The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

The old residence of the Li family.

Logically, everyone should be resting at this time, but the light in Jiang Meiling's bedroom was still on.

Perhaps because he had brain surgery and experienced a life-or-death situation, he cherishes the past even more and often takes out old photos from home to look at.

I especially love the photos of my three children from childhood to adulthood.

When Li Zhongnan returned from the study, he found that Jiang Meiling was still awake. He said with a serious expression, "Didn't the doctor repeatedly tell you that the most important thing after you were discharged from the hospital is to rest? It's so late, why aren't you asleep?"

Jiang Meiling, however, said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, I'm not sleepy. You're back just in time. Can you help me see when this photo was taken? I don't remember. Zhan Ting looks unhappy."

Li Zhongnan sighed helplessly, then walked to her side and looked at the photo she was pointing to. It was probably a picture of Li Zhanting when he was five or six years old.

Although he still had a bit of baby fat back then, he was very cute.

Li Shengtian and Sun Mingyan tried their best to take all sorts of photos of him every day and then sent them to them while they were on business trips in various countries.

The photo of him frowning and looking unhappy that we see now, if he remembers correctly, should be from the Spring Festival of that year. He and Jiang Meiling had promised to go back and spend the New Year with him, but because of an urgent matter at the company, they were a whole week late in returning. That's why he was unhappy when the photo was taken.

After listening to Li Zhongnan's recollection, Jiang Meiling seemed to recall some of the circumstances at the time.

When Li Zhanting was little, he seemed to be very attached to them. Every time he left home, he would hold onto his clothes and be reluctant to let go.

But each time they sternly refused him, telling him to stay home and listen to his grandparents and brother.

But they don't know when it started, no matter whether they were home or not, Li Zhanting didn't react much, and sometimes when they wanted to get close to him, he would ignore them.

As time went on, their relationship grew increasingly distant.

Jiang Meiling felt a pang of sadness when she recalled what Li Zhanting had said to her before, and then she burst into tears.

Li Zhongnan heard the sobbing. He paused for a moment, then quickly picked up a tissue and wiped her tears. "What's wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Jiang Meiling said with a choked voice, "I was just thinking about how we spent too little time with the children when they were little, which is why they are so distant from us now."

Li Zhongnan gently patted Jiang Meiling's back to comfort her, saying, "Aren't we doing this for their own good? There's so much business in the family. If we always stayed home with them, would they still have the good life they have now?"

Jiang Meiling said irritably, "What's the use of living a better life if feelings have faded? Like when I was sick this time, Zhan Ting only visited me a few times. He only cares about that woman all day long and doesn't respect me, his mother, at all."

Li Zhongnan helplessly advised, "You, why haven't you gotten over this hurdle yet? You know what kind of temper Zhan Ting has. You look down on Shen Yanran's background and reputation, and you want them to divorce. How many times have you told him? Did he listen? Not to mention what happened later when Shen Yanran almost lost her life to protect him from a bullet. It's impossible for them to divorce now, but you still insist on walking into the line of fire. If it weren't for your illness this time, and Zhan Ting feeling sorry for you and not breaking off relations with you, he would have severed ties with you if you continued to act so recklessly."

Although he initially had a strong prejudice against Shen Yanran, after she risked her life to save Li Zhanting, he realized that this woman was not the kind of gold digger he had imagined who was only after men's money.

However, Jiang Meiling still harbored a great deal of resentment towards Shen Yanran. Even though this woman had taken care of her during her illness, she felt that it was because of Shen Yanran's presence that things had become worse between her and her son.

"Isn't this all for my son and for the Li family? You know Yan Chen's situation. His chances of having children are already low, and Lin Ruoqi has uterine problems. If Zhan Ting doesn't hurry up and have a child, what if something unexpected happens to him too? Wouldn't our Li family line end up?"

Li Zhongnan's face darkened, and he frowned as he said, "Nonsense! How can you curse your own son like that? Besides, Zhan Ting is only in his early thirties, and Shen Yanran is only twenty-six or twenty-seven. They are both so young, they can have a child anytime they want. The more you pressure them, the more they will resist. Are you happy with that?"

Jiang Meiling retorted unwillingly, "But Shen Yanran and our son have been married for almost half a year, and there's still no sign of pregnancy. I wonder if it's a problem with Shen Yanran's health. She won't go to the hospital with me for a checkup. What if she's like Lin Ruoqi?"

"There are no 'what ifs,' so stop worrying unnecessarily. Yan Chen and Ruo Qi are so scared because you forced them to divorce that they've fled abroad. Who knows when they'll be back? Are you going to drive Zhan Ting far away from us and never come home again?" Li Zhongnan hadn't realized before that his wife was so prone to overthinking.

Seeing that Li Zhongnan's expression was not good, Jiang Meiling said weakly, "That's not what I meant..."

"I don't care what you mean, from now on you are not allowed to participate in these two children's marriage. Otherwise, if you really anger the two children to the point of not wanting them to leave this family, I wonder how you will explain it to your parents." Li Zhongnan was really worried about the harmony of the family.

Jing Meiling noticed that the two elders in her family doted on each of the children, especially Li Zhanting, who had grown up with them since childhood. They were particularly fond of him and his words carried more weight than Jing Meiling's.

But the thought that every time she argued with Shen Yanran, Li Zhanting always sided with Shen Yanran made her unhappy.

However, just as she was about to say a few more words, Li Zhongnan's phone suddenly rang. It was Director Wu from the hospital calling.

Li Zhongnan saved his number because he was worried about Jiang Meiling's post-operative recovery, but he was a little surprised that he called so late.

"Hello, Chairman, this is Xiao Wu from the hospital. How is your wife's recovery going?"

"Hmm, you're recovering well. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm here to congratulate you, Chairman. Has President Li already told you?"

After returning home, Dean Wu thought about it for a long time and felt that if he were the first to congratulate the chairman, it would definitely leave a deep impression.

"What did you say?" Li Zhongnan was completely confused. What good news could the hospital possibly have to offer?

Dean Wu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. What was going on?

Such wonderful news, yet Li Zhanting didn't tell the chairman. Is there some secret that the Li family doesn't know about?

Dean Wu was caught in a dilemma, fearing that if he spoke up, Li Zhanting would be unhappy and hold him accountable.

But he'd already made the call. If he didn't accept it, Li Zhongnan would get angry, and he wouldn't have a good outcome either.

Is it that Heaven is going to destroy him?

Li Zhongnan waited for a while, but didn't hear anything from Dean Wu. He wondered if there was something wrong with his phone, and asked, "Hello, Dean Wu, are you still there?"

Upon hearing Li Zhongnan's voice, Dean Wu broke out in a cold sweat. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Perhaps President Li wanted to give you a surprise, so he hasn't had a chance to say it yet. Mrs. Li is pregnant."

Li Zhongnan jumped up from the bed in surprise. "What?! She's pregnant!"

"Yes, Mr. Li suddenly brought Mrs. Li in for a check-up last night, suspecting that she ate something wrong. The final test results showed that she had conceived, and it had been more than a month. Congratulations, Chairman. Well, it's getting late, so I won't disturb you and your wife any longer." Dean Wu explained hurriedly and hung up the phone immediately.

When Jiang Meiling heard Li Zhongnan mention the word "pregnant" on the phone, she tensed up. "Who's pregnant?"

Li Zhongnan put down his phone, turned around and said, "Dean Wu said that Shen Yanran is more than a month pregnant."

Jiang Meiling's eyes widened in surprise, "Shen Yanran is more than a month pregnant? Really?"

"It should be true. Dean Wu wouldn't have needed to call me so late at night to lie to me. He probably thought I already knew and wanted to be the first to curry favor with me, but he didn't expect that we knew nothing at all." Li Zhongnan had been the chairman for so many years and had seen countless people. He knew all too well what Dean Wu's actions were for.

Jiang Meiling, however, still seemed somewhat skeptical, saying, "No, I have to call Zhan Ting myself and ask him if it's really true."

Li Zhongnan quickly took Jiang Meiling's phone aside and whispered, "Alright, look at the time. Wouldn't it be better to ask her in person tomorrow? Let's go to sleep early and tell Mom and Dad the good news first thing tomorrow morning."

This was the good news Jiang Meiling had been longing for day and night. She couldn't wait to post it on her WeChat Moments so that the whole world would know that she, Jiang Meiling, also had a grandson.

By the next morning.

Li Zhanting got up early to prepare a nutritious breakfast for Shen Yanran, but as soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, he saw his mother directing the servants to move things into the storage room.

In the kitchen, Grandma was also directing the old house's chef to make breakfast.

His grandfather and father were sitting on the sofa in the living room, talking about something.

Judging from their demeanor, Li Zhanting knew that they must have known that Shen Yanran was pregnant, which was why they came to him so early in the morning to do these things.

If he remembered correctly, the apartment door had a password and fingerprint lock. They had neither a password nor a fingerprint, and they certainly didn't have a key. They just brought people in like that, which made him very unhappy. "You've made such a big fuss so early in the morning. Did you get my permission?"