The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

After tidying up in the bedroom, Shen Yanran prepared to go downstairs for dinner. When she reached the top of the stairs, she saw Li Zhanting sitting at the head of the dining room, talking to a middle-aged man.

Hearing footsteps on the stairs, Li Zhanting gestured for the middle-aged man to leave. Then he looked up at the woman who was staring at him with a deep gaze and said meaningfully, "It seems I shouldn't have given up so easily last night, otherwise you wouldn't be looking at me so eagerly this morning, Madam."

Thirst?

As Shen Yanran walked down the stairs, she glared at him and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm just a little hungry and wanted to see what delicious food is prepared on the table."

Hearing this, Li Zhanting raised an eyebrow and his smile deepened. "Really? But I think none of these breakfasts taste as good as yours. What should I do?"

Shen Yanran's fair face flushed slightly. How could this man always say such embarrassing things?

She stepped down the last step, walked to the table, pulled out the chair next to him, sat down, and then said in a deliberately cold voice, "So be it, let's eat."

“Cold food doesn’t taste good. I like it hot and fresh, like you…” After Li Zhanting finished speaking, he stretched out his long arm, pulled her in front of him, and then quickly kissed her pink lips.

He just couldn't resist teasing her when she was like this...

Shen Yanran's heart was pounding; she could almost hear it.

"Hmm...it tastes good." Li Zhanting raised his well-defined fingers, gently lifted a strand of hair from her cheek, and twirled it between his fingers in an intimate manner, saying affectionately.

Shen Yanran gazed deeply into his deep, ocean-like eyes, raised her hands, stroked his charming chin, and mimicked his gesture, placing a kiss on the man's sensual, thin lips. A satisfied smile then spread across her lips. "Hmm, yours is quite good too."

Li Zhanting was stunned by her sudden, proactive kiss.

Was he... being teased?

And it was his easily embarrassed little wife who teased him...

Coming to his senses, Li Zhanting suddenly tightened his arms, a wicked smile curving his lips. Just as he was about to lean down to deepen the kiss, the phone lying flat on the table suddenly vibrated.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the caller ID showed it was for the Li family's old residence. He frowned, reluctantly released Shen Yanran, and answered the phone.

Once freed, Shen Yanran immediately returned to her seat, not even bothering to find out who had called Li Zhanting.

Li Zhanting made no attempt to avoid Shen Yanran, speaking openly into the phone: "Hello...Grandpa, is there something you need while calling me so early?"

Li Shengtian's aged voice carried a hint of displeasure as he said, "So you still know how to call me grandpa? You've been back in the country for so long and haven't even mentioned coming home to visit. I don't know if you're really too busy with work, or if you simply don't want to come home at all!"

When the old master of the Li family lost his temper, Li Zhanting always tried to coax him, "Grandpa, I'm really too busy with work. As you know, I just returned to the country not long ago, and there are too many things waiting for me to handle at the company."

Li Shengtian scoffed, "Stop using work as an excuse. Come back tomorrow, I'll introduce you to a girlfriend..."

Li Zhanting never understood why the older generation was so keen on introducing boyfriends and girlfriends to others. Fortunately, he had already registered his marriage with Shen Yanran and no longer had to endure such "mental torture." "Grandpa, forget it. You know I won't go to see him."

"You brat, you're thirty years old and you don't even have a girlfriend. Are you trying to drive me crazy?!" Li Shengtian became more and more agitated as he spoke, wishing he could jump out of the phone and give Li Zhanting a couple of whacks to bring him to his senses.

A deep sense of helplessness flashed across Li Zhanting's dark eyes. "Grandpa, please don't be angry. That's not what I meant."

"That's not what you meant. What did you mean then? If you don't want to make me angry, come home right now tomorrow, or your grandma and I will disown you as our grandson!" Li Shengtian gave Li Zhanting an ultimatum and hung up the phone without waiting for his reply.

Old Madam Li sat to the side listening to the grandfather and grandson's conversation. Suddenly, she saw her husband angrily hang up the phone and said unhappily, "Old man, what are you doing? I haven't even spoken to Zhan'er yet, why did you hang up?"

Li Shengtian slammed the phone down in annoyance. "What's the point of talking to that brat? All he does is work, work, work. I've introduced him to so many great girls, but he hasn't seen a single one. This time, my old comrade's granddaughter finally came back to visit me, so I thought I'd introduce her to him, but he said he didn't need it. It's infuriating!"

“You know Zhan’er’s temper. If he wanted to find a girlfriend, he would have done so already. Forcing him to go on blind dates might backfire. Why don’t we take it slow?” Old Madam Li patiently advised.

"No need to delay any longer. If we delay any longer, when will I ever be able to hold my great-grandson? If he dares not to come tomorrow, I'll personally go to the company and drag him back for a blind date!" Li Shengtian was a former soldier and disliked dragging things out. Once he made a promise, he couldn't go back on it.

Madam Li shook her head helplessly, "If Yan'er knew what you said, he would be so sad."

When Li Yanchen was mentioned, the elderly couple fell silent.

That was the eldest grandson of the Li family, but three years ago he was in a car accident, losing both his legs, his eligibility to inherit the family business, and the possibility of having children...

After a long while, Li Shengtian held his wife Sun Mingyan's hand and said with a sigh, "Yan'er and Zhan'er are both good children of our Li family. Of course, I hope they are both doing well, but some things are not as simple as we think..."

"No matter how difficult what you're talking about is, you must treat Yan'er, Zhan'er, and Tongtong equally." Sun Mingyan didn't want her own grandchildren to turn against each other because of money. She just wanted her family to live in harmony and happiness.

Li Shengtian gave his wife a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

On the other side, Shen Yanran saw Li Zhanting put down his phone before asking softly, "What's wrong? Did something happen at your home?"

"No, it's just that Grandpa misses me and wants me to go back and see them." Li Zhanting didn't intend to tell Shen Yanran the truth; he could handle such a worrying matter himself.

Shen Yanran thought for a moment. Since the two of them had already registered their marriage, it was necessary to deepen their understanding of each other. So she said in a low voice, "Actually, apart from your name, I know nothing about you, while you seem to know everything about me. So I want to know some things about you. Can you tell me?"

She wanted to understand him.

This realization made Li Zhanting very happy, as it meant that her heart was gradually opening up to him, and she was no longer like a hedgehog, full of defensiveness.

Li Zhanting gave her a deep look and said calmly, "Do you know Shengtian International?"

Shengtian International is a US-listed company with a market value of nearly 100 billion US dollars, but its founder is a native Chinese who has never changed his nationality, making him a source of pride for the Chinese people.

Moreover, ten years ago, the news that Shengtian International announced its return to China for development caused a sensation. It would be hard for Shen Yanran not to know about it, not to mention their current status in China, where even the President of the country has personally received them.

"You're the president of Shengtian International?" Shen Yanran was a little confused. She had thought that Li Zhanting's identity was unusual, but she didn't expect...

That's a world-class company that Shen's Jewelry couldn't get in touch with no matter what they tried!

Back then, Shen Changtian spent countless resources seeking cooperation, yet he couldn't even get into the company's gate, while she so easily married their president.

If the Shen family knew this, they would be furious with envy, jealousy, and hatred!

"What, you don't believe me?" Li Zhanting's gaze darkened slightly.

Shen Yanran slowly came back to her senses. Rather than disbelieving, she was utterly astonished that such a mysterious and elusive figure had gotten married and registered their marriage after knowing her for only three days. It was simply unbelievable.

Just as she opened her mouth to say something, her cell phone suddenly rang.

Shen Yanran took out her phone and saw it was Wen Qian's number. She immediately remembered their appointment and quickly answered, "Wen Qian..."

As soon as the call connected, Wenqian's anxious and concerned voice came through, "Yanran, are you alright?"

Shen Yanran thought that she had left the hospital in a hurry yesterday and only sent Wen Qian a text message to let her know that she was safe. Wen Qian also happened to have something to do at the company and had to work overtime, so she didn't ask any more questions.

But when she suddenly called her so early in the morning to ask if she was alright, Shen Yanran was surprised. "I'm fine, Wenqian, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?"

Hearing Shen Yanran's tone, Wen Qian realized she probably didn't know what had happened. She hesitated for a few seconds, unsure whether to tell Shen Yanran or not. But then she thought about how the whole thing had already caused a huge uproar in Haicheng, both online and on television. Even if she could keep it a secret for a while, she couldn't hide it forever. So she gritted her teeth and said angrily, "It's all because of that bastard Gao Yufeng! He's utterly shameless! I'll send you the link, you can see what he's done!"

As soon as Wen Qian hung up the phone, Shen Yanran received a video link on WeChat.

Although she didn't want to know anything about Gao Yufeng right now, since Wen Qian had said so, she had no choice but to take a look.

The video link opened, and an entertainment news report immediately appeared: "Ten minutes ago, a joint statement suddenly appeared on Weibo's trending topics list, stating that Mr. Gao Yufeng and Ms. Shen Yanran had broken off their engagement due to personality clashes, effective immediately. This statement immediately dominated all online news headlines. Furthermore, some sources revealed that Gao Yufeng's true love is Shen Yufei, the second daughter of the Shen family, and the two will be married soon. However, others claim that Shen Yanran used underhanded tactics to get engaged to Gao Yufeng..."

Upon seeing this, Shen Yanran turned off the video with an indifferent and cold expression. She knew without watching the rest that it would dig up all the rumors about her over the years and subject her to various moral judgments and condemnations from netizens.

Naturally, this scene was witnessed by Li Zhanting, who was watching her with an air of mystery.