The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

In fact, Shen Yanran's tastes changed a lot after she became pregnant, so Li Zhanting asked Aunt Wang to cook different dishes for her, but most of the time he cooked himself.

Shen Yanran was initially very happy and content with her meal. Because pregnant women have special needs, they require a variety of nutritional supplements, not only for regular meals but also for snacks.

There were several flavors that Shen Yanran tried and fell in love with. She would take them out and eat a couple whenever she had nothing to do. However, as time went on, she started to eat irregularly or eat very little.

Li Zhanting felt that this was not good for her and the baby, so he decided to control the amount of snacks she ate, no more than two small bags.

So before leaving, I specifically told Aunt Wang to keep an eye on the amount of snacks she ate and not to let her eat too many.

Aunt Wang kept it in mind and planned to put the required amount in Shen Yanran's bedroom every day. However, when she went to the storeroom to prepare it, she found that a whole box of snacks had been opened. After checking the quantity, she found that five bags were missing.

The only person in the family who would eat this is Shen Yanran. Since no used packaging was found in either the bedroom or the living room, it must have been taken away.

Aunt Wang was worried that Shen Yanran might feel unwell if she ate too much at once, so she nervously reported the matter to Li Zhanting.

As soon as Li Zhanting landed in the United States, he saw Aunt Wang's text message and guessed that Shen Yanran must have gone to the storeroom to get snacks because she was craving them.

He wasn't afraid she would eat, but he was worried that if she ate snacks, she wouldn't want to eat proper meals and would feel uncomfortable. That's why he kept supervising her. He didn't expect that as soon as he left, she would "reveal her true colors".

After waiting for a while and seeing that Shen Yanran hadn't replied to the message, Li Zhanting immediately sent a video call.

Shen Yanran instinctively wanted to refuse, but perhaps because she felt guilty, she pressed accept instead. Soon, Li Zhanting's handsome face appeared on her phone.

Afraid that the snacks in her hand would be discovered, Shen Yanran quietly put them aside and then deliberately changed the subject, saying, "Hey, you're in America now? It's pretty late there, isn't it? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Li Zhanting said in a deep voice, with a meaningful tone, "Because I have a disobedient wife at home, I can't sleep."

Shen Yanran chuckled, "No way, I've always been very obedient, eating well and working hard."

Li Zhanting raised a slight eyebrow and said, "Are you sure? Should I ask Aunt Wang to get rid of the remaining box of snacks at home?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please let the snacks go." Shen Yanran pouted. How unlucky she was, she got caught the first time she tried to steal snacks.

She admitted her mistake quickly, but she wouldn't listen. Li Zhanting was still worried and said a few more words, "It's not that I'm afraid you'll eat, I just want you to eat less, why won't you listen?"

"I didn't disobey. I just took two extra bags to keep at the company as backup. I didn't eat them all." Shen Yanran was telling the truth; she had only eaten three bags today.

Li Zhanting didn't mean to blame her; he was just worried about her health, especially when he wasn't with her. Seeing his wife's cute pouting face, he couldn't muster any anger and could only pretend to be stern as he said, "Don't do it again."

Shen Yanran immediately replied ingratiatingly, "Okay, husband."

It was only then that she noticed that Li Zhanting didn't seem to be taking a break; he was still wearing a suit. So she asked curiously, "Are you going out in a bit?"

Li Zhanting replied in a low voice, "Yes, I have a social engagement."

Shen Yanran couldn't help but complain, "It's so late, and you still have social engagements? Don't Americans sleep?"

She thought that Li Zhanting had just arrived in the United States and hadn't even adjusted to the time difference yet, and he was already going out to socialize. What if he ruined his health?

Li Zhanting calmly replied, "It's okay, I'm used to it."

Before they got married, he often stayed up for days without sleep, let alone attending social events this late. He just never told Shen Yanran about it.

Just then, a man's voice came from not far away, "Old Li, what are you doing? Why aren't you coming out yet? You'll be late for the banquet."

Shen Yanran knew that Li Zhanting had worked very hard to get to where he was today, and she didn't want to disturb his work too much. "Someone is urging you, so I won't chat with you anymore. But try to drink less alcohol, and send me a WeChat message when you get home."

Although Li Zhanting still had a lot to say to Shen Yanran, he really couldn't delay any longer. "Okay, I understand. You also need to take care of yourself and stop sneaking snacks."

Shen Yanran's fair and elegant face instantly flushed red. Why was this man still in such a hurry about this? "I know, I know, bye-bye."

Xie Tingrui waited downstairs for a long time for Li Zhanting to come down, so he came upstairs to find him. He just saw Li Zhanting hanging up the video call. "I was wondering what happened to you. You didn't come downstairs for so long. Turns out you were video chatting with someone here. Who was it?"

Li Zhanting put his phone back in his pocket and replied calmly, "My wife."

Xie Tingrui jokingly asked, "Did your wife check up on you?"

"No, just chatting for a bit." Of course, Li Zhanting wouldn't tell Xie Tingrui about his relationship with Shen Yanran.

Xie Tingrui didn't believe him. "I think you were just being checked up on by your wife. Don't deny it. A Yue and I have long since figured out that you're henpecked. It's so much more liberating for single people like me. I can do whatever I want without any worries."

Li Zhanting looked him up and down, then muttered in a low voice, "Single dog."

Xie Tingrui followed along, disgruntled. "So what if I'm single? I'm happy being single, unlike you and A Yue. Now that you have wives and girlfriends, you don't even care about your brothers anymore. I've asked you out for drinks more than ten times back home, but you never go. And I haven't even said anything about you two prioritizing your girlfriends over your friends!"

"If you're not convinced, then you should find a girlfriend too." Li Zhanting wasn't just joking; he genuinely hoped that he would find a woman to be with him.

Xie Tingrui's expression darkened considerably, but he spoke nonchalantly, "Me? I'm not interested in that. I'm quite content with eating, drinking, and having fun on my own. If you hadn't suddenly called me to America this time, I would have gone to Antarctica to see the aurora borealis. That would have been wonderful."

A stretch Lincoln limousine had been waiting for Li Zhanting and Xie Tingrui downstairs for quite some time.

Upon seeing the two of them emerge, the driver immediately and swiftly opened the car door.

Li Zhanting and Xie Tingrui sat down one after the other, and then continued their previous conversation, "You don't want to find someone, but your family is extremely anxious. Your father even asked me to introduce you to a girlfriend."

"You know, I don't want to go on blind dates or get married right now." Xie Tingrui's gaze as he looked out the window gradually turned cold.

Although Xie Tingrui never mentioned that woman to him, Li Zhanting could tell that he still had feelings for her, but he just didn't want to admit it.

When it comes to matters of the heart, it's really not something others can interfere with. That's all the advice he could offer. "Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything. I'll support whatever you want to do."

"Well, don't worry, I won't stay single forever, and I won't let the Xie family line end with me, otherwise my mother would really kill me." Xie Tingrui finished speaking and laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Aunt Xie, it shouldn't be that bad." In Li Zhanting's memory, Xie Tingrui's mother was a very gentle woman, at least much gentler than his own mother.

Xie Tingrui shook his head helplessly, "That's because you didn't see my mother's various ways of pressuring me to get married. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to Antarctica to see the aurora. I really didn't want to argue with her."

Especially after his two best brothers got partners, his great mother started nagging him every day instead of once a week. He was so tired of hearing it that he had to find an excuse to get some peace and quiet.

Unexpectedly, he was summoned to the United States by Li Zhanting with a phone call just a few days after he set off.

Li Zhanting gave him a sympathetic look. "Aunt Xie, she's just concerned about you. I was like that before I got married too."

Xie Tingrui waved his hand helplessly, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, otherwise I won't be in the mood to attend the banquet later. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Elsa is also attending the party tonight, and I heard that she seems to be asking about your recent situation."

Speaking of Elsa, she was an old acquaintance of his and Li Zhanting's. They were classmates and good friends at the same university. She was a woman with a very strong personality, and she was much better than other women in terms of both academic background and appearance. She got along well with them.

If it weren't for the sudden incident at her home that forced her to rush home, they probably wouldn't have lost contact for so long. He even once thought she would be with Li Zhanting.

If Li Zhanting hadn't been unmarried, perhaps they would still have a chance. But now that he has a child, there's probably no chance left. I wonder what Elsa will think when she finds out.

Li Zhanting's impression of Elsa was still from their university days. She was indeed much better than those women who always had unrealistic fantasies about them. At least she was a woman with a good business sense, who did things cleanly and efficiently, and could get along with them. She was a rare foreign friend.

If she hadn't suddenly disappeared, they might have had a good collaboration after graduation.

Upon arriving at the banquet venue, Li Zhanting and Xie Tingrui caused quite a stir as soon as they appeared. After all, they were both internationally renowned figures with exceptionally outstanding looks, making them the center of attention wherever they went.

Moreover, the theme of tonight's banquet is charity, which has attracted worldwide attention.

However, not long after they entered the banquet, a series of exclamations of admiration suddenly rang out behind them: "Look at that woman behind us, my god, she's so beautiful!"

"Yes, she's so beautiful! She's prettier than any movie star. This is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful woman!"

"Who is she? I've never heard anyone mention her before?"