Cen hope quickly put down the trash she was carrying, took a big sip of her popsicle, and then answered the call.

On the other end of the video.

The light was dim, and Shang Hanzhou stood somewhere with a gloomy expression.

Cen hope pondered for a while, and wondered why the background behind him looked so familiar.

Just then, Shang Hanzhou said calmly, "I'm in Jiangcheng."

What?

Cen hope unconsciously bit into the popsicle in her mouth, her teeth chattering from the cold. She stared blankly at the screen: "Jiang Cheng?"

"Um."

Shang Hanzhou admitted that he switched the screen again, and Cen hope then noticed that it was Jiangcheng Airport, but he was standing in a rather dimly lit corner.

No wonder she thought he looked familiar.

Cen hope's mind was a little blank.

Why would he come to Jiangcheng? He must be here on a business trip.

Thinking this through, I tentatively asked, "Have you booked a hotel?"

Logically speaking, Fang Nian should have handled all these matters for him.

He video-called her, probably to tell her that he had come to Jiangcheng.

Shang Hanzhou's eyes darkened imperceptibly. "No order."

"That……"

She thought about recommending a few hotels to him.

Shang Hanzhou interrupted her directly: "I'm coming to find you."

Just then—"Full."

Jiang Zheng followed him downstairs.

Cen hope turned her head and called out, "Brother."

Jiang Zheng walked over to her in a few steps and saw that she was making a video call. In the video, Shang Hanzhou's cold and distinct face was slightly blurred by the light.

Cen hope didn't try to hide anything and said to him, "Brother, this is me..."

She hesitated for a moment before uttering those two words: "Husband."

After she finished speaking, Shang Hanzhou remained calm and composed, seemingly unaffected by her words. On the contrary, Cen hope blushed with embarrassment.

Jiang Zheng gave a lukewarm "hmm," as if to say he understood.

Cen hope then pointed the screen at Jiang Zheng and introduced him, saying, "This is my brother."

Then she switched the screen back, not expecting Shang Hanzhou to call Jiang Zheng "brother" like she did.

Unexpectedly, the next second, a man's compliant voice came through the receiver: "Brother."

He really did shout it.

Cen hope opened her mouth, but suddenly felt her mouth and tongue were dry.

Send me your address, and I'll come find you.

Shang Hanzhou repeated what he had just said.

Cen hope snapped out of her daze and said, "Okay, I'll send it to you."

Jiang Zheng's face darkened. "He's coming over?"

These words sounded a bit unwelcoming to Shang Hanzhou. Cen hope covered the microphone and hummed in agreement, "He must have something to do in Jiangcheng."

Shang Hanzhou continued, "It's nothing."

So what about him...?

Cen hope couldn't understand him either.

Shang Hanzhou said calmly, "I'll take you back to Beijing together."

Jiangcheng was a place where no one knew anyone. Shang Hanzhou was new to the city and didn't have an assistant with him. After thinking for a moment, Cen hope looked at Jiang Zheng.

"Brother, could you please go pick him up?"

Jiang Zheng didn't speak, but Shang Hanzhou had already agreed, "Thank you for your help, brother."

Jiang Zheng: "..."

He responded quickly.

In terms of age, Shang Hanzhou is three years older than him!

"OK."

Jiang Zheng didn't mind, and habitually patted Cen hope's head, "Then I'll go get the car now, I'll take out the trash for you."

"Thank you, brother."

Cen Xichong smiled broadly without reservation.

On the other side of the screen, Shang Hanzhou saw everything clearly. His heart, pounding in his chest, was suddenly filled with an emotion he had never felt before. He frowned and suppressed the irritation.

Cen hope had never smiled at him like that before.

After confirming that Jiang Zheng would be picking up the person, she worried that the two of them might not be able to contact each other, so she gave Jiang Zheng Shang Hanzhou's WeChat contact information.

Also tell Shang Hanzhou to remember to approve it later.

He replied with an "Mm".

With a crunching sound in his mouth, Cen hope finished the last piece of ice and climbed back up to the eighth floor.

Yu Ping and Jiang Guoliang had already cleaned up the kitchen and dining table.

They've even made up the bed for her to sleep in tonight.

It was still her old room. Even after so long, the room was still spotless, showing that Yu Ping regularly cleaned it.

"Manman, if you get sleepy later, just go to sleep. Do you want to eat breakfast tomorrow morning?"

Upon seeing her return, Yu Ping began to think about tomorrow's breakfast.

Cen hope was preoccupied with the fact that Shang Hanzhou was coming later, so she responded in a lukewarm voice, "Eat."

"Then Mom will buy you your favorite breakfast buns tomorrow morning."

"Manman, where's your brother?"

At this moment, Jiang Guoliang noticed that she was the only one returning and asked her a question.

Cen hope told them everything about Shang Hanzhou's visit to Jiangcheng.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ping became even more nervous than her.

"Have we arrived in Jiangcheng already?"

"Then I'll make something else to eat. What does he like to eat?"

As he spoke, he headed towards the kitchen, then instructed Jiang Guoliang, "Remember to bring out our family's wine."

Seeing that the two of them were about to get busy again, Cen hope felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She knew that she did all this because of her.

They were worried that she wouldn't be doing well in the business, since she wasn't actually raised in the Cen family; they raised her in Jiangcheng, so they weren't considered a good match.

Shang Hanzhou came suddenly, and she was worried that if she didn't treat him well, she would be looked down upon.

"mom."

Cen hope called out to them, "No need, he's already eaten."

The plane is flying in at this time, and there are meals on board, so Shang Hanzhou probably won't want to eat anything else.

Yu Ping was still worried. "It's our first meeting, so I should prepare something for you."

"Mom, there's no need to be so formal."

Cen hope didn't want them to work hard again late at night.

If Shang Hanzhou really looked down on her family because of this, she would just tell him to stay in a hotel.

In the end, Yu Ping and Jiang Guoliang still prepared a lot of fruit.

Jiangcheng Airport is quite far from the old city area, and it was already 11 p.m. when Jiang Zheng drove back.

Cen hope sat on the sofa with Yu Ping watching TV, and was a little sleepy.

Yu Ping was also eagerly anticipating when Shang Hanzhou would arrive. As soon as Jiang Zheng called from downstairs, she stopped watching TV and immediately stood up.

"You're downstairs? Then come in quickly."

Upon hearing this, Cen hope's usually calm heart skipped a beat and she stood up.

A few minutes later.

There was a sound of footsteps on the stairs outside the door; it seemed they had come up.

"Mom and Dad, you're back."

Jiang Zheng called out and was the first to walk in.

As Yu Ping and Jiang Guoliang walked to the door, Cen hope's heart was pounding. She didn't know what she was so nervous about, since she had only not seen Shang Hanzhou for a few days.

A tall, imposing figure walked in, bending down as he entered.

Shang Hanzhou was three or four centimeters taller than Jiang Zheng.

After a long journey, the man's handsome face showed a slight weariness, but his expression was gentle and polite, and he was carrying many gifts in his hands.

Cen hope glanced at the packaging boxes; they were all gifts for elders.

"Manman, your husband is here."

While she was lost in thought, Yu Ping noticed that she was standing behind her without saying anything, so she simply grabbed her hand and pushed her in front of Shang Hanzhou.

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