The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Li Zhanting is finally safe, and Xie Tingrui can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the woman beside him didn't seem to want to stay any longer. "Xie Tingrui, let go of my hand. I have things to do and can't stay here."

"Jiang Xiaonian, are you trying to run away from me again?" Xie Tingrui had never let go of her hand from beginning to end because he was afraid she would run away.

Jiang Xiaonian retorted with great dissatisfaction, "I'm not a prisoner, why should I escape? Besides, what right do you have to stop me from leaving?"

"I have no right? Jiang Xiaonian, put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, do I have this right? I'm your boyfriend!" Xie Tingrui had been looking for her for three whole years, never giving up, but she said he had no right. He was so angry that he wanted to tear her heart out on the spot to see if it was made of human flesh. How could she be so cold and heartless to him!

Jiang Xiaonian felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart, but she remained outwardly indifferent. "Xie Tingrui, we broke up three years ago. We have nothing to do with each other now. Please let go, or I'll call the police!"

Hsieh Ting-jui has always held a grudge about the past, saying, "Why can you just break up with me like that? Did you even ask for my opinion?"

Jiang Xiaonian really didn't want to get entangled with Xie Tingrui anymore. She struggled hard, "Xie Tingrui, I beg you, can you be a little more mature? So much time has passed, why are you still holding on to this? I'm saying it one last time, let go now, do you hear me!"

When Jiang Xiaonian decided to help Li Zhanting, she knew she could no longer stay at the hospital and had to leave quickly, otherwise she wouldn't be able to withstand the Americans' retaliation.

"Impossible. I will never let go of Jiang Xiaonian in my entire life. Don't even think about leaving my side again." Xie Tingrui had finally met the woman he had been longing for for three years, how could he let her leave so easily?

Jiang Xiaonian didn't expect Xie Tingrui's temper to become so stubborn after not seeing him for three years. He refused to let go no matter what she said, so she made up her mind and immediately lowered her head and bit down hard on the back of the man's hand that was holding him.

Her bite was definitely not a bluff; she genuinely wanted Xie Tingrui to let go.

But Xie Tingrui did not let go of her hand until she tasted the rusty blood in her mouth.

If Jiang Xiaonian had bitten off another piece of flesh from Xie Tingrui's hand, Xie Tingrui might have actually lost a whole chunk of flesh.

In the end, she couldn't bring herself to do such a cruel thing. She looked up at the man, whose brows were furrowed but who refused to let go, with a helpless yet heartbroken expression. "Xie Tingrui, doesn't it hurt?"

Xie Tingrui replied with a somber expression, "It hurts, but nothing hurts more than making you disappear from my sight again."

Looking at the man she had loved for five years, Jiang Xiaonian finally gave up struggling. "Fine, I won't leave. Let's find a place to talk calmly, okay?"

Xie Tingrui looked at her intently for a while before nodding in agreement, "Okay, but only after Zhan Ting's surgery is over."

Jiang Xiaonian looked at the time on his watch and said hesitantly, "But his surgery is at least another five or six hours away. My family... I have family waiting for me. I don't have that much time to wait."

Xie Tingrui's face, which had finally calmed down, turned frighteningly dark again. "Your family? Aren't you an orphan? Where did you get any family?"

Because she was all alone, he didn't know where to start when he wanted to find her, and so three years were wasted.

“Just because I didn’t have family before doesn’t mean I don’t have family now,” Jiang Xiaonian retorted, clearly dissatisfied.

"Fine, then tell your family who it is, your husband?" Xie Tingrui said, unconsciously increasing the pressure on her wrist as if he wanted to crush it.

Jiang Xiaonian was in unbearable pain. "Xie Tingrui, you're hurting me!"

Xie Tingrui persisted, asking, "Tell me, is the person waiting for you at home your husband?"

Looking at the angry gaze in the man's eyes, Jiang Xiaonian tried her best to suppress the pain in her heart and said calmly, "Yes, that's right, he's my husband. I got married three years ago. Now you can let go, right?"

Jiang Xiaonian got married?

While he was still searching the world for her, she had already gotten married!

"Why, why are you doing this to me?" Xie Tingrui couldn't understand what he had done wrong that made her treat him so cruelly.

They were so in love back then, and they promised to be happy together for life. Why did she take his mother's money and then disappear?

What is all this for?

Jiang Xiaonian suddenly smiled sarcastically, "Since you want to know so much, fine, I'll tell you. I was only with you for your money, thinking you could give me a better life. But your mother kept interfering, which annoyed me a lot. Plus, she later gave me a large sum of money to leave you, so I just accepted it. It's that simple."

Xie Tingrui's eyes widened in pain. "So you really were after money..."

He was furious when his mother did this behind his back. He didn't want his love to be measured by money. But his mother told him that Jiang Xiaonian readily agreed to break up after receiving the money.

Xie Tingrui certainly didn't believe it, so he went to find Jiang Xiaonian to ask her directly, but she had already disappeared.

Even though he used all the power at his disposal, he couldn't find her, as if she had never existed at all.

So after that, he felt that any woman who approached him had ulterior motives and none of them were sincere. Even when Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran were together, he said some unpleasant things.

Although he outwardly hated Jiang Xiaonian for deceiving him, deep down he still wanted to believe in her, that she wasn't the kind of woman who coveted vanity. This is why he hadn't given up searching for her all these years, nor had he been willing to get married.

But now, when he heard Jiang Xiaonian admit that she was with him for money, he completely broke down, and the beliefs he had always held onto began to crumble!

Unable to bear the shock, Xie Tingrui collapsed to the ground in agony.

Seeing Xie Tingrui like this, Jiang Xiaonian felt bad too, and even had an impulse to tell him that what she had just said was a lie. But just as she was about to speak, her phone rang.

Because it was a special ringtone, Jiang Xiaonian knew immediately who was calling. As if worried that something bad was about to happen, she answered the phone right away and said gently, "Hello, baby, what's wrong?"

A child's sweet, childlike voice came through the phone, "Mommy, when do you get off work? I miss you. Can you come home to see me soon?"

Jiang Xiaonian's heart seemed to melt as she replied, "Little Bao, Mommy will come home to see you right away, don't worry."

Xiao Bao continued to whine on the phone, "Great, Mom! When you come back, can you buy me a piece of chocolate? I want to eat it."

Without a second thought, Jiang Xiaonian agreed, "Okay, Mom will buy it for you. You stay home and wait for Mom, and don't run around, okay?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Xiao Bao happily said, "Yes, I'll be a good boy/girl, goodbye Mommy."

However, as soon as she hung up the phone, Xie Tingrui, who was squatting on the ground, immediately stood up, pointed at the door and shouted, "Jiang Xiaonian, get out! Get out now! I never want to see you again!"

Jiang Xiaonian noticed that his complexion wasn't good and wanted to say a few words of concern, but after seeing his fierce gaze, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Then, without any further hesitation, he turned and left.

Xie Tingrui then overturned everything around him to the ground to vent the anger that had been suppressed in his heart for three years.

However, he did not know that Jiang Xiaonian shed tears the moment she turned around, and only when she ran out of Xie Tingrui's sight did she burst into tears.

When Li Zhongnan arrived from the military factory, he happened to hear Jiang Xiaonian crying. He glanced at her subconsciously, then hurriedly ran into the hospital to meet Xie Tingrui.

When Xie Tingrui saw Li Zhongnan arrive, he immediately controlled his anger and explained the situation to him in general terms, except for the matter of Jiang Xiaonian.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Li Zhongnan asked, "You mean Wilson John's daughter saved Zhan Ting?"

“That’s what I saw, but it’s very suspicious why Elsa suddenly appeared in the operating room.” Xie Tingrui didn’t entirely side with Elsa.

Li Zhongnan said with a heavy expression, "No matter what the girl's motives were, as long as Zhan Ting is alright, that's all that matters. I've already given instructions to the media that it was just a regular car accident. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if it escalated into a national conflict."

Even though they had reason to suspect that Wilson John was behind the shooting, they didn't have solid evidence, so they couldn't alert him.

Xie Tingrui and Li Zhongnan had similar ideas, so they didn't immediately send someone to retaliate, for fear of triggering a war.

However, the news of Li Zhanting's car accident will still cause quite a stir, especially in China. It's one thing for others to know, but what will he do if Shen Yanran finds out?

Xie Tingrui asked with some concern, "Uncle Li, have you told Shen Yanran about A Zhan's surgery?"

Li Zhongnan shook his head, "Not yet, I'm afraid her body can't take it."

After all, Shen Yanran is currently pregnant with twins, and she absolutely cannot be subjected to any stress.

“But Zhan had already told Shen Yanran that he was going back to China. If Li Zhanting doesn’t show up when the time comes, Shen Yanran will eventually find out something is wrong.” Xie Tingrui knew this too, but he could only keep it a secret for a while.

Li Zhongnan looked up at the still bright operating room lights and said in a low voice, "I'll keep this a secret for as long as possible. I'll try my best to keep the news under wraps in China so my family won't worry. I'll leave Zhan Ting's wife in your care for now..."