The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

The next day in the United States, Li Zhanting woke up to find a WeChat message from Xu Fan on his phone, explaining what had happened the previous night.

Fortunately, Li Zhanting had the foresight to have someone keep a close eye on Shen Changtian and Du Yuzhi to prevent them from harassing his wife, and he also dealt with the fabricated article immediately.

“Good job. Keep an eye on them. If they dare to do anything to my wife again, don’t be shy.” Li Zhanting gave the next instructions.

It was already late at night back home, but Xu Fan immediately replied to Li Zhanting's WeChat message, "Yes, President."

Li Zhanting put down his phone, took a shower in the bathroom, ate something quickly, and then prepared to leave. The military factory was still waiting for him to deal with it. He didn't know what stage his father had reached, since the entire military factory was under quarantine and all communication equipment was blocked.

Just then, a bell rang at the door. Li Zhanting looked up at the video doorbell on the wall, and a stunningly beautiful face came into view.

How did Elsa get here, and how did she know his address?

Elsa waited a while, and when she saw the display screen at the door light up, she smiled charmingly and said, "Zhan, it's me. Can you open the door and let me in?"

Elsa was his classmate and also a woman. Li Zhanting didn't want to make things too difficult for her, so he pressed the power button and let her in.

Elsa's face was filled with joy. She thought Li Zhanting would coldly reject her like he did at the banquet yesterday, but she didn't expect him to let her in so easily. Sure enough, he had feelings for her.

As soon as she walked in, Elsa took out an exquisitely packaged box containing Chinese food she had prepared. As if showing off her accomplishment, she said, "Zhan, you must have just gotten up and haven't eaten yet. This is Chinese food that I specially made for you. Try it and see how it tastes. If you like it, I'll make it for you again tonight."

Li Zhanting said in a calm voice, "No need, I've already eaten, thank you."

Elsa's beautiful smile froze slightly as she asked, "Oh? I've already eaten. What did you eat?"

As she spoke, her gaze drifted towards the kitchen and dining room, showing no signs that the fire had been lit.

"Sandwiches." When Li Zhanting was abroad, apart from social engagements, he always ate simply and never cooked for himself. Of course, he was an exception at home, where he would cook all sorts of delicious food for Shen Yanran every meal.

Thinking of Shen Yanran, Li Zhanting's expression softened considerably. If it weren't already past midnight in China, he would definitely have video-called Shen Yanran to see if she had been obediently eating and sleeping well.

Elsa didn't notice the change in Li Zhanting's expression and said with a worried look, "No, sandwiches are too simple and not nutritious enough. You should eat this one I made instead. I specially found a top Chinese chef to teach me how to make it, so it's sure to taste great."

Li Zhanting coldly refused, saying, "I already said I'm not eating, and what brings you here at this hour?"

Elsa, hearing his words, said sadly, "It's okay, can't I come to see you? We haven't seen each other for so long, don't you miss me at all?"

"Why should I miss you?" In Li Zhanting's eyes, Elsa was just his classmate and friend. Why did she say that there were other feelings between them?

Elsa put on a pitiful look and looked at Li Zhanting, saying, "Zhan, I know that I left without saying goodbye and made you worry, but I had my reasons, and I explained them to you."

Li Zhanting frowned slightly. "I understand your predicament and I'm not blaming you for anything. Aren't you being too sensitive?"

He didn't feel he had anything to blame Elsa for, even though her plight was worthy of sympathy, it had nothing to do with him.

Elsa suddenly opened her bright blue eyes wide and looked at him expectantly, asking, "Do you still remember our promise?"

She has persevered until now thanks to that promise.

Li Zhanting had absolutely no recollection of it. "What agreement?"

Elsa's bright face instantly turned pale. "You...forgot?"

She couldn't believe that Li Zhanting had forgotten that promise. They had clearly made that agreement back then!

Li Zhanting glanced at the time on his watch, not wanting to waste any more time with Elsa. "Elsa, I don't know what you're talking about. If you don't have anything else to do, I have to go out for a bit. You should go home too."

Elsa immediately blocked Li Zhanting's path, determined to get to the bottom of things, "Wait, Zhan, have you really forgotten that promise? Five years ago, on my birthday, you made that promise to me."

Li Zhanting's face turned completely cold. "Elsa, I'll say it again, I don't know what kind of agreement you're talking about, nor do I remember having any agreement with you."

Elsa was instantly stunned by Li Zhanting's words, and stood frozen in place.

How could this be? How could he not remember the agreement at all?

If he and she can't keep their promise, how will she live her life from now on?

Elsa never wants to go back to those days of suffering and misery as Jack's living marrow.

If she and her father, Wilson John, hadn't promised that she would marry Li Zhanting, become his wife, and then help him steal Shengtian International's trade secrets and the blueprints for that secret military factory, he would never have truly acknowledged her and her mother's identities.

He might even marry her off to a wretched old man in South Africa, just for a small diamond mine he owns.

Elsa initially thought there would be some awkwardness between them, and she tried her best to control her feelings so as not to offend him. Besides, he spent a whopping 80 million US dollars on her last night. Isn't that the best proof that he still loves her?

Why did he deny everything the next day?

Elsa shook her head vigorously, still unwilling to admit it. Then she reached out and grabbed Li Zhanting's arm tightly, saying in a soft voice, "No, Zhan, think about it again. You really do have a beautiful promise with me!"

Li Zhanting shook off Elsa's entanglement with a gloomy expression. "Elsa, I'm only letting you go because you were my classmate. Besides, I'm already married. Please have some self-respect!"

What?! Getting married?!

These two words were like a bolt from the blue for Elsa. How could the man she had missed for five whole years marry another woman?

Elsa, no longer caring about her image, cried out hoarsely, "No, Zhan, I don't believe it! Five years ago you promised me that you would wait for me until I turned 30 and marry me!"

This promise was the best birthday gift she ever received, and she would never forget it, even if she died. But Li Zhanting betrayed their promise. Why?

Elsa couldn't understand how Li Zhanting, a man who valued promises so much, could so easily give up his principles. He must have had some unavoidable difficulties.

Thinking of this possibility, Elsa seemed to rekindle her hope and once again asked Li Zhanting, "Zhan, is there some unavoidable reason why you were forced to get married? It's okay, I can wait for you to get a divorce."

Li Zhanting gently raised his left hand, showing her the men's diamond ring on his ring finger, and said seriously, "Elsa, look carefully, this is my wedding ring. Although I don't know what your so-called agreement is, I want to tell you that I got married because I love my wife. It's not as bad as you think. As for you, we are just classmates. If you continue to make trouble like this, then let's pretend we've never met. You can leave."

It's over, completely over. Even her last reason has been ruthlessly rejected by Li Zhanting. What is she going to do now?

Xie Tingrui had originally arranged to visit Li Zhanting's secret military factory today, but after waiting at home for a while without receiving a call from Li Zhanting, he felt something was wrong and drove over.

Because of his good relationship with Li Zhanting and the availability of a spare key, he opened the door and walked in. However, he was surprised to find Elsa sitting on the floor, pale-faced and crying incessantly.

Xie Tingrui asked with a puzzled look, "Ah Zhan, Elsa, what's wrong with you two?"

"Ignore her, let's go." Li Zhanting turned and walked out as soon as Xie Tingrui arrived.

Xie Tingrui was taken aback. "Huh?"

Seeing Elsa, such a beautiful woman, sitting on the ground crying with tears streaming down her face, he felt a little sorry for her. "Elsa, the ground is cold, get up first."

Upon hearing this, Elsa raised her head, stared intently at Xie Tingrui, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Rui, tell me the truth, Zhan, is he really married?"

Xie Tingrui seemed to have thought of something and nodded slightly, saying, "That's right, he's married."

Elsa cried even harder, "How could this happen? How could he betray me? Why did he betray me?"

Xie Tingrui broke out in a cold sweat. Her words were too suggestive. "Elsa, have you misunderstood something? A-Zhan has never been with you. How could there be any betrayal?"

Elsa explained, her voice choked with emotion, "He was never with me, but we made a promise that he would wait for me until I turned thirty and marry me!"

Xie Tingrui stared wide-eyed in surprise. "When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"

Elsa recalled with deep emotion, "On my birthday five years ago, when Zhan and I were alone, I asked him if he would wait for me until I turned thirty to marry me, and he nodded."

The reason she asked Li Zhanting to wait for her until she was thirty was because she knew that her status was too low and she was not worthy of such an outstanding man. So she wanted to use five years to develop herself and become worthy of him.

Although Wilson John's appearance disrupted her plans, he also gave her a status and position commensurate with Li Zhanting.

She thought it was a good start, but little did she know it would be the end of her love story...