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

Xia Mo stood beside her, waiting for her to give up her seat.

Nurse Xu also heard this, and looking at Cen hope, she felt only resentment.

They were sitting here peacefully, so why did they have to give up their seats as soon as they came over?

But since the dean has said so, it wouldn't be good to not do anything.

Nurse Xu had already picked up her tray, thinking that if Cen hope left later, she would go with her.

Cen hope gripped the cold edge of the plate tightly with her fingers. She lowered her eyelashes, thought for a moment, and just as she moved a little, a warm, cool hand grasped her slender wrist.

Shang Hanzhou's voice was flat and monotone: "You can sit here."

Although the staff canteen was crowded and filled with noise, Shang Hanzhou's words were still clearly audible to everyone.

The smile that had been on Xia Mo's face suddenly froze. She stood still, wondering if she had misheard.

Why would President Shang take Cen hope's hand on his own initiative?

When she introduced herself, Shang Hanzhou only lightly touched her outstretched hand, for less than half a second.

But right now, Shang Hanzhou is still holding Cen hope's hand tightly.

Do they know each other?

Xia Mo couldn't help but be suspicious, but after thinking about it, she realized it was impossible.

How did Cen hope come to know Shang Hanzhou?

Even she rarely gets to see Shang Hanzhou in person, let alone Cen hope, who comes from an ordinary family. She had seen Cen Xi's family background.

The dean was the first to realize what was happening and said to Xia Mo, "Mo Mo, bring a chair and sit here over here."

Xia Mo felt unhappy, but since Shang Hanzhou had already spoken, she wasn't going to be so foolish as to stubbornly stick to her own opinion. She moved an empty chair and sat down next to the dean.

The food in the staff canteen was pretty good today.

Four dishes and one soup.

Pork ribs, beef brisket, shrimp, cabbage, and seaweed and egg drop soup.

"Mr. Shang, take a look, do these suit your taste?"

The dean gestured for him to try the cafeteria food. Shang Hanzhou wasn't a picky eater, so he picked up a few bites and said, "Not bad."

Cen hope and Nurse Xu were positioned a bit far from them.

Nurse Xu coughed softly, pretending to place a piece of shrimp on Cen hope's plate, and asked, "Dr. Cen, if I remember correctly, didn't you treat President Shang's wound before?"

At the time, she said, "How come this person is so handsome? So handsome that one glance is enough to make people unable to take their eyes off him. I never expected that he would be the person in charge of the Yasen Group."

Cen hope was absent-minded and didn't even look at what she was being handed to her; she was about to put it in her mouth.

A pair of clean chopsticks blocked her way.

"Don't eat it, you're allergic."

Shang Hanzhou took the shrimp from her hand.

Cen hope snapped out of her daze and realized that she had almost eaten a shrimp while daydreaming. Shang Hanzhou's actions were so sudden that everyone was taken aback, completely not expecting him to do such a thing.

How did he know that Cen hope was allergic to shrimp?

When Xia Mo saw this scene, her hands, which were placed at her sides, unconsciously clenched into fists.

She forced a smile and inquired, "Mr. Shang, do you know Dr. Cen?"

Shang Hanzhou took the opportunity to remove all the shrimp from Cen hope's plate to prevent her from accidentally eating them.

Aside from those in the industry, everyone knows that Shang Hanzhou is married, but most people assume that Cen Ning is Shang's wife. No one knows Cen Xi's true identity, and Shang Hanzhou has never revealed this to outsiders.

He didn't try to hide it, and admitted in a low voice, "I know him."

"So how did you two meet?"

Xia Mo couldn't help but want to know what was going on between them.

Nurse Xu, without thinking, said, "When President Shang was injured and came to the hospital, it was Dr. Cen who treated his wounds."

Is that how it is?

Xia Mo was surprised and somewhat indignant. How could Cen hope be so lucky as to treat Shang Hanzhou?

Shang Hanzhou didn't stay in the staff canteen for long; he had a quick meal and then left.

Cen hope always ate very slowly, and when he left, there was still a little rice left on her plate.

As soon as he left, the dean and his group also left, and the staff canteen was finally much less crowded.

Nurse Xu stared at Cen hope with a gossipy look on her face. "Dr. Cen, even if you treated President Shang's wound before, you wouldn't be this familiar with him, would you? You and President Shang have known each other for a long time, haven't you?"

Cen hope pursed her lips and didn't reply for a moment.

Indeed, she met Shang Hanzhou when she was eighteen, and ten years have passed since then.

However, Shang Hanzhou only started to get to know her this year.

A smile played on her lips; she didn't deny it: "We've known each other for a long time."

"Friends?"

"No, he is my husband."

On the day they got their marriage certificate, she asked Shang Hanzhou if she needed to hide her identity as "Mrs. Shang" from the public, and Shang Hanzhou said no.

No one had asked her this question over the years, and Cen hope still felt a little uncomfortable when those two words came out of her mouth.

She had never called Shang Hanzhou that before.

"Cough cough cough!!"

Nurse Xu choked on the chili pepper in her mouth before she could swallow it, coughing until her face turned red. She thought she had misheard.

"...Honey? Dr. Cen, you're kidding me!"

She was so scared she could barely sit up in her chair.

If they weren't husband and wife, why would President Shang suddenly donate such a large sum of money and medical equipment to the hospital, have lunch with her in the staff canteen, even sit next to Cen hope, and know that she's allergic to shrimp...?

The more I think about it, the more I feel that it is really possible.

Nurse Xu's pupils dilated in shock. "...Really?"

"What a piece of shit!"

A strong, resonant voice interrupted her.

Nurse Chen overheard their conversation; she was sitting at the table behind them.

She walked over with her empty plate, chin raised, her eyes falling contemptuously on Cen hope.

"It's just a coincidence that President Shang sat next to you for a while, isn't it? How dare you say something like 'President Shang is your husband'? You dare say that, but we dare not even listen!"

She didn't believe she could marry so well. Her nephew had such good prospects back then, but she hadn't even looked at him. Now she probably regretted it deep down, so she was just saying this to comfort herself.

Cen hope glanced at her, not wanting to pay any more attention to her. The more she talked to her, the more enthusiastic she became, so there was no need to waste her time.

"I'm leaving now."

She greeted Nurse Xu, picked up her empty plate, and left.

"Hmph, what are you pretending for?"

Head Nurse Chen disliked her attitude the most and made a sarcastic remark at her back.

Nurse Xu said, "Sister Chen, actually I think what Dr. Cen said might be true..."

"What do you mean, 'really'? She's just targeting you because you're young and inexperienced. Look, did she say those things to anyone else? She specifically talked to you; who else would she be fooling if not you?"

Nurse Chen spoke with great logic and reasoning.

Nurse Xu frowned; now she didn't know who to believe.

……

As the end of the workday approached, Cen Xi felt inexplicably uneasy.

She felt inexplicably nervous whenever she thought about what Shang Hanzhou had said at the old house that morning.

If it were like the first time, and they did it suddenly at night, she wouldn't feel anything. But this morning, Shang Hanzhou gave her a heads-up.

I'm going home early tonight, just to do *that*.