with his short legs.

"Mommy, bad...bad sister..."

He was still muttering to himself, still shaken.

What happened last time made him realize that everyone in the family would spoil him, except for Cen hope.

An Suqin was washing fruit in the kitchen when she heard Cen Chen's noise. She quickly came out and picked him up in her arms. "Chenchen, don't talk nonsense. This is your sister."

She looked at Cen hope, her tone flat.

Cen Chen snorted coldly and turned his face away, unwilling to utter those two words.

Cen Xi didn't care at all. An Suqin was just trying to tell Cen Chen that he only had one older sister, Cen Ning, in this family.

"dad."

At this moment, Cen Jiansheng came down from the study upstairs, and Cen hope greeted him politely.

Cen Jiansheng nodded to her. "You're back."

The food was ready, and the group walked together to the dining table.

Cen hope sat down, and Cen Jiansheng first subtly asked her several questions related to Shang Hanzhou.

She answered them one by one, and finally said simply, "Dad, if you have any questions, just say them."

Asking questions in such a roundabout way is pointless.

Cen Jiansheng was surprised by her directness and couldn't help but touch his nose awkwardly.

"It's nothing major, I just wanted you to talk to Hanzhou about whether the Yasen Group's smart home business could cooperate with the Cen family."

While it's called a collaboration, the real intention is to get Yasen Group to help Cen's family transform its business.

Cen's Furniture business has declined significantly in recent years and urgently needs to transform, but due to insufficient funds, it has been unable to make progress.

Now that Shang Hanzhou has returned to China, Yasen Group is far ahead in the field of smart home technology. Cen Jiansheng dreams of cooperating with Yasen, which would surely solve the problems of insufficient funds and lack of technology.

So that's where she was waiting.

Two years ago, Shang Hanzhou was abroad, so it was difficult to bring up this matter. Now that he has returned to China, things are much easier to discuss.

Cen hope lowered her eyelids and shoveled a mouthful of white rice into her mouth.

"Dad, I think it's better if you talk to him about this. You're both in business, so you understand the intricacies of the business better than I do. I only know what's happening on the operating table."

Cen Jiansheng's expression turned slightly cold.

He did want to strike up a conversation with Shang Hanzhou, but he didn't have the chance. Shang Hanzhou wasn't stupid; he knew the situation of Cen's Furniture.

If Cen hope were to say these words, it would be more effective than him. After all, they are husband and wife, and Shang Hanzhou would give them some face.

An Suqin was feeding Cen Chen when she suddenly said, "If only Ningning hadn't been hurt back then."

Cen Ning is their daughter whom they raised themselves; she's definitely more considerate of the family than Cen hope.

Cen Jiansheng's expression grew increasingly grim. He disregarded everything else and ordered, "Whether you understand or not, you must explain this clearly to Han Zhou!"

Cen hope put down her chopsticks and was about to speak again when a maid's voice came from the doorway: "Mr. Shang, you've arrived."

Everyone at the table was taken aback.

Why is Shang Hanzhou here?

Cen Jiansheng frowned as he looked at Cen hope. "You sent Hanzhou?"

Cen hope was also a little confused. She hadn't mentioned coming to the Cen family for dinner to Shang Hanzhou at all this time, so why was he here?

She turned her head and saw a tall man with long legs walking in, his back against the afterglow of the setting sun.

Cen hope subconsciously stood up, and Shang Hanzhou walked over in a few steps, his strong arm naturally wrapping around her slender shoulder.

"Why are you here?"

She asked in a low voice.

Shang Hanzhou replied calmly, "Aunt Fang told me you didn't go home tonight."

It was easy to tell that she had come to the Cen family.

It turned out to be the case.

"Hanzhou is here! Let's have a meal together. I didn't have a chance to eat last time I came."

Cen Jiansheng's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he gestured for Shang Hanzhou to sit down.

Since Cen hope hadn't finished eating, he didn't refuse and sat down next to her.

"Suqin, go to the wine cabinet and get a few bottles of good wine."

An Suqin clenched her fists tightly, glaring fiercely at Cen hope out of the corner of her eye. The thought of Cen Ning's good marriage being snatched away by her made her unable to swallow her anger.

"Suqin, why aren't you going yet?"

Cen Jiansheng emphasized his words, and An Suqin prepared to get up, but Shang Hanzhou refused: "You can't drink after driving."

"It's okay, Xixi will drive back later."

Cen Jiansheng waved his hand dismissively.

Cen hope pursed her lips and remained silent. As if to show that the Cen family treated Cen hope well, Cen Jiansheng even picked up a dish from the table and put it in Cen hope's bowl.

"Xixi likes this. Try it. Your Aunt An made it herself."

It's a braised prawn.

Cen hope glanced at it twice but didn't touch her chopsticks. Cen Jiansheng urged her from the side, "Xi Xi, try it quickly. This is your Aunt An's specialty. Ning Ning used to love it."

A pair of clean chopsticks picked up the braised prawns from her bowl and put them aside.

Shang Hanzhou's voice was indifferent: "She's not Cen Ning, she's allergic to shrimp."