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

Cen Jiansheng continued, "Your sister is finally back. She's coming to our house for a gathering tomorrow night. You're Ningning's sister, so remember to bring her a gift when you come."

After giving the order, he didn't listen to Cen hope's answer and hung up the phone immediately.

Cen hope lowered her eyelashes and chuckled softly.

She no longer cared about Cen Jiansheng's family.

Okay, since she's been asked to bring a gift for Cen Ning, she'll certainly prepare it properly.

……

On the day Cen Ning returned to China, the media reported on it. Before the Cen family even held a homecoming banquet, many of her friends in the industry had already held several parties for her.

This banquet was hosted by the Cen family and was on a larger scale.

Most people in the industry came to give him face.

The dinner officially began at 6 p.m.

Beijing has entered late autumn, and the air is filled with the chill of winter.

The Cen family held their banquet at a famous international star-rated hotel in Beijing. The heating was on full blast, and everyone at the banquet was dressed in various formal attire, with champagne towers piled high.

In the center of the hall stood a very expensive black and white piano, its case bearing Cen Ning's initials; this was her personal piano.

From childhood to adulthood, Cen Ning has won countless awards for her piano playing.

The lights in the banquet hall slowly dimmed, leaving only the light on the piano seats. Cen Ning wore a champagne-white off-shoulder dress, her shoulders and neck showing off her graceful lines.

She lowered her head, revealing her beautiful profile, and her ten slender fingers moved nimbly across the piano keys, playing beautiful and melodious music that flowed like water and lingered in everyone's ears.

The song ended.

Cen Ning stood up, lightly lifted the hem of her skirt, and bowed slightly to the crowd.

The lights blazed on at that moment, and thunderous applause erupted.

"The eldest daughter of the Cen family is back. It's been such a long time since she returned. She spent two years abroad getting treatment for her illness."

"I thought she wouldn't make it, but she successfully completed the surgery and seems to be recovering quite well."

"Do you think the Cen family is regretting it to death right now? They were worried that Cen Ning's surgery wouldn't be successful, so they hastily married off another daughter to the Shang family. After the Shang family got their marriage certificate, they immediately went abroad. It seems they didn't like this replacement marriage partner."

"Now that you mention it, has the second young lady of the Cen family, who has never appeared in front of everyone before, attended today's banquet?"

"She probably didn't come, did she? I haven't seen her at all."

Cen Ning lifted her skirt and walked slowly to the center of the hall. An Suqin looked at her with pride in her eyes, her eyes moist.

"Ningning, you're finally back."

She had been waiting for this day for over seven hundred days and nights!

Cen Chen was also wearing a black dress today. Usually, he was the most mischievous person, but today he was hugging Cen Ning's leg and calling her "sister" affectionately.

A family of four standing together is indeed a very happy scene.

Cen hope arrived leisurely after finishing the feast prepared for her by Aunt Fang at Jingtang Garden.

She wasn't wearing a formal dress; she was dressed in her usual casual clothes, her long black hair flowing smoothly behind her ears, and her small face was clean and elegant.

This outfit wouldn't be too eye-catching under normal circumstances.

But now it's a banquet, and everyone except her is dressed in a glamorous way. Almost as soon as she appears, many people's eyes are drawn to her.

"Who is this person?"

"Why are you dressed so outrageously? Don't you know today is Cen Ning's homecoming banquet?"

Even if you can't afford a haute couture gown, you should at least dress up a bit.

A faint whisper could be heard from the people around.

Cen hope didn't care.

She looked up and saw Cen Jiansheng at that moment. Seeing her dressed like that, a hint of anger immediately rose between his brows.

"What kind of outfit is that?!"

The reprimanding voice immediately made everyone understand.

This is the second young lady of the Cen family who never showed her face and married into the Shang family in place of Cen Ning!

In contrast to the anger on Cen Jiansheng's face, Cen Ning smiled and turned to the waiter, "Take Xiaoxi to change her clothes."

An Suqin's eyes held a hint of contempt, and at the crucial moment, she gently pushed Cen Chen's back.

Cen Chen, who had just been incredibly obedient in front of Cen Ning, immediately stepped forward, rushed to Cen hope, raised his arm, and shoved her hard.

"Get out of here! You stole my sister's things!"

"I hate you, and you're not welcome anywhere!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people around them changed even more.

Stealing Cen Ning's things is tantamount to arranging her marriage with the merchant.

Cen Ning lowered her eyes, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

She walked over, grabbed Cen Chen, and said sternly, "Chen Chen, you can't be so rude."

Cen Chen's lips trembled, and he looked like he was about to cry.

"Sister, you're so pitiful. Your husband was supposed to be yours, it's all her fault!"

"Chenchen just hates her!"

As she spoke, she threw herself into Cen Ning's arms and began to sob.

This made An Suqin's heart ache as she cried. She stepped forward and hugged her two children.

"Alright, it's all over now. As long as Ningning is healthy, that's all that matters. Let's not talk about anything else."

Cen Jiansheng's expression was also not good; he was angry just looking at Cen hope's outfit.

Upon receiving the order, the waiter approached Cen hope and said, "Miss Cen, I'll take you upstairs to change your clothes."

Cen hope replied coldly, "No, there's no need to change it."

"What kind of attitude is that?"

Cen Jiansheng's suppressed anger flared up again.

In this kind of situation, is she supposed to stay dressed like this the whole time? If I had known she would embarrass herself like this, I shouldn't have called her over yesterday!

What a disgrace.

"Hey, you're Cen hope, right?"

From the crowd, a woman in a fishtail dress walked out with her arms crossed.

She is Cen Ning's good friend, Su Xuetang; the two grew up together.

"Ningning asked you to change your clothes out of kindness, and you don't appreciate it?"

"Do you even know that everything you have now was given to you by Ningning? Otherwise, you would have nothing!"

Her words were even more cutting than Cen Chen's.

In the banquet hall, someone covered their mouth and chuckled softly.

The words may be harsh, but they are the truth.

If Cen Ning hadn't gone abroad for medical treatment, how could she have married into a business family and had such a good marriage?

Su Xuetang was still saying, "Ningning plays the piano very well, what else can you do?"

She raised her chin, displaying an obvious arrogance, and looked at Cen hope with the same disdain.

As she spoke, Cen Jiansheng's expression grew increasingly grim.

Looking back now, I regret it so much.

This marriage should have been postponed in the first place!

"Xuetang, don't say that. Xiaoxi has had it tough too. She grew up in Jiangcheng. Even if she wanted to learn, she didn't have the means."

After all, a piano is expensive, and ordinary families can't afford it, not to mention that they need to hire a teacher to guide them year after year.

When Cen Ning offered her words of advice, Su Xuetang felt even more indignant on her behalf.

"Ningning, why are you speaking up for her? She just can't do anything right, and I didn't say anything wrong."

Su Xuetang remained in the same posture.

"I advise you to give up the position of Mrs. Shang as soon as possible; it originally belonged to Cen Ning!"