The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Li Zhanting stopped abruptly in his tracks and asked coldly, "What is it?"

The hospital director cautiously glanced at Li Zhanting's expression, and although hesitant, he still spoke, "Because the chairman's wife complained of a severe headache as soon as she woke up, we performed a head examination on her. Unexpectedly, we found a small shadow on her head. I consulted with other neurosurgeons in the hospital, and the conclusion was a tumor..."

Brain tumor?

Li Zhanting's face immediately darkened. "Is it serious?"

The dean rubbed his hands together, looking anxious, and said, "Because it's located inside her brain, her emotions are always fluctuating a lot, and she tends to overthink things. This is because the tumor is compressing some of her nerves. However, we must perform surgery to remove it and examine the case to further determine whether it is benign or malignant. And we need to do it as soon as possible to avoid more serious consequences."

Li Zhanting frowned slightly. "Does my mother know about this?"

"No, we usually notify the family first, because we're afraid that if the patient suddenly finds out they have a brain tumor, their emotions will fluctuate too much, which would be detrimental to the subsequent surgery." That's why he had to report to Li Zhanting downstairs.

Shen Yanran felt that what the doctor said made a lot of sense. Let alone someone as emotionally agitated as Jiang Meiling, anyone would feel bad if they found out they had a tumor in their brain, especially whether it was benign or malignant.

If it's benign, it's manageable; surgery can remove it. But if it's nasty, the consequences could be unimaginable.

Shen Yanran suddenly remembered how heartbroken she was when she learned that her mother had an incurable disease when she was a child.

Li Zhanting must have been feeling terrible at that moment.

She gripped Li Zhanting's arm tightly, hoping to give him strength and make him feel her presence.

Li Zhanting's expression grew increasingly somber. "Alright, I understand. You guys decide on the surgical plan as soon as possible, and I'll handle the rest."

After saying that, Li Zhanting pulled Shen Yanran into the elevator.

In the elevator, Shen Yanran comforted Li Zhanting, saying, "I think it's a good thing that the doctor discovered it early. As long as we cooperate with the doctor's treatment, I believe Mom will be fine."

Li Zhanting responded in a low voice, "Mm."

The top-floor ward is the most luxurious and belongs exclusively to the Li family. Once someone moves in, they will be cared for by a dedicated doctor and nurse 24 hours a day, and it is exclusively for Jiang Meiling.

However, as soon as they reached the ward door, they heard Jiang Meiling yelling at the doctor and nurses inside: "What are you doing? I said I have a headache, and all you do is give me painkillers. Painkillers don't work at all. Where is Dean Wu? Tell him to come and see me personally."

The doctors and nurses thought it was a great thing to be able to come to the top floor to take care of the Li family, but they didn't expect to encounter such a difficult person. They could only explain in a low voice, "Madam Chairman, please don't get agitated. I know you have a bad headache. Taking painkillers will definitely relieve your symptoms. It's just that you've only taken them for less than a minute, so the medicine won't work that quickly. I hope you can understand."

Jiang Meiling's headache was so bad that she didn't want to waste any more time talking to them. "So this headache isn't happening to you, and you don't understand? If I can't understand you, who can? I really don't know how you, a doctor, got into this place. Your medical skills are so bad. Alright, just get out of here, or I'll get an even bigger headache just looking at you."

However, the doctors dared not leave easily, since Jiang Meiling's condition was special and they needed someone to watch over her.

At this moment, Li Zhanting opened the door and saw the doctor and nurses inside with their heads down and not saying a word, like children who had made a mistake. He said in a cold voice, "You can go out first."

The doctors and nurses fled as if they had been granted a pardon.

Upon hearing Li Zhanting's voice, Jiang Meiling's mood improved considerably, but upon seeing Shen Yanran, her face immediately darkened again. "Shen Yanran, what are you doing here? Are you here to laugh at me?"

Jiang Meiling felt incredibly unlucky. She had given birth to two such outstanding sons, but the daughters-in-law she married were worse than the last.

Even when she, as the mother-in-law, offers a few words of advice, her son dislikes her. Does this really prove the old saying, "Once a son marries a daughter-in-law, he forgets his mother"?

Shen Yanran felt somewhat helpless. It was one thing for Jiang Meiling to look down on her, but why did she always have to think the worst of her?

"I just heard you weren't feeling well, so I came to check on you."

Jiang Meiling retorted without any sympathy, "Heard? Who told you? Lin Ruoqi, right? You two are quite something, now you've learned to team up against me. Telling you won't help. If you can't produce a son for the Li family, you're both sinners and will be kicked out of the Li family sooner or later!"

Li Zhanting coldly rebuked her, "Enough, Mom. Grandpa already told you to come to the hospital to calm down. Don't you realize your mistake yet?"

"I was wrong? What did I do wrong? Wasn't I doing all this for you and for the Li family? Your father and grandfather worked hard their whole lives to build this empire, are they going to let it all go to waste in your lifetime? The other branches of the Li family have had tons of grandchildren, but we haven't even had a single child. Lin Ruoqi can't have children, and Shen Yanran doesn't want to. All I want is for the Li family to have an heir, is that so difficult?" Jiang Meiling still couldn't understand why no one could understand all the hard work she had done.

Considering Jiang Meiling's poor health, Li Zhanting tried his best to be patient and said, "Mom, I know you mean well, but you can't force us to do things we don't want to do. You know how much my brother likes Lin Ruoqi. Even if she has health problems and can't have children, there are plenty of ways to help her with medical technology these days. How can you just condemn them and insist on their divorce?"

Jiang Meiling didn't believe Li Zhanting's words at all. "What other way is there? In-vitro fertilization? Will that child be healthy? Our Li family's bloodline must be the best. How good can a child created artificially be..."

Li Zhanting suddenly thought of the word "generation gap," which was truly inexplicable no matter how it was explained, unless she could figure it out herself.

He decided to talk about her health first. "Okay, let's not talk about your older brother and the others for now. When I came, the director said that you had a terrible headache after you woke up. How are you now? Is it still very painful?"

Hearing that her youngest son was willing to care about her, Jiang Meiling finally felt a little better. "It hurt quite a bit at first, but it's much better now."

Li Zhanting comforted him, "The medicine must be working. You probably won't feel anything after a while."

Jiang Meiling said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. I'm just taking painkillers anyway, so it doesn't matter where I take them. Zhan Ting, I want to go home. Let's go."

Li Zhanting gently shook his head and refused, saying, "This won't do."

Jiang Meiling's eyes widened. "Why? Didn't you come to pick me up from the hospital? Or is your grandfather still angry with me and won't let me go back?"

"No, it's... there is indeed a problem with your body. You need to do further examinations before you can have surgery." Li Zhanting didn't want to hide it from Jiang Meiling, and besides, he couldn't hide it forever; she would find out sooner or later.

Jiang Meiling thought this was an excuse Li Zhanting was making up, and said loudly indignantly, "Impossible. I have a physical examination every year, and I am very healthy. There is nothing wrong with me. I just have occasional headaches, but they get better quickly after taking medicine. Don't try to lie to me. I want to be discharged. You don't have to take me with you. I'll call your father right now and have him come and pick me up in person."

Li Zhanting said in a low voice, "Father is on a business trip abroad and won't be back for a while. Only Yanran and I know about this right now, so as long as you cooperate with the treatment, you can be discharged from the hospital soon."

Jiang Meiling resisted strongly, struggling to get up and leave the ward. "I'm not sick, why should I cooperate with any treatment? I think you've all conspired to keep me in the hospital and not let me go home."

Li Zhanting pressed down on the agitated Jiang Meiling and said solemnly, "Mom, nothing is more important than your health right now, so please stop making a fuss."

Seeing how serious Li Zhanting was, Jiang Meiling finally realized that she was really sick. "Then... what disease do I have? Will I die?"

Li Zhanting nodded firmly, "You won't die. Don't scare yourself. As long as you cooperate with the treatment, you will definitely recover. What you need to do now is relax and leave the rest to the doctor."

Jiang Meiling seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown. Grabbing Li Zhanting's arm, she asked anxiously, "What exactly is wrong with me that I absolutely need surgery?"

As people get older, they tend to value life more, or to put it bluntly, they become "afraid of death."

Not wanting Jiang Meiling to be too nervous and affect her subsequent treatment, Li Zhanting explained softly, "You've been saying you have a headache, haven't you? It's because there's something growing inside your head, but it's not serious. It can be removed."

Jiang Meiling was truly terrified, and cold sweat broke out all over her body. "So...you need to have brain surgery?"

Li Zhanting patiently explained, "I'm not sure about that yet. It will require a consultation with Dr. Wu and other experts to determine the answer. But don't worry, I will definitely arrange for the best medical team in the world to treat you."

Hearing Li Zhanting say that, Jiang Meiling finally felt a lot relieved. "Okay, I understand. I will cooperate with the treatment at the hospital. But don't tell your father about this yet. I'm afraid he will worry about me and rush back to China. If something happens, he won't be able to rest in peace even if he dies."

Li Zhanting comforted her, "Mom, don't say such unlucky things. Everything will be alright. You should rest first. I'll take care of the rest for you."