The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Li Zhanting could tell at a glance that Lin Ruoqi was hostile towards Shen Yanran, and he also knew why she was like this, so he was even less likely to let Shen Yanran be alone with her. "I don't need her. I know this house better than she does."

Jiang Meiling felt uncomfortable seeing her son doting on Shen Yanran. She said coldly, "Alright, why make such a fuss over going to the toilet? Ruoqi can't do anything to her. What are you worried about? Ruoqi, you should take her there quickly."

Li Zhanting wanted to stop her, but Shen Yanran quietly squeezed his hand and gave him a reassuring look before leaving with Lin Ruoqi.

"Yes, Zhan Ting, Mom is right. No matter what, Ruo'er is Yanran's sister-in-law. She will take good care of her, so don't worry. Besides, it's been a long time since we brothers have seen each other. How about you come with me to play a game of chess?" Gu Yanchen walked up to Li Zhan Ting in his wheelchair and extended a warm invitation.

Li Zhanting looked down at his brother in the wheelchair, his cold expression softening considerably. "Okay."

Actually, there was a bathroom for the servants in the lobby on the first floor of the old house. If it was for convenience, they could have gone there. However, Lin Ruoqi took Shen Yanran directly to the bathroom upstairs, which was the room where Li Zhanting used to live.

"This is Zhan Ting's room. Although he rarely comes back, I clean it for him every day. You know he's a clean freak, and he doesn't like others touching his things, so I'm the only one who can do it." Lin Ruoqi said sweetly, as if no one else had the right to come in.

Shen Yanran could understand the implication in her words, and a faint smile appeared on her quiet and elegant face. It's just showing affection, as if anyone can't do that.

"Really? Well, that must be really tough on you, sister-in-law. You have no idea how much Li Zhanting lets me do when we're at home. He even said that he married me to pamper me, not to be a maid... Ah, I'll stop here, I'm going to the bathroom."

Lin Ruoqi originally wanted to show off her special qualities in front of her, but Shen Yanran directly called her a nanny, which almost made her lose her temper on the spot!

But it's okay, she has another trick up her sleeve. We'll find out when she comes out of the bathroom.

A short while later, Shen Yanran came out of the bathroom.

Lin Ruoqi immediately took out the things she had prepared beforehand, and then pretended to accidentally drop them on the ground, which landed right next to Shen Yanran's feet.

Shen Yanran looked down and glanced over subconsciously. It was a uniquely designed platinum necklace. It seemed to be a style from a popular international brand. She had seen it in a magazine when she was studying jewelry design, and she had heard that it was a limited edition, with only about 100 pieces made worldwide.

Lin Ruoqi immediately picked it up from the ground with heartache, carefully wiping it again and again, and then said to herself, "This is a coming-of-age gift that Zhan Ting gave me when I turned 18. Isn't it pretty?"

It's a limited edition worldwide, how could it not be beautiful?

Shen Yanran herself studied jewelry design, so she could naturally see the special features of this necklace. "Hmm, not bad, it's quite pretty."

Lin Ruoqi looked up at the woman who appeared indifferent.

What do you mean by "not bad" or "pretty good-looking"? Shouldn't she be more concerned about what happened between her and Li Zhanting when they were 18?

Since she didn't bring it up, she would say it herself. "Ah... I'm sorry, Yanran, I didn't mean to. I was just in this room and it reminded me of some things that happened between me and Zhanting, so I took the necklace out to look at it. Please don't misunderstand."

Misunderstand?

Is she misunderstanding something?

Shen Yanran pursed her cherry lips slightly; what she said seemed quite interesting...

"Is my sister-in-law afraid I'll misunderstand something?" Shen Yanran was also curious. Why did this woman, who was already Li Yanchen's wife, repeatedly express her feelings for Li Zhanting that she could never forget?

Lin Ruoqi was overjoyed; she had taken the bait!

But she shook her head with a somber expression, "It's nothing, I misspoke, it's really nothing."

"Oh, then it's nothing, let's go downstairs." Since she didn't say anything, she wouldn't insist. Anyway, it was none of her business, wasn't it?

Lin Ruoqi didn't expect Shen Yanran to give up so quickly, and hurriedly said, "No, Yanran, actually I have something I want to tell you."

Shen Yanran raised an eyebrow slightly. Why didn't you say that earlier? You've made her feel sorry for herself all this time. "Well, sister-in-law, you say it."

Lin Ruoqi was already annoyed by her constant calling her "sister-in-law," but she didn't want to show it too obviously. "It's a long story. You and Zhan Ting had a whirlwind marriage, so you might not know him very well. The reason he refused to go on blind dates and find a girlfriend was because of me. I hurt him. Actually, Zhan Ting should have been the one to marry me, but due to special circumstances at the time, I had to marry Brother Yan Chen. I didn't expect Zhan Ting to become distrustful of relationships after that. But now it's all good. He found such a wonderful wife like you. I'm truly happy for him."

Shen Yanran glanced coldly at the woman in front of her, whose expression seemed very sincere, but she couldn't see any joy in her. Instead, she sensed that the woman was deliberately provoking her.

"Oh, then I'll thank you for your concern on his behalf," Shen Yanran replied indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoqi was stunned. The reaction was completely different from what she had expected. It shouldn't be like this. When she mentioned it to the women who had been on blind dates with Li Zhanting before, their expressions were always very unpleasant. No one would accept their man living in the same house as their ex-girlfriend...

Lin Ruoqi smiled awkwardly, but a smug glint flashed in her eyes as she said, "I... you're welcome. It's all in the past, don't take it to heart. Your future with Zhan Ting is the most important thing. And don't worry about Mom. I'll talk to her on your behalf and tell her to relax and not believe those messy rumors about you."

For wealthy and powerful families like the Li family, reputation is the most important thing.

A woman like Shen Yanran, whose reputation is full of scandals, could not possibly stay in the Li family for long. The reason she said this was to remind her not to be too smug for too long, as it was only a matter of time before Jiang Meiling kicked her out of the Li family!

Shen Yanran knew that she had a bad reputation, but she never cared. As long as she had a clear conscience, that was enough. She just didn't expect Lin Ruoqi to use this kind of thing to "threaten" her.

"Does my sister-in-law mean she knew me before?"

"No, that's not it. I just heard it mentioned by a friend once in the past. But I don't believe those rumors. I think Zhan Ting loves you so much, he probably wouldn't believe it either, right?" Lin Ruoqi quickly denied it. How could she possibly know a shameful woman like Shen Yanran? She just couldn't believe that Li Zhan Ting hadn't heard any of these rumors before getting married to her.

Shen Yanran really didn't know if Li Zhanting was clear about those rumors about her, but she was certain of one thing: Li Zhanting didn't care about her as much as Lin Ruoqi said.

In fact, Shen Yanran knew without even guessing that those so-called rumors were definitely the work of Shen Yufei behind the scenes.

It started at home, where she would intentionally or unintentionally tell her family that I was bullying her. Then, not long after, she started saying that something she liked was missing and that she suspected it had been stolen.

Even though she tried her best to prove that she was not the thief, she was helpless as Du Yuzhi found Shen Yufei's missing items in her schoolbag in the room.

From then on, no matter what she did, her family no longer believed a word she said, and only believed what came out of Shen Yufei's mouth.

Later, after finally getting into university, she was falsely accused of plagiarism and cheating, almost failing to graduate. This was all caused by Shen Yufei and her university roommates...

Unfortunately, she never found any evidence, and no one believed that a naive, kind, and innocent girl like Shen Yufei would do such a thing.

Instead, everyone thought she was jealous of Shen Yufei and deliberately framed her...

In fact, after so many years, Shen Yanran had gradually become indifferent to these things, but when they were brought up again, she inevitably felt a sense of powerless heartache once more.

Of course, Shen Yanran is no longer the helpless Shen Yanran she once was. She has Wen Qian and Li Zhanting by her side, which is enough, as well as those who genuinely care about her, which is enough.

As for what others think or think, she no longer cares. "I know very well what kind of person I am, and I think Li Zhanting knows very well too. As for those so-called rumors, I can only say that rumors stop with the wise. Don't you think so, sister-in-law?"

Lin Ruoqi gave a cold laugh: "You really are quite open-minded."

I wonder if she can remain so calm and composed when Jiang Meiling finds out about her dark past and comes knocking on her door.

Lin Ruoqi wanted to say something more to provoke Shen Yanran and create some conflict between her and Li Zhanting.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhanting suddenly came over. Without even glancing at Lin Ruoqi, he went straight to Shen Yanran. He gently put his arm around her slender waist and asked in a low voice, "Wife, why are you still here for so long?"

Shen Yanran gently touched Li Zhanting's warm hand resting on her body, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just chatted with my sister-in-law for a bit longer and lost track of time. What's wrong?"

"What's the point of talking to her? It's a waste of time." Li Zhanting frowned impatiently, but his expression quickly changed, and he kissed Shen Yanran's cherry lips. "You've made me miss you so much."

Lin Ruoqi originally thought she could take the opportunity to talk to Li Zhanting a little longer, but who knew he didn't pay any attention to her at all. She could only grit her teeth and watch them show off their affection from the sidelines.

Shen Yanran blushed from the kiss and gently pushed away the man who was about to press against her. "Stop it, your sister-in-law is still here."

Thinking of the annoying person in the room, Li Zhanting's dark eyes were filled with displeasure, and he said in a cold voice, "You are not welcome here, get out!"