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

The hand around her waist tightened its grip slowly after she said those words.

Cen hope felt a little pain from being strangled.

The man's hot breath hit her shoulders and neck, making her instinctively want to pull back. But she only slightly distanced herself, and Shang Hanzhou tightened his grip, pulling her back into his arms, so intimate that there wasn't a single gap between them.

Cen Xire's breathing also began to become heavy.

Why?

A deep, husky voice asked in his ear, and in the darkness, a bitter smile appeared on Shang Hanzhou's lips.

Does she not want to have a baby with him?

Hearing those three words, Cen hope was a little surprised. She didn't expect Shang Hanzhou to ask for the reason. It seemed that he really wanted a baby.

After careful consideration, she didn't give a perfunctory answer and earnestly expressed her true thoughts.

"I don't think it's the right time for us to have a baby."

"A baby should grow up in an environment where parents love each other, but we..."

Cen hope pursed her dry lips, her long, curled eyelashes trembling slightly. "We're not that familiar yet."

What she really wanted to say was that there wasn't much love between them.

But it feels a bit strange to say it out loud. We agreed to treat each other with respect from the beginning, so mentioning the word "love" now seems too heavy.

She had to change her wording and simply say that they were "not familiar" with each other.

In the quiet ward, Shang Hanzhou scoffed softly.

Cen hope recognized his voice; he was laughing, but she didn't know what that laughter meant.

She felt uncomfortable. She opened her mouth, about to speak, but before she could utter a single syllable, Shang Hanzhou pulled her into his arms. He lowered his head, and even without any light, his thin lips pressed precisely against her pink lips.

His palm naturally moved upwards.

Cen hope's mind went completely blank. He... he still had a cast on his leg!

"Well……"

She struggled, wanting to push him away, but worried that her movements would hurt his leg, so she could only meekly let him take her.

Her lips were almost swollen from being kissed so much, and the strands of hair on both sides were tangled together, their breaths starting to mingle.

Cen hope tilted her head back, the place where she had been kissed both itchy and painful.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The man's eyelids were buried in her chest, and Cen hope's chest heaved as she almost curled up.

Shang Hanzhou held her soft waist with one hand, his deep voice hoarse.

"Who said we're not familiar?"

"..."

Cen hope bit her lip, wanting to call him a bastard for the first time.

That's not what she meant by not being familiar with them!

He deliberately misinterpreted her words.

She turned her face away angrily, her tone curt: "Anyway, I don't want a baby right now."

Shang Hanzhou's Adam's apple bobbed as he listened in silence.

After a long pause, he sighed softly.

"Okay, then no."

He agreed, but Cen hope felt a pang of bitterness welling up inside her. She lowered her eyelashes and forced herself to hum in agreement, suppressing her chaotic thoughts.

She can't have it all; they're good enough as they are now.

……

next morning.

Cen hope set her alarm; it was just past eight o'clock.

Shang Hanzhou woke up half an hour earlier than her, but closed his eyes again when she heard the alarm clock ring.

Cen hope reached out and turned off the alarm clock, afraid of waking him up.

She lay on the bed staring blankly at Shang Hanzhou for half a minute. Usually, when she woke up, he was already up, or they would wake up at the same time. It was rare for her to wake up while he was still sleeping.

Upon closer inspection, Cen Xi noticed that Shang Hanzhou's features, especially his brow bone, were more three-dimensional and profound than she had imagined, and his eyelashes at the corners of his eyes were also very dark. No wonder it was always difficult to see the emotions in his eyes.

He must have been fast asleep; he didn't even hear the alarm clock.

Cen hope blinked, and as if possessed, before getting out of bed, she quietly kissed his thin lips. After only half a second, she blushed and quickly withdrew.

She must be crazy to dare steal a kiss from him.

Patting her burning cheeks, Cen hope silently repeated twice in her mind that he didn't know anyway, then quietly lifted the covers, got out of bed, and tried not to disturb him.

She didn't notice at all that, after she turned around, the man opened his eyes and looked at her, and the slight curve of his thin lips.

It seems that his face is still quite attractive to her.

Shang Hanzhou seemed to be deep in thought.

It didn't take too long to wash up.

He was still asleep. Cen hope thought for a moment and decided to go out and buy some breakfast. She could also try the local specialties of Beicheng.

She had just left the ward and hadn't even gone downstairs when she ran into Cen Ning at the elevator.

She stood with Zhao Qian, who was now completely recovered, his face rosy. He had his arm around Cen Ning's shoulder and greeted her warmly when he saw her.

Good morning.

It was as if the fall at the ski resort yesterday had never happened; there was no embarrassment whatsoever.

Cen hope frowned and ignored him.

How could a professional skier suddenly lose control on a beginner slope? It's more likely that he had planned it all along.

Zhao Qian sighed regretfully, "Ningning, nobody's paying attention to me."

Cen Ning shoved him, "Isn't it because you scared people at the ski resort yesterday? Apologize first."

Zhao Qian then said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you yesterday. It's just that I haven't skied in a while, and I've never been to this ski resort before. I usually ski outdoors, so I'm not very familiar with indoor ski resorts. That's why I bumped into you by accident."

He spoke with a sanctimonious air.

Ding—The elevator has arrived.

Cen hope stepped inside, but Cen Ning suddenly called out to her.

"Cen hope, when we return to Beijing in a couple of days, my parents are hosting a homecoming banquet for me. After all, you are also a member of our Cen family, so remember to come and attend."

Outside the elevator, Cen Ning looked at her with a smile and extended an invitation.

Cen hope frowned and did not respond to her words. However, when the two of them were about to come in, she said coldly, "Wait for the next time. This time, there's no room for idiots."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator doors closed calmly.

Cen Ning was nearly choked; she was startled, but luckily Zhao Qian pulled her back, and the elevator descended right in front of them.

Cen Ning stood there stunned for half a minute before looking up at Zhao Qian in disbelief.

"Is she insulting us?"

She crossed her arms and sneered, "Who does she think she is?"

It's just that she's putting on a good act in front of Shang Hanzhou.

……

The breakfast options in the northern part of the city are quite diverse.

Remembering that Shang Hanzhou usually only drinks coffee in the morning, but now that he has a leg injury, he can't drink too much coffee, Cen hope chose several breakfast options and still bought him a cup of coffee as well.

It was almost 8:40 when I got back.

I don't know if he's awake yet.

As he was pondering this, his phone rang just as he stepped out of the elevator. It was Xu You calling. Cen hope freed one hand before answering the call.

"Dr. Cen, you went to Beicheng?"

Hearing her ask that, Cen hope hummed in response, then asked in confusion, "How did you know I was in Beicheng?"

The trip to Beicheng for skiing was so rushed that she didn't tell anyone when she left the hospital.