The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Because of this inexplicable farce, Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran could no longer stay in this room. Since Shen Yanran was also worried about her grandfather, she decided to go back to the apartment.

Just as Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran left the room, Sun Mingyan finished comforting Lin Ruoqi and was about to go back to her room to rest.

Seeing the two of them heading towards the stairs, Sun Mingyan asked, "Zhan Ting, where are you and Yanran going so late?"

Li Zhanting held Shen Yanran's slender hand and said calmly, "Grandma, Yanran and I are going back now. We won't be staying overnight."

Sun Mingyan tried her best to persuade her to stay, saying, "It's not safe to walk at night. You shouldn't go. Yanran is pregnant, so you have to be extra careful."

Li Zhanting shook his head firmly, "Don't worry, Grandma, I'll be extra careful on my way back. You should get some rest too."

“But…” Sun Mingyan seemed to realize the reason why Li Zhanting insisted on leaving, so she had no choice but to give up. “Alright then, but remember to call me when you get home.”

Li Zhanting nodded gently, "Okay, I understand, Grandma. Then Yanran and I will be going now."

"Goodbye, Grandma." Shen Yanran said goodbye to Sun Mingyan with a faint smile.

In the dead of night, everyone who wasn't asleep could hear the sound of Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran driving away.

Just as Li Shengtian was wondering who had left so late, Sun Mingyan returned to her room.

Who just left?

"It was Zhan'er who brought Yanran home."

Li Shengtian looked puzzled. "Huh? Why are you suddenly thinking of going home so late at night instead of getting some rest? What happened?"

Sun Mingyan didn't know what to say, so she could only explain what had happened. "It's probably a misunderstanding. You know, Zhan'er has had a severe case of mysophobia since he was little. Even if the two of us accidentally touch his things, he gets very unhappy, let alone anyone else. So every time I have the maids clean his room, I repeatedly tell them not to touch anything except for cleaning, and everything has been fine until today. But today, I don't know what happened, Zhan'er found a perfume scent on his bed that didn't belong to him and Yanran. He got angry and flipped the bed over. Then, when he found out that Ruoqi had been in there, he yelled at her. But Ruoqi explained that she hadn't touched the bed and even cried. I was worried it would be bad for her unborn child, so I sent her back. Zhan'er refused to stay in that room and left with Yanran..."

After hearing this, Li Shengtian was even more puzzled. "Why hasn't Zhan'er's mysophobia been cured yet? I thought he didn't mind Yanran at all before, and even helped her eat leftovers. I thought he had recovered on his own."

Sun Mingyan recalled, "Judging from Zhan'er's reaction, his germaphobia probably only applies to Yanran..."

Li Shengtian said with some surprise, "This is possible?"

Sun Mingyan sighed helplessly, "Can't we just let Zhan'er go back since things have already come to this? It'll save everyone from the awkwardness of meeting the next day. You have no idea how heartbroken Ruoqi was. I think Zhan'er must have misunderstood. Tomorrow morning I will definitely have Xiao Han change all the things in Zhan'er's room and disinfect them, otherwise Zhan'er won't even come back."

"I don't care whether that brat comes or not, as long as Yanran comes, that's enough. Our family has never had twins before, and I feel like I could laugh in my dreams right now." Li Shengtian's mind was almost entirely on Shen Yanran.

Sun Mingyan smiled knowingly, "Silly old man, you don't just have twins, you also have Ruoqi. She and Yanran are only a month and a half apart, so to be precise, we're about to have three great-grandchildren!"

Li Shengtian nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, they are three precious children. Just thinking about it makes me happy."

Sun Mingyan couldn't help but imagine the future, saying, "This is pretty good. Once the baby is born, we'll have something to do, instead of staying at home all day and getting all moldy."

That's how old people are; once they reach a certain age, they especially love children. From grandchildren to great-grandchildren, the day when four generations live under one roof isn't far off...

While Sun Mingyan and Li Shengtian were having a good time downstairs, Li Yanchen and Lin Ruoqi upstairs fell into a long silence, even suffering from insomnia.

Lin Ruoqi, still shaken by what had happened, warned herself that she must never have any scent on her body again when she was near Li Zhanting.

Fortunately, she took a shower before going to bed, so she wasn't caught red-handed; otherwise, she would have had no way to explain herself.

What puzzled her most was that Li Yanchen hadn't said a word in her defense today. He was the man who would always protect her, so why was he so unresponsive?

Just like now, he's still sitting by the window with his back to her, not saying a word, as if he, not her, was the one who had just been wronged.

Lin Ruoqi sat on the bed and said calmly, "Yanchen, it's getting late, let's go to sleep."

Li Yanchen neither answered nor turned around, remaining silent.

Lin Ruoqi found it a bit strange, "Yanchen, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

Li Yanchen, with his back to her, became even more stiff. It wasn't that he hadn't heard her; it was that he didn't want to face her right now because he suddenly felt that his wife seemed to have a special affection for his younger brother.

He hadn't thought about it before, but today's events made him unconsciously recall some scenes from the time when the three of them spent time together.

It seemed that wherever Li Zhanting was, Lin Ruoqi would follow closely behind him, and she would be smiling very happily.

Even after they got married, she would always become exceptionally energetic whenever she saw Li Zhanting.

She used to think it was just her sister-in-law showing concern for her brother, but now it seems she was being too naive.

Lin Ruoqi waited for Li Yanchen for a while, but he didn't say a word. She then turned over and went to sleep.

At this moment, Li Yanchen asked, "Qiqi, do you love me?"

Lin Ruoqi, who had just closed her eyes, opened them wide instantly and asked in a voice she tried to control, "You...why did you suddenly think of asking me this?"

Li Yanchen stared intently in the direction Li Zhanting had driven away, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that we've been married for so long, and you've never said those three words to me before."

Lin Ruoqi, however, seemed a little impatient and said, "You yourself said we've been married for so long, why bring this up again?"

Li Yanchen suddenly clenched his fist. "So you mean... you don't love me, is that right?"

"Yanchen, it's getting late. Let's not talk about this anymore. It's kind of embarrassing." Lin Ruoqi didn't want to continue the topic.

Li Yanchen persisted, asking, "Is it so hard to say, 'You love me'?"

Lin Ruoqi stood up, puzzled, and looked at Li Yanchen's back with great dissatisfaction, asking, "Li Yanchen, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly saying such nonsensical things? If I didn't love you, why would I marry you and get pregnant with your child?"

Li Zhanting adjusted the direction of his wheelchair to face Lin Ruoqi and said, "Really? Then say 'I love you' to me."

"I..." Lin Ruoqi suddenly felt as if something was blocking her throat, and she couldn't continue speaking.

A bitter smile appeared on Li Yanchen's handsome face. "What, is it hard to say? Or is the person you want to talk about not me?"

Lin Ruoqi's heart raced instantly, and she was even too scared to look Li Yanchen in the eye. "I...I don't understand what you're saying."

A hint of pain flashed in Li Yanchen's eyes as he said, "Fine, then I'll say it in a way you can understand. Today when you went to Zhan Ting's room, you slept in his bed."

Without a second thought, Lin Ruoqi vehemently denied it, saying, "No, I didn't. I didn't sleep in his room. I just sat there for a little while, and did nothing else. He misunderstood me. Like I said, it was most likely left by one of the maids while cleaning. It wasn't me, really..."

Li Yanchen interrupted in a calm voice, "I saw you lying on that bed."

"I...you..." Lin Ruoqi's eyes widened in horror. She never expected that the first person to discover her would be her husband.

But why didn't he say it then? Why is he saying it now? What is he trying to do?

Whatever he was planning, she absolutely could not admit, "You...you must have seen wrong, I didn't do that."

It's always strange for any woman to sleep in another man's bed, but Li Yanchen has endured it until now simply because he doesn't want to overcomplicate things.

However, Lin Ruoqi's behavior made him think of the worst possible outcome.

Li Yanchen's almost bloodless face appeared even colder in the dim moonlight. "I didn't see wrong. I also heard you call Zhan Ting's name. That's why you've never said you love me, isn't it? Because the person you love is him."

Lin Ruoqi's deepest secret was revealed by Li Yanchen, making her feel as if she had been stripped naked and was standing in front of him, filled with unbearable shame.

But she still couldn't admit it, otherwise everything would be over. "Yanchen, husband, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly like Li Zhanting? He's your own brother."

My little brother...

It was precisely because Li Zhanting was his younger brother that Li Yanchen felt even more pain, as if a million ants were gnawing at his heart. This feeling was even more unbearable than when he learned that he had become disabled.

"You know perfectly well whether it's true or not, and I don't want to say anything more. Let's get a divorce after the baby is born. I'll give you enough compensation to let you go back to the Lin family..."

Lin Ruoqi was so frightened that she fell off the bed to the floor. Ignoring the pain, she knelt down in front of Li Yanchen and said tearfully, "No, you can't, husband, you can't sentence me to death like this. I really haven't done anything to betray you. You have to believe me."

Li Yanchen believed Lin Ruoqi's words; she had never done anything to betray him because Li Zhanting had never given her that kind of opportunity.